The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Chapter 186 Zhu Di's Ambition

Blood Recognition was founded in the Three Kingdoms period, and has always been regarded as a standard, and no one doubts it.

In Daming today, this is the most convincing paternity test.

Especially for people like Zhu Yuanzhang, who have come from the poor at the bottom to the present, needless to say.

It's not that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't think about admitting relatives by blood, but before that, the relationship between him and his grandson has always been based on the resistance of his grandson, from the perspective of love.

For Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Ying, the matter of recognizing relatives was entirely Zhu Yuanzhang's wishful thinking.

At that time, Zhu Ying was interested in Annan, and his subordinates had already been sent there. The situation was also very good, and he did not come to the capital to find relatives.

It belonged to the way of being half-coerced by Zhu Di, and then because Zhu Gaochi talked about firearms, Zhu Ying's interest was aroused, so he chose to stay in the capital for a while.

Recently, the relationship between Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Ying became clear, and it took less than half a month to find out, so the matter was delayed like this.

Some people may think that it can actually be verified from records such as birthmarks on Zhu Ying.

In fact, in the royal family, if there is no particularly obvious birthmark, it will not be recorded, especially in the early Ming Dynasty, when Zhu Xiongying was born, it was only the seventh year of the founding of the Ming Dynasty.

With external troubles and internal troubles, the entire territory of the Ming Dynasty was in chaos, and some meticulous layouts in the palace were not so particular.

The key point is that the imperial succession of the Ming Empire mainly came from the Han system of the Tang and Song Dynasties, not the Mongol Yuan.

The Mongolian Yuan Dynasty also had 98 years of rule, and the family was basically slaughtered. It can be regarded as a dynasties in the middle, and no one will come to tell Zhu Yuanzhang how to be the emperor.

The restoration of the etiquette system of the Han people mostly inherited the Confucian culture, and then added Zhu Yuanzhang's own research and pondering, and re-enacted it.

In just 25 years, it is actually impossible to completely revive the entire Ming Han culture. Most of the elderly, including the current age of 50 or [-].

In fact, he grew up under the influence of Mongolian Yuan culture.

At the beginning of the chaos at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, whether it was Zhu Yuanzhang, Chen Youliang, Zhang Shicheng, etc., they were not in the mood to revive the Han culture.

Even now, Zhu Yuanzhang admits that Meng Yuan is orthodox.

This extremely official recognition has actually caused dissatisfaction among many Han people. In the eyes of most Han people, Meng Yuan is an outsider and a barbarian. He has not even had a century of national fortune, so how can he be orthodox.

Many people even commented in private that Zhu Yuanzhang was so influenced by Mongolian and Yuan culture.

However, is it true that Zhu Yuanzhang was influenced by Mongolian and Yuan culture?

Check carefully, regarding the Mongolian Yuan, how can there be any culture at all, except for the invasion, has the powerful cavalry of the nomads and the culture of the Han people been invaded?

What's more, with the dominance of the Mongolian Yuan, many cultures from other regions joined in. After the Mongolian Yuan ruled the land of China, it was assimilated by the Han culture.

Among other things, at least the etiquette of the Mongolian and Yuan royal families was basically based on the implementation of the Song Dynasty. Once such a large tent was placed in a city in the land of China, it seemed a little unworthy.

The reason why Zhu Yuanzhang recognized the orthodoxy of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty was actually after a long period of deliberation, rather than a rash decision.

First of all, the most intuitive benefit is that it can free Zhu Yuanzhang from the influence of the Han and Song courts. Zhu Yuanzhang was once the king of Wu in the Song Dynasty.

Han Song denied the orthodox status of Meng Yuan.

Afterwards, the recognition of the orthodoxy of the Mongolian Yuan was more conducive to accepting the legacy of the Mongolian Yuan, and even the entire Mongolian Yuan Empire, including the other four major khanates.

You must know that Zhu Yuanzhang's proclamation has reached Chagatai in the Western Regions as far as it has, but it has never belonged to the Tang and Song Dynasties.

On a deeper level, Ming's recognition of Mongolian and Yuan orthodoxy can also strengthen the legitimacy of regional rule.

This established the legal basis for taking over territories and peoples that belonged to the Mongol Yuan but not to the Song Dynasty.

The territory under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty not only includes the homeland of the Song Dynasty, but if it directly inherits the Song Dynasty and not the Yuan Dynasty, it will weaken the legitimacy of the Ming Dynasty's rule of Liaoning, Gansu, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places.

