Chapter 295: The Vassal System! Big Fatty’s Mentality Is Also Broken!

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Royal study room.

Zhu Gaoxu is making jokes with Big Fatty.

The palace examination lasted only one day. The papers were handed in at dusk and were collected by officials such as the paper, palm, and seal official, and then the grading began.

During this day, the tributes who participated in the palace examination were required to write a neatly formatted splendid policy essay, which was considered difficult for them.

Moreover, Zhu Gaoxu personally set the questions for this palace examination, including farming and mulberry land, commercial and tax reform, Nanyang administration, and conquering the Japanese countries... Each of these ideas may seem simple, but in fact they are full of profound meanings.

I just don’t know how many of these 399 tributes can be in line with my wishes!

Zhu Gaoxu sighed, and then looked at Big Fatty.

"Boss, I intend to summon the feudal lord to the capital. What do you think?"

Big Fatty: “???”

What?

how?

What about you, uncle!

Summon the vassal kings to the capital. What do you want to do?

In order to prevent the prince from causing trouble, Emperor Taizu Gao made a rule that the two princes were not allowed to meet!

But it's a good thing for you, you took your grandfather's words as fart, and now you are eager to have a big gathering of the feudal lord!

Why don't we all get together and discuss how to create rebellion in our lineage, King Yan?

Without hesitation, Big Fatty directly rejected Zhu Gaoxu's proposal.

"Second brother, that's not right!"

"You, the Prince of Han, who oversees the country, call the vassal princes to the capital. How will the government and the public look at you? A mouthful of saliva will drown you!"

Hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu shrugged indifferently.

"What are you afraid of? My current reputation won't be much better!"

"Get the matter done quickly before the old man comes back, and then run away!"

Big Fatty was startled when he heard this, and took a deep look at his second son.

This guy is really... touching!

However, I was moved, but Big Fatty still disagreed.

After all, this matter involves too much, and if one of them fails to handle it, he, the current prince, and the second son, the prince of Han Dynasty, will have to suffer a lot!

"Second brother, have you forgotten how our family came to power? Have you forgotten how the old man disciplined those clan princes?"

Zhu Gaoxu was stunned when he heard this, and then smiled bitterly.

This is really a troublesome thing!

How did our family get to the top?

Rebellion!

King Zhu Di's lineage of Yan rebelled and seized the throne from Prince Zhu Biao's lineage.

And precisely because Zhu Di succeeded in seizing the throne through rebellion, in order to prevent any clan princes from imitating him, after he ascended the throne and became emperor, he also vigorously began to reduce the vassal, and treated his brothers and nephews unkindly.

In order to consolidate his rule, Emperor Jianwen, with the instigation of Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng and other civil servants, vigorously began to eliminate vassals, and in ten months he successively eliminated five vassal kings.

The half-brother of King Zhu Di of Yan and the fifth son of Taizu, King Zhu Ji of Zhou, was demoted to a commoner and sent to Yunnan. In the fourth year of Jianwen, he was recalled to the capital for guarding.

After Zhu Di became emperor, he restored the title of Zhu Xi and returned to Kaifeng.

Emperor Jianwen demoted Zhu Shu, the seventh son of Taizu, the seventh son of Qi, to a commoner on charges of treason, and then placed him under house arrest in Nanjing for four years.

Zhu Di regained his title after becoming emperor, but in the fourth year of Yongle, he was impeached again and imprisoned in the imperial capital of Jinling.

Emperor Jianwen demoted Zhu Gui, the thirteenth son of Taizu, to a commoner, and his title was restored after King Zhu Di of Yan came to the throne.

Emperor Jianwen specially ordered Zhu Bai, the twelfth son of Taizu, Prince of Xiang, to return to Beijing for questioning in the name of treason. Zhu Bai could not bear the humiliation and committed suicide. He was rehabilitated during the Yongle period.

Emperor Jianwen deposed Emperor Taizu's 18th son, Min King Zhu Xun, as a commoner on charges of treason. He was eventually exiled to Zhangzhou, Fujian. Zhu Di restored his throne after he came to power.

These five were the five most miserable clan princes during the Jianwen period, and the other princes were not much better. They were all trembling and walking on thin ice.

However, the butt determines the head. After Zhu Di came to power, he also felt the threat to the central imperial power from the frontier fortress king entrusted by Taizu, so he knew that it was imperative to reduce the vassal state.

However, he was not as stupid as Emperor Jianwen. When he came to the throne, he was not eager to cut down the vassal. Instead, he treated the vassal king very favorably in order to gain his recognition and support.

After his throne was secure, he began to beat down these disobedient clan members.

Moreover, Zhu Di did not cut down the feudal vassals across the board, but treated them differently according to the different performances of the vassal kings.

