Chapter 286 A tael of gold, the entire Western Regions
A group of guards came in, breaking the tranquility of Yunde Building, and the storyteller hurriedly silenced himself.
The captain of the guard came and knelt down on one knee in front of Zhu Zhanzhen: "Your Majesty ordered, please His Royal Highness the Sea King of the Ming Dynasty to enter the palace as soon as possible."
"Just come here. Such a big battle is like arresting a prisoner." Zhu Zhanyi was slightly dissatisfied.
The captain of the guard said with some embarrassment: "Don't be surprised, Your Highness the King of the Sea. The matter is urgent. Your Majesty and the cabinet please enter the palace as soon as possible."
Zhu Zhanzhen frowned. It seemed that the matter was not simple. He knew that the cabinet should have discussed how to persuade the King of Han to surrender. It had only been less than a day. It was estimated that these old men had been up all night.
"Get up, Yu Qian will come with me to the palace." Zhu Zhanyang asked Yu Qian to go with him, and Yu Qian was a little surprised.
"Your Highness, no minister is allowed to enter the palace without receiving an imperial edict."
"You just agreed to this matter. You are my deputy. It is only reasonable and reasonable for me to bring you into the palace. I dare not do anything wrong."
"Wei Chen takes orders." Yu Qian immediately changed his tone.
After a few people left, everyone in Yunde Building realized that the person they had just heard about was the legendary Ming Dynasty Sea King Zhu Zhanyi who had done countless great things.
Zhu Zhanzhen got on the carriage entering the palace. He asked Chen Xinyue to follow him and go to the empress. He would go there to pay her respects later.
On the way, Chen Xinyue said, "Your Highness, this Yu Qian has a very good reputation. Does Your Highness want to support him?"
Just now, Zhu Zhanyi saw Qian's attempt to win over Chen Xinyue. She was a smart woman and saw Zhu Zhanyi's intentions.
"Is it obvious?"
"A little bit."
Chen Xinyue smiled lightly and then said: "Your Highness, the doctor has always had a reputation for integrity, and he is upright. His wife is also a virtuous housekeeper. The weather is getting warmer, and there are still some silks and satins in the palace. Although they are not from the palace,
It's a good material, but it's good to have it in the house. I'm thinking of sending it to Mrs. Yu one day so that I can sew some new clothes."
Apparently Chen Xinyue came up with this idea after observing that Yu Qian's clothes were all ordinary.
Zhu Zhanzhen nodded with satisfaction: "Go ahead, just give me the satin. Don't choose something too expensive, and don't give money, so as not to attract people's lies. Be kind and show your good will."
"I understand."
Zhu Zhanyi smiled helplessly: "With the salary from the imperial court, Yu Qian's position and his family's support of some servants, if there is no other property, it will be a tight life. Yu Qian takes money lightly and spends it lightly. I guess he
My daughter-in-law is just worried that he will spend money indiscriminately and the family will not have enough money, so she must keep some money to maintain her dignity."
"Mrs. Yu's reputation is also very good." Chen Xinyue nodded and smiled.
Generally speaking, when an official reaches Yu Qian's level, he can have some property of his own without corruption. People in the clan use his name to seek convenience and stuff him with things during holidays, but Yu Qian disdains these things.
Zhu Zhanzhen could only help more secretly.
When they arrived at the palace, Chen Xinyue went to the harem to find the queen, while Zhu Zhanzhen took Yu Qian to the imperial study.
In front of the imperial study, the imperial guards prohibited Yu Qian from entering, but Zhu Zhanyi insisted on taking Yu Qian with him, and with Zhu Gaochi's permission, Zhu Zhanyi took Yu Qian in.
Yu Qian, who is still a young man now, can't help but feel a little frightened when he meets several elders in the cabinet. But who is he? He is Yu Qian. In history, he was the man who was ordered to save the building from collapse in times of crisis. He has strong adaptability. Among these elders,
I can still be neither humble nor arrogant in front of others.
