After all, these soldiers and horses all came from the Xiping Hou Mansion. Even if they belonged to Zhu Zhen in name, they had become his royal bodyguards.
But after all, their time with Zhu Zhen is still short. In just a few days, you have to take 10,000 people out of 50,000 people?
Zhu Ming had also greeted Muchun in advance, and then specially hosted a banquet for him, so he took advantage of this opportunity to mention it.
Fortunately, this Zhao Tuo is not a fool. It would be embarrassing if he really made everyone unable to get off the stage.
After releasing their military power over a glass of wine and letting the generals who had been holding it in for a long time enjoy a drink, Muchun and Zhao Tuo took their men back to their respective camps.
At night, Wang Fu didn't drink too much, and even brought a pot of tea to Zhu Zhen, fearing that he would be thirsty and have no water to drink.
"It's time to prepare some servants. I can't let you be my personal butler all the time," Zhu Zhen joked with a smile.
Wang Fu didn't take it seriously.
It was a great honor for him to have a commander serve a vassal king.
"But Your Highness," Wang Fu put down his things and stood aside. After hesitating for a while, he couldn't help but said: "If you do this tonight, will it chill people's hearts? After all, Zhao Tuoben did not make any mistakes. Not only did Prince Mu Chun They brought troops to surrender and followed you to achieve military exploits. What would they think if you suddenly reduced their military power?"
Zhu Zhen glanced at Wang Fu and sighed sincerely: "I can't help it. Now that the autumn harvest is around the corner, just look at the people in the Curie House. They are definitely not the only toasts who want to beat the autumn wind."
Daqiufeng originally means extortion. There are gangsters and robbers who use various means to harm the rich.
Or simply high-ranking officials demanding bribes from their subordinates.
It was autumn at this time, so Zhu Chu used it.
"What if the same thing happens again somewhere else? What should I do? Do I have to go to the East and West Camps to dispatch troops every time? But what if the city defenses are empty and a chieftain comes to invade Dali? "
"Do you really think I don't trust them? I just hope you have some men. If an emergency occurs, you can lead 15,000 men to fight with me at any time after leaving the 5,000 men in the city defense. I understand. ?"
Zhu Chu lectured.
"That's it," Wang Fu finally understood Zhu Chu's good intentions.
"Can't we inform Lord Xipinghou to punish those chieftains?" Wang Fu asked again.
Zhu Ming shook his head: "Those big chieftains have become a hidden danger, a big trouble that cannot be eliminated. They even have their own fiefdom and turned it into an autonomous region. Even I, the vassal king, will be constrained. Sooner or later I will destroy them."
"Prince," Wang Fu shuddered. This prince is not very old, but why is he so murderous?
He would kill other people at every turn, it was too cruel.
After all, the chieftain is now a subordinate subject of the Ming Dynasty.
"Ha," Zhu Zhen sneered. Those chieftains bowed their heads and surrendered when the Ming Dynasty was strong. Once the Ming Dynasty was weak, they would rise up and become even more hateful than the impermanent villain.
In fact, it was not just the Ming Dynasty. The chieftain system was established in the Yuan Dynasty. This system was continued in the Qing Dynasty, and it was not completely ended until the Republic of China, or even in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China.
As for the troubles caused by the chieftains, it can be said that throughout the three dynasties, no one could solve them. Even the Republic of China was miserable and even ignored them.
In fact, not only chieftains, but also Han people in all dynasties were like this. Once the frontier officials became princes, they would threaten the stability of the court.
That's why Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to make the king of the world and let the Zhu family vassal king guard the border.
Even if one day the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms or the Rebellion of the Eight Kings does occur, in the end it will be a problem between the descendants of the Zhu family.
"Those big chieftains may not take action easily, but what about the little chieftains? How can they not be moved when they see that our Han people have gained a lot? The little chieftains don't have that much land. I guess many guys have started to secretly Get ready," Zhu Xi narrowed his eyes slightly.
If someone really dared to do that, Zhu Zhen wouldn't be polite and turned all of them into force points for him to further strengthen his personal force.
"So, although the Marquis of Xiping has a large army stationed in Kunming, he can't act rashly after all. Besides, it's just a small fight between some small chieftains, and I can solve it without my brother Mu Ying taking action. It just happens to be able to brush. Brush up on my military exploits," Zhu Zhen accidentally said what was in his heart.
Wang Fu felt a little helpless and whispered: "You don't have to deliberately call Marquis Xiping as your eldest brother every time, right? Prince Muchun is already very helpless."
Muchun was so many years older than Zhu Chun, but he had to be shorter than Zhu Chun.
There is no way, who calls Zhu Zhen senior?
Zhu Ming suddenly turned his head and looked at Wang Fu, and asked with emotion: "Speaking of which, Wang Fu, I remember that your grandfather was an old brother who followed my father to conquer the world."
Wang Fu became alert: "Your Majesty, what do you mean by this?"
"Look," Zhu Zhen began to count on his fingers: "Logically speaking, Grandpa You is my father's brother, and your father is my eldest brother, so shouldn't you also call me Uncle?"
Wang Fu quickly lowered his head: "I still have to go on patrol in my humble position, so I'm going to resign first."
Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he turned around and ran away.
Why does this prince like to pretend to be the elder so much?
The key is, he is really a senior.
Think about it, how old is Zhu Yuanzhang? The old brothers who fought with him at the beginning either died of old age, died on the battlefield, or were killed by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Those who are still active today are basically descendants of the first generation of nobles in the Ming Dynasty.
Although Zhu Zhen is not very old, he is the son of Zhu Yuanzhang. Are all the second generation active now his peers?
Nobles like Wang Fu and Muchun, who already belong to the third generation, are all Zhu Chu's sons and nephews.
Speaking of Zhu Min, who is eighteen years old, even his eldest nephew Zhu Yunwen is two years older than him.
If Zhu Biao's eldest son Zhu Xiongying was still alive, he would even be five years older than Zhu Chu.
You can know that Lao Zhu is indeed getting stronger with age, because after Lao Shiba Zhu Chu, his son was born until Lao Twenty-five.
According to unofficial records, there was also an old man, Twenty-Six, but he died of illness within a month, so it was not recorded.
Zhu Chu was born in 1379, and Lao Twenty-five was born in 1388.
It can be said that in just nine years, Zhu Yuanzhang gave birth to seven younger brothers to Zhu Leng, and one of them, the old man twenty, was Zhu Chu's half-brother, although the relationship between the two brothers and sisters was very ordinary before.
The main reason is that Zhu Chu has been dormant and is a little transparent. Even his younger brother doesn't know that his elder brother is a 'real dragon' who pretends to be a pig and eats the tiger.
"Speaking of which, Wang Fu, Wang Fu, you have even shied away from my attempts to win over me. Sure enough, you are from my father's side. Then my every move must have been under Lao Zhu's eye. Bar."
