There are more than 20 people in the cabinet, and with Sun Chengzong, Bi Ziyan, and Sun Chuanting's successive pressures, they have been faintly divided into two factions.
With civil officials as the main body, persecuting King Jing, King Lu, and King Jin are the three princes of the clan, these three people are the representatives of the clan, as long as these three people bow their heads, the matter of 'demoting the lord' will be passed smoothly.
The three kings could feel the pressure on them from this group of adults, and looked at each other, and finally King Lu looked at Sun Chengzong and Bi Ziyan, and said: "Two adults, the clan is appointed by the Taizu, and it is not appropriate to move lightly, and the Zongren Mansion still thinks that this proposal needs to be discussed again." ” The emperor had promised the concubine and the empress dowager that if no policy agreed with by everyone was promulgated tomorrow, it would be postponed until ten years later, and King Lu's words were actually against it.
King Jing and King Jin also have the same attitude, they can sit here is the identity of the prince, if they are demoted, they will have nothing, and their descendants will have no shelter.
Sun Chengzong is now carrying the pressure of 'military reform' on his shoulders, and he really doesn't want the cabinet to delay for a long time, so he looked directly at King Lu and said: "This official reiterates again, this matter must be decided tonight!"
Your advice is routine, not necessary!
” The faces of the three kings were all slightly gloomy, and they were angry in their hearts, they had not yet been demoted!
King Jin had no right to speak, King Lu was scolded back, and both of them looked at King Jing.
King Jing is now a high authority, not only in the prestige of the clan, but also in the cabinet, the court is also becoming more and more prominent, as the third auxiliary minister in the cabinet, he still has some confidence, secretly took a breath, looked at Sun Chengzong and Bi Ziyan and said, "Two adults, the lower officials think that the prince and the king of the county cannot be demoted, it is not a matter of how many years, it is related to the stability of the clan, the stability of the royal family, and even the peace of the society......
The eldest son of the emperor has been born, and Hai Niangniang is expected to give birth in March next year, according to the regulations, the prince will be crowned a vassal at the age of twenty, won't they be demoted in their lifetime?
” Zhu Ciye is less than a year old now, and he will be in his fifties fifty years later.
I didn't mention this matter here, because I knew that the heirs of the current emperor would not be within the scope of demotion.
Now that it has been proposed, everyone has to go one step further and delineate the 'demotion of the lord', involving the current emperor who they have been avoiding for a long time!
Bi Ziyan, Sun Chengzong, and Sun Chuanting looked at each other, their eyes slightly cold.
Bi Ziyan and Sun Chuanting have discussed this matter, the eldest son of the emperor is still young, and he has not been divided, they have time to buffer and improve the 'demotion of the lord', and now that it is proposed, it needs to be solved immediately and everyone is gagged.
Bi Ziyan looked at King Jing and said in a deep voice, "Retain the prince's throne and not be demoted, this requires a special decree from the emperor, otherwise there will be no exception!"
If you have other ideas, you can ask the emperor to judge!
According to the rules of the cabinet, where there is a recital, the minority obeys the majority, you should know, lords!
” In the face of Bi Ziyan's aggressiveness, King Jing frowned, and his heart beat wildly.
The cabinet is more resolute than he expected on the matter of 'demotion', Bi Ziyan, Sun Chengzong's attitude is unusually firm, he is alone, he can't oppose it at all, and at the same time, he also knows who is standing behind this matter!
"Okay, I'll wait to see the emperor, and the adults will discuss it slowly!"
King Jing got up directly, pushed away the chair and walked outside—he was furious.
King Lu didn't want to tear his face with the cabinet, but King Jing stood up, and he couldn't sit still, so he had to get up and follow him.
King Jin didn't want to think about it even more, but at this time, he couldn't help it, so he could only leave the cabinet with a hard head.
When the three kings left, Bi Ziyan's eyes were angry, and he didn't have a seizure, and looked at Sun Chuanting.
Sun Chuanting nodded, looked at the people present, and said, "Your Excellency has already read the rules drawn up by the cabinet, although it is not a final decision, but it is almost the same.
Do you have any other opinions on the Cabinet's goal of reducing the population of the clan and the noble ministers by more than half within 50 years and establishing a normal and stable clan system?
” The matter of 'demotion to the knight' has been brewing for a long time, and the final version of the 'demotion case' has been formed, plus those present see the strength of the cabinet, and at the same time, there is nothing to object, so they all leaned over slightly and expressed their support.
The core of the 'demotion case' is to eliminate the 'hereditary replacement', and in the future, the title will no longer be hereditary, as long as it takes five generations or so, a clan can be basically classified as a common person in about a hundred years, so that the cycle will not swell the clan to the point that the court cannot afford it, nor will it affect the stability of the society.
