After finishing the meal, the three sons got up to say goodbye, and everyone could see that although Zhu Yuanzhang was not angry, his gloomy expression showed that he was in a very bad mood. Especially Zhu Fan and Zhu Di were most afraid of Zhu Yuanzhang scolding them, so they carefully scavenged a few bites of rice and wanted to slip away.

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly spoke: "After the two of you get married, you will go to the domain." ”

"Huh?" Zhu Fan and Zhu Di were stunned, they were going to get married in two months, didn't it mean that they would leave the capital in two months?

Ma Xiuying was also taken aback, and hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, didn't you say that you would stay in the capital for a while after they got married?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly: "They are all married and have started a business, what are they still doing in the capital? As my sons, they all have the responsibility to defend the country in the military strongholds, and I will not raise waste! Not only the two of them, but all the princes who have sealed their territories must be immediately vassalized!"

The title of the prince and the prince of the faction were the result of discussions between Zhu Yuanzhang and the ministers for a long time. The court unanimously believed that an important reason for the demise of the Song Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty was that "the lord was weak and the minister was strong", and the court could not get the protection of the clan, so the feudal system was born. The purpose of this was to make the emperor and the crown prince the core of the imperial family and the entire clan, and the other vassal kings played a protective role around this core, becoming the pillars of the imperial court, suppressing dissidents, and protecting the imperial family from being destroyed by foreign surnames.

At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang gave the vassal king great powers, allowing the vassal king to have a minister; the officials of the royal palace could concurrently participate in the administration of the province; the vassal king had considerable judicial and personnel powers in his own jurisdiction, and had the right to kill and seize the officials and the people within his territory; the vassal king could send envoys directly to the imperial front; and the relevant departments were not allowed to arrest the vassal king without authorization (except for the crime of rebellion and unforgiveness......

This system was regarded as an eternal ancestral precept by successive emperors of the Ming Dynasty and continued until the end of the Ming Dynasty. But Zhu Yuanzhang didn't expect that the feudal system would swell the ambitions of future generations of vassal kings and threaten the imperial power. Not all of the vassal kings who wielded military power obeyed his promoted heirs as idealized by him, and there was even a Battle of Jingjing later. This is a later story, so I will skip it for now.

Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor, is not easy, he claims to be born in heaven, but in fact, he knows in his heart that he can sit in this position, and others can also sit in this position, so he is always on guard against someone usurping power and seizing the throne, and he does not hesitate to cut the power of the heroes for this. However, he didn't expect that he would raise a tiger for trouble, and raise a hungry wolf like Hu Weiyong, and a powerless scholar would dare to beat his idea and want to steal his country.

He was very angry, Hu Weiyong was still like this, but what about those generals with heavy troops? Maybe even more restless. Therefore, he immediately decided to send all the princes to the domain to monitor the generals stationed outside.

His tone was so resolute and stern that Ma Xiuying, Zhu Zhang, and Zhu Di all knew that there was no room for turnaround.

Zhu Fan and Zhu Di left dejectedly, and Zhu Biao kept chasing after them to comfort the two brothers.

Ma Xiuying watched the three of them leave sullenly, tears welling up in her eyes. At this time, everything Hu Weiyong and others were left behind by her, and she only thought that she would be separated from Zhu Fan and Zhu Di in a few months. Once the two went to the domain, it was not easy to meet, and I don't know if she would have the opportunity to see her two sons again in this life.

Zhu Yuanzhang comforted: "Don't think nonsense, the children are just going to the domain, not to fight, if you miss them, I can pass them into Beijing at any time." ”

Ma Xiuying lowered her head expressionlessly, without any desire to speak. She knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was just coaxing her, and if the vassal king was not allowed to leave the domain without a major event or holy decree, how could he enter Beijing at any time as Zhu Yuanzhang said. Even if Zhu Yuanzhang is willing to make a will, he can't just send a few words as if he has nothing to do.

Zhu Yuanzhang originally had something to say to Ma Xiuying, but seeing that she didn't want to say it like this, and he still had a lot of things to deal with, he came with a gloomy face, and went with a gloomy face.

"Master. Seeing Ma Xiuying depressed, Xun Ying immediately became worried, this will be Master Dao Yan is not here, who will explain Ma Xiuying.

"I'm fine, help me out for a walk. Ma Xiuying tried her best to relax and wanted to go out for a walk.

Xun Ying was puzzled: "Master, it's windy outside, don't go out." ”

Ma Xiuying squinted sideways, "On this hot day, what is the wind, what is going on?"

"Well, well, there's someone arresting outside......" Xunying whispered, Dao Yan and Zhu Biao both told her not to let Ma Xiuying know about the affairs outside Kunning Palace, so as not to be angry, who knew that Ma Xiuying suddenly wanted to go outside.

"Lead the way!" Ma Xiuying glared at Xun Ying fiercely, although she knew that Xun Ying didn't want to worry about her, but when did she start not even letting her know about the harem?

Xun Ying was so frightened that he didn't dare to say more, and hurriedly beckoned Fushun and the others to prepare for the drive.

It was already night, the palace was brightly lit, and none of the palace people who could usually be seen on the road were missing at this moment, the birds, birds, insects and beasts were silent, and from time to time there were low cries and stern reprimands from the pro-army captains in the distance. Turning around a small jungle, I saw a few pro-army captains driving away a group of palace people.

"The queen mother is Chitose!Chitose!Chitose!" Seeing Ma Xiuying, everyone knelt down to say goodbye.

Ma Xiuying asked, "What crime have these people committed to take them away?"

Mao Xiang, the commander of the pro-army lieutenant, replied: "Empress Qiyu, the emperor suspects that they have colluded with the Hu Party, and is about to be taken down for interrogation. ”

"Is there any evidence?" Ma Xiuying frowned, did Zhu Yuanzhang arrest so many people just based on suspicion?

"Uh......" Mao Xiang thought to himself, if there is evidence, it will not be called suspicion.

The group of palace people cried out, "The queen mother spares her life, and the servants (slaves) and others have always kept to themselves, and they have never had any contact with the Hu Party." ”

"Take it away, take it away, don't make noise and disturb the queen!" Mao Xiang immediately scolded the palace people, and apologized to Ma Xiuying: "Queen Mother, the villain is acting according to the order." ”

Huh, Zhu Yuanzhang pressed her, she has only asked about things in the palace in the past few years, and it seems that Zhao Cheng is not the only one who doesn't take her seriously. Ma Xiuying's eyes narrowed, and she warned coldly: "Go ahead, until these people are found guilty, lynching must not be used, and innocent people must not be reached." If you let this palace know that you and others are bending the law for personal gain, this palace will not spare it!"

"Yes, yes, the villain will definitely enforce the law impartially. Mao Xiang replied repeatedly, and at this moment he suddenly felt a coercion, and he was shocked into a cold sweat. When he joined the shadow guard, he didn't deal directly with Ma Xiuying, so he didn't know Ma Xiuying's character. However, Ma Xiuying's only one action made him feel timid, and he seemed to understand why so many people obeyed Ma Xiuying's orders back then.