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

Chapter 443 Things are about to change
At this time, the news that Zhu Zhen was established as the prince has not spread. After all, today is not an official morning court, but Zhu Yuanzhang played a trick on him. He called all the courtiers in the name of the festival, and then caught him off guard.

He was completely unprepared and got on the pirate ship in a daze. He was fooled by a combination of punches from the two father and son, plus the cooperation of his former grandson.

Many people haven't reacted yet.

Including Xu Da and Tang He, who followed Zhu Yuanzhang to the side hall were still confused.

"That's it? Are you going to abolish the crown prince and replace him with a crown prince?"

Tang Xu Ergong felt incredible.

It is true that in the past dynasties, there have been situations where the emperor was abolished and replaced by the emperor, but which one was not a huge turmoil?
This is the foundation of the country, and one bad thing can shake the entire country.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Che, was once such a wise and powerful emperor, but in the end he was left with the political black spot of the witchcraft disaster. Even the empress Wei Zifu was forced to commit suicide to express his will.

Regardless of the cause of the witchcraft disaster, the final result was that the former prince Liu Ju was killed, and even more than 100,000 people were implicated.

There is also Li Chengqian, the prince of Tang Taizong Li Shimin.

Xu Da couldn't help but take a breath when he thought of this.

The three girls finally noticed that their titles were not Princesses of Dian, but all Crown Princesses, except that Xu Miaojin was the principal concubine, while Tang Xin and Mu Qiu were partial concubines.

In the twenty-fourth year of Hongwu's reign, Zhu Zhen once planned to lie down and die. He thought that it would not be bad to go to a remote area of ​​Yunnan and become an idle prince who could not hold hands as a shopkeeper.

In order to make up for Zhu Ping, Deng Yu's daughter was betrothed to Zhu Ping as a partial concubine.

Emperor Hongwu was inevitably a little proud, but he summoned Tang and Xu here because there was one more thing to discuss.

Tang Xin also read the contents of the imperial edict. Although he had been prepared, he still couldn't help but be excited.

"But Your Highness, I have already been canonized by an imperial decree," Mu Qiu was confused. She had always carried the previous imperial decree with her, so why was she given another one?
"Wait a minute, it's not Princess Dian? It's the Crown Princess? What is going on?"

But because I didn’t have such an idea at the beginning, many things happened step by step. It was like crossing the river by feeling for the stones, which was actually not easy.

But why the rush?

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Xu Da with a smile and said: "That brat boasted about Haikou to us for the first time, saying that he would create a prosperous Ming Dynasty for us and bring us a bigger map of mountains and rivers. We just wanted to slap him at that time. ”

As a result, Zhu Feng favored Concubine Deng, neglected and even abused the concubine Guanyinnu, which turned out to be a disaster.

The matter of deposing the crown prince and replacing the crown prince is by no means a trivial matter.

This is the real thing, things are going to change.

He has just been established as the crown prince and will soon ascend the throne as the emperor?

Xu Da and Tang He looked at each other.

The reason why Zhu Ming had two partial concubines was because Zhu Yuanzhang already knew how devoted this boy was. For Mu Qiu, even Xu Da's daughter dared to refuse in front of all the civil and military officials.

In fact, Zhu Zhen's strategic plan has been in progress since last year.

"Since there is someone more suitable to be the emperor than us, I will naturally abdicate in favor of someone worthy of the throne without any hesitation."

He has been attacking from south to west and then to the north. If he sends troops to the three Jurchen tribes in the northeast and southeast at the same time as Korea Island in the coming year, there will also be the Japanese island of Japan.

With three imperial edicts on jade scrolls in his arms, he first went straight to his own palace, then to Xu's and Tang's mansions, calling out Tang Xin and Xu Miaojin.

Zhu Yuanzhang had no choice but to compromise, otherwise it would be even more difficult for him to accept Tang Xin.

It can be said that Zhu Zhen spent two years to conquer all the areas around the Ming Dynasty, and even conquered them all, more than doubling the current territory of the Ming Dynasty.

"But it's only been two years. Tiande (Xu Da's nickname), it took us a lifetime to recover the Central Plains. But my tigers only used two years to double the size of the Ming Dynasty."

In fact, there is usually only one main concubine and one partial concubine, such as King Zhu Chong of Qin. In order to recruit Wang Baobao to surrender, Zhu Yuanzhang asked his son to marry Wang Baobao's sister Guanyinnu, regardless of whether others wanted it or not.

This shows Zhu Yuanzhang’s methods.

Xu Da and Tang He were shocked.

At the same time, Zhu Ming left the palace after paying his respects to his mother, Concubine Zhou.

"Look what this is," Zhu Zhen took out three imperial edicts with a proud look on his face.

