Zhu Hengjia gained a lot after returning from this expedition. The biggest gain was not that he won a great victory and expanded his territory and army, but that he had three more children.
Concubine Shi Xian gave birth to a daughter, whom Zhu Hengjia named Zhu Huiyao; Concubine Chen Shu gave birth to a son, named Zhu Ruodeng; Huang Huipin gave birth to a son, named Zhu Ruofeng.
With the addition of two sons, the worry about the scarcity of heirs was solved. It was said to be a happy event, but people were dissatisfied. Zhu Hengjia got angry about the issue of title titles for his children, and he wanted to be promoted.
It’s fine that Gu’s title is smaller, but do Gu’s children’s titles also need to be smaller? Not as good as the prince, actually not even as good as the county king?
It’s a long story.
After Taizu conquered the country, he stipulated that the titles of the clan members of the old Zhu family were divided into eight levels: prince, county king, general of Zhenguo, general of auxiliary state, general of Fengguo, lieutenant of Zhenguo, lieutenant of auxiliary state, and lieutenant of Fengguo (all sons of Lieutenant Fengguo).
Titled Lieutenant Fengguo).
Taizu was very kind to his eldest brother! He regarded King Jingjiang as a prince. "History of the Ming Dynasty" Volume 54 "Book of Rites" records: "The King of Jingjiang was granted the title of prince, so he regarded Qin and Jin Yi."
When the other princes were canonized, they were given gold-plated silver treasures, but the King of Jingjiang, like the prince, was given gold treasures in a gold book. The other princes could only receive six thousand shi of grain and 2,800 guan of banknotes per year, while the King of Jingjiang was given two thousand grains of grain each year.
Tens of thousands of stones and thousands of coins; the Prince of Jingjiang also had farmland, which other princes did not have. Taizu even gave Prince Jingjiang the ceremonial guards of the East Palace used by the prince.
However, Taizu's lifespan was limited, but the development of history was infinite.
When Emperor Yongle arrived, he went on a large-scale campaign to reduce vassal vassals. Although King Jingjiang did not reduce vassalage, he clearly stipulated that he was a county king, not a prince. Yongle was later demoted to "Lu Shijunwang", but he still enjoyed the treatment of a prince in terms of the emperor's rewards.
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From now on, it becomes more and more outrageous.
The king of the county should be the king of the county, and there should be some discrimination in the title of the children. The eldest son and the eldest grandson will not be discriminated against, but other children will be discriminated against.
The sons of other county kings, except the eldest son, are granted the title of General of Zhenguo. The other sons of King Jingjiang are one level lower and are granted the title of General of Fuxing Kingdom. The daughters of other princes are granted the title of County Lord, and the daughters of King Jingjiang are granted the title of County Lord.
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Damn it, you bullied people like this once Taizu died! Historically, the original owner rebelled and designated the reign name as Hongwu 287, which directly negated the legitimacy of all Ming emperors after Taizu. I guess you can’t swallow this breath.
Here!
What’s funny is that the title discriminates against others, but does not reduce their military power. They also let them control the salt transportation in Guilin. They have soldiers, money, and energy. It’s a damn thing if they don’t rebel!
This time, Zhu Hengjia had three more children. He wanted to follow the regulations of the county king and give his son the title of General Fengguo and his daughter the title of County Lord. As a result, Zhu Renran, an experienced (fifth grade) of the Zongren Mansion, said, no, according to the previous regulations, your son
You can only be named a general of the auxiliary country, and your daughter can only be named a county king.
This Zhu Renran's experience is not that of an outsider. He is Zhu Hengjia's great-uncle, the elder of the Jingjiang King lineage. He is one year older than Zhu Hengjia and is fifty-two years old this year.
Taizu named his direct descendants, and their names all contain elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. When naming his eldest brother, he did not follow the five elements. He named them based on these lines: "Thanks to the rules of the prime minister, and the country is responsible for the prosperity."
If you follow a pure line, you will be famous far away."
Zhu Renran, courtesy name Ren; Zhu Hengjia, courtesy name Heng. Properly, great-uncle.
