The Legend of Rebirth of the Demon Empress

Chapter 285 Seeking Profit
Seeing the emperor nodded slightly, Lin Zisu, who had been paying attention to the emperor, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Cao Shouli said in a high-pitched voice, "Li Zhuwen's roaring at the Sutra Banquet is undignified for the court. According to Taizu's regulations, he should be expelled from the Sutra Banquet, and he will be punished twenty times."

As soon as this remark came out, all the officials below were in an uproar.

A young official said: "Eunuch Cao, Li Yushi is just persuading His Majesty to follow the ancestral system, which is to maintain the court's dignity!"

This sentence immediately attracted the echo of several censors.

Cao Shouli ignored those officials, and seeing Li Zhuwen's dissatisfaction, he asked with a smile, "Li Yushi, you keep talking about the ancestral system, so you can tell our family about the regulations set by the Taizu back then. Punishment, how did you say it?"

Li Zhuwen was on the spot, he was born in Hanlin, he knew a lot about Dayan's various etiquette regulations, regarding the Jingyan, Taizu specially ordered someone to compile the regulations.

It can be said that there is a strict process from the beginning to the end of the sutra banquet. Except for the officials, no one can speak or act rashly.

Just now he kept talking about regulations, finding reasons to oppose Bi Suinan's participation in the Jingyan.

In a blink of an eye, Cao Shouli followed suit and put the regulations on Li Zhuwen's head. Li Zhuwen was speechless immediately, and said in a low voice: "Taizu did have a statute for the feast, but the official is just arguing with reason, not There is an act of roaring sutra feast."

"Really? The start time of today's Jingyan is set at Sishizheng, and it's already Sishiji. Tell me, is this your fault?"

After Cao Shouli finished speaking, he did not give Li Zhuwen a chance to argue, and shouted loudly: "Come here, drag this Li Zhuwen out and serve him with torture!"

Several eunuchs in charge of ceremonies could not help but dragged Li Zhuwen out of the hall.Li Zhuwen didn't even shout, and let himself be dragged out.

At the Sutra feast, the minister was dragged out to be punished in public, which was the first time in the history of Dayan.

However, apart from some whispered discussions, no one stood up to object.

All the important veterans were in a state of concentration, and none of them stood up to speak for Li Zhuwen.

A few young Hanlins wanted to speak for Li Zhuwen, but they all knew that people were soft-spoken, so they only dared to stand behind the crowd and whisper.

Under deterrence, no one dared to use the ancestral system to make trouble.

Under the hint of the officials of Honglu Temple, Bi Suinan started his discussion with great fear.

Fortunately, with Lin Zisu's reminder, Bi Suinan prepared the memorial early. At this time, he only needs to read it according to the idea of ​​the memorial.

"...Today, in the name of eradicating harm, we banish all interests and ban maritime trade, so that the country has no capital, forgets the constitution of the ancestors, and loses the hearts of people far away. This is a waste of food because of choking."

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"Maritime trade has four benefits. The profits are enough for your majesty's daily use, one is; the rest of the profits can be used as military pay, the other is; the balance of local revenue and expenditure can be used in various places, the third is; the common people are encouraged to participate in trading, together Profit, in the past, the prosperity of the south of the Yangtze River was all due to maritime trade, four things. Opening the sea ban can not only enrich the country and strengthen the army, but also make the country rely on, and both officials, gentry and people can benefit from it. Opening the sea ban is an act that benefits the country and the people, it does not open the way for profit, and it does not provide the people with a ladder to commit crimes!"

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"As for the banditry at sea, it's just a mob. As long as our Dayan navy is dispatched, the bandits will all flee. After the sea ban is lifted, I invite the deputy envoy of Haidao and the bandits to command and supervise the officers and troops every year in the key places in the south of the Yangtze River and Lingnan. , Strictly inspect, whenever I go to the merchant ships and protect them when they go out to sea, the sea bandits will not dare to disturb me when they see my flag of Dayan Navy."

The emperor nodded secretly when he heard this, until Bi Suinan saluted, he was still unsatisfied, but this was at a Sutra feast, so the etiquette must be sufficient, he raised his hand and said, "Sir, eat wine!"

Bi Suinan has been an official for so many years, and he has always been a petty official. Except for the palace examination, he has never met the emperor.

At this time, hearing the emperor call himself "Sir", he felt flattered immediately, and was about to be polite to the emperor, when Cao Shouli said in a pulling voice: "Bi Sui Nan is a Confucian scholar, and I will reward you with 80 taels of silver!"

Bi Suinan didn't know the meaning of this sentence, he just thought it was the process of the banquet, and saluted respectfully to thank him.

The ministers were not feeling well, according to the rules set by the Taizu, after the feast, the emperor would reward the lecturers with silver, ranging from ten taels to a hundred taels.

The first emperor loved poetry, so in Lizong's reign, there were many people who received a hundred taels of silver after every sutra feast.

However, after succeeding to the throne today, he has always attached great importance to the meaning of rewarding silver, and only a great Confucian like Fan Zhen can get a hundred taels of rewarding silver.

On weekdays, there are very few Hanlins in the Hanlin Academy who can get 50 taels of rewards.

Bi Suinan was able to make an exception and get a reward of 80 taels of silver, which made the officials present feel extremely uncomfortable.

Those people in the Imperial Academy were overwhelmed, and it was rare for the emperor to praise him. How could a foreign official get the emperor's approval so easily?

After the banquet, several important ministers of the cabinet asked the emperor to see the matter.

Qian Minzhong, the chief assistant of the cabinet, took the lead and said: "The opening of the sea ban is still undecided, and Bi Suinan is a mere magistrate. If His Majesty rewards Bi Suinan in this way and spreads it, it will inevitably give wrong signals to the people below, so that they will make wild guesses. Delay political affairs."

Lu Zhiyuan continued: "Not to mention that Bi Suinan was ineffective in disaster prevention and left his post without authorization. Since he came to Beijing these days, there have been censors participating in the accusation that he had fornicated with pirates. As the saying goes, there is no reason for nothing. At that time, His Majesty gave Bi Suinan such favor, wouldn't it make the censors feel cold?"

The emperor didn't answer what the two said, but just looked at the cabinet members coldly, and asked: "I see that you have endured for a long time, so if you have anything else to say, tell me!"

Zhang Ruogu hesitated for a moment, then said: "I heard that Bi Suinan is Uncle Kangning's father-in-law, and the marriage between King Dun and the eldest lady of Uncle Kangning's mansion is only in the past few months. If something happens to Bi Suinan, then King Dun His Highness will definitely cause troubles all over his body, and the marriage will definitely be affected. Please think about His Highness King Dun, and don't miss His Highness's lifelong event."

When the emperor heard that Zhang Ruogu mentioned Xie Xi, he was even more annoyed. He stood up immediately and said sharply: "Okay, you all have reasons, but I just ignore it, right?"

Shen Changde said proudly: "If you listen to it, you will be clear, and if you believe in it, you will be dark. Your Majesty is a wise emperor through the ages, and he will definitely not sit back and ignore the opinions of the subjects of the world!"

The emperor said sternly: "If I insist on going my own way, do I have to open the sea and ban it?"

Qian Minzhong, Lu Zhiyuan, Shen Changde, and Zhang Ruogu all knelt down. Qiu Guangzu and Rong Zonghou glanced at each other, knelt down too, and said in unison: "Please forgive me for not daring to obey the edict!"

(End of this chapter)