This time, the army returned south, because it was not a war, and it escorted the prince's family, so it stopped and stopped, and the speed was very slow. On this day, when we arrived at the boundary of Guide Province, the scorching sun was in the sky, and the weather was hot, so the brigade stopped on the side of the road to rest.

Zhang Shixing was sitting under a big willow tree to rest, when he suddenly heard a baby's cry from the prisoner car, and he hurriedly led someone over to check. I saw that in a prison car where the female dependents were being held, Yang Shi, the second concubine of King Zhou, unbuttoned her clothes, revealing her white breasts, and was breastfeeding the baby in her arms. The baby sucked a few bites, but when he couldn't get milk, he began to cry hard. There were several brocade-clothed lieutenants laughing and watching, pointing and pointing.

Zhang Shilu stepped forward and scolded: "The woman is breastfeeding, what is there to see, don't leave quickly." ”

As soon as the brocade-clothed lieutenants saw that it was him, they walked away in a huff.

Zhang Shixing didn't have a family and didn't know how to raise children, so he asked Yang: "Concubine Yang, why is the little prince crying?" ”

Concubine Yang didn't raise her head and said: "This child has not passed a hundred days, it is the time to grow his body, and he is fed by the nurse in the house on weekdays, but now the nurse has been dismissed by you, and my milk is insufficient, he can't eat enough, so he naturally cries and cries, disturbing the master of Jinyiwei, hoping to beg for forgiveness." ”

Zhang Shixing heard her bitter, but his heart was full of resentment, and his compassion arose, so he turned his head to Niu Er and said: "You go to the nearby village to find some goat milk, feed the little prince, and save noise." ”

Niu Er muttered: "Zhang Yi is really kind, seeing that this old man is about to fall to the ground, what do you care about the small one?" ”

Zhang Shixing reprimanded: "What are you talking about, go quickly." ”

Niu Er reluctantly took a few lieutenants to the nearby village, and after a while, he brought back a ewe, milked the goat, and handed it to Concubine Yang in a water bladder. Concubine Yang took the water bladder, drank a few sips herself, and then aimed the mouth of the sac at the baby's small mouth and fed him. The goat's milk was so fishy that the baby took a few sips, then closed his teeth and refused to drink any more, and the goat's milk flowed from the corners of his mouth and soaked his swaddling clothes. was so angry that Concubine Yang slapped his ass hard, and scolded in her mouth: "When is it, you still pick and choose." The baby was moving with his hands and feet and crying.

Niu Er reprimanded: "You woman doesn't know anything, our brother has worked so hard to find goat's milk, but you are so wasteful, what are you angry with an ignorant doll?" You won't put him to sleep and feed him again? ”

That Concubine Yang was originally dressed and fed in the palace, and the stars held the moon, but now she has become a prisoner under the stairs, scattered into mud and dust, and was reprimanded by Niu Er, tears flowed down.

Niu Er was even more disgusted, and reprimanded: "If you want to drink it or not, if you don't drink it, I'll take it." After that, she was about to grab the water bladder, but Concubine Yang hurriedly protected it and begged: "Don't take it, the concubine knows what to do." So saying, she gently shook the baby and hummed a ballad, and the baby's crying died down and fell asleep. Concubine Yang pointed the mouth of the sac at the baby's mouth again and fed it, this time the baby did not resist, and she settled down while sleeping and feeding.

Without further ado, the army returned to Beijing for a day. Li Jinglong and Zhang Shixing entered the palace to face the saint, and Emperor Jianwen was overjoyed when he saw Zhu Youjiao's confession, and immediately ordered the three law divisions to try the case. The three law divisions passed all the cadres of the Zhou Wangfu to the court, but at this moment, Zhu Youjiao was interested and did not retract his confession. The human and material evidence is conclusive, and the king of Zhou is not allowed to refute, and the criminal department of Shangshu Zhao concluded that the king of Zhou was guilty of the crime of rebellion, and sentenced him to be beheaded, and the verdict was sent to the palace.

Li Jinglong, because of the timely counterinsurgency and proper disposal, added the crown prince and the prince; Zhang Shixing was promoted to Jinyi Wei Tongzhi because of his ability to handle cases and meritorious work, and he was also promoted to 100 households with Niu Er. Zhu Youjia killed his relatives because of righteousness, and was the first to make a meritorious service, and was promoted from the king of Runan County to the king of Runan, and the country became a vassal from now on.

In the case of King Zhou, Emperor Jianwen ordered the edict to the world, his original intention was to kill chickens and make an example of monkeys, who knew that in this way, the intention of the imperial court to cut the domain was revealed to the world, and the palaces of various places have changed, and the acting king Zhu Gui, the king of Qi, Zhu Ji, and the king of Min, Zhu Rong, should all be abolished for the crime of rebellion.

