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

Chapter 441: If you want to wear his crown, you will have to bear his weight
"No, Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty, please take back your order."

"His Royal Highness Taisun has been conscientious and faultless since he was established as the crown prince. How can he easily abolish the crown prince and replace him with another?"

"This is the foundation of the country, and it will shake the foundation of the country."

As Zhu Yuanzhang said that he would appoint Zhu Zhen as his heir apparent, countless calls rang out in the hall.

The ministers all had sad faces, as if they had seen the destruction of the Ming Dynasty.

Even the faces of Qitai and others showed brilliance again, as if they had received support.

But a group of kings headed by Zhu Zhen stood aside and watched coldly.

If they hold their arms together again, might they not be a gangster?

Now all the kings gathered around and behind Zhu Chu, as if he was following his lead.

In fact, if he didn't take the initiative to come forward, people like Qi Tai would never confess him.

In fact, this is not just as simple as the so-called reforming the country and returning to the mainstream, but also includes emancipating the mind.

But he treated the prisoners well afterwards and did not forget to send people to do ideological work.

Who wants to be someone else's slave?

This is the general trend.

After all, they were all his descendants, and he was the only one who didn't want to see his descendants fighting against each other.

Zhu Yunwen looked at Zhu Ming deeply, bowed with his hands clasped in fists, and said: "My nephew was too arrogant in the past and offended my uncle a lot. I hope my eighteenth uncle won't argue with my nephew."

But Zhu Zhen actually let him go so easily, treating the incident as if it never happened. Not only did he not pursue any further investigation after the incident, he even just mentioned it in passing at the family banquet.

In addition, Zhu Zhen is now famous all over the world, and has always loved the people like a son, and has a good reputation in various places.

Zhu Yunwen took the initiative to state what he had done before and did not evade responsibility.

Zhu Ming said to Zhu Yunwen at that time, even for the sake of my eldest brother, I can't possibly hurt you.

Zhu Zhen smiled, very pleased, and said: "That's natural. You are my nephew and a descendant of our old Zhu family. It's too late for us uncles to help you. If anyone dares to bully you, with us uncles here, they will definitely Don’t be lenient.”

Because the most important thing is that Zhu Min not only conquered these places, but also followed the policy of reforming the land and returning it to locals, which was to win over the people's hearts and minds in these areas and give them a sense of belonging to the Ming Dynasty.

Yes, they are a family.

"The Battle of Dingbian, the expedition against Dao Ganmeng, the severe punishment of Hu Yuan, the rebellion in Beisheng Mansion, the Eleventh Village of Vimalakia and the Guangnan Chief Nong Zhenyou. Wait, wait, etc. This is just Yunnan. Not to mention the past In the past two years, Uncle Eighteen went to the grasslands outside the Great Wall twice, regained Tibet, and pacified the Eastern Chagatai Khanate and Timur Empire."

However, since ancient times, the most ruthless imperial family has been. After all, there is only one dragon throne, so there will inevitably be competition for heir apparents.

God knows how many troops Zhu Chu can raise with just one call.

Zhu Ming also told him more than once that we are a family, blood is thicker than water, break the bones and connect the tendons, and stay away from those useless Confucian scholars in the future.

But more than anything, it was Zhu Yunqi's sincerity that moved Zhu Yunwen.

Nowadays, not only does Your Majesty favor the King of Dian, but all the kings also recognize the King of Dian.

This kind of fight is the most cruel, and the loser will lose everything.

Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but sigh: "If heaven had not given birth to my eighteenth uncle, the Ming Dynasty would have been like a long night. One after another, which one is not an extraordinary achievement? Now that they have been gathered into one person, it is simply the merits of the ages and the merits of the ages. ah."

After all, Zhu Yunwen lost. The winner is a prince and the loser is a bandit. If he doesn't take action, that's it. Now that he takes action and loses, he will lose everything.

