Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and looked at his son, his intention to divide the kings had already been revealed to Zhu Biao, and his son had no objection.

Zhu Yuanzhang walked up to Zhu Biao and said earnestly: "It has been considered many times by us to divide the kings to the north, if you are worried about repeating the rebellion of the kings of the Han and Jin dynasties, or the division of local feudal towns, then there is no need, we have already planned for you." ”

In history, Zhu Yuanzhang divided his most capable sons to garrison the border, such as Zhu Zhang, Zhu Li, and Zhu Di, and Zhu Quan firmly locked the Northern Yuan Dynasty in order to prevent Mongolia from counterattacking the Central Plains.

And now it is the same, even if Zhu Biao destroyed the Northern Yuan in advance, they are now temporarily surrendered, it is foreseeable that within ten years, Mongolia will rebel, they are a nation that has established a great unified dynasty, and it is not so easy to be subdued.

After all, in history, the blue jade fishing sea was a great victory, and the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty were severely damaged, but the Northern Yuan forces were like a small strong force that could not be killed, and then Zhu Di personally conquered the Tatars five times, and finally even the Tatar tribe heard the news that Zhu Di was going to go on a northern expedition, so they hid in the sky early and shivered, and lived with a dead face.

And the military power of the generals has also been reclaimed, these people are all old brothers who followed Zhu Yuanzhang to fight the world, they have been in charge of the military power for too long, and they are far away from the control of the imperial court.

But remote places still need people to guard, and the army must also be controlled, and the foundation of the Zhu family is weak, so it is the best choice for the princes to serve at present.

In ancient times, 25 years was considered a generation, and the northern Han people who had lived under foreign rule for so long had almost all of their living habits, clothing, speech and behavior, weddings, funerals, and so on, almost all of them were or there was a trend of Huhua, so Zhu Yuanzhang set off a vigorous action to restore the Chinese clothes.

In the north, especially in the north, far from the core of the empire's rule, the emperor's sons, the princes of the empire sat here, their life etiquette, their clothing, their speech and demeanor, their etiquette system at weddings and funerals, all led the local fashion, and this also played a decisive role in the re-finding of the home of northern China and its return to China.

And the kings have been sealed in the local area for generations, and they can also appease the local people, after all, the northern land has been occupied for a long time, and once it is recovered, it is inevitable that there will be repetitions, so Zhu Yuanzhang sealed his sons here and stayed here for generations, which is also comforting to some extent, and the emperor and his subjects are together.

This is the emperor's thoughts, of course, and the most important point, that is, Zhu Yuanzhang's selfishness, how miserable his childhood was, his parents and brothers all starved to death, died of illness, and there were almost no people left in the family.

He grew up in begging, became a beggar, became a monk, and finally rebelled with one heart, and finally laid down a huge world, so Zhu Yuanzhang actually attaches great importance to family affection, and he worked hard to design a way for children to be fed for thousands of generations.

Of course, Lao Zhu's favorite must be his eldest son Zhu Biao, in order to ensure that the throne can be passed on safely in Zhu Biao's lineage, Zhu Yuanzhang has prepared all kinds of restrictions on the kings who are divided.

There is a big difference between the vassal kings he is going to divide and the vassal kings of the Western Han Dynasty and the vassal kings of the Western Jin Dynasty Sima Yan, the fiefs of their kings in the Han and Jin dynasties are at least half a province, such as the fief of the king of Qi in the Western Han Dynasty, which is almost the entire Shandong, including 74 counties.

More importantly, the vassal kings of the Western Han Dynasty and the Western Jin Dynasty, in their own fiefdoms, were the military, political, financial and personnel powers, not only had their own armies, but also had their own small courts, and they could also collect taxes justifiably, and even the appointment and dismissal of officials in the fiefdom were also decided by themselves, which was completely equivalent to an independent small kingdom. In other words, they are the kings of the truth.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang was called the king, most of their fiefs were limited to one city, such as the strongest King of Qin, King of Jin, King Yan, King of Zhou and King Ning, whose fiefs were not Shaanxi Province, Shanxi Province, Hebei Province, Henan Province and Inner Mongolia, but Xi'an, Taiyuan, Kaifeng, Beijing and Ningcheng These cities are only, so in terms of strength, it is not the same.

What's more, the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty, in their own fiefdoms, only had the power to command the army, as for the administrative districts, financial powers, and personnel powers, they were all in charge of the officials sent by the central government, and they were strict with the ministers sent to each other.

In this context, the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty not only did not have the power to collect taxes, but also did not have the power to appoint and dismiss officials, and even the logistics of their armies were unified by local government officials, which was very important.

In this context, the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty was essentially a general who commanded troops abroad. It's just that compared with other generals with foreign surnames, their status, rank and treatment are higher.

As for the rest, it doesn't make much difference. In other words, the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty was actually just a general with the title of vassal king.

What's more, even the Han and Jin Dynasty have never succeeded in the rebellion of these powerful vassal kings, and throughout history, only Zhu Di has succeeded in rebelling under the Great Unification Dynasty, which is why Zhu Yunwen can be famous through the ages, it is really incredible to lose.

Zhu Biao looked at his father and said: "The sons and daughters don't want to immediately divide the brothers out of the country, but are making long-term plans for the future, the Central Plains is vast, but how many vassal kings can be accommodated?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his son and didn't speak, Zhu Biao continued: "My father is in the prime of life, and my sons and ministers are about to get married, there will be more and more princes and grandchildren, and there will be more and more princes in the future."

"They are also nobles, how can they be a vassal king with peace of mind, maybe when the court is strong, they are forced to endure the situation, but once there is a suspicion of the lord and the country, the minister is not attached, and the people do not believe it, when it is,

The vassal kings would never recommend fighting. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang still didn't speak, the meat rotten in the pot is still his own, and the vassal king's seizure of power is also his Zhu Yuanzhang's bloodline, and can the vassal king be sealed to stop this matter?

If the Central Plains is really empty, who would be willing to be the king of a bitter cold land, and naturally he would still use the strength of the country to support the army to enter the Central Plains, and the impact would definitely be greater than the danger of the rebellion of the vassal kings in the territory.

Zhu Biao helped Zhu Yuanzhang back to the seat: "Father, it's not that the sons and daughters don't know the dangers of the kings, but these small countries have reached the time when they must be suppressed. ”

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