So he took a deep breath and said slowly: "This junior has discussed this matter with Long Live Lord! We all agree that it is okay if the nobles do not hand over military power, and everything will continue as before!"
Xu Guogong and the three others were originally waiting for Liu Haojia to say harsh words, but they were all stunned when they heard these words! They were still thinking that if they didn't hand over their military power, they might be suppressed, but what they got in exchange was a light "Business as usual!" This left them a little confused!
So Duke Dingguo immediately asked: "Is everything really the same as before? Is it that simple?"
Liu Haojia nodded and said: "That's right, everything remains the same! The salary and rewards that you should have remain unchanged! It turns out that this dignity will be given! But there are two things that are gone, and at the same time you will have one more opponent!"
Then Liu Haojia explained directly without waiting for Duke Ding to ask: "Let's talk about the things that don't exist first! The first thing that doesn't exist is the Holy Family! In other words, the royal family will never trust Xungui again in the future! Secondly, for Xungui Our support will no longer be there! In other words, the military power you hold now is everything in the future! If you can keep it, keep it. If you can't, don't blame the royal family for being ruthless!"
When Xu Guogong and the other three heard this, their faces turned livid! They knew very well the meaning of Liu Haojia's words! What is Xungui? It's a noble! It is the group closest to the royal family! Once they lose the trust of the royal family, they will be no different from ordinary people!
Perhaps the only difference is that they hold some military power. But Liu Haojia also said that the royal family will not take the initiative to seize their military power, but once the royal family no longer supports the nobles, they will have to face the attack of the civilian group alone! It won't be long before the little military power in their hands will be completely lost!
Because of the simplest reason, the distribution of food and salary and the supply of equipment are not in their hands, but in the hands of the civil servants! Once the army runs out of food and pay, it will disperse in an instant! How can they fight without weapons? Insufficient ordnance can be made, but once they make weapons, privately forging weapons, they will be firmly labeled as preparing for rebellion! And without weapons and food and wages, a bunch of nobles are just fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered!
Then Liu Haojia continued: "As for the extra one, it is your opponent! The royal family will fully support the civil servants in carrying out the recruitment system to the end, and select soldiers who can fight and dare to train them into new nobles! At that time, the royal family will just stay out of the matter , the existing nobles will be hit by a double blow from civilian officials and emerging nobles! In this case, the juniors can’t even imagine how many years the entire nobles can last?”
When Xu Guogong and the other three heard this, their faces turned from livid to pale, and at the same time they were filled with fear! Because the answer Liu Haojia gave was exactly what they were most worried about!
First of all, the noble class appeared because they fought bravely with the royal family to conquer the world! Then the royal family ennobles them! The royal family gave them wealth, honor and money! And they want to control the military power for the royal family and protect the royal family! The relationship between the two parties is complementary!
And once they lose the trust and support of the royal family, they will really become wastes lying on Ming Dynasty sucking blood and making no contribution! At that time, neither the royal family nor the civil service group will tolerate the existence of such people! They will try every means to weaken their power and cancel their military power!
And without the emperor's support, they will never be able to maintain their military power! After losing military power, they have no ability to protect themselves. The fate of a large number of salt merchants in the past few months is their example in the future!
After being silent for a long time, Duke Dingguo turned red and said loudly: "How could you come up with such a vicious method? Don't you care about the friendship in the past? You know, without honors, there would be no Ming Dynasty!"
Liu Haojia sneered and said: "Master Guo, what you said is a bit outrageous! Who was indispensable when he contributed to the Ming Dynasty? Grandpa Taizu is the only indispensable person, and everyone else can be replaced Lost it! And after the Ming Dynasty established the world, the royal family didn’t immediately ennoble all the ancestors as nobles! The Ming Dynasty allowed every family to enjoy wealth and honor for more than a hundred years, isn’t this enough?”
Duke Dingguo said angrily: "But your honor is divorced from the country! This is what Taizu said with his own words back then! How could Long Live Lord forget Taizu's instructions now!"
Liu Haojia said lightly: "Junior has
One sentence for the Duke, please think carefully! That is, the emperor relies on his nobles to become powerful, and the nobles rely on the emperor to become powerful! "
The three of Xu Guogong were stunned when they heard this, and then began to savor this sentence carefully! The more I taste it, the more I think this makes sense! Without the bravery of the nobles, this emperor would not have been able to sit in the old Zhu family! But without the rewards from Lao Zhu's family, the nobles would not have had the good life they have had for more than a hundred years! It is a win-win relationship between the two parties!
Just as they were slowly savoring it, Liu Haojia said slowly again: "The meaning of this sentence is actually easy to understand, and the three of you can naturally understand the truth! It's just that after so many years, the first person to betray the royal family is the honorable noble ! When the royal family needs the support of nobles, where are the nobles? When the royal family needs the help of nobles, where are the nobles? A large group of nobles who only know how to protect themselves and maintain their own wealth also ask the royal family to give them power. Give them status and wealth, don't you think this request is a bit excessive?"
When the three Dukes of Xu Guogong heard this, their expressions suddenly changed, and then they all sighed! Because the three of them knew very well that just as Liu Haojia said, it was Xungui who betrayed the royal family first!
Since many years ago, the nobles have adopted a neutral attitude in the court, swinging between the royal family and the civil service group, instead of standing firmly by the royal side and defending all the interests of the royal family as before!
Today's nobles are a group of greedy people who will take advantage when they see it and avoid it when they do something! Let alone the royal family, such a person cannot be tolerated by the head of any family! No enterprising royal family would tolerate the existence of such a person! To put it bluntly, instead of spending money to raise a bunch of trash, it is better to raise a bunch of obedient dogs. At least the dogs can look after the house! Not only are these losers unable to work and look after the house, they also steal things when the owner is not paying attention!
At this time, Liu Haojia seemed to feel that the blow he had just given them was not enough. After taking a sip of tea, he opened his mouth to speak, but Xu Guogong raised his hand and stopped him very rudely! Then Xu Guogong said with a tired look on his face: "Let's not discuss this matter any further! There are some things our nobles did that were indeed unreasonable, and I don't blame Long Live Lord for being annoyed! Let's talk about the business first!"
