Liu Yu went to the toilet, and when he came back, he heard Su Yan ask Yuan Bolang in the back hall, which roughly meant asking why the ministers were so abnormal today. Yuan Bolang said righteously: "The monarch of the world should also listen to the opinions of the courtiers, the courtiers think it is inappropriate, then there is naturally a reason, if the emperor is arbitrary, it will make the courtiers dissatisfied, the emperor, should be subordinated to the people." ”

In order to show that he was a daring minister, Yuan Bolang's words were a little disrespectful, with the arrogance and pedantry of a literati.

Su Yan was originally very jealous of this old-fashioned right-hand minister, but now that Yuan Bolang came up with a big reason to suppress people, he had no idea. At this time, Liu Yu walked into the back hall. Yuan Bolang glared at Liu Yu and retreated, his expression seemed to say, "Look at how you end."

"Master, why don't those courtiers agree to such a good proposal? Selling some useless fictitious officials and building a commerce and trade department are all things that are beneficial to the imperial court. There were only two masters and apprentices left in the back hall, and Su Yan couldn't help but ask.

"Because of interests." Liu Yu sat down on the chair next to him, picked up a cup of tea, and said, "What is beneficial to the court may not be beneficial to the courtiers." Those merchants have a low status, and in order to gain recognition and some business channels, they have to pay tribute to the courtiers, especially the heads of various ministries, so that the amount of private benefits is so large that you and I can't imagine. Once these merchants have a status, and an alliance of merchants like the Department of Commerce and Trade to unify the constraints of commerce, they will lose this benefit. How can they compromise so easily, you say? ”

Su Yan finally understood a little and said, "No wonder those people are so nervous when they speak, it turns out that they are talking so much for money." Master, that ...... Do we still have a Department of Commerce and Trade? ”

"Do it, you must do it, this is the first big thing after you ascend the throne, if you give up halfway, it will make those ministers think that you are a bully. In the future, the resistance encountered in the event of an incident will be greater, small things can be conceded, but big things must not be allowed! Liu Yu's tone was a little resolute.

Su Yan nodded and said, "That master, I'll listen to you for a while." ”

At the end of the intermission, the ministers who participated in the court meeting came out of the rest place and walked into the office of the Liutai Yamen to continue the court discussion.

"Commander Liu, rest assured, the palace has already informed some courtiers, and they will stand on your side when we discuss it later."

Su Bi spoke with a bit of confidence. After all, it is now in the middle of the court. No one can do it, she said, and the ministers under her will do it even if they have opinions, unless they don't want her as a backer.

Su Bi said again: "But some ministers are very troublesome, like the ones that the household department originally turned behind my fourth and fifth emperor brothers. They are now twisted into a rope to make a fortune, and the poor one surnamed Yuan is being used by them without knowing it. ”

Establishment of the Department of Commerce and Trade. The impact on the Minister of Household Affairs is the greatest. This involves the issue of taxation. Although the Department of Commerce and Trade was subordinate to the Ministry of Industry, it was in fact a separate department, directly responsible to the Emperor, which made some ministers very uneasy, believing that it would not be profitable from now on, and this was the fundamental factor of their opposition. And as the fourth princess Su Bi, who has been immersed in the court for many years. The involvement of these interests is clear in her heart, and she is also a kind reminder to Liu Yu.

"Although Yuan Xiang does not accept the benefits of businessmen, it does not mean that the people of the Yuan family do not accept them, and it is not appropriate to say that whoever uses them. As long as His Royal Highness Shintake-kun is standing on the side below. There is a way to make them obedient. ”

Su Bi looked at Liu Yu with a somewhat suspicious look, and couldn't think of what he would do. In her opinion, in fact, the best way is to let the emperor directly issue an order, and no matter how opinionated the courtiers are, they must be forced to be under the authority of the monarch. The four princesses who are strong will also be stronger when they think of them.

The court discussion continued.

Because of Su Bi's help, this time I had sporadic opinions on the matter of the imperial court's opening of the Department of Commerce and Trade. There are still not many people who agree, even if Su Bi has instructed it, there are many ministers involved in interests who simply choose to remain silent, not to say agree or disagree, with an ambiguous attitude. And Yuan Bolang doesn't need to speak, the supporters around him have almost exhausted the truth, and the most important one is: there is no precedent.

