Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 181
Little Zhu ran ahead cheerfully, but she was a little too young after all.After running around like this, I couldn't keep up with a little strength, and fell a buttock.

"Father is holding you." Zhu Xiongying said to Xiao Zhu with a smile, "Stand up quickly, and go eat some fruit later."

Little Zhu is not happy anymore, now she not only wants to eat the fruit, but also cries, "Daddy, hug!"

Before little Zhu was born, Zhu Xiongying secretly calculated countless times, saying things like not pampering children, and cultivating a strong and independent character in children.After Xiao Zhu was born, Zhu Xiongying sometimes seemed to be a relatively strict father who had high demands on Xiao Zhu.

It's just that in many cases, Zhu Xiongying would feel sorry for his fat son.The so-called doting, the so-called must be strong and independent, some things are simply impossible, and Zhu Xiongying is not so "dogmatic".

Picking up the fat son, little Zhu immediately hugged Zhu Xiongying's neck with her chubby little arms, and put her chubby little face on Zhu Xiongying's face coquettishly.

This also made Zhu Xiongying happy. He knew that little Zhu couldn't understand, "I used to be like this too. I would do this trick when I was younger than you. I didn't expect it. This is the inheritance of the father. After learning this trick, I am sure, right?!"

Little Zhu doesn't have such complicated thoughts, he's not 'licking the throne', the little guy's mind is simple, the little guy just relies on his father.

When he arrived at Qianqing Palace, Xiao Zhu immediately changed his mind, "Great-grandfather, great-grandfather!"

This is the person who shouted before he arrived, and this is also a place that Xiao Zhu is very familiar with. He knows that his great-grandfather lives here.As for those "grandfathers" of Little Zhu who are about to cry, they are princes, and it is not easy to see their father once.

Seeing Zhu Xiongying coming with his great-grandson in his arms, old Zhu laughed, "Why is it here at this time? Yin'er, great-grandfather hug!"

"Bring some fruits here." Zhu Xiongying said to Wang Chengen, "Let someone prepare dinner, it's here."

Little Zhu who was sitting on Lao Zhu's lap seemed to have learned how to be cute. He raised his head and raised his fat face, wanting to kiss him all the time.It's not enough for the great grandfather's father to finish, but to stick his face on the great grandfather's face.

Lao Zhu happily put his old face on the soft and tender face of his great-grandson, "After all, it is your heir, who is as virtuous as you were when you were young! We have so many heirs, that is, you and Yin'er behave like this. I am This kind of virtue, the son is also generally lazy!"

"Grandpa Huang, if you really say that, your grandson won't be able to behave like Yin'er in the future." Zhu Xiongying laughed, and directly dismantled the situation, "At that time, Grandpa Huang will not blame me either!"

Old Zhu immediately gave Xiao Zhu a hard look, displeased with this inconsiderate grandson.At this time, it should be coaxed, not to tear down the stage at this time, and it should not be seen through at this time, and it should be said directly!
Holding his chubby great-grandson, Lao Zhu was quite relieved, "Tell me, what are you going to do here?"

"It's still the same thing that I said yesterday. The grandson thinks that the prince canonize in the future, and the feudal lands will be taken from afar, so it's not real." Zhu Xiongying didn't hide anything, and said, "What does the emperor think?"

Old Zhu was noncommittal, and said to Zhu Xiongying, "We knew what you were thinking a long time ago. Seeing that your uncle is in Beijing now, we will understand. If you take it away, you will take it away. We follow your idea. But Yingying Son, you should give your uncle better in the future, don't treat the clan harshly."

This is really the case, and Lao Zhu has slowed down the script of conferring the prince a little over the years.In other words, although some princes held a canonization ceremony, these princes are now in Yingtian Mansion or in their hometown in Fengyang, and basically they are rarely released to fiefdoms.

In Zhu Xiongying's view, this is a huge "progress". Lao Zhu also seems to realize that he has too many heirs. If all of them are sealed off, Daming's land will really be much less.

Since this is the case, Zhu Xiongying continued to let go of the words, "Grandfather, the grandson is originally a nephew, and Yin'er is a grandnephew. In the future, when the prince comes to court, it is said that the uncles will kowtow three times. Let's make a family ceremony with Yin'er, and the uncles will just accept it."

This is not an exaggeration, that's what Huang Ming's ancestors said.That is to say, if some princes come to the court in the future, they will be received according to family etiquette when they are not in court.At that time, Zhu Xiongying and Zhu Wenyin will need to show that they are juniors and greet them.

Old Zhu was not happy, and said to Zhu Xiongying, "We also said that although we practice family etiquette, the distinction between monarchs and ministers must be respectful. At that time, you and Yin'er will both hold Dagui, and your uncle will be crowned Obedience, narrate the rites of the emperor and ministers, perform five prostrations and three kowtows."

