On the first morning of the first day of February, the civil and military classes are clearly distinguished, and they are all a little silent, and those nobles who usually do not go to the court are also summoned to the court by Emperor Yuanyong, and the civil and military look at each other a little vigilant.

When Emperor Yuanyong saw the gods, he did not immediately discuss the reform of the system, but first discussed the six budgets, and finally came up with two excerpts.

When the civil and military officials saw this, they were immediately shocked, knowing that the main drama was about to begin, and there had already been rumors in the cabinet, and now it will be a civil and military showdown.

Emperor Yuan Yong first named Tang Zezhong and asked him to explain the compromise.

After it was finished, Emperor Yuanyong said in a deep voice: "To tell the truth, this matter makes me very difficult, your ancestors followed Taizu, all of them have the founding heroes, and they should bless future generations, I can't ignore the ancestors in vain, treat you badly, it's just the rules and regulations of the country, I can't ignore it, I am in a dilemma, I will call you here today, that is, let you all be one, argue, and see if there is any way to get the best of both worlds." ”

As soon as Emperor Yuanyong's words fell, in addition to the king of Xining County in the northwest, the king of Beijing, the king of Nan'an County, and the king of Dongping County all stood up.

King Beijing said angrily: "The minister asked the emperor to kill two imperial historians, and they tried in vain to provoke civil and military confrontation, and their intentions were really sinister. ”

The king of Nan'an County echoed: "Yes, the king of Beijing is right, the glory of the nobles is all the ancestors on the battlefield with a shot and a knife, these two despicable people, do not want to serve the court, they are jealous, they want to erase the achievements of our ancestors and slander the heroes and descendants." ”

The king of Dongping County said: "Your Majesty, these two people tried in vain to subvert our dynasty and block the soldiers' desire to serve, which is really a great crime. ”

When Tang Zezhong and Chen Chongzhen heard that the three kings had deducted such a big charge on their heads, they were both angry and frightened, and they hurriedly looked at Emperor Yuanyong.

When Emperor Yuan Yong heard the first sentence, his face turned pale with anger, these three people dared to misinterpret his meaning, and there was no respect in his words, which was completely unaware of him.

The three people of Beijing deliberately showed disrespect to Emperor Yuanyong, first, to test Emperor Yuanyong's thoughts, whether they wanted to use this matter to deal with them, or just to test their attitude with this matter.

The second is to test the reaction of the ministers of the court, to see how much deterrence they still have in the court, if no one dares to accuse, they can take advantage of the situation to force the emperor to behead Tang Ze's disease Chen Chongzhen, and hit the prestige of Emperor Yuan Yong.

If someone stands up, their move can also deter, the civil officials of the Taishang Emperor's family, as well as those officials who only seek self-protection in Pingli, they only need to deal with the forces on the side of Emperor Yuan Yong.

The loyal king, who was the opponent of the three different kings, did not stand up, but the old god was standing there with his eyes closed and pretending to sleep, without the slightest meaning of words.

When some civil officials saw this, they had a little retreat in their hearts, and they thought that although the king of Zhongshun was not a nobleman, he belonged to the royal family, and there were many violations of the rules in Pingli's actions, and it seemed understandable that the king of Zhongshun did not say anything against it.

Chen Ju, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, had to stand up, and yesterday the emperor personally hinted that the Ministry of Rites would come forward, and the official position of Lang Zhong, who he originally arranged to play the vanguard, was too low to compete with the three kings, so he could only stand up and act as a pioneer in person.

"Back to the emperor, Mencius said: The wisdom of leaving Lou and the ingenuity of losing a son are not based on rules and cannot be squared; Shi Kuang's Cong, not with six rules, can not be five tones; The way of Yao Shun is not to govern with benevolence, and it cannot be ruled peacefully. Now there is benevolence, benevolence and the people are not allowed to be punished, and those who cannot be lawed by the future generations do not follow the way of the ancestors. Therefore, it is said that good is not enough for government, and the law cannot be self-educated."

"The ancestors of Ze, Ze has the world, the three generations of grace, is already grace, if you do not want to forge ahead, indulge in the glory of the ancestors, not only in the community is not beneficial, but also live up to the emperor's grace, the attack on the lord is not irreversible, if there is meritorious, natural grace, if there is, natural reduction, this is the reason, so the ministers ask the nobles to follow the reform, a respect for the law of the country, two positive audio-visual, three rewards and punishments."

