Yang Feng soon came to the palace, and when he followed the eunuch who led the way into the side hall of Kunning Palace, he saw that the three cabinet elders, Wang Yongguang, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and other ministers were there, not only that, but even Wei Zhongxian was actually inside, which couldn't help but make Yang Feng feel very surprised.

After coming to Daming, Yang Feng realized that in fact, the description of Wei Zhongxian in history was biased. Wei Zhongxian in the history books is greedy, murderous, and only knows how to exclude dissidents and frame Zhongliang, but after contacting him, Yang Feng knows that it is better to believe in books than to have no books, Wei Zhongxian certainly has shortcomings such as greed for money, ruthlessness, and no compromise in order to achieve the goal, but there is one thing that he is much stronger than the so-called righteous gentlemen of the Donglin Party.

That is, Wei Zhongxian will make money for Zhu Youxiao, before Yang Feng arrived, he was Zhu Youxiao's money bag, and when the imperial court's finances were so tight, Daming was still able to barely operate because of Wei Zhongxian's ability to make money. And Wei Zhongxian is certainly greedy, but he is not picky eaters, what he does to make money, such as the gold, silver and jewelry store in Nanjing before was founded by him, and he kept some of the silver he earned, but the big head was still given to Zhu Youxiao, which is also the reason why Zhu Youjian knew that his queen Zhang Yan hated Wei Zhongxian so much that he also reused Wei Zhongxian.

And Wei Zhongxian is still very low-key, most of the time he spends most of his time in the ceremonial supervisor to deal with things, basically rarely shows up, Yang Feng has been in the capital for more than half a year, and he has only seen Wei Zhongxian two or three times, which is also the reason why Yang Feng felt strange after seeing Wei Zhongxian.

"Weichen Yang Feng has seen Your Majesty!" Yang Fengchao walked up to him and saluted Zhu Youxiao.

"Yang Aiqing, are you here?" Seeing Yang Feng's arrival, a smile appeared on Zhu Youxiao's originally sad face.

Yang Feng said helplessly: "Didn't Your Majesty give Weichen a six-day leave, why did you call Weichen again?" ”

After the disaster relief came to an end, Yang Feng specially asked Zhu Youxiao for a few days off to accompany the new child at home, although this time it was a girl, but it was still a huge surprise for Yang Feng, who had a child for the first time, and now Yang Feng will basically hold the child all over the yard as soon as he is free, although his love for the child made Zhezhe's originally somewhat apprehensive heart down, but it also made Hai Lanzhu, Zheng Toniang and Da Yuer and other girls a little tasted, and these nights are desperately "squeezing" Yang Feng.

Seeing that Yang Feng was so casual with Zhu Youxiao in front of all the ministers, Huang Li said with some displeasure: "Jiang Ningbo, now that Your Majesty is discussing national affairs with us and others, how can you be so big and small, and don't understand the etiquette of respect and inferiority?" ”

Yang Feng raised his eyebrows, Huang Liji's words are a trap, if these words are implemented and spread, a hat that does not know etiquette and dignity will be firmly buckled on Yang Feng's head. Yang Feng couldn't carry this pot, he sneered and said to Huang Liji: "Huang Ge Lao, you can tell me, why is Yang not big or small, and he doesn't know how to be respectful?" On the title, Ben Bo is Jiang Ningbo, who was enshrined by the emperor, and Ben Bo is super first-class, which is two levels higher than you, the second-grade Rite Department Shangshu and Wenyuan Pavilion University Scholar, but Ben Bo didn't see you saluting Ben Bo? Could it be that you, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, are also in vain? ”

"You ......" Huang Liji couldn't help but be angry, he, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, was second only to the existence of a scholar of Jianji Palace, and he was the top scholar, how could Yang Feng, an uncle who had obtained it by killing, be able to compare?

But he can't say that Yang Feng, Jiang Ningbo, is inferior to him, because at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Comrade Lao Zhu stipulated that the people with the highest status in the Ming Dynasty belonged to the princes, vassal kings and princes of the Ming Dynasty in addition to the emperor.

You don't see that Lao Zhu killed people at every turn, but all officials who embezzled more than 50 taels of silver had to be skinned and filled with grass, and officials in some places had killed several stubbles, but people who wanted to be officials were still like carp crossing the river. It's just that after the change of Tumubao, the power of Wuxun was almost exhausted, and the cultural management group took the opportunity to rise, and openly shouted out the fallacy that everything is inferior and only high in reading, and now the civil officials are very contemptuous of those nobles who can only eat and wait for death, but they will never dare to openly shout that their identity is more noble than Xungui, because that is to openly overthrow the system set by Lao Zhu.

