There is no way, the influence of the emperor Zhu Youxiao is still very powerful today. Unless he directly rebels against his decree, no one dares to discount his decree.
Zhu Cikai was able to make many vassal forces become his vassals, essentially just because he was Zhu Youxiao's son, and he borrowed Zhu Youxiao's power.
If he is not Zhu Youxiao's son, he is nothing.
Zhu Cikai naturally understands these principles.
Now he just feels extremely disgusted with these Jin Yiwei.
Because he could guess that this matter was still exposed, it meant that Jin Yiwei had an informant in his army, and therefore let the emperor know about it.
"Aren't these bloody Jin Yiwei afraid that His Highness will actually take that position in the future and cut them all into pieces? How dare they not take His Highness seriously and only want to be that old man's eyes?"
Only when he was with his confidants could Zhu Cikai dare to complain in such a low voice.
His confidant Leng Yu said: "Your Highness, don't worry about this matter now! There is the latest secret report. Several vassal states that secretly expressed their loyalty to you have rebelled. Among them is the Gaotang Kingdom. They raised the banner for Fighting for freedom, the army is called the Autonomous Army, and its purpose is to seek independence and self-government.”
"What?!"
After hearing this, Zhu Cikai stood up on the spot, shouted in surprise, and asked, "How could this happen?"
Leng Yu replied: "Because we failed to get rid of Li Dingguo!"
Zhu Cikai was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and suddenly kicked Leng Yu: "Trash!"
Then, Zhu Cikai said again: "Didn't I tell you to do it cleanly? Why did you fail? Why did you fail!"
Chen Wei endured the severe pain in his abdomen and explained: "Your Highness, calm down! This can only be blamed on Li Dingguo being too cunning. He actually showed up with the attitude of dying together. He is simply a lunatic who does not want his life!"
Zhu Cikai sat back in his chair depressedly and said: "Now we can only see if that old guy will believe the words that I secretly prepared before you pledge allegiance to me."
Chen Wei replied: "Your Highness, don't worry, they are all people who know the interests and will not drag you into the water."
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"What a man who fought for freedom. The word freedom has been completely tarnished by these selfish guys!"
After Zhu Youxiao learned about this, he said angrily, and then said: "I don't believe that the Han people in the world will really be deceived by people like them, because they want to be a master, but they can give up the future of their nation." The interests of all generations! Let the Privy Council immediately discuss countermeasures on how to quickly put down this rebellion."
"yes!"
At this time, the rebels were attacking Vienna on a large scale.
Li Dingguo was personally guarding the city of Vienna, and actively called on the Han people in the city: "Now, those outside under the banner of autonomy want to completely overturn the status quo that we are the only Han people who are the most valuable, and want to realize a world where Han people are harmonious. Like everyone else, we are all slaves to this society! Do you think we can agree to this?!"
"No!"
"No!"
"No!"
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Today's Han people are highly educated and basically understand some truths. They also know that the purpose of these rebels is to get rid of the control of the central court and increase the exploitation of the Han people in the vassal country.
Because the Han people have the greatest exploitation value.
After all, ordinary Baiyi people are now people with little industry.
Therefore, the Han people in Vienna supported the army and actively responded to Li Dingguo's call.
"Just don't agree! Let's repel them together! Defend Vienna for the imperial court!"
Li Dingguo said loudly.
"Hold Vienna!"
"Hold Vienna!"
"Hold Vienna!"
The Han people who moved to Vienna shouted enthusiastically.
For the Baiyi people in the city, the rebellions of these vassal states were not worthy of their concern.
Because most Baiyi belong to the lower class, they are all exploited whether they are directly ruled by the central court or governed by vassal states.
Even many of their elders were worried that their lives would become even worse when the rebels came, because they found that many of the Baiyi nobles who bullied them before were also in the rebel ranks. Therefore, they were worried that if these rebels If successful, these Baiyi bandits will continue to ride on their heads and dominate.
Because of this, the people's support was basically on the side of the Ming Central Court.
Even most of the vassal states did not choose to support these rebels. After all, the lords of these vassal states were also Han Chinese. As long as they were not too greedy for power, they would not be willing to break the status quo of Han dominance but would be willing to safeguard national interests.
Therefore, many guards of the vassal state also actively participated in countering the rebellion under the command of Li Dingguo.