And now the largest clan population is at the lowest level, through the 'demotion of lords' can not only prevent the continued expansion of the population, but also continue to reduce a large number of clan populations in the next fifty years, fifty years later, the clan population is estimated to be less than half of the current one, basically eliminating the useless burden of the clan.
Seeing this, Bi Ziyan looked at Sun Chengzong, Sun Chuanting, and Wang Qiaonian, and said, "Everyone, follow me to the Qianqing Palace and present it to the emperor." ” These are all cabinet ministers, naturally they will not refuse, and they got up one after another, and at the same time, King Jing has already left, and they all rushed over as soon as possible.
When King Jing and others rushed to the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Xu had just come back, and he was in the warm pavilion, listening to the complaints of the three of them.
Zhu Xu held the teacup, looked at the three of them, and said lightly: "Do you want me to dismiss the cabinet's 'demotion'?"
” The three of them looked slightly shocked, the young emperor in front of them was no longer the milky little emperor he used to be, just sitting still gave them a huge pressure, and his lukewarm words made them even more afraid.
King Jing hurriedly raised his hand and said: "Back to the emperor, the ministers don't mean this, but they have some different views on the cabinet's 'demotion case', but the cabinet is stubborn, and the ministers hope that the emperor will be decided." ” King Lu has always been thoughtful, but now he doesn't dare to be careless, and raised his hand and said: "Yes, the ministers hope to ask the emperor to make a holy judgment, so as not to deceive the clan too much, cause unrest in the clan, and hinder the stability of the society." ” King Jin was cautious and thoughtful, but even more timid, and his expression was stiff and he didn't dare to speak.
Zhu Xu put down the teacup, said 'um', "What do you think?"
King Jing glanced at King Lu and King Jin, and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the cabinet's 'demotion case' is too harsh, and it is not appropriate to swallow it in one bite, and it should be handled in a hurry to avoid chaos." ” Zhu Xu's expression remained unchanged, looked at the three of them, and said after a while, "Tell me your method." ” King Jing and the three of them were all nervous in their hearts, this matter was fundamentally promoted by the emperor, and their opposition itself stood on the opposite side of the emperor, and a bad one was a catastrophe.
The three kings glanced at each other, and King Lu said with some stubbornness, "Your Majesty, the prince, the prince of the county is lowered......
The stakes are very high, and it has a stake in the stability of the society, and the ministers hope that the cabinet will act cautiously. ” King Lu put the blame on the cabinet, which also showed that they had no intention of going against Zhu Xu.
"Do you want to demote the prince or the prince of the county?"
Zhu Xu looked at the three of them and said with a smile.
The three kings were very reserved, their eyes flickered, and they said, "Yes, the ministers think that the prince and the prince of the county are very important, and they can't be hasty." ” Zhu Xu nodded thoughtfully, this was an interesting idea, and said with a smile: "What does the cabinet say?"
” King Jing said, "The cabinet believes that the prince and the prince of the county need a special decree of the emperor to retain the title, and there is a meritorious service." ” Zhu Xu sighed, and said with a smile: "The cabinet's proposal is not bad, the good and bad of the clan are uneven, and everyone can't be an exception, which is not fair." ” "Your Majesty, the cabinet elders ask to see you."
As soon as Zhu Xu's voice fell, Cao Huachun stepped forward and said.
Zhu Xu glanced at the three kings and said with a smile: "Please." ” King Jing and the other three kings looked solemn, and stepped aside slightly, Bi Ziyan, Sun Chengzong, Sun Chuanting and others walked in one after another, raised their hands and said, "The ministers see the emperor." ” Zhu Xu waved his hand and looked at Bi Ziyan and the others as a kind of adjudicator: "King Jing just said your contradictions, you can talk about it again." ” Bi Ziyan and the others glanced at King Jing and the others, although their faces were expressionless, they were all displeased.
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Civil officials have never had a good impression of the clan, and after the confrontation just now, it is even more so.
Bi Ziyan held up the notebook, raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, the cabinet has basically agreed, and I invite the emperor to take a look." ” Zhu Xu glanced at Bi Ziyan and reached out to take it.
Bi Ziyan said that it was 'agreed by the cabinet', which clearly excluded those people outside the cabinet, and it was arbitrary for the cabinet.
Flipping through the notebook, Zhu Xu looked down.
This cabinet is more complete and more 'kind' than the previous one, there is no one-size-fits-all, it starts from the bottom of the clan, all titles are no longer hereditary, and through continuous demotion of titles, it is planned to 'eliminate' a princely branch within a hundred years, and reduce the clan population by more than half within fifty years.