Now that the new monarch intends to improve their political status, those princes who want to do something for the country and society have begun to fluctuate in their hearts. In particular, Zhu Yuhong, the king of Min, was named the great-grandson of the world when he was in Wanli, he now lives in Wugang, has been quite talented for generations, and has won the love of the people in the local area, and what is even more bullish is that a prime minister has emerged after hundreds of years. On the way to Nanjing, he saw that the disaster area had been effectively relieved, the business in Jiangsu and Zhejiang was prosperous, and he suddenly felt that the Ming Dynasty had regained its vitality, and the people had enough food and clothing.

Zhu Yuhong was deeply touched by these scenes, and his heart was worried about the country and the people, and he said with feeling:

"The war on the northern border is tight, and most of us, the rich and noble princes, can't help it, so we can only contribute a little bit to express the family affection that the blood is thicker than the water. The saint is a young talent, and the martial arts have the legacy of the ancestors, and he has created a feat that has never been done since the founding of the country for two years after ascending the throne. ”

King Min's words come from the bottom of his heart, and his feelings will naturally resonate with others. However, his performance was completely unexpected by Zhu Youxiao, after all, Wugang was only a sixth-tier town, and it was not as good as the fiefdoms of other feudal kings in terms of economy and strategic location, so it never attracted Zhu Youxiao's attention.

Now that I heard him take the initiative to ask for help, I suddenly felt admiration in my heart, and said with a smile:

"King Min has been virtuous for generations, has made outstanding achievements in Wugang, and has won the support of the local people. Nowadays, the northern border is severe, the southeast pirates are rampant, and the inland disasters are frequent, and the Ming Dynasty can be described as internal and external troubles, and it has reached the juncture of life and death.

Although I have the heart to turn the tide and prosper in the world, I still need to rely on the concerted efforts of all the princes. Since King Min took the initiative to speak, I always want to reward something, thinking about it is just some gold, silver and jade silk, you have seen more of these mundane things than me, I will not take them out and offer ugliness, or you can say it yourself, just open your mouth if you want anything. ”

Seeing the little emperor's serious expression, Zhu Yuhong knew that this was not a joke, so he was flattered for a while and had no idea, so he quickly kowtowed and thanked him, and said:

"The Holy Lord personally conquered Liaodong, annexed outside the border, implemented a new policy, and returned to the heart of the four seas. Now the Ming Dynasty is thriving, the world is a family is the expectation of the people, if the time of the saint will be able to turn the tide, to create an unprecedented prosperous era. This Wang Xi is in a high position, but he has no size of merit, and he really does not dare to accept the holy reward, only hope that the ancestral foundation can be passed on through the ages, and the royal people will flourish. ”

Zhu Youxiao wants to have a bicycle, and if you want to take it in the future, you have to rely on your real skills, don't expect the imperial court to provide you with a free lunch. Since you are willing to come forward, you can set an example, turn your head and say to Wang An:

"Spread the decree, Jin Feng Min King Zhu Yuhong will be the Prince of Min, and enter the Qinzheng Palace to participate in military affairs!"

This decision was like a rain in a long drought, and it instantly made the silent vassal kings restless. Since the martyrdom, the prince's title has been very few, and no one can participate in the government politics, and Zhu Yuhong, the prince of Min, can be said to be a scorpion baba (poison). Everyone was busy greeting him, his face was full of jealousy, and his heart was eager to try. changed the stinky problem of kowtowing more and talking less in the past, and made suggestions one after another, and the hall was full of people for a while.

After several days of deliberation, it was decided to cooperate with the imperial court to re-measure the land and to crack down on the growing land annexation situation and ensure that the tenant farmers had enough land to support themselves. They were allowed to participate in politics and engage in commercial and trade activities. In the event of war, they suspended the distribution of money and took the lead in raising donations to subsidize the imperial court deficit. Finally, the appropriate age and prime of the imperial family were selected to enlist in the army and form a royal army to jointly defend the interests of the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, Zhu Youxiao was very reluctant to move the cheese of the vassal kings at this time, but the imperial court had long been unable to make ends meet after years of war, and military reform, water conservancy, construction of Chi Road, and relief to disaster areas were all gold-swallowing monsters, and the internal silver could not last for ten years at all. Zhu Youxiao could only choose to elevate their political status in exchange for economic support, after all, in addition to the high amount of money, these princes also had countless fiefs and assets, and these money should be used to prosper the country and enrich the people at a time of national crisis.

