Zhu Yunhe sneered and said, Zhu Mengran was so frightened that he knelt on the ground.
It’s not a rebellion! Zhu Mengran said in panic, it’s just that several vassal kings united to advance and retreat together and help each other!
Ha! Zhu Yunxi laughed in anger. He had two minds and had different ambitions towards the Central Committee of the Ming Dynasty. Isn't this a rebellion?
No wonder, since ancient times, emperors have had headaches when they had too many sons. The secret tricks of these princes are really endless.
However, Zhu Yunxi was still very curious, how did this Five Kings Alliance come into being? Who is the link between them?
You get up to answer, and sit down in front of Gu Gu! Zhu Yunxi's tone is slightly gentle, and he says with a smile, Gu asks you, how long has this Five Kings Alliance existed? How much do you know about this matter?
Zhu Mengtan came forward, but did not sit down, but bowed and said, I don’t know the details! As he said that, thinking about it carefully, probably after the spring of the year before last, the letters exchanged between his father and several other uncles became frequent.
Some, and some days, the father sent a confidant to take a scribe into the palace, and only met with the scribe alone every day!
As he spoke, he paused again. One time, I happened to pass by my father's study and heard the scribe inside say: In the future, once Your Highness ascends the throne, your vassal will be empty. By then, the vassal king and others will be nothing more than fish and meat, and they may not be able to enjoy their wealth and honor in peace.
Not available!
Why did you pass by the King of Chu's study by chance?
What this guy said is completely untrue!
Zhu Yunxi thought to himself, but this was not the time to care about these things, so he patiently continued to listen to what the other party said.
My father probably didn't agree at that time, because the scribe in the study kept trying to persuade me. My father said, "I live in Wuchang, enjoy myself, and do not rule the law. What can I do?"
Then the scribe said that it is essential to be on guard against others. A vassal king is weak compared to the imperial court. But if many vassal kings unite and advance and retreat together, they will be a huge force. When the time comes, even if His Highness wants to touch them
, have to weigh it all!
Only when people are afraid to move lightly can they enjoy wealth and honor in peace.
The man also said that several other vassal kings have expressed their opinions, and now you are the only one left!
My father didn't say anything at that time, but the man said again, why should the King of Chu be so careful when he is a thousand years old? He just needs to know all about the alliance and will not leave any words behind. Besides, if the emperor's grandson does not cut down the vassal in the future, there will naturally be harmony!
When the vassal was really cut off, several princes also helped each other. If people don't do it for themselves, they will be punished by heaven and earth. It's not like everyone wants to imitate the rebellion of the Seven Kings of Han Dynasty, but they just want to protect themselves!
Zhu Mengran talked a lot, but when he saw that Zhu Yunxi didn't say anything and just listened with a gloomy face, he felt even more uneasy.
My father probably didn't agree at that time, so the scribe laughed and said to my father, "Your Majesty Qiantai is still hesitant now, and that's right. Please wait and see if what I say below is correct."
See if that grandson of the emperor has a merciful heart toward you!
Speaking of this, Zhu Mengnan was slightly afraid. Originally, his father had no complaints against His Highness. But in the past two years, His Highness has been very tight on the military resources of the vassal king. He is not allowed to expand the army of guards, is not allowed to leave the fiefdom without authorization, and is not allowed to
Participate in local political affairs.
Last year, I asked for a military salary of 300,000 yuan, but His Highness rejected it again, and then issued a decree to reprimand him. My father was a little dissatisfied. After the incident of King Ning secretly selling contraband with other kings, my father was reprimanded again by an edict.
, and after cutting off a team to rely on...
Before he finished speaking, Zhu Yunxi suddenly said, Hey, if you have done something wrong, you are not allowed to be punished? You must also know something about the inside story. In recent years, not only tea and salt products of your Chu vassal have been sold outside the Great Wall through Ningwang's route.
, pig iron, cowhide farm tools and other items are also sold to those restless southern barbarians, right?
Zhu Mengtan immediately knelt down again, and I also tried to persuade my father!
Get up, get up! Zhu Yunxi said, for the sake of their own selfish interests, the kings ignored the interests of the country. Gu's treatment has turned a big deal into a trivial matter. But they still have complaints in their hearts. It seems that this good man can't do it!
