Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 783: The enemy invades Ningxia and increases its troops to win the victory in the east. The young Duke takes charge of his own affairs

Zhu Wenfang could imagine how pitiful his father was back then. When he first came to power, he was surrounded by the ten-year-old Dingguo Duke Xu Yongning, the disabled British Duke Zhang Zhong, and the Cao Guogong Li Xuan who was found from the corner of the corner.

Who else? Almost all the remaining nobles rolled their eyes at the new king.

After ten years of hard work, it was easy to grasp the imperial power, but there was still a group of people who were ready to take advantage of the Mongolian invasion to carry out another Tumu Fortress incident.

Thinking of this, Zhu Wenfang said to Ningxiang solemnly: "Don't worry, mother, even if I take power, I will kill all those powerful people who show my displeasure."

Ningxiang smiled and said: "Good boy, don't be so angry. Your father wants to send all the powerful female relatives to the Huayue Tower newly established by the Jiaofang Division. Later, go and persuade your father to spare them." Please be merciful."

Zhu Wenfang nodded and praised: "Daddy's idea is better. I think it works, so I'll just do what dad wants and give mother a good vent."

Ningxiang smiled and said: "I'm not angry, and I don't care about this. I just want to give you a younger brother and sister in the future. Can you let them stay with me all the time and support me until I die?"

Zhu Wenfang was stunned when he heard this, and then nodded: "Okay, it's okay to let the younger brothers and sisters stay in the capital. It's not a big deal."

Because Zhu Wenfang's position is too stable and has more power than Prince Yiwen, it doesn't matter. And according to the experience of past dynasties, even if he died suddenly, at most the brother in front would get the throne. By the time King Chu was born, he should be at least in his twenties, so it would be impossible for him to become emperor.

Therefore, keeping a prince who poses no threat to the throne in the capital is just a favor. Unlike Xuanmiao, there were only two sons. When one son was pulled off the throne, the other son was pushed onto the throne.

As for the princes of the Jingtai Dynasty, there were thirty of them. Once the princes gradually establish feudal kingdoms, the inheritance of the throne will become more orderly.

If the prince dies and has a son, the son will succeed to the throne, as in Jianwen's story. If the prince has no heir, the second-ranked King of Han will succeed him.

This is called inheritance in an orderly manner. If the brothers who are in the ten or twenty years behind want to jump in line, whether it is a mutiny in the capital or an army in the fiefdom, they will inevitably be attacked by other brothers.

All Jingtai princes have one to three guards. Even if a brother who wants to jump in line is possessed by Han Xin, he will not be able to withstand the attack of dozens of brothers.

As for whether the Eight Kings Rebellion of the Western Jin Dynasty would occur due to the prince's excessive military power, this possibility is also extremely small.

Because Taizu dared to enfeoff the princes and let them unite troops to protect the border, he naturally weighed the pros and cons repeatedly.

As for the subsequent battle of Jingnan, Jianwen totally deserved it.

At that time, there really was no vassal king who planned to rebel. It was not Jianwen who was so determined to commit suicide.

The vassal king used a small area to fight against the entire imperial court, and finally succeeded. This was originally an extremely fantasy thing, much more abstract than Wei Yan's Ziwu Valley Conspiracy.

The two chatted for a long time before going home.

Ningxiang returned to Hehuan Hall and saw that the inner room was quiet. Zhu Qiyu was leaning on the desk, frowning and pointing at the map.

Some of the four beloved concubines were leaning against the window doing needlework, some were quietly flipping through notebooks, and some were reading and eating grapes.

Ningxiang also came to the couch, gently holding Zhu Qiyu's arm and sitting next to him.

Smelling the unique and charming aroma, Zhu Qiyu sighed: "Oh, we haven't attacked Mongolia in just eight years, how can we have an army of 300,000 people.

Impossible, absolutely impossible, Mongolia does not have so many cavalry.

Where has my concubine gone? She has been out here for so long. "

Ningxiang smiled and said: "Dad, Brother Fang promised to let our son stay in the capital."

Zhu Qiyu was delighted when he heard this: "It's a good thing, a good thing. I'm very relieved that there is no suspicion between the brothers. What benefit did you give him, so that Prince Xu agreed so happily." Lin Xiangyu, who was embroidering his bellyband, corrected: " Dad, according to the customs of the Han Dynasty, you should call Xiaofang Prince Guo instead of Prince Xu. Your mother-in-law has already protested once before."

"Okay, okay, I can't afford to offend my mother-in-law, so let's go with Prince Guo. Then why did Prince Guo agree so readily?"

Ningxiang smiled and said: "Dad thought that the slave family was addicted to making deals with others. The slave family just mentioned it, and Prince Guo simply agreed.

Xu Ting, on the other hand, wanted to hold a banquet to thank the matchmaker. Prince Guo suggested that we get together at Dongpo Xuetang and cook and eat by ourselves.

It's lively and intimate, and we don't have to travel to the capital to go to the Duke Dingguo's mansion. "

Zhu Qiyu nodded: "I didn't expect that Prince Guo would be so filial and considerate. It's because I judge the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.

It's okay to ask Duke Dingguo to come. I'll take care of it myself and then send him to guard Dongsheng. After practicing for so long, it’s time for him to take charge of his own business.

And I am a little worried about Shanxi Governor Li Bing. "

"What happened to Li Bing?"

"Li Bing's political ability is pretty good, and he is willing to offend powerful people, but his military ability is a bit anxious. If there is a real war, if he can provide me with food and grass supplies, it will be a big deal."

"Then replace Li Bing."

Zhu Qiyu shook his head: "I can't find anyone. There are only a few qualified old people. Someone else may not be as good as Li Bing. Let him continue, just like Yu Qian, who was the governor of Shanxi for nineteen years."

Lin Xiangyu asked: "Will my husband still carry out the reform of the civil service system in Shanxi?"

"I want to do it. Isn't there another war? Is there a problem? Why do you suddenly say this?"

"Because of the war, Wang Shan wrote to say that he would like to donate 30,000 shi of food and 30,000 taels of silver to the imperial court. See if he can donate an official position?"

Zhu Qiyu asked curiously: "Why does he still have so much money?"

Lin Xiangyu asked, "What do you think?"

"You really miss your old master!"

"Otherwise, what should we do? Among all the women in the world, we are inferior to one person and superior to tens of thousands of people. It would not look good if we are too cold and indifferent."

Zhu Qiyu nodded: "There is Yonghe County in Shanxi. Let him be the county magistrate. Although Yonghe County has a long history, its territory is full of mountains and there are some tributaries of the Yellow River.

The fields are basically terraced fields. The entire county may not have a thousand hectares together, and the population is only 20,000 or 30,000.

Let him work for a few years and see the results. After all, if you directly give him a large county, there will be a lot of criticism from the government and the public. "

Qianxue asked: "Agabarji has led the main army to attack Ningxia. Don't you plan to do something?"

Zhu Qiyu shook his head: "Just bear with it, I'm scared. Agabarji really has an army of 100,000 men. Who can defeat him?"

If we send out a large army to attack, if the story of Qiu Fu repeats itself and our Jingtai Dynasty also kills a prince and four marquises, then the reputation I have accumulated for ten years will be lost in one fell swoop.

In this way, what is the difference between me and my brother who caused the Tumubao Incident? "

(End of this chapter)