Chapter 368 What is my sin
"What should I do then?"
Even if Shi Yiwen doesn't need to remind him, Zhu Yijun has considered such a problem. This is exactly what he is most afraid of and what he is most worried about.
"Yes, I have also considered this issue. Now there is a King Heng. If another king appears in the future, then..."
After pursing his lips, Zhu Yijun's face changed slightly, and then he said sternly.
"So, I'm ready to teach them a lesson this time. Maybe I can't kill them, but at least I have to lock a few people in the high walls of Zhongdu..."
"What's the use?"
Shi Yiwen looked at Zhu Yijun and said casually.
"Even if they have learned a lesson now, what will happen twenty years later? Thirty years later, forty years later, fifty years later? As long as someone has ambition, the vassal kings will always become their tools, and there will always be people doing that."
"this……"
Shi Yiwen's words made Zhu Yijun a little angry.
"What can I do? Do I have to kill them all!"
"If you really kill them all, it will save others' efforts. Don't forget the Sima family usurped the throne of Cao Wei. Why can those royal families watch it? It's not because after Cao Pi usurped the Han Dynasty, in order to avoid the emperor's close relatives threatening the imperial power, Cao Pi not only weakened the rule of the kings' vassal state, such as relying on the name of the land and empty, but without any real. Although he had the title of a prince, he was a common man, and also restricted the travel of the royal family. This made the most important political foundation of the Cao Wei royal family in an embarrassing situation of completely powerless and without soldiers. Once the imperial power is in trouble, the Cao Wei kings could only bow their heads and wait for death. This is so similar to my Ming Dynasty..."
Although Shi Yiwen seemed to be talking about Cao Wei on the surface, when he mentioned how similar he was to the Ming Dynasty, a cold sweat broke out from his back as smart as Zhu Yijun felt.
The betrayal of Shen Xingshi and others aggravated his sense of crisis and made him know that the "Xing Yihuo incident" does not only exist in historical books. Even if it is not a powerful minister, it can be implemented through certain means, let alone a powerful minister.
Is there any powerful minister in the Ming Dynasty?
have!
That's Mr. Zhang!
It’s OK when Shenxing is there, so what about Mr. Zhang? Will Mr. Zhang betray him one day? Especially now, after Shenxing is in chaos, Mr. Zhang controls the government, if...
Even in the past few days, Zhu Yijun always woke up from nightmare. Although he believed that Mr. Zhang was loyal, believing did not mean that he would not do it. He was loyal, but what about the people around him?
What if someone puts a yellow robe on him in the future?
"Zhi, Zhiyuan, me, what should I do?"
Zhu Yijun's face turned pale, and even his speech became a little stuttered. The timid that was inadvertently revealed was his true side. After all, he was just a teenager.
"The vassal king can guard the center!"
"Father King!"
Zhu Yijun looked at Shi Yiwen in confusion and said in surprise.
"Zhiyuan, have you forgotten Hengfan..."
Because Hengfan had just invaded rebellion, Zhu Yijun obviously could not understand why Shi Yiwen mentioned the vassal king.
"What is the root cause of the Hengfan rebellion? In the final analysis, it is because of the "seal of the Ming Dynasty" by our Ming Dynasty."
Looking up at Zhu Yijun, Shi Yiwen said seriously:
"Two thousand years ago, the people of Zhou rose to Shaanxi, entered the Central Plains to destroy the Yin and Shang dynasties, and feudal princes in all directions, thus laying the so-called "Huaxia". Emperor Shihuang unified the six kingdoms and carried out counties in all directions. The six kingdoms behind him had a riot in the old places. Qin lost his deer, and the world chased them. However, when Liu Bang first established his country, he also used the power of princes and kings to control the six kings in Guandong. It can be said that the territory of China today depends entirely on feudal achievements. After Emperor Wu of Han, the world was peaceful for many days. Scholars only knew that the kings were separated, but did not know the original intention of feudalism, but only knew the harm of feudalism, but did not know the benefits of feudalism. Therefore, Emperor Wu of Han recommended favors to eliminate the vassal states, and later to the rebellion of the Eight Kings of the Jin Dynasty, allowing the world to observe the harm of feudalism, and thus "feudalism" became a great theory."
Later, Shi Yiwen continued to speak with the example of Cao Wei being usurped by the Sima family.
"... Wei Xing, after the great chaos, the people's losses were reduced. If not, it would be based on ancient times. Therefore, the feudal princes and kings all sent their names to empty land but without realities. The kings sent more than a hundred veterans to defend their country. Although they had the title of kings and princes, they were all ordinary men. The county was thousands of miles away, without court appointments, and the neighboring countries had no ambitions. The princes could not hunt for more than thirty miles, and they also served as officials who set up defenses and supervising the country to inspect them. The kings and princes thought of being civilians but could not get it. It was against the righteousness of the clan and the vassals and the grace of relatives."
Citing the restrictions on the royal family by Cao Wei in historical books, Shi Yiwen couldn't help but sigh. Has no one learned this lesson from the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty?
"The "vassal kings are not allowed to assist in the administration" seems to have perfectly solved the threat of the vassal kings to the center, but it also left the powerful ministers without any threat. Why did Wang Mang and others try their best to eliminate the royal family forces when they usurped the throne? The fundamental reason is that "Zongguo's vassal screens". With the vassal kings in them, they can screen the center!"
"But the vassal kings will also plot rebellion and cause rebellion. Don't forget that the vassal kings in ancient times have been more frequent than those who usurped the throne by powerful ministers!"
Faced with the displeasure in Zhu Yijun's tone, Shi Yiwen just chuckled.
"That's because the seal is not the place!"
"Isn't the sealed place?"
"Yes, people don't have much trouble. In a feudal land of fish and rice, not every vassal king is addicted to beauty. Since he is a phoenix and a grandson, he always has a little ambitions, and people will naturally have more ideas when they are idle!"
Shi Yiwen, who seemed to be joking, said in response to the emperor's gaze.
"What is my greatest feeling when I say this trip to Southeast Asia? I'm afraid I'm seeing the vast land of the South China Sea with my own eyes and the ignorance of the natives. Naturally, I also saw that Westerners were in an uninhabited state. After contacting a large number of unknown royal families in the General Taxation Department, I also knew the difficulties of the royal family. This was the case with the imperial court and the royal family. The imperial court suffered from the "Zonglu" that was worth millions of stones a year, and the royal family was also like prisoners. In addition, this time the Hengfan rebelled, so I thought that if I wanted the only way was to implement feudal strategies."
"Print feudal strategies?"
"Yes, it means to enfeoff the vassal king Yi to Nanyang!"
"Easy to seal Nanyang!"
Zhu Yijun opened his eyes wide and looked at Shi Yiwen. In just a moment of effort, he understood Shi Yiwen's intention - to seal the vassal kings far away. Even if they wanted to make trouble, how could they make trouble from afar?
only……
"Easy to Feng Nanyang..."
He kept muttering these words, Zhu Yijun stared at Shi Yiwen and didn't say anything for a long time. He weighed and thought in his heart, and then said for a while.
Chapter completed!