Daming: I really don’t want to be an emperor!

What's the point of doing that if there's no salary cut and no restriction on the number of children one can have?

Zhu Yunhuan replied, "The sage said, 'The grace of a gentleman will fade after three generations, and will be cut off after five generations!'"

"Your Highness! Do you want to abolish the hereditary title of prince?" Zhu Su immediately understood what Zhu Yunhuan meant.

Everyone already understood the meaning of "five generations will be killed".

It would be worse than cutting his salary. If even the hereditary title is cut, what will happen then?

"Yes, the prince's title is no longer hereditary. The title will be downgraded by one level each generation, and the salary will naturally decrease accordingly." Zhu Yunhuan nodded and admitted it directly.

Zhu Zhen hastily objected, "No, Your Highness! If a prince, the head of all noble titles, cannot inherit the title, then how can the other titles live with the country!"

What the hell!What the hell!What the hell!

When the civil and military officials with titles heard this, they all stood up and said, "We earned our titles through military exploits, and we will live and die with our country."

But we only have one child who can inherit, and the other children won't have titles. Can they be compared with the hereditary succession of your relatives?

What do you mean by that!

What do you mean by that!

The Ming Dynasty was conquered through fighting, so Zhu Yuanzhang established a rule that no one could be granted a title without military merit. Moreover, below the title of king, there were only three levels: duke, marquis, and earl. The rest of the levels were abolished, so it was very difficult to be granted a title.

"Sixth Uncle means that all the civil and military officials with titles in the court will be deprived of the right to rest with the country?"

Zhu Yunhuan's words directly put the blame on King Zhu Zhen of Chu. I didn't say that I would cancel your right to rest and recieve with the country. It was the King of Chu who said that.

"Your Highness! What you said is too much! You were born princes, the highest title, but we were born commoners. We followed Your Majesty in battles and shed blood on the battlefields to earn the titles of dukes, marquises and earls, and now you want to cancel them? Are you denying our merits?" Fu Youde quickly retorted.

Tang He also came out and bowed to Zhu Yunhuan, "Your Highness, please forgive me for my impoliteness in front of you."

After saying this, Tang He undressed and took off his duke's robe.

"Duke Xin, what are you going to do?" Zhu Zhen swallowed and thought, you are not going to fight, are you?

You are so old, do you still want to take action?

Tang He took off his shirt, revealing his scars. "We earned our titles by fighting for our country. I am saying something disrespectful. You are born kings, and all your descendants will be kings. Why do you demand that our titles cannot die with our country?"

"That's right. Did you guys fight for the Ming Dynasty? Without our conquests, how could you be kings? How could your descendants be kings from generation to generation? My father had such great contributions, but he was only posthumously named a prince after he died in battle!" Chang Sheng also stood up and said.

Fu Youde also took off his robe and said, "In my opinion, your majesty's decision that no one can be granted a title without military merit is a good one! I think the descendants of the kings should be born as commoners, and they cannot be granted a title without military merit!"

Xie Cheng, the Marquis of Yongping, also took off his robe, revealing his scars. "Since those of us who were awarded titles based on our military achievements cannot live with the country, then the royal family who were awarded titles based on their bloodline, and whose titles are hereditary, cannot live with the country! Your father is His Majesty, and His Majesty's military achievements gave titles to his wife and children. I have no objection, but why should your children and grandchildren inherit the title and be kings by birth?"

Feng Sheng also stood up and said, "We followed your majesty in the battles of the south and the north, the east and the west. We shed blood for the Ming Dynasty and we have made contributions to your majesty.

If you want to take back our right to live with the country, you can! Our title is inherited by the eldest son, and the other sons have no share, so the same goes for the kings!

Your legitimate son will inherit the title, one generation after another, and the rest of the descendants will be commoners! Since Your Majesty asked me on what basis, then I will answer Your Majesty, can I rely on military merits?"

One by one, the officials who were given titles stood up. It was not their fault that they were arrogant because of their achievements, but Zhu Zhen's words denied the merits of these meritorious officials! It denied their merits of sacrificing their lives and blood. What they worked so hard to earn was going to be denied!

Zhu Zhen was stunned, but then he came to his senses and realized that his words had angered everyone.

Tang He bowed and put some words directly on the table. He didn't dare to say it to Zhu Yuanzhang, so why would he not dare to say it to Zhu Yunhuan?

"Your Highness, the ice is not frozen overnight, and people's hearts don't turn cold overnight. The Ming Dynasty has only been established for 25 years. Can it be that we, the heroes who fought bloody battles to establish the country, can no longer accommodate us? Are the heroes now going to be abandoned and abandoned?"