Chapter 306: Under Heavy Pressure, I Have Confidence

The emperor wants to open the sea ban!

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and when Zhu Di proposed such a thing, all the officials in the line fell into an uproar. Although the edict of moving the capital has not yet been issued, although it is now a set of teams for the crown prince of Nanjing to supervise the country, and a set of teams for Beijing, it seems that the south is heavy and the north is light, but everyone knows that those left-behind officials in Nanjing are likely to stay in Jiangnan for the rest of their lives, and those who take root in Beijing with the emperor will be the real pillars of the country. It is conceivable that if the emperor really did such a thing, wouldn't they have become real sinners?

"That's the ancestral training, the ancestral training of Emperor Hongwu, how can it be abandoned lightly!"

"Sending lieutenant officials to the West is already a violation of the ancestral system, and this ban on opening the sea is absolutely impossible!"

"Easily changing the ancestral system, that is disloyalty and unfilial piety!"

In the midst of countless discussions, the first thing to do was naturally the imperial historians of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the six departments of the Imperial Procuratorate, and the music flew into the General Administration Department like snowflakes, and the resolute attitude of not giving up until the goal was achieved was as if the matter of moving the capital was discussed back then. Although because Zhu Di is not a tolerant emperor, everyone has restrained in the wording of the song, but there are still impassioned stunned youths, and the ministers and monks have been impeached by many people. On the cusp of this storm, a message suddenly came out.

The ban on opening the sea is just a suggestion made by Zhang Yue, an insignificant six-grade petty official!

Although no one knew where the news came from or whether it was true or false, the spearheads of the civil officials suddenly reversed direction, and almost all of Zhang Yue's past was pulled out and carefully broken and analyzed, and those who were best at writing and writing were even more angry at their own folds. Some impeached Zhang Yue for dereliction of duty in Qingzhou, some impeached him for transferring troops without authorization and ignoring the ban, some impeached him for tyranny, and some impeached him for privately showing favor to the people and plotting against him, and more directly pointed out that he ignored the "Emperor Ming Zu Xun" and went against the law, and he should be punished to thank the world.

Compared with the enthusiasm of those civil officials, the officials in the palace were quite excited. Knowing that Zhu Di had asked Zheng He about this before, some big eunuchs with heads and faces even quietly came to Zheng He's private residence to listen to the news, all of them were to listen to the shipping routes of Western countries to the Western Ocean, and some even listened to the sea charts with their faces salivating. On this day, Zheng He, who was really too lazy to perfunctory those colleagues, wanted to let his nephew Zheng Enming close the door to thank the guests, but who knew that Yang Qing, the eunuch of the governor, came to the door again.

Zheng He and Yang Qing have a good relationship, they have gone to sea together before, and they couldn't help but be surprised when they saw him come to the door, and asked with a raised brow: "My threshold has almost been broken in the past few days, why do you even come to join in the fun, Lao Yang?" ”

"Now that the news is spreading, I don't think there's something right in the limelight, so I have to make a trip." Yang Qing sat down on the kang opposite Zheng He, looked around, and saw that there were no outsiders in the room, so he whispered, "Those officials were just staring at Zhang Yue at first, but their movements in the past few days have been a little strange, and many people have turned to you. Some people even say that you have received many rare gifts from the king of the land in the Western countries to fill your pockets, and you have even been able to hide spices and medicines under your command. ”

Zheng He didn't care about the first one, he had to go through it every time he came back, but the latter one was mentioned for the first time. Tsai asked Yang Qing carefully, his face gradually became solemn, and he put the tea cup in his hand back on the kang table. Zheng Enming, who was standing on the side, accompanied Zheng He to the sea many times, and then quietly flashed out the door, but he was guarding outside.

"Lao Yang, you have also traveled with me, you should know what is going on with this private spice medicine. The soldiers were at sea for a year or two at a time, and there were often people who could not eat fresh vegetables and fruits and died of illness at sea. Although there is a reward every time he comes back, and Lu Mi is also correct, what can those treasure money be used for? They worked hard to bring a little bit of Western production, and after they arrived in the Central Plains and sold it, they could exchange some money for a prosperous life, so I naturally had to turn a blind eye. ”

When Yang Qing saw Zheng Enming go out, he spoke with less scruples: "Every time you go to the West, you are such a soldier, this approach is naturally deserved, otherwise who is willing to leave their hometown and go to sea, and maybe they have to lose their lives?" But how can those civil officials know these truths, one by one, they are holding back their minds to find mistakes, but they don't know how to be sympathetic to people at all! The first lieutenants came to you, just because the opening of the sea ban means that there is a way to make money, according to you, this sea ban can really be opened? ”

"Since it is the emperor, he has already opened his mouth...... Let's put it this way, once the emperor makes up his mind, it is useless for the ministers to oppose it! ”

Following Zhu Di for many years, Zheng He naturally knows the temperament of the Son of Heaven. He has been at sea for many years and has developed the habit of chewing betel nut, so he habitually touched his waist at this time, and found that he was empty, and then he saw that the betel nut bag was on the kang table. took one from it and chewed it slowly, and after thinking for a while, he smiled and said: "After all, those soldiers are veterans who have gone to the sea many times, and it is not a big deal, the emperor will not care about those messy words, but Zhang Yue is not under pressure this time." He is a civil official, and it must be known that many people can't look down on young people. Moreover, the emperor is a resolute person, and it is not enough to just say that he will not do it, I am afraid that he will be sent immediately. ”

Zhang's study outside the house is self-reflective.

