Half a month later, Fang Yuan received an edict from the imperial court, which stated that the Zheng family colluded with the Japanese and the Dutch who had stolen Taiwan, smuggled silk and porcelain, and embezzled the fat of the Ming Dynasty. Canonized the governor of Zhejiang, Fang Yuan, as the Duke of Dingguo, crusaded against the Zheng family, the Dutch, and recovered Taiwan.

At the same time, the imperial court also asked Fang Yuan to pay a tribute of 100,000 stone of grain to alleviate the shortage of grain in Shanxi this year.

The imperial edict not only granted Fang Yuan the power to crusade against the Zheng clan, but also gave him the title of duke. Fang Yuan knew at first sight that it was the kindness he had released earlier that had received a response from the imperial court, and the imperial court had the heart to reconcile with him.

As for the 100,000 stone grain, this is the first time that the imperial court has opened its mouth to ask Fang Yuan for grain other than land taxes and commercial taxes. Regardless of whether the imperial court is sincere in reconciliation, it is also cost-effective to exchange 100,000 stones for the title of the Duke of Dingguo, plus the name of the justifiable teacher.

Fang Yuan took the edict, returned to the backyard, informed Xiao Yuan of the latest news, and asked her to check the accounts to see if she could allocate 100,000 stone of grain.

Xiao Yuan was stunned, the flower looked sinking, between Fang Yuan and the imperial court, one gave the duke, and the other sent grain, making it clear that he was secretly sending Qiubo, and both sides had the meaning of reconciliation.

This edict is tantamount to a bolt from the blue to her, "Childe, the northern court collapsed when the lack of food collapsed, and Childe happened to go north to seize the world of the Ming Dynasty, why do you still need to support food?" ”

Fang Yuan groaned and said, "The world is the world of the Ming Dynasty, and that emperor's throne is a time bomb. What's wrong with reconciling with the imperial court, unifying the world as soon as possible, and allowing the people to live and work in peace and contentment? ”

Xiao Yuan said unhappily, "The brothers who followed Gongzi to birth and death, the cabinet, and the generals of the Xuanjia Army, Gongzi didn't care about their interests?" ”

What she said is also reasonable, these people follow Fang Yuan, but just to win a marquis and pay homage to the prime minister, if Fang Yuan ignores their interests and goes to negotiate with the imperial court, the political system in Jiangnan will collapse immediately.

Fang Yuan smiled and said, "Mrs. Yuan! I have already taken these into consideration, and the peace talks must be made peace, and the set of civil officials in the capital is rotten to the roots, and must be completely abolished, and my idea is to implement the system of virtual monarchy and reality. ”

Xiao Yuan was stunned and asked, "Void Monarch Reality System?" ”

Fang Yuan had already sketched out the blueprint for the future political system in his heart, and Zhengrong said, "Yes, the top-level power structure I envisioned is divided into two major clans. One is the imperial family, nominally the supreme ruler, which is hereditary by the Ming royal family, which is the same as now. One is the line of regents, that is, our family, which controls the military and political power of the world, and it is also hereditary. ”

His vision was a combination of a constitutional monarchy and a political system in which the emperor and shogunate coexisted.

Xiao Yuan suddenly realized that Fang Yuan still wanted to usurp power, but while usurping power, he would retain the name and status of the supreme ruler of the Ming royal family, "This is to ask the court to hand over power as a puppet, will the court agree?" ”

Fang Yuan smiled and said, "How is this a puppet?" Among the previous emperors of the Ming Dynasty, which one was not obsessed with the harem and did not go to court, and gave all the military and political power to the cabinet? Since they don't want to go to court, wouldn't it be better to stay in the harem forever and be a carefree emperor? ”

"Besides, since Emperor Wanli, which Ming Dynasty is not a puppet with the emperor's name? Emperor Wanli, set up a favorite son as the crown prince, but it didn't work out for decades, and he wanted to collect some taxes, which also led to riots in Jiangnan; Emperor Tianqi wanted to rely on Wei Zhongxian to regain imperial power, but he died unexplained, and Wei Zhongxian was also martyred; Now His Majesty is sitting on the emperor's throne, wanting to investigate corruption, no one dares to come out and report, wanting to raise silver, but the result is only tens of thousands of taels, what is this not a puppet emperor? ”

