Tu Zemin¡¯s idea moved Gao Gong very much, and he urged Emperor Longqing to open the sea and lift the ban.
Unexpectedly, he encountered strong opposition from the Kedao Yanguan and many conservative officials. Gao Gong had a heated argument with them, but he was still defeated in the court discussion.
The processes of the Ming Dynasty's major affairs, ministers' recommendation, and prison are all very different. In the end, it all depends on which side has the most support. The chiefs of the six sections and the thirteen imperial censors can all participate, and they like to work together, so they have a great influence on major affairs of the court.
Thanks to Kodao¡¯s unremitting efforts to hold back, only one port was opened in the end, and the trade volume was strictly limited, making the so-called opening of the sea a joke.
Behind those officials of the Koko Romance, there is a huge Southeast smuggling interest group.
It was precisely because Gao Gong understood this that he set the opening of the sea in Yuegang, dividing Fujian maritime merchants from Jiangnan maritime merchants. Then he instructed Lin Run, who he had arranged earlier in Jiangnan, to secretly deal with the Nine Families in order to dismantle the Southeast Smuggling Group.
Later, when Gao Gong left power, Lin Run's situation became very dangerous, but he never gave up on his mission and relentlessly attacked the wealthy families in Jiangnan. However, he encountered a fire in Shanghai. How could Long Qing not think more about this?
"Your Majesty, you think this is not an accident?" Zhang Juzheng's heart thumped. He didn't expect that Lin Run had another special mission. It seemed that the struggle in Jiangnan was far more cruel than he expected.
????????????? From this point of view, it would be useless for the two cabinet ministers to withhold the confession.
"Of course I hope it's just an accident." Long Qing said with a solemn look on his face: "But as long as we have a relationship with those people in the southeast, there will be too many accidents."
"Back then, Emperor Wu Zongyi, his uncle, was on a tour to the south. He accidentally fell into the water at Qingjiangpu. Although he was rescued quickly, he fell ill and died a few months later." The emperor's eyes were red and he hurriedly picked up the water. Ge Yanshengci played with it to calm down and said:
"The Renyin Palace Incident that the late Emperor Shizongsu encountered was equally unbelievable and full of mysteries. In the end, it could only be attributed to an accident. Then I have to ask, why did an accident in favor of them happen when we attack those people in the southeast? What a coincidence, right?¡±
"If there are too many coincidences, it won't be an accident!" Long Qing said, getting angry and placing the tea cup heavily on the table.
There was just a click, and the fine porcelain as thin as a cicada's wing suddenly cracked.
"Oh" This made Emperor Longqing feel very distressed. This is the same thing! If one of them is broken, it won¡¯t be complete!
So he became even more angry and shouted loudly at Zhang Juzheng: "It's just that some people are arrogant and lawless!"
Zhang Juzheng stood up quickly, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. I will investigate this case thoroughly. No matter who is involved, how high his official position or how powerful his power is, he will be brought to justice!"
Seeing that Zhang Juzheng's attitude was still quite upright, Long Qing said with a slight expression: "Of course I can trust Master Zhang."
"I'm ashamed that I can't stand alone as a minister. I'm afraid I won't be able to meet His Majesty's expectations." Zhang Juzheng took the opportunity to suggest: "Your Majesty, if Gao Suqing doesn't come out, the demons and demons cannot be suppressed."
"Well" Long Qing nodded and sat down slowly. Chen Hong quickly changed the porcelain to play with it.
After a while, the emperor regained his composure and said: "Of course I have been dreaming about Master Gao coming back. But in the past six months, he has been unsuccessful in all the three invitations to be promoted to the Grand Bachelor. I have tried to call back three times, and Master Gao has already offended three ministers. , I don¡¯t dare to make enemies for him anymore.¡±
The emperor naturally has the right to veto the results of the court recommendation, but in this case, the people will naturally become angry and think that the emperor went against the opinions of the public and acted on his own initiative. The elected officials who were rejected will be full of resentment. They dare not do anything to the emperor, but will direct their anger at the person who caused all this.
"Gaogong's popularity is not good to begin with, but now he is even more unpopular."
Zhang Juzheng nodded. The university scholar Ting Tui was involved in science and technology. Judging from the current situation, it will undoubtedly be difficult for Gao Gong to achieve success in this way.
"I also made a decree that Master Gao should be allowed to return to Beijing." Long Qing sighed again: "However, he refused."
Of course, the emperor can also directly appoint officials by decree without any recommendation from the court. This is called "special abbreviation". For example, Zhang Cong and Gui E were specially abbreviated as cabinet ministers by Emperor Jiajing.
But the bachelor who came up in this way violated political conventions and was deeply resisted by the officials. He was hampered at every step in his work. If he made a mistake, he would be attacked by a group of people. Therefore, Zhang Cong and Guihe did not work for a few years, completed their historical mission, and then left home.
Gao Gong obviously does not want to repeat the tragic fate of Zhang Gui and Zhang Gui
"It's understandable," Zhang Juzheng said softly: "If Te Jian joins the cabinet, the prime minister will be in a very difficult situation."
"I think I am ignorant, but now there is a good opportunity to make a detour." Zhang Juzheng said in a deep voice:
"Your Majesty can appoint the high minister as the imperial envoy to patrol the southeast. This post is without rank and rank. It is just a dispatch. Naturally, it does not need to be recommended by the imperial court. When the high minister calms down the chaos in the southeast, it will be logical to return to the court after the matter. When the time comes, Who can stop him from returning to the cabinet?"
"Ah! What a great idea!" Long Qing's eyes lit up, he patted his thigh and said, "Why didn't I think of using this method to get Master Gao out of the mountain first? Wouldn't it be easy to handle once he gets out?"
"Then when is the best time to issue the decree?" Long Qing asked again.
He is willing to exchange the complete set of "Jin Ping Mei" Yan Sheng Porcelain for his Master Gao. Well, this is the true love that goes beyond the relationship between king, subject, master and disciple!
"There is no need to rush, Your Majesty." Zhang Juzheng said calmly: "The Prime Minister is the second assistant to the official, how can the important weapon of the country be moved lightly? You have to let someone take the lead first, before you can make your official debut."
"Master Zhang means" Long Qing touched the Yansheng porcelain with a look of surprise on his face, but in fact he was full of doubts. What exactly are these twists and turns leading to?
"What I mean is to wait for a while and let the successor Governor Yingtian investigate the case. Then there are only two results, either there is no evidence and the big thing is reduced to a trivial matter; or it becomes a mess and gets out of hand. No matter which one happens. All these things can be justified and restored to high status."
"I understand the latter one, but can it be done in such a big way?" Long Qing smacked his lips in confusion, feeling that the donkey intestines and sashimi no longer tasted good.
"Since your Majesty is convinced that there is something hidden, if the governor dares to make a big deal out of a trivial matter, he will deceive the emperor. Your Majesty will directly issue a decree to dismiss him from office and investigate, and then return to high office in a rage. Who dares to object again?" Zhang Juzheng said coldly: "Anyone who opposes is a traitor and will be dismissed from office!"
"Hiss" Emperor Longqing tasted it and couldn't help but nodded. I can take the opportunity to deal with those officials who have bad intentions without making enemies for Master Gao. This method is very good.
But he thought of another possibility and couldn't help but ask: "What if the imperial envoy completes the case?"
"Haha" Bu Gu smiled confidently, his beautiful beard swaying on his chest. "It's impossible. Jiangnan has been suffering for a long time and is extremely ill. No one except the Prime Minister can take care of it."
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