There is one thing to say, to be fair, the emperor's treatment of the old brothers is definitely very interesting, and the old brothers know this very well. If they reciprocate kindness, the old brothers can really shed their blood for the emperor's great cause. Otherwise, not everyone can be without resentment.
At the peak of his career, the emperor gave up his position as soon as he issued an imperial edict and returned to Beijing to retire. Of course, the emperor's majesty played a very important part of the reason. The secondary reason was naturally the emperor's adequate care for his old brothers.
Now, the emperor decided to take care of the old brothers again.
"I am thinking that you are all blessed with glory now. The eldest son of your family will definitely inherit your glory in the future and continue to be rich, even generation after generation, just like my descendants.
Enjoying glory and wealth. However, we all have more than one son, and a significant title can only be inherited by one son. Then the remaining son can only let them find their own way.
In Chang'an, those dandies who caused trouble are either the second son of your family or the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth sons of his family. I also know why. It's just that they are not taken seriously at home, or you feel sorry for them.
This boy will not have a title in the future and will live in poverty, so he wants to make more compensation.
Now, I give you a chance to choose. Once you come, you will all be old brothers who will conquer the world with me. Needless to say, the life-and-death friendship between us has always been in my heart, and you must remember it too.
Secondly, I also want them to help. You must have guessed this opportunity. Yes, it is to let them follow my sons and go to those places to perform meritorious services. Let them also become heroes and let them serve in other places.
A piece of land to continue to shine and carry forward the imperial civilization.
What do you think?"
This decision was not made randomly by Li Zhiyun. He needed more powerful families to participate in this game called colonization, so that more nobles would turn their attention to foreign countries outside the empire, and let the empire continue to expand externally.
It is not enough for the empire to do these things unilaterally. At the very least, the driving force is not enough. The upper class of the entire empire must do it. Only in this way can external expansion become the established strategy of the empire.
At the same time, it is also important to use the resources of aristocratic families to manage those places. And the most important thing is that he may be able to use this trick to drive more aristocratic families directly to the outside, let them build outside, and let them
Continuously conquer those foreign countries outside, and eventually spread Chinese patches all over the world. No, maybe let the whole world be Chinese.
After hearing this, Du Ruhui and others said that it was a lie to say that they were not moved. After all, what the emperor said was very promising. Anyway, it is completely acceptable if the person who goes abroad is not his eldest son, but his second son or other sons.
The only thing they need to consider is whether the location where the princes are entrusted is a little too far.
At this time, they realized and lamented that the emperor was not taking care of his son. He was clearly trying to kill each prince. If he went to Sogdia or Tocharia, would there be a chance to return to Chang'an in the future?
It's impossible, even if you think about it with your brain, you know it's impossible.
Since I can't return to Chang'an, will there be any problems in the future?
Then there will definitely be no problem. Even if there is a problem, there won't be any problem within a hundred years.
"Your Majesty, could you allow me to think about it for a moment or two?" Xue Shou said.
Li Zhiyun nodded, "Well, we have to think about it carefully. After all, it's hard to say whether we can return to Chang'an in the future."
The saint gave the opportunity very much, and the old brothers were very moved, but they were moved anyway, and what should be considered must be considered. Not to mention, whether you can bear the feeling of separation of life and death once you leave and never come back again, that is
problems they had to face.
To be honest, although this issue is difficult to decide, it is not impossible to decide. After Du Ruhui and others returned home, they spent a stick of incense thinking about it, and then spent half an hour convincing their wives at home.
Promise Your Majesty!
They thought very clearly that the emperor was taking care of them. Firstly, this was an opportunity for other sons in the family to develop. Secondly, this was another insurance policy in case the head of the family was a fool and did something wrong in the future.
, was retaliated by the future emperor, it would not be over. If there is still a descendant outside, at least there is still a bloodline to continue to be passed down. As for the difference between the branches outside and the main sect here, for me who is now the head of the family
Is there any difference?
No matter whether you are the main sect or a branch family, you are still your own biological son. Moreover, after the main sect is finished, there is still blood alive. Isn't this better than anything else?
Nothing wrong, except for a few ministers who currently have only one son at home, other confidants have expressed: Your Majesty, we are willing to follow Your Majesty, you have your say!
Li Zhiyun smiled proudly, and then asked them to go back and make good preparations for their children. When everything is ready, it will be the day of departure.
"Your Majesty, does this matter need to be kept secret?" Du Ruhui asked.
To be honest, this kind of thing cannot be hidden, because if the prince is enfeoffed and established a country thousands of miles away, the whole court will definitely become aware of it.
"You don't have to tell it out deliberately, but you don't have to keep it secret either. Just let it happen."
"As commanded."
Soon after, a piece of gossip spread among the nobles. This piece of gossip was regarded as ridiculous by the smart people, because the content was that the emperor was planning to enfeoff the princes and establish a country.
Isn’t this nonsense!
Although the issue of the emperor's personal morality is quite big, make no mistake, it is just a matter of the emperor's personal morality. In major matters, no one has ever seen the current emperor make mistakes.
I really thought the emperor didn't read history books.
Why don't you say that the emperor wants to use the aristocratic family more and more?
In fact, because this rumor was so nonsense, no one came forward to ask the emperor whether it was true or false.
Then, the rumors became more and more outrageous. When the news reached the end, those people suddenly panicked when they saw that the emperor had no intention of refuting the rumors.
What is the saint doing?
Where is Wei Zheng?
Where is Wei Zheng!
Help!
Wei Zheng made up his mind to be a stupid person this time. He would not say anything or listen to anything. He would go to work and do ideological work for his wife and children when he got home. Then he would use his savings to prepare for his younger son's future development.
capital.
Going out to hang out costs money!
Wei Zheng, who came out to collect protection fees from Li Mi in his early years, understands this very well.
If no one refutes the rumor, the trend is not right. Anyway, more and more people feel that this matter is not simple. Even if it is not true, there must be something wrong.
Then, someone started asking about it.
At the end of the inquiry, the news became clearer and clearer. All the news seemed to explain one thing. That is, the emperor seemed to really want to implement the policy of enfeoffment. Then, the government and the public were bombarded, including retired ministers.
Hundreds of people knelt outside the palace and begged the emperor not to mess around.
Du Ruhui, Xue Shou, Wei Zheng and others were impeached 213 times in just three days. The ministers were scolding them for their corpses and wanted to put sacks on their heads, take them out and beat them up.
Du Ruhui and others ignored them at all and clocked in to work as usual every day without any influence at all. They only waited for the emperor's order and the emperor's order to clarify before they spoke.