Da Ming started to ascend the throne

In the generation of Zhang Shize, who was the last British prince of the Ming Dynasty in history, although there was nothing extraordinary, he was not treasonous either, and eventually perished with Emperor Chongzhen.

When the information about Yuhuatian was delivered to Zhang Shize, Zhang Shize's heart trembled. Based on what he knew about the emperor, the emperor might want to attack Xungui.

Thinking of the performance of those nobles in recent years, especially when the rogues besieged the capital, Zhang Shize also felt blush for those former companions.

Zhu Youjian has been silently watching the reactions of several ministers, especially the expression changes of the British Duke Zhang Shize. Seeing his old blushing and turning pale, Zhu Youjian also felt a little bit unbearable. After all, their ancestors did everything for Daming Contributor.

But he is very clear that for the long-term stability of Daming, there are some things that cannot be done with the kindness of a woman, and a mouse must not spoil a pot of soup.

When the British public Zhang Shize passed the note to Ni Yuanlu, Zhu Youjian suddenly asked:

"Mr. Ying, do you have anything to say about the performance of Wei Guogong Xin Chengbo and other nobles?"

Zhang Shize was summoned by the emperor for the first time, and he was a little nervous. When he heard the emperor's question suddenly, the British Duke hurriedly stood up and saluted:

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the current development of Ming Dynasty is obvious to all. As a nobleman of Ming Dynasty, he has been favored by the emperor for more than a hundred years. As long as it is beneficial to the development of Ming Dynasty, I am willing to abide by the arrangement of the Holy Majesty.

For the illegal acts of other nobles, the holy majesty should punish them severely, and the prince's crimes are the same as that of the common people. As a great noble, he should lead by example. "

It has to be said that Zhang Shize looked like a big boss, but what he said was very pertinent, no matter whether he said it against his will or not, the ministers present were all impressed.Several ministers got up and bowed to Zhang Shize and said:

"The Duke of England can devote himself to Daming, which really makes me admire."

Qi Jiguang, Sun Chuanting, and others are all powerful figures in the Ming Dynasty now, Zhang Shize was very moved by such a compliment to Zhang Shize, and hurriedly got up to return the salute:

"My lords, please be polite, you are the ones who made Daming shine again."

Zhu Youjian smiled and waved his hands:

"You are all important ministers of Ming Dynasty, now let's talk about how to deal with Wei Guogong and them?"

Perhaps influenced by the atmosphere, Zhang Shize stood up and handed over:

"Your Majesty, as a great meritorious service to the Ming Dynasty, Wei Guogong actually did such a rebellious thing. Please punish him severely."

Qi Jiguang:

"Your Majesty, if you openly smashed and resisted the reform of the court according to the previous rules, your family would be confiscated and your family wiped out. However, the ancestors of Wei Guogong actually made great contributions to Ming Dynasty, so you should think twice."

Chapter 432

Hearing the words of the two ministers, Zhu Youjian nodded, and then looked at Sun Chuanting, the chief assistant of the Ming cabinet:

"Sun Aiqing, what is the cabinet's intention? How to deal with this matter?"

Sun Chuanting hastily cupped his fists and replied:

"Your Majesty, there is indeed a problem with the nobles of the Ming Dynasty. They are more troublesome than those civil servants. It is best to find a solution once and for all. I think that the experience of dealing with the feudal lords last time can also be used on them."

Sun Chuanting is right. When the Ming Dynasty was founded, there were too many generals who contributed to the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty did not treat them badly. It has raised their descendants for more than 200 years. Now it is time for a change.

If the country wants to develop, it must mobilize the enthusiasm of everyone, just like we are now, the family members of the top leaders of the country have to go to work to support themselves.

In fact, Zhu Youjian already had a plan in mind to deal with the issue of the nobles, but to implement this plan, it still required the cooperation of many people, such as the British Duke Zhang Shize, those vassals and nobles.

If the vital interests of these people are touched, they may rise up to oppose it. If it is not handled properly, it will definitely cause social turmoil, and some people will even risk their lives to rebel.

