Today's Ming Dynasty is due to financial shortages and the destruction caused by the Jingnan War.
He could only adopt a policy of recuperation and recuperation, and Zhu Di could not do many of the things he wanted to do.
Just like the Northern Expedition.
In late March, Zhu Di appointed Tie Xuan as an imperial envoy to inspect the northern provinces.
He wanted to know how the northern provinces had recovered in the past nearly a year.
He believed that Tie Xuan would investigate the true situation and would not cover up evil officials.
In June, vassal kings from all over the country arrived in the capital one after another.
At the same time, Zhu Di ordered the Ministry of Rites to arrange the ancestor worship activities.
On the anniversary of the death of Lao Zhu, Zhu Di personally led the kings, relatives of the emperor, as well as civil and military officials to the Xiaoling Mausoleum to worship their ancestors.
After the long process was over, everyone returned to the capital with their tired bodies.
After eating a banquet prepared by Zhu Di, they went back to their homes to find their mothers.
The next day, Zhu Di invited the kings into the palace on the grounds of holding a family banquet.
During the banquet, everyone was drinking and laughing.
But everyone realized that today's family dinner might not be that simple.
After everyone had eaten and drank, and the eunuchs had cleaned up the mess, only Zhu Di and a group of feudal kings were left at the scene.
Zhu Di sat on the main seat and looked at his younger brothers and two nephews (the second generation of King Qin and King Jin) below.
"Today, while everyone is here, I have something I want to discuss with my brothers."
Zhu Di spoke.
As soon as these words came out, the kings looked at each other, and they knew that today's family banquet was not that delicious.
"Your Majesty, please speak." A feudal king spoke.
"Okay, then I won't hide it anymore." Zhu Di smiled, and then his expression became serious.
"I want to cut down the feudal vassal!" he said bluntly.
Although the kings had already guessed in their minds, the words "cutting vassal" were spoken clearly, which still made them a little surprised and even worried.
There is no way. Zhu Yunwen's reduction of vassal status in the past few years has really created a psychological shadow on everyone.
"I wonder how your Majesty plans to reduce the vassal state? Could it be that he is planning to do the same as Jianwen?" The speaker was Qi King Zhu Bo.
It must be mentioned here that after Zhu Di ascended the throne, he restored the royal titles to several vassal kings deposed by Zhu Yunqi.
The deceased kings of Xiang, Zhu Bai and Zhu Di, restored their reputations and changed their posthumous titles to Xian, which means they are kings of Xiang Xian.
And set up ancestral officials to guard the cemetery.
This should be an iron rice bowl that can be passed down from generation to generation without being affected by the struggle between the DPRK and China.
After hearing what Qi King Zhu Bo said, Zhu Di just glanced at him and then said: "It's absolutely impossible."
"That little bastard Jianwen, is he trying to cut down the feudal clan?"
"It's obvious that he wants to kill the feudal lord."
"Total disregard for family ties."
After hearing this, the kings felt confident.
As long as they are not the same as Zhu Yunwen, then they would like to hear how Zhu Di wants to reduce the vassal.
"My meaning is very simple. It is enough to abolish the three guards of the palace and only keep a guard of honor of a few hundred people. The maximum cannot exceed 300 people."
"Of course, I will compensate you separately."
In one sentence, hand over military power and everything else is easy to negotiate.
Because of Zhu Yunwen's experience in cutting down the vassal, as soon as Zhu Di's method came out, everyone felt that the fourth brother (fourth uncle) was really a good person!
Zhu Di: It all depends on the support of my peers!
After all, in their view, military power must be handed over, but there is no need to think about compensation.
You know, there are hundreds of thousands of troops stationed outside the capital.
Now Zhu Di has promised them that as long as they hand over their military power, they will be compensated, which is definitely an unexpected surprise.
"Okay, Your Majesty, I agree to reduce the vassal status."
A vassal king whose fiefdom was in the south said.
He sees clearly. This time Zhu Di can talk and discuss with you in a soft voice, but it won't be possible next time.
Therefore, it is better to accept it as soon as possible.
If someone takes the lead, others will follow.
Soon, most people agreed with Zhu Di's method of reducing the vassal state.
The remaining ones who have not expressed their stance are either because Zhu Di's conditions have not yet met his psychological expectations, or they are reluctant to give up military power.
For these people, Zhu Di planned to give them another chance and discuss it carefully.
So Zhu Di then began to discuss compensation matters with them.
During this process, several vassal kings agreed to reduce the vassal status, and Zhu Di was still very satisfied with this.
After all, if something can be solved with money, it can be solved without using a knife or a gun.
