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

Chapter 110: Written as a permanent example

As the emperor ascended to the palace and took his seat, the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet of the eighth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty also began.

At this moment, no matter how many conspiracies and calculations the civil and military officials and the vassal kings inside and outside the Fengtian Palace have in their minds, they must suppress them first and follow the rules of the banquet. The Guanglu Temple opens the ceremony and pours wine, and toasts to the emperor along with the ritual music. .

After the toast, there is also a need to praise the food, that is, the emperor raises his chopsticks, and the ministers must also raise their chopsticks.

At this time, there will also be dance music played by the Jiaofang Secretary, and according to the different music, dances such as peace of the world, pacification of the barbarians, chariots and books will be together, hundreds of operas will be agreed, eight barbarians will present treasures, and lotus picking team dances will be performed.

Every time the dance music changed, the courtiers and the emperor had to repeat the toast and praise the food, which required nine rounds.

After nine rounds, the wine master was removed from Guanglu Temple, and the banquet meal was served. At this time, it was considered ready to eat.

But at this time, it also meant that the vassal princes and courtiers in Fengtian Palace, who had long been unable to hold back, were about to release the storm brewing in their hearts.

But before all the vassal princes and important officials of the imperial court could speak, the emperor took the lead and said: "Seeing all the brothers gathered together, I remembered that back then, when the imperial examination was still in progress, we brothers would gather like this every time they gave a banquet. Yitang, at that time the eldest brother, the second brother and the third brother were all still there, and there was also the twelfth brother..."

Hearing the emperor recalling his brother from the past, all the feudal princes gathered together had expressions of nostalgia on their faces, no matter what they thought in their hearts.

The younger princes may just be pretending, but for the older princes, their remembrance is somewhat sincere. After all, their eldest brother was the former Prince Yiwen. Zhu Biao is really good to these brothers.

So at this time, Zhou Wang Zhu Ji spoke up and advised: "Your Majesty, take care of your dragon body, and don't miss him too deeply. Even if your eldest brother is still alive, I'm afraid I don't want to see you missing your brother so much! If your majesty misses your brotherhood, let all brothers know how to do it in the future." Just move around a lot.”

After hearing what King Zhou said, some of the vassal kings in Fengtian Palace could not help but slander him. Zhu Di had snatched the throne from Zhu Biao's son. Why would he miss his eldest brother now?
I'm afraid Zhu Biao has a spirit in heaven, and what he wants to do most is to strangle your fourth brother to death!

However, from the perspective of the vassal kings who were brothers, Zhu Di was pretty good to the brothers. Although starting from the fifth year of Yongle, Zhu Di gradually issued bans and took away the vassal king's military power and the power to govern the vassal state.

It even went a step further to prevent the feudal prince from doing anything in the local area, prohibiting the feudal prince from communicating with courtiers, etc., which simply stated that the feudal prince could only stay in his own palace and raise pigs, and could not do anything else.

But compared to Jianwen, Zhu Di did not treat his brothers harshly. Whether it was the vassal salary or the favor treatment, he was very generous to other vassal kings. Even if someone was imprisoned in Fengyang High Wall, the treatment was the same. Not bad.

In fact, in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, those Ming Dynasty clan members who could not make a living tried their best to get themselves into Fengyang High Wall, so that they could at least make a living.

Precisely because Zhu Di's rewards to his brothers were generous and his treatment was not harsh, all the vassal kings acquiesced that Zhu Di had settled down in Longting and took away their rights.

Of course, there is also the reason why Zhu Laosi cannot be defeated. After all, after the first and second generations of famous generals who founded the Ming Dynasty have withered, Jingnan's general Zhang Yu died in battle, Zhu Neng died young, Qiu Fu died in battle, Zhu Gaoxu was brave and had more than enough generals, and now the Ming Dynasty The most capable general is Zhu Di himself.

Originally there was Xu Huizu, but Empress Xu passed away in the fifth year of Yongle. He and Zhu Di never dealt with each other, and even the famous general who defeated the King of Yan's army in several battles died like this.As for these vassal kings, they were no match for Zhu Di.

So facing Zhu Di holding the handle of the knife, these feudal kings could only recognize his plan to cut the feudal clan.

After all, Zhu Di still left some dignity for his brothers, unlike Zhu Yunwen who had no dignity at all.

But now that Zhu Di mentioned the brotherhood in the past, this inevitably made the vassal kings feel their hearts pounding. What did Zhu Laosi mean?Want to cut down the feudal clan?Or should we completely depose the feudal lord?Or do you want to keep all the princes and princes in the capital as hostages?
You must know that when all the vassals came to Beijing this time, they all brought the princes and princes with them in accordance with Zhu Di's strict orders.

However, what Zhu Di said next made all the feudal kings feel inexplicable: "Fifth brother, you are right, we brothers should move around more, and you should also come to the capital more often, so as not to become alienated. Having brotherhood can also make all the brothers closer to the Tian family. Even if our brothers are gone in the future, the vassals will not be alienated from the Tian family."

All the feudal kings looked at each other in confusion when Zhu Di said this, not quite understanding what Zhu Di meant.

After all, the many prohibitions promulgated by Zhu Di have gradually restricted the vassal kings to their respective palaces without freedom.

Faced with Zhu Laosi's plan to cut down the vassal, all the vassal kings have actually accepted their fate. After all, the situation is stronger than the people. If they don't accept their fate, even the rich will not be able to do it.

But what does Zhu Di mean now?Want to release them?As he often travels to and from the capital, Zhu Di is not afraid that the vassal king will collude with officials in the capital to plot evil?
Just when all the vassal kings were confused, King Zhou asked Zhu Di: "What does fourth brother mean by this? Do you hope that brothers will come to the capital to visit you often? This is what it should mean..."

King Zhou still wanted to test it, but Zhu Di made it clear what he meant: "No, what I mean is that from now on, the vassal kings will come to Beijing once every two years as a permanent rule.

Considering that the affairs of the vassals are complicated and the vassal kings cannot leave lightly, and I miss my brothers, the vassal kings from various places are divided into two groups, one group comes every year, so that I can see my brothers every year. "

Zhu Di's words really shocked all the princes in Fengtian Palace. They could not imagine what Zhu Di was going to do, and all the courtiers were also very surprised by this.

Except for a few close ministers who had been greeted by Zhu Di in advance, other courtiers did not know about this matter, so when Zhu Di said this, some people naturally wanted to jump out and object.

However, Zhu Di rejected everyone's words with "Do you want to alienate the Tian family?"

As for the vassal kings, they were still digesting Zhu Di's words. After all, they came to the capital once every two years, so there was something wrong with this matter.

As expected, Zhu Di then expressed his new decision: "I went to the main hall where I used to study a few days ago. I remembered that when the Imperial Examination was still there, we brothers were studying there. How happy we were at that time. !

I still remember the time when I couldn't memorize my homework and was rejected by the imperial examination. In the blink of an eye, my grandson has reached the age when I was studying!
Therefore, I decided to reopen the main hall and invite great Confucians to give lectures. In addition to allowing my grandchildren to attend school, the princes and princes of various vassals can also attend school. In this way, they can be close to each other since childhood just like I did with all my brothers. ! "

(End of this chapter)