"Uncle Eighteen, my nephew is so obsessed that he dares to murder my uncle. Moreover, you are the prince of our Ming Dynasty and the greatest contributor to our Ming Dynasty. Please punish Uncle Eighteen."

But those ministers didn't have the eyesight to see it, so they didn't even notice it?

Not to mention him, no one else could have accomplished such a great feat.

Zhu Yunwen turned around and said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Grandpa Huang, my grandson is not suitable for the position of crown prince. Whether it is the ability to lead troops in war, the means to govern the country, or the martial arts, he is not as good as the eighteenth uncle in all aspects. Moreover, the eighteenth uncle has been After becoming a vassal, he began to fight one after another to defend the border and protect the country. "

But this time, Zhu Yunwen took the initiative to stand up and admit defeat. In addition, Zhu Zhen couldn't bear to harm his eldest brother Zhu Biao's children, so the transition was smooth.

Zhu Chu only punished the evildoers, treated the people well, and even sent back so many surrendered troops.

To put it simply, as long as you are a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, you will have land to grow, food to eat, and livestock to graze. You no longer need to be anyone's slave. You are your own.

When the two armies are at war, it is natural that they fight each other on the battlefield and there is nothing to say.

At this time, Zhu Yunwen was no longer dissatisfied or envious, but more deeply admired.

Not to mention his own vassal territory of Yunnan, several areas in Jiangnan were also systematically placed under his name, including Xi'an, Ningxia and other places, especially the territory he conquered.

Others don't know the news about the Western Region of Xinjiang, but naturally their family already knows about it. I'm afraid that within a month, good news about the Western Region will come.

Even if you don't talk about this, when the hundreds of thousands of troops return in triumph and return to the court, will you look at Zhu Zhen's current power?

It can be seen that Zhu Yunwen is quite responsible.

Even Zhu Yunwen took the initiative to stand up at this time and said: "Grandpa Qi, Yunwen was stupid before. Years ago, he made the decision privately, driving Qi Tai and others to privately deploy a guard force, and wanted to take advantage of ten When the eighth uncle returned to the capital and entered the city, he set up an ambush and surrounded him. "

The other vassal kings, especially the three uncles Lao San, Lao Si and Lao Wu, also showed kind smiles to Zhu Yunwen.

Originally, Zhu Xi had grasped all the principles, and he could deal with Zhu Yunwen at will.

If you follow Ming Dynasty, you can live a good life.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Yuanzhang also felt very happy and relieved on the dragon throne.

Zhu Ming also showed his sincerity sincerely. The Ming army did not commit any crime against the people's Qiu, which is the best proof. The Ming army would not burn, kill, loot and loot them, even if they were the defeated side, they would not humiliate them.

Compared with the experience of being squeezed and persecuted by the Mongolian nobles for many years, this is a judgment call.

Therefore, it is understandable that Zhu Zhen was able to regain the Mongolian grassland so easily. He borrowed the ideas of later generations.

Even the dullest people know who is good to them.

And Zhu Yunqi became Zhu Chun's licking dog follower, praising Zhu Chun's achievements without reservation.

Finally, he said: "As a grandson, my grandson is engaged in intrigues and intrigues. But the eighteenth uncle is the one who truly fought for the Ming Dynasty, regardless of his own safety, and went to the battlefield to take the lead and kill the enemy with blood. Grandpa Emperor, we What we want is that the Ming Dynasty will last forever, and what we want is that the Ming Dynasty will last forever. Now that the eighteenth uncle is more suitable to be the crown prince, why do you care about other people's opinions?"

All the officials in the court were dumbfounded.

No, Your Highness Taisun, we are your people, why do you stand with the King of Dian? Who do you belong to?
Which group?
Zhu Yunwen sneered and said in his heart, I am on the side of Ming Dynasty. As long as Ming Dynasty is better, I will be satisfied.

Now he finally understood how big the gap was between himself and Uncle Eighteen.

