Zhu Yujian is 38 years old this year and is the ninth grandson of Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, while Zhu Cixiang is the thirteenth grandson of Zhu Yuanzhang. In other words, he is four generations older than Zhu Cixiang, so Zhu Cixiang politely called him his great uncle!

However, he is now an unlucky commoner and he no longer dares to discuss his seniority with Zhu Cixiang. But Zhu Cixiang has heard about him for a long time.

Because among the princes in the late Ming Dynasty, if you want to find a ruthless person who is not afraid of hardship and death, there is no doubt that it is Zhu Yujian.

Although Zhu Yujian was born in an imperial family, he received a hard-working education from an early age. He was imprisoned by his grandfather, King Zhu Shuoji of the Tang Dynasty, in the Chengdu Department of the Royal Palace for sixteen years, from the age of 12 to 28 years old! In the second year of Chongzhen, he

His father, the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, Zhu Qiqi, was poisoned to death by his uncle, and he almost lost his status as a grandson. However, he met Chen Qiyu, a local official who was mourning the prince of Tang Dynasty, to stand up for him, and he was able to keep his status as a grandson.

After becoming the king of Tang Dynasty, Zhu Yujian, who had been imprisoned by his grandfather for 12 years, also showed extraordinary cruelty. He actually killed his uncle Wang with a stick on the first day of July in the ninth year of Chongzhen (that is, he killed his father).

That one) King Zhu Qishun of Fushan also beat his other uncle, King Zhu Qishun of Anyang, half to death.

And in August of that year, this fierce prince did something even more outrageous. He actually launched an army to march north to King Qin when the Qing troops entered the country to rob and invade Beijing! This move broke the rule of "the feudal prince does not control the troops".

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen was furious. In November of that year, he was deposed as a commoner and was imprisoned in Fengyang High Wall for eight years!

The so-called 38-year-old former Tang Dynasty King served a total of 20 jail terms! So he must not be afraid of hardship!

As for death... Not only is he not afraid, but the two brothers who came with him today, Zhu Yuxi and Zhu Yue, are both ruthless people who are not afraid of death.

In history, Zhu Yujian was Emperor Longwu of the Southern Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuju was Emperor Shaowu, and Zhu Yue defended Wenchun City in Taishan and persisted in resisting the Qing Dynasty until 1659 when his two brothers died for the country.

The three brothers died for their country one after another in the fight against the Qing Dynasty, and they are worthy of being the queen of Emperor Taizu Gao.

As the reincarnation of Taizu Emperor Gao, Zhu Cixiang was of course very optimistic about these three "descendants" who were not afraid of hardship or death. He now needed such princes to stand up to attract the firepower of the Manchus!

In addition to the three of them, there is another King of Lu whom Zhu Cixiang wants to make good use of.

So today he personally stood at the entrance of the lobby of his handsome manor to greet him solemnly.

"Three great uncles have worked hard all the way, please come in!" Zhu Cixiang greeted the three elders who were walking towards him with Ma Shiying, and looked at these three people carefully.

The three were brothers, and they looked somewhat similar. They were both good-looking and not much different in age. They were all wearing casual clothes, but Zhu Cihong still recognized Zhu Yujian from them at a glance.

His introverted and tenacious temperament, which he has developed through many trials and hardships, is something that the other two pampered princes do not have.

So Zhu Cixiang took two steps forward, grabbed Zhu Yujian's wrist, and asked affectionately: "You must be Tang Fan, right? I have admired him for a long time, I have admired him for a long time!"

When Zhu Yujian heard the young man in front of him calling himself "Tang Fan", he almost burst into tears with excitement.

Of course, he is the powerful Crown Prince of Fujun - Zhu Cixiang is wearing the Crown Prince's official uniform!

The prince calls himself "Tang Fan", does he want to restore his title of feudal prince? Zhu Yujian had already heard Ma Shiying talk about this yesterday. But he still couldn't believe it. Today he is really convinced.

It seems that the legend that His Royal Highness is the reincarnation of Taizu Emperor Gao is true!

In the Ming Dynasty, only Emperor Taizu Gao did not care about the military power of vassals...

Thinking of this, Zhu Yujian knelt down in front of Zhu Cixiang and said, "Common man Zhu Yujian comes to see His Royal Highness the Prince of Fujun!"

Seeing him kneeling, Zhu Yuxian, Zhu Yu'e and Ma Shiying also knelt down and knelt down to see Zhu Cihong.

"Get up, get up, please get up." Zhu Cixiang helped him up with a smile on his face, then took his hand into the lobby, and ordered him, Zhu Yue, Zhu Yu'e, and Ma Shiying to sit down.

