Zhang Siwei flicked his sleeves and said: "Chief Assistant, what are you doing at this time? Haha! Who doesn't know that the Royal Navy Commander Liu Runlin is just a decoration, and the one who really speaks well is Wu Ninghou!"
Zhang Juzheng smiled and said nothing when he heard this. Zhang Siwei sighed when he saw this and said: "Since Wu Ninghou came to prominence, he has never had a day to rest. I don't know how many rules he has broken in the past few years? Now we can no longer tolerate him. Yes! If you allow the military generals to engage in provocations, it will be difficult to control these military men in the future!"
Because they were on duty, Zhang Siwei’s words were very straightforward, and they involved a civil and military struggle! And there is absolutely no other answer allowed to this question!
When Zhang Juzheng saw that he pointed out this problem directly, he put away his smile and said seriously: "Of course he cannot do this arbitrarily! Now that the country's revenue and expenditure has just improved, where is the food and salary for a large army? So this matter Don’t do it!”
After receiving Zhang Juzheng's clear promise, you all took a deep breath and said, "In that case, please ask the chief minister to refute this memorial!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Juzheng wrote down his decision in the memorial without hesitation, which was to completely reject it, and sent someone to return the memorial! But just when they thought the matter was over, Liu Runlin brought it up again the next morning! ap.
On this matter, the cabinet and the court officials maintained a completely consistent attitude, so as soon as Liu Runlin left work and expressed his opinions, an official came out and said, "Master Liu, don't you know that Taizu set the rules back then?" , the Japanese country is a country that does not conquer? Isn’t it against Taizu’s ancestral precepts that you do this?”
Liu Runlin said: "Of course this officer knows! At the beginning, Emperor Taizu did decide that the Japanese country was a country that would not be conquered, but at that time the Japanese country was extremely respectful and never rebelled! But now those Japanese pirates have repeatedly invaded our Ming Dynasty waters. Such things There are too many to list! Can’t we, the great Ming Dynasty, just let the Japanese pirates come and go freely?"
The official immediately said loudly: "But those Japanese pirates have been strangled to death in these years. Now that the world is peaceful, where are the Japanese pirates?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Runlin immediately loudly reported a series of numbers! "...Japanese pirates robbed a ship and only two sailors escaped with their lives!"
"...Japanese pirates plundered villages, killing and injuring..."
After Liu Runlin reported this series of figures, he loudly said: "Is this what you call peace in the world? Although the large groups of Japanese pirates have been completely wiped out, the intrusion of small groups of Japanese pirates has not stopped! My navy alone has been at sea during this period. Hundreds of Japanese pirates were strangled, so how can we say the world is peaceful?"
The official withdrew with a blushing face, but someone else came out and said loudly and unconvinced: "Suppressing bandits is the duty of your navy. Otherwise, what else do you want the navy to do?"
His words elicited a burst of agreement from the courtiers. In fact, the civil servants were very dissatisfied with the navy being outside the court and had long wanted to take back the right to manage the navy. So it is not surprising that Wang Haijun would throw dirty water on him at this time!
But Liu Runlin sneered and said: "If you don't understand military affairs, don't talk nonsense! In war, of course you have to go straight to the Chinese army. I haven't heard of waiting for others to come to you all day long!"
The civil servant became a little angry and waved his sleeves and said: "Why not? Your navy can send more people to patrol the sea soon!"
Liu Runlin said: "I've only heard of people who commit robberies for a thousand days, but never heard of people who can guard against thieves for a thousand days! How can we defend such a long coastline with just the navy's ships? That's why we have to attack the Japanese country and They are afraid of being killed, so naturally they don’t dare to come!”
But the civil servant actually said loudly: "Nonsense! This is just a war started by you warriors for the sake of glory and wealth! As long as your navy builds more ships, replenishes cannons, and takes serious defense, it will be enough to defend the enemy from outside the country. !"
Emperor Wanli frowned when he heard this! Because the navy is now under the direct jurisdiction of the royal family, the expenses are naturally borne by the royal family. The purchase of guns and cannons for ships was not a small sum of money, which made him feel a twinge of pain!
This is when Liu Runlin said loudly: "Our sea frontier is so long, how many ships and how many guns and cannons do we need to buy? So only by defeating the Japanese pirates and frightening them can we achieve long-term peace and stability!"
At this time, another official left work and was about to speak. Liu Runlin raised his hand to stop him and said, "Don't mention the country without conquest! If the warriors invaded our Ming Dynasty territory at that time, I'm afraid Taizu would have sent troops to destroy the Japanese country." !」
At this time, an official from the Ministry of Revenue came out and said loudly: "Master Liu, a large army is not a child's play. It requires a lot of food, grass and baggage. It's a pity that the Ministry of Revenue has no money to support it!"
In order to increase the credibility of his words, he quoted a series of numbers. He said that money was needed somewhere, but in the end he said that the Ministry of Accounts had no money! Later, officials at all levels came out to veto this action and besieged Liu Runlin together.
But fortunately, many people among the nobles came out to support Liu Runlin, and the result was a quarrel! After almost an hour of arguing, the two sides finally reached a stalemate!
Liu Runlin's side hoped to plow the court and sweep the holes and invade the Japanese country in one fell swoop, so as to teach them a profound lesson and prevent them from daring to peek into the Ming Dynasty's waters again!
There are two reasons given by the civil servants. One is that the Japanese country is a country that Taizu designated as a non-conquerable country, so we cannot easily use weapons against it! The second is that the country has no money and cannot maintain a large army for a cross-sea expedition!
After the two sides reached a stalemate, Emperor Wanli turned to Zhang Juzheng and said, "Mr. Zhang, what do you think?"
Zhang Juzheng said slowly after hearing this: "I think it is inappropriate to cross the sea to conquer Japan, so I don't agree with it!"
Emperor Wanli frowned when he heard this and said, "Is it because Emperor Taizu said that Japan is a country without conquests, so we can only watch warriors raiding the Ming Dynasty's borders?"
Zhang Juzheng shook his head and said: "That's not the case! As Mr. Liu just said, the warriors at that time were quite respectful, and the journey was long, so Emperor Taizu classified the Japanese country as a country that would not be conquered. Now that they have repeatedly invaded the sea, if It’s okay to punish him if possible! It’s just that the expedition costs too much, and the court can’t afford it for a while! Why don’t we discuss this matter after the whipping method is fully implemented?”
Emperor Wanli nodded to express his understanding, and then he said to Zhang Siwei and others: "Do the elders also agree with Mr. Zhang?"
Zhang Siwei, Shen Shixing and others came out and bowed and said: "I second my opinion!"
Emperor Wanli knew that once the cabinet's opinions were unified, there would be almost no changes. So even though he hated Japanese pirates, he could only give up on it!