I thought that too many vassal kings would be a burden on the country and would become a hidden danger in the future, so I thought that when I ascended the throne one day, the first thing I would do would be to cut down the vassals.

But Uncle Eighteen thought that the world was so big, how could it be controlled by the court and the emperor alone, and how could he defeat it alone.

Therefore, he regarded the vassal king as a weapon of the country, and wanted to bring all his brothers together to conquer the world and conquer a bigger world.

When the time comes, all the vassal princes will be enfeoffed and become kings, and you will also become emperors. After all, they are all descendants of the Zhu family. At that time, the whole world will belong to our old Zhu family.

Isn't this bad?

Even if a world war breaks out in the future, it will turn out to be a civil war in the old Zhu family, will it still be okay?

It’s really exciting just thinking about it.

Zhu Yunwen no longer had any grudges at this time, but looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with burning eyes, feeling so relaxed and calm for the first time.

In fact, looking back now, everyone thought that Zhu Yunwen was deeply loved by Grandpa Huang.

But only Zhu Yunwen himself knew that he was deeply afraid of Grandpa Huang, and he did not even dare to reveal his true face deep inside.

In fact, Zhu Yunwen wanted to be like this now, telling Grandpa Huang what was on his mind. He didn't want to be so deep in the city and wear another mask all day long.

But before that, the vassal kings were not his uncles, but his threats.

Everyone is telling him that your uncles will threaten your position in the future. They may rebel, overthrow you, or even kill you.

Zhu Yunwen was very scared. He had been in such an environment all the time, and his tense nerves were reaching their limit.

However, when today passes, Zhu Yunwen has nothing to fear anymore.

Because now he has his uncles headed by Uncle Shiba as his solid backing. Doesn't this provide him with a greater sense of security than those unreliable ministers?
This is right, this is a family.

"Yunwen, you have finally grown up," Zhu Yuanzhang nodded happily and looked at the courtiers again. The officials were dumbfounded and confused.

Even the great grandson Zhu Yunwen took the lead in rebelling, how could they stick to their position?

You can’t say that the King of Dian is unworthy, why not let us be the crown prince?
It is impossible to elect Jin Wang Zhu Fan. Jin Wang's reputation has always been bad. It is better than Qin Wang Zhu Fang's reputation, but not much.

It would be better to establish the King of Jin than to establish the King of Yan.

Suddenly, someone spoke up and said: "Your Majesty, you once said, 'The King of Yan is as brave as me, how can I stand up'? Moreover, His Highness the King of Yan is also capable of leading troops, and running the country and ensuring peace is not a problem. Not so. How about establishing King Yan? His Highness is the legitimate son of Queen Xiaocigao (Queen Ma) and the brother of Crown Prince Yiwen (Zhu Biao), so it is just right."

"That's not right. If we establish the King of Yan, where will we place the King of Jin?" Liu Sanwu jumped out on the spot. He was the one who ruined Zhu Di's good deeds in the first place. Otherwise, Zhu Di might have become the heir apparent.

At this time, Liu Sanwu still insisted on his opinion: "If we establish the King of Yan, what is the difference between establishing the King of Dian? Comparatively speaking, isn't His Highness the King of Dian more wise and powerful?"

"Come together, I have become a sharp weapon in your hands, used to hurt our brothers?" Zhu Fan's face was gloomy, and he looked at Liu Sanwu and the previous man coldly.

He couldn't tell what he was doing, it was just an excuse to block the way for his brothers.

As long as you don't die, you will either stand up for yourself or others will have no chance.

Are you kidding, do you think you are easy to bully?
"Yes, third brother, these courtiers talk about loyalty to the emperor and benevolence, but they criticize us princes indiscriminately. Where do they have the slightest humility? Lords and teachers of heaven and earth? The books of sages you read are all read into the belly of dogs. Did you?" Zhu Di stopped and cursed with a cold face.

No wonder Father and Lao Ba always call you dogs.

You guys are really dogs.

