Daming, originally wanted to destroy it, but the system came

Chapter 163: I will not accept the order of the foreign king

What Zhu Zhen is most worried about at this stage has happened.

What he didn't expect was that Zhu Yuanzhang actually wanted to summon him to Beijing.

Talk about going to Beijing to report on your work.

But as a border guarding vassal king, what kind of job can I say?
Are you saying that you don’t even touch local politics and that the entire Yunnan affairs have nothing to do with you?
He didn't ask about the frequent wars last year, nor did he praise his achievements. Now he allows himself to enter the capital?
Are you kidding? It's easy to enter Beijing, but if you want to get out again, you have to look at Zhu Yuanzhang's face.

I finally came out and became a vassal, just so that I can avoid looking at other people's faces. He still wants me to go back?
What's more, the crown prince's eldest brother Zhu Biao died, and the grass on his grave was so high.

Zhu Chu also heard that some of his brothers who had joined the vassal in the early years often made mistakes and would be scolded by Lao Zhu. In the end, it was the prince Zhu Biao who begged for mercy and put in good words before he could return to the vassal land and continue to dominate.

Now without the help of the prince's eldest brother Zhu Biao, if Zhu Ming went to the capital, he might not be able to come back.

So after receiving the imperial edict, Zhu Zhen's face became terrifyingly gloomy.

"Your Highness, please set off quickly," the Yiqiu, who was covered in dust and dust, rushed to urge him without caring about himself to rest.

Zhu Chu glanced at Yiqi and snorted coldly: "Do I still need you to dictate what I do?"

Unexpectedly, Yiqi actually said righteously: "Your Highness, although you are a prince, I am now an envoy on behalf of His Majesty. And before leaving, Your Majesty reminded you that Your Majesty misses His Majesty very much and wants to be with you." It’s Chinese New Year, so please handle it urgently, Your Highness.”

Zhu Xi almost laughed angrily.

He lived in the palace for 12 years, and rarely said that he celebrated the New Year with Zhu Yuanzhang.

Lao Zhu, Lao Zhu, you still have no shame.

Don't you just want to trap me?

But I don't want to go.

"Stop talking nonsense, unless you dare to say 'I'm here in person', then I will treat you as my father, otherwise get out of here," Zhu Ming cursed angrily.

Yiqi opened his mouth, but in the end he still didn't dare to say the words 'It's like I'm here in person'.

Just kidding, does he dare to be Zhu Chu's father?He didn't dare.

So Yiqi was taken down by Zhu Chu's guards.

Of course, Zhu Yu didn't dare to do anything to him. This was Zhu Yuanzhang's messenger, and it really represented Zhu Yuanzhang's face.

If he were killed, it would be more serious than disobeying the order, and Zhu Zhen could prepare to rebel on the spot.

But now is not the time to rip your skin off.

Zhu Min lacked an opportunity. For example, Zhu Di rebelled in the name of Jingnan, but in fact, Jingnan's slogan was still Qingjun.

To put it bluntly, Zhu Di's name was not to rebel against Zhu Yunwen, but to say that there were traitors around Zhu Yunwen, and he killed all the way to Yingtian in the name of Qing Junzhi.

As a result, after arriving in Yingtian, Zhu Yunwen disappeared. Some said that he escaped, some said that he became a monk and some said that Zhu Yunwen set himself on fire.

But if Zhu Yunwen survives and disappears, according to the rules of the ancestral precepts left by Zhu Yuanzhang, even if Zhu Di wins the battle of Jingnan, he should return the throne to Zhu Yunwen afterwards.

It is equivalent to saying that this is all in vain.

It was because Zhu Yunzhen was gone that Zhu Di ascended the throne.

This is the biggest shackle that Lao Zhu imposes on the vassals. You can rebel, but you cannot rebel completely, and you cannot get involved in the throne, otherwise it will be treason.

Even if Zhu Zhen's fame is now at its peak, once he wants to rebel, his Ming army will also mutiny.

