Some are the elders, or they go to Southeast Asia.

Shi Yiwen should hesitate when facing such choices or such temptations, but to Zhang Juzheng's surprise, Shi Yiwen answered almost without thinking.

"Go to Nanyang!"

"Why?"

Zhang Juzheng said in confusion, I don’t know how many people yearn for the position of the Pavilion Master, how could he refuse without hesitation?

"because……"

After pausing to face Zhang Juzheng's gaze, Shi Yiwen said directly.

"Even if you put aside the Ming Dynasty, the whole world, just like Nanyang is the best choice. After all, "accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger", I am used to being free. I am afraid that if I offend the emperor that day, I will lose my life when I go. Besides, this is what my uncle hopes..."

"oh?"

Zhang Juzheng raised his eyebrows and asked softly.

"Why is what I hope."

"Because my uncle will never be Wang Mang, but he will never want to devote himself to the Ming Dynasty like Huo Guang, but in the end he will die and be destroyed!"

When he said this, Shi Yiwen's heart was also raised to his throat. In fact, he didn't know what Zhang Juzheng would choose. After all, people will always change. In the face of the temptation of power, who can control it? But now, he has not yet enjoyed absolute power, and there is still room for recovery.

"Like Huo Guang..."

Although he didn't say anything, his face was full of bitterness, but Zhang Juzheng's true thoughts were revealed.

"So, I went to Nanyang, for myself, and for the second reason, the Zhang family will have a place to settle down in the future."

"Zhiyuan, you only said half of your words. You went to Nanyang for both yourself and today's sake!"

Staring at Shi Yiwen, Zhang Juzheng directly revealed his true thoughts.

"I don't know what your relationship is with the king, but from the time I received that letter, I knew that everything you planned was for the Ming Dynasty and the king! As long as I agree with your suggestion today, even if I am confused by power in the future, I will not dare to act easily. After all, there are dozens of vassal kings holding heavy troops in Nanyang. Not to mention anything else, even if you want to do "Yihuo's affairs", they may cause abnormal movements among the vassals! This is your original intention, am I right?"

Because of the rise of "Huo Guang abolished the King of Changyi" in the Han Dynasty, later powerful ministers abolished the emperors, and in order to cover up their motives, they often pretended to "do the affairs of Yihuo". Zhang Juzheng was not sure whether he would have come to that point, nor had he ever thought about it, but Shi Yiwen's sudden thoughts realized this possibility!

He may "do what Ihou does"!

"Since ancient times, feudalism has always had two advantages and disadvantages. One side is that feudalism can vassal the central government; the other side is that feudalism will lead to separatism, division and war. In fact, these two exist at the same time. The stronger the power of the princes and kings and guards is, the higher the risk of separatism! Just like Chengzu back then..."

After a pause, Zhang Juzheng did not continue to say it. On this point, any official from the Ming Dynasty knew very well, so since his ancestors, it was their consensus to reduce the vassal states.

But now, Shi Yiwen has used his wonderful ideas to resolve everything, and even resolved the possibility of Zhang Juzheng "doing Yihuo's affairs" after becoming a powerful minister in the future.

"The feudal vassals of the Ming Dynasty in Nanyang and made them establish themselves as their own country overseas, just like the princes who were enfeoffed by the Emperor of Zhou... "The journey is so hard to open mountains and forests. They care for the barbarians to belong to China." The difficulty of starting a business of the princes is beyond the scope of this word. If they are not mentioned, they are the Duke of Qian of the Ming Dynasty. Although they are entrenched in Yunnan, the barbarians are in charge of all sides. Even if the sky is high and the emperor is far away, how dare they act rebelliously? Instead, they are the chieftains of Guizhou..."

Shaking his head, Zhang Juzheng did not continue to mention Guizhou chieftains, but continued to say.

"The vassal of the vassals in the South China Sea had no capital for separatist rule, nor had the strength to do anything to rebel. They even needed to strengthen their ties with the Ming Dynasty as much as possible in order to get more support. As you said, it would take at least two hundred years for them to develop to have the ability to separatist rule. In fact, even two hundred years is not enough. Just like the Duke of Qian, without the deterrence of the Ming Dynasty, there would be chaos everywhere, so it would be impossible to achieve separatist rule without four or five hundred years. Besides, since you suggest following the Zhou system and enfeoff the vassal kings as princes, then naturally you will not worry about their separatist rule. In this way, I am very clear that within four or five hundred years, you can enjoy the benefits and not suffer from them..."

Because Fu Zuozhou's letter had already written in detail the pros and cons of "Encruiting all vassals as princes", and in the past few days, Zhang Juzheng himself has repeatedly pondered the possibility. Therefore, he believed that Shi Yiwen's plan was the best choice to solve the current dilemma.

The vassals were granted the princes in Nanyang, and the Ming Dynasty no longer had to be burdened by "Zonglu" from now on. At most, when the emperor granted his son, he needed to give him a sum of silver to his country. Even if it would cost millions of taels, it was simply worth mentioning compared to the expenses of "Zonglu" of millions of stones per year. After all, an emperor only had a few sons.

Moreover, the disaster of refugees in the Ming Dynasty can be eliminated from then on. At that time, the kings will definitely recruit refugees. Refugees who could cause rebellion at any time will be moved overseas. Refugees can obtain farmed land, and the kings will obtain population.

No matter how you look at it, it is a good thing for the Ming Dynasty!

And the only disadvantage is probably to him, Zhang Juzheng.

Because the power of the princes and countries to defend the central government is completely different from the power of separatist division. If the princes want to seize one side or even threaten the central government, they need to have very strong power to achieve it, but the power required to defend the central government is much less. Even their own existence is a deterrent for the powerful ministers in the court.

As long as these vassal states that control the three guards exist, even if they are far away in the South Ocean, any ambitious powerful minister and any move that wants to "do the Yihuo thing" must face the threat of the kings' attack. One king and three guards have more than 10,000 people, dozens of princes and five, which are hundreds of thousands of troops!

With such a huge power to intimidate the princes, even if the powerful ministers are in the court, the power of loyalty to the royal family will still be the mainstream, and seeking profit and avoiding harm is human instinct. As long as the princes are in the court, even if the powerful ministers are in power, they will not dare to have any rebellion! After all, this world has always spoken with strength!

"and……"

Looking at Shi Yiwen who was silent, Zhang Juzheng continued.
Chapter completed!