At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was in his prime, had great ambitions, not only the old places of the Northern Song Dynasty, but not even the old places of the Han and Tang Dynasties. What he wanted to take over was the entire Mongolian Empire.

Moreover, the issue of Huhua in the Central Plains can also be resolved very well. We must know that the division between the southern Han people and the northern Han people was already very serious at that time.

It is no longer a matter of conflict between the North and the South, but many people believe that the Han people in the North and the South already belong to two ethnic groups.

Especially Zhu Yuanzhang, who was born in the "Southern" team, has a great identity crisis for the rule of the northern Han areas.

It is generally believed in later generations that the Mongols conquered the Han people and established the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty.

But it was generally believed at the time that it was the Mongols who led the northern Han people to conquer the southern Han people.

Especially in the past, the North-South confrontation between the Liao Dynasty and the Northern Song Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms of the Jin Dynasty, Southern Song Dynasty, and Xixia immediately caused a rupture in the historical memory of the great unification of the Chinese ethnic group.

The Huaxia ethnic groups who once lived under different regimes have their own different historical memories.

This has the most deep-rooted influence on the unified culture, and at a deep level, Zhu Yuanzhang wants to eliminate such influence.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang directly denied the orthodoxy of the Liao and Jin Dynasties, and established the dynasties of the Han, Tang, Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties, so that all people of Chinese descent can trace their own historical orthodoxy more clearly.

Zhu Yuanzhang's one-handed operation not only affected the time at that time, but also had a profound impact on later generations. Even in the minds of people like Zhu Ying who have traveled through the past, the Han, Tang, Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties are already lingering memories.

Many people will subconsciously ignore that the influence of the Liao, Jin, and Xixia kingdoms once gave people the feeling of a remote and small country, and no one would think that they are orthodox.

From this point of view, Zhu Yuanzhang's recognition of the orthodox concept of the Mongols and Yuan Dynasty has been criticized by some, but the deep-seated significance is extremely huge, especially for the rule of the Ming Dynasty, it has a very long meaning.

The biggest advantage is that it means that the Ming Dynasty has legal reasons to take back all the areas that the Mongol Empire once ruled. This is called: the teacher is famous.

How big was the Mongol Empire?
Just talking about its stable period, its territory covers an area of ​​more than 500 million square kilometers, starting from the Korean Peninsula in the east, Poland and Hungary in the west, the Russian principalities in Siberia in the north, and Java Indochina Peninsula in the south.

At the time of the largest period, the territory even exceeded 500 million square kilometers, more than four times the current territory of later generations, accounting for more than four-fifths of the entire human world at that time.

You must know that the land area of ​​the entire Asia, including all islands, is only 400 million square kilometers.

This also means that after Zhu Yuanzhang recognized the orthodoxy of the Mongol Yuan, Daming, as the succeeding dynasty, had legal reasons to rule over all the territories conquered by the Mongol Yuan Empire.

When sending troops to fight, it is not called aggression, it is called regaining territory, and it is very beneficial to rule other ethnic minorities.

Under the current Zhu Yuanzhang's rule, what is being done is the great unity of the nationalities. All ethnic groups, regardless of high or low, belong to the Ming Dynasty. All countries that have paid tribute to the Mongolian Yuan must also pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty.

For example, if Zhu Yuanzhang went to attack Annan, he would tell the soldiers that Annan belonged to our Ming Dynasty, and we were going to conquer Annan and rescue the people there.

For Chinese culture, it is very necessary for such a teacher to be famous. A random invasion will only be denied by its own Han culture, and it will be called a tyrant, which will be opposed in many ways.

It is precisely because of Zhu Yuanzhang that in the original history, even the later emperors of the Qing Dynasty, Shunzhi and Kangxi, regarded Zhu Yuanzhang as their idol.

Especially Kangxi, who is already Zhu Yuanzhang's little fanboy, not only went south to Nanjing Xiaoling six times to worship Zhu Yuanzhang in person, but also set up a monument for him "Jielong Tang and Song Dynasties!" '.

Even in later generations, that monument still exists.

It's not an ordinary worship. As the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, Kangxi himself knelt down three times and kowtowed nine times in front of Zhu Yuanzhang's mausoleum.

There should be an element of show in this, but it can also be seen from it that even in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang's position in the hearts of the people was still extremely strong.

