Chapter 89: A test for King Yan
Zhu Yuanzhang asked King Yan about this matter. In fact, he didn't care too much about what King Yan himself said. What he cares about is King Yan's own structure and starting point for looking at the problem.
King Yan was confident, and briefly explained some of what he had said to Wa Ci on the battlefield, and said: "Now that the Tatar royal court has been destroyed, there is no tribe in Mobei that can hold Wa Ci. I thought that within a few years, Wa Ci should be the lord of Mobei. In my opinion, the best way is to have a general commanding the troops from Liaodong come out from the east, and a general commanding the troops from the northwest to come out from the west, and the two will attack together. Mobei, chase death and chase the north, once and for all.”
"But I also know that the imperial court's money and food are all in the city of Beijing recently, and there is no way for the army to leave Mobei. Therefore, the negotiation between the sons and ministers with Wasi has been delayed for several years. After a few years, I will be destroyed by the imperial court. Wathorn. Never end the troubles in Mobei."
After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang was a little disappointed and said, "Is it just that?"
King Yan said: "What do you mean, father?"
Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts towards King Yan were as clear as a mirror, and King Yan's feelings towards Mobei were also naked and undisguised.
The King of Yan would rather be a herdsman on the banks of the Nen River. He does not always want to be a herdsman here. The King of Yan wants to be the lord of Mobei, and he may not even think about making a long-term strategy to advance westward, occupy the Western Region, and become a hero.
This plan is the reason why King Yan has always avoided conflicts in the capital.
On the one hand, King Yan did not feel that he could replace the prince and become the crown prince. On the other hand, the temptation of building a huge empire by himself was no worse than being an emperor. Not to mention the risks of both.
If you participate in the heir apparent, you will most likely die without a burial place. Maybe King Yan didn't have this idea before, but King Qin had already used his own life to tell other princes how cruel it was to seize the heir. But when it comes to sealing it to the outside world, at least the prince supports it. Even if he is defeated in the future, as long as it is not too tragic, he can still maintain his current territory and become a vassal king. After all, the strategic location of Yan State is very important. As long as the Yan Kingdom exists, Changchun and the northeastern region will be safe, and many places in Monan will not worry about war.
Once the Yan Kingdom is gone, the increase in military expenditures that Ming will need will be much more than the cost of supporting King Yan.
Even if he is really unfortunate and completely defeated, he can still return to Nanjing and be an idle prince.
This risk is much smaller than taking over the throne.
Not to mention, after King Yan's victory in the first battle, he was full of confidence from top to bottom. He did not think that he would end up like this. Just imagining the worst.
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little uncomfortable with the idea that King Yan should start from himself and the Kingdom of Yan. But he also understood that King Yan had corrected his mentality. This made Zhu Yuanzhang not know whether to say yes or no.
agreed. Brothers are in harmony, brothers are respectful to each other, and the Jingnan battle that he expected, with sibling killing each other, will most likely not happen. It's hard to say, King Yan himself didn't have this idea, and without this will, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't force the cow to drink water.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Have you seen your eldest brother?"
King Yan said: "Not yet."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Your eldest brother has been in poor health recently. You should go over and take a look. Don't rush back to the grassland. Stay a few more days. By the way, I'll give this memorial to your eldest brother by the way."
King Yan said: "Yes." He didn't know what Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking, so he just took the memorial with both hands. Immediately went to the East Palace.
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In the East Palace, the prince's bedroom, the prince was walking slowly with the support of the eunuch.
The prince's health is sometimes good and sometimes bad. After hearing the news that King Yan had captured Emperor Tianyuan, the prince's body seemed to be filled with stimulants, making him suddenly stronger. I am willing to do some exercises so that my body can recover quickly.
I heard people coming from below to report that King Yan was here. The prince's body froze, as if he was facing a powerful enemy. Then he slowly walked to the main seat in the main hall and said: "Please."
After a while, King Yan arrived. Needless to say, he bowed to the prince.
