When Zhu Di heard Zhu Gui's words, he suddenly showed a helpless smile. He stood up and took two steps towards the door. Then he turned back and said: "Thirteenth brother, let's put it this way, our nephew is different from our father.
, if he becomes the emperor, the first thing he will probably do is deal with us."
"Against us? How can we see it?" Zhu Gui asked pretending to be surprised, but he didn't agree with it in his heart.
He could probably guess that Zhu Di was here to find allies. It turned out that Zhu Gui had already had dissatisfaction at this time. It seemed that he did not respect Zhu Yuanzhang's ancestral system and insisted on passing the crown prince's position to Zhu Yunwen.
The approach is very insightful.
"That Fang Xiaoru, his biggest idea is to reduce the vassal state. What is a vassal state? Of course it is us vassal kings. Now that there is no war in the north, we vassal kings have become the biggest hidden danger to the court." Zhu Di said angrily.
It is understandable that Zhu Di was angry. After all, in the years since he became King of Yan, he had frequently attacked the Mongols in the Yan region, and he had stabilized the Ming Dynasty. Now not only was he unable to take the throne, but he also had to abolish his vassal position and replace him with someone else.
I'm afraid I will also be dissatisfied.
Zhu Gui nodded and said: "What the fourth brother said is indeed reasonable, but there is nothing we can do about this matter, right? The vassal position is determined by the emperor and the court. If the new emperor wants to reduce the vassal, we can only let it go.
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"Leave it to chance?"
When Zhu Di heard Zhu Gui's words, he didn't know whether he was angry or not, but he actually laughed.
"No matter what, I will never agree to this matter. Thirteenth Emperor, you have also fought against the Mongols. Do you really think they will surrender to the Ming Dynasty willingly? If we vassal kings are really
After the abolition, what will happen if the Mongols come to attack the border again?"
Zhu Di said to Zhu Gui very seriously.
"What the four said is not unreasonable, but, fourth brother, you should tell me what you really think, right?" Zhu Gui asked, pretending to be confused.
"It's very simple. Yandi and Yunzhou are adjacent to each other. As long as we can unite, we don't have to obey the order to reduce the vassalage." Zhu Di approached Zhu Gui, looked into his eyes, and said in a deep voice.
"This, isn't this bad? Isn't that equal to breakfast?" Zhu Gui said with a frown.
"So what if there is rebellion? Anyway, Zhu Yunwen's throne was obtained unfairly, and he is so young, so the Ming Dynasty has no hope in his hands."
Zhu Di said with clenched fists.
"..."
Zhu Gui was speechless for a while. He didn't expect that Zhu Di was so ambitious and so bold. He had already had the idea of rebellion when Zhu Yuanzhang was still alive.
It seems that he is also an old resentful man.
But it is obviously impossible for him to express his attitude now.
After all, although Zhu Yuanzhang's health is not as good as before, his remaining power is still there. Even if Zhu Di is added, the two of them are completely unable to compete with the imperial court.
And according to Zhu Gui's original plan, this was a path he would not choose unless absolutely necessary.
However, if Zhu Di cannot be stabilized now, he may be regarded as a threat by Zhu Di.
So Zhu Gui said: "Fourth brother, you really think highly of me. Yunzhou is not as good as Yandi. The land there is barren, the population is declining, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers is very limited, and I am only good at doing small business. If you really want to
When it comes to fighting, the gap between me and fourth brother is still too big."
Zhu Gui expressed his thoughts tactfully, that is, it was not that he was unwilling to cooperate, but that it was because his family background was poor and his strength was limited.
Zhu Di seemed to have expected that Zhu Gui would say this. He stood up, put his hand on Zhu Gui's shoulder and said: "Don't worry, if that day comes, the war will be left to me. You only need to give
Fourth brother just needs to provide some firearms, and after that, we can divide the world equally."
Divide the world equally? I believe you.
Zhu Guike remembered that in history, after Zhu Di conquered the world, he thoroughly implemented the policy of reducing vassal states, and several other vassal kings also became nominal existences.
But at this time, Zhu Gui showed a very excited look: "This is naturally the best, but there may be other ways to solve this problem. As a last resort, we descendants of the Zhu family had better not kill each other. That way
It will only make future generations laugh."
When Zhu Di heard this, he just snorted coldly, obviously disdainful of Zhu Gui's statement.
But that's right. Zhu Yuanzhang himself killed several sons. He was not afraid of being laughed at by future generations. Would Zhu Di be worried?
In fact, Zhu Di came to Zhu Gui this time to express his thoughts on one hand, and on the other hand, he wanted to bind Zhu Gui so that even if he did not stand on his side, he would not fall to the court.
The main reason is that the firearms in Zhu Gui's hands can really affect the situation of the battle. Compared with the imperial court, Zhu Di's strength is at an absolute disadvantage. If the imperial army has firearms, he will not have to fight.
On the other hand, once Zhu Di's army can be equipped with firearms on a large scale, his chances of winning will increase a lot.
This is why Zhu Di told Zhu Gui his thoughts even at the risk.
Moreover, he only told Zhu Gui, and even Princess Yan Xu Miaoyun didn't know about it. This shows that Zhu Di attaches great importance to Zhu Gui.
The two talked for another half an hour. Zhu Di also wanted to buy a batch of three-eyed blunderbuss from Zhu Gui, but Zhu Gui politely refused, but he did not refuse completely, but gave him a little hope.
The two parties agreed that if the day came to abolish the vassal state, Zhu Gui would fully cooperate with Zhu Di and provide him with a large number of firearms.
Only then did Zhu Di leave with satisfaction.
Zhu Gui sat alone in the living room, rubbing his forehead, and pretending to be a snake with both sides at the same time, still made him feel mentally and physically exhausted.
But now is the growth period of his career. Before his strength is not enough to deter others, he can only use strategies to increase his own chips.
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On the third day after Zhu Gui arrived in Nanjing, the prince's zombie attack finally officially started.
This was the most solemn funeral since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.
All the princes, lords, ministers and half of the concubines participated.
Hundreds of thousands of people throughout Nanjing even left the city and headed to the suburbs.
The address for the royal family's cemetery has already been selected.
And Zhu Yuanzhang’s mausoleum has been built for many years, but I didn’t expect that Prince Zhu Biao walked in front of Zhu Yuanzhang and became the first royal member to be buried here (several vassal princes who died before were all arranged in the cemetery)
in the corner).
After the funeral procession circled the city several times, it went all the way out of the city to the mountain where the cemetery is located, followed by a procession that stretched for dozens of miles.
Zhu Yuanzhang also wore plain clothes and sat on the Luan Jia. He looked even more haggard at this time.