Chapter 510: Fengtian Jingnan!

[In November 1398, Zhang Bing, the Minister of Works, was appointed as the Governor of Beiping, and Xie Gui and Zhang Xin were appointed as the Commandery of Beiping to supervise the Prince of Yan]

[In the first month of 1399, Prince of Yan Zhu Di pretended to be ill and sent his third son to Beijing in his place.]

[The chief official of the royal palace, Ge Cheng, reported that Zhu Di was pretending to be ill.]

[In February, Emperor Jianwen issued an order: "Princes are not allowed to control civil and military officials."]

[In the same month, Prince of Yan Zhu Di entered the capital, took the imperial road, and ascended the throne without bowing.]

[In March, the King of Yan and his family returned to their country.]

[In April, because of the death of Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, the Prince of Yan sent his third son to the capital in his place.]

【Huang Zicheng advocated paralyzing Zhu Di and was released by Emperor Jianwen. 】

……

Wei Dynasty: Emperor Ming Period
"Pretending to be sick..."

Cao Rui ate grapes and complained:

"If it weren't for the incident with Sima the thief, you might have escaped."

"If you say you are sick at this time, it is even more impossible for that kid to be relieved."

"However, if you don't bow when you ascend the throne..."

"There is so much resentment..."

……

Liu Song.

"Third son... did not bow upon the throne... and returned to his country..."

Liu Yu looked at these few short lines.

"Sent your son to the capital as a hostage, and then was rejected?"

"After refusing, will the prince be ordered not to control his civil and military officials?"

"As an emperor, do you always shout at people when you want to reduce the power of the vassal states?"

"Don't say that you don't want the other party to give you a handle."

"Even if you really want to reduce the power of the vassal states, you should be steady now, right?"

"You really deserve your last name."

……

Great Sui.

"This kid is a bit impatient, but he really hits the point."

Yang Jian thought about it, feeling a little bit incredulous.

"A smooth transfer of the throne means no turmoil in military power."

"At this moment, all the troops in the world are in the hands of the emperor."

"The laws of our ancestors also restrain the princes from making any rash moves."

"As long as he doesn't want any reputation, this kid is really quick, accurate and ruthless in reducing the power of the vassal states."

Dugu Jialuo coaxed the baby and sighed:

"Zhu Yuanzhang probably didn't realize that the wealth and glory he thought he gave his sons would be fleeting."

Yang Jian snorted.

"Anyone who comes to power has to reduce the power of the vassal states. It's just a matter of whether to reduce it early or late or how to reduce it."

"The Seven Kingdoms of Han Jing and the Eight Kings of Western Jin, who can stand it?"

……

On the canopy.

In front of the magnificent mansion.

A group of soldiers banged on the door wildly.

The people gathered in the distance were pointing and talking over here.

"What's the point of this? That's the prince's mansion."

"Don't you know? It's posted in the government office. The higher-ups say the Prince of Xiang is planning a rebellion. Shouldn't he be arrested?"

"Prince Xiang is plotting a rebellion? That's impossible, right?"

"Who knows? The King of Xiang is a good man, but the Emperor can't just talk nonsense, right?"

"This is my uncle after all..."

"Ah, ah, ah! Look!"

Suddenly there was an uproar in the crowd.

Then a raging fire was seen burning in the sky above the prince's mansion.

A sharp voice also sounded from the other side.

"I am the son of Taizu, and I will never accept this humiliation!"

Then there was no sound.

The fire grew bigger and bigger, and the surrounding soldiers and civilians all retreated.

However, whether they were soldiers or civilians, there was only one thought in their minds.

The emperor forced his uncle to death.

……

[In April, Xiang Wang Zhu Bo was accused of counterfeiting banknotes and killing people without authorization.]

【Emperor Jianwen ordered a severe reprimand and sent people to escort him to Beijing.】

[The King of Xiang was unwilling to be humiliated, so he burned himself and his entire palace to death at the age of 28.]

[Zhu Bo, the King of Xiang, was a man of both civil and military talents, skilled in archery, horsemanship, swordplay, and lance, and could ride a horse as fast as the wind.]

[He loves reading, proofreading books, and is a loyal and kind person. ]

[The death of the King of Xiang shocked the whole world. Even the ministers who strongly supported the reduction of the feudal system felt that the actions of Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng were too cruel.]

[But Emperor Jianwen, who was behind the scenes directing everything, quickly calmed down after a brief panic.]

[Just when Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai and others were still hesitating whether to continue the reduction of the feudal system. ]

[Emperor Jianwen issued an edict: The Prince of Xiang's rebellion was exposed, and Fang set fire to resist the soldiers, so his death is not a pity! ]

[Because the King of Xiang had no sons who survived, his fiefdom was removed and he was given the posthumous title of "King of Xiangli"]

[In the same month, the King of Qi was accused of conspiracy and was summoned to the capital, demoted to a commoner, and imprisoned together with the King of Zhou.]

【The King of Dai was imprisoned in Datong and demoted to a commoner.】

……

The period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty
"He thinks he understands the ways of the king and the tyrant."

Liu Che sneered.

"He began to vigorously reduce the power of the feudal lords as soon as he came to power, which actually shows that he did not understand history books."

