Jingnan Strategy

Chapter 43 Spring and Discord
In Chunhe Hall, listening to Zhu Yunwen's slightly laughing words, Zhu Gaochi felt sweat dripping down his back, and the only sound left in his ears was the sound of his own heartbeat.

At this moment, he only regretted that he had not discussed the school entrance examination with Zhu Gaoxu. If he had discussed it, he would not have no countermeasures now.

But this thought only passed by for a moment, because after a few breaths, Zhu Gaochi turned around and bowed, with a look of shame on his face:
"To be honest with you, Your Highness, I have just learned that Gao Xu has written such an article. Can you please let me read it closely?"

"Brother Chi, please excuse me." Zhu Yunwen smiled and raised his hand, indicating that Zhu Gaochi could move forward.

Upon seeing this, Zhu Gaochi returned the gift and stepped forward to read the "On the Cutting of the Domain" written by his younger brother.

I have to say that this article is well-written from the beginning to the end. It not only satisfies Zhu Yuanzhang's idea of ​​​​wanting the king to guard the border, but also allocates military power bit by bit from the hands of the vassal king based on the favor order of the Han Dynasty. .

As a prince, Zhu Gaochi knew very well that the vassal system of the Ming Dynasty was different from that of previous dynasties.

The vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty did not have feudal lands, so the favor orders of the Han Dynasty could not be imposed on the Ming Dynasty.

However, after Zhu Gaoxu's changes, those vassal kings with more heirs may only need two generations to weaken their military power to the extreme.

A vassal like Prince Yan's Mansion with only three princes would last for at most three generations, and the number of soldiers and horses that Prince Yan could directly control was less than a thousand.

By the time the fourth generation arrives, they may not even be able to gather more than a hundred guards.

It can be said that this is a proper Ming Dynasty version of the Tuen Order, which is very suitable for the national conditions of the Ming Dynasty.

If Zhu Gaochi were the emperor himself, he would probably be willing to adopt this method.

But Zhu Gaochi knew very well that this method could only make Zhu Yuanzhang happy, but not Zhu Yunwen.

As his companion for more than a year, Zhu Gaochi knew very well what Zhu Yunwen wanted.

He is young and energetic, so naturally he is not willing to spend dozens or hundreds of years implementing such a slow method.

What he wants is to solve the feudal king's problem in one go, and then realize other plans in his mind.

Zhu Gaochi didn't understand Zhu Yuanzhang, but he understood Zhu Yunwen.

"Although this article is good, it is always too slow. Gao Xu is still a little hesitant."

After knowing what Zhu Yunwen wanted to hear, Zhu Gaochi naturally picked up what he wanted to hear and said it.

Sure enough, after hearing Zhu Gaochi's conclusion, Zhu Yunqi's face smiled even more, but this time the smile did not have the chilling feeling.

"Brother Chi is serious. Gao Xu is young after all. It's good to think of such a method."

Zhu Yunwen stepped forward and reached out to touch Zhu Gaoxu's "On Cutting Down the Domain".

"Have you read it, Grandpa Huang?" Zhu Gaochi asked knowingly. He knew very well that Zhu Yunwen didn't like this kind of article, so the only one who could let him hang here was Zhu Yuanzhang.

"I've seen it. Grandpa Huang thinks Gao Xu's method is very good, but his ideas are not the same as yours."

Zhu Yunwen did not express his thoughts, but said that Zhu Gaochi's thoughts were different from Zhu Yuanzhang's.

Zhu Gaochi couldn't carry such a hat, but he couldn't deny it directly, so he could only find a way to drag Zhu Yunwen into the water.

He turned his head to look at the "On Cutting Down the Domain", shook his head and sighed:
"There have been too many troubles in these years. I think Grandpa Huang is also a little tired, so he doesn't want to start a big war, so Gao Xu's method was adopted."

After Zhu Gaochi's words came out, Zhu Yunwen took the bait, turned around and sat back on his chair, speaking in a calm tone:
"Having said that, it's not enough to just pursue safety."

