What is a pig that has been raised for more than two hundred years, almost three hundred years?

Of course, a pig is still a pig and will not mutate into a canopy marshal.

But no matter how stupid a pig is, it will become smart after 300 years, if you don't believe it, you can find a pig and raise it for 300 years.

The vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty were these pigs that had been raised for three hundred years.

For Emperor Chongzhen, he summoned ten vassal kings at one time, King Dai, King Qi, King Min, and King Su, these four vassal kings who had been divided at the time of the founding of the country, plus the other five small kings of miscellaneous fish, formed a powerful team composed of ten princes.

Or rather, ten fat pigs.

After these vassal kings completed the normal audience process, Emperor Chongzhen directly instructed Wang Chengen to prepare a huge map, spread it out on the table, and said with a smile: "Come, we are all a family, all uncles and brothers, all look at the pick!" ”

Acting Wang Zhu Yi? Quietly looked at Zhu Yatong, who had just been reinstated as the prince of Qi, and several other vassal kings, and immediately bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, the minister is ignorant, I only hope that Your Majesty will choose a place for the minister and seal it." ”

How many other vassal kings saw Zhu Yi, the acting king? said this, and for a while, they all bowed down and said: "I hope that Your Majesty will make decisions for your ministers and others!" ”

Emperor Chongzhen smiled, and no longer shirked, but walked directly to the map and looked at it.

Acting Wang Zhu Yi? This guy is a smart man, he put this problem on my head, and if he chooses well, if he assigns him a fief at random, the people of the world may think of me.

But, no matter how clever you are, you miss a question, right?

Emperor Chongzhen, who had looked at the map for a long time, pointed to a place west of Batavia near the sea and said: "Brother Wang, look here, west of the Governor's Mansion of Batavia, near the sea, is it really a rare and good place?" ”

Zhu Yi? I felt bitter in my heart, knowing that I had offended this cautious Emperor Chongzhen now, so I had to bow down helplessly and say: "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

Emperor Chongzhen smiled, pointed to the map and said to the other vassal kings: "Here, south of Batavia, is also a good place near the sea, return to the king of Qi; Here, in the southwest of Batavia, belongs to King Min, and the southeastern land belongs to King Su. ”

In just a few words, the places of the ten vassal kings were all assigned by Emperor Chongzhen.

Except for the Dai Wang, the fiefs of the other nine feudal kings all have a common feature - the sea.

The other nine vassal kings, regardless of the size, all have a grudge against the acting king Zhu Yi?—— let you do it, you fucking dumped the pot to the emperor, what will happen now?

Theoretically, a fiefdom by the sea is definitely a good place, and even more so if you replace this area with the Ming Dynasty.

Even in Korea, the Ryukyus, and even in Taiwan, fiefdoms near the sea are more advantageous than inland fiefdoms.

At the very least, maritime tax revenue alone and countless fishery resources are by no means comparable to those of inland fiefdoms.

But what is the fiefdom this time?

Java, Luzon, Batavia, Majapahit, all these places, but all the places near the sea are regarded as fiefs, and they are taken out and divided among the big guys.

Not to mention that none of these places are normal port locations, and it is enough to be disgusting enough to worry that those Franco-barbarians will come back to retaliate in the future.

That is to say, the first thing after the big guy arrives in the new fiefdom is not to do anything else, and the most important thing is to do a good job of coastal defense right away, and everything else is secondary.

If it's not Zhu Yi? This bastard thing was smart just now and wanted Emperor Chongzhen to point out a good place, and the big guy can choose a similar one by himself, now it's okay, it's all like this.

The vassal kings present secretly scolded Zhu Yi in their hearts, and at the same time, they calculated that the emperor was indeed enough - the purpose of asking him to help assign fiefs was to make a good piece, and they didn't really point out these disgusting places to themselves.

Ignoring the eyes of these ten vassal kings with endless resentment, Emperor Chongzhen simply laughed in his heart.

Don't say that I didn't give you a chance, you gave up and asked me to assign it to you, no wonder I did.

And the vassal king, according to the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty, the role of the vassal king is to defend the imperial court, and these sea borders are not sealed to you, do you want me to spend my own money to engage in coastal defense?

Nor is my silver blown by a strong wind!

