Zhu Yujian is 38 years old this year and is the ninth grandson of Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, while Zhu Cihong is the thirteenth grandson of Zhu Yuanzhang. In other words, he is four generations older than Zhu Cihong, and Zhu Cihong politely calls him Uncle Huanggao!

But he is an unlucky man now, and he doesn't dare to talk about his life with Zhu Cihong. But Zhu Cihong has heard of him for a long time.

Because among those 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 this Zhu Yujian.

Although Zhu Yujian was born in the emperor's family, he received a hardship education since he was a child. was confined by his grandfather, Tang King Zhu Shuoxi, in the palace for sixteen years, from the age of 12 to the age of 28! In the second year of Chongzhen, his father, Zhu Qiqi, the son of Tang Wang, was poisoned by his uncle, and he himself almost lost his status as a grandson. As a result, he met Chen Qiyu, a magistrate who mourned Tang Shizi, and stood up for him, which kept his status as the grandson.

And after succeeding as the king of Tang, Zhu Yujian, who had been imprisoned by his grandfather for 12 years, also showed extraordinary ruthlessness, and actually killed his uncle Wang (that is, the one who killed his father) Fushan Wang Zhu Qixuan on the first day of July in the ninth year of Chongzhen, and beat another uncle, Anyang Wang Zhu Qijun, half to death.

And in August of that year, this fierce prince did something even more out of the ordinary. Unexpectedly, when the Qing soldiers entered the customs and robbed, and approached Beijing, they raised troops to go north to King Qin! This move broke the ban on "the vassal king does not control the army". Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen was furious, and in November of that year, he was abolished as a concubine, and he was also arrested into the Fengyang high wall, and it was eight years in a circle!

The so-called 38-year-old former Tang Wang has been in prison for a total of 20 years! So he must not be afraid of hardship!

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

In history, Zhu Yujian was Emperor Longwu of the Southern Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yulu was Emperor Shaowu, and Zhu Yujian retreated to Wencun City, Taishan after his two elder brothers were martyred, and insisted on resisting the Qing Dynasty until 1659.

The three brothers were martyred for resisting the Qing Dynasty, and they deserved to be the queen of Emperor Taizu Gao.

And Zhu Cihong, who is the reincarnation of Emperor Taizu Gao, is of course very optimistic about these three "descendants" who are not afraid of hardship and death. He needs such a prince to attract the firepower of the Manchurians in front now!

In addition to them, there is also a King Lu who Zhu Cihong also wants to make good use of.

So he personally stood at the door of the lobby of his Shuai Mansion today and greeted him ceremoniously.

"The three Gao Uncles have worked hard all the way, please come in!" Zhu Cihong greeted the three old elders who followed Ma Shiying to him, and looked at the three of them attentively.

The three of them are brothers, and they look a little similar, they are all dignified, the age difference is not much, and they are all wearing civilian clothes, but Zhu Cihong still recognized Zhu Yujian from it at a glance.

The kind of restrained and tenacious temperament that he has developed after going through too many ups and downs is something that the other two pampered county kings do not have.

So Zhu Cihong took two steps forward, grabbed Zhu Yujian's wrist with one hand, and asked affectionately: "You must be Tang Fan, right?" Long admiration, long admiration! ”

Zhu Yujian heard the young man in front of him call himself "Tang Fan", and his tears of excitement were about to fall.

Of course, this is His Royal Highness the Prince of Fujun who is in power-Zhu Cihong is wearing the prince's official uniform!

The crown prince called himself "Tang Domain", did he want to restore his title of vassal king? Zhu Yujian had already heard Ma Shiying talk about this yesterday. But I always can't believe it, but today I am really convinced.

It seems that the legendary thing that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the reincarnation of Emperor Taizu Gao is true!

In the Ming Dynasty, only Emperor Taizu Gao didn't care about the vassal king's military power......

Thinking of this, Zhu Yujian pouted, and knelt down for Zhu Cihong, "The concubine Zhu Yujian knocked to see His Royal Highness the Prince of Fujun!" ”

Seeing him kneeling, Zhu Yulu, Zhu Yuyi and Ma Shiying also knelt down and knocked on Zhu Cihong.

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

"King Tang should stop calling himself a concubine," Zhu Cihong said to Zhu Yu gently, "The punishment of my father to depose you as a concubine and put you in a high wall is too heavy and unfair. This palace will soon issue an order to rehabilitate you, you are still the vassal king of my Ming Dynasty! ”

"Thank you, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Zhu Yujian was so excited that he burst into tears.

