Zhu Gaochi is tolerant and open-minded, believing that everyone always has their own reasons for doing things. Especially the imperial grandfather, as the brave founding king, his decision was naturally after a lot of thought.

"Is Grandpa Huang confused? Who wouldn't let their children and grandchildren go to the funeral? ”

Zhu Gaoxu had no scruples to vent his anger, and in front of his eldest brother, he never needed to beat around the bush.

"Second brother, don't ...... Don't say that! Zhu Gaochi's face flushed, and his belly of knowledge was like a silent nightingale in front of Zhu Gaoxu.

"I'm not wrong! If it's not that the imperial grandfather is confused, then this edict is fake! ”

Zhu Gaoxu has to inch in, relying on the fact that now there is only a cowardly eldest brother and a casual third brother, and he is not afraid to say the most rebellious words, and any of these words will cause a big disaster if Zhu Di hears them.

"You ......" Zhu Gaochi stood up, walked to Zhu Gaoxu's side, and bit his lip.

"Second brother, stop saying such disrespectful words again!"

He uttered the heaviest words he could ever utter in the furious tone he could ever utter.

Zhu Gaosui hid behind Zhu Gaoxu. He was not afraid of his eldest brother, but of his father.

Zhu Gaochu stared at Zhu Gaochi, his gaze did not dodge at all: "Big brother, you have read more books than me, you tell me, which of the kings of the past dynasties would give such an edict?" ”

Zhu Gaochi avoided Zhu Gaochu's eyes: "Don't say this again, my father is more sad than us." He told us to stay in the house, and we were obedient! ”

"Big brother, I came to you to persuade your father." Zhu Gaoxu said.

Zhu Gaochi looked at Zhu Gaochu in astonishment, and only now did he understand that Zhu Gaochu was not just complaining.

"We must go to Beijing to mourn, otherwise we will inevitably be accused of being unfilial in the future!" Zhu Gaoxu was aggressive.

Zhu Gaochi was ruthless and decided to use his father to stop Zhu Gaochu from doing stupid things.

"Why don't you go and persuade your father? You knew he would be angry, but you told me to go? When it will be my father's turn to persuade him, don't be delusional! Stay in the house and don't go anywhere! ”

Zhu Gaoxu was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect that the eldest brother, who had always been humble and gentle, would actually throw away his innate cowardice, and his aggressiveness did not exchange for the eldest brother's concession for the first time.

"Humph!" Zhu Gaoxu's eyes shot flames of revenge, and he turned around and walked out of the study in anger, followed by Zhu Gaosui.

Six days after Zhu Yuanzhang's death, Zhu Yunwen issued an edict on his accession: "I am afraid all night, I think of God, and with the great life of the emperor's ancestors, I will always be a forgiving friendship, and I will be born with the new policy." Take next year as the first year of construction. Amnesty to the world. Dewei good governance, the government is in raising the people, when obeying the words of the ancestors, Si Zhi Yongzhao Sheng, Baibi Qingshi, the bosom of the body. ”①

With the era name "Jianwen", Zhu Yunwen became the second generation of the Ming Dynasty, and he hoped to open a new era of cultural governance.

Sometimes a person's growth in a few years is not as fast as a day.

Zhu Yunwen trembled and stretched out his hand to take over the Qingming Dynasty left to him by his grandfather, however, when he became Emperor Jianwen, he immediately abandoned the naïve, timid, and incompetent Zhu Yunwen.

Not because of anything, just because he sat on the dragon chair of the imperial grandfather and became a true dragon son who is unparalleled in the world like the imperial grandfather.

Inspired by the edict, Qi Tai pushed forward his usual further thinking.

Cut the domain! This is the conclusion he came to after thinking about it.

To prevent the vassal kings, it was not enough to prevent them from entering the capital, and their troops, powers, and even deprivation of the throne must be reduced.

With this idea in mind, Qi Tai once again entered the palace in the twilight sunset.

Zhu Yunwen heard that Qi Tai was going to discuss the matter of cutting the domain, so he urgently summoned Huang Zicheng, Fang Xiaoru and Mei Yin into the palace.

He no longer resists, and calmly treats the minister's suggestion, and if it is a good suggestion, he will put it under the social umbrella and make it a cornerstone.

"Your Majesty, the vassal king is divided into one side, has heavy troops, and has too much power. Ye Boju wrote to the emperor back then, and it was not unreasonable to put forward the status quo of the imperial court's 'weak cadres and strong branches'. The minister believed that it was necessary to cut down the feudal domain as soon as possible, and to control the people instead of the people. ”

Qi Tai was straightforward in his point of view.

"Soon after the emperor ascended the throne, he greatly hurt the kindness of his relatives. Moreover, the princes still have resentment and suspicion about the edict, and if they cut down the feudal domain now, I am afraid that they will be forced to rebel. ”

Huang Zicheng's face was gloomy, he tried his best day and night for the name of "Minister of Care", and he didn't dare to relax a little.

The idea of cutting the feudal clan had come to him before he went to bed, but after thinking about it all night, he finally felt too aggressive.

Fang Xiaoru also shook his head: "The minister also thinks that the matter of cutting the feudal domain should not be too urgent. For the princes who wanted to rebel, cutting the feudal domain just gave them an excuse to rebel. If the princes unite to deal with the emperor, I'm afraid it will ......"

"If the prince wants to rebel, don't give them an excuse, they will rebel too. As long as they are ready, they will rebel. So the most important thing now is not to give them time to prepare, cut down the feudal clan as soon as possible, and weaken their strength! "Qi Tai was resolute.

Zhu Yunwen frowned tightly and fell into a fierce ideological struggle.

In the face of these advices, which would have frightened and repelled him, he actively participated in the discussions, hoping to put forward his own opinions, which might be rejected by the teachers, but this was the only way for him to slowly become a manager in one battle after another.

"Jia Yi said in the "Public Security Policy": 'If you want the peace of the world, it is better to build princes and less power'. I thought that I would divide the power of the vassal kings and divide their power into the hands of more people. Ten people have the right to one person, so their threat is much smaller. Compared with the cutting of feudal domains, this method is gentler, more acceptable, and less likely to cause a commotion. ”

Qi Tai smiled and felt relieved.

He believed that Zhu Yunwen would be a good emperor, and he felt that his hard work and difficulty in sleeping and eating were rewarded.

"The emperor is right, Emperor Wen of Han adopted Jia Yi's strategy to divide the large vassal states into small vassal states in exchange for peace. However, it was only a moment of peace. After all, the contradictions between the vassal states and the imperial court intensified at the hands of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty had no choice but to adopt a wrong strategy of cutting the feudal domain. As long as a vassal state exists, it is impossible for the imperial court not to be threatened. Historically, royal power and imperial power have always been at odds with each other. Only by recovering all fiefdoms and abolishing royal power can the imperial court have long-term peace and stability. ”

"This ...... However, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty adopted the strategy of cutting down the feudal domain, didn't it cause the Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms? ”

Zhu Yunwen flicked his fingers uneasily, he knew what Qi Tai was going to say next, he felt that he couldn't do it.

Note: (1) Quoted in "The Secret History of the Jiang Family"