Early in the Qingming Festival.
The newlyweds Gu Xiao and Su Yingxue were awakened by the palace maid who was ready, and they hurriedly dressed under the service of the palace maid.
According to the rules, they had to serve tea early in the morning.
Not only Gu Xiao and Su Yingxue, but also the other concubines and Liang Di who were married into the family had to go to Kunning Palace to pay their respects.
It's just that last night, Gu Xiao and Su Yingxue were so crazy that they barely slept well, so when they were woken up, they were almost in a dazed state of mind.
When the two arrived at Kunning Palace, they suddenly found six concubines and Liangdi of different looks wandering outside Cining Palace.
Under the prompts of the palace maid, they saw the newlyweds Gu Xiao and Su Yingxue coming towards them, and they all saluted in unison.
"I see Your Highness the Crown Prince, Crown Princess."
Gu Xiao was in a hurry to pay his respects to Emperor Mingde and his wife, so he just glanced at the six girls and said, "When everyone is here, follow me in to pay my respects."
The seven girls followed Gu Xiao into Cining Palace.
Emperor Mingde and the Empress were sitting at attention, expecting the newlyweds to come and serve tea. With the couple's eager anticipation, eight people came into view one after another.
"My son, I brought my bride to pay my respects to my father, the Queen, and the Queen." Gu Xiao bowed respectfully and bowed.
Crown Princess Su Yingxue, together with the Crown Prince's concubines and Liang Di, took the lead in kneeling down to pay homage to Emperor Mingde and his wife, shouting: "My daughter-in-law, please give my regards to my father, the emperor and my mother."
After saying this, the seven people kowtowed respectfully.
As a bride and daughter-in-law, it is inevitable to serve tea.
After the seven girls served tea to Emperor Mingde and his wife one after another, Emperor Mingde called Gu Xiao away. His seventh wife and concubine were left behind by the queen. As for what she was going to do, Gu Xiao didn't know.
Emperor Mingde and his son Gu Xiao were strolling along the path of the imperial garden. The imperial father-in-law understood the situation and kept a few meters away from them with the maids and eunuchs. The father and son were focused on nothing and spoke words from the bottom of their hearts.
"Since I ascended the throne of God, I have worked hard day after day to bring Daqing to its prime. However, Daqing is not as harmonious and stable as it seems on the surface." There is something interesting in Emperor Mingde's words.
Gu Xiao frowned and fell into deep thought.
According to the memory given by the original owner, it can be seen that the Daqing royal family did not have many heirs, and the vassal kings who were granted the title were all the heirs of previous emperors.
The King of Xiang, Gu Zongbai, was the elder brother of Emperor Mingde and the sixth uncle of Gu Xiao. In addition to the King of Xiang who is closest to him by blood, there are also the King of Ning, King of Zhao and King of Han who are far away in the fiefdom.
Among them, the kings of Zhao and Han were initially granted the throne by the uncle of Emperor Mingde. With the hereditary replacement of the throne, the kings of Zhao and Han of this generation have been handed over to their grandchildren.
In other words, the current King of Zhao, King of Han and Gu Xiao are equals.
Young people are impetuous and always want more.
In recent years, they have been recruiting troops continuously. The name is to strengthen the military power of the fief and protect the people of the fief from being bullied. In fact, they know best what they want to do.
Emperor Mingde knew this well.
besides.
Across the national boundary of Daqing, there is Nanchu, whose national power is comparable to that of Daqing. The current emperor of Nanchu is old and tired, and he only has a few years left to live.
The position of the crown prince of Nanchu is undecided, so that the princes are fighting for the throne. In the short term, they will definitely not pose a threat to Daqing.
Compared with this, nothing is more threatening than the Huns.
The Xiongnu barbarians were murderous by nature.
Their ambition to invade the Central Plains has never disappeared. It's just that now that the situation is bad, they don't dare to attack rashly.
Thinking of this, Gu Xiao expressed his opinion.
"Although Daqing's heirs are few and far between, there are quite a few royal family members who can be crowned kings. As time goes by, the fiefdom kings have shown their shortcomings. My father needs to cut through the mess quickly, otherwise he will suffer the chaos."
Gu Xiao's words were like thunder.
Emperor Mingde was dumbfounded, unable to believe what his ears heard for a short time, and stared straight at Gu Xiao with his bright eyes.
The prince... really enlightened...
Gu Xiao ignored it and continued to talk: "The Huns in the north are eyeing our Daqing. If it were not for the prime of our Daqing, the Huns would not dare to lead their troops southward rashly, but there is no guarantee that they will no longer have the intention of invading southward."
That's right.
How could such a wolfish ambition disappear just as soon as it disappears?
Emperor Mingde believed deeply and tacitly agreed.
When Emperor Mingde was still full of ambitions, Gu Xiao's voice continued: "In addition, Daqing is the fertile land where we founded the country, and Nanchu is always peeking outside the country's borders. But now they are busy with civil war and have no time to pay attention to us. , but you still need to be on guard!"
"In my humble opinion, what my father should do most is to solve the troubles caused by the vassal king. Only by firmly holding the foundation of the country in our hands can we cope with all changes by remaining unchanged!"
His impassioned speech was shocking in every word.
Emperor Mingde looked at Gu Xiao with increasingly amiable eyes. He did not answer Gu Xiao's question directly, but deliberately changed the topic and asked: "How does Xiao'er think the feudal feud should be resolved?"
"Simple." Gu Xiao answered confidently.
The feudal rebellion caused a headache for Emperor Mingde for several years. When it came to Gu Xiao's mouth, it was an understatement and simplicity?
Could it be that Gu Xiao just wanted to kill someone with a knife?
That's absolutely not possible!
If you violate the rules set by Taizong, you will be swallowed up by Yanguan's saliva!
"Tell me what you think." Emperor Mingde asked calmly with uneasy thoughts.
Gu Xiao's eyes were firm and he said loudly and forcefully: "Father, you can implement the grace order."
Okay, okay...it's not like killing someone with a knife...
Emperor Mingde breathed a sigh of relief silently.
etc……
What did Xiaoer just say?
Emperor Mingde suddenly came to his senses and asked in surprise: "What is the grace order?"
Gu Xiao explained without changing his expression: "The throne of Daqing is hereditary, and the Tuien Order stipulates that all sons under the vassal king's name have the right to inherit the fief. Of course, only the eldest son is eligible to inherit the title. "
"For example, if King Xiang has five sons and he unfortunately dies due to illness, then his five sons will divide the fief into five parts, and by the third generation it will be fifty parts, and so on. "
Emperor Mingde had been the emperor for more than ten years, how could he be an ignorant person? He was so scheming that he immediately thought of the benefits of extending the favor order.
According to the division of favor order, the heirs of a prince will fight over the fiefdom, or even turn against each other. Even if the fiefdom is divided equally in the end, for up to four generations, the fiefdom to which the throne belongs is equivalent to returning to the emperor's hands.
Hit the vital point directly without losing any blood.
Wonderful!
Emperor Mingde, Long Yan, was delighted and asked, "Xiao'er, how did you come up with such a clever plan?"
Gu Xiao pretended to be calm and said, "Do you still have to think about it? Isn't this just coming out of your mouth?"
