Daming: Me!The auspicious beast unicorn of the old Zhu family

Chapter 32 Curfew Ban!The pros and cons of subjugating vassal kings!

Xu time.

This time period is called dusk, and it is also known as day evening, day evening, day evening, etc.

At this time the sun has set, the sky will be dark.

The entire Yingtian City also became quite quiet due to the beginning of the curfew. In the absence of any other entertainment activities at night, except for those who have not yet married, basically there is only the applause.

After drinking for three rounds, the food on the wooden table was eaten by several people, and there was nothing left.

On the one hand, it is because of the superb craftsmanship of Queen Ma and the imperial chef.

On the other hand, it was also because the members of Old Zhu's family were diligent and thrifty now. Comrade Old Zhu and Empress Ma set an example and would not waste a grain of food. Naturally, the four princes also learned this good habit together.

After dinner.

Seeing that it was getting late, Empress Ma asked the maids to take down all the dishes, and the four princes also left one after another.

Only Zhu Yuanzhang and Sword Master Changhong were left in the room.

Zhu Yuanzhang wiped the oil stains on his hands with a handkerchief, and said: "Sir, it's getting late, and there is a curfew outside. If you don't mind, you can stay in our bedroom for one night. Let the eldest sister sleep elsewhere tonight." .”

Juggernaut Changhong got up with his saber in his hand, and shook his head: "I still can't do things that disturb your majesty and empress's emotional exchange at night."

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand: "It's okay, we have been sharing the same bed with the eldest sister for decades, and it's not a day away."

Juggernaut Changhong still refused to agree.

After all, he doesn't have the hobbies of the Liu Guan Zhang brothers in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and he likes three big men sleeping on their feet.

See here.

Zhu Yuanzhang is not reluctant.

Immediately prepare to issue a curfew order for Mr. to go out alone.

However, relying on the strength of the husband, it must be easy for people who want to avoid the curfew patrol. It's just out of compliance with the law, so the husband didn't mess around, but gave himself a face, and everything is fine. Follow the process.

Curfew!
"Xiao" means night, "ban" means prohibition, and curfew means prohibiting nighttime activities.

Curfews have existed since ancient times, especially in times of war and disasters, or in areas with special political and economic significance. Those who violated the curfew may be detained at least, or punished on the spot. This is a special period. Severe code management measures in special regions.

There was a curfew in the Zhou Dynasty, and the curfew became stronger in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods.

During the Qin Dynasty, Shang Yang reformed the law, and it was strictly forbidden to pass by in the Qin Kingdom late at night.

What's interesting is that when Shang Yang finally fell into trouble, the store also took out this law and refused to take Shang Yang in.

During the Han Dynasty, General Li Guang often went out to drink late at night, but when he returned, he was stopped by soldiers, who refused to let Li Guang go home on the grounds of curfew, and insisted that Li Guang stay in the pavilion overnight.

Even the open Tang Dynasty strictly enforced the curfew, bustling during the day and silent at night.

In the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang changed this law to 'night ban'.

The regulations have also become more explicit:

When the evening drum is sounded at three o'clock in the first watch, no travel is allowed; after the morning bell is sounded at three o'clock in the fifth watch, traffic is not allowed to pass.

Those who walk on the streets during the second, third, and fourth shifts will be beaten forty times (fifty in the capital city); those who commit night crimes after the first night ban and shortly before the fifth watch is lifted, will be beaten thirty times (forty times in the capital city). Down).

Only sickness, childbirth, and death can pass.

In order to implement a curfew, every city where the government is stationed must lock the gates at night and prohibit entry and exit from the city.

The keys of the city gates were also handed over to the local officials’ internal offices. In the Qing Dynasty, they had to be handed over to the local garrison chiefs. Even the most senior civil servants in the city had to go out of the city at night on urgent business, and they had to apply for the keys from the garrison chiefs. .

At the same time, fences will also be erected at the intersections of the main streets. The fences have doors, and there are checkpoints at the gates. A "card room" similar to modern sentry boxes is provided.

It is guarded by government servants and is not allowed to pass.

The curfew at night is not a great hindrance to people's lives, but it is a big problem for some illegal industries that only rely on the cover of night.

There is a saying that goes like this: "The moon is dark and the wind is high, the night is the day of murder and arson."

That's what a curfew is.

In ancient times, there was no such thing as a camera, and many criminals took advantage of the darkness of the moon to do business.

If there is no curfew, then criminals will escape directly out of the city gate after committing a crime, and it will be easy to get away with it.

But with a curfew, even if something goes wrong, the local county government can block the city gate, and then keep narrowing down the scope to finally lock the suspect, and normal honest people, who would go out in the middle of the night?

There are undoubtedly three kinds of people who want to go out: criminals, those with bad habits, and rebels.

Those who commit criminal crimes must not be in broad daylight, and it is easy to be caught if there are too many people, so such people usually choose late at night; and those with bad habits will not gamble or go to brothels during the day, so late at night It has become their best time; the last type of anti-thieves, this kind basically goes without saying, the targets of the past dynasties, of course they cannot come out during the day.

These three types of people generally choose to do things at night when the moon is dark and the wind is high.

The meaning of the curfew is to reduce and compress the space for their activities as much as possible. Although it cannot be completely eliminated, it can also solve many troubles.

"Swish—"

Zhu Yuanzhang wrote down the curfew order.

After the stamp is stamped on it, it means that it has officially entered into force.

The person in charge of maintaining the curfew, after seeing this pass order, will naturally let it go without embarrassing.

"Then I will take my leave first."

"Wait a minute, sir."

"What else is going on, Your Majesty?"

"Before we leave, we want to ask one more question."

Due to the presence of the four princes before, Zhu Yuanzhang did not say some problems face to face.

Now, only myself and my husband are left, and I have been hesitating about something that I have been holding back in my heart. Zhu Yuanzhang also wants to take this opportunity to let my husband make a decision to see if it is feasible.

Sword Master Changhong stopped leaving.

Waiting quietly for His Majesty's words.

He hesitated for a long time.

Only then did Zhu Yuanzhang speak slowly: "Sir, do you think it's feasible for us to divide up our descendants as vassal kings and let them guard the country of our Ming Empire?"

Sword Master Changhong replied: "Your Majesty has to decide this question yourself. There are advantages and disadvantages to enfeoffing vassal kings. As long as you can grasp the scale, the advantages will definitely outweigh the disadvantages in the short term, but in the long run, it will be inevitable." It does more harm than good.”

after all.

In this generation, many princes are convinced of the prince Zhu Biao and are willing to obey orders.

But wait until the next generation, the next generation.

The newly born heirs of the vassal princes did not have such a deep emotional bond with the emperor. After all, they didn't live together since childhood. Once they had any thoughts that they shouldn't have, it would be much more troublesome.

certainly--

this problem.

Only His Majesty can figure it out.

How to choose the pros and cons is also up to His Majesty's hand, I just put forward an opinion based on my own point of view.

After speaking, Sword Master Changhong resigned and left the Daming Palace, leaving only Zhu Yuanzhang thinking in the room.

(End of this chapter)