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Chapter 464 The Big Showdown

Qianqing Palace.

Yang Reform looked at himself in the full-length mirror and kept silent.

The little eunuch, after the maid finished, she had already retreated.Only Wang Chengen was left standing beside the emperor.

"Your Majesty, can you go to court?" Wang Chengen asked in a low voice.

"Well, let's go, it's time to start." Yang Reform murmured to himself in the mirror, then turned around and left the Qianqing Palace.

Today is not a day to go to court, but Yang Reform still requires the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty and supervisors from all over the court to go to court on the grounds of major events. Today is a day of confrontation.

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Today is not a day to go to the early court, but the emperor rarely asks all officials to go to the palace, even the governor who needs to know when returning to Beijing.

Among the crowd waiting to go to the hall, everyone was surprised to find that besides the courtiers, governors from all over the country, and even nobles such as British princes also came, what was even more surprising was that there were generals like Qin Liangyu and Man Gui Hundreds of officials were talking about it, not knowing what happened to make such a big move.

While waiting for the emperor's arrival, many people were asking what happened to make such a big move.

"Your Majesty is here..." With a loud shout, the ministers who were still discussing immediately lined up.

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Yang Reform had already sat on the throne with an extremely serious expression.

After the ministers saluted, they waited quietly for the emperor to speak, to see what was so important that so many people were called to court on this day.

"Does anyone know what it is that I called you here today?" Yang Reform looked around and found that there were not only human heads in this hall, but also people standing outside the hall, so he asked.

The ministers looked at each other and shook their heads.They all said: "I don't know..."

"I'm very confused about some questions. I don't know if everyone here can answer me..." Yang Reform said with a deadpan expression.

The ministers were puzzled, wondering what the purpose of today was, could it be for the Shanxi merchants?Could it be because of the salt merchants?Or, if something big happened in that place, judging by the emperor's face, he knew that today was not a good day, and all the officials murmured to themselves whether they should take up this talk or not.

After waiting for a long time, the first assistant Shi Fenglai had no choice but to stand up and said: "Your Majesty, please expressly..."

"Am I the emperor?" Yang Reform glanced at Shi Fenglai lightly, and asked plainly.

"Return to Your Majesty, it is..." This time, the ministers who could hear clearly answered almost all of them, and there was really no need to think about this question.

"Yes, that's good. I have a playbook here. Is the General Secretary here? Read it, and then explain to me what an emperor is." Yang Reform scanned the heads in the hall and said flatly. , and then signal.

"The minister is here." Someone from the General Administration immediately came out, took the memorial book handed over by the young eunuch, opened it and looked at it, his face changed suddenly, he looked at the emperor again, and began to read aloud.

"Slave and fishery admiral Qin Yaozu kowtowed to worship...now there is Xiangshanao, the despicable people of Daliuqiu Island use their warships to occupy the coast of our Daming, and force our fishermen and merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty to pay taxes to him..., Your Majesty for the world For the sake of the common people, sympathize with the people of the world, and specially ordered fishing boats to go out to catch food, so as to relieve natural disasters and save the people... The fishermen who sailed out to sea should have rejoiced, as if they had been reborn, bathed in His Majesty's mercy, but they did not It was expected that the barbarians would force them to pay taxes, otherwise they would be sunk. As of today, several fishing boats that His Majesty rescued the victims of the disaster have been sunk, and countless fishing boats have been forced to pay taxes, so that the people complained. Reluctant to go to sea, His Majesty's plan to immigrate was almost ruined...The servant was forced to make His Majesty the fishery admiral, failed to protect His Majesty's people, failed to fulfill His Majesty's confession, the slave and servant were sentenced to death,...Now I present it to Nayi The proof of tax payment by the people, and the mourning book for tens of thousands of disaster victims, fishermen, and common people along the coast..." The official of the General Administration Department read it aloud at the beginning, but the more he read it, the sound became quieter. It's like slapping the emperor in the face!And it still rattles.

The officials in the hall had weird expressions and stared at each other in surprise. It's the Chinese New Year, and it's already an eventful winter. How could such a monster happen again?

"Show everyone the proof of tax collection by the barbarians and the mourning book of the common people." Yang Reform's face was already filled with anger.