After thinking about it, Emperor Chongzhen spoke again: "A few uncles and brothers want to go to sea to become vassals, and I will keep the fiefs in this country, and the proceeds will be sent to the hands of several uncles and brothers, okay?" ”

Zhu Yi? Hearing this, his heart suddenly burst, and he hurriedly bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, the minister went to sea to become a vassal, and he is really powerless for the domestic fiefdom, please take it back!" ”

Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said, "Brother Daiwang, what did you say? It's just a fief, can I still be reluctant? ”

Zhu Yi? Hearing this, he simply knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers really have no intention of managing the domestic fiefdoms, and I am willing to defend my Ming Dynasty according to the system of Emperor Taizu Gao, and I will be vassals overseas, please Your Majesty take back the domestic fiefdoms of the vassals!" ”

How many other vassal kings saw Zhu Yi? With such a posture, it is just a simple thought to understand what is going on.

If it weren't for the fact that the dog emperor was eyeing the fiefdom of the big guy, and was still counting on him to replace everyone overseas?

Even if it is replaced, if you don't hand over the domestic fiefdom, can you leave a good place? How many small shoes do I have to wear in the future?

On the other side, the ten vassal kings who knelt on the ground together, Emperor Chongzhen sighed and said, "What are you doing with your uncles and brothers? It's just a few fiefdoms, so why bother? ”

The more Emperor Chongzhen did not take back the domestic fiefdom, Zhu Yi? The more uneasy it is in the hearts of others.

Thinking of the rumors about Zhu Yujian and others that had been circulated privately by the vassal kings before, Zhu Yi? simply gritted his teeth, took out a stack of Chongzhen treasure money from his arms, and said: "Your Majesty, the previous time, my Daming East China Sea Fleet and the South China Sea pacified Java and Luzon and other places, and the ministers were not congratulated, and I am willing to sacrifice five million taels of silver to the labor army!" ”

Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said, "Brother Dai Wang's heart is so thick, how can I be embarrassed to refuse?" I first thanked the soldiers of the fleet for the acting king. ”

After finishing speaking, Emperor Chongzhen instructed Wang Chengen: "Chengen, write it down, send down all the money that the uncles and brothers of the king entered, and let the people of Jinyiwei and Dongchang do this in person, and no one is allowed to get up and down in the middle, write it down?" ”

Emperor Chongzhen collected the money very happily, and the ten vassal kings below were bleeding from their hearts.

The four vassal kings who had been canonized at the time of the founding of the country, led by the Dai Wang, were each 5 million taels, and the remaining six miscellaneous fish vassal kings were 1 million taels each, totaling 26 million taels of silver.

It's just a moment of hard work, it's gone, and I have to thank Emperor Chongzhen for robbing him and others.

Where to reason!

After the ten vassal kings retreated, Emperor Chongzhen ordered: "Go to the empress." ”

Empress Zhou, who was chatting with several other concubines, smiled when she saw Emperor Chongzhen's radiant face: "What's the fun about today?" ”

Emperor Chongzhen said with a smile: "Of course, Brother Wang, they are grateful that the officers and men of the fleet went on an expedition overseas and specially donated 26 million taels of silver to work the army, and I am very happy in my heart." ”

After waving his hand and letting the queen and several other concubines sit down, Emperor Chongzhen said with a smile: "Cheng En, tell the imperial dining room, I will have lunch here with the queen today, and let the imperial dining room add a few more dishes." ”

After thinking about it, Emperor Chongzhen continued: "Depending on the location of the maidens, add a local dish for each." ”

After Wang Chengen received the order to retreat, Emperor Chongzhen leaned on the couch and said with a smile: "I am comfortable in my heart." ”

Queen Zhou covered her mouth and smiled: "Your Majesty is comfortable in his heart, and several uncles and brothers may not be comfortable in their hearts, right?" ”

Emperor Chongzhen smiled: "Let them go, as the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty, if they don't do their best for the Ming Dynasty, why should they enjoy the benefits that the Ming Dynasty gave them?" ”

When it comes to this, it is already an end, and there is no way to talk about the topic further down - the ancestral system that is not allowed to interfere in politics in the harem is there, and it is no problem for Queen Zhou to care about her uncles and brothers, and no matter how much she does, she will be suspected of interfering in politics.

Emperor Chongzhen's eyes were sharp, and when he saw that Empress Zhou and the others each had an embroidered bandage behind them, he smiled and said, "What are you embroidering?" And show it to me? ”

Empress Zhou snorted and said, "It's all some of her daughter's things, when did Your Majesty become interested in these?" ”

Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said, "I'm also curious, I want to see what kind of patterns the queen and several concubines can embroider." ”

Empress Zhou had no choice but to make a look and handed a few embroidered bandages to Emperor Chongzhen.

