Chapter 421: Fierce debate at noon in the heavy rain

The noon gate is the main gate of the palace city, there are three ques, the central royal road is not open if it is not the great ceremony such as the enthronement of the Son of Heaven, and the left and right two ques are for the general and the captain of the guard to enter and exit. Early in the morning of this day, after the three-way drum sounded, the two doors on the left and right of the noon gate were opened first, and the official and military flag schools were lined up, and the hundred officials were divided into civil and military lines at the left and right doors, and when the big bell rang for a long time, they entered in order.

After the eunuch sounded the whip, the officials crossed the Jinshui Bridge and stood facing each other on both sides of the royal road under the Danqi of Fengtianmen. Suddenly, the bells and drums sounded in unison, and the brocade guard Zhang Wu umbrella cover and four fans surrounded Zhu Di to ascend the golden platform in the upper corridor of Fengtianmen, followed by hundreds of officials into the royal road, and then bowed three times. Because everyone knew that there would be a fierce debate after the early dynasty, it was very fast at this time, and when the dynasty was dispersed, Zhu Di ordered the impeached ministers in charge of various ministries and the officials who wrote to the government to stay, and the rest returned to the official council, so that only a small number of people were left in the full territory.

The crown prince Zhu Gaochi's seat was on the left side of Zhu Di, and Zhu Zhanji was standing next to him. The father and son saw the first few middle-level officials in the imperial history standing their necks one by one, and they immediately frowned, and Zhu Gaochi sighed slightly. Zhu Zhanji quietly glanced at Zhu Di above, and saw that he was full of sneers, so he set his eyes on Zhang Yue in the crowd.

Zhu Ning must have brought all the words, I hope Zhang Yue will not be rash at this moment!

Although the ministers all knew that there would be a fierce debate on this day, however, when one by one the officials of science and technology stood up fearlessly and loudly impeached the ministers with all kinds of harsh and sharp words, the original trace of ease on the heads and minds of the ministries and institutes gradually disappeared without a trace, especially Yang Rong, Lu Zhen and others who were named. If it weren't for the forbearance to maintain the minister's demeanor, I was afraid that these important ministers, who had always been good at verbal disputes, would interrupt and retort in court.

"Yang Rong, Jin Youzi, a scholar of Wenyuange University, Xia Yuanji, the secretary of the household department, Jian Yi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Lu Zhen, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Fang Bin, the secretary of the military department, etc., do not cultivate virtue, have no way to govern, and confuse the king with slanderous words, so as to warn the heavens, please ask our emperor to strictly investigate his treachery and rebuke such villains......"

"When the first Taizu was in power, he once issued an edict: 'Jiangzuo opens the foundation and establishes the foundation of the four seas and the eternal Qing; The Central Plains is governed, and the heart of the whole country is treated equally. It takes Jinling, Daliang as the south, and Beijing. Among them, the girder is Kaifeng, and there is no Beiping. Today, the traitor is confused by flattering words, does not care about the hardships of his subjects, and is determined to move the capital, which is a disaster from heaven. Your Majesty is the king of the Holy Wisdom, so why use the unbridled ministers......"

"Emperor Taizu wrote in the "Emperor Ming Zuxun" that the sea was forbidden, and it was precisely with the destruction of Mengyuan as a warning. It must be known that the merchant ships of the Song and Yuan dynasties were endlessly available at sea, but the common people were still poor, which was caused by the court's emphasis on commerce. Now that the sea ban is opened, merchant ships can go to overseas countries at will, and the traitors will go to the vassal country to ruin the reputation of our Ming Dynasty, and the gains outweigh the losses! And the Japanese often enter the cowards, what if they rob merchant ships? What if the ships were given to the Japanese Invaders? I implore the emperor to still take the ancestral teachings as the priority, take the people as the priority, and punish the treacherous villain who first mentioned this proposal, so as to set the record straight. ”

Although the square in front of the Wumen Jinshui Bridge to Fengtianmen is extremely wide, even Zhang Yue, who is at the end of the shift, can clearly hear the voices of the frustration. As early as before the officials of Honglu Temple signed up to let him stay, because of Zhu Zhanji's reminder that Zhu Ning relayed, he had expected that he would be promoted to the rank of villain, so he didn't feel uncomfortable when he saw that he was either a minister or a cabinet minister.

Just as he was looking closely, he only heard an excited voice from in front of him: "How can you be out of public intentions when you are arbitrarily framing!" We will assist the emperor in governing the world, all merit will be rewarded, all mistakes must be punished, all disasters must be soothed, all festivals must be praised, and all words must be entered. What is the merit of governing the country and what is the work of the right thing? I only know that if you attribute the guilt to the minister, what good will you do to the country and the people? ”

Recognizing that it was Li Qing, the acting secretary of the Ministry of Engineering who presided over the affairs of the Ministry of Engineering on behalf of Song Li, Zhang Yue couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and four words immediately popped up in his heart - strong words to reason. These words sound impassioned and reasonable, but in essence, they are oppressing people with their status as ministers. Other times it might have worked, but now it's hell it works.

