Although Queen Ma, Prince Zhu Biao, including Zhu Ying, are the most important existences in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart.
But the other sons are also biological flesh and blood.
People like Zhu Fan, Zhu Xi, etc. were so cruel on the vassal land. If it were anyone else, they would have killed the Nine Tribes long ago, but Zhu Yuanzhang also forgave them again and again.
Zhu Yuanzhang also understood the problem of the vassal king. While canonizing the vassal king, he also set up many rules to restrict it.
To a large extent, it was ensured that the feudal king could not influence the court.
But Zhu Yuanzhang was also a little worried about his eldest grandson.
Dasun, who seems elegant and easy-going and always smiles, is actually a ruthless person, but this one is very similar to himself.
Moreover, the eldest grandson lost his emotional ties to these feudal prince uncles because he lost his memory and lived outside all the time.
If this was a small mistake made by the vassal kings, Da Sun would take action because of it.
As soon as he left, his eldest grandson sent these uncles down to accompany him. What should he do?
In fact, this has always been what Zhu Yuanzhang was worried about, so he thought about letting his eldest grandson live in the palace, especially Yunxi and Mingyue, so that they could slowly develop feelings and truly integrate into them.
After hearing the old man's question, Zhu Ying thought for a long time.
Regarding the handling of the vassal king, Zhu Ying actually had an idea for a long time.
In fact, Zhu Ying didn't have much intention of ostracizing the vassal king, these uncles, or future brothers.
In ancient times, and now in the Ming Dynasty, bloodline is an obstacle that cannot be bypassed. Even for the common people, the concept of clan is extremely deep.
Like Emperor Jianwen in history, it seemed to be too much.
"Grandpa, it is a very good thing for all uncles to guard the border, and all uncles have made great contributions to protecting the Ming Dynasty's border."
When Zhu Ying opened her mouth, she set a tone first.
Zhu Yuanzhang felt very satisfied after hearing this, and nodded to indicate to Zhu Ying to continue.
"My grandson feels that now that our Ming Dynasty has a vast territory, my uncles, or my younger brothers in the future, are not afraid that there will be no place to join the vassal state."
"I just don't hide it from grandpa. When my grandson was still in the Ming Dynasty, he had heard about what many uncles were doing in the vassal area, or was bewitched by others, which caused the governance in the vassal area to be extremely chaotic."
"Even local officials, mostly because of their status as princes, turn a blind eye to this."
"My grandson often thinks about why my uncles became like this after arriving in the feudal territory. Is there any reason for this?"
"After thinking about it, my grandson actually thought of a possibility."
Zhu Ying said slowly, successfully arousing the old man's interest.
"Da Sun, tell me what is going on."
Zhu Yuanzhang asked impatiently.
Zhu Yuanzhang really felt a headache for the vassal king causing trouble to the vassal territory.
When most of the princes became vassal queens, their various personalities were undoubtedly exposed, and they were completely different from the good boys they were when they were in the capital.
At first, when he received the memorial from local officials impeaching the vassal princes, Zhu Yuanzhang still didn't believe it.
Jin Yiwei was also sent to investigate.
This was not enough. Before his death, Prince Zhu Biao was sent to the vassal territories of the vassal kings to conduct another investigation.
This is what Zhu Yuanzhang has always been troubled about, and he has no other choice but to punish him and hope that he will change.
The crimes committed by Zhu Yuanzhang's notorious sons could be turned into a book.
The most ruthless among them was Zhu Yuanzhang's eighth son, King of Tan Zhu Zi.
Zhu Zi's biological mother is Da Fei, which may sound innocuous, but in fact, this Da Fei is Chen Youliang's concubine.
There were rumors in later generations that Zhu Zi was Chen Youliang's posthumous son. This is of course sheer nonsense.
After all, Zhu Zi was born six years after Chen Youliang's death.
King Tan Zhu Zi's fiefdom was in Changsha, and the crimes he committed were too numerous to describe, and he was considered the worst prince.
When Zhu Zi was in the capital, he was known as handsome, smart and eager to learn.
And Zhu Yuanzhang was quite fond of him. Changsha Mansion was extremely wealthy, which was enough for Zhu Zi to live an extremely wealthy life in the vassal territory.
Including Princess Yu, who is also the daughter of Yingshan Hou Yu Xian.
