Early spring, the season of rejuvenation.

The gossip party in Chang'an City had just woken up from hibernation, and before they had even stepped out of the room, they received a burst of gossip from friends and relatives.

——The daughter of the inner official, she surrendered to dozens of gangsters and villains alone, and detained the gangsters to the Tingwei Yamen alone!

When the news came out, it immediately caused a sensation in Chang'an City!

In the eyes of the ruffians of the three religions and the nine streams, the noble girl who was unattainable in the past has become a hero who punishes and eliminates evil (beats herself), which really gives them a toothache...

For ordinary people, the original stereotype of the 'lady of the high gate' and the fragment of the explanation collapsed, and instead of it, there was a legend that made Chao Cuo himself cry and laugh - the nobles of Chang'an were so stingy that they didn't even let go of their daughters; Since childhood, his daughters have been trained in martial arts like his sons, and when they grow up, they will be sent to the army to protect their families and defend the country!

According to the grapevine, after His Majesty heard the news, he also ridiculed the sentence "The female women of the internal officials do not let the eyebrows, and there is a legacy of the father..."

He also gave him a sword to promote his bravery!

Chao Cuo is cheeky and thanksgiving took it!

For these people, the matter is nothing more than a farce; But others are a little confused by the gossip.

The first person to cry was Tingwei Zhang Ou.

Ever since the tigress kicked and beat and sent those dozens of hooligans, the eyes of his subordinates looking at Zhang Ou were all wrong-all eyes with a forced smile!

In the past few days, even if he goes to a friend's house to visit him, Zhang Ou will be ridiculed by everyone at the banquet: he is a public court lieutenant and is in charge of the world's prison; Why can't it be as good as the eleventh virgin?

If these things just made Zhang Ou disgusting, then what happened yesterday made him sit on pins and needles and couldn't find the bottom of the steps.

——His Majesty sent someone to pick up the gang, and ordered the Wuguan Zhonglang to take over Zhidu, and join forces with the internal officials and the thief to investigate the case thoroughly!

After interrogating the gangsters, they were rangers in Chang'an City, Zhidu drew his salary from the bottom of the kettle, which instantly made the high-ranking officials and dignitaries in Chang'an City feel like knives - the Guanzhong Ranger giant, so Ji Xin, the brother of Ji Bu of Hedong County, was wanted by Zhonglang with facial features!

With such a perfect black glove gone, how can everyone be compassionate in front of people in the future, and count the banknotes later?

And then the fierce news that broke out one after another in the next few days made the people of Chang'an too addicted to gossip!

- A succession of courtiers have been shaken out of scandalous things such as private plotting, using power for profit, and even 'adultery'!

Chang'an, where the temperature warmed up due to the generals in early spring, suddenly blew a yin wind of the 'clean-up movement'.

Dozens of important ministers and nephews were invited to tea by Zhidu; Guiqing's relatives also failed to escape, and it is rumored that several harem concubines in the palace who gave birth to dragon sons and grandsons were also implicated in the ugly things done by their brothers and sisters in their mother's family, and they were reprimanded by the queen mother at the least, and they were beaten into the cold palace!

The most surprising thing is that the Prime Minister's Mansion raised its hands and feet in agreement with this rectification movement of 'sweeping away gangsters and eliminating evil'!

The courtiers were panicked, and they all wondered if Prime Minister Shen Tujia would be in the same league as Chao Cuo?

The few people who were sent out to inquire about the situation came back with the news: The prime minister is unwell and is closed to the guests!

The courtiers suddenly panicked, and it felt like waking up, and the warriors who had led themselves against the evil forces had suddenly turned into the evil dragon they had hated the most, grinning their teeth, ready to eat them with no bones left...

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Weiyang Palace, Greenhouse Palace.

The weather has gradually warmed up, and the palace maids and eunuchs are busy in the palace, preparing to move out of the greenhouse hall in a few days.

In early spring, the season of recovery, people can't have a trace of happiness in their hearts; The eerie atmosphere overwhelmed people.

"How is the investigation of the matter of the lord's relatives bullying the people?"

Liu Qi's tone was relaxed, and his face was as usual playing against Shen Tujia on the opposite side, and he asked Zhi Du behind him.

"Your Majesty, according to investigation, the perpetrators are all sons and nephews of the lords, and all the people have been taken down."

Zhi Du bowed deeply, and his tone was neither sad nor joyful: "The same is true for relatives; The minister went to get people, but was stopped by Zong Zhengqing with the Empress Dowager's decree. ”

Liu Qi sighed slightly and explained: "Since Zongzheng has made a move, then you don't have to worry about your relatives anymore." ”

"What the honorable man has committed, he will be investigated to the end!"

Saying that, Liu Qi didn't drop the chessboard in his hand, but he dropped a son with interest.

Shen Tujia listened to Liu Qi not shy away from himself at all, and explained it to Zhi, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart: It seems that His Majesty has listened to his words.

Today, he came to Weiyang Palace, of course, not to play chess - he will have nothing to do when he is full of neuropathy, and he will play chess with this person with a criminal record!

In fact, before Zhidu came, Shen Tujia had already visited Liu Qi alone, and the monarch and ministers explored the way and had an in-depth exchange.

After learning that Shen Tujia had no selfish intentions, but was only worried about the stability of the court and the possible turmoil in the world, Liu Qi was in awe of his old prime minister; The hatred for Shen Tujia in his heart gradually faded and turned into a prejudice.

