Daming, originally wanted to destroy it, but the system came

Chapter 409 Zhu Yuanzhang’s tangle
It was a day in late October in the twenty-seventh year of Hongwu.

For the people of Ming Dynasty, this was a day no different from usual.

How to live your life or how to live your life.

It’s just that it’s past late autumn now, and all the autumn harvests have been finished. Apart from taking a break from the busy work, there is only one thing left to take care of the farmland, so as to prepare for the next spring planting.

"I heard that the imperial court discovered new rice seeds and several new food crops? I don't know how the harvest will be. Don't harm us people."

Some people got together and talked about the news that had been spreading a lot recently.

It is said that the imperial court planted many new crops near the capital, and the harvest was bountiful.

But instead of looking forward to it, the people were very worried.

Because the people cannot afford any risk, even if they have no income for a year, their families will be ruined.

The Chinese people's habit of saving money is not something that has existed since ancient times, let alone just saving food.

It doesn't matter if you are traveling alone or with a few people. The worst thing you can do is eat whatever you encounter.

Xiaohuangmen means little eunuch.

Zhu Yuanzhang was in a trance, and was distracted from the sentimentality in his heart, and said: "How much preparations have been made for the food and grass matter?"

He is now sixty-eight years old and has long passed his destiny.

Especially in the past two years, my health has been deteriorating, and even reviewing these memorials has begun to feel inadequate.

"Lord Zhuo Jing, Your Majesty has summoned you."

"Zhuo Jing," Zhu Yuanzhang said leisurely, "I know that you scholars are arrogant and highly respect Zhou Li and pursue the establishment of direct descendants. But in fact, this is also your selfishness and yours. Personal interest."

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhuo Jing lightly, and a coldness flashed across his eyes, making Zhuo Jing shudder and quickly lower his head.

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly showed a smile and said in a slightly relaxed tone: "I'm not that brat like Ma'er. I didn't capture Oara and Uliangha last year, so I'm always unwilling to give in. This year I want to capture the Mongolian grassland in one fell swoop."

As the Minister of Household Affairs, he naturally has no control over the Ministry of War. He only prepares food and fodder, but he doesn't know where another war is happening.

Because the Six Ministries were arranged on the left and right inside the palace gate, the officials of the Six Ministries went to work in the palace every day, making it convenient for the emperor to summon them anytime and anywhere.

It has to be said that Zhu Zhen had previously raided several corrupt officials and several aristocratic families in Jiangnan, which also put a lot of pressure on the court.

Zhuo Jing has been very busy recently, very busy.

And the army marches no faster than ordinary people.

That's why it is said that soldiers and horses go ahead before food and grass are used.

"Your Majesty?" Zhuo Jing raised his head with confusion, thinking to himself, why don't you let me get up? And what on earth do you want to call yourself here for?
You can't let me kneel down and watch you cry, right? My son is not dead.

Otherwise, it is not a joke for half a million troops to eat horse chews.

However, although the Ming Dynasty has always regarded the northern grasslands as its biggest imaginary enemy since the founding of the country, it has always been on guard against them. Even from Hongwu to Yongle, and even to the subsequent emperors, there was no shortage of wars with the northern grasslands. .

Zhu Yuanzhang in history died of illness in the 31st year of Hongwu at the age of 71.

"Your Majesty, this summer's tax collection will be the main one, and the food and grass raised will be enough to support an army of 500,000 people without worrying about food and clothing for three months," Zhuo Jing reported truthfully.

It's a pity that if the prince hadn't died suddenly, he would have planned to move the capital to Xi'an, and then he would start working on the new emperor's enthronement and help Zhu Biao inherit the throne.

When he thought of Biao'er, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but feel a little sad, and even tended to burst into tears.

Arriving at the side hall, Zhuo Jing knelt down and saluted: "See your Majesty."

Moreover, the solar terms of two crops a year are all in the south, and some places can even have three crops a year.

An army of half a million people is on the road. Once they run out of rations, not to mention the possibility of mutiny, it is even comparable to a locust plague passing through the border. Everything will be eaten by you.

A small yellow door came to find Zhuo Jing.

"Zhuo Jing," Zhu Yuanzhang breathed a sigh of relief lazily, and muttered in his heart: "I'm old, I'm really old. How many years do we have left to live?"

But he didn't dare to speak his mind.

Zhuo Jing did not dare to delay and hurriedly followed Xiaohuangmen to the side hall.

How could they say that this time it was the King of Dian who wanted to conquer the north?

Zhuo Jing took a breath, and then he realized that His Majesty had asked him to raise enough food to feed an army of 500,000 people for three months, but he actually wanted to send 500,000 troops?
And they still sent troops to the Saibei grassland.