Although these policies have caused dissatisfaction among some princes, they do not dare to openly oppose them, firstly, there is a positive example of Prince Min, and secondly, Zhu Youxiao has already said ugly things in front, the Zhu family is both prosperous and lossy, and the emperor has embezzled the internal silver, what excuse do they have. In this eventful season, if even compatriots and siblings can't support each other, then the Ming Dynasty really has no hope.

For those princes who did not cooperate, Zhu Youxiao decided to catch a few to kill chickens and monkeys. For example, King Xiang of Xiangyang, King of Chu of Wuchang and King of Shu of Chengdu. As mentioned above, Zhu Zhishu, the king of Shu, once scattered all his wealth to organize the people to defend the city, but later when Zhang Xianzhong surrounded Chengdu Mansion, he said: "If you don't want money, the carrier hall is idle, or you sell it for money?" Obviously, except for Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, who dared to carry the palace, the others had no intention of buying. These noble princes became the targets of massacres by the peasant army, and not only killed their entire families everywhere they went, but also robbed them of their property.

Zhu Youxiao thought to himself that their wealth was all people's fat and people's ointment, and instead of cheapening the thieves, it was better to find a way to squeeze it out for the construction of people's livelihood, which could be regarded as taking it from the people and using it for the people. In addition to taking the royal family, he also decided to follow the trend of the Age of Discovery, and the imperial court issued policies to improve the status of merchants, encourage the development of commerce, and resume foreign trade with the state as the main body.

This time, Zhu Youxiao made a lot of money on the southern tour, but the vassal kings lost all their fat and complained bitterly. In order to appease their emotions, Zuo Zhan set up a family banquet again at the time of parting, ready to show up to speak.

After three rounds of drinking, Zhu Youxiao ordered someone to carry the map of the territory of the Ming Dynasty to the main hall, and said with a sword:

"I know that you think that the destruction of the country and the death of the family are alarmist, so you might as well open the skylight today and say something. Since the founding of Taizu, the war around our dynasty has not stopped, especially in order to deal with the pressure from the north, Emperor Chengzu did not hesitate to move the Beijing division to Beijing, which is called the Son of Heaven guarding the country, and no emperor in history has ever dared to do this.

The foundation of the ancestors has been passed to me for nearly 260 years, and throughout history, the Han and Tang dynasties are basically this fixed number, although I do not have the majestic courage of Taizu and Chengzu, but I am determined to die and coexist with the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, I don't want to be the king of the dead country, in order to ensure that the Ming Dynasty can survive for generations, I have formulated a three-line strategy. With the Great Wall as the first line, I am responsible for resisting the threat from the nomads in the north, and once I am lost, I will apologize to my ancestors. After my death, the crown prince succeeded to the throne of Nanjing, with the Qinling Mountains, the Huai River, and the Yangtze River as the second line, relying on natural dangers to continue to resist the invasion of foreign enemies. If Nanjing is lost, Xinjun can withdraw to the four southwestern provinces and continue to command the military and civilian battles throughout the country by relying on the lofty mountains and mountains. ”

Zhu Youxiao illustrated the third-line strategy to express his determination to die as a king, and the vassal kings present suddenly sobered up most of them after listening to it, and secretly said whether this little emperor is crazy or not, it is simply nonsense. It has been almost 260 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, with a vast territory and a large population, and there are no strong enemies around, so how can it be destroyed?

In fact, Zhu Youxiao didn't believe it, this was just the worst plan, but his purpose was to persuade this group of vassal kings to willingly come up with money to fund their new policy, so he couldn't help but swear it. At this time, the monarch and the minister fell into a terrible silence again, whoever spoke first would lose, so it was time for the group to perform again, and the acting king Zhu Naijun slowly walked to the map with an old pace, and after carefully looking at the location of Datong, he said:

"The Holy One has taken history as a mirror, which makes this king admire and worship. The king of the dynasty lives in Datong, and no prince has ever enjoyed peace in peace, and those who are far away have also entered the customs first, and those who are close to the Tatar Rebellion of Bibai, and now the Khalkha of the Khalkha Department lives in the Hetao area.

