Chapter 1844 Changle’s Resentment
In the Tang Dynasty, there was a distinction between virtual and real households. The feudal country had no territory, and the households were only in name. Only those who added real households would eat the rent and taxes they earned from the households.
Real enfeoffment refers to the actual enfeoffment, which is a relatively independent territory. This was the case for the eight hundred princes in the Zhou Dynasty and the enfeoffment of the world during the Han Dynasty. In name, the emperor was the master of the world, but in fact, the fiefdom was a small country, and the emperor's hand could not easily get in. .
The land, property, rental, tax, etc. in the territory are all owned by the enfeoffed person, which is equivalent to a state within a state. Not only is the appointment and dismissal of officials completely independent, but even the army is different from the central army controlled by the emperor. It is a local armed force. When necessary, you can go against the emperor...
A false title means that it only has the name of a fief, only enjoys a part of the tax, and has no actual management rights.
Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, most of the titles given to princes and princesses have been fictitious.
If Sado Island is finally named after Princess Changle, it will be equivalent to the emperor giving the place to Princess Changle and making it one of her fiefdoms. Princess Changle will have a share of all the output and taxes on the island.
You can think of this as the emperor's exploration stone for the feudal world, testing the approval of the feudal world by the officials in the court, or even the feasibility of enfeoffing the Tang states and enfeoffing the occupied territories, but it is undeniable that this is also the emperor's test of the feudal world. Preference and compensation for Princess Changle.
Who in Guanzhong doesn't know about the "scandal" between Princess Changle and Fang Jun?
Although no one has ever been able to confirm it, almost everyone believes that the two have an affair. If Fang Jun learns that it was the Xiao family's opposition to the matter that caused Princess Changle's benefits to be wasted, and she was deprived of an offering from the emperor. How could Fang Jun not anger the Xiao family?
If the Xiao family is really resentful and resentful, even if the Xiao family tries to win over Fang Jun with a daughter, it will be in vain...
Xiao Yu sighed: "Your Majesty, this is really... insidious."
Use his spear to attack his shield.
Aren't you, the Xiao family, depressed and trying to win over Fang Jun? Wouldn't he hesitate to marry his legitimate daughter to Fang Jun as his concubine?
Okay, do you object to Princess Changle?
Objection will inevitably cause Fang Jun's displeasure, and a rift will arise from this. It should be noted that the Xiao family has suffered a lot from Fang Jun's hands before, and the two sides are not meant to be "happy and sympathetic to each other." Now that there is such a barrier, even if the Xiao family sends all their daughters to be married to Fang Jun's bed, they may not be able to restore the relationship between the two parties.
If you don't object, you agree. This is not just agreement to use Sado Island as the seat of Princess Changle, but agreement with the emperor's policy of feudal world, which makes the Xiao family stand among the ministers in the court who oppose this policy. opposite.
And the last time the emperor proposed the policy of feudal world, who were the opponents?
Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling, Xiao Yu, Gao Shilian, Li Ji... almost all the big shots in the court voted against it.
Opposing the vast majority of ministers in the court was really unacceptable to Xiao Yu, who had always been smooth and sophisticated.
Suddenly, Xiao Yu was in a dilemma.
The emperor's trick is so hard to guard against, it's really insidious...
Fang Xuanling actually didn't understand the emperor's real intention when he asked him to reveal the news to Xiao Yu. Now he saw Xiao Yu's sad face and sighed. After thinking deeply for a while, he finally understood.
Hiss...this number is a bit lost in majesty.
But the effect is surprisingly good.
How will the Xiao family decide?
Object or not?
In fact, it is not difficult to guess that there seem to be two choices, but in fact there is only one. The Xiao family will definitely side with the emperor, win the emperor's favor, and further win over Fang Jun.
The Xiao family does not have any big political demands, and their strong background does not require them to make any demands. In every dynasty and every emperor, they will definitely treat the Xiao family well, as long as they do not embark on the path of rebellion. , there may be suppression, but there is absolutely no targeting.
Do you really think that the Lanling Xiao family’s elegant clothes since their journey to the south were just a joke?
With a strong foundation to ensure the continuation of the family, and a simple family tradition to pursue stability, the Xiao family is relatively the most peaceful among the aristocratic families. Even if the emperor launched the imperial examination in order to support poor families, the Xiao family's performance was more He spoke on behalf of a group of Jiangnan nobles, but he didn't pay much attention to it.
