Duoyanwei and Fuyuwei are quite special existences to the Ming Dynasty.
Let’s say they belong to the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty doesn’t recognize it, and they themselves don’t recognize it either. Let’s say they are not from the Ming Dynasty, but the Ming Dynasty doesn’t recognize it, and they themselves don’t recognize it either.
Things are so weird, Duoyanwei is like Schrödinger's cat that is both dead and alive. It belongs to the Ming Dynasty but is not from the Ming Dynasty.
When you look at it, it is Ming Dynasty, absolutely right.
When you look back, he is not from Ming Dynasty, and that is correct.
Duoyanwei and Fuyuwei are the legacy of Hongwu. They were the Yuan Dynasty armies that Lao Zhu was magnanimous and accepted surrender.
Although they surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, they still had their own land and sphere of influence. It is not an exaggeration to say that they were divided into one party. But they often obeyed Ming's orders, took Ming's money, and ran Ming's errands. For example, they followed Ning Wang Zhu Quan to fight against the Tatars, and historically they also followed Zhu Di to fight against Li Jinglong and Tie Xuan.
This special existence, coupled with the exclusive nature of their tribe itself, made it impossible for Ming Dynasty to completely tame them. And the blood of the Mongols flows in their bodies, and even if they are not the same ancestors as the Oara and Tatars, they are from the same tribe. This also means that they may betray the Ming Dynasty at any time, at least that is what the Ming Dynasty thought.
Zhu Yunwen stared at the map, thought for a long time, and finally rejected Zhu Di's request: "During the military parade, the leaders of Duoyan Guard and Fuyu Guard were both there. I believe them." If you don’t have the guts to betray the Ming Dynasty and rush to send troops, it will put too much pressure on them, causing them to misjudge that the imperial court is going to suppress the Ming Dynasty, and completely fall to the Tatars.”
Zhu Di was a little anxious and said quickly: "But the Security Bureau has discovered signs of Duoyanwei's rebellion. If we continue to delay, we may lose the opportunity."
Xu Huizu also added: "Your Majesty, be prepared for any danger."
Zhu Yunwen waved his hand and said firmly: "Let's put Duoyanwei's matter aside for now. It's mainly about the navy now. Li Jian, tell me, what else does the navy need..."
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Xu Huizu and Zhu Di were helpless and couldn't say anything else.
After the discussion, Zhu Di returned to Prince Yan's Mansion in a depressed mood.
Zhu Gaochi heard that Qiu Fu said that his father seemed to be troubled, so he brought Zhu Zhanji to find him.
When Zhu Di saw Zhu Zhanji, he immediately forgot his worries and said to Zhu Gaochi, "Today the emperor announced that he will let you be the prince's attendant. How about it? Are you happy?"
Zhu Zhanji's eyes lit up and he said excitedly: "My grandson has met the prince several times and heard from his husband that the prince is extremely intelligent and astute. He will definitely be a wise king in the future. I am willing to be his companion. See Look how knowledgeable he is."
Zhu Gaochi thought for a while and understood Zhu Yunwen's plan. He should be supporting the prince. After all, he was already posted in the household department, and it was not impossible for Zhu Zhanji to be posted in the sixth department or the cabinet in the future.
"Father, this is a good thing."
Zhu Gaochi had a smile on his face.
Zhu Di nodded slightly: "It is indeed a good thing that Zhan Ji can accompany the prince. I heard that the prince's most important knowledge did not come from Xie Jin, Yang Shiqi, Yang Pu and other gentlemen, but from Emperor Jianwen. Zhan Ji, you must follow him carefully. Study and don’t slack off.”
Zhu Zhanji happily agreed, yelling to tell his mother the good news, and then ran out.
Zhu Gaochi saw his father suppress his smile and couldn't help but ask: "But the court affairs are not going well?"
Zhu Di sighed and pointed to the north: "There are already many signs that Duoyanwei wants to collude with the Tatars and rebel against the Ming Dynasty. I requested an order to go north, and Wei Guogong seconded the proposal, but the emperor still refused. Chi'er, you He said that Emperor Jianwen always advocated taking the initiative, whether it was Annan Hu or Timur, they all planned in advance. But now that the country is prosperous, why can't they let go?"
Zhu Gaochi thought for a while and said leisurely: "If Duoyanwei really rebels, it will indeed be a trouble. But my father, Duoyanwei has not rebelled for a long time, which is also a trouble..."
When Zhu Di heard this, his face became solemn, he stood up slowly, and said seriously: "I see, I thought the emperor had softened his heart!"
Zhu Gaochi limped for two steps and said with a smile: "The emperor's heart is cold towards the enemy." He heard some news that the Beijing army's gunpowder depot was about to be emptied by the navy, and contacted Zheng He and Zhu Neng. , Luo Guanying and all the other naval lords are not in the capital, I think the enemy will be particularly fierce in this war."
Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gaochi seriously and said something meaningful: "Yes, the emperor is very cold-hearted towards the enemy. It seems that it will not be too long before he goes to war for his father."
Zhu Gaochi nodded.
When dealing with enemies, what Emperor Jianwen was best at was not appeasement or gentleness, but destruction.
Duoyanwei and Fuyuwei have always been in the northeast. From time to time there is news that they have deep complaints against the court, and there is also news that they are colluding with the Tatars. This group of people has no idea how many sons they sent as hostages. In the sky, horses are released on the grassland to train troops.
How could Zhu Yunwen tolerate this group of people staying in the Ming Dynasty's land in a hidden danger state for a long time? The savage women really didn't want to move, so the Ming Dynasty helped them move. Most of them moved very shallowly, just under one foot of the land.
