In the palace, it was already the fourth watch, the Son of Heaven still did not rest, and Xiao Yunyan, who was kneeling on the ground, didn't even dare to come out, she knew that the Son of Heaven was angry, and it seemed to be related to her own idea.

Heartache, anger, the Son of Heaven is really angry, he didn't expect such an unacceptable scene, he didn't expect his princes to be so heartbroken, what to do, is his father going to raise a butcher's knife to deal with his own flesh and blood.

However, for the sake of the empire, this family must be young and cut through the mess quickly, otherwise there will be endless troubles. Tears of sadness rolled down from the eyes of the Son of Heaven, sad, desperate and lost, he was really unable to take charge of the huge Han Empire, and decided to abdicate, perhaps only by abdicating early and handing over the throne to the crown prince could he assess this turmoil.

"Get up, I don't blame you, I have decided to abdicate, and the next thing is the grudge between the prince and his brother, this is the mission given to him by God, and he must face it bravely."

"Your Majesty, you can't, you can't, you can't abdicate, you really can't do this." Xiao Yunyan was frightened, she didn't expect His Majesty to be so disheartened, so she said very nervously: "Your Majesty, once you abdicate at this time, then the situation of Jiulong Di Ohdi will become a bloody prince of the prince, and I don't know how many princes will be implicated at that time, and even the harem will be involved." They're your own flesh and blood, and you can't do that. ”

"You go out, I'm tired and want to be quiet."

These days, Xiao Yunyan has been with the Son of Heaven almost day and night, but it is the first time that he has been kicked out by the Son of Heaven, but he is not too sad, and he is more worried about His Majesty's state.

What Xiao Yunyan was worried about did not happen, the Son of Heaven did not announce his abdication the next day, but there was one thing he didn't know that that night, the Son of Heaven's Praetorian Guards took action, and almost all the princes over the age of age were forcibly taken away from the imperial capital, and almost Ebi was kidnapped to Huining Mansion.

The Praetorian Guards held the gold medal order arrow, and the will given to the prince was exactly the same, if there was disobedience to kill, it showed how angry the Son of Heaven was, the anger of the Son of Heaven flowed thousands of miles, and this kind of thunderous means was exactly what the prince lacked.

An incredible thing happened, the day after the princes were driven to Huining Mansion, the prince was also forcibly sent to Huining Mansion, this wave of operations, so that the Manchu Dynasty civil and military ministers could not understand, everyone talked about it, and did not know what happened. After more than two years, the Son of Heaven actually went to the court for the first time, and it was required to be in Beijing, and all officials above the third grade, including those retired high-ranking officials, attended.

Where is the court meeting, it is simply a terrifying, chilling Hongmen banquet, civil and military officials all know that there have been great changes in the court, and they also know that the Son of Heaven may wave the butcher's knife at any time, in this case, they are all worried, eager to put on their wings and stay away from the imperial capital.

Liu Zhenglong, the Son of Heaven sitting on the dragon chair, had a very serious face, and the atmosphere on the main hall was very tense, and the civil and military officials did not even dare to come out, for fear of angering the Son of Heaven and attracting the thunderous wrath of the Son of Heaven.

Even Fan Zhixu, Zhu Shengfei, Wang Yin, and Zhe Keqiu, who are over 80 years old, attended the meeting, which shows how important today's court meeting is.

During this period, Bao Xu and Yan Shun, the veterans who had followed the Son of Heaven for many years were unable to cry, and there was an atmosphere of slaughter in the whole hall, which made the young officials even more nervous.

The Son of Heaven walked up to Yan Shun and said, "Brother, come and say a few words to everyone, our brothers haven't been drinking together for a long time, and after today's court meeting, we won't be drunk and have no home." ”

"Your Majesty." Yan Shun couldn't cry, he knew what was going on, and he also knew the pain in the heart of the Son of Heaven, and he knew that as soon as he opened his mouth, he would become the target of the public, but he had to go out this step.

After pondering for a long time, Yan Shun said: "Ladies and gentlemen, today I will say a few words on behalf of Your Majesty, the Han Dynasty established the country with military force, and finally came to this day step by step, it can be said that there is the great achievements of everyone present, and you are the cornerstone of the Great Han." However, Your Majesty is as kind to you as a mountain, and the one present does not have a million family wealth, which is probably far better than that of the previous dynasty, even the families of the six thieves of the previous dynasty are probably rich by the families of the ministers. ”

This is not an exaggeration, Yan Shun is not too exaggerated, the Han Dynasty allowed officials to do business, and the salary was far higher than that of the previous dynasty, not only that, but the profit distribution in overseas trade has always been the distribution ratio of 4321. One percent of them was for the royal family, two percent was for the military, three percent was for merchants, and the largest piece was actually distributed to officials above the third rank in the DPRK and China.

