Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 38 The Royal Family
Lao Zhu was in a good mood, and he was studying the matter of his abdication and the matter of his successor with great interest.For a workaholic like him, even if he abdicates, it is impossible to really relax.

At this moment, Zhu Biao walked over with a gloomy face, it seemed that something big had happened.

Passing the memorial in his hand to Lao Zhu, Zhu Biao sat aside angrily.Old Zhu snorted coldly, and then handed the memorial to Zhu Xiongying.

As the uncle of the crown princess, Lan Yu tried her best to maintain the crown prince's position as the crown prince.As the core of the super-class military group team that Lao Zhu formed for Zhu Biao, Lan Yu also somewhat surprised Bei Yuan's administrative ability "in advance".

Beiyuan's threat has dropped significantly, and it can even be said that the threat is getting smaller and smaller.

The contribution this time is indeed great, Feng Guogong is sure of it.

But this is also a 'typical' warrior, easy to swell, easy to get carried away, and his arrogant and domineering posture has long been reflected.Only this time, even more arrogant and domineering.

In fact, in the past, Lan Yu raised many slaves and adopted sons, and took advantage of the situation to run amok.He also forcibly occupied Dongchang Mintian and was questioned by the censor. Lan Yu was furious and drove the censor away.

But this time when the squadron returned to the court and arrived at Xifeng Pass at night, the officials who guarded the pass failed to open the door in time, so Lan Yu sent troops to destroy the pass and broke in!

And this time Yu Erhai won a big victory and captured countless prisoners, perhaps because he was exhausted, or because he was overwhelmed.He occupied Yuanzhu's concubine, causing Yuanfei to commit suicide in shame!

This kind of thing is definitely unbearable, no matter if it is to destroy the pass with troops, it can still be regarded as occupying the concubine of Yuanzhu.In fact, the matter of occupying the concubine of Yuanzhu was nothing to Lao Zhu.Most of such women are also rewarded to heroes.But Sapphire directly occupied it, so there was a problem.

Old Zhu looked at Zhu Biao and said, "Lan Yu is your brother-in-law after all. Although there are some crimes, you should still rely on him."

"I'll go out of the palace tomorrow. He is the father's confidant, but it's not a thing to be so lawless." Zhu Xiongying thought for a while, and said actively, "It's not easy for the father to say something, but I can say something. It's time to tap, tap."

Old Zhu asked, "How are you going to beat?"

"He probably doesn't have any different intentions, but he is too smooth." Zhu Xiongying said, "There is only one daughter, and she is also Uncle Eleven's princess now. How about it, if Aunt Eleven has a second son in the future, send it to Lan Family."

Old Zhu was stunned, and said unhappily, "How can the blood of our old Zhu family be like this?!"

"He just didn't have any heirs, so he was unscrupulous and took in a lot of adoptive sons." Zhu Xiongying said angrily, "Give him an heir and let him weigh it. The second son of the eleventh uncle should also be a county in the future." King. It’s just that in the future, when the sons and ministers ascend the throne, they must be gracious. A hereditary duke is not bad.”

Old Zhu was not happy, and said angrily, "Ying'er, we have the "Emperor Ming Zu Xun". The prince's second son and concubine, who are ten years old, are all named county kings. If you are downgraded, you won't be able to get it." Your eleventh uncle!"

"Grandpa Huang, my grandson still wants to talk to you about these things." Zhu Xiongying said, and continued, "Grandpa Huang will have 25 sons soon, and the descendants of the royal family enjoy privileges and are not bound by ordinary laws and are not under the control of the local government. It's nothing."

Old Zhu listened, and Zhu Xiongying continued, "But the mansions, costumes and cavalry of the kings are all inferior to the emperor, and the titles are hereditary, and the princes and ministers will pay homage to them when they see them. After the grandson ascends the throne , When I meet the emperor uncles, do I greet them first, or do they worship me?"

Lao Zhu smiled triumphantly and continued, "We have stipulated that when you meet the emperor in ordinary clothes, you will not bow three times! After meeting in the first hall, you will perform five bows and three kowtows! After meeting, the king sits east and west, and the emperor's clothes Regular clothes, family rituals, four prostrations without kowtow, the king sits and accepts. Although this is a family ritual, the distinction between monarchs and ministers is very clear!"

This is Lao Zhu, he has many things to worry about.The Huangming ancestor's precepts listed are clear and clear, thinking that the children and grandchildren will follow his rules.Even if it is not a holy king, it is definitely no problem to protect Jiangshan.

Including character generation, in fact, among Lao Zhu's descendants, even if Zhu Xiongying's name does not meet Lao Zhu's character generation requirements.

It's okay to say that it's not the only one, and Zhu Shouqian, King of Jingjiang, doesn't count in this rule either.It's just that this grandnephew of Zhu is Lao Zhu's grandnephew, the grandson of Lao Zhu's elder brother.

