Iron Dynasty

Royal study.

Lu Fei and Cui Shangan had different expressions. They had just read the decree that Xiao Ming was going to advertise tomorrow.

Your Majesty, this decree is really wonderful. It has the courage of the emperor and the late general to pacify the nobles of the six states together. I didn't feel much when the late general was stationed outside. This time I went back to Qingzhou to discover this horizontally domineering aristocratic son in Qingzhou. It's crazy, now it's time to clean them up.

Xiao Ming laughed heartily. In the army, he trusted Lu Fei the most. After all, the two were old partners for more than ten years.

Cui Shangan was silent for a while, and he said, Your Majesty, this decree will offend all the nobles. Without their iron rice bowls, wouldn't they want to make trouble.

Murder! Hmph, let them ask me if Lu Fei's gun will answer. Lu Fei glared angrily.

Choi Sang-an asked, Don't you want your son to smoothly enter the army and seek a half-office job?

If the bastard has the ability, he will be admitted by himself, and if he is not, he will go home to farm. I, Lu Fei, will not leave the useless in the army and waste food.

Lu Fei's resolute words made Cui Shangan like eating a fly. He turned his face and saw that Xiao Ming was a little unhappy, and explained carefully: Your Majesty, the last will not be to intercede for those nobles, but to worry that the emperor will offend too many people, and the empire's internal There will be civil unrest, and as for me, Choi Sang-an, I also support the emperor.”

Don't say duplicitous words. Of course I know this will offend a lot of people. You, Cui Shangan, must be reluctant to give up these privileges, but I am telling you now that you are not willing to make small profits now, and you may lose your life in the future.

After a pause, he said: This time you are here for this matter. After you go back, you must give orders to the major military regions, so that they will be ready to deal with emergencies at any time. Lu Fei, as the commander of the Central Army, Responsible for the safety of the six states, but also to be more vigilant, strengthen prevention and control, and at the same time pay attention to your own safety.

Your Majesty, are things going to be so serious?

Xiao Ming's words made Lu Fei feel that things seemed to be serious.

Everything is hard to say now. After the decree is promulgated tomorrow, things can be big or small. The best case is that the nobles accept it safely. The bad case is that someone wants to cause trouble. If you can't do it, I'll probably be able to do some things for me.

Cui Shangan took it seriously. He used to be the heir of Huainan, and he has a lot of experience in this area. He said: Ten years ago, when the father and the king were going to go west with the emperor, not all the noble families in Huainan were in favor. They tried their best to stop the Western Expedition, and even colluded with each other to conspire against each other. At a dinner party, a singer arranged by a wealthy family tried to assassinate the father. If the father was good at martial arts, I am afraid that Huainan would not be able to follow the emperor. .

Lu Fei's face became more and more ugly. These insidious and cunning people, if they dare to harm the emperor, I, Lu Fei, will definitely destroy his nine clans.

Xiao Ming waved his hand, and he said, It's too early to say this, you have to be prepared when you go back.

Yes, Your Majesty. The two said in unison.

The two were about to leave when Qian Dafu hurried into the imperial study and said directly, Your Majesty, something has happened, and Wang Chengye is dead.

What! Xiao Ming was slightly taken aback.

Qian Dafu nodded and said, According to the information obtained by the Secret Guard, Wang Chengye hanged himself after returning home. Now many officials have heard the news of his Wang family.

Lu Fei and Cui Shangan already knew the news that Wang Chengye was dismissed and the Ministry of Rites was abolished.

The two looked at each other and Cui Shangan said, Your Majesty, Wang Chengye still has some influence in the official family, and his death may be detrimental to the decree issued by the Emperor.

What Cui Shangan said was exactly what Xiao Ming thought. It would be fine if Wang Chengye died, but it would be bad if he was taken advantage of by people with intentions.

It is estimated that someone will soon say that the New Deal killed Wang Chengye.

This Wang Chengye's death is too strange. There are many officials who have been dismissed in this court. Why does he have to think about it? Lu Fei frowned.

Xiao Ming also had some doubts. Although this Wang Chengye was a pedantic person, there was no need to fight with his life.

After all, in the current empire, as long as you are not lazy, it is easy to live a prosperous life, not to mention that his royal family still has a lot of land.

Even if Wang Chengye dies, this decree will still be implemented. If I bow my head today, I'm afraid this decree can only be implemented when the world rises up. Xiao Ming's eyes are resolute, he has long lost the benevolence of women in the past .

It is a pity that Wang Chengye died, but the national policy cannot be shaken because of his death.

The next day, news about Feitong's crimes, the abolition of noble privileges, and the official selection system were officially advertised through newspapers.

For a time, a thousand waves were aroused in the folk.

In the machinery factory, Lin Wentao read the newspaper with a smile, and he said to the technicians around him, Look, the emperor is still our emperor. This time, those eunuch families and noble families are about to cry, and their children will No more arrogance of capital.”

The crowd gathered around and immediately became excited when they saw the content in the newspaper, Your Majesty has really done a great deed this time. If you want to apply for an official examination, you must have a formal graduation certificate from an imperial college. In this way, those noble children will They have to go from elementary school to graduation like we do, and can no longer show off their private school.

No, they used to be able to put their own children in the officialdom just by relying on the officialdom, but now it's no fun, but those of us who come from humble backgrounds and are willing to study hard can enter the officialdom a lot. In my opinion, this officialdom will be in the future. After all, it belongs to our poor disciples.

That's right, plus this time the emperor strictly forbids the nobles to enjoy privileges in all aspects, emphasizing that there is equal treatment in front of the law, I am afraid that the nobles will disappear completely in the future.

The discussion in the research room became more and more intense. Lin Wentao coughed lightly at this time, and he said, Since the emperor loves the people so much and is thinking of us, why don't you study hard and make the internal combustion engine practical as soon as possible?

The technical people suddenly laughed and laughed. This kind of smile came from sincerity. When they were in school, they always thought that the nobles were superior to others.

Now that this decree is launched, they feel that the nobles are nothing special, and the future empire can only rely on their own abilities if they want to live dazzlingly.

With this thought in mind, they were instantly motivated, because for them a better and better era was coming.

PS: There is one more chapter, a little later.