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Chapter 4 Frontier Fortress 9 Kings

Zhao Yuan, King of Le'an County, was the second son of King Su. Maybe it was because of the severe cold climate in Kaiping.

When he was crowned king, he also wrote a dish with more than a dozen other young clan children.

An ordinary county king.

Even the title is the word "Le'an" - contentment and happiness, peace and security.

In this Daduan territory, it is not uncommon for such a county king to have fifteen if not thirty.

In the winter when he was 14 years old, before the fall of frost, King Su and his son went to Beijing to worship at Emperor Xian's mausoleum together. For some reason, he was loved by Emperor Xian and stayed in the palace with the prince for several months.

Finally, when the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, King Su and his elder brother leave Beijing, and he goes to see them off.

With a solemn face, King Su said to him: "The emperor's heirs are only the prince, King Ning and me... I am guarding the frontier in Kaiping, but I am close to Beijing, so there have been rumors that I am the emperor's eldest son, so I should not be raised. Thoughts. Now... the crown prince's heir has just been born, His Majesty has far-reaching thoughts, and the king's heart is unpredictable. Since he has taken a fancy to you, there is nothing he can do... If I don't leave my King Su's blood in the capital, I can't settle the king's heart... Yuan'er don't want it Blame me."

"Father, needless to say." Zhao Yuan said, "There is nothing wrong with being in the capital. You know that I have loved Go since I was a child. Now in the palace, Grandpa Huang and Uncle Prince invited Li Guoshou to teach me the game. I am obsessed with it every day and don't miss my hometown. .Even my mother thinks less."

Su Wang's son, Zhao Zhen, was just a child at that time, and after hearing this, he wept uncontrollably: "Second son, what nonsense are you talking about? You are always clinging to your mother, but now you say you don't want him?! No, You want to go with us! There were three people when we came, and two people when we went back, how can I explain to my mother?!"

He grabbed Zhao Yuan's hand and refused to let go.

"You will be bullied in the capital by yourself. You can't stay. You go back with us, mother is still waiting for you at home!"

However, Zhao Yuan, who was two years younger than him, could still comfort others with a smile: "Father, brother, my legs and feet are inconvenient. Kaiping is too far away, so I won't go back."

When leaving, I saw him off at the Yuanwang Pavilion, until the figures of my father and elder brother became small, and when they were about to disappear, my elder brother looked back at him, waved and shouted: "Next time we return to Beijing, we will come to see you!!! Pick you up and go home !"

Come back home?

Eight hundred li to the northeast from Shuntianfu is Kaiping.It's only a few days to go fast...but I can't go back.There is a law in Daduan, and the clan of the king and Dingfan is enfeoffed. After entering the vassal, there is no emperor's order.

Hongyan sent a message.

It was my mother who died of illness later, and it was several springs and summers before I got the news.

Since my father and brother returned to Kaiping at the age of 14, they have not seen each other for ten years... This year the emperor brought all the officials to visit the Tianshou Mountain Yeling to worship the ancestors, and finally called King Su to Beijing to accompany him... Presumably the father and brother have already set off, Kaiping is far away Recently, I arrived in the capital before Frost's Descent.

When the time comes, his family will reunite and enjoy themselves happily.

"My lord, we've arrived at the palace." Feng An said to him from outside the car.

Zhao Yuan withdrew his thoughts and said hello, then he was carried out of the car by Feng An and the servants, he was safely placed in the wheelchair, and he tidied up his clothes before going forward to report.

When he left, the crown prince served the emperor in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and arranged for the emperor and all the officials to pay homage to the Tianshou Mountain Mausoleum at the time of Frost's Fall.

At this moment in Duanben Palace, only the emperor's grandson Zhao Jun is present. This child is ten years old, extremely intelligent, agile and healthy, and will be a Dingguo Mingjun in the future.A wall map was set up in the warm pavilion of Duanben Palace. When Zhao Yuan entered, the emperor's grandson was looking at the wall map—it was "Da Duan Wanli Mountains and Rivers Map".

"His Royal Highness." Zhao Yuan bowed.

Zhao Jun's small figure was cross-legged under the picture of mountains and rivers, when he heard his voice, he jumped up, ran over to hug him, and said happily, "Second brother is here!"

After saying this, she couldn't stop, climbed to sit on his lap, put her arms around his neck, and began to tell him how difficult it was for her to go to class recently, and how harsh and difficult the newly hired imperial teacher was.

Zhao Yuan couldn't help laughing out loud: "Zhu Chuanliang's teacher, Mr. Cheng Yangming, is the current Confucianism Taishan, and has unique achievements in the strategy of governing the country. How come you become a tricky and mean old man."