Those who did not obey the imperial control and threatened the imperial power were resolutely stripped of their titles, such as King Zhu Su of Qi and King Zhu Su of Gu.

For vassal kings who did not endanger the imperial power, tolerance was relaxed and preferential treatment was given, such as King Zhu Ji of Zhou, King Zhu Zhen of Chu, and King Zhu Chun of Shu.

At the same time, he also beat the vassal kings such as Liao Wang Zhu Zhi, Dai Wang Zhu Gui, Min Wang Zhu Lun, etc., deprived their guards and weakened their strength.

After the continuous suppression by the Jianwen and Yongle dynasties, the frontier fortress king who was once so prominent in the Hongwu dynasty has now lost his glory. He wants soldiers but no soldiers, and he wants power but no authority. He can only be a rich man honestly.

Moreover, the imperial court also stipulated that they were not allowed to participate in the lives of the "scholars, farmers, industry and commerce". This resulted in many members of the clan who were born as common people. They could not inherit the title and did not have much salary. It was difficult to support their families. Later, there were even cases where relatives of the Ming Dynasty were imprisoned. A ridiculous thing about starving to death.

I don’t know if Comrade Zhu Chongba would be so angry when he saw this scene that he would raise his coffin and give these unscrupulous descendants a big mouth.

Such a deformed clan system is also not what Zhu Gaoxu wants to see.

After all, he was also the son of the old Zhu family. How could he be kept at home like a pig or a dog? All his dreams and pursuits in life were cut off from birth, and he could only be a useless person waiting to die?

It’s time to change this vassal system!

"Second brother, the vassal system is too deep for you and me to control it. The old man must come back..."

"Wait a minute! Now we need manpower in the South China Sea and the East China Sea. We need the sons of the old Zhu family to go out and conquer the country. When the old man comes back, the day lily will be cold!"

Zhu Gaoxu smiled angrily, his expression became very strange.

Zhu Laosi may not be able to come back for a while.

If you can't defeat Lingbei, you still want to come back. Do you still have the nerve to come back?

I didn't let you, the general who conquered the north, just defeat the Tetris country directly!

Dapangpang still disagrees. After all, he is the prince of the dynasty and must focus on the overall situation and not destabilize the country.

Zhu Gaoxu was also angry. The Ming Dynasty needed manpower for its southern and northern wars. Instead of letting those clan princes hide at home and enjoy the glory and wealth, it is better to pull them out to fight for the Ming Dynasty on the battlefield. Even if they die, it will be a well-deserved death!

After all, this country belongs to Lao Zhu’s family!

Although Hu Yan is pedantic, one thing he said is right.

Lao Zhu's family is proud of Zhu Chongbayi's glory. After enjoying the glory and wealth, they must also fulfill their corresponding responsibilities!

As expected, the two brothers quarreled again.

Finally, Prince Han got angry and glared: "Prince, I am informing you, not discussing with you!"

"Just prepare yourself, why are you so lazy?"

Big Fatty: "!!!"

Numb!

Completely numb!

This bastard is acting stupid again!

"Second brother, UU Reading www.uukanshu.net This matter can't be done to your whim!"

"If you really give those clan princes military power, if they turn around and rebel..."

"Oh, rebellion?" Zhu Gaoxu smiled, "Do you think that the millions of soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are just a show-off? I, the Prince of Han, am a show-off?"

"I hope they rebel, kill a few chickens and show them to a group of monkeys, and those monkeys will live in peace!"

Big Fatty: “???”

chicken?

monkey?

Your uncle!

Have you ever made an analogy like this?

Those are all your bloodline relatives!

You are the chicken!

You are the monkey!

After a moment of silence, Big Fatty was angry and snorted coldly: "You, the Han prince who oversees the country, have already made your own decisions. What else do you want me, the prince, to prepare?"

"Well...there needs to be a suitable reason for summoning the feudal lord to the capital."

Zhu Gaoxu laughed twice and said: "Boss, your birthday is coming soon, so I plan to use it as a way to celebrate your birthday..."

Big Fatty: "!!!"

What?

Happy birthday?

On my behalf?

Zhu Gaoxu belongs to your uncle!

You are noble, you are great, and you do bad things in my name!

Are you still a human being? !

"Boss, I would like to use it in my name, but I am just a prince, and this is not enough weight!"

"You are the current Crown Prince, the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty, and the future Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Your weight is definitely enough!"

When the fat man heard this, his face turned red and his neck was thick with anger. He stood up and shook the fat on his body.

"Yes! I have enough weight, two hundred and fifty pounds of fat!"

"You bastard, just make as much noise as you want!"

"If something really happens, I will send you to Fengyang directly!"

Zhu Gaoxu: "???"

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