Without waiting for three days, the day after the emperor issued the decree, the trend of public opinion in the government and the opposition began to change subtly, at first some neutrals began to remain silent, and the ministers who were originally very insistent on changing the articles also wavered. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

There are even some courtiers who have paid a huge amount of money in the first war, and the military expenses should be compensated by the Japanese state, which is right!

It's a pity that he touched a nose of ash, the emperor replied quickly this time, peace talks are not child's play, how can it be easier again and again, and the country of the Ming gentleman, how can you be obsessed with the things of Adu.

The emperor's attitude was resolute, but the courtiers below were anxious, and for a while, all kinds of copies were piled up in the cabinet again, all asking the emperor to change the terms of the peace talks.

What is completely different from the attitude of the previous days is that in this recital, the Wa State has become an author of burning, killing, plundering and all evil, and the Ming Dynasty has paid countless silver taels for the Ping Wa, and the Wa State should pay the silver.

The recital will not be sent in the middle!

The emperor is not easy to mess with, isn't it to show his dignity as a civil servant? Then it's just a good show, why repeat?

Facts have proved that when people reach the point of helplessness, there is nothing that cannot be done!

All the courtiers knew in their hearts why the emperor was angry.

So in the end, I had to pinch my nose and play again, saying that the peace talks proposed by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince were for the sake of the interests of the Ming Dynasty, and that the Japanese state was a small state, not benevolent and righteous, and should have sent a reserve Japanese army to help it become the king, and barely found a reason for himself, as for the fierce opposition a few days ago, he did not mention a word.

The speed of this change of face really caught Li Tingji off guard.

"Your Highness, what the hell is going on?"

In the Ciqing Palace, the old man sincerely asked his disciple questions.

Li Tingji knew that this situation in the court and the central government was absolutely inseparable from Zhu Changluo, but what made him strange was that Zhu Changluo had clearly checked the information of the three major battalions over the years in Ciqing Palace in the past few days, and he did not take any action.

It's really just as he said, waiting!

But above the court, such earth-shaking changes have taken place, how can he not be amazed!

"Hehe, hasn't anyone come to Mr. these days?"

Zhu Changluo raised his head from the case, smiled slightly, and asked playfully.

"Looking for an old man?"

Li Tingji frowned and thought about it carefully.

These days, Zhu Changluo has been sitting firmly in Diaoyutai, but he is very anxious, paying close attention to the development of the situation in the court, and he has no intention of meeting guests.

What's more, these days, he hasn't seen any other people except for official business......

After frowning and thinking for a long time, Li Tingji said with some uncertainty.

"Don't hide it from Your Highness, the minister's cousin is doing business in the capital, and he has been here many times in the past few days, saying that he has an urgent matter to see, but the minister is worried about His Highness's affairs, so he asked him to wait for a few days, didn't His Highness say him?"

Li Tingji is not from a prominent background, his family is very poor, and he relied on the cousin of his own family to help him study, and finally almost won three yuan and entered the official career.

His uncle was a small businessman, Li Tingji died of illness after he joined the business, and his cousin of the family was quite shrewd after taking over the family business, and he made the business bigger and bigger, and he was also a wealthy businessman.

Especially this cousin has a lot of brains, where Li Tingji is an official, he will open the shop wherever he goes, although he usually doesn't use the banner of Li Tingji, but with this level of relationship, doing business can always be peaceful.

And now Li Tingji's reputation is great and his future is bright, and this cousin of his own family is even more closely following and has opened the shop in the capital.

Speaking of which, Li Tingji also felt a little strange, his cousin was very measured in his usual manners, and he would never come to him rashly, but this time he would be so reckless!

Besides, could it be that he is a mere businessman, and his fame is so great that even Zhu Changluo knows it?

"Mr. has a breeze on his sleeves, and this palace is respectful! But the other adults in this court may not be, presumably yesterday's father's will, the courtiers are happy, but some people should be anxious, and these people seem to be inconspicuous, but they can solve the problem that this palace and Mr. can't solve! ”

Zhu Changluo smiled and said.

However, Li Tingji on the other side was even more confused, where is this!

I had to arch my hand and ask sincerely.

"Please make it clear to Your Highness!"

"Sir, look!"

Zhu Changluo restrained his smile, picked up a booklet from his side, and handed it to Li Tingji.

"It's ......"

Li Tingji opened it and saw that this was an account book, or a donation book, which said that in March of the 27th year of Wanli, Zhang Tianhua donated 200,000 taels of silver to fund military expenses!

The bottom row of instruments is in this format, and it is full of names that Li Tingji is very unfamiliar with, but the amount of donated silver is indeed a lot, ranging from 100,000 to 200,000 taels, which is enough to count twenty or thirty.

"The imperial court fought a war against the Japanese, costing nearly five million taels of silver, such a huge military expenditure, isn't it strange where the gentleman came from?"

Zhu Changluo knocked on the booklet in front of him and said.

"The answer is here, at the beginning, the palace in the name of the emperor, borrowed silver from the Jingzhong Xun Qi Shangjia, and promised to repay it twice the amount after the victory of the army, and now two years have passed, according to the agreed interest, the silver on this should be doubled, that is, three times, this battle, the most earned is not the imperial court, but this generation of businessmen!"

For some reason, Li Tingji always felt that when Zhu Changluo said these words, his face was cold, implying a deep displeasure.

But he didn't have the heart to worry about that right now.

"But what does this have to do with the change in the attitude of the courtiers?"

Li Tingji asked suspiciously.

"Naturally, it has a relationship, hasn't my husband been repeatedly asked to see by my cousin who is in business these days? When the palace agreed with them, it had already been explained that the silver taels would not come out of the treasury this time, and the imperial court would claim the silver taels from the Wa State for repayment, which was the reason why the palace insisted on the Wa State to compensate for the silver, and it was also the reason for the great change in the attitude of the courtiers this time! ”

Zhu Changluo shook his head, his tone was still flat.

He pulled the booklet in front of Li Tingji to his side, and pointed to one of the names.

"This, Liu Mingli, runs a grain business in Beijing, occupying almost one-third of the market, but no one dares to mess with him, because he has a son, who is the left waiter of the Ministry of Industry, this time he donated 150,000 taels of silver, and if the Japanese state compensates for silver, he can get 450,000 taels ......"

After a pause, Zhu Changluo turned the page and pointed to another name and continued.

"This, Zhu Qianxu, runs a silk business in Beijing, he is different from Liu Mingli, they are a family of merchants, self-proclaimed Confucian merchants, this time donated 200,000 taels of silver, but coincidentally, he has a distant cousin, named Zhu Geng, who is currently a scholar of Wuyingdian University......"

"Hongu said that, sir, do you understand?"

A cold light flashed in Zhu Changluo's eyes, and he said lightly.

However, Li Tingji gasped and asked in some surprise.

"So, Your Highness had already thought that there would be today?"

"Yes, the matter of losing money will definitely be opposed by the courtiers, but although the silver two are disdainful of the high, the operation of the country is indispensable, so the palace has to make this decision!"

Zhu Changluo sighed and said.

"My father's decree that day seemed to be a compromise with the courtiers, but in fact, it implied a sharp edge, saying that if you don't use the treaty of the palace, you will cut off the terms of the Japanese state to pay for the silver, which is to take advantage of the weakness of these courtiers, and now it seems that it is very effective!"

It stands to reason that this matter is a good thing, but for some reason, Li Tingji always felt that Zhu Changluo's mouth had a thick coldness, which was difficult to dissolve, and it made people feel extremely heavy when they touched it......