Since the founding of Taizu, in order to guard the Quartet, the Ming court sent the heirs of the Zhu family to all important places in the country as vassal kings. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThese vassal kings not only have the status of a prince, but also have a lot of power in their hands, whether it is for local political affairs or military affairs, they all have absolute power.

Moreover, these vassal kings also had the military power that really belonged to them - the royal guards. There are more than three or five guards, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, as few as one or two guards, thousands of people, in all prefectures and counties, that is a powerful force that can not be ignored.

It's a pity that these majestic days didn't last long. Once Emperor Taizu Hongwu died, Jianwen, who succeeded to the throne, began to feel less at ease with these uncles and princes, so there was a round of bloody feudal domain reduction, and many powerful feudal lords also suffered because of this.

But it was precisely because of this incident of cutting the feudal domain that Zhu Di, the king of Yan at that time, had to rebel in order to protect himself, and played the banner of Jingnan. Then, it was the well-known uncle usurped the nephew position, and the Ming Emperor's throne changed owners.

What the vassal kings of all over the world never dreamed of was that Emperor Yongle, who had won the throne as the vassal king, also made the same choice as his nephew after securing his position, and began to wantonly cut the feudal domain. Of course, Yongle, who had learned the lessons of his predecessor, did not force the vassal kings of various places into a desperate situation, but only reduced the military power in their hands and the power to intervene in local political affairs.

It was also from that time that the power of the Ming vassal king could no longer step into the political arena, and could only be raised by the state like a large group of rice worms, living a drunken life like a dream and death. The only exception was the rebellion of King Ning during the Zhengde Dynasty, but the turmoil only caused a slight turmoil, and it was wiped out by Wang Yangming, a generation of all-round saints.

Since then, the vassal kings have been deprived of all possible turmoil by the imperial court, and at the same time, they have been watched more closely by the imperial court, and it is difficult to do anything. In order to protect himself, ordinary princes can only stay at home, just be a rich man with a better reputation, waiting to rest with the country.

It was divided until it was called Jingjiang at that time, and then it was renamed Guilin's Jingwang lineage, and he has been a man with his tail between his legs all these years. Not to mention asking about the local military and political affairs in Guangxi, even ordinary officials, they rarely interact.

Moreover, because of the remote location, the silver taels allocated by the imperial court are not too much, and this palace looks quite old, and it may still be a little bold from a distance, but when you get closer, you will find that this Jingwang Mansion always gives people a feeling of twilight.

Although there were still more than a dozen palace guards guarding the door, everyone seemed lazy, ignoring the people who walked in front of them. It was the two tall white marble stone lions that were supposed to look majestic in front of the gate, and they were a little listless in the eyes of people, without the slightest atmosphere of the king of beasts.

When the eight brocade guards followed Yang Zhen to the gate of the palace, when they saw this scene, their faces were first full of surprise, and then they all frowned. Originally, after listening to Yang Zhen's analysis, they were still full of confidence and hope for Jingwangfu, but now when they look at the posture in front of the door, their hearts are half cold.

But Yang Zhen was not discouraged by this, some things can't just be seen on the surface, there is a good saying, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, this dignified prince is naturally bigger than a camel, isn't it?

Without paying much attention to everyone's expressions, Yang Zhen had already rolled off the saddle before dismounting the stone, and then dusted off the dust on his body, and strode towards the gate of the palace.

Seeing someone coming straight towards the gate of their house, the guards, who were still at a loss, gathered up a little and greeted them with knives and guns: "Who are you?" "Although this palace has little power, it is not something that ordinary people can approach casually.

Yang Zhen hugged his fist at them, and then took out his waist card and handed it to one of them: "Yang Zhen, the secretary of Jinyi Wei Zhen, has something important to ask to see Prince Jing!" ”

"Jinyi Wei Zhenfu Division......" After hearing him report his identity, several guards looked obviously stunned, and then a trace of fear appeared in their eyes.

What is the number of Jinyiwei, they are naturally very clear. And generally speaking, it will not be a good thing to let the Jinyi Guards come to the door, especially the feudal palace like them. According to common sense, only when the imperial court wants to reprimand the prince, or even withdraw the feudal domain, will the Jinyi guard be sent to visit suddenly.

This thought made the hearts of all the guards sink in their hearts. But this is not something they can handle, so they can only say yes, and then hurried to the gate to deliver the news.

After waiting for a cup of tea, a middle-aged man who looked like a civil official greeted him with some doubts on his face: "Shi Bailiang, the head of the Xiaguan Jingwang Mansion, has seen a bad time. What do you command, and please speak inside. As he spoke, he looked inward rather respectfully.

