Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 34 The Book of Pros and Cons
"Even if King Yan was fully aware of his righteousness and did not resist, how could the other vassal kings be willing to lead the way and be killed?"

"If the reduction of vassals goes smoothly and the imperial court eradicates all the Se kings, who will be able to guard the border? If foreigners take the opportunity to invade, the land of China will be devastated! This is the second disadvantage."

"If foreigners had not invaded, after the vassalage was cut off, the court would have banned the vassalage. In this way, the King of Sai would no longer exist. Over time, the border areas would be in chaos. This has three disadvantages."

"On the other hand, if the imperial court fails to cut down the vassal vassal, and a vassal king defeats the imperial court, ascends to the throne of God, and establishes a new dynasty, once this happens, there will be endless troubles!"

"In order to prevent future generations from repeating this incident, the new monarch will definitely implement the policy of vassal ban. At that time, the King of Seoul was no longer alive. In order to ensure the stability of the border, the new monarch had to change the system and establish a new system of guarding the border. The pros and cons of it are unpredictable. This has four disadvantages."

What Zhu Gaoxu said is very reasonable. There are indeed many benefits to vassal kings guarding the border, but how many vassal kings can really abide by the rules, not violate laws and disciplines, and obey the court's dispatch?

If the heir cannot suppress King Sai, who has military power, then the feudal king's rebellion will inevitably occur!

Zhu Yuanzhang actually knew in his heart that relying solely on the King of Sai to defend the border was not a long-term solution, so he had been looking for and cultivating people who were loyal and talented generals to share the responsibility of King of Sai to defend the border.

However, the vassal king guarding the border was beneficial to both the country and the people. The foundation of the Ming Dynasty was weak, and the vassal king was needed to replace the emperor to increase his influence on the people, supervise and control local officials.

Even if the new monarch is deceived by treacherous officials in the future, the ancestral precepts stipulate that in this case, the vassal king is allowed to lead troops to the capital to clear the monarch's side, help the country, and set an example for future generations.

If one day, the vassal king Qingjun stays behind, the Ming Dynasty will still be the Ming Dynasty of the Zhu family, so what should we fear?
However, the next content of the letter of advice made Zhu Yuanzhang show a shocked expression.

"No matter what happens in the future, the imperial court will eventually implement the vassal ban. After the vassal ban, the vassals will follow the instinct of reproduction and raise future generations. If one child has five grandchildren, sixteen years will be one generation. After a hundred years, , this dynasty’s clan will exceed 30 people.”

"At that time, the imperial court will have to support more than 30 non-productive members of the clan, and more than 30 people will need one million catties of food for just one day, which is more than 3000 million catties for one month. How can the imperial court finances support it? What will happen to the officials and people of the world? How to treat this matter? Will the national fortunes of the Ming Dynasty plummet from now on? This has five disadvantages."

If Zhu Yuanzhang had never considered the issue of clan population, Zhu Gaoxu didn't believe it.

In the past, officials wrote to Zhu Yuanzhang to persuade him, but he probably didn't take it seriously and thought it was a bit alarmist.

But Zhu Yuanzhang in history must not have paid too much attention to this matter. He may have felt that his descendants could not be so wasteful that they had no ambition at all, and they all relied on the court to provide money and food for support.

Unfortunately, Zhu Yuanzhang underestimated the laziness and greed of his descendants.

Now, Zhu Gaoxu mentioned this matter again and raised it to the level of determining the fate of the Ming Dynasty. This shocked Zhu Yuanzhang and made him feel that it was necessary to make some adjustments to the clan system.

After taking the clan issue to heart, Zhu Yuanzhang continued to look down.

"If you establish King Yan, there will be seven advantages and no disadvantages."

"Father and son succeed each other, and the elders and younger ones are in order. This is an eternal principle. The establishment of King Yan conforms to the system of 'if there is a direct descendant, there is no direct descendant,' and it is convenient for future generations to follow. This is beneficial."

"The King of Yan has great martial arts and high military power. If he is the prince, he can suppress the arrogant soldiers and powerful generals, and calm the hearts of the people. Because he is good at military affairs, he can also protect the Ming army's combat power. This has two benefits."

"King Yan has great ambitions and will definitely do something in the future. This can also demonstrate the wisdom of the emperor's grandpa and prove that the emperor's grandpa founded the Ming Dynasty. It is actually the destiny of heaven and destiny. This has three benefits."

