Chapter 103: Unscrupulous Grandson

Originally, I thought the emperor's grandfather could easily reduce the vassal state with a command. Today, after hearing Xiao Fan's words, Zhu Yunwen realized that there was such a complex and dilemma behind the reduction of the vassal state. Military and national affairs were all affected by one move, let alone the big moves of reducing the vassal state. No wonder those who are arbitrary and arrogant as Zhu Yuanzhang dare not act rashly.

Not to mention Zhu Yunwen, he is just a young man, without experience in dealing with the world, without rich experience, and without the mind and scheming of an emperor. His advantage is just that he can read...

"What should I do?" Zhu Yunwen looked up at Xiao Fan, as helpless as a lost child.

Xiao Fan shook his head and said, "The times have not come, and no matter how you do it, you must eliminate the threat of the vassal kings, and you cannot act too quickly, which will lead to the military and political power falling into the hands of foreign ministers. But if the vassal state is reduced, the power in various places will still be handed over to others. This is a dilemma. The Ming Dynasty has a vast territory and many prefectures. The emperor's energy is limited, so he cannot take it into consideration one by one."

——Unless there is a court agency that specializes in supervising military and political ministers in various places.

At this moment, Xiao Fan thought of the cabinet grand clerk system after Yongle in the Ming Dynasty. In fact, in essence, this system is indeed a good system, which effectively avoided the losses caused to the country due to the emperor's autocracy and incompetence. After Renxuan, the cabinet grand clerk's power grew wildly and the monarch's power was effectively controlled. Therefore, in the Ming Dynasty, there were many foolish emperors in the period of nearly three hundred years. There was an emperor of Wanli who had not attended the court for forty years and completely ignored state affairs. The reason was that the emperor wanted to make the person he liked as the crown prince, and the cabinet grand clerks disagreed. Such a monarch stayed in the harem every day as an otaku, and the Ming Dynasty did not destroy the country. Moreover, those decades of Wanli were the most prosperous and developed period of the Ming Dynasty. It was really a great irony. What did these mean?

This shows that the cabinet grand sect system of the Ming Dynasty was indeed a good system, with a faint embryonic form of the Western constitutional monarchy. Under the checks and balances of the cabinet, the role of the emperor was obviously weakened. Even if you don’t attend court for fifty and sixty years, how should this country develop? Moreover, the emperor granted the cabinet votes to entrust the power, but retained the power to criticize the reds, which fully guaranteed that the emperor’s power would not be completely empty. Under this system, Zhang Juzheng, the chief minister of the Wanli Dynasty, dared not have the intention of becoming an emperor.

The system is a good system, but unfortunately, by the end of the Ming Dynasty, it was misunderstood by a group of crooked monks. This is not the fault of the system.

Since Prime Minister Hu Weiyong rebelled, Zhu Yuanzhang has seized the military and political power of the court. He decided by all the prefectures, prefectures, counties, and all the small and small things in the country. However, how many things happen every day are so big? Legend has it that Zhu Yuanzhang once approved more than 4,000 memorials in one day, and truly regarded himself as the old ox of the people. Although the power of the monarch was concentrated, he was exhausted.

So in the fifteenth year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang had to imitate the Song system and set up the Grand Secretary of the Huagai Hall, Wuying Hall, Wenhua Hall, Wenyuan Hall, and Dong Pavilion. However, the Grand Secretary at this time basically had no power and his official rank was only the fifth rank. Their responsibilities were to tutor the prince, summarize and submit the submissions from various places. Simply put, the role of the Grand Secretary of the Hongwu Dynasty was the emperor's secretary, and he had no decision-making power at all, let alone the courage to reject the emperor's imperial edict.

What Xiao Fan is thinking now is whether to let the cabinet system appear early? The advantage of this system is that from then on, a group of people helped the emperor to manage the world. In that case, after the vassals were reduced, the vassals could provide effective methods to supervise sensitive matters such as officials and military officials after the vassals were reduced.

However, Xiao Fan is not afraid to mention the cabinet system with Zhu Yunwen. Zhu Yuanzhang took several years to deal with Prime Minister Hu Weiyong and abolish the prime minister system that has been through thousands of years in history. If Zhu Yuanzhang knew that Xiao Fan instigated his grandson to establish a cabinet system that was more excessive and more restricted than the prime minister, it would probably be that Xiao Fan's fate would not be optimistic... It is very likely that Zhu Yuanzhang would chop it up piece by piece and hang it on the city gate building and then use it as bacon to give each minister two pieces...

