Chapter 1077: A Historic Stare

The atmosphere of the entire Jinghua seemed, on this night, to have fallen into a turbulent undercurrent.

"Throw them out for Mandarin!"

"Throw them out!"

Inside Han Wang Fu, it was still exceptionally lively.

The attendants beside these Old Aristocrats all made their moves.

The Prince of Yan had a face ashen with rage.

At first, he thought these people would not dare to do anything to them! They were, after all, of the Xie Family! They were, after all, the Nobles of Longyan! He felt that these people from Vice Minister Liu were likely just putting on a show.

He wanted to leave, and no one could stop him!

Because even when Xie Tianyao was alive, he had to give face to these Old Aristocrats! They were all of the Xie Family; no matter how excessive Xie Tianyao was, he would not be too excessive toward his own ancestors and kin.

But now...

He discovered he had thought wrong.

These troops led by Jiang Xuan, when they took action, did not show them the slightest bit of mercy!

They held nothing back in their strikes!

Very quickly, many of the attendants and guards here were left with broken arms and legs!

Blood stained Han Wang Fu!

Vice Minister Liu was playing for real this time!

The Prince of Yan's face was dark and livid: "Do you know what you are doing? Do you know where this is? Do you know who we all are!"

However.

His threats did not even count as a hammer blow to Jiang Xuan at this moment.

He smiled amusedly: "Prince of Yan, is it?"

"Regardless of who it is, the Duqi have just issued a city-wide lockdown order! No one is allowed to leave Jinghua within one month!"

Jiang Xuan barked the order.

The Old Aristocrats erupted into an uproar.

One month?

This was equivalent to house arrest!

Vice Minister Liu!

What did he want to do?

The Emperor had truly passed away!

This was the first thought in everyone's mind!

"Are you truly not worried about staining Jinghua with blood!"

The Prince of Yan was furious.

Their guards and attendants had all been beaten to the ground in such a short time.

"Do you know what will happen to our territories if you do this..."

The Prince of Yan brought out his trump card.

Yes.

If these Old Aristocrats were kept under house arrest in Jinghua, what would happen to their territories? The entire Longyan would likely fall into chaos!

"Hahahaha, that is no longer my concern... I am only responsible for keeping people from leaving; as for the rest, that is up to my young master!"

Jiang Xuan was completely unbothered and laughed heartily.

"Where is Vice Minister Liu?"

"Call him here!"

The group of Old Aristocrats also wanted to see what exactly this Vice Minister Liu intended to do!

"Vice Minister Liu, please speak..."

Inside the Horse Carriage.

The Prince of Qin's face had turned almost entirely black.

He gripped his fists tightly, his inner rage having nowhere to be vented.

He suddenly realized.

He truly had no Method to deal with this Vice Minister Liu now. Previously, Liu Zheng was firmly a member of their New Aristocracy, and during the honeymoon period, Liu Zheng was the absolute representative figure of the New Aristocracy... but now... though angry, the Prince of Qin could actually understand.

Since ancient times, conflicts of interest have always been this way.

Whatever the party, whatever the interest group, there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests. Although he was a bit confused as to why Liu Zheng would not elevate his own wife, Xie Chan, to the throne. He truly could not understand this... could there really be someone uninterested in absolute power?

Could it be that this Vice Minister Liu is truly a saint?

Liu Zheng was naturally not some

saint.

He, too, had his own thoughts and his own calculations.

The current Longyan must not fall into chaos... this was the first priority.

Furthermore, constitutional monarchy must be pursued; this was the second.

Liu Zheng was still young, only twenty-five years old, and he still wanted to realize his ambitions in Longyan and see if his path could truly be walked through in Longyan...

If one spoke of private interest.

This was the only private interest Liu Zheng would consider.

Coming to this world, he was almost in a god's-eye view from the start. He had always been playing a war strategy game. He did not care whether he was the Emperor; that truly did not matter. What he wanted was to rely on his own abilities to make the territory of Longyan grow larger and larger, to conquer the world! This was the only thing that would give him a sense of accomplishment!

And the system, naturally, became the stumbling block.

Reform.

Reform is a must!

Without reform, one will fall behind and be beaten!

Only a constitutional monarchy is the most advanced path at present.

Suddenly, at this moment, he thought of the "Empire" game he used to play; the development of civilization and the development of government determined whether this country was strong, in terms of agriculture, commerce, economy, military, and every other aspect. A constitutional monarchy is the prerequisite for everything.

The Prince of Qin and Zhu Zhen watched Liu Zheng quietly.

Both of them had a premonition at the same time.

That was that Longyan was truly about to change.

They were waiting for Liu Zheng's answer.

Liu Zheng finally said indifferently: "Eleventh Prince, Xie Ming, shall succeed to the throne. Longyan will reform its system to a constitutional monarchy! This is the Emperor's compromise, and likewise my compromise, yet, in the final analysis, it still depends on everyone's compromise!"

"You..."

As expected!

The Prince of Qin had had this premonition just a moment ago.

It really came!

Zhu Zhen, meanwhile, let out a deep sigh of relief.

Xie Ming!

The one the Emperor chose was still Xie Ming!

It was just that...

There was an extra constitutional monarchy...

This made things become complicated.

Inside the Horse Carriage, there was a silence.

Liu Zheng continued to look at the two and said: "We can guarantee that in the early stages of the reform, within the parliament, we will at least guarantee the Noble class and the Scholar-official class four-tenths of the seats each!"

Four-tenths?

The Prince of Qin and Zhu Zhen exchanged a glance.

That is to say, eight-tenths of the Councilor seats would still be controlled by them... which meant they would still hold significant say. This ratio seemed acceptable...

This was also Liu Zheng's absolute, most secure idea.

It was, of course, impossible for the privileged class not to exist.

It was just a matter of proceeding gradually...

If one pushed too hard, it would likely incite resistance from others, which would certainly be counterproductive.

Balance.

The current Longyan needed balance and needed stability.

Inside the Horse Carriage, there was silence once again.

This meeting of the three giants.

Was destined to change the entire landscape of Longyan.

It was just that...

The constitutional monarchy left the two a bit bewildered. But, with the things Liu Zheng had stirred up in the Li Dynasty, they actually already had psychological preparation, or rather, psychological construction.

This made everything...

Start to become smooth.

The Prince of Qin and Zhu Zhen exchanged a glance.

These two people, who had always maintained opposition and hostility in Longyan, had their gazes meet, historically.

What else could they do?

If they did not agree, they were afraid they would not be able to leave this Horse Carriage alive at all.

The consequences...

Longyan would fall into chaos, with the New Aristocracy, the Scholar-official class, the Old Aristocrats, all sorts of chaos...

If Liu Zheng took their lives, he himself would not have an easy time either.

However, these were not important.

What was important was...

A constitutional monarchy.

This was the idea left behind by Xie Tianyao.

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