Jinyi champion

Chapter 623 Who is in charge of the court?
The atmosphere in the hall was very depressing.

For those with discerning eyes among the ministers, this has gone beyond the normal game between the emperor and his ministers. The ministers are clearly negating the emperor's achievements in an extreme way, and want to force the emperor to give up the power in his hands, and promise not to do anything against the ministers again. things of will.

Zhu Si's face was very ugly. At this time, he realized that he was being maliciously targeted.

Even if there are ministers present who want to stand up and speak for him, they must also worry about the issue of the common advance and retreat of the civil service group. Whoever comes out will almost destroy the political future of himself and future generations.

Who dares to take this step?
As a neutral faction, Sun Jiao couldn't help being very surprised when he saw this scene.

A so-called dispute over the dragon veins, is it necessary for the emperor to return the hundreds of thousands of taels of silver he earned out of thin air, and to close the coal mines in Xishan?

However, the civil society has not objected to the opening of coal mines since the very beginning, right?
When it was mentioned that there was a shortage of silver in the southeast coast, why did no one mention that mining would damage the Dragon Veins of the Ming Dynasty?You guys just realized this today?
However, even if Sun Jiao held back his words, he still chose to tolerate at this time.

Not for anything else...just not wanting to cause trouble.

To put it bluntly, the literati's idea of ​​moderation is a kind of cowardice. When encountering a problem, the first thing that comes to mind is to look at the fire from the other side. It is obvious that there is anger in the chest, but when it comes to the end, they choose to greet others with a smile.

Just at this time, a person walked from behind the crowd to the front, and all eyes focused on him, becoming the focus of the scene.

Originally, he was also the focus.

Tang Yin.

For others, speaking for the new emperor is tantamount to offending the civil service system. They should not only think about their own political future, but also think about future generations, and dare not come out to defend the emperor.

But what is Tang Yin afraid of?
Just like if I, Tang Yin, don't say anything, you will regard me as a member of the civil servants and accept me willingly?

Besides, I, Tang, don't even have a son. Even if I adopt a son in the future, I don't care if he can read or not. I'm afraid of the ball.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say."

Tang Yin said.

Zhu Si looked at Tang Yin with expectant eyes, nodded and said, "Tang Qing's family, just say..."

At this time, Tang Yin's heart was also turbulent, and he was amazed at Zhu Hao's keen insight, because all the things in front of him were within Zhu Hao's prediction, and he even thought out a countermeasure for him.

"Your Majesty, I believe that the matter about the dragon's veins is too illusory and unfounded. It should not be used as an excuse to block the grand plan of mining in Xishan." Tang Yin said.

Most of the civil servants present thought that Tang Yin could say some "high opinion", but after hearing these words, they all felt disappointed.

That's it?

Dragon veins are illusory?

Does this still need to be said?
Metaphysics, can you say it accurately?
In the past, Xishan didn't open mines, even if it opened a court, it would sit idly by, isn't it because of the existence of metaphysics?Now that you, Tang Yin, are in charge of mining in Xishan, of course you would say that, your reasoning is simply not convincing!

Mao Ji sternly said: "The story of the dragon's veins, or the legend, cannot be completely believed, but it must not be disbelieved. In the past, the land around the capital did not break ground to open mines, which is why, but now the West Mountain is breaking ground. If the real dragon's veins are damaged, it will endanger Daming's fortune, I'm afraid no one can bear this responsibility!"

"correct."

Many ministers present agreed with Mao Ji's statement.

Even some neutral veterans felt that Mao Ji's words were reasonable.

Tang Yin took his time and said: "Then apart from mining in the Western Mountains, there is no problem with mining in other places in Ming Dynasty, such as Shaanxi, or the Central Plains. The auction of mine kilns can also become a rule, right?"

"what?"

Mao Ji was immediately stopped by this question.

We prevent mining in Xishan, nominally saying that the dragon veins are damaged, but in fact, we want to prevent you from auctioning the mines for profit!

From your words, it seems that whether the coal mines in Xishan are sealed or not has no effect on you, and you want to make the auction of mines a regular practice so that it can continue?

Mao Ji didn't expect Tang Yin's question to be so sharp, and he didn't know how to answer it for a while, so he had to look at Yang Tinghe, waiting for the chief assistant of the cabinet to give a plan.

Unexpectedly, after waiting for a long time, there was no movement from Yang Tinghe, and no one gave an accurate answer. Tang Yin couldn't help but shook his head, and continued: "Since Your Majesty ascended the throne, the imperial court has suffered a lot of deficits. It was restricted by the traitors and sycophants in the previous dynasty. Juxing, even the lack of money and food in the nine borders, and the stability of the southeast coast defense, you have to raise money and food yourself, so in such a difficult time, you still have to argue endlessly about the dragon's veins?
"I just entered the court, and I really don't understand these things. Is the stability of the court important, or is it more important to protect those illusory and groundless dragon veins?"

Yu Lin, the envoy of the administration, came out: "This is absurd. Protecting the dragon veins is of course the most important thing for the fate of the Ming Dynasty!"

Tang Yindao: "Then tell me, what exactly is the Great Ming National Fortune? How to prove that the national fortune is bad? Just because I opened a mine in Xishan, my Daming National Fortune will be damaged? How to determine the damage?"

"Absurd, absurd!"

Yu Lin pointed at Tang Yin and cursed, but couldn't explain why.

For metaphysical things, if you can come up with a reasonable reason, there will be ghosts.

Yang Tinghe squinted his eyes at Tang Yin.

