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Chapter 153: Is the education of the princes in the early Ming Dynasty a failure?

[Some people say that when you learn the palm technique of falling from the sky in "Kung Fu", everyone in the world will become a good person with a low brow and kind eyes.]

[This time, the court returned 14 cultural relics that were "illegally exported" from my country, of which 7 bronze bells were from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and the remaining 7 cultural relics were roughly from the Han Dynasty to the Northern and Southern Dynasties, including 3 pottery figurines, 2 figurine heads, 1 bronze frog and 1 bronze helmet]

[Tingzi seized these cultural relics in 2017. After the Cultural Relics Bureau learned of the situation in 2019, it promoted the return of cultural relics with the Chinese Embassy in Tingzi. In December last year, the Tingzi Court ruled that the 12 cultural relics should be returned, but the time is yet to be determined. ]

[A few days ago, these cultural relics were finally officially handed over. After hundreds of years and thousands of kilometers of travel, they returned to their homeland. ]

[In addition, Dezi has also started the work of tracing the origins of cultural relics, preparing to return the cultural relics looted and illegally obtained during the Eight-Nation Alliance's invasion of China. There are probably hundreds of cultural relics, including porcelain, bronzes, calligraphy and paintings, etc. This work started last year, and I don't know when it will be implemented.]

[The return of cultural relics is like the river of history, flowing back into the embrace of the motherland. They will tell the past in Chinese museums, and the cultural relics in the museums are also looking forward to returning home day and night.]

[The fire in the Old Summer Palace burned for three days and three nights, so they moved the cultural relics for three days and three nights. In order to take away more cultural relics, they even cut them up. These scars became permanent scars on the cultural relics, and also a scar in the heart of every Chinese.]

[There are more than 23000 Chinese cultural relics in the Daiying Museum. They have no names but only cold numbers. They are left outside without protection, allowing tourists to touch them. How can they respect things that they bought for 0 yuan? I hope these cultural relics can be pushed back home as soon as possible.]

Jinling City, in front of Fengtian Palace.

Everyone felt a little sad. They had a rough idea of ​​the century-long history of humiliation involved, but they didn't know the inside story was so complicated.

“More than 23000 pieces!”

"This guy is really full of evil!" Many people initially thought that they had miscalculated 0, and after recounting several times, they became angry. It took three days and three nights to move! How many priceless treasures have been lost abroad because of this? Just thinking about it makes people angry.

"Those who are stranded are lucky, but those who are destroyed are countless. These are huge losses."

"Yes, the country was almost destroyed, so the loss of cultural relics is nothing."

"The vicissitudes and hardships of life are beyond the understanding of outsiders." Song Lian and others were all heartbroken. After all, they were all of the same clan and Han people. They really wanted to avenge such hatred on the spot.

The generals present clenched their fists tightly. Even a three-year-old child on the street understood that these cultural relics were truly priceless treasures, witnesses of the rise and fall of dynasties in the Central Plains, and treasures of the Chinese cultural heritage.

At this moment, everyone was so angry that their faces turned red, and they wished they could take back these cultural relics one by one with their own hands!
The reason they are cooperating so well in returning the cultural relics is simply because we have become stronger.

"This bunch of barbarians and robbers are all afraid of power but not morality!" Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were cold.

No matter what, the Ming Dynasty cannot repeat the old path of history. Japan, the Jianzhou Jurchens, and the European natives are all great!
This is not only for future generations, but also for the Ming Dynasty, for the descendants of the Zhu family, for the people of Jinling City, and for the people of the Central Plains.
Hu Weiyong, Liu Ji and others all knew that His Majesty was ruthless and cruel, and usually stabbed people directly instead of speaking harsh words. At this moment, they felt His Majesty's murderous intent and remained silent.

In a sense, the Ming Dynasty and later generations are like a community. As long as the light curtain is not extinguished, the Ming Dynasty can continue to acquire new technologies from it. On the other hand, they have no habit of going astray.

Inside Jinling City.

Many restaurants, taverns, teahouses, etc. were the focus of heated discussions, and many righteous people were filled with indignation. This came from a natural sense of justice, but also because it gained their recognition in later generations.

Many people also linked it to the previous lunar returner. After all, Mach 31 had been seen in the sky, and the so-called palm technique that fell from the sky undoubtedly referred to this.

"How fast is Mach 31?"

"11.2 kilometers per second is the second cosmic speed." This was mentioned before, and some people remembered it.

