Chapter 56 The Edict
After the cabinet meeting was over, Jiajing called Lu Fang aside, then handed over a list, and said in a low voice, "Let Jin Yiwei deal with the people on the list, and we can mobilize the troops from the local guards if necessary."

Hearing what the emperor said, Lu Fang took the list tremblingly, and only glanced at it, and suddenly found that the names of King Hui, King Gui, and King Zhao were all on it.

"Yes, servant girl will do it now." Lu Fang suppressed the shock in her heart and bowed to Jiajing.

At the same time, the cabinet has also finished drafting the imperial edict.

"Old Yan Ge, what do you think of this statement, are there any mistakes or omissions?"

"Well, that's right, let's follow this and send someone to send it to the Supervisor of Rituals!"

Yan Song glanced at the drafted edict and nodded, indicating that the content was correct.

……

Henan, Prince Hui's Mansion.

If the decoration of the mansions of other vassal kings still pays attention to a little elegance, then the decoration style of Prince Hui's Mansion is pure and simple.

The entire Prince Hui's Mansion is composed of countless magnificent, majestic and magnificent palaces, covering a total area of ​​more than ten acres, surrounded by two neat rows of green plants. The steps are very high, and it is quite inconvenient to climb. On the two vermilion gates of Prince Hui's Mansion, there are full of gilt copper buttons, and the gates are made of rosewood. If you smell it carefully, you can smell a unique scent. fragrant.

"Father, Eunuch Lu didn't take our things and ordered someone to return them all!" Zhu Changhong's eldest son Zhu Changting said worriedly.

"What? This is a troublesome matter." Hui Wang Zhu Changhong couldn't help but feel annoyed when he heard the news, and immediately turned away all the dancers in the room.

"Father, is it true that His Majesty is really determined to reduce the clan's expenses? My child has heard that there has been a lot of trouble in the capital recently, and some officials have brought the people to the Forbidden City to petition!"

"Hmph, what kind of petition is it? It's all a trick played by that old Yan Song. Maybe it's him singing a double reed to His Majesty."

"Ting'er, you should go to Master Li now to ask him to agree to my leaving the fief. I will go to the capital to meet His Majesty, and I will inform the other feudal lords to come with me..."

Before Zhu Changhong finished speaking, he was interrupted by a loud noise outside.

"Who are you? This is Prince Hui's Mansion. You guys are so brave, ah!" The steward's scream came from outside the house.

"What's going on outside? Ting'er, you stay here and go out to take a look for your father." Hearing the movement outside the house, Zhu Changhong had a bad premonition in his heart, and then opened the door.

"Who is making noise outside! Don't you want to live? This is Prince Hui's Mansion." Just as Zhu Changhong opened the door, he saw that the entire Prince Hui's mansion had been surrounded by the army that rushed in. Those family members were shocked and fled in all directions, intending to resist The number of people also fell in a pool of blood.

"Who are you? How dare you trespass into Prince Hui's Mansion in broad daylight! You even beat and killed the people in Prince Hui's Mansion? You are determined to report this matter to the Holy Majesty and punish you." Zhu Changhong looked at the bloody scene in front of him, and his calves couldn't help feeling a little nervous. Feeling weak, he braced his body and threatened.

"You are Hui Wang Zhu Changhong?" Seeing Zhu Changhong stand up and speak, a man wearing a flying fish suit with an embroidered spring knife on his waist walked in, looked him up and down with extremely indifferent eyes, and came out soundtrack.

"That's right, Gu is Hui Wang Zhu Changhong, you are from Jinyiwei! Why?" In panic, Zhu Changhong saw the clothes of the visitor clearly, with a look of despair on his face.

"According to the investigation, Hui Wang Zhu Changhong intends to rebel, come and take him down!"

"Yes!"

"Your Majesty is wronged, I want to see Your Majesty! I want to see..."

Soon, the subordinates who received the order controlled Zhu Changhong and gagged his mouth with cloth strips. Then more and more troops rushed into Prince Hui's mansion, turning the entire Prince Hui's mansion upside down. Zhu Changting in the palace was also found, and the entire property of King Hui's Mansion was recorded and shipped to the capital.

During this process, as long as the army encounters a slight resistance, they will be killed directly on the spot, whether it is the servants of King Hui's mansion or the remaining wives and concubines. There was a strong smell of blood that could not dissipate for a long time.

This scene was staged one by one in the homes of King Gui, King Zhao and other clans who were on the list.

……

Beijing, Forbidden City.

After Jiajing ordered everything, he went straight back to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, sat on the futon, and began to meditate.

Today's sun is very big, and the sun's rays shine on people's bodies, and they don't feel a little warmth like before. Jiajing held his breath quietly, concentrated, and started to work.

With the operation of the kung fu, several wisps of purple qi cloud that came from nowhere surrounded Jiajing, and Jiajing's breathing gradually became more even. After washing all the meridians in the body, they merge into the cyclone in the dantian.

Jiajing swept his divine sense over the cyclone in his dantian, and found that the originally pure white mana was stained with a hint of purple. All the meridians all over his body after being washed by the purple air became stronger than before, and the mana in his body also became stronger. More concise, without the previous sense of vanity.

Soon, all the purple energy surrounding Jiajing was absorbed by him. Jiajing tried to pinch a thunderbolt. In an instant, thunder rolled from the sky, and several thunderbolts fell from the air, knocking down a stone tablet standing outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation. Chop to pieces.

Looking at the shattered stone tablet, Jiajing couldn't help being a little surprised: "I obviously only used the minimum mana, how could I make such a big commotion?"

"Your Majesty, what happened?" Hearing the movement, Lu Fang hurriedly rushed into the Hall of Mental Cultivation, her face full of worry.

"It's okay." Jiajing shook his head, saying that nothing happened.

"By the way, how are you doing with what I ordered you earlier?" Jiajing didn't want Lu Fang to get too entangled in this issue, so he changed the subject immediately.

"Your Majesty, this slave has already dispatched Jinyiwei according to your order, and has also used the army from the local guard. It must be safe and the results will come soon."

"Well, you've done a good job. It just so happens that the weather is nice today. Let's go for a walk with me."

"Yes." After listening, Lu Fang followed Jiajing step by step, and no longer entangled with the previous movement.

……

Capital City, Prince Yu's Mansion.

After hearing the report from his subordinates, King Yu Zhu Zaicui couldn't help but drop his jaw in shock: "What did you say? King Hui, King Gui, and King Zhao intend to rebel, and their homes have been confiscated by Jin Yiwei and are being escorted to the capital!"

"His Royal Highness King Yu, that is indeed the case." The subordinate in charge of the report saw that King Yu was so surprised, and felt even more uneasy.

"In addition, the specific matters discussed by the cabinet about reducing the expenses of the imperial family have come out. This is what Xu Ge asked me to send to you."

Zhu Zaixi took the paper from his subordinates, only to see that it recorded the final resolution of the previous cabinet meeting.

Zhu Zaixi finished reading it and remained silent.

At the same time, the imperial edict drafted by the cabinet was also released to the public after being sealed by the supervisor of ceremonies. The salary and salary issued by the imperial court will be reduced to half of the original amount. From now on, the clan will no longer be restricted, and can choose their own occupations. The annual salary and salary will be distributed as appropriate. Now each generation of vassal kings only seals eight people, and the rest People are not allowed to receive money and food, and the title of my dynasty will no longer be hereditary, and will gradually decrease, and those who have meritorious service cannot keep it, this is it!"

(End of this chapter)

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