Ming Zheng

Before there was accurate news about Cheng Qiyun, Yang Ling also took action urgently.

In fact, he had already explained the pros and cons of lifting the sea ban and what he had long said to Li Dongyang clearly. Since he understood the intention of all officials to truly oppose lifting the sea ban, he also knew that the opposition of the officials was not as short-sighted as he imagined. They may not see the far-reaching significance of lifting the sea ban and synchronizing with the world, but at least they understand the benefits of lifting the sea ban to the court at present.

However, out of selfishness, many officials are content with the status quo, so the truth must be explained, but it is impossible to make all officials respond by just speaking reasoning. They must overwhelm them politically with strength and make them have no excuses.

What Yang Ling had to do was to fight for the court and overwhelm them openly. Only in this way could this national policy be implemented.

At this time, Tang Yixian had just built a building in the small building and came out from the bathroom of the natural boiling spring. Just as she was bathing, the spring water made her beautiful face as beautiful as peach blossoms flush. She wore a jade-white puppet shirt, a water-pink alkali-like dark flower gauze dress, and a long silk skirt with moist hair and natural beauty.

Zhengde couldn't help but lit up when he saw this and blurted out: "So beautiful..."

Tang Yixian glared at him and said angrily: "Don't say it."

Zhengdedao: "Don't you agree to praise me?"

Tang Yixian's eyes rolled and said, "Didn't you promise to be both civil and military? Then write a poem to praise Jizhou hot springs. I will listen carefully. Remember, don't say anything like hot spring water to wash the grease."

When Zhengde heard this, he frowned and thought about it for a while, and said, "The sea is also abnormal in winter. Why is the ice pool warmer like soup? It melts the lineage and the present and the past, and does not wash the cold intestines for the world."

Tang Yixian widened his eyes in surprise, looked at him for a while and suddenly laughed "puffed" and praised: "I can't tell, I really can't tell that you are a little young man, a little guard, who writes poems so... so majestic."

Zhengde was praised by her and was immediately overjoyed. At this time, Princess Yongchun and two confidant palace maids rushed over excitedly. As soon as she entered the door, she said, "Miss Tang has already taken a shower and changed her clothes? It's great. Come on, let's play the Leaf Show, I also brought iced grape wine. Whoever loses will be fined a glass of wine."

She smiled and looked at Zhengde and said, "I am playing a leaf show with Miss Tang. If you like it, you can also bet."

Ye Zishe is similar to the current mahjong. Tang Yixian is an expert in wine, sex, wealth and wealth. He was trained since childhood in the "Flower House". When he was in the Dai Palace, he often played this game with the palace maids, and he rarely lost. However, his opponent was a princess. Tang Yixian was obedient and clever, dared not win her a lot. If Zhengde followed his bet, it wouldn't matter if he lost for his cousin to please the princess. Wouldn't he have to pay his pitiful salary?

So Tang Yixian hurriedly advised: "Your Highness, let's just play cards. How much salary can the little lieutenant have? Why don't he bet?"

Yongchun smiled "gu" and said, "Are you kind-hearted? Are you afraid of implicating him in losing? Just let him bet, if you lose, you will be fined a drink, this little captain... Is it fine for him to have ten beans?"

Tang Yixian didn't know that the bean she mentioned was Jindouzi, so Zhan Yan smiled and said, "Okay. The princess asked him to sit down, and the girl in the family will play cards with His Highness."

Yang Ling sorted out the matter carefully, wrote a secret letter and asked someone to report to Jiao Fang, a Grand Secretary, to Jiao Fang. Then he smiled slightly, stretched his waist, and slowly left the tower.

The early spring night is still cold, the sprouting trees are not dense enough, and the mountain wind blows slowly. The sound of gurgling spring water flows in my ears. The twinkling stars, against the silver plate-like bright moon under the sky. The silver light pours over the ground like mercury.

The guards standing quietly in the moonlight in the forest saw him appear and bowed to him. Yang Ling stood on the high ground, and the cloak tightly on her body suddenly felt a sense of pride in her heart: a beautiful wife and concubine, fame and fortune, everything that every man dreamed of was already at my fingertips. Once upon a time, I was such a tiny person, but what I was doing may change the entire history. Who would have thought that I had secretly planned it between my voice and sex.

The mountain wind suddenly brought a wave of zithering music, which corresponded to the cool breeze, like flowing water falling flowers. Yangling walked along the sound, and the sound gradually became clear. The sound seemed to be winding down the stream on the falling flowers, tinkling and twitching across the stream stones, arousing countless crystal water droplets.

