That is to say, Cao Chong didn't even ask for a decreasing title at all.

Just when the ministers were still in the reaction stage, thinking about how to refute, Zhi Lanying and Huang Yueying took a step at the same time, but it was Zhe Lanying who walked out first.

"Your Majesty, Zhi Lanying feels that her brother is right, the title is hereditary, and it is seriously contrary to the new policy, Zhi Lanying is willing to give up the title of King of Beihai and admonish Brother Chong."

The reason why Zhi Lanying was the first to come out and gave up the title was because Cao Chong was her younger brother, and Zhi Lanying complained a little in her heart about Liu Zhang, why did she find her younger brother to stand up to the gun, Cao Chong couldn't stand it, and her sister could only stand up first.

Zhongwenwu was shocked again, Zhe Lanying is now the giant of the Sichuan army, before Huang Yueying was crowned King Yan, Zhe Lanying was the highest title of the Sichuan army.

And the current King of Beihai, who is the prince who radiates the entire grassland, may become the largest vassal state if he opens a government to govern the country.

Zhong Wenwu originally thought that Cao Chong was soft-spoken, and the content of the advice was ridiculous, and Liu Zhang would not accept it, but now that Zhe Lanying wants to give up the throne and go along with the advice, all the civil and military forces can't hold back the surprise in their hearts.

Liu Zhang frowned slightly and looked at Zhi Lanying, although Zhi Lanying will be the concubine, and Jue is useless in herself, but it will be useful for her future heirs.

Liu Zhang has made it clear that he will not directly crown the title of prince and viscount, everything has to be fought for by himself, and if Zhe Lanying is the king of Beihai, the future heirs can be directly canonized as dukes, which is still good for her children.

It's just that Liu Zhang already knows that no matter whether Cao Chong was bewitched by someone or not, the title turmoil has already begun, and the first priority at this time is to promote the implementation of the decreasing title.

"Your Majesty. Yueying does not give up the title. I would like to receive a decreasing title. If you don't open the government, you won't govern the country. ”

Huang Yueying didn't give up the title, and she couldn't give it up, if the people who admonished were so selfless, the influence of the admonition would be smaller, they didn't want to eradicate the hereditary title, but they just wanted a decreasing system.

Huang Yueying knows that setting this system is the first priority. If you give up the title entirely, it will be sour.

"Your Majesty, the last general is willing to receive a reduced title, and he will not govern the country if he does not open the government." Zhang Ren stood up.

"The subordinates are willing to receive a reduced title, and they will not govern the country if they do not open the government." Fa Zheng also stepped forward.

All the civil and military forces were shocked, and at this moment, some generals stood up, Huang Zhong, Gao Pei, Fan Lixiang and others, and the vultures saw this situation. Hesitate and stand up as well.

"The subordinates are willing to receive a decreasing title. If you don't open the government, you won't govern the country. ”

One after another, some civil and military forces came forward, but compared with those who did not stand up, there were still a very small number of them, and most of them were blue-faced, obviously unwilling to give up their fixed titles.

Xu Jing looked left and right, there are still so many people, the emperor can't just register and be angry, take a step forward, and say loudly: "Your Majesty Mingjian, although Xu Jing doesn't know what title he will be awarded, but no matter what the title, whether it is a decreasing title or no title, Xu Jing will never complain."

But Xu Jing has a few words to say, please Your Majesty's permission, and please also ask General Zhelan, Huang Yueying's military division, and Lord Cao Chong not to blame. ”

"Let's get straight to it." Seeing that most of the civil and military were standing in place, this was expected by Liu Zhang.

Although most of the Shi clan was wiped out, the concept of the Shi clan was deeply rooted, and it was too difficult for the people of the Han Dynasty to give up the opportunity to glorify their ancestors.

"Your Majesty." Xu Jing bowed and saluted: "Since ancient times, civil and military feats have not been greedy for fame and fortune, and now there are such selfless people as Cao Chong, General Zhelan, Huang Junshi, etc. in the court, which is unprecedented, and only a holy monarch like the lord is in the court, there are such virtuous ministers."

But I'm sure you've all heard the story of the Holy Master Confucius.

In the past, Confucius's disciple Zilu saved a child, the child's father gave him a cow, Zilu accepted it, some people said that Zilu should be rewarded for doing good deeds, not a gentleman, but Confucius praised him, saying that in this way there will be more people doing good deeds in the future.

Confucius also had a disciple named Zigong, and in the Spring and Autumn Lu State there was a law that if the Lu people saw their compatriots in a foreign country suffer misfortune and become slaves, as long as they could redeem these people, they could get compensation from the state.

Zigong redeemed the Lu people from foreign countries, but did not receive compensation from the Lu State.

Confucius said, Zigong, it is wrong for you to do this, and from now on, no one in the Lu country will redeem their compatriots in distress.

