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 Zhu Di, who was eavesdropping on the conversation between the two people next door, was unconsciously holding the table with his hands. When he heard Jiang Xinghuo's "alarmist" words, he frowned tightly.
 Peacefully cut down the vassals and support the clan.
 This eight-character strategy for reducing vassal status is an absolutely feasible method that Zhu Di and Dao Yan came up with after careful argumentation after reading historical books of the past dynasties.
 Like Taizu of the Song Dynasty, Zhu Di and Dao Yan's idea was to not only want their own reputation, but also cut down the vassal and maintain the stability of the Ming Dynasty.
 The reason is simple, just like what Jiang Xinghuo said.
 First of all, no matter what his name is, Zhu Di is essentially a vassal king who rebelled and usurped the throne. His reputation is not very good anymore. Zhu Di has no intention of letting it go to the end. On the contrary, he wants to become a great hero.
 Therefore, it was impossible for Zhu Di to tolerate the reputation of massacring his relatives again, and to be nailed to the pillar of shame in history just like those tyrants during the Southern and Northern Dynasties.
 Secondly, the north, which had just regained a little strength during the recuperation of the Hongwu Dynasty, had been completely destroyed by the brutal Jingnan Campaign.
 When the Ming Dynasty was founded and General Xu Da was marching north, the Han people in the rich water and grassland of Huaibei, Shandong Province had long been expelled from their homes by the Mongolian dignitaries, and the cultivated land was converted into horse farms. This was just a microcosm of the rule of the northern Han people by the Jin and Yuan dynasties.
 Starting from the Jin Dynasty, the population base of the Han people in Lianghe, Central Plains, and Shandong began to decrease sharply. By the Yuan Dynasty, people's livelihood was even worse. Many famous cities and towns even had their walls demolished by the Mongols.
 Zhu Di also benefited from many of the sieges in the Battle of Jingnan. Most of the cities on the map had neither cities nor pools; of course, misfortunes and blessings depended on it, precisely because in addition to The outer cities of Jinan, Dezhou, Zhending and other military strongholds were difficult to defend, so the Jingnan and Nanjing forces conducted several brutal large-scale field battles with heavy troops, which led to another sharp decline in the population of the north.
 As for the eight great fortress kings, except for King Zhu Di of Yan and the kidnapped King Ning, the other six great fortress kings, as the first line of defense against Bei Yuan, still hold hundreds of thousands of troops in total. If you are not careful, it will lead to disastrous consequences.
 In short, the north has been reduced to a white ground, and Zhu Di will never allow the vassals to unite and start another "Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms" and "Rebellion of the Eight Kings" because of their dissatisfaction with his reduction of vassals.
 Only by supporting the clan can we peacefully cut down the vassals, and at the same time use the force of the imperial court as a deterrent, so that the vassals can be obedient and not dare to act rashly.
 Otherwise, Ming Dynasty must pay a bloody price!
 But now it seems that Jiang Xinghuo, a scholar, actually looks down on the plans of Zhu Di and Dao Yan?
 He even said that peaceful reduction of vassals would shorten the destiny of the Ming Dynasty!
 How absurd is this?
 Is it possible that Jiang Xinghuo can be more powerful than him, the nine-five-year-old who conquered the world with his own hands, and Dao Yan, the master of conspiracy who has been plotting for decades?
 Ji Gang naturally didn't know Zhu Di's inner thoughts, but seeing Zhu Di's calm expression and frowning, Ji Gang quickly knelt down and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, this Jiang Xinghuo is a man who deceives the public with his evil talk. He talks nonsense, don't believe him. "
 Zhu Di waved his hand to stop Ji Gang, raised his hand and walked to the desk, saying in a deep voice: "Listen to him continue to elaborate, I would like to hear why Jiang Xinghuo dares to say that peaceful reduction of vassals can shorten the Ming Dynasty's national destiny. "
 "If he can't explain why."
 Ji Gang responded quickly: "Wei Chen understands!"
 Jiang Xinghuo, who was lying under the old crooked neck tree, had no idea that Zhu Di was already murderous.
 [If you don’t actively seek death], is there still a chance to be killed? Very good!
 If he knew, he would only say - "Please, help me chop me to death!"
 Jiang Xinghuo is still "lying and talking" and giving advice.
 "Let's talk about the first sequelae first. Since you once served in the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army, you should have seen the Ming Dynasty's map, right?"
 Zhu Gaoxu nodded. Although his self-reported experiences as a general in the Southern Army were all forged, he was much more familiar with the Ming Dynasty's map than those of the Fifth Army Commander-in-Chief.
 "Then have you discovered the pattern of the distribution of the fiefdoms of the Ming vassal kings?"
 Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a moment, twirled his beard, and answered uncertainly: "How much in the north and less in the south?"
 "It's not just that."
 Jiang Xinghuo casually drew three lines on the sand on the ground and pointed sideways.
 "The first line is the Great Wall Defense Line. You are familiar with these. Tell me, how many vassal kings were distributed in the Great Wall Defense Line when Emperor Taizu Gao died?"
 Zhu Gaoxu looked at the sand table carefully and said: "Mr. Jiang's vassal fiefdoms are connected and lined up along the Great Wall. From west to east, they should be King Su, King Qing, King Jin, King Dai, King Gu, King Yan, and King Ning. , King of Liao, a total of eight vassal kings."
 "Mr. Jiang, I understand!"
 Zhu Gaoxu suddenly realized, looked at the second line on the sand and said: "The second line is the Yellow River Defense Line, right?"
 Seeing Jiang Xinghuo nodded slightly, Zhu Gaoxu said to himself: "The Yellow River defense line is distributed with the King of Qin, King Zhou, King Lu, and King Qi, a total of four vassal kings; the Yangtze River defense line is distributed with the King of Shu, King of Shu, and King of Qi in the upper and middle reaches. King Xiang and King Chu, three vassal kings in total."
 "You have led troops on the battlefield, so you must know them well. Let's talk about war on paper today." Jiang Xinghuo slowly assumed, "If you are Bei Yuan, the capital of Ming Dynasty is in Nanjing, and you want to return to the Central Plains to eliminate them. Daming, what can you do?"
 Zhu Gaoxu stroked his beard and thought in silence.
 After he thought about it until his head started to hurt, he finally came to a conclusion.
 ——If we follow the vassal system of the Hongwu Dynasty, there is no way!
 There are only three defense lines from north to south that can be cut through. The Great Wall defense line, Yellow River defense line, and Yangtze River defense line are all natural dangers based on mountains and rivers, making them extremely easy to defend and difficult to attack.
 The troops of the various vassals were all concentrated in the south of these dangerous areas.
 "Looking at you, you should have figured it out." Jiang Xinghuo continued, "Emperor Taizu Gao was the top strategist of his era. Although his vision cannot escape the limitations of the times, there are problems that his descendants can think of and cannot think of. , he basically gave a system design that can be directly used for hundreds of years."
 "The most powerful Great Wall defense line resisted the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and the two river areas between the Great Wall and the Yellow River were under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court to guard against the eight great fortress kings; the Yellow River defense line with half the strength could not only resist the Northern Yuan Dynasty, but also block the rebellious vassal kings. The Lianghuai area between the Yangtze River and the Yangtze River was under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court; the defense line in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River with the least number of troops could quickly serve the king along the river without threatening the security of the capital Nanjing."
 "If nothing else happens, the Ming Dynasty, with its capital in Nanjing, will be able to rely on the Great Wall, the Yellow River, and the Yangtze River to rely on the three powerful nomads that will emerge in the north, such as the Khitan, Jurchen, and Mongolia in history. The defensive line and the mutual checks and balances between the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court and the vassal fiefdoms can only last until the nomadic people themselves are corrupted and their combat power is reduced sharply. It is also possible to continue the national destiny by relying on the Yellow River and the Yangtze River successively like the Northern Song Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty. of."
 "The three lines of defense are the lifeline of the Ming Dynasty, but they have already been completely destroyed by Jianwen's reduction of vassal status. The kings of Zhou and Qi were deposed, and the king of Xiang set himself on fire with his family. This caused the Yellow River defense line to collapse without a fight, and the Yangtze River defense line was unable to support Nanjing, which is why That’s why King Yan went all the way south without encountering any vassal kings raising troops to stop him.”
 "Now that I am sweeping the world as a vassal king, I will definitely be afraid of other vassal kings and will definitely try to cut down the vassal state."
 "Whether we plan to [peacefully reduce the vassal state] today or [remove the vassal state by force] like Emperor Jianwen did, the result will be the same."
 "The three life-saving lines left by Emperor Taizu Gao to the Ming Dynasty have completely failed!"
 "Now that our foundation is in the north and we have always wanted to clear out the remaining elements, we will definitely move the capital!"
 "A hundred years later, the frontier army will definitely be weakened and alien races will rise, and the Ming Dynasty will surely fall!"
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 [Lectures in prison, Zhu Di overheard and asked me to be a national teacher] 
 After witnessing the end of the Battle of Jingnan, Jiang Xinghuo, who was the target of "Executing the Ten Clan", finally breathed a sigh of relief. 
 As a senior time traveler, you can return to modern times and live forever after traveling through nine lifetimes. 
 Jiang Xinghuo, who felt that he was about to be done, was so bored that he started giving lectures in prison, but something gradually seemed to be wrong... 