There was a small building in front of him. Yang Ling couldn't help but feel a little surprised when he saw that it was the eldest princess' residence. He just heard that the princess and Yixian were playing the "yesteryear show". Could it be that the eldest princess had not gone? He stopped and pointed to the guard at the door and said, "Who is playing the piano?"

When the guard saw that it was Yang Ling, he hurriedly bowed and said, "I have met Lord Yang, it is His Highness the Princess playing the piano."

Yang Ling said "Oh" and turned around and wanted to leave. Suddenly, the sound of the piano in the hall stopped, and a palace maid in green clothes appeared in front of the hall gate. Yingying bowed and said, "The eldest princess invites Mr. Yang to enter the hall."

Yang Ling paused his feet, hesitated for a moment before turning around and entering the palace.

The sound of the piano rose again, quiet and elegant, "The wind enters the pine"? Yang Ling couldn't help but slow down. The wind followed people, gently brushing the curtain, and the curtain was like water. A candle swayed behind the veil. Princess Yongfu wore a white dress and sat cross-legged, like a clear lotus from the water, and a guqin was placed in front of her.

The thin curtain is transparent, which only adds a little hazy to the beauty who is covering the curtain. Princess Yongfu lowered her bent and erect black eyelashes and fiddled with her casually. Her fair little hands are more exquisite and transparent than the jade pegs on the piano.

She seemed to have just taken a shower from the hot spring, wearing a clean plain white robe, her clothes were gentle. Although she was fat, she was close to the undulating folds of the robe on her chest, and her beautiful peaks and valleys on her chest were faintly seen. She rolled up her sleeves and rolled up her jade-like white wrist gently flipped with the rhythm of the piano.

Yongfu's beautiful hair was harvested into a bunch, and it was gathered to its bulging left chest, like a long, black and shiny stream flowing on the ups and downs of snow. The eldest princess, who has always shown herself as a gorgeous palace dress, showed grace and dignity, but at this time, her light clothes without any decorations seemed soft and charming and indifferent.

However, with such a beautiful beauty, her temperament is still high above the ground. The beautiful girl of heaven who grew up in the imperial family has been edifying every move and expression. She is by no means a clever actor who can dress up. So far, only Zhengde is an alien from the imperial family.

Yang Ling stood quietly. After Princess Yongfu stroked her song, Yang Ling bowed a long time and said, "See Your Highness the Princess."

Princess Yongfu looked at him with her clear and clear eyes for a moment before wavering her hand and said, "You guys retreat!"

Only then did Yang Ling notice that there were two palace maids standing beside the shadow behind her, quietly motionless. Princess Yongfu was bright and radiant, and they stood in the dark again. So she didn't notice their existence just now.

After the two palace maids retreated, Yongfu said, "Mr. Yang, the late emperor and the emperor have always favored the emperor. This princess has a good impression of the emperor, so she took the liberty to invite the adults in and gave a frank and honest advice. Originally... a woman was not allowed to participate in state affairs. You just think that it was a friend who was talking in private, okay?"

Yang Ling looked at her in surprise. Seeing that his bright eyes were looking at him, he hurriedly said, "Princess, please tell me, I will speak out."

Princess Yongfu took a breath and suddenly said, "The emperor has always been absurd, but the lord is calm. The emperor has assisted him, so I feel very comforted. However, after the adult returned to Beijing, he also became frivolous and erratic. When I was 'little silkworm', I heard the wife talk about it. The emperor has been very erratic recently, and you are..."

She bit her lip and said, "The lord is the first person in this dynasty. I can see that the emperor loves your cousin very much. If you let your sister enter the palace, your status will be even more popular. You are in a high position and have a strong position. You should be cautious and cautious, and every word and action is like walking on thin ice... Don't see that this princess is a woman. These things are also understood. If you rely on the favor of the emperor, you will be dissolute and have no way of doing things... Is it... you really a young man who is successful and therefore you are so obedient?"

Yang Ling hesitated for a while and didn't know how to answer. Princess Yongfu's eyes gradually showed a look of disappointment. She gently brushed her sleeves and raised the strings to make a slight sound. Yongfu sighed sadly: "Forget it, just pretend that I have never asked, you... retreat."

Yang Ling felt warm and weighed the pros and cons, and finally expressed his difficulties in keeping his own mind and protecting himself. After hearing this, Princess Yongfu looked glorious and said happily: "So that's it."

