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Chapter 50: The Synodic Conference

September, the first day of the fifth year of Wanli

At dawn, outside the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City, many courtiers who used to yawn profusely were in high spirits today, holding the Wat board tightly and full of energy!

"Daban, let's go too!"

At the same time, in the Qianqing Palace, a little fat man wearing a formal black crown also stepped out of the palace door full of fighting spirit and sat on the chariot under the yellow Luo umbrella.

"Bah bang bang!"

"Ouch! Roar!"

"Let's drive!"

Following the sound of several clean whips and the roars of the two tigers and leopards at the head of the honor guard, the little fat man sitting upright on the chariot, guided by a group of Han generals in imperial robes, slowly headed towards the Great Court Meeting and the New Year's Eve Meeting. Go to the Huangji Palace!



"Long live my emperor!!!"

"My beloved lords, you will be exempted from the courtesy!"

Amidst the shouts of long live the mountain, the little fat man couldn't help but curl his lips slightly as he looked at the courtiers kneeling down under the throne, extending from the inside of the palace to the square outside the palace.

"Your Majesty, I have this report. I heard that Your Majesty wants to summon the generals in the army to give lectures to Your Majesty. I thought it was absolutely necessary... Our ancestors made the law and it cannot be abolished!" Needless to say, this person shouted, "The ancestors made the law and cannot be abolished." Officials, one can tell at a glance that they cannot support the New Deal.

"The emperor should study moral articles, adhere to clear principles, respect virtue and reward merit, and govern with dignity. If your majesty is light on literature but heavy on martial arts, leaving the palace privately and indulging in martial arts, it is really not the behavior of a wise king..."

"I believe that warriors are vulgar, illiterate in literature, and do not understand the teachings of saints. They only know how to wield swords and guns. If they are arrogant because of this, it may not be a blessing to the country and the country..."



After the ceremony, as the Inspectorate and the Sixth Section handed over the memorial to the imperial censor of Shizhong, some Hanlin Qingliu and the Sixth Ministry officials also began to agree. What was originally a ceremonial Shuowang Dynasty meeting has now become a daily routine. regular court affairs.

"If we talk about ancestral laws? If I remember correctly, during the reign of Taizu, even the generals went first when entering the dynasty, right? When did attaching importance to military affairs become a violation of ancestral laws?" Even in the early Ming Dynasty, During the annual court meeting, the little fat man had found out the order in which the ministers had entered the class. After secretly taking a look at Zhang Juzheng, who had his eyes slightly closed and remained silent, he immediately felt relieved.

Speaking of which, for today's great meeting, after getting Zhang Juzheng's tacit approval from Feng Bao, the little fat man did his homework. Otherwise, with his temperament that he didn't even understand the military books written by Qi Jiguang of this dynasty, how would he know After two hundred years, the Taizu Dynasty will join the class in order!

"This, this..." After this for a long time, the official who shouted that the ancestral law cannot be abolished was choked by the little fat man and became speechless.

"As for saying that riding, shooting and practicing martial arts is not the work of Mingjun, I would like to ask you, how do you read your history books?" As he spoke, the little fat man suddenly stood up from the throne and stood beside Danbi. Feng Bao was shocked.

"According to what you say, the First Emperor became a tyrant after he wiped out Liuhe and unified China? The first ban on the practice of martial arts was banned. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, who went on an expedition against the Xiongnu, must have also resorted to martial arts, right?" He leaned on the imperial case in front of him with both hands, Xiao The fat man asked again aggressively.

"Your Majesty, although he has made great achievements in unifying China, it is undeniable that the First Emperor was so ecstatic about his achievements that he abused the power of the people and could indeed be called a tyrant. As for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, although he made great achievements in driving away the Xiongnu, his household registration in the country was reduced by half. This is called a sentence It's not an exaggeration to go to war!" Obviously, in this 'round', the little fat man did not seem to have an overwhelming advantage.

"Haha, since you think that the First Emperor was a tyrant for his great achievements, and that the Han Dynasty's expulsion of the Xiongnu was a militancy, then should the great ancestor Chengzu of this dynasty's Northern Expedition against the Yuan Dynasty also be regarded as a militancy? Or are you a wise king in your eyes?

Is he the king of the Song Dynasty who made the barbarians happy with his annual coins?"

Without giving all the courtiers a chance to speak, the little fat man shouted sternly.

Well, the little fat man who had been suppressed for a round not only brought out Emperor Qin and Han Wu this time, but also invited his own ancestors to come out to help him!

'Your Majesty, you are so shameless. It's okay for you to move Qin Emperor and Han Wu out. What's the matter with you moving Taizu Chengzu out? How can you not let anyone talk about it?'

Seeing the little fat man saying "Emperor Qin and Han Wu" on the left, "Taizu Chengzu" on the right, and several cabinet ministers pretending to be deaf and dumb, all the officials, envoys and officials who were originally excited suddenly became mute.

There is no way, you can barely make sense if you refute Qin Emperor and Han Wu, after all, it is a long time ago. But if you refute the Taizu of this dynasty, you are nakedly rebelling against the Ming Dynasty. This is a serious crime of treason. Do you still want to live?

You must know that the Ming Dynasty did not have the bad habit of not killing civil servants in the "Fu Song Dynasty"!

"As for saying that military commanders are rude, I would like to ask you, when the enemy comes at you with a knife, can you persuade them with poems and songs, or can you use etiquette, justice and integrity to influence them?"

"Of course, you said that the arrogance of warriors based on favor is not a blessing to the country. I also agree with this point. After all, if it is as strong as the Tang Dynasty, it will be destroyed by the hands of warriors. But we can't stop eating because of choking, right? The former Song Dynasty suppressed warriors

Don’t you all know what the ending will be?”

Of course, it is not advisable to press hard, so the little fat man softened his tone in the end.

"Your Majesty, if you are relaxed but not galloping, you cannot be civil and military; if you are galloping but not relaxed, you are unable to do civil and military affairs; the way of civil and military affairs is to be one at a time. To govern a country, it is indeed necessary to pay equal attention to civil and military affairs, but your lords are also worried that Your Majesty is obsessed with martial arts, but that is not the case.

It’s malicious, your Majesty, please tell me clearly!”

Seeing all the officials and the imperial envoy Qingliu being scolded by the little fat man, Lu Tiaoyang finally couldn't stand it anymore. Taking advantage of the little fat man's pause, he quickly stepped forward to smooth things over!

"So I..."

"Your Majesty, it is the duty of the imperial censor to advise the king. Now, instead of accepting the advice, your majesty has brought out Taizu Chengzu to suppress the censor. Is your majesty trying to cut off the way of speech? In that case, what else is there for the court to do?

Censor Yanguan?"

Seeing that with the appearance of Lu Tiaoyang, the second assistant, this matter could have ended harmoniously. After all, Lu Tiaoyang was considered a highly respected veteran in the court, so the little fat man still had to give him some face.

But what the little fat man and all the ministers did not expect was that just when the little fat man was about to get off the road and announce his resignation, Chen Zan, the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, stood up. It was very rude.

He interrupted the emperor without saying anything, and also accused the little fat man of trying to cut off the way of speech, and mocked the imperial censor and officials for all the words were just for show.
Chapter completed!
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