Now that Duo Yanwei is dishonest and ready to make a move, Daming will give you a chance to make a move. As long as you dare to move, Zhu Yunwen will definitely beat you to death. This time there will be no alliance under the city, only bones left behind!
Although Zhu Gaochi was a fat lame man, his physical disability did not impair his wisdom. In addition, he was in the Ministry of Household Affairs, so he had a lot of information from the court and could see the problems thoroughly.
"Where is your second brother?"
Zhu Di asked.
Zhu Gaochi shook his head: "I didn't see my second brother when I returned home today."
Zhu Di summoned Qiu Fu to ask.
Qiu Fu did not hide anything: "Prince Gaoyang and Li Fangying from Duke Cao's Mansion went to Zhongshan."
"Li Fangying?"
Zhu Di frowned.
When Zhu Gaochi heard the news, he was also a little confused and said to Zhu Di: "Father, Li Fangying went to Zhongshan with King Jin some time ago. I heard that Xu Zengshou from the Duke of Wei also went to Zhongshan with him. Today, He went to Zhongshan with his second brother again. What was he doing?
Zhu Di chuckled and shook his head: "It seems that Li Fangying is trying to find ways to repair the relationship with other nobles. He also knows that because of the Li Jinglong and Li Zengzhi affairs, many nobles have kept a distance from Cao Guogong."
"But why do you always go to Zhongshan to get closer? Where can't we get closer?"
Zhu Gaochi didn't understand.
Zhu Di couldn't guess what Li Fangying was thinking, and didn't want to get entangled in it. He said to Zhu Gaochi: "The Silk Road is starting to make profits. Find a few reliable people and send them to the Western Regions. We will take advantage of the profits the emperor has promised to our family." , Also, Prince Yan’s Mansion will only keep 300 acres of land, sell the rest, and don’t keep an extra acre.”
"Three hundred acres, isn't it too little?"
Zhu Gaochi was a little anxious.
Zhu Di said with a smile: "As long as there is still a good harvest of new varieties this year, in another three to five years, new food will be available to ordinary people's homes. As long as there are no extreme famines, floods and droughts, there will be a situation where there is not enough food to eat, and the land will be It’s not worth much, and there’s no need to keep so many.”
After Zhu Gaochi heard what Zhu Di said, he asked, "Does the emperor intend to limit the amount of land owned by the vassal king?"
Zhu Di neither denied nor affirmed, he just said: "Do as I say."
Zhu Gaochi said nothing more.
My father was right. The fields in the past were valuable, but not in the future.
During the Hongwu Dynasty, the fields produced grain. What was grain? It was salary, money, and wealth. More fields means more salary, more money, and more wealth.
However, as the Jianwen Dynasty implemented the new money policy, the salary system of distributing grain was changed to issuing money. Food, a hard currency, gradually withdrew from cities, mostly remaining in places where commerce was underdeveloped.
When a great harvest comes and there is more food than can be eaten, the value of the fields does decrease. It is indeed not cost-effective to keep a large amount of land without worrying about food and the depreciation of the value of the land.
Now that the imperial court collects land at market prices, it can still make some money. In the later years, the imperial court owned more and more fields. It is not impossible to say that the fields were all worthless, and private trade was even prohibited.
No one can tell clearly about the policies and future of the imperial court, because Zhu Yunwen himself is a person who cannot see through, and he has great courage to change and bring forth the new.
April 20th.
The emissary arrived in the capital and brought news about Uzang.
Yang Shiqi and Xie Jin saw the joint document signed by Hou Xian, Chen Cheng, and Huo Lin, and quickly entered the Wuying Hall to see Zhu Yunwen.
Zhu Yunwen looked at the documents written by Hou Xian and others and frowned slightly: "Flower Sect Master Kunze Siba, Yellow Sect Master Tsongkhapa, White Sect Master Harima, Living Buddha Yinsheba, haha,???? ????????????These are all experts from Uzang, and they came to the capital together, what do you think?"
Xie Jin analyzed: "These people have great influence in Uzang, and they rarely leave Uzang at the same time. I believe that these people came to the capital together for two purposes. One is to maintain the status quo and persuade the court not to To change Uzang, secondly, accept the surrender collectively, agree to surrender to the imperial court, and allow troops to be stationed in Uzang."
Zhu Yunwen looked at the document and asked, "Yang Shiqi, what do you think?"
Yang Shiqi came out and said slowly: "I agree with Xie Ge's opinion, but if we accept surrender, there should be no need for so many people to go down to the plateau together."
Zhu Yunwen turned his gaze to Yang Shiqi, and his face became solemn: "So, these people came together in a group, which is somewhat of a demonstration. Wu Zang, Wu Zang, if they can only submit to the Yuan Dynasty and not the Ming Dynasty, then what the heck? Doesn’t that count as contempt for the imperial court and disregard of the great power of tomorrow?”
Yang Shiqi and Xie Jin felt a pressure, and this pressure revealed fierce murderous intent.
Xie Jin quickly said: "The matter has not yet been decided. Hou Xian and the others did not assert their intention of coming. They only said that they were discussing the future of Uzang. I believe that we need to contact them and make a decision after discussions."
Zhu Yunwen suppressed his anger and said solemnly: "When the Yuan Dynasty garrisoned troops in Uzang, there was no objection from the Master! If they refused to garrison the Ming Dynasty, I wouldn't mind dispatching the Congling army to Uzang!"
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