"The sea ban is the ancestral system set by Emperor Taizu, and it must not be opened indiscriminately, please consider it carefully!"

"The Ming Dynasty has been established for nearly a hundred years, and even before the ban on the sea, the commercial tax was confiscated, wouldn't the establishment of customs compete with the people?"

"A few years ago, there were still Japanese invaders, Songjiang Prefecture Daningwei was captured, and hundreds of officers and soldiers were killed and wounded.

"I heard that Shen Ge Lao is also planning to restart the Western Ocean, and now the imperial court is conquering Luchuan in the south, and the Wuliang Ha Sanwei in the north, and there are even more Warat departments eyeing it, where is the money to be squandered so much!"

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the middle-level officials standing in the back row of the Fengtian Palace, as well as the officials of the Science and Daoyan on the steps outside the hall, the opposition can be said to be intensifying.

Among them, there are selfishness, there are corrupt Confucianism, and there are even more opposition purely for the sake of opposition. Looking at this group of angry looks, Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu set his eyes on Shen Yichen, he had long expected that such a situation would occur, and how to solve it had to be dealt with by the initiator.

Feeling the emperor's gaze, Shen Yichen coughed twice at this time, and then turned around and looked at the people behind him with extremely sharp eyes.

With a high-ranking official rank, coupled with the murderous aura brought by leading the army for a long time, Shen Yichen is no longer the petty official who was only willing to make promises at the court meeting. Even the official of the Dao Dynasty, who is known for not being afraid of power, no one dares to look at Shen Yichen for a long time at this time, this kind of non-anger and self-authority is actually amazing!

Soon, inside and outside the noisy Fengtian Palace, it became silent, without the support of high-level elders, these opposing officials were just a rabble, who would dare to block Shen Yichen's edge?

"The opinions of your colleagues, this cabinet has taken into account, the Ming Dynasty is now empty of the treasury, and it is in urgent need of silver money from the East and rice from the West, which can only be obtained from the Ban of Fanbang barbarians."

"In addition, there is no need to be afraid of the attack of the Japanese invaders, and the cabinet can clearly tell you that a Western-level treasure ship fleet is stationed at the mouth of the Dagu coastal defense, not to mention the clowns who jump off the beam of the Japanese invaders, and it is easy to destroy the Japanese state immediately."

"In the end, it is to compete with the people for profit, and now those sea ships that are smuggling and trading at sea, are they really built by the small people of Shengdou?"

After that, Shen Yichen's eyes swept over the opposing officialdom again, this time not to mention looking at them, as soon as they touched Shen Yichen's eyes, they quickly lowered their heads, they knew very well the meaning behind these words.

When it came to this, Jin Lian, the secretary of the household department, immediately stood up for Shen Yichen and said: "Your Majesty, the war at the border between the north and the south is about to break out, and the current silver money, rice and grain of the imperial court are unsustainable. At the same time, in order to avoid the crisis caused by the congestion of Cao Yun last year, it is urgent to open the sea ban, otherwise it will repeat the mistake of the siege of Beijing! ”

Jin Lian said that the consequences were very serious, this was not to put pressure on Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu, but to make the Manchu civil and military have a sense of crisis.

If the Ming Dynasty collapses, the power and money in your hands will disappear, so weigh it carefully and then make a decision.

"Your Majesty, there is no immutable affairs in the world, and the minister thinks that he should keep pace with the times and seconded Shen Zhongtang's proposal to open the sea ban."

Chen Xun, the first assistant of the cabinet, first stood up and expressed his attitude, no matter what, Shen Yichen is a cabinet minister after all, and in the current situation where the cabinet battle is at a disadvantage, the internal should be more united.

"The minister seconded Shen Zhongtang's words!"

Gao Gu didn't have too much nonsense and reason, and from the moment he promised Yang Pu to help Shen Yichen tilt the power into the opposition, he had already made a choice.

"The minister seconded the proposal."

Hu Hu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, stood up at the right time, and when Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, was a supreme minister, he, as a representative of the civilian-official group, had to fight for the interests of his camp and stand on the opposite side of the honorable relatives.

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Now that the Xun Qi has completely collapsed, and Zhu Yong, the Duke of Chengguo, has been degraded to a commoner, there is no need to fight anymore. On the contrary, Zhu Yi, as a son-in-law, has the same interests, and he must help him succeed in his attack in order to expand his influence in the court.

There are no eternal friends in this world, let alone eternal enemies, and there are only eternal interests for officials.

"The minister seconded the proposal."

Yu Qian, the secretary of the Ministry of War, also agreed with Shen Yichen's ban on opening the sea.

Since the siege of Jingshi was lifted, Shen Yichen and Yu Qian have not had too much personal relationship, on the one hand, to avoid suspicion, and on the other hand, Yu Qian has never been good at it, or he doesn't disdain to engage in those people's sophistication.

