Chapter: 4

You know, it was precisely after deciding how to cut down the feudal clan that Zhu Di was in a good mood, so he remembered to go to the prison to see his second son who was angry with him.

Zhu Di is convinced that even he himself did not know the [final result] of how to cut down the feudal clan an hour ago!

Zhu Di muttered to himself in his heart: "I originally wanted to wait for a while before announcing this matter, but I didn't expect to be told by a scholar ahead of time..."

Although Jiang Xinghuo's point of view did not fully satisfy his intentions, Zhu Di glimpsed another profound meaning from it.

Zhu Di suddenly realized that the plan to cut the vassal clan that he had discussed with Master Daoyan for a long time might be guessable in the eyes of a scheming person, but this scholar is so young and can see through it without all kinds of court experience. It can be said that he is extremely intelligent.

"It's not easy for him to have guessed the plan of Zhen and Master Daoyan in such a short period of time." The look in Zhu Di's eyes showed a hint of appreciation.

"Your Majesty, can I avoid one or two?"

After hearing this sentence, Ji Gang, who was sitting next to him, asked tentatively.

Zhu Di's face was still calm, he did not agree to Ji Gang's request, but asked after a few moments of pondering: "If according to what you said, it is Fang Xiaoru, a student of a private school teacher in the countryside, who has accepted Jiang Xinghuo as a student. And Jiang Xinghuo has never even left his hometown since he was a child, but a year ago he suddenly became a seller of his family property and came to Nanjing, where he hangs out in painting boats on the Qinhuai River every day?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"A country scholar has such insight. Where did this insight come from? Why would a person with such insight be willing to abandon himself in the Goulan painting boat? Why did he deliberately get close to my son? Is he Jianwen against the party? Secret arrangement?"

Hearing the emperor's repeated questioning, Ji Gang broke out in cold sweat on his forehead, and said in a trembling voice.

"Your Majesty is stupid, please give me some time to investigate! I will definitely find out the truth!"

Zhu Di stared at Ji Gang for a while, his eyes became sharper and sharper, as if he could penetrate Ji Gang's soul, and he slowly looked away after a long time.

"I'll give you three days to find out about this matter."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

Ji Gang bowed to receive the order, he secretly heaved a long sigh of relief, he didn't even dare to wipe the sweat from his forehead, he could only let the sweat drip on the flying fish suit.

The lecture on the other side of the wall continued.

"Then Mr. Jiang thinks that if you release the military power with a glass of wine, and release the guards and horses from the hands of the feudal vassals, there will be no more Jingnan battles in the future, right?"

Zhu Gaoxu stared at Jiang Xinghuo who was lying flat under the tree with the old crooked neck, and asked seriously.

Zhu Gaoxu took this issue very seriously, because he was convinced that his father Zhu Di had tricked him, and he might not be able to become the prince, so he began to unconsciously bring him into the perspective of the vassal king.

Giving advice to Jiangshan is not [actively asking for death]. Jiang Xinghuo is a dying person, so he can say whatever he wants.

"Among the many reasons for the future demise of the Ming Dynasty, there must be no such thing as the rebellion of the vassal king."

Jiang Xinghuo turned over, put his right foot on his left leg, closed his eyes, and said slowly: "But the so-called instigator has no heirs? What has happened will happen again. Among the feudal lords, those who do not want to be Sooner or later, pig farmers will have ambitions, and sooner or later they will cause chaos, there is no need to doubt this. Once the military power of the feudal clans is taken back, no one will be able to succeed again, but there will definitely be people who will continue to try."

"But now there will be no dissatisfaction among the feudal lords, will anyone rise up to resist?" Zhu Gaoxu asked eagerly.

"That's not right." Jiang Xinghuo said with a smile: "Emperor Yong Le is the hero who conquered the country with his own hands. In the future, he will join Tang Taizong. How can the feudal clans refuse to accept it?"

After a pause, Jiang Xinghuo continued to add: "Besides, there is a saying in this world that if you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight. Do the rest of the feudal clans have the ability to add whiteness to the crown like Emperor Yongle? "

"But what if they are obsessed with their obsession?" Zhu Gaoxu frowned.

"Once Emperor Yongle's decree is promulgated, no matter how the feudal clans choose, the result is doomed. Obsessive obsession is nothing but a mantis' arm in front of the iron cavalry. Jianwen's million-strong army can't stop it. How can the tens of thousands of guards of the feudal clans stop it? Unless When all feudal vassals unite, like the Rebellion of the Seven Kings and the Rebellion of the Eight Kings, they can break the pot and cause trouble for the court."

Jiang Xinghuo said indifferently: "Emperor Yongle wanted to peacefully demolish the feudal clan, firstly because he didn't want to leave himself in the history books with the notoriety of slaughtering his clan, and secondly because he was afraid that the Ming Dynasty that had not yet recovered would suffer another war."

Zhu Gaoxu stroked his beard and remained silent for a long time before asking unwillingly: "Is there no future trouble in such a way of releasing military power with a glass of wine?"

Hearing this question, Jiang Xinghuo was rarely serious, um, half serious, he picked off a leaf.

Anyway, he is not afraid of death, what he talked about was only the content of the lecture and not [asking for death actively], so he has nothing to dare to say.

"There are future troubles, and they are two very fatal troubles for Daming."

"These two troubles will directly shorten the fate of the Ming Dynasty!"