Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

Zhang Wenda and others looked at the young emperor who was talking eloquently, and felt that what the emperor said was very good.The dynasties and dynasties have always treated their clansmen well, but there is no such thing as the Ming Dynasty, where there were dozens of hereditary princes, and the sons of each generation of princes had to be named county kings, and the sons of the county kings had to be named princes...

Although the emperor's words were somewhat disrespectful to the ancestor/ancestor, what the emperor said was not wrong. When he divided up his twenty or so sons, it was a common people's division of family and property, and the eldest son inherited the ancestral business.But after the side branch gets the family property, the children and grandchildren still have to support the main branch and divide it from the main branch. The dynasties and folks for thousands of years have gone through it all, and only the Zhu family is like this.

Wang Yingjiao felt that the emperor's proposal was very good. No matter which princes chose in the end, the Ming court could shake off nearly half of the burden in the end.

Getting rid of these princes and kings is a one-and-done thing.He looked at the emperor eagerly, hoping that Zhu Youxiao could persevere and put things into practice today.Just think about the wealth accumulated by these vassal kings over the past 200 years, just think about the more than 500 vehicles of gold and silver treasures that King Lujian left for the vassal, and the twenty or thirty gifts that Shenzong bestowed on King Lujian, as well as the treasures of Lujian. The wealth that King Jian searched for...

With one move, the financial pressure of the imperial court can be changed, and the imperial court will no longer have to worry about military expenses for using troops against the Tatars and taking back Jiaozhi.Maybe it can restore the territory of Datang?

At this moment, Huang Kezuan hated himself for being too old.If you can be 50 years younger, even 20 years younger, you can see where the emperor will lead Daming in the next 20 years.

As long as he thinks about it this way, he feels his blood boiling. Looking at the eyes of those princes and princes, it makes those who pay attention to him inadvertently panic. Is this a hungry dog ​​seeing the delicious meat and bones?Pooh!

More like a hungry wolf seeing a fat pig.

When it was lunch time, these princes couldn't stand it anymore.Each of them is pampered and pampered every day in the fief, and they wish they could be carried for a few steps. The six months in Beijing have been the most difficult days in their lives.Every day in front of the palace gate, he walked to the Shouhuang Hall where the second emperor died, and then offered incense, burned paper, knelt for an hour, and then walked out of the palace.

But that kneeling also gave out a futon.

Now on the stone floor of Qianqing Palace, I knelt in the cold for almost an hour, can't I stand it anymore?

Those who are clever immediately lean to the side, imitating women's fainting tricks.

Zhu Youxiao sneered and said, "I'm playing with you and pretending to be unconscious, Cao Huachun, go to the imperial hospital to find the thickest needles, and see who needs acupuncture from the imperial physician."

Those who wanted to learn did not dare to learn, and those who pretended to be dizzy also woke up under the fake pinching movements of the people around them.Zhu Youxiao held the teacup, pursed his lips and said nothing, his solemn expression put endless pressure on those who secretly glanced at him.

Finally, King Qin Zhu Cunji spoke first.

"Your Majesty, among the clans with titles in Qianqing Palace, there are princes and county kings. Although they have done wrong things, the demotion of titles still has to be done in different levels."

Qin Wang Zhu Cunji saw that the emperor had no intention of objecting, so he immediately said: "Your Majesty, I accept the punishment and are willing to hand over everything I have. Can I be reduced to the county prince's mansion and handed over to the son of the lonely king? I am willing to be confined in the capital. .If Wang Shizi makes another mistake, how about being demoted to the general of Zhenguo again? I beg your Majesty to give the minister a chance to reform for the sake of the same bloodline of the Tai/ancestor."

Zhu Youxiao pondered for a while, and slowly said: "Yes. There is only one chance to demote the title, and if you commit a crime in the future, you will be expelled from the country and the title directly. I don't want to keep you in the capital. When the second emperor enters the mausoleum, check After overriding the □□ rule, the county palace will be reserved for you and let you go back to be the king of Qin. Do you understand?"

