On the eighth day of the first month, the matter of the addition of cabinet ministers and the eunuchs of Jiangnan Town was just decided, and on the eleventh day of the first month, the secret disclosure of the four Ming Dynasty ministers Shen has always been in the hands of Wanli.

The secret disclosure is a secret performance, that is, only the emperor himself can see it, and the rest of the people are not allowed to read it. After the emperor read it, this secret revelation was immediately put into the clerical office of the celebrant for archiving, and no one was allowed to view it without the emperor's will. This is the prerogative of the important ministers of the imperial court, and it is something that cannot be foreheard of by the general administration department and the various sections.

At that time, Wang Xijue's comeback was hopeless, but the bad thing was that he secretly revealed that he asked the student Li Sancai to dismantle it privately, and then stabbed Kedao, which caused an uproar in the world, so he completely cut off the road to comeback and cheapened Ye Xianggao.

Wanli's perception of Shen has always been good, although the dispute between the country and the country is determined by Shen Zheng, so that King Fu can not enter the East Palace, but Shen has always been the first auxiliary period, in addition to the national capital, everything is in line with Wanli's intentions, so Wanli still attaches great importance to the secret disclosure of the four Ming Xianggong.

It's just that after reading Shen's secret disclosure, Wanli was a little confused, so he asked the chamberlain Zhao Quan to go to the celebrant to summon the duty Bingbi over. Today, there is no pen on duty, but the palm print Sun Siam is on duty.

As the eunuch in charge of the seal, Sun Xian actually did not say that he was on duty, but he was not present a few days ago when the emperor added ministers and guarded the eunuchs in Dingjiangnan, and he could not be dissuaded after hearing about it, so he specially arranged for it to go down, and he Sun Xian was on duty from the eleventh to the fifteenth of this month.

The eldest lord also had a heart in his way of arranging this, but he was worried that the emperor would give the Dongchang eunuch candidates these days. The moon is the first to be near the water, and it is better to be in front of the emperor than not to be there. To say that the relationship between him and Ma Tang is not harmonious, it is because Jin Zhong compromised with him and joined forces to balance Ma Tang.

Therefore, no matter what the relationship between Sun Xian and Jin Zhong was, suppressing Ma Tang was a top priority. How to suppress the law is the way to block the Admiral of Matang Dongchang.

After Sun Xian arrived at the Qianqing Palace, he first saluted the emperor.

Wanli gave the throne, and then asked Sun Xian to know how old the four Ming ministers were this year.

Sun Xian recalled and replied that the fourth Ming Dynasty was seventy years old.

"More than seventy?"

Wanli remembered that Shen Cheng was not young, but he didn't think that he was an old man in his seventies, so he sighed with emotion and motioned to Zhao Quan to show Sun Xian Shen's secret disclosure.

Sun Xian is the palm seal of the priest, the first assistant of the inner court, and it is no problem for him to see the secret revelation of the first assistant of the emperor. Although the chamberlain Zhao Quan also wanted to know what secret revelation the four Ming ministers gave to the emperor, he didn't dare to glance at the secret revelation, and after bowing down and handing the secret to the old ancestor, he obediently stepped aside and stood respectfully.

"Southeast Expansion of the Sea"?

Sun Xian saw the name of the Siming Xianggong, he was surprised, and looked at it quietly, and after reading it, he looked at the emperor with a stunned face, and said: "The Siming Xianggong advocated not to move the army when he was in the court, when he resisted the Japanese and aided the Dynasty, the Fujian and Zhejiang Naval Divisions were adjusted, and the expedition was prepared, and the emperor was also allowed to go on an expedition to the Japanese country, but the Siming Xianggong was not able to advocate it, but today why did the Xianggong go to the southeast to expand the sea and sparse, and he wanted to supervise the maritime minister Wei to preside over this matter?" ”

"I also think it's strange, that's why I asked you to ask. Let's talk about it, is what Shen has said feasible? Wanli was noncommittal, or he wasn't sure if what Shen had always said could be done.

