"Your Royal Highness the Prince, are you okay?" Zhang Yong's face was full of concern.

"Okay, I didn't drink too much." Zhu Houzhao signaled that there was nothing to do, the goal had been achieved, he didn't want to waste time, so he got up and said, "Uncle Wang, the prince stays, and the lonely will go back first, and Ming'er will have a banquet for his father, let's drink again." ”

"Your Highness, go slowly." The vassal kings stood up to send each other off.

"Haha...... Stay and stay. Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and left laughing.

The vassal kings stopped and looked at each other, all of them looking solemn, and all of them were silent.

Only under a table, the sound of snoring shook the sky......

"Fuck, what the hell is this King Ning?" The king of a feudal lord scolded angrily, "He is afraid of money and burns his hands, why did he pull us up!" ”

"Who's to say it isn't, but ...... Most of this is strange, and there is a high probability that the emperor grabbed the handle. "Analysis of the vassal king.

Someone scolded: "It would be better for him to die directly?" We have to pull us to do something! ”

"Who said it wasn't, mother, when Jianwen cut the domain, the king of Xiang ......"

"Hey, the old prince said carefully, this matter can't be mentioned anymore, if it reaches the emperor, maybe he will think about it more."

"That's what the king said." The old vassal king was dumbfounded, he couldn't get angry, walked to the side of the table, and directly lifted the table, "Lao Tzu let you sleep!" ”

correct

Zhu Chenhao: (. -w-)zzz

There was no reaction at all!

And the kings were also served.

At this time, someone asked: "King Xing, the emperor let you enter the palace today, do you have anything to say?" ”

"The emperor will take a little bit of homely things, and say that he will have a banquet tomorrow, and he won't say much else." Zhu Youqi said.

"Didn't reveal the slightest rumor?"

"Not really." Zhu Youqi shook his head and smiled bitterly, "It's such a big deal, it doesn't make sense for the emperor to talk to one or two vassal kings, isn't it?" Besides, in terms of seniority and seniority, I can't get my turn! ”

Hearing this, the vassal kings sighed and became even more worried about the future.

Can the emperor really take back his fate?

They don't know the bottom of their hearts!

Perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, they are dissatisfied with their desires, and they are just a few days of land endowment, which is not worth mentioning to the vassal king with a big family, but the person concerned does not think so.

Everyone is the descendant of Taizu, you are the emperor, we are the vassal kings, and you still take food from our mouths, it's too much!

Speaking of which, you Yan Wang's lineage can be the emperor, or there is some luck in it, at the beginning, if Jianwen was smarter, you would not be able to succeed, but now you are lucky to be the emperor, but you have no mercy to our vassal king.

Cutting our three guards, except for the prince, our children and grandchildren can only inherit in a decreasing way, which is simply too deceitful, and now we are even more required to pay taxes......

Is it tolerable or unbearable!

They were annoyed.

However, annoyance is annoyance, but he can only curse in his heart, and no one dares to say it directly.

Without him, the imperial power cannot be challenged!

Especially my own family!

~

Next.

After the early dynasty dispersed, Fengtiandian Square became busy, and Liu Jin, as the envoy of the teaching workshop, was naturally busy with his hands and feet......

This time, it was the big scene of dozens of vassal kings going to the banquet, if it was messed up like it was at the beginning, I am afraid that it would be the emperor...... Even the crown prince would not spare him.

After all...... It's about politics.

"Lord Wang, do you think this is okay?" Liu Jin was not at ease and asked Wang Hua to check it.

Wang Hua finished the flow chart and asked, "The strings didn't break this time, right?" ”

"How can it be, our family did a comprehensive inspection yesterday, and there is nothing to do." Liu Jin smiled and said, "Do you think it's okay to arrange like this?" ”

"Yes, exactly as specified." Wang Hua nodded, "Pay attention to the atmosphere later, don't be too rigid." ”

Hearing this, Liu Jin became nervous and asked, "Why do you pay attention?" ”

"Attentively." Wang Hua put down the next sentence, returned the flow chart to Liu Jin, and went to his own business.

can make Liu Jin embarrassed.

In fact, he is usually very smart, and he will come to trouble, but it is the first time he has encountered such a big scene, how can he not be nervous.

"Hey, Lord Wang, wait for our family, you have a happy word......

At the beginning of the hour.

Under the reception of the Ministry of Rites, the vassal kings came to the Fengtian Temple Square, and sat in the position that suited them, all with serious expressions, and there was no joy at all to go to the emperor's banquet.

Eunuchs and palace maids shuttled through like flowing water, offering tribute tea, melons and fruits, and snacks...... Wait for a pre-dinner hors d'hors d'oeuvres.

It's just that no one eats it, at most they drink tea, and they don't even talk much.

This palace is surrounded by the emperor's ears and eyes, in case any words are not good and arouse the emperor's jealousy, then the fun will be great.

The vassal kings looked at their noses, noses and mouths, and mouths and hearts, and their expressions were solemn, and they were as immobile as mountains.

Nearly two quarters of an hour later, Zhu Youzhu and Zhu Houzhao came belatedly.

The vassal kings hurriedly stood up and saluted respectfully: "The ministers see long live my emperor, see the crown prince thousand years old." ”

"Flat!" Zhu Youzhu chuckled, "Sit down, you don't have to be formal." ”

"Your Majesty."

A group of people got up, returned to their seats, and sat down, suffering from gains and losses.

With the arrival of the emperor, the delicacies of the mountains and seas were served one by one, flying in the sky, running on the ground, swimming in the water, everything, and the abundance was extreme.