I believe everyone understands the meaning of the Holy Master Confucius, and there are too few high-spirited and upright people like General Zhelan, Huang Junshi, and Master Cao in this world.

Most people advocate paid labor, but Confucius's disciples do unpaid labor. So if people want to be paid for their work, it means that they are of low moral character, and if they don't want to be paid, they don't want to do it.

As a result, there will be fewer and fewer people who do good deeds, so Confucius criticized the nobility of his disciples.

Even the sage of Confucius advocated paid labor, not to mention those of us who were in later generations, and the title issued by the emperor was awarded to those who had meritorious service to the Han Dynasty.

If they are all like General Zhelan, Huang Junshi, and Lord Cao, I'm afraid that not many people will be willing to make achievements for the Han Dynasty in the future, right? ”

"yes, yes." Xu Jing said in an orderly manner, and also used the example of Sage Kong, as soon as he finished speaking, he immediately caused the ministers to echo him, and many generals who did not read the sage books, although they didn't understand much, also echoed one after another.

"Isn't it a reward for the reduction of titles, and each title comes with a lot of high-level treatment and privileges?"

"What is the difference between a sudden reduction in returns and no returns? If this continues, the credibility of the imperial court will be lost, and the country will not be a country. ”

The court was divided into two groups of people and quarreled, but the vast majority of those who obviously defended the inherent title, Liu Zhang looked at this scene, both parties made sense, and it was for their own rights and interests, knowing that there was no result at all.

After noon, Liu Zhang announced his retirement from the dynasty and discussed it another day.

"Your Majesty, this matter cannot be delayed." After leaving the palace, Huang Yueying said a word to Liu Zhang.

"I know that I will immediately build momentum among the people, and let the people petition for a reduction in the title, not only the people, but also those retired soldiers and generals, all of them will be mobilized.

Issued a book to Tianjin Weiwen, Jiangdong Weiyan, and Western Regions Pangtong Du Wei. Goguryeo King Yue Cho Chang. Jiaozhou Zhu Liang Cai Wei. Jointly sent a letter to request the implementation of a decreasing title, and waited for the letter of advice to arrive. ”

"Yes."

Liu Zhang had long expected such a scene, who would not defend their interests? In order to take care of the interests of the upper echelons, successive rulers discarded many good policies and turned them into policies that did not harm the upper echelons, and these so-called politically common compromises were the beginning of corruption.

The only way is to force them to comply.

Liu Zhang believes that there is absolutely no one who likes the upper-class civil and military to have a fixed title. Whether out of selfishness or public interest, the common people will oppose the fixed title.

Those retired soldiers themselves are in diminishing titles, and they will definitely support decreasing titles.

Coupled with the strong recommendation of the civil and military outside, the so-called majority in the court can immediately become a minority, and Liu Zhang can't believe it.

……

"Lord Huang, you heard it, the people on the streets of Beijing are talking everywhere, saying that they support the decreasing title, I bah. A bunch of untouchables, they don't have titles. They hate us meritorious ministers, and if they didn't have us, they would still be in the quagmire of war. ”

Xu Jing came to Huang Quan's mansion and immediately expressed his dissatisfaction, Huang Quan frowned: "Then what is Lord Xu going to do?" On the day of the court meeting, Huang Quan did not make any statement.

It's not that Huang Quan doesn't want a title, and he doesn't want a title so much, in fact, he has a sister who is the queen and a nephew who is the prince, is the title so important to him?

What Huang Quan is worried about now is not his title, but if Liu Xun ascends the throne, will he kill his siblings, and if he does so, what will happen to the Huang family?

The Huang family is now a queen and a prince, and the Huang family is such a huge family, Huang Quan doesn't think that Liu Xun will let go of the Huang family at that time, even if Liu Xun lets it go, in order to stabilize Liu Xun's Huang Quan, Zhou Budo, Cao Chong and others will not let it go.

"The first strike, these people are obviously instigated, if we are coerced by public opinion to give up the title, it will not be easy to do.

Lord Huang, the emperor did not announce the results at that time, which shows that he is also afraid of public anger, and there are many people on our side, if the first bird is defeated, the emperor can only change his mind. ”

"Dealing with Cao Chong?"

"That's right, a little kid dares to be a bird, starting from the emperor's reverse scales, Cao Chong died without a place to be buried, Lord Huang, what do you think?"

"Reverse scales?" Huang Quan said a word and waved his hand: "What you want to do, you do it yourself, it has nothing to do with me." If it was Huang Quan in the past, he would definitely persuade Xu Jing, but now, Huang Quan doesn't know why, but he hopes that Xu Jing and them will make a fuss.