"The King of Yan is very ambitious and will not be willing to just be a conservative king. He will actively explore and bring all the countries to come to the dynasty, making the Ming Dynasty a central country and surpassing the Han and Tang Dynasties. This will benefit the four countries."

"Looking at the methods of King Yan, he will never allow his officials to usurp the imperial power and evade the emperor, so that foreign invasion will occur and the weak Song Dynasty will reappear. This will benefit five things."

"The King of Yan has been in the army for many years. He has a good command of his subordinates and understands the importance. He will not neglect the civil servants, nor condone the generals, or even go to war. He will definitely practice the principle of 'the Han family has its own system, and the king's domineering ways are mixed' to provide for If future generations follow suit, this will benefit the world."

"Your Majesty, the King of Yan, will never condone corrupt officials who oppress the people, nor will he compromise with those who deceive the superiors and deceive the inferiors. He will definitely stick to the ancestral system and set an example for future generations. This will benefit seven things." "If His Majesty the Emperor is worried that King Yan will rule the country harshly and violently in the future. He can order him to rewrite the Ming Dynasty laws after he succeeds to the throne, abolish harsh punishments and laws, prohibit local governments from implementing harsh governance, show the world with benevolence and righteousness, recuperate with the people, and not use weapons rashly within ten years. This is To show benevolence and filial piety, King Yan will definitely follow the policies that benefit the country and the people."

"The struggle over the foundation of the country has existed since ancient times, and Sun Chen is not the first person in history to advise the monarch to carefully choose his successor."

"Sun Chen only analyzed the pros and cons of His Majesty the Emperor's appointment as King of Yan and Prince Wu from the perspective of a bystander. As for who to choose, it is up to His Majesty the Emperor to make his own decision. Sun Chen never advised His Majesty the Emperor to appoint my father. Please give me your Majesty the advice of King Yan!"

After reading the above content, Zhu Yuanzhang was not angry at all. Instead, he felt some strange feelings in his heart, but he did not show it on his face and looked very calm.

If Zhu Yunwen was made the grandson, it would indeed be detrimental to the long-term stability of the Ming Dynasty, so he gave up this idea.

Before Zhu Yunwen got sick, he was physically strong and able to suppress the violent side of his heart. After getting sick, his true nature was completely exposed. It can be said that he has a fatal flaw in his character and is not a human being.

In order to cure Zhu Yunwen, Zhu Yuanzhang spent a lot of effort and killed many people to prevent the news from leaking.

However, compared with Zhu Gaoxu, who could quickly write these thousand words of advice, he felt that it would be fine as long as Zhu Yunwen lived.

Zhu Gaoxu was able to risk everything to see him, just to express his feelings. This heroic spirit of daring to think, dare to do, and fearless really moved him.

"Silly boy, if you didn't write this pros and cons book, wouldn't we know the pros and cons? We are not old fools yet!"

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed in his heart: "Your father used you as a gunman again to test us."

He has already made up his mind about establishing a crown prince.

He wanted to establish Zhu Di before but failed because the King of Jin was in front at that time and he still had hope for Zhu Yunwen. Later he gave up on Zhu Yunwen.

Now that the King of Jin has been deposed, it is natural to establish Zhu Di.

At this moment, there was a rhythmic knocking on the door.

Zhu Yuanzhang knew that it was Zhao Junchen, a member of the Jinyi Guards who was responsible for confidential matters, who was asking to see him, so he said, "Come in."

The door of the palace was pushed open, and a man who was five feet tall and as slender as a monkey walked in quickly. After saluting, he quickly took out a secret letter from his arms.

Zhu Yuanzhang received the secret letter and immediately opened it and read it.

The content of the secret letter was very simple, with only a few sentences. The general meaning was that the Marquis Muying of Xiping, who was guarding Yunnan, died of illness.

After reading the secret letter, Zhu Yuanzhang's face became extremely ugly. He suppressed his sadness and said in a trembling voice: "Just step back."

Zhao Junchen respectfully claimed that it was.

After the palace door was smoothly closed by Zhao Junchen, Zhu Yuanzhang finally couldn't hold on any longer, and tears welled up in his eyes, which was uncontrollable.

The development of things never depends on human will, just like the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, and the moon waxes and wanes.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt that it was time to appoint a crown prince.

(End of this chapter)