The Regent makes me unstoppable [Transmigration Book]

"Two peaches kill three warriors". During the Spring and Autumn Period, there were three warriors in the Qi State, named Tian Kaijiang, Gongsun Jie, and Gu Yezi. They were known as the "Three Heroes of the Qi State". Under Yan Zi's suggestion, Qi Jinggong used two peaches to attract three people to compare their merits with each other. In the end, all three committed suicide in shame and indignation.

Shen Ying intends to use his interests to drive the feudal lords to fight among themselves, and when they are nearly defeated in the fight, he will be able to reap the benefits of the fisherman.

But those vassal kings are not stupid, they can't follow Shen Ying's will to kill each other for no reason, so the "peach" in this scheme is the key.

After the new year's festival, although the beginning of spring has passed, the weather still shows no sign of warming up. The spring is cold and the young people are frozen. The peach trees in the peach forest in the imperial garden have just tentatively sprouted buds. News - Empress Dowager Liu is dead.

The Empress Dowager Liu, who had been imprisoned in the Shou'an Palace for three years, did not wait for the spring to bloom in the new year.

Empress Dowager Liu has gradually grown from a court lady to a noble concubine who favors the six palaces, and then to a powerful queen dowager. Her life was once as bright and lively as summer flowers, but in a cold night, alone and quietly He died quietly in his bedroom.

If it weren't for the fact that someone would bring her meals every day, it is unknown when the body of Empress Dowager Liu would be discovered.

Death is like a lamp going out, no matter how brilliant and glorious it was in life, it is just a matter of closing the eyes when it comes to it, everything you once had, you don't bring it with you, you don't take it with you when you die.

Although Empress Dowager Liu was imprisoned by Shen Ying, Shen Ying, in order to take care of the royal family's face, did not publicize Empress Dowager Liu's evil deeds, nor did she abolish Liu's position as empress dowager, so when Liu died, she was still the empress dowager.

Shen Ying and Gu Min have been worrying all winter about finding a legitimate excuse to change the clan system established by the Taizu. After all, the world is peaceful and the government is stable, and suddenly the ancestral etiquette that has been passed down for generations will be changed. , Those princes and county kings couldn't possibly agree.

As soon as Shen Ying heard the news of Empress Dowager Liu's death in Yongle Palace, a brilliant idea popped up in his mind. He never thought that Empress Dowager Liu would do all kinds of bad things while she was alive, but she would be of great help to him when she died.

The death of the Empress Dowager is a national mourning. According to the rules, all princes and ministers in Beijing must mourn for the Empress Dowager, and those relatives and relatives who are not in Beijing must also come to Beijing to express their condolences.

Shen Ying immediately ordered people to spread the news of the queen mother's death to the palaces of the feudal princes and county princes, and ordered all the feudal princes and county princes to come to Beijing to express their condolences at the queen mother's funeral. They will all be regarded as disrespectful to the Queen Mother, and these people will be severely punished.

Originally, some vassal and county kings wanted to shirk their physical discomfort, and planned to send their descendants to Beijing to express their condolences. Unexpectedly, the eunuch who came to pass the decree also brought the imperial doctor from the palace. The doctor gave him a diagnosis and treatment immediately. Now who dares to pretend to be sick, he can only resign himself to his fate and leave for the capital.

The empress dowager's funeral lasted for a month. During this month, the vassal kings and county kings from all over the country arrived in the capital one after another. The county kings and the county kings all asked Shen Ying to allow them to return to their respective fiefs, but Shen Ying returned all these memorials and asked them to wait for the Empress Dowager Liu's Hundred Days Ceremony before leaving.

But now there are still more than two months before the Hundred Days Ceremony of Empress Dowager Liu. If they are not allowed to return to their fiefs for such a long time, the vassal kings and county kings will inevitably become suspicious and guess what the emperor is up to. Are you going to imprison all the descendants of the Shen family in the capital?

The vassal kings suspected that Shen Ying detained them in the capital, intending to force them to agree to withdraw from the vassal. However, although they came to the capital, they left behind for themselves just in case, and had already confessed to their descendants If something unexpected happens to them when they go to Beijing, they will join forces to rebel and overthrow Shen Ying's rule. An emperor who can be cruel to his own flesh and blood relatives is not worthy of their support at all!

Just when these people were doubting this and that, Shen Ying suddenly summoned several vassal kings into the palace and personally held a banquet for them.

Those vassal kings entered the palace anxiously, thinking that it would be a Hongmen banquet. Before entering the palace, they even gave their last words to their subordinates, but they waited until the banquet was almost over, and they did not see the emperor attacking them. Confused, what kind of medicine is in the emperor's gourd?With so many feudal lords in the capital, why did they only invite a few of them to the banquet?

