When Emperor Chongzhen and Zhong Jinwei heard this, they both turned to look at him.
"Master Wen, who is it?" Zhong Jinwei asked humbly.
"Prince Tang!" Wen Tiren spat out two words softly.
"Prince Tang? Is he the Prince Tang whom the court was discussing punishment measures for?" Zhong Jinwei asked uncertainly.
"Exactly!" Wen Tiren nodded slightly.
Emperor Chongzhen did not speak after hearing this, and watched Zhong Jinwei continue to ask Wen Tiren: "Master Wen, are you saying that you are using punishment as a threat to force him to accept feudal overseas affairs first?"
"Exactly." Wen Tiren said twice in a row, and then explained without waiting for Zhong Jinwei to ask again: "The punishment previously discussed by the court was to cut off Zhu Yujian's king of Tang, depose him as a commoner, and imprison him in Fengyang Gao.
Qiang, the title of King of Tang was transferred to his younger brother."
Zhong Jinwei had not heard of this penalty before, but now he felt it was a bit severe. However, this penalty was actually the original punishment in history.
He looked at Wen Tiren, then turned to look at Emperor Chongzhen.
When Emperor Chongzhen saw this, he knew what Zhong Jinwei was thinking, and said: "Because of the feudal feudal king's overseas affairs, the previous discussion on the punishment of the Tang king has not yet been finalized."
Zhong Jinwei was a little silent after hearing this. Based on this punishment alone, although he could be threatened to become a trustee, Zhong Jinwei was still hesitant because there are good and bad trustees.
A good tutor serves as a good role model, guiding others to learn from him and achieve the purpose of using tutors.
Incompetent support may only have a counterproductive effect.
"Master Wen, is there any other information about this person?" Zhong Jinwei asked.
Wen Tiren nodded. He had checked Zhu Yujian's experience before when he presided over the discussion on the punishment of the Tang Dynasty King.
Therefore, he could immediately answer Zhong Jinwei: "The experience of King Tang is also a bit tortuous, but when you ask this, I think this person may be the best candidate to entrust you."
When Wen Tiren said this, even Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but ask: "Why did Wen Qing say this?"
Wen Tiren bowed to Emperor Chongzhen and then introduced: "Zhu Yujian was born in Nanyang Tang Palace in Bingshen, April 34th of Wanli Period. He is now just twenty-five years old. In his prime, he is suitable to go to North America to establish a vassal state.
Age. That’s one of them.”
"Secondly, it was not easy for Zhu Yujian to become the king of Tang Dynasty, so he cherishes it more than others."
Emperor Chongzhen actually knew the following content before. Wen Tiren mainly told Zhong Jinwei, so he turned to Zhong Jinwei and continued to introduce Zhu Yujian's family background.
It turned out that Zhu Yujian's grandfather, Tang Duan Wang Zhu Shuoji, doted on his concubine. He was persuaded by him that he no longer liked Zhu Yujian's father, the heir apparent, Zhu Qiqi, and imprisoned Zhu Qiqi and his son in the Chengdu Department in order to raise his concubine's son.
But after all, Zhu Qiyang was the legitimate son, and for some other reasons he was unable to establish another heir apparent. However, Zhu Qiyang was poisoned to death by his two brothers in the end, and then reported to the court to change the heir apparent.
As a result, the guardian Chen Qiyu discovered the truth of the matter and reported it to the court. Therefore, Zhu Yujian was made the grandson of the Tang Dynasty by the Ming court and was no longer imprisoned.
In the same year, the second year of Chongzhen, his grandfather died and he succeeded to the throne as King of Tang.
After Wen Tiren introduced this content, he continued what he said before: "Thirdly, Zhu Yujian's character was quite resolute and decisive. After he succeeded to the throne, he avenged his father and killed Zhu Qishuan, the king of Fushan, who was the mastermind of poisoning his father.
, crippled his accomplice Zhu Qiqi, the king of Anyang. On the other hand, there is no need to talk about the matter of King Qin."
"Fourth, after Zhu Yujian succeeded to the throne, he did not drink alcohol, was quite thrifty, and was diligent in official affairs. He was an ambitious person."
Wen Tiren's fourth point made Zhong Jinwei understand why he was punished so severely by the court.
If Zhu Yujian with these character traits stayed in the Ming Dynasty, he would not be the vassal clan that the court wanted to see. If he had the opportunity and made the slightest mistake, he would be the target of severe crackdowns.
But now they were going to North America to expand their territory, and the imperial court needed just such a person. Only then did Zhong Jinwei understand why Wen Tiren said Zhu Yujian was the best candidate.
But there is one thing that is strange to him. Logically speaking, in the history of later generations, especially when Emperor Chongzhen was martyred and the whole group was leaderless, such a capable vassal king should stand out from the vassal kings, end the internal strife in the Southern Ming Dynasty, and lead the resistance against the Qing Dynasty.
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But I have never heard that Nanming was always defeated by the Manchu and Qing Dynasties in internal strife. It seems that Zhu Yujian died within the high walls of Fengyang, Zhong Jinwei thought.
He actually guessed wrong on this point, but it has something to do with it. Zhu Yujian did not die in Fengyang, but his experience of being imprisoned in Fengyang greatly weakened his appeal. In the end, Zhu Yujian was always trapped in the quagmire of internal strife.
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Zhong Jinwei turned to Emperor Chongzhen and said: "Your Majesty, I think Master Wen is right, and this Prince of Tang may be the best supporter."
Finding a good excuse, Emperor Chongzhen nodded with a smile, and then said to Zhong Jinwei: "So, would you like to trouble Master Zhong to enlighten him first?"
"I obey the order." Zhong Jinwei bowed and agreed, then raised his head and asked: "Your Majesty, has the King of Tang arrived in the capital?"
"Well, the King of Tang is still awaiting punishment at the moment. With Dongchang watching, I will ask Wang Daban to take you there."
After Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, he rang a bell to summon a chamberlain and asked him to find Wang Chengen and come to the Wenhua Hall to see him.
After arranging this matter, Emperor Chongzhen said to Zhong Jinwei: "Master Zhong, in a few days, the feudal overseas meeting of the vassal kings will be held, and you must be present at that time."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhong Jinwei had already expected this and immediately agreed.
Wen Tiren saw that after Emperor Chongzhen said this, he had no intention of continuing, so he said to Zhong Jinwei: "Marquis Zhongxing, your new army spent a lot of silver. If you can save it, save it!"
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he also smiled and said to Zhong Jinwei: "I have also heard some remarks saying that Master Zhong treats the soldiers very well and has meat to eat every day."
Zhong Jinwei turned around from Wen Tiren, looked at Emperor Chongzhen and said: "Your Majesty, I am following the route of elite soldiers. Both in terms of the quality of the soldiers and the weapons and equipment, they must be the best. Only in this way can we train an army."
If we only have one army, we will not be defeated in every battle, and it will not be worth it if we have been conquered all year round and can win with a small number of captives."
Seeing the smile on Emperor Chongzhen's face when he said what he just said, he knew that he was not dissatisfied.
So Zhong Jinwei turned around and said to Wen Tiren: "Mr. Wen, I know that training elite troops costs money, so I also control the number of new troops. In addition, don't worry, state-owned enterprises are making money. I will also take time to study in various
So walk around more and strive to produce more profitable results, or improve existing things and reduce costs."
Wen Tiren was actually just talking, and Zhong Jinwei used magic tricks to get money. The national finances are much better than before.
Now that he has said it, he has stimulated Hou Zhongxing to make money. This is his purpose.
At this time, a chamberlain came in and reported: "Your Majesty, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry has something urgent to ask for an audience."