But as long as it is beneficial to the family and the country, regardless of whether there is a personal relationship or not, Yu Qian will uphold the concept of selflessness to agree with the other party.

The opening of the sea ban, the establishment of customs, and the collection of sea taxes are the financial sources that have the least impact on the lives of the people under the coercion of war property in the Ming Dynasty. Yu Qian has been governor of the two provinces for decades, and there are only a handful of officials in the DPRK and China who know more about the people's sufferings than him.

"The minister seconded the proposal."

"The minister seconded the proposal."

……

One after another, more than half of the high-ranking officials at the cabinet level immediately expressed their positions, leaving only Shen Yichen's past rivals, such as He Pingyan, Yang Hongze and others, as well as the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Ministry of Industry.

But at this time, Yang Hongze stood up and bowed his hand to Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu in He Pingyan's surprised eyes: "The minister seconded the proposal!" ”

Hu Hui, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Wang Zhi, the heavenly official of the Ministry of Officials, agreed, He Pingyan could understand that this was a political compromise, after all, one side was the father-in-law of Zhu Yi, the eldest son of the Duke of Chengguo, and the other party had to sell the Shangshu of the Ministry of Household to save face.

But Yang Hongze is arrogant by nature and has always adhered to Confucianism, this kind of competition with the people and violating the law of the ancestors has always been his most despised deviant behavior, how can he agree with Shen Yichen.

Could it be that he also "defected to the enemy"?

No one can tell He Pingyan this answer, and even Yang Hongze himself can't say it clearly. It may be the stimulus of the scene of the scholar outside the Shuntian Gongyuan asking for his life, or it may be the words of the sage of the cold window for ten years to teach the righteousness of the family and the country, or it may be that he saw the scene of the people's begging struggle under the famine, which shattered some of his previous insistences.

The concept and bottom line in his heart told Yang Hongze that Shen Yichen was right to choose to open the sea ban at this moment, it was better than exploiting the people's livelihood!

When the cabinet officials chose to agree, many middle- and lower-level officials in the Fengtian Hall gasped at this moment. You must know that Shen Yichen is in the eyes of the vast majority of officials, and he is an outlier and traitor of a civilian-bureaucratic group.

If it weren't for betraying the Emperor Taishang to obtain the power of the dragon, he would not be able to sit in the position of cabinet minister at all, and at the same time, it would be impossible for the cabinet officials to truly accept and recognize him.

As a result, now that Shen Yichen has achieved the united front of the cabinet, how did he convince this group of scarlet robes?

At this point, no matter how much they objected, there was no point in opposing it, and after the surprise, there was silence, and no one, including the official of Kedaoyan, stepped forward and dared to stand on the opposite side of the entire imperial court.

Seeing such a situation, Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu knew that the overall situation had been decided, so he said: "Since the Zhongqing family has no objection, then this matter will be in accordance with what Shen Aiqing said in the chapter, open the sea ban to build customs in Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, and Guangdong, and set up special officials to collect taxes. ”

"The matter of going to the West still needs to be discussed in the long run, and the rest will be left to Jin Aiqing to be fully responsible."

The opening of the sea and the prohibition of taxation, Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu easily understood, the only difficulty was to violate the ancestral system set by Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang. He never dared to make a rash decision about the treasure ship fleet going to the Western Ocean, because he spent an astronomical amount of silver during the Yongle period, but he did not get the corresponding benefits.

Zhu Qiyu had never heard of such a new word in Shen Yichen's recital as colonial trade, and he was also blinded by the situation of the Western vassal states.

Emperor Jingtai was originally the king of Shoucheng, and the temporary throne did not have enough foundation and power, so he was destined to be unable to act recklessly like Zhu Qizhen of Ming Yingzong, full of adventurism.

For things that cannot be verified, he can only choose a conservative attitude, first open the sea ban, and then consider the Western Ocean as appropriate.

"My Emperor Shengming!"

Shen Yichen knew that many things could not be achieved overnight, and he was already extremely satisfied to reach the decision to open the sea ban in such a short time, and immediately shouted Zhu Qiyu Shengming with great excitement.

This can't be regarded as a compliment or sycophancy, standing at the height of history, the sea ban is opened at this time, and if you persist, Zhu Qiyu will get the title of a generation of Ming Jun!

"My Emperor Shengming!"

The civil and military ministers in the Fengtian Hall knelt down and chanted together, which was regarded as a traditional project of the feudal dynasty.

For this kind of scene, Zhu Qiyu is also excited, for him, this is not only as simple as changing the law of the ancestors, but also means that the control of the court and the authority of the emperor are greatly enhanced.

An emperor who can't reign, let alone change the law of his ancestors, no one obeys even the most basic decrees.

Just when Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu was feeling the majesty of the emperor, a Han general went to ignore the palace law and order, rushed in from outside the palace in front of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military ministers, and then prostrate on the ground and said in horror: "Your Majesty, the Emperor Taishang has been restored!" ”

What?