Everyone looked confused.

"Let's put it this way. One second is roughly the length of one breath. At this speed, it would take about one to two breaths to get from here to Jiangning County."

"!!!" The teahouse was quiet for a moment, followed by a bustling uproar and noise mixed with gasps of disbelief. Even the most absurd vernacular novels of the Ming Dynasty had never had such outrageous and exaggerated imaginations!

"Poverty really does limit your imagination. You can never imagine how extravagant the rich are, just like you can't imagine how painful it is to be slapped by the Tathagata Palm at Mach 31."

"If our Ming Dynasty also has this technology, it means we can make the Mongolian Tartar run 10 kilometers before we beat him up." Many people swallowed their saliva.

"What's the big deal! Beating up a Mongolian Tartar is nothing!"

[Some people ask, Zhu Yuanzhang attached so much importance to the education of his sons, why did he teach so many princes who were evil and had no sense of propriety, righteousness, or integrity? ]

[Are you serious about this question? If he teaches one or two beasts, it means it’s not Lao Zhu’s fault, but if he teaches a lot of beasts, it won’t be a good comment. ]

[Let’s start with the second son, the Prince of Qin, Zhu Chong. When he was young in Beijing, he was supervised by Empress Ma and a group of ministers, so he didn’t dare to do anything out of line. In the 11th year of Hongwu, he became a foreign queen and completely let himself go.]

[When he arrived at his fief, he immediately started building a palace, enclosing half of the city's land into his palace. This was still a small matter.]

[When going to war, they would capture pregnant women and bring them to the palace, so that couples would be separated. When they went to conquer the Western Barbarians, they not only abducted 150 young girls, but also captured 150 young boys and castrated them on the spot. The key technology was not good enough.]

【Zhu Zong favored his second concubine, Deng, and placed his first concubine, Wang, under house arrest elsewhere. His usual little happiness was to abuse private punishment and torture people for fun. He routinely cut off the tongues of palace maids, buried them in the snow and froze them to death, tied them to trees and starved them to death, and burned them to death. He was afraid that the evil deeds he had done in his fiefdom would be leaked, so silencing them was child's play. Zhu Yuanzhang rebuked him as "ignorant of human affairs and as stupid as an animal." 】

[Speaking of which, why does this plot look so familiar? Could it be that King Zhou in "Investiture of the Gods" was copied directly from Zhu Chong's experience? ]

[Deng was executed because the young couple played house and dressed up as the emperor and empress. As for Qin Wang Zhu Chong, he was accused of "presumptuous and rude, the greatest crime." If you want to ask about more specific punishments, I'm sorry, there are none. The only time he was punished was when he was recalled to the capital in the 24th year of Hongwu, but was later stopped by Zhu Biao.]

After Zhu Zong was poisoned to death by a palace maid, Zhu Yuanzhang gave him the posthumous title "Min" and ordered a reduction in the scale of his funeral. In his memorial, he wrote: "There is no good name for your country. You are fond of villains, indulge in debauchery and wine. You are rampant in the country, bringing anger to the heavens."

In front of Fengtian Hall.

Zhu Yuanzhang's fingers were crackling, his face was gloomy and he wanted to kill someone. After enduring for a while, he finally roared: "Bring this beast to me!"

Zhu Biao was also stunned by this momentum. He wanted to say something but was glared back by his father.
"That's true!" Zhu Yuanzhang paced back and forth angrily, swinging his sleeves loudly. He didn't care what the world said about him being cruel and killing ministers. In his eyes, few of these ministers were good people, so he never hid anything.

He killed treacherous, greedy, and usurping people without any psychological burden, and even the common people recognized him!

But Tianmu was slapping him in the face and telling the people of the Ming Dynasty that your emperor's love for the people is just a slogan!
This is shaking the foundation of the Ming Dynasty!

But he couldn't refute it, this is history!
He gave this rebellious son the title of King of Qin, and granted him the fiefdom of Chang'an and the strategic area of ​​Guanzhong, which was enough to show how high his expectations were for him and how much he loved him.

The King of Qin in history was the famous Li Shimin!

How did this rebellious son do this? He is only one year younger than his brother!
If only the people of Guanzhong, or even just the people of Chang'an City, thought so, it wouldn't be a big deal! If all the people in the world thought so, then it would be a big trouble!
He knew that if that day really came, even if he would punish, it would only be a minor punishment. This was the reason why Biao'er was able to stop him in the 24th year of Hongwu.

