With Cheng Qiyun's accurate news, Yang Ling also acted urgently.

In fact, regarding the pros and cons of lifting the sea ban, he had already made it clear to Li Dongyang University Scholar that since he understood the real intention of the hundred officials to oppose the lifting of the sea ban, he also knew that the officials' opposition was by no means the light of the eyes he imagined, and they may not see the far-reaching significance of lifting the sea ban and keeping pace with the world, but at least they understood the benefits of lifting the sea ban for the imperial court for the time being.

However, out of selfishness, many officials are content with the status quo, so of course the reason must be explained, but it is impossible to make hundreds of officials respond just by reasoning, and they must be politically overwhelmed by force, so that they have no excuse.

What Yang Ling has to do is to overwhelm them in the court battle, and only in this way can this national policy be implemented.

At this time, Tang Yixian had just been built from the small building, and came out of the bathroom from the natural boiling spring, just bathed, and the spring water smoked the peach blossom-like delicate face into a flush, she was wearing a jade white pocket shirt, a pink alkaline dark flower gauze, a long skirt with thread silk, and her hair was moist and fragrant.

Zhengde's eyes lit up when he saw it, and blurted out: "It's beautiful."

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

Zhengde said: "Don't you like it?" ”

Tang Yixian rolled his eyes and said: "Aren't you self-proclaiming, both civil and military, then make a poem to praise this Jizhou Hot Spring, this girl listens." Remember, don't say any nonsense like hot spring water and cream."

When Zhengde heard Ru Fenglunyin, he frowned and thought seriously for a while, and said: "The middle of winter in the sea is also abnormal, how can the ice pool warm itself like soup?" Dissolve a vein in the present and the ancient, not for the world to wash the cold intestines".

Tang Yixian's eyes widened in surprise, looked at him for a while, and suddenly smiled, and praised: "I can't see it, I really can't see it, you are so young, a little guard, Fu Shi is so magnificent."

Zhengde was praised by her, and immediately overjoyed, at this time, Princess Yongchun and two henchmen also rushed over, and as soon as she entered the door, she said: "Miss Tang has bathed and changed her clothes?" Great, come on, come on, let's play with the leaves, and I also brought chilled grape wine, and whoever loses will be punished with a glass of wine."

She glanced at Zhengde with a smile and said, "This princess and Miss Tang play leaf play, if you like it, you can also bet." ”

Ye Zi play is similar to the current mahjong, Tang Yixian is an expert in wine-colored and wealthy things, trained since childhood in the "Flower Pavilion", and often plays this game when he arrives at the palace and palace maids, and rarely loses, but the opponent is the princess, the well-behaved Tang Yixian does not dare to make a mess of her win, if Zhengde follows the bet, it doesn't matter if he loses for his cousin to please the princess, won't his poor Yulu also have to pay a clean light?

So Tang Yixian hurriedly persuaded: "Your Highness, let's play cards, how much money can the little lieutenant have, or don't let him bet?" ”

Yongchun smiled and said, "You are kind, are you afraid that he will lose?" Let him bet that if you lose, you will be fined a glass of wine, and this little lieutenant will fine him with ten beans."

Tang Yixian didn't know that the beans she said were golden beans, so he smiled and said: "Okay, princess, please sit down, and the folk girl will accompany Her Highness to play cards."

Yang Ling sorted things out in detail, and wrote a secret letter asking Pegasus to report to Jiao Fang, a university scholar, and then smiled slightly, stretched his waist, and slowly walked out of the platform.

The early spring night is still cold, the trees are not dense enough, the mountain breeze blows slowly, the sound of gurgling spring water is heard in the ears, the twinkling stars, the bright moon like a silver plate is low and low under the sky, and the silver light is pouring like mercury everywhere.

The guards standing quietly in the moonlight under the forest saw him appear, and bowed down one after another, Yang Ling stood on a high place, tightly clasped the cloak on his body, and suddenly a sense of pride rose in his heart: A beautiful wife and concubine, fame and fortune, everything that every man dreams of, I have at my fingertips. Once, I was such a tiny person, but now what I am doing may change the entire history, who would have thought that I was secretly planning between dogs and horses.

The mountain breeze suddenly sent bursts of ringing piano rhyme, corresponding to the cool breeze that hit, like flowing water falling flowers. Yang Ling followed the sound, the sound of the piano gradually became clear, and the sound seemed to be a stream meandering down with falling flowers, tinkling and clanging along the stream stones, stirring up countless crystal water droplets.

