Wei Zijin raised his eyes, met his deep gaze, and nodded slowly and solemnly: "I have already made preparations!"
How many times have she dreamed back in the middle of the night, how many times have she endured the humiliation, waiting for the day of revenge... And she had long known that one day they and Xiao Heng would meet at war!
But this day may come sooner than she thought!
"I have also made complete arrangements..." Seeing that she had made up her mind to say this, Xiao Jamyao patted her shoulder and said with a smile: "But the most important thing at the moment is that you give birth to our child safely.
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Wei Zijin smiled and said nothing, lowered his head and stroked his lower abdomen, hiding the helplessness that flashed in his eyes.
Her and Jamel Xiao's first child may be destined to be born in a storm!
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Imperial Palace.
The autumn wind was blowing outside, and although thick wind curtains had been hung up in the political hall, there was still a chilly atmosphere.
Several ministers who were summoned by Xiao Heng did not dare to speak nonsense under Xiao Heng's cold gaze. They only felt the cold air slowly rising from the soles of their feet.
"Deng Xian, you speak first!" Xiao Heng refused to speak when he saw the ministers in front of him. He frowned and ordered in a deep voice to Deng Xian, his most trusted servant.
Deng Xian quickly stood up, cupped his hands and said calmly: "Yes... Your Majesty, I think that as the kings' power in the local areas becomes more and more powerful, their ambitions will gradually expand. If this continues, they will have great influence on me."
There are all kinds of harm but no benefit, so I have the courage to ask the emperor to cut down the feudal vassals. Firstly, it can strengthen the control of the local area, and secondly, it can also prevent the kings from having their own troops in the local area!"
Xiao Heng nodded slightly, and seemed to think that the words of the Censor Deng Xian were reasonable. He then turned his attention to the Censor Fang Shixian: "Fang Aiqing, what about you?"
"Your Majesty, the ministers and Deng Shi all have the same thoughts..." Fang Shixian also stood up and said plausibly: "Since the death of Prince Zhaoming, the Emperor has not yet decided on the candidate for the crown prince, and the kings have been eyeing him for a long time.
, in order to stabilize the imperial court, the emperor should indeed weaken the power of the kings!"
When Xiao Heng heard what Fang Shixian said, he couldn't help but remember that in the morning meeting, a minister actually suggested that he choose an adoptive heir from among the princes as the crown prince, which made him furious!
Although his current heirs are not enough to inherit the throne, how can he need to choose one from the Lanling Xiao family to adopt him?!
Before he was confused, those people had already begun to covet his throne!
Thinking of this, Xiao Heng narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a deep voice: "What Fang Aiqing said is reasonable. We can't delay the reduction of the vassal clan any longer..."
At this moment, Prime Minister Han Yunzhi stood up and urged: "Your Majesty, please think twice. The prince's death was caused by power disputes. Now the people's hearts are unstable. If the Emperor rashly cuts down the vassal, it will definitely cause chaos in the world...
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"Prime Minister, it seems that you are exaggerating!" Before Han Yunzhi could finish speaking, Fang Shixian interrupted him: "The Lu family of Fan Yang was punished, which is what the people want. Now the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the emperor cut down the vassalage just to stabilize the imperial court, so what?
Will it cause chaos in the world?"
Fang Shixian's words are alluding to Han Yunzhi's alarmist remarks and deliberately exaggerating!
Sure enough, Xiao Heng also showed a displeased look and said lightly: "Han Aiqing, when you say that the people's hearts are unstable, are you accusing me, the emperor, of doing things that are not popular among the people?"