"The emperor can secretly transfer troops and horses from all departments to return to the imperial capital. However, after eradicating the princes and kings of the Xiang family, our royal family will have no wings and guards.

You can only rely on those foreign ministers.

Since the beating of Emperor Taizu, our family has not liked these rotten Confucians, and they can speak well, who knows what kind of fancy intestines they have in their stomachs! Be strict with them.

Those with foreign surnames Wang and gate valves, you should also be careful. Not unavailable, be careful they sit big.

Those who can believe are only their own children.

Your brother Li Rong, the king of Ping, can be said to have done his best for our Xiang family, and the whole clan did not hesitate to smear his liver and brains, and he can be trusted. Besides, he doesn't have a son, so naturally he has no ambitions.

Li Yu, Xie Anran, Shen Wanbao, and those juniors who know the roots, are honest and loyal, and they like it when they look at it. Juniors can be promoted more to do things.

As for the little dusk... The descendants of the first Chu monarch have entered the Pingwang Mansion, and there is no threat. can't treat him lightly, let future generations say that our Xiang family is mean.

In the court, let those ministers worry a little more. You take care of your illness, and the queen mother will go back and find you some medicinal materials for health. ”

Empress Dowager Shen said.

"The queen mother is at ease, and the sons are naturally provincial!"

Xiang Yanran nodded slightly.

As long as the Queen Mother agreed, the burden in his heart was finally let go.

...

Next.

Jinluan Palace, early dynasty.

The emperor raised in the palace for one night, drank a decoction, and went to the morning court as always. Except that his face was a little paler, he didn't see anything serious.

The courtiers were above the court, and their expressions were extremely solemn.

They all know that an earth-shattering event happened in Jinling City last night - the assassination of Xiao Duhou.

The assassination of Xiao Duhou is not trivial.

for it was the princes and kings who slew him.

The government and the opposition shook.

This incident is enough to change the direction of the entire Great Chu Dynasty.

Chu Tianxiu, as the Yin of Jinling Mansion, is also above the court.

"Ahem~!"

Xiang Yanran coughed a few times.

"Your Majesty, this is?"

Prime Minister Kong Hanyou was puzzled.

"Occasionally, you don't have to worry about the cold. Last night, I received a report from the Taiwei Mansion and the Tingwei Mansion that Yin Xiaoduhou of Jinling Mansion had been assassinated. More than 70 Assassins were killed, and more than 10 were captured, all of whom seemed to have been sent by various princes and kings.

Ministers, on the case of the assassination of the Marquis of Xiao Du. What is there to say? ”

Emperor Xiang Yanran said lightly.

"Your Majesty, one of the masterminds of the assassination of the Marquis of Xiao Du, Princess Xiang was captured, and she has confessed that it was King Wu who assigned to assassinate the Marquis of Xiao Du.

The involvement of Wu Wang Xiangbi in the assassination case is already ironclad evidence. The rest of the princes and kings also had a lot of participation. However, many of the Assassins were killed, and they were unable to confess to their masterminds. ”

Tingwei Zheng Jingrong arched his hand.

"Hmm."

The emperor nodded and looked at the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, "Zhongqing, what else do you have to say?" ”

Cutting the feudal domain requires someone to start up.

Of course, the emperor would not say it himself, cutting the titles of vassal kings of the Xiang family, which would inevitably show that he was too murderous as an emperor.

For the Minister to say, and for a good reason.

The ministers were silent.

They all understand the emperor's thoughts.

In the court, there have always been few ministers who support the reduction of the feudal domain.

Or very little.

The reduction of the feudal domain will inevitably lead to a major war, and the imperial court will spend huge sums of money, mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops, lose money and grain in the national treasury, lose money and money, lose a large number of soldiers in battle, and deteriorate the finances.

The ministers of the court themselves have many princes and magnates with foreign surnames, and their power is not as large as that of the princes and kings, but the family is not small.

If those Xiang family princes are cut down, will they, the princes with foreign surnames, also be damaged?! This is a big concern.