However, for the vassal kings, what they usually eat is not much worse, it is a matter of their own interests, where is there still an appetite?

Zhu Youzhu smiled and picked up the ivory chopsticks and said:

"It's rare for you vassal kings to come to Beijing, while you are here, I also have a good mouth, don't be polite."

"Yes."

The kings picked up the chopsticks and symbolically took a bite of food, but they were thinking in their hearts: The emperor is crying poor!

Zhu Houzhao picked up the wine glass and said, "Princes, uncles, I salute you for a glass." ”

"Don't dare, don't dare, respect the emperor, respect the prince!" The kings got up and raised their glasses, and when they had drunk it all, they sat down.

However, as soon as the buttocks were next to the chair, the eunuch beside the emperor took out the holy decree and said majestically:

"The kings obey the command."

The kings were stunned, their faces were extremely ugly, but they had to get up and bow down, "Wait, wait for you." ”

"Feng, the emperor of heaven carries the edict, and the edict says:

The Ming Dynasty has been established for more than 100 years, relying on the wisdom and benevolence of the ancestors, the country and the society have been stable, and the people have been able to live in peace......

After some reasoning, the eunuch cleared his throat and said:

"People-oriented, the Ming Dynasty can be prosperous, however, today's cultivated land, four or five out of ten have been annexed, Uncle Ning Wang is well aware of the righteousness, and proposed that the vassal king should hand over the land to relieve the poverty of the people, in order to repay the country's kindness...... I am very relieved.

I don't know, what about the kings? ”

King Ning! King Ning!! Why don't you die...... The kings gritted their teeth with hatred.

Fortunately, this is in the palace, otherwise, Zhu Chenhao is in danger.

Zhu Chenhao was also angry, but what could he do? South.. The confession of the envoy of Changbu depends on his attitude, and he has a good attitude and can be worry-free, otherwise......

engaged in such a big battle, but ended up working in vain, how could the emperor spare him?

The friendship of the vassal king can be big or small, the scale is all in the emperor, and now he is notorious, the emperor is really cutting his Ning Wang's line, and no one wants to stand up for him.

There is no choice but to go all the way to the dark.

"The king of food is worried about the king, and the vassal king is also a minister, and as a descendant of the Zhu family, he should share his worries for the king." Zhu Chenhao simply let it go.

He knew that he would offend everyone by doing this, but he had to ensure his own interests.

Okay, good, you are amazing, you are high, you please the emperor, and bring our interests with you...... The kings' eyes were red.

What they don't know is that Zhu Chenhao is interesting enough, and a certain 'speech official' wanted to set Zonglu's eternal amount.

Of course, in that case, King Ning's lineage will also not be pleased, and he will be completely downtrodden after a few generations.

Now that only a part of the land endowment is handed over, for King Ning, whose wealth mainly comes from maritime merchants, it cannot hurt the fundamentals.

However, Zhu Chenhao forgot that the feudal kings in the north relied on arable land for their main source of wealth.

He is insignificant, but someone has been cut off the artery!

The old vassal king with five elements of gold spoke: "There are difficulties in the court, there are difficulties in the emperor, the vassal king should indeed share the worries for the monarch and solve the difficulties for the country, and the ministers are willing to sacrifice the silver tattoo of the court...... 500,000 taels! ”

The old rich man's heart was dripping blood, but the emperor was unmoved.

Seeing this, he directly doubled the size, and at the same time expressed his bottom line: "The old minister is willing to give one million taels!" ”

Taking out so much in one breath is almost a nerve-wracking, but giving out the money at one time is better than cutting meat with a blunt knife.

The kings also felt that this was their limit, and they followed suit:

"The minister is also willing to give out a million taels of silver, so as to be holy!"

However, there were several vassal kings who were silent, such as: Xingwang Zhu Youqi, Yiwang Zhu Youbin and other Zhu Youzhu's younger brothers.

They have been in the domain for a short time, and they are far less than the family background of the old vassal kings.

These people can't take out a million taels at all, unless the days are over, and they pawn all the family property.

Everyone has his own situation, and it is not a monolith!

Zhu Youzhu raised his hand and pressed down, and said lightly: "Why can't the kings be like King Ning?" The court has always treated you well! ”

Not thin?

Hehe!

If Taizu is alive and sees your Yan King and his family bullying people like this, he will have to slap your mouth...... The kings were troubled.

I think that at the beginning, their vassal kings were quite powerful, not only had the right to speak, but also had the right to fight, but now?

The whole can only be mixed up and wait for death, but even so, the emperor still wants to exploit them!

You are the children and grandchildren of Taizu, aren't we?

Everyone is surnamed Zhu, don't go too far!

The old vassal king snorted and gasped, and said in an urn voice: "The court is in difficulty, and the ministers are willing to help, but ...... The vassal king does not pay taxes, this is the rule set by Taizu, and now it is like this...... And what's the reason? ”

"Taizu did not say that the vassal king would not pay taxes, and Taizu did not expect that some of his children and grandchildren would wantonly annex land." Zhu Houzhao saw that he didn't eat the toast, and he didn't have a good face at the moment.

"How can His Royal Highness the Crown Prince say that!" The old vassal king was so angry that his beard trembled, "I'm willing to help the court, what else do you want?" You have to push people to a dead end, right? ”

He is old, and he doesn't have a few years to live, how can he not think about his children and grandchildren?

With so many vassal kings here, can your father and son still arrest and cut us all?

Sure enough, he took the lead, and the situation suddenly became uncontrollable.

Some people even shouted:

"It's the same root, why be too anxious to fry each other!"

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