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

Chapter 181 The poorest feudal king

After waiting for King Ning and his 40 taels of silver, the three vassal kings took Zhu Zhanqun's fleet and prepared to return to the Ming Dynasty.

Because the war in Japan was not over yet, and the three vassal kings only went back to send money and celebrate the New Year, they did not bring too many troops. Zhu Zhanquan brought a Qingyu Guard from Qianhusuo to act as a guard, and Zhu Gaosui had even fewer people around him. There are only 500 people in the spot.

On the other hand, King Ning seemed to have devoted all the troops of the palace to fighting the Japanese, and he only brought the necessary ceremonial guards of the feudal lord and a hundred or so guards with him.

It seemed that he was in despair, but considering the 40 taels of silver that King Ning brought with him, Zhu Zhanjuan and Zhu Gaosui could understand why King Ning did not bring more guards.

After all, he had to stay to look after the house, and he didn't need too many people to follow him when he went back to celebrate the New Year. Zhu Zhanjun and Zhu Gaosui were escorting him on the way. Could anything happen to him as a vassal king when he returned to the Ming Dynasty?
Instead of sending precious troops back to the country just to show off, it would be better to keep them in Japan and play a greater role.

Moreover, King Ning was also mentally disturbed. His royal guard was deceived by Zhu Di back then, and now he finally got it back. King Ning instinctively wanted to hide the few soldiers he had.

Zhu Zhanjun and Zhu Gaosui knew what Prince Ning was thinking and didn't say anything more.

Back then, the old man acted dishonestly and cheated Prince Ning. It was normal for Prince Ning to have a grudge in his heart over the years.

However, what happened back then, even if the place changed, Zhu Zhanjun felt that he would do the same thing, and he would not think that there was anything wrong with what Zhu Di did.

As for Zhu Di completely ignoring Prince Ning's contribution to the peace crisis, this is exactly the same as what Zhu Di said to Zhu Gaoxu: "The prince is very ill, so you should encourage him." That was said by King Yan, not the emperor.

When I was a vassal king, I made wishes by appointing officials and saying that we would share the world together in the future. These words were all sincere, and they were indeed serious promises that we were prepared to fulfill.

But when the vassal king becomes the emperor, although the impact of the change in status will not make everything the vassal king said count, but those who have been promised should be aware of what words count and what words do not count.

For example, Zhu Gaoxu thought that Zhu Di planned to make him the prince. This idea is certainly not wrong, but the original words are "The prince is sick, so you should encourage him." The premise is "the prince is sick," which means that the prince should be given priority over him. .

Only when the crown prince really has a problem can he be able to take over as a substitute.

Instead of saying that the prince is still alive and well, Zhu Di is ready to step over his eldest son and make him the prince.

As for King Ning, the same goes for King Yan. King Yan can tell you that we will share the world in the future. There is no problem with that. The problem is that if you take it seriously and really go to the emperor and ask for half of the country, and the emperor does not chop off your head, then really It's because of brotherly love.

Therefore, King Ning was not stupid at that time and did not really mention this matter to Zhu Di, but he twice wanted to make places like Suzhou and Qiantang fiefdoms without a clear head.

Suzhou and Qiantang are both prosperous places in the south of the Yangtze River, and they are also close to Nanjing. King Binning wanted to make such a place a fiefdom, and he had ulterior motives!

So in the end, Zhu Di sealed him in Nanchang. Even so, Zhu Di didn't forget to torment him again, and caused a witchcraft disaster to beat King Ning.

If it hadn't been for Zhu Zhankun's suggestion to ask Zhu Di to release the feudal king, I'm afraid that King Ning would still be practicing Taoism in Nanchang.In fact, if this kind of emperor tells you to divide the world equally, you should forget it after hearing it. You can't take it seriously at all.

And even if you take it seriously, you can't really mention it to the emperor. Instead, you should pretend to be poor and miserable to win the emperor's sympathy and let the emperor take the initiative to mention it.

After all, what the emperor gives you is yours. If the emperor doesn't give it to you, you can't grab it, and you can't take the initiative to ask for it.

You must know that King Ning was not the worst among the vassal kings at that time. There was also King Min who was even worse than him. He was tortured twice by the Mu family of Yunnan. The first time when Jianwen was in power, the Mu family accused him of rebelling. He was inexplicably demoted to a commoner.

After Zhu Di ascended the throne, he restored his title, but the Mu family repeatedly made excuses to deprive him of his right to be a royal guard. They sued Zhu Di. However, Zhu Di favored the Mu family and deposed him again. He stayed in Nanjing from the sixth year of Yongle. He lived there until the 22nd year of Yongle, when Zhu Di died of illness in the army during the Northern Expedition.

Zhu Gaochi, who succeeded to the throne, was a kind man. Even though he only reigned for eight months, he still arranged for his uncle, who was one year younger than him, to join the vassal. Even so, King Min was the poorest among all the vassal kings.

However, although this man was unlucky, he lived a really long life. He lived until the year of Jingtai and died. He was the last of all Zhu Yuanzhang's sons to die, and even lived longer than Zhu Di's son and grandson.

It was also thanks to his longevity that this old man was already a senior member of the Six Dynasties clan during the Baozong period, and was one of the few Taizu's sons still alive at that time.

So at that time, whether it was to increase his salary, expand his residence, or seek medical advice, Ming Yingzong approved every request of his great-uncle, making the King of Min who had been poor all his life very prosperous for several years.

Thinking of King Min's affairs, Zhu Zhanqi also curiously asked Zhu Gaosui: "Third uncle, is your uncle King Min still living in the capital and not a vassal?"

"King Min? Are you talking about the eighteenth emperor's uncle? He is still in the capital, and the emperor has not let him out. After all, the grievances between the Mu family and him did not allow him to return to Yunnan again. What, you Do you have any ideas?" Zhu Gaosui looked at Zhu Zhanyu, his eyes filled with expectation.

Now Zhu Gaosui is really convinced by his nephew, so when he heard Zhu Zhanyu asking an unrelated person, he guessed that Zhu Zhanyu might have some new ideas.

Zhu Zhanquan nodded slightly, but did not elaborate. He just answered briefly: "The imperial court has repeatedly conquered Annan. Although the place has been conquered, it is very difficult to achieve long-term peace and stability.

Although the second uncle left and became a feudal lord, it would be a blessing if he... didn't push the fiefdom into rebellion. Expecting him to be able to govern the place well and stabilize the people's hearts in Jiaozhi is nothing short of wishful thinking.

So I'm thinking about whether to let King Min take over Annan. I think that with the restriction of this great uncle, both the Mu family and the second uncle should be more content, right? "

"Do you want the three families to be wary of each other so that no one can cause trouble?" Zhu Gaosui understood immediately what Zhu Zhanqun was planning, but he did not want to get involved in this matter. He just said nonchalantly: "Okay. Well, you can take care of this matter, and if it’s beneficial, just don’t forget about your third uncle.”

"Don't worry, Third Uncle, I won't forget Third Uncle if there are any benefits." Zhu Zhanquan just smiled, and then didn't say anything else. He just looked at the sea in front of him, calculating when he could return to Nanjing.

(End of this chapter)