What the ancients valued most was integrity. How could he, an eighteen-year-old man, want to rebel and ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor?
Are you qualified?You are not enough.

At this time, Zhu Min had a headache and was very angry. He went back to the inner hall directly with the imperial edict in his hand. As soon as he entered the door, he shouted angrily: "He is trying to force me to rebel. What kind of father-son relationship is this? Damn, it's better than one." outsider."

Mu Qiu was shocked. Was it so serious?He quickly took the imperial edict and started reading it.

Sure enough, Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial edict was to allow Zhu Chu to enter the capital and arrive in Yingtian before the end of the year.

It is already the end of November, and there is no difference between the Gregorian calendar and the lunar calendar. Nowadays, the lunar calendar is used.

In other words, Zhu Xunman still had a month to make plans, and he had to arrive at Yingtian within a month.

How anxious must Zhu Yuanzhang be?This means that he should hit the road now.

Mu Qiu narrowed his eyes slightly, with a cold light in his eyes, and whispered: "Your Highness, my eldest brother is coming back soon. And General Muchun. Why don't we rebel? Take Yunnan first, and with your current prestige , the whole Yunnan will follow you. If there are chieftain families who disobey, Aqiu will help you destroy them."

Zhu Chu was shocked and looked at Mu Qiu in disbelief, saying to his heart, sister, you are so brave.

If Zhu Zhen really did that, he would definitely arouse Zhu Yuanzhang's greatest anger, and even a nationwide crusade.

By then, the entire Ming Dynasty's soldiers and horses will be concentrated on the Yunnan border. Once a large-scale invasion is carried out, the entire Yunnan will be reduced to scorched earth due to the war.

Not even to be alarmist, I am afraid that all ten houses in Yunnan will be empty.

Zhu Yuanzhang's anger will not only burn Zhu Chu, but also all the native peoples who dare to follow Zhu Chu will be liquidated.

So Zhu Ming could only smile bitterly: "Don't talk nonsense, sister, although we want to ascend the throne and become emperor, our goal is to make Ming Dynasty the co-owner of the world. We want to plant the Ming flag in every corner of the world. To put it bluntly, We want to make Ming Dynasty better, not destroy Ming Dynasty."

If Zhu Zhen is willing to rebel at all costs, it is possible to win.

But if the Ming Dynasty lost too much national power, even if he became emperor, he would still get a country riddled with holes.

By then, just how to govern and restore national strength will be a headache for him, and how many years will it take to recuperate and recover?

Not to mention wanting to conquer Southeast Asia, he also wanted to conquer the Mongolian grasslands and expedition to Korea and even Siberia.

First think about how not to be attacked by others and how to survive.

So Zhu Zhen didn't want to break the net to that point.

Moreover, everyone is from the Ming Dynasty, and the Central Plains are Han people. Han people fight Han people?The kind that would fight to the death and fight to the death?

Why should this be so?
"In the final analysis, this is just a matter of my Zhu family. Why do we have to do this to bring disaster to the people of the world?" Zhu Ming sighed.

"Then what should we do? Do Aqiu want to watch His Highness waiting to be killed?" Mu Qiu anxiously grabbed Zhu Chu's hand, his eyes full of pleading.

She was afraid that Zhu Zhen would agree to Zhu Yuanzhang's summons, and she was afraid that Zhu Zhen would really go to Yingtian.

Zhu Ming was worried that it was the Dragon Pond Tiger's Den or even the Hongmen Banquet, and he would never be able to come back once he went there.

But Mu Qiu was more afraid than Zhu Chu that he would not come back.

Zhu Zhen is her man and her god.

"If you have to go, then take Aqiu with you. Aqiu will be with you until you die. Even if you go to hell, into a pan of oil, up a mountain of swords and into a sea of ​​fire, Aqiu will still be happy," Mu Qiu Confessed affectionately.

Zhu Chu was moved by it.

