The next day, Fengtian Palace.
The ministers looked relaxed. They had heard about what happened yesterday. In their opinion, the little emperor couldn't bear the abuse, so he took this step.
It looks fierce, but in fact it's just bluffing.
They finally won the battle this time, and from now on, the little emperor would never mention the reopening of maritime trade. gòйЪ.ōΓg
A large number of people even feel that they were too weak before and should have been tougher long ago.
Fortunately, it's not too late, they still have a chance.
Li Qing took in the expressions of these people, curled his lips, and said secretly: "The little emperor has even prepared the worst outcome, how can he easily give in?
Don't think that after a few years of comfortable life, you can continue to be comfortable. If you really do what you do, the national treasury will be extremely poor in a few years. "
A quarter of an hour later, Zhu Qizhen stepped into the hall.
Today, he was not wearing a dragon robe, only bright yellow regular clothes. He looked relaxed and comfortable, as if he had completely forgotten the unpleasantness of yesterday.
Seeing this, the ministers were even more relieved. In their view, this was a manifestation of the little emperor's escape.
"Long live my emperor, long live long live...!"
"Everyone is safe!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The ministers stood up and returned to their positions.
Zhu Qizhen said: "Wang Zuo."
"I'm here." Wang Zuo, the Minister of Household Affairs, suppressed his excitement and stepped forward: "Your Majesty, please give me your permission."
"From now on, you will serve as the Minister of Household Affairs." Zhu Qizhen said calmly, "Don't follow the old path of your predecessor."
"I obey the decree." Wang Zuo bowed down and saluted excitedly, "I will definitely live up to the emperor's trust."
Zhu Qizhen nodded slightly, "Well, let's go back to work."
"Yes." Wang Zuo suppressed his joy and returned to stand, his face flushed.
Zhu Qizhen said again: "Wang Xin."
"I'm here." Wang Ning stepped forward.
"How did the thing I asked you to do yesterday go?" Zhu Qizhen asked.
Wang Ning was startled, turned around and looked at each other with his colleagues, and they both saw something incredible.
The little emperor still wants to do it?
"Bang——!" Zhu Qizhen slapped the paper weight, "Reply!"
"I...are still preparing." Wang Ning said bravely.
The example of Liu Zhongfu, the Minister of Household Affairs, was right in front of him. He didn't dare to stand up in the court.
"Hurry up." Zhu Qizhen added, "If Wang Aiqing feels embarrassed, I can let you return home as an official."
Wang Xin: "..."
"Can it be done?"
"It can...it can be done." Wang Ning said with a grimace.
There is no other way, just keep your official position first.
Chen Zhi, the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, came out and asked, "Your Majesty, you still want to reopen the imperial court's maritime trade?"
"What do you mean you still want it? Why have I ever given up?" Zhu Qizhen was surprised.
Chen Zhi said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, think twice."
"Please put the people first, your Majesty," said Wang Wen, the censor of Youdu.
"I said yesterday that this was a decision made after careful consideration. Don't try to persuade me again." Zhu Qizhen left no doubt, "There is no room for negotiation in this matter."
"The emperor's behavior will only damage his reputation and violate the way of being a king." Xu Xi, the Minister of War, went out to work.
Zhu Qizhen glanced at Yu Qian, whose expression was sarcastic.
Yu Qian really couldn't control it in the face of this kind of thing.
Zhu Qizhen sneered: "Are you teaching me how to do things?"
"I don't dare." Xu Xi was neither humble nor arrogant, "The Emperor is the most powerful person in the world. How dare I act like the Emperor? It's just...
This world needs to be governed by both monarch and ministers. The emperor has not been in charge of the great treasure for a long time. He is not familiar with the national economy and the people's livelihood, and does not know the interests and risks involved. As a minister, you have responsibilities and obligations. I will elaborate on it for the emperor. Your Majesty, this..."
"What a set of sharp teeth and sharp mouth." Zhu Qizhen interrupted coldly, "Just step back. I already know the pros and cons, and you don't need to repeat them."
"emperor……"
"Shut up!" Zhu Qizhenjun's face was full of anger, "It's just you, right? Then tell me, who is wiser, you or me?"
Xu Xi said sarcastically, "Of course the emperor is wise, but..."
"Since you are not as good as me, then why should I listen to you?" Zhu Qizhen waved his hand, "Step back."
Seeing that the little emperor was extremely angry, Xu Xi did not dare to challenge his bottom line anymore and returned to work angrily.
Chen Shan came out of the cabinet and said, "The emperor is wise, but a wise man will make mistakes after all his considerations. In this matter, the emperor is indeed a little unthinking."
