For the vassal kings everywhere, the lifespan of the Wanli Emperor is still worthy of serious attention. This concern was not for the throne, but for the distribution of certain interests within the clan. The vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty, except for Zhu Di, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, who rebelled and snatched the throne, only Emperor Jiajing picked up a dead chicken and ascended to the Ninety-Five Honor. The other vassal kings basically had no chance of ascending to the throne. Therefore, they have only one purpose, and that is to accumulate wealth. The vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty, as long as they had territory, were all masters of accumulating wealth.

As we all know, the relationship between the crown prince and King Fu has always been very bad. Of course, the vassal kings had to make their own choices. In fact, most of the vassal kings were on the side of the crown prince and were not very interested in King Fu. This mindset is easy to understand. If you have a child in your family, who is neither the eldest son nor the eldest, but because of his mother's relationship, he has exhausted the family's resources and squeezed out all the shares that should have been given to others, can you not blush this child? Can you willingly let this child ascend to the throne of the emperor?

For example, when King Fu was in Luoyang, Emperor Wanli gave him 20,000 tilts of land in one go. 20,000 tilts of land, what is that concept? That's the equivalent of 2 million acres of land. Even if there is an annual income of one tael of silver per mu of land, the income from land rent alone is two million taels of silver per year, not to mention other incomes. Even if Qingwangfu is the richest man in Ningxia Town, the land under his name is not as good as Fuwangfu!

Not only that, but at the time of King Fu's wedding, Emperor Wanli generously rewarded 10,000 hectares of land and a large amount of silver. Coupled with gold jewelry, rare antiques, jade jewelry and other gifts, King Fu became the richest vassal king of the Ming Dynasty in one fell swoop. Since then, the Wanli Emperor has repeatedly added seals, feeling as if the title is a little less, as if he is sorry for the Fu King, so that the fields around Luoyang, and even the entire Henan Province, are not enough to distribute to the Fu King, and must go to the nearby Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, and Huguang to cut the land.

Emperor Wanli gave people the feeling that I couldn't give Emperor Fuwang the throne, so I would have to compensate him. I will give all the silver in the Tai storehouse and the inner treasury to the Fu King, and he will have as much as he wants. It's useless for you to say anything. I want to care for my son, and I have nothing to do with you. With such an outrageous favor, it is strange that the vassal kings are not blushing. However, under the grace of Emperor Wanli, even if the vassal kings had any complaints, they did not dare to say it clearly.

Fortunately, Emperor Wanli's lifespan was short. With his current age, as well as his current physical condition, he can only support a few years at most. What does King Fu rely on? Emperor Wanli, of course. As long as Emperor Wanli is gone, with his stupid mother, can he still make waves and make wind and rain? It would be nice if he could keep his wealth.

Of course, the crown prince Zhu Changluo is recognized as a good man by the vassal kings. It's not that he naturally wants to be a good person, it's his life experience that forces him to be a good person. Under the target of Emperor Wanli, he must not make any mistakes, otherwise, he may be deposed as the crown prince at any time. To be honest, he, the crown prince, has indeed worked too hard, much harder than Zhu Youjiao, the filial piety of the year.

The main content of the New Year's garden party in the 45th year of Wanli is, of course, to congratulate the Wanli Emperor on his accession to the throne for 45 years. No matter what the hearts of the vassal kings everywhere think, these superficial efforts must still be done. Moreover, this year's celebration must be a little more grand than in previous years. Because this year is a special year.

Except for the previous Jiajing Emperor, it was the Wanli Emperor who reigned for the longest time. There's a very delicate counterpart in this. Emperor Jiajing reigned for exactly forty-five years. If Emperor Wanli can survive forty-five years smoothly, his ascension to the throne will be longer than that of Emperor Jiajing, becoming the emperor who has ascended the throne for the longest time in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

No one knows what Emperor Wanli really thinks in his heart. In his later years, Emperor Wanli showed up less and less, and throughout the year, even Shoufu couldn't even see him a few times. However, according to the mentality of ordinary people, it is speculated that for this year, Emperor Wanli should be quite concerned. After all, as long as he persists for another year, he will be the longest-reigning emperor since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. He must not be able to hold back this pride.

Of course, Emperor Jiajing was the first emperor, and as the younger Emperor Wanli, he would never dare to take the initiative to do any celebrations. Otherwise, it is easy to be labeled as a big hat of unfilial descendants. However, if he doesn't do it himself, it doesn't mean that others don't do it, especially those who want to curry favor with Emperor Wanli. If others do it, but Emperor Wanli doesn't do it, those officials and imperial histories of the Metropolitan Procuratorate will have no chance to bite people. As long as this group of mad dogs doesn't move, it's not a big problem.