If a lack of food causes the entire army to mutiny and become rebels, one can imagine how much harm it will cause.

Zhuo Jing was horrified and annoyed at the same time. Did he get carried away? Who is this His Majesty? That was Emperor Hongwu, who was not merciless when it came to killing people.

Therefore, these grains and grasses are basically prepared from the south, or even from the south of the Yangtze River.

One is to prepare to count the taxes and grains harvested this autumn, the other is to count the data from this year's experimental fields, and even prepare a huge sum of money and grains.

This year's autumn harvest tax grains have not been paid yet, so the tax grains from the summer harvest will be used.

But Zhuo Jing still couldn't help but say: "But isn't His Highness the King of Dian in the Western Regions? At the beginning of the month, there was news of a great victory in Tibet."

What's more, Zhuo Jing is sincerely loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and he would not have such offensive thoughts.

Zhuo Jing, the Minister of Hubu, should be added to the right, the second-in-command of the Ministry of Hubu, and above him there is a left minister.

"But Your Majesty, I have doubts. Is there going to be another war?" Zhuo Jing asked tentatively.

The foundation of the common people is the most fragile, as humble as ants, unable to withstand the slightest bit of wind and rain.

Again, once the crown prince system no longer pursues the establishment of direct descendants, will the succession system of the children of aristocratic families also be affected?
It would be terrible if the concubine's children started to lose control and compete with the legitimate children for family property.

For example, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu were half-brothers, but because of their differences, they eventually turned against each other.

One said that he was the descendant of the Fourth Generation and Three Dukes, and the other said that I was the one.

Even the hatred between the two brothers was three times more severe than that towards outsiders.

To put it bluntly, Yuan Shu was a direct descendant, but Yuan Shao was the eldest brother, and Yuan Shu looked down upon his brother who was a common descendant.

In addition, Yuan Shao was adopted and inherited a share of the family business from Yuan Chengcai, who was even more despised by Yuan Shu.

It goes without saying how arrogant and arrogant Yuan Shu was.

Yuan Shao also resented this younger brother. Aren't you the only one who inherited the family business as a direct descendant? What's there to pretend to be?

Look, isn't this a classic example of the battle between concubines and concubines?

"You have always looked down upon Biao'er because of her background. It's also our fault that we were too impatient at the beginning. Because Biao'er suddenly left us, and because of Yunzhen's filial piety and sincerity, we became the crown prince. Sun."

"We would have never imagined that in addition to Biao'er and Lao Si, there would also be a fierce tiger named Lao Shiba. Like, he is so much like us. Whether it is his ability to fight on the battlefield or his decisive character in killing, he is simply like us. son."

The more Zhu Yuanzhang talked, the more pleased he became, and the more he talked, the more excited he became.

Zhuo Jing secretly murmured, "What does it mean? Isn't that your biological son?"

Good fellow, some ministers in the court have said in private that it is fortunate that the King of Dian is not the prince. Otherwise, if you two unite, will there be a way for ministers in the court to survive?

They might as well just throw themselves into the river and still be able to save their entire family.

Otherwise, you and your son will be killed with the genealogy.

But, what does this have to do with me?
Zhuo Jing was wondering when he heard Zhu Yuanzhang sigh again: "It would have been better if Yun Wen had not been appointed as the crown prince before. But I, the father, made it a stumbling block for my son."

Zhuo Jing suddenly raised his head and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with wide eyes.

You actually said it? Is it easy to store?

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Grand Sun has never made any mistakes, why is this happening?" Zhuo Jing quickly knelt down to dissuade him.

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed, yes, Yunwen was not wrong, the only fault was that his eighteenth uncle was too strong.

There are no two kings in the country, and there are no two days in the sky.

Yun Wen hadn't become the sun in the sky yet, but this brat like Chu'er had already risen into the sky.

Even compared to the rising sun, even the Hongwu Emperor himself was like the setting sun.

"Within ten days, Tibet will be pacified, and the 300,000-strong army of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate will be wiped out. Within one month, the entire Western Region will be wiped out," Zhu Yuanzhang said, taking out a letter and then calmly surrendered. Zhuo Jing stood up and motioned for him to come forward and take the letter.

Zhuo Jing stepped forward in panic, only to realize that this letter was written by Zhu Zhen privately to Zhu Yuanzhang.

The content of the letter is very simple, just one sentence.

"When Timur sends troops to the grasslands, we can be sure that the country behind us will be empty. The war in Xinjiang will be over within a month. Dad, prepare the troops, horses, food and grass for us, and send troops to the Helan Mountains at the end of the month. Son, you will completely conquer the Mongolian grasslands."

Zhuo Jing finally knew what the army raised by Zhu Yuanzhang was preparing.