It's just that when King Yan looked at the prince, he seemed to be more solemn and less friendly than before.
King Yan didn't think much about it. He felt in his heart that it was probably the death of King Qin that caused some estrangement between the prince and his brothers. Especially the words of Prince Qin hurt the prince too much.
However, King Yan grew up with King Qin. Although he knew that King Qin was incompetent in one way or another, when he thought of King Qin's death, King Yan felt a sense of sadness in his heart, and other emotions became much lighter.
King Yan said: "Brother, you are so kind."
The prince said: "It was not good at first, but when I saw my fourth brother coming, I felt much better."
When the prince saw that King Yan looked a little unfamiliar, he sighed in his heart and believed in his own judgment more and more. That means the father is ready to store it easily.
Yes, Emperor Yongle is the prince's inner demon.
As soon as the prince saw King Yan, he remembered some words in the history books. He just felt that it was extremely dazzling and difficult for him to accept. He was very sensitive when faced with all kinds of news about King Yan.
Especially now that King Yan has taken away Lan Yu's military exploits, the prince has to think about Zhu Yuanzhang's intentions. Yes, the prince supported King Yan in going north. Even King Yan sealed Mobei, which was strongly promoted by the prince. In order to resolve the problems between brothers.
But this moment is the same as that moment.
The prince at that time was very confident, confident in his position, confident in his abilities, and confident that King Yan would not be able to shake his position even if he won many battles in the north. However, just after this period of time, many things have changed. .
The prince had to face many problems.
The prince has become unconfident about everything before. Now when the prince faces King Yan, he is not facing his younger brother, but his competitor. After all, King Yan has achieved such a record, no matter how much Zhu Yuanzhang paved the way for King Yan, no matter how weak Can Yuan is.
As long as King Yan can win this one thing, that's his ability.
Not to mention, the prince also knew about many changes after King Yan's victory. King Yan looks like the leader of all kings.
This can't help the prince to have other ideas.
What did King Yan want to say? We just exchanged a few pleasantries and found that there was nothing much to say. On the one hand, the prince was putting on airs, making King Yan wonder what to say? From the perspective of brother status, King Yan actually had a lot to say to the prince, discussing things between brothers, discussing things with King Qin, etc. But the prince's appearance is a dialogue between the prince and the feudal prince. This really left King Yan with nothing to say.
On the other hand, there are many barriers between the two sides. The prince has something that he can't let go of, and King Yan also has his own thoughts of not bowing down and flattering.
It's a bit cold.
King Yan quickly made adjustments. After no more greetings, he handed a memorial to the prince and said, "My father asked me to bring this to my brother."
The prince coughed twice, took the memorial, suddenly smiled and asked, "Have you read it, fourth brother?"
King Yan said: "No, my father asked me to see this. How dare I look at it randomly?"
The prince smiled slightly and said, "It's okay, just take a look, it's okay."
Then the prince ordered the young eunuch to hand the memorial to King Yan.
King Yan opened it and saw that it was a collection of nine historical records in Nanfeng County, Jiangxi Province. It describes several major issues that must be resolved, including correcting customs, saving affairs, quelling people's complaints, maintaining peace, etc.
It all seems right. But in fact, King Yan could see it at a glance.
This is for the new law.
Because the new law is contrary to local customs in many places. Even if the new law itself has not been implemented, just some legal changes have already added an unknown amount of workload to local governments.
For example, after the Qing Dynasty, the registration of households and the opening of roads for people to leave their hometowns were not allowed before. Now it is time to open the way, this part of the work. The most important thing is actually to separate the family.
In the past, within the family, it was the elders who had the final say. Because the elders have absolute economic power. Upper decision decided by the economic background. When all economic rights belong to the elders. It is impossible for the juniors to resist. If you want to sweep the floor and leave the house, you can sweep the floor and leave the house.
But things are different now. The government supported individual financial rights. In other words, not all family property belongs to the parents, but adult men also have a share. This raises many questions.