This is indeed some of Lao Zhu's requirements in Huangming Zuxun, and there must still be a distinction between monarch and minister.Although he attaches great importance to his family, Lao Zhu also cares about the difference between the monarch and his ministers.

Zhu Xiongying is not an expert, he simply needs to clarify some things, "Grandfather, grandson doesn't think there is anything wrong with this. The Tian family, the Tian family, is also a family after all. It's just the treatment of the princes." , isn't it too generous?"

Lao Zhu was not happy, but he still clung to his great-grandson's fat face.He may not be happy, but the fat great-grandson is holding him.For the sake of his great-grandson, Lao Zhu was too lazy to say anything.

"Civil, military and generals of the imperial court will bow down when they see the prince." Zhu Xiongying said, "Grandfather, once the emperor's uncles canonize, they will be princes. But civil and military generals will bow down when they see the prince. Is it a little over?"

Lao Zhu was not happy and didn't understand, "Princes and county kings are also dignified. Those who are civil and military and honorable, which one has the dignity of princes and county kings?"

It's okay to really say that, a title like the Duke of the State is considered the pinnacle, but this is only for 'outsiders'.The prince and the king of the county are indeed higher than the title of the Duke of the state.

Even Xu Da, the posthumous king of Zhongshan, is theoretically at the level of "jun king", which can actually explain a lot of problems.

Looking at Lao Zhu, Zhu Xiongying continued, "Grandfather, when you canonize a king, it is also right for the officials to kowtow. But if it is outside the court, the officials have to pack their luggage when they see the clan, isn't that too much? "

It was Lao Zhu's turn to not understand, he was very surprised, "Ying'er, how do you say that? We are the heavenly family, and all the officials are our courtiers! When you see the clan, you have to salute and kowtow, shouldn't you?"

If Lao Zhu really wanted to say that, it was naturally very reasonable.In the final analysis, it is the blood of Lao Zhu, so in the Ming Dynasty, he was naturally superior to others, and it was only natural for the officials to salute when they saw him.

It’s just that Zhu Xiongying didn’t see it that way, and argued with reason, “Grandfather, why don’t civil and military officials below the third rank have to salute the prince when they see the prince? The important officials of the court should also be treated preferentially. The prince himself doesn’t care about the government affairs of the feudal domain. First of all, I kowtowed, and my confidence suddenly disappeared."

Now it was Lao Zhu's turn to be silent. He had naturally considered these things, and he could understand some of Zhu Xiongying's worries.

When entrusting the sons, Lao Zhu was thinking about the imperial family defending the court.Just to prevent the vassal king from becoming bigger, Lao Zhu also does not allow the vassal king to manage the local affairs of the vassal. In principle, the vassal king is not qualified to intervene in local government affairs, and cannot control local officials.

It's just that after all these years, Lao Zhu also knows to some extent that some of his sons are not special rules in the feudal land.Some of his heirs were indeed a little bit rampant when they arrived in the feudal land, and those local officials didn't dare to take care of them at all.

If there are bastards among some other descendants in the future, and they will pretend to be identities when they meet officials, then it may really be a troublesome matter.Some important officials would kneel down and salute when they saw the prince, as if they really lost their confidence all of a sudden.

"Let's go to the fifth grade, let's reduce it." Old Zhu was silent for a moment, hugged Xiao Zhu and said, "When we first founded the country, we didn't expect to have so many heirs. When the dynasty was established, many affairs It’s really not as smooth as it is now.”

There is naturally no problem in saying this. When the country was first established, many things were not considered very thoroughly, and that is nothing more than a normal thing.

Don't say that Lao Zhu is from an old peasant family, but he has only been a general for a few years.Even those aristocratic families can't say that they can handle all aspects of things at once when they just opened the dynasty. That's a very unrealistic thing, basically impossible.

What's more, it has been nearly 30 years since the founding of the country, and Lao Zhu has also seen many changes, and many things are indeed not as good as he expected at the beginning, which naturally means that Lao Zhu also knows that he may need some changes.

This matter seems to have reached a tacit consensus. It seems that everyone still has some tacit agreement on some things. This is definitely a good thing.

In fact, Zhu Xiongying also understood that Lao Zhu didn't particularly care about kneeling and worshiping.Because Lao Zhu is a pragmatist, the matter of whether the officials bow down to the prince does not have that much weight in his heart.

Speaking of it, some more practical things are more important to Lao Zhu, such as the treatment of the prince, etc., that is what Lao Zhu really cares about. In Lao Zhu's view, those things that want to be discussed are not just a few words. Make some decisions.

Zhu Xiongying feels quite satisfied. It seems that the progress of "cutting the king" is relatively smooth.

There is still a market for things like righteousness in this era, and kneeling down is also a privilege for many princes.And now it seems that Zhu Xiongying is beginning to deprive some princes of their privileges.

Whether this matter is good or bad, or how far Zhu Xiongying will go, let's see!
(End of this chapter)