The most reckless man in the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 121 The national policy of sea ban! The significance of Zheng He’s voyages to the West!
Cabinet statement.

The Ministry of War expressed its stance.

Tang Hao's actions this time are naturally not considered "privately deploying troops"!
In fact, with the little emperor's endorsement, Tang Hao really has nothing to fear!

Even if the old chief assistant Liu Jian didn't help, Tang Hao still had many means to suppress the matter.

What he really wants to see is this situation.

Xu Jin, the Minister of War, clearly refuted Li Dongyang and made his position clear!

Why does your cabinet interfere with the affairs of my Ministry of War?

Since when did the cabinet take precedence over the six ministries?
The current cabinet's power status is actually the same. It only has two powers, the power of voting and drafting edicts.

And these two powers are actually inseparable from that "good saint grandson" Zhu Zhanji.

This good saint grandson of Emperor Yongle was somewhat similar to Zhu Di in temperament, he was wise and decisive, and acted ruthlessly.

However, after all, he was not Zhu Di, nor had he conquered the world through hundreds of battles like Zhu Di. This led to Zhu Zhanji's temperament tending to be comfortable and enjoy life.

Anyway, the world is at peace. The Tatars and Walas in Mobei were beaten to the point of running away by Zhu Di. Who dares to go south to plunder and harass? The prosperous age is coming!
Therefore, Zhu Zhanji fully reduced the defense line of the Ming Dynasty and "abolished Jiaozhi", kicking away the burden of the country and immersing himself in the praise of civil servants and gentry, and in this false peace and prosperity.

Moreover, in order to reduce his own pressure in handling government affairs, Zhu Zhanji further elevated the status of the cabinet. In other words, his own slackness in administration gave the cabinet an opportunity to seize power.

First, the Zhongshu Department, which was responsible for copying memorials and ascertaining ancient books, was incorporated into the cabinet and became a subordinate agency of the cabinet. Then, the imperial office and imperial imperial office were set up on the left and right sides of the cabinet, and the power of recording imperial edicts of the Hanlin Academy was assigned to the cabinet.

In addition, whenever there is a major political issue, Zhu Zhanji will summon cabinet bachelors to discuss it, which gradually increases the status of the cabinet in the court.

And the person who really shaped the power of the cabinet was San Yang!
After Zhu Zhanji's death, the young master succeeded to the throne, and the Empress Dowager was in charge of the affairs behind the curtain. As a result, Sanyang was able to take a step further and became the absolute political core of the orthodox court in the early years. All major military and state affairs were carried out by Sanyang.

These three famous and virtuous prime ministers were really the ancestors of civil servants and gentry. They used the power of the cabinet to set votes and seize part of the emperor's decision-making power. They also once perfected the basic system of the cabinet and turned it into a The central place that truly holds real power!

It's a pity that Sanyang only relied on his own prestige, so after their deaths one after another, the Six Ministries regained the leadership of the government, and the power to draft cabinet votes was also greatly weakened. The status of consultation was restored, and the power of the cabinet fell into decline again. In the trough.

During the Jingtai period, Wang Wen entered the cabinet as the imperial censor of Zuodu and then the minister of the Ministry of Personnel. From then on, both the imperial edict room and the imperial edict room were equipped with Zhongshusheren. All six departments obeyed the will. The power of the cabinet increased sharply and stood up again. .

By the time of Chenghua and Hongzhi, the civil servants and gentry controlled the government, and the cabinet could no longer suppress it. Its power was expanding day by day, and there was a faint tendency to overtake the six ministries!

But the problem is that this is just a trend. The current power of the cabinet cannot do this!
Therefore, Xu Jin's question can be described as murderous!
You, Li Dongyang, are just a bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion, and I, Xu Jin, am the chief commander of the Ministry of War. When will I have to report to you, Li Dongyang, when I do things?

Since then, the Ministry of War has taken the lead in expressing its stance and directly stepped on Li Dongyang's old face.

Li Dongyang was so angry that he was shaking all over, but he couldn't refute.

Because all the rules and regulations of the cabinet are not specified in writing, Sanyang relied on their own authority during his administration.

Li Dongyang's prestige is high now, but it is far from being on par with Sanyang!
And above him, there is Liu Jian, the chief minister of the cabinet, who is suppressing him!
Seeing that no one said a word, the little emperor came out to wash the floor.

"Alright, alright."

"It's all gone!"

"Scholar Li, chasing rumors and making trouble, this is not what you should do!"

Hearing this, Li Dongyang's back molars were almost broken. However, the situation was stronger than others, so he could only leave angrily.

After everyone left, the smile on the little emperor's face gradually disappeared, and then he stared at Tang Hao coldly.

"Savage, I want an explanation!"

Explanation?

What explanation?
Naturally, this is the explanation for deploying troops privately!

Military power has been the enemy of emperors since ancient times, and the young emperor Zhu Houzhao was no exception.

He never expected that Tang Hao would dare to mobilize troops without an edict, and without even saying hello to him in advance!
I know, I know you are going to deal with Liu Daxia!

