Chapter 984: Something Happened in Shaanxi
It is also interesting to say that before Yang Feng came, the cabinet, which provided the emperor with a basis for decision-making and had the power to draft votes, was normally required to speak at the court meeting, but in yesterday's court meeting, the cabinet stood there without saying a word.
The reason is very simple, the holy decree of canonizing Yang Feng as the prince of the country was drafted by them, it is difficult for them to slap their own face, since they can't oppose it, and they don't want to offend so many colleagues, they can only act as clay sculpture bodhisattvas.
Originally, they thought that it would be the same today, Yang Feng was too demonic, not to mention holding heavy troops, and he was deeply respected by the emperor, and it would only be thankless to go against him, so even Han Yi changed his fiery temper in the past and stood there with his eyes closed.
It's just that when Yang Feng shouted to bring "The Great Message" out again, they finally couldn't sit still, what is "The Great Message"? That is the law that Zhu Yuanzhang specially used to punish corrupt officials, and it can be called the sword of Damocles on the heads of Ming officials.
It can be said that if you want to pick up the most hated thing of the Ming officials, it must be the "Great Message", thinking that when Lao Zhu was in power, killing corrupt officials was called a ruthless, it is said that there were many vacancies in the official positions of the imperial court at that time, this kind of thing is simply unimaginable now.
"Believe in the country!"
Seeing Yang Feng looking at the three of them, Han Yi was angry, and stood up and said loudly, "Although the Great Message was decided by Emperor Taizu Gao, the criminal law in it is too tragic and hurts the heavens and the peace. Not only have tortures such as foot cutting, toe chopping, knee removal, and castration have long been abolished, but there are also many new punishments such as hand amputation, finger chopping, tendon picking, skinning and filling grass, and Ling Chi.
Therefore, after the death of Emperor Taizu Gao, Emperor Chengzu also gradually abolished the "Great Message" for more than 200 years. ”
Yang Feng spread his hands and said innocently: "What can this prince have, isn't that master always shouting that the ancestral system cannot be violated?" Now this gong recitals ask His Majesty to take out the ancestral system set by Emperor Taizu Gao again, is it wrong? ”
"You ......"
Han Yi was so angry that he couldn't say it for a while, this guy was too lacking in morality, and kept using the ancestral system to pressure him, but he didn't know how to refute it yet. It's just that he forgot that it was not Yang Feng's initiative to use the ancestral system to scare people, just now, the official of the Donglin Party also used the ancestral system to scare the emperor.
Sun Chengzong was still sophisticated, and when he saw Han Yi being embarrassed, he hurriedly said: "Xin Guogong, although the "Great Message" is the ancestral system promulgated by Emperor Taizu Gao, but what Lord Han said is actually not unreasonable.
As the so-called changes in the sky are not enough to fear, the ancestors are not enough to be afraid, and the words of people are not enough to be compassionate, the reason why Emperor Taizu Gao promulgated the "Great Message" is because at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the remnants of the Yuan people were still in trouble. It is the so-called troubled times with heavy canons, which is also understandable, but now the Ming Dynasty has been open for nearly three hundred years, and things have long been wrong, if you still use the "Great Message", it is too cruel to be embarrassed, because of this, Emperor Chengzu has gradually canceled the Great Decree during his reign until today. The old man said this, can the prince of the letter understand? ”
"Bengong understands!"
Yang Feng nodded.
"Sun Ge Lao means that if the ancestral system is useful to you, you can stay, but if the ancestral system is useless to you, you can change it or even throw it away, is that so?"
"I ...... Grass"
Now even Sun Chengzong, who has a good temper, is so angry that he wants to scold his mother, do you know that if you do this, you will really have no friends.
Seeing Sun Chengzong, who was blushing, Zhu Youxiao, who was sitting on the dragon chair, knew that the heat was almost over, and if Yang Feng was allowed to continue, things would really be messed up.
I saw him cough lightly: "Okay, Xinguo Gong, don't quarrel with Sun Ge Lao." The matter of "The Great Message" is very important, so it is better to put it on hold for now, let's talk about the lifting of the ban on the Jiangnan Sea first. ”
"Lifting the ban on the Jiangnan Sea is not trivial, I hope Your Majesty will think twice." As soon as they heard that the ban on the Jiangnan Sea was to be lifted, the Donglin Party members were also anxious, and they couldn't care about being rude, so they hurriedly stepped forward to dissuade them.
Looking at the appearance of a group of people speaking in unison, Zhu Youxiao secretly sneered in his heart, but said in his mouth: "Didn't Shicai Xin Guogong say that Jiangnan would lift the sea ban in one year?" I thought it was really hasty, so let's compromise, at the beginning of next year, let's first lift the sea ban in Songjiang Mansion and Jiading, and see how the effect is, if the effect is really good, we will start to fully lift the sea ban in Jiangnan, what do you think? ”
"This ......"
The Donglin Party is now sitting down, because Zhu Youxiao has retreated again and again, rejecting Yang Feng's request to pick up the "Great Message" again, and also giving them enough face Not to completely lift the sea ban in Jiangnan immediately, but only asked for a pilot project in Songjiang and Jiading, if they didn't even agree to this, let alone others, even they themselves felt that it was too deceitful, and they really thought that the emperor's face was so worthless?
Only Sun Chengzong's heart is like a mirror, he can see that the relationship is a big drama made by the emperor and Yang Feng today, and the purpose is to nail the south of the Yangtze River.
Although Songjiang and Jiading are not as important as Yangzhou and Shaoxing, the most important places in the south of the Yangtze River, they are also first-class prosperous places.
Thinking of this, Sun Chengzong looked at Zhu Youxiao's gaze with surprise and at the same time an indescribable relief, the emperor has finally grown up and has become more and more urban, which may also be a good thing for the Ming Dynasty.
The early dynasty ended in a burst of unwillingness, annoyance and doubt, but Yang Feng was not as good as others, and he could go home after the early dynasty ended, and as soon as he walked to the door of the main hall, a little eunuch came and told him that His Majesty had an invitation.
When Yang Feng came to the imperial study, he found that the three bigwigs of the cabinet had already sat there first.
Nutrient arched his hand: "Your Majesty, I don't know what you have to do with calling Weichen?" ”
Zhu Youxiao pointed at Yang Feng and said helplessly to Sun Chengzong: "Take a look...... Look at it, such a lazy person, is this still like the faithful prince of the Ming Dynasty? ”
Sun Chengzong also said: "Xin Guogong, the old man also knows that your wife is about to give birth in two months, you want to accompany him more, this is human nature, the old man can understand, but this matter is a little urgent, so the old man asked His Majesty to call you." ”
Yang Feng was slightly surprised: "What's the matter, could it be that there is a change in Shaanxi?" ”
Sun Chengzong looked at him with some surprise for a while: "Xinguo Gong is very capable, something has indeed happened in Shaanxi." ”
"What the hell is going on?"
Yang Feng's expression also became serious, now Lu Xiangsheng is leading 30,000 new troops to quell the chaos in Shaanxi, it stands to reason that even if the rebellion of the Liukou cannot be quelled immediately, it will not be chaotic, but looking at Sun Chengzong's appearance, this matter should not be small.