"The city of Vienna has been unbreakable, and more and more vassal troops are attacking us. Many of our castles in Saxony have been conquered! Militarily, it can be said that the progress is not going well; in addition, many celebrities and sages in the country have begun to condemn us. , even Mr. Lizhou (Huang Zongxi) thinks that we are going against the grain and working hard for our own privileges under the banner of autonomy."
Xu Zhijue only reported the relevant situation to Fan Wenda, Zhu Youji and other rebel participants here.
After everyone heard this, Fan Wenda gritted his teeth and said: "So what, freedom is not something that Mr. Lizhou can just say no to. Even if we lose in the future, our actions will be remembered in the future! The nation will remember it!" This concept is a concept that should not exist! The centralized model formed by the great unification is originally the tyranny of one person!"
"To put it bluntly, there are still too many unruly people! The tyrant made many Han people learn knowledge and then became unruly people. Under the banner of safeguarding the interests of the nation and the country, they asked meat-eaters to be their servants. They regarded this as It is absolutely right and proper, and we will protect this at all costs!”
Wang Jiwen replied.
"It makes sense! The key is that the tyrant betrayed us carnivores first, making the world more unruly."
Fan Guangwen continued.
Zhu Youji therefore said: "Okay, it's meaningless to talk about this, let's just let it go."
As a result, these people left, and as a result, nothing was negotiated on the rebel side.
However, the imperial court had already begun to mobilize troops from various places.
And in order to put down the rebellion as soon as possible, mobilize more Han forces, and maintain the situation where Han is respected in the world, the Zongrenfu Global Security Council was established and stated that it would select several vassals that have made the greatest contribution to the foundation of the Han family in China. The country serves as a permanent member of the Ming Dynasty Central Court Zongren Mansion, and these permanent members will have the opportunity to decide world affairs together with the court, and have one-vote veto power, and will receive great respect from the court.
Therefore, the vassals all over the world actively participated in countering the rebellion.
They all know that this will mean that they will become the second-level representatives of the entire world's wealth distribution pyramid in addition to the Ming Central Empire.
Except for the Ming Central Empire, they would dominate other vassal states.
Zhu Youxiao also did this to maintain the status of the Ming Central Empire. After all, these powerful vassals second only to the Ming Central Empire would support the leadership of the Ming Central Empire in order to maintain their status, so as to ensure that they were superior to other vassals. legality.
And because all the vassals actively participated in countering the rebellion, the rebels soon fell apart due to their weak strength and were all annihilated.
Fan Guangwen, Zhu Youji, Wang Jiwen, Wu Sangui, Wang Jinchao, Xu Zhijue and other main plotters of the rebellion began to prepare to disguise themselves and abscond. However, because they had insiders from the imperial court, these people were caught inexplicably later.
"Can you stand up! Which of you is from the imperial court?"
Therefore, Fan Guangwen shouted loudly to Xu Zhijue and others who were also captured in the temporary prison where he was being held.
He was almost depressed to death. The actions of the rebels were always grasped in advance by people from the imperial court. Even their escape routes prepared in advance were known to the imperial court in advance. If he no longer doubted that there were no people from the imperial court in his inner circle of rebels, That can only be said to be extremely stupid.
"That's right! It's time to show up now, so that this king can understand."
Zhu Youji also said the same thing.
Xu Zhijue did not intend to admit it, but shouted loudly: "I don't understand! Why are you doing this? What does Zhu Youxiao have that deserves your allegiance? Don't you want to realize that rentiers can rule the world together? You Say, why don’t you want to!”
Wu Sangui looked at Xu Zhijue and smiled bitterly: "Mr. Xu, it's useless for you to shout these things now. There are indeed a group of such weirdos among the people who came out of Xingming Society! They are called idealists because of their existence. Many of our affairs were ruined as a result. On the day we attacked Vienna, I saw with my own eyes many trainers from the Xingming Society, shouting slogans "Long Live China", carrying explosive packs, jumping into our attacking army and dying together, which led to our attack. The city was about to succeed, but in the end it fell short. These people are terrible!"
"Li Dingguo is such a person."
Fan Guangwen said with a wry smile.
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During the counter-insurgency period, Zhu Youxiao once again started his tour of the world.
This time, the place he wants to go is the western area of Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Youxiao just wanted to visit the entire earth before he was still healthy, so that he could take a look at the brilliant achievements he had made in this life.