Zhu Yunxi stared into Zhu Mengnan's eyes as he spoke.
That's right. I think about such a serious crime. It is already a huge crime for Your Highness to punish you or not. No matter whether you are the father or the other uncles, you should be grateful and grateful. How can you secretly complain? Simply, you can't.
Know what is good and what is bad, but don’t know how to advance or retreat!
Zhu Yunxi nodded, stood up and took two steps with his hands behind his back. It was okay to complain, and he even created an alliance of five kings. Was he determined to be the enemy of Gu and the Ming Dynasty? Oh, God is evil.
You can live, but you can't live if you commit your own sins. These vassal kings will not give up until they risk the lives of their whole families!
Zhu Mengnan's body trembled obviously and he said, "So, I would rather bear the crime of unfilial piety than say this in front of His Highness!" After saying that, he kowtowed and said, "Your Highness, my father is just confused and a little extreme. Many things are wrong."
Even if I say it, I dare not actually put it into practice!
Zhu Yunxi looked out the window and said nothing.
The so-called alliance of five kings is actually not a big deal. With Zhu Yunxi's current status and strength, even fifty kings, let alone five kings, cannot be shaken. Besides, all the kings have their own agendas and are just using each other. Moreover,
, they are not born from the same mother, how can they be monolithic!
The implicit meaning is that if someone really makes trouble in the future, the buddies will neither help nor undermine each other. Between them, there is both icing on the cake and adding insult to injury. They are a body of interests and a body of contradictions.
Furthermore, the scribe may also be deceiving the King of Chu Zhu Zhen, saying that other vassal kings are involved, and now it’s up to you. Only by uniting can everyone be able to protect themselves. But for other vassal kings, the scribe must also be like this
General rhetoric.
Moreover, if we look at it in detail, the Five Kings Alliance is actually wrong and should be called the Six Kings Alliance.
Because in the secret, there is another vassal king who has been pretending to be a filial son and a virtuous grandson!
But Zhu Yunxi was a little curious, who was the scribe who connected the Five Kings Alliance?
Do you know who the scribe went to see the King of Chu on whose order? Zhu Yunxi asked.
I have never seen that person, I have only heard that person’s voice! Zhu Mengfan said, when that person spoke, there was something bohemian about it!
Zhu Yunxi then asked, does your father have much contact with other vassal kings now?
There are often letters exchanged and gifts given! Zhu Mengnan replied, but most of them were sent to his father by others, and he returned the gifts out of affection! Most of them were worthless things. Since the incident with King Ning, his father has been
Much restrained!
Zhu Yunxi nodded again and said with a smile, it's rare for you to be loyal enough to tell me this!
In fact, I also have selfish motives! Zhu Mengfan said politely, "I don't want my father. I make mistakes again and again, until I make a big mistake!"
Zhu Yunxi turned around and looked at him, fully aware of his son's difficulties and secrets in suing his father.
He was afraid that the King of Chu would implicate him. The King of Chu didn't even see the old man yesterday, which already represented a lot of things. If the old man knew again that they were secretly planning the Five Kings Alliance, they would really be doomed.
Already.
Even if the old man doesn't know, what awaits his family after the emperor's grandson ascends the throne will definitely not be a good thing.
This is a smart man, a man who knows the trade-offs.
But...
Looking at Zhu Mengnan, Zhu Yunxi suddenly thought of Zhu Gaoxu's three brothers. Although the three brothers also had evil intentions, no matter what time they went, they would only follow their father instead of protecting themselves wisely.
Of course, there are also reasons for being fathers. King Chu and King Yan, two kinds of fathers, naturally have two kinds of sons.
You have two brothers above you? Zhu Yunxi asked.
One direct brother and one concubine! Zhu Mengfan is a bit more humble. The direct brother is in poor health and is frail and sick!
The vassal king is the national barrier, and the virtuous people live there! Zhu Yunxi smiled and said, you are a sensible person, know how to advance and retreat, and have a sense of proportion. If all the vassal kings in the world can be like you, I will feel more at ease!
A hint of joy flashed in Zhu Mengran's eyes, but he lowered his head and said, "My lord, it is extremely unfilial to accuse my father in front of His Highness! Please, Your Highness, for the sake of my father's confusion...