King Qin was overjoyed, and immediately kowtowed, "Thank you for your kindness, I remember."

"Also, from now on, only one of your throne will be inherited by the eldest son, and the title of the eldest son must be granted after the eldest son reaches the age of 15. Naturally, you will receive the salary of the eldest son after the canonization. The rest of the palace will no longer be knighted, There is no salary, and if there is no son, the inheritance will be abolished."

This is another bolt from the blue.

Among the kings of all dynasties after the Qin Dynasty, the four titles of "Qin, Jin, Qi, and Chu" are the most noble.Because these four titles represent the most powerful vassal states in the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period.

The king of Qin begged for mercy first, and begged for his family to be deposed as the king of Qin County.Although there will be no fiefs in the future, it is good to have a salary of two thousand shi, which is always twice as much as that of the general of the state.If his eldest son does not make mistakes in the future, his lineage will not be expelled.Alas, it can be regarded as worthy of the ancestors.

With the foreshadowing of all the previous ones being demoted to generals of the country, and the ready-made role model of King Qin, anyway, they can’t keep their family wealth. Those with the title of prince naturally choose to be demoted to the county; the county king has nothing to bargain, and they are all demoted to the county. General of the town.

It's not unconvinced, but years ago, all the guards of the palace were taken back by the court because they wanted to start a war with Jiannu.Instead, teams of eunuchs eliminated from the palace were sent.These people can work and serve others, but it is impossible for these eunuchs to take up swords and guns to help them rebel.

The other is that the imperial court has lost Fushun, Tieling and other places in Liaodong in recent years. It can be said that they were bullied by Jiannu.Otherwise, the imperial court would not have spent such a large price the year before last, mobilizing troops from all over the country to wipe out Jiannu at once.Unexpectedly, the [-] army would collapse at the first touch, and the lost troops would be defeated by Jiannu.But this year, the emperor went out in person, and within two months, he caught the thieves and returned with a big victory.

All unconvinced thoughts, that is, bubbles in my heart, were instantly shattered and disappeared.

Zhu Youxiao felt that he still needed to remind these vassals.

"In the future, whoever wants to have more children will raise them himself. But whoever does things like robbing people's daughters and robbing people's families will also be expelled from the country and nobles.

All kinds of careers in the world, you and I have established five uniforms a long time ago, and I don’t talk about the division of clans. In the future, your descendants can choose any career they like except for inheriting the title. "

Speaking of this, Zhu Youxiao smiled sadly, "If you like the position of the emperor, you can also try it."

The King of Qin hurriedly took the lead and kowtowed, "Your Majesty, I dare not, I dare not think too much."

"It doesn't matter if you dare. If the heir from the prince's line dares, the whole line will be dealt with as conspiracy. After all, when he accepted the title, he also won the title like this."

Discussing crimes by clan is a feature of this era.But if the sect is divided, it will no longer be implicated.

The King of Chu immediately stepped forward and asked the Son of Heaven, "Your Majesty, can I establish a branch sect of the five uniforms with the King of Chu, and order them to establish a separate sect?"

Zhu Youxiao nodded, "Yes."

Zhang Wenda and others saw that the Son of Heaven still left a way for the descendants of the Zhu family to survive, and they felt in their hearts that he was an ancestor after all, and then they went forward to ask for instructions.

"Your Majesty, the imperial decree announces that princes and county kings from all over the country will come to Beijing to guard the spirit of the second emperor. It has been half a year, what should those princes who have not come to guard the spirit of the late emperor do?"

"You check to see which ones did not come after reporting the illness. Send the imperial physician to check whether it is half a year after the illness and you can't leave. If you make a false report, you will be punished as a deceitful king, and you will be expelled from the country. If you shirk after receiving the order, there is no reason. Those who do not go to Beijing to guard the spirit of the two emperors will be expelled from the country by disrespecting the first emperor and despising the emperor."