The three kings of Nan'an County did not pay attention to Chen Ju, but gave Jia Yu, Jia Zhen and others a look, and you will deal with such characters.

Jia Yu, the grandson of Jia Yan, the Duke of Rongguo, Jia Zhen, the great-grandson of Jia Yuan, the grandson of Jia Yuan, the Duke of Zhenguo, Niu Jizong, the grandson of Niu Qing, the grandson of Liu Biao, the grandson of Liu Biao, the Duke of Liguo, Chen Ruiwen, the grandson of Chen Yi, the Duke of Qi, Ma Shang, the grandson of Ma Kui, the Duke of Xiuguo, and Hou Xiaokang, the grandson of Hou Xiaoming, the Duke of Xiuguo, all eight of them stepped out at the same time.

Niu Jizong represented the eight people: "Back to the emperor, the ministers don't know anything else, only know to follow the ancestors, serve the court, the ministers often inspire themselves with the glory of the ancestors, and dare not forget at any time...... If the emperor speaks, the ministers are willing to reform the system, the descendants are not good, and they cannot protect the glory of the ancestors, and the ministers have nothing to say, but the ministers can't bear the merits of the ancestors and are so easily erased. ”

Li Qian stood up and retorted: "There are clouds in the Book of Poetry: those who do not forget, follow the old chapters, and follow the laws of the ancestors, there is no such thing. Demotion to the throne is the death of the Holy Ancestor in the previous dynasty, and it is determined, and the later generations will follow the rules and standards, thinking that the square circle is straight and cannot be used. Then it is unbearable and does not apply, and after a long time, it will be repeated. Therefore, it is said that it is high because of the hills, and it is because of the lower rivers; Politics is not because of the way of the ancestors, can it be described as wise? ”

"If those in high positions do not respect the law of etiquette, the people will be the first to follow suit, and those who are below will not be rude, and after a long time, the court will not believe, the work will not be faithful, the gentleman will commit justice, the person will be punished, and the law of the country will be as if it is a fictitious."

"The reform is not to erase the merits of the ancestors, but to inspire future generations, serve the court, and restore the glory of the ancestors, if General Niu has a heart, he will be loyal to the state affairs, the emperor rewards and punishments are clear, and he will be sealed again, if he is polite and disrespectful, the court will lose his trust, so the ministers will ask for the reform, and set an example for the people in accordance with the etiquette law."

After Li Qian finished, Feng Yanji also stood up to express his support for Xungui's reform, those Xungui all owed a lot of silver to the household, leaving a lot of deficits, and now the treasury is empty, if it is possible, he will inevitably recover all of Xungui's loans.

Later, Wang Zhushan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, also stood up and echoed Feng Yanji, and there were many people in the honorable nobles who took over the complaint, and Pingli was hindered by the power of the nobles, so he had to turn a blind eye, and now that he had the opportunity, he naturally had to get involved.

The left and right sides of the Inspectorate were imperial Shi Liangrui and Zeng Xiao, Wenhuage University scholar Gu Yu, and cabinet scholar Xu Jingnian also stood up to express their support for the reform of the honorable system.

Fu Chuan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Jiang An, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, belonged to the forces of the Emperor Taishang, and Fu Chuan Pingli had close contacts with Xungui, but at this time, he did not want to risk the big disapproval, and stood up to support Xungui, so he did not speak out.

Although Jiang An was deeply involved with the noble forces, he did not get the emperor's will and did not choose to take sides.

Lin Ruhai stood in the crowd, and saw that the people who jumped out were all the big guys in the six Jiuqing, and secretly admired it, so he took advantage of the situation.

Yesterday, Lu Jing found him and informed him of this matter in detail, the current situation is the confrontation between civil and military, and the focus is on Xungui's reform, if he stands on the opposite side of Xungui with a clear banner, he will completely break off the relationship with the Jia family and the Wang family, and he will not have to bear Xungui's anger alone.

The heirs of the eight princes spoke one by one, showing the merits of the ancestors, Jia Yu didn't want to come, the title of Rongguo Mansion had little to do with him, as long as he didn't move the title, he was not against suppressing the second room, but the three kings called, he had to come here.

When it was Jia Zhen's turn, Jia Zhen also showed the merits of her ancestor Jia Yuan.

