The Hall of Heaven's Tribute was in chaos.
Taking this opportunity, the cabinet and the six departments looked up at the emotionless Zhu Youtang and then at the aggressive Military Affairs Department.
They suddenly understood something.
Earlier, Zhu Youtang had tested their attitude towards Kaihai.
And now, a small military department official was openly discussing the matter of opening the sea in Fengtian Hall.
If there was no one supporting him from behind, would he dare?
This Huang Hua…Was it the knife that the Emperor pushed out to open the sea?
Hiss!
……
Even though there were many of them.
However, Huang Hua did not panic at all.
He had prepared for a long time last night and had even patrolled Zhejiang Province.
Huang Hua replied calmly,"Your Majesty, I've checked the information about the beginning of the country."
There are a total of six orders regarding the prohibition of the sea. Please listen carefully.
In the fourth year of Hongwu, the coastal people were forbidden to go out to sea without permission.
Fourteen years," Forbid the people of the coastal areas to have private relations with overseas countries ";
In the 17th year, Tang He, Duke of Xinguo, was sent to patrol Zhejiang and Fujian, prohibiting people from fishing in the sea.'
Twenty-three years later, the Ministry of Revenue was ordered to strictly prohibit foreign traffic. The emperor because the dynasty gold and silver, copper coins, gunpowder, weapons and other items are not allowed to go out of the country.'
In the twenty-seventh year of Hongwu, anyone who dared to engage in private trade with foreign countries was severely punished.”
In the 30th year of the Yuan Dynasty, the people were forbidden from trading with foreign countries.'”
Wang Jian, the Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War, said coldly,""All of you are more familiar with the teachings of the great ancestor than you. From the beginning to the end, it was forbidden.”
" It's a ban," Huang Hua said unhurriedly,""However, someone as wise as Lord Wang must have heard the change in it.”
"What changes?" "I didn't hear it!" Wang Jian lowered his eyes.”
"Don't you feel that the ban is constantly being relaxed?" Huang Hua laughed. The so-called 'a piece of board does not go into the sea', was just a common saying of the first imperial edict in the fourth year of Hongwu. If the great ancestor really wanted to make it an ironclad ancestral instruction, why did he have to issue five other different imperial edict?”
"How dare you! You dare to question the great ancestor?" "Your Majesty," Wang Jian said, his beard and hair standing on end,"I request the Golden Armored Guards to hammer this treacherous official who has publicly slandered our ancestral teachings to death!"”
" I'm just trying to understand the great ancestor's holy will," Huang Hua said with a cold smile." I'm afraid that someone will always use the specious ancestral teachings to scare people!"”
Clang!
Zhu Youtang took the teacup that Zhang Min handed over, took a sip, and placed the teacup on the dragon table with a clang.
The quarrel was interrupted. Everyone held their breath and looked at Zhu Youtang.
"There is no need to look at zhen. You can continue quarreling and let zhen hear the truth.”Zhu Youtang said.
However, his eyes gradually emitted a trace of light.
Huang Hua didn't disappoint him. Back then, when he read through the information of the officials in the Ministry of Personnel, he picked Huang Hua.
Even though he was sent to the Nine Edges to gain experience, Huang Hua's name was engraved in Zhu Youtang's mind.
Whether or not I can open the sea depends on whether I have chosen the wrong person. Zhu Youtang thought to himself.
Even if he was the most powerful emperor in a hundred years, he could not resist the heavy Ming ancestral teachings.
If this ancestral instruction did not set a precedent, Zhu Youtang would never be able to display his ambition.
Huang Hua bowed and said," My Emperor Taizu expelled the Tartar Krupp and established the dynasty. His knowledge was far-reaching and his thoughts were far-reaching. We, the future generations, do not dare to question him, nor do we need to.”
Wang Jian was shocked. He looked at Huang Hua and said in disbelief,"Aren't you slapping yourself in the face?”
"Just now, you said that the ancestral system can be changed, and now you say that you don't dare to doubt the ancestral system of the great ancestor?”
Huang Hua's logic was clear.”
"It is precisely because we have to abide by the ancestral teachings that we have to analyze the background of the imperial edict one by one and completely understand the meaning of the great ancestor. Only then can we truly abide by the ancestral teachings.
If he only grasped the first imperial edict and ignored the other five, it would be like a blind man touching an elephant and only getting one limb but thinking that it was the whole. Wouldn't that be a partial and one-sided misinterpretation?”
"Then tell me!" "I'd like to see how you're going to make up stories!" Wang Jian sneered.”
"I'll explain it to you." Huang Hua said," Let's talk about the first imperial edict. It forbade people from going out to sea without permission…At that time, the world had just settled down. Zhang Shicheng, Fang Guozhen, and the other remnant forces retreated to the coastal islands, but they did not give up their evil intentions. On one hand, they roped in some people in the country to cultivate their followers. On the other hand, they colluded with the pirates to make a comeback. Therefore, Taizu ordered a ban on the sea to cut off the connection between the bandits and the mainland, so that they would collapse without attacking. It was a wonderful thing.”
" The second and third decrees are to prohibit 'coastal people from colluding with overseas countries' and 'fishing in the sea'. During this period of time, Hu Weiyong was found guilty of colluding with Japanese pirates. This imperial decree was issued specifically for this case. It was issued in view of the state of emergency in the country.”
"Nonsense!" "How dare you say it's not a permanent law?" Wang Jian asked.”
"According to the Records of Emperor Taizu, Emperor Taizu Gao said,"'I believe that the sea route can lead to foreign countries... If there is no prohibition, then people will be confused by profit and fall into the criminal law. Therefore, he was forbidden to come and go." Wang Jian continued.
"May I ask what the word 'taste' means, Lord Wang?" Huang Hua asked calmly.”
" Well…" Wang Jian was dumbfounded.
"Even a three-year-old knows that taste means once!”Huang Hua smiled and said," The true meaning of the great ancestor's teachings was 'He realized that he could communicate with foreign countries through the sea. If he didn't prohibit the people from trading privately through the sea, I'm afraid that they would not think about labor and would purely focus on business! Taizu had once ordered that people who did not work but specialized in business could be directly arrested. He was worried that there would be too many people who violated the law, so he had forbidden them from coming and going.”
"Why did you say it was in the past? In the 23rd year, the Ministry of Revenue was ordered to strictly prohibit the transportation of foreigners. The emperor because of the celestial dynasty gold and silver, copper coins, gunpowder, weapons and other items are not allowed to go out of the country.'Obviously, it was 'strict' and not 'prohibited'. It only prohibited the export of goods related to national security. In other words, tea leaves, silk, porcelain, etc. could still be sold abroad.”
After Huang Hua finished speaking, Wang Jian made a final struggle and asked,"In the twenty-seventh year of Hongwu, Lord Taizu said,'If anyone dares to trade privately, they will be punished severely.'What do you mean?"
The situation had taken a turn for the worse.
The cabinet and all the officials of the six departments were stunned.
It was obvious that Huang Hua was fighting against all the officials by himself. Moreover, he had the advantage now!
"The last one, let me say it."
Zhu Youtang spoke.
"In the 30th year of Hongwu, the people were forbidden from trading with foreign countries.'Obviously, it was a restatement of the 23 years. The ultimate meaning of the great ancestor was obvious-only the country could carry out trade, and private transactions were not allowed.”
After a pause, Zhu Youtang asked Huang Hua,"Huang Gei, is this understanding correct?”
"My Emperor is wise! Long live my Emperor!"”
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