Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

The prince Zhu Xunxuan immediately stood up with a face full of fear and greeted Zhu Di.

Zhu Di snorted coldly, "Today, my old Zhu family is sitting together to talk. You sit down and don't need to get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Xunxuan sat down carefully, but he was still frightened, like a quail.

Since he came to the capital, some vassal kings disliked him because he told Zhu Di about his father's scandal.

Zhu Di glanced at the vassal kings in the hall and said: "Old Thirteen was highly regarded by the emperor and was in charge of Datong, but you must have heard about it, what kind of bad things did Old Thirteen do in Datong?

Killing people wantonly, robbing property in the street, even killing the bodyguards around him if he wants to. Is he doing human affairs? "

"He has been impeached many times by those censor officials. I have given him orders, advices, and even asked him to come to the capital, but he has not come...

After killing three of his guards and being unable to discipline him, what does he want to do? "

As he said that, Zhu Di looked at Zhu Xunxuan, "Now, after we cut off the prince of the old thirteenth, will he be honest?"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty...Daddy..."

Zhu Xunxuan's expression changed and he hesitated.

"okay!"

Zhu Di's face darkened, he already knew the result in his heart and did not ask any more questions.

Then, Zhu Di looked at the feudal kings again.

"You are all the descendants of Huang Kao. Huang Kao established the Ming Dynasty just to save the people in distress, and sent you to various parts of the Ming Dynasty so that you can govern the Ming Dynasty well!

As a result, now you ask yourself, what kind of thing have you managed? "

"The Ming Dynasty was created by the emperor's examination for our old Zhu family. As a result, you vassals exploited the people of the Ming Dynasty even more viciously than those corrupt officials and evil gentry..."

“The best fields are all divided up by you, the best mountains, forests and rivers are occupied by you, and the best businesses are all secretly controlled by you...

After enjoying all this, you all feel bored. Do you want to imitate the powerful gentry in killing people and find new fun?
You don’t even look at it. These are the Ming Dynasty of my old Zhu family. Those gentry can destroy it at will. No matter how many dynasties have changed in this world, they are still the local gentry. They can continue to enjoy their glory and wealth. What about you? ?
If the Ming Dynasty of my old Zhu family is gone, what will happen to you vassal kings? "

Listening to Zhu Di's questioning, the expressions of the vassal kings below changed slightly and seemed thoughtful.

None of them are fools, and they naturally know the pros and cons.

Zhu Di did not stop and continued: "As the Ming Dynasty vassal kings, you all have no worries about food and clothing, and even enjoy all the glory and wealth. Do you think that if you enjoy it for yourself, your descendants will start to suffer rebellion? Or be displaced? ?

Huang Kao asked you to join the vassal, and you were also provided with three guards. He was worried that the Mongols from the north would come back and plunge the Ming Dynasty into war, so you can protect the Ming Dynasty! "

"But now, the northern Tatars have been subdued by us. In a few more years, they will be assimilated by our Ming Dynasty and lose the ability to climb on horseback!

As for you vassal kings, if you can't be a wise king, you can be a lazy king. We will still pay you a salary every year, and we will also give you a year-end bonus at the end of the year. I will definitely make you have no worries about food and clothing, and no worries. People dare to provoke you! "

"However, you must abide by the law and must not abuse the people like animals...

If the people are cornered, they will jump over the wall. They can also risk their lives, poison, set traps, or even rebel! "

"I will not be a foolish king, and I will never let you be a vassal king who harms the people.

The number of shortcomings in our Ming Dynasty far exceeds that of the Song and Yuan Dynasties.

Huang Kao pulled out so many hard thorns, chewed off so many hard bones, and even killed so many people in my old Zhu family.

Then, let you go out of the town one by one and sit in various important places in the Ming Dynasty. Set up a good bodyguard, so that you can deter those former Yuan veterans, corrupt officials, and landlords and evil gentry.

This will allow my old Zhu family to sit in the Ming Dynasty for a while, but it will not allow you to join the ranks of those former Yuan veterans, corrupt officials, landlords and evil gentry to oppress and exploit the people and dig up the roots of our old Zhu family.

Each of you should feel that you can lead your troops to sea and attack the vassal country overseas for yourself while you are idle on the vassal land.
Hand over your vassal state to each of your vassal princes!
If you feel that overseas is wild and barren, you can ask King Zhao, this bastard has experienced it personally for more than a year..."

