Five years of garrison on the border, shocked Zhu Yuanzhang who went south to inspect

Chapter 224

Most of them have stayed in this position for two or three years.

Therefore, Lai Gong found Zhu Yunxuan, the emperor's grandson, just to give himself a backup plan.

Zhu Yunxuan narrowed his eyes and shook his head: "Uncle Eighteen is rude, but he has never done anything harmful. If I rush in front of His Majesty rashly, I'm afraid Your Majesty will blame me."

Lai Gong shook his head.

Love is something you can't understand. "

Zhu Yunxuan asked doubtfully: "What on earth did he do?"

He bowed and said to the boy next to him: "I can't tell anyone about this."

Zhu Yunxuan waved his hand to signal everyone to disperse, and then said: "There is no one else here, please just tell me."

Lai Gong looked solemn and said: "My lord, you should have heard that Prince Su was a vassal king in Lingnan. He left the country at the age of 14. He left for three or four years without any news, right?"

"Yes, Lingnan is full of poisonous diseases and sparsely populated. Uncle Shiba dares to go to Lingnan alone at such a young age. I really admire you for this."

"My lord, you have fallen into King Su's trap!" Lai Gong raised his voice and said, "As you know, Lingnan is not what you thought. Lingnan is rich in products, fertile land, rich in people, strong soldiers and horses, and can command an army of 20. !”

"Are you telling the truth?" "What?"

Zhu Yunzhi's face was pale. He stared at Lai Gong, feeling very shocked.

"good."

Lai Gong organized his speech and said: "Because the road from the capital to Lingnan is long and isolated from the outside world, Lingnan has almost become a country. Also, the mirrors and tea that have been hotly sold in Beijing recently are also There are other things that also come from Lingnan.”

"In this case, why didn't Uncle Eighteen tell me? The land in Lingnan is managed so well. If the report is reported to the court, Uncle Eighteen might be given a big reward." Zhu Yunxuan said in surprise.

Li Jing sneered and said in a sinister tone: "What King Su did, even if the whole family was executed, eight heads were not enough, so he concealed what happened in Lingnan."

Lu Xiaofeng asked: "What's wrong with him?"

"Sell private salt, cast steel, hide armor, and build a private army." When Zhu Yunxuan heard this, he was trembling with fear, his throat was dry and he said, "Did Uncle Eighteen do this?"Don't tell me you're lying. "

"Everything I said is true!" Lai Gong said in a deep voice: "Wei Chen didn't believe it at first, but when I went to Lingnan in person, I realized what kind of place Lingnan is. The salt mines and iron mines there are extremely productive. There are many, and the soldiers are all equipped with swords, guns, swords and halberds.

"But Lingnan is so big, how come no news comes out? Where are your imperial guards? What on earth is that Jiang Rui doing?" Zhu Yunxuan said with a frown.

Lai Gong shook his head, "I don't know why, but it seems to have been covered up deliberately. If this is really the case, please be careful, Prince Su, Prince Su has a big plan!"

Zhu Yunxuan was a little annoyed. He thought that King Su was already very rampant in the capital, but now that he was in his territory, he didn't even have his territory anymore.

"What's going on here? My grandfather is also the king of a country, can he still fight against my grandfather?" Zhu Yunxuan said.

"I don't know, but when I was in Lingnan, I also chatted with the common people. They only knew King Su, not the court. Even the common people were the same.

This is not respect. "

"It's not impossible for something like this to happen in such a remote place." Zhu Yunxuan told himself secretly in his heart.

"Not only that, even the tribal leaders in southern Xinjiang regard Lingnan as their leader. In the Lingnan area, Sitong Highway was established, and the connection with the local people became closer. Moreover, Annan is also afraid of Lingnan forces. Every year All have to pay tribute once.

Zhu Yunxuan was stunned.

Paying tribute is how a small country pays tribute to a powerful country. Why should Annan pay tribute to Lingnan?
Li Qing continued: "Prince, if the power of Prince Su's Mansion cannot be contained, the land of Lingnan will one day be a trouble for the Ming Dynasty, and it may be the road to the destruction of the Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Yunxuan was shocked when he heard this!
Cut off the vassal...

This thought once again grew in Jun Wuxie's mind. However, his grandfather had once warned that the emperor's uncle and the others were protecting a place to protect the Ming Dynasty, not to destroy it.

However, several of his uncles are a huge threat to Zhu Yunxuan and must be eliminated.

After Zhu Yunzhi thought for a while, he said, "What are the conditions?"

"I also hope that the princess will go to see the princess immediately and explain the matter in detail.

King Su will never be allowed to do anything out of the ordinary! "Li Gong warned.

"No, Your Majesty admires Uncle Eighteen very much and will never reprimand him. Otherwise, after you return to the palace, contact the ministers with whom you have good relations and submit a memorial together to sue Uncle Eighteen to your grandfather."

"All right?"

"Yes, as a nephew, it would be too abrupt for me to speak ill of my eighteenth uncle in front of His Majesty. My Ming Dynasty is based on filial piety. But you are different. You are the supervisor and responsible. Supervise the Censor."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I know what to do."

"Okay, I will give you an answer when you write the letter, so you don't have to worry."

When Lai Gongyi heard what Zhu Yunxuan said, he felt happy. If this matter was completed, then he could sit on the throne of His Majesty the Emperor, so he quickly left the Prince's Mansion and began to contact the ministers.

At the same time, Zhu Tuo tightened the bow string, focused his eyes, and shot an arrow, hitting a rabbit.

"Lu Qing, go and collect this hare for me."

"it is good!"

Lu Qing picked up a hare, looked at Han Sen and said, "His Majesty's bow and arrow skills have really improved rapidly. Compared with the battle in Lingnan, he is many times more powerful."

"Of course!" Zhu Tuo grinned and said, "Speaking of Lingnan, I haven't been there for a long time. Alas, I have always missed the fresh lychees in Lingnan. If I have a chance, I must go there to see it."

"Yes, when His Majesty was in Lingnan, he would complain to the court every month, saying that he was short of money.

The affairs of Lingnan were known to the imperial court.But why isn't Your Majesty worried? “At that time, Your Majesty was still afraid that my nephew would become the emperor and cut off his vassal towns? "Zhu Tuo pouted.

"How about it?"

"Now, I'm not afraid of anything. There are so many soldiers and horses in Lingnan, and there are also in Jin. If you want to cut down the vassal, I will immediately rebel with my fourth brother."

Announcements came one after another again, one after another, one after another, and landed on Zhu Yuanzhang's desk.

Under the leadership of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, all scholars joined in and impeached Zhu Tuo.

The reason they impeached Zhu Tuo was very simple, that is, when Zhu Tuo was the vassal king, he secretly minted coins, secretly mined iron ore, privately expanded the army, and used power for personal gain.

These reasons are all convincing enough, and any one of them is a capital offense.

They did not want Zhu Tuo's life, they just hoped to contain Zhu Tuo's power, because the vassal king was too powerful and was undoubtedly a huge threat to the imperial court.

Moreover, Zhu Tuo has always been arrogant towards no one but the emperor. If he controls Lingnan and Jin, if he really wants to fight with the imperial court, it is hard to say whether he will win or lose.

At this time, Zhu Tuo needs to be weakened.

(End of this chapter)