silence!
Endless silence!
King Fu's expression kept changing, showing his inner unrest and entanglement.
Chongzhen didn't rush him and just waited quietly.
On the matter of dealing with the vassal king, no one in the civil and military dynasties could discuss it, not even Sun Chengzong and Yuan Keli.
Even though they were loyal to the Ming Dynasty, the vassal king was a matter of the royal family, and they did not dare and could not interfere.
After a while, King Fu's expression returned to calmness, and he stared at the top tablet in the hall: "Taizu will not blame you!"
A simple sentence contains too much information.
The hereditary system of vassal kings, where one son inherits the throne and the remaining sons are demoted, was formulated by Taizu. His original intention was not to make future generations live such a miserable life.
But the fact is that the vassal prince has become the biggest burden on the Zhu family dynasty. Half of the taxes can meet the vassal prince's salary. What an exaggeration.
King Fu's meaning is very obvious. For the sake of Ming Dynasty, these feudal kings can be killed.
It is estimated that Zhu Yuanzhang knew something and would come up personally to take away these unfilial descendants!
But Chongzhen did not let Prince Fu go so easily, and continued to ask: "It's easy to say, how to kill them? You have already said that they have the qualifications to rebel."
"Your Majesty, when fighting against foreign aggression, you must first settle down at home, but sometimes, you can also calm down at home while fighting against foreign aggression!"
At this time, King Fu seemed to have opened up his heart and let go completely: "As long as you are strong enough, any conspiracy and trick will be in vain.
Although the battle of siege and killing Jiannu at Longjing Pass was a great victory, and although it shocked the gentry, wealthy merchants and clans for a short time, it would not last long, especially when it was related to one's own life and death.
Therefore, His Majesty still needs a great victory to crush the remaining illusions in everyone's hearts! "
At this point, a coldness flashed in King Fu's eyes: "The day when the master returns to the court after the great victory is the day when the vassal king surrenders, otherwise the butcher's knife will be raised and killed!"
Hearing the murderous intent in King Fu's words, a look of satisfaction flashed through Chongzhen's eyes, and then he said meaningfully: "Uncle, we are all vassals, and we are all one family. Isn't this a good idea?"
"snort!"
Prince Fu snorted coldly: "It's true that we are all vassals, but I and Your Majesty are a family, and the others are only related by blood.
It has been passed down for more than two hundred generations, and it has been passed down for more than two hundred years, and the eight poles can no longer be used.
Your Majesty will go and ask the people, let alone more than ten generations, even if they are five or eight generations, can they know where their ancestral graves are? What's more, the Ming Dynasty has a custom of only allowing sacrifices to the third generation! "
Damn it...
Chongzhen's heart was filled with shock.
His uncle who is close to the emperor is so courageous, he dares to say such... treasonous things.
But he likes it, hahaha!
King Fu said this without any reservations about himself, expressing his unconditional support for him. Otherwise, as long as he let out King Fu's words, King Fu would be criticized by thousands of people even if he died.
It is not difficult to see from this that King Fu was smart and courageous, and it is no wonder that he survived the more than ten years of national wars in history.
The subsequent emperors Taichang, Tianqi, and Chongzhen did not trouble King Fu. On the contrary, after King Fu died, Chongzhen cried loudly.
"Uncle Emperor, should you continue to stay in Beijing or return to Luoyang?"
Hearing the emperor who suddenly changed the subject and asked where he was going, King Fu smiled. The emperor was just as he had guessed, dragging He and others, and he also had the idea that those who obey will prosper and those who rebel will perish.
Whether he can leave Beijing and return to Luoyang is a reassurance for the vassal king.
That's why it was said at the beginning that he is more useful alive than dead.
After thinking for a while, King Fu said: "The Chinese New Year is coming soon. I'd better stay in Beijing first and go back after all the officials have opened their seals!"
"In this case, I will be busy with the winter solstice the day after tomorrow and completing the exams at the end of the year. You can choose a few noble relatives to go to the imperial mausoleum to pay homage on my behalf!"
"I obey the decree!"
King Fu's eyes suddenly lit up. The emperor was smarter than he thought.
The royal family pays homage to the imperial mausoleum three times a year, on Qingming Festival, Zhongyuan Festival and Winter Solstice. The emperor basically sends his trusted relatives to go there, but letting him go now will confuse the clan and the world even more.
"If your Majesty has nothing else to do, I will leave first!"
With Chongzhen's waving hand, Prince Fu slowly retreated to the entrance of the hall, but seemed to have thought of something and took two steps forward: "Your Majesty, I have something you don't know whether to say or not?"
Listening to these words, Chongzhen felt very sad. You have said this, do you want to say it or not?
"To be honest, I am shocked by what your Majesty has done, and it reminds me of a certain person!"
"who?"
"Emperor Jianxing!"
"Emperor Jianxing?"
Chongzhen was stunned for a moment, then reacted: "Wang Mang?"
Immediately, Chongzhen's scalp instantly became numb and his mind was greatly shaken.
Wang Mang is a very famous figure. In addition to his "usurping the throne", the identity of the time traveler has also been debated endlessly by later generations.
During his reign, there were many various policies and products that were beyond that era.
Such as bronze calipers, land reform, currency reform, abolition of slavery, official reform, planned economy, short skirt, airplane shape, emphasis on productivity, state-owned enterprises and so on.
In particular, land reform and the abolition of slavery were too advanced.
Each era has its own products, and these two ideas are obviously far beyond the ideas of that era.
This information flashed through my mind, but I calmed down immediately. The word time traveler was from later generations, and Wang Mang also inferred from later generations. It is impossible for King Fu to know the word time travel.
He almost thought that his identity as a time traveler had been exposed, he was simply scaring himself!
"Yes, it is Wang Mang who accepted Liu Ying's (Ru Ziying) abdication and proclaimed himself emperor. Whether it is the environment, form or actions, Your Majesty looks so much like him!"
King Fu frowned, with worry in his eyes: "In the late Western Han Dynasty, the court's taxation and labor became increasingly serious, the ruling class had many animals and slaves, unlimited fields and houses, land annexation and the vicious expansion of the number of slaves and refugees.
Don’t your Majesty think these issues are very similar to today? "
"What surprises me even more is that what your Majesty did is very similar to Wang Mang's, including state ownership of land, prohibition of private sales, credit and loans, unification of weights and measures, imperial intervention in the economy, etc."
Listening to King Fu's analysis, Chongzhen suppressed his inner surprise and said calmly: "What do you want to say?"
“The reason for the failure of Wang Mang’s new policy was that he was impatient to admire the past, was impractical, had a restless temperament, was hesitant to change things, was stubborn, and used inhumane things!
Your Majesty should take this as a warning, don't act too hastily, take it one step at a time, step on it steadily and then take the next step, so that the Ming Dynasty can continue to be a country for another three to five hundred years! "
Having said this, King Fu paused for a moment: "However, after what I have done in the past year, my worries are unnecessary!"
"I look forward to your majesty turning the tide, displaying his great ambitions, realizing the revival of the Ming Dynasty, and even surpassing the prosperity of the historical dynasty!"
"I resign!"
"Uncle Emperor!"
Looking at King Fu walking to the door of the hall, Chongzhen suddenly spoke out, but looking at Queen Fu who turned to look at him, Chongzhen hesitated for a moment: "Come to me for tea when you have time!"
After listening to the emperor's words, King Fu left with a trace of doubt.
Looking at King Fu leaving, a complex look flashed in Chongzhen's eyes.
