"It's a paperweight." Huai'an put it in the palm of his hand and looked at it, pressing his hand heavily, he thought it was a feng shui ornament placed on the silver cabinet of the store.

Take the golden toad back to the wing, Huai'an also bowed to it, and asked it to bless himself in the Toad Palace, if it is really difficult to achieve, the wealth is also rolling.

I don't know if his prayers worked, and the next day came the gossip that "the sea may be opened".

"It's really open?!" Huai'an asked excitedly

"Uh......" Rong He said not so optimistically, "it seems to be open and it doesn't seem to be open."

Huai'an seemed to be poured a basin of cold water: "What does this mean?" ”

The Wenyuan Pavilion behind the Wenhua Palace, there are countless precious scriptures and diagrams, the prince ordered someone to take an extremely precious map of the southeast sea area and hang it carefully, and drew a circle on the southeast coast.

The imperial court intends to open a small opening here - the crescent port.

At Rong He and Huai'an's age, they don't quite understand why behind every imperial court strategy is endless quarrels and the pull of multiple forces, but they are used to it.

"It's better to open an opening than not to open it, right?" Rong He asked.

"It is true that silk and cotton yarn are in high demand overseas, and when the Japanese invaded, they preferred to grab raw silk and cotton cloth rather than gold, silver and jewelry, and textiles sold better than silk tea." Huai'an said: "So we won't lose money." ”

He regretted that opening a port with such a cower would make Yao Ge so miserable, and the scholar was so afraid of the sea, he didn't know if he could see the real open sea in his lifetime.

However, in the past, he thought that he would have a large amount of silver in his account, and even the prince would "make a fortune".

When Master Yuan came in to class, he didn't feel angry when he saw two students sitting cross-legged on their desks, because they were engrossed in studying a picture and a picture.

He was excited to burst into tears, threw away the book, turned around and was about to go to the Qianqing Palace to report the good news to the emperor, the ancestors and the ancestors blessed, His Royal Highness the Prince had the world in mind, not only began to read the newspaper, but also studied and mapped! He thought that he could start to involve the crown prince in political affairs and learn how to govern the country.

The two looked at each other and said in unison: "Chase!" ”

The situation is already chaotic enough, Huai'an doesn't want Rong He to be involved too early, he is fledgling, his mind is not yet mature, not to mention being ravaged in vain, and it is easy to be taken advantage of.

But Yuan Ge Lao's eye disease was very serious, but his legs and feet were extremely dexterous, and they chased him all the way to the square in front of the palace of the Qianqing Palace, so they could catch up with him.

"Your Majesty is discussing matters with your lords, so it is inconvenient to see you. Didn't the elder of the pavilion speak for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the Wenhua Palace? The eunuch asked.

The two breathed a sigh of relief.

Elder Yuan Ge also understood the priorities, nodded and said, "When the military affairs are the most important, the old man will go back first." ”

The emperor sat on the bed in the Dongnuan Pavilion, and several cabinet ministers and officials from the six ministries were crowded in the hall, still arguing about the switch. Without Yuan Ge's unsparing efforts and mud, today's controversy is particularly fierce.

The emperor was like a wandering schoolboy, and he was extremely sensitive to any sound except for the content of the teacher's lectures. Suddenly, I heard someone talking outside the window, and I looked up and asked, "Who is outside?" ”

The eunuch on duty bowed down and responded: "Back to Your Majesty, it's His Royal Highness the Prince, Yuan Ge Lao, and Shen Huai'an." ”

The teacher brings the student to the parents. The emperor's first reaction was that these two bear children must have plucked Yuan Ge's beard naked...... He immediately stopped the discussion of the crowd and said to the eunuch, "Let them in." ”

"Yes."

The eunuch led the three of them into the car, and the emperor kept staring at Yuan Ge Lao up and down, fortunately, the limbs were there, there was no obvious lack of hair, and the facial features were still in their original positions.

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief, and it was fine that people were fine.

Chapter 145

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Is there something wrong with Yuan Qing's family?" ”

Yuan Ge Lao Tui said that he had nothing to do, but just reported the prince's learning progress as usual.

The emperor nodded: "In that case, let's leave it all to listen." ”

As he spoke, he beckoned to the two young men holding a pestle at the door: "You stand closer, and you can hear more clearly." ”

Everyone saluted the prince.