Sure enough, as soon as the words fell, one of the imperial historians suddenly raised his head and glared at Li Qing angrily, but he didn't care about any coherent words, and opened his mouth to sneer at each other: "If Li Shangshu is above board, why use his identity to oppress people!" There is a lot of work in governing things...... The Ministry of Industry built the city of Beijing, how much did the people die, and how much money and food were spent? The Ministry of Industry held a meeting to open the river, and during the construction period, there were often drought and flood disasters in Shandong, how many people were implicated? Our duty is to clearly state that the government is lost, and this is the great benefit of the country and the people! ”

"The imperial history is indeed to pick up the missing and make up for the emperor's advice, but the emperor's edict asks for bluntness, not just to let you take advantage of your tongue! It's also inconvenient and inconvenient, so you just don't have to do anything well! If that's the case, what's the use of the court! "Yang Rong has always been known for his shrewdness and good words, and at this time he is even more unforgiving," you and others reprimanded the ministers for all generalizations, great merit becomes reactive power, small merit becomes negligence, small merit becomes a big fault, this is seeking blunt words or seeking fame for yourself! ”

Lu Zhen has always been good at observing words and feelings, and when he saw that Zhu Di on the golden platform was frowning, he also stepped forward and reprimanded: "Keep saying that you follow the will of the people from the mandate of heaven, first reprimand the emperor's great government, and then impeach the chief minister of the court, thinking that others can't see your mind of retreating to the second?" Intentions can be punished! He Zhong, you are the imperial history of Yongle in the ninth year, what kind of major politics have you said in these years? Luo Tong, you are the superintendent of Yongle's sixteenth year, in addition to accusing others of flattery and confusion, have you ever had other major matters? Yang Fu, you have just moved from Shujishi to the official of the Ministry of Rites, and you have not really understood the government and politics, so you dare to echo others' nonsense......"

He had an excellent memory, and he simply named the past one by one, and for a while, the ministers were excited, and the arrogance of those officials was suppressed a little. With his example, other ministers also reprimanded the lie, and for a while, the huge square only listened to the literary and common sayings, which turned the most sacred place in the world into a vegetable market.

Therefore, this argument is nearly half a day, and the sky is not beautiful at this time, and suddenly there is lightning and thunder, and in an instant day becomes night. The ministers of the pros and cons all stopped their voices at this moment, and they all looked up at the sky with their heads up, and several officials who were suppressed so hard that they were so angry that they even screamed in their hearts.

Hurry up and thunder and lightning to kill this group of ministers who only know how to echo the emperor!

This time, it was not like that night when the three major halls were on fire, thunder and lightning were combined but it did not rain, after the thunder and lightning, only a loud noise was heard, and it was pouring rain in the sky. Since it was still a sunny day in the morning, and the examples of the past period of time, none of the ministers expected that it would really rain at this time, so everyone was drenched in soup after only a few moments, regardless of the color of their official ranks, red and green, and old and young. The uncomfortable feeling of the wet clothes sticking to the body is not mentioned for the time being, and under such heavy rain, everyone can't even open their eyes.

Zhu Di on the golden platform in Fengtianmen was covered by an umbrella, and there were brocade guards around him, and all the rain brought by the strong wind was blocked from the periphery, and he didn't even get his clothes wet. However, he did not have the slightest intention of giving up this debate because of the heavy rain, and still sat there and watched coldly. Zhang Qian, the imperial eunuch who served next to him, wanted to remind him several times that it was past noon, but he retreated under the emperor's cold eyes. In desperation, he had to look at the crown prince and grandson, but found that the eyes of these two were also only looking down.

The argument in the heavy rain continued, but the exuberant enthusiasm on both sides was more than half extinguished by the heavy rain, and most people's voices were a little hoarse. Due to the fact that most of the ministers of various ministries and courts are under pressure on each other in their identities, the officials are gradually a little lonely.

At this moment, Zheng Weihuan, the superintendent of the imperial history, saw Zhang Yue at the end, and suddenly lifted his full spirit. Thinking of whether to open the sea ban at that time, when the debate was most intense, Zhang Yue was sent by the emperor to Jiangnan to check what granary, who expected that the emperor would try to open the sea ban from Ningbo City with great fanfare, Zhang Yue was even more famous in Jiangnan for resisting the Japanese, but they were the imperial history of the long-standing punch on the cotton, this time nothing can be let go.