"A bunch of beasts, beasts who don't know etiquette!" Zhu Yuanzhang was furious. He thought that he had done his greatest responsibility as an emperor and as a father. He hired the best teachers for them, but the result was still the same. Useless!
Song Lian was shocked when he heard this, and silently stepped out and said: "Your Majesty, I have failed to teach the prince well. Please punish me!" Zhu Yuanzhang's anger paused. He knew Song Lian's character and talent, and the second prince's affairs were not his fault.

On the other side, Zhu Biao was anxious and said hurriedly: "Father, the fault of my second brother is not the teacher's!"

The ministers also pleaded for mercy, and Zhu Yuanzhang suppressed his anger and said frankly that the crime was not his.
"I am honored to be the teacher of the King of Qin. I should teach you carefully. Your Highness has made mistakes. The fault is all due to my poor teaching. Thank you, Your Majesty, for taking pity on my weakness and not punishing me. However, I dare not have the audacity to sit in the hall again."

"I beg Your Majesty to have pity on my weak body and allow me to retire!"

Zhu Biao had a complicated expression. The teacher was taking the blame, but this was something that had not happened after all. Was it that serious?
Zhu Yuanzhang's expression was also extremely complicated. The reason why he made such a big move was that Tianmu counted the "beasts" he taught this time, and this was the first one.
Tang Dynasty, Chang'an City.

Not only did Li Shimin look so grumpy that he wanted to curse, but all the ministers also looked cold!
Is it true that any Tom, Dick or Harry can be crowned the King of Qin?
"Bah, who are you disgusting?" Cheng Yaojin did not care about being rude in front of the palace and spat viciously. The person he admired most in his life was His Majesty. The two of them were comrades-in-arms and had been through life and death together, so it was natural that they had a good relationship.

Hearing that such a bastard was also named King of Qin, he was really angry.

If it weren't for the hundreds of years that had passed, he really wanted to go over and beat that bastard up!
[The tenth son, Zhu Tan, Prince of Lu, his mother was the emperor's favorite concubine, Consort Guo Ning, and his uncles were founding nobles. He was named Prince of Lu two months after he was born.]

[He loved reading since he was young and was good at playing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. The uneducated and rough Zhu Yuanzhang particularly liked this son and gave him a fief in the historic Yanzhou, Shandong, and built the Prince of Lu Palace for him.]

[In the eighteenth year of Hongwu, this gentleman arrived at his fiefdom and initially worked diligently on government affairs. Later, the couple began to seek the secret of immortality.]

[After King Kelu took the elixir, he showed no signs of immortality. He even lost his hair and one of his eyes went blind. It was definitely mercury poisoning. If he came to this point, he was only harming himself. It was nothing.]

[In order to shirk responsibility, the sorcerers told the King of Lu that the elixir was missing a medicinal ingredient and that it would only work if boys under the age of 8 were castrated. The King of Lu actually believed this nonsense, and soon the people of Yanzhou reported to the court that a large number of boys were missing in the city.]

[When Zhu Yuanzhang heard about this, he ordered the Jinyiwei to investigate thoroughly. Eventually, they found out that the case was with Prince Lu Zhu Tan and his wife, and the court summoned them to the capital to be held accountable.]

[Zhu Yuanzhang was furious and shaved the head of the Prince of Lu. The Princess Tang was killed by Zhu Yuanzhang because she failed to persuade her husband and even joined him in committing evil. The punishment of shaving the head is to shave the head as an insult. Those who don't know may think it is a heavy punishment. From these two cases, we can see how double standards Zhu Yuanzhang had.]

[The good news is that this guy died early.]

The city of Jinling was in an uproar.

If no one makes the decision, maybe everyone will just talk about it privately.

But Tianmu openly criticized and complained about it, and the crowd did not hide their feelings and followed suit. Some even directly expressed their disgust.

Many people have begun to record the time when the relevant vassal kings will go to their fiefdoms, intending to inform their relatives and friends not to go to the corresponding fiefdoms when the time comes.

Hexing Tea and Snack Shop.

Although they adhered to the principle of "not talking about state affairs", everyone was obviously still a little angry. The Hongwu Dynasty was just a name and a code name for future generations, but for them, it was the past and future 31 years.