Seeing that Huang Liji was choked by Yang Feng and couldn't speak, Gu Bingqian couldn't help but glared at him with some annoyance, secretly annoyed that his pig teammate was not angry, what did Yang Feng say to Zhu Youxiao about your, didn't you see that Lao Tzu, the first assistant, didn't say anything, what kind of big-tailed wolf are you going to pretend to be, it's okay to scare Yang Feng, how idle you have to be!

Zhu Youxiao squinted his eyes and watched Yang Feng and Huang Liji scolding each other there, and only after seeing Huang Liji eating the turtle did he wave his hand: "Okay, Yang Aiqing." This time, I announced that there is no way for you to enter the palace, so you can take a look at this performance first. ”

After that, he pointed to the fold on the dragon case, and the eunuch standing on the side hurriedly stepped forward to pick up the fold with both hands and handed it to Yang Feng, Yang Feng took the fold and nodded to the little eunuch with a smile, and then opened the fold and looked at it.

There was silence in the side hall, only the rustle of Yang Feng flipping through the folds.

After a long while, Yang Feng handed the fold back to the little eunuch, he raised his head and asked Zhu Youxiao: "Your Majesty, Fujian's Zheng Zhilong rebellion, this matter is not trivial, Zheng Zhilong's ministers still know a little bit about it, this person is not inferior, ambitious, if this person is allowed to gain a firm foothold in Fujian, I am afraid that from now on Fujian will become eventful." ”

Hearing this, not only Zhu Youxiao, but even Gu Bingqian and others showed an approving look in their eyes, this Yang Feng is indeed not simple. What he said was the same as the conclusion they had just reached, but don't forget that this conclusion was reached after a group of them discussed it for a long time, but Yang Feng made a judgment immediately after just reading this recital, and this vision alone was enough to be admirable.

Zhu Youxiao said with admiration on his face: "What Yang Aiqing said is also the result of the discussion between Shi Cai and the ministers, and you all think that you should immediately send a capable general to lead the elite to Fujian to quell this rebellion as soon as possible, otherwise if it drags on for too long, I am afraid that the situation in Fujian will become erosive." And Huang Liji proposed that Yang Aiqing go to Fujian, Gu Aiqing and others also mean this, I don't know what Aiqing's opinion is? ”

"Well...... this"

Yang Feng groaned, in fact, when he saw this twist, he had a premonition in his heart, this errand is now afraid that no one can be promoted except himself. Lu Xiangsheng, Yang Guozhu and Hu Dawei can certainly go to Fujian to quell the rebellion, but they are not as good as themselves in terms of prestige and strength in the court, and they also have to defend the Jingshi, thinking about it, only Jiang Ningbo, whether he is tall, short, fat or thin, is the most suitable candidate.

"Okay!" Yang Feng finally agreed, "Wechen is willing to lead troops to Fujian to quell the rebellion!" ”

Seeing that Yang Feng finally agreed, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but be overjoyed, and said continuously: "Yang Aiqing is still reliable at the critical moment, I know that Yang Aiqing will not let me down." ”

Not only Zhu Youxiao, but Gu Bingqian and others were also relieved when they saw Yang Feng agreeing to go to Fujian to quell the rebellion. glanced at each other, and they all felt that a big stone in their hearts had fallen, and Gu Bingqian even praised him: "Jiang Ningbo is worthy of being the pillar of the country and the model of my generation!" ”

Yang Feng smiled faintly, ignoring this obvious sycophant, he turned his head to Gu Bingqian and said: "Lord Gu, don't be in a hurry to praise Benbo, although Benbo promised to go to Fujian to quell the rebellion, he also has a small request, hoping to get the support of His Majesty and the imperial court." ”

"This is nature, Jiang Ningbo, please speak!" Gu Bingqian and the others showed a natural look in their eyes, it was normal for Yang Feng to make a request, if he didn't make a request, they would be worried.

"First, the minister hopes that His Majesty and the princes can make an official document, and the court will reopen the sea ban!"

"What ......"

As soon as Yang Feng's first request was made, it caused a shock.

The eyes of Gu Bingqian, Huang Liji and others were almost bulging out. Reopen the sea ban...... This is just a small request, this is a request is simply too big, okay.

In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, the system of the Tang, Song and Yuan dynasties was followed, and the tributary trade policy controlled and managed by the government was continued. The tributary trade led to the continuous loss of the imperial court, so that "the treasury is empty", which brought an increasingly heavy financial burden to the Ming Dynasty.

