In fact, Zhu Shuaizhen didn't want to leave Ningxia because he was afraid of Zhu Youjian, but he wanted to run away because he was afraid that Ningxia would starve soldiers. The Kuaibai Rebellion that occurred in the 20th year of Wanli had such a heavy impact on him that it became a haze that enveloped his life.
In this sudden incident, Prince Qing's Mansion was captured by the rebels. Zhu Shuai Zhen, who was still a teenager at the time, was hidden in the cellar by his biological mother and escaped death. However, Zhu Shuai Zin's mother committed suicide. After this incident, Prince Zhu Shuai Zhen became afraid of Ningxia. He felt that although he was a prince, he was on death row and could lose his life at any time due to another Kuaibai rebellion.
Moreover, as the climate in the northwest has become increasingly arid in recent years, and the lives of the Ningxia border troops have become increasingly poor, Qing Wang Zhu Shuai Zhen feels that the possibility of another Kuaibai Rebellion is increasing!
If he was still a Zhensai king who "respected power and commanded orders and was as powerful as pacifying the army", he would have been able to find ways to appease the Ningxia border troops. No matter how bad it is, he can still feed a few of his bodyguards and rely on them to suppress the border troops who are trying to rebel. When Emperor Taizu Gao conferred the title of Zhu Shuai Zin's ancestor, King Qingjing Zhu Xi, he gave three of them. There is a guard command department, two guard posts, and a ceremonial guard department. These are 17,000 or 8,000 elite military households! If it is managed well, 20,000 elite soldiers can be drawn out... If it can reach the level of our ancestors during the time of King Qingjing, even if the guards of Prince Qingjing's palace are used, they can go to restore Liaoning and Pingliao!
But what does Zhu Shuai Zin have now? Trapped in the palace by a bunch of starving Ningxia soldiers, he was in constant fear every day... If he wasn't afraid of people's jokes, the days he spent in Xi'an Palace were the most peaceful days in his life. Because there are 30,000 emperor's soldiers in front of Xi'an Mansion, all kinds of rebels have no time to hide, and it couldn't be safer.
So when he heard that Zhu Youjian wanted to remove King Su and let his unborn son go to Gansu to become the King of Sai, his eyes turned red - why, why should King Su's vassal be removed? Not withdrawing King Qing’s vassal? At least Prince Su's family was never massacred by the rebels, but his Prince Qing's Mansion was broken into by Ningxia soldiers!
The palace has no strength, so it can only rely on its sacred majesty to scare people's hearts. But what kind of sacred majesty can a palace that has been massacred once by rebels still have?
Prince Qing, who knew that he had no authority to intimidate others, was really clever. He took the initiative today and seized the opportunity of Prince Su's palace to withdraw the feudal vassal and move the town!
"Okay!" Zhu Youjian thinks that Ningxia is also very good. The Yellow River is full of harm and only benefits! So I wanted to agree.
But how could Su Wang Zhu Shihong be willing to give up the "opportunity to survive" that he had finally waited for? Although his family was not massacred by the rebel army, the Gansu border army soldiers turned into winds. As early as the Jiajing period, there was a mutiny to kill the governor... The governor could kill, but the vassal king could not?
Moreover, in recent years, as Gansu's border troops have been short of food and pay, and their lives have been difficult, small-scale mutinies and military chaos have occurred from time to time. Although they have not become serious, who knows what the next mutiny will be like?
Zhu Shihong, who had wanted to leave Lanzhou for a long time, did not wait for Zhu Youjian to finish what he said, and immediately rushed to say: "Long live Lord, Ningxia is located in a remote place, with deserts and Gobi deserts on both sides. If we want to send troops from Ningxia to the west and north expedition, we can do it." It is very inconvenient to have to walk through the desert... If Your Majesty wants to make a Sai king in the western border area, it is better to make it in Lanzhou. Your Prince Su's Mansion has just been renovated and can be dedicated to the new Sai King. Your Majesty. I just want to go to Nanjing to enjoy the same blessings as King Fu and King Dai."
He was quite reasonable, he didn't even want the vassal land, he could just go to Nanjing and become a free prince.
Zhu Youjian looked at King Su and felt guilty again - this guy seemed to have been tricked to death by him in his previous life. Seeing Li Zicheng growing stronger day by day, this guy became anxious. Regardless of the vassal restrictions, he asked Shangshu to build more Lanzhou castles and rebuild the guards.
However, Zhu Youjian refused to approve it, so he asked King Su's family to wait for Li Zicheng in Lanzhou with their bare hands, but they were all hacked to death.