Thinking of this, he pointed at Zhang Yue sharply and said loudly: "Lu Shangshu scolded us for not knowing about the government yet, so what about Zhang Yue in the military department?" With his family name, he jumped to the Jinshi, and then repeatedly overmoved, what credit did he have? Even if the local authorities are allowed to plot against the localities, even if they are cut off in one fell swoop, is this a merit or a fault? punished the rebellious people with capital punishment, and he was in the middle of the prison without the slightest mercy, is this a benevolent official or a cool official? With heresy to encourage the emperor to break the ancestral system and open the sea ban, and advise the king not to use virtue for profit, is this a court official or a profiteer? was ordered to lead troops to defend the imperial city, but almost caused the traitorous party to riot, but after the suppression, he was rewarded for his adulterous merits, which is really a minister who deceived the world and stole his name! The minister implored the emperor to be aware of everything and reprimanded this minister to thank the world! ”

What is the sin of desire, Zhang Yue has never seen it before, but this time he was finally fortunate to understand it. Seeing the different expressions of the ministers of the various ministries and courts around him, he saw that except for Yang Shiqi, who frowned as if he was about to speak, the rest of the people were coldly watching. Thinking that Du Zhen didn't participate in the opening of the sea ban, he was not here at this time, so although he didn't have Olympic aid, he didn't have any worries. Shaking his head and shaking off the water beads on the wet black gauze hat, he immediately stepped forward and glanced at Zheng Weihuan coldly.

"Lord Zheng accused me of deceiving the world and stealing my name, but I still have something to say. I have been in office in Qingzhou for less than a year, but the Shandong cult has been circulating for several years. If I sigh with compassion on the execution ground, where will I put the emperor, where will the good people who are implicated, where will the officers and soldiers who have been injured by the rebellion, and where will the court be punished? As for the so-called heresy to encourage the emperor to break the ancestral system and open the sea ban, let me ask you, have you ever carefully read the ancestral teachings of the emperor and the emperor, have you ever pondered the meaning of Emperor Taizu's ban on the sea, and have you ever understood the geography and human conditions of the coastal areas and overseas countries today? ”

Taking advantage of the slight frustration of Zheng Weihuan's momentum, Zhang Yue took a deep breath, and said like a cannon: "The so-called admonishment of the king is not based on virtue but for profit, then I will ask Lord Zheng, if there is a disaster to appease the victims, can you use money?" If the river breaks the mouth of the water, will it cost money? If you want to use soldiers to transfer food and pay outside the territory, do you need money? If you want to reward Chinese and foreign envoys, you need money for your tomorrow? If you want to pay officials and military households, can you ask for money? In ancient times, the officials of the household department were called the counting, what is the calculation, the income is the calculation, and now the official expenses of the imperial court can be reduced to a limited extent, so it can only be open source if it cannot be reduced! For the sake of the country, I am not ashamed! As for the traitorous rebellion, who knows that the traitor is loyal to the traitor before he is revealed? If it's not right to even commit adultery and be rewarded, does Lord Zheng want to say that adultery should be blamed? ”

Seeing Zheng Weihuan's purple swollen face and angry expression, Zhang Yue ignored him again, Xu Xing stepped forward a few steps, saluted on the Danqi and said: "The emperor is a clear scholar, and the ministers are new to the end of the school to talk about state affairs, and there is indeed something that has not been detailed, so I had to argue with Lord Zheng just now." However, although the officials said that there were fierce words, firstly, this was their duty, and secondly, they should write a letter to the emperor to beg the emperor to observe and forgive their sins. If there is a crime, the minister shall be the clerk and shall be held responsible. ”

Zheng Weihuan's words just now had already provoked Zhu Di's murderous intentions, so Zhang Yue refuted it so red-faced, and a sneer appeared on his face. However, he didn't expect Zhang Yue to say such a thing instead, and after being stunned for a while, his heart suddenly became annoyed. At this moment, Zhu Gaochi next to him finally seized the opportunity, so he said in a low voice: "Father, what Zhang Yue said is right. ”

Since returning to the dynasty, Zhu Gaochi has relieved himself of the responsibility of supervising the country, and has been retiring to the Duanben Palace to carefully regulate his body, and he has not made much suggestions on state affairs, but at this time, he knows that it will be bad if he, the prince, remains silent. However, what made his heart beat was that Zhu Di actually glanced at him angrily, and there were four words in his eyes.

The kindness of a woman.

Seeing that the emperor seemed to have eaten the scales this time, Zhang Yue, who was kneeling in the muddy water, peeked at Zhu Zhanji, who was in a hurry, but knew in his heart that it was useless to count on the emperor's grandson at this time. Just when the atmosphere was extremely stiff, Xia Yuanji, the head of the household who had not said a word from beginning to end, suddenly moved his steps and stood up, took a few steps forward, lifted his robe, and knelt in the muddy water.

"Your Majesty, they should be innocent of the edict, and since the celestial phenomena warn, it is our ministers who have failed to assist the government, and the crime should be in the ministers."

Zhu Di glanced at Zhang Yue, whose face was covered with rain, and found that the official robe on the white-haired Xia Yuanji was completely soaked, and the original iron blue face gradually slowed down a little. Standing up lightly and looking at a group of officials who looked like chickens in soup, he finally spit out a few words.

"That's it for today!"