Donghua Gate, Wenyuan Pavilion.

Cao Nai, Gao Hub, and Zhang Yi sat aside, looking at Zhu Qiyu with a tangled face.

These days, the three scholars are sandwiched between the emperor and the hundred officials, and finally come up with a plan to achieve the best of both worlds.

The edict of opening the sea was returned, but the hundred officials also had to take a step back and allow the imperial court to follow the ancestral system and send envoys to the sea to promote the prestige of the Ming Dynasty.

Dealing with it in this way is not considered disobedience to the Holy Lord, and it is acceptable to all officials.

Zhu Qiyu looked at the charter in his hand, frowned, and said, "This ...... Will it work? ”

Cao Nai said with a smile: "But I don't know if His Royal Highness King Yu has a better idea?" ”

In other words, this sentence is...... You can do it!

The emperor and the hundred officials disagree, is it easy for our cabinet to be caught in the middle?

Zhu Qiyu also understood, sighed at the moment, and said: "It seems that it can only be like this, then ...... Hand it to the emperor? ”

Cao Nai nodded and said, "Your Highness!" ”

Zhu Qiyu couldn't help but open his mouth wide: "Let me say?" ”

The three of them smiled and looked at Zhu Qiyu with kind eyes.

You are a prisoner, who are you going to let go of this kind of offending thing?

The three of us have worked hard enough, now it's your time to get out of the way, go ahead, we've got your back behind you!

Zhu Qiyu was also helpless, so he had to take the charter and go to the imperial study.

"Brother Saint Bow!"

"Excuse me!"

Zhu Qizhen was sorting out the information about Nanjing, and when he saw Zhu Qiyu coming, he put it away.

"Is there a conclusion to the opening of the sea?"

Zhu Qiyu smiled awkwardly, and then handed over the charter in his hand.

"After discussing with the cabinet, I think that I have been banned from the sea for a long time, although this time is different from the past, but if you want to reform the ancestral system, you can't rush it for a while, and you should slowly plan it."

Zhu Qizhen carefully read the constitution drawn up by the cabinet, and then said: "Okay, let's follow this!" ”

"Huh?"

Zhu Qiyu was a little strange, so he agreed?

Don't hold on a little anymore?

Zhu Qizhen seemed to have expected this result a long time ago, and said: "Let the cabinet draw up the decree, what suggestions do you have for the envoy to the sea?" ”

"The words of the envoy are ......"

Zhu Qiyu glanced at Jin Ying, who was standing on the side, and said thoughtfully: "It's better to follow the example of the eunuch of the Three Treasures, find an inner servant to serve as the admiral and the eunuch of the Qincha, and go to the West to make an envoy and have an overview of Western affairs." ”

Jin Ying was serving tea and pouring water on the side, and when she heard this, she couldn't help but be stunned.

His Royal Highness, our family didn't offend you, why did you send it to sea?

Although the eunuch of the Three Treasures has passed away, the team that went to the West is still there, our family has been in the deep palace compound all their lives, and we have never even seen what the sea looks like, what do you want me to do?

At the same time, Zhu Qizhen looked at him thoughtfully, as if he was quite interested in Zhu Qiyu's proposal.

Jin Ying also found that the situation was not good, and hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, slave maid...... The slave has never been to sea, so she has no experience......"

"Isn't there an experience when you go once?"

"But, but ......"

Jin Ying was so anxious that he didn't know what to do, I'm in my fifties, and I'm about to retire, you give me the whole sea......

Who knows if you can come back if you go out!

Although many eunuchs regarded Zheng He as an idol, not every eunuch could become Zheng He.

The hardships of going to sea are not something that ordinary people can bear.

There may even be a storm and the entire fleet will be annihilated.

Zhu Qizhen didn't think about it so much, in his eyes, a eunuch who didn't want to be Zheng He was not a good eunuch.

On the other hand, long-distance voyages are a tedious and dangerous affair in any era.

There is no shortage of capable civil servants and military generals in the Ming Dynasty, if they are allowed to go to sea, even if they go, they may not go all out.

Because they all have parents, wives and children, they all have worries in their hearts, and they don't want to go home all the time when they are overseas.

A long-distance fleet of tens of thousands of people is adrift overseas, and homesickness accumulates day by day, and it will become a hidden danger as Yu Qian said.

Relatively speaking, the eunuchs have been clean since they were young and have nothing to worry about.

Moreover, the relationship between the eunuch and the emperor was not that of a monarch or a minister, but of a master and servant, and that he was more suitable for completing boring and dangerous sailing tasks than those civil and military ministers.

"As for the manpower, you can choose all the internal servants at will, and you can bring as many people as you want!"

"Slave maid...... Obey! ”

At this point, Jin Ying didn't dare to say anything, so she had to bow her head and say yes.

