Chapter 372: Choice
Everything is going in order.
Although Jinyiwei's investigation of the hundred officials' personal friendship with the clan of the vassal king has not yet ended, but, on the third day of the first month of March, the imperial court still issued an order to once again discredit the feudal clan, first telling the clan hundred officials according to the law of the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty, the feudal king's personal relationship with the official is to be imprisoned in the high wall of the central capital, and then sent five "ministers of the Qin Mission" to be fully responsible for the investigation, for a time, the world's vassal royal clans are all frightened, even if they know that they absolutely do not have the idea of rebellion, but if they say not to interact with officials, it is impossible, after all, in that position, It's impossible not to socialize.
Just when the vassal clans were waiting for the emperor's thunderous anger in panic, the disposition of King Heng was finally announced to the world - King Heng was executed in the capital, and was burned to ashes, and at the same time abolished King Heng's feudal state, such a severe punishment has a precedent in the Ming Dynasty, but even so, the emperor's decisiveness is still terrifying for the vassal kings everywhere.
However, at the same time that Hengguo was abolished, the "Ming Pao" published a full-page article on "Yi Feng Nanyang for the World", which listed in detail the many benefits of the vassal king Yi Feng Nanyang, because a few days ago Shi Yiwen made great achievements in Nanyang "expanding thousands of miles", and the Chinese people are no strangers to Nanyang, which naturally caused a controversy, but because of the special time, this debate was probably carried out in private.
As for the vassal kings in various places, they were waiting for the arrival of the ministers in fear at this time, and what would they dare to say. Just when the dark tide was surging, Shi Yiwen once again walked into Wusha Hutong and walked into Zhang Juzheng's study, not only him, but also Ma Ziqiang in the study.
"The imperial court has prepared an excerpt for the impeachment of the feudal kings in various places, bullying officials and the people at will, forcibly seizing the land of officials and people at every turn, plus personal officials, as long as the minister arrives, when the time comes, this side will also be impeached, so that at least half of the clans and vassals in the world will be imprisoned in the high wall."
When Shoufu's words fell, Ma Ziqiang said on the side.
"The clan is always a phoenix and a dragon grandson, and we can't be too harsh, Shoufu, as a minister, we must stop Your Majesty from acting recklessly. ……”
Hearing this, Shi Yiwen glanced at Zhang Juzheng, but saw that he was also looking at himself.
It's time!
"Your Majesty is not bent on acting recklessly, but because King Heng's rebellion has made Your Majesty see the crisis, and if you want to stop Your Majesty, you have to do the strategy of drawing wages from the bottom of the kettle, so that Your Majesty and the world can feel at ease."
Shi Yiwen stood up, took out a copy of the Yifeng Nanyang Founding Map, this map was drawn by him with reference to the map of Southeast Asia in the space and the map of Southeast Asia in this era, held it in both hands, and handed it to Ma Ziqiang in person.
"This picture is the strategy for drawing salaries at the bottom of the kettle!"
Ma Ziqiang took the scroll suspiciously, opened it slowly, glanced at a few big characters on the picture, and then looked up in surprise, looked at Shi Yiwen, and then looked at Zhang Juzheng.
"Easy to seal the South Seas!"
"Exactly!"
Glancing at the map, Ma Ziqiang looked up at Shi Yiwen again, and then at Zhang Juzheng bowed his head and drank tea, not looking at him at all, as for Shi Yiwen, he just sat down again, and then stopped talking.
They should have discussed this matter among themselves!
Putting the map on the table, Ma Ziqiang looked down at the map, and the location of more than 20 countries could be clearly seen on the map, which corresponded to the current 20 princes.
For the article on the "Ming Pao", Ma Ziqiang naturally read it, and knew that "Yi Feng Nanyang" may be the best choice for the Ming Dynasty, the clan, and the world, but this map still made him a little frightened, and then he thought that Shi Yiwen was the owner of "Ming Pao", and it seemed that the article should be from his instructions.
After a long silence, Ma Ziqiang finally looked up at Shi Yiwen and said.
"I already know the benefits of feudalism. But does Zhiyuan know the difficulty? ”
Shi Yiwen hurriedly bowed and said.
"I'm asking for advice from the elder."
Glancing at the map, Ma Ziqiang said.
"Now, the world's clans are already panicked, once this picture comes out, I think it will definitely lead to chaos in the hearts of the clan, and all the nobles of Tianhuang will be easily sealed to the miasma of the South Seas. When the time comes, there will definitely be clans that are unwilling to be exiled, and self-immolation may not be impossible! Zhiyuan, these people are all the descendants of Emperor Gao, they either set themselves on fire to protest, or refused to leave the fiefdom, when the time comes, what will the court do with them? ”
Nodding, Shi Yiwen said.
"What the elder said is true. However, I also want to ask the elder of the pavilion, in today's form, if he said to the vassal king that he would be sealed to Nanyang and establish a country on his own, would the elder think that the vassal king would agree? ”
"Naturally, some people will agree, after all, Your Majesty is determined to teach the clan some lessons this time."
"Yes, they will never refuse, let alone dare to refuse. If the imperial court holds them accountable, they will be imprisoned in the high wall of the central capital at that time, and it seems that they will be confined, but in fact, they have been humiliated by the central officials, and they would really rather die than be sealed? I think they will be willing to go to the South Seas! ”
Ma Ziqiang thought for a while, and then said,
"There will definitely be people who will want to go, and there will be people who won't go......"
"Indeed, there must be people who are willing to go, and I believe that there are quite a few people who are willing to go, after all, Yi Feng Nanyang is a prince of a country, and the king of the country is in the court, not only can he show his ambitions, but he is no longer a prisoner like before, and most of them will not have any reason to object."
Perhaps those vassal kings in the Ming Dynasty seem to enjoy all the glory and wealth, but in fact they are just a group of prisoners who can't leave the palace for half a step, and if they want to get out of the city, they must be approved by the magistrate, otherwise they will be punished heavily, locked in high walls, or even lose their lives.
But how could anyone, given the opportunity, be willing to be such a prisoner? What's more, the human heart is always selfish. In the past they were mere nominal prisoners, but now they can become kings, even if they are so-called "under one man", but only in name.
How could they possibly refuse such a good thing? Emperor...... Who doesn't want to be a monarch, but they just don't have the reputation of an emperor!
Of course, these words naturally can't be said, but Shi Yiwen believes that the selfishness of those people will make them make the best choice for themselves.
"Yi Feng Nanyang's edict, as long as a few vassal kings are happy to obey the edict and dare to ask the elder, when the time comes, which prince will dare to refuse? Don't forget, the ministers who thoroughly investigated their personal relations are on their way to various places, and when the time comes, they can be locked up in the high walls with only a piece of paper, and the humiliated prisoners on one side and the king of a country on the other, what will they choose? ”