Chapter 73: Enfeoffment Order

Renshou Hall was too noisy, so the empress dowager finally agreed to let Bei Jingchu go.

Bei Heng finally waited for an opportunity to bring the little heartless girl back home, and quickly had someone bring her back.

Concubine Fang, who arrived a little late: Didn’t we say it was my turn? ? ?

Why are you two so unreasonable?

Bei Jingchu, who was the center of competition, was heartless and returned to his old place, the study.

The Minister of the Secretariat was the emperor's most trusted confidant and discussed state affairs with the emperor in the study.

When the emperor spoke to his subjects, his voice was always dignified.

"Someone from the Supervisory Council impeached the Prince of Huayuan for exceeding the standards of ceremonials in his fiefdom, making him comparable to a prince."

"If this continues, it will become a serious problem. I intend to reduce the power of the vassal states."

"But it has only been a dozen years since the last emperor reduced the power of the princes. If every emperor reduces the power of the princes, the thrones of the princes will be unstable."

"People's hearts are unsettled, which is not conducive to the stability of our Yue Dynasty."

"My dear ministers, do you have any long-term plan to eradicate it?"

A group of people looked at each other.

The division of the kingdoms has been a difficult problem throughout the dynasties. If there was a solution, it would have been found long ago.

The emperor rubbed his forehead in pain. These confidants were not useless, but they could not solve all the problems.

Such matters concerning the royal family can only be discussed in private and cannot be discussed out loud.

He also cannot ask for talented people from all over the world.

It's normal that these few people can't come up with anything.

"Ah~" he sighed

He was still able to control and suppress those vassal kings, but he was unable to pave the way for future generations.

Then it all depends on whether the next emperor can hold this position firmly.

But even he doesn't want his clan members to be too powerful.

Just because Vietnam was strong and prosperous didn't mean there were no enemies around it.

Once a fight breaks out among your own people, other countries will surely take advantage of the situation and tear off a piece of your flesh.

He was about to ask them to leave when he heard a familiar childish voice: [Isn't it just the Enfeoffment Order?]

【According to current laws, the eldest son inherits the lion's share, or even all, of the family property.】

[It has been passed down from generation to generation, and of course it has become stronger and stronger. 】

[You can let the other sons of those princes also inherit the fiefdoms, property, and armies.]

[They give birth to children like pigs, and a prince can have dozens or even hundreds of sons.]

[Give him one piece each, and it will be decomposed in one generation. ]

Emperor: !!! Are you really a genius?

If there was no one watching, he would have wanted to pick up the little guy and kiss him madly.

The ministers below saw the emperor's expression change from worry to helplessness to ecstasy.

That smile showed all the big white teeth.

No, is this something happy?

Xu Lanqi felt that the emperor seemed to be possessed by evil spirits.

He returned to the Secretariat, and soon after, he received a handwritten order from the emperor asking him to draft the Enfeoffment Order.

Xu Lanqi: This...this, this, this.

Who came up with this idea? It's a blatant conspiracy that was accomplished without bloodshed.

Either I'm talking to the princes, or I'm trying to weaken your power.

Instead, he showed mercy and considered every son of the royal family so that they could also inherit their father's property.

Except for the eldest son, the other sons have no protection at all, not even the second son.

But once this law was in place, if the princes did not enforce it, the first ones to cause trouble would be their sons.

Moreover, they cannot have fewer children to ensure that their power is not divided, because not all children can be raised.

Even in his own family, he had five brothers and sisters when he was a child, but now only he and Shuer are left.

The other three died in infancy.

No one doubted that your Majesty's first two princes died in infancy, because the death of two children was too normal.

They didn't know whether the children they gave birth to would live to grow up, so in order to ensure that they would have heirs, they had no choice but to try their best to have children.

So this method is simply a divine plan!

Who thought of that!

Why didn’t you say it when you were in Yu’s study just now?

Xu Lanqi was simply rushing before the Emperor. Who on earth would have thought of that?

But he held back and didn't say anything just now, but reported it privately. Maybe this person is the secret weapon hidden by His Majesty.

Xu Lanqi suppressed his excitement and began to draft the decree.

After the imperial edict was issued, the court and the public were shocked.

Tong Huai'en didn't even have time to change his clothes when he got home. He excitedly told his wife about this incident: "Your Majesty is surrounded by talented people."

"I was so arrogant because of my talent that I thought I was the best in the capital. I was too narrow-minded. There are many hidden talents around your majesty."

"Who on earth could have come up with something like the Enfeoffment Order?"

"It's high, really high."

Xiangqiao took the clothes he had changed and hung them up. "Indeed, it's a clear conspiracy. I'm telling you that I have to deal with you."

"At that time, the other party could only watch and could not resist."

"If he accepts it, at least he will be rich and prosperous for the rest of his life. If he doesn't accept it, it means he is disobeying the order, and His Majesty will have a reason to send troops to reduce the power of the vassal."

Xiangqiao was also amazed at the man's wisdom.

If you tell this to her in the past, of course a girl who has been immersed in the world of makeup and red powder all day long would not understand.

But ever since she met Tong Huai'en, he didn't just chat about love and romance with her, just flirt with her, but never talk about love.

Instead, he told her everything, including his insights on reading and the amazing policy papers he had seen.

She couldn't even recognize all the words now, but she understood a lot, because he would not lose interest and stop talking to her just because she didn't understand.

But patiently explain.

That's why she was attracted to him and took out her saved money when he went to Beijing for the imperial examination.

So she believed in his character.

Now Xiangqiao already has her own views on the situation in the court.

The princes who were far away in their fiefdoms were indeed very angry.

Prince Huayuan was so angry that his hands were shaking when he saw the new law.

He threw the booklet to the ground with a flick of his hand.

When the staff saw this, they advised: "Your Majesty, calm down."

"Calm down? Don't you see what a shady trick this is?"

"What a great plan of dividing and conquering. The emperor is surrounded by talented people. They can even come up with such a vicious plan as the Enfeoffment Order."

"I don't know which bastard came up with this idea. The emperor also knew to hide people."

"If I knew who did it, I would kill him!"

The mysterious person speculated by the outside world was drinking milk in the side hall of Xuanshi Hall, and he burped after drinking.

Just one burp was not enough, the nanny continued to pat her back gently to dispel the burp, and Bei Jingchu burped one after another.

This is where babies are embarrassed.

Just like you should concentrate on farting, you should also concentrate on burping.

So shameful~

With the implementation of the Enfeoffment Order, Bei Jingchu will soon be a hundred days old.

This time, of course, it was a grand event that exceeded regulations.

Ministry of Rites: Let’s do it.

The historians looked at each other, but none of them came out to stop the remonstrance.

Your Majesty is twenty-two years old and has only one daughter who has lived for more than a hundred days. It is not unreasonable to hold a grand ceremony.

It's okay, it's normal for him to be happy and silly, let's just give him some time.