After giving the gift, he handed over a piece of paper held in both hands. Zhang Siwei took it and looked at it carefully and found that it was exactly the same as what was said in the memorial. However, he did not relax. Instead, he turned around and handed the note to Zhang Juzheng and said, "Chief Assistant, the specific situation is out. Please take a look."
Zhang Juzheng became even more confused after taking the note and reading it! If Emperor Wanli really wanted to grant land to Liu Haojia, why would he give it to a piece of fertile land? At least there would be a small village on it and he could collect some taxes. But what is this deserted land? And the area is not big!
When Zhang Siwei saw that Zhang Juzheng had read the contents of the note, he said anxiously: "Chief Assistant, we can't let this happen! We should immediately ask His Majesty to see him and explain it clearly! Your Majesty is still young and doesn't know the importance of it. , he doesn’t know that there are some things that he can’t do!”
Zhang Juzheng put the note in his hand on the table, stared into Zhang Siwei's eyes and said, "Fengpan, do you really think that His Majesty is too young to understand the importance of this?"
Zhang Siwei's eyes flashed, then he nodded firmly and said: "Yes, that's what I think! He doesn't know the seriousness of the matter, so we have to make it clear to His Majesty!"
Zhang Juzheng snorted disdainfully in his heart! He knew that Zhang Siwei had always coveted the position of chief assistant, but he just didn't have the ability to climb up! Now he is eager to cause a conflict between himself and Emperor Wanli. How can it be so easy!
So he laughed twice and said: "Fengpan, when we were in the hall just now, you said that His Majesty is becoming more and more familiar with government affairs. Why is he now an ignorant child again?"
After speaking, he did not look at Zhang Siwei's face, squinted his eyes and said slowly: "Everyone, let's study today's events together! Let's talk about the memorial to establish the navy first. No matter who proposed this proposal, But it is also good for civil and military officials and the imperial court, so I think there should be no problem in passing this memorial, what do you think?"
Several other pavilion elders were no longer thinking about this memorial at this time, so they all nodded in agreement. This means that this imperial edict has been completely passed.
Then Zhang Juzheng picked up another imperial edict and said: "This edict is very troublesome! Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there has never been a real seal!"
Wang Xijue echoed: "That's true! There were fiefdoms when the Yuan Dynasty was here. That was because the Yuan Dynasty had insufficient officials and the country was vast, so this method could only be adopted!"
Zhang Juzheng nodded and said: "Yes, there is indeed no precedent for this in the Ming Dynasty! But is this matter worth letting our colleagues be killed and Dongchang revived?"
Several pavilion elders, including Zhang Siwei, turned gloomy after hearing his words! Because they all understood Zhang Juzheng's subtext, that is, the situation they are facing now is very delicate!
First of all, the people who dominate the association are also from the civil service lineage. There are many people who can do things in it, and there are even more intricate relationships! The relationships between fellow villagers, fellow students, and fellow subjects are criss-crossed, which is why generations of imperial courts have not been cruel to them! After all, we are all our own people, so why be too impatient!
But today in the morning court, Emperor Wanli lost his temper and directly identified the Master Club as a secret secret that was rebellious, but he did not announce how to pursue him. This is a political exchange! This means that if you pass my two memorials, I will temporarily let them go!
But there is a more pressing issue for the civil servants in this transaction, and that is Dongchang! Taking advantage of the opportunity to hunt down the Master Club some time ago, the East Factory is now active! If this decree is not passed, they dare to guarantee that the order to hunt down the Lord Council will be issued immediately, and the person who executes this order must be Dongchang!
And Dongchang will definitely take this opportunity to grow stronger again, monitor the court, and control hundreds of officials! At that time, there will be another tight spell on the heads of many officials! And this is exactly the situation they don't want to see!
You must know that after the civil servants brainwashed the emperors of the past dynasties and persisted in incomprehensible suppression, the Dongchang was finally removed from their heads. How could anyone hope that this mountain would fly over again and weigh on their heads!
But if this decree of granting rewards is passed, it can be foreseen that after the rules of the imperial court collapse, some people will definitely use this as a precedent to request more fiefdoms. If they encounter a soft-eared emperor, it may cause Countless Ming states within states!
At the same time, Liu Haojiahui became famous among the nobles! After all, he is the first noble to have an actual fiefdom, which will attract the attention and followers of more nobles! Especially among the younger generation, a new core will soon be formed with him as the center, which is also what the civil servants do not want to see! So now it’s a matter of choosing the lesser of two powers for the cabinet!
At Zhang Juzheng's prompting, several pavilion elders also realized this problem, so for a while, the room was filled with terrible silence!
After a long time, Zhang Siwei squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: "We must not let Dongchang rise again!"
What he meant was that he acquiesced in Liu Haojia's reward in exchange for suppressing Dongchang! After all, it will take a long time for Liu Haojia's threat and influence to be reflected, but the threat from Dongchang is imminent!
What's more, Dongchang is a yamen, an organized group, and can play a much greater role than an honored individual! Therefore, the civil service group is absolutely unwilling to have another sharp knife hanging over its head!
After Zhang Siwei finished speaking, several other pavilion elders were also a little moved, obviously wanting to echo this opinion. But Zhang Juzheng said: "Don't rush to answer, we have to think about what use this fief Liu Haojia has in his hands? Only when we study it clearly can we be targeted!"
After hearing this, everyone took back their thoughts and began to recall the legal provisions they had read. For the sake of caution, Shen Shixing even rang the bell to call the scribes, preparing to ask them to send some books on the laws of the fief.
But as soon as the ringing stopped, Zhang Siwei said: "Does he know how to station troops?"
Wang Xijue smiled when he heard this and said: "With a radius of less than thirty miles, how many people can he have even if the whole station is full of soldiers?"
Everyone burst out laughing after hearing this, which made the atmosphere much more relaxed. However, this also shows that civilian officials are wary of military personnel.
At this time, the scribe came in, and Shen Shixing sent him out after giving some instructions, and then he said: "It's impossible to grow food! I've never heard of growing food on land near the sea! It should be all sandy land, right? "