Since ancient times, those who killed the loyal ministers of the founding of the country have been extremely infamy. Only Zhu Yuanzhang, whether he is Han or other ethnic groups, who live on the land of China, maintain extremely high admiration for him.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's view, Concubine Ning's matter of confessing relatives by dripping blood is also a good way.

This will help the great grandson to inherit his throne in a legitimate way.

As for the result of blood-dropping, in Zhu Yuanzhang's view, it is absolutely a certainty and there is no problem.

There are two ways to recognize relatives by dripping blood. One is called blood combination method, that is, two drops of blood are dripped in a clear water bowl, and the fusion is the relatives.

There is also a method called bone dripping method, dripping blood on the bones of the ancestors, if it can penetrate, it is a close relative.

Now that Zhu Biao's body is being preserved in the Hall of Renzhi, it is obvious that dripping blood and dripping bones will not work.

After death, the blood is coagulated, and it is obviously impossible to combine the blood. It is unfilial to remove the flesh and blood to expose the bones.

Maybe Chang's bones are fine, but it's not a good idea to dig up my late mother's body.

Since ancient times, only father and son have recognized relatives by blood, and there seems to be no such precedent for grandparents. Fortunately, there are siblings like Zhu Yunxi and Zhu Mingyue, so there is no one to prove.

In the middle of the night, Zhu Di was sitting in the big tent, discussing with the two generals under his command the policy to wipe out the Japanese pirates this time.

The traces of Japanese pirates in Daming are mainly in the coastal areas of Shandong, followed by Jiangsu and Zhejiang. At present, in Fujian and the coastal areas of Guangdong, the activities of Japanese pirates are still relatively rare.

The places Zhu Di was in charge of were mainly Shandong, which was the place where Japanese pirates invaded the most. After all, Zhu Di had made great achievements in military exploits, so it was only natural that he was in charge of the Shandong area.

Zhu Di has three major supporters, one of which is the well-known Yao Guangxiao. In fact, as far as the current Ming Dynasty is concerned, Yao Guangxiao is not well-known. It was only after Jing Nan that many people became familiar with him.

Now Zhu Di's real right-hand men are Zhang Yu and Zhu Neng.

The generals under King Yan said, "Zhang Yu is good at planning, Zhu Neng is good at fighting."

Li Jinglong is the first hero of Jing Nan, Zhang Yu, Zhu Neng and Yao Guangxiao are the second heroes.

"Your Highness, the whereabouts of the Japanese pirates along the coast of Shandong have been roughly figured out. Please tell me what to do next."

Zhu Neng asked.

Although his surname is also Zhu, he is not Zhu Yuanzhang's Zhu, but his father's hometown is from Huaiyuan, and Zhu Yuanzhang can be regarded as half of his hometown.

Zhu Neng is tall and tall, and his voice is relatively loud when he speaks, but in front of Zhu Di, he deliberately lowered his voice.

Zhu Di heard the words and said: "I am not alone in the conquest of Japanese pirates, the third brother is also there, and the Zhejiang area that the third brother is in charge of is far easier than Shandong."

"You can't sit still, you have to take the initiative. Zhang Yu, what do you think?"

Speaking of the latter, Zhu Di asked Zhang Yu, and his tone was more casual, without putting on airs of his prince.

The two in front of them are both confidantes, just like Yao Guangxiao, even in terms of loyalty, they are much stronger than Yao Guangxiao.

Zhang Yu is already in his fifties this year, and his temples are gray, which is completely different from Zhu Neng's 22-year-old strong boy.

After hearing the question, he didn't rush to answer, he pondered for a while before saying: "Your Highness said very well, King Jin wants to come here and has been holding back his breath, eager to prove himself."

"If you pacify the Zhejiang Japanese pirates before His Highness, everyone in the world will think that His Highness's previous military achievements are just luck."

"Only by taking the lead in suppressing the Japanese pirates before King Jin can the momentum of His Highness be maintained."

Hearing this analysis, Zhu Di nodded. In many ways, Zhang Yu can think of himself as one.

Zhang Yu is not an unknown person.

In the early days at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, it was the Zhiyuan of the Privy Council, and the Privy Council was the highest military institution just like the current Five Armies Dudufu in the Ming Dynasty.

Now that Hongwu is 25 years old, Zhang Yu is exactly 50 years old. It can be seen that at the age of 20, he has already entered the highest military institution of the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty.