Zhu Yunwen looked at Xiao Fan with a frown and sighed, "Shi Duke Xiao, what should I do? Do you just let the vassal kings become stronger and will they raise an army to rebel against me when I ascend the throne in the future?"

Xiao Fan smiled and said, "You don't have to hurry. There are always methods, but this method is not suitable for implementation now..."

——The key is that your grandfather is not dead yet. If he does not have the support of the cabinet system after the vassal is reduced, he will sooner or later be overtaken by other ministers. However, your grandfather will definitely not agree to the cabinet system. Whoever mentions him or her will be anxious.

Xiao Fan said slowly: "Although there is no effective method at present, it is still possible to do the preliminary work..."

Zhu Yunwen's eyes lit up and he said anxiously: "What early work?"

Xiao Fan stared at Zhu Yunwen and said slowly: "No matter when the vassal is reduced, the first thing to do now is not to alarm the snake. Therefore, while all the kings are in the capital, you must visit your uncles in the next few days, be respectful, sincere, and be very implicit and friendly, tell them that if you ascend the throne in the future, everything will follow the old system of the Hongwu Dynasty, and the vassal kings will keep their own vassals and will be guarded on behalf of the emperor. In short, what is the Hongwu Dynasty like and what will it still look like after you ascend the throne."

Zhu Yunwen nodded, and then said unwillingly: "Do you have to do this? Some of the emperors have secretly evil intentions, so I have to go over and smile with them..."

Xiao Fan patted his shoulder and said earnestly: "I can't bear to leave my wife, I can't catch a hooligan..."

"The metaphor of Xiao Shile-Lu..."

“Is there any depth?”

"……awkward!"

Xiao Fan was still sitting in the side hall, and he was the only one left in the wide hall. After talking about the main business, Zhu Yunwen told him mysteriously that he had recently got a good thing, so he couldn't wait to go back to the bedroom to get it, and he wanted to share the good things with his good friends.

The tea on the table was already cold. The eunuch came forward with a tactful look and changed him to a cup of hot tea. He smiled at Xiao Fan with some pleasingness, and then stepped down respectfully.

At this time, the eunuchs were far from being as arrogant and domineering as in the middle and late Ming dynasties. When Zhu Yuanzhang first established the country, he deeply learned the lessons of eunuchs' chaos in the Tang Dynasty and strictly ordered eunuchs not to interfere in politics. The eunuchs during the Hongwu Dynasty were completely slaves from wealthy families and had no human rights at all.

Xiao Fan crossed his legs, drank a sip of hot tea, and sighed comfortably. His eyes narrowed into a line without realizing it, looking very sinister.

Now he seems to have gradually gained a bit of a young official power, which is a feeling of great power and a smug spring breeze. The Jinyiwei Tongzhi and the Eastern Palace attendant looked at the position of not much, but the power he held was greater. With the establishment of thousands of offices of the Jinyiwei, the branches gradually extended from south to north, and the appearance of various open-faced households, school lieutenants, and secret spies of the Jinyiwei, Xiao Fan suddenly felt that the eyes of the ministers in the court had grown from hostility to smiling. It seemed that the reputation of the Jinyiwei finally began to make the ministers afraid. After all, there are not many people in this world who are not afraid of death except for those of Huang Zicheng.

This is a good phenomenon, which means that Xiao Fan can begin to consider establishing his treacherous minister team. Anyway, this is what Zhu Yuanzhang meant.

Not long after, Zhu Yunwen came out of the bedroom, his arms were full of bulging, and he didn't know what treasure was hiding.

He looked around alertly, and when he saw that there was no one around, he mysteriously took out something from his arms, and shook his eyes and smiled at Xiao Fan.

"Shidu Xiao, come and have a look. This is the treasure I finally found..."

Xiao Fan looked forward to taking over the things in his hands. The things that could be called "baby" by the current grandson Zhu Yunwen must be not ordinary. He has seen all the gold and silver mountains in the imperial palace in the inner palace, and the treasure he mentioned may at least be priceless things...

After taking it carefully, Xiao Fan slowly uncovered the silk cloth wrapped in the "baby". A book with no cover or inscriptions appeared in front of him.

