As soon as he said this, everyone in the audience was shocked.
Behind Lan Yu, Dingyuan Marquis Wang Bi stared at Lan Yu's generous back with his eyes wide open, dumbfounded, and didn't know what to say for a moment.
After thinking for a moment, he could only stretch out his hand and give a thumbs up secretly, thinking that it must be Duke Liang. As soon as these words came out, he immediately calmed down the crowd.
Looking at Zhan Hui, who was talking eloquently opposite, his face was red with anger, and he trembled: "Reckless man! Reckless man! Zhuzi has different plans!"
He also wanted to say "Fuck your mother" boldly, but he really didn't have the courage of Liang Guogong. After thinking about it for a while, he just cursed twice silently in his heart.
Zhu Di, who was still watching the show, was also shocked by Lan Yu's voice. Although he knew that Lan Yu was indeed a reckless man, it was beyond his expectation that Lan Yu could be so reckless.
The person opposite him was the second-rank official of the current dynasty, and he was so deeply attached to the Holy Family that Lan Yu dared to directly insult him. He was really courageous.
However, the civil servants were not vegetarians. Ren Hengtai, the Minister of Rites, immediately retorted: "You are so brave, Duke Liang. What kind of place is this? How can I allow you to act so arrogantly! You are lawless and ignorant of etiquette. You dare to violate the rules in front of the palace." , do you think the Ming Dynasty’s laws were not strict?”
Seizing this point, Yan Zhen, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, said: "Etiquette is a major matter of the country. Duke Liang is so arrogant and insults the first and second-rank officials of the imperial court in court. He looks arrogant and damages the dignity of the country! Your Highness, I think this is a minor matter. , Duke Liang’s behavior must be severely punished, otherwise the etiquette will be improper and it will harm the national custom, which is really an unforgivable crime.”
Lan Yu looked at it coldly, with an angry look on his face, and snorted: "Don't think that I don't know what you think, you bunch of pen-tenders just want to suppress us! If you don't conquer anything, it's obviously an excuse, and the Japanese will slap you in the face It’s simply unreasonable to remain here without any levy or levy.”
"What Duke Liang Guo said makes sense. I have always heard that the Japanese spent a lot of money to find backers in the court. I didn't believe it before. But now judging from the reactions of several adults, I'm afraid this matter is not groundless."
Zhan Hui frowned. He did not expect that this time Lan Yu did not get angry and argue with him about etiquette, but instead changed the topic to other aspects. He realized that with the passage of time, these people who once argued with each other and did not know a lot of words had become The generals also became more diplomatic.
Now there are still people pouring dirty water on them, which is really hateful. Zhan Hui retorted: "Why should Marquis Dingyuan slander others? We are also worried about the Japanese invasion in the southeast, and we often get angry about it. But has Marquis Dingyuan thought about it? However, just one Japanese invasion in the southeast would cost the national treasury tens of thousands of silver every year, and cause countless casualties to soldiers. If it were to be a false conquest, how terrible would the silver needed be? The best result would be to conquer the Japanese country, but so what? , The land of Japan is small and barren, how can it make up for the losses of the Ming Dynasty?"
Han Xun, the Marquis of Dongping, crossed his arms and sneered, saying: "Master Zhan has calculated a good account, now he starts to compare money and money? Then Zhao Mian has been embezzling and accepting bribes for several years, and embezzled hundreds of thousands of silver. This Could it be that Mr. Zhan has forgotten this matter? Co-authoring the war against Japan is a waste of people and money, but you officials in the government who are corrupt and accept bribes are not a waste of people and money?"
Han Xun took out Zhao Mian to talk about the matter, and the civil servants were immediately speechless. He secretly hated that Zhao Mian was exposed at the wrong time. If it had been later, why would he be ridiculed by these warriors?
It is now a definite fact that Zhao Mian was involved in corruption and bribery. People were skinned and dried by blue jade, and they are still hanging in the Yamen Earth Temple. People who passed by saw it and were all frightened.
Seeing that the civil servants were silent, Han Xun was very proud and said: "What, your lords have nothing to say? If the silver coins embezzled by Zhao Mian were used to deal with the Japanese invaders in the southeast, why would the people along the coast bother to be harassed by the Japanese? All your lords said Jiangshan Sheji, the world's common people speak loudly and talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality, and the sage articles written in their hands, why can't they move their legs and walk when they see money?"
