Ming Dynasty fake eunuch

Chapter 570 Freedom of Speech

Ye Xun's words and deeds seemed to be an endless topic. After the news that he was about to lead the fleet to sea reached the capital, there was an upsurge of discussion in the capital again.

It's just that this discussion is almost one-sided, that is, most people disagree with using troops against neighboring countries.

Moreover, the naval fleet went to sea, which cost a lot of money. According to the thinking of these people, the three treasure eunuchs made seven voyages to the West, not to mention that they did not play any role, and the national treasury was almost emptied.

Others who supported Ye Xun believed that the fleet going to sea was an act of advocating the Ming Dynasty's national prestige, and besides, what Eunuch Ye sent troops to destroy was not a good thing.

Ryukyu has always been a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. Although Ono resumed paying tribute in the name of the King of Ryukyu after Ye Xun came to power, the slightly knowledgeable officials in the court disapproved of Ono's behavior. Japanese people, you must know that the Japanese pirate rebellion is not long.

Ye Xun sent troops, one is to avenge the Japanese pirates' chaos in the Central Plains, and it is also to drive away the robbers for the vassal state, which can be said to be an act of justice.

According to this point of view put forward by the Ye Xun faction, the opposing side believes that the Ming army has enough food and food, and the Japanese pirates are no longer a threat. Moreover, Japan has recognized its mistake and apologized. The heavenly kingdom should treat such a A good neighbor who knows his mistakes and can correct them.

It has to be said that since the Song Dynasty, people in the Central Plains generally have a very good impression of the Japanese who are very good at disguising. Even if there was a Japanese pirate rebellion before, most officials in the court still think that it was just the work of a few Japanese ronin. People as a whole are much better.

It's a pity that the little devil's humility can fool the people of this era, but he can't fool Ye Xun who came through time.

The debate among the common people soon spread to the court, and some ministers wrote to the Queen Mother one after another, hoping that the Queen Mother would stop Ye Gonggong from mobilizing troops again.

Baozhu trusted Ye Xun almost blindly, but in order to shut up the courtiers, she had to attend the court again.

Years ago, Ye Xun had promised Yuan Yingtai and Zhang Quan's direct descendants that they would not send troops for two years, so when Ye Xun dispatched weapons and gunpowder, he wrote to them specifically to tell them the necessity of this battle sex, and the other is to ensure that the court will not pay a penny.

Therefore, even though Yuan Yingtai and Zhang Quan were not in favor of sending troops, their starting point was to allow the country to recuperate. Now that Ye Xun does not use the treasury for a tael, it can be said that it basically conforms to their ideas.

And as Ye Xun's direct descendants, no matter what decision Ye Xun makes, they must support it.

As soon as the court meeting began, Liao Chenglong took out the memorial that the envoy of the Ryukyu Kingdom entrusted him to forward to the Queen Mother.

After handing it over to a close attendant, Liao Chenglong said in a loud voice: "Queen Mother, I think Ye Gonggong's move is inappropriate. King Shangfeng of the Ryukyu Kingdom sent a special letter, saying that Ono is just a general in front of him, and there is no such thing as using power to mess with politics. If Eunuch Ye forcibly uses troops against Ryukyu, his behavior can be regarded as aggression. Thinking about my great country, but using troops against vassal states without any basis, wouldn’t it be ridiculed by the world? The consequences will only make people laugh. The other vassal states are dissatisfied with our celestial dynasty, please think twice, the queen mother."

Standing in the corner of the main hall, Huang Bingtian looked at Liao Chenglong who was talking eloquently, and couldn't tell what it was like in his heart.

Gao Ren didn't make things difficult for him, he took him to Xichang Prison for a tour, and explained to him how to use various instruments of torture, Huang Bingtian became a tainted witness of Xichang without hesitation.

It's just that he didn't know much. He only knew that Liao Chenglong was the vanguard who secretly opposed Ye Xun, and he didn't know anything else.

Of course Gao Ren wanted more than that, and his intuition told him that there must be big fish behind Liao Chenglong.

So after sending Huang Bingtian's son to Liaodong to study, he released Huang Bingtian and told Huang Bingtian that if he wanted his son to return from school, he had to get some valuable clues, otherwise his son might have to continue to be a slave The dry area was further studied.

Huang Bingtian had no choice but to follow Gao Ren's assignment and continue to lurk beside Liao Chenglong as an undercover agent for Xichang.

Huang Bingtian knew very well that if he wanted to gain the trust of Liao Chenglong and his group, he had to show something real, such as his absolute hostility towards Ye Xun
The Great Ming Dynasty Hall is a place of freedom of speech, as long as they can stand in the main hall, no matter how big the official is, they can express their opinions.

As soon as Liao Chenglong finished speaking, Huang Bingtian was the first to jump out.

"Qizou Empress Dowager, in three years, three emperors have fallen. This is a warning from the heavens that there are traitors in the court. Please also ask the Empress Dowager to investigate clearly."

"In addition, Liaodong is newly established, and the turmoil brought about by the New Deal in various places in the south of the Yangtze River will take time to calm down. If you act rashly at this moment, disasters may come again. Please also call back Eunuch Ye as soon as possible to restore the world as soon as possible. Peace of mind!"

As soon as Huang Bingtian's words came out, the hall suddenly became strangely quiet, as if everyone didn't even dare to breathe.

You must know that although Huang Bingtian said that Ye Xun is a traitor without naming his name, no one is stupid. What is the difference between pointing at Ye Xun's nose and calling him a traitor?
Many officials looked at Huang Bingtian with admiration in their eyes, what a fellow!But Eunuch Ye wants to deal with you, don't implicate us
Baozhu also thought that she had heard it wrong, and looked at Huang Bingtian in the hall with a dignified and upright face through the curtain, and wondered in her heart, did this man have a cramp in his head?
Yuan Yingtai saw that the people were talking more and more shameless, he coughed dryly, stepped out, bowed to Baozhu and said: "Queen Mother, I have something to say."

"Yuan Qing, please speak!"

"Mr. Liao and Mr. Huang have just mentioned the waste of people and money. The old minister wants to explain this matter to the Queen Mother and other ministers. First of all, Ye Gonggong did not spend a penny of the court to mobilize the warships. It was donated by salt merchants in the south of the Yangtze River, as Master Zhang of the Ministry of Accounting can attest to.”

Hearing Yuan Yingtai mentioning himself, Zhang Quan hurriedly nodded yes.

I heard Yuan Yingtai continue: "In addition, regarding the treachery that Mr. Huang said, I want to ask Mr. Huang, who recovered Liaodong? Who drove away the Mongols? Who took back Qinghai? The national treasury is getting richer, not to mention the common people, the adults are also the beneficiaries, right?"

After the sea ban was lifted, the salaries of the officials have been doubled several times. If you say you are not grateful to Ye Xun, you would be a typical white-eyed wolf, but it seems that there are quite a few such people in the court.

"There is also a letter about King Shangfeng of Ryukyu. Who doesn't know that Ono is a pirate and has been entrenched in Ryukyu for many years. Under his persecution, what kind of memorials can not be written by King Shangfeng? We are the kingdom of heaven. , but we are not letting others be deceived. To deceive the Celestial Dynasty, we have to pay a price. I, Emperor Hongwu, established the country with force, and Emperor Yongle went deep into the desert several times to drive out the Mongols. For fun? The two late emperors are telling the world with practical actions, Daming, don’t be humiliated!"

After Yuan Yingtai finished speaking, the hall became quiet again.
(End of this chapter)