Xiao Fan's expression became more and more serious. The value of this treasure is probably not low. He has read too many martial arts novels and TV series in his previous life. He knew that the more dizzy the book, the higher the value, the more people he robbed. Of course, in the end, without exception, they were all obtained by a young hero who was burdened with national hatred and family hatred by the male protagonist...

With excitement and respect, Xiao Fan held his breath, slowly turned the first page, and then...

"Huh? Not wearing clothes?" Xiao Fan's eyes straightened, there were no words on the book, but there was a pair of naked men and women doing something shameless...

Turn another page.

"Huh? I don't wear clothes again?"

But the posture has changed.

I flipped through several pages in a row, and each page was shameless in different postures.

Xiao Fan turned his head and looked at Zhu Yunwen with a little excited expression. He couldn't help but wonder, what kind of treasure is this?

Could it be some kind of secret martial arts secret that you must be in a bright place to see the shameless acupoints on the pictures of the men and women?

Xiao Fan flatly put the book down and shone it against the sunlight outside the hall, but in the end... there was no mystery.

"Your Highness, this treasure... Why do I think it looks like a erotic palace picture?" Xiao Fan said with some shame. He felt that he was a typical incomparable character who had no eyes and no knowledge of gold and jade.

Sure enough, when Zhu Yunwen heard this, he looked at him with contempt, and curled his lips and said, "What a look, it is the picture of the erotic palace."

Xiao Fan showed a rare dumbfounded expression: "..."

Zhu Yunwen lowered his voice and said mysteriously: "Do you know how it came about?"

Xiao Fan looked carefully at the appearance of the male protagonist in the picture again, and then showed an enlightened look: "Are you learning from Brother Guan Xi to take selfies?"

"Ah? What does it mean?" It was Zhu Yunwen's turn to be stunned.

"Okay, when I didn't ask, how did this thing come about?"

Zhu Yunwen laughed and said, "How is Li Jinglong given it to me? Have you never seen this thing before? Do I want me to lend it to you for a few days?"

It's indeed that playboy!

Xiao Fan glanced at the erotic picture of the erotic palace outlined with a brush, which was drawn in a somewhat abstract or even deformed manner, and said disdainfully: "I haven't seen it before? To be honest, I don't want to wipe my butt with the rag in your hand. The grandson is so unsavory and unsightly. Do you know who Kong Kong? Do you know who Yoshizawa Akibu? Do you know what cavalry is and what infantry is?"

Zhu Yunwen listened to these series of unknown nouns, and his expression suddenly became awe and worshipped, and his eyes lit up, begging: "Tell me, tell me, what did you mean just now? Could it be that there are more wonderful treasures in this world? Xiao Shidu, Brother Xiao! Please help me get some books..."

Xiao Fan sighed: "You don't know anything. Why do you show off in front of me with this broken picture album? Can't you learn to be so humble?"

Zhu Yunwen was already promising, as devout as a believer who worships Bodhisattvas in the temple: "Brother Xiao is talented, I am willing to listen to his teachings!"

Xiao Fan patted his shoulder and said solemnly: "Red and romantic requires foundation and confidence to support it. Find a girl who likes her on the street and touch her butt. That is not called romantic, it is called sexual harassment. Just like this broken book, don't think that drawing a few shy and bad pictures is like digging up a treasure. In the eyes of truly romantic people, these are all clouds... Huh? Although the paintings are a bit ugly, the postures are quite novel. There are a few types I have never seen in my previous life... Come and study them together."

Zhu Yunwen quickly came over with a humble attitude, so the two of them gathered in the side hall to study the postures on the sequel map. They looked very focused, so that when someone approached, they didn't notice it...

"What are you looking at?" A curious and crisp voice suddenly came in my ears, like a thunderclap on the ground, which scared the two of them to scream. Xiao Fan's hand holding the album couldn't help but shake. The album flew to the hand of the pretty figure in front of me with the trembling force.

When Zhu Yunwen saw the person in front of him, his face turned green and he panicked: "Emperor...Emperor Sister."

Xiao Fan was also stunned and subconsciously followed Zhu Yunwen and said, "Sister..."

Zhu Yunwen stamped his feet and glared at him: "My emperor sister! It's not yours! What's your name..."