Xiao Liu sat next to him, sitting upright. "Father, is it wrong to reduce the power of the vassal states?"

Liu Che touched his head.

"It's right to reduce the power of the vassal states. The power of the vassal states must be reduced at all times. They are just like the Huns."

"It's necessary to cut it."

"But not the way he cuts it."

"When he ascended the throne, the political situation was stable and the country was peaceful."

"No prince has the ability or reason to challenge him."

"Therefore, he has the time and space to resolve the tension between him and the kings in a more covert and sophisticated way."

"Your great-grandfather was the standard in that respect."

"Let the powers of the kings be divided into smaller and smaller parts, and we can also quietly find excuses to gradually take back the military power of the kings, and only give them an empty title."

"And now, he can't wait to take the initiative, which not only intensifies the conflict, but also clearly violates Zhu Yuanzhang's will, and puts him in a passive position morally."

"The means were vile. The King of Zhou was arrested by surprise, and the King of Xiang was reprimanded, escorted by envoys, and the whole palace was burned to death."

"The King of Qi and the King of Dai did not follow the formal procedures to announce their crimes. They could not even do the basic things of justifying their actions and enforcing the lawful punishment."

"Even if we take the initiative to reduce the power of the vassal states, it is not smart enough."

"If we continue to be a tyrant, we will be able to catch the kings off guard with lightning speed and eliminate the potential danger in one fell swoop."

"But he was too concerned about his reputation, so he dragged his feet and acted in a disorderly manner."

"I can't do it with a legitimate reason, but I still want to be conscious of my status in every action..."

"He is not reducing the power of the vassal states, but creating enemies."

……

Ming dynasty.

Yingtian's Kunning Palace was shrouded in a faint murderous intent.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the sky expressionlessly.

Zhu Biao and Empress Ma beside him also remained silent.

Little Zhu Di, who was sitting on the doorstep, had a look of anger on his face.

"The twelfth brother is only two years old!"

"You actually forced him to death!"

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at him and said nothing.

I couldn’t empathize with how my future self would pave the way for this little bastard.

But Little Twelve was clearly growing up right before his eyes.

"King Yan! Don't lose face!"

"Fuck him!"

Little Zhu Di suddenly jumped up and shouted.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who already had a gloomy face, cursed:

"Rebellious son! What nonsense are you talking about!"

Little Zhu Di turned around and shouted:

"Dad! My brother was forced to death by him!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his son with red eyes and was speechless for a moment.

……

On the canopy.

The altar built with wooden boards, bricks and stones is divided into three levels.

The first and second floors were filled with bamboo baskets, bowls, wine vessels, wine cups, wine glasses, and jade and silk sacrifices.

The third layer is dedicated to the six military gods, the five flag gods, the warship gods, the gods of golden drums, horns, guns and cannons, and the gods of bows, crossbows, flying spears and flying stones.

The six-flag banner stands on the south side of the altar, with two ivory flags on the east and west sides of the six-flag banner.

Further south are drums, horns and military music.

Further south, there are teams of soldiers in helmets and armor.

Military music and drums and horns sounded.

Incense sticks and burning wood were lit.

The sunlight shone obliquely from the southeast onto the altar.

Prince Yingwu in a military uniform.

He climbed steadily to the top floor of the altar step by step.

The soldiers looked at the figure, knelt down and beat their chests.

"Long live my king, long live my king, long live my king!"

The prince stood still and looked at the soldiers below with sharp eyes.

His expression was solemn, and he said in a shocking voice:
"I am the legitimate son of Emperor Taizu Gao and Empress Xiaoci Gao, and a close relative of the state."

"Since I was conferred the title, I have only known to abide by the law and my duty."

"Now that the young master has succeeded to the throne, he has trusted the traitor, causing great disaster and slaughtering my family."

"The ancestral teachings say: 'If there are no loyal ministers in the court and there are treacherous people in the court, we must train troops to fight against them and eliminate the evil around the emperor.'"

"Now that disaster has come upon me, I really want to survive, so I have no choice but to do so."

"Goodness and evil cannot coexist!"

"God will punish me!"

As soon as the words fell, waves of shouting sounded like a tsunami.

"I swear to follow the King of Yan to fight against the rebellion and eliminate the traitors, and protect our Ming Dynasty!"

As the thunder roared, the scene gradually froze.

Four large red characters hung across the sky.

"Fengtian Jingnan"

……

[In July, Prince of Yan Zhu Di raised an army.]

【Qi Tai and others learned from the interrogation of the envoy of the King of Yan that the King of Yan intended to rebel, so they secretly ordered Zhang Bing, Xie Gui, and Zhang Xin to arrest the King of Yan.】

【Zhang Xin informed the King of Yan about this matter, and the King of Yan and his adviser Daoyan made plans.】

[On the fourth day of July, Zhang Bing and Xie Gui were killed and Beiping was under control.]

[On the seventh day of the seventh month, Zhu Di quoted the Imperial Ming Ancestor Instructions]

[In the name of killing Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng, he proposed "clearing the imperial court and pacifying the national crisis" and announced the uprising. ]

[From then on, a war that lasted four years began, known in history as the "Jingnan Campaign."]

(End of this chapter)

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