The Ming Dynasty took an unconventional approach

When it comes to Pan Yun, the emperor also has a headache, and it is a physiological headache.

He couldn't help rubbing his forehead.

Xue Shao lowered his eyes. He knew it, so he didn't mention Pan Yun's name, leaving it to Chen Liutao and Qu Zhixing to propose.

Chen Liutao and Qu Zhixing had no idea what was going on. They looked at each other and lowered their heads together.

The emperor exhaled and tapped the table with his fingers irritably: "It's her~~"

The expression on Wang Zhen's face had long been restrained. He took light steps and quietly retreated. After a while, he brought up a cup of tea to replace the cold tea bowl in front of the emperor.

The emperor took it and took a sip. The temperature was just right, neither too high nor too low. He felt a little calmer and simply ignored Pan Yun and asked in detail about the location of the silver mine and the forces it belonged to.

Chen Liutao then took out a map they had drawn and presented it to him. As for the issue of Japan's power, they also found out a lot about it, but the one who knew it best must be Xue Shao.

Xue Shao looked at them in surprise, then lowered his eyes to answer the question.

The more detailed his answers were, the more excited and complicated the officials became.

After replying, the craftsman also came back with a basin of water, looking excited.

In the basin was crushed and washed ore, and grayish-white silver could be seen from its cross section. The craftsman said, "This is the piece of silver with the highest silver content I have ever seen. It only needs a little refining to produce silver."

The emperor stood up and stared at the basin excitedly.

He couldn't help but walk around the steps excitedly and asked Xue Shao happily: "What do you think we should do, Mr. Xue?"

Xue Shao said: "I think we should close the coast and not allow the people to set foot in the sea. At the same time, we should strictly prohibit officers and soldiers from going out to sea to avoid collusion with pirates. We should force Pan Yun to withdraw the people left in Japan and not interfere in Japan's affairs again."

The emperor froze and turned to glare at him: "What did you say?"

Xue Shao said solemnly: "Your Majesty, our Ming Dynasty is a country of etiquette and will never act like a robber!"

emperor:……

Wang Zhen, who had prepared a lot of words to crush Xue Shao to death, was silent for a moment and then said: "Xue Yushi, this is wrong..."

Wang Ji: "What a robbery, Censor Xue, did you fall into the sea and drown? The Japanese pirates have come to our doorstep, and the Ming Dynasty will punish you!"

Cao Nai: "The name of Waguo is Japan, which was given by the Central Plains. It is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. As a subject, I should be respectful to you. However, since the fourth year of Zhengtong, Japan has repeatedly committed treason and should be punished!"

Wang Wen looked righteous and said, "Your Majesty, I would like to train the navy so that we can send troops to Japan to punish the culprits."

At this moment, no matter they were civil officials or military officers, Wang Zhen's followers or the Qingliu faction, they all had only one thought in mind, which was to fight!

How could they be afraid of just Japan?

Even some officials from the Ministry of Rites who wanted to oppose it at first said with guilt: "Yes, how can we, as a great country, be bullied again and again by an island country?"

At this moment, all officials united as one to fight against Xue Shao.

Xue Shao said with a sullen face, "When the previous dynasty had a strong military force, they sent troops to Japan, but they encountered a strong wind before reaching the coast, and the entire army was almost destroyed. The strong wind and heavy rain in Jiangnan this time were also caused by the strong wind at sea."

"You're afraid of fighting before you even start the battle. Civil servants are just civil servants. What a coward!"

The civil officials expressed their dissatisfaction: "This is Xue Shao's personal opinion. What does it have to do with us? We agree to send troops, but Xue Yushi's concerns are reasonable. What if the troops encounter a strong wind?"

"Why not just ask the Imperial Observatory?"

"If all else fails, you can ask Master Zhang from the Tianshi Mansion."