Lin Ruhai waited for Jia Zhen to finish, and immediately stood up and retorted: "Qi Shengshang, the minister thinks that General Jia's words are fallacious, and serving the monarch without loyalty is disloyal; If you don't pay attention to etiquette, you are disrespectful; To speculate on the holy will with evil words and evil words is disrespectful, and to speak of the virtues of the ancestors in everything, without thinking of progress, without self-reflection, and destroying the reputation of the ancestors, is unfilial piety. If such a person is in a high position, his evil will be spread widely, and his reputation in the saint will be unfavorable, and the ministers will ask for reform. ”

Jia Zhen glanced at Jia Yu in surprise, and then glared at Lin Ruhai, who actually scolded himself as a disloyal and unfilial person.

Although Jia Yu didn't care about this, he was also a little angry when he saw that Lin Ruhai not only did not face the Jia family, but also fell into the well so decisively.

Then the civil officials and the nobles jumped against each other, but the two sides were not on the same channel, and the civil officials took the rituals, and the nobles all talked about the merits of the ancestors.

Emperor Yuanyong's original intention was just to beat Xungui, but seeing that Xungui's side was run over by civil officials, he had some doubts in his heart, except for the first time after the three people of Beijing Wang spoke strongly, Xungui's subsequent rhetoric was obviously showing weakness, worried that Xungui had another purpose, so he immediately terminated the debate and asked everyone to go back to the fold, and wait for the queen to be played, and then make a decision.

In the palace of the king of Beijing, the king of Beijing summoned Jia Yu, Jia Zhen, Niu Jizong and others to discuss how to deal with the matter.

King Beijing smiled: "Since we already know that the emperor is just testing us, we might as well take this opportunity to give him a ruthless blow." ”

After the king of Beijing understood his meaning, the king of Nan'an County, the king of Dongping County, Jia Zhen, Niu Jizong and others immediately agreed.

Jia Yu didn't want to completely offend the emperor, but he had no choice but to be tied to the boat and act together.

Second, the noble forces collectively asked Emperor Yuan Yong to reform the system, and at the same time, the noble forces began to create momentum, seal the illegal mansions, and return the royal gifts.

and pawned the property with great fanfare, bought another house, and said that instead of waiting for the title of the younger generation to fall to the bottom and being forced to move out of the mansion, it is better to move out now.

At the same time, it was publicized among the people that Emperor Yuanyong treated the descendants of the founding heroes of the country lightly, and forced the nobles to sell their properties.

Emperor Yuanyong had just won the infamy of the favored harem, and now he was used to being infamous for criticizing meritorious heroes, and after learning the news, he was even more annoyed, but he didn't expect King Beijing and others to come to the bottom of the kettle to draw salary, and take advantage of this matter to play the same thing, and spread rumors everywhere to slander his reputation.

In the end, the Emperor Taishang came forward, applied for a meal for each of them, and issued a decree allowing the nobles to continue to live in the mansion, and the etiquette system remained unchanged. For the nobles who have declined, their houses and royal gifts will be recovered and resettled.

Tang Zezhong and Chen Chongzhen, who played this matter, received a hint from Emperor Yuan Yong, and took the initiative to resign and take responsibility for this matter, but fortunately, they saved their lives.

The matter made a few troubles, and finally ended hastily, Lin Ruhai summoned Lu Jing to the study and asked about the end of the matter.

"Rest assured, the disciple has a limited role in it, and he just gave it a gentle push." Lu Jingdao has not yet found out the forces hidden behind the scenes in the Yangzhou incident, so he has taken every step extremely carefully this time.

"The emperor has been humiliated by this, I am afraid that the situation in Beijing and Central China will become even more tense!" Lin Ruhai said a little worriedly.

"The disciple didn't expect that King Beijing and the others would act like this, and Teacher Suo and the Jia family drew a clear line." Lu Jing persuaded that after this incident, the emperor must be more cautious in the future.

Lin Ruhai was not as optimistic as Lu Jing, and then asked, "When will your second aunt enter Beijing?" ”

"The second uncle has already received a letter, and the second aunt will arrive in the capital at the end of February!" Lu Jing replied.

"It's Yu'er's birthday in a few days, and I haven't celebrated her birthday since she was six years old!" Lin Ruhai said with emotion that her daughter will get married next month, and this year's Hua Chao Festival is the last birth of her daughter at home.

"I have the heart to hold a birthday banquet for Yu'er, but Yu'er is young, and this age is not a full life, if it is a big event, I am afraid that Yu'er's life will be broken!"

Lu Jing suggested: "In this case, the teacher might as well ask my cousin what he means!" ”

"It's good!" Lin Ruhai nodded.