The Ming Dynasty started with saving the eldest grandson

Chapter 323 Placement of the Adult Prince
In less than half a month, the turmoil caused by the transition of imperial power almost disappeared.

At least the people have completely returned to normal.

For the common people, there is nothing else but receiving notice that funerals are not allowed to be held around the eighth day of October.

Of course, except for those whose names contain the word "biao".

To avoid the taboo system, the name must be changed.

However, Zhu Biao was a person who didn't want to get into trouble, so he just ordered that those with the single name "Biao" could be renamed, while those with the double character "Biao" did not need to be renamed.

There is no need to change the place names or other subtitles.

Originally this was considered a benevolent policy of the new emperor, but it made Lao Zhu embarrassed for several days.

Why?

Because Lao Zhu would require that no matter the odd or even characters, as long as they are heavy, they should be changed.

The two princes were allowed to open palaces and build palaces, but the scale was restricted.

The kings of Jin and Yan opened their own mansions, established their own official positions, and recruited their own staff.

Some emperors even required that taboos be avoided in the classics of various schools of thought.

So Lao Zhu could only feel depressed by himself. Even when Zhu Biao came to say hello, he didn't even give him a good look.

Zhu Fan stared at the map and said:
"The one who controls this place is the Eastern Chagatai Khanate. It was defeated by Timur last year and its strength was greatly reduced."

For example, Dao Ke Dao Fei Heng Dao was changed to Dao Ke Dao Fei Heng Dao because the name of Han Wen Emperor Liu Heng was taboo.

Originally, this was nothing, because there was no fixed rule for avoiding taboos, and it all depended on the emperor's will as to how to avoid taboos.

There are countless such things. Compared with them, Lao Zhu's taboo avoidance requirements are actually not too harsh.

After five years, when the two princes and the prince have achieved academic success, they will be granted kingdoms and let the prince go to govern them.

The new emperor is confused. Aren't you going to let the two kings of Sai build a country within a country?
Not only were the civil officials opposed, but even the nobles were a little restless.

Not only did his name have to be taboo, he also gave himself a nickname, which he also had to avoid.

In the end, after some pulling and pulling, both parties took a step back.

"This place is far away from the heart of the Ming Dynasty. If we place the feudal state here first, the ministers will not have any objections."

Zhu Biao nodded slightly and said, "Third brother, just be sure. The imperial court will do its best to help you seize this place."

The key point is that he can't say anything yet. If he doesn't say it, it will just make him embarrassed. If he does, it will be really embarrassing.

He also named his father Zhu Shizhen, and even this name was taboo.

This possibility cannot indeed be ruled out.

Having said that, what if the two princes can't afford to lose their tails and don't want to become a vassal?
The ministers may have selfish motives, but their opinions are indeed tenable.

This time the ministers seemed to explode.

Feng Sheng's original name was Feng Guosheng, but he changed his name to avoid taboos.

Even so, the officials were still unwilling to give up.

When the country is locked down in the future, there will be a ready-made bureaucratic team available, which can save a lot of trouble.

Even Zhu Fan, who is as confident as Zhu Fan, dare not say that he can take a piece of land from Timur within five years.

Allowing them to open mansions and build teeth is a compensation for them.

It can be said that it is easy for Ming Dynasty to defeat them and take over the old land of Gaochang.

Chen Jingke naturally did not doubt this. If it were the complete Chagatai Khanate, it would be really difficult.

But now it was just the split Eastern Chagatai Khanate, which had just been defeated by Timur, and even the Khan was killed.

It's just that Ming Dynasty can't do without them now, and the matter of sealing the country has to be postponed.

Regarding the five-year period, it was easy for Zhu Di to say that his feudal kingdom would definitely be placed on the island of Ceylon first.

Five years is not easy to handle.

Zhu Biao had to explain to the ministers that the two princes would be divided into feudal states in the future.

For example, his cousin's surname is Guorui, and those with the characters "Guo" and "Rui" are taboo.

"Give me two or three years to govern Hexi and accumulate strength. I can defeat the old Gaochang area in one battle."

The land is ready, all you need to do is immigrate there.

Moreover, the main enemy of the Ming Dynasty was the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and it could not devote much troops to the Western Regions.

But the methods are all thought up by people, and there are many compromises.

"This is also the reason why our army attacked King Hami at the beginning of the year and they sat idly by."

Chen Jingke pointed at the map and said: "The old land of Gaochang can be captured. It is not difficult for the King of Jin. It can be done within five years."

Avoiding taboos is just a small thing, the real big thing is another decree from Zhu Biao a few days later.

The trouble is Zhu Fan. Suiyechuan is still occupied by the Timur Empire, and there is a vast Western Region in between.

