Port.

One by one, the big ships went to sea, this time not to Liaodong to transfer troops, but to go to sea to the New World, than the last time the ship sailed from Zhejiang, this time there were six big ships, with some medium and large ships, equipped with soldiers, horses, sailors, lifu, etc., a total of more than 4,300 people.

Zhu Feng accompanied Zhang Zhou to watch the departure ceremony.

With the end of the cannon, the fleet also officially embarked on the journey, this time among the people who accompanied the ship, the highest civilian rank was one of Zhang Zhou's brothers-in-law, Lin Ting, who was recently promoted to a member of the Ministry of Rites.

The highest military official rank, in addition to Guo Ang, the commander of Jinyiwei, is also Yingcheng Bosun Jixian.

The eunuch of the prison army is Li Yong, the imperial eunuch of the Zhang Yong faction.

The purpose of this trip to sea is very simple, that is, to plunder, not to go to the South Sea, but to go directly to the Western Ocean, the planned time to go to sea is ten months, and the time at sea, when you go, it is more than two months, and when you come back, because of the full load of goods, the time may be extended to more than three months.

"Brother Zhang, why don't you wait for the weather to warm up before leaving? It's so cold, I'm afraid that the soldiers won't adapt. Zhu Feng stood on the high platform, and when the wind blew, he almost fell off the high platform.

After a battle in the snow and ice, he had a deep fear of the cold, and the feeling of chasing the Tatars in the snow and ice was unforgettable to him, and the thought of it would make him sleepless.

Zhang Zhou said: "Before the summer, the sea in front of you will have big winds and waves, under the storm, with our current sea vessels, even if they are not completely silent, I am afraid that the loss will be not small." ”

Zhu Feng asked, "Is it a hurricane?" I've heard that when there is a wind disaster, even the stone houses can be blown away on the ground, and the boat in front of you is indeed not good, but you can't count the time of the day, just let them avoid it? ”

Zhang Zhou glanced at Zhu Feng.

This is probably the world's misunderstanding of him, and he feels that he can pinch his fingers and figure out anything.

"My hexagram is only useful in Daming, but it is not so effective outside." Zhang Zhou said, "Besides, if I sail for a few months at a time, even if I tell them exactly where there is a typhoon, they are sure that they can identify the specific direction at sea and make reasonable evasions?" ”

"This ......"

Zhu Feng thought about it and sincerely admitted his mistake, "It's me who lost my words, it's indeed as Brother Zhang said, it's too unpredictable." It's better to leave early, after all, Your Majesty is also looking forward to it...... It would be nice if I could bring back a few million taels of silver. ”

Zhang Zhou looked at the ships that were gradually moving away at sea, and sighed: "Zhijie, do you want to go overseas?" ”

"I don't want to go." Zhu Feng said, "It's too far, I'll definitely suffocate to death if I've been floating on the sea for so long." I still like prosperous and wealthy places, and I originally planned to go back to the capital, but now it seems that it is not bad to stay here. ”

"Hmm." Zhang Zhou nodded.

Zhu Feng smiled and said as if he was very smart: "It's good that you didn't ask me this before yesterday, and only ask now, otherwise I will be scared to death, and going to sea will be tantamount to imprisoning me." The ship is gone, so I don't have to worry about that. ”

Zhang Zhou patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly: "Zhijie, it's coming, the next wave of the fleet will set off in about a month, if you have the heart to make contributions to the Ming Dynasty, or even conquer overseas places, I can fulfill you." In addition, Liaodong also needs experienced and qualified generals, Cui Juma and Tang Bohu are waiting for you. ”

"No need." Zhu Feng was so frightened that the six gods were left without a master, "I remember that there is still something to do, so I will leave first, and if I have anything to do, just ask someone to tell me about it." ”

Zhu Fengfei also seemed to have fled, as if he was afraid that he would not say the next sentence well, and he would be caught by Zhang Zhou and used as cannon fodder to go to sea.

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The third day after the year.

The third day of the first month.

Wang Shi, the secretary of the Criminal Department, went to visit Li Dongyang, and by the way, he also told the Ministry of Criminal Affairs what he had learned.

"It is said that Xie Ge Lao has been sent to Yongping Mansion in the east, along with his wife and children, except for the second son Xie Pi, the rest of the people are gone." Wang Shi said, "From beginning to end, Dongchang and Jinyiwei did not greet the Criminal Department, only the people from Dali Temple went in to ask about it, and I am afraid that this case will not be brought to the court." ”

Li Dongyang said: "In other words, there is no turnaround?" ”

Wang Shi said: "How can you turn around? It is good that he has been spared the death penalty and can be exiled. At the moment, it's not even exile, it's just that he is assigned as an official, and there is still a time limit, even if the next few years are harder, but as long as he survives, Xie Ge Lao can spend his old age in peace. ”

