The Emperor of Hongzhi issued a special edict to the public, and the titles of King Xingxian and Princess Xingxian were not removed. All descendants of King Xingxian and his descendants went to the title of King Xingxian, and granted Zhu Houxuan, the son of King Xingxian, a hereditary Marquis of Daxing, and an edict of iron coupons, which made him rich and noble in the Ming Dynasty.
After receiving the imperial edict, King Xing Xian suddenly became elated, quickly demolished the illegal buildings in his palace, sent back all the subordinate officials and the palace guard troops, and handed them over to the imperial officials.
In the afternoon of the same day, a plaque of "Daxing Marquis" was hung at the gate of the mansion to celebrate with family members, relatives and friends. Most of the relatives and friends were puzzled about the move of Xingxian King, but it was irrelevant, and they did not ask why.
Seeing the wisdom and boldness of her husband, Princess Xingxian praised King Xingxian and was secretly glad that her son would be able to live a free life in the future.
In this way, we can avoid the fear of sneaking up on the emperor all day long, and we can also be happy to live a carefree life for aristocratic dandies in the future.
When Xie Chun in the capital learned about this, he did not know whether to be grateful or not. The history of the Ming Dynasty had been changed by the wind of his little butterfly flapping its wings.
The historical wheel of the Ming Dynasty has shifted a lot, passing past the original history, while Japan has formed two relatively parallel spaces. The farther it goes, the farther it will no longer cross and converge, becoming two independent worlds.
He didn't have any illusions about the mysterious disappearance of Xie Chun's body. If he had gone through the gate at the foot of the high hill, he would have gone back to the present society when he dug the tomb for his body in the previous life.
In addition, he looked at his young and handsome 'little white face' figure, which was quite different from the original tall middle-aged man. He did not have much expectation and hope for going back to modern society.
If he still appears in front of his wife and children and the world as the painter Xie Chun and Xie Da, he believes that the greatest possibility is that the mice who have been invited to do various researches will explore the supreme secret of crossing rebirth.
With the knowledge of King Xing Xian, he and his son Zhu Houdang had won the first standard of hereditary Marquis Daxing. Other princes who had a sense of interest, but had no different intentions, followed suit.
The Emperor Hongzhi did not force them too much, and each of them was granted the title of hereditary marquis, but all of them immediately went to the king's house and became a hereditary marquis.
Moreover, the fiefdoms and money were damaged to a great extent, which was a far cry from the treatment of Xing Wang. This was the lesson of being a bully.
The officials of the Ming Dynasty were the sworn enemies of the vassals, who were always extremely defiant, some even tit for tat. The officials took it as their duty to monitor and suppress the vassals' forces.
In addition, the Emperor Hongzhi changed his peaceful and kind-hearted temperament and became vigorous. This time, he clearly showed his dislike and killing opportunities for the vassals. The officials of the Ming Dynasty were also insightful enough not to mention the patriarchal system, which did not add problems to the Emperor Hongzhi.
From the 19th year of Hongzhi to the 21st year of Hongzhi, after three years of great efforts to eliminate the power of vassals, there are no vassals with the surname Zhu in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, except the royal family. They are all marquises and earls.
It also changed the enfeoffment system of the great vassal states since the founding of Emperor Hongwu, and put an end to the bad customs of the vassal kings' enfeoffment instead of tin soil, ranking nobility instead of facing the people, and eating money instead of governing affairs'.
After the vassal king was demoted to marquis, although his status was still noble, he did not have the power to control the army when he was the vassal king, nor did he have the officials under the royal palace, nor did he have the armed forces to protect the pro army.
It is not very different from ordinary dignitaries, but it is pure and belongs to the Zhu surname of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and ordinary officials dare not offend them too much.
The newly appointed marquis who lost their throne also found the advantage of losing their throne, that is, they are much more free and no longer have to be kept in captivity on the king's land as before.
Now that they are interested, they can also travel around the different scenery of the Ming Dynasty and appreciate the different cultural scenery of different places. The peaceful and ordinary dignitaries go to the brothels and Chu Hall to have fun. Like ordinary scholars, they can talk about heaven and earth.
Sometimes the drinking is so high that they dare to attack the government's policies and laws. They don't have to be afraid of being put on the hat of rebellion, beheaded, or even involving family members.
Although they also know that the Royal Guards will secretly monitor their every move, they are still very happy.
However, Zhu, who has not been granted the title of hereditary marquis or hereditary earl, has become an educator of his children and grandchildren, and he will never relax.
Urge them to practice literature and martial arts. In the future, they will fight hard with their own efforts to gain power and status for them and their descendants.
In a disguised way, these powerful sons and grandsons abandoned the habits of former dandies and practiced martial arts every day, which greatly improved the security of the capital.
In the autumn of the 19th year of Hongzhi, when the cabinet ministers presented the memorial to the tax statistics of that year to the Emperor Hongzhi, the Emperor Hongzhi was shocked by the above figures.
This is several times higher than that in previous years, even up to ten times faster. How can we do this?
When he saw the final remarks, he suddenly realized that it was all the benefits brought by the reduction of the vassal king, and he would not have to support the vassal king's power again, as this year.
This last remark is also a suggestion put forward by Xie Chun. It seems that Xie Zihou should be reused in the future. He is definitely not what he calls a vulgar person.
Just when the Emperor Hongzhi planned to reuse Jie Chun, Jie Chun went to the palace again to make an audience, which added a big barrier to the Emperor Hongzhi, making him extremely dissatisfied with Jie Chun and changing his thinking on reuse.
With the help of the Emperor Hongzhi, Xie Chun has been in a happy mood recently, and he has made suggestions for himself to cut down the vassals successfully. When he is about to reward his great contributions, he once again comes to the Emperor Hongzhi unannounced.
After a solemn and respectful salute, Xie Chun made his request to the Emperor Hongzhi: "The Holy One, Wei Chen met the Holy One in the Qianjin Palace two years ago, and met Ah Kang, the test maid, by the pond."
"At that time, she suddenly fell ill and fell to the ground. She was unconscious all the time. Wei Chen was eager to save people. He forgot the etiquette and rules of the world for a moment, and took care of Ah Kang. But later she......"
Before Xie Chun finished speaking, the Emperor Hongzhi had already grunted angrily and shouted, "Jie Chun, you are so brave. What have you done to Ah Kang? Tell the truth, or I will never let you go."
Xie Chun looks up at the Emperor Hongzhi in surprise and turns his face on him mercilessly. He can't help but secretly disdain him: 'What is it? Or the most benevolent and kind-hearted emperor of the Ming Dynasty? Not long ago, I vowed to forgive my innocence! '
'It's really the ruthless emperor's family. A little palace maid, Ah Kang, is just testing medicine. Why are you so nervous as a Ming emperor? If I hadn't been pestered by her and vowed to take her out of the palace and live in another house, I wouldn't have bothered to beg you. '