After hearing what those destiny women said, the most worried thing was that Yang Ling was so arrogant and had no actions. If this continued, it would become a jealousy of the government and the people, and would eventually be ruined. At this time, he knew that he was not only not greedy for power, but also the intention of delegating power. He was unrestrained and unruly, and his behavior of drinking and sex was to take the initiative to give people a handle. He not only fulfilled the favor of the emperor's brother, but also took the fear of the officials in the court. He had such painstaking efforts, but he was indeed not a frivolous and superficial person who was unruly and unruly.

Princess Yongfu was happy in her heart, raised her white fingers and plucked the strings of the piano, with elegant and graceful posture. After a moment, she frowned again, looked up at Yang Ling, and said angrily: "I am a little strange. You have always been calm. Why did you readily agree to Yumei this time. Without asking your mother, you don't want to accompany the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so you promised to take us to the palace for a trip. It turned out... Humph! You want to insult yourself, why did you even calculate this princess?"

If this noble and graceful girl in the sky put down her value and was angry, her charm would be even more touching. Fortunately, Yang Ling lowered her eyebrows and looked up at her, but she could only hear this sweet voice, and her heart was slightly moved.

Yang Ling hurriedly apologized and complained loudly. Princess Yongfu heard a few words and begged and said, "Okay, okay, I know that you are full of grievances and have good intentions, but..."

She said with a slight expression: "But... you are a dignified marquis. Even if you want to insult yourself, you shouldn't always stay in that kind of place... If you invite the princess out of the palace beyond the court, it is considered absurdity. If you go to and from the fireworks, it will be difficult for you to wash the stigma."

Yang Ling smiled dryly and said, "In the eyes of those great scholars, even if they are not good people, they are not worthy of being a prodigal son, but they are not worthy of being a prodigal son."

Princess Yongfu looked smiling and said softly: "It's okay if you don't care about your reputation. This time, after returning to Beijing, you must call you to teach a lesson. Lord Yang, since you have even planned this time, you don't blame me for not being willing to protect you this time."

The trip to Jizhou was a pleasure. The "daily post" of the officials in the capital was temporarily suspended. Yongfu and Yongchun, the two princesses, rarely met a good woman with a good appearance and a talent, and they were similar in temperament. In addition, they had long believed that she would be the favorite concubine of the emperor's brother in the future. Therefore, they got along well and had already had a close relationship in two days.

Emperor Zhengde had already been willing to lift the plan to lift the sea ban. If Yang Ling had not been worried about being unprepared, he would have been opposed by all officials. He would have issued an edict to open the sea. Now that he heard that Yang Ling was ready, he was also very happy.

On the first day of Zhengde's return to Beijing, four officials, including Liu Guan, the Chief of the Inspector General, Ni Yuanlu, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Ma Wuding, the Minister of the Taipu Temple, and Tongzheng Qihe, wrote a letter to support Yan Song, the Chief of the Ministry of Revenue, and requested the Emperor's Court to discuss politics with all officials.

These people are all senior officials who are closely related to the coastal gentry. The Jinyiwei found out that their family had privately traded shipping for huge profits and threatened them, while the internal factory came forward to guarantee that as long as they agreed to trade in the sea, their families could be turned into darkness and gained a piece of the pie. Since they were already controlled by others, they would have no room for weight. They had to stand on Yangling's side and act as the vanguard in the leading position.

Zhengde ignored it and criticized the cabinet. The matter had not yet attracted the attention of most officials, and what they were passionate about was still admonishment. However, there was another impeachment content, which was that Yang Ling exceeded the courtesy and moved the princess's jade carriage without permission from the harem. He was good at bringing the daughters of the people to the palace. But what surprised Yang Ling was that the harem was silent, and the empress and the empress did not come to cause trouble for him.

On the second day, eleven people from Jiangnan Road and Guangxi Road Supervisor, Hanlin Academy lecturer, Zuo Chunfang, and others discussed the opening of the sea ban. They asked the emperor to discuss the matter. At this point, this matter attracted the attention of all officials. However, it was too late. Zhengde did not give them any chance to connect with them and discuss countermeasures. The next morning, Zhengde held a grand court meeting to gather all the civil and military officials of the court. The court discussed this matter.

On that day, the Minister of Rites Wang Hua, the Right Chief of the Imperial Commander Liu Yu, the Minister of War Cao Yuan, and the Minister of Personnel Zhang Cai and other eight powerful figures, wrote a letter to support the lifting of the sea ban, which was simply lightning. Such rapid actions stunned the ministers at once. In particular, the emperor consulted the three Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, Li Dongyang and Jiao Fangjun expressed their approval when the court expressed their support for the lifting of the ban. Yang Tinghe also refused to object. He immediately swept over a considerable number of officials in the court with a wait-and-see attitude and expressed his support for the lifting of the ban.

