In the small meeting hall of the household department, Gao Shishi, Cheng Wen and Hu Zhili sat down in priority, and the fragrant tea on the pineapple wood coffee table in the hands of the three of them was already presenting, exuding a refreshing fragrance. In the snack plate made into the shape of a nine-square grid, there are neatly cut seasonal melons and fruits, as well as some melon seeds, candied fruit, halva and other snacks, but the three of them have no intention of tasting a product now.

Gao Pragmatic smiled, and said in a sincere tone, "The kid is shallow and thin, and he is very frightened to live in this position." Both of them are Shilin seniors, and they have been the nickname of the Cao Hu Department for a long time, familiar with civil affairs, and have made outstanding achievements. In the future, we will work together, and I hope that the two of you will not hesitate to give advice, and you will be a few pleases to the people and the people. ”

Cheng Wen is a left waiter, so he spoke first, "Situ has been raised, the text is just a mediocre person, and nothing has been achieved since the assistant household department, but he acts in accordance with the holy will and the order, and he may have one or two labors, and he is ashamed to speak." Situ Xiongcai, Wen Tao Wuluo, now to the earth, is really a blessing in the world. Although the text is useless, I am willing to attach Situ Jiwei. With that, he arched his hand.

Situ and Da Situ are also the honorific titles of Hubu Shangshu, which is no different from Si Nong.

Hu Zhili's face was solemn, and when he saw that Cheng Wen had given up, he also arched his hand, and then said, "Situ is here to relieve the urgency of my household." This year, the overall situation is in a difficult situation, and the household department has been chased by various ministries and officials all day long like a debt collector asking for money, and it has long been anxious. There was also unrest in the locality, and there was a rebellion in the northwest a few days ago, and I received news yesterday that the two kings of Zhou and Lu were quite dissatisfied with the opening of the feudal ban."

Gao Shishi saw that he said this, so he kept silent, and seemed to have a hidden feeling, and couldn't help asking, "There are only three of me here, Yazhai Gong might as well make it clear that these two kings are well treated, and the opening of the feudal ban has no effect on them, so why be dissatisfied?"

Although Hu Zhili is a northerner and has been an official in the household department for many years, in fact, he is not a serious official of the Shixue School, to a certain extent, he is a neutral faction, but these years of official experience have made him obviously inclined to the governance strategy of the Shixue School, and he is not very interested in the Xinxue School, which is dominated by officials in the south, especially Jiangnan officials.

However, after all, a faction is a faction, he is not a person in the real school, and some things are inconvenient to speak directly like Cheng Wen, and he is naturally not easy to speak without the approval of Gao Pragmatic.

At this time, since Gao Pragmatic asked, he no longer hid it, and said, "King Zhou and King Lu originally had no influence, but the situation of the two of them, Situ, you also know, the hereditary lineage has been very wide in the past two hundred years, even if it is a close branch. Not to mention that these two princes have many heirs, but it just so happens that the two kings' favorite sons are not the eldest sons."

As soon as he said this, Gao Pragmatic understood, and snorted lightly, "It means that they are dissatisfied with the compensation of their beloved son"

Hu Zhili smiled, but sighed again, nodded and said, "Actually, this kind of thing is very common even among the people, but when its object is a vassal king, the meaning is very different. ”

Gao Shishi just nodded, and before he could speak, Hu Zhili continued, "And there is another point that is particularly worrying at this time. ”

"Which point?" asked Gao Shipra.

Hu Zhili's face suddenly became extremely serious, and he said in a deep voice, "If the beloved son of the vassal king can break the rules of the national law, then how can the emperor's beloved son be like the emperor's eldest son is slightly weak now, and the emperor's second son is strong, the mother of the emperor's eldest son is not a saint, and the mother of the emperor's second son"

Gao Pragmatic didn't expect him to think of this, but after thinking about it, there was some truth. The Ming Dynasty is the most important distinction between the elder and the younger, and now the emperor has no sons-in-law, so the ministers naturally focus on the difference between the young and the old, but everything will be thought about in this regard, at least they must care more about it than Gao Shipra.

Gao pragmatic is a traverser after all, most of his peers in that era are only children, and secondly, even if there are two brothers in the family, as long as the parents are a little more enlightened, they will try to insist on "a bowl of water is level" in life, how to say that it will not be as big as the difference in the Ming era.

How big is the distinction between the Ming Dynasty, it's almost a zero-sum game, I'm the eldest son, all the inheritance belongs to me, and you younger brothers have almost nothing.

If I am pleased, I will give you a little bit from between my fingers; If I'm not happy, you don't have to expect anything but the demotion and Zonglu stipulated by the imperial court.

However, this system of primogeniture is itself artificially stipulated, and this so-called ancestral rule does not represent the degree of liking of the parties themselves. For example, King Zhou and King Lu are probably like this.

