By the time a certain prince inspected the situation at the completion site, King Hui Zhu Changrun and King Chu Zhu Huakui, who had just arrived in Beijing, had been waiting in the outer court for a long time.
Of course, these two vassal kings were unwilling to be forcibly transferred to the vassal. Zhu Changrun was the sixth son of Emperor Shenzong and had lived in the capital for thirty-three years. After his father succeeded to the throne, he came to Jingzhou Prefecture to join the vassal.
But after tasting the benefits of the fiefdom, this guy didn't want to come back. He ignored human affairs all day long and didn't cause any trouble. It was like he was about to achieve enlightenment and ascend.
"I dare to ask Your Highness the Crown Prince, I have no disputes with the world in my fiefdom, and the vassal king follows the ancestral system of our dynasty. How can the imperial court forcibly move the vassal? Where is the truth? Where is the law of heaven?"
The King of Chu, Zhu Huakui, was not a person who suffered losses. When he saw the crown prince, who was still in his twenties, he took the lead in attacking. Since he came to the capital, he must seek justice for himself.
"Haha, does the imperial uncle know Zhao Kehuai, the governor of Huguang?"
This old immortal is already seventy-one years old this year. He always relies on his old age when we meet him. He is even more disgusting than Fatty Fu Wang. It seems that we can’t deal with this kind of old guy without giving him some color.
"...I can't remember!"
Zhu Huakui was obviously stunned, hesitated for a moment, and then calmed down again. He said a word, but he was a little anxious in his heart. This kid must be prepared and deliberately targeting himself, so he must be careful.
"Then I would like to remind my uncle that in the 31st year of Wanli, my uncle instigated his servants to beat to death Zhao Kehuai, the governor of Huguang who had a grudge against you!"
On closer inspection, few vassal kings have clean butts. Even if the vassal king's buttocks are clean, the county prince's buttocks are not clean. There are many such things. It just depends on whether the court will investigate.
"This is a fabrication out of thin air. Someone with ulterior motives is trying to frame me!"
Of course Zhu Huakui would not admit it. Even if this matter was indeed true, he had to deny it at the moment, otherwise this brat would surely seize the opportunity and blackmail him.
"It doesn't matter whether it's true or not, what's important is that it's enough! As long as I am willing, the Metropolitan Procuratorate will re-hear the case. During this period, the great uncle's wealth will be frozen, and the whole family will have to Confined to the residence, if this case is tried for thirty to fifty years, I'm afraid the emperor's uncle and his family will all be dead! Hum!"
Want to play with me?
You are still young!
I have the appearance of a shota and the mind of a devil!
As long as I am willing, there is always a way of "making love" that suits you!
"you……"
Zhu Huakui suddenly stopped talking after hearing this. He was so angry that his cheeks twitched. He didn't know how to respond, so he just froze in the chair and couldn't move.
He never expected that the little brat in front of him would be able to do this. If that were the case, wouldn't his family be in jail?
"I give the emperor's uncle two choices. Either follow the good example and go to the new fiefdom to become a vassal. Or he can be detained in the capital and wait for his return!"
As long as he is not a fool, he will choose the former. If this guy is really a fool, it means that he is not as good as King Fu, the fat guy who gave up despite the difficulties.
"...It's really too much!"
Zhu Huakui was speechless and could only utter a harsh word that showed his helplessness. Even though he was the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty and at his age, he did not dare to openly insult the prince of the dynasty.
Facing the wolf-like factory guards, Zhu Huakui was also afraid of retaliation. After the first few words of the verbal battle, it became clear that this kid was really no ordinary naughty boy in his prime.
"Where is the emperor's uncle going?"
A certain prince didn't care about the gains and losses, as long as the old guy was willing to get out. Originally, he wanted to find a good place for him, but now a certain prince had a new idea.
"This matter is of great importance, I must discuss it with my family!"
Facing this little kid's pressing steps, Zhu Huakui had no choice. He didn't want to be controlled by others yet, but he was too passive to be sacrificed for others, so he could only make a disguised compromise.
"I can responsibly tell the emperor's uncle that so far, all the vassal kings who have come to the East Palace to discuss the transfer of vassals have made their decisions on the spot. This is an imperial strategy and cannot be delayed!"
I don’t have time to play with you. If I have that time, I might as well lie in bed and take a nap. If you don’t want to leave the country, you can stay in the palace and eat soybeans for the rest of your life!
"You...that's all! You can move the domain if you want me to do so, but you must agree to my conditions!"
Zhu Huakui, who knew that his arm could not twist his thigh, had to give in first, then retreat in order to get back what he had lost.
"But it doesn't matter!"
A certain prince is so confident that even if you offer a sky-high price, you can still make a counter-offer, and you can even make a dumb old man like you eat coptis.
"All of my family property must be returned to me, and the land must be discounted and handed over to me. Furthermore, I must give you 500,000 taels of silver and 200,000 shi of rice free of charge every year!"
Zhu Huakui felt that this condition could still meet his psychological expectations and could not be lowered, otherwise he would suffer a loss.
