"The Third Prince Zhu" Zhu Cijiong is definitely not a good person... He may have been a good person when he was a child, but later he got together with a group of warlords, profiteers, corrupt officials, and disloyal officials in the Luliang Mountains, and those who were close to Mo were already in trouble! Later, he had a fierce fight with the Mongolian Tatars, and his conscience became even worse, almost to the core.
If he hadn't been so bad, Zhu Cixiang wouldn't have let him go to the west to become king. Who are the people in the west? Zhungeer, Heshuote, Kazakh, Shiva, and the most ferocious Rakshasa country! Each one is more cruel than the other. If Zhu Cijiong hadn't learned bad things, wouldn't he have been eaten alive?
Now the Beiting Army he left behind in Daiguo and Heshuote in the Tianshan Mountains has established a firm foothold. Not only has it opened a large number of farms and pastures on the edge of Lake Issyk-Kul, but it has also opened up a large number of farms and pastures on the banks of the Ili River at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains. A "Business City" was built as a base for Shanxi merchants to advance westward.
That's right, the acting king Zhu Cijiong has been fighting fiercely with some Shanxi merchants! His kingdom and vassal towns were actually borrowed from some Shanxi merchants... Those Shanxi merchants were all the creditors and father-in-law of the king! Not only did he lend money to Dai Wang to fight the war, but he also gave Dai Wang his daughter to warm his bed. Could Dai Wang Zhu Cijiong not open up a market for them now?
But can Shanxi merchants who hang out with Zhu Cijiong be good Shanxi merchants? Those who are willing to do business in a down-to-earth manner would not have gone to Luliang to serve as king... Those people gathered around Zhu Cijiong with the idea of finding a rare commodity, so after these people followed Zhu Cijiong to the Western Regions, they did not think about doing a good job. In buying and selling, everyone is holding back their energy and hoping to make a fortune.
Of course, the windfall in the Western Regions must come from the war! Otherwise, where else can I send it?
Moreover, the territory assigned to Zhu Cijiong by Zhu Cixiang was also a bit narrow and barren... How could he be willing to do so?
Therefore, Li Dingguo, Ai Nengqi, and Liu Wenxiu went west to Xueyu and Xueyu and Shuote's troops left Anxi. This allowed the acting king Zhu Cijiong and his Shanxi merchant group to see an opportunity to profit from the chaos.
And the acting king Zhu Cijiong participated in the memorial of the three vassals of Uszang, Orisi, and Duogan colluding with bandits and plotting evil, just to add another spoonful of fuel to the chaos of the western vassals that had already ignited a spark!
"Yuying," Zhu Cixiang looked at Ding Yuying and asked, "What do you think of the memorial to the king?"
Ding Yuying thought for a while and said: "Father, my daughter-in-law may not think that what the three uncles mentioned is not true! When my daughter-in-law and the prince were in Tianhe Mansion, they inquired about the situation of the rogue bandits and learned that Li Dingguo and others The family members all live near Kunming. Now the rogue puppet emperor Li Jicheng also has a lot of trouble. He should use these family members to tie up Li Dingguo, Ai Nengqi, and Liu Wenxiu. Therefore, the three Jiedu envoys Li, Ai, and Liu are likely to step on both sides. Boat!"
"Then do you think the memorial on behalf of the king is reasonable?" Zhu Cixiang asked again.
Ding Yuying said with a smile: "Where in the world are there so many reasonable things? My daughter-in-law thinks that Uncle Sanwang is quite capable of tossing things around, but things in the west are difficult to resolve."
Zhu Cixiang nodded: "When you can't see things clearly, just look at people... That's good! I wish the prince had your cleverness."
Ding Yuying knew that Zhu Cixiang looked down on the prince, but she spoke for the prince - a prince who his father looked down upon and a princess who his father valued very much, weren't they the best combination?
"Father," Ding Yuying changed the subject, "my daughter-in-law feels that the court should grasp two keys. One is to regard peace as the most important thing; the other is to trust the third uncle."
"Really?" Zhu Cixiang looked at Ding Yuying, "Yuying, aren't you afraid that when I'm gone, the third child will also learn to become a temple and come to the rescue?"
"My daughter-in-law is not afraid," Ding Yuying said with a smile, "My father will definitely have a long life, but the three uncles will not survive you!"
"Stop rambling," Zhu Cihong said, "Answer my question!"
Ding Yuying shook her head and said: "Father, the world today is no longer the world it was when Grandpa Chengmiao raised his troops to quell the calamity... The southeast is strong while the northwest is poor and weak. The strength of the southeast is not only in industry, commerce and agriculture, but also in industry, commerce and agriculture. In the army and navy! The army has a martial arts hall and a youth army, and the navy has a Sanyo fleet, which are not comparable to those of the Northwest Dai Kingdom. Moreover, the army and navy of the imperial court are also elites who have been fighting for a long time, and the enemies they deal with are much more powerful than those in the northwest. Therefore, it is impossible for Dai Wang to start from the northwest and conquer the world!"
