The Qianqing Palace, which was not big in the first place, was suddenly overcrowded.
Zhu Yunxi sat tiredly on the throne. On the left in front of him were the core ministers of the empire, and on the right were the vassal kings led by King Zhu Di of Yan.
"I didn't want to talk about this so quickly, but today my fifteenth uncle asked me very hard, so I just said it!" Zhu Yunxi looked around at the ministers, and his eyes fell on the vassal kings, "This will save you from having random thoughts in your mind!" As he said, After a pause, he continued, "Uncle Fifteen was right when he said it just now. Grandpa Huang conquered the country, and there is no reason not to benefit his children and grandchildren."
Having said this, he looked at Zhu Gaochi and said, "Hong Xi, you are now the Zongzheng of our Zhu family, please tell me!"
Hearing this, Zhu Di glanced at Zhu Gaochi, who was standing at the head of the civil servants, and then looked away silently.
"I obey the decree!" Zhu Gaochi cupped his hands, slowly took out a scroll from his sleeve, opened it, and said, "Uncles and brothers, this is the emperor's order for me, the ministers in the South Study Room, and the officials of the six ministries to draw up a draft. The edict concerning the prince’s future ennoblement.”
As he spoke, he cleared his throat and said, "When this dynasty first granted vassal status, a minister once said that there was a rebellion among the seven kings of the Han dynasty, eight kings rebelled against the king of Jin, and the Xuanwu Gate incident occurred during the enfeoffment of Li and Tang Dynasties. The history books are clear lessons, how can this dynasty repeat the same mistakes!"
"The Supreme Emperor has a fatherly heart and a deep love for his calf. He has defied all opinions and sealed the kings at the frontier. In the future, his kindness to the people will frighten the enemies, and he will always be a vassal of the country. Please be careful!"
"However, the dragon gave birth to nine sons, and the emperor felt pity for his son, but there was a vassal king who ignored his father's heart, did not care about the country, only pursued his own greed, was arrogant, domineering, lawless and rebellious, and tried to seek great power..."
Suddenly, Zhu Yunxi said impatiently, "You pick the important one and jump over to these docile people!"
"Yes!" Zhu Gaochi said yes, but secretly said in his heart, "I have almost finished reciting it, and you just said it. Do you think I am willing to recite it?"
Is all this docility that he reads useless? Quite the opposite!
First of all, the original enfeoffment of the vassal kings was determined. It was the ministers who opposed the old man's insistence on going his own way.
Secondly, quote historical events to give the vassals a heads-up.
Furthermore, condemnation.
It is also a method commonly used by kings, and the master is famous!
Zhu Gaochi continued to recite, "The lessons from the past are not far away. In order to avoid the chaos in our country and the rebellion of our relatives, I started..." He paused and continued, "The enfeoffment of my disciples will never be the same as before! "
"When my son reaches the age of eighteen, he will join the frontier army as a son of a good family and experience military service and forge his character for a period of five years."
"Five years from now, when I am twenty-three years old, I will be knighted based on my performance in the army!"
"The nobility is divided into four levels: prince, county king, governor of the country, and general of the country! If there are any stubborn ones, they will not be granted titles. They will be expelled from the clan and settled as citizens."
"After being granted a title, you get married and are given a palace in the capital. Then, as a prince, you serve in six ministries and gain experience in government affairs."
"When you reach the age of twenty-eight, you can go to the fiefdom and become a vassal!"
Buzz!
When Zhu Gaochi finished speaking, there was a buzzing sound from the vassal princes, like a frying pan.
Does this edict mean that from now on, princes will no longer have titles upon landing, but will depend on their performance when they grow up?
How can there be any truth in this? It is simply unheard of!
If the emperor's son is like this, what about the sons of these vassal kings?
"Are you done muttering enough?" Zhu Yunxi looked at the princes coldly, and the palace suddenly returned to calm.
"My son must not be a loser, let alone a wimp who only knows how to eat and wait to die!" Zhu Yunxi looked at the vassal kings and said, "Let them serve as soldiers so that they will not forget the style of Shangwu and know that
It was difficult for our ancestors to start a business. Let them experience government affairs in the Six Ministries to let them know how difficult it is for the common people!"
"I can't tolerate a prodigal here!" Zhu Yunxi continued to look at the vassal kings, "Even the prince is like this!"
Then, he looked at Zhu Gaochi and said, "You continue to read!"
"The vassals granted by the princes must not be within the territory of the Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Gaochi continued, "They are all on the border of the Ming Dynasty! Such as Korea, Japan, Annamian Kingdom, etc. After becoming a vassal, they are not allowed to govern the people or interfere in local civil affairs.