Under the gaze of a glimpse of the eyes, the two walked lightly into the warm pavilion, and after saluting, they silently found a place to stay in the way, pretending to be air.

"Just arguing...... Where did you just go? The emperor almost said something mean, and then changed his words.

Zheng Qian, who presided over the discussion, replied: "Back to Your Majesty, it is said that 'the plague begins in the city'. ”

The Emperor sighed: "It's all a cliché to talk back and forth. ”

The most obvious accusations, coming out of the mouth of this emperor, are already heavy words.

Everyone bowed down and said in unison: "The ministers are derelict in their duties, please ask Your Majesty to condemn you." ”

The Emperor waved his hand and said no more.

Elder Zheng Ge came out of the class and asked: "I don't know what Your Majesty's holy will is, the ministers listen to the holy teachings." ”

Emperor:......

If it weren't for the dignity and decency, he would have wanted to jump up and scold! These people always want him to express his opinion when he has nothing to do, but if he really says it, they have prepared 10,000 words to refute it, but he doesn't have his father's ability, and one glance can shut up the Manchu civil and military.

Elder Zheng Ge knew this, didn't he deliberately find him unhappy?

The emperor was all over the house looking for a replacement, He first looked at Shen Yu, Shen Yu is a faction in favor of opening the sea, he has already said all the things that should be said, and even looked at the prince and Huai'an beside him, These two usually look very clever, but they are dull at critical times, like two very tender vegetable melons.

Looking at the Hanlin official who was taking minutes of the meeting next to him, the young man was very familiar and had a sense of déjà vu.

"What's your name?" The emperor asked.

The official got up and bowed: "Weichen Shen Huaiming." ”

No wonder it was familiar, the emperor thought to himself, it turned out to be Master Shen's eldest son, and the two stood together, almost carved out of a mold.

"Little Shen Qingjia, what do you think?" The emperor asked.

Although Huaiming had gotten rid of the title of Xiao Shen, he had no choice but to shout these words from the emperor's mouth.

"The ministers are late in learning, and they dare not speak falsely about the government." Shen Huaiming said.

"You speak freely, there are your teacher, your boss, and your father present, you are wrong, as a senior, who can blame you." The Emperor asked, "Isn't it, Zhongqing?" ”

After more than three years of exposure to the emperor, he finally learned the practical skills of moral kidnapping of civil officials.

Everyone had no choice but to respond and encourage Huaiming to express his opinions.

Huaiming confessed to the seniors and said: "Just now Lu Butang said that 'the Japanese plague originated in the city', and the lower officials believe that tracing the root cause should start with the composition of the Japanese invaders. ”

"One is the real Wa people, the great and small vassals and soldiers of Japan who were exiled due to the war, drifting across the sea with the monsoon and invading the coast; The second is that the coastal people who are engaged in fishing have no livelihood due to the ban on the sea, and they are forced to go out to sea to become cowards; The third is that maritime merchants and powerful people collude with each other to smuggle for huge profits, and if they fail to do so, they will turn their business into co-ordination, plunder the coastal areas, and harm one side. ”

"The slack of the royal is strict, the thicker its value, and the more popular it is. For example, the folk plug the rat hole, often to leave an exit, if all blocked, leave no room, then everywhere to break through, the so-called plugging is not as good as sparse, sparse is not as good as leading, the city is generally Kou turned into business, the city ban is turned into business. ”

"Therefore, the minister believes that once the sea ban is lifted, it can not only curb smuggling, but also curb the rebellion of the sea bandits from the root."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone sighed, and the opposing faction looked at Huaiming with unkind eyes, but no one refuted it.

I have to admit that this elegant and upright young man in front of them is really impressive, at least they don't have such insight at this age, and many of you here may not understand the cause of the Japanese pirates, but only know that they are just a group of robbers composed of Japanese and a group of traitors, blindly thinking that as long as the sea ban is strict enough, they can be kept out.

