King Zhu Su of Zhou was silent immediately.

He knew in his heart that this incident angered the emperor very much.

As a clan order, how could he not know the tragedy of these royal families?

Not to mention the emperor's recent boiled frogs with warm water has been alerted by many vassal kings. They may not dare to treat the emperor in person, but behind their backs, they must have a severe disgusting court.

There are many similar rumors in Nanchang Prefecture, Taiyuan Prefecture and other places, most of which compare the emperor to Jianwen.

What is even more ironic is that when I started a military army in the name of the vassal king, now I turn my head and start dealing with the vassal king again.

Of course, Zhu Su pretended not to hear these things, but now when the emperor asked, he had to answer. Seeing this emperor's brother angry, Zhu Su knew that now, the King of Yan had become the emperor. The emperor who had the same interests as everyone had already begun to think about the problem from the perspective of the emperor. How could the court tolerate the vassal kings holding heavy troops in their hands, and how could they tolerate them? These people were separating the side. What should come after all, Jianwen and Zhu Di were the same now.

Seeing that he was silent, Zhu Di's expression calmed down and said with a wry smile: "We are biological brothers. I'd better give you some words. Jianwen's mistake is that he is too impatient, not only impatient, but also too disregarding the feelings of the royal family, and always shouting to fight and kill, so that the royal family cannot tolerate the world, so he was defeated. However, it is not right to say it is right, and it is not wrong to say it is wrong. After all, the descendants of the ancestors should enjoy their own happiness, but the court cannot tolerate it. I do have the idea of ​​reducing the vassal kings, and some vassal kings are bold and reckless, which is really not tolerant of the national law. Now someone is secretly spreading rumors and causing trouble. It's just to use this to criticize me. I'm doing this for the ancestors' foundation, and will I be afraid that they will criticize me?"

Zhu Su had no choice but to say in fear: "Your Majesty is wise."

Zhu Di waved his hand: "Don't mention the word "Saint and Ming"; I'm going to invite you to Beijing, not to listen to your words. I'm asking you to come, there is something I want to discuss with you."

Zhu Su said: "Please make clear what your Majesty is."

Zhu Di stood up and walked slowly for a few steps. It seemed that what he was going to say next was the thought that had been brewing in his heart for a long time and pondered for a long time. Then he said: "In the royal family, when it comes to Xiang King, most people feel sorry for Xiang King. Among us brothers, he is the strongest, but he is open-minded. Among the brothers, he has the widest connections. Now many people sigh at his fate. Alas... This is brotherly love, brothers and brothers are brothers and sisters..."

Zhu Di said this slowly, "His death day is coming. I plan to send the Minister of Rites to Hunan District to pay tribute to him. Earlier, I had ordered someone to repair his royal tomb. Now, it is time for someone to visit him on my behalf."

Zhu Su couldn't help but sigh. He felt very sorry for the matter of King Xiang. Jianwen's first crime was to force his uncle to that extent. Now Zhu Di sent someone to pay attention to it and was so generous. This clearly reminds everyone how Jianwen had cleaned up the royal family and proved that he was still caring about his family affection.

Of course, this is superficial skill, it is just a statement. It doesn’t take much effort anyway, and you can use it to appease the royal family. And those rumors will naturally be self-defeating.

Zhu Su nodded repeatedly: "Your Majesty's move is indeed wonderful."

Zhu Di said slowly: "There is one thing that you have to do, and there are some things that shouldn't be told to you... Oh... I'll just say it, let's tell you the truth, Princess Jing is pregnant."

"..." Zhu Su was speechless for a moment.

He never expected that things were so bad. After thinking about them carefully, everything was easy to understand. No wonder the palace was in a hurry to marry, no wonder that the one who married Hao Fenglou turned out to be a scandal in the royal family.

Zhu Su had to smile bitterly and shook his head, saying, "This...that Hao Fenglou...is really bold..."

He did not blame Princess Jing. After thinking about it, it must be the fault of Hao Fenglou.

Zhu Di couldn't help but smile bitterly: "This matter... cough cough... it's not the time to pursue the matter. No matter what, Hao Fenglou is also a hero, serving the court without considering life and death. Besides, now the raw rice is cooked into cooked rice. Even if Hao Fenglou is killed, what can I do? Since they are in love with each other, I can only go with the flow."

Zhu Su nodded and sighed, "That's all."

Zhu Di looked at Zhu Su with a faint look, and then slowly expressed his purpose: "The Xiang King has now cut off his descendants and has no descendants. There will be no one behind him in the future. I think it is really desolate. Among all the brothers, he has the worst experience. How can I bear it and teach him to completely eliminate the descendants? Therefore, I have a thought, if this Princess of Jing State was born a male, then it might as well, the clan mansion, bet a gold book for this child, what if?"