Another reason why Zhu Qizhen did this is that Jin Ying's power is already quite large.

This person's scheming methods are naturally not as good as Wang Zhen, but after four dynasties, the accumulated connections should not be underestimated, especially after Wang Zhen's punishment, now the palace is full of his godsons and grandsons.

If Jin Ying goes to sea, he will definitely take these people with him.

That's fine, since they like to recognize godfathers and godfathers, then follow your godfathers and godfathers out to earn money for me!

Next, Jingshi was busy again.

The imperial court is about to go to the West again, so it is naturally indispensable to purchase materials on a large scale.

In just three days, the price of grain has risen by 30 percent.

Other daily necessities also rose by varying degrees, so much so that inflation occurred throughout Jingshi.

The people who followed the Three Treasure Eunuchs to the West at the beginning, except for those who were too old and physically inconvenient, were all reassembled.

This time, the imperial court seemed to be very generous, and gave everyone a subsidy to go to sea in advance.

He also promised that if anyone in the fleet, regardless of his status, died on the way to the West, the tablet would be placed in the Martyrs' Shrine, and his family would be supported by the imperial court.

Everyone represents a family, and when they are not there, the family loses its backbone.

Now with the promise of the imperial court, these people can be regarded as completely letting go of their worries and devoting themselves to the navigation career.

The celebrant of ceremonies, Kim Young gathered together his fifty-eight godsons.

"The emperor sent our family to the West, that is a great honor, you all listen to it, after you go back, gather all the people you trust together, this kind of thing, outsiders want to go and can't go!"

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing whether it was a good thing or a bad thing to go to the West.

It stands to reason that this is a good thing, because there is a precedent for such a Three Treasure Eunuch.

It is said that even Hong Bao, the entourage of the eunuch of the Three Treasures, was sick in bed not long ago, and the emperor actually went to visit him in person.

It can be seen that the emperor is extremely important to go to the West, and as long as he can return successfully, it will definitely be a great achievement.

But the question is, can you come back alive......

Jin Ying looked at Huai En again and said, "Huai En, after our family leaves, the celebrant will be handed over to you!" ”

Wynne looked a little surprised, he himself had just been transferred from the Shang Shan Prison, and he was not ready to accept such a heavy responsibility.

"Father-in-law Jin, I will also accompany you to the sea, it is said that the sea is windy and rough, you are so old, how can you do it with no one around to take care of you?"

"With your words, our family will be content!"

Jin Ying smiled bitterly: "Don't worry, there is no shortage of people around our family, but here for the emperor, only you are the most suitable to stay." When our family is away, you must keep in mind that we are slaves, no matter when, don't forget this duty! ”

Huai En hurriedly nodded and said, "Remember the teachings of Gong Jin!" ”

Jin Ying has gone through four dynasties, and his eyes are very accurate.

He had long decided that Wynne was smart and knew the rules, and he could be of great use, so he was transferred from Shangshan Supervisor.

If something goes wrong, the emperor will blame him, maybe Huai En can help say a few words.

In short, keeping him in Jingshi is much more valuable than taking him with him.

Wynne didn't think about it so much, but he suddenly took on such a heavy burden, and he was a little uncomfortable.

Every day before going to the court, you have to do a lot of preparations, and when you go to the court, you have to go back to the ceremonial supervisor to review the folds, and you usually have to pay attention to the emperor's orders, and you are busy every day without touching the ground.

The key is to keep abreast of the emperor's preferences and know what the emperor needs.

For example, now the emperor's main concern is to go to the West, and the date of going to sea that Qin Tianjian is responsible for has not yet been reported.

Going to the West is a major national event, and the selection of the date must go through the Qin Tianjian.

So, he sent someone to urge, and it was quite effective, and as soon as he finished urging here, he saw Belin enter the palace.

"Chenqin Heavenly Eunuch Bei Lin asks Saint Bow!"

"Get up!"

Zhu Qizhen knew his intention, so he said, "The date has been chosen?" ”

Belin said: "It is tentatively scheduled for October 26, and the minister has checked the yellow calendar, so it is advisable to travel far away!" ”

Zhu Qizhen nodded, he never paid attention to the yellow calendar or anything, what he cared about was whether there was enough time to prepare.

There are still two months left until October 26, which should be enough.

"That's right!"

Zhu Qizhen suddenly thought of something and said, "I heard, you are fighting with people again?" ”

Belin lowered her head and replied hesitantly, "This...... Minister...... The minister knows that he is wrong! ”

Zhu Qizhen was very depressed, when you beat up Li Shimian, who was in his seventies, in Fengtian Palace, or rode on someone else's body, at that time, you had merit, even if it mattered, why were you still addicted to fighting?