 Ma Sanbao: What is the Age of Discovery in "On Sea Power"? 
 Yao Guangxiao: "On National Destiny" turned out to be the legendary dragon-slaying technique! 
 Zhu Gaochi: I haven’t finished talking about the silver standard in “Chinese Monetary History”. 
 Jiang Xinghuo: "I'm going to behead my head tomorrow. I'll tell you about the rest of the lesson." 
 At this time, the walls of the prison collapsed and a voice came. 
 "Mr. Jiang, I am Zhu Di, please be the national master!"
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 What to do before the Jiading Three Massacre in Ming Dynasty, don’t panic, I have a super technology system. 
 Start with a flintlock rifle to defend yourself, and then create a few thousand shots to fight for hegemony. 
 The more land and population he ruled, the more high-tech could be built. Until the aircraft carrier was built, the whole world would kneel to Daming.
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 Xiao Yi travels through the Three Kingdoms, starts with a luxurious gift package, and the beauty retainer gets it! He originally wanted to be a salted fish county magistrate, but his strength did not allow it. Li Cunxiao: "My Lord, we have captured Luoyang City. When will you ascend the throne?" Guo Jia and Liu Ji: "Your Majesty, the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions have been exhausted. Surrender, who will we fight next?" Chamberlain: "Your Majesty, Xin Na's beauty can no longer stay...
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 That night, the delicate purple-eyed woman in a wedding dress sat on their bed as her husband observed her with a grin.
 "So,” he drawled, his voice wicked and magnetic, “I can't see my wife's face even on my wedding night?"
 "My lord has promised to fulfill my one wish," the woman commented, securing the veil that covered the lower half of her face with slightly trembling hands.
 He stared into her mysterious rare purple eyes. "May I ask, why such a wish?"
 She stared back at him. "My lord might not like to see ugly things.”
 He smirked and stepped towards her. "I never had a liking towards pretty things."
 Seren, the infamous daughter of the witch, and Drayce, the ruthless and vicious son of the Devil.
 No one had ever seen her face as the witches are meant to be ugly, but he was the one who never searched for beauty.
 She was cursed to never fall in love, but he wished to be the only man she would ever love.
 A cursed princess married off to the Devil's son to destroy his kingdom but the Devil's son had a different plan for her.
 The secret of her birth will be revealed only to lead the way to unleash the hidden powers inside her which no one can control.
 With the hidden dangers desiring her power, can Drayce and Seren protect one another or will the dakrness swallow them whole?
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 A top-secret test explosion brought Xiao Ming into a parallel world similar to ancient times.
 In this malicious place, as the least favored prince, he owns the barrenest fief.
 Fortunately, in the top-secret experiment, an item named technology spar followed him here, giving him the ability to upgrade the technology tree.
 So he began to grow farms in his fief and engage in a leisurely life of industry.
 In the face of his unfriendly brothers and sisters, he has always followed the motto-friends come and get wine, jackals come and have shotguns.
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 Unexpectedly unemployed, Lin Yi activated the system when he was bored and watching videos. 
 Push the hot videos you see to different time and space. 
 You can let the ancients see it and make some extra money. 
 From then on, every move he made while watching videos was broadcast live. 
 It caused unprecedented shock in all dynasties! 
 [The bride price is 100,000 yuan, starting from three years, the man got engaged and turned against the defendant! 】 
 Qin Shihuang: Which dynasty’s laws are more ruthless than ours, Great Qin! 
 【Urgent! The birth rate is declining year by year and has exceeded 10 million. What should we do? 】 
 Li Shimin: Zundu is fake, I founded the Tang Dynasty with only over 10 million! 
 [I worked part-time as a mercenary during the summer. When I came back, the police asked me if my AK was useful? 】 
 Cao Mengde: Whose general is so brave! 
 [Industry survey, I didn’t expect that the great powers were myself! 】 
 Emperors of the past dynasties: Real name envy, will China be so powerful in later generations?
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 During this revolution era book, Fang Ru was the original heroine of the cannon fodder. She died in repression and infamy under the deliberate calculations of the transmigrated heroine.
 After being reborn, Fang Ru decided to stay away from the leading male character and start over. However, without Fang Ru’s involvement…
 The leading male character became crippled and turned evil. He suffered mutual torment, mistreatment and hatred with the new female protagonist, who also lost her chance at love and career.
 The lovelorn supporting male character was forced to live like a widower for the rest of his life after being manipulated into marriage by someone with a rich family background, even still he harbored feelings for someone else’s wife.
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 Han Yun was spoiled from childhood.
 He survived past his emperor dad and crown prince elder brother, and became an emperor.