And Comrade Zhu, who was born in mud legs, stubbornly believes that the foundation of the Ming Dynasty lies in agriculture, and the output value of agriculture is enough to feed the Ming Dynasty. In addition, at that time, the Japanese invaders often harassed the coast, so they issued a decision that "no piece of board should go to sea", and the common people were expressly forbidden to go to sea without permission.

Since this order was issued, successive emperors and officials have been pursuing this policy, although there is Zheng He's feat of going to the West, but throughout the Ming Dynasty, this ban still runs through the history of the Ming Dynasty for more than two hundred years.

After everyone was silent for a while, Gu Bingqian said: "Lord Yang, this is the ancestral system set by Emperor Taizu, and it is not easy to change!" ”

"Ancestry?" Yang Feng sneered, "Since Elder Gu Ge mentioned the ancestral system, then we might as well pick them all up, for example, the rule set by Emperor Taizu that anyone who is greedy for ink more than fifty taels of silver must be stripped of skin and filled with grass, and only the prisoners who come out of the Guozi can be officials, what do you think?" ”

"You...... How does this work? Huang Liji was also anxious, most of the officials of the Ming Dynasty are now from serious academic backgrounds, how can they be compared with those who go through the back door of Guozijian, Yang Feng, you are turning back the wheel of history by doing this! And if the greedy ink exceeds fifty taels and has to be peeled and filled with grass, in addition to the best like Hai Rui, how many officials in the entire Ming Dynasty can be left?

"How...... Don't talk anymore? Yang Feng sneered: "Didn't you keep saying that you want to follow the ancestral system, why don't you follow it now?" I can see that for all of you, you must abide by the ancestral system that is beneficial to you, and if it is unfavorable to you, you will pretend not to see it, right? ”

Rao is Gu Bingqian and others have been mixed in officialdom for most of their lives, and they were also embarrassed by Yang Feng's words.

Yang Feng continued: "Your Majesty, my lords, in fact, everyone understands that the so-called sea ban is now just a joke for the Ming Dynasty, which is used to restrain those ordinary people, those maritime merchants in the south of the Yangtze River do not have dozens of large sea ships, hundreds or even thousands of sailors, they travel back and forth between Nanyang and Fusang, and the huge profits they get every year are more than tens of millions. They are the ones who have benefited the most, but at the same time, they are the ones who support the sea ban the most, and the reason for this is understandable to you without me. ”

Gu Bingqian and several other pavilion elders were silent, and even Wang Yongguang, the secretary of the military department who belonged to the Donglin Party, was silent, he didn't want to refute it, but this was indeed a fact, and he couldn't refute it if he wanted to. In the past, he could still use the excuse of "competing with the people for profit" to oppose the ban on opening the sea, but when Yang Feng stripped the true face of the Donglin Party members in the "Pravda", this excuse became a joke.

Competing with the people? I'm afraid it's competing with the rich merchants, salt merchants, and maritime merchants, right?

However, as a member of the Donglin Party, if Wang Yongguang didn't say a word in this matter, he thought for a long time before stammering and said: "Opening the sea ban is too important, if the sea ban is rashly opened, I am afraid that Jiangsu and Zhejiang will make a big wave, and it will not be beneficial to the country." ”

Gu Bingqian and the others also chimed in: "Lord Wang is reasonable, I hope Your Majesty will think twice!"

"Well...... "Zhu Youxiao looked at Yang Feng with some hesitation.

Yang Feng pondered for a while and said: "In this case, we don't open all the sea bans immediately, we have to come step by step, let's let Fujian open the sea ban first, what do you think?" Anyway, today's Fujian has been in a mess by Zheng Zhilong, and he is not afraid of becoming more chaotic after the reopening of the sea ban, what does Your Majesty think? ”

Zhu Youxiao thought about it, and now Fujian has experienced several months of war, and it has long been a mess, and now even if the sea ban is opened, can the consequences be so bad, let's talk about it.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao made a decision in his heart: "Okay...... According to Aiqing, now Fujian has reopened the sea ban and allowed Fujian fishermen to go in and out of fishing and do business freely! ”

In the end, he added: "Of course, remember to pay taxes according to the rules!" ”

Things have come to this point, Gu Bingqian and the others also know that with Yang Feng's promotion and Zhu Youxiao's nod, Fujian's reopening of the sea ban is already unstoppable, and they have no choice but to agree.

Since the matter had been decided, Zhu Youxiao quickly issued an order to appoint Yang Feng as the governor of the southern expedition, and led Jiang Ningwei and Nanjing's 20,000 troops to Fujian and set off ten days later.

Along with the holy decree, there was also the will of Fujian to reopen the sea ban, but this will was covered up by the previous will......