There is no doubt that Zhang Xuan is indeed a political speculator, and his vision is vicious, and the timing is usually very accurate, but the fairness still has to be said, speculation is speculation, you can say that Zhang Xuan has no integrity, but you can't say that he is incapable, the real history of Zhang Xuan still did a lot of practical things, during his tenure as the first assistant of the cabinet, not only improved the imperial examination system, eliminated some of its drawbacks, but also vigorously fought corruption and honesty, and made remarkable achievements, and even Qingtianzhuang He also participated in the promotion and implementation of the matter, and was a capable official.

So to be fair, Zhang Xuan is not useless, his ability is there, it can only be said that he is a capable political speculator, and he likes to crack down on and exclude dissidents, even the retired Yang Ting and he did not let go, which made the public angry, and the evaluation in Shilin behind him was not good.

Of course, in Jiajing's personal eyes, Zhang Xuan is an obedient and caring and very capable loyal minister, so after Zhang Zhang's death, Jiajing gave him the nickname "Wenzhong", which ranks second in Wenzhen, second only to "Wenzheng", which shows that Jiajing's evaluation of Zhang Xuan is not high.

In addition, Zhang Xuan's eloquence is also very good, so he cleared his throat and said: "First, there is indeed no precedent for canonizing a king with a different surname in our dynasty, but some things cannot be conservative, just like building a house needs to be adapted to local conditions, and the laws and regulations should not be immutable, and it needs to be constantly updated in order to adapt to the present."

At the beginning of the founding of the country by my dynasty, I was strictly ordered not to go to the sea, but in order to prevent the Japanese invaders, now I have eradicated the coastal plagues of the Ming Dynasty, a few years ago not according to the actual situation, reopened the sea trade, now a few years have passed, the maritime trade is in full swing, all industries are prosperous, the coastal people live a rich life, grateful to the imperial court, at the same time, the sea trade has brought rich taxes to the treasury.

It can be seen from this that some of the outdated rules of our dynasty must indeed be changed, and they must be changed. ”

Jiajing finally had a smile on his face, and nodded slightly, not to mention anything else, just relying on Xu Qing to sweep away the coastal robbers and vigorously promote the ban on the open sea, it is impossible to overstate the reward.

Xia Yan stood up at this time, and retorted loudly: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Zhang Bingyong is transferring flowers and trees, and blatantly quibbling, it is true that some of the old systems in our dynasty really need to be reformed, and the opening up of maritime trade is indeed far more beneficial to our Ming Dynasty than it is disadvantageous.

However, one yard is one yard, and Taizu set the old system that a different surname cannot be crowned a king, in order to prevent ministers from being overpowered, pampered and arrogant, and even controlling the government. Therefore, this old system will never become obsolete, at least for now, there is no need to break the old and create a new one. ”

In terms of eloquence and ability, Xia Yan is not under Zhang Zhang, and Xia Yan in history does often wrestle with Zhang Zhang, and he is also the only person who can break Zhang Zhang, so as soon as he made a move, he grabbed the key point and directly hit the flaws in Zhang Zhang's arguments.

Jiajing's face was slightly gloomy, in fact, he liked Xia Yan very much, Xia Gongjin not only had a good appearance, a Beijing accent without a trace of rural accent, but also outstanding ability, but his temperament was too upright, not as intimate and easy to make as Zhang Zhang.

Of course, Jiajing is not a faint monarch who can only listen to flattering and agreeing to the words, many things can still be carried clearly, governing the country cannot only rely on courtiers who can only flatter and flatter, there are ministers in the court who dare to speak out against themselves, in order to avoid making mistakes, and Xia Yan is such a minister.

However, the court can't only have a courtier who loves the bar, so he will only be hollowed out and can't do anything, so he also needs a capable courtier like Zhang Xuan as a thug to ensure that his will can be executed.

Therefore, although Jiajing was unhappy in his heart, he did not suppress Xia Yan like Hu Shining, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and he couldn't find an excuse to suppress it, after all, Xia Yan's words were reasonable and well-founded, and there was no place for overstepping the courtesy.

Zhang Xuan originally planned to send Xu Jin home as a rich idler, and in order to please Jiajing, he naturally would not be refuted by Xia Yan so easily, but he immediately counterattacked: "Lord Xia's words are wrong, whether it is the canonization of the clan or the honorable relatives, our dynasty is in accordance with the principle of "dividing the feud but not giving the land, the lords but not the people, and eating the Lu but not governing the affairs", so it is impossible to have the situation of the feudal kings in the Sui, Tang, Qin and Han dynasties.

Therefore, Lord Xia is worried that Yasukuni's public merits will be high and the government will be controlled, which is simply nonsense, as for being pampered and arrogant, hehe, it only depends on the individual, he is like Lord Xia, as an auxiliary minister of the cabinet, he can also be pampered and arrogant, and it has nothing to do with whether he is the king of the county or not! ”

Sizzle......

The ministers in the hall couldn't help but gasp, Zhang Xuan's mouth was really vicious, a sword sealed his throat, tsk, the master made a move, it was wonderful, Xia Gong would fight back!

Xia Yan frowned, and said lightly: "This official's heart can show the sun and the moon, but you Zhang Bing shamelessly greeted the will, and the heart was not right, and it was not a gentleman's doing." ”

Zhang Xuan said calmly: "The minister only knows how to share the worries of the minister, the matter of the loyal minister, the heart of the fist can also show the sun and the moon, and Lord Xia wantonly slanders the reputation of others, and it is not a gentleman's doing." ”

Sizzle......

The ministers took a deep breath of cold air again, Xia Yan can be eloquent, and Zhang Xuan is not a fuel-efficient lamp!

Jia Yong looked at Xia Yan and Zhang Xuan, who were tit-for-tat and became the focus of the audience, and instantly felt a little excited, and even the wrinkles on his face relaxed, today's focus should have been him, the first assistant of the cabinet, but now he has completely become a foil, and the emotions of loss and unwillingness poured into his heart, but he didn't dare to interject, worried that Zhang Zhang's sharp mouth would become scum in seconds, and then I am afraid that not only will the old face be lost, but the prestige will fall even more, and the emperor may not let himself roll up and get out.

As soon as he thought of this, Jia Ge's old waist completely collapsed.

Jiajing on the throne, watching the two masters debate-for-tat, although it feels very enjoyable, but this court discussion has been going on long enough, and if it drags on any longer, it will be time to get off work, and I have to go back to hug my daughter!

So Jiajing didn't want to argue endlessly, and had to cut through the mess quickly, so he coughed lightly and pulled up the bias: "Xia Qing's family, don't attack personally, you step back and let Zhang Qing's family continue to argue." ”

The emperor obviously favored Zhang Xuan, and Xia Yan could only return to his original position.

A hint of pride flashed in Zhang Xuan's eyes, look, if you don't hug the emperor's thighs, no matter how much you can speak, it will be in vain, he arched his hand in the direction of the throne, and continued to say: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the abolition of the old system of not having a king with a different surname can inspire the soldiers to be more brave to kill the enemy and defend the country, just like the ban on opening the sea, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages, so it is not inappropriate to make an exception and promote the Duke of Jingguo as the king of the county, and the minister absolutely supports it!" ”

"Fart!" Li Chengxun, the left attendant of the Criminal Department, jumped out again, and choked angrily: "Zhang Bingyong, this official doesn't care about the nonsense you just had, just talk about the merits, which point of Xu Jin is worthy of the founding general of this dynasty, the king of Zhongshan still does not have the honor of being crowned king during his lifetime, Xu Jin is worthy?" ”