Today, the current King Of Jin was called Zhu Minchun. He was a young man in his twenties. He inherited the title of nobility in the 13th year of the Wanli Dynasty. It had been 13 years since then.
Ever since he was young, Zhu Minchun had grown up in Taiyuan, enjoying the rich supplies provided by the Ming Dynasty. He lived a wealthy life without worrying about food or clothing. He also enjoyed a transcendent political status. Of course, he had no actual power.
Taiyuan was an important place for military strategists. Zhu Minchun, of course, had seen many armies since he was young. People always yearned for the life of a powerful army when they were young. Zhu Minchun was no exception. He was especially envious when he learned about his ancestor, the first King Of Jin, through various channels.
However, as he grew older, he understood that as a prince of the Great Ming Dynasty, eating, drinking, playing, not causing trouble, and quietly giving birth to children, these were the best princes. The imperial court did not need a prince who was capable of both literature and martial arts. It was not needed in the past, not needed now, and not needed in the future.
The last prince like this was Zhu Chenhao. Later on, he rebelled and then he died.
The last prince who did this was Zhu Di. Later on, he rebelled and became the emperor.
Therefore, if the Princes of the Daming Dynasty wanted to live in peace and smoothly inherit the title of nobility, they had to eat, drink, and play in peace. They had to enjoy a luxurious life and treatment. They lived like pigs, but they could enjoy the treatment of humans. The only thing they needed to do was to work hard to have children and pass on the title of nobility.
Of course, if they could sympathize with the common people and not bully them in all kinds of ways, or allow the slaves in the Prince's mansion to bully the common people, then it would be a great kindness. The common people would be grateful, and the imperial court would reward them. Of course, if they insisted on bullying the common people, men, and women …
Sorry, the imperial court was worried about not having a way to remove the vassals!
Zhu Yuanzhang was born in a poor farmer's family. He was full of hatred for the officials. It was he who opened the prelude to the hostility between the Emperor and the officials of the Daming Dynasty. He set the lowest official salary in history, and also set the richest royal salary in history.
He only had 26 sons. Even if he conquered the world, it would not cost him much. However, as time went by, the number of the Ming royal family expanded. By the time of Xuan Zong and Yingzong, the Ming royal salary had become a huge financial burden for the Ming government.
There was no way to change it. There were too many parties involved. The civil officials did not have the guts or the mind to do so. However, they could not allow the princes and grandsons to eat all the taxes of the imperial court. Therefore, the civil officials came up with a very immoral method — not to give the princes and grandsons of the imperial court.
It was not that they did not want to recognize the princes and grandsons, but they did not have the time to do so. This was because the government had too many things to do. They just had to wait and wait, and a lifetime would pass. Many of the princes and grandsons of the Ming royal family died of poverty during this endless wait.
Therefore, the Ming royal family was not as rich as people thought. The high-ranking princes and concubines were very rich. However, they were the minority. Most of the princes and concubines of the Ming royal family could not get their share of the wealth in their lifetime.
Zhu Minchun was lucky. He was the son of the previous King Of Jin's first wife. He was able to inherit the title and become the King Of Jin. He enjoyed a good life. Correspondingly, there was no need to think about power. Depending on the situation, he might even be scolded by the local officials.
This time, Zhu Minchun was living well in the Prince's Mansion. He was thinking about who he should work with and how much money he should make next. In the end, Wang Shiyang suddenly ran over to him and said, "Your Highness, please move to Qi County. Taiyuan is too dangerous. We cannot let you stay here."
Without waiting for him to say whether he agreed or not, Wang Shiyang put his entire family, including his mother and grandmother, into a carriage and sent them to a house in Qi County. They lived an extremely boring life.
In Taiyuan, he could still do some business to pass the time, but now …
He was no longer bored, but his life was threatened.
There was a small city in the northwest of Qi County called Jiaocheng. Just two hours ago, a group of shabbily dressed soldiers rode to Qi County. They said that Jiaocheng had been attacked by the Northern Barbarians and had fallen. Now, a large number of Northern Barbarians were coming to Qi County from the northwest.
Qi County was the hiding place that Wang Shiyang had arranged for the King Of Jin to hide. However, at that time, Wang Shiyang felt that there were hundreds of thousands of soldiers guarding Taiyuan. The Northern Barbarians would definitely not be able to threaten the King Of Jin. Therefore, he only left three thousand soldiers to guard Qi County to protect the King Of Jin. In the end, the situation had changed. Qi County was directly under threat, and the military strength guarding the city was only three thousand.
The Qi County Magistrate immediately panicked. Together with the Qi County General, who was scared out of his wits, they closed the four gates of Qi County and came to see Zhu Minchun to report the news and ask for Zhu Minchun's countermeasures. They were used to looking for their superiors when they encountered problems. However, this time, they could not find a reliable superior because Zhu Minchun himself was also a military novice.
How could Zhu Minchun, who had grown up with a silver spoon and lived a luxurious life, know how to deal with it? He had never fought in a war before! He had only learned to wield swords and spears for a few years. He could barely be considered an ordinary fighter. It was only his status that was respected. How could he know much else?
When he saw the Qi County Magistrate and Qi County General looking for him for advice, he immediately panicked and his mind went blank.
The Northern Barbarians are here. The fierce Northern Barbarians are here. Is Wang Shiyang already dead? Was Taiyuan City already finished? Am I going to be done for too?
His thinking was very logical. Basically, the situation was not too far off. Taiyuan City was indeed finished, but it had been saved. Wang Shiyang was about to be finished. He only had a little chance of survival. As for him …
"How would Benwang know what to do? One of you is in charge of civil affairs and the other is in charge of military affairs. Yet, you are asking Benwang what to do? Hurry up and prepare the carriages to let Benwang leave this place! "
Zhu Minchun was so angry that he immediately roared out.
Luckily, the general had some military knowledge and quickly stopped Zhu Minchun.
"Your highness, you cannot! You must not leave Qi County! If the Northern Barbarians are here, they will definitely be riding on war horses. No matter how fast the Residence's carriages are, they cannot be faster than war horses! "
Zhu Minchun was startled, then he sat on the ground.
"What should I do!!"
As the saying goes, three stinky generals are better than one Zhuge Liang. But to compare the three of them to Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Wuhou would probably be so angry that he would be reincarnated.
Just at that moment, a messenger suddenly rushed in.
"Report!! An army is coming from the north of the city! "
Zhu Minchun turned pale with fright, and his face turned pale.
"Don't tell me the Northern Barbarians are here?! So fast? "
The Qi County Magistrate and Qi County General were also frightened to the point that their faces turned white.
In the end, the messenger shook his head.
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