Of course, many vassal kings were still reluctant to part with the military power in their hands, but now Zhu Di was in great power, and the soldiers and horses in his hands had all experienced wars and were extremely powerful.
You've been beaten again and again, but if you don't give in, why are you waiting?
After some discussion, most people were satisfied with the final result.
Only Ning Wang Zhu Quan did not say a word from beginning to end.
He used silence to express his dissatisfaction with Zhu Di.
He spent his own money to help Zhu Di to cope with the difficulties. He had promised to share the world, but you just didn't mention it. Now he wants to return to his fiefdom and continue to be his Xiaoyao Prince.
But Zhu Di wanted to seize his military power and move his fiefdom to the south.
Yes, this time to reduce the vassal state, Zhu Di will move the king of Sai in the north to the south.
For example, King Zhu Zhi of Liao and King Zhu Mo of Shen.
How could Zhu Quan agree to such a result?
He was patient enough without having an attack on the spot.
Zhu Di saw Zhu Quan's performance in his eyes.
He still felt a little guilty about it.
But the principle that the country cannot be divided cannot be changed.
Therefore, Zhu Quan could only be wronged.
Because of this, Zhu Di did not care about Zhu Quan's failure to give him face today.
After all, this is the first thing I have done to others.
Things were almost settled, and it was getting late.
Zhu Di stayed with everyone to have a meal together.
Finally, they discussed with Zhu Quan alone for more than an hour.
When leaving the palace, Zhu Quan was silent. It could be felt that he was very unhappy.
But he did not go back to where he lived, but went straight to the Changping Marquis Mansion.
His relationship with Yang Xuan was average, but now, he felt that this was the only person who could talk to him.
In the living room.
Zhu Quan looked very ugly.
Yang Xuan also guessed why.
Yang Xuan had also heard about the big cakes Zhu Di had drawn with him before.
He cannot comment on this and will not comment on it.
"Want something to drink?" Yang Xuan asked.
Zhu Quan nodded silently.
The discussion with Zhu Di was not pleasant, and now he just wants to get drunk.
Yang Xuan ordered to go down, and soon a table of wine and food was ready.
Zhu Quan first drank two large bowls, and then revealed his unhappiness.
"When Jing was in trouble, I spent all my money to follow him."
"Now that Jingnan has succeeded, he has forgotten the original agreement after becoming emperor."
"Everything about sharing the world is a lie."
"I don't think about this anymore. I just want to return to Daning and be my Prince Xiaoyao."
"But not only did he not agree, he also took away my military power."
"I even want to move my fiefdom to the south."
"He kept saying that he would let me choose a fiefdom at will, but in the end, I chose one and he denied the other."
"Isn't this pure bullying?"
"Ah, tell me, is there anyone like him?"
"Well, he is indeed not a good person." Yang Xuan nodded in agreement.
How could the emperor be a good person?
It doesn't matter whether Zhu Di is a good person or not, as long as he is a good emperor.
A good emperor can make the country prosperous. Even if it is not good enough, he can at least be a successful king.
This is Yang Xuan's standard for the emperor.
"See, even you agree." Zhu Quan said.
"Can you tell me what you all said today?" Yang Xuan asked.
Zhu Quan had no scruples at this moment and shared the content of his chat with Zhu Di.
Yang Xuan listened carefully and was not in a hurry to express his opinion.
While listening, I couldn't help but glance at Zhu Quan.
Good guy, how dare you want the land of Jiangsu and Zhejiang to be a fiefdom?
You must know that Jiangsu and Zhejiang contributed a large amount of taxes to the imperial court and were an important source of fiscal revenue.
Zhu Di only gave this place to Zhu Quan when he was in trouble.
However, Jiangxi Nanchang is also good.
"In the final analysis, you are still too young. You are only in your twenties now, and you are at the age to make achievements."
"In the past few years, I have been fighting against the Yuan army. Suddenly I have to start caring for my old age. I am a little unwilling to accept it."
"If you just want to continue fighting on the battlefield, I can help you, but if you have other ideas, don't blame me for not caring about our feelings."
Yang Xuan said.
Zhu Quan's ability to lead troops in war is not weak. It would be a pity to just let him take care of himself in old age.
Hearing what Yang Xuan said, Zhu Quan felt excited.
He had other thoughts, but he didn't dare to show them in front of Yang Xuan.
He has a relatively deep understanding of this brother-in-law.
Those who are brave will go to heaven.
Beating up the feudal king is just a trivial matter.
Even Zhu Yunwen, who became the emperor, fell due to the cooperation of him and Zhu Di!
He doesn't even care about the emperor, so will he care about a small vassal like him?