At the same time, he finally understood why the news at the beginning of the month said that the King of Dian was still in Tibet, but here they were preparing to use troops against Saibei, still in the name of the King of Dian.

Who would have thought, who would have thought that the King of Dian could be so powerful in his military use? Not only did they pacify Tibet, but they also planned to conquer the Eastern Chagatai Khanate and Timur Empire in one fell swoop?
You must know that the Western Region is not the territory of the Central Plains Dynasty. After being conquered by the Mongol Empire, it was named one of the four great khanates.

If it weren't for the black Erhuo who took the initiative to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, even the Ming Dynasty would not know the specific information or the affairs of Timur's empire.

In fact, the Ming Dynasty has always lacked news about the Western Regions, so much so that the Eastern Chagatai Khanate has changed its capital several times without knowing it, and even thought that there were several countries in the Western Regions.

But this time, once Zhu Zhen pacified the southern and northern borders, that is, the Eastern Chagatai Khanate and the Timurid Empire, from then on, the Western Region would be the territory of the Central Plains Dynasty.

This is unprecedented.

Zhuo Jing's hands couldn't help but tremble, and his voice was excited and high-pitched as he said, "Your Highness's achievements will last for generations to come."

"What if he conquers the Mongolian grassland again?" Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhuo Jing with bright eyes.

Zhuo Jing gritted his teeth. After being silent for a while, he said with conviction: "One emperor for all eternity."

Even the First Emperor could not completely conquer the grassland, and even Emperor Taizong only had the title of Khan in vain.

But with Zhu Chu's method of reforming his native land, even Zhuo Jing understood that this was not an empty title, but a real local political power ruled by the Central Plains Dynasty.

Even if Zhu Chu left the Tatar grassland later, he could replace the leaders of the various ministries on the Tatar grassland at any time as long as he gave an order.

This is the meaning of reforming the country and returning to the local people. Zhu Chu has taken the Tatar cauldron out of the fire. The people of the Tatar grassland only recognize him as the Holy Khan. His orders are the representatives of the Immortal Heaven. Who dares to disobey?
This is the general trend of the people.

You leaders are just extended representatives of me, the Holy Khan. Only with me can the people obey you.

In addition to reforming the native land, the most important thing is to target the leaders of the chieftain system and the slave owner system. This is the core purpose of this political method.

Otherwise, if they surrender today and rebel tomorrow, who can bear this repeated situation?
The reason why the Central Plains Dynasty did not care about the national territory was not because the king did not go to the countryside, and it was difficult to completely control places that were too far away. Even Zhu Yuanzhang set up many places with restraint systems.

But once the policy of reforming the native land and returning it to exile was fully implemented, and in conjunction with Zhu Yingying's Ming and Shenwu methods of using troops, there would be artillery to clear the way.

It can be said that "under the sky, there is nothing but the king's land; on the shore of the land, there is nothing but the king's ministers." '

That's why Zhuo Jing said, there is one emperor throughout the ages.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled, this was the comment he wanted to hear.

How could he not know that Zhu Min's difficulties were nothing more than two words, origin.

It can be said that it is extremely difficult to establish Zhu Zhen as the heir apparent if he is neither his direct descendant nor his eldest son.

The most important resistance was not only the civil servants of the Manchu Dynasty, but also the scholars all over the world.

Because Confucian scholars respected Zhou rites, the eldest son inheritance system was the core part of the Zhou Dynasty's patriarchal system.

To set up a direct descendant is to grow up, not to be virtuous; to set up a son to be noble, but not to grow up.

It is said that the mother is more valuable than the son, but this is actually wrong. It should be said that the son is more valuable than the mother.

Because the mother is of noble birth, the child is noble.

Only a child with a noble birth can inherit everything, and only the mother is more noble than the son.

No matter whether he is wise or not, it only depends on his background.

Why did all the dynasties become mediocre in the middle and late stages?

The Tang Dynasty was glorious for a time, and Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was also wise and powerful.

But not only did Wu Zetian appear and cut off Li Tang's national destiny, but Emperor Ai of the Tang Dynasty was even more miserable at the end of the period.

That's why Zhu Ming was so disgusted with these civil servants and Fang Xiaoru, the representative of Confucian scholars.

First of all, Zhu Ming understood that he and Confucianism were basically hostile, and Confucianism would not recognize his origin.

Another thing is that this system that only looks at family background but not ability is simply a bastard.

Don’t you see Song Huizong of the Song Dynasty? That old boy can't do anything but be an emperor, he's an artist.

But you want an artist to be the emperor?
The Six Thieves of the Northern Song Dynasty came from the Huizong period of the Song Dynasty, and they were all his friends.

You will know how unreliable Song Huizong is.

King Duan picks him lightly, but he cannot rule the world.

