Last year Zhu Youxiao issued an imperial edict to all sects and vassals, hoping that they could donate some money and food to replenish the national treasury.
I thought that the three great vassals of Qin, Jin, and Shu took the lead, and the other sects would be more interesting.
But I didn't expect that they would actually dare to disobey their own imperial edict.
Although these sects and vassals all obeyed the decree, there was nothing more to do after they obeyed the decree.
He found various excuses to evade the prevarication, and some vassal kings even wrote to him to complain about their poverty. The angry Zhu Youxiao almost chopped them off.
This gave Zhu Youxiao the idea of cutting off the vassal clan, but in the end he resisted. The time to cut down the vassal clan has not yet come.
But it doesn't mean that he will lose face and suffer the disadvantage of being dumb.
Now that he can't afford to offend the vassal kings in the world, why can't he find a few chickens and kill them to vent his anger?
And Dai Fan was the first chicken Zhu Youxiao wanted to kill.
Datong's military and political system has been purged from top to bottom by him. Naturally, Dai Fan, the biggest worm, cannot be let go.
Moreover, Dai Fan is also a strong vassal and can also act as a deterrent among the vassals. It can be said that killing two birds with one stone can be said to be true.
Facing the emperor's questioning, Zhu Naijun was actually mentally prepared.
As the saying goes, no matter what happens, don't go to the Three Treasures Hall.
The emperor came to him. He said he came to comfort him, but he didn't believe it even if he tried to argue with him, he would kill him. .
He is a descendant of Dai Fan, not a descendant of Yan Fan. They have been strangers to each other for generations. Why would they come to him if they have nothing to do?
As for why the three vassals of Qin, Jin and Shu spent so much money and donated so much money and food, he didn't know the reason and didn't want to know.
In short, he is acting as a vassal, and as long as he is alive, he will not donate family wealth easily.
"I am guilty, please punish me. I also want to contribute to the country, but I really don't have any food or money."
"Your Majesty also said just now that the land of Datong has experienced wars for more than two hundred years. Although my vassal is not in danger of life, I can only have enough food and clothing."
"Although I have farmland here given by Emperor Taizu, the weather in the north makes it really difficult to grow food crops."
"In addition, the Mongols invaded the country from time to time and burned, killed and looted everywhere. The farmland owned by me has been abandoned for a long time."
"If it weren't for the imperial salary, I don't know how I would have lived this day. I hope your Majesty will take notice."
He really couldn't shed tears until he saw the coffin. Did he, Zhu Naijun, really think that he was so easy to fool?
"On behalf of the king, I see that you are a descendant of Taizu and a member of my Zhu family, so I have saved some face for you."
"I didn't expect that instead of accepting my kindness, you would still lie here with your eyes open to deceive me."
"Do you know what the crime of deceiving the emperor is?"
Although the emperor began to speak harsh words, Zhu Naijun was still unwilling to accept it at this time.
The world belongs to you, Yan Fan, what does it have to do with me acting as a vassal?
You don't have any money and you want to come to us to rob us. How can it be such a good thing?
There are two reasons for this. If you give in this time, won't you have to come to me when you have no money in the future?
I just refuse to admit it and don’t provide money or food, so what can you do?
Do you still dare to kill me?
"Of course I know the crime of deceiving the emperor, but everything I said is true. If your majesty doesn't believe it, you can check the palace account books."
Seeing his attitude, Zhu Youxiao also knew that there was no need to waste words with him anymore.
These vassal kings and the civil servants have the same character, they are all extremely selfish people.
If you just use your words to talk about it, you won’t be able to say a penny of food when it comes to the demise of the Ming Dynasty.
But as long as they change the way, they will be more honest than dogs.
To say that they knew the current affairs, but they dared to fight to the death with the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. To say that they did not know the current affairs, they surrendered very actively as soon as Li Chuang and the Qing soldiers entered the city.
There was no other reason than that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty did not dare to do anything to them, let alone kill them.
But Li Chuang is different from the Qing soldiers. They kill people when they see them, and dogs when they see dogs. There is no grass growing wherever they go. Who cares what your identity is.
There were countless vassal kings who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and Li Zicheng in the late Ming Dynasty. They were sitting on mountains of gold and silver, but they only cared about eating, drinking and having fun.
As for Dai Fan, in history, he surrendered to Li Chuang and wanted to survive.
It's a pity that Li Chuang hated the Ming Dynasty clan so much that he would never let them go.
Zhu Youxiao also looked down on this kind of capitulation faction, not to mention that he was now the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, so he could not tolerate them.
Today, his title of prince must be abolished. Otherwise, how can he re-establish the prestige of his emperor branch among the Zhu family?
Wouldn't it be a joke for a dignified and centralized emperor to be unable to command and control the vassal kings who were just waiting to die?
After receiving the emperor's signal, Sun Yunhe, who came with him, seemed to have been prepared. He took out a document and began to detail the unscrupulous acts and crimes committed by Dai Fan over the years.
The records can be traced back to the 20th year of Wanli, when he attacked the king.
No matter whether it is a small matter or a big one, everything is recorded clearly.
There are more than a dozen crimes listed, such as robbing women from good families and secretly collaborating with local tycoons to seize people's property.
Sun Yunhe talked for a full quarter of an hour, and his mouth felt a little sore, and he didn't even finish.
Of course, these are just appetizers.
In the Ming Dynasty, this was just a common thing. Although the vassal king had no power, his freedom was restricted.
But as long as they are not too arrogant, even if they do something outrageous and resentful, the local government will not care about it. It can even be said that they dare not care about it.
After all, he still has the dignity of a prince and belongs to a minor official. Who would be willing or dare to offend a prince?
The emperor will not care about it, as long as these vassal kings do not touch power and do not rebel.
At most, when the situation is serious, you can issue an order to scold him and fine him some salary, and that's it.
It is precisely because of this that these vassal kings are more careless and can be said to have all the influence in the local area.
This is also one of the hidden dangers Zhu Di left for the Ming Dynasty.
When he was in trouble, in order to get the support and support of the vassal kings, he spent a lot of money and made all kinds of empty promises.
The one who was deceived the most was Ning Wang Zhu Quan. He said he divided the world equally, but in the end it was fine if he had nothing to do. He was also suspected by Zhu Di and suppressed and reduced his power in various ways.
Zhu Di's throne was not upright. Even though he knew that the country had to cut down the vassals, he did not dare to be too cruel. He only dared to cut down their military power and put them under house arrest in an alternative way.
And Zhu Youxiao wanted to depose a powerful vassal today to send a message to the world and let the vassal kings take a good look at it.
What will be the consequences of disobeying the imperial edict and disobeying the imperial court? He is not the previous emperor, and he does not dare to be cruel to them.
Zhu Naijun felt scared when he heard the list of crimes Jin Yiwei listed for him.
Whether these things are big or small depends on how the emperor handles them.
But at this point, he still didn't want to contribute money or food.
If he carries himself to the end, the most he can do is to be imprisoned. Anyway, he is almost sixty years old and doesn't have many years left to live. (Historically, he died in the sixth year of Tianqi.)
He would never do this prodigal son.
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