Xue Shao added: "But our Ming Dynasty is sending troops to attack far away, and the logistics are difficult. The supply of food and grass is insufficient, and I am afraid it will be difficult to fight for a long time. Even if the war is settled, it will be difficult to control the place."

Yang Pu stroked his beard and said leisurely: "Just let the Japanese govern the Japanese. Throughout the dynasties, the Central Plains has used ethnic minorities to govern ethnic minority areas. Therefore, the southern barbarians govern the southern barbarians, and the northern barbarians govern the northern barbarians." For the Ming Dynasty, Japan is just one more ethnic group.

All the officials agreed with this and thought that Prime Minister Yang was a wise and resourceful person.

Among all the officials, only Yu Qian glanced at Xue Shao quickly, stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, Emperor Taizu closed the seas and banned customs because the southeast coast was invaded by Japanese pirates. Now that the national strength of our Ming Dynasty has increased and peace has been achieved, we have enough strength to fight against the Japanese pirates. We should lift the sea ban, publicize our national prestige, and make the world submit."

Xue Shao let out a breath and finally talked about serious matters.

When they heard that the maritime ban was going to be lifted, most of the officials fell silent.

Yu Qian continued, "If we lift the ban on sea trade and allow merchants to travel between the two places, we can not only suppress the pirates at sea, but also provide food and grass supplies for our Ming army's expedition."

Cao Nai's eyes flashed with astonishment, and he immediately stepped out: "I second the proposal! The maritime ban should be lifted!"

Officials came forward one after another and said, "I second the proposal. The maritime ban should be lifted!"

In just a moment, most of the officials in the court stood up, both civil and military officials.

Among them were civil servants and military generals who were fully aware of the interests involved but still stood up, while there were also generals who looked ignorant and only wanted to fight Japan.

They thought stupidly that as long as they could fight Japan, get revenge, and rob the silver mines, it didn't matter what they opened.

Jiang Gui jumped out excitedly and shouted very loudly, causing Wang Ji to turn around and glare at him fiercely.

Jiang Gui was stunned. Seeing the old general staring at him, he immediately retracted his head and kept silent.

The emperor's eager heart suddenly cooled, and he remained silent. After a while, he said, "We'll discuss this matter later."

Yu Qian frowned, took a step forward and shouted, "Your Majesty!"

The emperor was furious when he heard the word "Your Majesty". He shouted back, "I said, we will discuss this matter later. Withdraw!"

Wang Zhen immediately called for the court to be adjourned.

The emperor walked away, shaking his sleeves.

Some generals, such as Jiang Gui, were bewildered and rushed after Wang Ji as soon as the court was dismissed.

Although Wang Ji was already sixty-six years old, he walked as fast as a dragon or a tiger.

He walked quickly to a secluded place and stopped in front of the palace wall. Jiang Gui and others rushed up to him, barely stopped, and looked at him with an expression as if they wanted to say something but stopped.

Wang Ji pointed his finger at them, annoyed: "What a bunch of idiots!"

Jiang Gui felt very aggrieved: "Old General, His Majesty was clearly willing to fight Japan at the beginning, but why did he suddenly postpone it?"

"Could it be that Xue Shao, that weakling, reminded him of this? Is this really for that little bit of fame?"

"What nonsense! Japan has harassed the Ming Dynasty more than once and killed our people. It is only natural for us to fight against them!" Wang Ji glared at them and whispered, "Your Majesty wants to discuss it later because Yu Qian proposed lifting the ban on sea trade."

Wang Ji felt a toothache when he thought of Yu Qian: "He is from our Ministry of War. This time, the Ministry of War cannot escape responsibility."

“Just open it…” Jiang Gui’s remaining words got stuck in his throat and he remained silent.

Wang Ji asked, "Do you know who is doing the maritime trade in the Ming Dynasty? Do you know who loses the most from the maritime trade?"

Several foolish generals asked, "Who is it?"

Wang Ji pointed to the sky. (End of this chapter)