Seeing that his uncle who was in charge of the imperial family did not agree, Zhu Hengjia did not force himself. In fact, force was fine. When he was in charge of the country, he forcefully made his son the heir apparent. According to Emperor Yongle's method,
You are not a prince, you are a county king. The son of a county prince should be called the eldest son of the king, how can he be called the prince? But Zhu Hengjia did not follow Chengzu’s method, but followed Taizu’s regulations. During Taizu’s time, our lineage was
Prince, what’s wrong with someone who is enthroned in a gold book and a gold treasure and is called the heir apparent?
His great-uncle was so disobedient that Zhu Hengjia wanted to change someone to take charge of the clan. During the reign of Emperor Taizu, he attached great importance to clan relatives. The clan's mansion set up clan orders: Zuo Zongzheng, You Zongzheng, Zuo Zongren, You Zongren,
These five positions are all of the first rank, and are held by princes. Later, princes were not required to hold the posts. As long as they were members of the clan or relatives, they could serve as clan officials, just in name, and not really in charge. The real stewards were the subordinates of the clan mansion.
Official, with the fifth grade of experience. The clan mansion is managed by the Ministry of Rites.
Zhu Hengjia wanted his great-uncle to retire in the name of a clan leader, and let his younger brother Zhu Heng, the general of Zhenguo, take over the experience.
Let's not rush this matter first. Let's solve the issue of title titles for our children first. How to solve it? You are always entangled with the issue of prince or county prince. Let's just fight it to the end with one stroke and make it clear: prince. Let's transform ourselves from the two-character king to the king of the county.
One-word king; won’t it be solved by changing “King Jingjiang” into “Prince Jing”? At that time, Gu’s legitimate son will be the crown prince, the other sons will be the princes, and the daughter will be the princess. How wonderful!
This is easier said than done. The key is to achieve the results that everyone expects and that should be achieved, which is a bit difficult.
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As soon as he said it was done, Zhu Hengjia found his confidant, Sun Jinding, the second minister of the cabinet.
Last time, in the matter of supporting himself to supervise the country, Grand Scholar Sun performed very well. He found a group of civil and military ministers and made three concessions to make it legitimate for him to supervise the country. This fully created a feeling of loneliness among the people.
What effect does being alone have on the world.
"Three words and three concessions" originated from when Zhou Taibo gave way to Ji Lishi, and later generations called it Shengde. After Cao Pi came to Han Dynasty, three words and three concessions became a kind of etiquette. Everyone knows the meaning of etiquette.
Although it is very troublesome, it is impossible not to do it.
Sun Jinding's face turned red with excitement when he heard that the Jianguo had entrusted him with such an important matter. The Jianguo did not discuss it with his first assistant, Guan Shouzhen, but instead found himself, the second assistant. After all, the Jianguo was closer to him.
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"Don't worry, Supervisor, I will handle this matter properly."
Grand Scholar Sun immediately took action to build momentum! The momentum must be loud, vigorous, and united!
First contact Guan Shouzhen, Gu Yi, Yu Chaoxiang, Fan Youxian, Yan Tianfeng, Shi Qiwen, Tao Cheng, Bai Luxin, Zhang Cheng, Sun Gui, Yang Wu, Yang Fuchen and other Jingfan veterans to tell our king that we will defeat the Manchu Sanshun King and protect the Ming Dynasty.
.With such great contributions, he should be crowned a prince. Everyone said, yes, that’s the truth! Then contact He Tengjiao, Du Yinxi, He Wuzuo, Su Guansheng, Zeng Daowei and other great scholars; then Yan Zungao, Li Mingzhong, Li Chixin,
Gao Bizheng, Sun Kewang and other honorable ministers and military generals were first officials in the capital, and then foreign officials. Since ancient times, the tide has risen, and Zhu Hengjia's title has risen, and the officials below will naturally follow suit. Officials are not unhappy with this kind of thing.
So the great bachelors of the cabinet led hundreds of officials to the meeting, which was overwhelming. There were hundreds of them at one time. The general idea was that, Your Majesty, you have worked hard for the country and the people, and you have made such a great contribution. A county prince cannot bear your credit. Please.
You should follow the people's will and make yourself a prince!
Zhu Hengjia was a little embarrassed about promoting himself. The first time, he refused. It didn't matter, everyone continued to talk to each other, and they were united, and there were hundreds of questions. The second time, he refused again. He went to spam again,
Your Highness, your ministers will not give up until you make yourself a prince.