"You can only take 10% of the family wealth. You can pay 50,000 shi at a time for rice. The rest is non-negotiable. This is true for all vassals. If the emperor refuses, then don't take it all. Just stay in the capital. I can protect your family. No worries about food and clothing!”
Do you really treat me like a three-year-old child?
To tell you the truth, what’s yours is mine, and what’s mine is still mine!
Want more pig food?
There are no doors!
"Determined!"
Zhu Huakui directly rejected it. Such conditions were simply sending a beggar away. As a vassal king, how could he beg for food from this little brat?
"Before the retrial of the case is completed, I can 'favour' the imperial uncle's family and provide them with three meals a day, but I'm afraid that the imperial uncle's family will not be used to simple meals!"
You old fool, if you dare not agree, I will let you know how serious the consequences of offending me will be. You and your family don’t have to dig mines, but don’t even think about having good clothes and good food in the future.
"This is unreasonable! How dare you, a slutty brat, threaten this king?"
Zhu Huakui couldn't bear it anymore. To put it bluntly, "encouragement" meant imprisonment. The majestic Ming vassal king was still over seventy years old. How could he be so humiliated by this ten-year-old kid?
"How outrageous! As a vassal king, you dare to insult His Highness!"
Before the master could get angry, Yang Jinchao, who was beside him, immediately stretched his neck and started shouting. Anyone who was disrespectful to the little master, except the emperor and empress, would not let him go, regardless of their status.
"Enter the court! Don't be unreasonable! This is the King of Chu. There is no harm in relying on one's old age in front of this palace!"
A certain prince's ability to criticize Sang and Huai is by no means second-rate. Even if he is ridiculing this old immortal, he must remain noble without losing elegance, and remain elegant without losing magnanimity.
"How can you, a little boy, be so virtuous? You actually insulted me to my face! Where is the law of heaven? Is there any royal way? How can the Ming Dynasty survive in your hands?"
Zhu Huakui had never been insulted so bluntly in his life, especially when he was looked down upon by a ten-year-old child. He really couldn't keep his face.
"It's not up to you to decide whether the Ming Dynasty will perish or not. It's precisely with a vassal king like you who eats Min's ointment that the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty will be made miserable. Now I have changed my mind and deprived the King of Chu of his power. The title of vassal king will be demoted to the rank of common people. From now on, the whole family will be confined to the mansion and will not be allowed to go out. Anyone who dares to disobey will be killed!"
You are a shameless old thing and you are so stinky in front of me. You still don’t know how much power I have, right? Now it's okay, you can take the risk. I wish you a happy life in the future.
"You...the great Ming Dynasty and the bright world are definitely beyond the control of a child with a yellow mouth like you. This vassal king is inherited from the Hongwu Dynasty, given by the great ancestor Gao Emperor, and has the gold of hereditary rebelliousness. You have no right to take away the top spot!"
Zhu Huakui was shocked when faced with the sudden attack of the little boy Huang Kou. His title of vassal king was just gone and he became a commoner? If it doesn't work, you have to fight back.
"I returned from the immortal world and ordered all the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty to move overseas according to the true inheritance of Grandpa Taizu. Anyone who dares to disobey my wishes will be punished! How dare you resist now? Disrespecting the decree is a treasonous act and should be demoted. Someone, come and drag this animal out of the palace!"
Don’t you, an old immortal, like to play?
Now I will have fun with you!
From now on, everyone will stay here regularly, so if you have nothing to do, let the factory guards have some fun!
"Let me go! I am the king of the Ming Dynasty! How can I be manipulated like this???"
Two strong chamberlains came up, one from the left and the other from the right. They took Zhu Huakui's arms and started to drag him out. The vassal king would not sit still and wait for death. He still had the strength to break free despite his age.
But in the end they were no match for the two strong young men. They struggled for a long time and were finally dragged out of the East Palace like a pig waiting to be slaughtered.
"That's good! That's good! Your Highness, I am willing to move the domain!"
King Hui Zhu Changrun, who held a string of red sandalwood rosary beads in his hand, felt that he would have a hard time if he didn't leave, so he hurriedly decided to move to the feudal state after King Chu disappeared.
"I am deeply gratified that my uncle is so good at doing good things. Since my uncle understands the court so well, I would recommend that my uncle and his family settle in a fairyland on earth."
Those who obey me will prosper, and those who follow me will perish!
A certain prince would not deliberately bully the obedient vassal king.
"I am all ears and don't dare to disobey!"
When things have developed to this point, Zhu Changrun doesn't want to follow in the footsteps of the King of Chu. It seems that he has no choice but to live in the East Palace, so he can only compromise, at least to save the small family wealth.
"It's here, the Fiji Islands, and the surrounding Tonga, Tuvalu, and Samoa! The climate here is pleasant and the scenery is excellent. If the emperor's uncle and his family go there, they will definitely enjoy the blessing of longevity. To the west is the fiefdom of King Xiang, and to the south is In Prince Zheng’s fiefdom, we can help each other, and we will definitely not be lonely.”
