Chapter 1079: Starting to Take Control

Everyone.

Was frightened by the things before their eyes.

Everyone had a face ashen with rage; they had no way to refute it!

A sense of powerlessness welled up from the bottom of their hearts!

Absolute powerlessness!

Because the chain of evidence Liu Zheng had mastered was simply too complete! It even clearly recorded where these Feudatory Kings went every day, what the playboy sons in their families did each day, how much money their white gloves spent, and how much money they embezzled...

Silence.

The entire venue was deathly silent.

The breathing of these people became rapid!

Especially the Prince of Yan, whose entire body had stiffened.

A Cannon team of five thousand men was the capital he had saved for himself! He intended to have the strength to fight when the Longyan Empire fell into chaos in the future! Such a unit had consumed almost a year of his fiscal revenue! But today, it was exposed before everyone by Liu Zheng, just like their underwear...

Annoyance, shame, anger!

However...

He had no Method to resist.

Keeping a private army was a capital offense in Longyan! Of course, every Feudatory King would, more or less, hide a trump card for himself. But as long as it wasn't exposed, everyone would maintain this tacit understanding... Once it was exposed, things became a bit awkward.

"Prince of Liang... the tea offered to the imperial court this year is a bit off..."

"It seems this team smuggling tea to the West is inseparable from the Prince of Liang..."

"Prince of Min..."

"Enough!"

Liu Zheng was still continuing.

The Prince of Yan had already roared, his Falcon-like eyes staring fixedly at Liu Zheng.

He gritted his teeth: "Vice Minister Liu, what exactly do you want to do?"

Liu Zheng smiled: "The Prince of Yan is mistaken; I am acting under orders to investigate a case, and these are all within my duties... If I have offended you Princes, then please do not blame me..."

Do not blame him?

The eyes of the group looking at him were about to spit fire.

You stripped everyone's underwear off, and we shouldn't blame you?

"Speak, what exactly do you want to do!"

At this moment, the Prince of Yan instead calmed down.

He finally saw it; the sky over Longyan was about to change. Vice Minister Liu, the Prince of Qin, and Zhu Zhen had come together, and with the people from the Dali Temple in tow, they were clearly intent on blowing this matter up. This meant that when Liu Zheng did this, he hadn't considered a way out. This was very unusual... extremely unusual! Liu Zheng had always given others the impression that while he was domineering enough, he was still unconstrained by small matters and was tactful, not easily offending anyone.

Liu Zheng took a deep breath, and the expression on his face became solemn.

Finally, before so many people, he bowed deeply: "Princes, today, it is truly my offense... But state affairs are of the utmost importance, and I dare not be the least bit negligent... If you Princes are willing to discuss state affairs together, we shall settle the following matters right here in the Han Wang Fu... If there are those who dissent..."

He straightened his back and shouted: "Lock them in the Heavenly Prison!"

Silence!

Shock!

Liu Zheng's words were clear enough. This meant it was basically confirmed that Xie Tianyao had passed away!

The people on the side of the Old Aristocrats looked at one another.

It had to be said.

Liu Zheng's method of hitting them with a stick and then giving them a date had left them in a state of utter confusion.

If they did not agree...

The three giants—Liu Zheng, the Prince of Qin, and Zhu Zhen—could indeed have them dragged away...

Did they have any room for choice?

No.

"Fine!"

The Prince of Yan finally had no other Method and could only grit his teeth and shout.

The Prince of Han also waved his hand, and in an instant,

These people began to clean up the bloody courtyard, and afterwards, the entire main hall of the Han Wang Fu was once again set with tables and chairs.

Soon.

The giants of the three factions sat together in the main hall.

This sudden change in atmosphere still left people unable to recover.

But in the arena of interests, it had always been like this.

There are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests.

Although the Old Aristocrats had already lost a round, they were, after all, the mainstay of Longyan, and in the subsequent discussions, they still occupied important seats.

Only...

They did not expect...

Next, Liu Zheng's first proposal made many people unable to sit still.

"What did you say? Redistribution of territories?"

"What?"

"Vice Minister Liu! This is absolutely impossible!"

At this, not only the Old Aristocrats but even the New Aristocracy were dumbfounded. This was a move they truly had not expected.

It was too explosive!

How detestable!

This is far too targeted!

If the territories are redistributed, does this not mean that all the management and control they have exerted over their own territories for so many years will be reduced to nothing?

"This..."

"Impossible!"

"Absolutely impossible!"

The Prince of Yan grew furious: "Vice Minister Liu, whose idea is this?"

Liu Zheng said indifferently: "The Emperor's!"

"He..."

"This is simply impossible to implement!"

"Indeed, if the territories are redistributed at a time like this, what about the war? What about Tsarist Russia?"

"If we do not return, there will be major problems with the deployment of provisions and troops!"

"This will not do!"

A group of people began to chatter noisily.

The Prince of Qin and Zhu Zhen also never expected this, and their brows furrowed at this moment. This idea was too bold.

In fact, Liu Zheng had also considered this problem.

Originally, he had suggested a Territorial Exchange to Xie Tianyao.

But this time, he changed it to a redistribution of territories.

Although the meaning is similar, the implementation is somewhat different...

Because he intends to use a lottery system to decide the ownership of each major province! This will appear much fairer! Liu Zheng had naturally considered the problems they mentioned regarding the deployment of troops and provisions, and whether the sudden policy change would affect the current great war against Tsarist Russia for the operation of each "small court."

But after thinking carefully, Liu Zheng felt that it should not be a big problem.

Huaxia civilization has always been united when facing foreign enemies and will never fall short.

During the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, various bigwigs moved between different territories and were all able to handle them with ease. Liu Jingsheng entered Jingzhou, Liu Yan entered Yizhou, and Liubei entered Shu; at that time, the imperial order had collapsed, but one could imagine that in that era of war and chaos, when facing powerful enemies like the Wuhuan, they still did not let them step one foot into Zhongyuan!

Better a short pain than a long one.

Redistributing the territories is the only way to disrupt the layout of these Nobles.

Will there be an impact?

There certainly will be.

For example, if the Prince of Yan from Jizhou is transferred to Youzhou, his understanding of the situation in Youzhou will certainly not be as familiar as it is in Jizhou, and the effectiveness of fighting a war will also be completely different.

However...

At least in the short term, it can ensure that the Prince of Yan will not have any ulterior motives; even if he did, the civil and military officials of the Youzhou government would likely not agree, and those soldiers would likely not agree...

Everything.

Act according to the command.

It can be said that this moment should be the most appropriate time because there is the threat of a foreign enemy. If peace were truly restored, the difficulty of wanting to redistribute these territories would certainly soar!

【Line 94 is a continuation of 93 in the source text: "If they are matched, the difficulty will definitely skyrocket!"】

It is better to take advantage of the present...

To get all of this done while minimizing the impact on the war!

After the war, if the Prince of Yan wants to regain local support in Youzhou, he will have to expend some effort...

Everyone in the hall was stunned.

First, constitutional monarchy...

And then, the redistribution of territories!

These big moves, one after another, were overwhelming!

This Vice Minister Liu!

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