After saying this, Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but secretly give a thumbs up.

Tang Xinggu's performance today is really perfect, and what is even more rare is that the two of them have not communicated before, and for Zhu Qizhen, today is completely unexpected!

A professional person does professional things, and when it comes to eloquence, he must be a scholar.

Look at what people say, not only is it reasonable, but it is also for the country and the people, it seems that as an emperor, if you don't agree, you will be sorry for your ancestors.

The ministers were unable to refute for a while, so they simply played a scoundrel.

I saw more than a dozen ministers led by Wang Wen and Xu Bin suddenly knelt down and kowtowed: "The emperor must not listen to Tang Xinggu's words, the sea ban must not be opened!" ”

Subsequently, the others also came back to their senses, followed by kneeling on the ground, and tried their best to oppose Tang Xinggu's plan to open the sea.

It was only at this time that Zhu Qizhen really saw the huge number of officials who opposed the opening of the sea, and at a glance, almost more than half of them.

These people did not come up with any strong arguments to refute, and they repeated those few clichés, what ancestral family law cannot be changed, what country will not be a country, as if as long as the sea is opened, the Ming Dynasty will die.

Listening to the noise of His Royal Highness's officials, Zhu Qizhen's face had become extremely gloomy, and the anger in his heart gradually rose.

Because, he has already discovered that most of these people who shout the loudest and oppose the most fiercely are officials in the coastal areas south of the Yangtze River.

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, especially since the imperial examination, the southern scholars have steadily suppressed the north, and most of the officials in the DPRK and China have come from the rich places in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

The reason for this is not difficult to imagine, the Ming Dynasty unified the Central Plains from the south to the north, the south was rich, and the north was in turmoil.

It stands to reason that the closer you are to the coast, the more you know the importance of the ocean.

However, it is precisely these people who are most opposed now, and it is difficult to say what motivates them.

According to the information currently available, although the imperial court strictly forbade ordinary people to go to sea, in fact, there were not a few people engaged in sea smuggling.

In other words, the sea ban of the Ming Dynasty is actually only aimed at ordinary people, and it has long been useless for those local gentry and noble families.

And now, as long as the imperial court opens the sea, it will definitely violate their interests, and these people will naturally resist desperately.

Maybe some of them are really opposed because of outdated ideas, but most of them are evil intentions.

Zhu Qizhen's gaze gradually became resolute, and he would never back down when he opened the future of the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, Columbus had not yet been born, the Francotian countries were still pressed to the ground by the Ottoman Empire, and only a few Arabs could go to sea.

If we fail to grasp this opportunity, it will be too late to say anything when the West opens the Age of Discovery.

At present, if you want to open this breakthrough, Tang Xinggu is particularly important.

According to the understanding during this time, in fact, this person's character is not bad, he is not greedy for money, he is not lustful, he is just chasing a "name".

For the sake of fame, he can work against himself, who is the emperor.

Also for the sake of fame, he could give up the brocade clothes and food in the capital and follow the army to Mobei to eat sand.

Now, with the strength of one person, he is facing the attacks of the ministers alone.

It's time to add some chips to him!

"Tang Qingjia, I remember that you once served in Nanjing, right?"

Tang Xinggu immediately understood what the emperor meant, and immediately replied: "The minister has served in the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate for five years, and has been in Zhejiang for three years to patrol the imperial history. ”

According to the imperial history, according to the different identities and responsibilities of the Ming Dynasty, it can be divided into two types: functional inspection and authorized inspection.

Authorized inspections are mainly carried out by the emperor from time to time to send inspectors of imperial history, or other officials to act as inspectors.

Functional patrol refers to the patrol according to the imperial history of a province as a one, separate patrols, for a period of one year, after the completion of the return to Beijing.

Tang Xinggu has been patrolling the imperial history for three years, which shows that he has been to at least three places to serve and knows the local customs and customs well.

Zhu Qizhen was very satisfied with his answer, so he continued to ask: "Since the Qing family has served in Zhejiang, you might as well talk about it, what is the situation in the coastal area?" What kind of life did the people live there? ”

Tang Xinggu settled down and said: "Back to the emperor, the people along the coast are not doing well, and it can even be said that they are ...... Miserable. ”

"Tang Yushi, you are so alarmist, what are your intentions?"

Xu Bin, the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, seemed to have caught the loophole in Tang Xinggu's words and immediately began to fight back.

"Inheriting the emperor's sage, now the four seas are leveling, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, you actually say that the people's lives are miserable, let me ask you, do you still have the emperor in your eyes? And Daming Jiangshan Sheji? ”

Seeing that Xu Bin was gaining power, the rest of the people immediately reacted and launched an attack on Tang Xinggu together.

"Yes, alarmist, its heart can be punished!"

"It's just a big rebellion......"

However, Tang Xinggu was still unmoved, only to see him slowly turn around, his eyes swept over these people.

"Xu Shaoqing, my lords, I would like to ask you next, are you really for the sake of the Ming Dynasty?"

"That's nature!"

Xu Bin shot back without hesitation: "Could it be that a person like Tang Yushi who wants to violate the rules of his ancestors is thinking about the Ming Dynasty?" ”

"I don't think so!"

Tang Xinggu smiled coldly and said: "In the coastal areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, I have stayed in Tang for three years, and others may not know what kind of life the people there live, but I Tang has seen it with my own eyes. ”

Xu Bin had an expression with his nostrils facing the sky, and snorted coldly: "I wish to hear it!" ”

"As the saying goes, the mountains eat the mountains, and the sea eats the sea, but the people in the coastal areas of the south of the Yangtze River have their backs against the vast ocean, and they can only look at the countless treasures in the ocean, but they can only sigh and retreat. Xu Shaoqing said that he was alarmist, but he didn't know what Xu Shaoqing had to say? ”

Xu Bin's face was full of disapproval, and retorted: "Since the imperial court forbids the people to go to the sea, just return to the shore to farm, why is it unspeakably miserable?" ”

"Farming?"

Tang Xinggu sneered: "Most of the coastal areas are saline-alkali sandy land, which is extremely barren, and there are less than one in ten that can grow grain. In the summer and autumn, a sudden wind hits, and even the houses fly away without a trace. Not to mention that the Japanese are rampant, and they must be on guard against landing and looting every day. On such a day, Xu Shaoqing must have never experienced it in his life, right? ”

"But, the ancestral system ...... Don't violate! ”

In the face of Tang Xinggu's aggressiveness, Xu Bin felt cold sweat dripping from his forehead, and his tone became weaker and weaker, until it was inaudible.

Tang Xinggu ignored him and continued to say to Zhu Qizhen: "The minister asked to open the sea because today, the sea ban may be an untouchable taboo for ordinary people, but for some people, it is completely useless. ”

As soon as these words came out, the ministers suddenly felt the chrysanthemum tighten.

Wang Wen frowned and said: "The sea ban is a national policy set by Emperor Taizu, if Tang Yushi impeaches someone for violating the ancestral system, please come up with evidence, otherwise it will be slander and difficult to convince the public." ”

Immediately afterwards, the ministers stood up one after another, with a sad look on their faces.

"Your Majesty, Tang Yushi slandered the ministers with speculation, which really made the ministers unconvinced, and I hope the emperor will be the master for us!"

"Tang Xinggu did not obey the ancestral system and corrupted the dynasty, and I hope that the emperor will severely punish him to set an example!"

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