Chapter 306: How can Zhu Yuanzhang take our lives?
It’s Zhu Han!
After Xu Da figured it out, he no longer thought about how to give Zhu Biao advice, but was thinking about why Zhu Han suggested that Zhu Yuanzhang should leave the matter of land annexation to Zhu Biao.
After thinking about it, Xu Da could only think of one reason: to establish authority for the prince!
Xu Da knew very well that Zhu Yuanzhang had zero tolerance for land annexation. No matter who was a hero or not, as long as it touched Zhu Yuanzhang's red line, he would not do it.
However, Zhu Biao can lower Zhu Yuanzhang's bottom line.
Xu Da finally figured it out. Zhu Han wanted to establish Zhu Biao's authority, and at the same time, Zhu Biao could win people's hearts.
However, winning people's hearts requires a degree of control. How Zhu Biao can master this degree to satisfy Zhu Yuanzhang is something Zhu Biao needs to consider.
Zhu Biao also had a high emotional intelligence. When Xu Da was thinking, he also thought about it himself and said to Xu Da: "Uncle Xu, is this the suggestion that Uncle Qiwu gave to dad? Let me do it."
Do?"
"Nine times out of ten, yes."
Xu Da didn't finish what he said, but when he said it, nine times out of ten, the matter was basically confirmed. It was Zhu Han who asked Zhu Yuanzhang to do this.
After thinking of this, Xu Da was deeply moved.
In the court, or among those who followed Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the world, including Zhu Yuanzhang, they all believed that if Zhu Yuanzhang had three strengths and two weaknesses, Zhu Han was the most qualified person to become the emperor.
Zhu Han's contribution was so great that all the officials believed that the world could be without Zhu Yuanzhang, but it could not be without Zhu Han.
Xu Da knew that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to make Zhu Han the crown prince in order to prepare for Zhu Han to become the emperor, but Zhu Han refused without hesitation and strongly demanded that Zhu Biao become the prince.
Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang had a fierce quarrel because of the differences between Emperor Li and Prince Li. That was the only time Xu Da saw Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han quarreling so fiercely.
In Xu Da's heart, Zhu Han was a very open-minded person. Xu Da had not heard of the story of "Chasing the Emperor", but Zhu Han was the first person to dare to give up the position of emperor so boldly.
Facing Zhu Biao's inquiry, Xu Da could not hide his emotions. He said to Zhu Biao: "This matter is how you should handle it to keep your heart. Your Highness, this is your opportunity to establish your authority. You don't have to be afraid of others."
The most important thing is what you have to do to satisfy His Majesty and Qiwu."
"Um."
Zhu Biao nodded solemnly, he had realized that this was a test for him.
This is not only a test for him by Zhu Yuanzhang, but more importantly, it must be worthy of Zhu Han's efforts.
Zhu Biao knew in his heart that it would be better for Zhu Han to handle this matter. He has a prestige in the army that is not weaker than Zhu Yuanzhang, and he is fair and just in dealing with things. No matter what the result is, they will not complain.
In terms of contribution to the Ming Dynasty, who in the world has made greater contributions than Zhu Han?
Zhu Biao said slowly: "I am the prince and the prince. When dealing with those who are annexing the land, I must be worthy of the laws of the Ming Dynasty and the people of the world!"
When the heavy responsibility was on his shoulders, Zhu Biao was calmer and more rational than he imagined. At the same time, he also told Xu Da what he said deep in his heart: "Uncle Xu, when he governed the Ming Dynasty, there were not so many people and sophistication. The Ming Dynasty
The majesty of the law cannot be violated."
If you have to kill, kill!
Xu Da was very pleased when he heard Zhu Biao's words: "Okay, keep your original intention and don't be influenced by others, and you can do well."
"Yes, Uncle Xu!"
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"We just occupied a little land, and His Majesty wants to liquidate us!"
In the palace of Song Guogong in Yingtian Mansion, a group of military generals were filled with indignation and shouted loudly about their dissatisfaction with Zhu Yuanzhang: "We have made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty, and now those who study are following your majesty to get promoted and make a lot of money. Your majesty is right
They turned a blind eye. We just bought a few more pieces of land. Besides, the world is so big and the King of England has conquered so many enclaves. Why can’t we just let the people go to those enclaves? Why must we be punished? "
The person who spoke was named Tang Shengzong. He was one of the twenty-four generals in Huaixi and one of the earliest warriors to follow Zhu Yuanzhang. He was originally named Marquis of Yan An, but later he was deprived of the title by Zhu Yuanzhang because he was good at rushing post horses.
Yiqi!
This is the main contact method for the eight hundred miles of emergency, which allows Zhu Yuanzhang to grasp some information on the border and even across the country as soon as possible. Collision with Yiqi can be directly beheaded, but Tang Shengzong did this.