"You don't have to go out if you don't want to, and we won't kick you out! But, you have to be a wise king or an idle king for us!

Otherwise, I will bring you all to the capital one by one, take the place of Huang Kao, and teach you a lesson!
Until then, don’t think that we ignore brotherhood! "

This last sentence shocked all the feudal kings again.

"Please rest assured, your majesty, my brother and the others will definitely be honest, sit in charge, and will not bully the people!"

"Exactly! Don't worry, Your Majesty, we are not only optimistic about our vassal country, but also want to find out those rebellious officials and traitors and the remnants of the former Yuan Dynasty!"

"His Majesty……"

All the feudal kings immediately started talking.

These days, no matter what you do, you will feel a sense of accomplishment if you can kill corrupt officials and evil gentry, and uncover the legacy of the former Yuan Dynasty.

No, the royal guard king really went down with a group of people to investigate and deal with so many corrupt officials and evil gentry. Not only did the people of the world praise His Majesty.

Moreover, so many acres of land, money and food were not confiscated.

The most important thing is that the censors all pinched their noses and did not dare to speak.

This matter made them all very envious.

"No!"

Zhu Di looked solemn and said, "Those corrupt officials are the officials of the Ming Dynasty. Those officials are very wary of you and other vassal kings.

Now, if you and the vassal king take action, those officials will definitely make a fuss. "

"In this case, I will obey your Majesty's orders!"

All the vassal kings nodded.

"Ok!"

Zhu Di nodded with some satisfaction.

At this time, Prince Ning, who was sitting aside, suddenly said: "Your Majesty, I wonder if I can let Prince Zhao introduce me to you, what is it like overseas?"

Upon hearing this, all the vassal kings in the palace suddenly stared at Zhu Di with expectant faces.

Although they already know a general idea about overseas from the mouths of those merchants.

However, how can those merchants compare with King Zhao?
Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi, on the other hand, twitched their mouths slightly.

How can you listen to what Zhu Gaosui said overseas?
Zhou Wang Zhu Ju also looked anxious, "Fourth brother, we have been very curious about overseas for a long time, let King Zhao talk about it."

"Your Majesty, let King Zhao tell us brothers..."

Zhu Di nodded slightly and looked at Zhu Gaosui aside.

"Lao San, tell the kings what's going on overseas?" "Yes, Dad!"

Zhu Gaosui couldn't bear it any longer. He took a sip of wine slowly, moistened his throat, and started talking directly.

“Although overseas is a barren and barren land, it is a treasure land.

You uncles and brothers may have just heard that sailing overseas is extremely dangerous, and if you are not careful, the ship will be destroyed and people will die...

In addition, pirates often appear on the sea, and the barbarians are also vulgar...

However, in my eyes, overseas is a treasure land! "

"There is gold everywhere overseas, and barbarians in some places throw gold on the ground at will. I know that one tael of sugar can be exchanged for one pound of gold, or even ten pounds of gold...

In addition, those spices and some rare treasures are also abundant overseas. Our Ming Dynasty’s tea, sugar, refined salt, silk, and ceramics can all be easily exchanged! "

"I took people overseas. After arriving at Old Port, there was a war there. The local barbarians each took some scraps of copper and iron, and thousands of them could call themselves an army.

Coincidentally, that area is also connected to the Western Ocean, and many people from our Central Plains are suffering from war and persecution there, so I led my soldiers to attack a piece of territory there...

The weapons and equipment of my Ming army are so elite, such as those firearms. I just showed them, and the army composed of local natives seemed to fall apart. Except for some who ran away, the rest of them knelt down in fear and begged for mercy.

Then, treat me as a god descending to earth, without daring to be disrespectful..."

"Those barbarians are well-behaved. As long as I give them food, or give them a little cloth from my Ming Dynasty, or ceramics and glass objects, they will treat them as treasures and obey my orders without being lazy... …

Moreover, there are some gold, iron ore, and copper mines that can be found there. Even for growing food, it is also easy to grow...

The only bad thing is that the natives and barbarians there are very stupid, and they can't do anything complicated!
However, this is good, unlike those scholars in the Ming Dynasty who are slippery-tongued, good at sophistry, and sanctimonious all day long. If they are not careful, they will be tricked..."

Speaking of this, Zhu Gaosui seemed to have started a conversation, taking him from going to sea to finding the old port all the way.

