Chapter: 5

Zhu Di, who was eavesdropping on the conversation between the two next door, was subconsciously supporting the table with his hands, and frowned tightly when he heard Jiang Xinghuo's "alarmist" words.

Peacefully reduce the vassal and support the clan.

The eight-character strategy of reducing the feudal vassals was reached by Zhu Di and Dao Yan after reviewing the history books of the past dynasties and after careful argumentation, it is an absolutely feasible method.

Like Song Taizu, Zhu Di and Dao Yan's idea is to not only want their own reputation, but also cut down the feudal clan, and maintain the stability of Ming Dynasty.

The reason is simple, just like what Jiang Xinghuo said.

First of all, no matter what the name is, Zhu Di is essentially a vassal king who rebelled and usurped the throne. His reputation is already not very good.

Therefore, it is impossible for Zhu Di to bear the notoriety of slaughtering his clan again, just like those tyrants in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, being nailed to the pillar of shame in history.

Secondly, the north, which had just recovered a little vitality during the recuperation of the Hongwu Dynasty, had been completely smashed by the brutal Jingnan Battle.

When the Ming Dynasty was founded and General Xu Da marched northward, the Han people had already been expelled from their homes by the Mongol dignitaries in Huaibei, Shandong Province, and the cultivated land was changed to a horse farm... This is just the rule of the Jin and Yuan dynasties on the Han people in the north. A microcosm.

Since the Jin Dynasty, the population base of Han people in Lianghe, Central Plains, and Shandong began to drop sharply. In the Yuan Dynasty, the people's livelihood was even worse. There were even no walls in many famous cities that were demolished by the Mongols.

And Zhu Di also benefited from many siege battles in the Battle of Jingnan. Most of the cities that existed on the map had neither cities nor ponds; Jinan, Dezhou, Zhending and other important military towns outside the city were difficult to defend, and the two sides between Jing and Nan fought several tragic large-scale battles in the wild, which led to another sharp drop in the population of the north.

As for the eight kings of Sai, apart from Zhu Di, the king of Yan, and King Ning, who was coerced, the other six kings of Sai, as the first line of defense against the Northern Yuan Dynasty, still hold more than 100,000 troops in their hands. If you are not careful, it will lead to disastrous consequences.

In short, the north has become a piece of white land, and Zhu Di absolutely does not allow the feudal vassals to unite to cause another "rebellion of the seven kingdoms" and "rebellion of the eight kings" because of dissatisfaction with his cutting the feudal lords.

Only by supporting the clan can the feudal clan be peacefully reduced, and at the same time use the court's force as a deterrent, so that the feudal clan can be obedient and dare not act rashly.

Otherwise, Daming will have to pay the bloody price!

But now it seems that Jiang Xinghuo, a scholar, actually looks down on Zhu Di and Daoyan's plan?

He even said that the peaceful reduction of feudal clans would shorten the fate of the Ming Dynasty!

How absurd is this?

Is it possible that Jiang Xinghuo is still more powerful than him, the Ninth Five-Year Lord who conquered the world with his own hands, and Daoyan, the master of conspiracy who has been playing tricks for decades?

Naturally, Ji Gang didn't know Zhu Di's inner thoughts, but seeing Zhu Di's face frowning, Ji Gang hurriedly knelt down and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, this Jiang Xinghuo is a person who deceives the public with lies, he talks nonsense, don't believe him. "

However, Zhu Di waved his hand to stop Ji Gang, raised his hand and walked to the desk, and said in a deep voice: "Listen to him continuing to elaborate, I really want to hear how Jiang Xinghuo dares to say that the peaceful reduction of feudal clans can shorten the fate of the Ming Dynasty. "

"If he can't tell why..."

Ji Gang quickly responded, "I understand!"

Jiang Xinghuo, who was lying under the tree with the old crooked neck, had no idea that Zhu Di was about to kill him.

[Do not actively ask for death], there is still a chance to be killed? Very good!

If he knew, he would just say—"Please, help me hack me to death!"

Jiang Xinghuo is still "lying down and talking", pointing the country.

"Let's talk about the first sequelae first. Since you once served in the Dudu Mansion of the Five Armies, you should have seen the map of Daming, right?"

Zhu Gaoxu nodded. Although his self-reported experience of the generals of the Southern Army was all forged, he was much more familiar with the map of the Great Ming Dynasty than the gang of the commanders of the Five Armies.

"Then, have you discovered any rules for the distribution of the fiefdoms of the Daming vassals?"