Seeing Zhu Zhanchang specially bringing Yu Qian in, several people were a little surprised. It was impossible for Yu Qian to participate in a meeting at this level based on his official position and resume. Even Chen Yun, who had previously served as the Minister of Rites in the court, could not participate.
He will be invited in, and he will only be invited in when he has work to report.
Several people thought in unison that it seemed that Zhu Zhanzhen valued Yu Qian very much.
When Zhu Zhancheng came in, he saw that Zhu Gaochi's complexion was sallow, much worse than yesterday, and he couldn't help but feel a little worried.
Zhu Gaochi's health was not good to begin with, and according to the historical period, the time has already exceeded.
"Father, you..."
"Prince Hai, Your Majesty ate some greasy food this morning and vomited three times." The eunuch beside Zhu Gaochi hurriedly explained.
Zhu Zhanzhen narrowed his eyes slightly in silence, thinking that Zhu Gaochi had another illness and just vomited after eating.
Since Zhu Gaochi ascended the throne, the queen has strictly controlled his diet. The imperial doctors said that Zhu Gaochi suffered from a disease of wealth. Although he had old injuries on his legs and his body was bloated, as long as he strictly controlled his diet and kept it clean, with less oil, less sugar and less meat, he should be healthy.
It can turn a lot better.
But Zhu Gaochi finally became the emperor, but he still can't make people happy? How can the eunuchs and maids dare to really take care of it? No one is willing to do anything that will cause trouble.
And when it comes to eating, Zhu Gaochi has extremely no self-control.
Zhu Gaochi glared at the talkative eunuch and quickly changed the subject: "Zhan Ming, yesterday several members of the cabinet stayed up all night to discuss the matter of persuading Gao Xu to surrender. The matter is confidential. Let Yu Qian go out first."
"Father, Yu Qian is my deputy to persuade you to surrender this time. He has the right to know what to do."
Everyone was shocked that Yu Qian dared to follow Zhu Zhan to persuade him to surrender.
Zhu Zhanzhen was able to go because of his status. As the prince of the Ming Dynasty, and having a good relationship with Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Gaoxu would not do anything to him. At least he had to weigh it carefully and stay in the fleet of the Guangdong vassal if he resisted.
But Yu Qian is different. If the two armies are fighting, if you don't kill the envoy, killing one of your followers is not necessarily a warning to the monkeys. His risk factor is much higher than that of Zhu Zhanyi.
It is impossible for Yu Qian not to understand this truth. He can only be said to be courageous and courageous.
Since Yu Qian wanted to follow Zhu Zhanzhen to persuade the King of Han to surrender, he naturally had a reason to stay.
"Father, please tell me directly, what conditions will be used to persuade the second uncle to surrender after the cabinet discussions are over." Zhu Zhanzhen asked directly.
"One tael of gold, the entire Western Region." Yang Shiqi told the final result of their discussion.
Zhu Zhanzhen frowned when he heard this result: "Father, I'm afraid this is not possible. Although the Western Region is large and boundless, compared with the richness of Jiangnan, it is obvious that my second uncle will not choose the Western Region."
Zhu Gaochi signaled Yang Shiqi to speak first, and Yang Shiqi took over.
"Lord Hai, please be patient. The entire Western Region discussed by the ministers and others does not mean that the Han Prince will rule over the Western Region. Instead, it will emulate the Northern Yuan Dynasty and enfeoff the Western Region to the Han Dynasty.
An independent country within a country..."
"No!"
Before he could finish speaking, Zhu Zhanchen interrupted him with a deep and cold voice.
At this time, Zhu Zhanzhen's face turned completely gloomy, and he looked around at the cabinet. Each of these people was a big shot in history. How could he come up with such a bad idea after all this time and effort.
"Lord Hai, please listen to Wei Chen."
