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Chapter 456: That Yang Jian-like voice, "Thank you, Grand Master!"

"Master, the kings have arrived outside the palace."

In the Forbidden City and the Qianqing Palace, Xu Xin was "praying" for the emperor. At this time, Cao Zhengchun came outside the palace and informed his close relatives about the king's entry into the capital.

There were big problems with the vassal system of the Ming Dynasty. To be precise, the Yiying system left by Zhu Yuanzhang was fine at the time, but in fact it was all problems. He only cared about his own pleasure, such as guards, vassals, etc. Yes, if you don’t change it later, the court will be brought down sooner or later.

Just like the vassal system, the second emperor Zhu Yunwen would cut down the vassal, and Zhu Di would seize the throne through Jingnan.

When Zhu Dijing was having trouble seizing the throne, the excuse he made was that Zhu Yunwen did not follow the ancestral system and cut down the vassal vassal. So for the sake of legal authority, he must not cut down, but suppress.

At the beginning, the Ming vassal king really had real power and troops. Then after a series of policies to suppress and reduce power, the lord of the vassal was suppressed to the point of being incapacitated. People were taken care of, let alone entering the capital, and were not even allowed to leave the vassal territory. The key is that the problem became increasingly difficult to solve.

Now that it is the 100th anniversary of the founding of the country, Zonglu, who is responsible for these vassals, has put a lot of pressure on the court's finances. The key is that there will only be more and more of these clans that are raised like pigs.

Xu Xin looked down upon these guys, so naturally he wanted to get them outside the Ming Dynasty and raise them all like pigs, which was not an easy task.

Of course, such a thing must be done by chance. When the emperor dies, the kings will go to the funeral as usual. According to the original rules, it will basically not be approved, but Xu Xin agreed this time and let the close relatives The kings, that is, Zhu Youtang's brothers, returned to Beijing for the funeral.

"Please come in, kings!"

Xu Xin did not look back, but looked at the emperor's coffin intently.

Cao Zhengchun turned around to announce the call, and soon a group of people came in. The leader was probably in his early thirties, a little younger than Xu Xin. He was Xingwang Zhu Youqiu, the fourth prince recorded in the genealogy of Emperor Chenghua.

Zhu ignored these princes who were not included in the genealogy. Counting separately, Emperor Chenghua had a total of fifteen sons recorded in the genealogy, and Xu's brat ranked fifteenth. Zhu Youtang ranked third, followed by Xingwang Zhu Youtang, who was also the head of the close relatives.

"Queen! Prince! Grand Master!"

The kings headed by Zhu Youqian greeted the queen, prince, Xu Xin and others in front of the mourning hall. They were all frightened and panicked.

According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, after the prince left the capital and became a vassal, he basically had no chance to return to the capital. When their eldest brother passed away, originally the kings just issued a memorial saying that they were going to attend the funeral as usual. Who knew that Xu Xin, the grand master, would actually agreed.

This frightened the kings who returned to the capital. They all knew the abilities of this grand master. He had carried out drastic reforms in recent years, such as opening seas, guard posts, and redundant troops. He had eliminated most of the remaining troops. It is the feudal king and the civil servants. The key is that the problems of the civil servants are hidden and not obvious.

Therefore, anyone with a knack knows that Xu Xin may take action against the vassal king next. These first batch of princes summoned to Beijing may be the group of "Kun'er" who were killed to scare the monkeys.

"Let's meet Emperor Daxing first!"

Xu Xin waved his hand and walked out of Qianqing Palace.

The kings headed by Zhu Youqi breathed a sigh of relief after Xu Xin left. After respectfully offering incense to Emperor Daxing one by one, they talked to the emperor's sister-in-law Zhang, all wanting to know more about the regulations of the imperial court.

Zhang's words comforted them not to be impatient. She only had a rough understanding of what Xu Xin was going to do. The key was that she couldn't say it in advance.

It took nearly two months for Daxing Emperor Zhu Youtang to finish most of the funeral affairs, and then the new emperor ascended the throne. It was around the end of July that the court began to hold court meetings again.

