"Cutting the feudal lordship!"
"With Emperor Zhengde's temperament, he will definitely take advantage of the defeat in Mobei."
"The act of cutting down the feudal vassal was carried out in secret."
In the study room of the side hall of Chengyun Hall of Prince Yan's Mansion.
Xu Yi sat upright on the Taishi chair, frowning slightly and murmuring in a low voice.
The reason why he dared to be so sure was not solely based on his research and understanding of Emperor Zhengde.
It is also based on the attitudes of those in power in the history books when facing similar incidents.
No one in power could tolerate the situation where the central court continued to weaken while the border vassal kings continued to grow.
If we think from this point of view, it is not difficult to guess a series of actions that Emperor Zhengde is likely to take after Mobei's defeat.
First of all, one thing can be very clear.
That was after the last decisive battle in Mobei in the fifteenth year of Zhengde.
The border kings and the central court entered into recuperation at the same time.
Since entering the period of recuperation, there has been a major natural or man-made disaster almost every two or three years in Dazhou.
The last two times were like the Shandong floods the year before last.
Historians recorded it as follows: "The river overflowed the plains, causing great hunger and people eating each other." ,
Such as the severe drought in Guanzhong last year.
Historians recorded it as follows: "The red land in Guanzhong is more than a thousand miles away, and there is great hunger and people eat each other." ,
And every occurrence of a large-scale natural disaster means a huge drain on the national treasury.
On the other hand, the Great Peripheral King has no such worries.
Nothing else.
The border king only had the tax revenue to eat ten thousand yi in the fiefdom, but had no power to govern the people's livelihood in the fiefdom.
This rule set by Emperor Taizu when he founded the country seems to have greatly restricted the rights of the border kings.
But don’t forget that everything has two sides.
The border king has no jurisdiction over the people's livelihood in the fief, so naturally he does not need to be responsible for the people's livelihood in the fief.
Regardless of whether there is a severe drought or a sudden flood in the fiefdom, all consequences are the responsibility of the central court and have nothing to do with the border kings.
It is precisely because of this that when the central court is busy with disaster relief, it even consumes its own strength for disaster relief.
The kings of the border vassals were quietly recuperating.
In addition, there are a series of issues such as military pay.
Unlike the imperial court, which had to support the entire country's troops, the border vassal kings only had to take care of their own one-third of an acre of land.
Before All Quiet.
The final result will inevitably be that the border vassal kings become stronger and stronger, while the central court becomes stronger and weaker depending on the livelihood of the people in various places.
Under such circumstances.
How could Emperor Zhengde not take advantage of the defeat in Mobei to secretly weaken the border kings?
The second is the failure of Mobei itself.
It is like a bronze mirror, unceremoniously shining directly on the central court itself.
In this battle in Mobei, Li Guangli defeated King Zuogu Li of the Xiongnu with thunderous force.
So no matter how strong the border vassal kings were, they would not dare to act rashly under such circumstances.
However, the final result of the battle in Mobei was that Li Guangli was defeated and suffered more than 10,000 losses.
What this means is naturally self-evident to the border vassal kings.
It is based on this.
Therefore, Emperor Zhengde will definitely order the border vassal kings to send troops to Mobei.
Thinking about this.
The corners of Xu Yi's mouth raised slightly, outlining a slightly cold smile.
"Emperor Zhengde, you really have a good plan."…
Xu Yi leaned back slightly and said with emotion.
No matter what the central court looked like under the bronze mirror after Mobei's defeat.
Even if the border vassal kings really had different intentions, they would never dare to act rashly before the situation was clear or completely chaotic.
After all, the first person to stand up publicly is often the one who gets lost.
To put it more simply, it would be like shooting the first bird!
It is precisely based on this.
The fact that Emperor Zhengde ordered the border vassal kings to send troops to Mobei can be regarded as a conspiracy to a certain extent!
If the vassal king gets the order, all the soldiers he sends will be old, weak, sick and disabled. ,
Then the court will definitely use this as an excuse to label the vassal king as "lost to everyone." ,
At that time, Emperor Zhengde could justifiably annex everything that was lost to the vassal king.
If the vassal king gets the order, all the soldiers he sends will be elite soldiers and powerful generals.
So for Emperor Zhengde, it was tantamount to double happiness.
First, it can use the power of the vassal king to attack the Xiongnu, thereby alleviating the pressure on the imperial army when facing the Xiongnu.
Secondly, it can borrow the power of the Xiongnu to cut down the feudal vassal.
It can be said that whether the vassal king's elite soldiers and generals consume the Xiongnu troops, or the Xiongnu troops consume the vassal king's elite soldiers and generals.
For Emperor Zhengde, it was a joy to hear and see.
Thinking about this.
The sneer on Xu Yi's lips became deeper and deeper.
