My uncle is Zhu Di

Chapter 159 Zhu Di Tests
When Xia Yuanji talked about the imperial power, Xu Qin smiled. He was naturally aware of their concerns, but what did it have to do with him?
His family is a noble family, and their future is tied to the imperial power. As long as his family does not rebel, Zhu Di will definitely not touch his family.

What's more, he can now help Zhu Di make money. Rebellion is Zhu Di's bottom line. As long as he does not cross this bottom line, everything else will not be a problem.

Xu Qin smiled after hearing this and said, "This has little to do with me. Besides, I, Xu Qin, don't have the ability to make His Majesty afraid of me. But you, although the imperial power has been strengthened, how are you, the civil officials, treating the people now? Have you really benefited the people?
Are you doing everything for the people or for yourselves? Do you know clearly? If you really do it for the people, you will not oppose sea trade, because sea trade can bring a lot of money to your majesty, and this money can solve many problems.

Let's talk about the silver we brought back from Japan last time. The benefits are real. Not to mention that the silver can buy a lot of things, the silver stabilizes the price of the treasure notes, making the treasure notes in the hands of the people more valuable. Isn't that a good thing?

In addition, Your Majesty used the money earned last year to pay for the dredging of the canal and the military pay. Didn't it reduce the burden on the court and the people?
Also, because we have overseas trade, many merchants have an additional channel to make money, but you have blocked it abruptly. Your goal is to completely lift the maritime ban. If you completely lift the maritime ban, you can let those workshop owners organize their own sea trade and they will make a lot of money, but the court will have no money.

They even said that in the future, they would export grain and the advanced technology of the Ming Dynasty. You would make money, but the people would suffer.

Don't act so righteous in front of me. You are not that great.

Are you just afraid of death, afraid that the emperor's power will be too great, and the emperor can kill you at any time? In your eyes, the people are nothing. How many of you really consider the people?
If you consider the people, you will not oppose overseas trade, nor will you oppose the Ming Daily. The Ming Daily can let the people know the trends in the court and what the local officials are like.
You are afraid that the people will not believe what you say, and they will only believe what the emperor says. Then you will not be able to control the emperor.

You are afraid that the deeds of those corrupt ministers published in the Daming Daily will make the people lose trust in you ministers, and you will not be able to deceive the people.

That's why you are so opposed, right?" Xu Qin asked Xia Yuanji with a sneer.

Xia Yuanji looked at Xu Qin and couldn't say a word.

"So don't come to me. If you want to stop it, go find His Majesty and fight with him. I don't have the ability to stop His Majesty from doing anything. If you have the ability, go by yourselves." Xu Qin said with a sneer.

Xia Yuanji looked at Xu Qin, sighed deeply, and sat there thinking. After thinking about it, Xia Yuanji felt that he still could not offend Xu Qin. Even though this matter was irreversible, he did not want to be an enemy of Xu Qin next time.

Up to now, he has not gained any benefits from being an enemy of Xu Qin. On the contrary, many people have suffered as a result.

Thinking of this, Xia Yuanji smiled and said to Xu Qin, "We were wrong this time. However, in the future, if Master Xu makes any moves, can you please inform us in advance? Of course, we will never be enemies with Master Xu in the future."

"Then it depends on you. I don't have any good feelings towards you. You are too selfish. I don't believe that you won't be my enemy. You just don't have a good opportunity. If there is a good opportunity, you will not let me go easily." Xu Qin said with a smile.

"Then we'll wait and see. Sorry to bother you, and congratulations to you, Mr. Xu. This time the Duke of Wei has returned to the Xu Mansion, and Mr. Xu has been awarded the title of Earl of Haozhou. The Xu family has three titles in one family. It is truly the number one family in our Ming Dynasty except for the emperor." Xia Yuanji stood up at this moment, bowed to Xu Qin and said with a smile.

"Thank you for your good words. Don't talk nonsense about things that haven't happened yet." Xu Qin also stood up and bowed to Xia Yuanji.

Soon Xia Yuanji left. Xu Qin looked towards the living room, sneered, and continued eating.

Mu Feng and Shi Yue at the back understood what was going on. Since those civil officials did not try to stop them, it meant that their young master had a chance to be conferred the title of earl.

"Master!" Shiyue couldn't help herself.

"Wait, don't talk nonsense, otherwise, if nothing happens, others will say that our Xu family is arrogant!" Xu Qin immediately interrupted Shiyue, and Shiyue nodded behind him.

In the imperial palace, Zhu Di was also looking at the memorials. However, he was dissatisfied with the fact that the Ministry of Rites had not yet prepared anything for reward. They were supposed to prepare it this morning and go to ask him who to send to issue the imperial edict.

