"When did we instigate feelings between their brothers?" Zhu Yuanzhang said that he was wronged.
"The two brothers have been on good terms since they were young. Why are you so anxious to drive away Lao Liu? I don't know what you are thinking about?" Queen Ma said, getting a little angry again. "If Lao Liu has other intentions, how can you get rid of him?" see?
Can he do these things under your nose?
Why does the eldest brother love him so much? Is it because the sixth brother also loves him as his eldest brother and saves all the good things for his eldest brother?
In previous years, the palace had reduced clothing and diet, but in the sixth year, tens of thousands of taels and tens of thousands of taels were sent to the palace every year.
The money he earned was either sent to the palace or subsidized to the people, and he had to support a bunch of people.
I don’t see you as a father worrying.
You just give away 100,000 acres of land and come here to claim credit.
Think about it, which one of the second, third, fourth, and even fifth ones does not have more Wangzhuang than the sixth one?
Now that Lao Ba is going to become a vassal, I want to see how many acres of Wangzhuang your father will reward Lao Ba. "
Zhu Yuanzhang was embarrassed. Indeed, other people had more than 100,000, 200,000 to 300,000 acres of land.
And now Lao Ba is about to leave the vassal. Now that Zhu Sha is seriously ill, the vassal can't hold on to the vassal territory. Tuberculosis is going to be contagious, and it is impossible for him to give up all his subordinates to Zhu Sha.
What if they all contracted this damn tuberculosis, wouldn't it spread from one to ten, and from ten to a hundred?
It will be over by then.
Therefore, the resources that were originally intended to be allocated to Zhu Sha fell on Zhu Zin.
Next year Zhu Tie and Zhu Tong will also reach the crown, and they will become feudal lords by then. This will be another huge expenditure.
The pressure is still great.
"Xiuying, the sixth child is our biological son, and he is not a cousin. We must not treat him badly.
In this matter, we also admit that we were impatient and did not take into account Lao Liu's feelings.
However, you have to admit that it is also to protect him.
You also know the rumors in the capital, and we have no choice, so we came up with this strategy. "Zhu Yuanzhang took Queen Ma's hand, his face full of helplessness.
Queen Ma sighed, "I don't have too many wishes. I just hope that my family will be safe, that father and son will be in harmony, and that brothers will love each other. This is more important than anything else!"
Zhu Yuanzhang also nodded, this was also his wish.
After talking for so long, Queen Ma calmed down and cooked for Zhu Yuanzhang herself.
After the meal, Zhu Yuanzhang called Zhu Zhen over.
Standing in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Zhen seemed a little embarrassed. He didn't know why Zhu Yuanzhang asked him to come over.
"How have you considered the places we gave you?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
Daye's territory is indeed not large, and there are not many places suitable for establishing a vassal.
The places he gave Zhu Zhen were: Yuzhang Mansion, Yanzhou Mansion, Fuzhou Mansion, Liaodong Mansion, and the best, Suzhou Mansion.
Lao Ba is incompetent and has a cowardly temperament. If you let him guard the border, it may backfire.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang hoped that he would go to a safer place.
But men always hope that their son can become a tiger, not a pug.
Zhu Zhen was very nervous. He rarely had the opportunity to be alone with Zhu Yuanzhang.
After the Zhan incident, he regained a little confidence, but this confidence was only with Zhu Jun. Once Zhu Jun left, he became a paper tiger.
Therefore, this also made him rely more and more on Zhu Jun.
A few days ago, he wrote to Zhu Jun and asked for Zhu Jun's opinion.
Zhu Jun meant that if you wanted to be closer to him, you could choose Yanzhou Mansion or Hejian Mansion.
After much thought, he felt that it was too far away from Zhu Jun. It would be great if he could go to Dengzhou Mansion or Laizhou Mansion. The two brothers could be neighbors and sneak in quietly when nothing happened.
Thinking of this, he bit the bullet and said: "Father, can I choose another place?"
"There?"
"Dengzhou Mansion, or Laizhou Mansion!" Zhu Zhen said bravely.
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, "No, Lao Liu is in Weihaiwei!"
These two places are no more than a hundred miles apart at the most. What would happen if two vassal kings appeared at the same time?
Why should feudal lords be divided into various places instead of keeping them together?
If the vassal kings get together, it will naturally affect the rule of the imperial court.
If these people get together and have soldiers and horses in their hands, sooner or later there will be trouble.
Although he believed in Zhu Jun and knew that Zhu Zhen was cowardly, he couldn't start it like this.
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's refusal, Zhu Zhen became even more panicked, "Then, then, can I choose Qingzhou Prefecture?"
Qingzhou Mansion is located to the west of Yanzhou Mansion, right next to Laizhou Mansion, and is also close to Weihaiwei, only more than 700 miles away.
It's thousands of miles away from Yanzhou.
It would be better to be closer.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not refuse directly this time, "Qingzhou is not as prosperous as Yanzhou, you have to think carefully."
Yanzhou Prefecture has nearly 130,000 households and a population of one million, with great development potential.
Moreover, this place is also very close to Jinan Prefecture and Kaifeng. It is a fortress and is extremely important.
It can easily support 30,000 to 50,000 people.
With a population of one million, it is more than enough to support thirty to fifty thousand soldiers, twenty to one.
But Qingzhou is not good, it cannot develop, and its potential is far inferior to Yanzhou Prefecture.
"I have thought about it. The rich and prosperous place has high taxes, which can relieve the pressure on the court. If I give it to my son, wouldn't it cost the court an important tax land?" Zhu Zinc said.
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head, he couldn't say that. The vassal king guarded the border for the sake of the stability of the court.
And the more troops there are, the stronger the cause will be.
He knew clearly that Zhu Zhen wanted to be closer to Lao Liu, but the distance of more than 700 miles was not enough.
It's not that easy for them to get out easily.
Seeing Zhu Zhen's insistence, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "In that case, then you can go to Qingzhou Prefecture and become a vassal. We will first give you a quota of guards and 7,500 people. If you want to expand the quota, you can choose it yourself.
When the time comes, the ministers of civil and military affairs will all match it for you! "
"Thank you, Father!" Zhu Zhen breathed a sigh of relief. Qingzhou was better than Yanzhou. As long as he could be closer to Sixth Brother, it was better than anything else.
How lonely would it be if he were to join the feudal clan thousands of miles away?
"Well, if you have nothing to do, go down and tidy up. We will leave in the next two days." Zhu Yuanzhang said.
Zhu Zhen nodded and was about to leave, but then he thought of something, stopped and knelt down again, "Father, before I leave the vassal, I have something to ask of you!"
"Do you want to plead for your mother?" Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said, "Didn't I tell you to leave this matter alone? We have our own opinions!"
Zhu Zhen shook his head, "I know that I am a filial piety, but I really don't accept that my mother is suffering in the cold palace. As long as my mother is well fed, clothed and cared for, I will be a vassal and have nothing to worry about."
Brother Liu said that the most important thing in life is to have clear thoughts.
I beg you, Father, to hold your hand high! "
As he spoke, he kowtowed three times to Zhu Yuanzhang!