However, Zhu Biao brought him out this time.

"It's easy to conquer this place, but difficult to govern it."

"Since the Tang Dynasty, the Han people have lost control of Gaochang, and there is no trace of the Han people here."

"Local production has also been completely disrupted."

"We need to resettle the population, reclaim farmland, and build water conservancy facilities..."

"Even if it goes well, it's not bad to achieve something in ten years."

"But once this place is managed well, there will be a bridgehead to attack the Timur Khanate."

"When Suiyechuan is captured in the future, the imperial court can send officials to take over the place."

Some things must be made clear in advance. Gaochang is only temporarily loaned to you and will be returned in the future.

It was not convenient for Zhu Biao to say these words, so Chen Jingke could only be the bad guy.

Others naturally understand this meaning and will not be angry because of it.

A smile appeared on the corner of Zhu Fan's lips and he said: "Ten years are nothing, I still have half my life left."

"Even if I can't finish it, there will still be Ji Xi who will take over."

"There are endless descendants, and Suiyechuan will eventually be the land of our Jin Kingdom."

"At that time, the Jin forces will completely withdraw from the Western Regions and hand over the land there to the imperial court."

Zhu Jixi, who participated in an internal meeting for the first time, said excitedly:

"I will definitely help my father and complete the founding of the country as soon as possible."

Lao Zhu grinned and said happily: "Okay, okay, he is indeed our good son and grandson. With you here, I can rest assured."

Zhu Jixi was originally trained to be a civil servant and military general. Later, when the enfeoffment system was established, he gradually increased his education as a king.

The actual ability is not yet apparent, but academically he is indeed very good.

And because they have studied and lived together with Zhu Xiongying, Zhu Gaochi and others since they were young, they have a deep brotherly relationship.

His relationship with Zhu Xiongying is similar to Zhu Fan and Zhu Biao.

Including Zhu Yuanzhang's younger sons, King Zhu Chun of Shu, King Zhu Bai of Xiang, Zhu Quan, who had just been named King Ning, and so on.

They are all members of Zhu Xiongying's small team, and their relationship is irreversible.

Therefore, as long as the succession of the throne goes smoothly, there is no fear that Jin will occupy the Western Region and refuse to return it.

At least three generations don't have to worry about this problem.

If three generations can't help Jin establish the country, then Ming might as well destroy itself and forget about the imperial era.

When the topic came to this point, Chen Jingke put forward a new suggestion:
"The King of Lu, the King of Shu, and the King of Xiang have all achieved success in their studies, and can become vassal according to the previous rules."

"However, after the enfeoffment system, we have been unable to find a suitable fiefdom for them, and they are still staying in Fengyang to train troops." "The imperial court will not expand significantly in the next few years, and it may take many years for their fiefdom to be established."

"We can't keep several princes trapped in Fengyang. This is against etiquette and is not conducive to their growth."

"So, I thought I could let them go to the borderlands to serve as governors."

"It can not only help the imperial court quickly stabilize the border areas, but also exercise its abilities. It's the best of both worlds."

Lao Zhu smiled happily, this suggestion is good.

He subconsciously wanted to say yes, but when the words came to his lips, he realized that Zhu Biao was the emperor now.

He quickly shut his mouth and handed the decision-making power to his son.

Zhu Biao also agreed with this proposal and said, "Jing Ke's proposal is good, but I'm just afraid of hurting some of my younger brothers."

Lao Zhu finally couldn't help it anymore and said: "Don't be a vassal king if you are afraid of hardship. Just make arrangements directly. If any of them have any objections, they can come to us."

After hearing this, Zhu Biao immediately said: "Okay, although Liaodong and Jiaozhi have been recovered for many years, people's hearts are unstable and turmoil continues, so it is time to send three kings to govern."

After that, Zhu Biao appointed King Zhu Tan of Lu as governor of western Liaoning, King Zhu Chun of Shu as governor of eastern Liaoning, and King Zhu Bai of Hunan as governor of Jiaozhi.

The ministers had no objection to this acceptance of fate.

The Liaodong region and the Jiaozhi region were both newly recovered, and their governance has never been ideal.

It is in line with the rules to let the three princes go over and take charge.

As long as they don't let them build a mansion or build teeth, that's fine.

This is also a great joy for King Lu and the three of them.

After two years of military training in Fengyang, they never mentioned the matter of feudalism. They didn't dare to ask more questions, not to mention how worried they were.

Fortunately, the King of Shu and the King of Xiang are Zhu Xiongying's loyal friends and know a lot of things.

King Lu was different. He was gentle, humble and polite, and he was polite to everyone.

