bastard seizes tang

Chapter 330 Abolition of Enfeoffment
The severe winter in Guanzhong is not as gentle as that in Yangzhou.Since the first heavy snow fell this morning, within half a day, the fertile land of Guanzhong has been covered with white snow.

Taiji Palace, Xianchun Gate, Li Ke is standing outside the gate in royal clothes, wearing a crown, and wearing a sable fur cloak.

Li Ke looked up at the snow falling all over the sky, and Miyagi who was wrapped in a layer of white clothes, and his heart was surprisingly peaceful.

His resignation today must be a sure thing, because Li Ke is too clear about the dispositions of these high officials in the court.

In terms of talent, these civil and military officials who assisted the hero and established the country and established the Tang Dynasty are rarely mediocre, and they are all officials, but because of this, most of these people also have a bit of arrogance.

In the early years of Zhenguan, Gao Jifu went to the Shu, arguing that officials of the third rank and above should not pay homage to the prince. In the end, although Li Shimin dismissed the matter because Li Shimin felt sorry for his sons, this incident also shows the pride of the officials.

After the Han Dynasty, the world began to be chaotic, the master became weaker and the ministers became stronger. After hundreds of years of running-in, the current situation of the monarch and the ministers ruling the world together, if according to Li Shimin's intention, the world is divided into the clan, then this has been maintained for several years. The century-old situation will be broken overnight, how could these courtiers and the aristocratic families standing behind them agree.

What's more, the feudal system does more harm than good, and is not conducive to domestic stability. Li Shimin is not a self-willed person, and he can't listen to the good advice of his officials, so how can he act arbitrarily.

Li Ke stayed under the Xianchun Gate for a while, and then he also saw the court officials coming from the Ganlu Gate and filing in.

"Your Highness, all the ministers have arrived." Behind Li Ke, Xi Junmai held an umbrella in his forehand, shielding Li Ke from the heavy snow, and said to Li Ke when he saw all the court officials entering the hall.

"Well, you go to the outer hall and wait for the king." Li Ke said, then walked out of the umbrella and walked towards the oncoming officials.

"My lords are here. I have been waiting here for a long time." Li Ke cupped his hands and said to the ministers.

Li Ke appeared here, but everyone was a little surprised, Du Ruhui was quite familiar with Li Ke, and he also walked in front of the officials, so he asked Li Ke: "It's cold, your highness is not raised in the mansion, why are you here? "

Li Ke put away the smile on his face, and said to Du Ruhui with a straight face: "I came here for the emperor's matter of distributing the kings."

Du Ruhui asked: "Your Highness also knows about this?"

Li Ke replied: "Although it has only been half a day, this matter has already spread throughout Chang'an official circles, and how many people in the entire Tang Dynasty do not know."

Du Ruhui asked: "Then I don't know what the king of Chu meant?"

Li Ke immediately replied: "Once the enfeoffment system is implemented, the power of the local vassals will be too heavy. If things go on like this, it may become a trend that will never go away. Local chaos will inevitably occur, and even the country will be subverted. The seal of Yangzhou, to dissuade the father."

As soon as Li Kezhi's words came out, the expressions on the faces of the ministers who came with Du Ruhui were different.

Li Ke was enfeoffed in Yangzhou, and he was already regarded as a vassal king. If even he came to resign and refused to become a vassal, the chances of dissuading Li Shimin this time would naturally be much greater.

But because of this, Changsun Wuji and the people who were looking forward to Li Ke's outer town fell into a dilemma.

At this moment, Changsun Wuji knew how it felt to be in a cocoon.

But obviously, the issue of enfeoffment is much bigger than Li Ke's outer town, and Li Ke's outer town in Yangzhou has many officials who have criticized it, so it's better to abolish it together this time.

"The King of Chu's words are very true. It is absolutely impossible to entrust one system to harm the country and harm the people. We will work together to persuade His Majesty to take back the order." Li Ke's words just fell, even Yu Zhining, who was the official prince Zuo Shuzi, started After he finished his mouth, he took the initiative to step forward and said to Li Ke.

Yu Zhining was the founding father of the country, and he was born in a famous family in Guanlong. Among the officials who had good friends with the prince, Yu Zhining had a very high status. See the position of the ministers.

After hearing Yu Zhining's words, everyone also looked in the direction of Changsun Wuji. Although Changsun Wuji and Li Ke were not on good terms, few people in the court knew about it.

At this juncture, with all the ministers present, Changsun Wuji had to make a decision, and he had no choice but to cooperate with Li Ke.