After Hongwu returned to Ming Dynasty in 18 years, Zhang Yu once participated in the Battle of Yuerhai, and later fought with Lan Yu. Until last year, after Zhu Di became famous, he served as a commander under Zhu Di's command.

Zhu Di had a heart-to-heart relationship with Zhang Yu, and he also won Zhang Yu's loyalty.

Although Zhang Yu is very capable, because of his previous official position in Meng Yuan, he was somewhat excluded by Lan Yu.

In other words, he was squeezed out by the Huaixi generals group.

"It's just that these Japanese pirates are really difficult to deal with. They are like a bunch of mice. It is easy to beat them, but it is too hard to find them." Zhu Neng said with some annoyance.

After Zhu Neng finished speaking, Zhu Di and Zhang Yu looked at each other, as if they had some tacit understanding.

Why is the 22-year-old Zhu Neng able to be appreciated by Zhu Di, and even become Zhu Di's confidant.

In fact, this guy is 22 years old, but he looks very anxious. If he says he is 40 years old, no one will believe him.

With a burly and sturdy figure, coupled with the fact that he has practiced martial arts since he was a child, under Zhu Di's current command, he is the No.

There is no beard, otherwise it is no different from Zhang Fei in Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Zhu Di realized very early on that Zhu Neng is capable of dealing with him, and he really loves him when something happens.

In the battle of Jingnan in the original history, this guy led 30 people, went straight to the army led by Geng Bingwen, and captured more than [-] people.

When Zhu Di was besieged by Licheng Hou Shengyong in the Battle of Dongchang, he also rushed into the army and rescued Zhu Di.

Just when Zhu Neng couldn't think of a countermeasure, Zhang Yu said indifferently: "Strengthen the wall and clear the wild."

Zhu Di nodded slightly. Zhu Neng hadn't reacted much when he heard this, and was slow for a while, before applauding loudly: "It's a good way, it's said to be Japanese pirates, most of them are tricksters in disguise, and it's not wrong to kill ten or nine of them."

Zhu Di is not a benevolent king. He grew up in a military camp, and he has no scruples about things like killing.

Zhang Yu has some Confucian temperament, but the generals from the end of the Yuan Dynasty to the present, the so-called generals are not simple.

Needless to say, Zhu Neng has been used to fighting with his father since he was a child.

The current Zhu Neng, in a sense, is actually Zhang Yu's disciple, learning strategies from him.

No one knows how many real Japanese pirates will appear. In the anti-Japanese war, there were not a few coastal people who pretended to be pirates. Zhu Di naturally didn't care about these.

After the wall was cleared, those Japanese pirates had no contacts to connect with. Of course, it was much easier to deal with. If you want to quickly defeat the Japanese, especially in front of King Jin, this is indeed the best way.

After discussing countermeasures against Japan, Zhu Neng and Zhang Yu left, leaving Zhu Di alone in the big tent.

Zhu Di set off directly from the capital to the coast of Shandong, and headed towards the country of Wa, which was Jiaoao, which is later known as Qingdao.

The area from Haizhou (later Lianyungang) to Dengzhoufu (later Yantai) was the key target of Japanese pirates.

His son Zhu Gaoxu is now 12 years old, so naturally he will not go out with the army.

At this moment, Zhu Di suddenly felt a little lonely.

"Father, I'm your son too. Why don't you believe me? What's wrong with me?"

"Others say that I am the most like you, but Dad, you have to give me a chance."

"Brother has already gone, why can't you let me go."

Sitting in front of the desk, Zhu Di felt extremely aggrieved when he thought of the current situation and his father in the capital.

Zhu Yuanzhang is the person Zhu Di admires the most. In many ways, Zhu Di even imitates his father subconsciously.

Every time he encountered difficulties, he would think about how he would solve them if his father were here.

It's just that Zhu Di, who came to Pingwa now, feels abandoned when he is out leading the army.

After a long time, Zhu Di's eyes began to become resolute, and he said coldly: "Father, just watch, I will definitely let you see your son's ability. If the third brother loses to me once, he will also have the first chance." Twice."

"It's just a group of Japanese pirates. If my guess is correct, the pacification of the Japanese pirates this time is just the beginning. The real big drama should be on the Japanese side."

Thinking of this, Zhu Di walked out of the big tent, feeling the salty sea breeze, his eyes gradually became sharper.

"Father, if I conquer the Wa country, what will happen to you? In this world, after all, it depends on military merits."

(End of this chapter)