"Needless to say, the matter of dividing the country is against the teachings of our ancestors and it is shameless to meet our ancestors. If you do this, please replace it with someone else. I, Zhu Zhanyi, cannot bear the responsibility." Zhu Zhanyi sternly refused.
Seeing that Zhu Zhanzhen had such a tough attitude and refused to listen, several ministers were obviously at a loss.
At this time, only Zhu Gaochi himself came out to speak: "Zhan Yu, you misunderstood. What we mean is that the Western Regions were conquered by your second uncle, and we are essentially different from the feudal khanates of the Northern Yuan Dynasty."
Zhu Zhanzhen naturally had to listen to what Zhu Gaochi said.
"Father, the four great khanates of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, the Kipchak Khanate, the Chagatai Khanate, the Ogedai Khanate, and the Yinli Khanate, nominally belong to the Northern Yuan Dynasty, but in fact the Northern Yuan Dynasty has no jurisdiction over them.
, it can be said that it is actually a separate country. What would Grandpa Huang think if he knew that we did this."
To be honest, Zhu Zhanzhen felt uncomfortable when he heard this proposal. A unified dynasty must look like a unified dynasty.
Historically, when Zhu Gaochi came to power and Zhu Zhanji came to power in the future, Ming Dynasty lost its actual control over many places, largely because it felt that these places were of low value. There is no difference between this evil idea and giving up the country.
Moreover, the Western Region is connected to Central Asia and is also an important trade route. Although it is vast and sparsely populated, it is not a useless place.
"Hey, your imperial grandfather said when you were still here that the land conquered by your children and grandchildren is considered theirs. Although you have not conquered the Southeast Asian countries, you have established a tribute system. Over the years, most of the income from tribute has been included in the tribute system.
Guangzhou Prefecture, your Imperial Grandpa, the imperial court has never said anything that your second uncle is making trouble now, so just let him take care of it according to your Imperial Grandpa's words." Zhu Gaochi said helplessly.
But Zhu Zhanchen noticed something interesting.
It turned out that the cabinet had discussed not only Zhu Gaoxu's plan to persuade him to surrender, but also his own distribution plan, whose future status might be similar to that of Prince Han.
The children and grandchildren were enfeoffed according to the methods of the Mongolian and Yuan Khanates.
This is the foolproof method they came up with. When future generations are very capable, in order to avoid disputes, perhaps this is the best way.
It was obvious that he was involved. Zhu Zhanzhen looked around again and asked in a deep voice: "Mr. Yang Ge, just now you said that your Beiyuan method is different. How is it different?"
The look in Yang Shiqi's eyes when he looked at Zhu Zhanchen suddenly seemed to be as sharp as Zhu Di's eyes back then.
"The four great khanates of the Northern Yuan Dynasty were almost completely cut off from the Northern Yuan Dynasty, but they also made indelible contributions to their vast territory. However, the power of the four great Khans was too great. It was still effective for Taizu to enfeoff vassal kings.
In imitation of this, Your Majesty, after discussing with the ministers and others, feel that we can continue to strengthen the feudal king's method and further build the feudal king's kingdom."
"The feudal kingdom?"
"Yes, Your Highness, strengthen the power of the feudal king, build the feudal king's kingdom system, build a local administrative system with the feudal king and three divisions in each area, with the feudal king as the core, and set up a three-guard system of the feudal king, left, middle and right, directly under the jurisdiction of the feudal king
, the three guards can number up to 15,000 people, and local taxes are collected by the lord and paid to the central government in proportion to the agreement."
Yang Shiqi then talked about a lot of details. Generally speaking, it was to strengthen the power system of Zhu Yuanzhang's previous vassal kings and name them kings.
It is similar to the king of Korea and the king of Japan, but it also limits its power. The most important thing is military power. This is what the court is most afraid of. Moreover, the position of the king cannot be hereditary and can only be entrusted to individuals.
Descendants are automatically reduced to normal vassal kings.
And there is a very critical point. After the king system is formed, the power of the vassal king will be reduced, regardless of the salary system.
