Chapter 710 The hidden king Bamo

Xia Yuanji, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, not only went to the fake court with his own eyes, but also went to Longjiang Treasure Shipyard.

Longjiang Port is located fifteen miles outside the outer Jinchuan Gate.

Many sea boats docked in the pond (dock) have been completely renewed.

Most of the hard sails have been replaced with new ones, and craftsmen are repairing the ropes (pulley sets), water compartment, and deck.

There are a lot of people in the Hong Kong area, and it looks like it has become a market.

A temple called Jinghai Temple by the pond has almost become the headquarters of the palace to send eunuchs, and there are many Jinyiwei and eunuchs guarding inside and outside.

What exactly do the emperor asks people to edit craftsmen's books and repair sea boats? All signs are already very obvious. The emperor will continue to do the contribution of voyage to the West as an important matter during his reign.

Xia Yuanji came to his senses: Since last year, the emperor has begun to deploy these things.What made Xia Yuanji a little angry was that as a minister, the emperor had never discussed this matter with him!

He went home and thought about it all night, preparing to talk to his colleagues first.

The counselors of the Yàn Prince's House among civil officials supported the deposed prince before and after the Battle of Crime, and had persecuted the emperor, most of them had been liquidated; while the so-called Jianwen Old Party, after the bloody suppression of Yonglechu, were mostly very satisfied with the pacification of the emperor and the fact that they regained the power of the central government.

What Lu Zhen and others have surrendered to the imperial power in the interweaving of fear and joy, and dared not object to what the emperor had made up his mind to do.

But Xia Yuanji didn't want to say much to someone like Xie Jin who was not afraid of heaven or earth.

Xia Yuanjisi thought about it and chose Qi Tai, Minister of War.

During the Battle of Crime, Qi Tai did not show up under his real name; but Xia Yuanji believed that Qi Tai might be the first counselor of the old Han palace, just like Daoyan to Taizong.

Moreover, during the Jianwen period, Qi Tai had already reached the rank of Shangshu. Although he was not trusted by Jianwen, he was also a minister of reign left by Taizu.

Xia Yuanji had served as an official in Hongwu, Jianwen, Yongle and Hongxi dynasties, and could be regarded as the old party of Jianwen, so he would talk to Qi Taineng.

He believed that Qi Tai was not only knowledgeable, but also dared to speak out from the priest, even if he disobeyed the priest's words.

Xia Yuanji came to the Ministry of War.Because he was on par with Qi Tai, Qi Tai opened the door and went out to greet him in person.

When the two arrived at the lobby, Xia Yuanji said to talk again.So they walked through the hall together and came to a suite in the back yard.

After Xu Jun served tea, Qi Tai waved his hand and asked them to go out.

Qi Tai is a man in his forties and a little thin. He has been an official since the Hongwu period and can be regarded as a veteran of the four dynasties, but he is not old and is about the same age as Xia Yuanji.

Xia Yuanji thought to himself: This is the benefit of becoming an official early.

Xia Yuanji was more cautious and mentioned the repair of fake courtyards and sea ships first.

Unexpectedly, Qibutang said directly: Yesterday, Master Jie (Bachelor of the Secretariat) wrote a letter and tried his best to refute the "fake court". I heard from Gaosiqing.Xia Butang is in the cabinet, but he doesn’t know about this?

Xia Yuanji said: I went to Longjiang Port yesterday. The distance was a little far, so I had never been to Wuying Hall.

Qi Butang frowned and said: "A gentleman is good at pretending to be a lie in things" comes from "Xunzi".People in the world were not very happy about Sun Qing (who changed his name in the Han Dynasty because he avoided taboos and used both names in later generations).

Xunzi said that he was king and domineering (respecting the wise and respecting the wise and loving the people, and dominating the wise and loving the people); and believed that human nature was born with evil, so he should advise people to learn and improve morality; he also said that "the king from the law" (thinking that the sage king is too far away is unknown, and society is also changing and may not necessarily adapt to the development of the current society, so we must learn from the recent sage kings). These are very different from the theory of Confucius and Mencius, and are completely different from Neo-Confucianism since the Song Dynasty.

Also, because of Xunzi's student Li Si, he disrupted the Qin Dynasty and even caused chaos in the world and had a very poor reputation.Therefore, Xunzi has always been despised.

Xia Yuanjidao: Xunzi is different from Confucius and Mencius, but he is also a Confucian saint of the Huaxia (the ancestors of the Han nationality).Su Dongpo also said that Xun Qing understood the kingly way and talked about rituals and music, while Li Si was using his learning to disrupt the world.

Qi Tai said: Even so, Master Jie hated Xunzi's theory deeply. After he learned about the "fake court" incident, he immediately wrote a letter.

Xia Yuanji remembered Hou Hai's words and thought it made sense, so he said: The fake court belongs to the Shouyusi Nan Office, and the grade is not high, or it may be just a college.It is not possible to speculate because the emperor wants to practice Xunzi's learning.

Qi Tai nodded and said yes.

What kind of replies to the emperor’s memorial for Master Jie?Xia Yuanji asked.

Qi Tai said: I don’t know, there is no movement yet.

Xia Yuanji asked again: What is the opinion of Qibutang?

Qi Tai's expression became serious. He glanced outside the study door and said in a deep voice: In this matter, I think Xie Jin's remarks are somewhat reasonable. If the emperor has no intention of Xunzi's statement, why should he use allusions?

Xia Yuanji didn't say anything.

Qi Tai said again: Before the Han Dynasty respected Confucianism alone, Emperor Xuan of Han said: The Han family had its own system, and they were originally mixed with overlords and Taoism. How could they simply use virtue and education to use Zhou politics?

