Inside the Wuying Palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang's face sank like water, and his face was expressionless on a face full of age spots.

Xiao Fan raised his eyes and peeked at it, but he couldn't find any joy or anger on his face, and he didn't know what Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude was towards the matter of cutting the domain.

However, since Zhu Yuanzhang wants him to say the idea of cutting the domain, just say it, whether he is willing to cut it is his business, as he said, as long as the courtiers fulfill their responsibility to provide advice, it is none of his business whether he adopts it or not.

"Your Majesty, if you really make up your mind to cut down the domain, it will be easy for you." Xiao Fan bowed and said.

"What do you mean by that?" Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Xiao Fan's face and asked slowly.

"Your Majesty, under the whole world, it is not the king's land, the whole world belongs to Your Majesty, if you make an order to take back the kings' domains, no one dares to object, the vassal kings are all the princes of Your Majesty, once Your Majesty's holy decree arrives, who dares not to obey?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile: "If someone really doesn't obey, what should I do?" What if my princes are reluctant to give up the great power in their fiefdoms and simply rebel against me? ”

"Your Majesty, this is a fundamental worry, the minister believes that no prince dares to do such a great rebellion, because this Ming Dynasty is your Majesty's own hands, Your Majesty's prestige has long been ingrained in the hearts of the princes, among the kings, no one has the courage to dare to resist Your Majesty's heavenly might, even if they have hidden evil intentions, they dare not take action, on prestige, on the influence of the people, on military command ability, on the strength of the court and local armies, they are not Your Majesty's opponents, the time and place are favorable, The kings did not occupy it, and the kings would never dare to do such an uncertain rebellion. ”

"Besides, since ancient times, whether it is a rebellion or an uprising, there must be a name, and only by being famous can the people of the world recognize and follow, if the kings rebel against Your Majesty, what is their name? Destroying the father with a son is a great rebellion, and if they rebel, they will push themselves into a desperate situation where they are reviled and isolated by the people of the world, and all the kings are wise and wise people, and they must know these interests and disadvantages. If Your Majesty gives an order to the kings to cut down the vassals, the ministers dare to conclude that even if the kings are unwilling, they will honestly obey the order, and no one will dare to disobey Your Majesty's will. ”

"As Mr. Huang said, what to mobilize the imperial army to monitor, and what to cut the small feudal domain first and then the large feudal domain, etc., these propositions are actually not necessary at all, but will push the father-son relationship between His Majesty and the vassal kings to a tense situation, and it is likely to be self-defeating. Your Majesty is the co-ruler of the world, and your Majesty's will can decide everything, and there is no need to ask for so much trouble by beating around the bush. ”

Huang Zicheng snorted heavily with anger on his face when he heard this.

Xiao Fan raised his head as he spoke, looked directly at Zhu Yuanzhang, and said calmly and powerfully: "All in all, the difficulty of cutting the feudal domain is not in the matter itself, but in Your Majesty's determination. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Xiao Fan deeply, and he was shocked by Xiao Fan's remarks.

What kind of extraordinary experience did this man have that he had pondered his mind so thoroughly? Among the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, which minister could have such a sharp gaze, and his words and thoughts could penetrate people's hearts?

Xiao Fan said these words, of course Zhu Yuanzhang understands better than him, no one knows the difficulty of cutting the domain better than him, for others, cutting the domain may be as difficult as climbing to the sky, such as Huang Zicheng, he is thinking about how to cut the domain so that the world will not become chaotic, how to minimize the impact, the so-called "Ten Strategies for Cutting the Domain" is simply a bunch of nonsense, but Huang Zicheng doesn't know, his thinking direction is completely wrong, he only sees the thing itself, but he doesn't see the person who implements this thing.

Who is this person? He is Zhu Yuanzhang! Huaiyou cloth clothes, starting in troubled times, knocked down countless opponents, and single-handedly established the Ming Dynasty! He divided the kings just because he wanted the surname Zhu in the world, what if he changed his mind? He doesn't want to divide the kings anymore?

Under the whole world, it is not the king's land, he can give the princes fiefs, of course, he can also take back the fiefs, there is no need to make excuses, and there is no need to engage in any conspiracy, as long as he Zhu Yuanzhang gives an order, which prince dares not to obey obediently? Although the Son of Heaven is old, but his famous name is still there, and the people who can be called heroes in the world have been killed by him Zhu Yuanzhang, and there is only Zhu Yuanzhang who dares to call heroes in the world today! Which prince has the ability and guts to disobey his orders?

