The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Liu Jian and others paid attention to the vassal king's plans.

The shortcomings of the vassal system have been around for a long time. We dare not correct it because we are afraid that the vassal king will rebel.

If it can be cured with gentler methods, doesn't it mean that all the feudal kings can be governed by this method in the future?

After leaving the court, all the officials dispersed, but officials from the cabinet and the six ministries remained in the main hall to discuss secretly.

"Three days have passed, and the chief secretary of the Ministry of Punishment is investigating the whereabouts of the vassal king. When will the vassal king's plan end?" Xiong Gan was worried.

Nine vassal kings suddenly disappeared in the capital, and hundreds of officials made comments, which naturally attracted the attention of the Ministry of Punishment.

I'm afraid that if I can't hide it for too long, someone will ask your Majesty to report it.

Yan Chengjin said: "Even the lower officials don't know."

Who knows when these vassal kings will be converted.

According to the current assessment, King Xing and King Yi are most likely to pass the assessment and compete for the top assessment.

Xiao Jing opened the palace door and walked in in a panic: "Your Majesty, just now the spies from Liangxiang came to report that King Yi is missing."

"King Yi is missing? Isn't it under twelve-hour surveillance?"

Emperor Hongzhi was angry and looked nervous. If King Yi made a mistake, he would not be able to explain it to the officials or the Queen Mother.

"This...this, this morning, the spy secretly observing King Yi fell asleep for some reason."

Hearing this, Liu Jian and others panicked.

The spies of the Jin Yiwei took turns changing their posts, not only monitoring the princes, but also protecting them.

Xie Qian said: "The disappearance of King Yi is a serious matter. Your Majesty summoned all the vassal kings to the capital. If King Yi..."

If King Yi dies in the capital, the vassal kings everywhere will definitely think that His Majesty is cutting down the vassals.

The vassal kings will definitely be panic-stricken and recruit soldiers and horses to find a way out.

Emperor Hongzhi became anxious, looked at Yan Chengjin and asked: "Yan Qing family, this is your second assessment. King Yi is too smart, so he will be isolated."

Emperor Hongzhi knew a little about his cousin.

King Yi can be trusted at his fingertips regardless of his royal status or Confucian scriptures.

It is not easy to test him.

Yan Chengjin always had many second steps, so Emperor Hongzhi thought he was assessing King Yi alone.

"Your Majesty, I have no second step in this strategy..." Yan Chengjin said truthfully.

Emperor Hongzhi and all the officials were completely panicked.

Liangxiang is a place where refugees gather...

Yan Chengjin fell into deep thought. If King Yi was beaten to death by the refugees from Liangxiang, His Majesty would definitely stop the vassal king's plan.

"Don't publicize it yet, factory guards will conduct a thorough investigation secretly."

"The Metropolitan Procuratorate also sent people to investigate."

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East Palace,

Zhu Houzhao looked at the eunuch wearing special clothes beside him and asked with a smile: "Uncle Sixth Emperor, why did the emperor ask you to go to Liangxiang to be refugees?"

Zhu Youbin woke up and found himself lying in the palace.

"Your Highness, please don't be naughty. This is your Majesty's assessment of the vassal king. Please let your ministers leave the palace." He bowed slightly.

Zhu Houzhao had a serious look on his face and said in a serious tone: "I have something to ask Uncle Sixth Emperor. Please help me buy a hundred mares, raise them on the fiefdom, and breed them with big black horses. The more the better."

He was serious about planning an attack on the Tartars.

This bitch, Lao Gao, is as timid as a mouse and doesn't dare to help others do evil.

He needs someone to help him raise his war horses.

He often heard Emperor Hongzhi praise King Yi for loving his people, cherishing his talents, being diligent and thrifty, and being a reliable person, so he wanted to ask him for help.

King Yi Zhu Youbin shook his head: "How can a vassal king keep war horses privately? What does your highness want the war horses to do...Sooner or later, this country will belong to your highness."

He thought a lot. Does Zhu Houzhao want to be the emperor?

Cold sweat broke out on my forehead, and I reported it to His Majesty soon.

Zhu Houzhao held his chin. King Yi might report to his father. Should he be released from the palace?

"Your Highness, the factory guards are out, looking for King Yi." the young eunuch reported.

"What are you afraid of? I won't come to the East Palace."