Zhu Chu was king and heaven in Yunnan, but it was not necessarily the case when he arrived in Yingtian. Not to mention Zhu Yuanzhang being pressured from above, how many princes were there who had not yet become vassals?
The same goes for Mu Qiu. She is in Yunnan, and at least she is still the little princess of the Mu family.

But when she got to Yingtian, she was nothing.

Even based on her relationship with Zhu Ming, she is not even considered a maid, and is even more humble than a maid.

But Mu Qiu said it, and she was happy with it.

At the same time, Zhu Ming had a headache and was angry and didn't know how to solve the current crisis. Of course he didn't want to go to Beijing, but he couldn't resist the order and didn't know what to do.

Another group of cavalry entered Dali City and headed straight for the palace.

I saw that the leader was a young general on horseback, wearing silver-white armor and holding a spear in his hand. He had the demeanor of a white horse loyal to Zhao Zilong.

Of course, it is also said that when Zhao Yun was under Gongsun Zan's tent, he had been working at Tian Kai, the governor of Qingzhou appointed by Gongsun Zan, so he was not from Baima Yicong.

No research is done here.

As for the identity of this young general, he is none other than Mu Sheng, who just came all the way from Kunming.

It turned out that Muchun and Mu Chu had rushed back to Yunnan after leaving Yingtian at the beginning of the month. Although the post cavalry had a station along the way where they could rest and recuperate, and they even traveled day and night only changing horses without changing people, Mu Chun and Mu Chu also hurried back to Yunnan. Not slow.

So Muchun has now returned to Kunming.

But Muchun's current status is no longer what it used to be. He inherited the title of Marquis Mu Yingxiping, so naturally he can no longer serve as a commander for Zhu Chun.

So Muchun sent Mu Sheng over to inherit his identity and position as commander.Before this, Mu Sheng was only the commander-in-chief of the left rear army at most, which can be said to be a promotion across ranks.

Mu Sheng was very excited. He had wanted to follow Zhu Cheng in the north and south, and he finally got the opportunity.

Moreover, before leaving, Mu Sheng also received an important piece of news. At this time, he rushed all the way to the gate of the palace. Before he could enter the palace, he couldn't wait to shout: "Your Highness, something bad has happened. Someone is rebelling."

The guards of the palace looked at each other in confusion, because Mu Sheng shouted that something bad was going to happen, and also said that someone was rebelling, but why was he so happy?
Can you not be happy? Mu Sheng was extremely envious of his eldest brother Mu Chun for following Zhu Chun in a big battle and achieving unparalleled achievements.

Now it's finally his turn.

So Mu Sheng dismounted in front of the door and rushed inside without waiting for the guards to come in to report.

As Mu Sheng rushed inside, he shouted: "Your Highness, if someone wants to rebel, quickly lead the troops to suppress it."

Looking at his excited look, those who didn't know thought he was asking His Highness to help him steal his wife.

Wang Fu heard the noise outside and came out.

He was there when the post came just now, and he was also the one who arranged for the post to rest.

"Mu Sheng? Why are you here? And, what are you calling?" Wang Fu quickly grabbed Mu Sheng.

This kid is really a fool, running around everywhere as if he were at home.

Good guy, God knows what His Highness and Miss Mu are doing in the inner hall, but we don’t dare to let him enter the courtyard of the inner hall casually.

Mu Sheng's eyes suddenly lit up when he saw Wang Fu, and he also knew that Wang Fu was a general that even his eldest brother Mu Chun admired, so he said: "It turns out to be eldest brother Wang. Because my eldest brother inherited my father's title, he can no longer follow His Highness. Yes, so I came."

Wang Fu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This boy's words were a bit out of tune. Do you think the commander is from your family?Are you still hereditary?
However, since Muchun dared to make such an arrangement, it was obviously approved and approved by His Majesty, so Wang Fu did not ask any further questions.