Wang Chengen agreed, and then directed the little eunuch to bring out the certificate of tax collection by the barbarians, that sobbing book.

The ministers began to circulate it, and the hall was like a boiling pot, and the ministers began to discuss in a low voice.

Qin Yaozu's memorabilia was circulated in the hall, Yang Reform raised his hand, and the hall immediately fell silent.

"What's the matter with the barbarians in Xiangshan? How can they still station troops in Xiangshan? Ryukyu too? Why?" Yang Reform asked with a dark face.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it has been a long time since the barbarians stayed in Xiangshan Ao. Our dynasty indeed allowed the barbarians to go ashore and settle down. Xiangshan Ao was lent to him at that time, and the imperial court did not give the barbarians tax collection. Right, Xiangshan Ao is still under our rule... At that time, it was just that it was not easy to see barbarians flying across the sea, but it was the late emperor's mercy, as for..."

"Really? If you borrow Xiangshanao, you can collect Xiangshanao's taxes. Then tomorrow they borrow Tianjin, so they can come to Tianjin to collect taxes. Don't I have to pay them taxes for everything I transport out of the customs? Otherwise I'm going to sink them all..." Yang Reform suddenly became angry and asked loudly.

The officials were shocked!Sure enough, the emperor had a bad temper and became very angry. Soon, everyone put their heads down.

"Everyone, please explain to me what's going on, why I appease my people, build boats for the disaster-stricken people to go fishing, but have to pay taxes to others, even the fishing boats for the disaster victims, unexpectedly Many ships were also sunk..." The more he said, the louder Yang Reform's voice became.

"...I used money to build ships for the people to appease my people. I really never thought that I would have to pay taxes to the barbarians. What kind of rule is this?..." Yang Reform shouted angrily.

"Pa..." Yang Reform slapped the armrest of the throne, and the armrest made a loud noise, which was enough to explain the emperor's anger.

The ministers couldn't lift their heads from the emperor's violent scolding, and trembled violently from the loud noise.

"I ask you, if I am the emperor, why do I have to pay taxes to the barbarians? What is the reason? Is there any reason in the world for me to pay taxes to others? Do I still want to be an emperor? You ministers, Could it be that you don't feel anything?" Yang Reform roared angrily.

The ministers could only hang their heads.

After the emperor roared for a while, a minister stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I think that perhaps, those fishing boats, some of which may be out of my Ming's jurisdiction, are therefore taxed by other countries. The matter may be It's not like this, I think His Majesty's thinking is wrong..." This official bravely stood up and "mongered" the emperor.

"Fart!" Yang Reform cursed angrily.The ministers trembled again, and buried their heads even lower.

"This Qin Yaozu's memorabilia makes it clear that he is fishing at the seaside of my Daming. Why is it another country? I am the Son of Heaven, the world belongs to me, and the world belongs to me. How can there be barbarians coming to my Ming Dynasty? Why did you come here to collect taxes? Are you telling me that that land doesn’t belong to me?” Yang Reform cursed.

The officials shrank their heads inward towards their necks.No one dared to come out and answer the emperor's words. The emperor is rich all over the world. This has been an old tradition for a long time.

The ministers all lowered their heads in awe.No one expected that such a thing would happen.

"Your Majesty, an imperial envoy should be sent to investigate this matter...if it is true..." Some people said habitually after being dazed by the emperor's scolding.

"What else do you need to check? Now that we have this letter of tears from all the people and the proof of tax payment, what else is there to fake? My ancestors of the Ming Dynasty precepted that no marriage, no compensation, no cede land, no tribute,... I will open it It’s the first of its kind. You have to pay taxes to the barbarians. What’s the difference between paying tribute? If you don’t pay tribute to the barbarians, my fishing boats will be sunk, and the people will die. What is going on? Do you want me to show up to those barbarians as a minister, pay tribute every year, and beg him to let my people go?" Yang Reform roared angrily.

"Your Majesty, calm down..." The officials scolded the emperor badly. Seeing that the emperor said such angry words, they could only comfort the emperor with words. The emperor's anger should be let to those present.