"Okay, the mandarin duck embroidered on this is beautiful, it must be the queen's handiwork. Well, the two little tigers on this must be the handiwork of Concubine Tian? ”

Emperor Chongzhen picked it up and commented on the two embroidered bandages in front of him, and then took out the embroidered bandages that made Emperor Chongzhen almost smile on his belly: "The two cats embroidered by Concubine Wan are quite cute!" ”

The two strange creatures with bared teeth said that the tiger was not like a tiger, and that the cat was also a little reluctant, and Emperor Chongzhen had to judge these two creatures as cats.

After hearing this, Yan Yuzhuo snorted, stomped his feet and said, "Your Majesty is eccentric!" It's obviously two little tigers! ”

Emperor Chongzhen smiled: "Okay, good, the little tiger is not yet." ”

After Yan Yuzhuo turned his anger into joy, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said, "Liao'er is already seven years old this year, right?" ”

Wanyan Yuzhuo's heart suddenly burst into shape, and he smiled forcefully: "Yes, it's already seven years old." ”

Emperor Chongzhen hummed and said, "I will go back and arrange people, and take Xiao'er to the young army to study." ”

Wanyan Yuzhuo didn't speak, but Queen Zhou said: "Your Majesty, Liao'er is still young, it's too early to go to the Young Army now?" Even the masters who taught Lie'er said that Lie'er was born to accompany Hui and should read more. ”

Emperor Chongzhen said with a smile: "My son, I am also distressed, but it is precisely because of my distress that I let him go to study in the young army." ”

After a pause, Emperor Chongzhen continued: "The widow was born in the deep palace, growing up in the hands of a woman, and the widow has not tasted sorrow, sorrow, labor, fear, and danger.

The queen must know the words of Lu Aigong. The children of the heavenly family grew up in the deep palace, they don't know the suffering of the people, they don't know the life of the people, how is it different from the liech?

Liao'er is my child, the king of Liao, who doesn't know how to be a person, how to be a king, how to be the lord of a country? What is what the prime minister and the lieutenant of the country say? ”

Queen Zhou said: "The concubine also knows that it is for the good of Liao'er, but Xian'er is still young, and she is enlightened in the palace, why don't you wait a few more years?" If Liao'er is already twelve or thirteen years old, His Majesty will definitely obey this proposal? ”

Emperor Chongzhen looked at Wanyan Yuzhuo and said, "Yuzhuo, what do you think?" You can tell me that there is no one else today, they are all a family. ”

After Yan Yuzhuo hesitated for a long time, he gritted his teeth and said, "The concubine is willing to obey His Majesty's arrangement!" ”

Although Wanyan Yuzhuo has a delicate temperament, it does not mean that he is a fool - his mother's identity is there, and the identity of his son Zhu Cixie's eldest son is also there, and Emperor Chongzhen's arrangement can be said to be really thinking about the child.

As the eldest son of the emperor, he was born on the cusp, even if his mother was a foreigner - this is the case with the mother and son.

Instead of staying in the palace all the time, it is better to go out of the palace early to go to school, which can be regarded as a kind of protection for the child.

As for the question that Empress Zhou was worried about that Xian'er was still young, Wanyan Yuzhuo was not too worried - on the Liaodong grassland, children younger than this one would also start to learn to shepherd sheep and ride and shoot.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at the puffing Empress Zhou and wanted to say something more, so he smiled and waved his hand and said: "Queen don't worry, I mean to let the children go out of the palace to study first, but I didn't say that I won't come back after leaving the palace, right?"

In this way, in the future, all children who have reached the age of seven will go to school in the palace in the morning and learn to ride and shoot in the young army in the afternoon, right?

Besides, even if you go to the young army, you have the secret protection of the Jinyi Guard, and you can't go wrong. ”

Queen Zhou said angrily: "King Xin should be really ruthless!" ”

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was also speechless.

Queen Zhou is good anywhere, but she calls King Xin in a hurry - the emperor can't scold, and King Xin can't scold?

After laughing wryly, Emperor Chongzhen spoke: "I don't want to do this, but my son can produce something like Liu Ju and Li Chengqian, but not Li You, Li Su and Sima Zhen."

The queen can treat Liao'er like this, and my heart is also happy, which shows that there are no messy things in my harem that make me feel bad.

But the queen must also understand the truth of loving mothers and many defeated children. If you want to wear the crown, you must first bear its weight, Liao'er will be the king of Liao in the future, and these hardships are also what he should eat, unless he is willing to be a concubine in the future! ”

Emperor Chongzhen's categorical words made the atmosphere in Kunning Palace cool down.

Everyone understands the truth, but how many people are willing to accept it when it really falls on them?

No one expected that Emperor Chongzhen would suddenly come up with such a move, and it was aimed at his own children.