Mu Sheng continued with excitement on his face: "It's Sirenfa. After Sirenfa was defeated, he was the only one who escaped. Now he has gone to Weimo Village and united with the eleven surrounding villages to prepare for another uprising. He Don’t you think that after my father dies, no one in Yunnan can control him?”

By the end, Mu Sheng's eyes widened. Although he was young, he was full of fighting spirit.

Speaking of which, Mu Sheng was 25 or [-] years old. His father was not much older than him even before the conquest of Yunnan, that is, ten years ago.

Therefore, Mu Sheng was full of fighting spirit and planned to send his father off with this battle.

And Wang Fu was moved in his heart, not only Vimalakia, but also the eleven villages jointly launched a rebellion?
I thought of the way His Highness looked when he received the order just now, and the arrogant attitude of the Yiqiu who relied on His Majesty's support.

Wang Fu quickly turned around and walked towards the inner hall.

At this time, Zhu Zhen was still worried. He was not fully prepared, and he did not want to have a full-scale fight with the current Zhu Yuanzhang.

How many more years does Zhu Yuanzhang have to live?After his death, it will be Zhu Zhen's era.

It's not like he is in a deadly conflict with the entire Ming Dynasty now, not to mention that the Ming Dynasty will all belong to him in the future. What's going on if he completely brings disaster to his own country?

At this moment, Wang Fu reported outside: "Your Highness, Mu Sheng came to take office instead of Mu Chun, and brought news that Vimalakirti was bewitched by Sirenfa, and a total of eleven villages planned to rebel."

Zhu Ming was stunned when he heard this. Who is Si Renfa?What does it have to do with Silun?

It turns out that Sirenfa is the second son of Sirenfa, who is also the younger brother of Sirenfa.

I don’t know where he was during the decisive battle. At this time, when Mu Ying passed away due to illness, he actually joined forces with Vimalakia to start another uprising in the [-]th Village.

It has only been a year since Yunnan recovered, but will war break out again in the blink of an eye?
But Zhu Chu couldn't help but his eyes lit up. Mu Qiu also thought of something cleverly and looked at Zhu Chu in surprise.

"It's a good thing, a great thing," Zhu Zhen was so excited that he almost laughed three times.

The reason is also very simple. As the border guarding vassal king, Zhu Zhen cannot interfere in local government affairs in Yunnan, but once rebellion occurs, it will be his responsibility.

Zhu Chu suddenly had a reason to resist the decree, that is, as the king of the Yunnan vassal, he naturally had to lead troops to quell the chaos.

Mu Qiu also thought of this and excitedly stepped forward to hug Zhu Chu.

As long as she is not separated from His Highness, she will be content.

Zhu Chu smiled and patted Mu Qiu on the back, and softly comforted him: "I'm going to ask about the specific situation first so that I can reply to His Majesty."

With that said, Zhu Chu walked out of the inner hall and saw Wang Fu standing in front of the door with an excited look on his face.

It turned out that Wang Fu was also worried about Zhu Chu. After all, he was now Zhu Chu's minister, which was equivalent to Zhu Chu's minister, and was no longer a court official or Zhu Yuanzhang's minister.

A minister does not serve two masters, and a good girl does not serve two husbands. Wang Fu even bluntly expressed that he had dared to rebel against Zhu Zhen.

But what would happen if Zhu Chu was summoned to Yingtian and put under house arrest?

Then there is really no alternative.

Only Mu Sheng stood stupidly at the entrance of the courtyard and did not dare to enter. Apparently he knew that the inner hall was Zhu Chu's private living area. Who would dare to enter without Zhu Chu's permission?
In fact, according to normal rules, Zhu Zhen should have a group of eunuchs and maids to take care of his daily life. Although he is not an emperor, he is still a prince, and the government system is in accordance with the rules of the palace.

However, due to some reasons, Zhu Zucai could only rely on Wang Fu to take care of his internal and external affairs. He couldn't castrate Wang Fu, right?
Wang Fu may not be unhappy, but Zhu Zhen cannot be so cruel and inhumane.

