Chapter 36: Something Gets Started

The British public could not understand it.

No one else understands either.

Why did the emperor suddenly go crazy and attack his own people?

Although it is true that the issue of feudal kings has always existed objectively, and it is also an extremely serious burden on the national treasury, this part cannot be touched.

"Your Majesty, after Emperor Wen ascended the throne, he also wanted to cut the feudal domain, but as a result, the feudal kings rose up one after another, and Emperor Wen directly lost the country, a lesson from the past."

The British Duke took off his official hat and began to kowtow directly.

The shepherd's foot stretched out, and the British duke slammed into the shepherd's foot, startling the British duke.

"Okay, I have the strength to kowtow and save it for quelling the rebellion when the time comes." Muzhi said very calmly: "It was that year, and now is now." My throne was passed down after the rebellion of the vassal king, and since then the vassal king has been raised as a pig, and he has no military power in his hands, what are you afraid of? Even if they want to rebel, they are powerless. ”

The pastor told the truth, leaving everyone speechless.

That's exactly what happened, but is it really good for you to put these things on the bright side?

"What? Don't tell me, you first-class lords, can't even deal with vassal kings who don't have military power in their hands? Mu Zhi raised his eyebrows, and his tone was naturally a little uneasy.

The British Duke still didn't understand: "Your Majesty, why do you have to attack the vassal king?" ”

"Because if the vassal king does not die, the court will die."

Regarding Muzhi's words, the British public said that he did not agree.

Mu Zhi's eyes looked at Hubu Shangshu, and said lightly: "Lou Shangshu, you come to explain to the British Duke, what is the astronomical amount of expenses for the vassal kings that the imperial court has to bear every year?" What would happen to the treasury if these expenses were saved? ”

Lou Shangshu was a little embarrassed, so he could only look at him left and right: "Your Majesty, the treasury can still hold on for the time being." ”

"You know, that's temporary, but what about later? Do you want to raise those pig-like vassal kings? ”

Other people say what's wrong with that?

In ancient times, loyalty to the monarch and patriotism were the mainstream ideas.

As a royal family, it is only natural for the feudal lord to enjoy the people's fat and people's anointing.

However, Makiyuki is not an ancient man.

He did not support that view.

Moreover, the money that these vassal kings take from the treasury and the local area every year is a little too much.

"In the past, in order to compensate those vassal kings for giving up their military power, Grandpa Cheng promised that they could collect taxes freely in their fiefdoms without paying tribute to the imperial court, and then the imperial court would give the feudal kings an additional reward according to the number of heads every year.

Ladies and gentlemen, have you ever thought about it, in the long run, will this world be a vassal king or a widow? Shall all the money in the treasury be used to plug the hole of the vassal king? ”

The prime minister wiped the cold sweat on his head and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, the problem is not so serious. ”

"The problem is more serious than I described." Mu Zhi said coldly: "The imperial court raised the vassal kings like pigs, although it raised them into waste, but at the same time, it also made them know how to eat, drink, and sleep women all day long. The speed at which the vassal king gave birth to a child was too fast. Have you ever heard of the emperor of the heir, but have you ever heard of the vassal king of the heir? ”

No one answered.

There are more and more vassal kings from generation to generation, which is a general trend.

Don't let the vassal king take charge of the army, a group of big men, no lack of money, no lack of leisure and no lack of status, before the appearance of the "Great Yin and Yang Sutra", isn't the biggest hobby to rob the people and then cook raw rice and mature rice?

If there were 10 vassal kings in the first generation, there would be 40 vassal kings in the second generation, and more than 100 in the third generation.

At that time, the founding emperor took pity on his son and stipulated that the vassal king should enjoy supra-national treatment.

Later, Chengzu, who succeeded in the rebellion, was sorry and let the vassal king enjoy more privileges economically.

Every year, the silver allocated by the imperial court to the palaces of the feudal kings is calculated according to the head.

And the land annexed by the vassal king every year is also an astronomical amount.

"There are more and more people in the vassal king's mansion, and the treasury has more and more rice worms, and these people have gone to annex more and more land, and in the end the people are displaced, and in the end it is I who is unlucky. Therefore, the vassal king must be removed. ”

In the feudal era, a very important reason for the demise of dynasties was because ordinary people had no land.

The land was annexed into their own hands by various means by those high-ranking officials and nobles.

If you don't have land, you can't eat, so what can you do but rebel?

It is not a secret that you can find out if you are familiar with history books, and these first-class masters who appear in the imperial study today are naturally all familiar with history books.

But no one dared to echo Makiyuki's words.

On the contrary, they panicked.

"Your Majesty, the vassal kings are all your clan brothers." The prime minister reminded.

Mu Zhi's answer was light and light: "For the sake of the Zongmiao Society, although I am also heartbroken, I still have to scrape my bones to cure the poison." ”

"Your Majesty, if you do this, I'm afraid everyone in the world will scold you for being unkind." Cheng Guogong couldn't listen to it anymore, and admonished bluntly: "An emperor who can even do his own clan will make the world fearful." ”

Mu Zhi said that his brother didn't care about these false names: "For the sake of the people of the world, even if I am pointed out by thousands of people, I have nothing to fear." ”

Cheng Guogong: "......"

Others: "......"

Du Feng outside the imperial study: "......"

Du Feng wanted to kill people now.

He finally understood why Kijina was so worried about Makiyuki.

This product can really be tossed.

Isn't it fragrant to be your false emperor?

It's okay to sleep in the emperor's three palaces and six courtyards, isn't it fragrant?

Why do you have to make trouble?

Du Feng didn't understand, he was in pain.

It was impossible for the original little emperor to do such a crazy thing, what if someone found out that something was wrong?

Kill people?

He was thinking too far ahead.

Normal people will not come up and doubt the truth of the emperor.

At most, they wondered if the emperor had been stimulated by something.

The prime minister also asked.

Mu Zhi thought about it for a while and decided to make up a story: "I fell asleep last night, and with the guidance of the immortals, I knew that I still have decades to be in Wu Guozuo." If changes cannot be made in time, the country is in danger. ”

Prime Minister: "......" Why do I not believe it so much?

Besides, there are still a few decades, can't you wait for me to step down and then toss?

Mu Zhi glanced at the prime minister, saw the old guy's reluctance, hooked the corners of his mouth, and asked lightly: "Do you suspect that I am lying to you?" ”

"I don't dare."

"It turns out that you still know that you are a minister, and since you know your identity, you will do what I say. The country is in turmoil, and it is also my country, what do you care? ”

Everyone scolded her mother in unison.

"I have made you a supreme minister to help me solve my problems, not to create difficulties for me. Those who pass the buck again will be directly dismissed from their posts and investigated. Three-legged toads are hard to find, and two-legged officials have something, you must not make mistakes. ”

In the end, Makiyuki said with a strong voice.

Everyone had no choice but to take this holy decree that could be called madness.