Ren Hengtai frowned and retorted: "People are not saints, how can they be without fault? According to Dongping Hou, there are no good people in the world. Zhao Mian was greedy and sinful, and he has already rectified the law. But we, who work conscientiously, have never been greedy. How dare you be so criticized by Marquis Dongping! What's more, you guys are so arrogant, why don't you think about whether you are in the land of fish and meat, and you are causing trouble?"
There are many illegal things among Huaixi nobles. This is known to everyone in the civil and military circles of the court, and His Majesty has reprimanded him many times. Therefore, Ren Hengtai talked about this matter in a cryptic way. Lan Yu and others did not refute, but just said: "We They are all rough people, but they are not as good as you, the adults, who have been familiar with the articles of saints and sages since childhood. They have done many illegal things in the past, but Your Majesty has punished them. We also know our mistakes and correct them. How is it like Zhao Mian, who leads but does not say it, is secretive but does not express it, and is superficial A gentleman is a gentleman, but men steal and women prostitute behind their backs!"
Seeing that the situation was about to develop into a confrontation between civil and military officials, Zhu Di was impatient and frowned: "Did you all forget what you were going to do today? The Wenhua Palace is not a place for you to quarrel. What's the matter with Chen Zhizhi and rotten millet? What did he do? What I want is not for you to blame each other and calm down. This conquest must be done with caution. You are all ministers of the imperial court. If you don't talk about state affairs but are making noise here, what will happen? Appropriate!"
Seeing that His Highness the Crown Prince was angry, the group of people stopped quarreling and said, "I'm disrespectful. I hope Your Highness will forgive me."
"Discuss a charter as soon as possible. Don't mention whether there will be a fight or not. We will mention other things after the charter is released."
Zhu Di did not dare to say that this was his father's instruction. After all, his father did not support the conquest before, but now he suddenly changed his mind, which seemed to slap him in the face. As a prince, he should share the worries of his father, so he had no choice but to take the blame.
The matter of weapons has always been disliked by civil servants, so it is normal for them to object.
Fortunately, there are not only civil servants in this court, nor is it a single family, and the military commanders are not weak, otherwise it would be really difficult to survive alone.
Nowadays, the civil servants and military generals all hold their own opinions and refuse to give in. After a lot of quarrels, no regulations have been settled.
Zhu Di felt a headache, so he simply dismissed the discussion and asked the ministers to go back and think about it carefully, and then write a memorial and submit it to the table.
Everyone else left angrily, but Zhan Hui did not leave. He presented a memorial and said: "Your Highness, this is the method that the six departments have discussed over the past few days. I am bold enough to name it the Pavilion Department."
"Ministry of Cabinet?"
Zhu Di raised his eyebrows. He had been explaining this matter for several days. He originally thought it would take a long time for the exact result to come out, but he didn't expect Zhan Hui to finish it so quickly.
After receiving the memorial, Zhu Di scanned it carefully. The ideas in it made him nod frequently and said with a smile: "It is well-formed and well-formed. You have worked hard on this."
Zhan Hui breathed a sigh of relief and said: "It all depends on the Emperor's power and His Highness's hard work. How dare I not try my best? Why bother?"
"You don't have to be modest. I didn't expect this matter to be done so quickly. By the way, you need to put more thought into the conquest. Whether it succeeds or fails, you need to give a charter."
"Your Highness, it is useless to conquer this barbarian country, so why bother..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhu Di waved his hand and said: "If you can convince Liang Guogong and others, this matter will be dropped. You also know that the surrounding barbarians are not kind people. For the sake of future generations, we still need you and me." How attentive.”
Zhan Hui sighed slightly, nodded, and said: "Your Highness has good intentions, and I naturally understand it, but... alas, Your Highness, I have four reasons for not doing so. I will write a memorial and submit it after I return."
"Okay, I will also discuss this matter with my father. In addition, my father still needs to decide on the cabinet affairs. If it is feasible, Master Zhan will need to work harder in the future."
"This is my honor."
After coaxing Zhan Hui away, Zhu Di took the memorial to Wuying Palace. After Zhu Yuanzhang read it, he said: "Dad, what do you think of this method?"
Zhu Yuanzhang did not answer, but gave the memorial to Zhu Gaochi and said with a smile: "Gaochi, take a look and tell us what you think."
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