If I fail to overcome the tribulation, I can only return to the Ming Dynasty and become a prince.

Chapter 107
Under the undercurrent of all forces, time passed quickly.

In addition to the various forces secretly preparing for the Mid-Autumn Festival Night Banquet, vassal kings from various places also arrived in the capital one after another under the convocation of Zhu Di.

During the Ming Dynasty, a total of 64 princes were canonized by later generations, including 24 founding vassal princes who were canonized by Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang.

During the period of Emperor Jianwen, Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen also made Zhu Biao's other three sons vassal kings.

Therefore, by the Yongle Dynasty, including Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui, there should be 28 vassal kings in the Ming Dynasty. The reason why it is not 29 is because the Yanwang vassal is now the royal family, and the Yanwang lineage is no longer a vassal king.

However, among these 28 vassal kings, there are only 21 who are of the same generation as Zhu Di, because Zhu Yuanzhang's second son, King of Qin Zhu Fang, and third son of King of Jin, Zhu Fan, were the same as Prince Yiwen Zhu Biao when Zhu Yuanzhang was still alive. He passed away.

So this time those who came were Zhu Shangbing, the eldest son of King Qin, and Zhu Jixi, the eldest son of King Jin, who had succeeded to the throne.

Originally, when the emperor summoned the vassal kings, the first ones to arrive should be the kings of Chu, Liao and Ning who were closest to the capital. At worst, they should be the kings of Qi, Zhou, Lu and Tang.

It's just that because Zhu Shangbing and Zhu Jixi were a generation younger, they were particularly sensitive to Zhu Di's summons to the vassals this time, so they didn't dare to delay. They were the vassal kings who arrived earlier, and they met in private, thinking Ask around and get in touch to learn more.

After all, in the past, the King of Qin was the second son of Zhu Yuanzhang, and the King of Jin was the third son. In terms of seniority, the two vassals of Qin and Jin were ranked ahead of the King of Yan.

However, their fathers are now dead. Although Zhu Shangbing and Zhu Jixi are also vassal kings, they obviously cannot talk to their uncles. Even though they are about the same age, they have no friendship.

The vassal kings in Zhu Yuanzhang's era had at least studied together in Dabentang. Although they did not have a good relationship with each other, at least they were acquainted and familiar with each other, and there was a bit of brotherhood.

But Zhu Shangbing and Zhu Jixi have nothing to do with these uncles. After all, when they were studying, Zhu Fang and Zhu Fan had already joined the vassal, so naturally they had no contact with other vassal kings.

This undoubtedly makes the situation of Zhu Shangbing and Zhu Jixi even worse. You must know that even Zhu Biao's three sons, King Wu, King Heng and King Xu, are still brothers after all.

Speaking of which, the King of Qin, Zhu Xi, and the King of Jin, Zhu Fan, were not good people. They had no good reputation except for their reputation for violence. Otherwise, they could still rely on the shadow of their fathers to protect them.

You must know that Jin King Zhu Ping was poisoned to death. It can be said that he was the most shameful death among the many vassal kings in the early Ming Dynasty.

When Zhu Ping was still alive, he liked to hit people with a hammer on the street and tortured them in various ways. Compared with him, King Zhou was regarded as diligent and caring for the people. So after Zhu Ping died, even Zhu Yuanzhang, his biological father, I feel that he deserves to die.

Zhu Yuanzhang even wrote in his memorial text: My country has no good name.Nicki is a villain, living in debauchery and drinking.Wreaking havoc within the territory, making the sky angry.He was repeatedly taught and rebuked, but he finally failed to realize it, leading to his death.Although you are dead, it is obvious that you are still alive.

The third brother, King Jin, was not a good person either. He had the same hobby as his second brother, that is, he liked to be a cook. Zhu Yuanzhang even personally reprimanded him for this matter.

However, compared to the King of Qin, the King of Jin still accomplished something. At least as one of the kings of Sai, he did a good job in guarding the border and resisting the Mongols.

Historical records record that the King of Jin was "a handsome man with beautiful eyes, a beautiful beard, a powerful gaze, and a lot of wisdom. However, he was arrogant and did many lawless things in the country."

Therefore, some people speculate that if Zhu Fan had not died early and lived until Jianwen succeeded to the throne, it would be the King of Yan or the King of Jin who would raise an army to bring trouble to Jing. After all, based on seniority, the legal order of succession for the King of Jin was higher than that of Yan. Wang Gao.

But this kind of speculation doesn't make much sense. After all, Zhu Di has already secured the throne, and the Jin Dynasty has no capital that can compete with Zhu Di for the throne.They all stayed on the sidelines during the Jingnan crisis. After Zhu Di captured the country, these vassal kings naturally had no choice but to recognize him.

However, recognizing Zhu Di as emperor is still different from allowing others to slaughter him.

After experiencing the reduction of vassal status during the Jianwen Dynasty, the vassal kings no longer had the same affection for the royal family that they had in the past.

Even though Zhu Di was ostensibly very kind to his brothers after he succeeded to the throne, in the past few years he gradually deprived the vassal king of his control over the local area, and even the king's orders could not be carried out in the fiefdom. This made each vassal clearly feel that Zhu Di was also there. Cut off the vassal.

It's just that Zhu Di's reduction of vassals was relatively mild, not as harsh as Zhu Yunzhen's, and the methods were relatively more acceptable to the vassals.

But this time Zhu Di summoned all the vassals to come to the capital to attend the Mid-Autumn Festival Night Banquet, and also strictly ordered the vassal kings to bring the eldest son of the vassal king to the capital with him. This frightened all the vassals, and at the same time, he felt that Zhu Di was afraid It’s not about making a big deal.

Therefore, all the vassals who came to Beijing were very worried this time. They didn't want to come at first, but they had to come under Zhu Di's strict order.

Private connection has become a necessity.

The vassal kings who were connected to each other frequently came and went, and those who were connected in the capital were also constantly inquiring about news.

Those who could meet the emperor were also trying their best to get some information out of the emperor's mouth, although this was of no use.

It can be said that as the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, the atmosphere in the entire city of Nanjing has become more and more depressing. Everyone knows that the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet will be the time when everything breaks out, and the anxiety and uneasiness caused by this pressure are overwhelming. Everyone was breathless.

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But these have nothing to do with Zhu Zhancheng, who is staying in the military camp and away from these worries of right and wrong.

During this period, in addition to teaching Hu Shanxiang to learn new cultivation techniques every day, he also took time to watch the army's drills and care about his two uncles.

Zhu Gaosui really understood this, and he wanted to train an army like the Jade Guard himself, so he paid great attention to the training and various regulations of the army.

When Zhu Zhanjuan saw that his third uncle was so concerned about the matter, he asked Fan Zhong to lend Zhu Gaosui a copy of his military book, which was regarded as an early investment in Zhu Gaosui's future development of the Northeast region.

After all, only when Zhu Gaosui established a firm foothold in Nuergandusi could he bring more benefits to Zhu Zhanyu.

As for Zhu Zhanchun's other good uncle, Zhu Gaoxu, he has lost a lot of his unruly temper after suffering a lot during this period, and now he has finally stopped causing trouble.

It's just that His Highness the King of Han's whole person has become a lot more sinister to the naked eye. It seems that he has accumulated a lot of dissatisfaction in his heart and is just waiting for an opportunity to burst out.

The Mid-Autumn Festival Night Banquet seems to be such an opportunity.

(End of this chapter)