Afterwards, Tang Shengzong didn't take it seriously and said directly: "What if the matter is urgent? As long as we are here, there will be no major events in the world. Even if someone rebels, we will lead the troops and kill the rebels."
"..."
Listen, is this human talk?
After Zhu Yuanzhang found out, he didn't think of dealing with Tang Shengzong too harshly. After all, they were old brothers who had fought together, and Zhu Yuanzhang was not a ruthless person. He reprimanded Tang Shengzong and then deprived Tang Shengzong of his marquis title.
Although he was deprived of his title, the Marquis Palace still belonged to Tang Shengzong, and the money given to Tang Shengzong was even more than when he was a Marquis. And with the opening of the Maritime Silk Road, Zhu Yuanzhang also found someone to tell Tang Shengzong to let him go to the Silk Road
Investing some money in the road and paying dividends over a few years can give him peace of mind for several lifetimes.
Tang Shengzong was obedient and followed Zhu Yuanzhang's arrangements honestly, but Zhu Yuanzhang ignored one point: human desires are unlimited.
Although he was expelled from his title, Tang Shengzong always wanted to show off his status. There is a saying that goes like this: wealth that does not return home is like walking at night in brocade clothes. In order to make his family think highly of him and show his status, Tang Shengzong bought a lot in his hometown.
Land, building mansions, showing others their status as masters.
Tang Shengzong never thought about land annexation, and he didn't think it was a land annexation. Anyway, the land was cultivated by the people, and the rent he collected was less. He could also get more cattle for them to use. It was so good.
The people are willing to do things, so why shouldn't Zhu Yuanzhang be willing? We Tang Shengzong didn't bully the people, right?
Moreover, if you, Zhu Yuanzhang, remove my title of Tang Shengzong, you can’t help but leave me with no status at all, right?
Who would be willing to follow you, Zhu Yuanzhang, if you do this?
Tang Shengzong felt that buying some land was nothing. He could make money while being a landlord in his hometown. Why not?
But what Tang Shengzong didn't expect was that Zhu Yuanzhang actually asked Zhu Biao to thoroughly investigate the land annexation. And the news from the palace said that Zhu Yuanzhang was very angry about the land annexation. He not only ordered a thorough investigation, but also dealt with it strictly.
This made the reckless man Tang Shengzong think that Zhu Yuanzhang was targeting him.
Therefore, after Tang Shengzong learned about this incident, he rushed to Yingtian Mansion as soon as possible and went directly to Feng Sheng's mansion to ask him for help.
The reason why Feng Sheng was chosen was because Zhu Han, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Feng Guoyong and others who were above Feng Sheng did not participate in their affairs at all.
Not to mention Zhu Han, like Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, and Feng Sheng's brother Feng Yong, these four are the top four military generals who have made great achievements in the founding of the Ming Dynasty. They no longer need status or money to set off, but
Be prudent and protect yourself.
Although Feng Sheng was also granted the title of Duke, his credit was smaller after all, and he was ambitious and gradually became a leader among military generals. Therefore, when the rebel Tang Shengzong came to Yingtian Mansion, he immediately found Feng Sheng and hoped that he would come forward.
The idea was to let Zhu Yuanzhang pardon their crimes.
In fact, if Tang Shengzong did not come to Feng Sheng, Feng Sheng himself would have to seek self-protection.
Feng Sheng also had a share in annexing land.
Moreover, it was not only Tang Shengzong who came to find Feng Sheng, but other generals also came to him.
Tang Shengzong and other military generals criticized Zhu Yuanzhang for being unreasonable, and by attacking his old brother, they were burning bridges across the river. Everyone believed this and kept echoing Tang Shengzong.
Of course, complaints were complaints, and they only paid lip service to them, never thinking about rebellion or anything like that.
Feng Sheng did not participate in their discussion, but his expression was solemn and his eyes were vacant. It was obvious that his heart was not here.
Tang Shengzong was having a heated discussion with others, but he glanced at Tang Shengzong inadvertently and found that Feng Sheng was distracted. He was immediately dissatisfied: "Old Feng, what are you doing? You are the leader, and you have a good brain. You
Let me give you some advice so that Your Majesty will not punish us."
Hearing Tang Shengzong's words, the other generals turned their heads to look at Feng Sheng, and then began to plead with each other.
Their appeal was actually the same as that of Tang Shengzong, which was to prevent Zhu Yuanzhang from punishing himself.
"No punishment?"
Feng Sheng glanced at Tang Shengzong, then at the person next to him, shook his head and said, "It's impossible not to punish him."
"What other punishment can there be?"
