Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 598 The Meaning of Orthodoxy

Zhu Yunying has always attached great importance to little Zhu's education, so there is no reason to be sloppy about such things.

Although I don't expect little Zhu to be able to fully understand and digest these now, but now I can also instill more concepts into this little guy.Zhu Yunying is very clear about the need to start education from childhood.

This is also what Zhu Yunying has been working hard to do well. For the "professional courses", Zhu Yunying may not always attach great importance to it.Especially for some traditional cultures, especially the Four Books and Five Classics, it is good for Xiao Zhu to dabble in something, and he doesn't need to be proficient.

In this regard, Zhu Yunying's requirements are relatively low, as long as little Zhu can read and write, as long as little Zhu can't be easily fooled.

But Zhu Yunying has always attached great importance to little Zhu's knowledge, experience and character of little Zhu.

Xiao Zhu's understanding of China's historical trend has become more and more profound, and this has always been what Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu insisted on.

Looking at the vast territory of the Mongolian period, Zhu Yunying suddenly asked, "Yin'er, do you think these Mongolians are good?"

The territory of the Yuan Dynasty was very large, since Genghis Khan unified the various tribes of Mongolia and established the Great Mongolian State.Successively conquered the Western Liao, Xixia, Khwarazmo, Jin Dynasty and other regimes, completely destroyed the exile regime in the Southern Song Dynasty, ended the long-term split situation since the end of the Tang Dynasty, and they continued to expand outward.

However, when attacking Japan, Burma, Vietnam, Java and other countries, the seemingly invincible Mongols all failed.

Little Zhu thought about it carefully, and said, "It seems to be very powerful. Although there were some foreign races in the history of China, it seems that there is no great unification like the Yuan Dynasty."

Zhu Yunying nodded with a smile, and then said, "Don't just look at the Yuan Dynasty, the Mongols still have four major Khanates. The Qincha Khanate, the Chagatai Khanate, the Ili Khanate, and the Wokuotai Khanate, one by one It cannot be underestimated.”

In fact, the Ili Khanate has been destroyed. The regime established by Hulagu, the son of Genghis Khan's fourth son Tuo Lei, in West Asia has a similar fate as the Yuan Dynasty.They don't seem to be dead now, but that's only in name.

But here, there are also Mongol brothers fighting each other. The Ili Khanate can also be said to have conquered the regime than the Chincha Khanate Janibek Khan, which led to the separatism of this formerly powerful Khanate. The current lingering is actually not a climate .

What really perished was the Wokuotai Khanate, which was also created by Haidu, a descendant of Genghis Khan's third son, Wokuotai.However, in the so-called civil strife of the Golden Family, the Wokuotai Khanate existed for less than 60 years before it perished, even shorter than the Yuan Dynasty.

In fact, the Chagatai Khanate is also the main board. Although they are the Khanate established by the descendants of Genghis Khan, they often attack each other and are often hostile to the suzerain state of the Yuan Dynasty.About 50 years ago, the Chagatai Khanate was divided into the East and the West, and later formed the East Chagatai Khanate and the Timurid Empire respectively.

The Dongwokuotai Khanate is also known as Yilibali, and it is entrenched near the Western Regions.The Timurid Empire and the Ming Dynasty were established at about the same time, and they were no longer satisfied with the territory before the Chagatai Khanate, and they wanted to continue to fight westward.

As for the Kipchak Khanate, also known as the Golden Horde, it was established by Batu, the second son of Genghis Khan’s eldest son, from the Irtysh River in the east to Oros in the west, from Balkhash Lake, the Caspian Sea, and the Black Sea in the south to the A vast and powerful Khanate near the Arctic Circle.

Little Zhu thought about it, and said, "Father, our clan of the Ming Dynasty established a foundation outside of China, which is somewhat similar to the Golden Family of the Mongols. The descendants of our old Zhu's family must be more promising, and they will also have many vassal states."

This is naturally the most ideal state. The Mongols still eat the weak and the strong in their bones, and it is very common for them to attack each other.In fact, Zhu Yunying is also very clear that perhaps the country established by the descendants of the old Zhu family will not attack each other at this stage.

After only one or two generations, kinship will begin to fade away, and by then it will be more about the interests of the country.

To be honest, even at this stage, once the country is founded, Lao Zhu's sons may fight each other for their own interests.

It's just that there is no need to tell Xiao Zhu about these things now. Although this kid has reached the age of thinking, he is indeed more knowledgeable and scheming than ordinary children, but this is still just a child, a child under ten years old .

Even if you know more or less some seemingly cruel things, you are still a child.There is no harm in keeping some innocence for this kid, and this is probably what Zhu Yunying can do now.After all, little Zhu's childhood must have been less than that of ordinary children, and this child had a lot to learn.

