Chapter 305 Shocking! The Ambition of Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu!
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Inside the pavilion.
Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Yunwen sat opposite each other.
Neither of them spoke, but each was trying to figure out what to say.
Zhu Yunwen was a little confused, what exactly did the cousin in front of him want to do, and what did he want from himself?
Oh, now I am just a monk!
The throne was given to King Yan's lineage, and the imperial seal was also given to King Yan Zhu Di. What did he have left now?
Furthermore, King Zhu Di of Yan got the throne by revolting and rebelling. He wished he could kill all of his own lineage, so how could he forgive the sins of this lineage?
The third brother Zhu Yunxi and the fourth brother Zhu Yunxi were demoted one after another, and then were deposed as common people and imprisoned in Fengyang. The fifth brother Zhu Yunxi was sent to guard his father's tomb before he could join the vassal, but he was killed alive due to an inexplicable fire. Burn to death, die violently!
His second son was only two years old at the time and was imprisoned in the high wall of Fengyang. He has never stepped outside the high wall to this day. He cannot see the sun or recognize cattle and horses...
They all said that they were ruthless and ruthless, but how could King Zhu Di of Yan ever be so kind and ruthless?
The grievances between the King of Yan and the Prince are deep. How can they be resolved?
Could it be that Zhu Di was really broad-minded and willing to pardon the sins of the prince's family?
Even if he is willing, all the civil and military officials in the Yongle Dynasty will not be willing!
After all, he was once the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty!
A country cannot be without a king for a day, nor can a country have two kings and two saints come to court!
Thinking about it, Zhu Yunwen sighed and shook his head with a wry smile.
I was so carefree that I actually believed what the King of Han said.
Seeing Zhu Yunwen's uncertain expression, Zhu Gaojiu stopped thinking about how to sort things out and spoke directly to break the silence.
"Cousin, I came to see you today because I want to make a deal with you."
"The bargaining chip, I believe you already know, I will pardon the sins of the prince's lineage."
Hearing this, Zhu Yunwen was startled, and then burst into laughter.
Do you pardon?
Why do you, Zhu Gaoxu, pardon you?
You are just a prisoner of the Han Dynasty. What qualifications do you have?
Not to mention whether Emperor Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty would agree to it once the news came out, the entire civil and military dynasty would not agree!
Who would be willing to let the former Emperor Jianwen and his brothers and nephews roam free and personally create a hidden danger for themselves?
it's out of the question.
"Of course, this does not include you. You should just be your master Yingwen and retire in Jiming Temple!"
Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly added another sentence to save Zhu Yunwen from overthinking.
It is not difficult to let Zhu Yunxi, Zhu Yunzhen, Zhu Wengui and others go out of the high walls of Fengyang and become good people.
But the former Emperor Jianwen, Zhu Gaoxu, really didn't dare to let go.
Finally, he helped Zhu Di trick Zhu Yunwen into Jiming Temple, which solved Zhu Di's biggest worry. He, Zhu Gaoxu, was not stupid, how could he shoot himself in the foot!
If he really dares to let Zhu Yunwen go, Zhu Laosi is afraid that he will come back immediately, hang him up and whip him!
So it’s better not to try this kind of death-seeking thing.
But when his words fell into Zhu Yunwen's ears, he was shocked and gave birth to a glimmer of hope again.
Zhu Yunwen has made up his mind to escape into Buddhism. He likes his current life very much, so it doesn't make much difference whether he is forgiven or not.
However, the third brother, fourth brother and son were imprisoned and suffered in the high walls of Fengyang for their own reasons. This was something Zhu Yunwen did not want to see.
So he came to meet the Prince of Han, the prisoner of the country.
"This deal is okay."
"I wonder what my cousin wants? I seem to have no leverage left."
Zhu Yunwen really didn't quite understand what else he had on him that Zhu Gaoxu liked.
What's more, my embarrassing and sensitive identity means that I am destined not to be exposed to others.
In this case, even he himself has lost his value, what else can Zhu Gaoxu get?
Prince Han took a sip of tea, and instead of answering in a hurry, he asked an incomprehensible question.
"Cousin, you are also an expert in vassal reduction. What do you think of the vassal princes of the Ming Dynasty?"
Zhu Yunwen: "???"
Your uncle!
Are you still a human being?
You are noble, you are amazing, you are pouring salt on my wounds!
The corner of Zhu Yunwen's mouth twitched a little, and he also picked up the teacup and took a sip before speaking quietly.
"Emperor Taizu Gao divided the kings among themselves to protect China and screen the barbarians."
"At that time, Emperor Gao once said personally: 'In today's world, only the barbarians and Di people are the most powerful; and the most harmful things to the barbarians and Di people are from the northern captives.'"
Zhu Gaoxu nodded upon hearing this and showed a kind smile.
To put it bluntly, when Zhu Chongba divided the kings, one was to encroach on Beiyuan, and the other was to defend the capital and strengthen the imperial power!
At that time, Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang swept through the vast area from the Qilian Mountains to Liaodong through seven Northern Expeditions, and drove Bei Yuan to Mobei.
However, the Ming Dynasty's army went on an expedition outside the Great Wall. Although the Liting Cao Cave Sweeping was effective in attacking the effective forces of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, the Mongolian nomadic tribes were like Lili weeds on the grassland. Even if they were burned out by wildfires, they would always grow again in the spring breeze.
The wise and powerful Ming Taizu soon realized that a thunderous strike that concentrated his army deep into Mobei could not fundamentally solve Beiyuan. Only by reducing Beiyuan's living space could Beiyuan be fundamentally solved.