Yang Pu glanced at Chen Shan and remained silent.
Like Yu Qian, he can't control people in such matters where interests are at stake.
The scale of maritime trade is enough to drive people crazy. The huge amounts of money are like picking up money, and they are not willing to give it up to anyone.
"You haven't thought about it?" Zhu Qizhen smiled, "Let me make it clear. I have reached an agreement with Japan, a vassal country, and trade transactions can only be done officially by both parties. In other words, even if the court does not do this business, it will still be done in turn. Not among the people.”
"ah?"
The ministers were shocked, they really didn't expect that the little emperor would do something like this.
"How could the emperor do this?"
"Why not?" Zhu Qizhen snorted, "Over the years, the treasury revenue has been getting smaller and smaller year by year. Compared with the Xuande period, how much has it shrunk? You don't know?
Why is this so, you don’t know? "
Zhu Qizhen said sternly: "I don't want to do it, so don't force me to do it. Do you really think I'm still a child?"
There are some things that I cannot do, but I really don’t want to;
We really need to investigate, huh..." He pointed at the ministers and sneered: "Everyone here counts, how many of them are clean? "
Today, he has completely shown off his cards.
It won't work without a showdown. These people are all good at He Xini. If his determination is not strong enough, this national policy will not be promulgated at all.
The ministers were shocked. They couldn't believe that the little emperor had such courage and was almost declaring war on everyone.
Is he really not afraid?
"Your Majesty, I think... this matter needs to be discussed in the long term." Yang Pu left work. He felt that the little emperor was playing too much this time.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Qizhen was adamant, "I don't want you to think, I want me to think that it is imperative for the imperial court to reopen maritime trade!"
He held the imperial case with both hands, leaned forward, and looked down at the ministers, "If you feel that I can't help you, you can return to your hometown as an official. I will not be stingy with the benefits that a king and his ministers deserve;
Now, my beloved who is willing to serve and return home, please step forward so that I can make statistics. "
All the officials looked extremely sad, and their hearts were even more furious. They couldn't accept such a gap in just two years, and they couldn't accept it.
but……
No one stood up!
Once people leave the temple and return to their hometown, their power will disappear immediately. If they leave the temple, they are nothing!
Yu Qian was frightened. Although it was very enjoyable, the situation this time was more serious than before.
You know, Emperor Xuande had never been so strong.
He wanted to say a few words of persuasion to ease the atmosphere, but he felt that the matter had reached this point and could not be relieved by just a few words, and that would also bring the emperor's hard-earned strength to naught.
In the end, Yu Qian chose silence.
"I ask one last time, who is in favor and who is against?" Zhu Qizhen shouted loudly, his voice echoing in the hall, deafening.
After years of depression, he now feels that he is an emperor and the king of a country.
So happy, so happy.
The huge Fengtian Hall was completely silent, and you could hear a needle drop.
After a long time, Zhu Qizhen flicked his sleeves and said, "Dismiss the court!"
…
The emperor left, but none of the ministers left. They were all stunned in place for a long time.
Is this still the little emperor they know?
At this moment, they were stranger than ever.
Li Qing slowly exhaled and turned around to leave.
The interests that are being fought for this time are the most direct and huge interests, money.
It is also destined that there will be no room for redemption this time.
However, he is not worried.
After the recommendation system was abolished and the recommended officials were eliminated, the power of the civilian group has been greatly reduced. Moreover, after recalling the garrison ministers, the civilian group can no longer influence the army.
The only thing they can do is to incite the people to cause chaos.
Jingying is enough to handle this.
Finally reaching this point, Li Qing was neither happy nor nervous. It was all within his plan.
As long as we survive this time, remain stable for a few more years, and then carry out reforms and reforms one by one, this evil trend can be completely suppressed.
If we win this 'battle', we will be able to achieve stability for at least twenty to thirty years in the future.
After leaving the palace, Li Qing rode on the donkey and headed home. Not far away, he saw a family member pulling a wooden cart, crying sadly.
The wooden cart was covered with a white cloth, which looked like a dead person at first glance, but the shape under the white cloth didn't look like a human being.
Li Qing stepped forward with doubts and asked tentatively: "Brother, what are you...?"
The man saw that his official uniform was woven with birds, and now he was a relative, so he cried: "Sir, Dongchang and Jinyiwei were lawless and tortured my old father to death without even leaving a whole body...!"
"Please master, please make the decision for us!" The woman holding the cart hurriedly stepped forward, holding on to Li Qing's official uniform, and cried: "The Jin Yiwei only returned two arms and one leg, not even a head. How can this let my master rest in peace..."
