Chapter 503 [Convincing People with Virtue]
Who is so bold and so rude in the court?
Duan Fei looked back in surprise, only to see that the guy who bumped into Yang Yiqing, the first assistant in the hall, and spoke disrespectfully, turned out to be Wang Jinglong, the son of Wang Qiong!
This guy who finally abandoned Yutangchun and gave people a legal name called Wuyuan, is now like a fighting machine, I saw him kneeling outside the gate of the Jinluan Hall with righteous indignation, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, regardless of whether the sect is really a Japanese tribute envoy, this fang association attacked and plundered Ningbo, killing countless officials and people, if it is not over, the people's anger will be huge, I heard that Lord Yang was called a son who loved the people when he was a magistrate, it is really famous to meet!" ”
was ridiculed by a junior boy in front of him, Yang Yiqing's old face turned red, he hadn't come forward yet, the people below him had already jumped out to fight with Wang Jinglong, including Xia Yan, Xia Yan This guy has sharp words, and he doesn't need to think about quoting scriptures, Wang Jinglong is obviously not an opponent, but someone immediately came forward to help him, just like the Monkey King was born, as soon as he opened his mouth, Xia Yan's momentum was stagnant, Duan Fei looked at it and found that it was Yang Shen who had broken with Xia Yan and was actually Yang Shen who had gone down to Jiangnan with him!
Suddenly encountered a strong enemy, Xia Yan's spirit was greatly lifted, and he fought with Yang Shen inseparably, Yang Shengui is a genius prodigy, known as the first talent today, the unknown Xia Yan can actually fight with him, everyone can't help but be secretly surprised.
It's a pity that Zhengde hates this kind of bickering the most, Yang Yiqing and other old ministers of the Three Dynasties are just that, these young people dare to quarrel in front of themselves! Zhengde is furious!
"Shut up!" Zhengde patted the dragon case and shouted.
The two who were arguing happily hurriedly knelt down together and said to Zhengde: "Your Majesty, please calm your anger." ”
Zhengde asked Yang Yiqing: "Yang Aiqing, you were interrupted before you finished speaking, do you want to continue?" ”
Yang Yiqing felt remorse in his heart, and he smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, the Xia Yan that Weichen wants to say has been said vividly, and Weichen has nothing to say." ”
Zhengde asked everyone again, and the hundred officials above the court were divided into two factions, one faction supported Yang Yiqing and the other faction supported Wang Jinglong, but it was obvious that there were significantly fewer people who supported Wang Jinglong.
Guo Zhen was so anxious that he kept handing out his eyes to Duan Fei, Duan Fei ignored it, Guo Zhen couldn't help but hand a small report to Zhengde: "Your Majesty, Lord Duan is smiling, obviously confident, the emperor ......"
Zhengde was hesitant and immediately asked, "Duan Aiqing, you won't fall asleep again, will you?" What do you think about this? ”
Duan Fei took a breath and said: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen's heart is also hesitant, since most adults support convincing people with virtue and releasing the members of the Japanese mission to return to China, maybe this is the best way, but ......"
Everyone was accustomed to Duan Fei's way of speaking, and when they heard him, everyone raised their ears.
Sure enough, Duan Fei's words turned sharply, and he said gloomily: "Weichen suggested that the emperor appoint Lord Yang and Lord Xia to go to Jiangnan to read the holy decree to appease the people, and the holy decree should add in detail the names, official positions, and places of origin of the officials who support the release of the murderer today, so that future generations can admire his benevolence, and the people like to call the adults their parents officials, they are also the sons and daughters of the adults, and now the children have suffered heavy casualties, Lord Yang and Lord Xia still need to go door to door to visit and comfort their bodies and minds, which can show the great benevolence of the two." ”
After listening to Duan Fei's suggestion, all the officials who supported convincing people with virtue were dumbfounded, it was a good thing to be able to leave a name on the holy decree, but it was implicated in a plot like the release of the murderer, even if it was a foreign envoy, it was definitely not a good thing, everyone knew in their hearts that they would be scolded if they did this, and who would want to do something that would leave a name for eternity! Especially the latter move, do you want to go door-to-door to appease the people? When people heard that you let the murderer go, they didn't swallow you alive? All the official voices are over, Lord Duan's suggestion is really murderous and bloodless!
Zhengde was overjoyed when he heard this, and he immediately continued: "Duan Aiqing is reasonable, let's do this thing, Yang Aiqing ......"
Yang Yiqing fell to his knees and said to Zhengde: "Your Majesty, Weichen knows that he is wrong, Weichen retracts what he just said, Weichen is old and can't stand the bumpy road, please send another Qincha to Jiangnan." ”
Xia Yan also felt a chill in his heart, and he bowed to Zhengde and said, "Your Majesty, Weichen is guilty, please forgive the emperor." ”
Zhengde smiled dumbly and said: "It's strange, just now you fought for a red face, and they all said that this is a good thing that has been passed down through the ages, why did you send you but you refused to go?" Who else supported convincing people with virtue just now? Zhang Aiqing? Fei Aiqing? Lin Aiqing? ”
Several Shangshu who were named just now all supported convincing people with virtue, but now that Zhengde has named them, they are all the same as Yang Yiqing, and they have changed their words.
In fact, Yang Yiqing is from Zhenjiang, Xia Yan is from Jiangxi, and it is not very far from Ningbo, if they are sent to promulgate such a holy decree, in the future, they will not only have their reputation damaged, but they will be poked in the backbone when they return to their hometowns, Jiangnan is rich in talents, and half of the officials in the court are Jiangnan people, and their hometown was slaughtered.
Duan Fei said with a smile: "Your Majesty, it seems that everyone has changed their minds, so it is not possible to convince people with virtue, we can only lure them to advantage and threaten them, just like the children in the family are disobedient, it is not enough to spoil them, holding a sugar gourd in one hand and a feather duster in the other, it is the means that the diplomacy of a strong country should take!" ”
Duan Fei's words moved the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, the Chinese Celestial Empire has been benevolent and righteous since ancient times, and the members of the Japanese tribute mission during the Hongzhi period killed people, so although this time it is serious, everyone plans to calm things down, and turn big things into small things, the most important thing is the friendly diplomatic relations between the two countries, Duan Fei's foreign policy strategy of the tip of the needle against Mai Mang is indeed thought-provoking.
Duan Fei didn't wait for everyone to react before continuing: "Your Majesty, the Municipal Department of Foreign Affairs is currently responsible for foreign exchanges and foreign trade, and is both an ambassador and a businessman, Weichen feels that its functions should be simplified, full-time foreign trade, and a foreign ministry is set up to be responsible for foreign exchanges, which is directly responsible to the emperor, and the functions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are ......."
Duan Feikou elaborated on the functions and importance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and finally made a summary, saying: "The establishment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the setting of the tone for foreign exchanges are of great significance to the image and long-term development of our Ming Dynasty. ”
Lin Jun, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, immediately objected: "Your Majesty, foreign exchanges have been the business of the Ministry of Rites since ancient times, so why do you need to set up another department?" ”
Duan Fei said: "Lin Shangshu is right, foreign exchanges have always been the business of the Ministry of Rites, but the Ministry of Rites has a lot of official affairs, and the five rites of Kaoji, Jia, military, guest, and fierce also have to manage the affairs of national schools and imperial examinations, but diplomacy is a very professional thing......