golden scales

In all fairness, although the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty were mostly moths in the country, what contribution did the vassal kings of the Han and Tang Dynasties make to China?What achievements have the princes of the Song Dynasty passed down through the ages?Even if it is said that the dynasty and vassal kings are like the Manchu Dynasty who raise pigs, how many talents can their own iron hat princes have?

On this issue, it is purely the crow that landed on the pig, and no one should blame the other.

Zhu Cihong has no intention of competing with other dynasties, but only wants to fundamentally find a way to balance family affection, ethics and national interests.

"My son hopes to learn a lesson from the national change. The clan mansion will collect the genealogy of the clan, and only after he obtains the title of master, doctor, etc., he can follow the genealogy. If none of the sons is qualified to inherit the title, It would be better to leave it empty, and wait for a sage among the descendants to come to the world, and then canonize it." Zhu Cihong said.

In the New Deal system, the two titles of master's and doctorate are not progressive, but two systems.A master's degree is a very high achievement in the education system. The so-called "fruitful", as long as you have the patience to teach and educate people, you will eventually get this title.A doctorate is an outstanding contribution in a certain field, which requires certain qualifications and hard work.

Zhu Cihong used this as a condition to push the clan to the society and prevent them from becoming an outlier in the high wall.

Since Chongzhen saw the huge wealth occupied by the vassal with his own eyes, he naturally understood his son's intention.

"Cihong," Chongzhen said in a deep voice, "my tian family not only wants to support the people, but also sets an example of morality in the world. If my family can't even kiss each other, how can we let the people kiss each other? Didn't Emperor Gaozu say that? Nothing more than three things: the emperor respects heaven, the ministers are loyal to the emperor, and the people are filial to their relatives. If these three are established, the country will naturally be strong; if the three are not established, the monarch, ministers, and common people are all animals, and the country will not be a country!"

"Father Emperor." Zhu Cihong said, "My son thinks that taking the title has nothing to do with relatives. He is not allowed to take the title, but his morals are unprepared and he is not worthy of taking on state affairs. It's not that he doesn't recognize him as a relative. My son is There are family members who plan to enter school, work, or start a business, and I thought I would submit a preview in a few days."

Chongzhen immediately discovered that the crown prince was playing with "concepts" again.

Clan identity is based on blood relationship.Regardless of talent and temperament, it cannot be denied that he has Zhu's blood.However, conferring titles is a kind of "job". At first, conferring feudal vassals was not to show the righteousness of the Tian family, but to shield the imperial family and serve as a barrier for the Ming Dynasty.

"Jing Wang's son is only twenty years old, and he doesn't know how to learn about his mind and nature. Just because of his blood, he treats him like a land, which is really not in line with the original intention of the Taizu." Zhu Cihong said: "I want to be in the hands of the ancestors of the past generations. No, there are also vassal kings. Is it so unworthy that you are deprived of your title and expelled from the country?"

Chongzhen followed Zhu Cihuang's train of thought, the ancestral system was to remove unworthy vassal kings, but the son was more cautious and only let the virtuous inherit the title.This one in and one out, the difference is too much.

There are mediocre people between the virtuous and the unworthy, and these people are the mainstream of this world.

"What if there are people with mediocre qualifications among the clan members?" Chongzhen asked.

Immediately, Zhu Cilang thought of King Ding, thought for a while, and said: "If it is a mediocre person, he has no hope of getting a doctor in his life, and he is impatient with teaching and educating people... Serving in the army for five years, he will be reduced to a knighthood."

If the prince's son doesn't get a doctorate or a master's degree, then he will serve in the army for five years.After retiring from the army, those who should have been crowned princes were awarded a county king. After all, they have also served the country and the nation.

"If you have meritorious service in the army, it's okay to confer the title of Yuanjue, or even to add another title." Zhu Cihong said again.

This made Chongzhen feel better.Thinking about my own son who was killed in hundreds of battles, and those distant relatives sitting in the back, begging for a prince, it makes people feel unhappy.Think of the feudal lords in Taizu's time.They are all actually running in the army.

People have the same heart and heart, and Zhu Cihong is even more reluctant to see a group of silverfish still entrenched in the world he has painstakingly managed.Therefore, such a highly criticized matter must be done as early as possible, especially now that the clan has been shaved by thieves and trespassers, and it is uneasy, it is best to handle it.

But this kind of thing is not pleasant after all, Zhu Cihong was worried that his father would not bear the bad name of being harsh to his clan, so he said: "Father, don't rush this matter for a while, let's talk about it later." After Chongzhen abdicated, he became the emperor himself It doesn't matter if you take on it again.

Chongzhen groaned, but said unexpectedly: "This kind of thing has been dragged on for a long time, and it is not good for anyone. It is better to talk about it earlier. For example, the son of King Jing, who is in his early twenties, has time to do anything. If it takes more than a dozen 20 years, isn't everything delayed?"

Zhu Cihuang didn't expect that his father would take on the responsibility, and he said: "Father, this matter is not only a matter of the clan's succession to the title. There is also an issue: the clan can be named king and general if they get a doctorate, so what about the common people? To be comforted."

"Well, this matter... how do you think about it?"