"This is natural." Zhu Gaochi walked to the side of the desk, and the eunuch next to him also brought a chair for him to sit down.

"In the past few months, Gao Xu has made rapid progress. Did Brother Chi feel anything strange?" Zhu Yunwen didn't believe that Zhu Gaojiu, who was once so reckless, would suddenly become enlightened. He always suspected that Zhu Gaochi or Zhu Di instigated Zhu Gaojiu to write this treatise on vassal reduction. , in order to delay time.

"This..." Zhu Gaochi seemed to have expected Zhu Yunwen to ask this question, so he pretended to hesitate, with a bit of melancholy on his face.

Seeing his appearance, Zhu Yunwen became interested and couldn't help but move forward while sitting on the chair: "But what happened?"

Seeing the fish take the bait, Zhu Gaochi raised his hands and saluted in order to retreat: "To be honest with the Emperor Taisun, I had a quarrel with Gao Xu half a year ago, and then he moved to the military camp. Only today did I go to the front line of the government army to talk to him." reconciliation."

"I see..." Zhu Yunwen's smile froze. It was obvious that Zhu Gaochi's words made him not very satisfied.

Now he already has the handle of the two legitimate sons, King Zhu Fan of Jin and King Zhu Zhu of Zhou. If he can catch the handle of the fourth legitimate son Zhu Di, then he can settle the score in the future.

It's a pity that Zhu Di has not committed any illegal things for so many years, and he is even very considerate of the people of Peiping and the soldiers of Peiping Dusi and Peiping Dusi.

It was precisely because he had no handle that Zhu Yunwen felt that he had other ideas.

I originally thought that Zhu Gaoxu's sudden change of temper was arranged by Zhu Di, but now it seems that this is not necessarily the case.

Zhu Yunwen had a lot of thoughts in his mind, but he quickly put on a smile:

"Gao Xu has a good brain, so I would like to ask Brother Chi to ask him if this "Lun on the Cutting of Fans" can be revised?"

"What are you talking about, Grandson?" Zhu Gaochi responded without thinking, bowed and added:

"Since Gao Xu has such ability, he naturally has to contribute to the country. Whether he succeeds or not, he needs to do it first before talking about it."

"Don't worry, Grandson. I will send someone to ask him when I leave the palace later."

"Thank you so much, Brother Chi." Zhu Yunwen was very happy and stood up at the same time and said:
"This matter is related to the national system. Please leave now, Brother Chi."

"This... Okay, I will go to do some business now. Your Highness, please wait for the good news." Zhu Gaochi no longer wanted to stay here any longer. Seeing the opportunity, he naturally did not let it go.

He stood up and bowed in return, and was then sent out of the Chunhe Hall by Zhu Yunwen.

Looking at his leaving back, the smile on Zhu Yunwen's face slowly disappeared, and Huang Zicheng, who was wearing a fourth-grade tonic suit, also walked out of the side hall and came to Zhu Yunwen's side.

"how……"

Zhu Yunwen stared at Zhu Gaochi's back and asked without looking back, while Huang Zicheng beside him also frowned slightly and responded:
"Basically, I can't see anything wrong. According to the information from the people below, what Yan's eldest son Chi said is correct."

Speaking of this, Huang Zicheng couldn't help but speak for Zhu Gaochi:

"Grandson, Chi, the eldest son of Yan, has always been on good terms with you, and is very consistent with many of your political opinions. From what I see, you really shouldn't doubt him."

"If someone with intentions is allowed to seize the gap and sow discord, it may disrupt the plan."

"Well..." Zhu Yunwen responded, turned around and walked into the hall.

He returned to Chunhe Hall, and Huang Zicheng followed him all the way.

Standing in front of the desk, Zhu Yunwen stared at Zhu Gaoxu's "On the Cutting of Fans" with a gloomy expression.

"Although Brother Chi is kind, his father and brother are very evil."

"Let me find out whether this article by Zhu Gaoxu was written by him or by my good fourth uncle!"

(End of this chapter)