"Now our emperor has become an obstacle to him. If we continue to sit in this position, we will not only block him, but also block the country."

"How's it going? Are you surprised? Are you surprised?" Zhu Zhen opened his hands and smiled a little wildly.

He really thought about living like this for the rest of his life.

The three women took it with puzzled expressions.

This time, I'm afraid there's really going to be a big reshuffle.

Xu Da lowered his eyes, as if he vaguely guessed something.

"After the new year, we plan to marry Chu'er as soon as possible. At the same time, we are getting old, and it is time to abdicate in favor of someone worthy of the throne. We plan to pass the throne to Chu'er at Chu'er's wedding," Zhu Yuanzhang revealed his next plan, and The second husband was shocked.

"Yeah," Xu Miaojin exclaimed first, and then looked at Zhu Ming in disbelief.

"I, Zhu Chongba, am by no means a power-hungry person. On the day we conquered the world, we told Heaven that we would provide the people of the world with enough food to eat and warm clothes to wear, and create a peaceful and prosperous age."

It seems that His Majesty only loves the King of Dian, and this is true.

They finally got their status.

But he didn't expect that after getting the fiefdom, he would awaken the system, and then he would become ambitious and want to be the emperor himself.

"His goals are so big that sometimes even I have to admire him deeply. I can't help but be convinced."

Because until he came to the capital the year before last, he was still worried that his relationship with Zhu Yuanzhang might be antagonistic, and he made plans to escape from the capital if it was impossible.

Fortunately the worst didn't happen.

Until today, he finally became the crown prince and could legitimately inherit the throne.

"I can finally express my ideas freely," Zhu Zhen restrained his frivolity and put on a serious, even serious expression.

Although he has enjoyed great success in the past few years, these are all achievements made by commanding troops in battles and his ability in military force.

But there are many things that no emperor can do.

After all, the princes of the Ming Dynasty 'distributed enfeoffments but did not pay attention to the soil, raised nobles but did not visit the people, lived in salary but did not manage affairs'.

Except for the fact that in times of war, the vassal kings in various places exercised the power of the highest military commander, they were not allowed to interfere in even the smallest matters.

Especially in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, after Zhu Di cut down the vassals, the power of the Ming Dynasty princes was in name only.

So Zhu Chu actually has a lot of ideas and concepts, but he has never mentioned them. Do you think he will just change his ways and return to his old ways?

Even Gai Tu Gui Liu was played out by Zhu Chu, and it was used in different ways according to different local conditions.

In some places it is necessary to return land to the people, and in other places it is necessary to liberate people's minds and freedoms.

And once Zhu Zhen ascends the throne as emperor, there is no need to hide or cover up in the name of returning to the land.

Only then will he really show off his talents.

"Before that, I have to urge you on your cultivation progress," Zhu Zhen changed his words and suddenly showed a wicked smile.

The three women didn't react at first, but their faces gradually turned red.

Their family's practice method has always been the dual cultivation school.

So Zhu Chu’s meaning is self-evident.

The main reason is that since returning to Beijing, Xu Miaojin and Tang Xin have gone back to their respective homes, and it's hard for him to sneak in and climb the wall to steal the fragrance.

"Now we are legal," Zhu Zhen pointed to the imperial edict held in the hands of the three women, which was very proud.

No wonder he was so anxious to request an imperial edict, it turned out to be for this purpose.

"I'm not ashamed," Tang Xin spat.

Xu Miaojin secretly glanced at the door of her mansion.

They were just on the street, and they really dared to say anything.

But when Zhu Chu held the little hands of Xu Miaojin and Tang Xin one by one, the two women felt their whole bodies softening, and they were led away by Zhu Chu without any resistance.

Behind the gate of Xu Mansion, Mrs. Jia curled her lips. She originally wanted to go out and stop it, but she understood after seeing the imperial edict.

Forget it, sooner or later it will be his, just give it to him.

What's more, she didn't know that her daughter had already been raped.

In the next few days, when the New Year was completely over, the country began to slowly resume operations, and officials from various ministries of the imperial court officially returned to work.

The first court meeting of the new year is the Great Court Meeting. In addition to the original courtiers, even officials below the fourth rank also had the opportunity to attend court meetings outside the palace.

Even the kings have not returned to their respective vassals to seal their kingdoms, and they all came today.

Everyone had a hunch that something big was going to happen today.

Sure enough, Zhu Yuanzhang officially announced to everyone and the whole country that the emperor's eighteenth son, King Zhu Zhen of Dian, would be the crown prince.

In order to protect Zhu Yunwen's reputation, it did not explain why Zhu Yunwen was deposed.

The courtiers also remained silent. In fact, they already knew what was going on, so no one spoke.

In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang also announced that a wedding would be held for Zhu Zhen on the tenth day of February.

