There is a saying that when the emperor was angry, his corpse floated for thousands of miles.

Merchants and gentry eat meat and drink soup but don't even leave bones to the royal family, and even fool the emperor!

The Supreme Emperor hated being fooled the most in his life!

Soon, after the previous purge of nobles, the officialdom in the south of the Yangtze River ushered in an unprecedented purge. Even several senior scholars who had become officials were settled by Qiuhou and their homes were ransacked for questioning.

All of a sudden, blood flowed like rivers in the capital and Jiangnan.

But this is not enough.

Although killing people can solve the hatred of the Supreme Emperor, it cannot fundamentally solve the problem.

In the evening of that day, in the Dongnuan Pavilion of the Palace of Qinzheng, the Empress Dowager sat on the big kang by the window, the emperor sat beside him with his legs bent, and the crown prince and Miaoyu sat on the armchairs below, discussing what to do .

Reform is certain, without reform, the court will definitely be dragged down.

The lack of taxes and taxes led to a financial crisis. The financial crisis caused the country to suffer from famine and had no money for disaster relief, and led to a perennial shortage of armaments, so that the country's standing army was less than 20.

You know, Guochao is a big country with more than [-] mu of arable land and a population of more than [-] million!

The Taishanghuang and the emperor knew very well that the country had reached the time of its last stand.The history of Guochao is only more than a hundred years, but the enemy of Guochao is the common landlords who have been operating in this land for nearly a thousand years. Even the emperor can say that they are the biggest landlords in the world.

The Supreme Emperor and the Emperor were relatively silent.

The prince is even more immature.

Miaoyu stood up at last and said: "Grandfather, father, all civil and military officials restrict imperial power, relying on the name of benevolence. However, the way of kingship is not benevolence, and the way of kingship needs to be supplemented by domineering. Father, if you can trust me Minister, let my son be the Cao Cao who bears the royal family and the world on his back."

The way of kingship is not the way of benevolence, and the way of kingship needs to be supplemented by domineering.

When the Supreme Emperor heard these two words, he was furious: "Shut up!"

The emperor said: "Father, Duanhui's words are not wrong. The way of kingship is indeed not the way of benevolence. Father is practicing the way of benevolence, but the treasury is getting more and more tense. Maybe it's time to use domineering."

The Supreme Emperor turned his head bitterly.

The emperor said: "Duanhui, how many years do you think the reform will take?"

"My son thought it would take at least 20 years."

The emperor is old and may not be able to survive 20 years later.

In other words, this will be a reform that spans two dynasties, and requires extraordinary measures.The emperor thought himself that he was not afraid that Miaoyu would take him out of the way, but he was afraid that Miaoyu would be another Princess Taiping.

But the emperor also knew that if reforms were not carried out, the imperial court would have less than a hundred years of vitality left.

Because the country's finances are here.

The emperor sat there quietly thinking for a quarter of an hour, and finally said: "Come here, draw up the decree! Princess Duanhui is regent! From now on, the prince and the princess will accompany the widow to the court. In addition, the letter of state will be issued, and the prince will succeed in the future." He is not allowed to be in power before the age of 25."

The young prince was dumbfounded.

Likewise, the sixth house vibrates.

The Spring Ying people are in the deep palace and don't know what's going on outside, but they know that the concubines of the sixth palace have all gone to kneel in the palace.

After all, even she knew that Miaoyu was only the adopted daughter of the emperor. If she came to power, would the line of Prince Yizhong make a comeback or even try to usurp the throne?

If the prince hadn't sent the letter, I'm afraid Yingchun would also go to kneel in the palace.

The three adult princes were even more restless.

They went to kneel at Qinzheng Hall.

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