Zhu Hengjia took a look and realized that since everyone so sincerely asked him to call himself the prince, his refusal would chill everyone's heart. That's right!
In the Ming Dynasty, there were sixty-five princes (including the King of Jingjiang). Among them, twenty-five princes named by Taizu of the Ming Dynasty were either deposed due to crimes, extinct, died of bandits, or died among the Tartars.
At present, only the King of Zhou, the King of Liao, the King of Tang, the King of Lu, the King of Han, the King of Min, and the King of Jingjiang are left. Zhu Hengjia restored the old system of Taizu and re-titled his own lineage as princes. He really wanted to become the royal family
The branches and leaves are blooming, and there is a public heart!
Now that it’s accurate, the next step is to draft a title. Zhu Hengjia thinks that it would be better to remove the word “江” from “King Jingjiang” and just call him “King Jing”.
Some people disagreed, and when they saw it, they saw that it was their great-uncle, Zhu Renran, a member of the clan’s family.
"In the supervision of the country, the title 'Prince Jing' was used by the late Emperor Longqing to posthumously title Zhu Yiling, his prince who died less than one year old. The late Emperor posthumously named Zhu Yiling Prince Jingmo. Do you want to create a new title?"
Zhu Hengjia understood. This great-uncle felt that the titles of "Prince Jing" and a dead person were a bit heavy and unlucky. Normally, he would have changed it, but this time, Zhu Hengjia and his great-uncle were unhappy because of the issue of ennobling their children.
The more you object, the more Gu will use it. At worst, after Gu dies, the posthumous title "Mourning" will not be used.
Then, Zhu Hengjia spoke: "I think the title of 'Prince Jing' is quite good. If the destiny is with me, there are no taboos; if the destiny is not with me, no matter how good the title is, it is useless. Expelling the Tartars and pacifying the barbarians, we call it 'Jing'"
'; To quell the turmoil and clear up the inner world is called 'Jing'; to maintain order and ensure people's well-being is called 'Jing'. Once a person has made a decision, he is called 'King Jing'."
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Zhu Hengjia proclaimed herself Queen Jing, rewarded hundreds of officials, and granted titles to various sons and daughters.
Originally, under the Ming Dynasty's ancestral system, princes under the age of ten could not be canonized. However, Zhu Hengjia felt that he was now in a war environment, and conferring a few more kings would be more conducive to stabilizing the hearts of his side.
Therefore, Zhu Ruodeng was named King of Xuanhua; Zhu Ruofeng was named King of Anping; Zhu Huiyao was named Princess of Zhaoping; Zhu Hui'e was named Princess of Xing'an; Zhu Huisian was named Princess of Yining; Zhu Huiyao was named Princess of Yangshuo; Zhu Huitian was named Princess of Fuchuan; Zhu Huiyuan was named Princess of Lingchuan
Princess; Zhu Huiyan is the princess of Yongfu; Zhu Huiting is the princess of Lipu.
Concubine Shi Xian, Concubine Chen Shu, and Concubine Huang Hui have meritorious service in giving birth to children. Zhu Hengjia bestowed concubine Shi Xian, Concubine Chen Shu with jade Ruyi, jade bowl, jade plate, jade bracelet, jade hosta, jade fragrance, and jade fruit plate,
Jade pearl bracelet, agate fruit plate and other items; concubine Huang Hui was named Li Concubine.
After finishing all these things, Zhu Hengjia and Longyan were delighted, and went to the palace of Princess Shi to chat with Concubine Shi Xian. Suddenly, he saw his newborn daughter, Zhu Huiyao of Princess Zhaoping, holding a red jade pendant with her little hand. The color was bright,
The texture is delicate and very beautiful.
"My dear concubine, where did you get this thing? It's very beautiful."
"Your Highness, this was sent by someone from Ping Nanhou's wife. She said it is the 'Chi Qiong' produced in Yunnan. It is just right to make a jade pendant for Yao'er to play with."
"Pingnan Marquis Shi Qiwen? Didn't I ask him to take Li Dingguo and He Jiuyi to Yunnan to attack Sha Dingzhou? Counting the time, we should have arrived in Kunming. Why haven't the troops reported yet?"
This chapter has been completed!