Parents who have "no choice" like later generations, then it's okay, now not only have to choose, but there are many to choose, then they will naturally favor their favorite son. Even if he was not the eldest son, according to the original practice, they would definitely try to give more wealth to their beloved son in advance so that he would not "suffer" in the future.

But now Gao Pragmatic doesn't play this game with them, and in the way that made him Shilin call "the courage of the world" in order to relieve the people's hardship, Feng Guo used the pro-clan to open the feudal clan and ban the sparse, Gao Pragmatic almost restricted everything to death.

Leaving aside the "reasonable" part of his recital for the time being, let's just say that the solution he proposed, the first one is to limit the title.

"The people who have found Jiajing in the council please implement the law of limiting the son, but the temple has not allowed it, and the minister does not need to limit the life, and the seal can be limited. The present dynasty has lasted for more than 200 years, and it has been discussed by relatives, and it has also been descended, except for the first prince Gu who attacked the feudal marquis as usual, and then added detailed discussion after the third generation, and then added detailed discussions, and its tired dynasty should be established as a limit.

For example, the eldest son of the prince attacked the prince, and the second son of the prince Xu Feng was the fourth, a total of five Yan. The eldest son of the county king attacked the county king, and the second son Xu Feng was the second, a total of three. General Zhenfu Fengguo has a son-in-law who is allowed to seal the second, and no son-in-law is allowed to ask for a concubine. Lieutenant Zhenfu Fengguo, regardless of his concubine, Xu Feng has a son. For the above titles, if there are children, the number of people who cannot be sealed can be completed, please ask for the name as usual.

Those who are interested in reading, and the handsome children of the people, should be admitted to the school together, and those who are listed in the first class should be promoted, just like the case of the prince, and will not be appointed as an external official. Other industries such as the field of general engineering, from the convenience of physiology, such as the concern that its strength can not make a living, should be the amount of funds.

and if the son of the prince shall not be sealed, he shall be given a crown and six hundred taels of silver; If the son of the king of the county shall not be sealed, he shall be given a crown and belt to the twentieth year, and four hundred taels of silver; If the son of a general or lieutenant is not allowed to be sealed, he will be given a scarf and two hundred taels of silver with each son. Then it is either official or not, and there is no risk of losing it.

If there are more wandering wasters among them, then there are unscrupulous sons in the family, and there is nothing to be done.

And I heard that today's poor sect is lazy, and the subordinates do everything, serve anonymously, and are willing to beat Chu, if they are among the gentry, and they are all impeached by the public, and the business of the four people is conferred, and the law of the city officials is equal, this is the right way, what is the shame."

Here, he clearly proposed to "limit the seal", and it is precisely because of the restriction that he needs to "give funds".

However, Gao Pragmatic originally felt that the "limited seal" he proposed was actually quite lenient, for example, the king of Zhou and the king of Lu were both princes, according to his ban on opening the domain, "such as the eldest son of the prince attacking the prince, and the second son of the prince Xu Feng four, a total of five Yan." ”

There are already four "beloved sons" except for the eldest son who have been demoted to you, why are you still dissatisfied that you have given birth to dozens of piglets?

However, Hu Zhili told him that he was embarrassed, and he really gave birth to dozens of people

the groove

Gao Pragmatic couldn't help but roll his eyes, and couldn't wait to say, "Are you TD really just trying to engage women at home every day?"

But after thinking about it, forget it.

According to the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, if a prince is really just "nesting at home every day to engage in women", then he is not only not bad, but even completely worthy of being a virtuous king. Because there are many people who are not good and ten times worse than this.

What the hell is this world, okay, why didn't I cross over into a virtuous king, and now I'm thinking about how to make this country good every day, but this country is not mine

Ahem, I'm sorry, my consciousness has slipped, it's my fault, I'm self-reflecting.

However, Gao pragmatic thought about it, and still shook his head, "Prince Yu Zifeng is already the emperor Longen, and the country can only bear the matter of King Zhou and King Lu to such an extent, what channel did Jingshi know?"

Hu Zhili's face was slightly relieved, although Gao Shishi did not express his opinion on the issue of "the emperor's beloved son", but he insisted on his previous restriction strategy, and clearly supported his own opinion, that is, it is not allowed to "distinguish between the old and the young".

In the face of Gao pragmatic's inquiry, Hu Zhili replied, "The source of the two kings' dissatisfaction is not the same, the news of the king of Zhou is said to have come from the eunuch of Henan Town, and it should have been directly to the palace, but for some reason, the news leaked out, so that even I heard about it." The source of the news of King Lu was that the Shandong Patrol Press happened to be in Yanzhou at that time, and King Chade Lu was drunk in the palace a few days ago and said something not very good. ”

Gao Shishi's eyes froze when he heard this, and he asked lightly, "Oh, what did Lu Fan say?"