"The old slave is not specialized in maritime affairs, and he dare not speak up."

Sun Xian is not prevaricating, nor is he unwilling to say it, but he is indeed unfamiliar with the southeast maritime affairs. Most of the people in the palace are not familiar with the maritime affairs, and they are almost crowded, and if they want to say that they are fine, there is one person, that is, Liu Jixiang, the admiral of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, who is serving by the side of Wang Zhi, the head of the war. It is reported that the Wei family sent to Jiangnan by the emperor was funded by Liu Jixiang, and the imperial horse supervisor was also convenient and gave the name of a rear army flag battalion.

However, this incident happened before Sun Xian was the palm print, so Wei Liangchen had the support of the noble concubine Niangniang, and the emperor's temper, as well as the support of Jin Zhong, Zhang Cheng, Liu Jixiang and others, and he Sun Xian did not need to find trouble for him.

Besides, if you really talk about it, Wei Liangchen is also the grandson of his grandson Siam. Isn't Li Jinzhong his uncle Wei Liangchen?

He took so much effort to send Li Jinzhong back into the East Palace, and he also said a few words to Wei Liangchen, who was in trouble in Wuxi, in the celebrant supervisor, for the sake of this incense.

Incense, for people in the palace, is no less than blood relatives.

Now that Wei Liangchen has been valued by the emperor and appointed as the eunuch of Jiangnan Town, although it is a six-grade, but it can also be seen that the weight of favor and trust. The better he did it, the bigger the official he did, but they were all the grandchildren of his grandson Siam, so for Sun Siam, he was happy to see it.

Otherwise, he would have followed the advice of the emperor a long time ago.

Sun Xian said that he didn't understand, and Wanli was not surprised, nodded slightly, and said: "Shen has always revealed that the maritime affairs should unite the forces of several provinces in the southeast and take a few steps, and I look at the backwards. Whether it is the Ryukyus or the Eastern Domain, they are all in our country's Korean Sea Frontier, and trade nodes, how can such a place be occupied by the Japanese people. ”

Sun Xian only listened to it, but listened to the emperor's tone, obviously agreeing with what the four Ming ministers said.

"However, Shen has always said that he is old, and he recommended Wei Liangchen to me to preside over the southeast sea expansion, which I don't think is good. Although I have just appointed Wei Liangchen to the post of Jiangnan town guard, but after all, he is young and lacks qualifications, according to Shen has always said, the southeast expansion of the sea must gather the strength of the naval divisions and guards of several provinces in Nanzhi, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong, and this combined army ship is tens of thousands, such a force, how can Wei Liangchen command. ”

"The old slave pondered that although Wei Liangchen was young, he was smart and clever, and with the help of the Four Ming Ministers behind him, he might not be able to preside over this southeast expansion."

Wanli disagreed, and shook his head: "Sun Xian, you are really going back more and more, and you can't make a fool, can he Wei Liangchen be able to hold it?" ”

Sun Xian chuckled lightly and said, "Emperor, the old slave is not confused, on the contrary, the old slave is sober." ”

"Oh?"

Wanli glanced at Sun Xian up and down, and said: "You also said that you are not confused, if you are sober, you should know that this southeast expansion of the sea is not easier than the Great Expedition." I sent Wei Liangchen to preside over maritime affairs, and gave him Jiangnan to guard the town, but as long as he ran the maritime trade, he didn't go to expand the sea or anything. In the southeastern provinces, who can he suppress? If he is allowed to preside over this southeast expansion of the sea, I might as well have the right to reveal the secret of Shen Zheng. ”

Sun Xian Zhengse said: "Emperor, the old slave thinks that this southeast expansion of the sea must be presided over by Wei Liangchen. ”

Seeing that Si Li's palm print was so firm, Wanli was stunned and wondered: "You insist that Wei Liangchen must be you, you must give me a reason!" ”

"There is no other reason, the old slave is just thinking about such a big thing, and the outer court will definitely not be able to pass, so he can only take the road of our inner court. Then it's just a matter of success, and if it doesn't work, there is also someone to bear. ”