Take the arsenal to Da Ming

Chapter 262 Tang Jianguo

Zhu Changhao was excluded, leaving only Zhu Yujian and Zhu Yihai, both of whom were distant branches, but precisely among the several emperors and supervisors in Nanming, their ability and will were the most prominent.

In the end it failed, Zhu Yujian was completely harmed by Zheng Zhilong, and Zhu Yihai was harmed by Zheng Zhilong's nephew Zheng Cai.

These two people each have their own strengths, and it was difficult for Tangning to choose.

In the official history, Zhu Yujian's several political actions after he became emperor were more in line with Tangning's taste, and they seemed more enlightened.

He tried his best to eliminate party struggles, cared about the common people, and had a very simple personal life.

But there were also some things that Tangning didn't like. For example, when it came to employing people, he actually wanted to hire someone like Ma Shiying.

Of course, this may have something to do with his desire to establish his own power. After all, Ma Shiying's influence is there, and he is like a puppet emperor, restrained to death by Zheng Zhilong, unable to make decisions about anything.

But generally speaking, Tangning admired Zhu Yujian very much. Among all the feudal princes, this person had the most difficult life.

When he was 12 years old, he was disliked by his grandfather and was locked in a cell with his biological father.

This test lasted more than ten years, and when he was about to get through it, he was almost poisoned to death by his younger brother who wanted to inherit the throne of King Tang.

A few years after inheriting the throne of the Tang king, he violated Chongzhen's taboo because of his military service to the king. Not only was he deprived of the throne, but he was also imprisoned and tortured.

This level is another ten years.

It can be said that Zhu Yujian spent almost all of the most important time in his life in prison and endured various tortures.

Ordinary people would not be able to bear this kind of suffering, but Zhu Yujian, who is a descendant of the royal family, endured it all his life.

What's even more commendable is that he was able to calm down and study hard, instead of wasting his time in prison.

But even after suffering for so long, his mind has not become distorted or cruel.

After becoming the emperor by chance, he was very diligent and thrifty, and cared about the people. He was not like Zhu Yousong who only knew how to enjoy himself and did not think about making progress.

It's a pity that he has more than enough heart but not enough energy. The Zheng Group headed by Zheng Zhilong does not have one heart with him.

After being captured by the Qing army, without the slightest fear, he committed suicide several times to no avail, and finally died of a hunger strike.

This kind of determination made most civil servants and generals feel ashamed, and Tangning really admired it.

Now that Tangning was with him and the new army, the tragic things that followed would naturally not happen again.

As for Zhu Yihai, although he had suffered a lot in the past few years and had escaped from death, relatively speaking, he lived a relatively comfortable life before.

Without Zhu Yujian's diligence and thrift, nor Zhu Yujian's ability to govern the country, generally speaking, he is not as good as Zhu Yujian.

For Tangning, it was easier to control.

So for Tangning, is she willing to choose someone who is more capable, or choose someone who is easier to control.

When it was decided to choose between Zhu Yujian and Zhu Yihai, Tangning deliberately brought Huang Zongxi, Wang Fuzhi and others to talk with Zhu Yujian and Zhu Yihai separately.

The reason why people like Huang Zongxi and Wang Fuzhi were brought along was to serve as a witness and record on the one hand, and another more important reason was that these thinkers were very open-minded.

Before Tang Ning really raised the issue of a constitutional monarchy, these thinkers raised the idea of ​​opposing feudal autocracy.

Especially Huang Zongxi, he put forward the democratic thought of "the world is the master, the king is the guest".

He said that "the order and chaos of the world does not lie in the rise and fall of a family name, but in the joy and sorrow of the people." He advocated replacing the emperor's "law of one family" with "the law of the world" so as to limit the monarchy and guarantee the basic rights of the people.

This is one of the core contents of the constitutional monarchy, but Huang Zongxi has no rights in his hands to implement these claims, so the constitutional monarchy of Ming Dynasty is impossible.

However, with Tang Ning now, after Tang Ning decided to promote a constitutional monarchy, he would naturally reuse such a thinker, so that the constitutional monarchy would have the soil to survive, instead of relying on him to forcefully promote it.

After all, feudal autocracy has been in operation for nearly 2000 years, and it can be said to be deeply rooted, and it is not so easy to overthrow.

In the official history, so many powerful powers in the late Qing Dynasty were put in front of them as models to carry out reforms, but they failed to overthrow the feudal system. It was not until the Qing court was completely overthrown that the so-called republic appeared.

What's more, no one can prove that this is a more advanced system. Perhaps it is Tangning's own selfishness that wants to implement this system.

I'm afraid many people first thought that Tang Ning's purpose of restricting the monarchy was to strengthen his own power and want to be another Dorgon.

Even though Tangning was still using Chengzu's name, he claimed that Chengzu knew that this advanced system would replace feudal autocracy and give Ming a chance to recover and become stronger.

But those with vested interests, believe it or not, they don't care about this, they just want to protect their own interests, what does it have to do with them if Ming Dynasty doesn't recover?
If Da Ming recovers and becomes powerful at the cost of losing their interests, they would rather Da Ming continue to decline.

So these people are bound to become a huge resistance.

It was precisely after thinking of these reasons that Tangning decided to break up and then build up. So she simply let the Hongguang court perish, and used the hands of the Qing army to severely injure these stubborn feudalists and those with vested interests.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, it was the revolutionary army that smashed and overthrew the Qing Dynasty before the republic could be rebuilt.

If those old stubborn Qing courts were still in power, the republic would be a castle in the air, and it would be difficult to achieve it.

It's all over now, taking advantage of the Qing army's annihilation of the Hongguang court, they destroyed a group of those stubborn forces, and then Tangning dealt with another group.

Those parties that like to form cliques have been hit hard, making it impossible for them to form a systematic confrontation with Tang Ning in a short period of time.

Taking advantage of this time to start promoting a constitutional monarchy, the resistance will naturally be much smaller.

Through conversations with Zhu Yujian and Zhu Yihai, Tang Ning, Huang Zongxi, Wang Fuzhi and others felt that Zhu Yujian was more accepting of the constitutional monarchy than Zhu Yihai.

After all, Zhu Yujian is used to living a hard life, and his enjoyment and desire for power is not as strong as Zhu Yihai's. He is smarter and more willing to think from all aspects.

Because he knew very well that, as the vassal prince of Yuanzhi, it was impossible for him to rise to power without Tangning's power.

As long as Tangning is willing to support him in assuming the position, and at the same time supports him in regaining his homeland, he can make concessions in other areas.

Regardless of whether Zhu Yujian was duplicity or not, after the constitutional monarchy started to be promoted, it would not be so easy for him to imagine returning to be a dictatorial emperor like Yuan Shikai, not to mention that he did not have that kind of strength in his hands.

Moreover, Tangning didn't plan to directly appoint someone as the emperor, but elected him as the supervisor of the country, which meant acting as the emperor.

In the official history, Zhu Yihai served as the supervisor of Lu for 18 years. The reason why he failed to become the real emperor was because there were too few forces supporting him.

With Tangning's support, Jian Guo would be on par with the emperor. As for whether he can be restored in the end, Tangning would naturally decide based on his performance.

Now that she had decided to support Zhu Yujian to the position, Tangning did not delay any longer. After careful preparation, she held a grand ceremony for Zhu Yujian and announced it to the world.

This year is still the first year of Hongguang, and next year will be the first year of Tang Jianguo.

(End of this chapter)