As a vassal king, Shen Yugong couldn't help but feel disgusted when he heard the word "cutting down the vassal state".
Zhao Liang smiled and said, "Prince Yue, this is not the place to talk. Please come into my cabinet duty room for a chat."
"Lead the way."
Shen Yugong looked indifferent.
The father and son walked together. After arriving at the cabinet duty room, Shen Zhaoyang expanded his spiritual sense.
Zhao Liang smiled and said, "Prince Zhaoyang, don't be nervous. I invited the King of Yue to come just to discuss business. There is no ambush by swordmen."
This sentence made Shen Zhaoyang a little embarrassed, but he still asked with a stiff face, "Zhao Ci Fu, what do you mean by this? Cutting down the vassal state and talking in secret?"
"Cutting down the vassal state is just a saying, and since the establishment of Dayun, which emperor has not done the cutting down of the vassal state?"
"That's true."
Shen Zhaoyang, this kid, is truly both civil and military.
He has read all the history books of all dynasties, which is why he is so alert.
Shen Yugong sat upright on the chair and said calmly: "Zhao Cifu, please speak frankly and don't hide anything, but I will also make it clear that my father and I have no intention of disobeying Your Majesty."
"Then, what about the prince?"
Zhao Liang once again asked the fatal question.
Shen Yugong responded decisively: "The prince is the heir to the throne. If he succeeds to the throne one day, my father and I will remain loyal."
"Very good, but this time, your majesty has new arrangements for the King of Yue."
"Please tell me."
"The King of Yue must have heard about the current situation in the martial arts world. New and powerful forces emerge in an endless stream. If this continues, sooner or later the court's control over them will be greatly weakened. So your majesty decided to build a cultivation family with the people of the Shen family as the main body. Now we lack a suitable head of the family to lead this matter."
Shen Yugong's heart trembled, and he asked: "Your majesty wants me to be the head of the Shen family?"
"Not really."
When he said this, Zhao Liang's eyes fell on Shen Zhaoyang.
Even if he didn't say anything, the father and son understood what he meant.
The best candidate for the head of the family is not Shen Yugong, but Shen Zhaoyang.
It can also be understood that Shen Yugong still benefited from his son, otherwise he would not be able to keep the position of King of Yue, and the position of the head of the family would not fall on his head.
Shen Yugong sighed in his heart.
He obviously wanted to take the initiative to downgrade to a prince, but now he feels a lot different.
I always feel very aggrieved.
There is no way, this is destined since birth, who made his father not the emperor.
Not only him.
Shen Zhaoyang felt even more aggrieved and couldn't help asking: "Zhao Cifu, if my father became the head of the Shen family, would he lose the throne?"
"Yes, but he will keep the salary of a vassal king, that's all." Zhao Liang said.
"Why! Is there a conflict between being the head of the Shen family and being a vassal king?!"
On the surface, there is indeed no conflict.
The problem is that the Shen family, which controls the cultivation of the entire family, also governs a state, which is too large.
Furthermore, there is Shen Zhaoyang, a genius, who has to find a way to restrict the father and son.
Shen Yugong reached out and held his son's hand, and asked: "Zhao Cifu, is there no room for negotiation on this matter?"
"No, and this is not a discussion with the King of Yue."
Zhao Liang was resolute, and then said: "To put it simply, the King of Yue can only resign from the throne of the King of Yue, and then His Majesty will issue an order to disband all the officials of the King of Yue's Palace, and the family members will continue to live in the King of Yue's Palace temporarily. After the Shen family is built, the court will send people to take all the family members over."
"Of course, this is not absolutely mandatory."
"The King of Yue can also return to the vassal smoothly without resigning."
In terms of words, Zhao Liang tried to be soft and kind, without any sharpness, but it really sounded like a threat.
Because this matter, no matter how euphemistic it is, will cause dissatisfaction with Shen Yugong and Shen Zhaoyang.
It is better to take this opportunity to make things clear directly.
If they are really loyal, they will take on this burden obediently.
On the contrary, if they reveal their true colors, they will be killed.
There is no family affection in the world, and sometimes, it is really not a joke.
The family affection between Shen Yuze and Shen Yuqing is really rare among the rare ones. There is no second example of such royal brothers in history books.
After thinking about it, Shen Yugong asked: "Can I consider this matter for a while? I will not leave the capital, and I will live in Haojing with my son. As for the residence, it depends on Zhao Cifu's arrangement."
"Okay."
Zhao Liang nodded in agreement.
The officials of the clan government ordered people to clean up the vacant Yuewang Mansion in the capital.
There are many palaces in Haojing, which also leads to a very large enclosure area in Haojing.
If this continues, within fifty years, Haojing will be equivalent to half of the state..
After Shen Yugong and his son stepped into the Yue Palace, they felt unfamiliar.
Shen Zhaoyang asked curiously: "Dad, did my grandfather live here?"
"Dad also lived here when he was a child. At that time, Emperor Ming was in power. Your grandfather was named Yue King by Emperor Hui. This is also the Yue Palace given to your grandfather by Emperor Hui." Shen Yugong said.
Shen Yugong couldn't help but feel a sore nose when he said this.
The memory in his mind is still very clear.
When he was a teenager, he played with his father in the courtyard of this palace, but now he is standing here with his son.
But his son's son has no chance to live in this palace anymore.
Shen Yugong, who was already 42 years old, couldn't hold back his tears and choked up, saying, "Son, I'll tell you the truth. I still really want to be the King of Yue, but I've been mediocre all my life, I haven't made any decent achievements, and I haven't been able to secure a hereditary succession for you. I'm sorry for you."
Shen Zhaoyang hurriedly said, "Dad, don't cry. I've never really blamed you. I was just joking with you about what I said before!"
"I've always thought you're the best dad in the world!"
"Always I think so!"
Shen Yugong wiped away his tears, still choking: "But Dad is wronged, Dad has not made any mistakes, he has been conscientious since he became a vassal, treating his people as his own children, and never rebelled. I also want to take the initiative to downgrade to a prince, but now I can't even keep the prince, I have to be the head of the Shen family outside the imperial power."
"And you are implicated, you will be trapped by the Shen family."
"Alas!"
Shen Yugong sighed, sat on the ground, looked up at the sky, like a child.
Shen Zhaoyang clenched his fists.
Yes, Dad is right!
Both father and son have never made any big mistakes. Isn't it because I broke through the realm quickly that the court is targeting me like this!
Why!
Just because my father is not an emperor, isn't my grandfather an emperor!
But we both have the surname Shen, and my grandfather was also the legitimate son of Emperor Hui! Our ancestor was also an emperor!
I have reached the realm of the gods!
In a few years, I will be able to step into the avenue and become the only first-class strong man in the world like the current Emperor Yutian!
I really can't accept this!
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