In a small building in front of him, Yang Ling couldn't help but feel a little strange when he saw that it was the residence of the eldest princess, just heard that the princess and Yixian were playing "leaf play", could it be that the eldest princess didn't go? He stopped and said to the guard at the door, "Who is playing the qin?" ”

When the guards saw that it was Yang Ling, they hurriedly saluted and said, "I have seen Lord Yang, it is Her Royal Highness the eldest princess who strokes the qin."

Yang Ling let out an "oh" and turned around to leave. Suddenly, the sound of the piano in the hall stopped, and a palace maid in cuiyi appeared in front of the palace door, and Ying Ying saluted: "The eldest princess invites Lord Yang to enter the palace."

Yang Ling paused, hesitated slightly, and then turned around and walked into the palace.

The sound of the piano rises again, quiet and elegant, "the wind enters the pine"? Yang Ling couldn't help but slow down. The wind comes with the man, and gently blows the veil, and the curtain is like water. A candle swayed behind the veil, Princess Yongfu was dressed in white, sitting cross-legged, like a clear lotus out of the water, with a guqin in front of her.

The thin curtain is transparent, which only adds a little haze to the beauty of the curtain. Princess Yongfu lowered her curved and curled black eyelashes, and played with her hands, her white little hands were more delicate and clear than the jade piano on the piano.

She seemed to have just come out of the hot spring, wearing a clean plain white robe, the clothes were soft, although fat, but close to the chest in the undulating folds of the robe faintly appeared in the delicate peaks of the chest, the big sleeves rolled up a few rolls, and the jade-like wrist gently turned with the rhyme of the piano.

Yongfu's hair was gathered in a bunch and pulled up to his left chest, like a long black and soft trickle running on the undulating snowfield. The eldest princess, who has always only shown people in gorgeous palace clothes, shows her grace and dignity, but at this time, she is wearing a light dress without decoration, which is soft and lovely, and she is incomprehensible.

However, she is so delicate, and her temperament is still high. The lady of heaven who grew up in the emperor's family since she was a child, and her every move, expression and temperament she has cultivated are by no means something that can be pretended by any clever play. So far, only Zhengde is an outlier of the imperial family.

Yang Ling stood quietly, Princess Yongfu soothed it, Yang Ling took a long look and said, "See Her Royal Highness the eldest princess."

Princess Yongfu looked at him for a moment with those clear and clear eyes, then waved her hand and said, "You stand down!" ”

Only then did Yang Ling notice that there were two palace maids standing next to the wall in the shadow behind her, silently motionless. Princess Yongfu was so bright and beautiful that they stood in the shadows, so that they didn't even notice their presence.

After the two palace maids retreated, Yongfu said: "Lord Yang, the emperor and the imperial brother have always favored the lord, and this princess also has a very good impression of the lord, so I took the liberty to invite the lord in, and I have some advice and frankness. Originally, women are not allowed to participate in state affairs, so you should only talk privately with your friends, okay? ”

Yang Ling glanced at her in surprise, and saw that the pair of bright eyes were looking at him, and hurriedly said: "Please show the princess, the minister knows everything."

Princess Yongfu took a breath and said suddenly: "The royal brother has always been ridiculous, but the adult surname is calm, the imperial brother has the assistance of the adult, and the princess is very comforted in her heart." But after the adults returned to Beijing this time, they also became frivolous Meng Lang, and when the princess was 'pro-silkworm', she had heard the women talking, the royal brother has been very nonsense recently, and you are also"

She bit her lip and said: "The grace and foolishness of the lord is already the first person in this dynasty, and this princess can see that the imperial brother is very fond of your cousin, and if you let your sister enter the palace, your status will be even hotter." Being in a high position, the power is alone, you should be cautious, every word and deed is like walking on thin ice, don't look at this princess is a woman, these things are also understood, if the adult relies on the favor of the royal brother and is debauched, sooner or later are you really a young man, so forget your form? ”

Yang Ling hesitated for a long time, not knowing how to answer. Princess Yongfu's eyes gradually showed a look of disappointment, she flicked her sleeves, and brought up the strings for a slight sound, Yongfu sighed gloomily: "That's it, just if this princess hasn't asked, you can step down."

Yang Ling's heart was hot, and after a little weighing, he finally said Taoguang's self-obscurity and Mingzhe's bitterness to protect his life, Princess Yongfu listened, her eyes were full of brilliance, and she said happily: "I see."