Zhu Cihong looked at him with a smile, and waited for him to finish wiping his tears before saying: "However, your fiefdom Nanyang is still in the hands of the Liukou, and it will be difficult to recover for a while, so it is better to change places to guard it." ”

What the? Do you want to change fiefdoms?

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

Zhu Cihong smiled and said, "Has King Tang heard about the Dai Domain?" ”

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

"The vassal has been replaced!" Zhu Cihong said, "I changed the third brother of the palace, and I was able to control the civil and military officials and garrisons of Datong Mansion." ”

He paused and sighed: "The third brother of this palace is only 13 years old, and he is really not a candidate to serve as the king of Sai, so it is a last resort to let him take charge of the vassal." However, it is necessary to restore the system of the feudal king in charge of the army! There will be a share of the vassal king in the future, if you don't come out to serve the country and defend one side, who else can the palace and the emperor rely on?

Tang Fan, Ma Zhijun, do you think this is the reason? ”

This is to let the Tang King resist the meat shield of the Tartars and the Liukou!

Ma Shiying immediately understood what Zhu Cihong meant, and hurriedly echoed: "What Master Chitose said is extremely good! The vassal king is the Heavenly Domain, and he should be guarding one side! ”

Zhu Cihong nodded, and looked at Tang King Zhu Yujian again.

Zhu Yujian was silent.

If eight years ago, when he had not been deposed as a concubine by Emperor Chongzhen, he would definitely stand up and defend the border for the country.

But now that he has suffered enough, he has reined in, and he is still empty-handed, and he doesn't even have a confidant, what can he take to guard the side?

"Chitose Lord," Zhu Yujian was silent for a moment before he asked thoughtfully, "I don't know where you want this domain to go?" ”

"How is Runing Mansion?" Zhu Cihong asked.

"Runing Mansion?" Zhu Yujian frowned and seemed a little hesitant.

He is a little familiar with Runing Mansion, because Runing Mansion is next to his hometown Nanyang Mansion, located at the intersection of Henan, Huguang and Nanzhili. About half of the territory is south of the Huai River, and it also occupies half of the Dabie Mountain. The terrain is dangerous, the people are strong, and it is still the shield of Huaixi and Huguang, which is very important.

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

Let Tang Wang go out of the town Runing is Li Yan's trick to Zhu Cihong - Runing Mansion is the hometown of the Red Lady and Feng San, Li Yan is a bit of a foundation over there, and he can go out to run it for Zhu Cihong in the future.

However, his own signboard is not strong enough - he has been a rogue, although he has Zhu Cihong's trust, it is still difficult to convince the public. So you need to borrow the signboard of Tang King Zhu Yujian to act!

In addition, Runing, a poor and remote country, is also extremely important in the overall situation that Li Yan planned for Zhu Cihong.

Because the poor countryside produces elite soldiers, just look at the red lady to know how fierce the folk customs in the Dabie Mountains are!

If Zhu Cihong goes to Jiangnan, the problem of money and food will be solved, but the source of soldiers will be a little difficult. Relying on the Suzhou soldiers, Hangzhou soldiers, and Yangzhou soldiers, I am afraid it will be difficult to defeat the Tartars and Liukou.

And the soldiers of Dabie Mountain should be good, so Runing Mansion must be firmly in hand, and it must have a strong management.

Li Yan said to King Tang: "Your Highness doesn't have to worry about the people of Runing being difficult to govern, the imperial court will send capable ministers to serve as Changshi, the commander of the guard, and the knowledge of Runing Mansion to take care of the business for His Highness." His Royal Highness only needs to insist on it in Runing to unite people's hearts. ”

Zhu Cihong said: "King Tang, this palace knows that Ruyang in Runing Shouxian County is not dangerous, and if the thief is so big, it will be difficult to defend it." However, you still have Xinyang danger, and there are Dabie mountains, this palace does not want you to die with Ruyang, but wants you to stick to Runing for a long time. Even if you go up the mountain, you have to stick to the end! ”

"Good!" Tang King Zhu Yujian had a bottom in his heart, he stood up and bowed to Zhu Cihong, "His Royal Highness the Prince, this domain is willing to go to Ruyang to insist, even if it is a big farewell to old age, it will never waver!" ”