But just such a prince, five years after becoming a feudal lord, he and his wife burned themselves on fire, leaving no children or heirs. In the end, the feudal kingdom was abolished.
The "Imperial Records" compiled by Zhu Yuanzhang himself recorded in detail the absurd crimes of the vassal kings in various places during the Hongwu period. When writing about the Eighth Prince Zhu Zi, his numerous crimes were even recorded.
“Kill the Dian Zhan, beat the Dian Bo to death…making obscene utensils in the palace and giving them to the old women in the palace is all kinds of indecent things.
After Zhu Zi's death, Zhu Yuanzhang, a father who dared to give such evil posthumous titles as "Huang" and "Min" to his son, did not even give Zhu Zi a posthumous title.
It can be seen how big a mistake Zhu Zi made.
Why did he set himself on fire out of fear of being implicated in the Hu Weiyong case?
These are just excuses to cover up a bigger crime.
The last sentence shows that Zhu Zi has a quirk and likes old women. Perhaps this is why the lustful Zhu Zi has no offspring.
Among them, he must have done something that was against the ethics of heaven, earth, and humanity, which led to Zhu Zi's self-immolation and the elimination of the country.
Zhu Zi's incident had already happened in the 22nd year of Hongwu.
So at this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang heard his grandson's thoughts about the vassals and was very eager to know the reason.
Zhu Ying organized his words and said, "From my grandson's personal opinion, this is probably because your uncles were suppressed too harshly by my grandfather when they were in the capital."
"My uncles generally started joining the feudal clan when they were more than ten years old. At this time, they suddenly went to the feudal land. Without control, their natural temperament will be extremely easy to change."
Teenagers are the time when they are shaping their outlook on life. At this time, the long-suppressed feelings are suddenly released, and they are far away from their parents and going to a completely unfamiliar place.
Zhu Ying found it not strange at all to have such psychological problems.
"Dasun means that because he is younger, he should be granted vassal status later?" Zhu Yuanzhang said thoughtfully.
The feudal king had no power to govern the local area. Although he had the title of prince, he could not control the people of the fief. At the same time, although he had a salary, he did not participate in the government affairs.
The vassal kings were also extremely powerful. They had their own armies and subordinates.
The output of the military households in the guard station is their main source of income, which is equivalent to that of a large landowner.
Zhu Ying felt that the old man's understanding was quite good, so he said, "My grandson thinks that before taking office, the vassal king should at least give birth to an heir, so that he might be more stable. This is what is called starting a family and establishing a career."
In fact, in Zhu Ying's view, the vassal king played the role of a father in the capital until he gave birth to an heir. When he arrived in the vassal land, he might not be so cruel.
The feeling of having children is completely different from not having children.
After men have children, they generally become more responsible and gradually become more patient in the process of raising children.
Zhu Ying felt that even if the vassal king wanted to take over the vassal, he would have to wait until the child reached five years old.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Dasun with a strange look at this moment.
This was something he had never thought of.
But if I think about it carefully, I think it makes perfect sense.
Thinking about the completely different mood I had when I learned that my eldest son Zhu Biao was born, I became much more powerful in future battles.
Thinking about it this way, maybe it would be a good choice to let the feudal king give birth to the child first and then join the feudal clan.
The reason why he looked at the eldest grandson with a strange look was because the eldest grandson had never given birth to a child, so how could he understand such a delicate idea.
In fact, Zhu Ying was also single in her previous life. The reason why she had such an idea was of course learned from movies and TV shows.
What kind of gangster has a child and the prodigal son turns back? The man who originally wanted to be quiet suddenly has hope after having a child.
After coming home from a tiring day, I immediately become energetic when I see my children, etc.
If you have never eaten pork, how can you never see pigs running away?
Mainly, the current feudal lords will be left to future generations as nothing more than a group of high school students.
It seems unreliable to ask a group of high school students to go hundreds or even thousands of miles away to join the feudal clan.
"Okay, the eldest grandson's idea is indeed good. We have never thought about this before. Our ten sons are currently planning to become a vassal next year. From this point of view, we should let them get married first."
"By the way, they are all training under the great grandson now. Does the great grandson know anything about their training?"
After Zhu Yuanzhang praised it, he asked.
