Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 699: Reporting the Victory and Entering the Capital
The news of Zhang Yan's pregnancy was blocked. This was a special decree issued by Zhu Youxiao. Anyone who dared to leak the news before Zhang Yan gave birth would be sentenced to death! !

As early as when Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne, he had been doing one thing, which was to cut off the subtle connections between the palace and outside.

In Zhu Youxiao's eyes, the existence of this broad group of civil servants was sometimes too arrogant. They were already busy enough with military and political affairs in the outer court, yet they always wanted to interfere in the affairs of the inner court.

What do you want to do?
Not to mention the distant past, the dispute over the foundation of the country during the Wanli reign had a huge impact on the Ming Dynasty. Everyone accused Emperor Wanli of favoring concubines over the eldest son and wanting to shake the Ming Dynasty's system of primogeniture, but no one mentioned what the civil service group did before and after this.

What is an emperor?
He is the supreme ruler of this land! He is the father of the whole world!

However, there are always some people who want to use the ancestral system and etiquette to interfere with and influence the emperor's thoughts. Why? Do they want to make the emperor a puppet?
Not to mention that in addition to this kind of phenomenon, assassinations and assassinations have actually occurred in the Forbidden City of the Ming Dynasty, the absolute private territory of the Ming Emperor.

In order to completely put an end to the above phenomenon, starting from the reign of Emperor Tianqi, Zhu Youxiao will reshape some rules to let the people of the world know what the price will be if they want to spy on the inner court! !

Imperial power must maintain the proper sense of mystery. Only when people feel unfamiliar with it will they feel fear in their hearts. Otherwise, if everyone knows about it, a small mistake will be infinitely magnified, and the sense of awe will disappear.

The loss of the awe-inspiring imperial power will cause many people to have wild imaginations.

Regardless of whether the first child born to Queen Zhang Yan was a boy or a girl, the eldest son of the Tianqi Dynasty had to be born before the concubines in the harem could give birth to children.

The more descendants the emperor has, the more consolidated his imperial power will be and the more stable the country will be.

As for whether these heirs will fight for the right of inheritance after they reach adulthood and come of age, this is something to be considered later.

It’s too early to talk about it now.

However, as their children were the emperor's offspring, Zhu Youxiao would never let go when it came to their education.

From now on, the educational leadership of the Ming royal family, and even the educational leadership of the Ming royal family, must be firmly in the hands of the emperor.

Moving a punctuation mark in a sentence may lead to a huge difference in meaning, let alone an education that lasts for more than ten years. If too much personal opinion is mixed in, it is hard to ensure that people's thoughts will not be led astray.

This is the second point that Zhu Youxiao wants to reshape, the dominance of the education of the imperial family of the Ming Dynasty and the education of the royal family of the Ming Dynasty. Anyone who wants to interfere or intervene will end up in a bad way! !
The news of the queen's pregnancy did not spread from the inner court, but it spread in the harem. Because of this incident, the harem also added a bit of joy.

Without the group of elderly concubines and the group of elderly palace maids, the harem of the Tianqi Dynasty might have some small calculations and thoughts, which are all human nature, but there is no too deep intrigue.

Of course, Zhu Youxiao also knew that as time went by, as the concubines grew older, and as more children were born, some things were inevitable.

But those are things to be considered in the future. If people cannot live in the present, but are always bound by things that have not happened in the future, then is there any point in living?

"There is no need to rush to select midwives and wet nurses for Kunning Palace. We should screen them quietly first. They must have simple backgrounds and clean origins."

In the East Warm Pavilion, Zhu Youxiao sat on the throne and stretched out his hand to the eunuch in front of him and said, "For those who meet the above conditions, the Imperial Household Department will make arrangements to bring these selected people to live in the imperial manor outside the capital, along with their families and relatives."

"The slaves obey the order."

Liu Chao immediately bowed and said, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely get this done."

"Go get ready."

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and said.

"The slaves retire."

Because Empress Zhang Yan is pregnant, some things need to be prepared in advance. After all, this is Zhang Yan's first child. In order to avoid accidents, many things need to be done in advance. "How is the selection of additional personnel for Kunning Palace going?"

Zhu Youxiao leaned against the cushion, looked at Liu Ruoyu who was serving him and spoke.

"Your Majesty, they have all been selected."

Liu Ruoyu lowered his head and said, "These people have been sent to Kunning Palace. They will be responsible for the Queen's food, clothing, housing and transportation."

"Ah."

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "In the future, we should always have several such teams in the inner court, responsible for matters during pregnancy. They will be rewarded for their merits and punished for their faults. They will stay in the inner court for ten years. The inner court will find a way out for these people, so that they can live a good life even if they leave the palace in the future."

"The slaves obey the orders!"

Liu Ruoyu immediately bowed in response.

Professional matters should be left to professionals. The more eunuchs and palace maids there are in the Forbidden City, the better. Zhu Youxiao asked the officials in the inner court to refine the corresponding tasks.

Control the scale of eunuchs being castrated, select as many young palace maids as possible to enter the palace, let them stay for a certain number of years, and then let them leave the Forbidden City. The inner court will find a way out for them so that they don't have to be locked up in one place for the rest of their lives.

In the process of implementing this policy, Zhu Youxiao had to change a stubborn idea, that is, once one entered the Forbidden City, whether they were eunuchs or palace maids, their fate was closely tied to the Forbidden City, and there was no other way forward in their life except to die alone in old age. This was the root cause of resentment.

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Especially the group like palace maids, who were selected to serve in the Forbidden City when they were ignorant, but they will grow up after all and have physical needs.

Living a lifetime without any hope would drive anyone crazy.

Therefore, when they entered the Forbidden City to serve, they had to learn a special skill, be taught to read and write, be taught to understand the rules, and be taught to keep secrets. After they had stayed in the Forbidden City for a full year, the inner court would find good matches for them. This was not a one-size-fits-all matchmaking, but rather allowing them to choose the person they liked and marry.

Of course, this desired group will be limited to good men who have made military contributions to the Ming Dynasty from the very beginning.

She entered the palace in her teens, stayed in the Forbidden City for ten years, and left the palace in her twenties. She didn't miss anything. The key was that she saved a lot of money and learned a skill. In the future, she would have the support of the inner court. As long as she didn't do anything that violated the laws of the Ming Dynasty and was within a reasonable range, the inner court would step in to resolve the problem.

If this matter can be done well, it will not only solve some stubborn problems in the inner court, but also make the good men loyal to the Ming Dynasty more grateful to the Ming Dynasty in the future!
"Dong Dong!!"

A rhythmic drum sound came from a distance, causing Zhu Youxiao, who originally wanted to explain some more things, to slowly stand up from the throne.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

When Liu Ruoyu heard the drumbeat, he immediately bowed and said, "The great victory has been reported to the capital immediately, there must be good news coming!!"

"Send someone to Qianqing Gate!"

Zhu Youxiao stretched out his hand and said to Liu Ruoyu.

"The slaves obey the orders!"

Liu Ruoyu responded quickly, then turned and ran out of the hall.

The drumbeats outside the Meridian Gate not only alarmed the inner court, but also the outer court. The news of the victory coming to the capital at this time would definitely cause a stir...

(End of this chapter)