As Meng Jiming's face turned cold, the surroundings immediately fell into silence.
And the atmosphere became solemn.
"I wonder what kind of explanation you want, Your Majesty?" Meng Jiming was neither humble nor silent, but said calmly.
King Jing Xian smiled faintly and replied: "For no other reason, I just want to seek help. Please join hands with Yin Jun and Qi Yu to submit a letter to completely suppress the matter of reducing the vassal. If the matter is completed, I will
The king will also express his gratitude. However, if you don’t agree, then don’t blame me for being unkind."
This request may seem reasonable, but it also contains a puzzling weirdness.
how to say?
Assuming that King Jing Xian really had such an idea, he should have secretly sought out Meng Jiming for a private discussion, especially if it involved matters such as "more thanks", it would be even more unsuitable to discuss it in public.
Looking at him now, he has said it openly. Isn't it contrary to common sense?
As an experienced veteran politician, it is impossible for him to not understand this superficial truth.
Unless he knowingly committed the crime.
But if it was done intentionally, then there must be another mystery behind it.
Can it be understood that he knew that this would not work, but still insisted on doing so?
If you guess the purpose, he probably wants to take this opportunity to make things difficult for the ‘Yongchuan lineage’ in his eyes.
If this guess is true, then his retaliatory thinking of "Don't blame me for being unkind" would make sense.
Can he take revenge?
Yes!
From a legal perspective, the royal prince has a special status. Even though he is usually disliked by the emperor, once he commits something, the entire royal family will do their best to protect him.
In addition, although the feudal king did not have real power, he had a transcendent treatment that he was born with.
That is, no ministers or local government officials have the right to do anything to him, including cabinet members and chief ministers.
They can bully others, but others cannot bully them. This is the biggest difference.
It is even said that as long as they do not participate in the rebellion, they are basically immune to death.
However, Qi Yu is excluded.
Because he had done similar things that exceeded the rules a long time ago. Not only had he done it, but he had also killed two of them by accident.
In Qi Dalang's eyes, the so-called royal prince is not even a feather, let alone the word "terror".
Chicken Feather:……
Let’s talk about Meng Jiming. After weighing it for a while, he said honestly: “Your Majesty, I don’t want to lie to you. As far as the matter of reducing the vassal is concerned, Meng really cannot help. If you really want to resolve this matter,
Oops, you might as well go and find my virtuous brother Qi Yu, maybe he can help me a little bit."
"You are each other's partisans. Who can I tell? Aren't they all the same?"
"However, Meng is indeed powerless. Even if you persist until tomorrow, it will still be in vain."
"Haha, if that's the case, Mr. Meng and Duke Wen Zhen might have to choose another place to rest."
Um?
There is something in these words!
Meng Jiming was startled when he heard this, and said with a cold eyebrow, "What does the prince mean by this?"
King Jing Xian smiled and explained: "What a coincidence. The tomb that Mr. Meng is currently building happens to be within the fiefdom of King Yongchuan. And now, I have full authority to inherit his estate.
, naturally, that piece of land is under my control. Therefore, I have the absolute power to decide whether that cemetery should be used by your Meng family."
"you……"
"hey-hey……"
According to Chinese tradition, after the death of an elderly person, filial sons usually select a cemetery before burial, and personally dig out the soil and build the burial pit to prepare for the unexpected needs of the burial.
From an operational point of view, it is not difficult to build a cemetery. You only need to find a knowledgeable Feng Shui master to handle it.
However, if you were asked to temporarily change the burial place on the day of the funeral, you would be caught off guard.
What is even more disturbing is that being forced to change the tomb is undoubtedly a disgraceful and embarrassing act.
If you really do this, you will definitely be laughed at by the world in the future, and the Meng family is a respectable person, how can they tolerate such humiliation?
One can imagine how angry Meng Jiming was at this time!
Although he was angry, he did not show it.
The reason is that in this matter, our side is obviously unreasonable.
That is, the issue of ownership of feudal lands.
According to the law, the vassal land belongs to the private property of the royal family. It does not allow local officials to get involved in it, nor does it allow private individuals to encroach on it. No matter when and where it is, its attributes are named Li.
From this perspective, there is indeed a certain degree of transgression in the location of the tomb.
This is not to say that the gentleman in charge does not use his brain, but because King Yongchuan has passed away for many years, and his fiefdom has gradually turned into a deserted area because no one has taken over.
At present, it can only be used for herding sheep and horses.
Objectively speaking, this land has actually become an ownerless territory. In addition, the imperial court has explicitly ordered to reduce the vassalage, so it is basically impossible to have a so-called successor.
When this happens, the land is usually redivided so that it belongs to its own people. When that time comes, the Meng family takes advantage of the situation and takes over. In this way, there is no so-called dispute.
But who would have thought that this vassal land was actually taken by King Jing Xian as his own, and he also used it as a lever to create difficulties.
well……
If I had known earlier, I would not have chosen this Feng Shui treasure land.
Meng Jiming, who is proficient in the law, first thinks not of making excuses, but of introspecting himself and his family.
However, he didn't have no counterattacks at all.
"King Yongchuan died young. The fiefdoms under his command should be recovered by the imperial court. Which ones can you occupy by unilateral invasion?"
"Occupy? Mr. Meng's wording is wrong. This king's move is called brother's inheritance, which is reasonable and reasonable. Isn't that what Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Guangyi are like? This is true for a king, let alone a vassal king.
?”
"Even so, it should be done with the emperor's permission, otherwise, it cannot be counted."
"Shengyun? Don't bother, you will definitely do it in the future."
Seeing that he was still dissatisfied, King Jing Xian added, "Don't think that this is a unilateral and arbitrary decision made by me. As everyone knows, this is the joint consent of all the princes."
"All the princes? Then... who are they?" Meng Jiming couldn't hide his surprise and asked.
Before King Jing Xian could open his mouth to answer, the seven 'entourages' beside him unveiled their mysterious veils one after another and revealed their identities on the spot.
Without exception, these seven people are all cheap princes.
In this way, King Jing Xian gained support in terms of momentum, and his statement that his younger brother inherited his brother's legacy seemed to have a reasonable basis.
Although his self-assertion is inconsistent with the law, the more people involved, the more convincing it will be on the scene.
As the saying goes, the law does not punish the public.
Even if they were to worry about it in the future, the emperor would not punish him, and Meng Jiming would not gain any substantial advantage from it.
Let alone the future, I feel a bit confident now.
In front of a large crowd, Meng Jiming, who was single and weak, was obviously at a disadvantage. Although there were many onlookers, no one came out to stand up.
No matter how ferocious the tiger is, it can't stand up to a pack of wolves.
Besides, the opponents are all noble people from Tianhuang. They can't be caught and beaten, but they can't be beaten. What can you do?
Thinking of this, Meng Jiming couldn't help but frowned.
Could it be that my father really wanted to change the burial place temporarily?
It seems...that's all.
Just when he was about to bow his head and admit defeat, he suddenly heard someone in the crowd burst into laughter.
Looking around, that person turned out to be Qi Dalang, the governor of Nanyang.
