"Then tell me what's ridiculous!" Zhu Yunxi, who was sitting on the throne, casually picked up the teacup and said.
Yan Zhen dusted off the paper in his hand and pointed to the words on it, "Nobles and nobles always say that I and other civil servants are among scholars. Now, according to Cao Guogong's words, in the eyes of the ministers and others, they are not even worthy of being among scholars. It’s simply whimsical!”
After the words fell, the surrounding civil servants nodded in agreement.
The generals were very surprised. The prince-in-law Li Jian, Mei Yin and others who were attending the meeting stared at Yan Zhenzhi with unkind eyes and thought to themselves.
"You just say what you say, and what are we military men doing? This is because the old military princes are all staying at home with their children instead of going to court. You are cowardly, aren't you?"
"Discuss the matter as it is, don't say irrelevant things!" Zhu Yunxi said with narrowed eyes.
"First of all, I will tell you what the official document of Cao Guo said about enfeoffing the Ming Dynasty clan to the barbarian state!" Yan Zhen directly pointed out the military ministers, who also know how to accept when they are satisfied, and continued, "Those barbarians are not of my race! I said It's a bad sentence, almost like a savage. How many of them know that I am a Ming Dynasty?"
"Just seal a few clans and bring some soldiers and horses, and they surrender? Are they obedient? Those barbarians are ferocious and barbaric. They draw swords and kill people when they disagree with each other, and blood is splashed on the spot. They also live in caves in the mountains and forests for a long time. If there is anyone, Rebellion is impossible to guard against!"
"Besides, those barbarians and I, the Ming Dynasty, have no understanding of writing, language, customs, etiquette, and they only recognize their local kings and chiefs. Even if my Ming Dynasty clan passes by, how can we control them?"
"My clan in the Ming Dynasty still has soldiers and horses passing by. Do we need to eat and drink? We can't live thousands of miles away and rely on the central supply center, right? We need to build cities, farm fields, build water conservancy, set up markets, build schools, clarify criminal laws, build prisons, etc., etc., etc. people!"
"People who need to work also need people to manage their work, and they also need people to help the clan manage the local area. Where can I find these people?"
As he said that, Yan Zhenzhi continued to dust off the papers in his hands, "To put it bluntly, I feel that our people in the Ming Dynasty are too few, and I wish I could have more than ten or twenty boys in one family."
"If we want to immigrate abroad, where will we move from? How much will we move? Moreover, this is not a one-time deal. It will take years to send people abroad. If we send too little, the people of our Ming Dynasty will not be able to stand there. If we send too much, our Ming Dynasty will not be able to stand." I have fewer people!"
"If you can't stand, it will be like a mirror. If the time comes when Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty attacks Ryukyu, it will just be a great achievement and a waste of national power!"
"Ahem!" Censor Yang Jing coughed in a low voice, tugged on Yan Zhenzhi's sleeve, and motioned for him to hold back.
Zhu Yunxi sat on the throne and nodded frequently. Yan Zhenzhi's words didn't sound good, but they were reasonable and well-founded.
The outward expansion of the empire is not a matter of occupying a few cities. In the long run, it is about assimilation and integration, and it is about building an island chain-like Ming system throughout Asia.
This system is easy to build, but it takes a lot of time to digest the different species in the system.
There are bound to be problems and difficulties, and even among these difficulties and problems there will be no shortage of bloody killings.
It’s a good thing that someone has pointed it out now!
"Keep talking!" Zhu Yunxi said again.
"I'll tell you more about Duke Cao Guo's so-called marriage plan!" Yan Zhenzhi was heartbroken, "It's simply the most ridiculous thing in the world!" As he said that, he looked at the ministers and then looked down at the statement in his hand, "Look at what he wrote. First, set up a puppet and implement a marriage strategy, so that each local king will have a legitimate son of our emperor's blood. When he grows up, he will succeed to the throne of the king. Isn't this nonsense?"
As he spoke, he almost shouted, "Even if Ming Dynasty established a puppet king over there and asked him and his eldest daughter to give birth to a son with the blood of our Emperor Ming, he would still be an outsider! Can his surname be Zhu?"
Suddenly, the palace became quiet, and everyone was thinking.
"If his surname is not Zhu, then he is not of the same mind as Ming Dynasty!" Yan Zhenzhi continued, "Aren't you afraid of raising a white-eyed wolf?"
