Chapter Seventy-Four: The Selfishness of the Kings

At this moment, he had made up his mind. Because he felt that the sooner he straightened things out, perhaps his sons would be able to live in peace in the future. Otherwise, this policy of vassal kings continues, and anyone who comes to power will reduce the feudal domain.

After all, whether it is Zhu Yunwen or Zhu Di, there are only different methods in cutting the domain, and there is no difference in purpose.

Rather than letting the juniors do it. It's better to let him do it.

Anyway, there's room for manoeuvre.

"Father, brothers." Seeing this, the prince didn't want to let the cold field go down, so he came forward and said: "What we are discussing today is a major national event. And unselfish. Things are already in front of us, and they always have to be solved. But the interests of your royal brothers must also be preserved. After all, Da Ming is the Da Ming of the Zhu family. This will not change now, nor in the future. ”

"Please put the big picture first."

The prince's words show that he, as an elder brother, did not subjectively weaken the interests of his younger brothers. And it also shows that now and in the future, the interests of the Ming clan in the Ming court will be protected.

In fact, the prince's words, although they were scenes. But it doesn't have to be sincere.

First of all, the crown prince may not have no opinion on the kings.

Don't talk about other princes who have not been sealed. The king of Qin monopolized the northwest, the king of Jin controlled Taiyuan Mansion, the king of Yan was in Beiping Mansion, the king of Qi was in Shandong, the king of Tan was in Changsha, and the king of Chu was in Wuchang.

They all occupy the dangerous and rich places in the world, and they all have military power. The military power here does not refer to the three guards of the vassal king, but the command of the feudal king over the local guards. Even once the world changes, it is not difficult for a vassal king to gather tens of thousands of troops.

It is for this reason. When King Yan raised his army, King Heyan and King Ning, according to the northern border army, plus Duoyan Sanwei, there were more than 100,000 troops, which could compete with the center of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, the prince still has confidence. Though the kings have great power. It's all his own brother. He was confident that he could take them. He knows very well that his position is the crown prince. The most important thing to consider is nothing else, if the succession is guaranteed.

And nothing else. So, he can only be good to these younger brothers. And not bad. I want my brother and sister to be respectful, so that Zhu Yuanzhang is satisfied.

Of course, the prince himself is not a bad person. He thought that after he ascended the throne in the future, the situation would have to be adjusted. But the plan did not mean to take the lives of your younger brothers.

However, now Zhu Yuanzhang proposed this idea. The prince himself was very happy.

But the crown prince was well aware of his role. As an elder brother, he wants to show that he has no intention of suppressing his younger brothers. That's why there is such a statement.

King Qin said; "Father, eldest brother, son-in-law understand. As long as the father and the emperor order, the sons and ministers obeyed. ”

As the eldest brother of the kings, as soon as King Qin appeared, the princes below said: "Just ask your father to give an order." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "If you want to do something else, I will give the order." But this is a matter for your brothers to discuss. I'm going to die. The world is yours. If I give an order and make you uncomfortable, it will not be good for the brothers to have conflicts in the future. ”

"Prince, you can discuss it with your younger brothers. After discussing it, give me a charter. I'm not here. ”

After saying that, he shook his hand and left. He Xi hurriedly followed, but Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand to let him stay.

Actually, Zhu Yuanzhang would not have done this. Now he has studied democratic-sovereign centralism. It was decided that the sons would discuss it first, and after the discussion anyway, the real decision was in their own hands. This incident is obviously for the kings to cut their flesh. So, after they have fully discussed, they can probably reduce some resentment.

Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang still has an old father's expectation in his heart, hoping that his sons can be harmonious, whether during his lifetime or after death.

Maybe Zhu Yuanzhang didn't feel that He Xi was embarrassed here.

He Xi was embarrassed in the corner, eager to burrow into the ground. Hide in the dirt. After all, all those present are brothers, and He Xi is nothing.

He Xi wanted to hide, but someone wouldn't let him go.

