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

Chapter 112 The feudal king leads the army
Will King Ning return to Daning to lead the army?How is this possible!

Although most of the civil and military officials in the Fengtian Palace are not Zhu Dijing's old team, those who were able to get seats at the Fengtian Palace in the Yongle Dynasty are not incompetent people who can eat nothing, let alone such a formality. Idiots who don't understand.

The vassal king resumed leading the troops, which was tantamount to giving the vassal kings the opportunity to imitate Zhu Di Jingnan.

Zhu Di had previously reduced the military power of various vassals, and the courtiers were very supportive of it. No one used Zhu Yuanzhang's "Emperor Ming Ancestor Instructions" to criticize him. Now he wants to change it back?How can it be!

The vassal king is a scourge and a potential threat to the country. This has long been the consensus among the civil and military officials of the Yongle Dynasty.

After all, no matter what the vassal king said, they were all members of the Zhu family, and they were born to be qualified to sit in that position. Even if they rebelled, it could not be called a rebellion, it could only be called Jingnan.

If the vassal kings are allowed to control the army, the inheritance of the throne of the Ming Dynasty in the future will become a scene like the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, where "the emperor will do it with strong soldiers and horses". Every time the throne changes, there will be a peace, and the entire Ming Dynasty will be defeated. The sky is empty and the people are in dire straits.

Zhu Di made a bad start and there was nothing they could do about it, but now they must eliminate any possibility of such a thing happening.

So someone hurriedly stood up and admonished Zhu Di: "Your Majesty! How can Prince Ning's rich body be placed on the border? If anything goes wrong in the battle with the Mongols, it will shake the country's foundation!"

Has Your Majesty forgotten Duke Qi?If Prince Ning also dies on the battlefield like Duke Qi, do you want His Majesty to wear armor again and march in person? "

Because he encountered this situation temporarily, the words of the minister who stood up were somewhat imperfect, but his meaning was fairly clear, and he did not directly say that the vassal king could not lead troops.

He just identified the fact that King Ning was a vassal king with a noble status, and emphasized the bad impact it would have on the court if King Ning was defeated, captured or died in battle.

But these words were meaningless to Zhu Di.

"What are you talking about! When the emperor ordered me to guard the border with my brothers, he meant that the vassal king enjoyed the state's enshrinement, and naturally he had to contribute to the country! I, the king of the Ming Dynasty, should die in the country, and the vassal king should guard the border!" Zhu Di refuted loudly With this view, he is also talking about himself: "I am the biological son of Emperor Hongwu Gao and Empress Xiaoci Gao, and my brother is also a descendant of Emperor Hongwu Gao. Which one is not noble and extraordinary?
Back then, I guarded the border and personally led troops to the far north of Mobei. Which of my brothers has not led troops to brave the arrows and go into battle to kill the enemy?
Prince Ning, tell me, how many battles did you have with the Mongols when you were guarding Daning?There are also the kings of Liao and Han, which one has not been injured on the battlefield? "

Zhu Di asked this question, and the faces of all the vassal kings sitting in the hall showed nostalgia for the past.

Although as vassal kings, they did enjoy great preferential treatment, but as Zhu Yuanzhang's sons, they really fought with the Mongols on the border with real swords and guns.

Even King Ning used the Duoyan Three Guards in his hands to suppress the Mongols.

You must know that Zhu Di was the vassal king guarding the border of the Ming Dynasty. He dared to coerce King Ning to join forces to seize the throne from Jingnan without worrying about his hometown being taken away by the Mongols. This only shows that the Meng Yuan Dynasty at that time was really defeated. , there is no ability to do anything to Daming at this time.

Otherwise, taking advantage of the infighting between the two uncles and nephews Zhu Di and Zhu Yunwen, and attacking the Ming Dynasty when the main military forces of the Ming Dynasty were restrained, even if the Meng Yuan could not revive the Yuan Dynasty, it would continue to harass the Ming Dynasty's borders, or cause A certain degree of severe damage is no problem.So when Zhu Di said this, all the vassal kings could pat their chests and say, back then we also personally carried the sword, mounted the horse, and shot the enemy with real swords.

However, of course the officials could not let Zhu Di continue to say this, otherwise if the vassal king was to resume control of the army, the Ming court would be shaken again.

But these officials had just said a few words when they were interrupted by Zhu Di with a big wave of his hand: "No need to say any more, my brothers are not the weak people who grew up in the deep palaces of the Song Dynasty. The vassal kings led troops to guard the borders. , this is the national policy set by Huang Kao!

Jianwen's son was unfilial. He listened to the treacherous words of Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai, Fang Xiaoru and others, and tried to cut down the vassal, force King Xiang to death, and ruin the clan!
Even I was forced to pretend to be crazy and act stupid in Peiping to survive, so there is no need to mention the talk of cutting down the vassal!

I just want to ask you one question now, brothers, can you still afford to use the knife?Do you still remember Huang Kao’s teachings?Are you still willing to guard the border for my Ming Dynasty?Do you want your children and grandchildren to overcome all obstacles and expand territory for our Ming Dynasty? "

"Your Majesty, even though I am old, I am still able to wield a sword and ride a horse! I am willing to die for my country, the Ming Dynasty!" Prince Ning was the first to express his stance. He lifted up his front and knelt on one knee in front of the imperial steps.

The other princes had come to their senses at this time and naturally knelt down on one knee. Even the princes who were brought to the banquet understood that the emperor wanted to restore the old system of princes controlling the army.

The two policies promulgated by Zhu Di are now easier to understand. The purpose of allowing the vassal king to visit Beijing every two years is to prevent the vassal king from staying in the local area for a long time, weaken the vassal king's influence on the local area, and reduce their rebellion. possible.

The prince came to the capital as a hostage, which provided an added layer of insurance for the vassal king to lead the army. After all, the vassal king could not say that he would abandon his eldest son.

But for both the vassal king and the vassal princes who will succeed in the future, being able to lead the army again is something they cannot give up.

You must know that these vassal kings in the Fengtian Palace today are all the first batch of vassal kings in the Ming Dynasty. They have lived a comfortable life where they have military orders. They also experienced the panic of Jianwen and the reduction of vassals. All day long, and Zhu Di's frustration at cutting down the feudal vassal.

For these vassal kings and their heirs, it is acceptable to accept some exchanges and costs to be able to take charge of the army again and become a vassal king with real power.

And Zhu Di looked at the vassal king who was kneeling on the ground in front of him, and naturally a joyful smile appeared on his face, and he said with satisfaction: "You are indeed my brother! Our royal family of the Ming Dynasty, our Zhu family should be like this Take responsibility!

What does it mean to die in battle?What does it mean to be defeated and captured?I, the prince of the Ming Dynasty, and my Zhu family should die on horseback!Instead of dying in bed cowardly!

According to my decree, the power of the vassal kings to command and control the army will be restored from now on. The three guards and royal guards of each vassal king will be restored according to the old Hongwu system. Each vassal fiefdom will also restore the old imperial enfeoffment and restart the old system of the Ming vassal king guarding the border! "

(End of this chapter)