Even if he expected that there would be an impermeable wall in the world, Zhang Yue really didn't expect that under the situation that the emperor deliberately suppressed, the wind and waves would come so quickly and fiercely, and someone would push himself to the forefront so quickly. Even when he is at home behind closed doors, he can feel the overwhelming pressure. Although he couldn't hear any discussion at home, the Gu family didn't show any different colors, and the elders and brothers were still the same as always, but the anxiety in everyone's hearts and even the complaints of some people, where could he not know?

"Young master, I'm back."

"Come in."

Zhang Yue, who was practicing calligraphy in front of the bookcase, put down his pen and raised his head, and saw the sturdy Hu Qi open a thick cotton curtain and enter the door. Because when he visited Mrs. Wang before, he heard that Zhang Fu was short of manpower in Xuanfu to train soldiers, and he was going to mobilize a few more generals from the British Mansion. After all, that is the confidant of the British Gong Zhang Fu, and now that people need it, he doesn't have the reason to keep holding people back. Fortunately, now he has a more reliable Hu Qisi around him, and he is not worried that no one will do confidential affairs.

"Any news?"

The emperor was furious and ordered Lord Yuan to investigate strictly, but he found out that the matter was revealed by the celebrant and eunuch Huang Yan. It's just that the matter is big, and if he can't be defeated at once, he will suffer from it, so he didn't play it directly, but just looked for a few scapegoats. ”

Seeing Zhang Yue's brows, Hu Qi hurriedly explained: "Huang Yan is an old man from the Yan Wangfu in the past, and he is the most trusted internal official around the emperor, so he will be in charge of the celebrant and eunuch, and even the kings and princesses are polite to him. He was at odds with the crown prince, but he had a close relationship with the king of Zhao and often exchanged letters with the king of Han. This person is extremely greedy for money, and has extorted countless money and goods when he went to North Korea several times, and he is no less magnificent than the prince in the mansion in the capital, but this time why he deliberately leaked the news, the reason for this has not yet been found. ”

If Zhang Yue had doubts about Yuan Fang's motives at first, then, after all these years of exposure and careful observation, Zhang Yue had gradually found his way out, and had established a deep trust and confidence in this elder, who really couldn't find other possibilities, so at this time he did not have the slightest doubt about Hu Qi's answer, but his thinking was naturally indispensable.

Before the county lord Chen Liu, he asked Xiao Wu to beware of Huang Yan through the mouth of Xiao Wu, and now Jinyiwei found out that it was indeed Huang Yan who deliberately released the news, why did the No. 1 eunuch before the Son of Heaven beat him? You know, he hasn't dealt with Huang Yan yet, and he doesn't even know what the other party looks like. It's just that if the old eunuch thought that this heavy pressure would make him mess up, he underestimated him and the Son of Heaven.

Lord Yuan also reminded that Huang Yan and Meng Xian Meng had a good relationship, and on the day of the young master's wedding, he once went to Meng's house in disguise, and only came out after more than an hour, and then went to Zhao Wang's mansion. Master Meng is too utilitarian, after experiencing the previous prison disaster, demotion and loss of his wife, not only did he not wake up, but now he seems to have some other movements. Jinyiwei detected that he was going back to Shandong Haifeng to bury his deceased wife in the near future, and there seemed to be a lot of fresh faces in the family. ”

As soon as he heard the name Meng Xian, Zhang Yue suddenly took a deep breath and felt an indescribable headache. People can't succeed without ambition, but if people are too ambitious, they often don't succeed enough and have more than enough to lose. If Meng Xian continues to toss again and again, then not only will the children of the Meng family be implicated, but I am afraid that even the Hou family of Baoding will be involved!

With this matter deeply in his mind, he asked thoughtfully, "Have you told Lord Yuan about Fangling?" And what does he mean by that important thing I told you to ask? ”

"The matter of Fangling, Lord Yuan said that it is easy to do, and Lord Yuan is very much in favor of that important matter." Hu Qi thought of Yuan Fang's surprised and happy expression at that time, and couldn't help but feel honored, "He said that when the East Factory is built next year, it will definitely rely on Jinyiwei's manpower and news channels, but after that, it will definitely open up another channel to leave Jinyiwei, so now it is really necessary to take precautions." There is a lot of inconvenience in this matter, so Lord Yuan also said that let the four of us arrange it, after all, we all know the details of the Jinyi Guard. Also, he said that Father-in-law Lu seemed to be very willing to deal with the young master, and asked the young master to be perfunctory, it will definitely be useful in the future. ”

With Yuan Fang here, Zhang Yue didn't worry about Jinyiwei staring at him; However, if there are more people in the East Factory behind this, this feeling is not pleasant, which is why he has to prepare early. After hearing this, he nodded happily, and then asked Hu Qi to step forward and whispered in a low voice. Just as he was about to send someone out, someone suddenly knocked on the cotton curtain.

"Less...... Master! There is a will, there is a will in the palace! ”

As soon as he heard the two words of will, Zhang Yue couldn't help but jump up with a spirit, and walked out quickly. Hu Qi, who was stunned for a moment, thought that he hadn't heard any wind from Yuan Fang just now, and knew that Zhang Yue must go back to the house to change his coats first, so he immediately grabbed Lian Sheng, who was about to follow, and asked sharply, "Who is from outside?" ”

"Who? It's the Father-in-law Lu who came before! ”

Lian Sheng was busy arranging the incense case and other things, where did he have time to talk to Hu Qiduo, and as soon as he broke free, he ran out of the smoke. And Hu Qi, who was in his throat, finally realized at this moment - he was completely blindly worried, if the emperor was angry and prepared to use Zhang Yue as a scapegoat, he should have come out of Jinyiwei a long time ago, how could Yuan Fang not get any news at all?