At this time, the old ministers in the court finally understood Xu Baolu and Qian Jin's "good intentions". The ministers tasted fine wine, listened to passionate speeches, and watched the "miracles" demonstrated by Dou Mali, which was very pleasant. Unexpectedly, under the traction of Xu Baolu and others, this drinking party gradually evolved into a sharp sword to break the sea ban.

The sea ban is a rule set by Gaozu, it is the ancestral system, I can turn a blind eye, but if I want to blatantly break it, it is a violation. The most important thing is that as soon as this sea ban is removed, there will be a threat to Caoyun. Perhaps that's what some ministers are thinking at the moment.

Sure enough, Mei Ruoting, as the prince of the country, the master of science in the Central Plains, and the master of the sage doctrine, he first stood up and complained with tears in his eyes: "Queen Mother, Your Majesty, the Xu family's wolf ambition, he and Yiren carefully made up such a bureau, just to deceive you two?" After trading with strangers, this sea ban is equivalent to existing in name only. The rules set by Emperor Gaozu can not be child's play? ”

Cao Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry also jumped out and said: "Queen Mother, Xu Baolu is a bully." A few months ago, the new champion Qian Jin had the idea of shipping this sea. Now, the two of them have brought the Inhuman Mission to the capital, the purpose of which is this sea ban, and the heart of their death is clearly revealed. ”

Listening to the reminders of Mei Saijiu and Cao Shangshu, many of the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee woke up.

Yes, they are still eating the benefits of Caoyun, if this sea ban is removed, what if there is Caoliu Province's northward transportation of grain by sea when the time comes? Suddenly, a large number of elders knelt in the court, mostly condemning Xu Baolu and Qian Jin. Some ministers burst into tears, or touched the ground with their heads, and there were blood marks, which was really scary to watch.

Qian Jin looked at this scene and sighed. He can finally understand why Shoufu took a group of people with him before returning to heaven: Yongchen misled the country, even if these people were killed, they deserved it. It's just that Shousuke relented in the end.

The Queen Mother looked at the kneeling ministers, and her two willow eyebrows frowned. Inhuman's strengths, she has seen a thing or two; The vastness of the world, she also got a glimpse of it today. For the continuation of Chen Guoguozuo and the eternal stability of Da Chen, she was moved by the matter of trade. Besides, didn't Chen Guo also build big ships to go to sea before?

Just when she was about to persuade the ministers with good words, Qian Jin had already taken the lead and said, "Queen Mother, Your Majesty." The ministers are afraid that there is some misunderstanding. This trade was not open all at once. Weichen thought that I, Da Chen, could try to draw a circle in the south first, and after a few years, I would be able to achieve miraculous results. ”

"Draw a circle? So where do you think it's good to draw? The Queen Mother let go of the burden of the robbery, and looked at Qian Jin more and more pleasing to the eye. Listening to him talk about the pilot treaty port as a circle, she felt that this statement was novel.

Qian Jin observed the words and said: "Guanhai City is the gateway for the Nanyang countries to go to Dachen, and Weichen thinks it is good to set it up there. ”

"Oh? Are you doing this out of public or selfish motives? ”

"Huh...... Both public and private. ”

The Queen Mother was noncommittal. Although what Qian Jin said was reasonable, there are still so many kneeling ministers in the court who need to be dismissed, and she still has to prepare some rhetoric.

Xu Baolu estimated that this matter had become more than half, but he still needed to add the last fire. He thought for a moment, fell to his knees with a thud, and said, "Queen Mother...... Your Majesty...... The opening of treaty ports will be beneficial to our Dachen and will not do any harm. If I, Da Chen, can go abroad, I will expand my territory and make immortal feats in the future. ”

"The minister seconded the proposal."

"The minister also seconded the proposal."

……

Lu Song, the new secretary of the household department, Fan Wuxi, the imperial historian of the Inspectorate, Liu Long, the secretary of the criminal department, Lu Chuan, the secretary of the Dali Temple, and An Ruhai and Lin Youtang of the Ministry of Officials also knelt on the ground, asking for permission to open up trade.

Since Xu Baolu has made such a great effort to open up trade, how can he not contact some party henchmen?

Lu Song, as the team of the old first assistant, is naturally on Xu Baolu's side. Moreover, he now has received the post of secretary of the household department, and he worries about the affairs of the treasury every day, and he feels under pressure, which is in his favor for opening up trade. Fan Wuxi, Liu Long and Lu Chuan were the main forces of the Great Purge, and there were many officials who offended, so they were naturally tied to the new Shoufu. As for Lin Youtang and others, he is good friends with Xu Baolu, and they are all from the ministry, so they naturally stand on Xu Shoufu's side.

Xu Baolu's tenure as the first assistant is still short, but it is not easy to gather the support of these ministers.

Some officials chose to watch from the wall, led by Shi Shangshu. He is already a lot old, and he is ready to live a stable life for a few years, and then he will return to his hometown. Ding Shangshu of the military department was a little hesitant, and as soon as this treaty port was opened, the Japanese came in justifiably. However, he had a faint expectation that if the would-be invaders came in, he would have a fight.

The Queen Mother looked at the ministers kneeling down in front of the palace, her face was cloudy, and she shouted violently: "Now that all the members of the Inhuman Mission are here, you are all important ministers of the imperial court, and it is really embarrassing to be embarrassed to go home like this." ”

The ministers saw that the queen mother was angry, you look at me, I look at you, and finally reluctantly got up. Some ministers glanced at Mei Saijiu and Cao Shangshu and others, and asked what to do next.

