Borrow the day to change the day

On the fifth day of June in the third year of Chongzhen, a major meeting that affected the history of the Ming Dynasty was finally held in the capital.

The vassal kings or princes and sons of all walks of life were brought into the palace by their servants. Except for the king of Tang, no one else knew the content of the meeting.

They were extremely surprised to see that the hall was full of relatives from all walks of life.Seeing that the cabinet, the six ministries, nine ministers, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate were all present, and the whole hall was full of officials in scarlet robes, they became even more terrified, not knowing what major event was about to happen.

These "pigs" who have been raised in captivity usually say hello to local officials when they see them, so as not to be reported and punished.

Therefore, in the current environment, everyone is cautious, for fear that if the upper and lower lips of these scarlet-robed officials bump into each other, a big hat can be put on their heads.

After all the personnel arrived, Emperor Chongzhen came out.

"I continue to receive reports about the situation of the clan from various places, and I feel deeply saddened. Everyone is the descendant of Taizu, but some of them can't even fill their stomachs."

As soon as Emperor Chongzhen opened his mouth, he immediately attracted the attention of all the clans in the palace.Although they don't have to worry about food and clothing, they also have many demands.

"But you also have to understand the difficulties of the imperial court. You are really powerless. Wen Shoufu!" Emperor Chongzhen called by name.

"The minister is here." Wen Tiren came out and replied.

"You are the housekeeper of Ming Dynasty. Tell the vassals all over the country about the current burden of the court." Emperor Chongzhen left this task to Wen Tiren.

Wen Tiren was scheduled to speak about this before, so he was well prepared and started to talk about it after accepting the task.

He has talked about the situation of the clan since the founding of the Ming Dynasty until now, and he has said one by one the burden on the court caused by the clan.Comparing with the data, it seems that the clan's burden is shocking.

The summarization of these situations surprised some clans who usually had no concept and didn't care about these things.Some clans who have always complained about the harshness of the imperial court are speechless at this moment. The annual income of the imperial court is not enough to pay the salaries of the entire clan.

Of course, there are also some clans who are still stubborn, thinking that the land and mountains of Ming Dynasty belong to the Zhu family, no matter what you do, you can’t lose money to the old Zhu family.

After Wen Tiren finished explaining, Emperor Chongzhen spoke again: "Every time I think about Taizu's intention back then, it was originally to let the descendants of the Zhu family guard the Daming country for generations, not the current situation that will only drag down the country of Daming."

As soon as these words came out, the vassal king's clan below scolded from the bottom of their hearts.Who wants to do this!Restrict this and restrict that, even if you want to do something, you will be powerless!

Emperor Chongzhen knew what was going on in their stomachs without looking at the faces of these vassal princes and clans.Quan, there is no man who doesn't want it, let alone these dragon sons and grandsons who flow the blood of Taizu.

He pretended not to know what they were thinking, and continued: "I have been thinking about this day and night, and finally found a proper solution together with the cabinet, six ministries and nine ministers. It can not only solve your current plight, but also achieve Taizu's expectations for the clan back then."

Emperor Chongzhen's words were like a blockbuster that exploded in the clan.

No one cared about the emperor's etiquette any more, and made all kinds of sounds, most of them were exclamation and surprise.

The meaning of Emperor Chongzhen's words is to let them guard the Daming country, isn't that just to give money and power.But in this way, will he feel relieved?Any fool should know what the answer is, but what does Emperor Chongzhen mean by saying that?

The heads of the feudal princes and clans were covered with question marks one after another. In amazement, they looked at each other to see if others knew the answer.

Only Tang Wang looked at these relatives coldly, then looked at Emperor Chongzhen above him, and then turned his head to look at Marquis Zhongxing on the side, but remained silent, waiting for his opportunity to appear.

Wen Tiren looked at Emperor Chongzhen, and after receiving a hint, he said to the vassal kings and clans: "The imperial court has decided to give the vassal kings and clans feudal real power, and allow each vassal kings and clans to have the power to command troops in their vassal states, and to appoint officials and other powers on their own. "

As soon as Wen Tiren's words fell, the vassal princes and clans in the hall became silent, and just looked at Emperor Chongzhen and the first assistant.

Don't test whether they have the intention of rebellion. If they show their yearning for these powers, they can throw themselves into the high wall of Fengyang.

In fact, in one sentence, this kind of benefit was given to the vassal king, unless Emperor Chongzhen was mentally ill, and all these officials in the court were mentally ill.

But is this conclusion possible? It is obviously impossible.Thinking of this, these vassal kings and clans all showed a kind of indifference to cover up their desire for these powers.

Zhong Jinwei was a little surprised when he saw this situation, he thought that some vassal princes and clans would rejoice over it.

It is not surprising that he has this idea, because he has never experienced the experience of those feudal kings and clans being kept in captivity and having to report everything.

Emperor Chongzhen and the ministers in the palace knew that these people would have this reaction, so it was not surprising at all.

"But the vassal state will no longer be within the territory of Daming, but overseas."

After Wen Tiren finished speaking, he waved his hand to the side, and the servants who had prepared for a long time carried out a few screens, and put them in the middle of the feudal king's family.Then stand aside and wait for the next step.

At this time, the princes and clans were a little skeptical about the power that Wen Tiren said before that the imperial court would give them, but now they are curious about what overseas they will be sealed to.

When the screens were placed in front of them, they found that there was a huge map of the world hanging on each screen.

Some people have seen Matteo Ricci's previous version of the world map and found that the two are similar, with the bottom blank, but on the map that has been drawn, it is much more detailed.

During the period of secrecy, the map shown to these vassal kings and clans has been erased from the Australian part.

At this time, Wen Tiren's words sounded again: "The vassal state will be in North America, and those who have the ability to expand their territory can go to South America."

When Wen Tiren said this, the servant standing by pointed at North and South America with a thin stick.

At this time, the feudal king's family had already surrounded the screen, looked at North and South America, compared the location of Ming Dynasty, and had various thoughts in their hearts. The most common problem was that they didn't know the situation there, and they really wanted to know.

Wen Tiren seemed to know what they were thinking, and then explained to them: "It goes without saying how big North and South America are. The land there is fertile, rich in products, and there are a lot of gold, silver, copper, iron and other minerals. The group can be described as a treasure.”

By this time, it was almost confirmed that the imperial court wanted them to feudalize overseas, and the princes and clans began to discuss in a low voice.

In the end, someone couldn't help asking questions. This person was the cousin of Emperor Chongzhen, that is, the grandson of Wanli, the current son of King Fu, the later Emperor Hongguang of Nanming, and Zhu Yousong who was only 23 years old.