So he decided to change his strategy, from going deep into the plowing area outside the Great Wall to sweep holes, to taking a steady and step-by-step approach, eating away at Beiyuan's living space bit by bit.
So in the fourteen years from the eleventh year of Hongwu to the twenty-fourth year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang entrusted the kings of Han, Liao, Ning, Yan, Gu, Dai, Jin, Qing and Su from east to west. The nine Great Sai Kings have only one mission - to encroach on Beiyuan!
During the Hongwu Dynasty, these Sai kings were obedient and did what they were told. They jointly established Daning, Kaiping, Dongsheng and other guard posts north of the Great Wall. A Monan defense line stretching from Liaodongxi to Hetao in the east was built north of the Great Wall. North takes shape.
These Dunjun troops stationed in Monan and guarding the fortress under the Sai King constantly sent out night-time teams to take the initiative to go deep into the Hetao and Ordos grasslands, waiting for opportunities to kill and plunder Mongolian people and livestock.
For example, King Zhu Di of Yan sent his troops north several times every autumn to clear the Mobei grasslands and beat the Mongolian tribes to the point of scurrying away.
This forced the remnant Mongolian forces not to dare to stay in the Hetao and Ordos grasslands, and had to move to the bitter cold Mobei.
The nine great Sai kings who had great military exploits in the world back then were now reduced to paper tigers without sharp claws and teeth, except for the lineage of King Yan who had won the throne.
What Zhu Gaoxu has to do now is to equip these paper tigers with sharp teeth and let them go out to harm overseas barbarians.
As for whether they will rebel and develop ambitions they shouldn't have, it depends on Big Fatty's methods!
"Cousin, you have also seen the deformed vassal system of the Ming Dynasty. I have summoned all the kings to the capital, and the vassal system will be restructured in the middle of the month!"
Zhu Yunwen: "!!!"
hiss……
Zongfan restructuring!
This cousin is so courageous!
"I wonder how my cousin will reorganize the system? How will these clan kings be settled?"
"It's simple, send them all out to open up territory for our Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Gaoxu said with a smile, "If you want a title, you can. How much territory can I conquer, what title will I give you!"
"As for the kings who have been enfeoffed, they will be sent to the East China Sea and Nanyang immediately. If they fail to achieve sufficient military exploits within five years, they will be demoted and reduced in rank!"
"As for what my cousin needs to do, that is to appear in person at the kings' conference on the 15th of this month to persuade these vassal kings and be a leader. Correspondingly, the sins of your lineage will be wiped off."
Hearing this, Zhu Yunwen was shocked beyond measure.
This Han king, Zhu Gaoxu, actually wanted to restore military power to the vassal king!
Isn't he afraid that the vassal king will cause chaos and raise troops to rebel?
Especially when the nine Great Sai Kings, including Yan King Zhu Di, did not have a fuel-efficient lamp!
How dare he do this? !
When Zhu Gaoxu saw that Zhu Yunwen was silent, he immediately asked with a smile: "Cousin, Fengyang is not far from the emperor. I ordered someone to go to Fengyang before coming."
Zhu Yunwen stood up suddenly after hearing this and looked at Zhu Gaoxu in disbelief.
Fengyang, where his two younger brothers and his poor youngest son were imprisoned!
Zhu Gaoxu pursed his lips not far away, and Zhu Yunwen followed his line of sight. His eyes turned red and he burst into tears.
I saw three figures appearing next to Nie Xing at some point.
The three of them were all wearing coarse linen clothes and stood there with some shivering and fear.
Zhu Yunwen didn't have time to think too much. He trotted forward quickly and looked at the three of them blankly.
"Third brother, fourth brother, and..."
The three of them were the third brother Zhu Yunxi and the fourth brother Zhu Yunxi who were demoted to common people by Zhu Di, UU Reading www.uukanshu.netｔ and a young man who was handsome but seemed a bit dull and insensitive.
As soon as Zhu Yunxi and Zhu Yunxi saw Zhu Yunwen, their tears fell instantly and they looked at him in disbelief.
They originally thought that on the day King Zhu Di of Yan broke through Jinling and entered the Forbidden City, his second brother Zhu Yunwen would have been killed in the sea of fire.
I really didn't expect that the second brother Zhu Yunwen was still alive, and that the three brothers would still have time to see each other again.
Zhu Yunwen's body was trembling all the time. He looked at the young man huddled behind Zhu Yunxi and asked in a trembling voice: "Third brother, is this...is...?"
When the youngest son was imprisoned, he was only two years old. Now it is the twelfth year of Yongle. Judging from the age of this child, he should be his own miserable child.
Zhu Yunxi couldn't hold back any longer, and burst into tears. He held the young man's hand and cried: "Second brother, this is your youngest son Wen Gui, second brother!"
"Wen Kyu? Is he Wen Kyu? Is he already that old?"
Zhu Yunwen murmured to himself while crying and laughing, and reached out to touch his miserable child.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Wengui hid directly behind Zhu Yunxi, looking frightened and uneasy, which made Zhu Yunwen burst into tears.
Zhu Yunxi was heartbroken when he saw this. He forced a smile and comforted him: "Don't be afraid, Wen Gui. He is your father. Your father is still alive!"
"Dad? Do I...have a father too?"
As soon as these words came out, Zhu Yunxi and Zhu Yunxi burst into tears, and Zhu Yunwen also shed tears endlessly.
"Good boy, I am your father. I'm sorry, I'm really sorry..."
Zhu Yunwen pulled Zhu Wengui into a hug, and tears kept falling from the corners of his eyes, seeming to express the bitterness and pain in his heart over the years.
The three brothers looked at each other without saying anything, and could only shed a thousand lines of tears.
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