HLnovel Chapter 588 1 Slicing and Shaving 5 Kings
Chapter 588 1 Slicing and Shaving 5 Kings
In the thirteenth year of the Hongwu reign, a group of princes cursed and swore, "You, Zhu Yunwen, you have two faces even when you're a grandson. You're so arrogant. Your own grandfather has only been dead for a short time, and you can't wait to come and beat them up!"
What a good person the elder brother was, how could he have given birth to such a troublesome son? Historically, if U.A.'s eldest nephew hadn't died first, how could he have gotten this child?
The group of people, who were getting angrier the more they thought about it, immediately turned to their eldest brother, who was still alive, and demanded that he take charge and give Zhu Yunwen a good beating.
Thinking of the instigator, who is only a few years old, Zhu Biao felt helpless. How could he even understand how to beat him?
At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang was furious at the mess. The live broadcast was inaudible, so how could he fix it? That damn grandson, he wanted to beat him up too!
"Stop bothering your big brother, everyone get back to your seats and watch the live stream!"
These princes and nobles are causing trouble, but when Old Zhu gets angry, it's more effective than anything else!
Live stream continues:
"Good heavens, martial virtue is also a virtue, right? But actually, it's not that no one advised Zhu Yunwen to reduce the power of the princes. After all, radical reduction of the power of the princes would only exacerbate the conflicts and not bring any great benefits. Wasn't the Rebellion of the Seven States during the reign of Emperor Jing of Han a good example?"
Liu Qi, the chess player from the Han Dynasty: "..."
"Therefore, Zhuo Jing, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, once submitted a memorial stating that the Prince of Yan was very similar to the old Zhu and should not be underestimated. We suggested changing his title!"
Judy, the Great General Who Conquers the North: I'm his son, how could I not look like him?
The three Zhu brothers, who saw this comment, couldn't help but laugh. Wasn't the key point the second half of the sentence?!
"Another group of officials, represented by Gao Wei, the Left Judge of the Military Governor's Office, advocated for a strengthened version of the Edict of Grace, which would grant the power of the princes to all their descendants and distribute them to different regions. For example, the princes in the south would be transferred to the north, and so on."
"Finally, we observe their performance. The general rule is: question, reward, punish. If they make three mistakes, they're out of a job."
Wan Chao and his entourage (rolling their eyes): They can't even copy homework properly!
The princes: Do you think we're stupid?!
"However, even a sensible person couldn't stop the boss from courting disaster, and no one knew what Zhu Yunwen was so anxious about."
"Just three months after Zhu Yuanzhang's death, he had to begin reducing the power of the princes, and he had to adopt Huang Zicheng's strategy of 'capturing the underlings first to catch the thief.' As a result, the princes Zhou, Qi, and Dai were all doomed!"
Kings of Zhou and Qi: Bah! You bastard! @$%
"Prince Zhou, Zhu Su, was considered a ally of Prince Yan by Jianwen and others because he shared the same mother as Zhu Di. His second son reported him to the emperor, claiming that his father was plotting a rebellion."
"Emperor Jianwen said, 'I like you very much. You are so clever.' So Prince Zhou was demoted to a commoner and his whole family was exiled to Yunnan."
"But that's not all. According to records, his wife and children were imprisoned in various other places, while he was locked up alone in a small corner. Food could only be delivered through a hole in the wall. For a prince, this was nothing short of humiliation!"
"Although Emperor Jianwen may have been afraid of him, he died in Yunnan and was exiled to Yingtian for imprisonment."
King Zhu Su of Zhou: You unfilial son! You wretched nephew! What have I done to you that you've harmed your father like this?!
"Once one was dealt with, Emperor Jianwen would immediately prepare for the next, after all, he had many uncles, and he wasn't entirely at ease with any of them."
"In the first year of the Jianwen reign (1399), Prince Qi, Zhu Fu, was accused of plotting a rebellion and was demoted to commoner status, imprisoned together with Prince Zhou, Zhu Su."
King Zhu Fu of Qi: I'm going to boil it...! ? @&...
“Prince Zhu Gui was inherently tyrannical. It was on this charge that Jianwen deposed him and reduced him to a commoner, imprisoning him in Datong.”
Prince Zhu Gui of Dai: "..."