Zhu Cixiang frowned: "Yuying, are you telling me all this?"
"It's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince," Ding Yuying said. "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is poor at politics, but good at military strategy... He is very aware of the strength and weakness of military force in all parts of the world."
"He's not good at military strategy," Zhu Cixiang shook his head, "He just knows a little bit about military strategy...but he's much better than Jianwen." He glanced at Ding Yuying again and laughed. "Yuying, if Jianwen had a queen like you, she would not be deceived by treacherous ministers and destroy the family law passed down by Emperor Taizu."
Zhu Cihong was not Zhu Yousong. He would not give Emperor Jianwen the temple name of Huizong and the posthumous title of Emperor Rang. It would be polite not to give Jianwen the title of "Jianwen waste man".
Because there were many vassal states under Zhu Cixiang's Ming Dynasty, and there was no way to reduce the vassal states... If the Celestial Empire left by Zhu Cixiang were to reduce the vassal states, they would have to fight the Pacific War!
Therefore, Jianwen, who reduced the vassal state, is a typical example of political errors and must be severely criticized!
Ding Yuying knew the meaning of Zhu Cixiang's words and quickly expressed her position: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also knows that the vassal system is the foundation of the Celestial Dynasty and cannot be shaken!"
"It's good that he knows!" Zhu Cixiang nodded and added, "But there are too many vassal states, and it is troublesome to govern... Yuying, tell me, how should we reconcile this mud?"
"Father," Ding Yuying said, "the king can send his sixth uncle to go there... to find out what he wants to do? As for the three feudal lords in the snowy area, the court should also send people to appease and supervise. We cannot allow them to act recklessly.”
Zhu Cixiang smiled and nodded, raising his hand: "That's it for today... go back early!"
Just because he asked for Ding Yuying's opinion didn't mean he had to act accordingly... Although things in the northwest were troublesome, this mess might not be able to be reconciled.
Ding Yuying stood up, made a blessing ceremony, turned around and left the Huangji Hall.
"Who is next?" Zhu Cihong watched Ding Yuying leave and asked Zuo Jizhong (son of Zuo Maodi), a Hanlin scholar in the palace.
"Your Majesty," Zuo Jizhong replied, "The next people I want to meet are Prince Gong Jin Boguo and Marquis Yanen Jin Xuanye."
"It's the two of them..." Zhu Cixiang frowned slightly, "Explain it!"
Prince Gong Jin Boguo and Queen Yanen Jin Xuanye were both remnants of Jianzhou. After surrendering to the Ming Dynasty, they had been trapped in Yingtian Mansion and lived a small life.
Among them, Jin Boguo is all about eating and drinking. He is 36 years old this year and has lived 14 years longer than in history. He has really made a lot of money!
Jin Xuanye is 17 years old this year. He has received a formal new education in Yingtian Mansion and will take the college entrance examination this year.
Moreover, he is good at studying and may be admitted to Yingtiantai Academy!
However, Zhu Cixiang wanted to delay Jin Xuanye's studies and find something for him to do.
"My son Jin Boguo, I respectfully wish my father to be in peace!"
"My minister Xuan Ye respectfully wishes His Majesty the Emperor to greet you."
Jin Boguo and Jin Xuanye, two uncles and nephews, entered the Huangji Hall and knelt down to kowtow to Zhu Cihong.
Zhu Cixi said calmly: "Get up and talk!"
This means that they both stand and talk back...
Jin Boguo and Jin Xuanye both stood up, and Emperor Zhu looked them over. Jin Boguo has become so fat that he can't even walk without breathing. It seems he can't make a difference.
And Jin Xuanye... has a pockmarked face, small eyes, eyebrows, and big ears, and looks a bit gloomy.
"Xuan Ye," Zhu Cihong said, "I heard that you are proficient in the six languages of Han, Manchu, Mongolian, Tibetan, French, and Rakshasa?"
This is a top student!
Jin Xuanye replied respectfully: "I'm just bored in my free time, trying to imitate others. I dare not claim to be proficient."
"Do you still understand Buddhism?" Zhu Cixiang asked again.
"I do believe in Buddhism," Jin Xuanye said, "I still want to become a monk, but Your Majesty doesn't allow it..."
Zhu Cixiang said: "Concubine Jin told me that you want to believe in Lamaism and want to go and meet the great lama. Now there is an opportunity for you to go to the west and meet the great lama. Do you want to go?" ?”
