In the palace, a grand Mid-Autumn Festival dinner is being held at this time.

After nightfall, the sky is filled with colorful fireworks, and the dazzling light envelops the entire palace in dazzling light.

Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, which was supposed to be a day for family reunion and happy gathering. However, on such a festive day, there are many people who are not as relaxed as they seem.

The eldest prince Zhu Gaochi took the hand of the emperor's eldest grandson Zhu Zhanji and sat on the lower left side of Emperor Yongle, while on the right side of Emperor Yongle sat Empress Xu, and the position on the lower right hand of Emperor Yongle and Empress Xu was empty.

And below, there are the feudal clans and some of the princes, princes, and envoys who represent the feudal domains.

The civil and military officials sat down in two columns on the left and right, the first of the hundred officials was Li Jinglong, the Duke of Cao, and the head of the military generals on the right was Qiu Fu, the Duke of Qi.

"I'll go and greet your imperial grandfather later, you know?"

Zhu Gao's chubby body sat there, like a simple bear, he held his son Zhu Zhanji in his arms, and whispered close to his ear.

"Hmm!"

Zhu Zhanji nodded vigorously, and there was no nervousness on his little face.

The eldest prince Zhu Gaochi knows very well that the "good holy grandson" is a very important basis for him to compete for the throne, so he usually protects Zhu Zhanji very well and takes care of it personally, and will never let his son repeat the mistakes of Zhu Xiongying, the eldest grandson of the Hongwu Dynasty.

And just when Zhu Zhanji had a smile on his face and was about to run towards Emperor Yongle and Empress Xu, he suddenly stopped.

Zhu Gaosui, the third uncle in a bullfighting suit, said hello to Ma He, who was standing behind Emperor Yongle, and walked straight to Zhu Di's side to say something.

The little Zhu Zhanji stood awkwardly beside Emperor Yongle, but fortunately he reacted quickly, ran two steps directly, and ran into the arms of Empress Xu, who beckoned to him.

After hearing this, Emperor Yongle clapped his hands, and the clans, nobles, and civil and military ministers who were talking raised their heads quietly.

"Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, a day of reunion."

This is a formal state banquet, Zhu Di's dress is very formal, wearing the crown of Jinbo Mountain, tied his hair with a hosta, wearing a silk robe that hangs down to his knees, a leather belt and a ribbon around his waist, and white socks and black boots on his feet.

With Zhu Di's speech, the scene of the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was suddenly silent.

"It's a pity, but there are some people who haven't been able to see this reunion day."

After that, Zhu Di held the wine cup in both hands and stood up.

At this time, Zhu Di was completely different from the high-spirited standing when he talked to Dao Yan in the Great Heavenly Realm Temple.

Zhu Di looked around, with a convincing imperial domineering, no one dared to look at him.

To the surprise of the ministers, Zhu Di lifted his big sleeves and bent over, drinking on the ground.

"The first glass of wine, salute the soldiers who bravely sacrificed their lives to quell the national disaster in the four-year battle of Jingjing."

The ministers were stunned for a moment, and then it was Li Jinglong, the Duke of Cao Guo, who took the lead in drinking on the ground, and at the same time responded: "Long live Your Majesty, long live Daming!" ”

"Long live Your Majesty!"

"Long live Daming!"

In the tsunami-like long live, there must be no lack of contempt for Li Jinglong, but there are also noble generals with red eyes, thinking of their dead brothers and comrades-in-arms.

Zhang Fu, the Marquis of Xincheng, who was standing a little behind in the noble column, choked up several times.

"The second glass of wine, my brother Zhu Bai, King of Xiang."

In the first year of Jianwen, under the guidance of Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng, the two sleeping dragons and phoenixes, Zhu Yunwen cut down the three princes of Qi, Hunan and Dai, and abolished them as concubines.

The holy decree was transmitted to the palace of the king of Xiang, and the fierce Hunan king Zhu Bai was afraid and angry, and he could not understand himself, so he burned the palace to death.

As a result, Zhu Bai, the king of Xiang, became the only vassal king who died in the Jing Disaster.

Obviously, Zhu Di is making something clear.

After the same tsunami-like long live, Zhu Di raised his glass again.

"The third glass of wine, respect to the spirit of Emperor Taizu Gao in the sky, may the Ming Sect be harmonious, and there will be no traitors in the country!"

This time, the sound of long live is scrambling and enduring.

Those who do not agree with this are either in prison or are already reincarnated.

After Zhu Di finished toasting, he finally began to step into the main topic of today's Mid-Autumn Festival.

"After I ascended the throne, I often reflected on a question."

"That's why the emperor is so easily bewitched by traitors and picks up a butcher's knife against his own bone and blood relatives?"

Looking at the silent ministers, Zhu Di bundled his hands, sighed and said by name.

"King Zhou, tell me, how can you let the emperor of the Ming Dynasty in the future bow to the clan and be filial to each other, and no longer share with each other?"

The one who was named was Zhu Hu, the king of Zhou, who suffered a key blow in the Jianwen Cutting Domain.

There is no way, Zhu Hu, the king of Zhou, is Zhu Di's half-brother, the most affectionate, and the fief is in the heart of the Central Plains, who will Emperor Jianwen fight if he doesn't hit him?

And Zhu Hu, the king of Zhou, with the change of the historical timeline, has obviously gotten Zhu Difang's tone and promise in advance.

Zhu Hu, the king of Zhou, got up and said: "The younger brother thinks that if you want the clan relatives and the emperor not to be suspicious of each other in the future, it is better to return the three guards of the feudal domains to the imperial court, after all, this is also the reward of Emperor Taizu Gao when he sealed the domain, and it is the thing of the imperial court." ”

"The younger brother is willing to set an example for the vassals and return the three guards and horses to the imperial court today!"

The feudal lords, princes, and envoys present looked at each other.

We've got a traitor in the middle!

But in Zhu Di's majestic gaze, he had to dare not speak.

The king of Chu also went out to echo it, anyway, it was useless for him to ask for soldiers and horses, so he simply had sex and became a prince of peace, so as not to end up like the king of Xiang.

At this point, several vassal kings present expressed their positions, and the rest was to send a decree to the feudal lords who were not present.

Under his own coercion and temptation, the matter of returning the three guards has been decided, and the stone in Zhu Di's heart has also fallen to the ground.

Zhu Di took out a copy of the fold from his sleeve and said: "As for the family, don't talk about the two families, since the feudal lords have returned the three guards, I also have to express it." ”

"The second child was reprimanded by me for being reckless last time, and after thinking about it, he also had an excerpt, and just talked about it, I felt that there was some truth, and I said to listen to the vassals...... Of course, these things are not settled, they can be discussed. ”

Subsequently, Zhu Di personally announced the reduction of the clan level and the halving of the clan's income, and at the end of this year, the "year-end reward package" with an amount of one million stones was issued to the feudal clans.

As soon as these words came out, the feudal clans turned red almost instantly!

A million stones!

You must know that a vassal king's salary is "only" 10,000 stone a year, which is already a large number.

One million stones, equivalent to the Sichuan political envoy known as the "land of abundance", a year's tax!

Although the emperor reduced their income by half, he gave them an astronomical gift!

And the opposition immediately and fiercely appeared.