"Prince Tang, don't call yourself a commoner anymore," Zhu Cixi said to Zhu Yujian warmly, "My father's punishment of deposing you as a commoner and imprisoning you in a high wall is too severe and unfair. I will soon be here

I have vindicated you by decree, and you are still the vassal king of my Ming Dynasty!"

"I thank His Highness the Crown Prince for your kindness!" Zhu Yujian was so excited that tears filled his eyes.

Zhu Cixiang looked at him with a smile, and waited until he finished wiping his tears before saying: "However, your fiefdom of Nanyang is still in the hands of the bandits, and it will be difficult to recover for a while. It is better to move to another place to guard it."

What? Want to change the fief?

Zhu Yujian was stunned and looked at Zhu Cihong with some doubts.

Zhu Cixiang smiled and said: "Has the King of Tang heard about Dai Fan?"

"Dai Fan?" Zhu Yujian shook his head, "What's wrong with Dai Fan?"

"The vassal has been replaced!" Zhu Cixiang said, "The third brother of this palace has been replaced, and it has also changed from virtual to real, and it is now possible to control the civil and military officials and the garrison of Datong Mansion."

He paused and sighed: "My third brother is only 13 years old. He is really not a candidate to be the King of Sai. It is a last resort to let him take charge of the acting vassal. However, it is necessary to restore the system of vassal king commanding troops and guarding.

!There is a vassal king in the world. If you don’t come out to serve the country and guard one side, who can I and my father rely on?

Tang Fan, the horse-controlled army, do you think this is the right principle?"

This is a human shield for the Tang Dynasty king to resist the Tatars and rogue bandits!

Ma Shiying immediately understood what Zhu Cixiang meant, and quickly echoed: "What Qiansui Master said is extremely good! The vassal king is the vassal screen of the Tianjia, and he should guard one side!"

Zhu Cihong nodded and looked at Tang Wang Zhu Yujian again.

Zhu Yujian frowned and remained silent.

If he had not been deposed as a commoner by Emperor Chongzhen eight years ago, he would have stepped forward to defend the country's borders.

But now he has suffered enough and has restrained himself. Moreover, he is still empty-handed and does not even have a confidant. What can he do to defend the border?

"Master Qiansui," Zhu Yujian was silent for a while and then asked thoughtfully, "I wonder where you want this feudal lord to move?"

"How is Runing Mansion?" Zhu Cixiang asked.

"Runing Mansion?" Zhu Yujian frowned, seeming a little hesitant.

He is somewhat familiar with Runing Mansion, because Runing Mansion is close to his hometown of Nanyang Mansion, located at the intersection of Henan, Huguang, and South Zhili. About half of the land is south of the Huaihe River, and half of the land is south of the Huaihe River.

Dabie Mountain has a difficult terrain and strong folk customs. It is also a shield for Huaixi and Huguang, which is very important.

Zhu Cihong gave Li Yan, who was sitting next to him, a wink.

Letting the King of Tang come out of Runing was Li Yan's trick for Zhu Cihong - Runing Mansion is the hometown of Hong Niangzi and Feng San, and Li Yan has some foundation there, and he can take over Zhu Cihong's management in the future.

However, his own brand name was not strong enough - after all, he had been a bandit. Although he had Zhu Cixiang's trust, he still found it difficult to convince the public. So he had to borrow the brand name of Tang King Zhu Yujian!

In addition, Runing, a remote and remote area, is also extremely important in Li Yan's plan for Zhu Cihong.

Because elite soldiers are produced in remote areas. Just look at the Red Lady and you will know how tough the folk customs in the Dabie Mountains are!

If Zhu Cihong went to Jiangnan, the problem of money and food would be easy to solve, but the source of troops would be a bit difficult. Relying on Suzhou soldiers, Hangzhou soldiers, and Yangzhou soldiers, it would be difficult to defeat the Tatars and rogue bandits.

The soldiers in the Dabie Mountains should be good, so the Runing Mansion must be firmly in control and managed effectively.

Li Yan said to the king of Tang Dynasty: "Your Highness does not have to worry about the people of Runing being difficult to govern. The imperial court will send capable officials to serve as chief historians, escort commanders and magistrates of Runing Mansion to manage the business for Your Highness. Your Highness only needs to persist in Runing.

Just to unite people’s hearts.”

Zhu Cixiang said: "Prince Tang, I know that Ruyang, the first county of Runing, is not dangerous. If the bandits come in large numbers, it will be difficult to defend it. However, you still have Xinyang, a dangerous place, and the Dabie Mountains. I don't want you to be with us."

Ruyang will die together, but I want you to stick to Runing for a long time. Even if you go up the mountain to become the king, you must persevere to the end!"
Chapter completed!