AWB Chapter 9: If you don’t commit the crime of implicating nine generations of your clan, this person w
Chapter 9: If you don’t commit the crime of implicating nine generations of your clan, this person w
Gu Jingzhi immediately raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, what I said comes from the bottom of my heart, without a trace of..."
"I believe you!"
Emperor Xia smiled and said, "You've suffered countless grievances in the Ning Marquis' Mansion since you were young, yet you've always been able to reflect on yourself and study hard! You have no foundation in the court. If it weren't for public interest, you wouldn't have to offend my sons!"
"However, if you want to implement this decree of enfeoffment, if outsiders say that I am mistreating my own son, I'm afraid this is not appropriate!"
"Your Majesty, this is not difficult!"
Gu Jingzhi said: "The princes may have more than ten brothers, but if they succeed the throne, the rest, though they are relatives, will not be granted any land. This means that the way of benevolence and filial piety will not be spread!"
"Ok?"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Xia was stunned for a moment, then he pointed at Gu Jingzhi and said with a smile, "Gu Jingzhi, you are roasting my sons on the fire!"
Gu Jingzhi humbly said, "Your Majesty is in the prime of life, and you are also the father of the prince. This action is not a problem! But it will be different for future emperors. If this order is issued by Your Majesty, future generations will certainly not dare to disobey it. This way, we can prevent disasters before they happen!"
In the future, the prince of Emperor Xia will be the largest vassal king in the world.
As long as Emperor Xia is still alive, or when the current crown prince ascends the throne, there is no need to worry about these vassal kings, but what about after that?
The history of the Great Celestial Empire, to put it bluntly, is about the struggle to become emperor. Although the only successful vassal king in his rebellion was the General of the Northern Expedition, there is no such a God's perspective. Anyone with a little ambition thinks he can do it.
All these things have affected the country's destiny and the people of the world have suffered.
After hearing Gu Jingzhi's words that were full of moral blackmail, Emperor Xia knew in his heart that the Enfeoffment Order would not be difficult to implement.
He didn't think about more things, such as considerations from the perspective of human nature.
After all, he was the founding monarch, and he was able to resolve most of the government orders by relying on his prestige as the founding monarch. He did not realize that the Enfeoffment Order was actually based on human considerations and was indeed the world's greatest conspiracy.
It is estimated that only the rulers of later generations can deeply understand the power of this Enfeoffment Order.
For the Xia Emperor, the Enfeoffment Order was merely a means to address the problem of external strength and internal weakness, and to strengthen central power. After all, as the fiefs of the vassal kings became smaller, the threat would gradually dissipate!
And power gradually concentrated in the central government.
However, even so, Emperor Xia seemed unwilling to let Gu Jingzhi go. Instead, he jokingly asked, "Is this decree of enfeoffment really not for the purpose of establishing an heir?"
Gu Jingzhi gave a bitter laugh and said, "Your Majesty, I can't figure out the affairs of my family... I myself can't figure it out. Of course I have resentment, but the title was bestowed by Your Majesty. It is not up to me to decide who the Ning Marquis chooses as his successor!"
Emperor Xia raised his eyebrows when he heard these words. He clearly felt that Gu Jingzhi was talking about Ning Hou, not his father.
What does this show? It shows that Gu Heng and Gu Jingzhi, father and son, are not on good terms!
Thinking of Gu Jingzhi abolishing the prime minister and establishing the cabinet...
Is there any connection here?
Emperor Xia said calmly, "I have made note of your order to extend your favor. Now, tell me about deposing the prime minister!"
Speaking of abolishing the prime minister, although this plan touched his heart, abolishing the prime minister system that had existed for thousands of years was no trivial matter, and it was even more difficult to implement than the Enfeoffment Order.
If we are not careful, the world will be in chaos.
After all, as the emperor, although he rules the world, only he knows what the situation is like inside.
After all, the Chen royal family is just the most powerful aristocratic family in the world!
The prime minister of the time, Song Pu, was from a prominent family.
If the prime minister is removed hastily, the aristocratic families will be destabilized, and there will naturally be no stability in the world.
Having sat on the throne for twenty years, he knew very well that for those aristocratic families, family interests were the most important thing, and it didn't matter who became the emperor.
Gu Jingzhi keenly sensed Emperor Xia's intention and immediately said, "Your Majesty, I have something I didn't dare to write down during the palace examination that day. I can only report it to you in person!"
"Speak!" Emperor Xia waved his hand. "How can you be so cautious at such a young age? I ask you to speak before me, so you should speak your mind!"
"In this case, I will be presumptuous!"
Hearing what Emperor Xia said, Gu Jingzhi felt more confident about Emperor Xia's intentions. He said, "I think that if the Prime Minister has too much power, this move will not be in the interests of our Great Xia!"
"Your Majesty's growing reputation is fine, but if it were a future emperor... I'm afraid a prime minister with too much power would even do the emperor's work!"
"..."
Emperor Xia stared at Gu Jingzhi with a pair of cold eyes: "You are so brave!"
The bloody battle and the imminent emperor's momentum made Gu Jingzhi feel creepy.
Gu Jingzhi quickly lowered his head and said, "I have spoken nonsense. Your Majesty, please punish me!"
"Punishment?"
Emperor Xia snorted coldly, "Do you know that if what you said today gets out to the outside world, I'm afraid you won't see the sun tomorrow!"
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After hearing this, Gu Jingzhi felt relieved!
As it turned out, he made the right bet again!
Emperor Xia was indeed particularly wary of the power of the prime minister, and Gu Jingzhi's words just now further deepened Emperor Xia's suspicion of the prime minister's power.
It seems that in the past twenty years, although Emperor Xia sat on the dragon throne, even as the founding monarch, he had to be courteous to Song Pu, who had the support of aristocratic families!
No wonder that vicious woman Song Yu was so fearless.
Gu Jingzhi thought about it and couldn't help but want to add fuel to the fire: "Your Majesty, you don't know that if I hadn't worked so hard on this Spring Examination, I'm afraid I wouldn't have the chance to express my opinions in the palace examination, let alone receive Your Majesty's grace!"
"Ok?"
Xia Di looked at him suspiciously: "Are you saying something else?"
"Your Majesty! I have been disliked by the palace since I was young. As the eldest son, I can only watch helplessly as the throne falls to someone else. I don't want to argue about this, but this spring examination..."
Gu Jingzhi immediately put on a sad face and told everyone about how Song Yu and the Gu family were plotting against his fame.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Xia flew into a rage: "How dare Gu Heng betray the emperor's grace? How dare Song Yu, a mere woman in the harem, interfere with the imperial examinations and the selection of scholars? How outrageous! How truly outrageous!"
Emperor Xia was so angry!
Most officials in the world came from aristocratic families. The imperial court held imperial examinations to balance the aristocratic families, but it did not expect that Song Yu, a woman in the harem, would dare to slap him in the face.
Is this still available?
Seeing that the situation was almost heated, Gu Jingzhi immediately said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly! Song Yu is so bold and presumptuous, she is just taking advantage of the power of the prime minister. She told me that her father is the prime minister, the head of all officials..."
"The prime minister of the dynasty, the head of all officials... Ha!"
Emperor Xia laughed in anger: "What a prime minister! What a leader among officials! He is truly a great man!"