I want to be a grandson

Chapter 602 Prepare for War
"Third Uncle, please use it. This lotus seed soup has been heated. You can see if it is refreshing after using it."

The little eunuch brought a bowl of heated lotus seed soup, and Zhu Yunxi took it and asked Jin Wang Zhu Yan to enjoy it.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Third Uncle, you're welcome, eat it quickly. This lotus seed soup quenches your thirst. It's good to use a little in summer when the heat is unbearable."

The lotus seed soup in Zhu Yunxi's bowl was chilled, so it was cool and refreshing after eating, and made me feel comfortable all over.

When the two of them finished eating, the little eunuch put away the bowl, and Zhu Yunxie said, "Third Uncle, you came to Beijing this time, and there is something I want to ask you, so please give me your advice."

Zhu Bing replied: "Your Majesty is being polite. If you have any orders from Your Majesty, I will definitely know everything."

"Ugh……"

Zhu Yunxi sighed, and said with deep concern, "Third Uncle, you have also seen what happened this time, what Uncle Thirteen did in Datong Mansion, and his smuggling of Tatars, now there is no war between Da Ming and Tatars It's a matter of restraint on both sides.

Thirteenth Uncle was not blinded by Yinzi, and the goods he sold were not important steel, gunpowder and other things that can determine the life and death of a soldier, so I will punish him heavily..."

"Third Uncle, if Daming is now at war with the Tatars, in a life-and-death battle, and the acting king is exposed as collaborating with the enemy and traitorous country, what a crime it will be, and even I will not be able to protect him at that time!"

Zhu Bing saluted and said, "Your Majesty is benevolent and has been severely punished on behalf of the king. From now on, he must be cautious and dare not go beyond the rules."

"This is the case for the king, what about the other princes?"

Zhu Yunxi shook his head, and said with some distress, "Other princes, how do my other uncles behave in their fiefs? Are they cruel and harmful to the people? Have they committed evil and angered others?
Although they are deeply influenced by the emperor's grandfather, they still have good intentions, so they will not do these things, let alone lose their conscience and engage in collaborating with the enemy..."

"But what about future generations? Are they still bound?"

Looking at the king of Jin, Zhu Yunxi, Zhu Yunxi sighed, "Third uncle is telling the truth, since the second uncle passed away, Zhu Shangbing, the son of Prince Qin, has taken over the throne of the prince, but he is licentious and immoral in the fief. The robbing of women has already happened three times!"

"I issued a decree and fined his salary, but he still went his own way in the palace, and he didn't know how to restrain himself. The people of Chang'an Mansion feared him like a tiger.
Third Uncle, you said that our descendants of the Zhu family not only failed to benefit one side, but became a disaster instead, what should we do?This is a disgrace to our Zhu family! "

Zhu Bing also frowned tightly, "Your Majesty, I know that child Shang Bing, but I didn't expect him to fall to this point, it's really shameful!"

"Your Majesty, how do you deal with a situation like this?"

Zhu Yunxie said, "Third Uncle, you also hold a position in the clan's mansion, you know exactly which of my uncles and cousins ​​are clean, and which are misbehaving.
The ancients said, do not do good because it is small, and do not do evil because it is small. The great evil lies in the fact that the small evil is not punished, so that people's hearts become more bold and unscrupulous, and eventually lead to great evil..."

"At that time, even if you want to save it, it will be difficult..."

Taking a sip from the teacup on the coffee table and moistening his throat, Zhu Yunxi said earnestly, "Third Uncle, Grandpa Emperor entrusts all the kings, and all princes and grandchildren will have a title salary, so you don't have to worry about living.
The reason for this is that one is the strong family affection, and the other is that the descendants of the Zhu family can study hard, learn, cultivate themselves, and become the pillars of the country.

That's why the emperor made it clear in the emperor's ancestor's instructions that the descendants of the Zhu family can make progress, and they can also be granted official positions..."

"Although the two guards of Dai Wang were cut off, I feel uncomfortable. Zhu Gui is the vassal king of Daming, and he has the responsibility of guarding the land for Daming. When there is a war, the cut-off guard battalion will still have to be returned to him. Could it be that I can let him go into battle and kill the enemy alone?"

He stood up, walked to the window and looked outside, with a lonely and desolate look, "Third Uncle, I also want to make the Tian family harmonious, and I don't want anyone to be punished and embarrassed, but I am the emperor after all, and I want to serve the people of the world." Responsible……

Today is acting king, who will violate the court law tomorrow?Who does a small evil today, and who commits a big evil tomorrow?
Today I can punish you severely, but on that day, will you have to force me to use a knife! "

"My minister is terrified! Please forgive me, Your Majesty! It must not be like this."

