The brothers listened to the elder brother's reprimand honestly, and when his anger was almost gone, they all looked at the sixth brother, "Don't be a coward, kid."
"It turned out to be your kid's idea!" The prince saw their little moves clearly. The movements of looking around for the feather duster were exactly the same as his father's.
"Brother, don't look for it, there's none." The second brother muttered, "Yes, why don't you use the soles of your shoes?"
As he spoke, he took off his shoes.
"Put it on, you sweaty feet!" the boss said angrily, covering his nose.
"Alas, alas..." The second child put on his shoes again.
The sixth child is not afraid of his elder brother and can't help but chuckle.
"You still have such a playful smile on your face, kneel down for me!" The boss slapped the table angrily.
"Hey." Zhu Zhen had no choice but to kneel on the ground reluctantly.
"It turns out that you are planning to open a shipping company so that you can fly far away in the future!" The prince couldn't find a weapon at his disposal, so he used an unused chopstick to hit Lao Liu on the head.
"And not only do you want to leave, but you want to kidnap your brothers too? I will tighten my belt and sponsor you 20,000 yuan, and give me back the money!"
"Brother, the money has been spent." Lao Liu held his head and said cautiously: "On February 2, the municipal fleet has set off from Liujiagang, Taicang. The cost of this trip is huge. Two
As ten thousand taels were not enough, the second, third, and fourth brothers each contributed another ten thousand taels, and we could barely scrape together the departure fee."
"Brother, don't worry. Lao Liu said, come back and give me 20,000 guan." King Qin hurriedly explained for Lao Liu: "No, I won't trick you."
"Hmph..." Does Zhu Biao care about the money? He is angry with these boys for not being single-minded with him!
"Brother, calm down first and let me explain to you." Lao Liu puffed out his cheeks, with an innocent look on his face, and his round eyes were full of sincerity.
"Say." The boss said angrily.
"You really misunderstood. First of all, the feelings brothers have for their eldest brother transcend everything in the world." Zhu Zhen said: "My slogan is -"
"Father, mother, eldest brother is the dearest. Broken bones are still connected with tendons!" the brothers said in unison.
"Fuck..." The frost on the prince's face finally melted. He said to the fourth child: "Get a cotton pad for the sixth child."
Lao Liu moved from the hard and cold floor tiles to the soft and warm cotton pad... and continued to kneel and talk.
He first explained to his eldest brother the benefits of enfeoffing overseas. The content was very different from what he told his brothers when he was in Qixian County.
I just omitted the words "die inside and be safe outside", and some independent kingdom with the sky high and the emperor far away, etc., which would make the elder brother angry.
But I believe that with my elder brother’s wisdom, I can definitely understand what they are planning.
"Brother, we brothers grew up together, and our love is as strong as gold, so naturally there will be no suspicion." Then Zhu Zhen continued: "But we can't guarantee it, what will the next generation think?"
"Xiongying can't do that." Zhu Biao said confidently, "That kid is kind."
"But what if..." Zhu Zhen swallowed and said bravely: "What if our son is not kind? What if there is a careerist in one of the houses? Instead of fighting against each other, it would be better to ban us directly.
Go overseas. Then no matter how arrogant the descendants are, they will know that they will definitely not be able to compete with China in a remote corner separated by mountains and seas. Instead, they will feel at ease guarding the vassal state for the imperial court and opening up territory for China."
"Yes, brother, if something happens to the court and the emperor summons us, our descendants can bring troops back to the court to serve the king. We can also ensure that the imperial power will never be left behind." Lao San also agreed:
"But their roots are not in China, and they can only return to China after the incident, so they don't have to worry about occupying the magpie's nest. Brother, this is the real long-term way."
"You worry too much." The prince still shook his head and said, "You are originally the fortress kings who guard the frontier and expand the territory. The fiefdom is already far enough away."
"Xi'an is the divine capital of China, Taiyuan is also known as the ancient capital of the Nine Dynasties, and Beiping is the capital of the Yuan Dynasty..." Lao San said with a wry smile: "Not to mention the two sensitive places of Suzhou and Wuchang."
Suzhou is the capital of Zhang Shicheng; Wuchang is the capital of Chen Youliang...
"Brother, we are now called the King of Sai, just because the territory of the Ming Dynasty has not yet returned to the old appearance of the Han and Tang Dynasties. When the Northern Yuan Dynasty is completely wiped out in the future, and the country enters a prosperous age, these important towns will flourish again. At that time, the government and the public will
This is another judgment." The fourth man said soberly:
"Brother, what we are talking about now is not about feelings, but about future plans! I believe that instead of testing human nature and pinning our hopes on emotions, it is better not to give future generations the opportunity to test human nature. This is the way to long-term peace and stability!
Brother..."
"An ancient saying goes, 'The wise see the danger in the invisible, the wise see the disaster in the inchoate.' With the wisdom of the elder brother, knowing the twists and turns and taking precautions before they happen is far better than fighting the fire after the fire is exhausted!"
Sanye urged.
"Me, the same goes for me..." the second child suppressed a sentence. Then the brothers accompanied the sixth brother and knelt in front of the eldest brother. "Brother Ming Jian!"
"You..." Zhu Biao was heartbroken for a moment and couldn't help but burst into tears.
He is well-read in history books and is well aware of the political gains and losses of each dynasty. How could he not know that his father's enfeoffment of vassal kings is a huge hidden danger. If the future emperor does not reduce the vassal status, he is afraid that he will have trouble sleeping and eating. If he does not reduce the vassal status, he may also cause the Seven Kings.
It was a fratricidal war like that.
If Ye Boju, a teacher, could see the problem, how could the dignified prince not see it? But he was confident enough and knew that as long as he was here, no one in the old Zhu family would dare to have second thoughts.
I am only twenty-two this year, so I still have forty or fifty years, right? Such a long time is enough for me to slowly and properly solve this problem.
To put it another way, if I really run out of options, I won't be able to solve it properly. The worst I can do is recruit all my brothers to the capital and let them enjoy the red sunset with me. I don't believe any bastard dares not to recruit him.
Therefore, he was not particularly anxious about this matter before. Otherwise, how could he be known as the most stable prince in history?
But what his brothers said today still touched him - especially the fourth child's words, 'Instead of testing human nature and pinning our hopes on emotions, it is better not to give future generations a chance to test human nature.' He couldn't help but
agree.
Because there is an extreme assumption implicit in these words - what if the prince himself dies early?
I want Lao Liu to support Xiong Ying, but what if Lao Liu dies early?
Although the possibility of this is slim, but fate plays its tricks on people, sometimes misfortunes always come singly. Therefore, a proper system is more reliable...
As for the younger brothers, fear of slander and ridicule is probably the second reason why they want to entrust overseas territories together.
More importantly, the trip to Goryeo opened the eyes of these boys to what another kind of feudal king was like.