But so what?
Because all the first five sons of Song Shenzong Zhao Xu died in infancy, Song Zhezong Zhao Xu was established.

As a result, Zhao Xu also died early and had no son.

Then Song Huizong was the eleventh son of Song Shenzong. Nine of the ten previous brothers died, and one had eye disease, so it could only be him.

Good guy, nine out of ten brothers are dead, is that okay?
Zhu Chu was the eighteenth old man, but unfortunately he only had two older brothers dead, and he was still the eldest and second child.

There are sixteen brothers ahead.

He did not have the luck of Song Huizong.

So no matter how you think about it, it is impossible for the throne and prince to fall on him.

It had already aroused strong resistance from the civil servants of the Manchu Dynasty, and those guys even wanted to change Zhu Zhen's honorary title into a crime. For the sake of party struggle, they would do anything.

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed secretly. In order to pave the way for Yun Wen, he killed Lan Yu and planned to wipe out all those generals.

It was because Zhu Yunwen had a good background, and when his father Zhu Biao was still alive, he was already supported by Confucianism.

After all, Zhu Biao's teacher was Song Lian, a famous Confucian scholar and the eldest son. As his son, Zhu Yunwen could be said to be the eldest son and eldest grandson after Zhu Xiongying's death, and he was deeply supported by Confucianists.

Therefore, as long as there are no threats from military commanders, Zhu Yunwen can successfully ascend the throne and complete the transition to the new emperor.

But now, it's the other way around.

The military generals group supported Zhu Zhen, but the civil servants group became an obstacle.

Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes slightly. He was wondering, had those people forgotten that he could kill?
"They dare to bully my son before I'm dead. When I die, they might start a riot. Isn't it time to pave the way for Zhu'er?" Zhu Yuanzhang thought in his heart.

But this idea is full of bloodshed.

The Lan Jade case can have wide implications, implicating tens of thousands of people.

Not to mention that the Hu Weiyong case implicated 100,000 people.

If this killing spree starts again, the entire capital may be bleeding.

But Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care. His hands were already soaked in blood. He didn't care about the so-called reputation the least.

How much is reputation worth? The only two things Zhu Yuanzhang could not tolerate were corrupt officials who harmed the people, and the hidden dangers that threatened the old Zhu family.

Could Zhu Yuanzhang not know how much infamy he would attract if he went on a killing spree several times and liquidated the heroes?
But he doesn't care.

So once he decides to start paving the way for Zhu Chu, this time he will no longer sweep away those generals, but probably the entire six divisions will be swept away.

"Your Majesty," Zhuo Jing is still here, and Zhuo Jing was very talented when he was young, with a clear eye for ten lines and a photographic memory.

Even in history, when Zhu Yunwen wanted to cut down the vassal after he ascended the throne, Zhuo Jing immediately saw the threat from King Yan Zhu Di and suggested that Zhu Yunwen change the vassal land of King Yan to Nanchang to completely cut off the tiger's claws.

If Zhu Yunwen had adopted Zhuo Jing's suggestion and took the lead in changing Zhu Di's title, there might not have been a battle of Jingnan.

At this time, Zhuo Jing seemed to have read through Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts, and cold sweat began to break out on his forehead, but he pretended to be calm and said: "Six months ago, His Royal Highness the King of Dian was unable to award a reward due to his outstanding military exploits, so he made the Queen Mother of Dian a noble concubine."

The grand ceremony of canonizing Concubine Zhou as the imperial concubine has long passed.

Zhu Zhen was outside at that time, so he did not participate.

But Zhu Ming has learned his lesson this time. After all, this is his biological mother in this life. There is no reason for a mother to please her son. No wonder Concubine Zhou was so cold to him in the past.

So Zhu Ming gave his mother a gift before leaving.

In addition, he had given the title of imperial concubine to his mother, so Concubine Zhou was too late to be happy, so naturally she would not blame her.

Zhuo Jing continued: "If Your Majesty intends to appoint a new crown prince, you can make Concubine Zhou your queen."

Isn’t it true that mother is more valuable than son?
You, Zhu Yunwen, are actually a concubine. Zhu Biao and Concubine Chang also have a son, Zhu Yunxi, who is the legitimate second son.

It's not because Zhu Yunwen's mother, Lu, came to the throne that she qualified to become the emperor's grandson.

If you can do it, then of course others can too.

Since Empress Ma died of illness, Zhu Yuanzhang never established a queen.

And once Concubine Zhou was transformed from an imperial concubine to a queen, wouldn't Zhu Zhen become the legitimate son?
Zhu Yuanzhang showed a thoughtful expression. In fact, he had considered this before.

But when he thought of his sister (Queen Ma), he hesitated again.

In fact, killing civil servants is very simple.

(Civil official: I thank you)
(End of this chapter)