At this time, the Queen Mother had already made up her mind to promote trade. She straightened her thoughts, and after a while, her lips opened lightly: "The Inhuman Mission entered the court, and it is actually here to open a treaty port. After today's exchange, the mourning family knows that the alien has a lot of advantages, and trading with the alien is conducive to the continuation of the national ancestor. If the ancestors are to blame, I will bear it. Do you have any objections? ”

"Queen Mother Shengming." Xu Baolu and the others immediately complimented.

Cao Shangshu hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and said, "Queen Mother, even if this treaty port is to be opened, it can't be in Guanhai City?" ”

"And where do you think it's good?" Empress Dowager Zheng asked coldly, and there was already dissatisfaction in her words: "The mourning family just heard with their own ears that you oppose trade. ”

"Just now, the old minister was stupid, and the minister thought that the first treaty port should be located in ...... Weihai, Shandong. ”

"Cao Shangshu has become really fast." Ding Shangshu of the Ministry of War said coldly: "The treaty port is located in Weihai, and although it is eight hundred miles away from the capital, if it is a cavalry raid, it will only take one day and one night. What will Gyeonggi's defense do then? Naturally, this treaty port is as far away from the capital as possible. ”

Cao Shangshu saw that the trade was unstoppable, so he wanted to take the opportunity to make some benefits and win over this treaty port and put it in his hometown in Shandong. However, the fierce he called before, but now he is being squeezed by Ding Shangshu like this, and he is a little unreasonable.

When the Queen Mother saw that everything had been decided, she prepared to go back to the palace to rest first. Today, fighting with the ministers, she is already a little tired.

"Xu Shoufu, the mourning family has returned to the palace first, you are good to entertain the alien mission, and then draw up a charter for the trade matter."

"Yes...... Congratulations to the Queen Mother. ”

The ministers also knelt down to send the Queen Mother back to the palace. His Majesty also returned to the imperial study, and was "invited" by the Queen Mother to leave. At today's reception, most of his thoughts were on the two young women of the Inhuman Mission, and later he saw that Boa and Emily had a good temperament, and he was a little itchy. Fortunately, he acted secretively and was not seen by Qian Jin.

Qian Jin finally put his mind at ease at this time. As soon as the treaty port was opened, he would be able to do overseas trade justifiably, which could be regarded as clearing the first obstacle on the road ahead; Moreover, today he dedicated the "Tiangong Examination" to the Queen Mother, which can be regarded as fulfilling a wish of the second senior brother.

He found a wine glass and filled it, walked up to Dou Mali and said, "Your Excellency, the matter of trade has been decided, why don't you join me in toasting the ministers of Chen Guo?" ”

"That's as it should be." Dou Mari smiled heartily.

When Qian Jin led Dou Mali and others to the side of the ministers of Chen State, Mei Xijiu and the others made a straight face, and with a wave of their sleeves, they walked away. Many ministers followed, and for a while, more than half of the ministers in this palace were gone.

Qian Jin didn't care, walked up to Xu Baolu and said, "Shoufu, if you turn the tide in the matter of trade, I'm afraid there will be more twists and turns today." ”

"This is the last wish of the old Shoufu, and even if the official offends some people, he will do his best to promote it." Xu Baolu looked up to the sky and sighed, and then ordered: "Although this matter has come to an end, there are still some things to be done in the future, you hurry up and write an excerpt, and submit any requirements together, and then I will report to the Queen Mother and Your Majesty." ”

"Everything is subject to the dispatch of the first assistant." Qian Jin raised his glass and drank it all.

Here's the thing. Naturally, the Inhuman Mission had to celebrate with the ministers who remained.

Qian Jin stretched out his hand and gave Bao'er and Emily a thumbs up, and praised, "This is a good errand today." ”

Bao'er stuck out her tongue and said with some exaggeration: "Today I have seen the ups and downs in the court. After a pause, she looked at herself carefully and asked, "No one can see that I am a woman today, right?" ”

Emily grabbed Boa's body and looked left and right, and said, "I shouldn't be able to see it." ”

Qian Jin looked at the slight bulge in their chests, and said helplessly: "Come back to the yard with me." ”

As soon as the three of them left the gate of the Jinshen Palace, an official in a red robe in front of them blocked the way, it was Ding Shangshu of the Military Department.

"Ding Shangshu, I haven't seen you for a while, how did you feel about the wine last time? If it's not enough, the juniors will send some over. Qian Jin smiled and stepped forward and saluted.

Ding Shangshu was unmoved by Qian Jin's joke, and said after a while: "This trade matter has been decided, but have you ever thought about why my Da Chen wants to impose a sea ban?" ”

"I want to hear ...... detail"

"When Your Majesty was newly ascended to the throne, I couldn't say that I was stable. There are Tatars in the north, Jurchens in Liaodong, Wako on the sea, and King Ming inside. The coast is a rich land, and the Japanese have been ravaging for some years, and the reason why the sea ban has been restarted is because of the blocking of the Japanese invaders. Now it is because of the inextricable domestic fighting that it has stopped. Today, the matter of trade has been finalized, and the Japanese can also take the opportunity to come to me to make trouble. Have you figured out how to deal with it? ”

"The soldiers will block, and the water will cover the earth. Besides, after the opening of the treaty port, if the Japanese want to come to Chen to trade, they will be bound by Chen Law; If these widows don't follow the rules, the younger generation will be the first to disagree, and they will naturally kill them quickly. After a pause, Qian Jin put on a smiling face and said, "I happened to have something to report to Ding Shangshu today." I now have a thousand households of brocade guards, but there is not a single soldier under my command. The Queen Mother has promised to give me 500 soldiers and wants Ding Shangshu to find a way. ”

"What can I do, the soldiers are all in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies."

"Only 300 ......"

"Three hundred is not ......"

"A soldier and a pound of wine, how about it?"

"Deal!"