Zhu Youxiao first took a special train to St. Petersburg, and then took a giant ship from St. Petersburg to Copenhagen. After touring Northern Europe along the way, he continued to take the giant ship to the island of Great Britain.
The island of Great Britain is now the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
The current London area is controlled by his grandson Zhu Hewei.
Many Han people have immigrated to the entire London area, and many Ming Dynasty garden buildings have appeared here.
After arriving in London, Zhu Youxiao stayed at Hampton Court Palace on the banks of the Thames.
Hampton Court Palace was originally the royal residence of England, but now it has naturally become Zhu Youxiao's palace.
Zhu Youxiao also went to sit in the seat of the British King for a while and experienced it.
In addition, he also saw the Palace of Westminster burned to rubble.
Zhu Youxiao was very satisfied when he saw the ruins. He thought it was a good landscape.
Next, Zhu Youxiao crossed the sea directly to France and stayed at the Palace of Versailles.
However, not long after Zhu Youxiao settled in the Palace of Versailles, he suddenly received a report from the new Governor of the Netherlands, Xu Bingyi.
Xu Bingyi said that a plague suddenly broke out in the entire Netherlands.
At the same time, Zhu Youxiao received reports from several Western European vassals saying that plagues had also occurred there, and there was also a major famine due to drought.
"This is related to the continuous wars in this area, which resulted in a lot of casualties. Then coupled with industrialization, a large number of agricultural people became workers, resulting in a large-scale reduction in food production, and water conservancy construction was therefore not taken seriously by various vassals. Everyone is focusing on business, and it is normal for the drought situation to intensify."
Du Yinxi analyzed the reasons for this situation to Zhu Youxiao, and suggested: "Your Majesty, I believe that we must return to the capital in advance to prevent you from being affected by this."
Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "Then return to Beijing early."
Then, Zhu Youxiao said: "But there is a sudden plague and famine in this area, and the court cannot ignore it! Otherwise, it will affect the economy."
Du Yinxi said: "The current problem is that the vassal states are not subordinate to each other, which is not conducive to solving the problem of plague and famine. In my opinion, one person must be given the power to temporarily control all military and political affairs in Western Europe. This person is the best It's good that he is a prince, otherwise the vassals may not be obedient."
"Let Zhu Ciwei be in charge of this matter, and appoint him as an official of the clan to concurrently serve as a stay-at-home in Europe. He will coordinate the fight against plague and famine in each vassal state, and coordinate with the central government offices to adjust food and medical resources."
Zhu Youxiao therefore ordered.
Zhu Youxiao felt more comfortable leaving it to Zhu Ciwei to handle these matters.
But Du Yinxi was a little worried and said: "Your Majesty, after all, is this putting the eldest son of the emperor in danger?"
"Those in power must have the courage to go against the grain and not fear life and death. After all, there will be more power struggles that are as dangerous as the plague or even more dangerous than this."
Zhu Youxiao replied at this time.
If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight.
When Du Yinxi heard what Zhu Youxiao said, he didn't just reply: "Yes!"
After receiving the order, Zhu Ciwei officially set off from the capital, without any hesitation due to the current epidemic in Western Europe.
He knew that if he hesitated, his father would despise him.
At this time, Western Europe had just ended the great rebellion launched by Zhu Youji and others, especially the Austrian area, which had become very depressed and the ruling system was destroyed again, which made the plague and famine in this area even more serious.
Zhu Ciwei had to order Li Dingguo's troops and Zhu Yougun's imperial army to implement a blockade strategy in this area. At the same time, after arriving in Warsaw, he announced that he would implement the blockade in Budapest, the nearest plague outbreak point to the Ming Dynasty. The city was closed, blocking the roads from Kiev to other places, and prohibiting the migration of Western barbarians in this area.
But many Xiyi people in this area advocate freedom. When the Ming Dynasty expanded westward, they were happy to be rescued by the Ming Dynasty as free people, thus getting rid of the control of European aristocrats. But now, they have become free people under the influence of the Enlightenment , had already advocated freedom very much, especially the merchants and craftsmen in the city. Now, Zhu Ciwei's actions were naturally resisted by them. They were unwilling to cooperate with the court's measures and affect their own interests.
Therefore, after many Xiyi people learned of the order, they became even more crazy and fled everywhere before the order was executed.
