When the emperor comes to modern times, history collapses!

Chapter 13: It’s boring to crush a team, so make it more difficult yourself!
Zhu Ming shrugged his shoulders: "It's not difficult, what's the point!"

Old Zhu was stunned: "What do you mean, it's not difficult, isn't it good?"

"Okay, then you have to ask the think tank you left for Zhu Yunwen!"

Old Zhu was full of doubts: "Is there something wrong with the think tank we left behind?"

"Of course there is a problem. A crushing game is boring. We have to play on the high difficulty level!" Zhu Ming grinned.

"Are you sure? This is the think tank we left behind!"

It's old Zhuma. When it comes to reducing the power of the feudal lords, the easier the better.

Why does it sound like these words are making things difficult for myself?
Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little uneasy.

"Who are the think tanks we left behind?"

"Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng, Fang Xiaoru!"

Zhu Yuanzhang blinked in confusion: "Who? How come I have never heard of these three?"

"I guess at this time, he has not appeared in the officialdom, or is serving as an official in some corner! After all, it is still 18 years away from the 31st year of Hongwu."

Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it and probably thought so.

Otherwise, you should have heard of these three names: "Are all three of them good-for-nothings?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? These three are all talented people. Otherwise, you would have promoted them all the way and left them to Zhu Yunwen!"

"You have to trust your own judgment, unless you are planning to give your son an unforgettable experience!"

Old Zhu said nothing.

Come to think of it, if you don’t have real talent or knowledge.

How could it be possible that he would leave it specifically for the next emperor?

Lao Zhu is very confident in his vision!

"Since the three of them all have real talents and knowledge, why did Zhu Yunwen end up begging for food?"

"Could it be that the three of them are in Cao's camp but their hearts are with Han?" Old Zhu was a little confused.

"How is it possible? The three of them are loyal to Zhu Yunwen. For example, Fang Xiaoru did not betray Zhu Yunwen even though his entire clan was executed!"

Old Zhu coughed and said, "Execute ten clans? What evil has he done? Isn't the highest punishment to execute nine clans?"

"You can doubt his ability, but you can't doubt his character. He was threatened with the execution of all his nine clans just because he refused to write the imperial edict and preferred death to surrender!"

"Fang Xiaoru laughed after hearing this, and he held his nose and flicked his nose: Do you think I was scared? A mere nine clans can make me surrender. Even if it's ten clans, I won't be afraid!"

"After hearing this, the prince admired his character and waved his hand, naturally satisfying the other party."

"It was not easy for this prince who successfully rebelled to gather the tenth clan!"

Old Zhu was dumbfounded: "Just because of this, it seems that this new emperor is not much better. He actually executed ten generations of a family for such a thing!"

"The other party has made a request, so we have to satisfy it!"

"It can also be used to scare the monkeys!"

"When the remaining ministers saw this, they were stunned and immediately became obedient!"

Old Zhu's eyelids twitched and a picture flashed through his mind.

The rebel with a hideous face invited the minister to visit.

What does it mean to kill ten clans?

While killing people, he showed a cruel smile and looked at the ministers. This is the consequence of being disobedient!

Old Zhu said with regret: "What a pity, such a loyal minister is gone just like that!"

No matter which king.

Everyone likes loyal subjects!

Ability doesn’t matter, loyalty comes first!
"This man is loyal indeed, a great scholar of the time, well-versed in writing, but a little nostalgic!"

Old Zhu blinked his eyes: "Nostalgia? Is he missing me? He is such a loyal subject!"

After he said this, there was a glimmer of satisfaction in his eyes.

I decided to send someone to find out where this person is now!

Promote vigorously and entrust important positions!
"Miss you? You're overthinking it. What I miss are things from ancient times, such as Zhou Li, the well-field system, and so on!"

Old Zhu was stunned and cursed: "Zhou Li, well-field system, what the hell is that? Can it be used in the Ming Dynasty?"

