The king of Fenyang County and others left, but the five elders were not allowed to leave the palace and went to the cabinet together.

The cabinet was located in the palace next to the Move-Qing Palace. The territory of Daqi is vast, and there are many state affairs every day, and the twists and turns sent from all over the country and the concerts of the hundreds of officials in the capital must first go through the cabinet.

The elders should browse the folds one by one and leave their own opinions on the folds. Choose the most important of them and present them before the most holy. This is also to lighten the burden of the Son of Heaven.

Otherwise, the mountains of twists and turns, the Son of Heaven will not eat or sleep for twelve hours, and he will not be able to finish the review.

Today is the first big meeting of the new year, and according to the practice of previous years, the beginning of the new year is relatively relaxed. It's just that after such a fuss today, the cabinet is destined to be unable to stop.

Gonggong Wei brought the holy decree.

The five elders transcribed the contents of the decree and began to deliberate.

The relationship between the cabinet and the Son of Heaven has always been delicate. If the king is weaker or more mediocre, it is not difficult for the cabinet to empty the imperial power of the Son of Heaven.

If the emperor is strong and shrewd, he can suppress the cabinet.

In the first few years of Sheng Hong's ascension to the throne, he relied heavily on the cabinet and was very polite to several cabinet elders. However, with the passage of time, the Son of Heaven's control over the hundred officials of the court has become stronger and stronger, and most of the troops of the Great Qi are under control.

Take today's events as an example, the Son of Heaven was angry, and the cabinet did not dare not accept the holy decree. Since the decree has been received, the matter must be resolved within a month.

Otherwise, this pavilion elder can be regarded as the end......

The elders were not happy, they each held a sullen breath, and after discussing for a while, no one wanted to say anything.

After being silent for a moment, Fang Ge Lao complained: "The emperor is good in everything, but he is too afraid of guilt." ”

In the opinion of the elder Fang Ge, it must be the queen who is instigated behind his back, and the emperor will have the idea of revising the law.

If a woman can set up a female household, the next step should be that a woman can also inherit the family business! What's going on?

Elder Zhao Ge frowned and reminded in a low voice: "Elder Fang Ge is cautious. ”

If these words reach the ears of the emperor, with the degree of the emperor's favor for the queen, the old Fang Ge will definitely eat and hang. Moreover, Empress Xie is not a fuel-efficient lamp.

Elder Fang Ge snorted softly again and lowered his voice: "Can't tell the truth yet?" Queen Xie's awesomeness, who doesn't know? The emperor's harem is Xie Queen, and there has never been such a thing in the previous dynasty. ”

Isn't it?

When Emperor Jianwen was alive, he also favored the queen alone. But it did not delay the palace concubine to give birth to a prince. When he arrived at Sheng Hong, he was simply stunned by Queen Xie, and he didn't even care about his heirs. What kind of intention is it necessary to revise the law?

Could it be that you want to ......

A vague and terrifying thought swirled around in the minds of several elders.

It's just that no one said anything.

Yan Ge Lao cleared his throat: "That's it, don't talk about these useless things." As courtiers, you and I should not say much about the affairs of the harem. Let's think about how to start changing the law! ”

The first assistant and the second assistant didn't make a sound, nodding slightly.

……

The great court meeting on this day is destined to be recorded in the history of Daqi.

The fierce opposition of the hundred officials did not shake the Son of Heaven's determination to revise the law.

Several cabinet elders took the lead in silencing and were detained in the cabinet...... No, I took the initiative to go to the cabinet meeting. And from this day on, all the elders stayed in the palace so that the emperor could call him to inquire at any time.

The Son of Heaven's resolute and resolute methods not only shocked the cabinet, but also shocked the ministers.

After the initial fierce opposition, the civil and military officials began to gradually change their tone. Something like "Actually, if you think about it, it's not a bad thing for a woman to be able to set up a female household. ”

"Your Majesty, this is for the sake of all the people, and it is also for the dawn of the people of Daqi!"

"Heaven and earth are yin and yang, and where there are men, there are women. Half of men and half of women. Women have been vassals of men for thousands of years, and now being able to set up women and women is the benevolent and benevolent act of the Son of Heaven! ”

"As a man, I don't even have this kind of heart."

Public opinion began to tilt to the side of the Son of Heaven.

Of course, there are also die-hards who continue to oppose the revision of the law.

After several cabinet elders saw this kind of twist, they would not stop it, and soon it was piled up in front of the imperial case of the Son of Heaven.

The toughness of the Son of Heaven's attitude was also very unexpected.

Such twists and turns were all rejected. The words are short and powerful, such as "narrow-minded" and "inflexible", and there are two fierce imperial histories, which were directly dismissed from the post of imperial history. The official position was filled by a young and loyal new clerk.

In addition, several officials of the six ministries who had fierce opposition were also dismissed from their official positions by the Son of Heaven. There is never a shortage of people in the officialdom, and when the officials are dismissed here, some people over there will start to drill the camp and grab the official vacancy.

This is also the largest number of dismissals since the Son of Heaven ascended the throne. Let the ministers clearly appreciate what is the power of the Son of Heaven!

The opposition has gradually faded.

It's not easy to be an official!

I studied hard for more than ten years, and even more than 20 years before I was admitted to the Jinshi Examination. How many years have I worked in officialdom to have the official position I have today. Just because he opposed the Son of Heaven's revision of the law, he was dismissed from office and kicked out of the court, which was really not worth it.

If you have a strong family background, it's better. An official from a poor family, once he loses his official position, he will not even have the entire family to rely on.

Thinking left and right, I really can't make it.

The trick of killing chickens and setting an example to monkeys will always work.

If it doesn't work, it only means that not enough chickens have been killed.

Within half a month, the Son of Heaven dismissed eight officials one after another. Among them, the lowest official position is the imperial history of the six grades. The highest official position is the four grades of the rite department Langzhong.

The opposition of the DPRK and China was finally completely suppressed by the Son of Heaven.

……

With such a big movement in the court, everyone in the harem was naturally shaken.

The first to bear the brunt are the concubines who have "recovered". Concubine Xian Concubine Jing directly sued the illness again, and when Concubine Duan saw that everyone was sick, she was flustered and had no owner, so she had to follow the illness.

Concubine Mei didn't rush to get sick, and she didn't have the courage to interrogate Xie Mingxi again, so she asked Sheng Hong worriedly in private: "Ah Hong, I heard that you have dismissed eight officials one after another. The five elders have also been left in the palace, and they have not been able to leave the palace and return home for half a month. What exactly are you going to do? ”

Sheng Hong's expression was quite indifferent: "Didn't the concubine already know?" I will change the law, and a woman may establish a household. ”

Concubine Mei was choked once, and she was a little anxious: "What kind of female household does a woman set up!" Isn't this nonsense? Those who did not give birth to sons, and the family business was not left to their nephews, could they not be taken away by the married daughters? ”

Sheng Hong glanced at his mother: "Why not?" ”

Concubine Mei: "......"