After Sun Xian finished speaking, he stood with his hands, dressed in a red robe, which was very conspicuous in the hall.

Wanli thought thoughtfully, half loudly, smiled softly, and said, "I'm afraid that the four Ming ministers also think so." ”

Sun Xian also laughed, then straightened up and said: "When the four Ming ministers were in the court, the old slave was afraid of him, and now although he has returned to his hometown, the old slave is still afraid of him." It's not that I'm afraid that the four Ming are different, but I'm afraid that the husband is too smart. Therefore, the old slave pondered, the four Ming ministers were cultivating the plank road in the Ming Dynasty, and secretly crossed Chen Cang. ”

"Ming Xiu plank road, secretly cross Chen Cang?" Wanli savored the words.

Sun Xian bowed and said: "Emperor, this dynasty has been to the West except for Chengzu, and then it has been repeatedly opened in the maritime affairs. Although the emperor has opened the sea ban, most of the maritime affairs are not in the control of the imperial court, so the emperor sent Wei to the south. Only this time, the four Ming ministers suddenly got involved and proposed to the emperor to expand the sea in the southeast, and it was not the inner court family that was involved. The old slave thought, according to the meaning of the four Ming Xianggong, gathering the power of several provinces in the southeast to expand the sea, it must be a major event of internal and external concert, civil and military cooperation, and shaking the court. Therefore, such major events should be presided over by important ministers with important names, but the old slave said that he did not like it, and the emperor really decided that the important ministers presided over this matter, that is, the four Ming ministers went out of the mountain, and I am afraid that this thing will be difficult to achieve. ”

After hearing this, Wanli didn't say a word, but the expression on his face was to admit that what Sun Xian, the old slave, said was true. Even if he is the Son of Heaven, it will be difficult to promote this southeast expansion.

"Shen has always not gone out of the mountain by himself, nor has he recommended other ministers to the emperor, but the emperor has recommended Wei, a minister, to preside, which is where Shen Xianggong's wisdom lies."

"Why?"

"The emperor thinks, if the people in the inner court preside over the southeast expansion, and he is still a person with shallow qualifications, the outer court will think that it is a big joke, and it is not at all a matter of the outer court, but our inner court is changing tricks to make the emperor happy, in that case, the officials of the outer court will look at the southeast expansion of the sea with the purpose of watching jokes, and will not oppose it, so that the southeast expansion will not encounter resistance from the foreign court, at least, the court will not pay too much attention to this matter." Sun Xian expressed his opinion, and he believed that Shen had always pushed Wei Liangchen out for this purpose.

Wanli couldn't help but nod his head and motioned for Sun Xian to continue.

"As long as the southeast expansion can be done, the name of our inner court is fine. It is done, it is the credit of the inner court, but if it is not, it is his Wei Liangchen's or not, and it has nothing to do with the emperor. Shen Xianggong's side also had no influence, and the southeast gentry would not be dissatisfied with the emperor. ”

Sun Xian couldn't have said this more clearly, he could let Wei Liangchen preside over the matter, but if he didn't do it well, he would carry the black cauldron.

Wanli wanted to let Wei Liangchen go south to run maritime affairs and promote him to the eunuch of the town, which seemed to mean to let him take the blame.

Benefits, the emperor wants.

The disadvantage, the emperor can't ask for it.

If it's messed up, someone has to come out and take the blame.

Sun Xian continued: "Besides, with the vision of the Four Ming Ministers, Wei Liangchen is pushed to preside over this matter, and he has his own ideas. In the southeast, the power of several provincial guards is not something that Wei Liangchen can control. There are four Ming ministers living behind the scenes, and they can't miss the errand, after all, in the land of Fujian and Zhejiang, the four Ming ministers still count. ”

"Shen has always been able to suppress people."

Wanli said in a muffled voice, and the implication was that with Shen's consistent prestige and the influence of the Zhejiang Party, the local snakes in Zhejiang, Fujian and even Guangdong did not dare to harm the important matter of expanding the sea in the southeast.

Wanli is also very smart, he has a hunch that Shen has always not come out to reveal to him for no reason, the interests behind the southeast expansion, and he is afraid that this four Ming ministers will take a large share.

However, as long as he can get a copy for him, the emperor, Wanli doesn't mind that Shen Yi will also get a share. Because, it's better than nothing.

Wei Liangchen alluded to the previous accusation that Zhejiang's maritime merchants obstructed the opening of the sea, and even bribed officers and soldiers to attack and kill the military and civilians of the SAR by posing as Japanese pirates.

Although he lives in the deep palace, Wanli still knows everything about the world.

Shen has always been this person, isn't he the spokesperson of the maritime merchants of Fujian and Zhejiang.

No matter how you look at it, it's a good thing, Wei Liangchen's solo development of maritime affairs is not as good as the help of local forces in Fujian and Zhejiang. Just pointing to Wei Liangchen to open the sea, Wanli pondered that no matter how smooth it was, it would take three years and two years to see a ship of silver transported to Beijing.

His old man now has a big appetite, and it is no longer the time when he could coax him to give an inscription for five hundred taels.

"Shen has never let me down."

Wanli was tempted, he knew that Shen Cheng had a very accurate vision of things, and he handed himself a secret revelation with his seventy body, and proposed to expand the sea in the southeast, then this matter would be eighty percent feasible.

As for Wei Liangchen's ability, Wanli is not suspicious, this kid can run to Jianzhou Wei single-handedly, and he can jump back alive after harming someone's son, which is enough to explain the problem. As for the incident in Wuxi, although he withstood Ye Xianggao's pressure, this kid himself was also hard, and he held the military power of the Wusongshui Battalion empty-handed, and he was in an invincible position. If it weren't for such a fight, how long would he, the emperor, be able to protect him.

Wei Liangchen sent silver to Wanli, and Wanli was happy. But the thing that made him happiest was the establishment of the Royal Navy, and the word "Royal" gave that navy a given character. Thinking that he still has a forbidden army sailor outside the palace to make money for himself at sea, Wanli is particularly comfortable. As for the death of a guerrilla general in the process of seizing power, Wanli turned a blind eye.

"What you old slave said is reasonable, if I take the liberty of letting the foreign court preside over this matter, they will definitely make irresponsible remarks. Those gang of Zi Yushi are idle and have nothing to do, so it's strange if they don't come to scold me. Siming Xianggong is a man who can do great things, but after all, he is old and can't work too hard. The expansion of the sea in the southeast is another major event, and it complements the great maritime industry, and I don't dare to hand it over to others to do it casually, so I let Wei Liangchen deal with it in a false name. Didn't I just ask him to be the Jiangnan town guard, so I did it in this name. If Wei Liangchen is really unbearable, it will not be too late to replace him when I arrive. ”

Wanli made a decision, and the lieutenants of Jiangnan Town were all given, and it was nothing to let Wei Liangchen preside over the southeast expansion. Anyway, the original intention of setting up the Jiangnan Town Guard Eunuch was to let Wei Liangchen better manage maritime affairs, and the two were one.

Sun Xian was also happy to see that the emperor listened to his own words, and he had to call Li Jinzhong to say a few words when he had the opportunity, so that he could know what he had done for his nephew. When the grandson comes to visit his grandfather, the grandson has a lot to say.

"Emperor, there is another important reason why the old slave agrees with Wei Liangchen to preside over the southeast expansion, but I can't help but say that I know it with the emperor." Sun Xian thought of an important thing and couldn't help but say it.

Wanli turned his head and asked, "What is the reason?" ”

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