He died early, and what year was it? Even Shopkeeper Wan complained about it, but I think this is the best way to go, there is no need to tell the exact time, otherwise he would have lived a few more days.
[The thirteenth son, Dai Wang Zhu Gui, was given the fief of Datong. His mother was Consort Guo Hui, the daughter of Guo Zixing. When he was young, he was competitive and loved martial arts. Old Zhu had high hopes for him.]

[Zhu Gui did show some military talent. In addition, the commander of the Datong Guard at that time was his elder brother-in-law Xu Yingxu, who also made military achievements in the encirclement and suppression of the Northern Yuan Dynasty.]

[However, it is difficult to judge his bad character. In his fiefdom, he "held a big stick in his hand and hid an axe and hammer in his sleeve". He went to the streets in disguise and hacked anyone he saw, becoming the tyrant of Datong City.]

[At the age of 60, his bones were very strong. He could still be with his concubine's two sons, Zhu Xunyang and Zhu Xunlian. They dressed in short shirts all day long, went out on the street to chop people at will, and hit people on the head with a sledgehammer. The people in Datong hated them to the core.]

[The 25th son, Prince Yi, Zhu, was born to Consort Ge Lifei. When he was ten years old, he witnessed his mother being buried alive with Zhu Yunwen. Then he was imprisoned when Zhu Yunwen reduced the power of the princes. It may be that this experience led to his distorted personality. This guy is the same as the Prince of Dai. When he went hunting in the suburbs, he would chop anyone he saw with a knife. When the people went to the government to complain, no one dared to intervene.]

[In addition to his tyranny, this prince's private life is hard to describe. He robbed countless women and had some obscene hobbies. In short, he liked to make impact.]

[The Ming History records: This prince often shaved his head and stripped naked in public in the palace, and had fun with a group of men and women. The scene was really disgusting. The good news is that he died early.]

In front of Fengtian Hall.

Zhu Yuanzhang remained silent, and the second son Zhu Chong just knelt there, trembling with fear.

Seeing his cowardly look, Zhu Yuanzhang was furious. Among the four princes mentioned by Tianmu, the tenth one was only one year old, and the thirteenth and twenty-fifth were not born yet.

In addition to the several people mentioned in the comments section, there is also the "good saintly grandson" who reduced the power of the feudal lords as soon as he came to power, and the fourth brother's group of weird descendants.

Are all the descendants of my Zhu family these evil monsters?
Thinking of this, he could no longer bear the anger in his heart, so he quickly stepped forward and kicked him.

"You beast, I'll teach you not to do anything!"

"Tell you not to be a human being!"

Qin Wang Zhu Chong was like a dead dog, he dared not resist, he just blocked it with his hands, crying and begging for mercy: "Dad, I know I was wrong, I won't dare to do it again!"

"I'm not your father! You bastard!" Zhu Yuanzhang raised his foot and kicked him again. If Zhu Biao hadn't stopped him, he would probably have kicked this rebellious son to death!

All the ministers were too scared to dare to be the first to speak out.
"Among those whom Jianwen reduced, only the Prince of Xiang was wronged. Was it true that the Three Feudatories of Min during the Qi Dynasty were wronged?"

"The King of Xiang died in a very handsome way. He burned down his own palace, and then rode a white horse into the fire [covering his face]"

Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, and King Zhou were all good. When King Zhou was exiled to Yunnan, he asked people to compile medical knowledge and publish it. He did a great deal of good. Later, he learned from Shennong to taste hundreds of herbs and compiled the "Compendium of Materia Medica for Famine Relief". It is said that Mr. Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" referred to this book.

"To be honest, every time I see Zhu Yuanzhang's sons, I really can't like Zhu Yuanzhang. His own sons killed people and set fires, and did whatever they wanted, but he didn't do anything wrong, and he let his sons do whatever they wanted. This is what netizens call a good emperor [covering face]"

"Zhu Yuanzhang scolded them severely. He didn't love the people like his own children. You only lost your life, but I was scolded by my father [dog head]"

"This was the case in the Ming Dynasty. Common people only had to go to the Tumu Fortress and support the royal family, but the emperor had many things to consider."

Late Han Dynasty, Nanjun.

Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, Zhao Yun and others frowned.

Liu Bei sighed inwardly, these princes really did not regard the common people as human beings. No wonder people in later generations mocked them so much.

Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and others frowned. These guys in later generations are really good at messing with people's mentality, like this widely used Naruto line, and this sentence 'You lost xxx, but I xxx', which is really infuriating to hear for the first time.

(End of this chapter)