He "asked lightly", but after all, he was a marshal who had led his troops to win so many big battles, and he had a bad aura brought out of the army. Under this gaze, even if Hu Zhili had a clear conscience, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, as if a sharp knife had suddenly stabbed into his chest.

Not to mention Hu Zhili, who was facing him, even Cheng Wen, who was watching from the side, felt his scalp tingle, his back was cold, and he didn't dare to come out.

After the Northwest Rebellion was pacified, Gao Shipra, who had been called "the world's first civil marshal" by some people who did good things in Beijing, had gradually cultivated his prestige, and even his colleagues in the ministry no longer dared to speak directly to him.

After settling down, Hu Zhili said, "This Lu Fan was drunk at that time"

"I only asked him what he said." Gao pragmatic stretched out his hand to stop the way, and there was no smile on his face.

"Cough" Hu Zhili sighed and said, "Lu Fan said at that time that Qing Fan's loss was not about anything else, but he had no good talk with Bibai. ”

Gao Shishi sneered, "Oh, Lu Fan is very insightful, he thinks that Qing Fan should have a good talk with Bibai, and then the two use each other, he borrows his name and Bibai, and Bibai borrows soldiers to him, and the two work together to fight against the imperial court, it's good, it's very good, it seems that Lu Fan's plan has been decided, and he plans to do this."

Hu Zhili was a little embarrassed, and explained, "I'm afraid it's just drunken nonsense, the Shandong Patrol has already reported, Yan Lu Fan has not done anything else, and he has never seen any outsiders, especially the Shandong General Army and the generals of the guards." The number of guards in the palace was also limited to the number allowed by the imperial court, not only did it not exceed the quota, but it was even lacking more than thirty. ”

Gao Shishi snorted lightly, "Why is the chief military officer guarding Shandong stationed in Yanzhou instead of Jinan, I hope Lu Fan has a clear enough understanding of this." ”

Hu Zhili smiled bitterly: "I hope so." ”

Gao pragmatic thought about it, and asked again, "Does the emperor know these two things?"

Hu Zhili said: "I should already know." ”

"What is the Decree?"

"Not yet."

Gao Pragmatic frowned slightly, thought for a while, nodded and said, "This matter will be ignored at the headquarters meeting, and King Zhou only needs to admonish him." Although Lu Fan's drunken nonsense does not have to be taken seriously, as a prince of the imperial court, he has no words, not only involving court politics, but even rebellion, and being a knight. ”

At this time, not only Hu Zhili was taken aback, but even Cheng Wen was taken aback, and hurriedly said, "Situ and slow." ”

Gao pragmatic looked at Cheng Wen and waited for his next step. Cheng Wen coughed lightly and said with a wry smile, "Situ's move, I naturally understand the reason, but the court has always been generous to the vassals, this King Lu is the first line of the country, loyal to the past dynasties, and Lu Fan himself is also quite famous."

Gao pragmatic couldn't help but be stunned, "He is still quite famous"

Cheng Wendao "Yes, Lu Fan had filial piety when he was young, and after the raid, he donated Zhongtian Lake to support the poor, and he resigned to Changlu and distributed it to the poor sect. Since Jiajing and Longqing, three generations of the Son of Heaven have given six seals to reward their labor. ”

This is a new thing, and Gao Pragmatic can't help but be a little surprised. He usually doesn't care much about the specific performance of these vassal kings, anyway, most of them are not good in his eyes, and he can't imagine that this drunken and nonsense Lu Fan is really a bit virtuous.

Gao pragmatic recalled it carefully, remembering that His Royal Highness King Lu seemed to be not young, and it was unlikely that he really had any rebellious intentions, but it was just because of the quarrel between his sons' raids and demotion that made him unhappy, and then he lost his words after drinking and said something in his heart.

Such words are not tight in later generations, and it is great to detain them, but the ancients did not have the habit of "not being punished for their words", after all, the ancients paid attention to "words and deeds", and they had to praise them if they said well, so of course they would be punished for not saying well.

But since Lu Fan has not done anything wrong in the past few decades, and has even been commended several times, it is not good for Gao to be pragmatic, because he occasionally has a drunken gaffe, so he has to ask the emperor to demote him to a knighthood, which is really a bit harsh.

Therefore, he shook his head slightly, "Since this is the case, let it go this time, and ask the emperor to take responsibility." ”

Cheng Wen and Hu Zhili both breathed a sigh of relief, but unexpectedly, Gao was pragmatic but said, "By the way, the household department will temporarily withhold all the Zonglu and funds of the Lu clan this year, and tell them to give it next year." If they are not convinced, they say that it means the main department. Hmph, I'd like to see if these people dare to jump with me. ”

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