Ball Ball Cultivation

The emperor is suppressing the aristocratic families, and how to deal with this matter has become a weather vane, so it must be handled with caution.

Seeing the dusty Marquis Dingyuan, Qiuqiu was quite moved. He worked hard to make a good career, but his backyard caught fire, his son died, and his wife was half dead. The mother of the young child was greedy and vicious, and she even suspected that it was Marquis Dingyuan's child. Marquis Dingyuan was treated coldly in his childhood. By chance, he married a noble lady from a wealthy family. She was gentle and considerate to him. He had a son and a daughter, so he never planned to take a concubine. He got married after drinking with his mother.

It’s a good thing, so I had to accept it, and thus I had my little son!

I felt I had let my wife down, so I applied for a transfer and stayed away from home for a long time. I also wanted to pave the way for my son. I didn't expect...

Qiuqiu took the things found by the Jinyiwei and brought Dingyuan Hou to a remote hall. There stood a familiar figure wearing a white robe and a black hood. Qiuqiu signaled the people around him to take off the hood, and then Dingyuan Hou saw clearly that it was his father-in-law!

Marquis Dingyuan stood up and saluted: "My son-in-law, I greet my father-in-law!"

Old man Lin looked at the emperor and saluted him! He thought: Saluting a sinner like me in front of the emperor, isn't this asking for trouble?

Marquis Dingyuan: I feel guilty. Your daughter suffered a lot of injustice in my house.

The emperor didn't even bother to look at their expressions and directly asked the secret guard to show them the information he had found!

In just a cup of tea, Marquis Dingyuan's eyes turned red, showing anger, determination, and relief.

Old man Lin was so angry that he was shaking all over. Those who could be kept by Qiuqiu's side were all talented people with good family traditions and outstanding abilities. How could he tolerate his own daughter being bullied like this and his grandson, whom he valued so much, being killed!

The old man, in his fifties, with red eyes, knelt down in front of Qiuqiu and refused to get up! Dingyuan Houwei followed suit and knelt down.

The Emperor said: "The nobles of the aristocratic families are all watching my judgment. This will determine my attitude towards the aristocratic families. I have never considered uprooting the aristocratic families. Mr. Lin, you taught me for half a year when you were young. I will give you part of the decision-making power! Aristocratic families have existed for thousands of years and have their own value. However, I will never tolerate aristocratic families becoming parasites of the country. After this cleansing, removing the dross and retaining the essence, preserving the fire, with ten years of polishing, the aristocratic families that can rise again will be safe for the next hundred years."

"A sharp sword is forged from the sharpest grind, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold. Aristocratic families can't just focus on family and play politics. They must do things that benefit the country and the people, and be remembered for eternity. Let your descendants go to the grassroots and see how the common people live. Born into aristocratic families, you have raised a group of ridiculous people who are willing to eat meat or selfish people who only know how to play politics and have no loyalty to the emperor or patriotism!"

"Regarding the verdict on this case, my opinion is: the old lady and the concubine should be executed immediately. They have violated all the laws of the country and the family. They used a concubine's son as a legitimate son to seek the title of Marquis Dingyuan. They also killed the legitimate grandson and the legitimate daughter-in-law. Their crimes are extremely heinous! The concubine also..." He glanced at the Marquis Dingyuan with green hair. Then he said, "Marquis Dingyuan, my dear, the imperial physician said that there is no way to deal with someone who is so drunk that he can't remember anything... You know!"

Marquis Dingyuan: I don't understand! You're saying I'm being cuckolded! Your Majesty's divine aura has been completely destroyed by your wretched behavior! So, this is what you're like in private, Your Majesty!

The Emperor: "That's even more damnable! I can make the eldest daughter of Marquis Dingyuan the heir of Marquis Dingyuan, and marry her to the second son of Prince Fu. The second son or daughter born will inherit the title of Marquis Dingyuan! This is a reform that allows women to inherit the title and the ancestral temple. If you are willing, please draw up a rule for me. If not, forget it. I am also thinking of the kindness of Mr. Lin as a teacher and disciple, and the guilty love that Marquis Dingyuan has for his first wife. Of course, whether Marquis Dingyuan wants to take a concubine to give birth to a son and raise the younger son, or marry his daughter off and raise the grandson, this is a family matter, you can discuss and decide!"

Marquis Dingyuan: I have no intention of taking a concubine in front of my father-in-law. What's more, the son-in-law you directly gave me is the one you are planning to marry. The title will always be in my own family and in the royal family!

Old Man Lin: The policy of women inheriting titles must continue!

The old guy is really good at playing politics. Ten Dingyuan Marquises who are good at wielding swords and sticks are not enough for him to play with. Not only did he write edicts, he also had various implementation plans!

First, the crimes of the mother-in-law and concubines were announced, and then the virtuous daughters of aristocratic families were publicized, and the difficulties of life in the rear house after the family fell. This series of operations earned enough sympathy from the aristocratic families and the common people. Finally, when the verdict was finally reached, the opposition to the female prince was not very strong.

The reason is that in recent years, female officials have emerged, and they have all gained a good reputation through doing charity work. Female officials below the fifth rank are everywhere, so a female prince is not surprising.

Officials within the court who harbored a strong sense of male superiority and female inferiority were reluctant to speak out rashly. This was the first time in recent years that the emperor had publicly sought justice for daughters from aristocratic families. Instead of appointing their daughters as crown princes, he offered them the choice of divorce or taking commoner concubines to bear sons who would inherit the title of marquis! The question arose: was it a battle between the aristocratic and the humble, or a struggle for male and female rights? The court was remarkably harmonious!

The emperor then announced a series of decrees: encouraging widows to remarry, establishing female households, allowing only daughters to inherit family property, and other regulations to protect women's rights!

The queen and her ladies-in-waiting played a major role in propaganda.

The Empress's reputation for talent and virtue spread far and wide, and the Crown Prince's fame grew. Qiuqiu brought in many advanced excavation tools, including artificial conveyors, from the modern era, which sped up the canal's excavation. Instead of a decade or so digging through the canal, it took just over three years. After the canal's northern and southern sections were completely opened, the Emperor passed the throne to the Crown Prince upon his wedding! He also stipulated that women in the families of officials who had served in the Eight Generals and Ten Important Ministers could not be concubines, even imperial concubines! This reduced the risk of future princes vying for the throne and prevented many shady in-law relationships among court officials. Marriage was a union of two families, and a formal wedding was a natural alliance, as long as it didn't arouse the royal family's suspicions.

The era when aristocratic families controlled the government has passed. All that remains is for the new emperor to continue moving forward according to the laid out route!

After concluding his duties at court, Qiuqiu, seemingly without anyone else, returned to the tiankeng to recuperate. Seeing the tiankeng, which remained largely unchanged, Qiuqiu began to think about establishing a large-scale vitality circulation formation. Unfortunately, he lacked any spiritual plants with five attributes. Just as Qiuqiu was becoming increasingly anxious, the old monk Wuwei arrived with seven or eight other monks.

Wuwei: "I figured out that you are the turning point for us to return to the world of cultivation. What price do we need to pay to bring us back to the world of cultivation?!"

Qiuqiu was stunned. I hadn't even contacted you yet, but you came to my door and made demands with such confidence. You guys are spoiled! Qiuqiu, who had been an emperor for many years, had the dictatorial and overbearing nature of a superior in his bones, and he didn't even realize it!