"The world of the Ming Dynasty has long been hollowed out by the privileged class in collusion with civil officials and wealthy businessmen, and the Ming Emperor has long been a puppet emperor. Since I came to Jiangnan, all the power and resources I have fought for have not been snatched from the hands of the Ming royal family, but from the hands of the Donglin Party, the gentry, and the wealthy merchants. What is the difference between Emperor Ming being a puppet for the privileged class in collusion between officials and businessmen and being a puppet for us? ”

Xiao Yuan asked, "What if the court doesn't accept it?" ”

Fang Yuan stared at her and said, "If the imperial court doesn't accept it, talk about it slowly, and when the strength and weakness are different, and the imperial court can't resist, they will naturally accept it." ”

Xiao Yuan sighed lightly, Fang Yuan's idea was beautiful, not only taking care of the face of the imperial court, but also controlling the military and political power, and being able to unify the world in the fastest way.

But in this assumption, her existence is obviously ignored.

Fang Yuan's reconciliation with the imperial court will inevitably improve the status of Princess Kunxing to show respect for the face of the imperial court. When the time comes, where should she and Fang He go? If Princess Kunxing takes the opportunity to take revenge again, where will there be her good fruits?

Fang Yuan also saw her worries, and said comfortingly, "Xiao Yuan, I won't fail you, you and He'er will be rich and prosperous for life, and no one will hurt your mother and son." ”

Xiao Yuan put on a smile and bowed down, "Gongzi Xie." ”

When she got up and turned around, the smile on her pink face disappeared immediately, replaced by a hint of coldness.

It makes no difference between men and women that they fight to the end. But where will the concubines and princes who fail to compete for favor in the harem, where will there be a good end? What use could Fang Yuan's casual promise be?

Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, also wanted to protect Mrs. Qi, but after Liu Bang's death, Mrs. Qi was still made into a human being, and her son Liu Ruyi could not escape death, which is the best lesson from the past.

"This is not only a battle for the harem, but also a battle for life and death, and we must not lose!"

Xiao Yuan secretly chattered, and immediately called the maid when he returned to the backyard, and said coldly, "Go and call the Jinyi Guard!" ”

Fang Yuan took the edict to the Taihu base the next day, summoned Jing Jie and Princess Kunxing, and handed the edict to the two of them at a glance.

Princess Kunxing was overjoyed when she saw the edict, Fang Yuan was able to reconcile with the imperial court, she could get rid of the identity of a spy and Neiying, and become Fang Yuan's wife with a smile, "Don Ma, there is still a month to be my mother's birthday, let's write a letter to the queen mother in the name of the concubine and the princess, greeting her good life and health, okay?" ”

Fang Yuan nodded without hesitation and said, "Okay, you can choose some more gifts, attach 100,000 stone of grain, plus 50,000 taels of silver as a birthday gift, and take them to the capital together." ”

Fang Yuan was willing to take the initiative to show favor to Queen Zhou, instead of blindly hostile before, even if the relationship between the two sides was one step closer, Princess Kunxing finally kept the clouds open and saw the moon, and immediately said goodbye and went back to prepare a gift for Queen Zhou.

After Princess Kunxing went, Jing Jie, who had been silent, suddenly asked, "Boss, do you really want to reconcile with the imperial court?" ”

Fang Yuan truthfully said his thoughts, that is, he hoped to negotiate peace with the imperial court, end the war as soon as possible, and dominate the world.

Jing Jie and Xiao Yuan have the same worries, that is, all the generals of the Xuanjia Army, as well as the officials involved in the cabinet, where will these people go in the future?

Fang Yuan also said 1510 about the assumption of the future reality of the hypocrisy, Jing Jie was suddenly relieved, it turned out that the so-called peace talks were not to hand over the military power to the imperial court, but to ask the imperial court to give up the military power, then all the brothers who followed Fang Yuan from birth to death would still perform their duties, and would not lose the fame and wealth they had gained by fighting for their lives.

Fang Yuan patted Jing Jie's shoulder again, and said in a low voice, "Third brother, I only told you this, you must keep it secret, especially not to reach the ears of the imperial court in the capital. When the imperial court suddenly hears about my plan, it will definitely be furious, and maybe it will raise swords again. ”

Jing Jie asked, "What does the boss want?" ”

Fang Yuan said in a low voice, "I just want to take advantage of the family affection between the princess, Your Majesty, and Empress Zhou, and constantly convey to the court that I and the royal family are actually a family. ”

Jing Jie listened to the promise again and again, if he could avoid the vicious war with the Ming royal family, use the most peaceful way to dominate the world, so that the people can get rid of the suffering of war as soon as possible, and prosper the Ming Dynasty, that would be the best.