Chapter 144 Champaign Royal Family
The next morning, the ministers started arguing again.
The content of this controversy is not about Kaihai, but about Zhang Fujiu Fan.
After the imperial edict was drafted by the emperor, the cabinet did not rush to decide after discussing it. Instead, he took it to the morning court and handed over the matter to all civil and military officials to decide.
Because this time, it is not an ordinary vassal. If the imperial edict is issued, it is equivalent to announcing the war with Annan Kingdom!
The reason for the opponent is very simple. The Ming Dynasty and Annan have been in peace for many years. Now Annan is not at fault. If the Ming Dynasty rashly starts a war with it, it is obviously inconsistent.
Wang Wen, the right censor of the Censorate, said: "In the second year of Zhengtong, the court issued an order to grant Lili the King of Annan. The Annan Kingdom has been paying tribute from now on. Today, the two countries have been reconstructing the old for more than ten years, and there is no war or dispute. If the prince of Jing'an issued the decree of the vassal, wouldn't it tell the people of the world that our Ming Dynasty is a warlike country. In order to satisfy his warlike heart, he put thousands of people in the two countries in the fire?"
Zhang Fu's martial artist was not the opponent of others in terms of eloquence. He was so anxious that his face turned red and his neck was thick, but he didn't know how to refute it.
However, Tang Xinggu stood up and said slowly: "At that time, Emperor Taizong changed Annan to Jiaozhi, Jing'anzhou was originally my territory of the Ming Dynasty. The prince of Jing'an was the vassal of the Ming Dynasty, and what was wrong with it?"
"Tang Xinggu, why are you again?"
Wang Wen was very annoyed. No matter what, I am your boss now. Are you determined to go against me?
Tang Xinggu said lightly: "The officials are talking about things and have no intention of targeting Lord Wang!"
"You're talking about the matter?"
Wang Wen sneered: "The late emperor once said that for several years, one side has been unstable and has repeatedly served the king's army, so he withdrew his troops in Annan. I'll ask you, do you still have the late emperor in your eyes?"
Tang Xinggu was not in a hurry and said, "The will of the late emperor is the will, but the will of Emperor Taizong is not the will?"
Wang Wen also said: "The decree of Emperor Taizong has been thirty years ago. The decree of the late emperor was ten years ago. Today is no longer the same as before. How can the two be said in the same way?"
"Since Lord Wang also knows the truth that is different from the past, why do you always insist on the ancestral system when it comes to the issue of maritime ban?"
"you……"
Wang Wen's face looked extremely ugly, as if he had eaten a fly.
Seeing Wang Wen being defeated, Xu Bin, the young minister of Taichang Temple, stood up and said, "Today we are discussing the matter of the Prince of Jing'an as a vassal. Don't confuse the public!"
Tang Xinggu smiled faintly and said, "Whether it is discussing the sea ban or discussing the vassal of the Prince of Jing'an, the subordinate officials only hope that when you express your opinions, you will come up with the same set of standards. Don't talk about opening the sea, it is the ancestral system that cannot be violated. Speaking of Annan, it is different from the past. We are discussing national affairs here. We should serve the country and the people, and we must not all depend on our personal preferences."
Wang Wen asked back: "Tang Xinggu, are you saying that I have selfish intentions?"
"Does Lord Wang have selfish intentions? The lower officials dare not assert. However, since the lower officials confront Lord Wang in person, the Censorate has kept his distance from me, Mr. Tang. Could it be that Mr. Wang is not the cause of the trouble?"
"Don't swear!" Wang Wen pointed at Tang Xinggu's nose and cursed angrily, "The colleagues in the Censorate are unwilling to pay attention to you. They look down on your flattering face. What does it have to do with me?"
Seeing that the court was about to fight again, Cao Nai, the chief assistant of the cabinet, had to stand up.
"Today's affairs, I only say that the Prince of Jing'an is a vassal, and there is reason, so don't make unnecessary arguments!"
Gao Gu, who is also a Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, continued: "Your Highness, Prince Jing'an, I want to ask, I will be in Jing'an Prefecture this time, but I will go alone?"
Zhang Fu said in a very unkind tone: "I am planning to borrow Nanjing troops temporarily. When I arrive at the fief, I will immediately hand over the army. Moreover, I will be responsible for all the fees on the way!"
Gao Gu shook his head gently and said, "It would be fine if he just wanted to be a vassal, but if he used the imperial army, it would be more than just a vassal!"
Wang Wen and others' eyes lit up and they all said, "Gao Gong's words are not without reason. The court's soldiers must not move rashly!"
Seeing that Zhang Fu was at a disadvantage, Tang Xinggu immediately stood up and said, "The prince is in vassal state, and the court sends troops to escort it. What's wrong with it? Not to mention it, just when His Highness Xiang was in vassal state, the court also sent troops to escort it. In order to reach the prince of Jing'an, it was impossible to act rashly?"
At this moment, Zhang Fu really wanted to hug Tang Xinggu and his parents. It was so amazing!
It turns out that professionals do professional things. When it comes to quarrels, they have to look at other scholars!
It’s better to take this person to Annan and be your disciple...
Just as he was thinking about it, Jin Ying came over and whispered a few words in Zhu Qiyu's ear.
Zhu Qiyu frowned slightly, then nodded.
The ministers didn't know what was going on, so they stopped quarreling and looked at Zhu Qiyu with a gaze.
"Just just reported that a prince from Chameng came to the Ming Dynasty from overseas and was waiting outside the hall."
Cao Nai said: "Since he is a foreign envoy, he will be handed over to the Honglu Temple to resettle. Today, the matter of the Prince of Jing'an we are discussing, there are outsiders present... I'm afraid it's inappropriate?"
Zhu Qiyu said: "I think so too, but according to Jin Ying, this person has urgent military information and needs to report it, so let them come to the palace directly."
Hearing the military information, Cao Nai and others nodded one after another and said, "It should be like this."
Soon, Yang Shan, the Minister of the Honglu Temple, came to the hall with two people wearing strange clothes.
These two people looked almost the same as those of the Central Plains, but their skin was darker.
One of them was about thirties, and the clothes he wore were decorated with some gold and silver decorations, which should be the prince of Chameng mentioned just now.
The other person is about seventeen or eighteen years old. Judging from his clothing, he should be a follower, but his skin is relatively whiter and his eyebrows are a bit elegant.
Yang Shan looked around and saw that the dragon chaise was empty, so he saluted Zhu Qiyu.
"My minister Yang Shan has seen Your Highness!"
The two of them looked at each other and bowed one after another.
The young man said in broken Chinese: "In Xia Xuanzhen, this is His Highness Mahagui, the royal clan of Chameng. I pay homage to His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty!"
Zhu Qiyu was stunned, then reacted and said, "The emperor is busy with affairs, and I will temporarily take over the government affairs. If you have any questions, you can tell me!"
Xuanzhen seemed a little surprised when she heard that the person in front of her was not the emperor, so she whispered a few words in Mahagui's ear.
It’s no wonder that Zhu Qiyu wears a python robe every time he goes to court. Where can foreigners distinguish the difference between a python robe and a robe suit?
Mahagui said a few words in his mouth, and Xuanzhen nodded.
"Your Highness is King of Huang?"
Zhu Qiyu asked back, "Do you know this king?"
Chapter completed!