Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 237 The person who made way for Prince Min
Outside the Zhengyang Gate, which was originally one of the nine gates of the capital and was bustling with people every day, there was silence at the moment.

The ordinary people who were still gathered not far away to watch the excitement, followed the guard of honor of Prince Min's Mansion, and were dispersed [-] steps away by the accompanying guards of the Prince's Mansion.

Although the north wind was blowing sharply today, the sun was hanging in the sky, and the snow gradually melted, making the frozen ground a bit muddy.

No one thought that an ordinary welcome would suddenly become so tense.

The old prince didn't even enter the city gate, and the first sentence he said was such a sharp question, and the object of the question was still a dignified minister of the Seven Ministers.

King Min's tone was stern, but Hu Wei was not afraid, he still bowed respectfully and replied.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty has something to say. The newly-elected emperor misses his clan relatives. For the friendship of his cousins, he summons all the clans to Beijing."

"Although it does not conform to the instructions of the emperor's ancestors, it is a heart of kinship. How dare a minister dare to persuade him?"

"If Prince Min feels something is wrong, you can face His Majesty when you enter the palace. Your Majesty is an elder, and His Majesty will listen with an open mind."

These words were clearly respectful, but secretly gave a soft nail, which immediately made the old prince frown.

At this time, there was another noisy sound not far away, and it seemed that there was another large group of people coming this way.

The old prince's face darkened, he waved his hand and ordered people to put down the curtain, and said coldly.

"Since this is the case, this king will enter the palace in person and ask His Majesty."

"Get out of the way, let me enter the city!"

Hu Wei and the others withdrew to the sides, but no one dared to get up.

King Min also did not mention this matter from the beginning to the end, as if these people should not stand up straight in front of him.

It wasn't until the long guard of honor of the prince had all entered the city that Hu Wei and Yang Shan straightened up, and the other officials also stood up sighing, and smiled wryly at their mud spots splashed by the car.

If I had known earlier, I should have asked for leave today...

Shu Liang moved forward and came to Hu Min's side, and said with a wry smile as well.

"Uncle Da Zong, this Prince Min is really... different!"

After thinking for a long time, Shu Liang couldn't find a suitable word, so he could only say this.

In contrast, Hu Wei's face was still calm and calm, without the slightest anger after being made things difficult and humiliated. Looking at the car that disappeared in the city, Hu Ming shook his head and said.

"This Prince Min came here during the reign of Taizu. At that time..."

Seemingly remembering something, Hu Yan sighed and said.

"Prince Min was also dealt with by Emperor Taizong several times in the past, and he is much restrained than before."

Shu Liang was speechless secretly, is this still restrained?

Just at the gate of the city, a minister of the Seven Ministers was questioned in public.

From beginning to end, let a group of officials present either bow or kneel on the ground to answer.

This is called convergence?

Just like this, he was dealt with several times by Emperor Taizong?
Shu Liang sighed inwardly.

He really feels sad for the elders of the Taizu Dynasty...

Hu Yan patted the non-existent dust on his body, and there was an unknown smile on the corner of his mouth, and said.

"Emperor Ming's ancestral training?"

"It is also written there that kings who are over fifty are not allowed to enter the capital. If it is true according to the emperor's ancestor's instruction, this Min prince should have returned home."

As the admonishment clauses of Emperor Taizu to the clan, Emperor Ming's ancestral precepts had quite a strong effect for quite a long period of time.

Of course, it mainly refers to the time when Emperor Taizu was alive.

In this classic book, various aspects such as the clan's treatment, behavioral norms, rights and obligations are stipulated in detail.

Due to Emperor Taizu's old man's character of protecting his own family, this book of Huang Ming's ancestral training is basically all articles that are beneficial to the clan and vassal kings.

Although there is also a small part of precaution against the feudal king, but generally speaking, Emperor Taizu still trusts his family.

For example, there is a clear and clear statement in the Huangming ancestor's precepts that all kings who live on the border will come to the court according to the time if there is no police;

There is another article that says that if there are no ministers in the court and there are villains in the court, the prince will train the soldiers and stand by, and the emperor will secretly order the kings to lead the troops to fight for peace.

