Whether the prince of the Ming Dynasty is more noble than the king of the vassal kingdom, perhaps in the eyes of Zhu Yuanzhang, who has always loved his son, this is indeed the case.

But the truth is a different story.

The division of the Ming Dynasty is completely different from the division of the Western Han Dynasty.

The latter is a fiefdom in which the vassal king is the real lord of a country, and can mobilize all the resources of the princes' country, including appointing officials, collecting taxes, and owning retainers, etc., and has great power.

The former was divided into feuds and not in the soil, and the territory of the vassal king was no more than a prefecture, and there was no local governance and the right to appoint and dismiss officials, which was greatly restricted.

Therefore, when Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen cut the domain, those vassal kings with heavy troops and noble status had no ability to resist at all, and they were taken down by Zhu Yunwen very cleanly according to a crime.

Zhu Yuanzhang's twelfth son, Zhu Bai, the king of Xiang, was forced to self-immolate with his family.

With the dignity of a prince, being humiliated like this, naturally there is no dignity at all.

Just imagine, if Zhu Yunwen wanted to do something to those vassal kings, it wouldn't be so easy, and they would at least raise the strength of the whole country to resist and struggle.

Therefore, the dignity of the Prince of Daming is inferior to that of the king of the vassal country.

At this time, Zhu Biao is happy to be a fool.

Zhu Yuanzhang was also very satisfied with what Zhu Biaogang said.

However, Queen Ma, who has always been quick to talk, coldly poured a basin of cold water and snorted: "It's a good thing to say, no matter how the king of the vassal country is, he is also the lord of a country, and within his own vassal country, he dominates the military and political power, and he says the same." Chongba, do you really think that the prince of the Ming Dynasty is more noble than them? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang was speechless for a moment, what Queen Ma said, there is indeed nothing wrong.

Fang Jin lowered his head slightly, his eyes showed a sudden color, and the smile on the corner of his mouth became stronger.

He naturally knew that Zhu Biao's position as the crown prince was very stable, and as long as he didn't die young, no one could pose a threat.

But now that the Ming Dynasty was established at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, and not long after Zhu Biao was named the crown prince, Zhu Yuanzhang treated every prince with all his heart and soul, and it was impossible for Queen Ma, who was a mother, not to worry at all.

After all, "Emperor Ming Zuxun" was completed in the sixth year of Hongwu.

Zhu Biao is the only son of Queen Ma, the eldest son, as for the second son Zhu Zhang, the third son Zhu Li, and the fourth son Zhu Di were raised by Queen Ma, although she was not born, but it is also equivalent to the son-in-law.

"Old Fang, what do you mean by comparing the prince with those vassal kings?" Zhu Biao asked knowingly, but his face was full of curiosity and longing unique to a thirteen-year-old boy.

Fang Jin didn't know that he had fallen into the pit laid by Zhu Biao, and bowed down and said: "Emperor, queen, prince, now that the Ming army is in full swing, the Mengyuan cavalry that once ran rampant in the world was all defeated by our Ming army and fled. ”

"Then the minister is thinking about ......"

With Zhu Yuanzhang's shrewdness, at this point, he basically guessed eight or nine.

His face froze, and he said solemnly: "Today's Ming army is indeed invincible, but the desert is boundless, and the puppet Yuan cavalry comes and goes like the wind, so you can't be careless after all." But what do you mean, let us use the Ming army to destroy those vassal states, and then let our princes become the kings of the vassal states? ”

Fang Jin replied: "Your Majesty, those vassal kingdoms are close to the Ming Dynasty, they say they admire our Heavenly Empire, but in fact they are wolf ambitions!" Think about history, once there is turmoil in our Central Plains Dynasty, they will inevitably take the opportunity to invade our land and rob our people. ”

Speaking of this, his emotions became more and more excited: "In this case, the position of the king of this vassal country might as well be held by the prince of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

Zhu Biao saw the stitches and said with added fuel and vinegar: "Lao Fang is right, although these neighboring countries around our Daming Dynasty are small, the ambition of the wolf son should not be underestimated. For example, the Goryeo Kingdom, taking advantage of the war between our Ming Dynasty and the Puppet Yuan, took the opportunity to invade a lot of land. ”

"What's more, the four Han counties in the north-central part of Goryeo were our homeland in China in the Han Dynasty."

He doesn't have a good impression of the people on the peninsula, not only does he look at the land of China, but he always wants to rob you of the Lunar New Year.

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang has not yet promulgated fifteen non-conscripted countries.

In the original history, it was not until the 28th year of Hongwu that Zhu Yuanzhang compiled 15 overseas countries such as Korea and Japan into the revised version of the "Emperor Ming Zuxun" as non-conscripted countries.

Lao Zhu really doesn't want to fight those countries? Not necessarily!

But considering the environmental context at the time, this can only be a last resort.

At that time, the crown prince Zhu Biao died young, and the Huaixi nobles with outstanding military achievements had been wiped out by the old Zhu Tuan, and the heir to the emperor, Zhu Yunwen, attached great importance to the literati.

In addition, the Northern Yuan Dynasty is still eyeing each other, and Zhu Yuanzhang has the intention of friendship, and it is also a last resort to list those countries as non-expropriated countries.

If the crown prince Zhu Biao is not dead, the Huaixi nobles still exist, and there may still be a country that is not conquered, but there cannot be as many as fifteen.

As for Zhu Yunwen, during this kid's four-year reign, his mind was all about how to deal with his uncles, and he never thought about expanding his territory.

In just a moment, Zhu Biao figured out the cause and effect, quietly observed Lao Zhu's expression, and secretly said in his heart: "Father is moved." ”

"It's a new idea, those children of mine are completely worthy of being the lords of the domain!" Queen Ma saw that Zhu Yuanzhang was still pondering, so she spoke decisively.

If the emperor's other sons are indeed better, it is better to send him directly to be the king of a vassal country that rules a country. In this way, the possibility of ascending to the throne of the Ming Emperor is basically eliminated.

She glanced at Zhu Biao quietly, and said secretly in her heart: Although Biao'er is only more than thirteen years old now, I don't know how long he will live in the future. Although his physique is not weak, it is much worse than Chongba.

If in the future, those capable princes go outside to become the king of the vassal country, and those who remain only want to be a mediocre person who is an idle prince, then in the future, even if Zhu Biao dies young, it will be her own grandson who will be the emperor.

"Queen Ma has agreed!" When Fang Jin heard this, he was also happy in his heart.

He had already guessed why.

After all, there are discrepancies in the historical records, and the only prince who is really the prince of Queen Ma is Zhu Biao.

Fang Jin struck while the iron was hot and continued: "Your Majesty, the prince is sitting in the surrounding feudal states, which is equivalent to defending the Ming Dynasty!" ”

"The prince sits in the feudal kingdom and comes to defend the Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Yuanzhang muttered, and there was a light in his eyes.

Zhu Biao on the side also made a contemplative look, but he was shouting in his heart: Good for you, you old party, directly sublimated Lao Zhu's future policy.

He knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was waiting for the prince to become an adult, so he divided the vassal king into the border and came to defend the royal family.

This Fang Jin proposed that the prince sit in the vassal state to defend the Ming Dynasty, which directly upgraded Lao Zhu's policy.

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