When talking about others, ask others to be benevolent, filial, propriety, righteousness and trustworthy.

But what about yourselves? Just talk nonsense there.

Zhu Yuanzhang also looked unkind and warned the courtiers with his eyes.

Little does he know that these guys are still determined to resist.

Did they still think they could stop it?

"Zhen'er, why don't you also tell me what you think?" Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Zhen and was a little unhappy when he saw that he always acted like a normal person.

Who do you think we are charging for?

Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on him, Zhu Chu scratched his head, pointed at Qi Tai and others, and said, "I want to say, shouldn't they be sentenced for their crimes first?"

Yes, I almost forgot about Qi Tai and others.

Only then did Zhu Yuanzhang come back to his senses, and then waved his hand impatiently: "Pull it down, pull it down, wait until noon tomorrow, and ask for execution. How dare you mobilize troops privately, and intend to murder the prince. If this continues, wouldn't you dare to rebel? "

In fact, assassinating the king and killing Jia was considered a rebellion.

"The three Yi tribes."

Zhu Yuanzhang never hesitates when he comes to murderous people. Since someone wants to harm his son, the whole family will naturally be implicated.

But it's not nine tribes, but three tribes.

Suddenly, the court hall was desolate.

Qi Tai and others, however, had some backbone and did not give in at all and begged for mercy. Instead, they remained silent and hung their heads as they were taken away by the Imperial Guards.

But when passing by Zhu Zhen and other kings, Qi Tai raised his head and still couldn't help but said: "We are right. Once the system of crown princes and direct descendants is abolished, the country will not be a country. And you will be the eternal sinner of the Ming Dynasty. "

"It's so funny," Zhu Zhen sneered: "Since ancient times, how can there be a dynasty that lasts for more than a thousand years? Thousands of years of history can't prove that the system of establishing direct descendants and establishing elders is a waste? If you establish direct descendants and establish elders without establishing virtuous people, anyway, As long as I am the legitimate son, I can inherit everything equally. If the descendants continue to be so lazy, isn't it normal for a few unworthy descendants to be born? "

"I think you are loyal to Yunwen, so I will tell you one more thing. You don't think that this king is going to take action against his eldest nephew, do you? You don't think that Yunwen will have no chance to become emperor in the future, do you? ?”

"What if I say that after I ascend the throne, I will directly abolish the system of directly establishing the heir apparent, and from now on I will only appoint virtuous people. When I want to choose a heir apparent, I will not choose the heir apparent from his own children, but from all the heirs of the clan, and even all the descendants." Can a whole generation of children participate in the election?”

"This king will raise the children of all the clans together so that they can grow up together. Blood is thicker than water. In the end, all the clans and themselves will elect the best person to be the emperor. The others will go home and inherit the title of king."

"Based on emotions, connecting the royal family's bloodline allows the vassal king to consolidate the imperial power. Isn't this much better than reusing foreign ministers like you?"

At least by the end of the Ming Dynasty, there would never be a situation where the court would have no soldiers, no money, and no food to eat when Li Zicheng rebelled.

I think Emperor Chongzhen should be extremely regretful, right? Before he died, there was only one eunuch left, but one eunuch was more loyal than all the civil and military officials.

I have to say that this is ironic, because Chongzhen was bewitched by the Donglin Party and thought that Wei Zhongxian was a traitor. After killing him, the Ming Dynasty rose.

As a result, when Wei Zhongxian died, the Ming Dynasty actually died.

Is it okay?
"How can a sparrow know the ambition of a swan? If you want to wear its crown, you must bear its weight."

"It's not easy to be an emperor."

Zhu Ming raised his head and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang. His voice resounded in the hall and reached everyone's ears: "If you don't want to be a wise emperor for eternity, if you don't have the consciousness to devote yourself to the country and die, then you are still a piece of shit." The emperor, wouldn’t it be good to be a free king?”

