Comprehensive martial arts: Summon Li Chungang and ask Wu Zetian for advice

Chapter 117 Is it too hasty?
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Daming Palace, Imperial Study Room.

"Your Majesty, in recent days, there has been a lot of discussion among the people surrounding the orders of the great vassal kings to enter the palace, and everyone is in danger."

Wu Meiniang stood behind Zhu Houzhao, with a hint of worry in her beautiful eyes, and said worriedly: "I'm afraid those vassal kings will not enter the capital obediently!"

"Ok!"

Zhu Houzhao smiled coldly when he heard this and said lightly: "So what? I don't need to worry about them now."

"If they know each other and think of their friendship with the same clan, I might spare their lives. If not..."

When he said this, there was a sneer in the corner of his mouth, and his tone was even more stern, saying: "If not, there is only a dead end."

"I will never allow such moths to exist in the Ming Dynasty."

His tone became increasingly high-pitched, and his words were filled with a strong sense of awe and domineering.

That majestic and domineering air made Wu Meiniang's eyes flicker and her mind waver.

In fact, the problem of vassal separatism was not only serious in the Ming Dynasty, but also a common phenomenon in other countries.

They don't need to produce every year, but they will have the support of the Ming Dynasty treasury, and they can get generous rewards and salary every year.

These are enough for them to get something for nothing and live a life of idle clouds and wild cranes.

This reason also caused the national treasury to be in deficit, which in turn led to the weakening of the Ming Dynasty's national power and its current situation.

Although the current Ming Dynasty vassal kings have no political rights and are not allowed to serve as officials in the court.However, our status as relatives of the emperor determined that they could not escape from the Ming Dynasty's government no matter what.

Local officials often couldn't help but fawn over the major feudal princes because of their status as relatives, and turned a blind eye to what they did.

Some vassal kings would even support local officials and let them represent their interests at court.

Over time, it resulted in a situation where the major vassal kings dominated the local area with one hand.

This is essentially a power conflict between the local government and the central government, and it is precisely because of this that Zhu Houzhao cannot retain them.

"Your Majesty, is this a bit too hasty?"

Wu Meiniang frowned and said with a worried look: "Nowadays, enemies from all over the world are surrounding us, and the situation is unstable."

"If we do this, it will definitely cause some turmoil within the Ming Dynasty and make people panic!"

Although she understood that Zhu Houzhao was doing this, she didn't think that now was the best time to take action.

Although Dayuan has surrendered now, everyone understands that it is only a temporary surrender.

According to Dayuan's bellicose character, I'm afraid he won't swallow such humiliation easily, and a war is inevitable.

And the more this happens, shouldn’t we focus all our energy on development?Instead of causing frequent civil strife.

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, his eyes suddenly became cold, and he snorted coldly: "Too hasty? I think it's a little too slow."

"Too slow?!"

Hearing this, Wu Meiniang was suddenly startled and looked at Zhu Houzhao with dull eyes.

Now even she can't understand Zhu Houzhao's true intention.

"If I were in a hurry, I would investigate not only those corrupt officials, but also those wealthy gentry from aristocratic families."

"The Ming Dynasty's current situation is inseparable from those aristocratic families and local gentry."

Zhu Houzhao snorted coldly, his eyes were extremely sharp, and his tone became colder.

These aristocratic families have deep foundations and possess a large amount of resources, and they use these resources to annex land.

Each of them has thousands of acres of fertile land, several manors, and is extremely wealthy.

Relying on their profound background, they bribed local officials through various means, forming a huge network of relationships to protect their land occupation.

Not only that, they even supported those poor and depressed scholars to obtain fame and became their spokespersons in the court.

This is also the reason why those aristocratic families have many sons-in-law. They can use scholars to avoid paying taxes from the court.Therefore, among those scholars, they are most grateful to those families, not to him as an emperor.

And this is a huge disaster for the common people.

Aristocratic families continue to annex land to improve their own strength, which makes the problem of land annexation particularly serious.

For the people at the lowest level, losing their land means losing their means of livelihood and their foundation for survival.

This also led to the emergence of countless refugees in the Ming Dynasty. They had no fixed homes, were displaced, and were poor and weak.

Even if some people become tenant farmers of aristocratic families, their income in a year is very little, and there is no hope at all.

The people at the bottom have no money, which also leads to the taxes collected by the Ming Dynasty treasury increasing every day, and the treasury has a fiscal deficit every year.

More and more people are becoming poor due to the exploitation of wealthy families.And those aristocratic families control the channels for promotion.

This completely gave those poor people no hope, and they became even more dissatisfied with the Ming Dynasty.

If this situation continues to develop, it will not take long to arouse public anger, and the Ming Dynasty will be in danger of overthrowing.

And if the Ming Dynasty wanted to unify the world, the black sheep of the wealthy gentry must be completely eradicated.

But he also understands that these aristocratic families have profound foundations and complex powers, so they cannot be rushed.

What's more, the first problem that needs to be solved now is the issue of feudal kings' separatism, not the aristocratic family.

And Zhu Houzhao's attitude also made Wu Meiniang completely stunned on the spot.

She looked at Zhu Houzhao in disbelief, her eyes filled with incredibly dark colors.

She never thought that Zhu Houzhao's real purpose was to target those powerful families.

You must know that the power of the family is extremely deep and complicated, and the various aspects involved are incalculable.

Whether in the Ming Dynasty or in other countries, there is a problem with aristocratic families, but throughout the ages, no one has dared to take action against aristocratic families.

As the saying goes, a family with flowing water is a dynasty with iron foundation.

In the eyes of those aristocratic families, the emperor was just the spokesperson of their power. If they were not satisfied, they could change him at any time.

Since ancient times, the shadows of these clans have been indispensable behind the disasters of feudal kings and the rise and fall of dynasties.

And now that Zhu Houzhao actually wants to target the aristocratic family, how can those aristocratic families be captured without mercy?
Seeing Wu Meiniang's solemn and shocked expression, Zhu Houzhao's eyes were also stern, and he sneered: "The nobles of the aristocratic families are the cause of trouble. They annex the land and feed the common people. They are the worms of the Ming Dynasty."

"I will definitely eradicate it completely and restore the Ming Dynasty to a prosperous era with clear seas, rivers and rivers."

"Your Majesty, it's just this..."

Seeing Zhu Houzhao's high-spirited and heroic appearance, although Wu Meiniang agreed, she was still extremely worried.

But before she could speak, Zhu Houzhao interrupted her and said in a cold tone: "If there are people who are stubborn and can't figure out their own position."

"I don't mind being reputed for being violent and cruel, and I will kill them until they are frightened."

"The Ming Dynasty never lacks people who can do things. My Ming Dynasty does not need those moths!"

Zhu Houzhao's voice was extremely cold and stern, echoing throughout the hall, breathtaking.

Zhu Houzhao's words also made Wu Meiniang widen her eyes and feel surprised.

Her eyes when looking at Zhu Houzhao were full of shock, and the fear in her eyes seemed to burst out of her eyes.

Even now, she can already imagine in her mind how bloody and tragic it will be.

Even if those wealthy families are dissatisfied and ready to take action, so what?
Now Dongchang, Liumen and Hulong Villa above the imperial court have been controlled by Zhu Houzhao.

Not to mention there are invincible heavenly beings like Lao Celestial Master, Li Chungang, and Cao Changqing.

Those who dare to disobey will be greeted by Zhu Houzhao's unprecedented anger.

(End of this chapter)