"Grandfather, let's not talk about the clan's salary for the time being. The clan doesn't need to pay taxes, and can even collect taxes, fish classes, and salt shops at the local level. "

Zhu Xiongying continued, "Grandpa Huang, I also know that when the country was founded, Grandpa Huang discussed it with all the ministers. In the former Song and Yuan Dynasties, the masters were weak and the ministers were strong. , decided to build a feudal clan. It’s just that my clan of the Ming Dynasty treated me too favorably.”

Now that the vassal king's power has reached its peak, he can still preside over local military affairs, which is a bit too much.

Zhu Xiongying quickly settled the accounts, "The prince's annual salary is 10 shi, and the banknote is [-] guan. He gave a farmland, and the annual grain harvest is [-] shi, and the banknote is [-] guan. Grandpa, if my clan has always been in charge of and takes care of it, the clan A hundred people is not too much, but what about a thousand or ten thousand people, what about [-] people or a million people? This is just an annual salary, and marriage is a huge sum!"

Old Zhu had a stern face, he didn't want his descendants to suffer.

Zhu Xiongying continued, "My royal family now has no less than a hundred people. If there are two more generations, it will not be just a thousand people. The father and king have four sons and three daughters. The second uncle has three sons and one daughter, and the third uncle has five sons and one daughter. Uncle also has three sons and five daughters. Uncle Ten also has heirs! Grandpa Huang, this is only two generations!"

Old Zhu was not happy, and said to Zhu Xiongying, "That's good, our old Zhu's family is prosperous!"

Zhu Biao also said at this time, "Father, what Yinger said is also reasonable. Our old Zhu family has reached Yinger's generation, and it is estimated that there will be more than a thousand males. The descendants of my ministers are all princes. We need more princes. If Ying’s sons and heirs are more prosperous, after three generations, my Ming’s princes will exceed fifty.”

Old Zhu was silent for a moment, then looked at Zhu Xiongying, "No wonder you said you want to fight Dongying and Korea, even if you are afraid of too many clans?"

Zhu Xiongying said with a smile, "Grandpa Huang has stipulated that the royal family does not have to engage in any occupations. This is not good. If the royal family is free, they will only eat, drink and have fun. In fact, the grandson has no other meaning, but the grandson thinks that a gentleman Zhize Junzi Zhize was killed in the fifth generation. But the royal family, by the ninth generation, they were all Fengguo lieutenants, and they have always been Fengguo lieutenants, so this will not happen."

The emperor's heirs are all princes, and the eldest son of the prince inherits the prince.But the other heirs all inherited the county king.The county king is also hereditary.But the other descendants of the county king are General Zhen Guo, then General Fu Guo, General Feng Guo, Lieutenant Zhen Guo, Lieutenant Fu Guo, Lieutenant Feng Guo...

Lieutenant Feng Guo is the 'bottom line', which will always be passed on, so the royal clan will really snowball like a snowball.The clan of the Ming Dynasty has a million, maybe it can be easily achieved in six or seven generations, and the salary of this clan can drag down the court.

After all, the privileges of the clan are too great, and the preferential treatment is too great.

It's not just Zhu Xiongying talking, Zhu Biao also feels that the kindness to the clan is a bit too much.

In today's Ming Dynasty, that is, Zhu Biao and Zhu Xiongying dared to argue with Lao Zhu, and dared to occasionally violate some of Lao Zhu's wishes.

Although Lao Zhu had a stern face, he kept saying that there was nothing wrong with treating his children and grandchildren generously.However, for the time being, there is no letting up.The first son and the first grandson are the heart and soul, but the other children can't really ignore it at all.

Lao Zhu remembered and made an excuse, "Ying'er, let's talk about Lanyu. We agreed to what you said. If he has no heirs in the future, we allow him to bring back an heir. But we said Well, it can't be your eleventh uncle's son."

Zhu Biao also laughed, and said, "Father, don't worry, the ministers will also stare at him. It must be the eleventh brother's blood that matters."

"We originally wanted to make him the Duke of Liang, but now we should change it to the Duke of Liang." Old Zhu looked at Zhu Xiongying and said, "Go and beat him up. It's not convenient for your father to talk about it. You go talk about it."

Seeing Zhu Xiongying nodding, Old Zhu looked at Zhu Biao and said, "When Lanyu returns to Beijing, we should also show our face in the court and start moving the capital. Biaoer, please make a list for us, the one you want to use If people stay, we can send people to build the capital in Beiping."

Once Lao Zhu formally ordered to move the capital, it was time for a change of dynasty!

Zhu Xiongying had no other choice. Even if he said something now, Lao Zhu might just think about it.It is unrealistic to change Lao Zhu's mind immediately, especially for some major events, Lao Zhu has his own cognition and judgment.

If Zhu Xiongying wants to do something, he still needs to produce convincing evidence, or prove his ability more.There are some things that just need to be messed around, and Lao Zhu's opinion can't be changed by acting coquettishly.

　PS: Thanks to the book friend Xiaocao Xia Jin for the reward

　　
　
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