When Princess Jiangdu saw Xiao Fan's stunned look, her pretty face turned red and then she laughed out loud.

"What were you looking at just now?" Princess Jiangdu blushed, and then opened the album in her hand for no reason.

So, under the terrified eyes of the two, Princess Jiangdu's pretty face turned white first, then gradually turned red, and finally turned crimson...

"Yun Wen! You... you actually... have such obscene and vulgar things! I want to tell my grandfather to go!" Princess Jiangdu gritted her teeth and threw the album to the ground as if she was burning her hands.

When Xiao Fan saw that his sister was going to scold his younger brother, he was inconvenient to talk too much about the royal family affairs, so he patted Zhu Yunwen on the shoulder and said warmly: "Your Highness, I will leave first, you can chat slowly... Remember to reflect on your mistakes, make good changes, and don't make any more in the future."

When Zhu Yunwen saw that his sister was going to sue, Xiao Fan was very loyal and planned to leave him and leave. He was so anxious that he was sweating. He grabbed Xiao Fan's sleeve and said, "Shi Du Xiao, you...you can't leave!"

"Why?"

"Because..." Zhu Yunwen opened his mouth for a long time, and his face was red with anxiety. When he looked at his sister's pretty face that was so angry that he felt scared, and he immediately became wise and said in a hurry: "Because you gave it to me!"

"Ah?" Xiao Fan and Princess Jiangdu were both dumbfounded.

Zhu Yunwen pulled Xiao Fan without saying anything, and leaned in his ear and said sneakily: "...Help me take the blame, otherwise if my sister sued the emperor and grandfather, I will die!"

"Your Highness, I have heard that the Emperor of the Sage and Ming ruled the world with filial piety, and the unrighteous and foolish ruler let the loyal minister take the blame... This is not what the benevolent ruler did!" Xiao Fan was a little sad and angry. It was the first time he was wronged so wronged, and the future emperor of the Ming Dynasty was wronged. I really don't know if he should feel honored...

"Last time in the restaurant, you touched the butt of the wine seller. Didn't you also rely on me? Is it a good idea to carry it for me this time today, let's even..." Zhu Yunwen said half-pleasingly, half-threateningly.

Xiao Fan became more and more sad and angry. This Zhu Yunwen... seemed much shameless than when he first met him. What a simple child at the time. Who brought him up?

Well, brothers are just used to take the blame for each other.

Xiao Fan nodded suddenly and turned to the shocked Princess Jiangdu said tragically: "Princess, Your Highness is right. That album... was indeed brought to the Eastern Palace by me!"

Zhu Yunwen smiled when he heard this, and at the same time glared at Xiao Fan with a very righteous and condemning look.

Princess Jiangdu was shocked: "Did you bring it in?"

"Yes! I am guilty, I... die!" Xiao Fan admitted his guilt helplessly.

Princess Jiangdu was even more angry than before: "Why...you...you have such...unsightly!"

Xiao Fan sighed deeply and said with a bitter face: "Your Highness, Princess, I am still young and have not married yet. As the saying goes, 'knowing lustfulness and admiring Shaoai', it is normal for a twenty-year-old adult man to have such things. I hope your highness will understand..."

Princess Jiangdu said with anger, "Xiao Fan, you are a minister of the court. You must be careful to reflect on yourself in everything and use your virtue to discipline yourself. You should not be so self-deprecating without marrying a wife. This is called me... How do your family see you in the future?"

Zhu Yunwen is watching the fun next to him as if nothing is wrong. He smacked his lips when he heard this, frowned and thought: What happened to his sister today? What he said was like his wife asking her husband who had stole a fishy husband outside. It tasted strange and sour...

"Ah... Emperor sister, I'll go back to the bedroom to get something, and you can talk slowly. Xiao Fan is really outrageous! Sister, don't be polite, scold him!"

Zhu Yunwen left Xiao Fan with no mercy and ran to the back of the palace.

Xiao Fan turned his head and looked at Zhu Yunwen's back as he fled in panic, with a very resentful expression...

Whoosh!

Zhu Yunwen ran back quickly, leaned over and picked up the album that was thrown to the ground by Princess Jiangdu, and said with great righteousness: "This book is morally corrupt and unbearable. I will take it back to the bedroom and burn it. Princess, please continue..."

Whoosh!

Zhu Yunwen disappeared.
Chapter completed!