Only concerned with military affairs."
"Either guarding Xinjiang for the Ming Dynasty, or opening up new territories for the Ming Dynasty! The sons of the princes will go to the capital to study at the age of fifteen, join the army at the age of eighteen, get married at the age of twenty-three, and then study government affairs, and then return
manor!"
After the words fell, everyone in the palace had different thoughts.
Li Jinglong, who was standing behind Zhu Gaochi, thought to himself, "It seems like there will be no less wars in the Ming Dynasty in the future! The place is too small, and the vassal kings have no place to settle! When the cannon goes off, there are ten thousand taels of gold, tsk tsk, there is a lot to say here.
went!"
The Duke of Wei, Xu Huizu, thought to himself, "The responsibilities of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies will become even more arduous! The princes' troops, logistics, troop mobilization, ordnance production..."
Hou Yong, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, thought to himself, "It seems that the emperor will not be like the emperor in the past, who frequently imposed capital punishment on officials! The vassal kings have sealed off those wild places and need someone to help manage them. In the future, the guilty officials will be exiled, and they will also
Issues such as the distribution of convicted prisoners to immigrants are giving some people a headache!"
But Fang Xiaoru and Qingliu frowned deeply and had tangled expressions on their faces.
The vassal kings argued that the land of the vassal was not the original land of the Ming Dynasty, which meant war, and war meant death. Of course, those who died were the original people on the land.
Moreover, they also thought of what King Han did in Goryeo and what Duke Zhu Gaoxu did in Burma. They couldn't help but feel that doing this seemed a little inappropriate for the status of a kingdom in heaven.
Some of them are not kind enough! They are too cruel!
Zhu Yunxi looked around and looked at the vassal kings, "What I just said is for my own sons! They will not be like you, they will become vassal kings when they land, get married at the age of fifteen, and then happily go to join the vassal.
The imperial court builds houses for you, allocates money for food, population, land, and slaves, and gives you a large amount of money every year! And it allows you to do whatever you want in the fiefdom, just like the emperor!"
"My son, if they want to be like you, they can only fight and grab it themselves!"
"Ahem!"
Zhang Xianzong, a bachelor at the East Palace, couldn't bear it anymore and coughed twice in a low voice to remind the emperor to pay attention to his words and deeds.
How could the emperor tell his son to go out and rob?
Didn’t the Emperor Zhu Ming become a bandit?
Then what did the Ming Dynasty become, a country of robbers?
What is a big country? A big country can do some things, but cannot say them! Even if others know about it, they cannot recognize it!
"All the uncles, kings and brothers who are currently ranked have not followed the kings of Chu, Qi, Wang Dai, and others to get involved!" Zhu Yunxi looked at the vassal kings and said coldly, "But I know that although you didn't get involved,
, but in my heart I am quite dissatisfied with how I dealt with them, right?"
"You all think that I am too indifferent and cold-blooded, and the Supreme Emperor is eager to attack his uncles before his bones are cold?" Zhu Yunxi sneered again, "There are even some of you who think that they are not guilty of this. I am wrong, right?"
"I don't dare!" Zhu Di led the feudal kings and said.
"You just don't dare to say it, but you don't dare to think so!" Zhu Yunxi stood up, "Actually, I have already softened my heart! If I were Li Shimin, could I still wait until the old man was buried? There would have been a river of blood outside the Hongwu Gate!"
"The reason why they are today is entirely their own fault, and it is not a pity to die!" Zhu Yunxi continued to look at everyone, "I want to abolish their royal titles. I want to take back their fiefdoms, and I want their sins over the years to be revealed.
In the world!"
"Since everyone is here today, let's just talk about it! Fan, I must cut it!" Zhu Yunxi scanned the faces of the princes one by one, "Which of you objects?"
Zhu Di remained silent, while the other vassal kings sighed.
Zhu Zhi looked up at Zhu Yunxi and burst into tears.
King Zhu Mo of Han did not care at all. He even turned around and winked at the young princes who had not yet become vassal kings.
"I don't want to quarrel with you and hide it!" Zhu Yunxi continued, "If you want to accept it, you can accept it. You have to accept it if you don't want to accept it. I don't have the time to think about what you think and protect me.
Looking after you! I am me, I am not the Supreme Emperor or his old man!"
After saying that, Zhu Yunxi paused, "I want to cut the road, but I have left the road for you. Now, I will tell you personally what road I have left for you!"