You know, after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and then a few more days later, it is now the twentieth day of the first lunar month.

Does this mean that in more than 20 days, Zhu Zhen will get married?
Is this too fast?
Only a few people knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was eager to pass the throne.

After all, Zhu Zhen's strategic plan is to wait until March to use troops against Korea Island and the Northeastern region of the Jurchen Tribe.

After that, the two kings Zhu Fan and Zhu Gui will be dispatched to the depths of the grassland to be ready to continue their march north.

It is impossible to say that other kings also have arrangements.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang was not in a hurry to drive the kings back to their fiefdoms. Instead, he kept them and asked them to participate in Lao Shiba's grand wedding.

It is considered the first time for the daughter of two men from the same family to become a wife.

What's more, Zhu Zhen became the prince first and then got married. One can imagine how lively his wedding was.

Zhu Chu was also excited, finally getting to marry his three beauties.

At the same time, Zhu Zhen was not entirely focused on the marriage, but many other things were also going on.

Now he no longer needs to use the Shen family's channels to deliver messages to Yunnan. Instead, he uses the official post to deliver messages to Muchun in Yunnan. He briefly explains the situation in Simodian and asks him to take someone to visit Simodian in person. Dian.

The importance of Simodian must not be lost, so Zhu Chu can only trust a few people such as Muchun.

In addition, Zhu Chun also greeted Muchun in advance and asked him to remind Yan Shitai, Li Shuran and others to be prepared to transfer them to Beijing at any time.

Li Shuran, the magistrate of Dali Prefecture, was considered a minister of Zhu Chun.

However, this old man has a very stubborn temper, and he is no less generous than Liu Sanwu.

Whenever he has nothing to do, he likes to cause trouble for Zhu Zhen and always wants to drag him to work.

I would like to control Zhu Chu's anger, but can I?
But Li Shuran has some abilities.

This little old man is still an angry young man, and he believes that other ethnic groups must have different hearts than those of our own ethnic group.

However, Li Shuran was also loyal and conscientious. As long as he did not commit any crime, he would treat everyone equally, so he was able to manage Dali Mansion in an orderly manner, with all ethnic groups living in harmony, and even the Juliwu clan respected him.

Including when Daogan violently attacked Dali, the old man dared to go to the city in person to supervise the battle, and even prepared to kill the enemy himself.

If Zhu Ming wants to ascend the throne, he must have his own team.

Compared with using officials from the Jiangnan family, they are not as good as our own people, right?
Can the Donglin Party be allowed to rise again?

Not to mention Yan Shitai.

This young man is not very old, but he is very capable. Whether he was not afraid of power in Liyang County and severely punished the family's children who violated laws and discipline, or after arriving in Yunnan, he quickly restored the people's livelihood in Yongchang Mansion from Hu Yuan's abuses, or handed over He did a good job in building cement factories, brick factories and even steelmaking for him. He even built the Nujiang Bridge, just waiting for Zhu Chu to send troops from here one day.

These are all talents, how could Zhu Chu forget them.

In addition, I heard that the army returning to the country has already entered the pass and is returning in a mighty manner. I am afraid that it will be possible to return to the country before March at the latest.

By then, the entire capital will be lively.

There are more than two million cattle and sheep brought back. In addition to the share of military supplies promised to the fourth brother and the seventeenth brother, a large number of livestock can be used to improve the lives of the people in the Central Plains.

Whether it's meat, fur, or using oxen to plow the fields, it's all good.

News from the Western Regions also came back.

A great victory, and a complete victory.

Since Zhu Zhen led his troops to the grassland battlefield, Li Jinglong and Hou Dagou each led a team of troops to clear the way with artillery. In addition, when the Eastern Chagatai Khanate is at its weakest, there are also hundreds of thousands of surrendered troops to help. Next, it has swept across the entire Eastern Chagatai Khanate.

Even under Hou Dagou's devout implementation of Zhu Gong's policy of reforming the land and returning to exile, the people's support was so great that those surrendered troops were directly transferred to the Xinjiang Army under the Ming Army on the spot, and even entered from the Eastern Chagatai Khanate. Go to the Timur Empire and assist Wang Fu in capturing the Timur Empire.

Wang Fu, Zhao Kuo and Cen Hua led a total of more than 160,000 troops. Together with the support of Li Jinglong and Hou Dagou, they took advantage of Timur's defeat on the grassland battlefield and conquered the entire Timur army in one fell swoop. empire.

If it weren't for the need to stabilize people's hearts, these guys might not all have fought against the White Horde and Golden Horde.

Even so, the power of the Ming army shocked surrounding countries. Even the Ottoman Empire sent envoys thousands of miles away to the capital to express their willingness to pay tribute and establish diplomatic relations with the Ming Dynasty.