Li Dongyang said coldly: "The day before yesterday, why did there be so few people from your criminal department?" ”

"Elder Li Ge, didn't you ask knowingly? Even within the Criminal Department, there are different opinions on Xie Gelao's case. It's not that they all think that Xie Ge Lao is guilty, but that the person Xie Ge Lao advocates for impeachment is actually not a big evil, or it is just a coincidence that let Ping Yubo and Zhang Rui, the son of the British Gong, make military achievements, isn't this too much of a hurry? ”

Wang Shi said, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "Your Majesty let the factory guards scare again, and no one wants to come forward." ”

Li Dongyang said: "Could it be that there is only a group of sycophants left in the government and the opposition who are flattering and bullying the weak and afraid of the hard?" ”

Wang Shi said: "Elder Li Ge, in all fairness, do you really think that Elder Xie Ge is not at fault in the slightest in this matter?" ”

was questioned by Wang Shi in person, and Li Dongyang didn't know how to answer.

If someone else were changed, he would have directly said that Xie Qian was right, but Wang Shi was not strictly a member of their faction, after all, the criminal department secretary they belonged to before was the former left capital imperial Shi Min Qi, even if Min Qi had already conflicted with the emperor on some issues at that time, and the emperor was not appreciative, they also thought that it was Dai Shan, who was the secretary of the Nanjing Criminal Department at the time.

As a result, Wang Shi stood out.

It is not the people they cultivated and recommended, in their opinion, there is a barrier, and they didn't take Wang Shi seriously at first, after all, the criminal department is the yamen that is the least involved in political disputes in the DPRK and China, and only those who break the law can be under the jurisdiction of the criminal department, and the criminal department is mainly responsible for the world's prisons.

Who would have thought that the harmonious relationship between the monarch and the minister would be broken by Zhang Zhou, and Xie Qian, who was determined not to be restricted by the law, would also become a prisoner, so Wang Shi had the opportunity to show his face.

Wang Shi also felt that he was asking too recklessly, and hurriedly said: "I don't think that Xie Ge is guilty, but there is negligence, which cannot be denied." From Chenghua to the present, there are not many people among the courtiers who have been convicted for things, and even fewer people have been convicted for words. You have to touch Your Majesty's scales, no matter who it is for...... I'm afraid it's not something that the criminal department can hold. ”

Li Dongyang said: "So you want to watch the fire from the other side of the strait in Qiao's matter?" ”

"Nope." Wang Shi said, "Look at the present, the people in the DPRK and China are roughly the same as they used to be, and even the military department has not changed much. Can it be said that those who have been promoted to the squire must be traitors and rebels? I don't think so. If you remove some contradictions that have to be put on the table, you can still get along with each other. ”

Li Dongyang shook his head and said: "There are some contradictions, it doesn't have to be presented on the table, if it is not triggered, sooner or later it will cause serious trouble." ”

Wang Shi said: "When you are in trouble, can't you mention it again?" I just want to say that many people just want to live a peaceful life and live a few days of peace, and even their colleagues in the DPRK and China don't want to toss. Now that Xie Ge Lao has been released, this turmoil has subsided, if it continues to develop, I am afraid that it will be ...... Alas! I really don't know what to say. ”

Li Dongyang frowned and said, "So you came today to let the cabinet stop on some things?" ”

Wang Shi sighed: "You elders, you have your own opinions on major affairs in the DPRK and China, and we can't influence Your Majesty's opinions, nor do we want to influence your opinions, but I just want to ask you to see the government and the opposition over the years...... The days are not going to stop, so let's put things aside for the time being, and let Your Majesty loosen the hoop over there......"

Li Dongyang frowned.

Only then did he roughly understand that the cabinet was now for the sake of Xie Qian's matter, and also for the impeachment of Zhang Zhou, and the trouble was quite public, and even the emperor knew about it, and even the emperor secretly came forward to curb it......

He originally thought that the government and the opposition would work together like them, but he didn't know that most people in the government and the opposition had long been tired of this kind of internal fighting, and everyone just wanted to live a quiet life.

Wang Shi said: "I also heard before that the secretary of the military department will not return to the capital in the past month or two. ”

"Impossible." Li Dongyang said, "Your Majesty intends to let him preside over the Spring Festival, or in the near future, he will return to Beijing." ”

"Elder Li Ge, are you afraid that Zhang Shangshu will recruit protégés? Can...... Those are all protégés of the Son of Heaven, even if he really presides over the examination, he has never broken the rules, right? He is also a bachelor-in-waiting student at the Hanlin Academy, which you and I both know. ”

"What kind of bachelor is he? It's just a foreshadowing that His Majesty is going to let him enter the cabinet! Li Dongyang was a little angry.

Zhang Zhou is a bachelor's student, and the next step may be a university scholar, and he will be on an equal footing.

