Chapter 372 Choice
Everything is going on in an orderly manner.
Although the Jinyiwei's investigation into the private relationship between officials and the royal family of the vassal kings was not over yet, on the third day of the March, the court issued an order to make a name for the vassal ban again. First, he told the royal family members to follow the laws of the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty that the private relationship between the vassal kings was to be imprisoned in the high walls of Zhongdu, and then sent five "instructors" to be responsible for the investigation. For a time, all the vassal royal families in the world were frightened. Even if they knew that they had absolutely no idea of rebellion, it would be impossible to say that they would not interact with the officials. After all, it was impossible to not interact with the officials in that position.
Just as the royal family of the vassal kings were waiting for the emperor's thunderous wrath, the disposal of King Heng finally declared the world - King Heng was executed in the capital and was burned to ashes, and at the same time, the vassal of King Heng was abolished. Such severe punishment was precedent in the Ming Dynasty, but even so, the emperor's decisiveness was still terrified by the vassal kings everywhere.
However, while Hengguo was abolished, the article "For the World to Be Easy to End the Nanyang" was published in the Ming Pao. The article details the many benefits of enthroning the Nanyang kings to enthrone the Nanyang. Because Shi Yiwen's great achievements in "expanding the land for thousands of miles" in Nanyang a few days ago, the Chinese people were not unfamiliar with Nanyang, which naturally caused a lot of debate. However, because of the special time, the debate was mostly held privately.
As for the vassal kings from all over the country, they were waiting for the arrival of the imperial envoy, and they would dare to say anything there. Just as the undercurrent was surging, Shi Yiwen once again walked into Wusha Hutong and into Zhang Juzheng's study. Not only did he, but Ma Ziqiang also appeared in the study.
"The court has prepared a memorial to impeach the vassal kings in various places, and will bully officials and the people at will, and seize the land of officials and citizens in a ten thousand ways. In addition, private officials, as long as the imperial envoy arrives, they will also impeach here. In this way, at least half of the vassals in the world will be locked up in a high wall."
When the chief minister finished speaking, Ma Ziqiang said from the side.
"The royal family is always a phoenix and a grandson, so we can't blame each other too much. As the chief minister, we must stop Your Majesty from doing whatever he wants..."
Upon hearing this, Shi Yiwen glanced at Zhang Juzheng, but saw that he was also looking at him.
It's time!
"Your Majesty is not just acting recklessly, but because King Heng made rebellion, his Majesty saw the crisis. If you want to stop Your Majesty, you must take the strategy of cutting off the firewood from the bottom of the pot and let Your Majesty make the world feel at ease."
Shi Yiwen stood up and took out a map of Yifeng's founding of the South China Ocean. This map was drawn by him referring to the Southeast Asia map in the space and the Southeast Asia map of this era. He held it in his hands and handed it to Ma Ziqiang in front of him.
"This picture is a way to remove the firewood from the bottom of the pot!"
Ma Ziqiang took the scroll in confusion and slowly opened it. Fang looked at the big words on the picture, then looked up in surprise, looked at Shi Yiwen, and then looked at Zhang Juzheng.
"Easy to seal Nanyang!"
“That’s right!”
After taking a look at the map, Ma Ziqiang looked up at Shi Yiwen, and then Zhang Juzheng looked down and drank tea, not looking at him at all. As for Shi Yiwen, he just sat down again and stopped talking.
They should have discussed this matter!
Putting the map on the table, Ma Ziqiang looked down at the map, and he could clearly see the locations of more than 20 countries on the map, which corresponds to the current twenty princes.
Ma Ziqiang naturally read the article in Ming Pao, and he knew very well that "Yifeng Nanyang" might be the best choice for the Ming Dynasty, the royal family, and the world, but this map still shocked him. Then he thought that Shi Yiwen was the owner of Ming Pao, and it seemed that the article should have been instructed by him.
After a long period of concentration, Ma Ziqiang finally looked up at Shi Yiwen and said.
"I already know the benefits of feudalism. But does Zhiyuan know the difficulties?"
Shi Yiwen hurriedly bowed and said.
"Just just need the advice of the elders."
After glanced at the map, Ma Ziqiang said.
"Now, the royal family in the world is already in panic. Once this picture is heard, I think it will inevitably lead to chaos in the royal family. All the nobles in the world can easily enfeoff the malaria of the South China Sea. To be honest, it is easy to think that it is Yi feudal country, but to think about the bad, it is simply exiled. At that time, there will definitely be royal families who are unwilling to be exiled, and the self-immolation may not be impossible! Zhiyuan, these people are all descendants of Emperor Gao. They either burn themselves to protest or refuse to leave the fiefdom. What should the court do to them at that time?"
Nodded Shi Yiwen and said.
"What the Master said is indeed reasonable. However, I would like to ask Master, if you tell the vassal king in today's form, if you want to enfeoff him to Nanyang and establish a country on your own, does the Master think there will be a vassal king agree?"
"Of course, someone will agree. After all, Your Majesty is determined to teach the royal family some lessons this time."
"Yes, they will never refuse, let alone refuse. If the court holds them accountable, they will be locked up in Zhongdu and look like a ban, but in fact they have been humiliated by the Central Government. Do they really want to die than to be sealed? I think they will definitely be willing to go to Nanyang!"
Ma Ziqiang thought about it and then said,
"There will definitely be somebody who is willing to go, and somebody who is unwilling to go..."
"Indeed, there must be people who are willing to go, and I believe there are still many people who are willing to go. After all, it is easy to grant Nanyang a prince and rule the dynasty with a king. Not only can one achieve ambitions, but it will no longer be a prisoner like before. Most of them will not object."
Perhaps the vassal kings in the Ming Dynasty seemed to have enjoyed all their wealth, but in fact they were just a group of prisoners who could not leave the palace. If they wanted to leave the city, they had to obtain approval from the local officials. Otherwise, they would be punished at the least, and would be locked in a high wall at the worst, and even lost their lives.
But as long as people have the opportunity, how could they be willing to be such prisoners? What's more, people's hearts are always selfish. In the past, they were just real and nameless prisoners, but now they can become kings. Even the so-called "under one person" is just nominal.
How could they refuse such a good thing? The emperor... who doesn't want to be a monarch, but he just doesn't have the reputation of the emperor!
Of course, these words cannot be said, but Shi Yiwen believes that the selfishness of those people will make them the most beneficial choice for them.
Chapter completed!