The main reason is that Wang Fu has led his troops to fight in the Mediterranean.

To the north is the Caspian Sea and the Golden Horde, to the south is the Persian Gulf and the Arabian tribes, and to the west is the Mediterranean Sea and the Ottoman Empire.

The Ottoman Empire is now sandwiched between the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea, and is blocked here by the Ming Dynasty, which is now gaining momentum. It is like a thin primary school student blocked in an alley by a senior gangster, shivering but helpless.

Once the territory of the Timurid Empire is mastered, the key to the Eurasian continent has been obtained. As long as the Ming Dynasty is willing, the door can be opened at any time.

Ask Wang Fu how fierce this battle was.

Let's put it this way, not to mention Afghanistan, even Iran, Iraq, Syria and other places are now part of the Timurid Empire, and by the way, they have now become the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Originally, the Ottoman Empire was preparing to destroy Byzantium, the Eastern Roman Empire.

But nowadays, there is no need to worry about Byzantium. The Ottoman Empire wants to win over the Byzantine Empire. Let's first make an alliance to deal with the beast of the Ming Dynasty.

With the report of the war in the Western Regions being sent back to the capital, Zhu Zhen's reputation was at its peak. If it weren't for the reputation of Emperor Hongwu, he would have been able to shake the emperor with his great achievements.

At the same time, Zhu Zhen did not neglect private communication with his brothers.

After a heart-to-heart conversation, Zhu Zhen had roughly grasped the personalities and future plans of the kings.

Needless to say, the third brother Zhu Fan and the fourth brother Zhu Di are both talented generals with ambitious plans.

Just kidding, Zhu Dike is still the Yongle Emperor in history, so he must be reused.

The fifth brother is compassionate and loves to study medicine and people's livelihood issues.

The sixth brother, King Zhu Zhen of Chu, was talented, wise, strategic, dignified by nature, fond of learning at a young age, and was suitable for joining the court as an official to handle government affairs.

The seventh brother, King Zhu Shu of Qi, was at the fortress several times and was proud of his military strategy. He was also suitable for leading troops in war.

Then there is the eleventh brother Zhu Chun, the king of Shu and a scholar of Shu. I think he is not suitable to be a border vassal king, and is more suitable for learning. It is better to let him keep company with the sixteenth brother.

The twelfth brother, King Zhu Bai of Xiang, was loyal and brave.

There is no need to say more about the thirteenth brother Zhu Gui.

The fourteenth brother, Su Wang Zhu Ying, was average in both civil and martial arts, and he also had a somewhat low self-esteem.

The fifteenth brother, King Zhu Zhi of the Liao Dynasty, was a Confucian general and had no ambitions for success. However, Zhu Zhi intended to let him guard the rear in the coming year's strategy to prevent the remnants of Goryeo or the Jurchen tribe from invading the border after the war broke out. He was not afraid and was happy to do so. Agree.

That’s considered brave and resourceful, right?
Needless to say, Brother Sixteen and Brother Seventeen, the former is also a weak scholar, while the latter seems to be a reckless man.

Zhu Chu himself is an old man, so he doesn't need to ask and answer questions for himself.

Then there was the old Nineteenth Valley King Zhu Lu, who had not yet become a vassal. When Zhu Lu asked him about his plans, this boy actually said that he wanted to be a rich man, stay in the capital and enjoy peace and happiness, and if he had spare money, he could also help the people.

Isn't this what Zhu Chu wanted to do all morning? I haven’t become the King of Freedom yet, but you’re thinking about it?
As for Lao Twenty, Zhu Chu's own younger brother, Zhu Song, that's even more incredible.

I heard that Zhu Zhen wanted to rectify his name as the King of Han and wanted to conquer Korea Island and use it as his fiefdom.

Zhu Song was so frightened that he ran to find Concubine Zhou to make the decision. He did not want to leave the capital, which was so prosperous and safe.

Zhu Ming was so angry that he could not hold up the wall with mud.

There is also the old twenty-one Shen Wang Zhu Mo, who also has little ambition and just wants to stay in the capital and be an idle prince.

As for the younger brothers at the back, they are all too young. It will take a few years for them to help.

Excluding a few useless brothers, Zhu Ming has a total of: third brother, fourth brother, sixth brother, seventh brother, twelfth brother, thirteenth brother, fifteenth brother and seventeenth brother.

Except for the sixth brother who is suitable for entering the court and serving as an official to manage the government affairs, the other brothers can lead troops to fight. Each of them can lead an army of his own, and it is easy to conquer cities and territories.

As for the other brothers, let them let themselves go.

Zhu Ming secretly thanked his dad, otherwise, dad, you can still work hard and have a few more.

(Zhu Yuanzhang: Where are my shoes?)
(End of this chapter)