The most miserable thing is that Zhu Bai, the king of Xiang, was accused of plotting rebellion, and he didn't want to be humiliated in Beijing, so he even set himself on fire in the palace like King Tan.

Zhu Bai, the king of Xiang, is the twelfth son of Taizu. Hongwu was sealed in the eleventh year, and Jingzhou was in the eighteenth year. Born to learn, like to read, every late at night. He opened Jingyuan Pavilion in Jingzhou, recruited talents, and aspired to serve the country. He also likes to talk about military affairs, and he is good at using bows, arrows, swords, and guns, and galloping horses. In May of the thirtieth year of Hongwu, the king of Xiang and Zhu Zhen, the king of Chu, sent troops to crusade against the barbarians in Guzhou. He is especially good at Taoist words, and calls himself Purple Xuzi. He is also an outstanding person among the uncles of Emperor Jianwen, and he is deeply jealous of Jianwen. Therefore, as soon as someone reported Zhu Bai's rebellion, Emperor Jianwen immediately sent an envoy to Jingzhou for a hearing. Zhu Bai was so frightened that he couldn't understand himself, so he burned himself to death in the palace. Because it has no children, the country is divided.

When the news reached Beiping, Zhu Di, the king of Yan, was furious, took the case, and said to the monk Daoyan: "Emperor Taizu Gao's bones are not cold, and now he will disregard the flesh and blood affection and cut off the feudal domains." I am the chief of all kings, and I can let it go, so I will immediately set off and go to the capital to distinguish right from wrong. ”

Dao Yan persuaded: "The king can't. This time, the imperial court cut the domain, and it was clear that it was the five kings, but in fact, it was Yan'er. The king is the favorite of Emperor Taizu Gao, and he is benevolent and heroic, and he is the most jealous of the court. Therefore, the removal of Zhou Qi and other countries is actually to remove the king's arm. The wings of the swallow are gone, and the court is about to make a move against the king. If the king goes to Beijing at this moment, it is tantamount to throwing himself into a net, and a wrestler can be captured. I hope the king thinks twice. ”

Zhu Di said angrily: "So what? Let me be a turtle with a shrunken head and not say a word? ”

Dao Yan smiled: "That's not necessary. The king is the chief of all the vassals, and at this moment all the kings are looking forward to the king to speak for him, and the king immediately goes to the table to intercede for the king of Zhou, after all, he is a compatriot, and the wording is inappropriate, which is also understandable. On the other hand, the king should secretly recruit capable people, make friends with military generals, accumulate strength, and when the time comes, take the opportunity to raise troops, clear the side of the monarch, Kuang Fu Sheji, and build immortal achievements. At this moment, it should be a civil fight, not a martial fight. ”

Zhu Di swallowed back this breath of anger and said, "Just follow Qing's words." ”

He immediately wrote to the imperial court and said: "Emperor Taizu Gao divides the kings and is the national screen domain. It is difficult to build, but it is easy to cut. The ministers watched what Zhou Wang did to be ambiguous, fortunate to miss his relatives, and he took out a wide loan with the grace of the whole flesh and blood. If the evil deeds of the rest of the vassal kings are obvious, the ancestral training is there, how dare the ministers discuss it. The foolishness of the ministers, only hope that His Majesty has the heart of the ancestors, the light of the sun and the moon, the virtue of heaven and earth, the grace of relatives, and think twice before acting. ”

After Emperor Jianwen received the chapter, he was touched in his heart and urgently recruited Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng, and Fang Xiaoru to enter the palace to discuss.

After Emperor Jianwen handed over the Yan Wang's recital to the three of them to watch, he said: "Recently, the five kings have been in a hurry, and the world is in an uproar. I see that the matter of cutting the feudal domain is a bit serious, and I intend to put it on hold for the time being, and wait for the situation to stabilize before starting it. ”

When Qi Tai heard this, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, you must not, for the sake of the mountain, you will fall short." Now that the king of Zhou is gone, the only one who is jealous is Yan Wang'er. In the past, because of his meritorious service to the Northern Expedition, he repeatedly tolerated it, but now he wrote a letter to denounce the government, and he should take the opportunity to go to it as a convenience. ”

Fang Xiaoru shook his head and said, "It's not proper, it's inappropriate." Your Majesty is extremely worried. Emperor Taizu Gao divided the kings, compared with the ancient system, there is something excessive. The kings have many lawlessness and violated the rules of the court. If you don't cut it, the court discipline is not correct. If you cut it, it will hurt the grace of your relatives. Therefore, Han Jiayi once said: 'If you want the world to be safe, it is better to build princes and have less strength.' 'Now I will follow his will, and do not make a mistake and plunder, but follow the policy of the lord father's grace, and divide the kings of the north among the sons of the south, and the sons of the kings of the south in the north. In this way, the power of the vassal king was not diminished, but was cut by itself. ”

