Chapter 304: The promotion of the reduction of nobles starts from the imperial clan
Fan Mansion, backyard.
Just after dinner, the female family gathered in groups of people and talked. Fan Xiaoyue's sister-in-law surrounded her, chatting about family matters and things to pay more attention to after getting married.
Fan's mother sighed aside.
The second sister-in-law just finished talking to Xiaoyue that she wanted to listen to her parents-in-law, but was interrupted by her mother-in-law's sighs and felt a little uncomfortable.
"I said to my mother-in-law, it's a happy thing for my elder sister to come back. Why are you sighing? Our elder sister is a high-married man, and she is also the old Shangguan of her father-in-law. She is also of the same age. What a great thing."
Fan's mother sighed:
"It's good to marry a high-class marriage, but our elder sister is so virtuous, so she could have married a higher-level marriage."
My sister-in-law said strangely:
"Mother-in-law, is it true that the King of Zhennan is going to propose marriage to the eldest sister in the capital these two days?"
Fan's mother snorted:
"What is the story? That's true. Today, when the prince is having dinner, the prince comes to our house and wants to propose marriage to his elder sister. His legitimate son, the prince Zhu Yin-hwan, according to the etiquette, will be the future King Min, a serious prince of eight hundred."
"Sister missed the identity of a prince and princess like this."
The second sister-in-law muttered in a low voice:
"You missed the identity of the princess and her mother."
Fan Xiaoyue said righteously:
"My daughter doesn't value this. Since she married the prince, her daughter is from the Su family. She is from the Su family and dies. She will not marry into his family again."
When Fan's mother heard this, she glared at her second sister-in-law and patted her daughter's arm:
"Hey, what a pity, my daughter, that's a princess."
"Don't leave today and have a good rest at home. The emperor is really so. He gave our elder sister to the grandfather. There was no wedding and no preparation at all."
The second sister-in-law glanced at her mother-in-law:
"It's not something that anyone can enter the Duke's Mansion just wants to enter. This is because His Majesty suppresses him. The Duke has a good relationship with our marquis. Otherwise, it's hard to say whether the Duke will marry our eldest sister. Sister, you have to cherish this hard-earned opportunity and you have to go back today."
Fan Xiaoyue smiled sweetly:
"Second sister-in-law, you are kind to me. The prince is very nice to me, and Bai Yan is very nice to me. I don't care about the prince's prince's princess."
Fan's mother looked melancholy:
"The prince's family is so noble. You think you can enter as long as you want. It's true. Since you want, then cherish it."
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Imperial City, in Fengtian Hall.
Zhu Qiyu was meeting several royal princes, King Min, King Xiang, King Zhou, and princes were all present because today was the second day of the lunar month, and the princes were somewhat unhappy. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the emperor pulled out of his fiefdom.
"Uncle Min, you are the highest-ranking person in our clan. What do you think about reducing the titles from generation to generation?"
King Xiang Zhu Zhanji asked, with a little petition on his face. His second nephew was not good enough, and his elbow was turning outward, which was unreliable.
King Min coughed a few times and looked at Zhu Qiyu who was on the top:
"Of course, he obeys Your Majesty's intentions. Your Majesty is the king of my Ming Dynasty and the patriarch of my Zhu family. What he proposed is the Sacred Heart and the resolution of the clan. You can implement it."
The old King Min made a decision, which made several princes who wanted to make trouble a little discouraged. Zhu Qiyu, who was sitting in the head, had the greatest power, and the old King Min had the highest seniority. Both of them agreed and they were just making a fuss.
Zhu Zhanji wanted to speak, but an eunuch came in and reported:
"Your Majesty, the King of Zhennan is asking for a visit."
The princes present frowned, saying, "The prince and His Majesty discuss matters, what should a prince do?"
When the King of Zhennan entered the hall, when he saw this scene, his anger was extinguished. He was hesitating whether to sue Su Cheng for the Diao complaint, Zhu Qiyu, who was in charge, had already asked a question.
"Uncle Wang, you come to see me, what's wrong?"
The King of Zhennan knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Zhu Qiyu:
"I want to sue Duke Zhongguo Su Cheng, who insulted Yu Chen in public. He should be responsible for his disrespectful identity as a prince."
When everyone in the hall heard that it was this matter, they all accused Su Cheng:
"Your Majesty, if someone dares to disrespect my royal family, he should be punished severely."
"Everyone, this is your opinion, not a vegetable market, so severe punishment is severe, why are you yelling?"
"Duke Zhongguo is an important minister of the country. His Majesty's beloved generals, and his palms and backs are full of flesh. You think you can fight if you want."
Zhu Qiyu frowned. These princes of his family really don’t care about the trouble. Even though he knew that Duke Zhongguo was a noble minister, he was still making trouble here.
"Uncle Zhennan, tell me the matter carefully."
The King of Zhennan said the matter carefully, and the enthusiasm of the princes here increased. It was worth watching for Wu Xun's wife.
King Xiang said:
"This matter is wrong with the King of Zhennan. We are unreasonable when it comes to the daughter-in-law of the noble and military ministers."
King Zhou waved his hand:
"It's okay, we are a royal family, and the old man Fan Guang doesn't even have any etiquette to marry his daughter. Who knows that your daughter is married? We don't know how to steal the wife and continue to fight with Su Cheng. Our royal family can still be afraid of him."
Zhu Qiyu, who was in charge, covered her forehead. Who are these princes? She really doesn't bother to watch the fun.
Su Cheng's wife was married by himself, and King Zhennan was the son of King Min. He promoted the ranks of the generations and was about to be supported by King Min, but this case was really hard to decide.
Sucheng naturally possesses etiquette, but the etiquette of King Zhennan is not a loss. He just came to the capital, and you, Fan Guang, married your daughter and did not receive the wedding. Not to mention the outsider of King Zhennan, many nobles in the capital don’t know it.
"I have some responsibility for this matter."
Zhu Qiyu decided to aggrieved himself, and neither side felt wronged, so blame him.
As soon as he finished speaking, the hall became quiet. The princes and princes lost their mentality of watching the excitement. From this point of view, this Duke Zhongguo is very important in His Majesty's heart.
"Sucheng's marriage was matched by me and the queen."
Zhu Qiyu talked about the story and then turned his attention to King Min:
"Uncle, I don't hide it from you. This time I summon all the royal families to discuss the strategy of reducing titles from generation to generation. It is because of Sucheng. I am planning to appoint him as a king of a different surname."
"boom"
The hall suddenly became chaotic.
A king of a different surname is contrary to the ancestral teachings of Emperor Taizu. Even Taizu Taizong had never done this, and His Majesty actually wanted to be a king of a different surname.
Old Wang Min wrinkled his face and reached out to pat the table:
"What's the point of panic? What kind of decent thing? Your Majesty says this, so there is naturally the reason for Your Majesty."
Seeing that King Min suppressed all the princes, Zhu Qiyu continued:
"I want to have a minister who has great achievements in the sky and can be granted a king. However, the king's fief will not be within the Ming Dynasty, but will only be granted outside the territory. If you want to have a real title, you must expand your territory and establish this new territory for our Ming Dynasty."
"Even if we conquer this territory, two or three generations later, the king's title will be reduced from generation to generation, and the fiefdom will be reduced from generation to generation, and in the end, it will be included in the territory of our Ming Dynasty."
Old King Min squinted his eyes, leaned back slightly, and his voice was clear:
"However, what are the benefits of this for all the princes?"
Chapter completed!