'Everything has two sides. ,
'Emperor Zhengde's plan, which is similar to Yang's conspiracy, can alleviate the pain of the temporary situation. ,
'But this move will definitely lay the seeds of trouble for the future. ,
Xu Yi's body gradually relaxed and he murmured in his heart.
Looking at the actions of the previous dynasties to reduce the vassal status.
There is only one case in which the feudal vassal was successfully eliminated without any bloodshed.
In Xu Yi's view, the biggest fundamental reason why he successfully eliminated the vassal state without any bloodshed was the strength of the central court.
The stronger the central court, the weaker the feudal king.
The weaker the central court, the stronger the feudal king.
This is an iron law.
In Xu Yi's memory, all previous dynasties except for this example of conquering the vassal without bloodshed.
The rest of them paid an extremely heavy price for their actions to reduce their vassal status.
For example, in the previous Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Jing cut down the feudal vassals, which triggered the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion.
In the third year of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, Chao Cuo issued a notice to strengthen the centralization of power in the Western Han Dynasty.
It was reported that Emperor Jing of Han Dynasty was planning to cut down the feudal vassalage.
This aroused strong opposition from King Wu Liu Bi.
After that, Wu King Liu Bi colluded with six kings including Jiaoxi King, Chu King, Zhao King, Jinan King, Zichuan King, Jiaodong King, etc., and raised the banner of "please kill Chao Cuo, the king has been cleared, and raised troops to rebel."
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The king of Xiang and the king of Dai were the four vassal kings.
Among them, the king of Zhou was demoted to a commoner and moved to Mongolia.
The King of Qi was placed under house arrest in the capital.
The king of Dai was placed under house arrest in his fief.
The king of Xiang was forced to burn to death in the palace.
Later, the Yan King Zhu Di was forced to pretend to be sick first, and then to be mad. Finally, the Yan King Zhu Di was forced to fight for the country's peace. ,
In the end, Emperor Jianwen paid an extremely heavy price for his move to reduce the vassal state. Not only did he lose the throne, he also ended up missing.
Then there was the chaos of the three vassals of the Qing Dynasty, which was also caused by the reduction of vassals.
When the Qing Dynasty usurped the country, Wu Sangui, Geng Jingzhong, and Shang Kexi, the three surrendered generals of the Ming Dynasty, were granted the title of three vassals, guarding the southwest, south China, and southeast regions.
By the time of the Kang Mazi Dynasty, the three vassals gradually became more powerful and had a vague intention of separatism.
Kang Mazi was determined to cut down the vassal state, and the three vassal states turned against him, led by Wu Sangui under the banner of "Reviving the Ming Dynasty."
It took several years to finally decide.
Looking at the past dynasties and dynasties, everyone has done anything to reduce the vassal status.
In addition to the fact that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was able to successfully implement the Tuen Order due to the strength of the central court, the vassal vassal was finally eliminated without any bloodshed.
The rest's move to reduce the vassal state will be successful or not in the end.
They all paid a huge price.
In Xu Yi's view, Emperor Zhengde took advantage of Mobei's defeat to secretly cut down the vassal, and his final outcome would not be optimistic.
Especially when the central court is already weak!
Thinking about this.
Xu Yi slowly sat up straight and turned his head slightly to look at the direction of Pingcheng.
After staring for a moment.
The corners of Xu Yi's mouth suddenly rose slightly, revealing a smile with unclear meaning.
He murmured in a low voice: "What would you do?"
The words are over.
Xu Yi slowly stood up and walked out of the side hall study.
Pass through the Wan Hall and enter the Cunxin Hall.
Exit the Cunxin Palace and enter the Harem.
Then he walked towards the Changchun Palace calmly.
No matter how insane Emperor Zhengde was.
They would not ask Xu Yi, the new vassal king, to send troops to Mobei.
Nothing else.
Xu Yi just left Beijing to join the feudal clan in mid-May this year.
The journey to the feudal clan alone took a full month and a half.
Finally arrived at Juyang City in Yandi on the last day of June.
It’s only been more than three months since July.
A vassal king who has been a vassal for more than three months.
A vassal king who was unfamiliar with his place of birth.
A vassal king who even needed help from the court for war horses and armaments. ….
No matter how smart he is, how powerful can he be?
If even such a vassal king ordered him to send troops.
God knows how future generations will evaluate Emperor Zhengde when they read this history book.
Therefore, Xu Yi never worried that he would be one of the vassal kings who sent troops to Mobei this time.
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"My slave, I pay my respects to the prince."
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
"My slave, I pay my respects to the prince."
The night is getting darker.
Xu Yi walked slowly in the brightly lit harem with his hands behind his back.
Along the way, palace ladies in twos and threes played together under the lanterns.
It can be seen that under Wang Qiujin's governance, the harem of Prince Yan's palace seemed to be more enjoyable than other places.