Then how to defeat the local barbarians, how to build a country, how big a seaport to build, how many ships will come into the port every day, how many barbarian merchants will enter the seaport to do business, and how he will enjoy the majesty and freedom in Zhao State...

All the vassal kings in the palace were fascinated by it, and their eyes were shining brightly.

As the Ming vassal kings, they have never enjoyed any glory and wealth, and have never seen any kind of world.

However, only what Zhu Gaosui said is that they can be the masters of their own country, and it belongs to them freely. They have not experienced the country without those cunning civil servants.

King Chu Zhu Zhen was also attracted and asked with interest: "King Zhao, are all these true?"

Chu King Zhu Zhen, the sixth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, took control of Wuchang. At the same time, he led Jiangxia Marquis Zhou Dexing to pacify the barbarians, and the next year he pacified the Dayong barbarians...

Three years later, together with Tang He, Duke of Xin State, and Zhou Dexing, Marquis of Jiangxia, they put down the barbarian rebellions in Tonggu and Weizhou!

Not only bravery, but also strategy!
Among the kings, he has extremely high prestige and is considered a wise king!
But despite this, the wise king was also attracted by the scene described by Zhu Gaosui!
Zhou Wang Zhu Ju also reacted and asked anxiously: "King Zhao, is there a place overseas where the mountains are full of rare medicinal herbs?"

Similarly, all the vassal kings in the palace looked at Zhu Gaosui expectantly.

Even Zhu Gaoxu had some movement in his eyes.

Seeing this, Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but froze. What's going on?

Most of what Lao San said is nonsense, but you still believe it so much?

However, a Ming emperor or a Ming crown prince cannot realize how eager these Ming vassal kings are to be the masters of their own country!

"It's true!"

Zhu Gaosui looked proud.

"If I didn't have only three guards and 3,000 people left to guard the palace, I would definitely have conquered more barbarian lands!"

"Your Majesty, I want to lead troops to sea to attack the vassal country and expand the territory for the Ming Dynasty!"

"Your Majesty, my brother is also willing to lead troops to sea..."

All the vassal kings immediately asked for instructions.

However, the vassal kings, such as King Qin, King Jin, and King Dai, whose eldest sons have not yet grown up, can only look forward to it, but they cannot ask for orders!

"Not urgent!"

Zhu Di slowly shook his head, "As the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty, your most important task is to guard the various places in the Ming Dynasty.

Although the great dangers of Mongolia and Japanese pirates in the north of the Ming Dynasty have now been eliminated, if you want to lead troops out, three guards can only take away two guards at most!
Moreover, you need to prepare all the food, grass and baggage required by the soldiers going to sea.

In addition, if you want to go out, you must leave a heir to your palace who can take on a big responsibility. Otherwise, when you leave, with the treacherous temperament of those civil servants, I am afraid that your palace will be destroyed by those civil servants... "

Hearing this, all the feudal kings immediately shrank their necks subconsciously.

indeed.

All those civil servants are extremely treacherous. Especially the censors, all of them are always staring at these vassal kings, trying to find out all kinds of problems of these vassal kings, and they are very willing to cause trouble for them.

Seeing this, Zhu Di nodded with satisfaction and continued: "Overseas is actually good. Otherwise, why would I risk being scolded by Huang Kao to conquer Goryeo and Japan when I was still in Peking as King of Yan? ?

You are all our royal brothers and nephews, and we are all one family.

With these good things going on, we naturally have to think of you first. If it were a few decades later, I'm afraid that the gentry and the powerful people would secretly accumulate strength to conquer overseas vassals, and you wouldn't be able to do so. Territory! "

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty is right, we are all from one family. If Huang Kao can establish the Ming Dynasty, we descendants will naturally be able to take over all the treasure lands overseas!"

"Exactly..."

All the feudal kings nodded immediately.

A strange light flashed in his eyes, and he was determined to win those barbarian lands overseas.

Seeing this, Zhu Di was even more satisfied.

Immediately, everyone gathered together and began to talk about the situation overseas.

However, most of them asked Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui for advice.

It was rare to be able to show off in front of all the vassal kings, and with the small thoughts in his heart that could not be expressed, Zhu Gaosui answered all questions and even added some extra words, which made these vassal kings even more excited. Extremely.

In the end, they wanted to run back to the vassal land, take their three guards, go to the sea, capture a vassal land, and establish their own vassal state.

This banquet lasted all day.

Afterwards, all the vassal kings resigned to Zhu Di and dispersed.

...(End of chapter)