Sure enough, soon after, it was rumored that Wei Hou caught Gao Hou's intention to usurp the throne, Gao Hou refused to admit it, and bit Wei Hou for embezzling taxes, and Wei Hou also refused to admit it, so the two princes fought against each other.

Then, the two princes pointed out that Jing Hou had private military training, and each wrote to Emperor Guangen.

Emperor Guangen immediately sent people to investigate the three princes.

At the same time, he sent a group of people in civilian clothes to privately investigate more than 90 other princes.

Three months later, the results of the investigation came out - and sure enough, eleven princes had plotted to usurp the throne.

Originally, he just wanted to figure out the three wealthy princes, and he didn't want to bring out so many real crimes because of this, and Emperor Guangen was so angry that he couldn't eat.

Shen Xizhen was right, the drawbacks of the princely system were especially obvious in the Taiping era, and they should be eradicated, so he immediately decided to make every effort to solve this matter.

He first listed with Shen Xizhen twenty ills of the princely system, and then explained in detail the necessity of abolishing the system and the benefits it would bring.

Then he held a secret meeting with the members of the think tank.

The content of the council was the abolition of the princely system.

Although many members felt that Emperor Guangen's construction was too bold, no one denied its positive significance, so Emperor Guangen proposed it the next morning.

The Manchu officials were surprised for a while.

Then everyone calmed down again.

Because the vast majority of officials are not princes, they also know in their hearts whether those princes are good or bad, and whether they have made any contributions to the country on weekdays.

In the end, after thinking about it, I figured out everything.

So no one dared to object.

But I don't dare to say yes.

I am afraid that if this plan fails, the princes will hold a grudge and deal with it.

However, Emperor Guangen has already understood everyone's minds.

Everyone's hearts are acquiescing.

Therefore, Emperor Guangen immediately summoned the relevant ministers to discuss secretly. Discuss ways to prevent the princes from sending troops at that time.

Now that the matter has been raised in the court, it must soon reach the ears of the princes, so he has to act as hard as he can.

"At the moment, only the princes of the capital have heard the news. Therefore, it is advisable to immediately send troops to surround the fiefdoms of the princes of the capital, and then control these princes. Then we strengthened the guards around the palace to prevent them from attacking, and at the same time sent troops to guard the gates of the city so that the soldiers of the princes of other cities would not enter. Shen Xizhen said.

Everyone nodded.

Emperor Guangen took this to build yì.

That night, the princes of the capital were arrested.

Immediately after that, the princes of other cities were also subdued.

Then Emperor Guangen took the opportunity to order the recovery of the military power of the various princes.

After taking back all their military powers, Emperor Guangen announced the order to abolish the princely system. The elite soldiers forced the princes to hand over the contract for the management of the fief.

They became ordinary people, but since Emperor Guangen did not confiscate their property, most of them were still very wealthy. Only in the future, they no longer enjoyed the right to collect rent and taxes in the fief, and they could no longer live in their former fiefdoms, but lived in houses designated by Emperor Guang'en.

In less than a month and a half, 100 princes across the country were dismissed. From the original brocade clothes and meat, it has become a group of people who need to rely on their own labor to support their daily expenses.

Some of the princes were angry. openly came to the palace gate to resist, but was soon taken away by the officers and soldiers.

There was also a blatant attempt to climb the wall into the palace in the middle of the night to assassinate Emperor Guangen and Shen Xizhen, but was discovered by the tightly guarded guards, and Emperor Guangen and Shen Xizhen immediately sent him to prison the next day.

They didn't want bloodshed because of this, so they didn't sentence the prince to death, but they didn't allow him to leave the prison anymore.

The other original princes did not dare to act rashly.

Emperor Guang'en and Shen Xizhen immediately proposed to abolish the 'clan aristocracy', that is, not to allow those who were related by blood to the emperor and empress to receive additional material rewards, but only to obtain income based on their own ability. And they will no longer be able to be supported by the imperial court.

The timely announcement of this system just balanced the psychology of the former princes.

So. No one dares to say that the emperor is better to whomever and whom, because now all of them have to be counted as income by merit.

However, this plan also severely damaged the relationship between Emperor Guangen and the clansmen.

But Emperor Guangen had already weighed it. I'd rather do it at the risk of betrayal and separation.

Because if you want to make Xi a hopeful, strict and just power, you must do these things strictly.

Moreover, if the clan aristocracy is abolished, the whole country will no longer have zài aristocracy, and the gap between the rich and the poor will be further narrowed.

Emperor Guangen, who was busy with this, breathed a sigh of relief.

Only to realize that a few months had passed.

Shen Xizhen is about to give birth.

Therefore, in the past few days, Emperor Guangen has returned to Kunyi Palace relatively early.

He was afraid that he would miss the joy of witnessing the birth of his child by her side.

I am also afraid that Shen Xizhen's body will have three longs and two shorts because he can't bear it.

However, Shen Xizhen didn't seem to be worried at all, and still took a slow walk in the garden every day, and sometimes went to the kitchen to help Zhang Luo Guang'en Emperor's meal.

Looking at Shen Xizhen, who seemed to have endless energy, Emperor Guangen said dotingly: "Empress, it seems that you are really a master who loves to toss, and you are still so energetic when the child is about to be born." With that, he kissed her on the cheek.

Three days later, in the evening, Shen Xizhen gave birth.

Emperor Guangen was by her side throughout the whole process.

When the baby's first cry sounded, Emperor Guangen finally dared to let go of his hanging heart, and he didn't care whether it was a man or a woman, so he fell asleep by Shen Xizhen's window.

When everyone saw this, they knew that he was very tired, and hurriedly asked Father-in-law Zhang to send someone to help him rest on the side.

By the time Emperor Guang En woke up from his dream, it was already night.

He hurriedly got up and went to Shen Xizhen.

Shen Xizhen was already asleep, and the baby lying on her left side was also asleep.

He looked at the baby's face and had a gut feeling that this should be a princess.

Sure enough, Wen Po, who was in charge of delivering the baby, said to him: "Your Majesty, it's a princess." ”

Great, Shen Xizhen will be able to have a caring person to accompany him in the future.

Emperor Guangen smiled sweetly and nodded.

Then he fell asleep on the edge of the window bed.

In a daze, Emperor Guangen felt a gaze look at him.

He opened his eyes vigorously and found that Shen Xizhen was looking at him with a smile, as if he was looking at a rare treasure.

Emperor Guangen's breathing suddenly shortened a little, and he reached out to stroke Shen Xizhen's face and said, "Queen, you have shed a lot of blood, and you need to make up for it." ”

"Okay, the concubine thinks that the emperor also needs to make up for it, you look haggard and tired!" Shen Xizhen reached out and touched his eyebrows and said.

Emperor Guangen felt incomparably warm as if he was being touched by his mother and looking at his face carefully. (To be continued......)