For those who don’t know, I thought you, Tang Hao, were really going to rebel!
Tang Hao replied with a smile: "The bigger the noise, the easier it will be for fishing!"

"Xu Jin's performance today was very good. At least we saw his stance, and the civil servants and gentry also saw his stance!"

"Are you just trying to force Xu Jin to openly express his position?" The little emperor looked at Tang Hao with suspicion.

"What if?" Tang Hao spread his hands and chuckled: "If I really want to kill Liu Daxia, one person is enough. There is no need to mobilize troops!"

"You bastard!" Zhu Houzhao yelled angrily, "If you dare to do it again, I will skin you!"

When Chen Kuan heard this, he subconsciously ignored it and pretended not to hear it.

His Majesty the Emperor's favor for the Marquis of Zhongshan is simply outrageous!

There was no order to mobilize troops, nothing happened, and they even talked about "next time"?
If the late emperor found out, he would be so angry that he would crawl out of the imperial mausoleum!

The little emperor continued to output, and Tang Hao kept listening with a smile and did not refute.

After all, he was in the wrong this time, so he could just let the little emperor vent his anger.

After cursing for a while, the little emperor was a little tired, so he picked up the tea on the table and drank it all.

"By the way, have you got the Zheng He file?"

"That's natural!" Tang Hao nodded, "Liu Daxia is a hypocrite who is greedy for life and afraid of death. He looks sanctimonious on the surface, but in fact he is a bully and afraid of the strong!"

nonsense!

You have tied up other people's grandchildren, how can they not be afraid of you?
The little emperor cursed in his heart, but did not say it out loud.

"Savage, is Zheng He's chart so important?"

"Important!" Tang Hao spoke seriously.

"Do you know why Emperor Taizong Wen asked Zheng He to sail to the West?"

This question seemed familiar, so the little emperor was a little confused.

"Savage, didn't you say that Emperor Taizong wanted to..."

"That's just one of them. What's more important is that Zheng He's voyages to the West were a national policy that promoted the Yongle New Deal!"

Tang Hao said in a deep voice: "When we first met, I taught you a way, which is to put yourself in someone else's shoes!"

"Suppose you are Emperor Taizong Wen who has just ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor through a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood. There are a large number of Southern Jin gentry who are unwilling to surrender and have dissident intentions, and there are Tatars who are looting the border areas. What should you do?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Houzhao was stunned and took himself in unconsciously.

Emperor Taizongwen was the ancestor that Zhu Houzhao admired and revered the most. He was an iron horse and an iron horse throughout his life, and he could swallow thousands of miles like a tiger!

However, was the court in the early years of Yongle really peaceful and stable?
"The court in the early years of Yongle was far more dangerous than the Zhengde court you are facing now!"

"At that time, Taizong had just ascended the throne. He was facing a Ming Dynasty that had been destroyed due to civil war, as well as the Jin gentry of Nanchen who were hostile to him and hated him. There was also a fight for the right to inherit the throne that ran through the entire Yongle court..."

"The battle for the right to inherit, the battle between the north and the south, the battle between civil and military forces... you might as well think about it, what would you do if it were you?"

This sentence directly confused Zhu Houzhao.

hiss……

What can he do?
The one who takes over is his own son!

The fight is between the Northern and Southern Jin gentry!

There are also civil and military disputes that have existed in all dynasties!

When these three factors were added up, Zhu Houzhao's head suddenly became dizzy when he thought about it, and he couldn't find any solution.

He has to admit that his current situation in the Zhengde court, facing civil servants and gentry, is indeed far less dangerous than that of Emperor Taizong Wen.

So, what to do?

For a moment, Zhu Houzhao fell into deep thought. "Emperor Taizongwen wants to rule the world and create a prosperous age, so he must find a new way!"

"Everything is difficult at the beginning. The key to Yongle's new policy is how to take the first step!"

"What did Emperor Taizongwen do?"

The little emperor trembled and then reacted.

"Zheng He's voyages to the West?!"

"That's right!"

Tang Hao nodded with a smile.

"Emperor Taizong Wen believed that the most suitable breakthrough at that time was to break through the solid ice that prevented people from entering the sea. Only in this way can we inspire enlightenment and become as powerful as breaking bamboo!"

"Emperor Taizongwen is not an incompetent emperor who is better than a woman's hands, nor is he a fatuous emperor who "why not eat minced meat"? He is an iron-blooded emperor who has fought and killed all his life, so he must do whatever it takes to revive the Ming Dynasty and regain its glory. !”

"Emperor Yongle will never be a frog in the well who has enough food and clothing. The Yongle New Policy is to start from the fundamentals of national policies and lay the foundation for a prosperous era. Opening the sea and lifting the ban is the cornerstone of the prosperous era chosen by His Majesty the Yongle Emperor. It is also the main national policy that promotes the Yongle New Policy. !”

"When Yongle opened the Yuan Dynasty, the whole country set off a vigorous wave of shipbuilding. After that, Zheng He made seven voyages to the West and completed historic feats again and again. As a result, the Ming Dynasty underwent earth-shaking changes!"