If the vassal king is regarded as the emperor of the land, this long history of assisting the prince in handling daily affairs can be regarded as the prime minister of the kingdom. Of course, with the dilapidated appearance of King Jing's Mansion now, let alone the long history, even King Jing himself, I'm afraid there is no majesty at all.

But even so, Yang Zhen and the others were able to be greeted by Changshi in person, which was enough to show that the other party attached importance to them. There is no way, the shadow of the famous tree of people, the name of Jinyiwei in the world has been too loud recently, and Yang Zhen, who single-handedly made Jinyiwei a person who completely replaced the existence of Dongchang, is even more daring to be contemptuous. Even in a place like the southwest, his reputation for Yang Zhen is still thunderous.

Of course, it's hard to say how much of this is because of the fear that the imperial court will send Jinyi guards to ask about the crime. Although Yang Zhen had some guesses about this, he was not in a hurry to explain, he just returned the salute to the other party, and then led his subordinates to swagger into the gate of the palace.

When Bai Changshi saw him like this, his heart was even tighter, so he had to speed up his pace and lead them to a side hall in front of the palace.

At this time, the current King of Jing, Zhu Renchang, had already learned the news and was waiting in the palace with some anxiety. Because Zhu Shouqian, the first king of Jing, was only the nephew of Emperor Hongwu, the names of his descendants did not belong to the five elements unique to the royal family.

Seeing several capable men walking into the side hall under the leadership of the palace governor, Zhu Renchang's face showed a slightly reluctant smile, and at this time, Yang Zhen had already taken the lead in bowing down and saluting: "The minister Jinyi Wei commanded Yang Zhen to meet His Royal Highness King Jing!" ”

"Yang Yanshi, please get up." Zhu Renchang hurriedly waved his hand to signal everyone to get up, and added: "Give a seat." It wasn't until everyone sat down that he looked at Yang Zhen with some apprehension: "I don't know why Yang Yan came to my Jingwang Mansion today?" But is there any will of the imperial court? After speaking, he stared at Yang Zhen nervously, for fear that he would immediately take out a holy decree to cut off his throne.

"Your Highness forgives your sins, the minister did not come today to be ordered by the imperial court, but to ask His Highness and the people of King Jing's Mansion for help on important matters." Because the difference in status between the two sides is a bit big, and the matter is indeed a bit urgent this time, Yang Zhen didn't go around in circles, and directly introduced the topic.

When he heard that he was not ordered by the imperial court to trouble him as he feared, King Jing was relieved at first. But soon, he frowned again, this Yang Yan is too Meng Lang, even if he is very powerful in the capital, after all, he is just a courtier, how can he dare to directly show his identity and ask to see such a vassal king as himself? It also hurt that he was really alarmed.

However, due to the reputation of Jinyiwei, King Jing didn't dare to attack in person, so he could only sink his face slightly: "But what is it, can you be asked to act like this?" There was already a hint of reproach and dissatisfaction in his tone.

In this regard, Yang Zhen couldn't see it, and smiled bitterly: "It happened suddenly, and the minister couldn't find anyone to help him for a while, so he had to take the liberty to come to the door to ask the prince for you." Moreover, this matter is related to the safety of the entire territory of Guangxi, and the minister feels that the prince, as the vassal king of the imperial court here, should not stay out of the matter. ”

"Huh? What did you say? Don't be alarmist. As soon as King Jing heard this, his expression changed again, and he was a little nervous again: "What is related to the safety of Guangxi, you quickly make it clear." ”

Yang Zhen didn't hesitate too much, and then said: "The minister only came to Guangxi for some private matters this time, but I didn't want to receive the news in the middle of the road, there are White Lotus Sect traitors who want to encourage foreign Tusi in the southwestern provinces to make trouble, including Guangxi. And under the minister's investigation, he found that the matter was true......" Saying that, Yang Zhen told the facts he had relatively simply.

After hearing these words, Zhu Renchang and Bai Rail were stunned on the spot, and they couldn't come back to their senses for a long time. As a vassal king, even if he has no power and no power now, if such a rebellion really happens, he, the vassal king, will definitely be held accountable by the imperial court. What's more, if someone really makes a rebellion, the vassal king of his place will inevitably become the target of those thieves, whether it is killing or arresting, it is enough for them to suffer.

"This ...... Is this true? After a long time, King Jing asked with a bit of a stutter.

"It should be eighty percent true, the minister came to Guilin this time to prevent trouble, hoping to find out the thieves hidden here before they get into trouble. Lord Wang, you should understand that this Guilin is an important place in Guangxi, and if the thieves want to really cause chaos in Guangxi, this is the place where they will focus on making a move. In the same way, if we want to stop this turmoil, we must also start from this and find and take down the White Lotus Sect traitors hiding here as soon as possible! Yang Zhen said, a pair of eyes were already burning on King Jing's face.