Of course, the border passes are not as good as the mainland, and the princes can enjoy the prosperity of the peaceful and prosperous world in their own fiefdoms, but the Jingshi bears the pressure of the northern nomads. The saint ascended the throne at the age of sixteen, and did not hesitate to conquer Liaodong in order to protect the Ming Dynasty, and now there is such a majestic three-line strategy. If the saint does not give up, the king is willing to guard the front line together, and if the foreign enemy wants to enter the capital division, he must step on the body of the king. ”

Since the Ming Dynasty experienced the change of Tumubao, the emperor's personal conquest has been secretive, and after that, only the restless Wuzong Zhu Houzhao and the little Mongolian prince (Lin Dan's ancestor Dayan Khan) fought in Yingzhou. Although the "Records of Wu Zong" believes that 100,000 soldiers and horses on both sides fought for a whole day, and the Mongol army lost 16 people and the Ming army killed 52 people, I really don't bother to refute this kind of nonsense to deceive three-year-old children.

In the decades after Yingzhou's victory, Mongolia had only sporadic offenses, but did not dare to go deeper. When the Chahar Department unified the grassland, Qi Jiguang, Li Chengliang, and Li Rusong were not fuel-efficient lamps, and finally survived until Li Chengliang died of illness, Li Rusong died of drunkenness, and Nurhachi rose in Liaodong again, in addition to fighting against the Ming Dynasty, he also went to the grassland from time to time as a guest.

In this context, the northern border troubles have always maintained a balance, so Sejong and Shenzong can also rest assured that they can refine and indulge in the harem, but the homework they missed from class still has to be made up by others.

Now that Zhu Youxiao has put on the attitude of the king and the society, and the acting king has added oil and vinegar, the vassal kings have begun to doubt their beliefs. After all, this kind of third-line strategic layout is a shock in itself, and no emperor will gamble his life on the fortune of the country, unless all this is really coming.

In order to continue to bewitch everyone, the second group performance appeared, and Zhu Changxuan, the twenty-five-year-old Gui King, came to Zhu Youxiao with a sick illness, first committed himself to the ceremony, and then said:

"Since the founding of Taizu, our dynasty has experienced the threats of the Tatars, Warats, Wakos, Tuman, Jurchens, and Tusi, and has never had real peace, and the so-called peace has been bought by the soldiers with their lives.

Now the saint is wise and powerful, and the three thousand tigers under his command are brave and crowned with three armies, and I heard that in Liaodong, he not only humiliated Mang Gurtai, who claimed to be the first Baturu of the Jurchens, but also defeated the 60,000 iron horsemen of Huang Taiji under the leadership of the saint, which is really a strange story through the ages.

It's a pity that although this king is in the prime of life, he has been sick and can't follow the Holy Lord to fight on the battlefield. This time when I went to Hengzhou to be sealed, I was terrified. The Holy Emperor was able to allocate the internal bank for the sake of the Jiangshan Society, and risked his life, and the imperial uncle was willing to give up all the money and fiefdoms and fully support the Holy Lord's new policy.

To put it bluntly, the foundation of our ancestors is guarded by the Holy God for us, and everyone enjoys glory and wealth under his protection. If it is really as the saint said, the Ming Dynasty is ruined, how many of you here can be alone? At that time, not to mention money, land, and beauties, I'm afraid that even the incense will be cut off! ”

Ruiwang Zhu Changxuan, the seventh son of Mingshenzong, was in Hengzhou in the seventh year of the Apocalypse. Because he has been sick, there are not many historical records, but he has a powerful son named Zhu Youlang.

Under the repeated instigation of the acting king and the king of Rui, everyone seemed to recognize the potential crisis. They can continue to live a life of extravagance and fornication, but first they must be kept alive. In fact, Zhu Youxiao's three-line strategy may not be implemented, and he does not plan that they can give up all their fiefs and fiefs like King Rui, as long as they cede the illegally occupied fiefs to the people and take out part of their family property to fund the new policy.