Looking at little Zhu, Zhu Yunying said with a smile, "There are many Khanates in Mongolia, and now there are many tribes around our Ming Dynasty. This nomadic people has always been a threat to our Central Plains court. Only when we have big fists and strong troops, can they Don't dare to make trouble. Once our Central Plains dynasty declines, they will definitely go south to plunder."

In fact, Zhu Yunying didn't need much of these principles, and little Zhu could also understand them.

Don't talk about Xiao Xiaozhu, the crown prince, in fact, many ordinary people understand these principles.Those who are close are the Mongols and Jurchen, and those who are far away are the Turks and Qiang people.The more well-known ones are naturally the Huns.

There is no way to teach more about things like governing the world now, and Zhu Yunying naturally understands the truth that he can't chew through too much.In the final analysis, Xiao Zhu is still young, and it is even more important to lay a good foundation for him now.

Touching little Zhu's head, Zhu Yunying suddenly asked, "Yin'er, you also know that Qianyuan is the first unified foreign dynasty in the history of China. In the early years, many people were not happy that your great-grandfather recognized Qianyuan. It is orthodox. Tell me, why is this?"

This is a slightly in-depth question. Not only Zhu Yunying is looking forward to Xiao Zhu's answer, but Lao Zhu has also become serious.

Little Zhu didn't speak, just lowered his head and was thinking.Slowly, Xiao Zhu sat directly on the chair, but kept thinking without speaking. It seemed that this question was very difficult for Xiao Zhu.

Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu were neither impatient nor urging, they both sat quietly, waiting for Xiao Xiao Zhu's answer.

In fact, Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu were very happy that Xiao Zhu didn't speak rashly.It is very important to think twice before acting. As an emperor, you cannot speak easily.Once he opened his mouth, he had Tianxian in his mouth, which was almost an imperial decree.

If you regret it, let's not say that sometimes it is too late, if this is changed overnight, it will also affect the majesty of the emperor.

So Xiao Zhu doesn't speak up easily without thinking about some things now, and there is no harm in this.

Shuangquan walked over lightly and offered a cup of tea to Lao Zhu and Zhu Yunying.Zhu Yunying just talked a lot, and she is really thirsty, and tasting tea is also good.

Zhu Yunying was in a good mood drinking Wuyi tea.Speaking of this tea, it was also an imperial tea garden that existed in the Yuan Dynasty.

Zhu Yunying has actually seen the finely crafted Longfeng Tuanbing tea, but he doesn't like it.Lao Zhu doesn't like it at home and abroad, because Lao Zhu was born in a poor family and knows the sufferings of tea farmers.Therefore, basically the reform of roasting, boiling and drinking tea cakes in the Tang Dynasty to directly brewing loose tea is mainly to open the history of tea drinking in my country for thousands of years.

After all, at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, tea farmers were very miserable.Is there any practical benefit even in the name of tribute tea?

As far as the imperial tea garden is concerned, the amount of tribute has increased year by year. By the end of the Yuan Dynasty, each tribute tea had increased to [-] catties.In order to complete the payment of tribute, the tea garden officials cruelly extorted the tea farmers, and the tea farmers were forced to flee unbearably, resulting in the desolation of the tea gardens and the withering of the tea trees.

Now there are also many tribute teas in Daming. Wuyishan tea tributes [-] catties of tea buds every year, Jiangxi Jiujiang prefecture tributes [-] catties of tea, and Cixi tribute tea [-] catties.In some small counties, the tribute tea is five catties or one catty. This is Lao Zhu's love for the people.

In fact, Zhu Yunying is like this. Zhu Yunying knows a lot about Maofeng, Longjing, Guapi and so on.But he didn't want to taste all of them just because he became an emperor, and he didn't have the extravagant plan to cook tea eggs with Wuyi tea.

It is enough to drink enough, and occasionally reward some courtiers, the tea in Zhu Yunying's hand is actually not too much.

While Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu were drinking tea, Xiao Zhu suddenly said, "Get us some candied fruit!"

Lao Zhu immediately stared and scolded Shuangquan, "You bastard!"

Shuangquan and Wang Chengen hurriedly got busy, in fact, there was already a drink prepared for Xiao Zhu.It's just that the crown prince is thinking, who dares to disturb, if the crown prince's thoughts are disturbed, it will not only end up being scolded.

"Great-grandfather, father, we feel that if we recognize the orthodoxy of Qianyuan, we will be orthodox in Ming Dynasty." Xiao Zhu said, "Even if we don't like Qianyuan, they have ruled here for a hundred years. We can't Only take over two Song Sheji, otherwise there will be a lot of trouble."

Lao Zhu nodded with a smile, and said, "Yin'er is right, but it's not enough. Everyone knows these reasons."