Zhu Yan fell to his knees on the ground, not daring to speak.

He understood what Zhu Yunxi meant, the royal family was really going to the point of using a knife to kill people, it could almost be equated with rebellion!

This is the evolution of a small evil into a big evil!

Zhu Yunxi turned around, looked at Zhu Yan and said solemnly, "Third Uncle, in order to prevent such a tragedy from happening, the descendants of the Zhu family must be restrained, and they must be punished for doing evil things.

Only when there are reasons to follow and laws to follow can the descendants of the Zhu family be fearful and cautious. "

Bending forward to help Zhu Bian up, he stared into his eyes and said, "Third Uncle, I would like to ask Third Uncle to be the Zongzheng of the Clan Mansion and be responsible for formulating the Zhu family's rules and family laws. What do you think?"

It is enough to listen to this sentence that a prince breaks the law and commits the same crime as the common people. The rulers of all dynasties will not strictly implement this sentence.

Sometimes even "killing relatives with righteousness" is just forced by the situation and has to be done.

Or he has been disgusted for a long time, just in time to keep him under great pressure, and it will have a bad impact on himself, just in time to "kill the chicken to warn the monkey"...

If Zhu Yunxi wanted to restrain the descendants of Zhu's family, it was impossible for him to not think about it at all, and to punish him according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty. If he really wanted to do this, he would be alone!

The ancients paid attention to "closeness between relatives and relatives". Although the common people applauded the punishment of murderers, they also thought that the emperor was cold-blooded and ruthless. This is the reality!

What's more, local officials can't control princes and county kings. They don't have this right. Ming Taizu's ancestor said: "The descendants of the royal family are not bound by ordinary laws and are not under the control of the local government. Wait, when the princes and ministers see it, they will "fall down and pay homage"."

Therefore, it is inevitable to formulate family law outside the court law.

Zhu Yan declined: "Your Majesty, I've been used to fighting and killing all my life. It's okay if you let me go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, but if you want me to hold a pen, I really can't do it. Besides, I'm not feeling well..."

Zhu Yunxi grabbed his hand and said sincerely, "Third uncle, my father is gone, and my second uncle has also passed away. Among the emperor's grandpa's sons, you are the eldest son and the eldest. You are responsible for formulating the addition method, which is justified and most appropriate.
For the sake of the future generations of our Zhu family, and for the inheritance of Zhu's family style, please don't refuse the third uncle! "

Facing Zhu Yunxi's scorching gaze, Zhu Wei looked embarrassed, but in the end he couldn't say no to it, besides, his nephew had already said so much, so he definitely wouldn't allow him to refuse!

So I had no choice but to say, "I really don't have the ability, but since you said it, then I... just reluctantly."

"Third Uncle Gao Yi, please take care of Third Uncle!"

Only then did Zhu Yunxi show a smile on his face, and he handed the teacup to Zhu Wei and said, "My nephew replaces wine with tea, toast to third uncle!"

"Your Majesty is too polite, I dare not."

Zhu Yunxi agreed to handle this matter, and the stone in Zhu Yunxi's heart finally fell to the ground.

Historically, the reputation of the Zhu family's descendants was not good. In addition to occupying a large amount of land and bringing huge financial pressure to the court,

There are also some people who cause disasters in the local area and ignore the sufferings of the people at all. Many vassal kings are scolded by the people.

The chief envoys of a province beat them whenever they wanted, not to mention the county magistrates and magistrates, and the magistrates would inevitably be beaten by them.

Hiding gangsters, robbing merchants together with thieves, murdering people and robbing people's women, such things as the royal descendants of the Ming Dynasty often did, and there are historical records and evidences!

There are also many different kinds of emperors, some like to be generals, like to study abroad, like to play with lions and tigers, like to practice Taoism, like to be carpenters, and so on.

In addition to punishing evil deeds, the family law must also encourage and guide them in good ways, which is only good for the future generations of the Zhu family.

After chatting for a while, Zhu Yan said his goodbyes and wanted to leave at that time. .

Zhu Yunxie said, "I have already told Grandpa Huang about your return. I haven't seen you for so long. I think you are also worried about it. Go see Grandpa Huang."

"Yes, Wei Chen obeys."

"Don't leave at noon, stay and have a meal with Grandpa Huang, I will also go over, let's have a good talk as a family!"

Zhu Yunxi smiled and said, "Grandpa Huang has grown a lot of vegetables in the Dashan Hall, and there are also a lot of dry goods. He may ask you to try it at noon!"

Zhu Yan also smiled: "That is my blessing, thank you Your Majesty."