This sentence is undoubtedly equivalent to dropping a bombshell in the Fengtian Palace, and the shocking effect is far greater than Shen Yichen's previous opening of the sea ban, and the civil and military officials were in an uproar in an instant.

"Presumptuous, I inherit the mandate of heaven and ascend the throne, how can the Emperor Taishang be restored!"

Zhu Qiyu immediately shouted angrily, he didn't abdicate, how could the imperial brother Zhu Qizhen use the word "restoration", it should be called a rebellion.

"The minister is guilty."

The Han general immediately realized that his words were wrong, and hurriedly prostrate on the ground to ask for forgiveness, but under the extreme panic in his heart, he quickly raised his head and added: "The rebel army led by the Emperor Taishang has captured the Chang'an Gate of the Imperial City and is attacking the Donghua Gate of the Forbidden City. ”

"Your Majesty, it's dangerous!"

Donghua Gate is the road that Shen Yichen walks into the cabinet every day, only a few hundred meters away from the Wenyuan Pavilion and the Wenhua Hall where the emperor held the extension, and only a few thousand meters away from the Fengtian Palace.

If the Donghua Gate is broken, then only the left wing gate and the middle left gate of the core of the Forbidden City can be defended, and the low palace wall can hardly resist for long, no wonder this Han general is so panicked.

With the news of the fall of Chang'an Gate, not only the Han generals panicked, but almost half of the civil and military officials inside and outside the Fengtian Hall had a frightened look on their faces.

You must know that Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu ascended the throne as the emperor, since he had no prestige before he was imprisoned, and he did not build a team according to the emperor's education, and even many courtiers didn't even know what he looked like, and it didn't rely on his own ability and planning.

It was only at the time of the national crisis that Shen Yichen and Yu Qian reached a compromise with the civil official group and forcibly supported the upper positions to stabilize people's hearts. Now that Emperor Zhu Qizhen has made a comeback, if the restoration is successful, will there be a big liquidation in the court?

Then some officials who have supported or curried favor will inevitably not be able to escape accountability after the fact, and it is strange that people are not panicked under the drastic changes.

Just when everyone was at a loss, Yu Qian resolutely stepped forward and said: "The position of heaven has been decided, how can you change the order and allow the emperor to rebel!" ”

"As the secretary of the military department, the minister should lead the troops to stabilize the country and the country, and ask His Majesty to give orders to quell the rebellion!"

History has changed, the current Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu is not seriously ill, and the eldest son Zhu Jianji is still alive and well, and there is no problem of choosing who to inherit the throne after the change of seizing the door.

There is a more important point, that is, the current Yu Qian can become famous and get the emperor's order to counter the rebellion.

If the name is not right, it is not good, even if the power leans towards the government and the opposition and controls the imperial military power, Yu Qian has never trampled on procedural justice like the ministers. You can think that this is pedantic, but if you don't have such an insistence on sticking to the bottom line, then he can't become Yu Shaobao, who will be famous for the ages.

In addition, Zhu Qizhen's rebellion and restoration still committed his impatience and impatience for the imperial expedition, and he did not obtain the "holy decree" of the empress dowager Sun to publicly announce the abolition of the emperor, so as to obtain the legitimacy of re-ascending the throne.

Not to mention that it is the legitimate emperor of Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu who has completed the Empress Dowager's holy decree, Zen edict, and three resignations and three concessions, even if it is a usurper and traitor like Wang Mang, you have to announce the abolition of the other party's emperor title on the basis of announcing the change of dynasty and the new monarch to the throne.

Now that Zhu Qiyu is still the emperor, there are no two days in the sky, and there are no two masters in the country, so the restoration of Zhu Qizhen of Ming Yingzong can only be characterized as rebellion!

Yu Qian's brilliant words made Zhu Qiyu, the Jingtai Emperor who had some six gods and no masters, seem to have eaten a reassuring pill. At least there was no situation where the courtiers were defeated, and the ministers in charge of the army such as Yu Qian were still on their side.

At the same time, Zhu Qiyu was still a little complicated in his heart, he wanted to announce the news of Ruan Lang's intention to restore the emperor at the end of the court meeting, but he didn't expect the imperial brother to take the lead, and the two brothers inexplicably reached a tacit understanding of trying to see each other, which is really an irony!

"Yu Shaobao is the mainstay of the imperial court, when he sits in the Fengtian Hall to stabilize people's hearts, the minister is willing to go to Donghuamen to quell the rebellion!"

Seeking wealth and danger, Shen Yichen had already prepared and laid out the battle between the two emperors, he definitely didn't want this earth-shattering achievement to fall into the hands of others, even if this person was the hero Yu Qian through the ages.

This counterinsurgency work, Shen Yichen must be in his own hands!