After Xu Jie discussed with the cabinet minister, he sent someone to a secret meeting with Li Yanzhi. Li Yanzhi summoned his confidant to discuss. Feng Qi believed that the political risk of this matter was too great and there was no need to touch the string. Jiang Yifan agreed, but Chen Yuting said, "The Zhu family Yuanzong is a group of stupid worms! He should have cut off their ranks and salaries. Besides, this is also a good thing for them. Although there is no support from the government, being a person who wants to make a living by himself is better than being a pig raised by others! You should stand up for this kind of thing, the governor!"

At this time, the affairs of the South China Sea became increasingly tense. Rumors were made that the Portuguese king had sent a governor to manage India and the Straits of Malacca at the same time, combining the power of the two places into one to maintain the spice channel that was increasingly falling into the hands of the Chinese. This action was intended to counter the growing influence of the Ming Dynasty in the South China Sea. It is said that Spain also took action. The relationship between the Chinese versions became increasingly tense.

Europe is thousands of miles apart from the South China Sea. Although news has arrived, even if the governor comes and is ready, the time will be based on the year and month.

Li Yanzhi thought for a night and decided to adopt Chen Yuting's opinion the next day. Feng Qi and Jiang Yifan were a little surprised because Li Yanzhi was not a ignorant person like Chen Yuting. However, Li Yanzhi said: "I have a deeper consideration for my decision, not just for the current fiscal revenue."

Jiang Yifan asked him what he was thinking about. Li Yan said directly: "Is the Zhu family's imperial power a real tiger or a paper tiger? It still has to be moved to know. But the authoritarian power of the royal family is untouchable, but if I don't even dare to touch today, which minister will dare to touch in the future?"

Jiang Yifan said: "Maybe we can find a censor to test it, it will be safer."

Li Yanzhi looked back at Feng Qi: "If the Censor first comes forward, what do you think is the success or failure?"

Feng Qi thought about it and said, "There will be no doubt defeat! Even if you just attack the ordinary royal family according to Gao Gong's intention, those vassal kings will definitely attack them together!"

Li Yan nodded and said, "No, right! If we send a small censor to the front, those who are close to us will not stand out when they see me, Li Zhe, will definitely wait for no reason. They will all wait, and those fence-bearing princes and conservative ministers will definitely fight back. This matter will most likely fail, because no one will risk the world's worst for the few censors! If we lose this first round, it will increase the fear of the royal family and the authority of the Zhu family, so that the people in the world will think that the royal family will still be unable to move after all, and we will not be able to move in the future. If our subsequent ministers think about reforms, the resistance will be much greater."

Feng Qi nodded and said, "But if the governor comes forward, the ministers who are close to us are afraid that I will fall, they will actively approach us. Those fencemen are afraid of the governor's power, and those who are snobbish will support each other, and those who are more cautious will be silent. Even those vassal kings are afraid that they will not dare to fight back when we make the first move, so that our chances of victory will be very high. As long as we win the first battle, we will gradually abolish the vassals according to the principles of dealing with ordinary royal families."

Jiang Yifan pondered for a moment and said, "Even if this matter is to be done, we have to proceed step by step, first dealing with the weak and then dealing with the strong. Feed them a little sugar first and putting poison!" After talking about his strategy, Li Yan said, "Okay, I will follow you." Jiang Yifan said, "We should be able to win the first battle, but later, if the vassal kings really start, you will be afraid that you will not feel good."

Li Yan smiled and said, "Since I want to do this, I am prepared for the worst. Even if I am dismissed from office and stepped down, I will accept it."

Feng Qi and Jiang Yifan both changed their faces slightly and said, "Governor, it's not that serious, right?"

Chen Yuting said, "If we leave the country, we will leave the country! If we do a real cause for the country and the people, even if the governor leaves the country, the people of the world will support the governor!"

Feng Qi and Jiang Yifan looked at each other after hearing this. Chen Yuting's words seemed impulsive and childish at first glance, but when he thought about it, he felt that there was great confidence in it. Li Yanzhi could protect his wealth and honor when he was still in his position, and his wealth and life would not be difficult. But if he could still protect himself or even make a comeback after stepping down, it would prove that his strength had surpassed the official positions given by the court!

Suddenly, Jiang Yifan had such an idea: "Yu Ting has been upright in the past two years. I don't know how many people he has offended, but he has received the support of the governor in everything. Now think about it, is his actions really naive and blind, or is his conscious action after seeing through the world and understanding his position?"

After the three of them came out, Jiang Yifan said to Chen Yuting: "Since you came to Shanghai, Sanshe has obeyed you."

Chen Yuting smiled and said, "I don't think this is something I'm following. I just think Sanshe's decision is very suitable for my taste. Since I'm planning for the country, how can I worry so much? Even if I lose, it's a heroic act!" After that, he went back to the yamen to do a job.