Thinking of this, he wanted to agree to Zhu Shihong's request.
"Your Majesty," Prince Zhu Shuai Zin of Qing, who was not willing to give up the chance of survival, also added, "I also want to go to Nanjing to enjoy the blessings. I also ask that the law of 'determination of children' be implemented in the Qing Mansion."
Many people in his clan died during the Kuaibai Rebellion, and those who survived were still frightened. If they could be allowed to live in Nanjing, they would rather not be the nobles of the Tian family who could die at any time.
"I would also like to ask you to appoint your children!" Su Wang Zhu Shihong did not give in, and also came up with the conditions for "determining children" - the so-called "determining children" means that from the county king on down, only the eldest son, and not the concubine and the younger child, can be granted the title. . The children of lieutenants and generals were treated as common people, and of course there were no restrictions.
In this way, the nobles of the clan below the county king can only "pass it on one by one" at most - in fact, many lieutenants and generals' families will be cut off because they have no sons. Therefore, the size of the clan will be reduced in the future, and Lumi's expenses will not continue to expand disgustingly.
Zhu Youjian laughed, looked at the two princes, and then said to the three governors and five general soldiers who were following him: "What do you think? Where should I ask the emperor's nephew to supervise the army?"
"Your Majesty, Lanzhou is better!" Mei Zhihuan, the governor of Gansu, of course had to invite the Fujun Mansion to Lanzhou... Although he helped the Gansu border army block the disarmament matter. But he still hoped that tens of thousands of front-line troops would come to Lanzhou to take charge - the Gansu border troops were the first to massacre governors!
"Your Majesty, it's better to go to Ningxia!" Ningxia Governor Zheng Chongjian also has to fight for Ningxia!
He was quite reasonable, "Your Majesty, if Ningxia Town has to lay off so many troops... it will inevitably lead to instability. If Fujun can be in charge, people's hearts will naturally calm down."
Zhu Youjian nodded, then glanced at the faces of the two princes who were eager to become Nanjing residents, and said with a smile: "Forget it, I won't choose... You two should both go to Nanjing." !
I have taken back all your Wangzhuangs in Ningxia and Gansu, and will grant you additional fields in Southern Zhili. As for the palace... I will give you land in the outer city of Nanjing. You can build it yourself. There is no need to build an imperial city, and you are not going to Nanjing to sit in charge. Just build a comfortable garden... This can save a lot of money. "
"Thank you, Your Majesty..."
"Thank you, Lord Long Live!"
The two feudal lords were overjoyed. Their long-cherished wish finally came true, and they could live a peaceful and comfortable life in the future!
Zhu Youjian nodded, then smiled and said to Zheng Chongjian, Mei Zhihuan and others: "The day before yesterday, I got another urgent document from Princess Wuliangha, saying that the Donglu soldiers had arrived near Tumut River... I have decided to send troops outside the Great Wall in three days to meet the Donglu who are marching westward. Which of you wants to come with me?"
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The military parade held outside Dongkuo New City in Xi'an certainly attracted many spectators. There are not only the bureaucrats and gentry of Xi'an Prefecture, but also some people with ulterior motives!
Just when Zhu Youjian and his ministers mentioned the matter of sending troops outside the Great Wall, in the moat of Dongkuo New City, Gao Yingxiangzheng, dressed as a rich man in white robes, and Wang Ziyong, dressed as a monk, stopped and watched. The huge battle formation of the army in front of the tent.
Both of them frowned, looking worried.
This little emperor turned out to be a militaristic and foolish king... He actually transferred so many soldiers from the capital to Shaanxi. Who was he going to start a war with? It can't be the rebels who want to suppress Bai Yushan, right?
If it were the Northern Barbarians outside the fortress fighting, haha, there is a severe drought now, the people are in dire straits, and they still want to be so militaristic, is he really not afraid of becoming the second emperor of Sui Yang?
"Old Gao," Wang Ziyong came to Gao Yingxiang's side and whispered, "when I was waiting for orders at Xiangji Temple, I heard some old monks say that the emperor had transported the grain collected from around Xi'an Mansion to several large schools. It is stored in the temple...it is said to be for the refugees who come to Xi'an to beg for food."
Gao Yingxiang was stunned, "What? Going to Xi'an to beg for food? What does he want to do?"
Monk Wang lowered his voice: "It seems that they want to take advantage of the great disaster to bring the hungry people of Shaanxi to work as soldiers in Liaodong... This is an opportunity!"
