In July of the first year of Jianwen.
Zhu Di took down the Nine Gates of Beiping, and many of his old subordinates came to join him, and his power continued to grow.
Then, he announced to the world.
In the name of cleaning up the emperor's side and pacifying the country, he vowed to go out.
The entire world was shocked!
……
Nanjing.
In the Imperial Palace.
"How could this be…"
Zhu Yunwen, who was wearing a dragon robe, looked at the urgent report in his hand and his pupils constricted.
He had never expected this.
His fourth uncle had pretended to be a snake to the imperial court these few years.
But in reality, he harbored evil intentions.
They had long trained armorers in secret to forge weapons and armor.
His former subordinates had also surrendered.
This was the reason for the current situation.
A big problem!
"Fourth Uncle is rebelling…"
A cold light flashed in his eyes.
No matter who it was, if they wanted to seize his throne, they could not.
He could not let this happen.
"Emperor, don't worry."
Beside him, an old man who had read more than 50 years walked out.
He was slightly fat and had small eyes that looked slightly small.
He was Huang Zicheng, the minister of Taichang Temple.
He had once studied with the Eastern Palace. Now that Zhu Yunwen was in power, he naturally had the right to speak.
The matter of cutting off the vassals was his suggestion.
Seeing Zhu Yunwen looking over, he smiled calmly and said,
"Although the King of Yan is brave, if he wants to start a war, he needs to meet three conditions.”
"Which three conditions? Minister Huang, tell me quickly." Zhu Yunwen asked.
"Naturally, it's the right time, the right place, and the right people.”
Huang Zicheng paused for a moment before continuing." It's July now. It's not yet time to harvest the grain. Even if Beiping has grain reserves, they definitely don't have much. How can he feed the army?”
"Also, the Huailai Wei, Yanqing Wei, and Zunhua around the Beiping Prefecture are all guarded by a large number of troops. These three places are the horns of each other. Once Zhu Di invades, they can attack and defend together.”
" Moreover, from the overall situation, the Emperor's imperial edict to cut off the vassals has caused dissatisfaction among the princes everywhere. I think the King of Yan must be targeting these princes. Otherwise, with his small army, it would not be a problem for the Imperial Court. He could destroy them with a snap of his fingers.”
"I can conclude that no prince will help Zhu Di. At most, they will secretly give some money, but it can be ignored.”
Zhu Yunwen frowned slightly,"My dear minister, how do you know that my uncles will not join Fourth Uncle in rebellion?"”
Huang Zicheng smiled mysteriously and said,"Because they will soon receive a reward from the Emperor."”
"You want me to reward them?" Zhu Yunwen asked, puzzled. Why? I just gave the order to cut off the vassal.”
Huang Zicheng said," Of course we have to reward them. We also have to tell everyone that the Emperor has rewarded them. Under such circumstances, no one knows how many princes are truly loyal to the Imperial Court. They will only stand by and watch the fire from the other side."”
"What reward?" Zhu Yunwen asked. They were already kings, what reward could move their hearts?”
Huang Zicheng said," Of course there is. It's your trust, Your Majesty. Didn't you want to cut off the vassal state?" Then he would give them what he had taken from them. Of course, he would have to let them send troops to destroy the King of Yan on behalf of the imperial court.”
"How could they send troops?" Zhu Yunwen sneered. It was impossible for them to treat their little military strength like a treasure.”
Huang Zicheng said," Your Majesty, don't be anxious. Listen to what I have to say. I'm sure that those princes will accept the edict, but they won't send troops. They will have all kinds of reasons to delay, but that's enough. What the court wants is for them to stay put.”
Zhu Yunwen smiled." My dear minister, you are right. With the strength of the imperial court, if there is no external interference, it will be easy to eliminate Fourth Uncle's troops. After defeating Fourth Uncle, I will have a lot of time to play with those uncles."”
Huang Zicheng smiled." Yes, that's why I said that the timing, location, and people are right. The King of Yan is not even close to him. He will definitely lose!"”
"My dear minister's words really enlightened me!”
Zhu Yunwen praised.
Huang Zicheng cupped his fists and bowed." Your Majesty, you're wrong. I'm just a bystander. When Your Majesty calms down, you'll be able to guess. I was a little impatient."”
"Haha, my dear minister is right!"
Zhu Yunwen laughed loudly, but he immediately restrained himself and shouted,
"Men, draft the decree!"
"Yes, sir! Your Majesty!"
An old eunuch came to the desk.
"Tell all the vassal kings that I will give them a chance. Whoever has made enough contributions in the battle to destroy the King of Yan will not be included in the scope of cutting their vassal states.”
"Remember, send one to each province. You must also secretly reveal my decision to them.”
"Yes, sir! Your Majesty!" The old eunuch replied and started writing.
"Your Majesty, will Qiongzhou also issue it?"”
"Qiongzhou? I remember that desolate place was Zhu Yunchen's fief. What's wrong?”Zhu Yunwen was a little puzzled.
"Emperor, only the messenger sent to Qiongzhou has yet to return. This servant thought that you had seen the memorial.”the old eunuch explained.
"He hasn't returned yet?"
Zhu Yunwen frowned slightly.
"Your Majesty, I believe that Qiongzhou is famous for being poor and that Wu Wang Zhu Yunhao is too young. I conclude that he can't rebel.”
Huang Zicheng said with absolute certainty.
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