The palace maids shuttle back and forth in Baifu hall. The delicious food is put on the table, and the fragrance is more and more strong.

The king of Huainan and the king of Ruyang looked at the king of Heyong who was a harmonious emperor, and their hearts were complicated.

After all, they are not royal families with the same surname. King Yong can put down the feudalism, but they can't do it. For them, this is the foundation of their ancestors. How can they give it up easily? At least the court should give them a satisfactory settlement.

Xiao Ming's remaining light swept over the Huainan king and Ruyang king, and he was worried.

After pondering for a while, he didn't mention the matter of cutting the vassal. Instead, he said, "everyone, the food and wine are ready. You've come a long way. I'll have a drink with you today. "

after that, Xiao Ming raised his glass.

Seeing this, Huainan king and Ruyang king immediately stood up with their glasses and drank all the liquor in them.

Xiao Ming nodded and finished the liquor in his glass. Instead of mentioning anything about cutting the vassal, he talked about the interesting things about Qingzhou.

After three rounds of wine, the atmosphere of Baifu palace gradually relaxed. At this time, Xiao Ming showed a smile. The time for negotiation came. "Today, three of you come to the palace to see me together. It must be for the sake of cutting the vassal." He finally got the topic right.

King Yong's face turned red, and King Huainan and King Ruyang drank very freely.

"Yes, emperor, this time we are in Beijing just for this matter." The king of Huainan and the king of Ruyang looked at each other, and they were much more courageous.

And King Yong said directly, "isn't it cutting the vassal? Now no one in the world can see that today is different from the past. The emperor is a man of great ambition. This state of Chongqing can't continue to be in chaos. For the sake of the state of Chongqing, I am the first one to support the emperor. "

After a pause, he continued: "but I hope the emperor can keep our honor and wealth."

Huainan king and Ruyang King nodded. Ruyang king said: "what king Yong said is very true. Now the civil and military people in Manchu Dynasty are shouting about cutting the vassal. It can be seen that this is the general trend of the world. Xiao Wang dares not to go against the current and is willing to accept the order of cutting the vassal. It's just that we have been defending the border and expanding the territory for so many years. We have no credit and we have hard work. I hope the emperor can consider it."

The king of Huainan also said, "the matter of cutting the vassal is on the way. Now we don't ask much. I hope the emperor will show mercy."

Xiao Ming is relieved when the topic is opened. In fact, he knows that the three people have guessed that he supports cutting the vassal.

Because it is impossible to publish a newspaper manuscript without his review, which is also something we all know.

After thinking about it for a while, he said, "Ai Qing, I've been thinking too much. I don't mean to deprive you of your vassal state, and ministers don't mean to kill you. This vassal state is still your vassal state. But since then, the military power has to be recovered. In government affairs, you follow the orders of the imperial court. From then on, the vassal state has to pay part of the tax to the imperial court, that is to say, you are still in the vassal state The king of Huainan and the king of Ruyang. "

This time, he didn't want to be too fierce, because it would only be counterproductive.

So he decided to take a more moderate way, that is, to turn the feudal state into their food city, only to collect their military power, and let them lose their independence in government affairs.

In this way, they became nominal vassals. They would no longer pose a threat to the state of Dayu. They were just ordinary officials.

Wang Wenyan of Huainan was silent for a while. For him, this was acceptable. He kept everything except military power. He was still a noble prince in Jingzhou.

"Thank you for your grace." Huainan Wang said with a bow.

Ruyang king also decided to accept the proposal, also got up and said: "thank the emperor for his grace."

King Yong had the intention to give up the vassal state, but he was not happy. He said gratefully, "emperor Shengming, Emperor Shengming."

Xiao Ming coughed and said, "but I'm sorry to say that in front of you, you can't have any ambiguity in the imperial court's decrees. Otherwise, I'm afraid I can't keep you."

The three looked serious. They bowed and said, "yes, Emperor."

Xiao Ming is in a good mood. In his opinion, the success of this reduction lies in the strength of Qingzhou government. Otherwise, it may lead to rebellion.

But now that they know their strength, the three dare not take any risks, because once they do, they will completely lose everything, and even drag down their relatives.

The mood in Baifu hall became more relaxed when the knot was untied, and the four began to drink and enjoy delicious food again.

It's three o'clock in the afternoon before the banquet ends.

He asked Qian Dafu to send the three vassal kings back. He went to the imperial study and began to write the imperial edict. In order to avoid long dreams, he decided to cut the vassal quickly.

Once the edict came down, the reduction of the vassal became a matter of certainty.

It took half an hour to prepare three imperial edicts, and Xiao Ming was going to issue them to the three people at the court meeting. Only in this way can the matter of cutting the vassal come to an end.

The next day, at the court meeting, Xiao Ming announced the decision to cut the vassal. The king of Huainan, the king of Ruyang and the king of Yong were all waiting for the imperial edict in the Zhengda Guangming hall.At this time, Qian Dafu took out Xiao Ming's imperial edict, and each time he read out a copy, he handed it to the corresponding vassal.

In the imperial edict, Xiao Ming clearly stipulated the content of cutting the vassal, and asked the three men to return to the feudal state and hand over the formal general team to the accompanying imperial generals.

The generals of the imperial army will select the elite from their troops, retrain them and integrate them into the military system of Dayu state, and they no longer have the right to interfere in the army.

In addition to the imperial edict, in order to appease the three, he also awarded the three gold medals to show his sincerity.

Xiao Ming felt relaxed after the plan of cutting the vassal had been made. From then on, the state of Chongqing moved further towards the goal of unification. Next, he would concentrate on dealing with the state of Chu.

At the same time, he also looked overseas. In recent years, Westerners could be seen in the turmoil around Chongqing.

This matter made him very unhappy, but for the sake of domestic reunification, he has been enduring it. Now seeing reunification in sight, his desire for revenge is aroused again.

After all, without their involvement, so many people would not have died in Dayu.

As he was thinking about it, Pang Yukun came out and said, "emperor, the first batch of firearms and those transported to Lin'an were 20000 fire rope guns and 8000 flint guns. Li Chuyuan was willing to pay three million taels of silver for these guns."

"Three million taels of silver?" Xiao Ming frowned. "You tell Li Chuyuan's people that the imperial court doesn't accept money. Let him go to the bank to exchange for Jinlong and trade with us. Moreover, all the transactions between him and the imperial court should use new currency."

Pang Yukun understood, he showed a bad smile, said: "yes, emperor, I understand."

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