"This is all rumors spread by the world, and the second brother can believe it!" Zhao Jun said aggrievedly, "He even left me homework, I just can't figure it out."

"Oh?" Zhao Yuan asked Feng'an to push the wheelchair in front of the picture of mountains and rivers, and looked up.

The territory of the Daduan Empire is shown in this map.

From the extreme cold in the north to the deep ocean in the south.It was just sunrise in Ganzhou, but it was already night in the East China Sea.Two capitals and 300 provinces, [-] miles of fertile land, [-] million households registered by the people, and all barbarians paid tribute to the court.

Zhao Yuan couldn't help sighing: "In the universe, if the status is second, there is no first. I am lucky to be born in such a prosperous country, and fortunate to be able to witness such a prosperous world."

"Second brother, help Jun'er think about how to deal with Master Zhu." The emperor's grandson was very distressed, begging.

"Coping?" Zhao Yuan was curious.

"He didn't test me on "The Analects of Confucius" and didn't let me copy "The Doctrine of the Mean", but asked me what I think about the current situation." Zhao Jun was at a loss, "I read it for a long time, but I don't really understand it. Please, Er Brother, you are the best for me."

Zhao Yuan was soft-hearted, and loved Zhao Jun as much as his own brother, so he thought for a while and said, "I don't really understand the situation. But I think Daduan is no different from a chessboard, left and right are just a game of vertical and horizontal nineteen. It's a game of timing, situation, and people's hearts."

The grandson of the emperor looked up at him with his round eyes open, looking a little cute.

Zhao Yuan smiled, patted his head, and looked up at the map of mountains and rivers.

"My Daduan is facing the Yi people in the north, and there are nomadic tribes pressing the border. This hardship is inevitable in all dynasties. When the Taizu Emperor founded the country, he established the northern border and named the nine frontier kings, and determined the northern frontier of our Daduan with the blood of the royal family. Tranquility. Therefore, Daduan can last for 22 generations, and its glory has never faded."

He looked at it for a while, then raised his hand and pointed to the northern frontier: "The nine frontier kings, from west to east, are: King Fu of Ganzhou, King Qing of Weizhou, King Qin of Xi'an, King Jin of Taiyuan, King Datong, King Xuanfugu, King Su of Kaiping, King Ning of Great Ning, King Liao of Guangning."

"King Su...is King Su the second brother's father?" Zhao Jun asked.

"Yes." Zhao Yuan said, "The current King Su is my father."

"Among them, King Fu of Ganzhou is the blood of the Taizu and has continued to this day. King Qin's palace has been empty since Emperor Xian, and it has already withered. Now, except King Liao who was still young and never came to the vassal, and King Ning who was sick in the mansion in the capital, the other vassal kings guard the vassal Earth, for many, many years..."

As soon as Zhao Yuan finished speaking, he heard someone behind him say loudly: "It is the change of the nomadic regime in northern Xinjiang for hundreds of years. Now the Oirats, Tatars, and Mongolian tribes are engulfing melee. Our frontier is as solid as gold, and it has not been changed for years. It is because of The existence of these nine great anti-Yisai kings."

He looked back, and saw the prince entering the room, taking off his cloak and the palace guards, and continued to say: "The Nine Kings plowed the land deeply, supported the soldiers and respected themselves, did not pay tribute, did not pay food, and inherited nothing. The local people only listen to the name of the Nine Kings." , I don’t know that there is a Daduan court, let alone an emperor sitting in a temple..."

Zhao Yuan hurriedly saluted: "His Royal Highness."

The crown prince smiled: "Today, the Ministry of Officials issued such a paper again, and the cabinet drafted the draft and sent it to the Hall of Mental Cultivation."

Zhao Yuan was a little panic-stricken, slowly straightened up, and looked up at his second uncle.

"Yuan'er, you are originally the county king of Su Wangfu. Let me ask you something..."

"Prince, please speak."

"Let's not talk about the nine kings who support the army, but only the rest of the clan, the princes, the county kings, and the generals of Zhenguo, Fuguo, Fengguo, Zhenguo lieutenant, Fuguo lieutenant, and Fengguo. Lieutenant... the salary is lifelong from generation to generation. The clan has redundant personnel, and the court is unable to support the clan to worship. My descendants of the Zhao clan searched the people and extorted gold and silver, leaving the treasury empty and the people struggling. It is my foundation Rules, now that the building is about to collapse, should it be..."

The prince smiled, but what he asked next made people shudder.

"Should the feudal clan be cut?"