These people in Qianqing Palace immediately burst into laughter in their hearts, the hard work of the past six months was not in vain!

Duan Wang Zhu Changhao and Hui Wang Zhu Changrun shrank their heads and kept silent. It seems that they took advantage of being demoted to the county king early.Otherwise, if the emperor catches those who bully men and women, there will be nothing left after copying the family and being reduced to the county king.

When these lords leave the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youxiao still has follow-up tasks to assign.

"Liu Shimin, send someone to Chuan Dongchang Zou Yi and Jin Yiwei Luo Sigong to come over. Let Taining Hou Shizi also come into the palace."

Liu Shimin knew that the emperor was going to use Taining Hou and other noble children to search the palaces this time.He immediately sent the little eunuch to run errands to spread the news of the call.But he didn't want the little eunuch guarding the gate to come in and report that King Qin, King Chu and others had returned.

Zhu Youxiao had no choice but to let these people come in again.

There were not many people who came, and they all had the title of prince.Kneel and kowtow when entering the door.

It was still King Qin who spoke first.

"Your Majesty, I have an unfeeling request, that is, I will hand over the fiefdom, and then hand over 50 taels of silver to Your Majesty. I beg Your Majesty to spare you from confiscating the palace."

50 taels?Is it much for these princely mansions with 200 years of savings?not much.But not too little.Considering that without the fiefdom, these former prince's mansions will have to rely on the two thousand shimi and other salaries from the imperial court, Zhu Youxiao immediately nodded in agreement.

"You can leave the capital after the money from your palaces has been released to the capital and the two emperors have been sent to the mausoleum."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

These former princes thanked the emperor from the bottom of their hearts.If you can keep the palace from being confiscated, you will save hundreds of thousands.

Not long after these princes went out, the county kings who heard the news also came back to Qianqing Palace to beg for mercy.With a large number of people, the amount of money subscribed to the court will be uneven.

Zhu Youxiao sent Wang An to give them grades, counting from the time limit of the feudal state, those with more than 200 years must be 50 taels, which will be reduced by 50 taels every 10 years.As for those less than 50 years old, 1 years is the decrement, [-] taels will be handed over within ten years, and [-] taels will be handed over within five years.

Zhao Bingzhong watched Wang An lead the county kings to register, and he disapproved a little.

"Your Majesty, this allows the clan to pay off with silver..."

Zhu Youxiao sighed and said: "Zhao Qing, don't blame me for everything. In the past, these clans bullied men and women, and they made a lot of trouble, and they just sent imperial envoys to reprimand them. Now I withdraw without firing a knife or a gun. After killing all the vassals, if there is any violation of the law and discipline in the clan in the future, it will be abolished as a commoner. Zhao Qing is not satisfied?"

Huang Kezuan has been in the dynasty for many years, and he knows that the emperor has never done this before in Ming Dynasty. Although such a result cannot achieve the withdrawal of all feudal vassals, the local government will no longer be embarrassed by the supply of these clans.

He immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty is wise. This cut of the vassals not only shows blood and family affection for the clan, but also punishes them for not paying attention to the laws of the court in the past, and at the same time warns the clan to abide by the law in the future. "

Zhang Wenda, Qiao Yunsheng, and Wang Yingjiao also stood up and praised the emperor's deeds.

Zhu Youxiao said to Zhao Bingzhong with a smile: "Zhao Qing, leave room for these people, let them divide the clan after the fifth server, and I can also divide the clan. Besides, these princes who are used to being domineering in the fief , Do you believe that they can abide by the law within a year after they are demoted, and can they continue to abide by the law in ten or 20 years?

I will treat the clan with all kindness and righteousness first, and it will be their own choice whether it is good or bad in the future.Then there are the clans who were expelled because of illegal activities. When I worshiped the ancestors, I have a clear conscience in front of the Tai/zu and Chengzu, right? "