"Your Majesty wants to reduce the vassal state?" Li Jie did not go around the corner and directly expressed the implication of Zhu Yunsheng's words.

"I know brother-in-law, you will definitely understand. Yes, I do have this idea, but I am worried that doing so will cause chaos in various places, so I want to ask your opinion from my brother-in-law." Zhu Yunqiu did not avoid it, but nodded and responded.

"How will Your Majesty plan to reduce the vassal state?" Li Jie did not rush to object, but planned to take this opportunity to test Zhu Yunyu's ability and vision.

"It is easy to say the matter of reducing the vassal states, and it is difficult to say it is difficult." Zhu Yunyu showed a confident expression and said, "Although the vassal kings in various places hold military and political power, their respective strengths cannot compete with the court. Especially after this Northern Expedition to the Remnant Yuan, they should be able to recognize the gap between themselves and the court."

Zhu Yunxiu paused and then said, "Of course, we should not underestimate the vassal kings in various places because of this, so I think the best way is to divide and govern them. Moreover, we should not make it too big in the early stage, but we need to choose a few less important vassal kings to start. First, we should test the attitudes of the kings. If someone dares to object, we can attack the most powerful vassal kings and use them as typical punishments. At that time, we will definitely shock the kings, and then reducing the vassal kings should reduce a lot of resistance."

After hearing this, Li Jie secretly felt funny. Zhu Yunyu and Zhu Yunwen were worthy of being brothers. The two may be very different in other places, but they had a consistent view on reducing the vassals. In history, Zhu Yunwen also began to reduce the vassals from the weak vassal kings, and finally forced the Yan King Zhu Di to rebel because if he did not rebel, it would be his turn.

To be honest, it is not a wrong plan to start with the weak vassal kings first. In fact, the vassal kings must not be cut all at once. So either start with the weak vassal kings or start with the most powerful vassal kings. It is nothing more than these two paths, and neither of these two paths can be said wrong. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages, and it will ultimately depend on how to operate it.

"Brother-in-law, why don't you speak? Do you think my plan is too simple?" Zhu Yunxiu saw Li Jie silent, so he asked anxiously.

"That's not. Actually, as you said, the matter of reducing the vassal states is simple and simple. Especially except for the King of Zhou, all the princes in the top five went abroad, and they were also the most powerful princes before, which also made His Majesty's reduction of the vassal states less trouble." Li Jie immediately replied with a smile.

Zhu Cheng was in Japan, Zhu Zhen was demoted to Luzon, and Zhu Di was in Goryeo, and he was determined to go to America. The rest of Zhu Zhen also went to Jiaozhi and worked hard to develop into the South China Sea. These princes must not be able to return, and they were not within the traditional scope of the Ming Dynasty. Even if the vassal states were reduced, they would not be able to cut them down.

It is worth mentioning that the reason why Zhu Di agreed to go to Goryeo was to prevent such a day. After all, he was as smart as him. He had long expected that sooner or later, the court would not tolerate the vassal kings who held military power, so he was the first to run outside. Zhu Zhen also had the same idea, while Zhu Ren and Zhu Li had the luck of being lucky and passively went abroad, but also escaped the fate of being slashed.

However, when Zhu Yunxiu heard Li Jie mention Zhu Di and others abroad, a strange look appeared on his face. Li Jie also noticed it very keenly, which made him stunned. Then he said in shock: "Your Majesty, you don't want to cut off the people of the King of Yan and others together, right?"

"This...hehe, how can I allow others to snore on the side of the bed? The Fourth Uncle and the others are not weak. Now the Ming Dynasty is strong, so naturally there is no need to worry. But if my descendants are unworthy in the future and the strength of the Ming Dynasty is weak, then wouldn't it be..."

Zhu Yunxiu didn't say anything more, and he didn't need to say anything when he was in the face. He personally understood what he meant, and Li Jie was even more shocked. He didn't expect that Zhu Yunxiu would think so long, and even his descendants considered it.

But that's true. Li Jie didn't know whether to be happy or sad for a moment. Zhu Yunxi could consider this long term, which shows that after he ascended the throne, he has indeed grown a lot. From some aspects, he is already a qualified emperor.

However, Zhu Di and others are different from ordinary princes after all. Among them, Zhu Chuang and Zhu Zhen took the initiative to kill abroad. Most of the land and population in their hands were built by them. Perhaps they did rely on the strength of the Ming Dynasty in the early stage, but don’t forget that they are also Lao Zhu’s sons, and it is also worthy of me to help my son build a foundation.

So from some aspects, Zhu Yunxiu wanted to reduce Zhu Di, Zhu Zhen and others to the vassal state, but it lacked moral support, and even legal principles. After all, it was defeated by others. Zhu Yunxiu did nothing and wanted to grab the foundation in their hands, which was unreasonable in any case.

Thinking of this, Li Jie couldn't help but look forward and walked forward with a serious expression and said, "Your Majesty's idea is indeed very good. But King Yan and others are not in the territory after all. Even if they are reduced, they may not be able to cut off their heads, right?"

Seeing Li Jie objecting, Zhu Yunyu was stunned at first, and then showed a disappointed look, but he quickly recovered and smiled as usual: "What my brother-in-law said makes sense. Whether it is Goryeo or Jiaozhi, it was originally independent of the country, and the court was not convenient for him to reach there. It was just that I had this consideration because they were bordering us."

"There is a saying that military strategy is about being in a distance and attacking near and near. The King of Yan and others are outside the country. Even if Your Majesty reduces the vassal states, it is impossible to cut them off from them. So I think it is best to deepen the communication with them now, tie them together with the interests of the Ming Dynasty, and then make every effort to solve the vassal states in the country!" Li Jie suggested again.

"Okay, I'm just a little worried now. If the Fourth Uncle and the others see me taking action against the domestic vassal kings, what if they have any ideas or even reaching out to the country? After all, the Second Uncle had such ideas before." Zhu Yunhuang nodded first, and then asked again with some concern.

Last time Zhu Chuang contacted Zhu Xueqing and attempted to monitor the movements in the capital. This incident also made Zhu Yunxi very alert. It is probably the inspiration for him to reduce the vassal states, so he has always been very wary of Zhu Di and others abroad.

I have to say that Zhu Yunxiu's concerns are still very reasonable. After all, if the news of the vassalization of the vassalization comes out, Zhu Di and others from abroad will definitely be greatly shocked. At that time, they may really join forces with the vassal kings in the territory to cause trouble.
Chapter completed!