Zhu Ying replied: "After all, uncles who are all grandchildren, although they must be a little inferior to the soldiers, they are still very good at reaching the level they are now. At least for now, no one complains about it. ”
When Zhu Ying said these words, she still sighed a little.
He originally thought that there would be a few pricks who couldn't stand it anymore, so they abandoned their picks and ran away.
Unexpectedly, although there were some small tricks, almost no one was messing around, and everyone was honest, which made some of Zhu Ying's follow-up preparations useless.
That’s why I didn’t care too much about the training.
"My eldest grandson knows that almost all the uncles who were trained by you already know your current identity."
Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile.
There was nothing that could be hidden from him inside or outside the palace.
Although the ten princes living on the left and right did not deliberately supervise the incident, the eunuchs who were waiting around had already reported it to them.
"If you know it, then you know it. My grandson is not a shady girl."
Zhu Ying subconsciously touched her nose and said.
However, Zhu Ying found it very interesting to see these uncles who could train him.
"Since they won't become a vassal next year, let's make other arrangements. From now on, the vassal kings will become a vassal. We will set a rule according to what the great grandson said. Those who have no heirs cannot become a vassal."
Zhu Ying nodded, and then said: "Grandpa, actually in the domain, my grandson also has an idea."
"Oh, come and listen to the great grandson." Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
"Grandpa should be aware of the grandson's plans for Goryeo. Recently, my grandson has been having a headache about Goryeo."
"For now, the main positions in the entire Goryeo are basically controlled by people under Sun's command. To be arrogant, Sun's hand can change Goryeo's destiny."
"The reason why my grandson did not go to Goryeo to found the country, but chose the more remote Annan, grandpa also knows the reason."
"The current Goryeo is actually somewhat out of Sun's control. The people under Sun's command don't seem to have any abnormalities, but if time goes by, they will have other thoughts."
"We can't just leave Goryeo alone, so Sun'er thinks that Goryeo may be able to become many vassal states."
Zhu Ying said.
It is undoubtedly the best to transfer the fiefdoms of the vassal kings outside the Ming Dynasty, especially to tributary countries like Goryeo.
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly when he heard this and asked, "Does Sun mean a complete vassal?"
Zhuying nodded.
Not just the army, the vassals. Even the local administration was managed by the feudal king. This was Zhu Ying's idea.
In fact, all the vassal kings are very good in literature. After all, they have received royal education.
The Ming Imperial Palace Academy can be said to be taught by teachers of the highest level.
It is much higher than the Imperial College. If you are not a real master, how can you be qualified to teach the descendants of the royal family?
Therefore, in Zhu Ying's view, these vassal kings in the past were able to truly spread Han culture with the obligation of enlightenment.
Moreover, the title of prince is still very useful to people outside the Ming Dynasty.
And this is more positive for the vassal kings. In their own vassal country, it is almost equivalent to the emperor's responsibilities.
If it is foolish and unethical, it can be easily solved by removing the vassal king and replacing him with someone else. The main thing is that it is similar to the Zhou Dynasty, which is equivalent to the concept of a suzerain state.
Looking at all the dynasties in ancient and modern times, the Zhou Dynasty existed the longest. The Zhou Dynasty passed down thirty-two generations of monarchs and lasted for 791 years.
Even in the Han and Tang dynasties combined, there was no Zhou Dynasty leader Zuo.
What Zhu Ying wanted was to center on the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and then continuously enfeoff vassal states to the outside world, and continuously extend the territory of the Ming Dynasty in a broad sense.
These vassal kings will become the strongest barrier to the Ming Dynasty.
The main one is the spread and dominance of Han culture, which will have a profound impact on the entire Asian continent.
This is the result Zhu Ying wants.
A tyrannical unification like the Mongol Empire doesn't make much sense at all.
Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it and felt that Da Sun's idea was indeed a good one.
In this way, the conflicts between the vassal king and the court will be greatly reduced, and the threat posed by the vassal king to the Ming Dynasty will be much smaller.
The most important thing is that Zhu Yuanzhang believes that the eldest grandson has enough goodwill towards his uncles or future brothers.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "There is an official in the court who is very good. We will arrange for the eldest grandson to come over tomorrow. Maybe he can help the eldest grandson a lot."
Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to arrange for Zhu Ying's ministers.
It was Qitai, the minister assigned to Zhu Yunwen in the original history.
A major minister who once tried his best to reduce the vassal state.