He is a civil servant and a son of a family, and he cares about the safety of the world. Now is not the time for him to compete with Li Ke. Changsun Wuji had no choice but to go up to Li Ke and say, "Your Highness is right, let's go into the palace now, and persuade Your Majesty to stop thinking about entrusting you .”

After finishing speaking, Changsun Wuji raised his hand and entered the palace gate with Li Ke.

The crux of the problem lies not in Li Shimin when Li Ke sealed Yangzhou, but in the eldest grandson's family and the princelings who want Li Ke to stay away from Guanzhong and not return to Beijing. Instead, it is necessary to use Li Ke's strength to persuade Li Shimin to stop thinking about enfeoffment, and he will never be in trouble with Li Ke again.

Although Li Ke's foreign town is an exception, it is also included in the enfeoffment. If Li Ke is allowed to go outside the town, then there is no way to protest the enfeoffment, but if he resists the enfeoffment, then the matter of Li Ke's foreign town will be nothing. Those who harm each other have the most important power, and the eldest grandson's family and the princelings can only follow Li Ke's wishes.

When Li Ke and the officials entered the side hall for discussion, Li Shimin also walked over from the inner hall after a while when everyone had arrived.

"Today's court meeting, my edict was rejected, what is the meaning?" Li Shimin was already angry, but as soon as Fang entered the hall, he questioned Gao Shilian, the provincial inspector.

Gao Shilian was also prepared, got up and replied: "The enfeoffment system is not good for the family and the country, it is not good for the community, and there is a fear of catastrophe, and the chaos of the Seven Kingdoms in the Western Han Dynasty will reappear, so the seal is refuted, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

Li Shimin snorted softly, glanced around the courtiers, and asked, "Is this also what the ministers mean?"

Fang Xuanling, as the prime minister, felt inconvenient to avoid it, so he got up first and said: "The system of enfeoffment has too many hidden dangers, a little carelessness may overturn the country, and there will be unrest in the country. The ministers and others also feel that enfeoffment is inappropriate. I hope your majesty will think twice."

Li Shimin said: "When I entrust the world, besides the clan kings, I also entrust the founders of the country. I regard you as the governors of the enfeoffment, each town and one state, hereditary, and share the wealth with the Tang clan. Isn't it true? Beautiful."

Li Shimin's words were definitely not perfunctory, but he really meant it. He even listed the names of the thirteen founding heroes who were enfeoffed in various states. It's a pity that the Yuansu heroes of the Manchu Dynasty did not accept Li Shimin's affection.

Everyone in the hall, discussing the merits of assisting the government and founding the country, took Changsun Wuji as the crown, and Changsun Wuji stood up first and said: "Your Majesty will have to overcome thorns and thorns to serve Your Majesty, so that there will be peace in the sea and peace in the world today. I don't want to violate the sacred law." Before, he went to other states. But now His Majesty wants to entrust us with herds in other states, which is no different from migrating."

Li Shimin was taken aback by Changsun Wuji's words. Although he is a good governor and enjoys wealth and honor for generations, he is far away from Chang'an, which has its own disadvantages. , Changsun Wuji's words also make sense

The eldest grandson Wuji's words kept him from falling, Du Ruhui got up again and said: "I waited for the son of heaven to make great contributions to the establishment of the country, so that I can be favored by your majesty, and I will be regarded as an important minister. If the people with shallow talents and virtues are entrusted with the system of entrustment, I am afraid that their virtues will not be worthy, and future generations will be born with disasters, and I hope that your majesty will take it back."

Du Ruhui's words were a bit more straightforward than Changsun Wuji's. Li Shimin felt that if he entrusted the children of heroes, he would harm their descendants, which made Li Shimin a little embarrassed.

Li Shimin glanced at the courtiers all over the hall, then at Li Ke who was sitting at the front, and asked Li Ke, "My son also thinks the same?"

Li Ke got up and replied: "Father is honored and favored by the emperor. He has treated his sons and ministers with kindness. He has broken the precedent of this dynasty and granted his sons and ministers the rich land of Huainan. The sons and ministers are deeply moved. However, as all the ministers said, the entrustment The system is detrimental to the stability of the country, and for the sake of the overall situation, I ask my father to abdicate, and I hope the emperor will forgive me."

As soon as Li Kezhi's words came out, Li Shimin fell into deep thought. Obviously, the enfeoffment system was not popular, and he was not a single husband like Qin Shihuang, so he couldn't listen to others' words.

Li Shimin deliberated for a while, and finally said: "Your words are very true, so let's put aside the matter of enfeoffment for now."

(End of this chapter)