Wang Wenle drank tea and continued to talk eloquently: "After this great voyage was banned by the Emperor Huo, the smuggling trade of the merchants became more and more prosperous, and of course they also made a lot of money, but it was of no benefit to the Great Sun and Moon Empire. As for the reasons for the ministers' opposition to the Great Voyage, the main reason is focused on the expense, which is indeed the expense, the emperor has made money and the corresponding expenditure is in the treasury, from the book point of view, there is a problem of the treasury loss, and the inner treasury is full of the emperor does not need to report to the ministers, who dares to check the emperor's accounts.

For the emperor, the treasury and the inner treasury are both imperial and do not distinguish between you and me, but for the ministers, the treasury is the empire, and the inner treasury is the emperor's, and each is counted separately, which has the first reason for the ministers' objection: the income cannot make ends meet; The conscription of labor was stopped when the goods were sufficiently stockpiled according to the rules, but the emperor monopolized the maritime trade, and the amount of goods required was enormous, which caused excessive labor, which was also the second reason for the ministers' objection: rest with the people; It was the eunuchs who did business for the emperor, and this was a dispute between the civil and eunuch groups, and it was stopped if they could not get the dominance of the great navigation, which was the third reason for the ministers' opposition: the struggle for power; The emperor and the scholars ruled the world together, and the ministers opposed the Great Voyage, but the Muli Emperor did not adopt the opinions of the ministers, and it was obvious that the emperor was too strong, which led to the dispute between the imperial power and the civil bureaucracy, which was the fourth reason for the ministers' opposition: the temple dispute; Although the eunuchs who do business for the emperor say that they do not participate in the emperor's establishment of the prince, it does not mean that they can get out of the matter, and all the two princes who do not support the prince support, and those who support the prince are also civil officials, which is the fifth reason for the ministers' opposition: the dispute between the princes; Although this overseas trade was dominated by eunuchs, it was used by martial artists, and the glorious tradition of the civil and official groups was the sixth reason for the ministers' opposition: promoting literature and suppressing martial arts; Before the Great Sun and Moon Empire, overseas trade was mainly private, only the empire was a royal monopoly prohibiting private trade, and the coastal wealthy families cut off the financial route.

Many of these contradictions are almost the same, so it is natural for the ministers to oppose them. Emperor Muli withstood the pressure and pushed the voyage until his death, the purpose of which was to enhance the national strength, so that the empire could become the world's first power both economically and militarily, and pointed out the way for the development direction of the empire and laid a solid foundation and a prosperous empire. Unfortunately, this direction was reversed by the successors and ministers. When the empire was about to fall, the vast majority of these gentry and businessmen were thinking about how to fight to be the leading party, and how to change their allegiance to the new emperor.

Especially how can this minister of the fallen country have the face to live in this world, how can he have the face to write the history of the empire again, how can he have the face to raise the pen to evaluate the king of the fallen country, at least the king of the fallen country of the empire did not surrender but chose to commit suicide, and when the king of the empire committed suicide, only the eunuchs followed, where did the ministers go at that time, isn't it the death of the king humiliated the ministers as said in the book of sages? When the emperor of the empire was about to commit suicide, why didn't a minister go with him? How credible is the history of the Great Sun and Moon Empire written by such a person? The greatest skill of these people is to whitewash themselves and reverse the black and white of history. Sometimes when Ben Gongzi was reading the book of sages, he thought that this gentleman and businessman were also people who had read the books of sages, and it would be forgivable if there were a few unfaithful and unrighteous people, but the truth was the opposite. When the empire was stable, the gentry and merchants tried to find a way to work together to make money from the empire, digging into the corners of the empire, and when the empire was about to collapse, the gentry and merchants developed their business to the enemies of the empire. Even the mountain and village husbands know the loyalty, how can they not understand, this son thinks that they know too much, and they have reached the realm of playing with the sage book in the palm of their hands, they read the sage book but do not use it, but they want to learn to act as an actor, learn power and play conspiracy, and do not think about reporting to the country on this temple, and go down to the people, but they fight openly and secretly all day long, fight for power and profit, and do not stop until the empire is destroyed. ”

Wang Wenle stopped, slowly drank a cup of tea, and after sorting out his thoughts, he continued: "The decline of the Great Sun and Moon Empire actually began after the death of Emperor Muli, and the source of the bane is to change course, Emperor Huozhi adopted the advice of the ministers and vetoed the deployment of Emperor Muli during his lifetime. Knowing that this great voyage was only a victim of the political power struggle of the ministers, then how could the empire fall into this abyss of catastrophe, this silver is not omnipotent, but no silver is absolutely impossible, and the empire will eventually die because of the lack of silver. ”

Wang Wenle laughed self-deprecatingly: "It's funny, the history of the Great Sun and Moon Empire is surprisingly consistent with the current situation of my Ming Dynasty, the emperor is pushing the new policy, including the Great Voyage, and the ministers are unanimously opposed, including the prince, of course, now the prince will not oppose it explicitly for the throne, but one day the prince will stop the great voyage when he ascends the throne." And this son is a die-hard fan of the New Deal, oh, it is a heartfelt supporter and supporter, so this son is worried that this voyage is a dream, in the end it is still empty, and finally I am like the Great Sun and Moon Empire like a sad curtain call, but it is a pity that the Yongle Emperor created this unprecedented and unprecedented, unprecedented, and prosperous situation of no one after him, I hope this is this Gongzi is worried about the sky, and the mediocre people disturb it. ”

Wang Wenle raised the teacup and drank all the tea, and then sang the song of "Dream Voyage" in a low voice, after singing, Wang Wenle was in a good mood, and said: "Qi'er, Meng'er, now you know the state of mind of this song, you now know the historical background of this song, if you have time, you can try to improve this song." This is the long-cherished wish of this son, this is also the dream in the heart of every good man with ideals and ambitions, as long as the Yongle Emperor is willing, this son is willing to be a pioneer, and is willing to do his best to realize the great navigation era of my Ming Dynasty! After speaking, Wang Wenle couldn't help clenching his fists and waving his arms.