Yes, for Zhu Yuanzhang, cutting the feudal domain is actually that simple.

When Zhu Yunwen and Huang Zicheng were struggling with the matter of cutting the domain, this young man named Xiao Fan saw through the essence of the matter at a glance.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Xiao Fan, he finally had a sense of pity for this young man for the first time, Xiao Fan's disaster relief method in the past, he was only surprised by this young man's talent in civil affairs, surprised to be surprised, he actually didn't care too much, the world is big, there are too many outstanding officials in civil affairs, but Xiao Fan today, but Zhu Yuanzhang once again deeply saw his talent.

Zhu Yuanzhang turned his eyes to look at Zhu Yunwen beside him, who was thoughtful, and sighed secretly in his heart.

I hope that this Xiao Fan will be able to assist his grandson well in the future, and will be loyal and dedicated to Yun Wei for a lifetime.

After Xiao Fan's words were finished for a long time, no one in the hall still spoke.

Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking about something more far-reaching, Zhu Yunwen was frowning and thinking, but Huang Zicheng had an indifferent look on his face.

Xiao Fan raised his eyes and peeked at the three people in the hall, and couldn't help but play a small drum in his heart, cutting the feudal domain is a very sensitive matter after all, and all the ministers are secretive about it, and they don't say a word, only he is stupid and bold and dares to say in front of Lao Zhu,—— Lao Zhu shouldn't suddenly turn his face, right? There are many Huang Yanjing in history who turned his face and didn't admit it after shooting, and his character was very inferior, Lao Zhu ...... Are you one of them? Then you will die too unjustly.

The four people in the hall had their own thoughts, and after a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang asked coldly: "Xiao Fan, how old are you this year?" ”

Xiao Fan was immediately frightened when he heard this, it's over! Lao Zhu asked me what I was doing with my age? Could it be that he was planning to engrave the date of birth and death on my tombstone after he killed me?

"Your Majesty, the minister has just turned twenty years old this year." Xiao Fan replied honestly.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and muttered, "The year of the weak crown...... Xiao Fan, can there be a table? ”

"Both parents are dead, there are no elders, and there is no expression yet."

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled faintly: "So, how about I give you a table?" ”

How is it? Do I dare not say yes? Who would dare not give the emperor's face? Besides, the emperor gave the word by the emperor, it is definitely a matter of honoring the ancestors, and it will win the envy and awe of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs, which is simply a big advantage.

Xiao Fan was suddenly surprised and delighted, knelt down, and said loudly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, I am grateful!" ”

Ignoring Huang Zicheng's jealous and envious gaze beside him, Zhu Yuanzhang closed his eyes and groaned for a while, and said slowly: "Zi said: 'A gentleman thinks it is righteous. The gentleman has the courage but the unrighteousness is chaos, and the villain has the courage but the unrighteousness is the thief. ’……”

Xiao Fan thought about it, and suddenly said in surprise: "Thank you Your Majesty for giving me the word, the word in the future will be called 'Junzi', Xiao Junzi, the minister likes this name very much......"

The faces of the three people in the hall suddenly darkened, and they were all speechless: "............"

Zhu Yuanzhang glared at him fiercely, walked to the side of the dragon case, picked up the pen and wrote down two words, and then threw him the paper on which these two words were written angrily: "Hmph! You want to be beautiful! What about a gentleman, do you think you look like a gentleman? ”

Xiao Fan took the paper and looked at it in confusion, but saw two words written on it: "Shouyi".

Xiao Shouyi? Good soil name!

Xiao Fan opened his mouth and waited to object, and stopped his mouth in time when the words came to his mouth, this expression was taken by the emperor, who dared to object? Don't you want to die? Don't say "righteousness", even if he calls me a cat or a dog, I have to pinch my nose and admit it.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Xiao Fan and said meaningfully: "Xiao Fan, keep the righteousness, do the king, don't bully, don't indulge, don't be arrogant, the sage also said: 'A gentleman can't be underestimated and can be greatly received', although you have a lot of small sections, you can still be called the pillar of the country, I give you high hopes, you must keep it in mind." ”

Xiao Fan thought carefully about the meaning of these two words, and finally felt a little sudden.