It is like a king or an emperor who promises you glory for the rest of your life, and it is yours alone.
Do you think there are hidden dangers? The hidden dangers are huge.
According to what Yang Shiqi said, anyone who can be named a king is a powerful person. The current King of Han may be the King of the Sea in the future. If you let such a person build a kingdom by himself, even if you think well, the plan
Although it's good, I may not be able to implement it according to the plan you planned.
It can be seen that this must be a stopgap measure that they have racked their brains to come up with. Indeed, it is basically impossible to resolve this situation peacefully.
When Zhu Yuanzhang was granted the title of vassal king, Zhu Yunwen had to cut down the vassal when he came to power because he couldn't control it. Now that Zhu Gaochi has implemented such a king's method, will Zhu Zhanji have to cut down the vassal in the future when he comes to power? Once the emperor and the courtiers are all treating symptoms,
A method that does not cure the root cause.
Regarding this plan, they themselves have no illusions of success. They can only say that they have made enough compromises and concessions and shown enough sincerity.
After listening, Zhu Zhanzhen looked at Zhu Gaochi and said, "Father, is this the final decision of the court?"
Zhu Gaochi sighed: "Oh, yes."
"Since I have already agreed to persuade my second uncle to surrender, I will definitely go no matter what. I think there are many things wrong with this decision, but if I think about it from another angle, I can't think of any better solution.
I will discuss this plan with my second uncle, but I still ask my father to prepare troops for Yingtian Mansion."
What Zhu Zhanzhen meant was that he thought this battle must be fought.
"We are ready to bring troops from all over the country closer."
Xia Yuanji came out and said: "Your Majesty, this time your Majesty was ordered to persuade the King of Han to surrender in the face of danger. He has the style of everyone, the style of a famous official in ancient times, and he has made Japan a tributary country of our dynasty. Please give him a generous reward."
I came here to ask for a reward from Zhu Zhanzhen.
Yang Shiqi also immediately said: "Your Majesty, your Majesty has outstanding talents, majestic weapons, good military skills and domestic affairs. I am sure that your Majesty will make the King of the Sea the king just like the King of Han."
Zhu Zhanzhen guessed that he must be included in this king's system, but he didn't expect that they would bring it up today. It would also be difficult for these old men. They must have been quarreling when they came up with this method, and it was not easy to unify their opinions.
Looking at several people with dark circles under their eyes, they probably didn't sleep all night.
The emperor and Zhu Zhanyi looked at each other. Zhu Gaochi didn't know what to say and wanted to see Zhu Zhanyi's attitude first.
Zhu Zhanchen felt that everyone in the court was already wary of him. After all, he was getting older and he was the direct son of the emperor. With such outstanding abilities and actual control of such great power, how could people not be wary of him.
Among the people in the cabinet, Yang Shiqi had a real mentorship with Zhu Zhanji, and Yang Rong became the prince's young master after Zhu Gaochi succeeded to the throne. These people all thought about Zhu Zhanji. Is Zhu Zhanji's biggest opponent the King of Han?
No, it’s Zhu Zhanzhen!
Therefore, when he was dealing with the King of Han's affairs, he had already regarded Zhu Zhanyang as the future King of Han. The King of Han and Zhu Gaochi would compete for the throne, and Zhu Zhanyang would not compete in the future.
If the Han Dynasty's rebellion can be solved in this way, the future King of the Sea can also be solved in this way.
Zhu Gaochi let people in the cabinet do a lot of the talking for him. He was embarrassed to say it. Apparently, Zhu Di had not learned the art of painting cakes when he fooled his son. As long as he learned a little bit, now it is the link between father and son in painting cakes.
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He smiled coldly: "How dare I accept the reward before I set off? If I can return with meritorious service, please ask my father for a reward."
Zhu Zhanchen turned around and left, saying loudly as he walked: "I hope my father will take more rest and listen to my mother and not eat fishy and greasy food."
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