The head of the household said: "The budget reported by the Nanzhili Treasure Shipyard, the treasure ships that went to the Western Ocean at the beginning of the country were mostly 2,000 sea ships, and even 5,000 giant ships, if you want to build the same ship, it will cost hundreds of thousands of taels, where does this budget come from?" ”

Huai Ming said without thinking: "There is no need to build a ship. After the switch, the Quanzhou City Shipping Department was reopened to be responsible for supervision and taxation, and issued to the merchants and citizens to 'go to sea for free trade' to avoid tax evasion. ”

"What if a rogue takes the opportunity to loot the goods?" Someone asked again.

"You can move the sea patrol to Quanzhou, and transfer the general's navy into Fujian to patrol the waters of Quanzhou."

The expressions on everyone's faces were different, and the supporters could not hide their joy, and the opposition naturally had to ask questions.

Huaiming is calm and unhurried, and he talks eloquently, he has been with his parents since he was a child, and his knowledge is much broader than that of ordinary readers.

"Good!" The emperor slapped his thigh, he couldn't tell what was good, as long as the ministers were speechless, he was very happy: "Zhuqing, I am not wrong, it is really terrifying!" ”

"Yes, yes...... "Officials other than Shen Yu should not be praised and praised, for fear that the emperor will learn and sell now, and give them a hat of "jealousy and jealousy, and hitting the juniors".

However, the emperor obviously has not yet learned such a high-level method, but he has mastered the skill of "closing the coffin".

"Little Shen Qing's family, put these ideas of yours on the table and submit them to the cabinet to draft votes one by one." The Emperor said.

"Yes." Shen Huaiming said.

Huai'an touched Rong He with his elbow and showed off: "How is it, my brother is very powerful, right?" ”

"Awesome!" Rong He said hesitantly: "But Master Shen's face seems to be a little ugly. ”

Huai'an noticed his father at this time, and his face was indeed not very good-looking.

"Doesn't Master Shen want to open the sea?" Rong He asked in a low voice.

Huai'an shook his head: "No, maybe he is not in a good mood, after Master Yao left, he was often in a bad mood." ”

"Why does that sound so awkward......"

Since the emperor set the tone, Zheng Ge Lao led everyone to salute the emperor and withdrew from the Qianqing Palace in turn.

The emperor left Yuan Ge Lao, pointed to the two teenagers and asked, "What's wrong with them?" ”

With this question, Yuan Ge Lao began to get excited again: "Your Majesty, the minister went to Wenhua Hall today to give a lecture to the prince, and saw that the prince ordered someone to find a map of the southeast sea from Wenyuan Pavilion!" ”

The emperor's eyes widened: "They burned the map?!" ”

Yuan Ge almost bit his tongue.

"No, no, no, they are hanging the picture on the shelf, and they are looking at it repeatedly." Yuan Ge said.

The emperor was dumbfounded for a long time, the monarchs and ministers looked at each other, and the air was a little frozen.

"And then?" The emperor asked.

"Isn't Your Majesty pleased?" Yuan Ge's old voice suppressed trembling: "The prince is virtuous, and he has learned to care about the government!" ”

The emperor forced a smile and said, "Ahahahaha...... Indeed, I am very pleased. ”

The monarch and the ministers laughed a few times, and the hall fell silent again, and Huai An rolled his eyes and looked at the beams, very embarrassed for them.

Yuan Ge didn't understand why the emperor didn't cry with joy, shouldn't it be every king's greatest wish to cultivate a Zhongxing lord for the country?

After thinking about it, the first emperor's wish was to be an immortal, and the current emperor is at least still concerned about the affairs of the world, and he can't ask too much, and he still has to share more for his father as a courtier.

So he gave up the idea of begging bones and decided to calm down and teach the prince to become a talent.

Thinking of this, he reported to the emperor what books the prince had read recently, how many sutras he had attended, and what progress he had made in his studies, in an attempt to awaken the emperor's consciousness and make him care more about the prince's growth.

The emperor was naturally satisfied after hearing this, in fact, they did not demolish the Wenhua Palace, but sat in it and read in an an, and he was already very grateful to the ancestors and ancestors. Before you know it, both children have grown into teenagers, and they will no longer be startled into trouble, they will study and plan in advance......

Wrong! What are they doing with the map?!

When Yuan Ge Lao withdrew from the Qianqing Palace, the emperor beckoned, motioned for them to come closer, and asked in a low voice: "You two, you two won't be planning to run away from home, right?" ”