Chapter 244: The Opposite
"Your Highness, look at it! Up to now, the consequences of the emperor's deposition of the five vassal kings have been brewing and fermenting, and there are many complaints inside and outside the court! β
Dao Yan happily handed Zhu Di the information that the messenger had just delivered, completely ignoring the ice on Zhu Di and Hongshi's faces.
"There are two main groups of opposition to the cutting of feudal domains: one is resolutely opposed to the cutting of feudal domains, and they are all against it in any form. The other faction is only opposed to the way of cutting feuds, arguing that the current approach is too radical and could lead to a coup d'Γ©tat. These two factions debate at the court meeting every day, and they are about to fight! β
"Internal strife is often more devastating than external enemies."
Looking at the information in his hand, Zhu Di gradually forgot about love, his eyebrows were raised high, and the corners of his mouth rose with joy.
"Most of the people who resolutely opposed the cutting of the feudal domain had close contacts with the feudal kings in various places, either by in-laws or the original subordinates of the feudal kings."
Redstone also put aside her personal grudges for the time being.
They complained that the court was chasing after the wind, and as long as someone in the fief changed, the vassal king had no room for argument. False accusations are easy and slander is easy to pick up, which will cause everyone to despise the law and lead to false accusations. In the long run, the people's hearts will panic, the social order will eventually be chaotic, and the rule of the imperial court will be in jeopardy. β
"The other faction did not beat the people to death with a stick, and they were too impatient to cut five kings in a row within two months of playing. At the same time, the treatment of the cut vassal kings was also unreasonable, the punishment was too severe, and the emotions of the vassal kings were not appeased. In this way, the contradictions between the feudal kings and the imperial court were intensified, and the feudal kings were given a reason to rebel. They used the eloquent Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and his "Tui En Order" to remind the emperor that only by taking every step of the camp can they stabilize the society. β
"Hahaha, good noise, good noise!" Dao Yan shook his head.
"It's a pity that I couldn't see them confronting each other in court, with red faces! When the emperor was here, the ministers were not so good at arguing! β
"Hmph, where do they dare to be presumptuous in front of the emperor, a bunch of guys who see the wind and rudder!" Zhu Di folded the information and handed it to Dao Yan, "Burn it!" β
"Your Highness, now that these two factions are in a stalemate with the emperor and the minister, we are taking advantage of this opportunity." Redstone smiled.
"Take advantage of this opportunity?" Zhu Di pricked up his ears, and his sensitive political nerves strengthened the function of his facial features, "Come, Hongshi, master, sit down, don't stand!" β
"From the position of the vassal king, immediately write to the emperor." Redstone emphasizes the last four words.
Zhu Di's eyes rolled a few times with a mission, and soon stopped at a place where they could shine.
"Persuade the emperor to stop cutting the domain?" Zhu Di's voice rose eagerly, he didn't expect a clever plan to be placed in front of him so soon.
"Yes, Your Highness."
"Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful! Redstone! Guru! Zhu Di rubbed his hands, couldn't sit down anymore, stood up and walked around the hall twice.
"We did a lot of things before to get the court to cut down the vassals. Now that things are going so smoothly, who would have thought that they would have to go to the book to stop cutting the feudal domain? Red stone," Zhu Di pointed to the red stone, as if a little red had been found in the green bushes, "Only you can think of it!" β
"The stinky boy doesn't take the avenue, he thinks about everything, I, an old man, really have to learn the methods of young people!" Dao Yan was a little jealous, but he was also convinced.
"Seeing the bloody rain of cutting the feudal clan spreading unscrupulously, can Your Highness lie down in peace?" Hongshi and Zhu Di sang a double reed.
"Of course not!"
"Does Your Highness think the Emperor can take our suggestion?"
"Of course not!"
"Congratulations to Your Highness, on his right to take the throne one day!" Hongshi and Dao Yan said in unison, and the three of them clapped their palms and laughed.
"It's not enough! The twists and turns of this letter will certainly force the imperial court to take action against His Royal Highness. Redstone continued.
"Well, Redstone, you're thinking about it, what are they going to do with me?"
"Of course it won't be like the five princes who were cut in the front."
"Well, I'm the emperor's big trouble, and he has to work hard."
"The emperor is jealous of His Royal Highness, I guess the emperor will throw stones and ask for directions. He will send his henchmen to Beiping to test His Highness, and then His Highness can put on a wonderful play for them. β
"Acting? What to play? β
"Play crazy!" Pretending to be crazy is a good move, and it is not that Hongshi deliberately played Zhu Di.
However, he still couldn't help but proudly admire Zhu Di's slowly open mouth, and contentedly imagined Xu Miaojin's stunned expression when he saw Zhu Di's crazy appearance.
"Well," Dao Yan didn't realize it, and helped Hongshi vigorously, "Sun Bin pretended to be crazy to achieve a generation of military saints, and Sima Yi pretended to be crazy to lay the foundation for Cao Wei's demise, I think this trick is easy to use!" β
"It must work! How dare the emperor use force against a delirious vassal king? Not only that, but he had to release three princes. Redstone's smile was teased.
"Good! Those who close it, knot their sincerity! Kill two birds with one stone, a clever trick! I'm going to play it out of the box, hahaha! β
Zhu Di laughed heartily, believing in his son's life and the great cause of the emperor, and swayed the demeanor of putting him to death and being reborn.
Redstone put away a malicious smile, deeply ashamed of his thoughts.
Maybe Xu Miaojin prefers Zhu Di precisely because of this domineering.
A sprinkling piece of music was placed in front of Zhu Yunwen.
King Yan spoke sincerely, hoping that he would show mercy to his uncles, after all, blood is thicker than water.
If the uncles make a mistake, he can be punished with a needle or even punished, but don't drive them to a dead end.
King Yan also moved out of the former emperor, crying that the vassal kings were all the flesh and blood of the former emperor, and the former emperor would never want to see his children and grandchildren kill each other.
In the end, King Yan begged him to stop cutting the feudal domain and rebuild the broken relationship between uncle and nephew, claiming that the uncles could understand the difficulty of his nephew becoming emperor, and no matter what his nephew had done in the past, he could write it off.
This piece is written by an uncle to his nephew, without you fighting with me, there is no smoke of gunpowder, only a strong family affection.
Zhu Yunwen closed the music and covered his face with both hands that wanted to cry without tears.
In the two or three months since he ascended the throne, Zhu Yunwen has gradually adopted his new understanding of cutting the domain, although it is a little reluctant, but after all, this new understanding will not torture his heart and weaken his will.
He aspires to be a good emperor and is determined to benefit the people, and he must not let the demons that stand in his way hinder his lofty ambitions.
King Yan's recital pushed Zhu Yunwen back to the day when he had just taken power.
On that day, all he saw was family affection and eternal filial piety.
He didn't dare to sever the blood connection with his uncle, and he didn't want to be the culprit of cannibalism.
However, the voices around him coerced him and changed him, and he eventually surrendered.