"I want to follow the example of the Qin and Han dynasties in promoting the nobility of the people." Zhu Cihong said: "All common people have been common people since they were born. After registering their household registration, they are citizens of the country. Those who have reached the age of [-] and have a share of men and women have a return are public. Scholars. Scholars with master’s and doctoral degrees, those who have made outstanding achievements in the military, those who have excellent grades in official examinations, those who are good-neighborly and charitable, and those who pay taxes and help the country, all are awarded sons and male titles according to their contributions.”

Before the founding of Ming Dynasty, Emperor Taizu Gao granted the loyal ministers and martyrs who died in battle with the county baron.After the establishment of the founding of the country, the two-level titles of Zinan were abolished instead.In the early years, Zhu Cihong was classified as a nobleman before leaving the palace, which stimulated the people to follow the court closely. So far, he has only made Xu Xie a baron. propellant, otherwise it will be difficult to surpass his exploits.

"In the future, my title of Daming will no longer grant Lumi." Zhu Cihong asked new questions one after another.

According to Zhu Cihong's vision, no one who can get a title needs to live on Lumi issued by the imperial court.

What they need more is social respect and the class privileges necessary for a hierarchical society.

For example, those students in the south, all of them have their eyes above the top, interfere with the lawsuit, and even be arrogant and rude to the local governor. This is the product of class privileges.

Appropriate privileges can maintain the social structure and maintain rule, but such excessive privileges have caused great social injustice and divided society.The most direct manifestation is that people lose their sense of belonging to their own cultural environment and lose their sense of identity with their own country and court.

If one wants to break these privileges, it will inevitably lead to eternal infamy and real backlash.

Zhu Cihong is not a reckless man who cuts his sword immediately. While pursuing efficiency, he also pays great attention to the application of his wrist.

Since these privileges cannot be rashly broken, they should be extended.

When a right becomes the right of all, it is naturally not a privilege.

"Students can vote for the county magistrate's "Government Student Post". They will not kneel when they see officials, and they will not be punished. They will enjoy two stones of food tax relief. These are the graces given by the court to treat scholars preferentially. After experiencing this national change, I have heard and seen It can be seen that scholars are not the only ones throwing their heads and blood in the face of national crisis-in fact, there are countless scholars at both ends of the rebellious and disloyalty, and those who throw their heads and blood are mostly people who butcher dogs.

"Since the state is not allowed to support scholars, my ministers think that it is unnecessary to treat scholars blindly. Those who do their best for Ming Dynasty should not be treated lightly by the state. In the past, Lord Mengchang had three thousand guests, but at the critical moment of life and death, he still relied on the thieves. It saved lives. Moreover, there were no imperial examinations in the Qin and Han Dynasties, and there was no preferential treatment for scholars, and heroes were born in large numbers, and the country was powerful." Zhu Cihong said.

Chongzhen shook his head heavily.It's not that he's opposed to the nobility system, as long as the country doesn't pay for it, the title will be given.Does he not agree with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's denial of scholars? Who made him a scholar in a dragon robe?However, Chongzhen did not open his mouth to "educate" the crown prince, because the aura of the crown prince's "knowledge from birth" was too dazzling.

If the crown prince's sophistry is elicited but he is unable to refute it, it will be embarrassing to lose face.

When Zhu Cihong introduced Minjue's "privileges", King Ding and King Yong also arrived.King Yong's face was filled with throbbing joy, as if he had some good news to say.

King Ding had a dull expression on his face, obviously unwilling to participate in this kind of family gathering.Recently, he has always been troubled by the issue of the vassal state. For a while, he wanted to go to the beautiful land in the south, but he also heard that there is no king in the south of the Yangtze River.For a while, he hoped that he could get a lot of benefits like Fufan did back then, but he was obviously not the favorite son of his father and queen mother.

Seeing the two "little ones" coming, Chongzhen and Zhu Cihong naturally ended the problem of the people and turned to seasonal fruits and vegetables.There were no pesticides in this era, and although the emperor ate a variety of melons and fruits, they could not compare with the fattened and waxed "fairy fruits" of later generations in terms of appearance.

The family chatted happily for more than an hour, when Zhu Cihong saw Lu Suyao coming over with a mahogany box.

"Your Highness, the red box is urgent."

Zhu Cilang took the red box, took it out for a look, and put it back immediately, with no strange expression on his face.

Chongzhen asked: "Is there any urgent matter?"

"It's not a big deal." Zhu Cihong sat down, thought for a while, and said, "It's just that Horqin Mongolia couldn't think about it, and sent thousands of cavalry to attack Zhangjiakou."

Although Zhangjiakou is only a point, its existence has an important role to play in the Mongolian grassland where the imbalance has intensified.With Zhangjiakou as the boundary, the Mongolian tribes in the east were still close to the Manchus, while the Chahar Mongolian tribes in the west showed goodwill towards the Ming Dynasty.In particular, the descendants of Altan Khan, the Tumed Department, have openly gone to Zhangjiakou to do business with the Ming Dynasty and severed their relationship with the Manchu Qing.

"Is that going to war again?" Zhou Hou asked nervously, for fear that his son would go to "kiss Mao Shishi" again.

"Mother, don't worry," Zhu Cilang said, "Zhou Yuji has wiped out all the invading enemies." (To be continued...)

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