Huyan Aobo finally said with a smile: "At this year's Spring Festival Garden Party, the prince has sent out a total of one hundred and sixty-eight posts, and when the time comes, it is estimated that more than ninety percent of people will come in person." Xu Huwei, such a good opportunity, don't miss it. The dragon is trapped in shallow water, the tiger is out of the gate, Xu guards the genius of Tianzhong, wise and martial, Ningxia Town is such a small place, I am afraid that it will not be able to accommodate Xu Guard. With Xiao Lao'er's suggestion, Xu Huwei might as well have more contact with people outside to see what the outside world is like. ”

Xu Xingxia nodded inadvertently, and then looked at Huyan Aobo suspiciously. What does this cunning guy mean by saying such heartfelt words to himself? He actually said that Ningxia Town couldn't accommodate himself, and even said such a sensual thing as Yingming Shenwu. Could it be that it is interesting for the boss to drive himself away from Ningxia Town? If you can't handle yourself inside Ningxia Town, you want to kick yourself out? Hum! It's easy to please God, but it's hard to send God, do you think you can easily drive Lao Tzu away? There is no suitable place to go, and Lao Tzu will not leave even if he is killed!

However, Huyan Aobo's words also have some truth. Ningxia Town is indeed too small to accommodate its own. There is always a day when I want to go out into the outside world. It is indeed good for you to know more people. In his previous life, he could live as an otaku, but in this life, it is impossible. The sea is wide and the fish jumps, the sky is high and the birds fly, the world is big, I can go wherever I want, this is the real awesome!

"In that case, then I'll be there on time!" Xu Xingxia said.

"Little Lao'er knows that Escort Xu will not refuse." Huyan Aobo said.

Xu Xingxia paused slightly, and said slowly: "The Tartars are about to go south, isn't the prince worried that the garden will be disturbed by the Tartars?" If this side is elated, but the Tartars over there are killed under the city, wouldn't it be a big disaster? ”

Huyan Aobo laughed and said heartily: "With Xu Escort here, what does the prince need to worry about?" Not only is the prince not careful, but even the governor and the chief military officer are also not careful. Since Xu Huwei can use a force of a few hundred people to defeat Gugrad's two thousand troops and thwart the second attack of several Tartar thousand people, it should not be a difficult task. They are all waiting for Escort Xu to create a miracle again and deliver good news! ”

Xu Xingxia secretly scolded in his heart. These old foxes, paralyzed, are all cunning to death. Originally, I thought that when the Tartars went south, they would be nervous for a while, and I would find a way to get a little benefit from them. Now it seems that this chance is relatively slim. It can be seen that being too competent is not a good thing. If you're too capable, others will count on you for everything. Only crying children have candy to eat!

However, there is really no way to worry about this matter, and if you want to eat sugar, it is even more impossible. His precinct happened to be the first place in the southward march of the Tartars. If the Tartars wanted to sweep the interior of Ningxia Town, they would have to pass through his defense area, which he would never tolerate. Although those guys in the rear are too hateful, he can't be shameless enough to let the Tartars go and let them attack the interior of Ningxia Town. If he does that, he will be a veritable Han Jian. Even if the soldiers were willing to follow him, he himself would spit on himself.

After receiving Xu Xingxia's affirmative reply, Huyan Aobo went satisfied. When he left, that kind of triumphant look always made Xu Xingxia feel that something was wrong. He felt as if he had fallen into some kind of pit again. I just thought about it, but I couldn't imagine what pit was waiting for me in front of me. Since you can't think of it, then don't think about it at all. There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, so let's talk about it then!

After being busy for a while, it seemed that it was Chinese New Year's Eve, and Xu Xingxia had the opportunity to go home. I happened to pass by Wang Qinian's grocery store and saw Wang Qinian hanging lanterns at the door. This Jinyi Guard's genuine hundred households is actually a helpless, childless and daughterless character. It seems that the long-term dark pile career has indeed had too much impact on his life. The lanterns in front of other people's homes are basically hung up with the help of their own children. For example, the lanterns of the Xu family were made by Xu Xudong. Only Wang Qinian needs to do it himself.

"Lao Wang, let me help you!" Xu Xingxia said as he helped. With his help, the lantern in front of the grocery store was quickly hung up. Xu Xingxia casually looked around and found that on both sides of the cross street of Weizhenbao, there were all kinds of lanterns hung up, which looked very good. In his memory, it was the first time he had seen so many lanterns in Fort Willtown. In a sense, it's a bit of a New Year's atmosphere.

In the past, the military households in Weizhenbao were all poor, and there was no money for the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, where was the money to hang lanterns? But this year is different. This year, the living standards of the military households in Weizhenbao can be said to have changed greatly, and every household not only eats and dresses well, but also begins to have spiritual pursuits. Hanging lanterns is the most primitive spiritual pursuit.

Secondly, it is time to set off fireworks. The nouveau riche of Fort Weizhen love to show off with fireworks. In the past, it was a few families such as Zhang Qiuqing and Wang Shoulu who had the money to buy fireworks. This year, any military family can afford it. It is estimated that on Chinese New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, the number of fireworks burning in Weizhenbao will definitely not be less.

(To be continued)