Father can be an enemy to the country

I have to admit that Zhu Zhen chose this time very well.

Having been the son of an old thief for so many years, he is very aware of Boss Zhu's conservative mentality of putting business first after starting his own business.

So he knew very early that if he wanted to realize his ideal and create an ever-expanding wild rock version of Ming Dynasty, the first big problem he had to solve was Boss Zhu's attitude.

Zhu Yuanzhang disagreed and everything was settled.

How could Boss Zhu’s national policy be made to turn 180 degrees? The only way is to make him believe that this method can solve the currently unsolvable problem.

The sealing of feudal princes and nobles outside Sanjiang was the key to solving the problem of frequent rebellions in the southwest and the imperial court being forced to send troops to the southwest.

In fact, until the end of the Ming Dynasty, they have been paying for Boss Zhu’s original southwest policy. Hongwu, Yongle, Xuande, Tianshun, Chenghua, Hongzhi, Zhengde, Jiajing, Longqing, all the way to Wanli... Almost every emperor of the Ming Dynasty had to use troops because his vassals or chieftains were invaded, and some even used troops several times. Second-rate.

Accumulated, I don’t know how much money was spent on food and how many loyal bones were buried, but what did I get?

Got nothing...

Of course, this is Zhu Zhen's conclusion from the perspective of hindsight. However, with Boss Zhu’s political wisdom, as long as someone reminds him, it is not difficult to figure out the reason——

It's like a big brother on the road who helps others all day long. The benefits belong to others, and he will only be hurt. When you are old, sick, unable to fight, and need help, others will not appreciate your past kindness and help you deal with your enemies.

So if you want to fight, you have to fight for yourself. Then of course we have to make Yunnan truly our own.

Therefore, Zhu Zhen's method became the only solution without increasing the court's expenditure.

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But the conversation between father and son today was only on the first floor.

In fact, there is a second layer. No one said it, but everyone understands that this layer is the most critical——

That is, after pacifying Yunnan, Boss Zhu's millions of elite soldiers and generals who were invincible in the world fell into a situation where they were almost unable to fight.

Although the final victory of the Beiyuan Royal Court has not yet been harvested, how many troops are needed for a group of bereaved dogs who dare not approach the Ming Dynasty?

Therefore, this last battle to destroy Beiyuan is of great significance, but it will not be too large in scale. For the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, who have become unprecedentedly powerful after 20 years of development and growth, it is really not enough to fill their teeth.

As Boss Zhu said in his letter to Li Shanchang:

"Now that China is in peace, the fierce generals have no place to use, the wise men have no place to use their strategies. Twenty years of fierce fighting, the elites are well fed, and they throw stones at a distance all day long..."

This seemingly happy trouble is actually Boss Zhu’s real thorn in his side. Because he knew very well that he would eventually have to face the eternal problem that the founding emperors of all generations had to face - how to deal with the meritorious group that started his own business.

Boss Zhu repeatedly said back then that he did not want to follow the example of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty in killing heroes, and hoped to start well and end well with the old Huaixi brothers.

As everyone knows, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty also thought so. Simple wishes based on human virtue will always be easily wiped out in the face of real conflicts of interest...

Which serious founding emperor didn't want to leave a serious name during his lifetime and after his death? History can serve as a guide. Except for Liu Xiu, who succeeded in his second entrepreneurial venture as a golden sword Liu, all those who did not abolish the Military Group would not end well.

What, Tang Taizong is an exception? Please, the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty was named Li Yuan. And Li Shimin was the leader of the founding military group of the Tang Dynasty...

With Zhu Yuanzhang's character, who is wary of the slightest and even suffers from paranoia, how can he sleep well if he doesn't get rid of the military group?

Fortunately, the crown prince was able to suppress those nobles, so Zhu Yuanzhang could not bear to do anything until now... After all, when he was not the emperor, he drew so many cakes to share wealth and wealth. After becoming emperor, he repeatedly declared publicly that he would not follow the example of Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty.

Boss Zhu is trapped in a cocoon, and it is too difficult for him to break up with his old brothers.

Now it will be the eighteenth year of Hongwu, and he has just executed two nobles, Liao Yongzhong and Zhu Liangzu. And it's still naughty, just click on it. None of them will confiscate their families, nor will they influence their descendants to seize the title. In sharp contrast to his decisive killing of ordinary civil servants.

But with Zhu Yuanzhang's character, he would never leave problems to his children and grandchildren. The purge of the Xungui Group will definitely come, and the latest time will be after Bei Yuan is eliminated... because by then, he will no longer have an excuse to delay.

But when he thought that everything he had said before would turn into the sharpest ridicule, allowing the world to see clearly his hypocrisy and ruthlessness, Zhu Yuanzhang felt extremely melancholy.

As long as there were other possibilities, he really didn't want to take this step.

And Zhu Zhen provided him with another possibility - to sequester the honorable nobles far away from the Southwest Territory beyond Sanjiang, so as to be out of sight.

In this way, the threat to the succession of the throne from the Xungui Group disappeared instantly.

They can also have fiefs and people, and they are definitely worthy of them.

And there are feudal lords guarding it, so there is no need to worry about their disapproval.

Just as Lao Liu analyzed, the emperor is dominating China, with a population of trillions and an army of millions. How can he overthrow a small vassal living in a corner?

Anyway, Boss Zhu couldn’t figure out how his successors could lose?

To take a step back, I would not be afraid of succeeding the emperor if it were so abstract. Boss Zhu divided the vassal kings and asked them to lead the army to govern the country, just to spread the risks and ensure that under any circumstances, the Ming Dynasty would still be the world of his old Zhu family. .

Under the double insurance, Boss Zhu finally gave up his worries about the heroes of the feudal city.

In addition, Luchuan was already going to be attacked, so it was logical to use Luchuan as a pilot.

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As for the prince's attitude, there is no need to worry.

Zhu Biao had had in-depth discussions with Lao Liu countless times, and even Lao Liu's suggestion of "conferring the city with honorable nobles" came from his idea.

As the next emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he had to think about the future of his descendants.

If Boss Zhu doesn't solve Xungui's problem, he must solve it. But it would be even worse for him to take action against the uncles and uncles who had watched him grow up.

Not to mention the more difficult issue of the vassal king...

So after listening to Prince Zhu Zhenrang's suggestions on the overseas domain, he proposed that Xungui also join in...

It is obvious that if the Ming Dynasty wants to have long-term peace and stability, and if it wants its children and grandchildren to have a stable position, it must solve the problem of vassal kings and nobles. And Zhu Zhen's method can solve these two major problems in one fell swoop, so why shouldn't he support it?

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The father and son were discussing in a lively manner, but Queen Ma sent people to urge them twice.

"Forget it, let's stop talking about it now and continue another day." Boss Zhu then let go and said, "Go see your mother, they have been talking about you all day long..."