In the eyes of many people, Tang Yin was "poor as a donkey". It was precisely because he could not find a reason to refute the civil servant's statement about dragon veins that Tang Yin questioned the ministers present about metaphysics.

You, Tang Yin, are just a low-ranking sesame mung bean official, who will take your opinion seriously?

"Tang Yin..."

Tong Rui, the right servant of the Ministry of Industry, wanted to question again, but Zhu Si stopped him.

Zhu Sidao: "Don't talk about it! Let me listen to you first... The opening of coal mines in Xishan may damage the dragon veins of Ming Dynasty. Then, the Qing family should answer the previous question of Tang Qing's family. The coal mine in Xishan will not be opened. Will the coal mines of the Ming Dynasty be mined and damage the dragon veins of the Ming Dynasty? I am talking about the coal mines around the capital...

"If there is no damage, then the coal mines in various places will be auctioned as yesterday, no problem, right?"

At this time Zhu Si was very angry.

Since we can't tell the truth about the dragon's veins in metaphysics, then I won't argue with you. Now let's talk about whether the mine can still be auctioned in the future!
Can the big plan that Zhu Hao and I have decided to collect mining tax continue?
Don't you civil servants like to avoid the important and take the light?Then I want you to make a promise now!
The civil servants present, including Zou Wensheng and Tong Rui who raised doubts before, were unable to speak out at this time, which obviously exceeded the previous opposition strategy formulated by Yang Tinghe for them.

Yang Tinghe was also very annoyed.

In his idea, as long as the little emperor can't refute the matter of the dragon's veins, the matter will not be discussed any further, and no civil servant dares to question it...

Who would have thought that Tang Yin would be so bold that he would directly come out to question without mentioning it, and even mentioned the issue of regulations, which meant that he completely disrupted Yang Tinghe's plan.

Yang Tinghe gritted his teeth and came out: "Your Majesty, no!"

As soon as this remark came out, although the ministers present also expected it, they still did not expect Yang Tinghe's attitude to be so firm.

After all, it was Yang Tinghe who proposed to auction the coal mine earlier.

Talking about dragon veins, you are still reasonable and well-founded. Now that you have to oppose even the regulations, it is even more obvious that Yang Tinghe's actions aimed at the little emperor's financial autonomy.

"Hahaha."

Zhu Dada laughed and said, "I can hear it, as long as it is decided by me, you all have to oppose it, so to sum up, it is not about whether this matter is beneficial to the country and the people, but whether it is decided by me, right? ?Hahaha……"

It is rare for the emperor to laugh at himself in front of all the ministers.

And it was said so bleakly, as if the emperor was just a puppet, completely incapable of making decisions.

Yang Tinghe said: "Your Majesty, there is a law for everything."

"What is the law?"

Zhu Si stood up and looked angrily at all the people present, "You said that the southeast sea defense has no money, and you need [-] taels, but the current household department doesn't say [-] taels, even [-] taels can't be allocated! Then you Come here to complain to me, let me figure out a solution by myself!?

"Now I have figured out a way to open a coal mine in Xishan, and you all agreed at that time! Now the coal mine has been opened, the exploration has been completed, and the money spent by the inner government has been spent, and even the coal mine has been sold, but you say so Will it destroy Daming's dragon veins?!
"Are you treating the court as a child's play? Now that the dragon's veins are damaged, why didn't you say it when many nobles opened coal mines in Xishan?

"Since the dragon's veins are damaged, it means that you have ulterior motives and intentions to endanger our Daming society, that is, you have the intention of rebellion! If you agree to confiscate the families of all the nobles who opened coal mines in Xishan and the officials in the court, then I will agree to never do it again. Bring up the matter of mining!"

Zhu Si lost his composure in front of the minister.

This gaffe, in fact, has long been a sign.

The ministers were silent like cicadas, and there was a huge wave in their hearts at this time:
The emperor's temper is not bad, but for other people, he would have gone crazy if he was teased like this. The little emperor still wants to reason when he loses his composure, how commendable it is!
in comparison……

The civil official group is a bit unreasonable.

You are the ones who asked the emperor to solve the problem. Now that the emperor has solved the problem, you feel that your interests have been damaged so much that the emperor will take it back...

It roughly means that we can create difficulties and let the emperor know our difficulty, but you, the emperor, are not qualified to solve the problem. If we can't solve this problem, no one can solve it!
After being scolded so hard by the emperor, including Tong Rui and Zou Wensheng who had spoken out earlier, they all felt that they couldn't hold back their face and lowered their heads in shame.

They also felt that they might have gone a little too far.

Yang Tinghe acted calmly, and replied coldly: "Your Majesty, please put the state affairs first, and don't get angry. The Xishan Coal Mine should be sealed, and the auction of the coal kiln has broken the court's rules, so it must be stopped... If your Majesty is unclear If so, you might as well ask the Queen Mother for instructions!"

Anyway, it has been torn apart.

Yang Tinghe spoke very simply.

No no no no!

If you don't listen, I will use the Queen Mother to suppress you.

Don't forget who gave you the throne!
When I put you on the throne, you are still slapping your nose. You fought fiercely with the ministers for the big ceremony before, but now you don’t pay attention to the ministers because of the mining. You are going against the sky!
"Your Majesty, the veteran did not stop the imperial court from opening mines. The government-run mines already existed, but the mines cannot be sold to merchants. As for the mines in Xishan...not a single one will be left!"

In the end, Yang Tinghe said this sentence as if giving an ultimatum, as if he, the chief minister of the cabinet, should be the master of the court.

Emperor, just stand aside!

(End of this chapter)