After hearing this, Huang Zicheng waved his hand and said, "Mr. Fang's strategy is not urgent. The intention of the imperial court to cut the feudal domain has been revealed to the world, the feudal domains have two intentions, and the imperial court has become a fire and water situation, at this moment to retreat, will grow its arrogance, and in the future, it may be difficult to do it, and it is laughed at, detrimental to the holy virtue. ”

Emperor Jianwen was a little worried: "King Yan is both wise and brave, good at using soldiers, and the generals of the court are withering. If the persecution is urgent, if a mutiny is provoked, who will resist the enemy? ”

Huang Zicheng said confidently: "King Yan can only outwit, not be invincible." Like Li Jinglong's capture of the king of Zhou, it is the best policy. ”

Qi Tai said disdainfully: "This plan can only be used once, how can it be used again and again, and King Yan is not a fool." ”

Huang Zicheng said: "Everything changes and does not deviate from its origin. Let's go again. ”

Emperor Jianwen said hurriedly: "How to do it, come quickly." ”

Huang Zicheng said: "In the name of defending the border, the imperial court sent an army to Kaiping to defend the border, passed through Beiping, and transferred the elite guards of the Yan Wang's Mansion to the border, and went to guard the border, then the Yan King was incompetent. ”

Emperor Jianwen sighed and said, "Good plan." ”

Qi Tai said: "The ministers will make up a few strategies, and they should transfer reliable people as political envoys to Beiping to control food and wages." In addition, the loyal ministers were sent as the commanders of Beiping, controlling the military horses, and the three-pronged approach, if the king of Yan moved, he would be captured in one fell swoop. ”

Emperor Jianwen was overjoyed, and several monarchs and ministers discussed it, and then ordered Jinyi Wei to command Song Zhong to be the governor of the left army, and led 30,000 troops to patrol the border in the north. Zhang Hao, the secretary of the Ministry of Labor, was appointed as the political envoy of Beiping.

When considering the candidate for the commander of the Beiping capital, everyone had a disagreement, Qi Tai recommended Sheng Yong, Huang Zicheng recommended Tie Xuan, the two argued, Emperor Jianwen had an idea, suddenly thought of a person, and said: "I think of a person, this person is currently the commander of the right guard of the government army, named Zhang Xin, is a loyal and righteous person, once for the old proposition Wen, not afraid of implication, to ask me for help, although he failed to do so, but Emperor Xiaokang thought that this person could take on great things, so he and Zhang Yu were transferred to the Beijing division before his death, and carefully cultivated, in order to be used in the future. ”

When everyone heard that it was the person that the prince Zhu Biao had taken a fancy to before his death, they stopped talking.

Emperor Jianwen then ordered someone to summon Zhang Xin into the palace.

After Zhang Xin entered the palace, he finished kowtowing, stood up, and waited for the will. When everyone saw that his face was like charcoal, his body was sturdy, and he was indeed a loyal and brave warrior, they all nodded, and secretly praised the prince Zhu Biao for his ability to know people.

Emperor Jianwen Wen said: "Zhang Qing, when I was still the grandson of the Emperor, I failed to save Zhang Wen, the Marquis of Huining, have you ever blamed me?" ”

Zhang Xin bowed and said, "Weichen doesn't dare, Your Majesty has already done his best that day." Everything is predestined, and the minister does not dare to blame anyone. ”

Emperor Jianwen smiled and said: "This is very good, I will appoint you as the commander of the Beiping Metropolitan today, go to the Beiping Mansion, and control all the soldiers and horses of the Beiping Metropolitan Division, are you willing?" ”

Zhang Xin said: "Weichen obeys. However, Beiping Mansion is where King Yan is fiefdom, if there is any misdeeds, how should the ministers deal with it? ”

Emperor Jianwen smiled: "You are very well-behaved, and I am asking you to go to see King Yan and not make him disagree." If he has committed illegal acts, he can first report to the court and wait for the will. ”

Zhang Xin hesitated for a while and said: "If the situation is urgent and there is no time to report to the court, how should the minister deal with it?" ”

Emperor Jianwen said: "If it comes to this point, you can act cheaply, but remember one place, King Yan is my closest flesh and blood, and you must not hurt his life." ”

Zhang Xin said: "The minister knows. ”

Emperor Jianwen saw that the major event had been decided, so he announced his retirement from the dynasty, and everyone immediately retreated.