At this time, the Minister of Works and the Minister of Justice had just come to power, and his foundation was still shallow, so he dared not express his attitude at all. Liu Daxia was furious. Yang Ling, after taking charge of the power of the inspectors and the financial power, then took charge of military power. He felt that it was extremely inappropriate. Yang Ling was too close to the inner court and then held such great power, and then he had such a great power. Once he had a rebellious intention, it would be difficult to deal with it. If the sea ban was lifted, the old system of Zheng He was imitating the past, and the inner court was in charge of the navy and the merchant movement, wouldn't the world fall into the hands of the traitor?

Therefore, Liu Daxia, Ma Wensheng and others gathered a group of old ministers to oppose it. The court debated the two sides from the court to eliminate Japanese pirates, do business and make profits, naval system, treasury burden, and farming influence fiercely, and defamed each other. Unexpectedly, the party who requested the lifting of the sea ban seemed to have been prepared. Every time they asked a question, they could come up with detailed data and detailed plans to refute it.

Emperor Zhengde sat on the dragon throne and looked at the ministers who were like roosters, and he was extremely happy. He has always been the one who was the object of the officials scolding and teaching. It was rare that he was the referee this time. He really wanted to have a few more court discussions like this. That would be interesting.

The old minister Yang Shousui saw the opponent's attack fiercely, and Han Wen and a group of old ministers who were extremely proud in the court were no longer in the capital. Only then did he know that Emperor Zhengde had prepared and laughed absurdly, he quietly spent all the main forces against the sea ban to the capital.

Now that Liu Daxia and Ma Wensheng are left behind, they are just pretending. I am afraid that if they continue to argue like this, they will become victims of Ting Lundi. If these two people are dismissed again, they will still be weak and will never be able to fight again when Han Wen and others come back.

Yang Shou followed his inspiration and took a step forward to Emperor Zhengde and said, "Emperor, the country of the Ming Dynasty is the center of the world. The small country of the vassal states communicated with the Ming Dynasty. It is my Ming Dynasty that it is beneficial to the world. As for the rampant Japanese pirates, it was just now that Liu Yu, Lord Liu and others proposed the establishment of a navy, and the use of suppression and pacification, and the guidance of the benefit, I also feel that it is feasible. However, if the Ming Dynasty trades with the barbarians equally, it would violate the Ming Dynasty's ancestral system. Wouldn't this place the barbarians in the same position as the Ming Dynasty?

The king of Japan was arrogant and disrespectful. He had not regarded himself as a vassal of the Ming Dynasty for many years. How could the Ming Dynasty be demoted? It should be noted that once the ban was lifted, Japan had been unable to control its trade with each other recently. Moreover, the Japanese were cunning and could also pretend to be businessmen from other countries. Therefore, this minister believes that the ban on Japan would not pay tribute, and the Ming Dynasty would have no reason to lift the ban on trade!"

Yang Shousui's good idea was that the ancestral system was no matter how ridiculous the moral system was, and it was difficult to publicly violate it. As the emperor, he dared to fall into his own status and put himself on an equal footing with the small Japanese country? He sacrificed this banner, and the ministers did not dare to criticize the legacy of the late emperor.

The Japanese in the East were arrogant and self-interested. They had not been sanctioned to the Ming Dynasty for a long time, so this relationship could not be resolved, and the court discussion could end there. Even if there were any changes, Han Wen and others had already rushed back to the capital after hearing the news. Could it be that they could not think of countermeasures to stop this farce?

When Ma Wensheng and others heard this, they also felt a illumination in their hearts. They just wanted to be petty with Liu Yu and Zhang Cai. With this weapon, what excuses could they have? Liu Daxia immediately said in a deep voice and said to Zhengde: "Emperor, what Lord Yang said is reasonable, and the inherent advantages of lifting the ban and communicating business are difficult to eliminate. Especially important, this matter is related to the dignity of the Ming Dynasty. How can the emperor ignore the great justice for small profits?"

Ma Wensheng, Yang Fang and others joined in a row, and the ministers who supported the lifting of the ban couldn't help but lose their momentum and were discouraged. Zhengde held his chin and looked interesting. After hearing this, he sat up straight and said with a smile: "Oh? According to your dear friends, the biggest obstacle to trading and sea lies in the dignity of our Ming Dynasty. If Japan does not regard itself as a subordinate, it cannot open the sea. Otherwise, it is questionable?"
Chapter completed!