"The emperor is not a symbol of power and misdeeds. The emperor is more responsible, shouldering the mission of happiness for the people of a country and prosperity of the country. If you don't have this awareness, then don't be an emperor, so as not to burden the country and the people."

"The king dies in the country."

As soon as these words came out, they were like thunder.

Countless people looked at Zhu Zhen in disbelief and even disbelief.

Because his ideas are too advanced.

This is the feudal era, but you say that the emperor cannot act recklessly? Saying that the emperor is not a symbol of power? He actually said that the emperor should shoulder the mission of making the people happy?

Even though Li Shimin often said that "water can carry a boat, it can also overturn it", but he was not so aware.

Liu Sanwu trembled all over and was so excited that he even cupped his fists and bowed deeply: "The King of Dian is so talented that I can't match him."

"The king is a boat; the common man is water; water carries the boat, and water overturns the boat." This passage comes from "Xunzi Wangzhi Chapter". The original text can be found in "Xunzi. Duke Ai", and it is Xunzi's account of Confucius and A dialogue between Duke Ai of Lu.

Xunzi was a representative figure of the Confucian school in the late Warring States period, and the classic examples came from Confucius. Needless to say, Confucius's status in Confucianism is needless to say.

Although Zhu Ming did not say the original text of this sentence, the sentence "the emperor died in the country" was enough to make Confucian scholars sincerely impressed.

Especially for a humble gentleman like Liu Sanwu, he almost bowed to his knees.

Never underestimate the status of imperial power in the ancient feudal era. There is a saying that if the king wants his ministers to die, they will have to die.

No matter what, as long as the king wants you to die, you must die.

The king of heaven and earth is my master, but you are only ranked after heaven and earth.

There is no mention of 'people' here. There are no common people in the universe.

It has nothing to do with the life and death of the common people, why do you want to do anything to me?
However, Zhu Ming believes that becoming an emperor is not for enjoyment, let alone for misbehavior. If you want to be an emperor, you should be an eternal king and do a great cause.

If you want to enjoy yourself, then become a free king and you can still be happy.

But don’t harm the country and its people.

Zhu Ming continued his efforts and said: "And in order to prevent the reigning emperor from committing stupidity, and to prevent the Han Emperor Wu from being wise in the first half of his life and being stupid in the second half of his life. We can also set up an impeachment system for the vassal king. Only clan vassals can The king can control the emperor and prevent him from being stupid and immoral. If you are not the material to be an emperor, don’t become one.”

"Even if I am the king, do you really think that I will be the emperor for the rest of my life? Are you kidding me? I will not stop being the emperor until I complete my goal and work all year round, nine or six? What the hell is that? Zero seven, okay.”

It's not like Zhu Yu has never seen Zhu Yuanzhang reviewing memorials and handling state affairs all day long.

Even now, when I think about the kind of life I may have to live in the future, I feel a little older than I am.

So Zhu Ming looked at everyone with a frank look, especially Zhu Yunwen: "Eldest nephew, when your uncle becomes the emperor, you may be allowed to continue to be the crown prince soon."

Zhu Yunwen's face was dark, "Uncle, don't be like this, you just want to find a strong man to help you with your business, right?"

And Zhu Yuanzhang was even more moved in his heart. He looked at Zhu Ming, "Don't you want to be the emperor for the rest of your life?"

Does that mean I have to let you take over as soon as possible?

What if you run away after being here for a year, and I will be dead by then, who will be able to care about you?

Do you want this country anymore?

"King Dian, are you telling the truth?" Fang Xiaoru looked at Zhu Zhen and felt incredible. Since ancient times, who has viewed the throne in this way? Who is not greedy for power?

Zhu Ming sneered and said: "You can't see whether it is true or not, but now the officials of the Manchu Dynasty can testify, and the historians will record it in the future. I will definitely create a prosperous age unprecedented in the ages, but it is a pity that it has nothing to do with you. "

This is his self-confidence. If he cannot achieve it, he will not be the emperor.

(End of this chapter)