"Mu Sheng, you're here," Zhu Cheng waved to Mu Sheng.

Only then did Mu Sheng dare to come in.

"Your Highness, my eldest brother is now the Marquis of Xiping. He said that he can no longer follow you, but you understand him and are loyal. Therefore, eldest brother asked me to follow you, in front of the horse and behind the horse. Please give me whatever you want. Just let me go. Even the weakest general can reach the frying pan under the mountain of swords." Mu Sheng clasped his hands and knelt down on one knee to show respect and loyalty.

It's just that Zhu Chu's expression is a little weird. One is that Mu Qiu just confessed his affection to her, and he also said that he is willing to follow her up the knife mountain and down the frying pan, and she is still content with it.

Now this kid says the same thing, but the nature can be different.

More importantly, are these really Mu Chun's original words?What's the point?

Damn it, how come you two seem to know that this king wants to rebel?
Zhu Ming was puzzled. His surname was not Sima, so how could his thoughts be known to everyone?

In fact, Wang Fu and the others were not stupid. Many of the things Zhu Zhen did and said were not considered transgressions, and they did not take transgressions seriously at all. If you said you were not rebelling, no one would believe it.

Just for many of the things he had done before, he had bypassed the emperor and made the decision directly on his own.

Good guy, in this Yunnan, you are the emperor, right?
As long as you don't rebel, everyone will be a little bit frustrated.

It was as if Zhao Kuangyin was wearing a yellow robe. Based on the situation at that time, if Zhao Kuangyin was not the emperor, the entire army would have to be liquidated after returning.

Another example is Zhu Chu's current power and reputation in Yunnan. If he continues to implement the reform of returning natives to locals, the whole of Yunnan will only recognize Zhu Chu.

His reform of the land and the redistribution of land to the people really made the people full. The people would no longer recognize the chieftain officer, the court, or even the emperor, but only their 'chief king'.

In addition, Zhu Chu placed his own people to manage most of the urban areas in Yunnan. The purpose was naturally good, in order to prevent the chieftain system from coming back.

But where should the court and the emperor be located?
So not only Wang Fu, but also Mu Chun could see that if His Highness did not ascend the throne, many people and many things would get out of control.

In fact, it was Muchun who first received the news of the rebellion. He got the news as soon as he returned to Kunming, and he was extremely angry at first.

Do you know that your father is dead and you think there is no one to govern you?
What a brave dog.

At that time, Muchun planned to personally lead troops to suppress it.

But it happened that Mu Chun heard that a post rider was going to Dali with Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial edict, so he immediately had an idea and hurriedly sent Mu Sheng to follow him.

So Mu Sheng and the Yiqi arrived in Dali one after the other.

As for how Muchun could guess the content of the imperial edict.

In fact, he didn't guess the specific content, but his guess was close to ten. After all, when he was in Yingtian, Zhu Yuanzhang often asked about Zhu Chu, and even hinted that he would be loyal to the current emperor's grandson, Zhu Yunwen. .

It's a pity that Zhu Yunwen couldn't control it.

So relying on Mu Chunyuan's operation in Kunming, Zhu Chu seized the opportunity.

At that moment, Zhu Xi called Yiqi directly and explained the situation.

"Now Yunnan has not yet been pacified. Sirenfa has just fallen, and another Sirenfa has risen and led Vimalakia to rebel in the eleven villages. Now I am not only the son of my father, but also a vassal king guarding the border and guarding the country. , and even the king of Yunnan, is protecting the country today."

Zhu Yu didn't write any more nonsense about "sons and ministers are suffering". Since Zhu Yuanzhang was already suspicious of him, he didn't bother to act like a crybaby waiting for candy.

So Zhu Chu wrote a few short sentences eloquently, and gave them to Yiqi to take to Zhu Yuanzhang for his return to life.

As for him, of course it was because he had not accepted the order of the foreign king, but he wanted to lead the troops to fight and quell the war.

(End of this chapter)