I am worried that the so is the rule of the emperor.In the view of the third-rank yamen of the Guardian Sinan Office, the emperor not only has the intention of Xunzi, but also vaguely performs the affairs of the Mo family. Isn’t this the various schools of thought and various schools of thought?

But Li Si was not good at learning from Xunzi, and used the Legalists in mixed ways, and even Qin's government was out of control. This was the lesson of the past.After the Song Dynasty Neo-Confucianism, the people's hearts were unified and the country could be maintained for a long-term stability.

I feel that I can't persuade the emperor to voyage to the West.However, we should advise Xunzi on his words.

Xia Yuanji pondered endlessly. His ideas from Xie Jin were completely different, and even seemed to be different from Qi Tai.

After a while, he said calmly: The Ministry of War worships "The Art of War", and the military strategists are also one of the hundreds of schools of thought.

Qi Tai said: But there must be one thing to control the hearts of the world.Why don’t you abandon the experience of governing the country with the Song Dynasty?

Xia Yuanji nodded and said yes.

Qi Tai continued: The priest has the best martial arts and the strongest martial arts and the strongest kindness of the kings.The matter of fire control and voyage to the West was not discussed with my ministers, which shows that this matter was unstoppable.We cannot object to voyage to the West, but should indirectly and exhort reasonably to remind the emperor that there is a source of disaster.You and we are worthy of being loyal ministers.

Xia Yuanji heard that Qi Tai loved to read "The Doctrine of the Mean". After hearing this, he said that it was true. He was simply impartial and very cognitive about the general principles.

The words of Qibutang are probably the best proposal for this matter.Xia Yuanji began to reach a consensus with Qi Tai as much as possible.

This is just the result of a compromise.

Because Xia Yuanji and Qi Tai have different ideas.

Several emperors of the Ming Dynasty all fell in love with Xia Yuanji's financial management skills. No matter who ascended the throne, they would drag him out of their homes. No matter whether he was willing to surrender or not, they would first cover the hat of the Minister of Revenue on his head.

Therefore, after many years of entering the officialdom, Xia Yuanji's philosophical thoughts have been fundamentally shaken.

The monarch and ministers don’t care about his integrity and thoughts at all, and just want him to make money.

After years of adulthood, Xia Yuanji seemed to care little about Neo-Confucianism. Whether the saints respected the king and the king or loved Mozi, he didn't care.

However, Xia Yuanji had a premonition that voyages to the West to promote sea trade, and the court's financial strategy might gradually tend toward the financial methods of the Song Dynasty.

Xia Yuanji is not proficient in everything. He may face unfamiliarity with new things and is afraid that he, the Minister of Revenue, will not be able to be a good official, so he feels uneasy.

At this moment, someone came to the door and bowed with his fists and said: "Report to the Lord of the Hall, Wang Gui, the eunuch in the palace, asks for a meeting."

Qi Tai said: Welcome him to the lobby, and I will arrive later.

The visitor said: Obey the order.

Qi Tai turned his head and looked at Xia Yuanji.

Xia Yuanji said: I am not convenient to stay for too long, so I went out with Qibutang, met with Eunuch Wang, and said goodbye.

Qi Tai nodded and said: OK, I’m sorry I won’t stay in Xiabutang.

At the entrance of the Ministry of War, there are Jinyiwei serving every day, monitoring the yamen openly.

When Xia Yuanji walked in through the gate, his whereabouts would definitely be recorded in the Jinyiwei file, so there was nothing to avoid from the eunuchs in the palace.

The two walked to the lobby together and saw that Wang Gui had arrived.

Wang Gui smiled all over his face, and held the whisk with great respect and politeness and said: Our family has seen Qibutang and Xiabutang.

Xia Yuanji and Qi Tai also bowed their hands and greeted each other.

Wang Gui smiled and said: The emperor summoned the minister to discuss matters in the East Warehouse Pavilion of the Ganqing Palace.Dear Lords, our family has to come and invite you in person.Xiabutang is actually here, so we can go to another fewer trips in our family.

Qi Tai said: I followed the order and then went to Dongnuan Pavilion.Xia Yuanji also nodded and agreed.

Wang Guidao: There are internal officials (eunuchs) at the Meridian Gate, and the two adults will go first.Our family has to go somewhere else and say goodbye.

The two ministers said goodbye with rituals, and Qi Tai shouted: Come, see off the guests!

Xia Yuanji and Qi Tai looked at each other.There is no need to separate, so I will just go to the palace together.Qi Tai said: Xiabutang, please.

When they reached the Meridian Gate, they met another official, which turned out to be Xie Jin!

Of course, Xia Yuanji was a little surprised.

The Ganqing Palace is where the emperor's bedroom is located and belongs to the harem area. The emperor discusses matters there, so there are definitely not many people summoned; usually only the chief of a government office can participate.

The head of the Hanlin Academy is Hu Guang, a bachelor of Hanlin, and Xie Jin is just a bachelor of lecturers.

After the three of them met, they naturally entered the palace together.

Bureaucrats at the Shangshu level are more easy-going and have very little arbitrary attitude; generally those who are arrogant are mostly those small officials.

Therefore, Xia Yuanji and Qi Tai both gave Xie Jin face and did not blatantly reject him.

As expected, Xie Jin kept talking all the way and began to persuade Xia Yuanji and Qi Tai to be in the same mind as him, and jointly oppose the national policy that the emperor had shown recently.

It is said very seriously, what is the chaos in the country? It makes people frightened.

Xia Yuanji beat him up, neither wanting to argue with him nor agree.He thought to himself: I will keep my saliva and go to Donghunting Pavilion to say it.

The emperor did not mind that there were too many things. He knew that Xie Jin had written a letter to express his dissatisfaction, so he discussed government affairs and asked Xie Jin to do what?