After seeing Xu Yi return, he bowed in panic and saluted.
Xu Yi nodded slightly, without saying much, and then slowly walked past the palace maid.
In his opinion, there is nothing wrong with Wang Qiujin's governance.
Who said that the feudal king's harem must be strictly regulated and even lifeless?
If even the place where you live is lifeless, how much fun can there be in life?
Xu Yi walked leisurely to the Changchun Palace with his hands behind his back.
Fang Yi stepped into the brightly lit Changchun Hall.
A subtle aroma instantly melts into your nose.
Wang Qiujin, who was leaning drowsily next to the Grand Master's chair in the main hall, woke up instantly when she heard the footsteps.
After seeing clearly the appearance of the person coming.
A smile instantly appeared on Wang Qiujin's face.
"You're back." Wang Qiujin walked forward slowly with a smile on her face, and then said softly: "Are you hungry? I'll get the fish."
Xu Yi nodded slightly, then took Wang Qiujin's soft little hand and said softly: "You and I will go together."
Wang Qiujin paused for a moment, then turned slightly red and whispered, "Okay."
Seeing this, Xu Yi couldn't help but smile.
Then she took Wang Qiujin's soft little hand and walked slowly to the kitchen of the side hall.
As the kitchen door of the side hall was slowly pushed open by Xu Yi.
A slightly sweet smell of fish rushed straight towards Xu Yi and the other two.
On the stove not far away, a tender and delicious carp is being warmed over a slow fire.
The aroma was emanating from the stove.
"Braised carp?"
Xu Yi turned his hand slightly and looked at Wang Qiujin, who was holding his little hand beside him.
At first glance, Wang Qiujin's originally reddish face turned slightly pale.
And on her pretty face, her brows couldn't help but frown.
"What's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
Xu Yi panicked slightly when he saw this, and then asked hurriedly.
When Wang Qiujin heard this, her face looked slightly pale and her brows furrowed. She stretched out her other hand and waved slightly to indicate that she was fine.
Xu Yi didn't wait for more words.
"vomit."
Wang Qiujin suddenly turned around.
Then he covered his face with his free hand and vomited.
Seeing this, Xu Yi quickly let go of Wang Qiujin's soft little hand.
Then he gently patted Wang Qiujin on the back.
"feel better now?"
"If he gets better, I will go to a good doctor's office and ask the doctor to come over."
Xu Yi said with nervous concern while gently patting Wang Qiujin's back.
"Okay... better."
Wang Qiujin waved her hands slightly and replied quietly.
"Go to the dormitory to rest for a while. I will immediately go to find Tan'er and go to the good doctor's office."…
When Xu Yi heard this, he gently helped Wang Qiujin's arm.
Xu Yi, who was so nervous, didn't notice that Wang Qiujin was just retching and didn't really vomit anything.
"Nothing...nothing."
Wang Qiujin stood up slowly with Xu Yi's help.
Then he looked slightly pale and said, "I don't know what happened. It was fine when I was cooking. I just smelled the aroma of braised carp."
"It felt like I had knocked over countless bottles and jars in my stomach, and I just wanted to vomit."
"But I couldn't spit anything out."
The words are over.
Xu Yibian supported Wang Qiujin and walked towards the dormitory.
Bian said softly: "You have a good rest first, I will go find Tan'er and ask her to go to the good doctor's office to find Dr. Sun."
Wang Qiujin looked back at Xu Yi with difficulty after hearing this.
I wanted to say nothing.
But after seeing Xu Yi's face full of tension and worry.
He forcefully swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth back into his stomach again.
Ever since he met Xu Yi.
I have never seen him so nervous.
"good."
Wang Qiujin nodded slightly and responded softly.
Wait for Wang Qiujin to be helped to the back of the Changchun Hall dormitory.
Xu Yi then rushed out of the side hall of Changchun Palace with lightning speed.
Then he rushed out of the Changchun Palace at an extremely fast speed and ran towards the palace maid's residence not far away.
At this moment, Xu Yi experienced it again after many years.
Experienced what it means to be flustered.
"Tan'er! Go to the good doctor's office quickly and invite Dr. Sun to the Changchun Palace!"
When Xu Yifang and his entourage arrived at the palace maid's residence, they quickly stopped and said loudly.
The palace maids who had not yet fallen asleep in the palace maid's residence quickly came out of their residence after hearing this.
When everyone is about to salute.
He was completely interrupted by Xu Yi's loud shout.
"Hurry to the good doctor's office and invite Dr. Sun to the Changchun Palace!"
The words are over.
Xu Yi quickly turned around and returned to Changchun Hall.
As for whether Wang Qiujin's personal maid Tan'er was among the palace maids who came out of the palace maid's residence.
For Xu Yi, this is not important.
The important thing is that someone can invite Dr. Sun to the Changchun Palace at an extremely fast speed. .
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