"I report to Your Majesty, I believe that we should immediately send out sailors to clean up and expel those barbarians, and give me back a bright future, and give back justice to those fishermen. Your Majesty is rich all over the world and cannot be invaded by others, let alone taxed by others, otherwise How can Your Majesty rule the world? Otherwise, Your Majesty’s disaster relief will be ruined..." Zhang Weixian saw an opportunity and stood up to propose. In Zhang Weixian’s view, this is the harbinger of the emperor going to attack the barbarians It is a sign that the emperor wants to do sea trade. The emperor said that he wants to do sea business. This barbarian is always a stone blocking the way, and he must be kicked away. To argue in court.This court has always had an old tradition of opposing the emperor's participation in maritime trade. Whenever the emperor wants to get involved in maritime affairs, the ministers will attack them in groups. It is better for the emperor to take advantage of this matter because his ministers are fighting back and forth. The ministers were severely scolded, and the emperor was furious, and there were facts. The emperor wanted to beat the barbarians and participate in maritime trade, but it was reasonable and righteous!The ministers will not unanimously oppose the emperor.Zhang Weixian secretly shouted hello, it seems that today is a day for a decisive battle!No wonder the emperor engaged in such a big battle today. Feelings, he wants to get this matter to the end with one stroke, and it will be done in one go!Zhang Weixian got excited and winked at the people behind him frequently.

The people behind Zhang Weixian are all nobles. Some people saw the emperor talking about this in such a big way today, and they already understood it in their hearts. The emperor finally took action on this matter. Seeing Zhang Weixian winking, they immediately understood. Come on, today is a good day for fighting!It's time for them to play.

"Your Majesty, I believe that all barbarians in our Ming Dynasty should be expelled, and all barbarians should be forbidden to set foot on our land..." Some people also saw some tricks and immediately muddied the water.

"Your Majesty, this is inappropriate. Those barbarians occupy our island and force our Ming fishermen to pay taxes. This should be eliminated and expelled. However, there are also good ones among the barbarians. They should not be confused." Someone immediately came out to argue.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I believe that what I, the Ming Navy, can take out is the barbarian fleet hired by your majesty. If we go to war with the barbarians at this time, if we go to war with the barbarians at this time..." Another official also said road.

The emperor was furious, and the officials were still arguing fiercely below. The officials who came to participate in this special court meeting all looked at each other. I didn't expect the emperor to get angry because of this matter. This might touch the emperor's scales. , Immigrant disaster relief, but since the emperor came to the throne, the most commendable thing, and it is also a beautiful thing that can be passed down for generations, but I didn't expect that such a monster moth would come out and tax those barbarian people. How could the emperor swallow this face-slapping thing? He must have called the ministers to give him a severe reprimand, and then sent troops to wipe out those barbarians. The ministers who came to the court meeting roughly guessed what the emperor wanted to do. It is estimated that he wanted to vent this bad breath.More people can understand that the emperor is not only going to vent this anger, but also a harbinger of something, not to mention, doing maritime trade... Many people know that this matter may be time to stand in line .

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Another shout came from outside.

"Report! Your Majesty, hurry up for seven hundred miles in Shanxi..." A school captain shouted, with a big bag still on his body.

The ministers who were arguing fiercely stopped now.All looked at the emperor.I don't know what major event will happen at this critical moment. It stands to reason that Shanxi, apart from the bandits, is the Shanxi business case!Many ministers fell into deep thought.

Yang Reform knew in his heart that what he had been waiting for had finally arrived, so he opened the seven or eight miles to browse quickly.

All the officials stared at the emperor's face, and saw that the emperor's face was getting worse and worse, and the anger in his eyes was about to burst out.The hearts of many ministers have already reached their throats.

"Crack!...Damn it!" Yang Reform slammed the urgent report on the ground and shouted angrily.

Seeing the emperor who finally calmed down, his anger rose again, and he didn't know what happened, so he became worried.

Yang Reform walked back and forth in front of the throne angrily, his anger was beyond words, it was surprisingly angry.

"Damn! Damn! It's extremely hateful!" Yang Reform walked back and forth in front of the throne like "crazy", chanting words.

Many of the ministers wanted to ask what happened, but when they saw the emperor in a rage, they stopped for fear of offending the emperor.Sun Chengzong really knew what was going on, he secretly glanced at the emperor, and continued to stand there as if nothing had happened.

"Jinyiwei is here!" Yang Reform said angrily.

"Chen is here!"