But it also means being relatively distant from everyone.

Zhu Xiongying tried to contact him but got no response, so he didn't try to win over her.

Therefore, he did not join the small circle, so he had no way of knowing much information.

At this sensitive moment, he became even more panicked, fearing that his country would disappear inexplicably.

Anyway, now there is finally a sequel.

Although he only serves as governor and is not a real enfeoffment, his power is still very great.

By promoting a few of your cronies, you can also exercise your abilities.

Moreover, it was impossible for the imperial court to let them go empty-handed, so the prince's guards had been deployed in advance.

There are 5,800 people per person, which is exactly the strength of one guard.

This is a good time to train the Prince's Guards.

Every additional strength accumulated now will reduce the difficulty of establishing a feudal state in the future.

Of course, there was another reason for their improved mood.

The feudal states of King Jin and King Yan were also postponed. This shows that the court is not targeting them, but that the big policy is not ready to expand for the time being.

Thinking back to the fact that the forces of the two Sai kings will withdraw from the Ming Dynasty in five years, it means that the Ming Dynasty will expand again in about three to five years.

The King of Chu and the King of Korea have already divided their kingdoms among themselves.

According to the order, after the King of Jin, King Yan and King Zhou, it was their turn.

In short, the three princes happily accepted this fate.

The difference is that the kings of Shu and Xiang specially visited Chen Jingke and asked if there was any good method.

Chen Jingke told them: "There are no special skills to speak of, it is nothing more than differentiation and co-optation."

"Thunder shall be given to those who resist, and benefits shall be given to those who surrender."

"Education work is equally important. This is the long-term solution."

"The imperial court already has mature regulations on how to implement enlightenment. You can just follow the regulations."

"If there is anything special that needs to be paid attention to, it would be to treat tribal leaders and common people differently."

Zhu Chun, the king of Shu, said in confusion: "Oh, why?"

Chen Jingke explained: "Before the Ming Dynasty did not educate the people, the Han people lacked a sense of identity, let alone the barbarian people?"

"They have no identity, they just follow the chief to earn a living."

"The chiefs rebelled. They couldn't tell right from wrong, so they could only be coerced into rebelling."

"If you don't distinguish them and attack them all, you will force the barbarians to rebel together."

"Of course, if the other party has awakened group consciousness, then don't hesitate to completely destroy the other party as soon as possible."

External forces will make the other party awaken to group consciousness. This is a truth that history has proven.

If you want to govern a place, you must find a way to differentiate the relationship between the barbarian leaders and the people.

"You can try the inducement policy to lure the barbarian leaders with benefits to leave the mountains and forests and go to the big cities to enjoy a comfortable life."

"In this way, their relationship with the people will become increasingly alienated."

"If we take this opportunity to publicize how those chiefs are living and drinking in the city, resentment will arise in the hearts of the people."

"..."

"Also, don't emphasize the difference in identity. When you emphasize the identity, you are helping the other person establish a concept of identity."

"Treat everyone equally, we are all Chinese citizens."

The two princes were stunned when they heard this. They didn't expect that there were so many tricks.

This Chen Bandu is really insidious.

But...we like it.

Naturally, Chen Jingke would not just use lip service. He went to Zhang Yuchu and representatives of Buddhism and asked them to send monks and Taoists to follow the two princes to educate them.

"With the help of the two princes, your operations there will be smoother."

"Especially in Jiaozhi, there has been a tradition of believing in Buddhism since ancient times. It is very convenient for Buddhism to move here."

"Don't be envious of Taoism. This is the legacy left by the Buddhist sages."

"If you start taking action now, your descendants will be able to enjoy your legacy in the future."

The Buddhist and Taoist families have been firmly grasped, so naturally they will not refuse.

Each family sent fifty members to preach in two places.

It's not that they don't want to send more people, but the time is too short and they haven't trained enough talents who meet the missionary standards.

They didn't dare to use ordinary talents to fool Chen Jingke.

What's more, this is the first large-scale action by Buddhism and Taoism, and results must be achieved.

Otherwise, what would the court think?
Therefore, the two religions temporarily trained these fifty people.

The three princes did not set off directly. After all, the New Year was coming soon, so they had to wait until the New Year before leaving for their duties.

Moreover, the Prince's Guards and the like are not so easy to prepare. Everything takes time.

After settling the matter of the three princes, Chen Jingke finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But he did not have any rest. Zhu Biao convened his team and came up with the five-year development plan that he had formulated before.

"The first five-year plan will be officially implemented next year, and now we need to make final adjustments to this plan."

As the chief designer of the plan, Chen Jingke naturally had to participate.

(End of this chapter)