"They are all sons of ministers, what is the difference between concubines?" King Xiangyang knew that the emperor was a concubine, and thought that the emperor should love to listen to such words.

Lin Du nodded: "I will praise the king of Xiangyang for being like this, not asking about the concubine, only asking about the person with ability." It seems that the prince's choice of heir should also depend on ability. ”

Lin Duan's words came to this point, and King Xiangyang had to follow her and say, "This is nature. ”

"In this case, I am in charge, you vassal kings, cancel the inheritance of the eldest son. Regardless of the heirs, those who have the ability will succeed. Is that good? Lin Duan seemed to be asking the opinions of the kings of Yunnan and Xiangyang.

In fact, she knew that these two vassal kings would not refuse, she had been laying the groundwork for so long, just for the sake of the issue of concubines, the two princes must have thought that this was because they were concubines and wanted to dilute the difference between concubines and concubines.

They thought that this had little to do with their vassal king, and they would definitely agree very happily. After all, he gave them that kind of grace, as long as he had more sons, he would give them more fiefs. They won't refute their face.

Sure enough, as Lin Du expected, the two vassal kings did not object: "Everything is up to Your Majesty." ”

"Good!" Lin Du was about to make an order.

At this time, a courtier stood up: "Your Majesty can't." This system of primogeniture ensures a smooth transition of political power, and makes people's hearts and minds stable, and the political power is stable. It is a practical and effective inheritance system. ”

"The ancestral rules are immutable, Your Majesty, the primogeniture inheritance system has lasted for thousands of years, and it can't be easily changed."

Lin Du knew that this would not succeed so easily: "Ancestral rules? Aren't the rules of our ancestors left for our descendants to change? ”

"Your Majesty, you are disrespectful to the ancestors." A courtier looked at Lin Du sadly.

"Have you ever thought that the eldest son is often not the best candidate, and it is easy to cause the eldest son to be unable to keep the foundation, being killed by his brothers, or the result of the country's destruction. Moreover, it is easy to cause the formation of a party for personal gain, and the formation of a party by the prince is often a major stubborn disease in history. Lin Du gave his reasons.

The courtier continued: "Your Majesty, the primogeniture system can determine the candidate for the prince of the country as soon as possible, which is conducive to the stability of the country, reduces the desire of other heirs to compete for the prince, and reduces the civil strife in the country. ”

Lin Du deliberately said very authoritarianly: "Everything in this world has advantages and disadvantages, needless to say, I have made up my mind, and I have decreed that the primogeniture inheritance system will be abolished and replaced by those who can do it." ”

"Your Majesty! The rules of the ancestors must not be broken! The ministers knelt down one after another to fill the court.

Lin Dui's purpose was not to inherit the primogeniture system at all, her goal was to cut the feudal domain from the beginning.

She looked at the courtiers in this place, who were all dead, and asked the king of Xiangyang and the king of Yunnan helplessly: "Two princes, tell me, do you think this matter is safe?" ”

Lin Du threw the question to the two vassal kings who didn't want to wade into troubled waters.

"Your Majesty, the ministers think." The King of Xiangyang and the King of Yunnan exchanged glances, "What you said is very reasonable, but the consideration of the ministers must not be ignored. ”

These two people, as long as they don't burn themselves, will never have any definite opinions, they are all muddy.

"You have a point." Lin Du surprisingly didn't insist on her own thoughts, which was very different from her arbitrary behavior these days, "That is, what I say, how the two vassal kings should behave, don't you have any opinions of your own?" ”

"Exactly. The king wants his ministers to die, and the ministers have to die. Both of them listened to His Majesty. "King Xiangyang looks very obedient.

It's just that I don't want to wade into troubled waters. The ministers scoffed at the two.

Lin Du pretended to be distressed and pondered for a while, then sighed, "If this is not the case, I will issue a decree, which will be called the 'Tui En Order'. Previously, only the eldest son of the vassal states had the right of inheritance. The primogeniture system of the ancestors ensures the strength and stability of the family. I also admit that it cannot be changed easily. ”

Speaking of this, Lin Du glanced at the ministers kneeling below: "Get up, I recognize the advantages of the primogeniture system." ”

After everyone was back on their feet, Lin Du continued, "However, I hope that the sons of the princes and kings will have the right to inherit the land and property. That is, if you have ten sons, then divide the fief into ten parts, and each son will take a part. And so on, your sons' fiefs will be inherited in this way. When the children of these sons grow up, they can also have fiefs. ”

As soon as these words came out, the king of Yunnan and the king of Xiangyang widened their eyes, which one is the emperor, according to his method, as there are more and more heirs, the fief will be less and less, and in the end it will be no different from ordinary people. Not to mention confrontation with the royal family.

Those ministers who were originally desperate for their monarch gradually reacted, Lin Dui was so arbitrary and unobedient before, everything was for today.

"Your Majesty, this is ......" King Xiangyang wanted to say something, but he thought that he had said before that he would let the emperor and think that the inheritance of his eldest son could be changed, and now he was slapping his face to say anything.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is ...... After all...... It is also against the rules of the ancestors. The king of Yunnan pondered the wording, hoping to turn the tables against the wind.

"The king of Yunnan is afraid of the opposition of others, right? Don't worry. Lin Du looked at the people below and asked, "Everyone, Aiqing, do you have any opinions?" ”

"The emperor is wise, and the ministers have no opinion." The ministers knelt in unison, and they agreed to the same thing.

Lin Du was satisfied.

She looked at the two vassal kings innocently: "Two princes, I remember that you told me that the relationship between your sons is very good, brothers, friends and brothers, and I also ordered to learn your son's way of benevolence and filial piety, and I think my son-in-law will not object to giving this fief to his younger brothers and brothers." ”

"This ......" Xiangyang Wang Ruyu was in his throat, it turned out that the so-called favor trust before was just a trap, and it was all prepared for today.

Or are you worried about not having enough land? Don't dare to have a son? Don't worry, didn't I make an order, you have more sons, and I reward you with fiefdoms, it's the same. Your land will not be less. "Lin Du really blocked every road.

The king of Xiangyang and the king of Yunnan secretly scolded the emperor in their hearts, saying it nicely, but in fact, the one acre and three points of land she rewarded was just for show, and it was pitiful and useless.

"Your Majesty, this is not in line with the rules of the ancestors." King Xiangyang is really desperate.

"Suddenly changing the inheritance system, is Aiqing afraid that the internal affairs of the fiefdom will not be easy to handle? After all, it has been followed for so many years, and it is really not convenient to change it once. Lin Du actually intimately looked for excuses for King Xiangyang.