Sima Yao's voice was not loud, but this small voice echoed throughout the entire fighting arena through the iron horn not far from him. Everyone, no matter far or near, could feel the emperor's wrath, like a volcano.
On the eve of the outbreak, this time, it can almost be said that the anger that Emperor Sima of the Eastern Jin Dynasty had suppressed for a hundred years was about to burst out from the mouth of this black emperor.
Wang Xun's usually calm face began to sweat. His hands were trembling. He took off the high crown on his head and knelt on the ground: "I made a mistake and offended the power of God. It is a capital crime, a capital crime!"
Sima Yao gritted his teeth and looked at Wang Xun: "Although Liu Yu is rude, he means what he says but does not mean what he says. He is only telling the truth. And although you compliment me on your lips, in fact you treat me as nothing. Regardless of Emperor Yuan
What kind of edicts were issued back then? He is already the late emperor. The world now belongs to me. If I want to take back these fields, why not? In the whole world, is it the land of the king and the shore of the land?
Wang Chen, don’t you, the high-ranking families, understand this truth?”
Xi Chao said calmly: "Your Majesty, having said that, your actions will shake the centuries-old trust between the emperor of the Jin Dynasty and the aristocratic family. If the land deeds of the aristocratic family for generations are taken back, I am afraid that your Majesty's majesty will be
and the court’s credibility will be greatly affected.”
Sima Yao looked at Liu Yu: "Liu Yu, do you think Xi Changshi is right?"
Liu Yu curled his lips disdainfully: "That's nonsense. Xi Chao, you know very well how these land deeds came from. Before the Jin Dynasty crossed south, these land deeds were mostly from the indigenous high-ranking families in Wu. For example,
The Shen family, the Zhou family, the Lu family, the Zhang family, and other aristocratic families who migrated from the north to the south, while supporting the Yuan Emperor, also took advantage of these local families and divided, disintegrated, and eliminated them in the name of supporting the army and respecting themselves.
, seize the land and make it your own. This is the source of the so-called land granted by emperors of the Yuan Dynasty. Now the heads of all the major families are here. What Liu said, please tell me, is it true? "
Liu Yu cast her eyes on Xie Daoyun, who was silent. She sighed softly: "Xiao Yu, this was a hundred years ago. I don't know who said such things to you, but this is not the same as the situation back then.
It is consistent. The original northern family gave up their generational rights at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China and took their neighbors south. They were unwilling to be slaves of the barbarians. Could it be that they came to snatch the land of the Wudi family? If you only consider these
As long as the land and property are left in the north, why should we come to the south and suffer this?"
Liu Yu shook his head: "In the north, you have to submit to the Hulu, and you may not be able to save the family land. But when you come to the south, you are the minister of the dragon. The land in the south has only so many people. If you want to occupy the land, you can only use the local surname.
The family is grabbing it, so the major aristocratic families used various excuses to attack the Wu family. Madam, you only need to answer this question whether it is true, and there is no need to say anything else."
Xie Daoyun nodded: "As a matter of fact, it is true that the aristocratic families from the north finally occupied a lot of territory of the local families. But the situation back then was that many Wu families saw the Jin Dynasty in danger and took the opportunity to cause rebellion or separatist rule.
, or supporting troops, but in short they did not listen to orders. When the Jin Dynasty was crossing south, the situation was critical. The barbarians could go south at any time, and it was impossible to let these local families go. Therefore, many of them were annihilated. After these local overlords were eliminated, their territories
Naturally, it was returned to the imperial court. The Emperor Yuan was grateful for the contribution of the great families in the founding of the country, so he bestowed these lands to the meritorious officials. It is not the situation you imagined."
Sima Yao sneered and said: "That's it. As important ministers in the court, it was the duty of the major families to quell rebellions for the country. Emperor Yuan had already given high-ranking officials generous titles and hereditary succession, which was enough to repay them for their contributions. Why?
Want to give away the land that belongs to the imperial court from generation to generation? Even if the Yuan Emperor is willing to do this, future emperors can take back these lands. Just like these Wudi manors back then, most of them were owned by local surnames, but now they have become the property of your major surnames.
Does it belong to the aristocratic family? Then if I want to take back the state-owned property, why not?"
Xi Chao rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you are a talented person. If you have any ideas to change the law, we and other major families should follow it. Now is indeed different from the time when the country was founded, and the old law does not have to remain unchanged.
, However, the reason why I am waiting here today is not to discuss these land deeds. Today, I am going to judge Liu Yu, a traitor, on behalf of God. You have also seen that this thief pretended to be injured last time, but today he behaves like nothing is wrong.
He is obviously very scheming, and maybe the so-called injury last time was just a trick to deceive others, and now he is here talking about land deeds of aristocratic families and alienating the relationship between monarch and ministers, which is even more arrogant and ambitious. Your Majesty must be aware of it."
Sima Yao laughed: "Whether Liu Yu is treason or not, at least what he said makes sense. Today, he made public a secret that no one has been able to reveal for hundreds of years. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have thought of this."
Mystery. Therefore, no matter whether he is dead or alive today, when I return to the court, I will thoroughly investigate the land deed. If any major family has land and manor that exceeds the regulations set by the imperial court, then I will take it back."
In the small shed on one side, Huan Xuan sneered: "The emperor thought he was smart, but he still fell into Liu Yu's trap. It's a shame, it's a shame."
Yin Zhongkan frowned: "Lingbao, be careful and don't be rude to His Majesty. Moreover, Liu Yu obviously succeeded, how can you say that the emperor was deceived by him?"
Huan Xuan smiled slightly and looked at Yin Zhongkan: "Okay, brother Yin, I want to ask you, are the fields occupied by your family going to be taken back?"
Yin Zhongkan curled up his lips: "I have been calculating just now. It seems that with the title of my Yin family, I can almost own the current manor territory. Maybe a few of the common people will take it back, but it will not affect the overall situation.
, the manor occupied by the main branch of the Yin family is still ours."
Huan Xuan smiled and pointed at the surrounding stands: "You see, why don't everyone resist His Majesty's decision so fiercely? In fact, they are all the same as you. As long as our titles and official positions are there, then these fields,
It still belongs to us. If His Majesty wants to change the ancestral system of obtaining land based on titles, I am afraid that he really will not be able to survive as an emperor."
Yin Zhongkan's one eye shrank suddenly: "However, there will still be many tributary bastards who have no official or title and will seize the territory, so that the imperial court will be taken back."
Huan Xuan smiled slightly: "Then it will be given to us loyal ministers who are about to make contributions in the civil war to support Your Majesty. Brother Yin, your sons without titles will be blessed."
This chapter has been completed!