"Who are you fighting with this time?"

Belin had to reply truthfully: "It's Tang Xiaozhong, a scholar at the Museum of Culture and History of the Hanlin Academy." ”

Zhu Qizhen took a deep breath and said helplessly: "There are problems that can be discussed, and even argued, but don't beat people at every turn, it's not good!" ”

"Minister...... Wrong! ”

"You look at your mentor Peng Qing, his temperament is very calm, he is very proper, in this world, fists alone, can not solve the problem, you have to learn from your mentor, to convince people with reason, to convince people with virtue."

"But ......"

Bai Lin showed hesitation on his face, and said weakly: "But the teacher is also very irritable, that is, he quarreled with Tang Xiaozhong for the matter of the route map, and then he moved his hand, and the minister went to dissuade him, but Tang Shiyu did not give up, grabbed the minister's hair and did not let go, and the minister was only ...... ...... who fought back"

Zhu Qizhen was stunned, is there such a thing?

In his impression, Peng Qing is an honest person, but ...... This guy actually got into a fight with someone?

Moreover, it is still the master and apprentice who beat one person......

"If I'm not mistaken, Tang Xiaozhong is at least in his sixties this year, right?"

"Back to the emperor, Tang Shiyu is sixty-nine years old this year."

"You master and apprentice, join forces to fight a sixty-nine-year-old man?"

Belin hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, at that time, the minister went to persuade the fight, and it was Tang Shiyu's hand that made the first move, and besides, the people from the Museum of Culture and History of the Hanlin Academy besieged my master and apprentice with more and less, and the minister resisted hard, so he took his teacher out of the siege!" ”

Zhu Qizhen: ......

After Belin finished speaking, she realized that the situation was not right, and hurriedly lowered her head.

"Minister...... I know ...... wrong."

Zhu Qizhen was entangled for a long time, and then he remembered that he hadn't asked anything yet.

"What the hell is going on?"

Belin replied: "The teacher said that some of the charts stored in the Museum of Culture and History are wrong, but Tang Shiyu insisted that there was no problem, and the two quarreled about it. ”

The cause and effect of the matter is actually very simple.

The Qin Heavenly Supervisor was instructed to choose a date, and of course he had to know the approximate route of the voyage, from which port to depart from, and how to replenish supplies on the way.

These materials are stored in the Museum of Culture and History of the Hanlin Academy, and Peng Qing originally planned to take a brief look, but this look found many errors.

In the Ming Dynasty, if you can become an official, you first have to pass the imperial examination, and if you want to take the exam, you must first study.

Those who can afford to read are at least a member of the gentry.

Because at that time, the cost of reading was too high for ordinary people to afford.

The Peng family is a Jiangnan family, from the Song to the Yuan Dynasty, its family has always had the experience of going to sea, and these materials have been preserved.

At that time, these materials were nothing more than some astronomy, geography, travelogues and other miscellaneous essays, which had nothing to do with Bagu Takeshi, and few people read them.

But Peng Qing is different, he is talented and intelligent, he has been in contact with these ancient books since he was a child, and he is extremely proficient in astronomy and geography.

It was with this talent that he was able to enter the Qin Heavenly Prison.

However, when I saw the navigation route map taken out by the Museum of Culture and History of the Hanlin Academy, I found that many places were incorrectly marked.

Since he found a problem, he pointed it out on the spot, but the people from the Museum of Culture and History stopped doing it, who are you, you are wrong if you say wrong?

Peng Qing was anxious, because these marks were really wrong, and if they were not corrected in time, they would probably have immeasurable consequences for the fleet going to the Western Ocean, so he insisted on his own opinion and finally quarreled with Tang Xiaozhong, a bachelor-in-waiting.

Tang Xiaozhong was also angry, why did you Qin Tianjian take care of the affairs of my Cultural and History Museum?

What does right or wrong have to do with you?

The conflict between the two was out of control, and in the end, I don't remember who made the first move, in short, it was a fight.

Belin hurriedly stepped forward to persuade her, but Tang Xiaozhong was angry, so he grabbed Belin's hair.

He probably forgot how Belin rode Li Shimian and beat him violently in the Fengtian Palace.

So, from two people fighting, one person persuading to fight, it evolved into two fights and one.

The people in the Museum of Culture and History looked at it, the two of you beat one, and he was still an old man in his sixties, this is not good, this is ...... Don't talk about martial arts!

Everyone rose up to attack, and Belin and Peng Qing fought and retreated, and finally escaped from the Museum of Culture and History.

After Zhu Qizhen heard what happened to them, he couldn't cry or laugh.

If a group of Hanlin quarreled, it was nothing new.

However, when a group of Hanlin fights, it is different.