Therefore, the ministers have always been silent about taking the initiative to cut the feudal domain, and even oppose it.

However, the situation is a little different now.

If the imperial court cuts the feudal domain first, it is natural that the imperial court does not take advantage of it, and there are many opponents.

The princes and kings took the initiative to assassinate Xiao Duhou, a 2,000-stone official, which was the initiative to find trouble with the imperial court.

If there is no movement in the imperial court, and he forbears and retreats, won't he be trampled on by the princes? !

Kong Hanyou was silent for a moment.

Change of princes.

This change is the biggest change in the Great Chu Dynasty.

At this time, he, the prime minister, must step forward. Otherwise, the prime minister occupies his place, but he does not say that the emperor will replace him sooner or later.

In this matter, there must be a clear attitude to come out.

Kong Hanyou stood up, his face expressionless, and said coldly: "The princes and kings openly assassinated the officials of the imperial court, and they must be severely punished to set an example!"

The old minister received it the day before yesterday, and Lujiang County was too guarded by Chao Fangzheng, and reported to the Prime Minister's Mansion a "Cutting Domain" performance.

Because the stakes are so important that they are being studied and judged, and they have not yet had time to show the emperor.

Chao Fang is playing a fold, saying that the princes and kings are arrogant and domineering, and they have a heart of disobedience. Among them, the strongest Wu Wang Xiang Bi is the most rampant.

King Wu has been secretly preparing for decades, privately minting money, boiling salt and casting iron for sale, accumulating customers, recruiting fugitives, hoarding soldiers, horses, grain and grass, and the desire to rebel is becoming more and more rampant.

This blatant assassination of Xiao Duhou completely exposed his ambition to interfere in government affairs. As long as anyone in the court harms the interests of the princes, he will definitely kill them quickly and deter the courtiers.

Such rebellious ministers and thieves will be the opposite if they are cut, and they will be the opposite if they are not cut. Early cutting, its harm is less. Late cutting is harmful.

Chao Fang is strongly advocating on the "Cutting Domain" to cut the fiefs of the princes and kings.

The old minister watched the song the day before yesterday, and last night he watched the assassination case of Xiao Duhou, and he thought it was true. Therefore, the emperor played and asked for a cut of the domain! ”

This is full of people, and when the ministers heard this, they were all shocked.

Chao Fang was one of Kong Hanyou's disciples.

said that it was Chao Fangzheng's "Cutting Domain", but in fact, it was no different from Kong Hanyou's personal performance. It's nothing more than giving Chao Fangzheng a huge reputation in the book "Cutting the Domain".

This teacher can be regarded as well-intentioned.

Kong Hanyou, the prime minister and leader of the Confucian faction, stood up to support the cutting of the domain. This means that this court is a big faction and is on the emperor's side.

"The ministers support the cutting of the domain!

The local princes assassinated the 2,000-stone officials of the imperial court, which was a blatant attempt to interfere in the government affairs, and was equivalent to conspiring to rebel and usurp power.

This case must be investigated thoroughly, and all the masterminds behind the assassination of Xiao Duhou and the princes involved must be immediately cut down and severely punished! Dare to disobey the feudal clan and send troops to fight against it!

The princes and kings who did not participate in the assassination were loyal to the imperial court and could be suspended, pardoned, and not cut down the feudal domain. ”

Imperial Doctor Wang Su immediately stepped forward without hesitation.

"Hmmm!

The Prime Minister and the Imperial History officially promulgated the "Policy of Cutting the Domain" together and announced it to the world!

The Tingwei Mansion stepped up the interrogation and listed the princes and kings who participated in the assassination.

Tai Lieutenant Li Rong listened to the order and prepared to rebel against the soldiers and horses, if any of the princes dared to disobey the cutting of the domain, they would immediately send troops to fight! ”

Emperor Xiang Yanran breathed a long sigh of relief, his eyes shining.

Cutting the feudal plan!

It's finally coming!

Half of the territory of the Great Chu Dynasty, scattered in the hands of this group of ambitious Xiang family princes and kings, is finally about to be recovered.