She listened to what those women said, and the most worried person was that Yang Ling was in charge of power alone, arrogant and inaction, and it would not take long for him to become taboo of the government and the opposition, and he would eventually be ruined. The act of being dissolute and drunk excessively is actually taking the initiative to give people a handle, which not only fulfills the favor of the imperial brother, but also takes into account the jealousy of the officials in the court. He has such hard work, and he is really not a frivolous and unscrupulous superficial person.

Princess Yongfu was happy in her heart, raised her slender white fingers and plucked the strings lightly, her posture was elegant and graceful, and after a while, she frowned again, raised her eyes and glanced at Yang Ling, and said angrily: "This princess is a little strange, you have always been calm, why did you readily agree to the royal sister this time, without asking the queen mother, do not want the internal affairs office to accompany you, you should take us to the palace for a trip, it turns out hum!" If you want to insult yourself, you will insult yourself, how can you even count this princess into it? ”

If this noble temperament, fragrant and graceful lady of the sky puts down her thin body and is angry, the style is even more moving, fortunately, Yang Ling lowered her eyebrows, and did not dare to look up at her all the time, but only listening to this sweet voice, her heart was also slightly fluttering.

Yang Ling hurriedly apologized and vomited bitterness, and Princess Yongfu listened to a few words of forgiveness and said: "Okay, okay, this princess knows that you are full of grievances and good intentions, but."

She said with a slightly embarrassed expression: "It's just that you are a dignified marquis, even if you want to insult yourself, you shouldn't often stay in that kind of place, and it is young and ridiculous to invite the princess out of the palace beyond the courtesy." In and out of the land of fireworks, this stigma, it will be difficult for you to wash it."

Yang Ling said with a dry smile: "Originally, even if the minister was not a good person in the eyes of those Confucian ministers, adding the name of a prodigal son was nothing."

Princess Yongfu had a smile on her face, and said softly: "You don't care about your reputation, forget it, I have to summon you to teach you a lesson after returning to Beijing this time." Lord Yang, since you have even calculated this princess, don't blame me for refusing to protect you this time."

The trip to Jizhou, Zhengde and others had a good time. The 'one post per day' of the hundred officials in Beijing has also been temporarily stopped. The two princesses Yongfu and Yongchun rarely met a good woman with good looks and talents, and they had similar surnames to each other, and they had already decided that she would be the favorite concubine of the imperial brother in the future, so they got along well.

Yang Ling's plan to lift the sea ban, Emperor Zhengde has already been willing to do so, if it weren't for Yang Ling's fear that if he was not well prepared, he would have been opposed by hundreds of officials, he would have issued an edict to open the sea, and now that he heard that Yang Ling had been prepared, he couldn't help but be happy in his heart.

On the first day of Zhengde's return to Beijing, four officials, Liu Xuan, the imperial envoy of the Inspectorate, Ni Yuanlu, a member of the Criminal Department, Ma Wuding, the secretary of the Taifu Temple, and Qi He, the envoy of the Tongzheng Department, wrote a letter to Yan Song, the head of the household department, and asked the emperor to discuss the government with the hundred officials.

These people are all members of the wealthy families who have a close relationship with the coastal gentry, and the Jinyi Wei side found out that their family smuggled the sea for huge profits, and threatened to do so, while the inner factory came forward to guarantee that as long as they agreed to solve the sea trade, they could let their family turn the darkness into the light and get a piece of the pie in a dignified manner.

Zhengde ignored it and forwarded it to the cabinet. This matter has not yet attracted the attention of most officials, and what they are keen on is still admonishment, but there is one more impeachment content, that is, Yang Ling exceeded the courtesy, and without the permission of the harem, he moved the princess Yujia without permission. Take the people's daughter and stay in the palace. It's just that what makes Yang Ling strange is that there is no sound in the harem, and the queen mother and the queen mother didn't come to him for trouble.

On the second day, a total of 11 people, including the imperial envoys of Jiangnan Province and Guangxi Province, the attendants of the Hanlin Academy, and Zuo Chunfang of the Zhan Mansion, seconded the ban on opening the sea and asked the emperor to discuss it. At this point, this matter has attracted the attention of hundreds of officials, however, it is too late, Zhengde did not give them the opportunity to connect and discuss countermeasures, and the next morning, Zhengde held a large court meeting to gather the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty and discuss the matter in court.