The picture is revealed.

Having said so much, this is actually Zhu Di’s true intention.

Zhu Su, who had been taken away by Zhu Di's topic, suddenly realized and understood the emperor's intention.

Nowadays, many people blame the emperor for being no different from Jianwen. This emperor needs some shame, so it is inevitable that he will do a lot of superficial skills. The emperor has made up his mind to reduce the vassals, and of course he cannot make the living. If he rewards a king of Ning today and gives more land and guards to the king of Zhou tomorrow, wouldn’t it be contrary to the emperor’s original intention of reducing the vassals? In this case, the best way is to kill people. The brother of Zhu Di and the King of Zhou naturally became the best goal. The emperor not only sent people to pay attention to him, but also decided to add another king of Xiang to teach the people of the world that the emperor was very concerned about his brothers and the brothers of the royal family.

But the problem is that there are only two ways to add a person to the Xiang King lineage. One is adoption. In the royal family, find someone to adopt him to the Xiang King, and let this brother visit the Xiang King during festivals and holidays. However, if he is moved by this, another problem arises. The emperor will suppress the royal family. If he finds a King Ning or the son of King Zhou to adopt him to the Xiang King, then this guy will not only become the King of Xiang, but also the King of Ning, one family and two kings, plus the special treatment of the vassal kings, and the guards established according to the system, this is almost equivalent to raising a tiger.

Of course, the emperor's vassalization was not ordinary vassalization, like the Hao family, but just hiding in Jiaozhi, high mountains and far away from the emperor, or like King Gui, the imperial court was too lazy to take care of the princes in the barren lands of Guangxi. What the court wanted to vassalization were originally those so-called princes. Most of these people built vassalizations in wealthy areas, and were close to the royal family, and had many guards. These people were the biggest concerns for the court. As for other small fish and shrimps, who would like to deal with them?

Therefore, let the sons of the royal family be adopted by the King of Xiang, and the emperor's sincerity has been shown, showing that the emperor's love for his brothers has also come out. But... this is not to reduce the vassal states, but to strengthen the strength of the vassal states.

This road cannot be done, so there are some opportunities for another road, that is, Princess Jing, Princess Jing is the only bloodline of the King of Xiang. Now he is pregnant in his belly, and it is very likely that he will be born a boy. If he is included in the Zongling Mansion, in the future, he will treat him as a royal family. The court will definitely enthrone him as the King of Xiang and allow him to inherit the fief of King of Xiang. This person is not a real royal family, but instead makes the court feel at ease. It is also half of the bloodline of King of Xiang. The most important thing is that the emperor uses this to express his love for his brothers. In this way, who dares to say that the emperor is ruthless and unrighteous to his brothers, and who dares to say that the emperor is not kind to the royal family? This just blocks the long mouth of the people in the world.

Thinking of this, King Zhu Su of Zhou was just sighing. This was obviously a certain meaning of Ning and friendly countries than family slaves. The emperor would rather give advantage to the foreign surname than to let those with the surname Zhu take a part. The reason in it is easy to understand. It is nothing more than the world of Ming Dynasty. Anyone with the surname Zhu has its own legitimacy after all, and the one with the surname Hao is a foreign surname. No matter what, it is impossible to pose a threat to the imperial power. Therefore, it would rather give this great benefit to the Hao family than to avoid Ning and King Wu.

The emperor cannot do this matter alone, and must be supported by the Zongling Mansion. Zhu Su, the clan's order, became the most critical object. Zhu Su's character is not strong, but actually a little timid. Seeing that the emperor had made up his mind, he dared not object. Besides... Since the emperor had no intention of giving the royal family a favor, on the other hand, it was nothing to let Princess Jing inherit the vassal and title of the King of Xiang, at least it would not be too desolate to make the King of Xiang a hundred years later, and there would be no one in his own ancestral temple. Zhu Su thought about it, but nodded and said, "This is a good thing. Since Your Majesty has made up his mind, it will be no problem for the Zongling Mansion."

Zhu Di couldn't help laughing. He had known his brother's nature for a long time and had long expected that there was no resistance to this matter. Of course, the King of Zhou had to do it. Therefore, he smiled and said, "Hey... I am really... You came from afar. I didn't have the friendship of a landlord. Instead, I said so many things to you to worry. Your sister-in-law has prepared some water and wine in the harem. We are our brothers, and there is no such rule. Let's go and meet your sister-in-law. We brothers sit down and drink and chat as before."

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Chapter completed!