The heads of the four pillars of Macheng looked at each other, and Meloben fell to the ground first: "Please forgiveness from His Highness the King of Wu!"

Lan Xiguang looked at Zhu Youbing who was kneeling in front of Zhou and stomped his feet and knelt down quickly: "Please beg His Highness the King of Wu to be worthy of my strength, so I will never die!"

The heads of the four pillars of Macheng knelt down one after another, and the only remaining guards of the Ning Palace followed him, kneeling down, only Wang Lun stood alone. He looked at the already stiff King Ning, raised his head, and tears flashed in his eyes: "Sir Wang Lun, a Jinshi in the third year of Chenghua, was awarded the Ning Palace Dianyi, and has been thirty-five years since then! Chengning King Buqi, reused me and appointed me as the Minister of War. Now the former lord travels west, and I, too, return! Prince, wait for me!" After saying that, he pulled out the Moon Knife, put it on his neck, and looked at the people who were kneeling down with contempt, and laughed: "I am ashamed to be with you! King Wu, thank you!" The Moon Knife pulled up, a blood arrow burst out, his throat clattered, and he fell to the ground with a bang.

Hua Houwei nodded and pointed at King Ning and Wang Lun: "Well, it's a person! These two people are buried together to fulfill his loyalty."

When King Ning died, he went straight to the capital with a piece of news. Hongzhi in Wenhua Hall was talking to Zhu Houzhao. He received Hua Houwei's news report. He read it twice, snorted, and handed the news report to Zhu Houzhao.

"How to deal with thick lights?"

Zhu Houzhao quickly finished reading the memorial, thought for a moment, and replied with a smile: "Father, according to my opinion, King Ning and his family were removed from the household registration, and the King of Chu issued an order to praise him, King Jing... Alas, let me release it for the time being, and forget about it for a general in the capital."

Hongzhi shook his head: "These are all the details, there are too many vassal kings."

Zhu Houzhao understood Hongzhi's concerns, picked up the teacup and took a sip: "Father, the vassal king is a system set by Taizu, so it's not easy to move!"

"Oh, if not, how could there be so many vassal kings? Houzhao, do you know that the annual salary of the vassal kings has accounted for 30% of the national treasury?" Hongzhi said that the vassal kings were extremely overwhelming. He was not afraid of the vassal kings rebelling, but the annual salary of dozens of vassal kings across the country was an extremely huge number, and the burden on the country was becoming heavier.

Zhu Houzhao was a little surprised: "So much? Six hundred, six million taels? Dad, this is not a trivial matter, you have to find a way!"

"Oh, I, Liu Jian, Dongyang, and Xie Qian, discussed politics many times, but it was really unimaginable!" Hongzhi also had a headache about the increasing expansion of the vassal kings. He has been constantly trying to find solutions since the three years of Hongzhi. Twelve years have passed, but there is still no improvement.

Zhu Houzhao asked unwillingly: "Brother Wei can't do anything?"

"He? Humph! There is a way, that's it, it's too evil!"

Zhu Houzhao was dissatisfied with this evil brother, but she was very impressed. He heard Hongzhi say this and was itchy: "What method? Can't it be used?"

"How to use it? Abolish the Taizu system and establish a royal trust company. Each vassal king receives salary every year according to the size of his shares? Humph! Are you thinking about promoting industry? Want to tie the vassal kings on his ship?" Hongzhi disagreed with Hua Houwei's idea.

Zhu Houzhao asked in confusion: "Father, isn't it right? Isn't this a good thing? The royal family is united, who can rebel?"

"Oh! Silly boy! Why are you thinking about the benefits? The general trend of the country has aroused a whole body. Let me ask you, let alone the reactions of all officials during the industrial promotion process, just the vassal kings participated in the company's operation, and had experience in governance, plus the resources of the territorial forces, and they colluded with each other, and in an instant, there was another rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms!"

Zhu Houzhao smiled and said, "Father, we have Maxim, are we afraid of them?"

"Hehe! Boy, Wei'er once said that technology can never be blocked, what should people do? OK! Even if you are right, the vassal kings are all facing the royal family. What should those landlords do? All the benefits are given to the vassal kings, and industry has snatched people away. Can they be willing? How many vassal kings are there? How many gentry were there in the Ming Dynasty? Anyone who rebelled can cause an uproar!"

"Not it? Are they that powerful?" Zhu Houzhao was dissatisfied. How could there be more ants to bite the elephant to death?

Hongzhi glared at Zhu Houzhao's appearance, and sighed again: "Oh! Silly boy! I'll ask you, Yang Guang is still smart?"

"Emperor Yang of Sui? That's a fool! A million army of troops fought against Goguryeo three times, but they failed! Why is he smart?"

"You!" Hongzhi pointed at Zhu Houzhao with anger and shook his anger. Then he shook his head and said, "You, what others said must be right? Use your own brain! Who was the royal family's confidant during the Sui Dynasty?"

"Guanlong gentry."

"Yes, why were Chang'an both the Sui and Tang dynasties both in the capital? Isn't it because of the pressure of the Guanlong gentry? Yang Guang always went south to Yangzhou, and Li Zhi always toured Luoyang in the east. Why? He wasn't he afraid of the Guanlong gentry? Haha, three attacks on Goguryeo and the loss of soldiers and generals. Who was the loss of the Guanlong gentry? It was the power of the Guanlong gentry!"

"Oh! I understand! Father, Yang Guang won over the nobles of the Southern Cross in order to suppress the Guanlong gentry, and made several southern tours to Yangzhou!"

Hongzhi nodded, it was a laborious task. He warned earnestly: "Haozhao, Yang Guang is not unwise, he is decisive in killing, but he is a name for himself. Why? Impatient! The lessons of the past are not far away, so his father is reluctant to take action on industrial development."

Zhu Houzhao then understood the root cause of Hongzhi, and also understood the fundamental reason why Hua Houwei went far away in Jiangnan. Alas, my father is old! His ambition when he ascended the throne was no longer there, and now he is in the twilight appearance of gray hair.

Hongzhi saw the heartache and favor in Zhu Houzhao's eyes, shook his head and scolded: "I think my father is old? Humph! Wrong! My father is very sober now! Wei'er's words make a lot of sense. The royal family is now subject to civil servants and has no military power. How can I do things? That is, Wei'er makes some noise. The royal family has a lot of strength than before, so I dare to let him go to Jiangnan. Just this, I almost failed. What can I do if you think I can?"

On the second day, the court meeting, after three whip sounded, the court officials lined up to enter Fengtian Hall. Hongzhi sat upright on the Nine Dragons throne and looked at the court officials with a smile, but he was thinking about how to deal with King Ning.

"Your Majesty, Hami Guards reported that Ah Heima attacked Hami day and night, and reported that the court sent reinforcements." Liu Daxia, the Minister of War, came out to report.

Hongzhi glanced at the ministers, and before he could speak, Zhou Jing left the shift to express his opinion: "Your Majesty, Hami is alone and has no minerals. It is really a waste of food and is a pity to abandon it. It would be better to simply fulfill Ah Heima and then make him the King of Hami."

Zhu Houzhao was furious. Isn’t it painful to sell my son? Just as he was about to scold him, Hongzhi glanced over and could only twist his body in disappointment.
Chapter completed!