I am a commoner, but I will lead the empress to unify the world

The Queen then spoke,

"Shen Changgong serves as the commander-in-chief of the central army, in charge of all the central army directly under the court. He can command in peacetime and wartime."

When these words were spoken, all the civil and military officials in the court were shocked.

A fearless imperial censor stood up and said,

"Your Majesty! Absolutely not! I have no intention of belittling Lord Shen, but we must be on guard against others. Throughout history, it has never happened that all military power is in the hands of one person.

Even if he is the Grand Marshal, who theoretically controls the entire nation's military and has the power to command drills, he does not have the power to command during wartime.

Lord Shen was originally in charge of the security forces, in charge of the security inside and outside the capital. Now he is in charge of the central army. If he ever has any rebellious intentions, the capital will be doomed!

Your Majesty! When selecting people to hold power, you should share power and ensure mutual checks and balances. How can you be nepotistic and overly trustworthy?

Your Majesty! Please revoke your order!"

The empress smiled slightly and said domineeringly,

"If he has any intention of rebelling, he can chop off my head."

"His Majesty……"

Before the censor could say anything, Shen Changgong turned around, patted him on the shoulder and said,

"Don't worry, Master Zhang. I will never have any rebellious intentions. I am loyal to Your Majesty."

However, the censor looked at him and said in a strong voice,

"No, even if you kill me, I will die trying to dissuade you. It's wrong, and if this continues, there will be endless trouble. If you don't rebel now, will you not rebel in the future?"

Shen Changgong smiled and said,

“I will not kill you, nor will I retaliate against you, you are a good official.

In our court, everyone can speak freely and offer suggestions. Your Majesty is wise and will never punish anyone for their words."

If someone stood out to oppose Shen Changgong when he was not in power, he would definitely think that the other party was from one of the two major factions and wanted to attack and frame him.

But he is now at the peak of his power. He just raided the homes of hundreds of officials last night. Everyone is afraid of him.

At this time, no one should dare to say a word.

But this Censor Zhang dared to risk the wrath of the world and stand up to make a death-defying remonstration. It can be imagined that he was really not afraid of death and was truly wholeheartedly concerned about the country and the court.

This is a good official.

Because his worries were correct, but Shen Changgong, the Empress and the King of the South had already reached a consensus.

The Empress ignored Censor Zhang and continued,

"I have a third announcement to make. It's a new decree."

Upon hearing the decree, all the civil and military officials in the court perked up, but at the same time they were curious as to why such a big thing as the new decree was decided without consulting all the civil and military officials in the court?

Isn’t the value of the civil and military officials in the court to discuss various policies and policies to govern the country?

The Empress said majestically,

"Since I ascended the throne, I have achieved nothing to establish myself, nor have I governed a single policy to establish my virtue. Thinking of the earnest teachings of the late emperor, I feel deeply distressed and feel ashamed of my failure to live up to his teachings.

Therefore, I believe that my grace should be used to benefit the world and to implement benevolent policies.

I have decided to open up the channels for people to express their opinions. Those ministers, officials and people who can point out my mistakes to my face will receive the highest reward; those who can write letters to remonstrate with me will receive the middle reward; and those who can slander and criticize me in the market and let me hear it will receive the lowest reward.

All the civil and military officials in the court, as well as the common people, can speak freely as long as they are not slandering or framing others, and will not be punished for their words.

"Your Majesty is wise!"

All the civil and military officials in the court were so excited that they wanted to cry.

Your Majesty is so wise that he didn't even say such a decision. He is simply a sage king of all ages.

You no longer have to worry about being beheaded for saying the wrong thing.

The Queen continued,

"Also, I intend to implement the Enfeoffment Order throughout the country. My grace must be equally distributed.

From today onwards, all titles and fiefs of Great Yan, regardless of their rank, if inherited without interruption, will have their eldest son inherit the title, and the titles of the other sons will be demoted one level. The titles will be decided by the court."

When everyone heard this, they were confused. If His Majesty wanted to suppress the powerful and wealthy, why would he confer titles on their other sons?

"Under the Enfeoffment Order, all the heirs of the nobles, apart from inheriting the title, can enjoy the same treatment as the eldest son.

Regardless of whether they are legitimate sons or illegitimate sons, they all have the right to inherit all the assets of the lord.

Whether it is fiefdom, property, houses, slaves, etc., all descendants will be divided equally.

The Enfeoffment Order has been issued! Everyone is equal! "

The empress's words left all the civil and military officials in the court speechless, as if struck by lightning.

The people with titles in the court are not just those who were stripped of their titles. There are also some people who have no power or influence and not much property.

But such a small amount of property needs to be divided into several parts?

If this continues for two generations, the whole family will be left with nothing!

"Your Majesty! You absolutely cannot do that, Your Majesty..."

"Your Majesty! How can a bastard's son have the right of inheritance? Isn't this just going to mess things up?"

"Your Majesty, please revoke your order! Revoke your order!"

The ministers hurriedly advised him.

The empress looked at the people below and sneered in her heart.

What Shen Changgong meant was that the Enfeoffment Order was intended for the entire country, including the common people, but the empress changed it a bit, targeting the powerful and wealthy first. After truly centralizing power throughout the country, she would see how effective it was and then promote it nationwide to avoid public resentment.

Seeing the anxious expressions of the civil and military officials in the court, it was also within her expectations.

The Queen looked at a lord and said,

"Uncle Chengxin."

"The minister is here."

"Are you a legitimate son or a bastard?"

"Ah? Since I inherited the title, I am naturally the legitimate son."

"Have you divided your county fiefdom among your brothers?"

"Of course not. I am the eldest son and should inherit everything. How could I give it to them?"

The empress smiled and continued,

"Then if you are a bastard, or any other legitimate son, born to the same parents, because your brother was born a few years earlier than you, he is eligible to inherit everything.

And you, in a position like a servant, can only watch helplessly as the other person has everything while you have nothing. Are you willing to accept this?"

Hearing this, Chengxinbo rolled his eyes and said,

"But... that's the rule. What can I do if I'm unwilling?"

"What can we do? Now they have the chance to change their fate. I will give them a chance! My rules are the rules!"

The empress raised her head, looked at the civil and military officials in the court, and shouted domineeringly,

"The Enfeoffment Order will be implemented immediately! All titles, territories, and properties will be divided equally among all descendants! This includes the lords who have already inherited the title. Their brothers who did not inherit the property, regardless of whether they are legitimate sons or illegitimate sons, can all redistribute their fiefdoms and properties!

If there are those who pretend to obey but actually disobey, or who defy the imperial order, everyone can report them to the capital!

I and the imperial court's 200,000-strong army will support you!"

"Retreat!"

The empress turned and walked towards the side door, without giving the civil and military officials in the court any chance to object or discuss.

All the civil and military officials in the court were dumbfounded.

It turned out that the storm that swept the court and the capital last night was not the end, but just the beginning of a bigger storm.

They had already anticipated the extent of the chaos that would occur among the local vassal kings once the Enfeoffment Order was spread throughout the country.

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