The next day, it was early in the morning (9 a.m.).
The early dynasty of Emperor Mingde and his civil and military officials had come to an end. Afterwards, he sent his father-in-law to secretly summon the prime minister, the Minister of Dali Temple, the Minister of Personnel and the Minister of War to the imperial study to discuss important affairs.
Facing the puzzled looks of several ministers, Emperor Mingde looked sharp and said plausibly: "It's time to put an end to the vassal chaos."
A simple sentence, but it resonates like thunder.
Several ministers looked at each other and speculated.
The trouble that Emperor Mingde coveted for the vassal king was no longer a matter of a day or two. The reason why he was so eager to get rid of them was not to lay the foundation for the prince Gu Xiao.
In order not to wait for Gu Xiao to take over, he would be hindered by others everywhere.
Just being eager for quick success may not be a good thing!
Fang Zhiqian, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, changed his expression when he heard this, and swore to remind: "Your Majesty, the vassal kings have guarded their fiefdoms for many years and have more or less military power in their hands. If we rashly cut down the vassals, I am afraid it will cause the feudal kings to mutiny."
Prime Minister Su Xuan deeply agreed, and analyzed with a solemn expression: "King Ning has a free and easy nature, and has been peaceful since he left the fiefdom. As for whether he has soldiers, I dare not make random guesses. But what can be concluded is that King Zhao I'm afraid the King of Han has a lot of troops."
"It is precisely because the imperial court's reduction of vassals will lead to wars. The Xiongnu and Nanchu, who are eyeing Daqing, will definitely take advantage of the civil strife in Daqing to send troops south. By then, Daqing will be in a state of internal and external troubles, and the people of Daqing will be in ruins! "Shen Jinhong, the Minister of Civil Affairs, argued with reason and evidence.
"You need to think twice about cutting down the vassal state." Mu Zechang, the minister of Dali Temple, advised.
Several other ministers all agreed in unison.
Emperor Mingde pretended to be arrogant and waved his hands, saying: "I never knew that cutting down the vassal clan was a bad idea, but now I have a good plan that can kill no one."
Several ministers looked at me and I looked at you, all of them were puzzled.
What else can we do to deal with the feudal king besides cutting down the clan?
Emperor Mingde said: "I want to implement the order of grace."
"What is a favor order?" Shen Jinhong, the Minister of Personnel, and Fang Zhiqian, the Minister of War, were whispering. Fang Zhiqian also replied in confusion: "I have never heard of it!"
In front of all the ministers, Emperor Mingde spoke without hesitation: "The vassal king is hereditary, the favor order stipulates the vassal king, and all his sons have the right to inherit the fief. Only the eldest son has the right to inherit the fief." Qualified to inherit the title."
"Just like King Xiang has three sons, after he enjoys his old age, the three sons in his name will divide Jianning into three parts, and the grandchildren will continue to be granted titles according to their heads, and so on."
Several ministers had been officials in the imperial court for more than ten years. When Emperor Mingde analyzed the matter, they immediately realized the benefits of extending the favor order.
In Daqing now, the phenomenon of concubines is very powerful.
Generally speaking, a bastard has no right to touch his father's property. If Emperor Mingde's favor order is issued, the concubines who have been suppressed by their legitimate sons will definitely leave no room to fight for the family property.
For the sake of power and fiefdom, fighting between flesh and blood will become a normal phenomenon. After this incident, there must be a serious gap between the brothers, and over time, they themselves will fall apart.
The feudal king's rebellion will naturally collapse on its own.
On the contrary, these eldest sons who inherited the title will definitely criticize the implementation of the grace order, while those oppressed concubines will be grateful for the emperor's grace. Even without Emperor Mingde doing anything, they themselves were in a state of confrontation with the feudal king.
Thinking of this, Prime Minister Su Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Your Majesty has a long-term plan, which I can't catch up with."
"Your Majesty is wise." Other officials congratulated one after another.
"It is not my fault to extend the favor order." Emperor Mingde said solemnly: "This plan is a good plan proposed by the prince to me!"
"What?" Prime Minister Su Xuan couldn't help being dumbfounded.
Fang Zhiqian, Minister of War, and others were even more unbelievable.
Who doesn't know that the prince Gu Xiao likes to fight crickets and walk dogs, so he is uneducated and has no skills. He made the grand master so angry that he went home. How could such a dandy who couldn't support the wall come up with such an order? Waiting for a clever idea?
"If I can talk to the prince face to face, all the ministers can put aside their remaining worries." Emperor Mingde was not angry and assertive. When it was time to protect the prince, Emperor Mingde would never stand idly by.
"I'm not jealous of the prince, but what the prince has done in recent years is really disturbing..." Shen Jinhong, the official minister, hesitated to speak and did not dare to say any more.
Emperor Mingde knew it well and said eloquently: "The prince was indeed ridiculous before, but now he has truly changed his ways."
"Your Majesty, I would like to suggest that we summon the Crown Prince to the Royal Study and ask him to question the Crown Prince face to face. After all, there will be a series of troubles that need to be dealt with after the implementation of the grace order. Do you think?" Prime Minister Su Xuan cautiously suggested.
Although Emperor Mingde was dissatisfied, he still nodded in agreement.
After all, Emperor Mingde was Gu Xiao's biological father, so what he said was somewhat biased and not as convincing as what Gu Xiao himself said in person.
This is Gu Xiao's chance to win people's hearts!
Emperor Mingde gave a signal with his eyes, and the imperial father-in-law understood it. He bowed and exited the imperial study, and quickly went to the East Palace with his people to report the news.
The ministers who were staying in the imperial study were given seats one by one by Emperor Mingde. They were asked to sit down and drink tea, and waited patiently for Prince Gu Xiao to explain things in person.
At this moment, Prince Gu Xiao is still staying in Si Mu's side hall.
As the crown prince's concubine, Xu Jiarou repeatedly urged Gu Xiao to get up, but Gu Xiao just hugged her shamelessly and refused to get up despite any words. He didn't even allow Xu Jiarou to get up and wash up.
Until Kunning Palace sent someone to check on the situation.
According to the rules, the prince's concubines had to go to Kunning Palace to pay their respects every day and night. In the morning, except Xu Jiarou, all the other prince's concubines paid their respects to the Queen Zhao Yuxi.
I waited and waited, but Xu Jiarou didn't arrive.
Crown Princess Su Yingxue was the only person who knew about it, so she calmly explained the situation to Queen Zhao Yuxi. The queen felt that Gu Xiao was young and energetic, and thought that Gu Xiao could not control his female sex, so she sent her trusted aide to urge him.
Xu Jiarou, who heard the urging, was too embarrassed to see anyone, so she broke away from Gu Xiao's arms, got up in a panic, washed up, and planned to rush to Kunning Palace to apologize to the queen.
Unexpectedly, Gu Xiao suddenly said something gloating: "Little lazy cat, I kept you bedridden, now you know how to panic, right?"
"Concubine..."
Xu Jiarou was extremely anxious and confused. From the corner of his eye, he saw Gu Xiao's playful smile. For a moment, Xu Jiarou really wanted to punch him in the face!
With a gloomy snort, Xu Jiarou endured the severe pain in her body and staggered out of the Simu Side Hall with the help of the palace maid.
Without the beauty by his side, Gu Xiao got up.
