Alliance of the Heavens and Ming Dynasty

Chapter 611 Confirming the Legitimacy of the Throne
Reduce the royal clan, and you will not be crowned king without meritorious service!
No matter what you do, you can't cut off Zhu, Zhu Xi and others, but what about after them?

With their own abilities, it is not difficult for them to make meritorious deeds, but who dares to pat their chests and guarantee that their descendants will be able to produce talents from generation to generation and maintain their own glory and prosperity.

To put it more bluntly, Zhu, Zhu Xi, Zhu Quan and others objected, not because they questioned their own abilities, but because they were thinking in the long run, worried about the survival of future generations, and wanted to rest on their laurels for the rest of their lives.

Use their simple and unadorned thinking to understand: this king is the son of the Taizu, this king has made contributions to Daming, this king has shed blood for Daming, what's wrong with this king's descendants enjoying the enjoyment.

Take it as a matter of course to enjoy the support of the court.

The royal family doesn't support them, so what's the use of their noble status.

Therefore, Zhu Houzhao's proposal was not accepted by them at all, and even the old Zhu Zhudi was very resistant.

"Since you can't be crowned king without meritorious service, shouldn't the royal family be in the same line?"

Old Zhu said coldly, taking Zhu Houzhao into the army.

He did not believe that Zhu Houzhao would be so cruel that he would not spare his own children and grandchildren.

Hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up, and they all looked at Zhu Houzhao jokingly, to see how Zhu Houzhao would step down from the stage.

You can't be crowned king without meritorious service. As the orthodox line of the royal family, if Zhu Houzhao doesn't set an example and set an example, why should he set rules for them.

However, they all underestimated Zhu Houzhao and underestimated Zhu Houzhao's determination.

Seeing that Zhu Houzhao didn't change his face, he nodded and said: "My lineage is the orthodox emperor, and I should be the example of the royal family."

"I hereby set a family rule. Except for the prince who is clearly established as the heir to the throne, other princes who have no merit are not allowed to be crowned king."

"And all the princes, the royal family only trains them until they are crowned. Whether they stand out from the crowd or become obsolete depends entirely on their own good luck."

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Everyone gasped, and looked at Zhu Houzhao with strange eyes, as if looking at a cold-blooded monster.

They all knew that Zhu Houzhao was more ruthless than his hands, but they didn't expect Zhu Houzhao to be so ruthless that he would not spare his own children and grandchildren.

Other emperors spent all their time thinking about benefiting their descendants, wanting their descendants to be born carefree. Zhu Houzhao did the opposite.

Whoever wants to be Zhu Houzhao's descendants will definitely suffer bad luck for eight lifetimes. After all, there is only one emperor, and there is only one prince who can be emperor.

Unless there is only one prince in each generation of Zhu Houzhao's lineage, otherwise, except for the heir to the throne, the life of the other princes will not be easy.

You can't compete for the throne, you can't eat and wait to die, and you have to go to the battlefield to make meritorious deeds. In which dynasty or country's prince is so worthless.

However, Zhu Houzhao is so strict with his descendants, everyone has nothing to say.

Even if they claim to be noble, they are no match for Zhu Houzhao's descendants. You must know that in today's Ming Dynasty, Zhu Houzhao is the only emperor, and Zhu Houzhao's lineage is the real orthodoxy.

Everyone exchanged glances, intending to fight for one or two more, but they didn't know where to start.

Zhu Houzhao even gave up the interests of his descendants in order to block the mouths of Youyou. If they continue to mess around, they will be too ignorant.

"I have made a concession, what else do you want to say?"

Zhu Houzhao said with a slightly cold expression, seeming a little annoyed.

But in fact, the annoyance was just pretending for everyone to see, and his heart was as calm as water from the beginning to the end, without any waves.

Not being crowned king without meritorious deeds, including his own descendants, was what he had thought a long time ago. The purpose was to ensure that his descendants would not appear as fat pigs who would eat and wait to die.