In today's era of rituals and religions, the most important thing in doing things is to follow the law, and the law is summed up by the predecessors, and what they want is a "precedent". This is the philosophy of the moral conservative and does not involve interests. And if it involves interests, it is even more of a reason to say that the sky is outrageous, in short, two words: no!

Su Bi also expressed her opinion, she was on Liu Yu's side, thinking that the opening of the Commerce and Trade Department and the sale of some idle officials could indeed generate income for the imperial court and solve the urgent need of the imperial court's financial constraints. Liu Yu remained silent, while Yuan Bolang expressed the opinions of some courtiers, preferring to continue to be owed money to the court rather than let the court destroy the old system.

Su Bi was indeed forced to be anxious, glared at Liu Yu, and said angrily: "Commander Liu, you don't have any opinion on this matter?" ”

Everyone knows that this proposal was put forward by Liu Yu, and when he faced the court today, he, the initiator, did not say a word, which also surprised many people. There were many people who had prepared impassioned arguments to refute his arguments, but they have not been used yet.

"Oh, back to the emperor, His Royal Highness Xinzhujun, there is another thing that is busy in the next place, so there is no doubt about this matter for the time being, and everything is subject to the results of the court." Liu Yu's face looked indifferent.

Su Bi snorted angrily, and supported him in her heart. Immediately, she noticed that Liu Yu seemed to have said something more in his words.

"Commander Liu, what other important errands do you have now, so that you are also absent-minded in the court discussion?" Subi asked again.

"Nothing." Liu Yu said, "It's just that a few businessmen in the family came to give some gifts yesterday, and it's not worth a lot of silver, about more than a thousand taels, I hope to give their brothers and sons an errand in the Imperial Forest Army." Zai Xia felt that this matter was related to the national system, so he temporarily imprisoned these people in the prison and tortured them on a large scale, preparing to ask who else they had given gifts. ”

The faces of some ministers changed immediately, but Yuan Bolang said angrily: "Commander Liu, as the president of the Imperial Forest Army, you are responsible for the safety of the palace, when will it be your turn to try the criminals?" ”

Liu Yu pretended to be surprised and said, "Could it be that General Ben has overstepped his authority?" They obviously bribed people in the army, so it belongs to military affairs, and since it belongs to military affairs, they can't help but be tried below, so do they have to submit it to the Criminal Department? ”

Yuan Bolang obviously didn't expect that Liu Yu was also good at stealing concepts, and involved the bribery of businessmen in military affairs, which had nothing to do with the three divisions.

Liu Yu said again: "The ministers are about to present the emperor, please ask the emperor to decree that the Jingzhao Mansion and the Criminal Department will thoroughly investigate the bribery of businessmen, and severely punish the officials involved in the case. ”

Yuan Bolang said with a dark face: "If someone violates the law, he will naturally be severely punished." But ......"

"With Yuan Xiang's words, it will be." Liu Yu didn't let Yuan Bolang finish his words, and continued, "Then please ask the emperor to make an order." ”

Su Yanzheng didn't understand why Liu Yu involved the establishment of the Commerce and Trade Department in the investigation of bribery, but he still listened to Liu Yu's instructions, so he said: "Then I ......"

As soon as he spoke, a minister immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, this matter is related to the national system, please think twice." ”

More ministers knelt down and asked the emperor to "think twice". Obviously, the Shangshu of the Criminal Department is Wang Jian, who is the person of the fourth princess Su Bi, and the new Jingzhao Mansion Yin is Liu Yu's vassal. Su Bi and Liu Yu are obviously on the side of this matter, if these two ministries are allowed to investigate thoroughly, then it is not to put those ministers who took bribes to death?

Liu Yu sneered in his heart, what these ministers said was "related to the national system" was purely an excuse, the merchant's tribute was already black money, and they thought that they could continue to sit back and enjoy their success by insisting on not letting the imperial court open a commerce and trade department, which was a fool's dream. In the past, the imperial court only regarded this as a bad habit and no one cared about it, but if you really want to think about it, this is bribery and undermining the laws of the imperial court.

Officials cannot use the bad habits of the imperial court as an excuse to blackmail the imperial court or even the emperor. (To be continued......)