Renshou Palace,

Emperor Hongzhi came to see the Empress Dowager. King Shou, who was far away in Shu Kingdom, entered the palace. The Empress Dowager thought carefully and summoned him directly.

The Queen Mother held the hand of the longevity king Zhu Youquan and said with concern: "Sichuan is far away from the capital. When I sealed you to Shu, the Ai family couldn't bear it. Why did you enter the capital?"

"Your Majesty summoned me. Sun Chen was unfilial and made the Queen Mother worried."

Zhu Youquan spoke beside the Empress Dowager.

This time His Majesty summoned ten vassal princes to the capital, all because of him.

Therefore, he did not dare to go directly to see Emperor Hongzhi and tried every means to see the Queen Mother.

At this moment, Emperor Hongzhi strode into the main hall. King Shou had not entered the capital for a long time, and he guessed the reason.

"Your Majesty, Zhu Youguo, has met you!"

Emperor Hongzhi suppressed his anger: "Get up, why don't you come to see me first?"

"The Ai family asked him to come. It's rare for the emperor to come to Renshou Palace. Let's talk to the Ai family." Empress Dowager Zhou tilted her head slightly and said bluntly: "The Ai family heard that all nine vassal princes are missing?"

"Imperial grandmother, don't worry, I didn't deal with them." Emperor Hongzhi said.

Xiao Jing walked in from outside and leaned into Emperor Hongzhi's ear: "Your Majesty, King Yi can't be found."

Emperor Hongzhi's eyes flashed, and he could not report this matter to the Queen Mother.

When he spoke, he looked at Zhu Youguo, "Prince Shou will go to Fengtian Hall to wait for me first."

"No need. The Ai family is tired. The emperor has something to do, so let's go with Prince Shou."

Empress Dowager Zhou waved her hand, this was the emperor she was supporting.

Even though I cherish King Shou, if I really have to choose the one I love the most, it must be Emperor Hongzhi.

The emperor's family is so ruthless, and she understands the truth.

Emperor Hongzhi stood up to leave, and the longevity king Zhu Yougu followed behind him, not daring to make any noise.

"I heard from Wang Zhi that you occupied people's fields in Shu and sold them to the people?"

Zhu Youying fell to his knees with a thud: "I was also offered by someone, I didn't know that the land belonged to the people."

Emperor Hongzhi took a deep breath: "Not only do you occupy a position without doing anything, but you also want to deceive the emperor? If you don't know that it is the people's land, don't you know the people who gathered outside the city to protest?!"

"Minister, minister..." Zhu Youying knelt on the ground, not knowing what to say.

"I didn't order anyone to go to Shu because I wanted to see you in person. I thought you would repent on the way and confess to me, but I didn't expect..."

Emperor Hongzhi was really disappointed.

Shu is also a fertile land among the vassal states.

Zhuge Liang said to Liu Bei that if he got Shu, he could get the world.

Shu is a land of fish and rice, and it was given to the useless Zhu Youying for the sake of the empress dowager's face.

"Give Prince Shou 20 strokes of the cane in the court and send him to Liangxiang. If the plan of the vassal king cannot be passed, his fiefdom will be reduced and he will be demoted to a commoner!"

Zhu Youying was shocked and knelt in front of Emperor Hongzhi to beg for mercy.

The wailing sound reached Renshou Palace, and Zhao Ji looked at the Queen Mother.

Queen Mother Zhou shook her head gently: "The affairs of the imperial family are also family affairs. Your Majesty is the head of the family. If I interfere in politics, it will cause chaos."

The fight between Yingzong and Daizong made her understand that the internal fights in the imperial family are the things that damage the fortune of the Ming Dynasty.

Yan Chengjin returned to the Censorate and was thinking about where to find Prince Shou.

But he saw the little eunuch from the East Palace sneaking in: "Sir Yan, the prince is looking for you. He is waiting in the East Palace and is anxious."

"I am busy today, let the prince play by himself."

The little eunuch looked around and came closer: "Prince Yi, let His Majesty take him back to the palace."

Yan Chengjin's head was filled with electricity, numb and numb, and his brain crashed.

Zhu Houzhao usually went in and out of the palace walls, so he bribed the companions of Fengtian Palace to inquire about His Majesty's movements. Why didn't he think of this guy...