"Hahaha!" Zhu Xianfeng could not help but laugh out loud as he listened to the discussions of the people in the Imperial Residence.
"Why are you laughing, Feng 'er?" asked Zhu Rong.”
Zhu Xianfeng continued to laugh,"I'm laughing at the short-sighted and cowardly people in the Qi Mansion."”
Short sighted? Cowardly?
This blatant insult made everyone in the Prince's mansion look indignant.
"Your Highness, your words are wrong!"
Among the people of the Imperial Residence, an old Confucian scholar immediately stood up and asked,"This old man asks Your Highness, since the new Emperor ascended the throne, has he committed any great mistakes that angered the heavens and the people?”
This old scholar was a teacher of the Imperial Residence.
Their duty was to teach the disciples of the Qi King Manor the Confucian classics.
Well, his knowledge and attainments were naturally not low.
However, Zhu Xianfeng's evaluation of this old instructor was-
He was old-fashioned, pedantic, dogmatic, and liked to be on the line.
Without a doubt.
Such a person was definitely an unconditional opponent of rebellion.
Therefore, Zhu Xianfeng was not surprised to see him. He just smiled and replied,""No!"
"Good!"
The old instructor nodded and continued to ask,"This old man will ask Your Highness again. How many troops are there in the Ming Dynasty?" How many soldiers were there to guard Ying Tian's capital?”
"Our Great Ming has no less than a million soldiers, and we have around three hundred thousand soldiers guarding the capital.”Zhu Xianfeng answered truthfully.
The old instructor revealed a 'teachable' expression and earnestly instructed,"Since Your Highness knows all of this, why did you still encourage King Qi to rebel? Wouldn't this move push King Qi's Residence into a state of eternal damnation? Since ancient times, the rebellion of the vassal kings was not tolerated by the world, so no one succeeded. During the reign of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms was pacified, let alone Qingzhou.”
"Old mister is indeed a great scholar of a generation. We've learned a lot!”
Everyone in the Imperial Residence nodded in agreement with the old instructor's words.
However…
Zhu Xianfeng smiled and said sternly,""I thought you had something to say, but I didn't expect it to be the words of a pedantic scholar.”
"You…"
The old instructor was so angry that his beard was about to stand up.
To him.
Calling him a pedantic scholar was more serious than cursing his ancestors.
Because this was equivalent to a complete denial of his outlook on life.
"Isn't that so? Just now, the old mister used the chaos of the seven kingdoms of the former Han Dynasty to compare the current situation of the Ming Dynasty. What was the difference between that and carving a boat for a sword? Haven't you heard that the situation is different, and the overall situation is also different?”
Zhu Xianfeng also used some dogmatic words to refute the old instructor.
"Feng 'er, don't be unreasonable to the old mister!" Zhu Rong hurriedly reprimanded.”
"It's fine!"
The old instructor's competitive spirit was also aroused. After calming down his anger, he said to Zhu Xianfeng,"This old man would like to hear what Your Highness has to say.”
"Alright, then let me talk about the current situation in the world.”
Zhu Xianfeng didn't stand on ceremony. He raised his head and said,"The Imperial Court has made three major mistakes in cutting the vassals.”
"Firstly, changing the ruler is a time when the hearts of the people are unstable. The new emperor has only been on the throne for half a year. The new dynasty has not shown mercy to the people, nor has it consolidated the old regime.”
"Secondly, the new dynasty has already implemented the decree of cutting vassal states. As long as the vassal kings are brave, who will be willing to let the imperial court slaughter them and hand over their vassal lands? One had to know that the various vassal kings were conferred by Emperor Taizu Hongwu. Moreover, Taizu had left behind a testament to Jingnan. Even if the vassal kings raised their troops to resist, they would still have a reason to fight.”
"Thirdly, Ying Tian's famous generals in the capital are few and far between. Those who can truly fight are all guarding the border of Ming. If a vassal king raises the banner of Jingnan and attacks Ying Tian…Haha, I'm afraid that Jianwen will have no choice but to abdicate in a few years and flee in panic!”
"Jianwen has these three mistakes, cutting the vassals is the way to chaos, the world is not far from chaos!”
The old instructor was completely shocked.
In just a few words, Zhu Xianfeng cleared up the situation in Ming Dynasty.
He even said that Jianwen would lose.
Such words actually came from the mouth of a youth!
It was hard for the people in the Imperial Residence to believe, but they could not refute it.
At this moment.
It was as if they were meeting Zhu Xianfeng for the first time. They stared at him for a long time without saying a word.
Especially Zhu Xiong, he was filled with surprise and joy.
After a long time.
"It's a blessing to have a son, Xianfeng!" he praised.”
Seeing this, the eldest Zhu Xian Xin hurriedly went forward to remonstrate,"Royal Father, Sixth Brother's insight is indeed extraordinary, but if you want the Qi King's Mansion to send troops to quell the disaster…Royal Father, please think twice!”
"I don't agree with what Big Brother said!"
Zhu Xianfeng waved his hand and said," During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan, was also hesitant when he raised an army. However, as the son of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin and his brother strongly advised him to raise an army. In the end, the Tang Dynasty was able to rule for nearly 300 years.”
"Hiss…"
The princes looked at Zhu Xianfeng in shock.
Was Sixth Brother trying to imitate Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin?
This ambition…
Wasn't it too big?
As for Zhu Rong, he was deep in thought.
As the son of Zhu Yuanzhang, as the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty.
He had also experienced the baptism of blood and fire, and he also had the ambition to covet the Emperor's Throne.
But he knew very well.
Not only was his strength too weak, but he was also not cut out to be an emperor.
Originally, he only wanted to protect his own land.
As for Jingnan…
Whoever wanted to do it could do it.
However, things were different now.
His son, Zhu Xianfeng, killed all the Imperial Brocade Guards.
Even if he had no intention of rebelling, the Imperial Court would still not let King Qi's Mansion off.
As long as the news of the Embroidered Uniform Guards dying in Qingzhou was announced.
The doomsday of King Qi's mansion would also follow.
Thinking of this…
Zhu Rong sighed and said," Alas, it seems that the only way to protect the Qi Mansion is to raise an army against the imperial court. However, I have few soldiers and insufficient food. Even if I raise an army, it will be a dying struggle!"”
Zhu Xianfeng smiled and said," Father, please rest assured. I have long made preparations for this. Outside Yidu City, I have trained 20,000 cavalry and prepared 100,000 stones of grain!”
"Twenty thousand cavalry?" Zhu Rong was shocked. 100,000 dan of grain? Feng 'er…when did you prepare it?”
"I've been preparing for this since Jianwen ascended the throne!" Zhu Xianfeng said.”
"What?"
Even the calmness and steadiness that Zhu Xi should have as a vassal king was completely gone under this series of horror.
As early as half a year ago, the Jianwen Association had already cut off their vassals.
What kind of concept was this?
His youngest son's meticulous planning was probably on par with Liu Bowen, who was known as a half-immortal.
And without him noticing, he had prepared twenty thousand cavalry and a hundred thousand dan of rations.
How did Feng 'er do it?
Regarding this.
Zhu Wei thought for a long time, but he couldn't understand.
Not just him.
Everyone in the Imperial Residence was equally shocked and confused.
Some people even thought that Zhu Xianfeng was bragging.
After all, raising twenty thousand cavalrymen and preparing a hundred thousand dan of rations was not something a Commandery Prince without any real power could do!
At this moment.
The General of Yidu suddenly ran into the main hall and reported to Zhu Rong,""King Qi, twenty thousand cavalry have suddenly arrived outside Yidu!”
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