Recognizing the orthodoxy of the Yuan Dynasty is also influenced by traditional laws and regulations and is part of Chinese civilization.

For example, the revision of history is only done by the new unified dynasty that replaced the previous dynasty.No matter what, the Yuan Dynasty must be recognized as a great unification. Otherwise, there are some problems with the legal principles of the Ming Dynasty, and the history of the Song Dynasty can only be rewritten at that time, and at that time, the Ming Dynasty will have to admit that it inherited the Song Dynasty.

Xiao Zhu said at this time, "We inherited the orthodoxy of the former Yuan Dynasty, and we are the orthodoxy. So it is only natural for us to attack Dali, Tubo, and Liaodong. Those vassal states are also our Daming."

Hearing what Xiao Zhu said, both Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu laughed, and the truth is actually the same.

The Ming Dynasty replaced the Yuan Dynasty, and it was to inherit all aspects of things in a legitimate way.

If the name is not right, the words will not go well, everyone understands this truth, and sometimes you can't like or hate based on your heart.Especially for the emperor, they need to consider more comprehensive things, even if they may seem a little wronged.

This is also a matter of no choice. For the sake of Jiangshan Sheji, many things can only be recognized at this time.What's more, for the talented old Zhu, he needs to see the actual benefits, not some false fame.

Encouraged, Xiao Zhu continued, "Although the common people are returning to their hearts now, we heard that there were many Mongols in our Daming territory in the early years, or some Han people and other tribes who were loyal to the Yuan court. We recognize the former Yuan orthodoxy, how many It is also possible to win over these people, so as not to make them too noisy."

For this answer, Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu are also very satisfied. It is really good that Xiao Zhu can think of these main points.

After all, they are the successors taught by Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu personally, and they are also exposed to politics. Xiao Zhu's knowledge is still satisfactory.Even some learned talents may not have such insights.

Little Zhu doesn't need to be a talented scholar, he needs to be a politician, this is his identity, this is the reverse of his growth.Therefore, Lao Zhu and Xiao Zhu really didn't care about many things, Zhu Yunying actually turned a blind eye to Xiao Zhu's truancy and so on.

Lao Zhu was in a good mood, put down his teacup and said, "Can't just eat candied fruit, how about a cup of honey?"

Candied fruit, which is a fruit dipped in honey, is a kind of snack, snack, and was also called preserved fruit in the past.

Little Zhu shook her head and said, "Let's not drink honey, it's too sweet. Let's drink tea, just get some to relieve the boredom."

Zhu Yunying stared, in fact he didn't like little Zhu drinking tea so early, but old Zhu glared at Zhu Yunying for a moment.

Shuangquan immediately served Longjing tea, and Xiaozhu likes to drink relatively clear tea, and Longjing tea is also her favorite during this time.It is probably also Xiao Zhu's favorite, so Longjing tea, which only became famous in the Yuan Dynasty, seems to have been paid more and more attention in the past two years.

Zhu Yunying smiled and didn't say anything more. It's okay for Xiao Zhu to drink a little tea at this age. As long as she doesn't touch wine, Zhu Yunying can almost acquiesce, and there is no need to say anything more.

"Since Yin'er also mentioned the adherents of the former Yuan Dynasty, let's talk about why we moved the capital to Peiping." Zhu Yunying couldn't bear to see Lao Zhu feeding the little Zhu with preserved fruit, "Grandfather, please don't worry about it." Spoiling him like this. How old is this person, and you still need to feed him with preserved fruit?"

Old Zhu didn't care, looking at little Zhu very gentle, "Don't talk to your father in a hurry, just eat slowly. Your father is good at everything, but he is not careful. You are eating here, and he still eats food." If you want to talk, I'm not afraid of choking on you!"

Little Zhu also nodded, and seemed to agree with some of Lao Zhu's statements. If it wasn't difficult to speak directly, they would probably condemn Zhu Yunying together.

Zhu Yunying once again felt that she had fallen out of favor. You must know that before, Zhu Yunying would not be squeezed out by Lao Zhu.In the past, even though Zhu Yunying was fifteen or sixteen and married, she was still a child in Lao Zhu's eyes, and she still protected her everywhere.

But ever since little Zhu was born, especially since little Zhu had been hanging out in Qianqing Palace, Zhu Yunying's status had plummeted.Sometimes Lao Zhu protects little Zhu without a bottom line, and Lao Zhu's extremely flexible double standard makes Zhu Yunying very jealous.

There's no way, it's unreasonable to have an inter-generational relationship, let alone an inter-generational relationship, let alone an unreasonable one.And some of little Zhu's performances are also worthy of Lao Zhu's bottomless protection.

(End of this chapter)