King Lu sneered and said; "Secretary He, tell me, what do you mean? so that we can sign it. ”

King Lu is very resentful.

At that time, Princess Anqing pressed King Lu to apologize to He Xi, which made King Lu very unhappy.

Now the few big brothers who really have lost their interests have not spoken. King Lu began to make trouble.

Seeing this, the prince also came out to play a round. Said; "He Xi, my father asked you to stay, there must be a deep meaning, if you have anything to say, just say it."

Seeing this, He Xi said; "Your Highnesses, I have given advice to Your Majesty about this matter today. But I'm also good for the Ming Dynasty. For the good of you, Your Highnesses. Your Highnesses are all well-educated people, and everyone knows about the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms and the rebellion of the Eight Kings. And in the court, there have always been people playing. ”

"Nonsense." King Qi said: "Just what you just said, it is the flesh and blood of the Heavenly Family. ”

He Xi said; "I know that Your Highnesses, brotherhood is deep, and naturally such a problem will not arise. But what will it look like after a long time? When the time comes, what kind of situation will the children and grandchildren be estranged, the parents love their children, and plan for the long term. Your Highnesses, many of you have sons, can't you be considerate of your father's heart? Your Majesty loves you so much, and why did he mention this matter, it was not for the friendship of the court. ”

"Alright." King Qin said, "Say it. What does Father mean? Let's go back to Beijing, like the kings of the Tang and Song dynasties, and be a rich idler. So what is the purpose of studying and practicing martial arts since we were children? ”

There are two extremes in the education of the Ming prince.

During the Hongwu period, the prince was educated in the main hall, and he paid equal attention to civil and military affairs, and was very strict. This is also why, most of Zhu Yuanzhang's sons are talents. King Yan won't say anything. The King of Qin, the King of Jin, the King of Chu, the King of Ning and others can settle down on one side, or can send troops as generals, and the King of Zhou, King Ning, and several others also have their own achievements in learning.

And later, it almost became pig farming.

It can be said that most of today's kings have a sense of responsibility for the world. After all, the world belongs to theirs. They inevitably have the idea of making a name for themselves and making a name for themselves.

And today's incident hit them the hardest.

After all, none of them are King Lu. I don't just think that Zhu Yuanzhang came out like this because of the reproduction of future children and grandchildren, and it is not enough for him. This is actually a very easy thing to solve. Limit succession to the throne. Restrict the number of people, and then set up a clan roster, that is, except for the five suits with the Son of Heaven, there will be no clan list. Don't receive money and so on.

Why recruit them all.

Then it's because of the power in their hands.

But power is something that no one wants to give up. What's more, the education they received from childhood did not allow them to be rich idlers. This will suffocate them to death. I studied hard every day, learned to bow horses, went through battle formations, and even prepared for the horse leather shroud. I want to do something big. In the end, he wants to be a rich idler.

This kind of repetition can really make a person feel that life is meaningless, and life is better than death.

He Xi said: "His Royal Highness King Qin, you misunderstood Your Majesty, Your Majesty left me here to let you talk about feudal policies. ”

King Qin was stunned for a moment and said, "What else does this need to be said?" ”

For Zhu Yuanzhang's son, this is all common sense. Where is the need to talk about what is needed. Whether He Xi is talking about Liu Zongyuan's knighthood theory, or the feudal process etiquette of Zong Zhou, or the normal feudal king of the Ming Dynasty, they are all very familiar with it.

He Xi smiled slightly. Took a few steps back. Pull back the curtain on the wall.

The kings and the crown prince were stunned. Look at a big map on the wall.

It's a map they haven't seen.

It's a map of the world.

Naturally, Anqing depicted it from the computer in equal proportions. However, only the terrain is depicted. and compared the records of Jinyiwei for so many years, and marked it on it. Of course, there are many places that have not yet been discovered. Therefore, it is a blank slate.

The prince and the kings were familiar with the map. Although maps were classified many times in ancient times, for these people, they were seen from a young age.

But this map, never seen.