This piece that belongs to the official allocation is again distributed by 4231. The retired high-ranking officials above the third rank will take two shares, and the three grades in the court will take one point from the third rank. The second product takes two copies, and the first product takes four points.

You must know that the net profit brought by overseas trade alone in the Han Dynasty is more than 150 million taels of silver a year, and the amount distributed to the officials is astronomical, which is also the characteristic of the Han Dynasty.

"The monarch is divinely authorized, and the Son of Heaven is appointed by Heaven to govern the world on behalf of God. The imperial power is sacred and unshakable, and the thunder, rain and dew are all royal graces. Your Majesty's affection for the ministers can be said to be very affectionate. Speaking of this, Yan Shun's face became gloomy, and he said coldly: "But, how do you repay Your Majesty, what are the civil officials still thinking about restoring the civil official world of the previous dynasty, and the scholars and doctors share the world, vainly trying to dictate the imperial power, what do you want to do, do you want to rebel, do you want to follow the previous dynasty to hell?" ”

The words are not shocking and endless, and if you want to follow the front to hell, it is like a thunderstorm rolling in the sky, so frightened that the civil and military generals are kneeling on the ground, and they don't even dare to come out.

Yan Shun didn't mean to let go of the generals at all, he said coldly: "The Han Dynasty established the country with military force because it wanted to build a strong army and let the Han Dynasty's iron cavalry step on every inch of land in the world. But this does not mean that the generals can regard the army of the Han Dynasty as their own private soldiers, and they can support the army and respect themselves. ”

Every word is heart-wrenching, and the generals don't even dare to come out of the atmosphere.

Yan Shun knew that it was enough to say this, and he also knelt on the ground and listened to the words of the Son of Heaven.

Liu Zhenglong, the Son of Heaven, looked at the civil and military officials coldly, and he said very sadly: "I don't want to learn from Song Taizu to release the military power with a cup of wine, and I don't want to care about your. If you dig deeper into the shadows, it is estimated that according to the sins you have committed, there are not many who can or leave. The better I treat you, the less satisfied you become, do you want me to give up the throne to you? ”

At this time, fools can hear that this is the rhythm of killing, which shows how angry the Son of Heaven is.

Liu Zhenglong, the Son of Heaven, continued: "The world belongs to me and yours, we are all the ruling class, but my position is a little higher. It's just a matter of you making small moves below, and now it's even to the point where the princes who are instigating me to fight each other for the throne. I know that you are dissatisfied with the Prince, because some of the Prince's policies have violated your interests, and you want to change the Prince, but have you ever thought that the Crown Prince would do that without my permission? If the Han needs long-term peace and stability, it must take that step, whether you can accept it or not. I have given you three days to write a confession, and I am not guilty of what happened before, and I will not implicate you when punishing the prince. But after three days, if I can't see your sincerity, don't blame me for my bloodbath, I'd rather have a river of blood in the capital, but also to ensure that there will be no obstacles to the crown prince's rule. ”

The anger of the Son of Heaven, the blood flowed like a river, and the civil and military officials were dumbfounded, all of them were stunned, looking at each other.

Thunder, rain and dew are all Jun'en.

The civil and military officials all left the hall like a walking corpse with three souls and seven spirits, and no one talked about it along the way, and they were all mud bodhisattvas who crossed the river and could not protect themselves.

Once this confession is handed in, then it is really thought that the knife is dead, I am fish and meat, and once the knife of the Son of Heaven is raised, someone's head will fall to the ground.

However, if you don't write a confession, I'm afraid you won't have a chance in the future, and if you don't write it now, then you don't have to go to court, and you may not even be able to get out of your home. You must know that this is the Han Dynasty, not the Song Dynasty. You must know that in the Song Dynasty, the civil and military officials threatened the imperial court with resignation at every turn, and finally forced the emperor to make concessions.

This is the Han Dynasty, the wrath of the Son of Heaven can be shed like a river of blood, no official can not be replaced, no official can be above the court, what the Son of Heaven gives can be taken back at any time, even the prime minister must obey 100%, absolutely no official can blackmail the court, without exception.

