Half a month later, King Chenliu arrived in the capital with his family.
The vassal land of King Chenliu was the closest to the capital, and the vassal land was also the poorest. In terms of blood relationship, King Chenliu was the uncle of Emperor Jianwen, so Sheng Hong should call him his uncle.
However, in the Heavenly Family, we do not reminisce about the past based on blood relationships, but must first perform the courtesy of the king and his ministers.
King Chenliu, who was nearly seventy years old and had white hair and needed the support of two chamberlains when walking, knelt down tremblingly: "I have seen the emperor."
Sheng Hong sat on the dragon chair and accepted the kowtow ceremony from King Chenliu with a calm expression.
Prince Chenliu has a prosperous heir. This time, King Chenliu's six sons, a dozen grandsons, and several great-grandsons accompanied King Chenliu back to the capital.
So many people knelt down together with King Chen Liu, and the whole floor was filled with people.
Sheng Hong couldn't help but think in his heart, no wonder King Chenliu handed over the vassal soldiers and returned to the capital so neatly. His vassal was the smallest and poorest, and he still had such a litter of children and grandchildren to raise, so he might as well just go back to the capital and raise them
The important responsibilities of his children and grandchildren all rested on him, the emperor.
In fact, he did have plans to treat King Chen Liu favorably.
No matter what, King Chenliu was the first vassal king to return to the capital, which was a good start for his plan to reduce the vassalage. He wanted to reward King Chenliu generously and show the emperor's benevolence to all the vassal kings.
"King Chenliu, please rise." Sheng Hong stepped forward and helped King Chenliu up with his own hands.
King Chenliu was very moved and thanked him repeatedly. The children and grandchildren behind him also stood up together at Sheng Hong's signal. A room full of men once again demonstrated King Chenliu's strong reproductive power.
Sheng Hong said kindly: "You guys have been working hard all the way, so go back to the palace for resettlement first! I have already ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to repair the palaces."
Sheng Hong's eyes slipped to the numerous children and grandchildren behind King Chenliu. He weighed them briefly and added a few words: "I didn't think carefully. There are many children and grandchildren of King Chenliu, and I am afraid that there will not be enough accommodation in the palace. I immediately gave the order to let the children and grandchildren be accommodated in the palace."
The Ministry of Internal Affairs will prepare accommodation for you."
Everyone knelt down to thank Long En again.
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That night, when the emperor and the empress were alone, Sheng Hong expressed the dark suspicion in his heart: "Mingxi, this King Chenliu returned to the capital in such a hurry, it must be because he has too many children and grandchildren that he can't afford to raise. So he sneaked back.
Jing, you plan to rely on me."
Xie Mingxi burst into laughter: "What you said is too harsh."
Today, King Chenliu led his children and grandchildren into the palace, and Princess Chenliu also led a group of female relatives into the Jiaofang Palace to pay their respects. Xie Mingxi met a room full of female relatives, and had the most intuitive understanding of the "prosperous population" of Prince Chenliu's palace.
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Sheng Hong also laughed, with a hint of helplessness and dissatisfaction in his smile: "There have been funerals in the palace in the past few years, and those who returned to the capital were all Prince Chenliu. I only know that Prince Chenliu's heirs are prosperous, and I have seen it with my own eyes today."
"Six sons, a dozen grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren. There are nearly thirty men. Many of them are still unmarried. After they are married, there will be a lot more children... In my place, I am Chen Liu.
Wang, I might as well just go back to Beijing."
Xie Mingxi smiled before giving Sheng Hong an idea: "No matter what King Chen Liu's plan is, since he has honestly handed over the vassal soldiers and returned to the capital, he must be well settled."
"You have arranged a place for them today, and you will have to find some serious jobs for them in the future so that they can be self-reliant. There is absolutely no reason to lie down and eat and drink. Otherwise, once this case is started, all the vassal kings will return to the capital in the future and they will have to support themselves.
How many idlers are there?”
"It's not that the money is lacking. It's that once people are idle, they will cause trouble. There are also many dandies in the clan today. We just need to make arrangements for them all."
"Prince Fenyang is the Zongzheng of the clan, and these are all matters within his scope. Just leave these matters to Prince Fenyang."
He threw the pot away easily.
Eat the king's salary and share the king's worries.
It is appropriate to leave such a small matter to the Prince of Fenyang.
Sheng Hong beamed when he heard this. He held Xie Mingxi's hand and said with a smile, "That's right! I will summon Fenyang County Prince to the palace tomorrow and order him to come up with a charter within three days."
Xie Mingxi interceded for the Fenyang County Prince very kindly: "Three days is too hasty, please allow more time and give him ten days!"
Sheng Hong nodded.
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The next day, Prince Fenyang was summoned to the Yiqing Palace.
When he heard the emperor's cordial words, ordering him to find a way to resettle the feudal princes and grandsons within ten days, the king of Fenyang County was so moved that his eyes filled with tears, and he almost burst into tears on the spot.
"The humble minister has little talent and knowledge, so I'm afraid he won't be able to take on this important task. I sincerely ask the emperor to choose another capable minister..."
Sheng Hong smiled and interrupted Prince Fenyang: "As Zongzheng, you are in charge of the clan's mansion and control the clan's royal relatives. It is best for you to do this. There is no need to shirk it. I believe that you will be able to handle this task."
Done."
Prince Fenyang: "..."
Prince Fenyang had a sad face and reluctantly accepted this hard task.
Facts have proved that human potential is unlimited.
Prince Fenyang racked his brains and thought for a few days, but he finally came up with a solution.
On that day, when officials submitted memorials to reduce the vassalage, they also had some specific regulations. Prince Fenyang used them as a reference, added some of his own ideas, and wrote a memorial. At the court meeting, the memorial was presented.
This memorial is divided into two parts.
The first part is to advise the emperor and revise a clan roster. According to blood relationships, all royal family members are divided into close relatives within the five clothes and distant relatives outside the five clothes. All the clan members and
The children and grandchildren of the feudal lord are all entered into the register. It must be revised every year so that the emperor can review it at any time.
The second part is some suggestions for the placement of clan members.
The main idea is that the children of the clan cannot be allowed to idle around doing nothing. Encourage them to study and allow them to take scientific examinations and become officials. Those who are not able to study can practice martial arts diligently, and those with outstanding martial arts can be selected into the imperial army. Those who cannot study and are not good at it can
Learn to manage the farm and run the shop.
In a word, everyone should make a difference and should not just sit around and have fun, eat and drink.
Finally, Prince Fenyang made an impassioned suggestion that as the emperor's younger brother, King An was the leader of the vassals and should set an example for them...
Why is he so busy that he wishes he could use another hand? King An spends all day playing with his newlywed wife for fun!
The unwilling Prince Fenyang dragged Prince An into the water.
The emperor heard this and was deeply convinced. He smiled and praised Fenyang County Prince, whose eyes were red with anger. Then he issued an oral order, ordering Eunuch Wei to go to Prince An's Mansion to convey the order.
Eunuch Wei went to Prince An's Mansion with a smile on his face and delivered the message: "Congratulations to His Royal Highness Prince An. The Prince of Fenyang County presented a memorial at the court meeting today, and the Emperor has already approved it. The servant came to convey the Emperor's oral instructions, please come to His Highness Prince An tomorrow."
I serve as a messenger in the clan's mansion and listen to the orders of Fenyang County Prince."
