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Chapter 318 Early Attack
"I have a script to start..." But today's atmosphere was a little different. As soon as the eunuch finished shouting, before the chief assistant of the cabinet could read the script, an official wearing a black veil, a red robe and a peacock embroidered on his chest stood up. out.

"Yang Aiqing, please speak..." Seeing this person leaving work, Hong Tao raised his eyebrows on the left side, knowing that a storm was coming.He sat up slightly, took a deep breath, and nodded pleasantly.

"I have here a complaint from the Annan envoys." The person who started the memorial was Yang Daobin, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, and receiving envoys from various countries was one of his responsibilities.

But there is a problem with the procedure. If envoys from various countries have something to do, they should be recorded by the Ministry of Rites, submitted to the cabinet, and forwarded to the emperor for inspection by the Director of Rites.The emperor should discuss with the cabinet to decide how to reply, and should not suddenly submit it in the morning.

"Why haven't I heard about it from the cabinet?" Although Hong Tao knew the reason for doing this, he did not explain it. Instead, he looked at the chief minister of the cabinet, Ye Xianggao.

"Reporting to your majesty, the cabinet has never received such a question book." Ye Xianggao may have really not known. When he left the class to answer, he was still glancing at the other cabinet bachelors with his eyes.

His current position is a bit awkward. As the chief minister of the cabinet, he has no restraints or checks on the emperor. He only knows how to cater to his superiors, which is very despised by the courtiers.He was often impeached, and even with the emperor's trust, it was still difficult.

"Shilang Yang, why didn't you submit it to the cabinet first?" Hearing this, Hong Tao frowned slightly, and his title changed from Aiqing to Shilang, with obvious displeasure in his tone.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Envoy Annan insists on making a statement in person because the person he is telling is an important official in the court."

Yang Daobin didn't have the slightest fear. Since he dared to be the first person, he must have been mentally prepared.Moreover, there is a reason for violating the routine process. The reason why it is called routine must be special, such as this time.

"Oh? Annan has been absent from court many times. Could it be that he suddenly came here specifically to complain?"

Hong Tao is not afraid of anyone, and he likes him from the bottom of his heart.In the past, I had no military power, so I couldn't argue with the courtiers on many matters.Now that you’re done, you can partially let yourself go, so come on and let you see what it means to be reasonable and travel around the world!
"Annan has been fighting for years, so it is reasonable not to go to court. This time..." Yang Daobin, as a veteran, must have seen the emperor's ability to quarrel with the Confucian scholars. He must have done his homework in advance and answered this question flawlessly.

"Wait a minute... Annan has been fighting for years in the country, why haven't you come up to express your condolences? I remember that the Annan Commander-in-Chief should be called... oh yes, his name is Mo Jinggong. Who is he fighting against?" Unfortunately, in the eyes of others, it is a watertight answer. , to Hong Tao's ears it was full of loopholes.

Let’s not talk about anything else. Let’s talk about who is the orthodox one between the Mo family and the Li family in Annan.In order to show that he had not done his homework in advance, he had to turn his head and ask the eunuch behind him.Wang's installation was more like it. He didn't seem to know, so he went to ask Bingbi, the other chief ceremonial officer.

"Your Majesty, Annan has been ruled by the Li family since the 25th year of Wanli." Seeing that the situation was about to be diverted by the emperor, Yang Tingyun, the Minister of Rites, had to go out to answer the question.

Taking advantage of the Annan envoy's visit to Beijing to submit a complaint, he moved to Yuan Keli. He knew about the matter in advance but did not agree with it.Only because he was in a key position as Minister of Rites, he had to participate.

He holds a wait-and-see attitude towards the New Deal, neither actively supporting nor blindly opposing it. He plans to see the effect in Guangdong before taking sides.This idea is not in the minority among the courtiers, but it has not yet formed a force and is often dominated by their respective factions.In addition, he and Li Zhizao have a good personal relationship, and the royalist label on Li Zhizao can no longer be completely peeled off.In view of this situation, I don't even want to stand on the opposite side of the emperor.

"The change was made in the 25th year of Wanli? Wang An, what happened to the Supervisor of Ceremonies? How come you can even remember such an important position as the Commander-in-Chief of Annan incorrectly!" When the minister pointed out the omission in person, Hong Tao looked unhappy. He turned around and sent out soul torture to Wang An.

"...Long live my lord, the Commander-in-Chief is indeed the Mo family, and the Li family, the late emperor must have forgotten to confer the title..." Wang An also looked aggrieved after being scolded, and whispered a few words to the Chief of Ceremonies Bingbi. sentence and explained hesitantly.

"Two dear friends, is Annan's current situation as Wang An said?" Hong Tao seemed to understand, and turned to Yang Tingyun and Yang Daobin with an expression of sudden realization.

"... Just as Wang Zhangyin said." Yang Tingyun simply stopped saying anything. Yang Daobin's face turned red and he could only nod in recognition.

No way, that's the truth.After the Li family defeated the Mo family, they indeed went to the Ming Dynasty to ask for a title, but the process was a little sloppy, and they neither sent an envoy nor expressed sincerity.Emperor Wanli only approved three words after reading the dry memorial. He understood it, and then nothing more happened.

The Ming Dynasty had no favorable impressions of the Li clan in Annan. During the Yongle period, the Chief Envoy of Jiaozhi was forced to withdraw because the Li clan took the lead in resistance.In the Annam area, the Li family has always been firmly opposed to the intervention of Han people in the management of local affairs.

This time when the Annan envoy came to pay tribute, everyone focused on how to overthrow Yuan and deliberately ignored what Li had done.After all, the emperor was young and had not read much. How could he know so clearly what happened thousands of miles away more than 100 years ago.

But the development of the matter happened to be such a coincidence. When the emperor asked a few seemingly reasonable questions, he actually pulled out the events of that year, which put the courtiers in a dilemma.

It’s just nonsense. The Chief Li Jian has archives of all the emperors’ approvals. Less than 20 years have passed and they can be found out very quickly. No one dares to commit the crime of deceiving the emperor easily.It's not enough to support the Li family. Emperor Wanli clearly didn't express his position. He can't criticize me in front of his son. The sin is even heavier.

"Then this matter will be difficult to handle. The Mo family is still the envoy of the capital that was canonized by our dynasty, but the Li family is not justified. Now that the Li family has sent envoys to pay tribute, can I be allowed to be a rebellious minister and traitor? Can’t make it?”

Hong Tao, who was sitting on the throne, felt no joy at all. He seemed to have the upper hand, but in fact he lost completely.The Minister of Rites and the Secretary of the Ministry of Rites, who is a dignified country, can't even understand the situation in neighboring countries. They are simply a group of scourges who don't do serious things and fight among themselves. It's so sad.

"Your Majesty, I have a starting point!" Just when Yang Tingyun and Yang Daobin were both speechless, another person stood up from behind.

"Oh, what's the matter with Hu Aiqing?" You said it was because the house was leaking and it rained all night. The more Hong Tao didn't want to see anyone, the more he would take the initiative to stand up, and he couldn't hide even if he wanted to.

(End of this chapter)