The dinner lasted until it was close to the hour of Hai, when Shen Ying put down the teacup in her hand, covered her lips and coughed a few times, and said apologetically to several vassal kings: "I have been ill for a long time, and the imperial doctor told me not to drink alcohol, so I can't go to Beijing with Rare A few uncles have a good drink, and the Empress Dowager is mourning, singing and dancing are banned in the palace, I wonder if you have a good time tonight?"

All the kings stood up and saluted, saying: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your hospitality. I have enjoyed myself a lot!"

Shen Ying said happily: "It's good to have fun, you are all my uncles and elders, I have a few heartfelt words that I wanted to say to my uncles a long time ago, just afraid that you might misunderstand me."

The kings hurriedly said: "I dare not wait!"

Shen Ying waved her hand, "Since tonight is a family banquet, the whole family does not need to be restrained, and there is no need to be too polite, just sit down."

The vassal kings could only sit down again, suppressing the uneasiness in their hearts, and waiting for Shen Ying to continue.

"It's like this, you all know that my body has not been in good shape, and I don't know how long I can last, but the prince is still young, and I am always worried about it, and I am always worried that there will be treacherous officials like Du Qianren and Guo Jiuchen. Stealing power and intervening in politics happened." Shen Ying took a deep breath when she said this, and then continued, "I can only rest assured that this world must be handed over to our Shen family, but the rules set by Taizu are still in place. There, the clan's children are not allowed to serve in the capital, so even if I want to find a reliable person to assist the crown prince, I can't find it."

After hearing Shen Ying's words, the vassal kings didn't quite understand what he meant, the King of Han rolled his eyes, stood up and asked, "I don't know what the emperor's plan is?"

Shen Ying looked at the King of Han with a smile and said: "I have discussed with the cabinet in the past few days. With the examples of Du Qianren and Guo Jiuchen first, it is absolutely impossible for the power of the country to fall into the hands of foreign ministers, so I plan to choose from among the vassal kings. A few of them are appointed as ministers of Gu Ming, and they will assist the crown prince together in the future, all of you are the most prestigious among the vassal kings, I call you here tonight just to ask your thoughts."

The vassals looked at each other, and I looked at you, without speaking for a while.

Daying is based on the vassal system. Unless there is an imperial edict, the vassal kings are not allowed to leave their fiefs at will. To put it bluntly, they can only play prestige on their own fiefs. It would be a lie to say that you are not tempted to come into direct contact with the center of state power.

But the vassal kings also had doubts in their hearts, how could there be such a good thing as a pie in the sky, how could they know that this was not some conspiracy of the emperor?

The king of Han was the most cautious, and he declined first: "The old minister is old, and he has more than enough energy for national affairs. I am afraid that he will not be qualified for the post of Minister Gu Ming. Please ask the emperor to choose another wise man."

The others all looked forward to the King of Han's leadership, and seeing that the King of Han had expressed his opinion, they stood up one after another, saying that they were not capable enough, and dared not accept the position of Minister Gu Ming.

Seeing that these people were all timid and overwhelmed, Shen Ying couldn't help but turn cold, and slapped the table displeasedly: "You are all descendants of the Shen family, don't you want to be alone and watch the power of the country fall? Is it in the hands of someone with a foreign surname? How can you let the ancestors of Daying rest in peace!"

All the kings pretended to be ashamed and lowered their heads, "Your servants are terrified, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

Shen Ying snorted coldly and said, "I know you have concerns, and I'm worried that I'm using Prince Gu Ming to plot against you, okay, then listen carefully to what I'm going to say next, and I will give Prince Gu Ming a higher and higher priority." The treatment and privileges of general vassal kings are not only hereditary titles, but also the honor of being honored with the imperial temple after death. Even if future generations make mistakes and degrade their titles, they can also restore their original titles. Do you understand? This is also true. Can't calculate it?!"

Several feudal lords whispered: "But aren't our titles all hereditary? What's the matter?"

Shen Ying knew what they were thinking, took a sip from the teacup on the table, and said slowly: "In addition, in order to highlight the status of Prince Gu Ming, the treatment and privileges of other vassal princes will naturally be reduced accordingly. I plan to , except for Prince Gu Ming, the rest of the vassals will abolish the hereditary nobility system from this life onwards, and in the future, only one son of each palace will be degraded to the next level of nobility, and the rest of the descendants will have to pass the examination to obtain the title of nobility."

The vassal kings all changed their faces and protested: "How can this be done? Isn't it against the ancestral etiquette?"

Shen Ying's brows and eyes were cold, and she looked indifferently at the excited faces below, and said lightly: "Rules are dead, people are alive, uncles who are not in charge of the family don't know that firewood, rice, oil and salt are expensive. Do you know that there are so many mouths to support the clan?" How much does the imperial court spend in a year? Taizu set the rule of hereditary titles without replacement. It will soon be eaten away by his descendants! If this etiquette is not changed, it will definitely shake the Great Ying, so what will I have to go to see Taizu under the Nine Springs in the future?"