"Immediately put the people above here in jail. These thieves are truly rebellious. They deserve to die, they deserve to be killed! They deserve to be hacked into pieces..." Yang Reform pointed at the memorandum angrily.

"The minister leads the decree!" Fang Hongzan said without hesitation. Fang Hongzan also roughly knew what was going on. The emperor had asked him to stay in the capital earlier, saying that many businessmen across the country had colluded with Donglu. Now, probably It was the emperor who wanted to arrest someone, so he didn't hesitate.

"Wait a minute!" A minister immediately came out to stop the matter, without going through their civil servants, and directly handing over the matter to Jin Yiwei, it must be no good, it was Han Yu.

"Oh, what's the matter with the Qing family?" Yang Reform looked at Han Yu with gloomy eyes.

"Your Majesty, I dare to ask what is the matter, can you tell the ministers?" Han Yu knew very well in his heart that there must be tricks in it, and it is not small.

"Didn't Mr. Han Ge say that I can't even arrest the invaders, arrest the criminals, and arrest the accomplices of the prisoners? Do you need your permission?" Yang Reform said angrily.

"I don't dare, but I think that the case of Shanxi merchants and captives has been handed over to the three courts. This matter should be decided by the three courts..." Han Yu said immediately.

"The Sanfa Division? The Sanfa Division is afraid that it hasn't reached the ground yet, so how do they decide the case? Could it be that they wait for the thieves who have been involved in the captives to run away completely before handling the case?" Yang Reform said angrily.

"This..." Han Yu was at a loss for words, and then said: "...Can I have a look at the playbook?"

Yang Reform smiled strangely and said, "Yes!"

Han Yu took the memorandum, flipped through it a little bit, his face was normal at first, but when he saw the back, his expression changed drastically.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, you are going to use the salt merchants!..." Han Yu said in shock. Han Yu saw that there were still Jin merchants and people related to Jin merchants in front of him, such as the one who carried the seven major hatreds. Han Yu didn't think there was anything wrong with arresting the merchants who entered the customs. As stated in this memorial book, the evidence was conclusive, and he didn't want to care about it, but when he saw the names behind, they were almost all salt merchants, and they were famous As a leader of the Donglin Party, Han Yu is very familiar with these big salt merchants. As soon as he saw the name, Han Yu immediately knew that the emperor was going to take the salt merchants into action. It turned out that the emperor's purpose It's not about maritime trade, it's not about using barbarians to collect taxes, it's about engaging in maritime trade, and the bigger purpose is probably to engage in salt merchants.

"Your Majesty, I dare to ask what is the matter, can you tell the ministers?" Han Yu knew very well in his heart that there must be tricks in it, and it is not small.

"Didn't Mr. Han Ge say that I can't even arrest criminals, criminals, or accomplices? Do I need your permission?" Yang Reform said angrily.

"I don't dare, but I think that the case of Shanxi merchants and captives has been handed over to the three courts. This matter should be decided by the three courts..." Han Yu said immediately.

"The Sanfa Division? The Sanfa Division is afraid that it hasn't reached the ground yet, so how do they decide the case? Could it be that they wait for the thieves who have been involved in the captives to run away completely before handling the case?" Yang Reform said angrily.

"This..." Han Yu was at a loss for words, and then said: "...Can I have a look at the playbook?"

Yang Reform smiled strangely and said, "Yes!"

Han Yu took the memorandum, flipped through it a little bit, his face was normal at first, but when he saw the back, his expression changed drastically.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, you are going to use the salt merchants!..." Han Yu said in shock. Han Yu saw that there were still Jin merchants and people related to Jin merchants in front of him, such as the one who carried the seven major hatreds. Han Yu didn't think there was anything wrong with arresting the merchants who entered the customs. As stated in this memorial book, the evidence was conclusive, and he didn't want to care about it, but when he saw the names behind, they were almost all salt merchants, and they were famous As a leader of the Donglin Party, Han Yu is very familiar with these big salt merchants. As soon as he saw the name, Han Yu immediately knew that the emperor was going to take the salt merchants into action. It turned out that the emperor's purpose It's not about maritime trade, it's not about using the barbarians to collect taxes to engage in maritime trade, and the bigger purpose is probably to deal with salt merchants.

(End of this chapter)