When there were only two people, Feng Qi pointed at him and said to Jiang Yifan: "Although Sanshe's move will offend a large group of people, it may even cause an uproar, but those who have already gained benefits in the opening of the sea will get closer to make the enemy hate and the relatives get happy. This is not a bad thing."

Jiang Yifan said: "Isn't it better to not go to the extreme like this? Isn't it better to hold both ends and mud?"

Feng Qi smiled and said, "We use Shanghai to open the market, force the emperor to cut off the canal transportation. What is the matter that holds both ends and keeps the balance? We have always been at the forefront of the storm, and now we want to mix with each other, who knows?"

A few days later, Li Yanzhi submitted a memorial. Of course, he would not be so stupid that he would touch the tiger's noses of all the relatives of the vassal kings at once. Instead, he first wrote a book "A Memorial on Inviting Distant Relatives from the Clans of Four Generations" which was directed at ordinary royal families who had a relationship with the emperor for four generations and had no direct titles. The memorial listed all kinds of poverty and pitiful situations of these alienated royal families, saying that although they were supported by the government, they could not enter school, be officials, and do business, and even had restrictions on traveling far away. Therefore, even if they had the means of making a living, they could not

Use. People from poor families can still work as long-term workers and short-term workers to subsidize their household expenses when they really have no choice but to follow the old system, but they can't even do some small business openly. The country has to take care of them, and the finances are really beyond their ability. They can only get some small money to survive. Some people can't even solve the problem of food and clothing, so that their children are hungry, cold and hungry, and they will inevitably suffer from poverty. Moreover, once this poverty begins, there will never be a day to turn over, because the road to studying and becoming an official who others rely on to escape from difficulties is blocked.

The memorial drafted by Jiang Yifan was completely speaking for these poor royal families from the standpoint of the saint "the benevolent loves others". The lieutenant described these people as more pitiful than refugees.

When Emperor Longqing saw this memorial, he couldn't help but burst into tears. He summoned the eunuch Bingbi and asked, "Is it really so pitiful among my relatives?"

Everyone sighed and said yes, Gao Gong said: "The Emperor Taizu made this rule, one was that he was worried that the descendants of Zhu surnamed Zhu had invaded the throne and committed rebellion, so he restricted them, and the other was to save their descendants from being frozen and hungry, so he took care of them. Unexpectedly, over the past century, the population of relatives was growing, and the country's financial power could not take care of everyone in detail. All kinds of restrictions were unnecessary for the clan who were too distant, but they were trapped and suffered farther than ordinary people, which was something that Emperor Taizu had expected at the beginning."

Emperor Longqing said in tears: "I don't want to see that there are such a group of pitiful people among my clans. I have been a human for more than ten years. The relatives I have seen are either kings or marquis. I thought other clans also shared wealth and honor like them. Unexpectedly, this situation is like this. In this way, it is the old rules of my ancestors that harmed them." He then approved the Ministry of Rites for reconsideration.

It has been several years since Xu Jie advanced to the government. At that time, Beijing was all promoted by him. This matter was also a "benevolent government". Since the emperor agreed, the Ministry of Rites did not say anything. Even the censors, the officials had nothing to say. However, this was a major national policy involving more than 100,000 estranged royal families across the country. Therefore, the vassal kings in various places were notified to tell them this and this.

Many vassal kings heard that this was a violation of the rules of their ancestors, but they did not think it was a bad thing. Besides, if you don’t do anything, why bother to do it? But some people still secretly thought about the major conspiracy behind this matter!

King Jing's teacher Hu Jingzong was stunned for a while when he saw the newspaper, then howled loudly and cried to King Jing: "Prince! You have to enter the palace quickly and meet Your Majesty and the Queen Mother! This matter is absolutely impossible! If this matter is correct, the foundation of the Ming Dynasty will collapse! Prince, you dislike the emperor, but this matter is related to the royal family's foundation. Your lips and teeth are broken. The prince must be righteous and advised by his brothers!"

How much knowledge can Zhu Zaitin have? After hearing this, he was puzzled and could not understand what the harm was caused by Li Yanzhi's memorial. Hu Jingzong said in tears: "Emperor Taizu is a talented person, and his eyes are so clear that he has been a thousand years. How could he not expect anything in a hundred years? Is this rule easy? Although the system of the royal family has minor disadvantages, it has great benefits. The orthodox Zhu family is a giant pillar to support the world, but it is difficult to support the world for more than a hundred years. Those who rely on the stubbornness of the royal family have depended on the power of guarding the clans in all directions! Now the Ming Dynasty is unfortunate, and the ministers are strong and the kings are weak. If the royal family sees it, the emperor will be alone and will be unable to roar. There is no end to the nest under the collapse of the nest. If the emperor is alone, how can the princes and princes survive? "

After hearing this passage from Hu Jingzong, Zhu Zaitin still did not wake up. He thought that Li Yanzhi's memorial did not say that it would harm the royal family. On the contrary, he still said good things to the alienated royal family, so that they could enter school and do business and make a living by themselves. The young man even thought that if all the Zhu clan members could take the imperial examination, then the books he had studied for so many years would be useful. If he went to the imperial examination for scholars and juren, he would be appointed by the third brother as the top scholar and the Jinluan Palace and redefine the title of the monarch and ministers. That would be a good thing.