When it was said, Wang Hua, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Liu Yu, the imperial envoy of the right capital, Cao Yuan, the servant of the Ministry of War, and Zhang Cai, the servant of the Ministry of Officials, wrote a letter to support the lifting of the sea ban. In particular, the emperor consulted the three major scholars in the cabinet, Li Dongyang and Jiao Fang both expressed their approval in the court, and Yang Tinghe did not object, and immediately attracted a considerable number of officials among the courtiers who had a wait-and-see attitude, and declared their support for lifting the ban.

This time, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Criminal Affairs have just come to power, and their foundation is still shallow, so they dare not express their attitude at all. Liu Daxia was furious, Yang Ling took charge of the power of the inspector and the financial power and then the military power, he felt extremely inappropriate, Yang Ling and the inner court were very close, and then held such a big power, the formation of the tail is not down, once there is a rebellion, I am afraid it will be difficult to clean up, if the sea ban is lifted, imitating the old system of Zheng He, and the inner court is in charge of the sailors and commercial transportation, will the world not fall into the hands of the eunuchs?

It was Liu Daxia, Ma Wensheng and others who gathered a group of old ministers to oppose it with all their might, and the two sides argued fiercely over the extermination of the Japanese bandits, business for profit, the establishment of the naval division, the burden on the state treasury, and the influence of agriculture, and belittled each other.

Emperor Zhengde sat on the dragon chair, looking at the ministers like a rooster, and his heart was really happy. He has always been upright, and he is the object of a hundred officials' reprimands, and it is rare that he has become a referee this time, and he really wishes that it would be interesting to have a few more court discussions like this.

The old minister Yang Shou saw that the other party was attacking violently, and Han Wen and other old ministers who were extremely prestigious in the court were not in Beijing now, so he knew that Emperor Zhengde had already prepared, and between the laughter and absurdity, he quietly spent all the main forces against the sea ban in the capital.

Now leaving Liu Daxia and Ma Wensheng a few people, it is just a show, I am afraid that if this argument continues, they will become victims of the court theory, if these two people are dismissed again, when Han Wen and others come back, they will still be weak and will no longer be able to fight.

Yang Shou followed the inspiration, took a step forward and said to Emperor Zhengde: "Your Majesty, the Great Tomorrow Dynasty is the center of the four seas, and the small country of the Great Ming Dynasty trades with the Ming Dynasty, which is my Great Ming Show of Favor to the world, and it is all right.

It is said that the king of this is arrogant and disrespectful, and has not regarded himself as a vassal of the Ming Dynasty for many years, how can the Ming Dynasty surrender his identity? It must be known that once the ban is lifted, it is said that the trade between them is difficult to control, and the Japanese are cunning, and they can also pretend to be merchants of other countries, so the minister thinks that the country is not called a minister, and the Ming Dynasty has no reason to lift the ban on trade! ”

Yang Shou is a good idea, this ancestral system is Zhengde, no matter how absurd it is, it is always difficult to violate it publicly, is it possible that he, as the Son of Heaven, dares to fall into his own identity and put himself on an equal footing with a small country of the Japanese people? Offering this banner, the ministers did not dare to criticize the legacy of the first emperor.

The Oriental Japanese are arrogant, self-sufficient, and have not been vassals to the Ming Dynasty for a long time, so this knot is indissolvable, and this court discussion can be stopped. Even if there are any more variables, Han Wen and the others have already rushed back to Beijing after hearing the news, can't they think of countermeasures to stop this farce?

When Ma Wensheng and the others heard this, they also felt that their hearts lit up, and they only cared about arguing with Liu Yu and Zhang Caijin, with this sharp weapon, what excuse could they have? Liu Daxia immediately said in a deep voice like thunder, and said to Zhengde: "Your Majesty, what Lord Yang said is reasonable, and the inherent advantages of lifting the ban on trade are also difficult to eliminate. What is particularly important is that this matter is about the dignity of the Ming Dynasty, how can the Son of Heaven ignore the righteousness for the sake of small interests? ”

Ma Wensheng, Yang Fang and others echoed one after another, and the ministers who supported the lifting of the ban inevitably fell in momentum and were discouraged. Zhengde held his chin and looked interesting, and when he heard this, he sat up straight lazily, and said with a smile: "Oh? According to your Aiqing's words, the biggest obstacle to trade and solve the sea is to fall into the dignity of our Ming Dynasty, if the Japanese country does not regard itself as a vassal, it will not be able to open the sea through trade, otherwise it is debatable? ”

Liu Daxia shook his head heavily, and said with two eyes: "Exactly!" ”

(To be continued)