The Great Court Meeting in July of the 18th year of Hongzhi was moved from the Fengtian Hall to the Jinluan Hall. The Jinluan Hall, which was destroyed in the 23rd year of Chenghua, has long been rebuilt.

The Jinluan Hall is a symbol of imperial power. It has a stronger sense of ritual than practicality. It is not a hall commonly used for imperial court meetings. The reason why today's court meetings are placed here is because this is the first court meeting after the new emperor ascended the throne.

This time, not only was the place for the Great Court Meeting moved to the newly built Jinluan Hall, but the person presiding over the Great Court Meeting was also changed. The new emperor sat on the dragon throne, and the Queen Mother Zhang listened to the government behind the curtain. However, they were not the protagonists of the Great Court Meeting. The protagonist was Taishi Xu Xin stood a little below the emperor.

Although the Queen Mother was said to listen to the government behind the curtain, according to the emperor's decree, she basically could not express her opinions, including the emperor. Before taking office, all major matters were decided by the Grand Master, which was equivalent to letting Xu Xin be the regent. "Go to court! Go to court..."

With the loud shouting of Eunuch Cao Zhengchun, the court meeting that had been suspended for many days finally started again. The courtiers with various animals embroidered on their chests entered the Jinluan Hall after being inspected by the Han general.

"If you have something to report, if nothing happens, you will retreat."

The great eunuch Cao Zhengchun stood a little lower and shouted loudly.

"Long live my emperor."

The ministers bowed their heads, and the sound was very loud. The person they were saluting, the fifteen-year-old little emperor on the dragon throne, subconsciously looked at Xu Xin, the grand master.

Xu Xin nodded towards the little emperor. It could be seen that Zhu Houzhao was indeed a little stage frightened now and relied on him, but he might not be sure in the future.

The emperor will grow and people's hearts will change.

Soon the officials reported some recent major events, and Xu Xin gave suggestions one by one, which the emperor would basically accept.

In fact, Xu Xin had already set the rules for these matters before the big meeting. The so-called small meeting for big things, the meeting... just goes through the process.

One matter after another was dealt with, and soon another minister reported, saying that the emperor's fifteenth uncle, Renwang, had come of age, and it was time to declare vassal status.

"Uncle Benevolent Emperor wants to become a vassal, this matter...Grand Master..."

Emperor Zhu Houzhao quickly looked at Xu Xin.

Hongzhi Emperor Zhu Youtang did not have many heirs, only Zhu Houzhao and Princess Yunluo. However, in the first year of Hongzhi, he also had a close relative, Emperor Renwang, so the emperor and Renwang had known each other since childhood and had been playing together until they were adults. The emperor's martial arts skills were still his. As a teacher, he naturally doesn’t want his playmates to leave.

Just like Zhu Youtang trusted Xu Xin and Zhu Wuwu, Zhu Houzhao trusted the King Ren the most. He really wanted to be like his father who left Zhu Wuwu to assist the government. In the future, he would take charge and let the King Ren become his right-hand man. The royal family should have its own strength.

"Nioh is old enough."

Xu Xin's sentence set the rules, and Zhu Houzhao was naturally helpless and could only say that he would choose a better fiefdom.

The Ming Dynasty was divided into so many generations and dozens of princes. In fact, the real good fiefdoms have long since disappeared. For example, Zhu Youtang's biological brother, the best one can be named Xingwang, and the Qin Wang, Jin Wang, and Zhu Di during the Zhu Yuanzhang period. The kings of Han and Zhao who were granted titles during this period are simply incomparable.

"Fief the land in Liaodong, follow the old system, and establish a vassal state..."

Xu Xin's simple words set off a shocking wave in the court, especially among the close relatives such as King Xing.

"Grand Master, Liaodong is just a place of restraint..."

"Then fight, and then start immigration after plowing the court. There are annexations in various places, and there are a lot of refugees. It's time to solve the problem in one place..."

Xu Xinzhong had already prepared a draft, and he spoke quickly and clearly when asked.

Not long after, King Ni came into the palace to thank him.

He was dressed in silver armor and stood in the Golden Palace. He said, "Thank you, Grand Master!" He had a certain demeanor like Erlang Yang Jian.

(End of this chapter)