Even if you continue to support poor families, the imperial examination will ultimately rely on strength to speak for itself. Who is the Xiao family afraid of when it comes to studying?
Therefore, no matter how the Xiao family behaves, they will eventually get closer to the emperor...
It's just that they are on the opposite side of most aristocratic families, which a family like the Xiao family is absolutely unwilling to face.
Once the Xiao family expresses its support for the emperor's feudal world, the resulting emotional turmoil among a series of aristocratic families, attacks on each other, alliances, and alliance reorganization... will profoundly affect the stability of the court, and The direction of the situation.
Fang Xuanling was simply astonished. The emperor's move was beyond expectations. It was astonishing that he could wield a thousand pounds and be as literary as a dragon!
It can be foreseen that the Xiao family's defection will inevitably lead to the collapse and reorganization of the Jiangnan gentry. From now on, they will no longer be able to restrain the emperor in government affairs. The Shandong aristocratic family suffered a series of suppressions at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China and has long since declined. With the establishment of the "Tang", countless young heroes who support the royal family have poured into the army and become young men, which will surely leverage the control of the Guanlong nobles over the army...
The imperial power will rise to an unprecedented peak in the Tang Dynasty!
At this moment, Fang Xuanling herself became suspicious. Did His Majesty just call her into the palace for consultation, or was he premeditated and used her as a gun?
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but smile bitterly.
His Majesty may seem careless and straightforward, but he is really very scheming...
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After Fang Xuanling left Shujing Hall, Princess Changle walked out of the back hall.
The light cotton coat is made of two layers of cotton sandwiched with a thin layer of cotton. It is warm and breathable and has a novel style. Not only does it not look bulky, it makes Princess Changle's slightly thin body look round and round, and her beautiful cheeks are slightly glowing. Ruddy, doubly beautiful.
But when she knelt down in front of His Majesty Li Er, her pretty face was slightly cold, and she poured tea for His Majesty Li Er with lowered eyebrows and lowered eyes, looking a little hesitant.
His Majesty Li Er felt a little guilty. He took a sip of tea and said, "Li Zhi, are you angry with your father?"
Princess Changle pursed her lips and said nothing.
It is rare for a child to have this kind of temperament in her...
From childhood to adulthood, she has been synonymous with almost all female virtues. She has a beautiful appearance, a virtuous temperament, a gentle behavior, and a kind heart. When Empress Changsun was alive, she was well-behaved and sensible. As the emperor's eldest daughter, she was never arrogant in any way. Whenever anything happens, there will be a gentle and elegant smile, like a spring water, making people happy.
His Majesty Li Er knew that this time he was using the "affair" between Chang Le and Fang Junzhi to scheme against the Xiao family, and he had offended his beloved daughter severely...
I don't know why I felt a little nervous in my heart. I coughed awkwardly and said, "Actually, my father is doing this for your own good. Think about it, Fang Jun is a naughty guy. This time he has to dominate that guy. Sado Island refused to let go. Obviously, Sado Island had a lot of gold and silver reserves. Otherwise, how could he, who would never do anything about it, be able to let him go? People who care about money take notice? As long as the ministers agree to rename Sado Island after you, it means that they will not object to your father's decree to make Sado Island your fiefdom. Where are the gold and silver mountains? , that’s such a huge fortune, even my father is drooling just looking at it!”
However, how could he hide his rhetoric from the charming Princess Changle?
There must be some thoughts of compensating myself, but more importantly, my father still believes that the feudal world is the foundation for stabilizing the government and passing on the country and the country for thousands of years.
Youyou sighed, as a daughter, she cannot be persuaded to do such things...
There is no doubt that his father is a great man of his generation.
As the second son who took over the throne, he was able to lead his ministers to manage the country that had gone through the turmoil at the end of the Sui Dynasty and turn it into a prosperous country. Few emperors in the past and present could match it.
However, precisely because he is an outstanding person, he is stubborn.
In the matter of the feudal world, the grudge between the father and the ministers is no longer just about the inheritance of the country, the country, the country, but a kind of pride and an attitude - you are all wrong, I am right!
No matter how humbly an emperor can accept advice, he is still an emperor. An emperor must have the pride and persistence of an emperor...
Sighing softly, Princess Changle said resentfully: "What kind of position does the emperor put his daughter in by this move? There was a lot of rumors about my daughter and Fang Jun in the outside world, and now you are using this matter... to tell your daughter how to face sister Gao Yang "(End of Chapter)