"But Lord Huang has to take the lead in this matter...... All right. ”

Xu Jing sighed and left abruptly, Huang Quan is the highest civil official, and the senior generals on the military general's side are basically from the other faction, without Huang Quan, nothing can be done.

Looking at Xu Jing leaving, Huang Quan, who was frowning, suddenly opened his eyes wide, and suddenly a thought that even he felt scared surfaced.

"Master Xu, my lord asks you to go back and talk." As soon as Xu Jing arrived at the door, he was about to leave in frustration, when suddenly a member of the Huang family chased him out.

……

"Brother Huang's governance philosophy is really much better than mine."

Liu Kang took a piece of paper and said enviously, Liu Xun and Liu Kang studied together as usual, but Liu Kang suddenly said that the two brothers wrote their own political ideas together, and Liu Xun wrote it when he thought about it.

In contrast, Liu Kang's looks very sharp, but it is too simple, and obviously many of them have not been thought through, after all, Liu Kang is only eight years old, and it is normal that he can't think about it so comprehensively.

And Liu Xun, after so many years of cultivation by Zhou Budo, what he wrote is much more comprehensive, put together, the advantages and disadvantages are self-explanatory, and even Liu Kang has to praise it.

Liu Xun said a little stunned: "Although Brother Kang's seems simple, but that's just because you are still young and don't have enough knowledge, but the basic direction is correct, and the concept of your father is similar. ”

Liu Xun sighed: "No matter how comprehensive the writing is, it is contrary to my father's father, and it is good if my father doesn't scold me." ”

Liu Xun looked depressed, Liu Kang, who was only eight years old, comforted him a few more words, Liu Xun felt better, and at this moment, a soldier came in to report.

"Two highnesses, a person from outside the palace said that he was a small contractor of the southern section of the Hebei Canal Project, and he wanted to give a gift to Lord Cao Chong."

"Cao Chong went to the mansion......" After Cao Chong came to Hebei, like Zhou Budo, he didn't have his own mansion and still lived in Liu Xun's palace.

When I went to the military aircraft department, I couldn't live in the palace, and the two of them were still looking for a place to buy a house.

"Brother Huang." Liu Xungang said, Liu Kang said: "There is a contractor in this section of the river, Cao Chong is the general manager of Hebei, and he came to give gifts but he gave bribes, and he must not accept it, and if he accepts it, it will harm Cao Chong." ”

Liu Xun nodded, and was about to refuse, but the soldier said again: "That person said that he must report the name of the gift to the two highnesses, it is the ice wisteria flower." ”

"Ice wisteria?" Liu Xun groaned: "Is it expensive?" ”

"Although the wisteria with white petals is less purple than the purple one, it is just an ordinary flower, and the market price is a few hundred dollars."

"Get someone in."

"Brother Huang." Liu Kang looked at Liu Xun with a little puzzlement, and Liu Xun said: "Brother Kang, you don't know, General Zhelan and Huang Junshi are going to enter the palace as concubines."

General Zhelan misses the old place of the Di people, where there are many wisteria flowers, most of which are ice wisteria, white petals, so he wants to raise some in the palace, but most of them in Hebei are purple petals.

Cao Chong is the younger brother of General Zhelan, and he has been paying attention to it, maybe this contractor knows.

Wisteria is not a precious flower at all, even if the ice wisteria is not expensive, it is only a few hundred dollars, which is not considered a bribe, and I will add the money to the foreman according to the market price later, and then report to Yousi, it should be no problem. ”

"Oh." Liu Kang nodded, but frowned.

After a while, a pot of ice wisteria was carried into the palace, it was really not a precious flower, in fact, it was in the countryside of Beijing, but even so, Liu Xun still gave the foreman money, and then reported to Yousi and received a pot of wisteria.

At this time, another soldier came and said that Huang Quan was looking for Liu Kang, and Liu Kang said goodbye to Liu Xun and went out.

Liu Xun took his letter and read it, obviously he was quite satisfied with himself, but he sighed again, knowing that Liu Zhang would not appreciate it, and hid it in the cabinet.

……

"According to the advice of officials of the Ministry of Letters and Visits, public opinion in Hebei has been raging recently, and it is all a matter of titles, I don't know what the secretaries think?" After going to the court, Liu Zhang took a booklet, and the eunuch took a plate and asked the ministers.

"Your Majesty, before discussing the title, Weichen has a major matter to report." Without waiting for the other ministers to take Liu Zhang's words, Xu Jing took a step forward and looked at Cao Chong on the side: "Lord Cao used his power for personal gain and accepted bribes for the project, please ask the emperor to investigate thoroughly from the Imperial History Tower." ”

As soon as Xu Jing's voice fell, the ministers were in an uproar and looked at Cao Chong one after another, but Cao Chong was at a loss for the second monk, he accepted bribes, when did he accept bribes? (To be continued......)