Zhu Di originally wanted Zhu Gaochi to go, and the Daming Daily handed it over to Zhu Gaochi. In this way, Zhu Gaochi could discuss the matter with Xu Qin when he arrived at Xu Qin's mansion, but until now, there has been no movement.

"Boss, how do the Ministry of Rites do things? Why haven't the rewards been prepared yet? I told Sakyabao yesterday to get up early because the court will go to confer rewards. If Sakyabao waits until noon and still hasn't gone to announce the decree, this kid will not have a good word to say." Zhu Di asked Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Gaochi immediately stood up to reply, and several ministers in the cabinet all bowed their heads and said nothing. They were all opposed to the establishment of the Ming Daily. They believed that it infringed the interests of all their civil officials. As for the common people, how many people cared? "Dad, should I send someone to urge them?" Zhu Gaochi stood up and saluted Zhu Di.

"Well, let them get it done as soon as possible, and also tell those ministers that it is a must to award Sakyabao the title of earl. If anyone has any objections, let them come here to talk. The reward must be given. I have never rewarded Sakyabao for his contribution in presiding over the weaving bureau's overseas trade last year, but I will reward him this time." Zhu Di said to Zhu Gaochi.

In fact, the Trade Bureau and the Ming Daily were Xu Qin's real contributions, but now things have not been done yet, so they naturally cannot be counted.

"Yes. Dad, I'll send someone right away!" Zhu Gaochi said immediately with his hands clasped.

"Also, notify the left and right governors, the governor's secretary, and all the officials above the earl level in Beijing, except for Sakya Bao and your uncle, that all others will arrive in Beijing this afternoon. Also, when you go to present the imperial edict to your uncle, you need to make it clear with Sakya Bao and your uncle.

It's not that I don't want them to participate in this discussion, but your uncle is not convenient to leave the house, and Sakyabao did not thank me for the title of Earl, so I will not participate for the time being. Explain it clearly, so as not to let your uncle and Sakyabao misunderstand. "Zhu Di continued to explain to Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Di was thinking that these matters were originally proposed by Xu Qin, and he would come to express his gratitude tomorrow morning, and he still had things to discuss with them. In addition, Zhu Di did not want those civil officials to focus all their attention on Xu Qin, as this would increase Xu Qin's danger.

"Yes, Dad." Zhu Gaochi nodded immediately.

"By the way, regarding the affairs of the Daming Daily, you ask the officials of the Eastern Palace to write out the regulations as soon as possible. I think this is a very good thing and can be tried out." Zhu Di deliberately said to Zhu Gaochi.

"Yes!" Zhu Gaochi said with a bow.

Xie Jin immediately stood up and bowed to Zhu Di, saying, "Your Majesty, the Ming Daily is just a rumor among the people. I don't think it should be taken seriously. Besides, our court doesn't have so many things to tell the people. Besides, the people can be told what they know but they can't be told what they know. If the people knew everything about the court, I'm afraid it wouldn't be a good thing for the court or for Your Majesty!"

Yang Shiqi also stood up and said, "Your Majesty, it's just a rumor, don't take it seriously. Moreover, if we really start the Ming Daily, I'm afraid it will not be a good thing for our Ming Dynasty. Please think twice."

Yang Rong also stood up and said to Zhu Di: "This is what I mean. When I heard the rumor yesterday, I knew that someone was deliberately trying to disrupt the court. We should investigate who spread the news."

Then the other three cabinet members all stood up and opposed the establishment of the Ming Daily.

"It's okay. I think this proposal is good. We can try it. If it really has no effect, we can give it a try. After all, this is the voice of the people, and I can't just ignore it. So, the officials of the East Palace should come up with the rules as soon as possible, and we can try it out!" Zhu Di said with a smile, stroking his beard.

Zhu Di knew that there would be a lot of opposition, so he could only try his best and could not force it through. This really involved the interests of every civil official, and they would definitely oppose it desperately.

Therefore, Zhu Di needed to test it out, so he let the East Palace test it first.

However, if the resistance is really too great, then the military generals will need to take action, otherwise, they will be no match for the civil officials.

Therefore, when summoning those nobles and people from the Five Military Commandery in the afternoon, he needed to discuss this matter with them in advance to ensure that those generals were of the same mind as him.

If you have given them benefits, then they need to think about you wholeheartedly. Otherwise, don't blame you for being rude.

Zhu Gaochi was also smart. As soon as Zhu Di finished speaking, he said yes and went out immediately to give instructions on several matters. Originally, he was not required to go, and it would have been enough to arrange for a eunuch to go out. However, Zhu Gaochi went out on his own to suspend the opposition of cabinet members. If there was anything, they could talk about it later and try it out first.

Xie Jin and the others were worried at the moment. They thought that they would go to discuss the matter with a few ministers after the court session.

(I was still one photo short yesterday, I just couldn’t finish it!)

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