Looking at the document in his hand, he wished he could tear it into pieces.
Zhu Di didn't dare to imagine that once these policies were spread, how many of his soldiers would still be his men!
Xu Huizu looked at the silent Zhu Di and said,""This policy has been successful in the capital camp and won the hearts of the soldiers. It will naturally benefit every soldier of the empire. His Majesty and the Commander-in-Chief of the Seven Armies agreed that the King of Yan was loyal, filial, and benevolent. He was also the Commander-in-Chief of the North and had a high reputation. Therefore, they wanted to entrust this matter to the King of Yan to be responsible for the strategy of the new army around Beiping Prefecture.”
Zhu Di hated him so much that his teeth hurt. What loyalty, filial piety, benevolence, and righteousness? He had a high reputation. Wasn't he afraid that he would rebel and wanted to implement the new army strategy from Beiping Prefecture to disintegrate his strength?
"I'm afraid that my ability is limited. For such a big matter, please choose someone better…"
Zhu Di declined.
Zhu Yunwen laughed and said,"Since Imperial Uncle is unwilling, then let Beiping City Commander Si Ping 'an do it. As for the guards of the King of Yan…"
Zhu Di suddenly widened his eyes and looked at Zhu Yunwen in fear.
Zhu Yunwen threw a chess piece into the lake and said,"With Imperial Uncle managing it, Zhen will not worry.”
Zhu Di's nervous heart finally relaxed.
However, Zhu Di also understood that as Zhu Yunwen approached step by step, he had no power to fight back!
Ping An's plan to recruit new soldiers would definitely be known by everyone in Beiping Prefecture, and the surrounding guards would definitely respond and submit to the court. And in his hands, he only had a few guards and personal guards of the King of Yan. At most, he only had 70,000 soldiers! Relying on this small number of soldiers to fight against the 400,000 strong army that had sealed him off was definitely courting death!
Zhu Yunwen didn't care whether Zhu Di liked it or not, he strongly pushed out the new recruit policy, especially with Beiping Prefecture as the primary place.
This was because although the Beiping Guards ate the food of the imperial court, many of them were former subordinates of the King of Yan, especially the generals and officers. They were mostly promoted by Zhu Di. Once Zhu Di made any strange movements, those people would send troops to him.
This was not allowed by Zhu Yunwen. The new recruit policy and the replacement of officers would be implemented together.
At this point, Zhu Yunwen still gave Zhu Di a lot of face.
After all, Zhu Yunwen didn't touch the guards of the King of Yan!
These people were nominally the King of Yan's Guards, but fundamentally speaking, these Guards were the soldiers of the Northern Zhili. The true commanding authority belonged to the Northern Zhili Capital Commander.
However, according to Zhu Yuanzhang's system, the Prince would take over the position of commander.
In addition to the guards of the King of Yan, the King of Yan also had close to 10,000 bodyguards. Zhu Yunwen did not touch them.
Zhu Yunwen was waiting, waiting to crush Zhu Di with power and make him completely yield!
Originally, he had to attend court on the 17th, but Zhu Yunwen thought that the Mid-Autumn Festival should be a reunion with his family, so he issued an edict to postpone the court meeting by one day and change it to the 16th. He also arranged for officials to go home to reunite after dealing with confidential and important matters in the morning.
The rear palace was decorated with lanterns and streamers. The palace maids and eunuchs also received mooncakes and other items to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with His Majesty and the imperial concubine.
Ma Fuyan got busy early in the morning and arranged for the officials in the palace to prepare the family banquet.
Zhu Yunwen still wanted to sleep a little longer, but Ma Fuyan called her up and asked the palace maids to put on their court clothes, saying that they were going to accept congratulations in the Canopy Hall and Fengtian Hall.
Red tape.
Zhu Yunwen didn't like these rituals but he had to accept them. Because Ming Dynasty ruled the world, this set of rituals played a vital role.
The collapse of rites and music was a sign of national subjugation.
The order of the court, the rank of officials, and their behavior were all related to etiquette.
What clothes to wear, what belt to wear, how to speak when seeing a living person, how to cry when seeing a dead person, these were all manners.
If he made a mistake, it would not be a simple punishment of a look or a word of blame. He might be impeached, his salary deducted, or even killed.
In ancient times, they naturally had to follow the etiquette of ancient times. They could not be too shocking. If they shouted that humanity was liberated and that they were free to dress, they would be scolded to death...
Canopy Hall.
Ma Fuyan brought Zhu Yunwen's younger brothers Zhu Yunxi, and all the inner palace servants and officials to kneel and salute Zhu Yunwen.
"This is the golden autumn festival. Congratulations to Your Majesty and the Great Ming Empire. May Your Majesty be healthy and courteous, and may the Great Ming Empire be courteous and peaceful.”
Ma Fuyan bowed respectfully.
Zhu Yunwen accepted everyone's congratulations and went forward to help Ma Fuyan up. She motioned for everyone to stand up and then said,"Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. I hope that everyone will work together and contribute to the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty.”
Everyone was excited and expressed that they would not disappoint His Majesty.
"What is this?"
Zhu Yunwen asked when she saw a document on the table.
Ma Fuyan smiled and said,"Your Majesty, this is the congratulatory gift from the royal uncles." There is also a list of names for the family banquet. Please make your decision, Your Majesty.”
Zhu Yunwen picked up the memorial, opened it, and smiled.
Among Uncle Wang's congratulatory gifts, Prince Yan Zhu Di and Prince Liao Zhu Zhi's congratulatory gifts were the most valuable. Looking at the dense records on it, it went without saying that the two of them had already taken out all their assets.
Zhu Yunwen could understand the main point of Zhu Di's gift. After all, the series of actions were all aimed at Zhu Di. He was under pressure, so it was reasonable for him to use this method to express that he had no disloyalty and was willing to submit.
However, Zhu Zhi, the Liao King, also gave a heavy gift, so he was a little surprised.
However, there were still benefits to be gained. Training a new army required a large amount of money and food. Although they had reduced the number of soldiers by 100,000 and saved a portion of their expenses, it was far from enough to support the new army.
The key was still to open up new sources. These things were not bad, so he kept some as inventory and sold the rest. It was also a source of income.
"You can decide the name list for the family banquet."
Zhu Yunwen went to greet Empress Dowager Lu and said a few words before leaving.
In the evening, Zhu Yunwen held a family banquet in the Provincial Palace to entertain his uncles, son-in-law, brothers, and relatives to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Zhu Yunwen arrived with the music. After taking a seat, she gestured for everyone to stand up and said,"The Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet is for my family.”
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Everyone stood up.
"We congratulate Your Majesty. The moon is bright in the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the people are in peace. May the Ming Dynasty be prosperous and famous all over the world. May Your Majesty be healthy and courteous, and everything go smoothly.”
Zhu Di, as the head of the vassal king, led everyone to congratulate him.
Zhu Yunwen smiled and let everyone get up again before taking their seats.
"Since I ascended the throne, this is the first time I've held a family banquet to entertain my brothers. Although it is the Mid-Autumn Festival and the family is reunited, the filial piety period is over and you uncles are far away from the capital. I can't bear to part with you at the frontier fortress.”
Zhu Yunwen said with sincere emotions.
Zhu Di, Ning Wang and the others were shocked. From Zhu Yunwen's words, did he not want everyone to go to the vassal state?
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