The vassal kings still disagree, especially the king of Han who is the most quarrelsome. He thinks he belongs to Taizu's lineage and has always regarded Taizu's words as the golden rule. Shen Ying wants to change the rules set by Emperor Taizu. He is definitely the first to disagree. .

Shen Ying turned a deaf ear to the objections from the audience, and said without changing her face: "Uncles, I have made up my mind, so I don't need to persuade you anymore. I called you over tonight because you are my favorite candidate for Prince Gu Ming. , that’s why I will inform you of my plan in advance, but in order to appear fair, I will also order people to pass the decree to the other vassal kings tomorrow, and finally decide the candidate for Prince Gu Ming based on the merits of the kings. Prince Gu Ming There are a total of six proposed, if you are not willing to be, there will naturally be others who are willing, so I advise you to go back and think about it, the time is getting late, and I am tired, so let’s all retire!"

Shen Ying left the hall under the escort of the eunuchs and guards, leaving behind a few vassals looking at each other in the hall, they are now being detained in the capital, and the emperor wants to change the clan system, and they agree You have to agree, and you have to agree if you don’t agree.

And what the emperor said is right, they, these vassals, are not all of one mind. If they don't want to be the Prince Gu Ming, there will naturally be others who are willing. I'm afraid that some people will only care about the immediate interests and take the lead in supporting the emperor. To please the emperor, once someone becomes Prince Gu Ming, others will follow suit for fear that their own interests will be affected. Once the hearts of the people are not in harmony, then they will have no chance of winning the contest with the emperor!

The vassal kings left the palace full of anger, but they never expected that after a lifetime of business, they would end up in the hands of a sick man named Shen Ying!I really can't swallow this breath!

The vassal kings left the palace in sedan chairs one after another, only Hanwang's sedan chair was stopped by the bearer as soon as it was lifted up.

The king of Han felt that the sedan chair was standing still, so he lifted the curtain of the sedan chair angrily, and asked the bearer, "Why don't you leave?" But he didn't expect to see Gu Min standing in front of his sedan chair, so he got off the sedan chair, frowning. Looking at Gu Min, he asked arrogantly, "Why are you?"

Gu Min cupped his hands: "Greetings to the prince."

"The regent doesn't need to be too polite. I can't bear your courtesy. Who knows what kind of peace a weasel pays a chicken for the New Year." , what do you want?"

Gu Min smiled lightly and said: "Xu came to see the prince, and wanted to persuade him with a few words. The prince is a direct descendant of the Taizu, with a noble status and a respected status. In fact, the Holy Majesty has always attached great importance to you as an uncle in his heart. Your Majesty He once told me that the King of Han was virtuous, loyal to the country, Xianhuai and Xin rebelled against the king, and the momentum was huge, but the King of Han could not be deceived by them and stick to his duty as a minister. The candidate for the prince, if the prince will be assisted by the King of Han in the future, he will be very relieved."

After listening to Gu Min's words, the King of Han could not help but soften his expression, and said in doubt, "Your Majesty really said that?"

"Of course, if the prince doesn't believe it, you can ask the emperor." Gu Min said calmly, "The emperor's decision to change the clan system is a certainty. The prince has won the sacred heart, so there is really no need to be such an early bird. Excuse me Xu bluntly said that the royal family is weak, and there is only one son, the eldest son. If you can become Prince Gu Ming, the eldest son will also inherit your throne in the future. Whether the clan system is changed or not will have little impact on your Han Palace , why do you have to contradict the emperor and make Longyan unhappy?"

The King of Han thought for a while in silence, his shrewd eyes flickered twice, obviously he had been persuaded by Gu Min, although he didn't express his opinion immediately, but the look in his eyes was much friendlier than before, he stroked his beard and murmured: " I understand what the emperor means, and I will go back and consider it carefully, and thank the regent for telling me this, I will remember this favor."

Sending off the King of Han, Gu Min returned to Yongle Palace. Shen Ying had just finished bathing, and sat on the soft bed while the little eunuch helped him wring out his hair. Looking at Gu Min with interest, he asked, "How is it?"

Gu Min walked to Shen Ying's side, picked up a dry handkerchief and continued to twist his hair, "I told him everything I needed to say. Judging by his expression at the time, he must have been moved."

Shen Ying pulled her lips coldly, with a sarcasm in her smile, "As long as the backbone is dismantled, the rest will be a mess. The next 38 vassal kings will grab the six seats of Prince Gu Ming, and that will be a wonderful show." Terrific show."