Nanjing Imperial Palace, Fengxian Hall.

In the hall, Zhu Ming, from Emperor Taizu to Emperor Longwu's throne.

At this time, under the densely packed throne, many royal families of the Zhu family gathered together, whispering.

The coup launched by Zhu Yihai undoubtedly received support from the royal family.

In recent years, although most of the Ming Dynasty has been restored, the interests of the royal family have not been well protected.

During the reign of Longwu and Jianwu, because Zhu Youjian and Zhu Yihai were both alienated vassals, after inheriting the throne, in order to avoid the royal family being dissatisfied, they treated the royal family very favorably and even tried every means to win over them, for fear that the royal family would question their bloodline.

Although neither court was rich at that time and still often owed the salary of the royal family, the land and family property of the royal family were protected. The royal family committed some minor crimes, and a few servants died at home and took more women, and the imperial court would not care about it.

In addition, the Ming army regained a place, and the land that originally belonged to the royal family could be reaccepted, and no one still levyed taxes from them.

After Zhao Ming took office in Yongli, the situation was different.

The land belonging to the royal family was annexed by Zhao Ming as a barren wasteland, and his salary was invisible to see even a single son. He also heard that the Ministry of Revenue would also have to clear the vassal fields of the prince and demand that the royal family pay taxes as well.

If so, is the surname Zhu in the world still the world?

What if the Zhu family expelled the Mongolian Yuan and restored the Shenzhou, and what about the descendants who were willing to enjoy some privileges?

Therefore, the royal nobles had long wanted to take Zhao Ming, a traitor, offended the horse, so Zhu Yihai incited him and actively participated in Zhu Yihai's coup.

However, after the coup, the world's reaction was not like Zhu Yihai described. The loyal and righteous people from all over the country did not respond one after another, but instead gathered troops to attack them.

This made the royal family feel a little panicked.

While everyone was talking, the guards outside the hall whispered loudly: "The Supreme Emperor, Your Highness, the King of Tang is here!"

His former opponents have now become extremely close ally because of their common interests.

Zhu Yihai and Zhu Yuyou entered the hall, and the many royal families immediately became quiet, and made way for the two to walk below the throne.

"The Supreme Emperor, did you hear that Liu Kongzhao, who was sent to Zhenjiang, was repelled by the Zhenjiang defenders?" Zhou Shengdu, King of Quyang, asked worriedly when he saw Zhu Yihai entering the hall.

"It's not just Liu Kongzhao who was repelled, but Zhou Hezhi who was heading south was also blocked at Moling Pass." King Han Zhu Benxuan also said: "No county around Nanjing responded to us!"

"Where are those officials who usually claim to be loyal to the emperor and patriotism?" The vassals felt like they had lost their parents.

For a moment, everyone was worried and regretted participating in the coup.

After a long time, the only one in the world was the royal family who wanted to move Zhao Ming down, and they thought that the world would stand up and eliminate the traitors.

Although the royal family now controls Nanjing, most of the surrounding prefectures and counties, as well as the Ming Dynasty army, still obeys the Yangzhou cabinet, that is, they continue to be loyal to the Regent Zhao Ming.

This is completely inconsistent with the original idea. How could things develop like this?

Didn’t there be loyal ministers in the Ming Dynasty?

Zhu Yihai had a calm face. He was now basically convinced that Zhao Ming had known their actions for a long time and deliberately indulged them. However, since the coup had already changed, there was no way out.

This time, Zhao Ming will never give him any chance. If he fails, no one in the world can restrain Zhao Ming. This treacherous minister can do whatever he wants.

"Quiet!" Zhu Yuyou, the King of Tang, had a gloomy face and said coldly: "What the Supreme Emperor said!"

Many royal families finally calmed down after hearing the words.

Zhu Yihai replaced it with a serious expression and said in a deep voice: "I will not hide it from you. The power of the Zhao thief is stronger than I imagined. The court and the country have been completely controlled by the Zhao thief."

When everyone heard what he said, they panicked, "What should I do?"

Zhu Yihai raised his arms and said, "Because of this, I think this is the right thing to do."

Zhu Yihai was heartbroken, "In less than three years, the government and the country became the gang members of the Zhao thief. If he was given a few years, would the Ming Dynasty still believe in Zhu? Dear relatives, over the years, the dynasty has perished, and will there be no clan members who will not suffer?"

These words made the many princes and princes quiet.

"At present, no one responded to the local prefectures. If the thief Zhao comes back, how can we fight?" asked King Jing Zhu Changchao.

Zhu Yihai resolutely said: "There is no turning back when I draw the bow. I have no way out for you and you. For myself, for the Ming Dynasty, and for the sake of our ancestors, we can only fight against the Zhao bandits to the end."

As the royal family heard that, except for a very small number of vassals and some backbone, most of the royal families had long been blessed by the Ming Dynasty's vassal system to become like King Fu and King Chu.

"Ultimate Emperor, that's not what you said when you asked us to join!" King Zhu Shengdu of Quyang said panic. He didn't want to fight to the end.

A group of royal families also questioned, and when they agreed to seize Nanjing, the world would respond. It would be easy to bring down Zhao Ming, but now they have to fight to the end, who can stand it?

Zhu Yihai frowned slightly, and motivating morale was not effective, so he could only comfort him: "Quiet! Dear relatives, there is no need to worry too much. The Zhao bandits' soldiers and horses are trapped in Hebei. If they withdraw, they will be blocked and killed by the Qing soldiers. We still have time to prepare. Moreover, there are people in the Zhao bandits' army who are interested in the Ming Dynasty. As long as they find opportunities to act, the Zhao bandits will be defeated. In addition, the Zhou army will not miss this opportunity, and everyone is not fighting alone."

The Ming Dynasty royal family actually got together with the Qing Dynasty and the rebel Wu Sangui, and everyone always felt that something was wrong.

This world is clearly the world of the Zhu family. People with the Zhu family have taken back their power, but they feel as if they are guilty and nervous, as if they have eliminated the righteous acts of treacherous ministers, and they are not so moral, and not just.

However, I don’t care about so many things at the moment. Let’s do it together with Zhou Tongqing, as long as I can move Zhao Ming down.

Zhu Yihai paused and glanced at everyone and said, "Zhao's thief relied on money to win people's hearts, and his status is not unshakable. At present, what we need to do is to seize the time to recruit more soldiers and gather old subordinates to prepare to welcome Zhao's thief's counterattack. As long as he cannot defeat us, people's hearts will be shaken. I have asked Your Majesty to personally write letters to the governors of various places to state the harm of Zhao's thief, and then there will be loyal and righteous ministers respond."

"Then recruit people and guard Nanjing!" Zhu Shengdu said anxiously as if he had caught a life-saving straw.

Zhu Yihai said: "I am coming for this matter. I have written a letter to recruit righteous men, but the emperor does not need hungry soldiers. Zhao thieves rely on silver to win over their subordinates. If we want to defeat Zhao thieves, we can only spend more money. Since we do not talk about loyalty and righteousness, as long as we are willing to spend money, we can recruit enough people."

"Money can make the devil push the grind! This is reasonable!" Zhu Shengdu nodded. With his own knowledge, he felt that this is reasonable. When King Zhou guarded Kaifeng, he distributed 500,000 yuan in gold. He attacked the thieves three times in a row, but they were repelled by the King of Zhou. In the end, there was no way, so he could only use the Yellow River water to simmer Kaifeng City.

Seeing that everyone agreed, Zhu Yihai immediately reached out and said, "Since that's the case, then everyone should pay as much as they can!"
Chapter completed!