"Today, I have obtained one hundred and ten thousand taels of silver, and more than eight million taels of goods."

Then he briefly explained these things.

The prime minister and others were shocked.

"Your Majesty, why didn't this matter be discussed earlier than the ministers?"

Li Xingchen chuckled, "Then I'll tell the truth, because it's useless to discuss with you."

You have great authority and little power.

There is no merit and hard work, there is no hard work and fatigue, and you cannot be blamed for your weak ability. ”

Speaking of which... His face instantly turned cold.

"However, weak ability is not a reason! There are some things that I don't say, and you should also know, such as the alliance of the Eight Kingdoms, which will be moved to the root of the Great Wei, and when I still know it, I will ask why I don't discuss it with you?

What do I do with you?

If there is a next time, don't blame me for serving you to the same pot. ”

I was very happy to fight a beautiful battle, but I summoned the prime minister and others to knock on the mountain and shock the tiger, so that they could pin their heads to their trouser belts to live, so that they could save their lives for the country and the people, instead of sitting in a high position and waiting for death.

What's the use of not even knowing anything about such a big thing until it is resolved?

Of course, Li Xingchen also wanted to take this opportunity to tell them that he intended to reorganize the bureaucracy.

The system of three provinces and six ministries is a system that restricts imperial power, and there are only talents who are useful, and those who sit in high positions are pedantic and incompetent, and they think of ways to do it against the emperor every day, Li Xingchen is not happy.

"The ministers know their mistakes." One kind of people look at each other and feel uneasy.

"There is another matter, Situ Cong colluded with the Eight Kingdoms, how do you think it should be handled." Li Xingchen lifted the topic.

Deliberately rectifying the bureaucratic mechanism does not mean that it should be rectified immediately. Just warn it for the time being, lest you unite again to target Li Xingchen.

"Your Majesty, the apostle is a heinous crime, and it should be divided by capital punishment, and the minister recommends that Ling Chi be executed and executed in public!"

"You can endure any crime, but you can't tolerate treason. The minister suggested that the Situ family should be sentenced to death. ”

"This is excessive, Situ Cong's crime is extremely evil, but it will not harm his family, and his children and slaves should be dealt with lightly."

Everyone has their own opinions.

Situ Cong had no interests to do with them, and one by one he was filled with righteous indignation and demanded that he be divided by capital punishment.

But for the rest of the Situ family, most of them still maintain a friendly attitude.

"Okay, when this is a wet market? Be quiet! Li Xingchen frowned slightly and said coldly.

"That's all you think about treason?"

The room was suddenly quiet and terrifying, and everyone looked over together, and it was obvious that the emperor was angry.

"Your Majesty, the minister suggests that the direct line of the Situ clan should be treated equally, and the men of the side branches should be assigned to the frontier to serve as laborers, and the women should be reduced to untouchables." The prime minister said in a deep voice.

Li Xingchen lightly tapped his index finger on the table and groaned for a moment.

"This is too heavy, after all, the plan was pinched by me in infancy, and it did not cause substantial harm to Great Wei.

It's not as good as this, headed by Situ Cong, and within the next eighteen generations, you are not allowed to enter the court as a light and not engage in business.

The rest of the side branches are punished within nine generations.

How is it? ”

The Situ family is very large, in addition to the main family, there are more than 20 branches, and there are various collateral lines in addition to the branches.

Now that the population of Great Wei is already small, Li Xingchen doesn't want to kill people. Killing them all will cause a sensation, which will cause the hatred of the rest of the family towards the imperial court, so there is no need to move so much for the time being.

Of course, we must not let them feel that the consequences of treason are very light, otherwise those who have anti-intentions will recklessly follow Situ Cong's old path.

In addition, with the development of the Lingzhou Economic Zone, the status of businessmen is getting higher and higher, unlike the previous ranking at the bottom of the Shinong industry and commerce.

The Situ family can't be in business for more than ten generations, and the family heritage can't withstand the consumption, and it is difficult to survive five generations, and finally the first family in the world will slowly decay, and eventually become obscure, and disappear without a trace for more than ten generations.

People with a sense of family pride can't accept this kind of blow, and I'm afraid they will commit suicide.

The timid do not commit suicide, but also live in a life of hatred, fear, and dare not see people.

This punishment, aimed at the entire Situ family, including all the side branches, was counted in tens of thousands, which made many ministers afraid.

"By the way, there is another article to add, the low-level officials who find out the lineage of Situ will be dismissed." Li Xingchen said.

The Situ family does not have a high-level in the imperial court, but low-level officials in various places are still occupied by many positions, such as post stations, remote townships and counties, and most of the inconspicuous official positions are in the hands of the Situ family.

After the last imperial examination, 9,000 failed to take the exam, replacing many Situ minions, but there are still many more, and the prime minister has to worry.

"Your Majesty, will this have an impact on the operation of the imperial court?"

"Your Majesty." The Ministry of Industry Shangshu hugged his fists and said, "There are many people in the Situ family who are officials at the bottom, and the replacement of the examination is only a wave, if they are all dismissed at one time, something will inevitably happen." ”

One after another, the ministers seconded the proposal, hoping that Li Xingchen would take back his fate.

The Situ family is too majestic, some hereditary officials have a deep friendship with the Situ family, and in the face of the Situ family being punished so heavily, they feel that Li Xingchen is a little too much.

Just because Li Xingchen's knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger at the beginning made them fearful, otherwise the opposition would be louder and the arguments would be more arrogant.

Li Xingchen sneered, "Isn't there any other talent in Dawei?" There is no other hero in your family? Is the whole world run by the Situ family?

Without the Situ family, would Great Wei be destroyed? Is the imperial court about to be destroyed? ”

The more Li Xingchen spoke, the louder he became.

The imperial court has just cleaned up the officials in the Jiangnan area, but it is not completely over yet, and it needs to be replaced slowly.

It is believed that soon Jiangnan will become the first pilot of the Great Wei to get rid of the control of the family.

And this benefit? The vacated official position can be tied to his children, grandchildren, and sidelines? Then no comment! Whatever it is, it's easy to say if it's good.

What's more, Situ Cong's treason is real, and it is necessary to deal with it. Well.

This disposition seems to be too much for the high-ranking people and the family, it is better to kill them. But it seemed too easy, without any casualties, and it was the lightest consequence of treason in all dynasties.

All the ministers also have no opinions, the benefits are in place, and everything is easy to say. Since he had no opinion, Li Xingchen immediately issued an order to let the three provinces and six ministries announce the world.

It didn't take long for all the people in the capital to know about it, and it was also published in the newspapers, and they felt that Li Xingchen's punishment was too light and unfair.

"It's really damned, everyone who is a traitor will be punished, how can our majesty give this punishment?"

"I'll just say, why did so many carriages line up out of the capital two days ago, it turned out to be treasonous, it's really damned!"

"Situ Cong should kill everyone surnamed Situ for his own petty profit and regardless of the safety of the country."

"Eighteen generations of direct lineage, nine generations of side lineage, you don't know how to put a long line to catch big fish, this is all Your Majesty's strategy!"