But Zhu Youjian has already decided to carry it out. Since he can pull Daming back from the imminent death line, for the long-term and healthy development of Daming, he is not afraid of overthrowing it and doing it again.

If someone rises up to rebel, they must first weigh their own weight, or they will be moths to the flame to perish themselves.

So Zhu Youjian asked British Duke Zhang Shize again:

"British lord, if I abolish your hereditary succession and let other people in the British government take part in the business examination, will you unite with those nobles to rebel?"

In fact, Zhu Youjian's words are equivalent to nonsense. The British government just wanted to rebel, and it is impossible for them to dare to admit it in front of Zhu Youjian.

Hearing the emperor's sudden words, the British Duke Zhang Shize shuddered and knelt down in front of Zhu Youjian:

"Your Majesty, no matter how you deal with the Duke of England, it is impossible for the ministers to rebel. With more than 100 years of hereditary inheritance, Daming does not owe us anything."

It wasn't just Zhang Shize, the British prince who was frightened, even everyone present was shocked. It is not a trivial matter to ban honorable hereditary inheritance, and too many people are involved.

Zhu Youjian got up and helped the British Duke:

"It's not my sudden whim, I've been thinking about this issue for a long time, think about where the nobles were when the rogues besieged the capital, I went to Duke Cheng's mansion myself, and even got shut down.

When the country was in crisis, the nobles who had been raised by Daming for two hundred years were supposed to share the suffering with the country, but they began to think about how to take refuge in the rogue Li Zicheng. These nobles were already broken to the bone. "

Of course, the British public knew what Zhu Youjian said. Although he felt a little uncomfortable, Zhang Shize would not resist the emperor's reforms.

Their current official bank has risen a lot. If the imperial examination and business are liberalized, with their contacts and resources, their income should not be less than before.

Besides, who dares to challenge the authority of the emperor now, think about the fate of those self-righteous civil servants and vassal kings, unless you want to be exiled to Liaodong by the emperor.

"Your Majesty, I firmly support the reform of the imperial court and will definitely not hold you back."

Zhu Youjian was very pleased to see the Englishman being so knowledgeable. He patted Zhang Shize on the shoulder and said:

"I'm not targeting you, Duke of England this time. I will treat all vassals equally. If I have two princes in the future, except for the prince, they will be treated the same as you."

When Sun Chuanting saw that the emperor said that he hadn't gotten to the point for a long time, he clasped his fists and reminded:

"Your Majesty, how are you going to deal with the nobles, let's talk about it first, it frightens the Duke of England!"

Zhu Youjian nodded, his face gradually turned cold:

"In the future, the Ming Dynasty will ban all vassal kings and honorable hereditary replacements, but this generation will not move, and will be downgraded one by one from the next generation, including my descendants."

Zhu Youjian said that it is obvious that from the next generation onwards, the heirs of the vassal kings will become dukes, and the heirs of the next generation will become earls, and then the titles will gradually disappear as generals.

The same is true for the nobles, the next successor of the duke, the title will be directly reduced to the earl, and so on, until the title becomes a general and gradually disappears and becomes a commoner.

In the past, the sons and daughters of princes and nobles were not allowed to do business, become officials and take part in imperial examinations, but starting today, the imperial court will lift these restrictions, and they can do it as long as they have the ability.

If they made meritorious service in the war or made a major contribution to the country, they can also obtain the title. There is no limit to this. As long as you have the ability, the whole family can have the title, but it is still not hereditary.

In this way, it is avoided that the descendants of the nobles do not need to do anything, and can still be hereditary until the country is destroyed, causing a heavy burden to the country and the people.

Although Zhang Shize had already prepared himself, Zhu Youjian's decision almost made him faint.

The British duke, which has been passed on for more than two hundred years, will end in his generation, and his heirs will become earls, and after three generations, they will become generals.

If he wants to regain his title, he has to fight and make meritorious deeds, otherwise he will gradually become a commoner, which makes him feel wronged by his ancestors.

But Sun Chuanting, Qi Jiguang and the others had bright eyes. The Holy Majesty's decision is absolutely beneficial for thousands of years. How much courage is needed for this.

Several ministers all bowed in front of Zhu Youjian: