Ming Dynasty: The Jingnan Rebellion has just been successful, and Zhu Yuanzhang has been resurrected

Chapter 107: It's Lonely at the Top, Dealing with the Princes

"No, no, no, I'll treat you. What happened just now was mainly due to Uncle Wang's fault. It's right for you to be angry, Yunhu. You have the right to be angry." Zhu Tan waved his hands repeatedly and forced a smile on his face.

After being beaten by Zhu Yunhuan, he became obedient and understood the facts before him.

Now he has no right to bargain with Zhu Yunhuan. Zhu Yunhuan is willing to talk because he is considering the face of them. His behavior just now was more or less a bit ungrateful.

"Uncle Tenth Prince, look, this is great. We are a family, and we should get along well and communicate more, don't you think?" Zhu Yunhuan smiled.

"Yes, yes, we need to communicate more." Zhu Tan nodded in agreement. Now whatever Zhu Yunhuan said was the truth, so how could he dare to speak carelessly?

"Someone come here!" Zhu Yunhuan shouted outside the hall.

"Your Majesty, what are your instructions?" Ma Sanbao walked over and looked at Zhu Tan's bruised and bloody face, with a strange look in his eyes.

"Take my tenth uncle down and give him proper treatment." Zhu Yunhuan said.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Ma Sanbao nodded and stepped forward to help Zhu Tan up.

Zhu Yunhuan took Zhu Tan's hand and said, "Uncle Shi Wang, go treat your injuries first, and we can talk later."

"Oh, okay." Zhu Tan nodded and breathed a sigh of relief.

Now he was very afraid of Zhu Yunhuan in his heart, and he would go anywhere as long as he was not in front of Zhu Yunhuan.

"Tell the imperial doctors to do their best to treat him and never let any scars be left on my tenth uncle's body!" Zhu Yunheng said.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Ma Sanbao nodded and helped Zhu Tan leave.

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Zhu Yunhuan watched Zhu Tan leave, took a deep breath, and turned to look at Zhu Chun, Zhu Liang and others.

"Shhhhh!"

Being stared at by Zhu Yunhuan, the expressions of Zhu Chun, Zhu Liang and others changed instantly, and their looks became very unnatural.

At this moment, they had given up the idea of ​​taking action against Zhu Yunhuan.

Are you kidding? Judging from the fighting power that Zhu Yunhuan just showed, if they attacked Zhu Yunhuan, they would be purely abused.

They don't have any special fetish for being abused.

"Uncles, I'm sorry, there was a small accident. Where were we just now?" Zhu Yunheng said.

Zhu Chun, Zhu Li and others looked at Zhu Yunhuan, who was like a spring breeze in front of them, with a dazed look in their eyes. Is this really the same person who just beat Zhu Tan?
"Yunhuan, we were just talking about the fiefdom." Zhu Chun said embarrassedly.

It is no longer possible to avoid the problem. All we can do now is to ask for better treatment as much as possible.

They were very upset that they had lost their fiefdoms, but there was nothing they could do. They couldn't defeat Zhu Yunhuan, and the troops they had couldn't defeat the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. What could they do? What the hell could they do!

Just keep holding on?

In the end, they will definitely be covered in blood. Really covered in blood. Zhu Tan has just demonstrated it to them.

They even had a suspicion in their hearts that if Zhu Tan had continued to hold on, Zhu Yunhuan might have killed someone.

"Yes, the fiefdom. My dear uncles, you see, isn't our current relationship caused by the fiefdom issue? If there were no fiefdom issue, there would be no source of conflict between us." Zhu Yunhuan said.

"." Zhu Chun, Zhu Liang and others remained silent.

There will be no conflicts without fiefs, but the problem is that without fiefs, they will also lose their rights!

"Yunhuan, can't we really discuss this?" Zhu Chun's face was full of bitterness.

Zhu Yunhuan shook his head and said, "Uncle Eleven, other things are easy to discuss, but this matter is non-negotiable. Think about it for yourselves. If you were to sit on the throne, would you reduce the power of the vassal states?"

Zhu Chun, Zhu Liang and others remained silent.

If they were the current Zhu Yunhuan, they would probably do things even more excessive than Zhu Yunhuan.

However, they are not the ones sitting on the throne now, so they are really unwilling to hand over their fiefdoms just like that.

Zhu Yunhuan looked at Zhu Chun, Zhu Jian and the others who were silent, thought for a moment and said, "My dear uncles, if you want to continue to own your fiefdoms, I do have a solution."

"What method?" Zhu Chun, Zhu Liang and others were stunned.

They all looked up and looked at Zhu Yunhuan expectantly.

They were very clear that they could not defeat Zhu Yunhuan, so in the end, they would most likely not be able to keep their fiefdoms.

But they instinctively wanted to delay it.

Unexpectedly, they were forced to make a choice.

As long as they can keep the fiefdom in their hands, they will do anything.

Thinking of this, everyone held their breath and looked at Zhu Yunhuan with shining eyes.

"It's very simple. Go outside and fight by yourselves. No matter how much you capture, it's all yours." Zhu Yunheng said.

Unlike other dynasties in history, some of the princes in the early Ming Dynasty were really good at fighting. Moreover, some of them were accustomed to fighting on the battlefield. It was really too painful for them to come to Yingtian Prefecture and become a rich and idle person.

There is no doubt that the reduction of power is necessary.

So, how to accommodate these vassal kings became a problem.

Zhu Yunhuan had been thinking about it a long time ago.

In the end, he decided to give two options: one was to stay in Yingtian Prefecture honestly, and the other was to expand the territory outside and receive certain support from the court. After the place was conquered, the court would recognize his identity.

In this way, the problem of vassal kings can basically be solved perfectly.

Of course, the premise is that Zhu Yunhuan must have the ability to suppress the vassal kings, which is the most basic condition.

The princes are not good guys. If you want to make them obedient, you must have the power to suppress them.

Without sufficient force, everything is nothing.

"what?"

When Zhu Chun, Zhu Li and others heard Zhu Yunhuan's words, they were all stunned. They looked at each other, all confused.

They didn't quite understand what Zhu Yunhuan said.

Why do you want them to fight outside?
Zhu Yunhuan looked at the bewildered expressions of the princes and explained, "To put it simply, you are to explore the land on your own. As long as it is not Ming territory, you can go and conquer it. If you can conquer it, I will confer an imperial title on you."

The idea first came up because of Zhu Di.

Let Zhu Di be a parasite in Yingtian Prefecture?
Zhu Yunhuan didn’t know what others thought of him, but he did think it was a bit of a waste.

They are my dear uncles, how can I waste them?

We must be on the battlefield and make great contributions to the strength of Ming Dynasty!

"This..." Zhu Chun, Zhu Liang and others looked at each other in confusion.

Go out and explore, and all the territories you conquer are yours.

According to this statement, it seems that they still have their fiefdom, but they have to fight for it themselves.

"What do you think? If you still don't agree, then I really have no other choice." Zhu Yunhuan shrugged. He had already made the biggest concession.

Zhu Zhen, Zhu Zhi, and Zhu Zhan looked at each other and said, "Yun Huan, can you please let us consider this?"

"No problem, this is something I need to think about carefully." Zhu Yunheng nodded.

Then, he said meaningfully, "Actually, even if you princes insist on your current fiefdoms, it doesn't matter. At most, I will waste a little time to send you princes to see Grandfather Huang. Of course, your fiefdoms will still be lost in the end, but you princes will definitely not see that scene, so you don't have to suffer. Oh, by then, you may be reunited with Grandfather Huang down there, and he may be able to comfort you."

"Swish, swish, swish!" Zhu Chun, Zhu Liang and others' faces changed when they heard this.

They did not feel that Zhu Yunhuan was threatening them, because Zhu Yunhuan's tone was too calm.

This is just stating a fact.

"Yunhuan, don't worry, we are just discussing it. We will definitely not take the fiefdom in the end." Zhu Liang said with a dry laugh.

He doesn’t know about others, but he doesn’t want it anyway.

Although the fiefdom is good, he must be alive to enjoy it!

Now his head is about to fall off, and he still wants a fiefdom.

"That's right, Yunhuan, please don't misunderstand me. We are just discussing something." Zhu Chun said.

