Father can be an enemy to the country

"There are many plans at present, such as lifelong fiefdoms; hereditary fiefdoms; or a food fiefdom system without the right to rule and only using fiefdom taxes as salary... let's talk about five or six kinds at least." Zhu Zhen replied: "But Which one will be the main one, or whether several plans will be implemented in parallel, will be decided after piloting in different zones."

"Of course hereditary rule is the best, and it's done in one step." Guo Ying chuckled and said, "I'm just talking casually, how the emperor and the prince decide."

"Haha, you are not just talking casually." Zhu Zhen smiled lightly and said: "It's okay for our family to drink and chat, but please don't say this anywhere else, otherwise you will get into trouble."

"Yes, the general will know." Guo Ying was half awake from the wine. She stood up and was too helpless to sit down.

"Sit down." Zhu Zhen patted his arm, and Guo Ying sat down nervously, and kept apologizing: "I drank too much, and I got carried away."

"Okay, this matter is over." Zhu Zhen smiled and returned to the topic: "This person, everyone wants to have an independent kingdom to dominate, and I am no exception. But is the seal really good? , your stay in Yunnan can be as short as one year or as long as three years, don’t you know how complicated the people’s sentiments are there? I just let you manage it, can you guarantee that it will be managed well? "

"No." The three of them shook their heads and were frightened, now they were all honest.

"Besides, the situation in outer Yunnan is more complicated than that in inner Yunnan. Whether we can stand there is still a question." Zhu Zhen said solemnly: "So the most important thing right now is to find a low-cost, high-yield governance method. Only in this way can we pass on the fiefdom to our descendants. If it turns into a money-losing business, it will definitely not be sustainable. What’s the point of persisting for more than ten or twenty years and returning in despair? And if it doesn’t work well, things will change and people will change. I can’t even come back.”

"Yes, the prince is still thinking long-term." The three of them could hear that the prince was speaking with heartfelt words. And what the prince said was indeed true. No one could say whether the fiefdom thousands of miles away could carry what they wanted. There are emperors and courtiers in the country. When the time comes when you are not doing well and want to come back, there will be no place waiting for you.

"You really have to be careful." Hu Quan nodded: "We thought too simply before. If that place is so good, it won't be left to us."

"That place is still very good. Rice is harvested three times a year, and fruits are everywhere in the mountains. People will starve to death if they don't work." Zhu Zhen smiled and patted his uncle on the shoulder and said, "I, a nephew, can still cheat." Isn’t it my own uncle?”

"Of course not." Hu Quan said with a smile.

Zhu Zhen was about to explain the pros and cons of each option to them in detail, when he suddenly saw Ma Sanbao poking his head at the door.

"What's the matter?" He knew that although this child was young, he was very measured.

"Your Majesty." Ma Sanbao came in quickly, leaned into his ear and whispered softly.

The smile on Zhu Zhen's face gradually solidified, he put down the wine cup, clasped his fists at the three of them and said, "Father-in-law and uncle, you drink slowly, I'm in a hurry."

"Your Majesty, please don't worry about us." The three of them stood up quickly, and Hu Quan said softly: "Please stay with your Majesty."

"No need." Zhu Zhen shook his head and smiled at the three of them: "We will talk about what we just mentioned in detail another day. We will definitely have a solution that satisfies everyone."

"This matter is not urgent. Your Majesty is busy first." The three of them hurriedly sent the sixth child out of the waterside pavilion.

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When Zhu Zhen came to the "Jin'an Hall" in the main hall of the palace garden, he saw his eldest brother standing under the east window in casual clothes, holding a string of eighteen agarwood trees in his right hand, and he kept twirling it with his fingers.

The person standing next to him holding a fly whisk was not his own chamberlain, but the eunuch Wu, the chief chamberlain.

"Your Majesty." Seeing Lao Liu coming in, Eunuch Wu hurriedly bowed and saluted.

Zhu Zhen nodded towards him and said, "Brother, what happened?"

Saying this and waving his hand, Ma Sanbao quickly exited and guarded the entrance of Jin'antang.

"Oh, there's no need." The prince turned back and signaled to the sixth man that there was no need to set up defenses outside the hall.

"I came here in plain clothes, Jane, not to keep it secret, but just because I don't want to attract attention."

"What's going on?" Zhu Zhen asked.

"Don't worry, it's neither Yunnan nor Guozi University's business, it's the main courtyard of Dazong." The prince gave him reassurance first.

"Dazong's main courtyard?" Zhu Zhen said with a confused look on his face: "What does it have to do with me?"

"What does this have to do with you?" The prince said at a loss for words, "Have you forgotten that you are Zong Zhengling?"

"Ah?" Zhu Zhen patted his head and said suddenly: "It seems so."

The so-called Dazong Zhengyuan is an institution that specializes in managing royal clan affairs. Responsible for the jade ultimatum in charge of the clan roster of the emperor's nine clans. All clan life and death, titles, marriages, funerals and other matters are reported to him. The clan's crimes and faults were also submitted to him for trial and punishment.

Therefore, the main officials of the main courtyard are also held by the clan. After the establishment of Hongwu in the third year, the eldest vassal king, King Qin, was appointed as Zongzheng, the third king of Jin was Zuo Zongzheng, the fourth king of Yan was You Zongzheng, the fifth king was from Zuo Zong, and the sixth king was from You Zong.

But then the second brother caused a mess in Xi'an, so how could he still have the dignity to be the Zong Zhengling? He was directly dismissed by Boss Zhu. Zhu Zhen became the double prince again, and his status was higher than that of his brothers. This Zongzheng order fell on him.

But the Ming Dynasty had just founded the country. In addition to the emperor's son, there were also the emperor's grandson in the clan. Boss Zhu was a super energetic person. Who had to take care of his son for him?

As for the grandchildren, they are still little brats, and there is no need for him to care about them.

So after so many years, Zhu Zhen didn’t even remember that he had this errand...

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"My father asked Eunuch Wu to pass a decree to you, and take the old man in white clothes to the main courtyard of the Dazong. He will be imprisoned first and then put on trial." The prince did not bother to laugh at him, and said solemnly:

"After thinking about it, I followed."

"That's it." Zhu Zhen was startled when he heard this, then looked at his elder brother gratefully and said, "Thank you, elder brother."

He knew that the eldest brother had no need to come. But he is Lao Ba's victim after all, and if he turns around to take advantage of Lao Ba, he will inevitably be considered as taking personal revenge and making a fuss out of a molehill.

"What can I say thank you for? Besides, this time I mainly do it for Lao Ba. He is the vassal king and our younger brother. It is better for me to go there in person both in public and private matters." The prince shook his head and wanted to laugh. He smiled, but he couldn't laugh at all.

Although none of these younger brothers had peace of mind in the past, being punished and put in solitary confinement were commonplace, and some were even temporarily deprived of the throne, but Zhu Biao was never so worried.

Because before, he knew how much trouble his brothers had caused and what kind of punishment they would receive. But this time he had no idea what evil Lao Ba had done to make Lao Qi do this...