Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

As the New Year approaches, Li Ling is in a very good mood these days, mainly because his wife's illness is getting better and better under the treatment of the miracle doctor. In addition, since Prince Yong took the lead in calling for the withdrawal of the vassal, the other vassal princes also Many imitated.

Especially the Murong clan of Jiangdong, the vassal king with the strongest military force who was based in the 36 counties of Jiangdong, also presented his generals to the court.

On this day, Li Ling came down from the morning court and rode towards the palace.

Jingshu has regained her energy and is not willing to stay in the palace all day. Taking advantage of the sunshine today, she is sitting outside the palace to enjoy the snow accompanied by several palace people.

Qionglou Yuyu and Lada Tufang, Li Ling never felt that the scenery in the palace was so pleasant. He put his footsteps and walked to his wife, showing his arms to hold his wife's shoulder.

Xu hadn't come out for a long time. Jingshu was watching intently. It wasn't until Li Ling came up that she noticed. Jingshu turned her head, pointed at the two wild geese under the plum tree, and asked her husband: "They said, these two Zhiyan, was it you who rescued him?"

It really surprised Jing Shu that a big man like Li Ling could pay attention to two insignificant birds in the midst of everything he had to deal with.

Li Ling looked at the two geese leisurely under the plum tree, and replied with a smile: "The female goose was injured and frozen on the ice, and the male goose has been guarding me. I think they are pitiful." , and was saved.”

As he said that, he took his wife's hand and walked forward. The two geese were already familiar with Li Ling. When they saw him coming, they flapped their wings and walked towards him, shouting "quack".

Jingshu reached out and touched the head of the wild goose, and said with a smile: "It seems they like this place very much. Are they going to stay here?"

Li Ling shook his head and said: "The wound on the female goose's leg has not healed yet. When it heals, they will fly away. No matter how good this place is, it is not a destination for them after all. They still have to fly there. They go to their own place."

Jingshu nodded, then mentioned political affairs again, and asked Li Ling: "I heard that since Prince Yong's Palace took the lead in announcing the withdrawal of the vassal, many vassal kings have also followed suit, right?"

Li Ling said: "There are indeed many people who are aware of current affairs, but there are still half of them who have not done anything."

Jingshu looked at her husband and said, "Maybe they are still a little unwilling."

Li Ling nodded and said: "Even those who have already submitted petitions to withdraw from the vassal can't give in. It's just that they saw the clues and were forced by the situation."

Jingshu asked: "What do you plan to do with those vassal kings who have not reported anything?"

Li Ling replied: "I have ordered the cabinet to draw up an order, which will be decentralized tomorrow. I want them to dismantle the guard troops and increase tribute like other princes. I have added two orders. One is to order them to hand over jurisdiction. The regional power will send other descendants to the palace to study."

According to the regulations of the previous dynasty, vassal kings in various places have the power to govern their own fiefdoms. Now these vassal kings who have not taken the initiative to report will not only have to abolish their guards this time, but also lose the power to govern their fiefdoms, and they will also have to send out hostages. Compared with For those vassal kings who took the initiative to report, they were much more passive.

Jing Shu sighed slightly after hearing this, and replied: "Since these vassal kings did not take the initiative to report, it can be seen that they are extremely unwilling. If they are asked to hand over the power to govern the vassal area and have to give up hostages, I am afraid they will not be willing to do so. ”

Li Ling nodded and said: "This is natural." "Anyone who resists and disobeys the decree will be eradicated by sending troops to attack them in the next year."

 The forces of the vassal kings are all dominated by one side. Once the swords and soldiers meet, it will be a river of blood.

 A soft-hearted emperor cannot become a British lord. This is indeed cruel to those vassal kings, but it is beneficial to the great governance of the world.

 Since ancient times, the world has been in disintegration and chaos, mostly due to the inability to centralize power and the expansion of local power.

The withdrawal of the feudal vassal had already been planned and controlled by Li Ling. When he said this, his face was calm, as if he was talking about an ordinary and trivial matter.

 The British rulers of the generation all had a city in mind, and they were decisive in killing and stabilizing the world.

Since the imperial edict has been issued, it is no longer a secret. Li Xiang is on duty in the inner court, so he is naturally the best informed. After he returned home, he informed Pingyang of the news, and Pingyang couldn't help being surprised.

 I didn’t expect that the emperor would attack the feudal king so quickly.

 Fortunately, her mother's family took the lead in calling for the withdrawal of the feudal vassal, but thinking about it, it still makes people scared.

Pingyang couldn't sit still anymore, and he didn't care that it was getting dark, so he quickly ordered someone to prepare a car to look for his brother and sister-in-law.

Because the imperial edict had not yet been issued, Zhao Xuan and Xie did not know about it. They were having dinner in the house. When Zhao Xuan heard Ping Yang mention that Li Xiang had heard the news, he was so frightened that his chopsticks shook to the ground and he kept saying: "It seems that His Majesty has really thought about withdrawing the feudal vassal for a long time. Fortunately, we noticed it early." As he said that, he looked at his wife. He didn't know how to thank this wise and good wife for a while, so he just kept repeating the same sentence. Said: "Fortunately, fortunately, fortunately."

Ms. Xie bent down to pick up the chopsticks that her husband had dropped, took the meal cloth, wiped it clean, and stuffed it back into her husband's hands. She comforted him and said, "We took the lead in showing our sincerity. The saint will only think of our good, and how to deal with others." The family won’t do our business anymore.”

After hearing his wife's words, Zhao Xuan felt more at ease, but he could no longer eat. He simply put down the jade chopsticks and turned to Pingyang: "Has my sister-in-law heard about your Majesty's sincerity to us vassals?" King, do you still want to take back the power to govern the vassal territory? From now on, you won’t have to send your children as pledges like other vassal kings, right?"

Pingyang was also in a state of uneasiness. She heard this and replied: "How could this husband know that His Majesty decided to withdraw the vassal state? My husband has been with Your Majesty every day and he has never noticed it. Today He only heard about the news after the imperial edict was issued."

After hearing his sister's words, Zhao Xuan frowned slightly and couldn't help complaining: "Why do you think my sister-in-law is so careless? He follows the emperor every day and he doesn't even notice such a big thing. Oops! What do you want me to say about him?"

Seeing his brother scolding her husband, Pingyang replied in a deep voice: "You still have the nerve to criticize him? You have been in Beijing for so long and have been interviewed several times. It's not like you have any clue about it. Humph! It's not as good as my sister-in-law." As for the housewife, if it weren’t for my sister-in-law’s fame and wisdom, how could we have not only escaped this disaster so easily, but also made great contributions and received extra rewards.”

Zhao Xuan hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, thanks to your sister-in-law."

As he spoke, he looked at his wife who was still eating slowly. Zhao Xuan hurriedly came forward and bowed deeply to his wife: "Madam, you have worked hard and accomplished a lot. I can't thank you enough."