At the beginning, Emperor Taizong relied on these two items to train his troops with the Emperor Mingzu.

The former gave the vassal kings, especially border vassal kings, the right to enter Beijing at any time, as long as "the police were present", while the latter gave the vassal kings the power to command troops to enter Beijing, as long as "there are no ministers in the court, and there are villains in the court."

The famous Qing emperor's side came from the lectures given by Emperor Taizong when he raised his troops and took the oath as a teacher. His old man's original words were...

There is a saying from the ancestors that there are no ministers in the court, and there are villains in the court, so the soldiers must be trained to punish them, and the evil on the side of the Qing Dynasty.

Although a few words have been modified, the general meaning is the same, and the soldiers can't tell the difference anyway.

It can be said that these provisions gave the feudal king great power and freedom.

In addition, there are various preferential treatments. The kings can train sergeants, reward the army, check the army, interfere with civil affairs, and judge officials.

Kings who break the law must not be beheaded, punished, or poisoned. They must be taken to the capital to be interrogated and punished by the emperor himself, and at most they will be dismissed as ordinary people.

It is because this ancestral precepts gave too many loopholes for the vassals to exploit. Therefore, after Emperor Taizong came to power, he made one decree and one decree, completely plugging all the loopholes in the ancestral precepts.

To this day, this so-called emperor's ancestral training has long been thrown into the pile of old papers just like the great imperial edict.

Only people like King Min, who came from the time of Emperor Taizu, would hold on to it.

Shu Liang also smiled and said: "Isn't that right, I just don't know, what happened to make this Prince Min leave in such a hurry..."

There was also a smile on Hu Wei's face, and just as he was about to answer, he saw another group of people slowly appearing in the distance.

So, the old man pouted and said.

"Shu Gonggong, here comes without an answer!"

Shu Liang looked into the distance suspiciously, and at a cursory glance, he could feel that this team was even bigger than King Min's team before, with a total of nearly 400 people.

However, there are still differences.

Among King Min's team, there was only one luxurious carriage for King Min to ride in, and the rest of the carriages were used for carrying goods.

There are nearly 200 guards in the front and back, all of whom are well-trained sergeants, and there are less than 100 servants who actually serve.

This team was completely opposite, with seven or eight carriages inlaid with gold and jade, followed by twenty or thirty carts.

But among the accompanying people, there were only dozens of insignificant people who looked like guards, and the rest were all serving servants.

Although in theory, as long as the official guards are not oversubscribed, how many servants they bring depends on the voluntaryness of the clans, after all, they pay for it themselves.

But since he is going to Beijing, he has to keep a low profile. Therefore, even if most clans have this money, they will consciously keep their tails between their legs.

In front of him, he saw a King Min with more than 200 guards, and here he saw another with more than 300 servants.

Shu Liang felt that he had really opened his eyes today.

But soon, he found out that he was wrong.

After the team got closer, he realized that apart from the messy Ling Banner, Qingdao Banner, Bai Ze Banner, and Golden Drum Banner, the Wang Banner that really symbolized the identity of the visitor was not one, but four.

On the four king flags, Zhennan King, Guangtong King, Yangzong King, and Jiangchuan King are respectively embroidered.

In other words, this is not the team of one prince, but the team of four princes combined, no wonder there are so many people.

According to the practice of title titles in the Ming Dynasty, the single character is the prince, and the double character is the king of the county.

It can be seen from the titles that these four are only county kings.

These four titles sound familiar, but Shu Liang can't remember who they are. Is this the answer that Uncle Da Zong said?
Can the four county kings make Prince Min hurriedly make way for them?
A trace of suspicion flashed across Shu Liang's face.

If he remembered correctly, the clans of the Ming Dynasty are all without exception the juniors of Lord Min, right?
　After reading Huang Ming Zu Xun, the biggest feeling is that Lao Zhu really values ​​his family.

　　No matter what mistakes the vassal king made, the ministers cannot punish them, not even punishing the emperor according to the order. The vassal king must meet the emperor in person and listen to the emperor himself. Other people who come here are false orders.

　　Worried about the emperor slaughtering his clan, worried about traitorous ministers alienating, and worried about the vassal king's rebellion, every ban had to leave a loophole, and in the end none of them could be prevented...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)