Maybe it's strange to say that, but it might be easier to understand it in other words.

Originally, Liu Qi thought that Shen Tujia, like the rest of the courtiers, united to rebel against him because he only cared about his own one-third of an acre of land and vested interests, and even did not hesitate to oppose the old stubbornness of the policy of cutting the feudal domain in Liu Qi's view, 'the merit is in the present and the benefit is in the future'.

So in Liu Qi's heart, Shen Tujia has always been a corpse vegetarian, and he still relies on the old traitor all day long!

But today, after knowing that Shen Tujia was loyal to the first emperor and himself, and was also concerned about the stability of Liu Han's country, Shen Tujia became a direct minister who 'had the intention to do good deeds, but the method was wrong'.

One is a treacherous man with bad intentions, and the other is a stunned young man who does bad things with good intentions, no matter how you look at it, the latter one is more pleasing to the eye.

What's more, now it seems that this minister is still very concerned about the overall situation.

First of all, after expressing his full support for the issue of political lords and ministers, Shen Tujia vaguely agreed with the core idea of the policy of cutting feudal domains, believing that the power of the princes and kings did pose a threat to the central government; But rashly moving the knife may cause turmoil in the world, and gently persuade Liu Qi to think twice.

This alone has already made Liu Qi cry with joy!

You must know that even the first emperor, after worshipping this stubborn cow as the prime minister, has never received such great recognition.

Not only did the courtiers oppose the policy of cutting the domain, but even the two queen mothers of the East Palace were a little unable to sit still, and called Liu Qi over to persuade him to 'not act recklessly'.

Being able to win the support of Shen Tujia, even if it is the support for the central idea of cutting the feudal policy, while reassuring the two queen mothers of the East Palace, it also made Liu Qi's pressure in his heart plummet.

It's really the prime minister's power is too huge...

If Shen Tujia stiffened his neck and did not use the seal on the edict of cutting the domain, Liu Qi would only have two choices: either give up the strategy of cutting the domain, or resign!

Cutting the feudal strategy is the only way for Liu Qi to surpass his father and ancestors and prove that he is the Holy King of the Ming Dynasty, unless he dies, he will not be able to give up at all.

And the prime minister, he didn't dare at all...

Not only because Shentu Jia was an auxiliary minister left by the first emperor, and a rash reprimand would chill the courtiers, but also because of historical inertia - in the more than 50 years of Han Xing, no prime minister was directly dismissed by the emperor!

Even if Zhang Cang hated the first emperor back then, it was under the hint of the first emperor openly and secretly that the beggar bones who knew each other said goodbye to old age and went back to his hometown to farm.

It can be said that at that time, if Zhang Cangtou was a little more iron-clad and lived or died in the position of prime minister, the first emperor would have no choice but to wait until he died of old age.

You must know that it was six years ago, and Zhang Cang is now almost 100 years old, and he is still alive and kicking in Beiping!

What is the reason for the historical inertia of the feudal era to be so great?

There is no other reason, and it is a cliché: the Han ruled the world with filial piety.

Since filial piety is greater than the sky, can the emperor, as the parent of the people in the world, not lead by example?

Of course not!

As a filial descendant, how can he arbitrarily change the rules set by his father's ancestor emperor?

This is the biggest obstacle to the current policy of cutting the domain, and it is also the fundamental reason why he did not dare to come forward in person, but opened a vest called 'Chao Wrong' - if it is Chao Wrong, it can be reluctantly explained as reform and change; If Liu Qi comes forward in person, he will be said to be unfilial!

Ancestry.

One of the strongest reasons for the courtiers to oppose the policy of cutting feudal domains at present is that the ancestral system cannot be changed at will, otherwise it does not conform to the Han family's proposition of ruling the world with filial piety.

Rao is Liu Qi knew in his heart that this was just a cover, and the courtiers really opposed the policy of cutting the feudal domain, in fact, there was another reason - a small number of them either received money from the princes and kings, or bribes from the harem concubines, or even directly the spokespersons of those people in the court.

Others are afraid of responsibility, and dare not bear the infamy of the people of the world for 'sitting back and watching the turmoil in the world and not stopping it'.

Especially after the important ministers of the same court united and strongly opposed the policy of cutting the domain, other wall riders and small shrimp had no choice but to go with the flow.

So for Liu Qi, Shen Tujia's support is crucial!

If he could win Shen Tujia's full support for the policy of cutting the domain, then he could completely throw aside the courtiers' persecution of Lai Lai; Liu Qi waved his pen, and as soon as Shentu Jia's chapter was covered, the policy of cutting the domain was issued all over the world.

Although Shen Tujia is still unlikely to agree to the policy of cutting the feudal domain, at least he expressed the need to be wary of the princes, which is also a big gain.

Politics is nothing more than negotiation and exchange, both sides take out their chips, shout their expectations, and then move closer to the direction acceptable to both sides according to the weight of the chips, and finally get a result that both parties are disgusting, but can pinch their noses and swallow.

However, Liu Qi knocked on the side for a long time, but he couldn't open Shen Tujia's mouth, and he didn't know anything about Shen Tujia's expectations.

This is the scene of Fang Cai: Liu Qi ordered Zhidu to investigate strictly in front of Shen Tujia, expressing his toughness.

Since you don't offer a price, then I'll put the bottom line out first - the emperor of the Han family, there is not a single soft bone!

Shen Tujia thought that he also understood Liu Qi's intentions, so he could only pretend to think about the next move to hide his frustration.