Zhu Yuanzhang gave him the word in front of Huang Zicheng, which was to support him to save face and support his status in the court, but at the same time, he gave him the word "righteousness", which was also a secret warning to him that he should be loyal to the emperor and keep the righteousness of his courtiers, and he would assist Zhu Yunwen well in the future, not to bully the king, not to be arrogant, and to give him glory at the same time, he also beat him well.

"Minister, Xiao Shouyi thank Your Majesty for the word!" Xiao Fan immediately knelt down, holding high the piece of paper on which Zhu Yuanzhang had written his words, and thanked him loudly with a respectful face.

Zhu Yuanzhang said lightly: "Pingshen, the matter of cutting the feudal domain mentioned today is very important, I can't decide now, and I will discuss it after a while, you all retreat." ”

"Yes." Zhu Yunwen, Huang Zicheng, and Xiao Fan saluted together, and then slowly withdrew from the main hall.

Out of the palace gate, Xiao Fan was still holding Zhu Yuanzhang's words high, with a cautious expression, while Huang Zicheng snorted disdainfully, didn't say hello, and walked quickly to the palace gate.

Zhu Yunwen smiled and said: "Xiao Shiyu, your insight is extraordinary, the emperor's grandfather must have listened to what he said today, and his grandfather gave you a watch, which is an appreciation for you." ”

Xiao Fan wiped a cold sweat and said with a look of fear: "I'm scared to death, when Your Majesty asked me how old I was, I thought he was going to kill me, I almost asked him to help me carve an epitaph to declare to future generations how much I died wronged......"

Zhu Yunwen laughed, and then asked curiously: "If you die, what do you want to engrave on the epitaph?" ”

Xiao Fan said without thinking: "I really want to live for another five hundred years!" ”

Zhu Yunwen suddenly stood in awe: "Xiao Shi has a high heart and high ambitions!" ”

Back at home, Xiao Thrush came forward happily, Xiao Fan smiled, and showed her the words Zhu Yuanzhang gave him with a happy face.

Xiao Thrush glanced it up and down, looking at him inexplicably, his big eyes full of question marks.

Xiao Fan said with a smile: "This is written down by the emperor himself and given to me, I will have a table in the future, just these two words, 'Shouyi', what do you think?" ”

Xiao Thrush read it twice, then pouted lightly and muttered, "True Earth ......"

Xiao Fan's face darkened and wiped his sweat: "I think so too, we are really a natural couple, and we have a common language......"

Xiao Thrush suddenly smiled happily, and she was very satisfied with Xiao Fan's statement of "a natural pair".

"Xianggong, you said that this handwriting was written by the emperor himself?" Xiao Thrush's eyes blinked, very innocent.

"That's right."

"Isn't it worth much?" Xiao Thrush looked up at Xiao Fan with a pure face.

Xiao Fan nodded and said, "The handwriting of the Son of Heaven can be regarded as a priceless treasure." ”

Xiao Thrush's big eyes suddenly appeared in two bright silver shapes: "Xianggong, then I will go to the street to find a buyer to sell it, how many hooves do you say it can be exchanged?" ”

Xiao Fan was stunned, and suddenly felt a cold sweat break out all over his body, and he couldn't help but shiver.

Pulling the thrush's small shoulders, Xiao Fan pointed to the painting and told the little wealth fan in an extremely serious tone: "You have to remember it to the death, this painting is absolutely absolutely not allowed to be sold!" This is a word given by the emperor, if we sell it, we will all be punished by the emperor! Do you understand? ”

It's dangerous! Fortunately, he knew in advance, otherwise if he was really sold by the thrush, Xiao Fan's head would not be enough for Zhu Yuanzhang to cut off.

Xiao Thrush seemed to be frightened by Xiao Fan's serious expression, and nodded busily, indicating that she understood.

Xiao Fan breathed a sigh of relief, and as soon as he turned around, he heard Xiao Thrush ask timidly, "That...... Let's sell it for a little more expensive, can't we? ”

Xiao Fan suddenly went crazy: "No matter how expensive it is!" This is not a question of whether it is expensive or not, this painting can only be used in the Xiao family! If you go out of the door of the Xiao family, you are a bully, and you are disrespectful! It's going to be all over the house! ”

Looking at Xiao Thrush's ignorant face, Xiao Fan felt very insecure, gritted his teeth and said: "No, I have to find a secret place to hide the words, otherwise I always feel that this head on my neck is very dangerous......"

(To be continued)