At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 278 Unified Caliber
In the 14th year of Zhengtong, Zhu Quan died of illness, and Zhu Mianpei, who was only 31 years old, inherited the throne as his grandson.

However, the grievances and resentments between Zhu Quan, the king of Ning, and Zhu Di, the king of Yan, did not end there.

Although Zhu Quan had no intention of fighting for power, his descendants felt that he had suffered a great loss, and the seeds of revenge were planted. From then on, generations of King Ning took rebellion as their mission.

This rebellion has been planned for three generations, until the Zhengde period, the fourth Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao finally couldn't bear it, raised [-] troops, and fought all the way to Nanjing. Wang Shouren who came out was cleaned up.

At this time, Zhu Mianpei did not have a strong desire to rebel, but he had ambitions.

He was unwilling to be a captive idle king, so he instilled the concept of rebellion in his offspring, and finally put it into action.

However, times have changed.

Zhu Qizhen didn't intend to raise these vassal kings as pigs, because... a waste of food!
In the Ming Dynasty, the prince’s salary was very high, the prince’s salary was [-] shi, the county king’s salary was [-] shi, and the general’s salary was [-] shi.

This is only on the surface, and the benefits behind it are even more immeasurable.

Even if the princes behave themselves and don't compete with the people for profit, but they have nothing to do at home, they just give birth to sons all day long, and these sons give birth to more sons, until the end, half of Ming Dynasty Get eaten by them!
Instead of letting these princes waste the food, why not spread it out...and stock it?

I will give you money, grain, soldiers, horses, weapons and equipment, which piece of land do you fancy, go fight it yourself!
If it is defeated, it will be included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and you will come and sit in charge in person.

In this way, the vassal king is no longer a title, but has a new state.

Within the feudal state, the vassal king is the emperor.

Of course, there are hidden dangers in doing so, because since Jing Nan, it has become an ancestor's motto not to command soldiers.

However, Zhu Qizhen didn't worry about this. To avoid Jing Nan from happening again, it was very simple, all he needed was enough strength.

If you want to rebel, come, as long as you can withstand the bombardment of cannons, you can build whatever you want!
If you are ambitious but dare not rebel, well, let me choose a place for you to vent your anger!
Of course, the places chosen for these princes avoided friendly neighbors as much as possible, such as loyal brothers such as North Korea, Ryukyu, and Ezo.

As for the country of Wa, it is necessary to pay Daming the garrison fee on a monthly basis, so it cannot be moved for the time being.

King Ning Zhu Mianpei saw that everyone was waiting and watching, so he couldn't sit still.

His ancestors were only one step away from being emperor, now that they had the opportunity, how could they let it go?

However, his thoughts are not limited to these. There are rich and poor lands outside the territory of Ming Dynasty. First come, first served.

If you want to occupy a good place, you can't let others take it first.

"Everyone, why not calm down and think about it carefully, what is the emperor's intention behind this move?"

Hearing this, Xiang Wang Zhu Zhanqian was dissatisfied and said: "Why don't you tell Ning Wang first, what do you mean by these words?"

Among all the lords, apart from Zhu Qiyu, the king of Yan who was far away in Lusong, Zhu Zhanqian, the king of Xiang, was the closest to Zhu Qizhen. He didn't want to hear bad things about his eldest nephew, so he stood up.

In the crowd, Zhao Wang Zhu Zhan said: "Everyone, don't make noise, this matter is indeed a bit unusual, I shouldn't speculate about the holy will, why not go together tomorrow, and ask the emperor in person!"

Xiang Wang Zhu Zhanqian nodded and said: "That's fine too, save guesswork, let's just ask!"

King Ning Zhu Mianpei looked around and said, "It's fine to go, but you must make a complete plan. No matter what the emperor says, everyone should leave a way out for yourself, right?"

Zhao Wang asked: "Don't be a fool, what exactly do you want to say, come on!"

King Ning took a sip of tea slowly, and then said: "The matter of our old Zhu's family is not a secret. If you want me to tell you, the most important thing is to save your own life. Don't wait until something happens, and you still don't know about it. How did you die?"

King Xiang sneered, but did not speak.

King Ning continued: "Don't laugh, I'm telling the truth. If everyone wants to go out and venture out, and the emperor supports it, it's a good thing. But, what if the emperor is a drunkard who doesn't want to drink? Soldiers are the teachings of the ancestors, but all of you here want military power, what are you thinking?"

King Xiang immediately retorted: "King Tan just led his troops to capture Annan, and now he is guarding Luzon. If the emperor is really suspicious, why didn't he issue an order to call King Tan back?"

King Ning shook his head and said, "How do you know that the emperor has no doubts about King Tan? And how do you know that King Tan is leading the army outside, and whether he has two hearts? Take a step back and say, what is the relationship between the current emperor and King Tan, and what is the relationship between us and us?" What's the relationship? Brothers fighting tigers, fathers and sons in battle. You, King Xiang, are just an uncle to put it bluntly, how can you compare to other brothers?"

The two were arguing endlessly, and King Zhao intervened again: "There is no point in arguing. It's better for us to reach an agreement. In front of the emperor, no matter what the result is, we must advance and retreat together. Even if the emperor has any ideas, we must agree." Consider our opinions, what do you think?"

After hearing these words, everyone nodded.

In any case, as long as the vassal kings are united, the emperor must think carefully before making a decision.

King Ning said: "Then it's done. I'll wait until the emperor is in front of me. I'm not in a hurry to express my opinion. Let's see what the emperor's plan is."

At this time, Zheng Wang asked: "If the emperor still asks about today's affairs, how should we answer?"

King Ning thought for a while and said, "Just think carefully."

King Zheng said again: "Your Majesty, you can say that the land outside the territory of the Ming Dynasty is not something we can go to if we want to. If this is true, first come, first served, the later ones may not even be able to drink soup." .”

King Ning was a little flustered in his heart, but calm on the surface, he shook his head and said, "Don't agree lightly, see the emperor's intentions clearly, and it's not too late to make a decision! What is first come first served is purely for us people to see."

King Zheng pondered for a moment, then said: "Okay, I will do as you said, do you have any opinions?"

Up to now, everyone chose to support one after another, satiated with wine and food, and went back to rest.

Zhu Qiyong came to his father's bedroom and asked: "Father, when we left Xiangyang, didn't you also say to wait and see, why did you disagree with King Ning today?"

"Humph!"

Zhu Zhanqian snorted coldly and said, "I said it as my father, but I just can't understand King Ning's appearance!"

"Then we will go to see the emperor tomorrow, should we..."

"Don't be in a hurry!"

Zhu Zhanqian waved his hand and said, "Things are still unclear, so it won't hurt to wait and see. If these people want to take the emperor's army, we can consider standing on the emperor's side."

Zhu Qiyong nodded and said: "My child knows!"

(End of this chapter)