"Yunhuan, my eleventh and fourteenth brothers are right. We really don't want the fiefdom anymore."

"Yunxun, don't think too much."

"Um, Yunxun, I don't want my fiefdom anymore, please don't misunderstand me!"

Zhu Zhen, Zhu Zhi and Zhu Zhan also spoke up.

They were really just discussing it, to put it bluntly, they were just wasting time and energy on it.

As a result, Zhu Yunhuan directly planned to send them to see Zhu Yuanzhang, so they could not sit still.

Misunderstanding, this is all a misunderstanding!
"Haha!" Zhu Yunhuan smiled and waved his hand, saying, "My dear uncles, why are you so anxious? I'm simply reminding you. You are all my uncles, and I don't want anything unpleasant between us in the end. So, I really just remind you out of kindness."

"Are we anxious?"

Zhu Chun, Zhu Liang and others smiled bitterly in their hearts.

Think about it carefully. Okay, they are a little anxious. The key is, how can they not be anxious after hearing what Zhu Yunhuan said? If they can keep calm, that would be a miracle!
"My dear uncles, please go back and discuss this carefully. I'll give you two days, okay?" Zhu Yunhuan stood up.

"Ok, Ok!"

"Yunxun, we will give you an answer within two days."

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Zhu Chun, Zhu Liang and others stood up and spoke.

Zhu Yunhuan nodded and waved his hand.

Upon seeing this, Zhu Chun, Zhu Li and others bowed, turned around and walked away.

"Zhongba, this is all the trap you dug for me!" Zhu Yunhuan watched Zhu Chun, Zhu Liang and others leave, rubbed his aching temples, and looked a little tired.

He had also thought about chopping off the heads of all these princes at once, which would be the easiest way.

However, how to solve the problems brought by the princes?
The vassal kings have already taken root in the Ming Dynasty. Killing all of them at once would certainly save trouble, but would the Ming Dynasty be safe from then on?
wrong!

Chopping off the heads of all the uncle princes would not only make them very passive, but would also cause chaos in the Ming Dynasty.

Human beings are the most complicated things.

Now he didn't even have to think about it, he knew that countless pairs of eyes outside were watching how he would deal with the vassal king.

The heights are so cold!
"Fortunately, I have a system, otherwise these things would be really difficult to deal with." Zhu Yunheng shook his head with a wry smile on his face.

The next second, he waved to Jingwei who was standing beside him.

Jingwei walked forward and lay in Zhu Yunhuan's arms like a docile kitten.

Outside the palace!
Zhu Chun, Zhu Liang and others looked at each other, all of them feeling relieved that they had survived the disaster.

"I didn't expect that Yunhuan has changed so much." Zhu Liang shook his head.

"Indeed, the feeling Yun Hu gave me just now was just like my father. The invisible pressure made him breathless." Zhu Chun showed a wry smile on his face.

Zhu Zhen had a complicated expression and said, "I think Yunxun has done a very good job for us uncles."

"It's indeed possible. We are all in his hands now. If he wants to kill us, it will only take a word." Zhu Zhi said.

"Let's go, let's go back and think about it carefully, and then talk to Yunhuan about it later." Zhu Zhen said.

If Zhu Yunhuan had proposed such conditions at the beginning, they would definitely have rejected them without even thinking about it.

However, now that they have lost and witnessed the horror of the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, they feel that the conditions offered by Zhu Yunhuan are not bad!
This is the different reactions that occur in different situations.

Duke Liang’s Mansion!

After Zhu Chun separated from Zhu Jian, Zhu Zhen and others, he did not return to his own palace, but went straight to the Duke of Liang's Mansion.

What happened before is fine.

Lan Yu is now highly valued by Zhu Yunhuan. Perhaps just one word can change his fate.

At this moment, the Duke of Liang's Mansion has been completely renovated, but compared to its previous luxury, the current Duke of Liang's Mansion is very elegant.

"Your Highness, please!" The lame old servant led the way with a smile on his face.

Zhu Chun followed obediently behind, not daring to urge him.

He had inquired and found out that when Lan Yu was in trouble, this old servant was the only one who stayed by his side.

