Ming Dynasty: Regrets about the Jingnan Rebellion? I changed it in a dream!

Chapter 50 Zhu Biao is helpless

Zhu Biao was also very angry about Zhu Di's words.

He also knew his younger brother's temper.

Stubborn.

Like my father and myself, once they make up their minds to something, ten horses can’t pull them back.

Mu Ying beside him quickly tried to smooth things over and said, "Your Highness, please calm down first."

"Perhaps His Royal Highness Prince Yan has some unspeakable secrets."

Before Zhu Biao could come down the stairs.

"Anything you can't tell me?" Zhu Di didn't even think about it and responded, "Nothing you can't tell me."

"I just don't want to go to the feudal domain."

"Brother, please convey my words to our father."

Zhu Biao was furious.

"Asshole! When the Ming Dynasty was first established, my father said that the world is so big that we must establish vassal states to protect the country and the people. Now that my sons have grown up, they should each be given a title and be in charge of different countries."

"You are a prince, enjoying the power of a prince, but you don't fulfill your duties. There is no such good thing in the world!"

"The vassal system is the foundation of the Ming Dynasty. If I give you a special treatment today, and others follow suit, will the Ming Dynasty still exist?"

As early as the first day of the founding of the country.

Zhu Yuanzhang once summoned all his ministers to discuss the fundamental reasons for the fall of the Song and Yuan dynasties.

And he was among them.

In this discussion, two fundamental reasons emerged.

First, the emperor was weak and his ministers were strong. If he was not careful, his power would be taken away by his subordinates. The fundamental reason for the Yuan Dynasty's demise was that the emperors changed too frequently.

Secondly, the dynasty was strong in civil affairs but weak in military affairs, and the emphasis was not placed on the training of military generals, which resulted in the lack of elite soldiers and generals and the inability to resist foreign invasions, forcing a change of dynasties.

The vassal system was established and formulated under such circumstances.

At the same time, when the Ming Dynasty was established, it did not rely too much on family and clan forces.

This results in few beneficiaries.

There were also few people who could maintain the stability of the Ming Dynasty.

Unlike the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan had the entire Guanlong Group behind him.

The interests of Emperor Li and the Guanlong Group are tied together.

When problems arose in the dynasty, the Guanlong Group would help the Li family and maintain the dynasty's rule.

The system of enfeoffment of princes and vassals can solve this problem very well.

Of course, a more important reason is.

Use the power of the vassal states as a barrier for the Ming Dynasty.

At least it's not like the Song Dynasty, where the emperor went south to capture the dragon.

After listening to Zhu Biao's words, Zhu Di responded resolutely.

"Yes, the feudal system can indeed maintain the stability of the Hongwu Dynasty."

"But has the emperor ever thought about you?"

"The vassal king has enormous military power. What kind of threat will it bring to you?"

"As a prince, who doesn't want to be the emperor?"

"But my father has given the princes such a huge military power. As long as my father is alive, no one dares to have any dissenting thoughts."

"But if we wait for our father to report to the heaven, and by then the princes' military power is too strong, what will you do?"

"Prince Yin of the Tang Dynasty and Emperor Taizong of Tang had such a good brotherly relationship, but what happened in the end?"

"The Xuanwu Gate Incident!"

This is his dream, and there are some things that can be said without restraint.

Mu Ying, Lan Yu and Mu Chun all fell silent after hearing what Zhu Di said.

this moment.

They all wanted to get into the ground.

Are you able to hear these words?

When he heard about the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Zhu Biao was shocked.

Zhu Di said with a guilty look on his face: "I don't want my hands to be stained with my brothers' blood."

Although he really disliked that bastard Zhu Yunwen.

But I have to admit... he did the right thing.

Zhu Biao's tone softened a little after hearing this:
"Is this the reason you don't want to go to the feudal domain because you're worried about this?"

"Fourth Brother, it's not like the Emperor hasn't thought about the things you're thinking about."

"To grant fiefs but not land, to give titles but not govern the people, to enjoy salaries but not manage affairs." To grant fiefs but not land, to give titles but not govern the people, to enjoy salaries but not manage affairs.

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang had naturally thought about the problems that Zhu Di mentioned.

These are naturally restrictions on the power of the princes.

The purpose is naturally to prevent the situation Zhu Di mentioned from happening.

However, Zhu Di was a man who had experienced this.

However, we know very well that these restrictive actions of Zhu Yuanzhang are the same as if they had not happened.

Prince Ning Zhu Quan led an army of 80,000 soldiers and 6,000 leather chariots.

Prince of Yan Zhu Di, that is, himself, had the power to control the soldiers and horses along the border.

This is equivalent to him being able to mobilize more than 100,000 soldiers from the entire Peking Guard.

These words are beautiful.

But in reality, if there is no restraint on military power, everything will be in vain.

"If we don't restrict the military power of the princes, all this will be in vain."

"Throughout history, which emperor who rebelled did not ascend the throne by relying on military power?"

"That sounds good, but what about the reality?"

Even if Zhu Biao was not dead.

Reducing the power of the feudal lords is also something that must be experienced.

After he rebelled and ascended the throne, the first thing he did was to reduce the power of the feudal lords.

He had been a vassal king and knew how powerful a vassal king was.

Even if Zhu Biao had not died and had not carried out the reduction of power among the feudal lords, his next generation would still have to face this problem eventually.

Otherwise, over time, he will become like the Jiedushi of the Tang Dynasty.

Zhu Di continued.

"Brother, don't you really understand?"

Since he had this dream, it would definitely change Zhu Biao's ending.

If Zhu Biao became emperor, he would certainly not rebel, nor would he reduce the power of the princes.

But what if we wait until Zhu Biao dies?

Didn't that bastard Zhu Yunwen continue to reduce the power of the feudal lords? Didn't he continue to carry out the Jingnan Rebellion?
Even if he could prevent that bastard Zhu Yunwen from becoming emperor.

If Zhu Xiongying is saved, Lan Yu and the others won't have to die.

But by then, it will be these vassal kings who will die.

He had seen Zhu Yunwen demote five vassal kings in a row.

Even in a dream, he didn't want to end up dead.

What we want to do is actually very simple.

That is, don't go to the vassal state.

As long as he is not a vassal king, he will always be Zhu Laosi Zhu Di.

Zhu Biao will always be Boss Zhu Zhu Biao.

They will always be brothers.

Seeing this, Zhu Biao responded.

“You’re always thinking about these things that didn’t happen.”

"From ancient times to the present, there has never been any system or law that is perfect."