The vassal king divided the borders and ruled them!
This strategy was formulated by Zhu Yuanzhang himself.
His main purpose in doing so was to hope that power could be concentrated in the hands of the old Zhu family.
This will avoid the problem of foreign ministers supporting their own troops and endangering their rule.
After all, in Lao Zhu's view, one's own family members are one's own family members after all.
Every vassal king outside can be said to be his son, Zhu Yuanzhang.
And when he heard Chu Ze mention the word "cutting down the vassal vassal", Zhu Yuanzhang, who was well aware of the consequences of losing in the battle for power, his eyes became a little complicated.
Although Chu Ze hadn't started to elaborate yet, Zhu Yuanzhang had already vaguely felt something in his heart at this time.
Power is the most confusing thing in the world.
The vassal king holds power, has fiefdoms, rights, and military strength!
If the feudal princes were to voluntarily hand over everything in their hands, this would probably be a fantasy.
However, if the emperor wants to weaken the vassal king, but the other party refuses to hand over power... bloodshed will be inevitable.
There is no doubt that a battle between grandson and son has begun.
"Your Majesty, it seems that you have also thought about the consequences... In fact, when I read the history of the Ming Dynasty, I was particularly curious about one thing. Don't you like to think about the follow-up when doing things?"
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's expression gradually becoming weird, Chu Ze himself also frowned and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang.
He asked a question that he was very curious about before.
It can be said that many people in future generations will be curious about this question.
Did Lao Zhu really not consider the long term before making a decision, or was it simply...that he didn't have such a long-term vision?
"what do you mean?"
"Chu Ze, don't talk nonsense!"
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was still frowning in thought, immediately became unhappy when he heard Chu Ze's question.
His question was somewhat insulting!
What is the difference between asking Zhu Yuanzhang this and scolding him for being short-sighted?
When Zhu Biao heard the word "cutting Fan", he also felt a little embarrassed.
He is not an ignorant person. In some aspects, Zhu Biao's ability may even exceed Zhu Yuanzhang's.
Just when he heard the word "cutting vassal", Zhu Biao could already predict something.
Since it is a struggle for rights, it is impossible to be gentle.
But when he was still imagining all the possibilities, Chu Ze suddenly said this to Lao Zhu.
This frightened Zhu Biao.
Although he immediately opened his mouth to smooth things over for Chu Ze, lest he directly anger his father.
But obviously, Chu Ze didn't seem to care much about whether he would anger Zhu Yuanzhang.
He simply wanted to satisfy his curiosity.
"Your Majesty, you don't have to look at me like that... Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty even said: If you use copper as a mirror, you can straighten your clothes; if you use history as a mirror, you can know the ups and downs; if you use people as a mirror, you can know gains and losses. "
"This is just the theory of three mirrors. I remember it was mentioned in history that you always like to compare yourself to Taizong... Then, Taizong was open-minded and accepting of advice and tolerant of good ministers."
"Even though you are Taizong, you still know that no one is perfect! What about you? You don't listen to advice and you still have a stubborn temper..."
"I come from a later generation. Although I can't remember every detail of your Ming Dynasty from the beginning to the end, I still know the general direction."
"I'm telling you now about all the mistakes you've made... To put it bluntly, I'm using the future as a mirror for you... Isn't this better than using history as a mirror?"
"Some people have discussed before, if you go back in time and tell people in the past what may happen in the future, will this matter change?"
"Someone concluded at that time that it was historical inevitability..."
"The core of this proposal is that the situation is easy to change, but the nature is hard to change! This means that even if you, as the person involved, know something about the future, you will probably still do it! Because a person's character determines how you do things. direction."
"Whatever should happen, he will happen eventually!"
Chu Ze's voice was not loud, but after he finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang was left speechless.
Even if he knew some of the future results, would he still do it?
Zhu Yuanzhang himself seemed a little unclear about this assumption.
And Chu Ze looked at Zhu Yuanzhang who was silent, and he still had no intention of stopping.
Just like what he and Zhu Biao said.
He is a stone thrown into the lake of Ming Dynasty. Every move he makes will gradually affect the calmness of the entire lake. This is the so-called butterfly effect.
And historical inevitability, this is another way of saying...
Therefore, Chu Ze wanted to try to see whether the butterfly effect was stronger or the historical inevitability was stronger.
"Your Majesty, I just asked you whether you don't like to consider the consequences before making a decision. In fact, this is not my personal opinion, but the evaluation of most people in future generations..."
"You want your heirs to live a better life, so you have formulated a clan support...and in order to allow future generations to inherit the blessings of their ancestors, you have also set a policy of hereditary inheritance."
"As a result, the number of clans in the Ming Dynasty gradually increased, which directly or indirectly brought down the economy of the Ming Dynasty to a large extent."
"Coupled with hereditary neglect, the number of nobles is increasing. These people are not engaged in production and are greedy for pleasure. In the fiefdom, it can be said that they act wantonly!"
"To put it bluntly, these royal families, aristocrats, and nobles were born with privileges and felt that they were superior to others. Even the most basic human ethics began to gradually disappear."
"And because of the ancestral precepts set by you, the great ancestor, future generations of kings cannot go against the wishes of their ancestors, and can only watch the treasury gradually become empty. In order to relieve the pressure on the court, the taxes of the people began to rise. Come up."
"What kind of consequences will it bring after the tax increase? Your Majesty, I believe you should know best, right?"
As Chu Ze talked, he couldn't help but feel his mouth getting dry.
After looking around, he walked directly to a small table next to him, then picked up the water bottle on the table and took a few sips directly to his mouth.
Regarding Chu Ze's move, Zhu Yuanzhang surprisingly did not speak to stop him at this time, but just watched quietly.
"Huh... I feel much better. Let's continue!"
After putting down the kettle, Chu Ze turned his head again and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang on the throne.
After Zhu Yuanzhang saw what he did, a smile appeared on his lips.
However, his smile couldn't help but seem a bit charming to Chu Ze.
The words that originally came to his lips were swallowed back by him.
Looking at Chu Ze who suddenly became silent, Lao Zhu's meaningful voice also rang out.
"Why don't you continue talking?"
"Well, can you please stop looking at me and smile... Your smile is a little bit eye-catching..."