 He didn’t know how to govern the country, but he was lucky—there was a Grand Preceptor who “assisted” him, spoiling him even more than his father did.
 After just a few years, this puppet emperor died. When he awakened, he had transmigrated into the modern world, becoming a third-rate model struggling alone without any loving parents.
 Just when he thought he had become a little cabbage that nobody wanted and no one would ever spoil him again, a certain ancient monster of a Grand Preceptor who had lived 1,000 years appeared again… and looked to be doing quite well for himself.
 The utterly impoverished little emperor had tears in his eyes: “Beloved subject! Zhen (royal We) have missed you so much!”
 Grand Preceptor: “Your Majesty, this minister has waited for you for a thousand years.”
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 Lin Xiao Ci transmigrated! Her identity is a female villain in a novel in the ancient times. In order to get close to the male lead, her character has walked the path of seeking death. She decided to stay away from the male lead and his family, cherishing her life. Speedily, she prepared divorce papers and delivered to the male lead who had been set up by the original villain to marry her. “Husband, I would like to turn over a new leaf. In the past I have used you and I have wronged you. Now, I will return you your freedom.” The man snatched and tore the divorce papers into pieces, and fiercely said “Dream on!”
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 Yun An was a volunteer chosen among thousands by the space time research institute. Simply planning to record the true historical events of the military revolt in the year nine hundred and sixty, she signed the consent form, stepped into the time machine, but a peculiar thing happened during her travel through time, causing Yun An to be sent to an unknown place and time…
 This dynasty was not recorded in earth’s history; perhaps Yun An had entered a parallel world.
 This kingdom was known as the ‘Yan’ kingdom. It’s regime was similar to the middle period of the Ming dynasty. The economy was an unprecedented level of prosperity, and the men were regarded as superior to women.
 The renowned Lin family of the Yan kingdom lived in luxury and extravagance. Their extreme wealth had already continued for three generations.
 However, the famous Lin family faced an awkward problem at their third generation— the master of the family had no son.
 Although the master of the Lin family had seven concubines, he had not gained a son for years. Master Lin eventually became too old to have any hope for a male heir.
 The rise and fall of the Lin family now rests on the shoulders of master Lin’s only legitimate daughter: Lin Buxian.
 The Lin family appeared to be powerful and untouchable, but it was actually surrounded with danger.
 Their wealth was hankered after by powerful ministers and coveted by their relatives. Lin Buxian was a woman, but she had to step out often. Because of this, she was often denounced by the public. Eight merchants came to attend Lin Buxian’s twentieth birthday, but they heard the shocking news that her past childhood friend had already become the lucky son-in-law of a Minister, and he intended to take her as a concubine?
 Lin Buxian made an announcement to the entire kingdom during her birthday banquet; the Lin estate is looking for a handsome son-in-law, to marry and live with the bride’s family.
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 Ruigen’s late Ming Dynasty + the semi-overhead history and officialdom of the Red House are absolutely delicious!
 The second year of Yonglong of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The hidden worries of the prosperous age.
 The four kings and eight princes are blooming with brocade flowers, and civil servants and military generals are cooking oil with fire.
 There are civil and military parties in the north and south endlessly fighting each other, and outside there are captives and tigers on the nine borders of the sea.
 This is the best of times and the worst of times.
 The key lies in how you grasp it when you are in it.
 Be brave and diligent, volunteer tirelessly, let’s see how I can fix the wind and turn the sky!
 Historic officialdom has cultivated literature, brothers please support more.
 Ruigan’s hardcore book friend group: 581470234
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 Lin Wei Xi found out after she died that she was just a cannon fodder in a novel, used as contrast to the gentle and considerate and virtuous female lead.
 The male lead was her ex-husband, the dignified heir of Yan Wang, his family were superior and brilliant, but the heroine was not her.
 The female lead was her concubine-born younger sister, and her husband’s white moonlight, his cinnabar mole, no wonder! After Lin Wei Xi died, her husband finally married her sister as he wished.
 She watched coldly at the two like honey in the oil, in love and harmonious, everyone using the success of her younger sister to contrast the impropriety of the original wife.
 Lin Wei Xi sneered, okay, since your love moves the world, then this sister will come back and be your stepmother!
 So she married her ex-husband’s father, the father-in-law she never met in the previous life, the country’s God of war, who has not remarried after losing his wife, the one that hold military power, the brilliant Yan Wang.
 Later Yan Wang, who was in his prime years and used to act decisively, looked at his small, delicate, much younger wife, and had a headache.
 No matter, she is still young, he have to spoil her, indulge her, teach her.
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 A soul that traveled through, wandering in the Soviet Union in the 1940s, under the uniform of the People’s Committee of the Interior, how many stories are contained…
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