After receiving Emperor Wanli's permission, Liu Haojia returned home and presented the plan to Emperor Wanli for review, and received the word "accurate" from the emperor's personal letter. Only then did Liu Haojia completely let go of his hands.
After receiving the permission, Liu Haojia immediately sent a message at home to the nobles and a few businessmen who were close to him. The content was very simple. The Royal Navy was about to conquer the Japanese country, but it lacked enough food and salary, so he asked everyone to donate. A batch of silver, with a total amount of 200,000 taels of silver, of which the royal treasury contributed 40,000 taels. I hope everyone will actively help!
Liu Haojia didn't mention the issue of raising shares in his letter at all, and he specifically asked Zhang Jia not to tell anyone about it. He just wants to see who can truly follow him! And when the spoils are divided after the war, it will create an even greater sensation as a special surprise!
The result was just as Liu Haojia thought, the news really caused a sensation when it came out! There are some who are sad and angry, some who are against it, some who are in favor, some who are yelling and swearing, and some who are ready to take action. There are even a large number of officials who have written a memorial to oppose this matter, but Liu Haojia said, "The Royal Navy is under the direct jurisdiction of the royal family!" All blocked back.
As Liu Haojia expected, the news of the conquest of Japan was leaked by the court as usual. When the news spread to the people, it was like a pot exploding! It caused an uproar especially among low-grade civil servants and scholars who liked to discuss state affairs! In particular, the Difan Tower where low-ranking civil servants and scholars gathered was once again bustling with people!
Since Tan Cuiying left, the business in Difanlou has been down for a while, but then new people appeared on the third floor. The new luthier is also a female luthier, and her skills are on par with Tan Cuiying! It’s just that her reputation is not as great as Tan Cuiying’s! Now that Tan Cuiying has left, she has become more prominent.
So since she appeared, Difanlou's business has gradually improved again! Especially after Mr. Shen Ge, who loved listening to the piano and drinking tea, appeared in Difanlou once, Difanlou regained its reputation as the number one teahouse in the capital!
At this time, the Difan Tower was still full of low-level civil servants and scholars, and they were arguing about the Royal Navy's expedition to Japan. And the people among them are obviously divided into two groups, one group disapproves, and the other group strongly supports it!
Just by listening to their accents, you can tell that those who support the conquest of Japan all have southern accents, while those who oppose the conquest of Japan all have northern accents. This should be understandable. The south was often harassed by Japanese pirates. Those scholars naturally hated the Japanese pirates deeply and wished that the imperial court would send troops to crush the Japanese country. The northern scholars have no personal pain, so they are naturally opposed to it!
Seeing a scholar just sitting down, Lu Tianhua slowly stood up and said: "What this brother said makes some sense, but it cannot be said to be the right way! You must know that soldiers are used by saints as a last resort! This means that you need to be careful when using soldiers. Do not start a war unless it is absolutely necessary! And now the Japanese pirates have almost subsided, so what is needed at this time is not a large army to conquer, but envoys should be sent to order the Japanese king to punish those who go to sea! They should be allowed to learn from our Ming Dynasty "No one is allowed to enter the sea" "That's the right way to go!"
His words were immediately echoed by a large number of people. The scholar opposite him had just stood up and raised his hands to speak when a man suddenly ran in from outside the door and said loudly: "Don't argue here! News just came that your Majesty has given Wu Ninghou permission to conquer the Japanese country, but You have to raise your own food and salary!”
When these words were said, everyone in the teahouse, whether they were supporters or opponents, were shocked and started talking about it one after another! Then Lu Tianhua stood up and said loudly: "This is absolutely impossible! How can the imperial army escape from the imperial control! This is the way to bring disaster to the world, and it will inevitably repeat the disaster of the vassal towns in the Tang Dynasty. We must write a letter to oppose this!"
As soon as Lu Tianhua said this, everyone immediately echoed. Some people even shouted that they wanted to imprison Que! Because these people also know one thing clearly, that is, the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty finally suppressed the nobles and military officers for so many years. How can they give them a chance to stand up again now!
Those rough warriors can just kneel down on weekdays, and when they need to fight, they can just rush to the battlefield. If they are allowed to have independent thoughts, how can they still be masters in the future?
So just like the officials and scholars in the Difan Tower, everyone who heard the news wrote a memorial to oppose this matter.
The memorials are almost full in the guest room of the elders!
The atmosphere in the room at this time was so cold and scary! Because all the elders looked solemn, especially Zhang Ju, whose face was as heavy as water!
He thought that this matter had been resolved last time, but he did not expect that Liu Haojia would push this matter further! As the chief minister of a country, he certainly understands the political significance of this. This is simply saying to the nobles: "Come on, we have another chance to regain control of the temple!" And this is what he absolutely This cannot be allowed!
At this time, Zhang Siwei frowned and said, "Why don't those who went to the palace come back?"
Zhang Juzheng twirled his beard and said, "Fengpan, don't be anxious. Your Majesty will definitely meet me and wait for you! Just wait for now!"
Wang Xijue also persuaded: "Yes, I will wait for all the cabinet ministers to come together. Your Majesty has absolutely no reason to miss you! I think he just wants to delay the meeting."
It turned out that before this, several people had jointly written a memorial and sent it to the palace, asking to see Emperor Wanli. However, it has been a long time since the memorial was sent to the palace, but they have not received a reply, which makes them inevitably a little anxious!
At this moment, a timid eunuch raised the curtain and walked into the duty room. He bowed and said, "Several pavilion elders, Long live the Lord are waiting in the royal study. Please move over!"
Zhang Juzheng stood up and shook his sleeves and said, "Lead the way!"
The eunuch quickly bowed his head and led the way. Several pavilion elders followed Zhang Juzheng to the imperial study room. When they entered the imperial study, they saw Emperor Wanli sitting upright behind the desk, with Zhang Jia standing behind him holding a whisk in his arms.
Zhang Juzheng was the first to salute Emperor Wanli, but Emperor Wanli didn't wait for him to bow down and said directly: "No courtesy, no courtesy! Mr. Zhang and several elders have worked hard for state affairs, why do you need so many etiquettes! Zhang Jia, please give it quickly seat!"
Zhang Jia hurriedly ordered the eunuchs to bring some brocade piers. After everyone sat down, Emperor Wanli first said, "Mr. Zhang, why are you and the elders here?"
Zhang Juzheng showed his teacher's majesty and said: "Your Majesty, aren't you asking questions knowingly? Naturally, you are here to conquer the Japanese country!"