The more cruel the environment, the more it is necessary to fight, and the harder it is to fight, the easier it is to give birth to a powerful wolf king.

What he wants is that the future generations are full of wolf nature and aggressiveness, so that the future generations can lead Daming to go further.

The descendants of the royal family are all crowned kings, and if they are not crowned kings, they will be raised by the country. It is really good for the descendants of the royal family, but without a hotbed of turmoil, it will only raise a group of incompetent people, just like Zhu Qizhen's idiots.

In order to prevent his descendants from becoming corrupt and degenerate, Zhu Houzhao had no choice but to create a dangerous environment with his own hands, forcing future generations to work hard and fight.

The wolf king grew up under persecution.

The dissatisfaction of the old Zhu's family just prompted him to take the opportunity to complete this move. If his descendants wanted to complain, they would blame the old Zhu's family. It had nothing to do with him, Zhu Houzhao, and he had to do it as a last resort.

Everything is under his control.

"What a Zhu Houzhao, ruthless and utterly terrible!"

The interests of his own children and grandchildren were discarded as soon as they were said to be discarded. Old Zhu secretly sighed for a while, and finally understood why he lost to Zhu Houzhao.

People in the world always said that Emperor Hongwu was cruel, and sent the brothers who started the business together back to their hometown in Xitian if they disagreed, but compared with Zhu Houzhao, Lao Zhu felt that he was simply a big and kind person!

Zhu Houzhao, you are not kind!
Behind Zhu Houzhao, Zhu Qiyuan and Zhu Kai's expressions changed slightly, and they didn't quite understand Zhu Houzhao's thoughts.

Zhu Houzhao loves power but is not lustful. There is only one son, Zhu Qiyuan, who can unscrupulously propose that he should not be crowned king without merit, but they are different.

Zhu Qiyuan is still young, so there is no guarantee that there will be any heirs born in the future. The throne cannot be passed on to Zhu Kai, and the other heirs should be ignored!

So is Zhu Kai!

They are not Zhu Houzhao, they cannot become prisoners of power, let alone be cruel to future generations.

"Father, is there something wrong with this matter?"

Zhu Qiyuan secretly transmitted the voice, hoping that Zhu Houzhao would think more about it.

Zhu Houzhao glared at Zhu Qiyuan, and replied: "I have my own opinion on this matter, and I will explain it to you when I get back."

Zhu Houzhao will never change his idea of ​​not being crowned king without meritorious service, even if his own son persuades him to be useless.

For Ming Dynasty to move forward, the royal family is a hurdle that cannot be overcome. The implementation of the elite policy is also to ensure that the royal family will not be ashamed like Zhu Qizhen.

"Why, do you all have nothing to say?"

After glancing at the silent crowd, Zhu Houzhao spoke again.

So far, what else can everyone say, they have all acquiesced to Zhu Houzhao's decision.

The reduction of the royal family and the lack of meritorious service is to prevent moths from appearing in the royal family. Everyone can see this more or less, and they all know the harm to Daming if there are more vassal kings.

Why the former Chongzhen Dynasty was on the verge of collapse, in addition to the Donglin Party's messing around, the Fanwang Group is also a major reason.

The reason why everyone was dissatisfied was in the final analysis only because of the word "interest". When it was obvious that Zhu Houzhao couldn't say anything, they had to nod their heads no matter how dissatisfied they were.

Again, the current emperor is Zhu Houzhao.

As for them, Zhu Houzhao gave them face, they are still the royal clan, but to put it bluntly, they are Zhu Houzhao's captives, and they are not qualified to challenge Zhu Houzhao.

A person who knows current affairs is a hero!
"Since you all have nothing to say, I will take this matter as your acquiescence."

Zhu Houzhao said lightly: "The first two things of the three chapters of the contract have been completed, and now we can talk about the third thing."

Everyone's minds were shocked, knowing that the real highlight was coming.

This is like a feast, the best dishes are often served last.

They are extremely sure that this third matter must be extremely important.

"The third thing is to confirm the legitimacy of the throne."

(End of this chapter)