No matter how open-minded a cabinet minister is, he can't tolerate a person who has just been in the DPRK for only a few years to climb to such a high position and surpass the hardships of others for decades in three years.

Wang Shi nodded and said, "So, I can't persuade Li Ge Lao below." It's just to bring the meaning of some people, and there are still many people who want to visit today, but they can't see it, so I have to convey it, and I only hope that it will be ...... The government and the opposition can be more peaceful. ”

Li Dongyang said: "What is this? Teach me how to do things? ”

Wang Shi said: "That's all I have to say. ”

As he spoke, Wang Shi got up and arched his hand, "There are a lot of things in the spring of the Criminal Department, or if there is anything that does not satisfy you, you just need to mention it." It's just that at the moment, His Majesty seems unwilling to let the Criminal Department be restrained by others, and he hopes that Elder Li Ge can understand. The subordinate spoke softly and took his leave. ”

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Wang Shi took the initiative to leave.

Li Dongyang sent him a few steps, followed by Wang Shi leaving.

The annoyance on his face is also obvious, and now even the six ministries of the DPRK and the Central Committee have begun to dissociate themselves from the cabinet, and even Wang Shi has come to "warn" himself on behalf of many people in the DPRK and the Central Committee, or to threaten himself, so that he should not stir up contradictions first.

This is a different ......

I don't dare to think about it.

Li Dongyang is also pondering, who gave you the courage, as a six-part scholar, you think you can preside over everything? Dare to make irresponsible remarks about what cabinet ministers have done?

"How many people have come to the post lately?" Li Dongyang asked the acquaintance on the side.

Zhike said: "There were quite a lot of years ago, but after the first day of the new year, after the banquet in the house was canceled, there was no one in the past two days...... Here it comes. ”

"How many came?" Li Dongyang frowned and asked.

"Not a single one. Except for Wang Shangshu just now. "Zhikedao.

Li Dongyang took a breath.

In his opinion, even if he canceled the banquet on the first day of the Lunar New Year, it would not be so "interesting" that others would not come to the door.

If they don't come, it can only show one problem, and now the government and the opposition, whether they are officials or those who are scholars, have grasped the direction of the wind...... This wind was very bad for the traditional Wenchen, especially for him and Liu Jian.

"Help me invite Ma Shangshu over." Li Dongyang said, "Bring my greeting post and be sure to invite someone over." Tell him that I have important matters to discuss with him. ”

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Li Dongyang didn't go to Ma Wensheng in person, but just asked people to invite him.

This seems very impolite.

Even if they are cabinet ministers, theoretically they are on an equal footing with the ministers' books, from the court officials to the conferral of titles, and then to the title, they are indeed at the same level, but in the past, others would think that the power of the cabinet is above the minister's book, but in fact, in terms of real power, the cabinet minister should be far below the minister's book.

Ma Wensheng was still a face-saving person, and he was invited to come and enter the house from the main gate, which can be regarded as giving people the impression that this matter did not affect the relationship between the cabinet and the ministers.

"Binzhi, you ......" When Ma Wensheng saw Li Dongyang, he wanted to chatter.

Call me over, feelings don't give face, right? What is there about you that you can't come to your door and tell in person?

Li Dongyang said: "Yu Qiao was sent to Zhang Bingkuan's place, and when he went to the beach, the case will not go through the three law divisions, and this matter will be over." ”

Ma Wensheng frowned and said, "That's it?" That's it...... I'm afraid not. Your Majesty has only put the case aside for the time being, and if there is any introduction, Your Majesty may bring up the old matter again. ”

"That's what I'm worried about, too." Li Dongyang said, "Can Yu Qiao be an official for three years?" Also, sent to Zhang Bingkuan as an official, obeyed by Zhang Bingkuan, His Majesty did not give Yu Qiao face, for fear that there would be some unknown secrets behind it. Or inhumane. ”

Ma Wensheng sighed: "Just think about it, Your Majesty wants Yu Qiao to understand Zhang Bingkuan's suffering, and only when he is an official under Zhang Bingkuan can he empathize." ”

"No, it won't." Li Dongyang said, "Yu Qiao will not have any empathy with Zhang Bingkuan, and Your Majesty will not be stupid enough to think that Yu Qiao will change anything." I think there are other reasons. ”

"Then tell me about ......," Marven said.

"I'm afraid that Your Majesty will take Yu Qiao as a hostage, and then Zhang Bingkuan will enter the cabinet, or replace you, and affect the court situation, once we have anything that goes wrong with Zhang Bingkuan, Yu Qiao's situation will be worrying." Li Dongyang's face was gloomy and he said.

Marven said: "Really? That means, you have to endure it for three years, and until Yu Qiao returns to his hometown smoothly, will you regain your prejudice against Zhang Bingkuan? Binzhi, don't drill the horns, maybe from His Majesty to Zhang Bingkuan, what you think is not as complicated as you. After all, this court is His Majesty's court. (End of chapter)