allonlinenovel Chapter 134 Who is violating the maritime ban?
Chapter 134 Who is violating the maritime ban?
"Bold maniac!"
"How dare you speak so arrogantly in this great hall? Come, drag him out and give him thirty strokes of the cane!"
Prime Minister Xiao roared, and the court guards came over.
"Wait a minute, shouldn't we discuss the maritime ban issue first?"
Huangfu Qingling spoke slowly, pretending that he had a trump card and wanted to drag it out.
After all, the emperor Yan Nan of the Yan State in the north was still ordering people to search for books and classics.
"Or is it that you, Xiao Changyun, are the ones who make the decisions in this court?"
This rhetorical question made Xiao Changyun lower his head and kneel down, "I dare not!"
Afterwards, Huangfu Qingling began to let the officials discuss with each other whether to lift the maritime ban or continue it.
Both sides insisted on their own opinions and almost got into a quarrel.
Most of the officials from five of the six ministries stood in two teams and engaged in a verbal battle.
Only the Ministry of War was watching the show from the sidelines.
Seeing this scene, Huangfu Qingling breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as such discussions and verbal battles continue, the morning court can be dragged on. Then Xiao Changyun will not be able to convict Lin Yi now, and he will have more time.
But... Xiao Changyun doesn't intend to take advantage of the situation and get dragged into the early court.
"How dare you curse like that in the court!"
A roar silenced all the officials in the hall.
"Since the maritime ban cannot be determined right now, we should first try Lin Yi for the serious crime of violating the maritime ban!"
Xiao Changyun finally brought the topic back to the topic, "Lin Yi, you are building a port and ships in Lianjingdu, violating the maritime ban. Do you know your crime?"
“When did I build a port?”
Lin Yi smiled slightly, "Or is it that building a few stores means building a port?"
"So, from now on, Prime Minister Xiao, if you build a house near a river, it will be considered a violation of the maritime ban?"
"I knew you would say that!"
Hearing Lin Yi's rebuttal, Xiao Changyun sneered, "This is Donghai City. It's already written in the city history from a hundred years ago!"
As he spoke, he told the story.
The main story is that someone built a house on the seashore, and was caught by the city prefect. After being reported to the court, he was convicted of violating the maritime ban.
"Yup!"
"You have to go to a seaside city to find the records!"
Huangfu Qingling secretly thought that something was wrong.
Sea ban, sea ban, you can only find records in cities by the sea!
"Donghai City is on the seashore, and I'm right here by the South River. Doesn't it seem a bit different?"
Lin Yi continued to quibble.
Xiao Changyun then produced more examples of maritime bans. Although they were all records from more than a hundred years ago, some were still built along the river.
"Lin Yi, do you have anything else to say?"
Xiao Changyun was very proud and was determined to sentence Lin Yi to death this time!
“I talk a lot, too.”
“But earlier than you.”
"It was shortly after the founding of Dayong, when we conquered a large amount of land in the Northern Expedition."
Lin Yi spoke slowly, "I remember that Taizu probably announced the maritime ban after the founding of the country?"
After Xiao Changyun confirmed the time, Lin Yi began his comeback.
"Dayong founded the country in the fifth year of Taizu's reign. He launched a northern expedition and crossed the Nanhe River."
"Military rations are transported from the west via the Nanhe River to Lianjingdu."
"In the eighth year of Taizu's reign, military supplies were brought from the south to the capital, then westward along the Nanhe River and northward along the Fenshui River."
"During the third northern expedition, during Emperor Gaozu's third year, grain and fodder were concentrated in Xingyang and sent north via the Wei River and the Huai River."
Lin Yi spoke slowly, describing the three Northern Expeditions that ultimately succeeded in conquering the north of Liangzhou City and even further away, with the deployment of food and fodder.
"Could it be that the Ministry of War is ignoring the maritime ban and building ports along the river to transport military supplies?"
Lin Yi spoke slowly, "If you want to punish me, shouldn't you start with the Ministry of War?"
As he spoke, he looked towards the armored generals in the Ministry of War.
"That's the army, how can they be the same as you?"
Xiao Changyun didn't expect that Lin Yi would find this entry point!
"Oh, it means that the army can ignore the maritime ban."
"Then can I join the army now?"
Lin Yi spoke with a smile.
These few sentences directly dragged the army into trouble, and those in the Ministry of War could no longer sit still!
I was just watching the fire from the other side of the river, watching the other six people fighting each other like a show, how come it suddenly came to my head?
"Your Majesty, according to our understanding, the Northern Expedition was all approved by Taizu!"
The Minister of War immediately knelt down.
"So Taizu himself also violated the maritime ban?"
"Or are you misinterpreting the maritime ban and deliberately framing me?"
Lin Yi's words were very serious. "Who is violating the maritime ban, and who is misinterpreting it?"
"Your Majesty, I feel that there is something fishy going on here. It would be better to investigate further."
"If you don't even know the maritime ban, how can you talk about sentencing people?"
The Minister of Justice immediately stepped forward.
If this continues, the situation will probably be reversed!
"Your Majesty, I believe that Lin Yi has not violated the maritime ban. If Prime Minister Xiao feels that this is inappropriate, please provide other evidence!"
The Minister of War openly "defected" and endorsed Lin Yi.
Xiao Changyun knew that he had gotten into big trouble.
The Ministry of War itself is not scary, what is scary are the soldiers under his command.
There are thousands of people defending the capital city alone!
Not to mention the several military camps outside the capital, there are at least more than 10,000 soldiers stationed there!
Xiao Changyun can't afford to offend these soldiers.
"Your Majesty, we still need to study it carefully. Lin Yi's crime still needs to be studied carefully."
Xiao Changyun gave in.
"Okay, in that case, let's put this case off for a bit."
"When the time comes, don't say I didn't give you a chance!"
Huangfu Qingling didn't expect Lin Yi to do such a thing.
Turn passivity into initiative, and even turn the tables and drag the Ministry of War into it.
In fact, Huangfu Qingling really wanted to take control of the Ministry of War, but she had no chance.
"As for the Ministry of War, I trust you, Minister of War, please come to my study after the court session."
As he said this, the words "retire court" were uttered.
After the court was dismissed, in Huangfu Qingling's study.
Minister of War Yu Jin walked in.
"See Your Majesty."
There were only Huangfu Qingling and Lin Yi in the study.
In fact, although Yu Jin did not express his opinion these days, he also understood that Lin Yi was Huangfu Qingling's man.
"Yu Jin, I have never been in charge of the Ministry of War since I ascended the throne."
"I want to hear which side you stand on this matter."
Huangfu Qingling asked slowly.
"Prime Minister Xiao has held great power for a long time."
"Now that Your Majesty is able to handle state affairs independently, he naturally needs to control Prime Minister Xiao."
Yu Jin is a smart man. As the Minister of War, he has collected a lot of information from all parties.
In fact, he had heard of Lin Yi's name a long time ago.
Even when the King of Qi rebelled, he led a large army to "resist slightly" and then retreated to preserve his strength.
Only after Prince Qing sent out a surprise attack did he join in the attack on Prince Qi.
During this period of time, he naturally knew that the Xuanwu car and the Molotov cocktail were made by Lin Yi.
In fact, he also wanted to contact Lin Yi recently, but Prime Minister Xiao was too powerful for him to "take action" easily.
It’s not too late for Lin Yi and Huangfu Qingling to choose sides now.
"Your Majesty, since General Yu has expressed his stance, I should speak first."
"Ask the ancestors if it's time to take action."
Lin Yi said, "If we don't seize the initiative now, Xiao Changyun will turn the tables."