"To put it more bluntly, moving the capital to Beijing, compiling the "Yongle Dadian" and Zheng He's voyages to the West were the three carriages used by Emperor Taizong Wen to implement the Yongle New Deal, which drove the New Deal reforms in the early Yongle years until a Yongle prosperous era was created. !”

"And if you and I, the monarch and my ministers, want to revive the Ming Dynasty, we also need such a fundamental national policy that can be the cornerstone of a prosperous age!"

Tang Hao's words made the little emperor's blood boil and his eyes began to turn red.

"Reviving the Ming Dynasty!"

"Fundamental national policy!"

"That's...opening the sea and lifting the ban!"

Zhu Houzhao was not stupid. After hearing so much, he certainly understood what Tang Hao wanted to do.

He wants to open the sea and lift the ban!
He wants to sail to the West again!

"But, savages, civil servants and gentry will not agree!"

After getting excited, the little emperor couldn't help but sigh.

Zheng He's voyages to the West were a great feat in the words of Tang Hao, but they were "bad policies" in the words of the civil servants and gentry!
Especially after that beast Liu Daxia openly burned Zheng He's archives, he completely determined the nature of the matter, which seemed to be a "final conclusion".

Since then, Zheng He's voyages to the West wasted people and money, and Zheng He's voyages were a waste of national power. These remarks have become mainstream, so that no one dares to mention it in court anymore.

How to mention it?
The civil servants and gentry hold the government in a unified tone. If you dare to mention it, they will scold you!

Even the little emperor himself didn't dare to mention it at this moment!

After all, it has been so many years since this incident, and the reputation of bad government has long been established. He suddenly mentioned that the civil servants and gentry will definitely not be able to get away with it!

"I'm afraid that this time, even Gensuke and Otsuka Zai won't stand on our side!"

Zhu Houzhao expressed his worries.

Tang Hao was noncommittal after hearing this.

Cabinet chief minister Liu Jian and Tianguan Ma Wensheng actually have the same attitude.

As long as what Tang Hao does is beneficial to the country and the people, they will not object and may even support it.

For example, regarding the granting of investigative powers to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Liu Jian and Ma Wensheng's attitudes were very clear and they directly expressed their support.

why?
Because this Ming Dynasty Hall really needs to be cleaned.

Rectifying and clarifying officialdom is not just empty talk, it is about killing people and seeing blood!

After all, the two elders recognized and supported the Metropolitan Procuratorate's power.

However, no one knows what Liu Jian and Ma Wensheng’s attitudes are towards opening up the sea and lifting the ban on sailing to the West again.

However, given Liu Jian’s official character, I guess he would definitely not agree!

"You have to eat your food one bite at a time, don't be in a hurry."

Tang Hao chuckled and said: "Sooner or later the sea ban will be abolished, you must be prepared for this!"

"As for whether the civil servants and gentry will agree or oppose it, that's not necessarily the case."

What do civil servants and gentry value most?
Jiangshan Sheji?
I think highly of them!
It’s just the word “fame and fortune”!
"It's time to take action with the sword of the Metropolitan Procuratorate!"

"Now that we have made rectifications, we must kill people to establish our authority. Our efforts must not be in vain!"

"What do you mean..." the little emperor asked subconsciously.

Tang Hao stood up and walked out of the hall.

"Ye Qi's reform is not over yet!"

"Before the imperial court officially resumes grain payment, it is natural to clean up those corrupt officials!"

"Especially in the field of salt administration, the officials and salt merchants in the Lianghuai Salt Fields, why not leave it to the Metropolitan Procuratorate and let them use it to establish their authority? It is considered waste!"

After hearing this, the little emperor was thoughtful and murmured in a low voice: "Yanzheng...?"

At the same time, the Grand Master's Mansion.

Li Dongyang hurried into the study, while Liu Daxia was looking at the air in a daze.

Seeing his friend become like this, the anger in Li Dongyang's heart was rising.

However, before he could speak, Liu Daxia told him bad news.

"Xiya, Zheng He's files were taken away by Tang Hao!"

As soon as these words came out, Li Dongyang's expression suddenly changed.

"Why?"

"You just gave it to him?"

Facing Li Dongyang's questioning, Liu Daxia just sighed.

"He caught Ruyu and used it as a blackmail. I...there is nothing I can do!"

Li Dongyang was startled when he heard this, and then he cursed angrily.

It's probably "Tang Hao, this beast" and his ilk.

But Liu Daxia suddenly raised his head and looked at Li Dongyang sharply.

"Xi Ya, I heard that He Tianqu and 18 others committed suicide in prison out of fear of crime..."

"Is this...did you do it?"

Hearing this, Li Dongyang fell silent.

They have known each other for many years, and many times they can understand each other's thoughts with just one look.

Therefore, Li Dongyang's silence is actually the best answer.

Liu Daxia stared at his friend blankly, opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end he stood up and left without saying a word.

At this point, I have nothing to say!
Li Dongyang has already become paranoid and confused and cannot be persuaded to come back.

Liu Daxia just felt miserable in his heart, which was hard to express.

What about Li Dongyang, who was our classmate in the past and made impassioned speeches about reviving the Ming Dynasty?
Why did it become like this?
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