Seeing that King Jing still had not realized it, Hu Jingzong said bitterly: "Prince! This is a trap! Although the clans from four generations are alienated, with this rule, they are still descendants of the Zhu family. But if they were asked to take the imperial examination, they would not be able to deal with the royal family. If they were to do business for a low-level business, it would insult the royal family's bloodline! So the true meaning of Li Zhe's annotation is not really about seeking blessings for the clans, but he wanted to abandon the clans from four generations without abandoning them!"

Zhu Zaithen was a little surprised when he heard this, but even if those distant relatives were deposed, it had nothing to do with him. Hu Jingzong had been his teacher for many years, and he knew what he was thinking in his heart by distinguishing his face and observing his colors. He also said, "Prince! The most critical part of this trap is not that it has advantages and disadvantages for the clan members, but that they have moved the legal system of the ancestors! If you can move today, you can move tomorrow. If you can use the same excuse to help the clan members, it will be natural to use the same reason to reduce disaster tomorrow! If you move four generations today, you can move three generations tomorrow, and you can move all kinds of vassal kings in the future. If you move later, it will be the prince's turn, and then it will move to the emperor's head!"

King Jing was scared when he heard this and said in surprise: "If this is the case, then...what is good? We have no power and no position now, and we are in Tianjin again. We can't see the emperor brother at a time, so I can't do anything about this...this is impossible!"

Hu Jingzong pondered for a while and said, "Although the prince can't see Your Majesty now, he can still submit the memorial. Please submit a memorial to explain the pros and cons of this. When the emperor sees the memorial, he will definitely summon the prince. At that time, the prince can just report it straightforward!"

How many opinions can a young man have? Naturally, this memorial was drafted by Hu Jingzong, and then sent it to Beijing. He had already greeted his friend before sending the memorial, so before the memorial was sent to the palace, the royal family of the vassal kings and royal families closer to the capital knew about this and King Jing's position. Hu Jingzong did this to prevent the cabinet from suppressing the memorial.

Ding Rukui and others did have the intention to suppress the memorial at the beginning, but Xu Jie said: "Li Zhe was a memorial for the memorial. Afterwards, he asked the Jinyiwei to control the Yan family of Jing Wang. It can be seen that he planned to accept the blame directly, or submit it to the emperor. Since it is a matter of light, there is no need to sneak in." There are two other sentences he did not say, that is, the current affairs are different from when Yan Song took over power. The little emperor has almost become a symbol and has no power. The resistance to the administration of the cabinet and the Navy Governor's Office mainly comes from the conservative forces outside the palace, so Xu Jie and others actually have no need to follow Yan Song to conceal the memorial.

As soon as King Jing entered the palace, Zhu Zai'an was indeed very surprised and said to himself: "I haven't heard this statement before, Gao Gong and others said it. Are they all hiding me?" He carefully collected the memorial and asked his wife to come to see Queen Mother Du in the evening and showed King Jing's memorial to Queen Mother Du.

Empress Dowager Du was ill at bedridden and was dying, but after reading the memorial, he was excited and whispered: "Son of the Emperor! Although King Jing and you are suspected of competing for the throne, he really cares about the entire Ming Dynasty royal family - he is afraid of his lips and teeth being cold."

Zhu Zai'er was surprised and said, "Mother, what do you mean... Xu Jie and Li Zhe are treacherous ministers?"

Queen Mother Du was sadly worried: "I don't know much about the things outside the palace, but judging by the actions of the cabinet and the Navy Governor's Office, how could I take the emperor as the emperor seriously? You are not young now. If they were willing to be your ministers, they should have handed over power step by step and supported you to rule. I dare not say these words lightly on weekdays, but after seeing King Jing's memorial, I knew that this matter was too late!"

Zhu Zai'an became more and more panicked the more he heard. Although he was the emperor, he did not have any power in his hand. In the past two years, he was almost only raised by the cabinet and the Navy Governor's Office in the palace. Zhu Zai'an was not stupid, and he was not dissatisfied with Xu Jie and Li Zhe and others who did not return the military and political power, nor did he doubt them. He just tried his best to numb himself and did not want to face this reality. At this time, as soon as King Jing's memorial was posted, and after listening to his mother's words, the layer of self-deception in his heart was pierced and said in distress: "If this is the case, if this is the case...what should be done!" (To be continued. If you want to know what happens next, please log in.qidian., more chapters, support the author and support genuine reading!) (To be continued)
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