I originally came here to give it to the King of Chu, but it turned out that the old man didn't know what was good and he came up and bossed me around, as if he owed him fifty million taels of silver.
Since it's shameless to give up, let's just give up. From now on, the whole family can stay in the capital to eat soybeans and become the soybean vassal king of the Ming Empire.
"It's so good! It's so good! It's so good!"
This place is far away, but it is acceptable to live next to the fiefdoms of the two vassal kings. Zhu Changrun is not stupid, and he understands that this is the most appropriate solution at the moment, so he agreed.
"Then it's settled. The emperor's uncle can sign and seal it now. After the court has gone through the process and arranged the ship, the family members can board the ship. Today, the palace will hold a dinner for the emperor's uncle and the vassals to cleanse themselves. The emperor's uncle can also Be polite to Prince Xiang and Prince Zheng!"
Now someone has reimbursed the money for the dinner, and there is finally a big fool in Lao Zhu's family.
Didn’t you keep saying that you have a gold-wrapped chair given by your ancestors?
OK!
I asked the factory guards to confiscate all your property, and I will leave you a gold-covered chair!
I'll leave you to sit in your chair and daydream!
"Excellent! Excellent! Your Highness has thought carefully, and I must obey it!"
King Hui Zhu Changrun no longer dared to cause trouble. He only wanted to deal with the young prince well and exchange information with other vassal kings so that he could leave this place of right and wrong as soon as possible. He hoped that his new fiefdom would be as pleasant as the prince said. .
Since there are many feudal kings to be entertained, the dishes should not be too shabby. They should be at least a little generous to show the host's enthusiasm, but not too generous to avoid unnecessary waste.
After all the feudal princes have arrived as requested and are seated, the maids can serve the dishes. The time is just right. Anyway, if the guests don't come, as long as a certain prince does not cancel the order, the royal chefs will follow suit.
The popular dishes are white chopped chicken, chrysanthemum seabass, crystal meat, and Longjing shrimps. The vegetarian dishes are jelly, ground three delicacies, mapo tofu, and mushroom and lettuce. There are eight dishes in total.
Each dish is not served on a plate, but in a small bowl. There is no need to get a big plate, which takes up a lot of space even if you can't eat it.
Even so, except for super foodies like King Fu, most of the other feudal lords would be full and basically wouldn't need to refill their bowls.
The best parts of the white-chopped chicken in the bowl are specially selected, such as chicken wings, chicken legs, breasts and necks. The remaining parts that are not necessary for serving on the table can be given to the royal chefs to enjoy.
You can manage enough wine, as long as the princes can drink it. The weather is hot now, and everyone in the royal family, men, women, old and young, mainly drink iced sour plum soup.
"Nowadays, there are internal and external troubles, and the borders are in a critical state. The banquet held by this palace is different from the past. I hope that all the royal uncles and uncles will not be surprised!"
When it comes to saving face, a certain prince still has to say it in advance, at least it can stop everyone's mouths. Even if he wants to say it, he will consider the situation of cannibalism.
"Your Highness does not need to be like this. I and others should be considerate of the current situation and help His Highness solve his problems. However, our ability is limited and we can only go overseas to join the vassal with limited efforts. I hope that Your Highness will take care of you in the future."
Zhou Wang Zhu Gongzhen was considered to be a more open-minded one among the many vassal kings. He could not stay here anyway, and he had to guard against the raging bandits while staying at home. It would be better to live overseas and feel more comfortable.
"What the King of Zhou said is very true. I am willing to share your worries with His Highness and solve the problems for the court. Whenever anything happens in the future, I will definitely abide by the imperial edict!"
King Qin Zhu Cunji got a good place, especially his fiefdom was next to a big island, which was very tempting, so he naturally talked to the little prince.
"All ministers are willing to open up territory for our Ming Dynasty and make immortal contributions!"
Zhao Wang Zhu Changyu is more ambitious than Qin Wang Zhu Cunji, because after research, it was found that there is a supercontinent to the west of his fiefdom, and the two places are just across the sea. Now Zhu Changyu will not be tit for tat with the young prince.
"A bunch of villains who are unjust for profit!"
Prince Fu Zhu Changxun, who felt that he did not get a decent place, could only curse these three extremely shameless clans in a low voice. The prince gave them benefits and they waggled their tails like pugs, which could really discredit the clan.
"What's the content of Prince Fu's murmur? Why don't you tell your highness and everyone about it?"
King Hui Zhu Yicheng heard what King Fu said, but he would not report it directly. He knew that King Fu was dissatisfied with the prince, so he wanted to poke this guy out so that he could benefit from the situation.
"Haha, I think that His Highness's move is a groundbreaking move. From now on, our Ming Dynasty will surely have thousands of miles of land and will never fall!"
King Fu Zhu Changxun secretly scolded King Hui Zhu Yicheng, but he complimented the young prince because he had just heard that the King of Chu and his family had been demoted to common people, and he did not want to become the second unlucky person...