If it weren't for this old servant's care, Lan Yu would not have lived to see Zhu Yunhuan return, because he was really crazy before that.

It didn't take long.

When Zhu Chun saw Lan Yu, he didn't put on any airs like a prince. He bowed respectfully and said, "Father-in-law!"

Lan Yu frowned, thinking of his daughter, and the momentum on his body dissipated: "Get up!"

He knew why Zhu Chun came to see him.

Although he didn't want to get involved, he had to think about his daughter.

"Yes!" Zhu Chun stood up.

Lan Yu looked at Zhu Chun and asked, "What did your Majesty say?"

To help Zhu Chun, he first needs to know what Zhu Yunhuan plans to do.

The only good news is that Zhu Chun did not take any action but surrendered directly, which should give him more say in front of Zhu Yunhuan.

"Your Majesty proposed two options: one: let us all come to Yingtian Prefecture, and the other: let us go out and fight for territory on our own." Zhu Chun briefly told Lan Yu what had happened.

"Go and fight for territory by yourself?" Lan Yu was a little surprised.

The first option, to let the princes come to Yingtian Prefecture, was not beyond his expectations, but the second point was a little unexpected for him.

He thought about it carefully and realized that this was indeed the most perfect solution.

The first option appeased those vassal kings who disliked killing.

The second option satisfied the princes' love for fighting on the battlefield.

These two options can basically solve 90% of the problems of the vassal kings.

As for the remaining 10%, they no longer pose any threat.

"That's brilliant!" Lan Yu couldn't help but praise in his heart.

Zhu Chun stood quietly.

Lan Yu waved his hand and said, "Alright, go back. There are two options. Think carefully about which one to choose."

"Yes, father-in-law!" Zhu Chun bowed.

Although Lan Yu didn't say anything, he knew in his heart that Lan Yu would definitely help him in the end.

Many things cannot be explained clearly.

"As expected, your majesty's ambition is far-reaching!" Lan Yu whispered to himself.

The treatment of vassal kings can reflect many problems.

The princes have all been defeated, what about the Ming Dynasty?

Just stay still?

In the small courtyard!
After Zhu Yuanzhang attended Zhu Yunhuan's coronation ceremony, he locked himself up.

"Yunxun is right, I was really confused before."

"Everything that happened before my eyes is because of me."

"Perhaps, I should do something for Yunxun."

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Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were lost in thought. He was thinking a lot, and the more he thought, the more uncomfortable he felt.

Fortunately, he was not an ordinary person and eventually recovered.

Although he is now dead on the surface, he knows that he can still make some difference in some areas.

He decided to make up for the mistakes he had made, not asking for anything in return, just something to make him feel better.

"Your Majesty!" Jiang Li's voice sounded outside the door.

"Huh!" Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath and said, "Come in!"

"Squeak!"

Jiang Li pushed open the door and walked in. "Your Majesty has finished discussing with the King of Chu, the King of Shu, and others. He has given us two options: one: respond to Tianfu, and two: lead your own troops out to fight."

"Lead the troops to fight by yourself? What does that mean?" Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned.

"If a prince wants a fiefdom, he should go out and expand the territory. The more he conquers, the larger the fiefdom he will get." Jiang Lin said.

"This..." Zhu Yuanzhang was a little surprised, his eyes a little strange: "Can you still play like this?"

He thought about it in his mind and it was undeniable that this was a good solution.

He knew clearly in his heart that each of his sons was being trained as a great future, especially the nine great kings of the Sai region, each one more capable in fighting than the other.

"What's going on in Yunhu's head?" Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head.

Before, he was very worried and didn't know how Zhu Yunhuan would deal with the vassal kings.

Although everyone said that he only treated Zhu Biao as his son and the others were tools, he just did it on purpose and he knew it very well in his heart.

If he really treated his other sons as tools, he would not have carried out the feudal system, let alone built the high walls of Fengyang.

"What's wrong with Your Majesty?" Jiang Li looked at Zhu Yuanzhang in front of him and hesitated.

He felt that Zhu Yuanzhang now seemed to have undergone some changes that he was unaware of, and he seemed like a different person compared to not long ago.

It's not the appearance, but the temperament, which is very different.

(End of this chapter)