Tang Shengzong spread his hands and said in a very serious tone: "I don't even have a title now. If you punish me again, can you chop off my head?"
Feng Sheng said nothing, but he knew it very well in his heart.
It's not impossible to chop your head off.
However, Feng Sheng also needed to protect himself. Faced with the questioning from Tang Shengzong and others, Feng Sheng thought for a while and continued: "Actually, His Majesty has already given us some mercy. If His Majesty handles this matter by himself, we will suffer the most."
Severe punishment, and now he has entrusted this matter to the prince, which shows that His Majesty wants to give us a chance to survive."
After the people heard this, they all guessed that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to make these old brothers surrender to Zhu Biao... However, they were not convinced.
In their hearts, Zhu Biao was far inferior to Zhu Han, and Zhu Biao was not qualified to be the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Han dedicated his life to the Ming Dynasty and died. Unexpectedly, Zhu Yuanzhang would cross the river and destroy the bridge. Everyone felt a sense of sadness that the rabbit died and the fox died.
"It is not impossible to submit to His Highness the Crown Prince."
Tang Shengzong finally decided to bow to Zhu Biao, "But what we have now cannot be changed! We will just stop doing this in the future."
"Yes, we bought all those lands with money and cannot return them... they all belong to us!"
Everyone agreed, believing that the land must not be returned.
Feng Sheng's idea is the same as everyone else's. The land must not be returned. He also bought a lot of land in his hometown. If he returns it, how much will he have to pay?
After thinking about it, Feng Sheng finally expressed his thoughts: "Actually... Zhao Yong also purchased a large amount of fertile land in his hometown, but he did it very secretly and put the land in the name of a distant relative of his.
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Zhao Yong?
Isn't that the prince's iron core?
Zhao Yong was a military general, but he now holds a civilian position and is the deputy prime minister of the court. Now he is appointed by Zhu Yuanzhang as the prince's young master, following Zhu Biao and helping Zhu Biao handle government affairs.
Even he has bought land, how should Zhu Biao deal with this?
Tang Shengzong immediately became happy and slapped his thigh violently: "That's right! That bastard Zhao Yong is not clean himself!"
The other generals seemed to see hope, and started to echo:
"The people around the prince are not clean, how can he deal with us?"
"Can the prince still deal with Zhao Yong first?"
"Impossible! If the prince does this, he will lose people's hearts. How can he win people's hearts if he can even deal with the people around him?"
"Hahaha, when the prince takes care of us, we will carry Zhao Yong out!"
While everyone was happy, Tang Shengzong thought of a very critical question and asked Feng Sheng: "Old Feng, how did you know that Zhao Yong also did this? He didn't buy it himself and gave it to his relatives. This kind of secret
How did you find out about it?"
"It seems quite secretive to us, but it's different in his hometown."
Feng Sheng did not hide anything and explained directly: "I have a general who is a fellow villager with Zhao Yong. He told me that Zhao Yong's relative was very rampant in his hometown. He was also a brother-in-law with the local magistrate and uniform, and he had these protective umbrellas.
Now, what he did in his hometown will never reach His Majesty's ears."
"Hey, this guy Zhao Yong has a lot of fun!"
"Haha, the people around the prince are not clean, what should we be afraid of?"
"That's it! I don't want to anymore! Drink! Go drink!"
"Sit back and relax! Sit back and relax!"
Tang Shengzong and others left happily. Before leaving, they invited Feng Sheng to have a drink, but Feng Sheng refused. He also reminded Tang Shengzong and other generals that now is the time when the wind is tight, so everyone should keep a low profile and wait for the prince to take action.
It’s not too late to drink again after the land annexation matter is resolved.
But Tang Shengzong and others are completely stubborn, why do they care about this?
"Old Feng, why are you worried about all this? Besides, what does drinking have to do with the prince's handling of things? Are we going to stop the prince from drinking?"
Tang Shengzong disagreed, and instead advised Feng Sheng to think more openly: "Don't worry, it's okay! It's just a matter of two acres of land. We follow His Majesty to conquer a huge country. Can he still kill us?"
Anyway, the title had been taken away by Zhu Yuanzhang. Tang Shengzong felt that he had nothing to lose except this life, so he simply ignored everything.
In Tang Shengzong's view, it was just a trivial matter that he bought a few acres of land, and he was not bullying the people or rebelling. How could Zhu Yuanzhang kill himself because of this trivial matter?
Feng Sheng watched Tang Shengzong and the generals leave, but he was still deep in thought. He was thinking about what he would do if the prince really dealt with Zhao Yong.
"Are you going to apologize to Your Majesty?"
This idea popped into Feng Sheng's mind and then gave it up.
How could Zhu Yuanzhang kill himself for just a small matter of buying a few acres of land?