"You should ask Fang Xiaoru about this. He thought it could be used and even submitted it to the emperor many times!"

Old Zhu was panicked: "Isn't it possible that Zhu Yunwen would accept it?"

"No, I only accepted a small part of it!"

For example, changing the Jinshen Hall to the Zhengxin Hall and the Duanmen to the Yingmen, what are the uses of these?
It is not very useful and is basically just formalism.

The names of many official titles were changed back to ancient times.

This made many officials forget about their responsibilities for a moment!
This significantly weakened the efficiency of Zhu Yunwen's court!

Typical of high expectations but low performance. "

Old Zhu heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this: "It seems that he is another talented person who has been brainwashed by Confucianism. He has a lot of knowledge but no talent for practical work to build the country. However, his loyalty is commendable!"

"Tell me how Zhu Yunwen reduced the power of the feudal lords?"

"It's obviously a simple matter. According to my personality, I will definitely leave behind absolute strength, enough to suppress his uncles. Even if I just sweep them away, it shouldn't be difficult!"

"What's more, with Xu Da and Lan Yu assisting us, which vassal king would dare to commit a false assassination?"

"How exactly do you make it more difficult for yourself?"

"Not long after you passed away, Zhu Yunwen began to reduce the power of the feudal lords!"

"Qi Tai believes that the most powerful Prince of Yan should be weakened first. If Prince of Yan surrenders, then the others will not be considered as evidence;"

"The think tank has a disagreement. Huang Zicheng believes that the Prince of Yan has done nothing wrong. In order to win public support, they should first find the prince with problems to avoid alerting the enemy!"

In July of the 31st year of Hongwu, the King of Zhou was deposed.

The entire family of King Zhou was taken back to Nanjing, demoted to commoners, and moved to Menghua, Yunnan.

In April of the first year of Jianwen, the three princes Qi, Xiang and Dai were demoted to commoners.

The King of Qi was placed under house arrest in Nanjing;

King Dai was placed under house arrest in his fiefdom Datong.

Two months later, the King of Min was deposed, demoted to a commoner, and exiled to Zhangzhou.

Zhu Bo, the Prince of Xiang, was a man of strong character. He looked up to the sky and sighed, "Alas! I have seen that ministers of previous dynasties who were imprisoned by a corrupt and tyrannical dynasty often committed suicide. As the son of Taizu, I was unable to visit my father when he was ill, nor could I attend his funeral. I am filled with regret and grief. What fun is there in living in this world? Will I be humiliated by slaves again today? How can I live like this!"

To prove his innocence, Zhu Bo set fire to the palace and concubines with his own hands, put on the clothes of a prince, rode a white horse with a bow and arrow in hand, jumped into the fire and committed suicide. All the palaces followed Zhu Bo to death!

Zhu Bo had no son, and his fiefdom was revoked after his death, and he was given the evil posthumous title of "Li"!
Old Zhu covered his chest.

It would be fine if the other princes were demoted to commoners.

At least alive.

Only the ending of King Xiang Zhu Bo was the same.

It was hard for Zhu Yuanzhang to accept!

He was actually forced to self-immolate to prove his innocence!
One can imagine how desperate King Xiang Zhu Bo was at that time.

"Zhu Yunwen, how dare you force your uncle to death!"

"Our old twelfth, why are you so stupid? Why don't you dare to fight with this evil grandson?"

At this moment, Lao Zhu was angry!

No matter how Zhu Yunwen reduced the power of the princes.

Although Lao Zhu is helpless, he can understand it!
As an emperor, there are some things that are beyond your control!

But forcing your uncle to death would be extremely unfilial!

Old Zhu hopes that his Zhu family will live in harmony and not learn from the Tang Dynasty and stage all kinds of famous family fighting scenes!
I didn’t expect it to happen in the end!
It would have been fine if you had forced your uncle to death, but you also gave him such a vicious posthumous title!

"Someone, bring Zhu Yunwen to us. We need to teach him what filial piety is!"

(End of this chapter)