Font
Large
Medium
Small
Night
Prev Index    Favorite Next

Chapter 369

"What sin do I have to be driven thousands of miles away."

This sentence was answered by Zhu Gaoxu in the second year of Yongle. Zhu Gaoxu made Zhu Gaochi the crown prince and appointed Zhu Gaoxu as the king of Han, and was a vassal state of Yunnan.

"What sin do I have to be driven thousands of miles away."

The reason why Zhu Yijun said this now was because he knew what the vassal kings in the world would say. Shi Yiwen, who had a certain understanding of this allusion, certainly knew the emperor's thoughts, so he continued to say.

"It is not the crime of the vassal kings who are prone to the South China Sea, but the grace of His Majesty!"

Seeing that Zhu Yijun was full of suspicion, Shi Yiwen continued to say.

"During ancient times, feudal systems have been composed of Zhou, Han, Wei, and the system of our dynasty. With the "vassal ban" of our Ming Dynasty, the vassal kings are just high-level prisoners of wealth and wealth. However, if they are not built in this way, there is no "Zongguo's vassal ban" at all. Judging from the special form of the South Ocean, if the Nanyang enclosure is easy to enclose, the Zhou system can be used!"

"Use weekly system!"

Zhu Yijun almost exclaimed. Although restoring the Zhou system was the dreamer of countless Confucian scholars, as an emperor, he did not have such an idea, but he knew very well what the "Zhou system" was.

"You mean to enfeoff the princes!"

"Yes, if you can easily enthrone the Nanyang Dynasty, you can use the feudal system of the Western Zhou Dynasty and grant the vassals as princes!"

Because of excitement, Shi Yiwen's face turned red slightly.

"It is easy to entrust Nanyang, and it can solve the problems of the royal family once and for all."

Facing the dumbfounded little emperor, Shi Yiwen continued.

"The vassals are prone to grant Nanyang the title of princes, and the court can no longer have to bear the vassals and the vassals and the vassals. For the vassals, they can save 50,600 stones of the vassals and 10,000 yuan of money every year. For the vassal kings, they are no longer high-level prisoners of wealth and wealth, but the king of a country! Isn't this the emperor's grace a mighty man?"

This is more than just the great emperor's grace, it is simply... extremely absurd! Just when this thought arose in Zhu Yijun's mind, Shi Yiwen continued to say.

"And this is the best way to solve the current crisis!"

Facing the little emperor who showed sarcasm in his face, Shi Yiwen said seriously and seriously.

"Just like the princes enfeoffed by the Zhou emperor, after the vassals were granted a title to the South Ocean, if the lands enfeoffed by these princes really belonged to them, they had to seize them. Because the Ming Dynasty at most only helped him build a city, outside the city, there were still lands, lands, and the critical situation with the barbarians of Rongdi. It was not that it was yours for you. In the end, they had to rely on the swords in their hands to cultivate. How could the princes concentrate on their own development, and cause civil strife and tragic strife and cause mutual destruction? Of course, it is not to mention that the country is the same. After all, it is thousands of miles away from the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Yijun agreed with this in his heart,

"And there are dozens of princes and kings in Nanyang who hold the Three Guards. Even if there are traitors and powerful ministers in the court, he will never dare to act rashly. Even if the princes are thousands of miles away, they will still be a deterrent to them, so that they will never dare to act rashly. It can be said that it is easy to entrust Nanyang, and our Ming Dynasty will benefit all the feudal benefits, but there is no feudal harm."

Then a smile appeared on Shi Yiwen's face.

"Therefore, it is not the crime of the vassal kings who are willing to be granted the title of Nanyang, but the grace of His Majesty!"

Facing the meditative emperor, Shi Yiwen said again.

"The Han and Tang dynasties did not use feudal strategies to manage the Western Regions, just like the Qin Dynasty used counties and counties to manage the former lands of the six countries. For hundreds of years, China was strong and China was weak and lost. If it was repeated, not only did the Western Regions no longer return to China, but even the Han people were not seen in the Western Regions. The reason is why? Isn't it worth pondering? Although Zheng He's voyage to the West was vast, our Ming Dynasty still failed to enter the South Ocean. It was easy to be granted a vassal king in the South Ocean, so that all the land of the South Ocean could be returned to China..."

Once again, Shi Yiwen replaced the Ming Dynasty with "Huaxia". In his opinion, the exile of Nanyang was not the expansion of the Ming Dynasty, and the renewed expansion of Chinese civilization, after the expansion of Chinese civilization stagnated for thousands of years, it once again sounded the clarion call for expansion, and this was not just territorial expansion, but civilization expansion. From then on, a new era will be created - an era of internal competition in Chinese civilization. At that time, the cultural prosperity of "a hundred schools of thought contend" will be reappeared again. After all, it will inevitably reappear "not only the king chooses ministers, but also the ministers choose kings." This will be an internal competition, not a chasing in troubled times.

Throughout history, whenever the country is unified, people talk about loyalty to the emperor, "learning literature and martial arts, goods and imperial families." However, there is only one emperor in the world, and I don't know how many talents have been buried. In the chaotic times, people also pay attention to "In today's world, it is not just the king who chooses ministers, but the ministers also choose kings."

In the troubled times, the emergence of a large number of talents is not buried at the cost of the regression of the entire society. However, if the vassals are easily enfeoffed to the South China Sea, this problem can be fundamentally solved. Chinese civilization is no longer only one emperor. Just like during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, scholars wander around the countries and realize their ideals and ambitions. In such an era, scholars have the right to choose, and their status will be qualitatively changed. They are no longer slaves to imperial power, but scholars with independent personality. Perhaps by then, the style of "scholars" in ancient books will inevitably reappear in the land of China again.

Of course, the princes will unanimously expand to the barbarians who are "not our race". In this process, they will do their best to attract talents. Only these people will continue to implement reforms in their own ideas, either to emphasize business, to promote military affairs, to the mainland, or to the ocean. But there is no doubt that in the continuous "reform", Chinese civilization will once again be vibrant in the future.

Of course, these are Shi Yiwen’s inner thoughts, and they have never and need to be shown to others. With the development of time, all this has come naturally, but the question is, will Zhu Yijun agree?

On the way back from Nanjing, Shi Yiwen thought about all kinds of possibilities. Although he had considered that Zhu Yijun might object, he would still agree in the end because for him, this was the most favorable choice.

Not only can it eliminate the threat of the vassal kings, but it can also eliminate the threat of powerful ministers. For Zhu Yijun, this may even be his only choice.

The current situation is Shi Yiwen's biggest bargaining chip.

"Mingzhi, you asked me what to do before? This is my solution! It is also the only way to fundamentally solve the problem!"

Shi Yiwen's words were not loud, but when it came into his ears, although he wanted to refute, Zhu Yijun opened his mouth but couldn't speak. Once again, he seemed to have seen the nightmare he had before. He looked at Shi Yiwen and asked with some uncertainty.
Chapter completed!
Prev Index    Favorite Next