"In short, the principles of a country cannot be changed."
"No one can cause division."
"Whoever causes division will be killed by me!"
Yang Xuan said the last sentence while looking into Zhu Quan's eyes.
As the word "death" fell, Yang Xuan's body erupted with murderous intent.
This murderous intention was extremely clear to Zhu Quan, who had experienced hundreds of battles.
He immediately sat up straight, and other thoughts in his mind immediately dissipated.
"Brother-in-law, you misunderstood. I just want to continue to lead troops to fight."
"Like you said, I'm still young, and a life of eating and waiting to die is not suitable for me at all."
Zhu Quan said quickly.
"Well, tomorrow I will go to the palace to talk to His Majesty and see what he means."
"But you'd better remember what you said."
Yang Xuan glanced at Zhu Quan.
"Yes, I will definitely remember it." Zhu Quan nodded quickly.
"Well, keep drinking!"
"Okay, brother-in-law, I respect you!"
After the banquet was over and Zhu Quan was sent away, it was already getting late.
Under Xiuhe's service, he washed up.
Then he lay on the bed, tossing and turning.
He had been thinking about how to tell Zhu Di about this.
At the same time, I also regretted why I agreed to Zhu Quan's involvement in this matter.
Isn’t this just looking for trouble for yourself?
But thinking that he is now the clan's order, the clan is under his jurisdiction.
Moreover, Zhu Quan was famous for being good at fighting.
The most important thing is that he is younger than Zhu Di.
If Zhu Di dies one day and Zhu Quan is in trouble again, it will be hard to bear.
In order to alleviate Zhu Quan's resentment, Yang Xuan thought it would be better to help him, and at the same time, staying under his nose would also make people feel more at ease.
However, in the final analysis, this was done by Zhu Di.
You said it's not good to promise anything, you have to promise a shared world.
Isn’t this just digging a hole?
As a result, not only have you turned yourself into a fraudster, but you have also made your brothers dissatisfied with you.
"Bastard Zhu Laosi!" Yang Xuan couldn't help but cursed.
"Xiao Xuanzi, are you scolding Fourth Brother?" At this time, An Qing's voice sounded in his ears.
"Not only do I want to scold him, I also want to beat him!"
"Just thinking about the things he did makes me angry," Yang Xuan said.
"Don't say these words in the future. Fourth brother is the emperor now after all." An Qing advised.
"Yes, the identity is different."
"If I had known, I would have beaten him more times before." You can hear Yang Xuan's regret from his tone.
Anqing was speechless.
Whose ministers talk about beating the emperor every day?
"Okay, go to bed quickly!" An Qing urged.
In case my husband doesn't know what disrespectful words to say later.
"Okay." Yang Xuan responded, then turned sideways, hugged his wife, smelled her scent, and felt satisfied.
…
The next day.
The meeting is over.
Yang Xuan followed Zhu Di to Qianqing Palace.
After about a year of repairs, the Qianqing Palace has been restored, and Zhu Di officially moved in not long ago.
Even the office location has been moved.
The side hall of Qianqing Palace has been renovated by him into a study.
Although it hasn't been listed yet, the name of the Royal Study Room has been called out.
In the royal study.
Zhu Di sat behind the imperial court, and Yang Xuan also sat down beside him.
"What's the matter? Tell me!" After the two drank some tea to relieve their thirst caused by the meeting, Zhu Di spoke.
"Can we discuss the matter about Prince Ning again?" Yang Xuan said.
"He went to find you?" Zhu Di raised his eyebrows.
"Well, yesterday afternoon." Yang Xuan nodded.
"I specially selected Nanchang for him. This place is much better than those of other vassals, and he is still not satisfied?" Zhu Di's expression was a little ugly, and he was slightly angry.
"What are you so angry about?"
"Ah, I don't know who originally said that we will share the world in the future."
"Now that you sit in the world, it's like kicking people away. How can you be happy if it's you?" Yang Xuan saw this and said angrily.
Zhu Di's expression froze and he said humbly: "In that situation, if I didn't say that, would he have agreed?"
"Okay, in the final analysis, it's you who can't bear with Lao Qi."
"He is still young. If you ask him to eat and wait for death at this time, how can he accept it?"
"And his ability to lead troops to fight is no weaker than yours."
"It's a pity to give up an excellent general like this."
"I hope you'll think about it carefully."
"And I don't want him to pass on his resentment to his children and grandchildren."
"Otherwise, even if his generation does not rebel, what if his descendants do?"
"Whether we win or lose, this is Ming's loss."
"You, you can't keep thinking about the things in front of you, you have to look further ahead."
“Don’t dig holes for future generations.”
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