When Zhu Yan left the Jinshen Hall, he saw the acting king Zhu Gui hiding in the corridor to hide from the sun.

"Third brother, you finally came out. What's the matter? We talked for so long. The sun almost scorched me!"

Zhu Gui went up to meet him, and whispered as he walked with King Jin, "Third brother, don't stop me, this punishment is too heavy, three years' salary, two battalions of guards..."

Zhu Yan didn't answer him, turned around and said, "I'm going to see my father, you can go too."

"Uh……"

Zhu Gui immediately hesitated. Of course he also missed his father. It is a normal etiquette to visit him in the capital.
But when he thought that he was summoned to the capital by the court because he committed a crime and was punished, he became embarrassed.

"I, third brother, you go to see the emperor first, I'll go another day..." As he said that, he turned around and wanted to leave.

But Zhu Yan grabbed his sleeve, "Where are you going? If you don't visit the emperor when you open the capital, you will be punished by the imperial censor. Be careful and punish you for the crime of disrespect! Let's go!"

"Third brother, I... I, if I let my father know, then I will be finished!" Zhu Gui struggled and refused to go.

Because Zhu Gui is used to Zhu Yuanzhang's stick teaching his son, his heart has been cast into a shadow, so even if he has been a fan for several years, he still feels timid when he thinks about it!
Just like some people, they may have grandchildren, but they still tremble when they mention the education of their old father...

But Zhu Yan dragged him and refused to let go: "Now I know I'm afraid? It's too late! You'll know if you don't go to Emperor Father! Don't you feel wronged? Go to Emperor Father and tell him that the old man will redress your grievances!"

Zhu Gui hurriedly said: "I am not wronged, I am not wronged, so don't bother my father and the old man with these bad things... Third brother, let go..."

Zhu Yan kept dragging him until he was dragged to the Dashan Hall, and then Zhu Gui stopped struggling, tidied his clothes carefully, and entered the hall fearfully.

After the meeting, Zhu Yuanzhang felt sad when he saw that Zhu Yan was weak and thin. He inquired about his physical condition carefully, and gave him instructions to take care of his body.

Seeing that his father had a lot of gray hair on his head, Zhu Yan was of course very sad.

However, seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was in good health and full of energy, he was relieved a lot and felt quite comforted.

Zhu Gui stood aside obediently, waiting with his head down, not even daring to vent his breath.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at him and asked calmly, "Did you do something wrong?"

The vassal king is not allowed to return to the capital if there is no special matter, even if he asks for an order to return to the capital. Since Zhu Gui was ordered by the court to come back to replace him, it means that there must be something wrong with him.

At this time, Zhu Gui didn't dare to mention his grievances, so he quickly saluted and said sincerely, "Father, I still know I was wrong."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, as if talking about another irrelevant matter, "Then you know your mistake?"

"I know my mistake, I know my mistake, my boy knows his mistake, and His Majesty has severely punished my boy..."

Zhu Gui knew his father too well, even though he was punished, as long as he dared to complain, he would definitely be beaten!
So it’s okay to be insincere!
"That's fine, that's fine..."

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "With Yunxi in charge of you from now on, we don't have to worry about you...Come, sit down, don't stand."

"Yes, father."

Zhu Gui secretly wiped the cold sweat from his head, and carefully sat down on the chair, his hanging heart fell to the ground...

From his father's mouth, Zhu Yuanzhang heard Zhu Yuanzhang's trust in Zhu Yunxie, which was not given to any son.

Finding a gap between the two of them, Zhu Yan talked about Zhu Yunxi's proposal to formulate Zhu's family law and family regulations, and asked Zhu Yuanzhang what he meant.

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up a little, and he couldn't help nodding. He understood that he was protecting the descendants of the Zhu family.
Then he said with emotion, "Yunxi is kind-hearted, this is your blessing."

After hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Zhu Yan couldn't be more clear about what to do.

In the hall, Zhu Yunxi summoned Yu Xin and Fu Youwen, the servants of the household department.

I inquired carefully about the grain harvests in various places this summer and the growth of the crops this autumn. I also dug out the observation and monitoring of the rain in the past two months by the Qin Tianjian.

Through the growth of crops, excluding major natural and man-made disasters, it is almost possible to predict the annual grain harvest and total output.

The two made a detailed report on the account books of the Ministry of Households. Generally speaking, everything is good, the weather is good, and the people have food in their hands.

After Zhu Yunxi finished listening, he ordered the Ministry of Households to start collecting grain. In addition to the land tax paid by the people, they also had to buy, and the granaries in various places should also be inspected to store more grain.

In addition, strategic materials will also start to be raised...

(End of this chapter)