"Yan Yushi's words are wrong!"
Among the military ministers, Anyuanhou Wangde, who had just been transferred back to Beijing to serve in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, said, "Look deeper, occupy the land first, establish a puppet king, give birth to a son of Huangming blood, and inherit the king's title. But not
Let a son with Huang Ming’s blood inherit the title of king locally!”
"Can you let him come to the capital to study? The place where he is located will be divided into children and ruled by the powerful Ming Dynasty. When the person who inherits the king's title grows up, he will marry the eldest daughter and then return to the fiefdom."
"Even though he has the blood of our Emperor Ming and was taught by great Confucian scholars in the capital, he naturally leans towards our Ming Dynasty. How can he be a white-eyed wolf? I'm afraid that when the time comes, he won't even be willing to let him return to his fiefdom. Instead, he is greedy for the wealth of my Ming Dynasty.
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As he said this, he said politely, "I am so happy here that I don't miss Shu!"
"Haha!" There was a burst of laughter among the warriors.
The people in the court today are all the second generation of the founding army marquis. Compared with the older generation, they are more or less well-educated and possess both civil and military skills. For example, the Anyuan Marquis Wang De is the son of the late Dingyuan Marquis Wang Bi.
He was also the brother-in-law of the deposed Chu King Zhu Zhen.
"Ha!" Hearing this, Yan Zhen sneered, "Are Marquis Anyuan going to compare allusions with Xia Guan?"
After saying that, he looked at Zhu Yunxi again and said, "Your Majesty, let me give you an analogy. It's like a certain military prince in the Ming Dynasty has no heir, and no heir in the family!"
"You are so damn talented!" As soon as these words came out, the warriors cursed in their hearts.
This means that the old military princes are not here. If the old military princes were there, they would just go up and kick the plagued scholar to death.
"If there are no sons, only daughters, then who will the title be passed on to in the end?" Yan Zhenzhi asked again.
Zhu Gaochi pondered for a moment, "According to the rules set by Emperor Taizu Gao, if this is the case, the title will be downgraded and fall on the grandson of this family!"
"Okay! Give it to your grandson! Isn't a grandson closer than a nephew?" Yan Zhenzhi said again.
Isn't this nonsense?
A nephew is the child of another man and another woman, and a grandson is the child of his own daughter and another man. Isn’t it obvious which one is closer and which one is further away?
"My grandson will inherit the title and family property." Yan Zhenzhi continued, "The first generation may still remember this grandpa who would go to the grave and burn paper during festivals. But what about his descendants? What about two or three generations later?" As he said, he
Looking at the ministers, "If you have ancestors, you must go to the graves of your ancestors, right?"
Everyone thought for a moment and realized that this was true.
In fact, who inherits the family property will be the same for men and women in later generations, but in this era, it is a major matter that involves the continuation of the clan's incense for hundreds of years. Is it a patriarchal society?
"You said this is impossible!" Wang De said, "Even if we don't have a son, wouldn't it be possible to have one in the clan? There is also the matter of recruiting a child. When the grandson is born, wouldn't it be enough to change his surname to the successor?"
"Haha!" Yan Zhenzhi sneered again, "How did Taizu of the Later Zhou Dynasty treat Shizong?"
Before the warriors could react, the civil servants were already applauding.
Well done!
Chai Rong, Shizong of the Later Zhou Dynasty, was the adopted son of Taizu Guo Wei, the founding emperor of the Later Zhou Dynasty.
Guo Wei's family was all killed by Emperor Yin of the Later Han Dynasty. The two people had no blood relationship, but they were related. Chai Rong was the nephew of Guo Wei's wife.
Guo Wei gave his adopted son all the country, mountains, and lands. But after he ascended the throne, he immediately changed his surname back to Chai!
"The Marquis just said that he would pick one from the clan!" Yan Zhenzhi continued, "But don't forget, these metaphors of lowering officials are what Cao Guogong said, using outsiders with the blood of Huang Ming to succeed the king.
A matter of honor!"
As he spoke, he continued to sneer, "How to hold him? How to adopt him? Support the puppet, and then let the son of the puppet Earth King also have the surname Zhu? He is beautiful!"
At this time, Hou Yong, the Minister of Civil Affairs, turned around and said in a low voice, "Yan Yushi, what you are talking about now is Cao Guogong's statement, you are going too far!"
This chapter has been completed!