Liu Zhenglong, the son of heaven, knew that he was turning back the wheel of history by doing this, it was a kind of regression, the imperial power would be infinitely magnified, and the power would be compressed, but there was no way, for the stability of the Han Dynasty, this step must go out, which may be destined in the dark, and no one can change it.

was too indulgent to the officials before, so that the prince was struggling and was constrained everywhere, for the sake of the Han Dynasty, Liu Zhenglong, the son of the Han Dynasty, must take this step, although this makes the civil and military officials emotionally difficult to accept, but these are the steps that must be taken to stabilize the Han Dynasty, the civil and military officials are destined to be victims, if you want to stay in the officialdom, you must adapt to the rules set by the Son of Heaven, otherwise you will be cleared out.

No one wants to lose power, but when their lives are threatened, the only thing these civilians and generals can do is compromise. In the past few years, when facing the prince in charge of the country, one by one, the yang and the yin violated, and the prince was difficult everywhere, it can be said that there is lawlessness and no king, and over time, the civil officials feel that they have recovered to the era of the civil officials of the Great Song Dynasty, and the military generals feel that like the last years of the Tang Dynasty, the military power can override the monarchy.

The cowardice in the prince's bones made the civil and military officials feel that they were easy to bully, and they were confused by the illusion one by one, and began to despise the monarchy. However, an illusion is an illusion, and when the Son of Heaven was angry, the civil and military officials finally understood that after the lion woke up, as long as he roared, he could shake the world.

There is one thing that the civil and military generals don't know, that is, everyone's guilt has long left a foundation in the shadow, but it has not happened, these days, the Son of Heaven has not restrained the civil and military officials, but it does not mean that these courtiers can override the supremacy of the monarchy.

That night, in the Amethyst Palace, the Son of Heaven Liu Zhenglong, Yan Shun, Bao Xu and several other old brothers drank and talked together, and this kind of scene has not appeared for many years.

As long as the old brothers drink together, there are no monarchs and ministers, only brothers, this rule was formulated by Liu Zhenglong, the son of the Han Dynasty, and it has been implemented very well.

Yan Shun picked up the wine glass and said: "Your Majesty, those birdmen are simply lawless, do you want me to arrest them all, and then torture them one by one, let them confess all the charges, and then uproot them." ”

"After all these years, your temper hasn't changed." Liu Zhenglong, the Son of Heaven, shook his head, and after drinking the wine in the wine glass, he said with a smile: "Those people are all the pillars of the imperial court, but they are just a little selfish, as long as they are slightly restrained, there is no need to kill them all." Moreover, there is no precedent for the Han to kill heroes indiscriminately. Moreover, they are just fighting for their own rights and interests, and there is actually no right or wrong at all. After I abdicated, the crown prince ascended the throne, so he needed to rely on this group of civil and military officials. As long as the confession is written, it is not too outrageous. You can't lose your youth, you should enjoy the blessings of the Qing Dynasty, don't worry about the government, it's time to give way to young people, Yan Shun, your son Yan Wu is also at the age of starting a family, marry my seventeenth princess, and then let him go to the northern capital to hone his skills, and he can't wander around the capital all day long. ”

Yan Shun was so smart, he immediately understood that His Majesty was a little dissatisfied with his son Yan Wu, and it seemed that his unsuccessful son should also be involved in the battle for succession. This is to save some face for his old face, otherwise let alone marrying a princess, he may not even be able to save his life.

Seeing Yan Shun's gratitude, Bao Xu and the others were full of emotion, originally they were just grass cowards, but now they are all feudal marquis and worship each other, either the prince of the country or the prince of the county, it can be said that it is brocade clothes and jade food, and the glory of generations. But all this is a gift from His Majesty, and it may be withdrawn at any time, it seems that everything is illusory, only loyalty to His Majesty is the last word, and everything else is not a problem, the more you think about it, the more problems there are.

The first reaction of these veterans is that after returning home, they must restrain their children as soon as possible, and they must not give up their children and eggs, and they must not cause trouble to His Majesty.

Reversing, Liu Zhenglong, the son of heaven, knew that he was driving backwards, but there was no way, for the stability of the Han Dynasty and for the prince to succeed to the throne smoothly, he could only do this, maybe his children and grandchildren would gradually change these, but this generation can only drive backwards, which is also a last resort.