"Alas! Gu is like this bird in a cage. It looks bright, but it can't fly out no matter how hard it is." On this day, Zhu Ruofeng, the king of Yu in the Ming Dynasty, was talking to Wang Wan in his study. Suddenly he looked at the parrot in the birdcage.
He let out a long sigh.
This parrot is not the traditional Chinese purple-breasted green parakeet, but a gift from the Bonte Kingdom of the Ming Dynasty in Africa. It has a white head, yellow belly and green wings. It is said to be produced in the Kingdom of Imelina (located on the island of Madagascar), and the locals call it
It is a love bird and is very precious. The Kingdom of Bangte only paid tribute to two birds in total. The old emperor was very happy to get this bird. It happened to be the wedding of King Yu, so he gave one to his third son and the other to his son.
Queen, she disappeared after the coup.
"Your Highness is of the blood of a true dragon, and can be obtained from all over the world, so how can you belittle yourself?" Wang Wan said with a smile.
"Sir, why should you laugh at Gu? Gu is known as the vassal king. He is trapped in the palace all day long and has to ask permission from the court to leave the city. This king must be very boring." Since the past few days, Wang Wan has insisted on his principles and punished the right servant of the palace in accordance with the law.
After Gu Junjie, he won Zhu Ruofeng's respect and called him Mr.
"Didn't Your Majesty relax the restrictions on the vassal king and allow the vassal king to serve as an official and do things in the vassal territory? If you find it boring, you might as well find something to do." Wang Wan looked at him with a smile.
"Alas! My father said that he was relaxing the restrictions on the vassal kings, but in fact he was just painting cakes to satisfy his hunger!" Zhu Ruofeng sighed leisurely.
This sigh is filled with helplessness.
On the surface, Emperor Guangwu ordered the kings and fields to pay taxes together. At the same time, he also gave the vassal kings in various places a sweet date to eat, allowing them to serve as officials and do things in the vassal territory. However, the vassal territory was only a city, even the capital of a province.
, the official positions are also limited. If the official reward is small, the vassal king will lose face. If the reward is too large, the court will be worried. So far, only Prince Ning has held a councilor position in the Jiangxi Chief Envoy Department. There are still many restrictions.
Every city had to report to Nanjing on flying horses for approval. As for doing things, Emperor Guangwu was afraid that the feudal kings would use their power to compete with the people and did not allow them to do business. Therefore, they could not open a factory or do business, and could only do idle things.
.In short, it seems that I am relaxed, but in fact I am not relaxed much.
"If Your Highness is dissatisfied with the ancestral system, you can ask the Holy One for change." Wang Wan calmly gave birth to a child.
"Oh, Sir, you also agree with Gu Shangshu's request to change the ancestral system of vassal kings?" Zhu Ruofeng saw Wang Wan's menacing approach and agreed.
"Haha, since ancient times, how can there be any unchanging rules? Your Highness will need to change many laws in the future, and it won't stop there?" Wang Wan said meaningfully.
Zhu Ruofeng was stunned. He had just learned the news that his two brothers died tragically in the incident. His mother-in-law was just the daughter of a small chieftain in Guangxi. The prince's brother still had the emperor's eldest grandson. He was wondering whether his father would choose him as the crown prince.
He was not sure. So he pretended not to understand, changed the subject, and said angrily: "Although I can talk to my father, I can't quench my thirst far away. Don't I have to stay in the palace honestly during these days?"
Wang Wan was delighted. Although His Highness was smart, he had insufficient political experience. He tested him and said that there were many changes that needed to be made. If he was not interested in the position of crown prince, he should loudly scold himself for being the crown prince. An ambition is undoubtedly exposed. It seems that people in the world have heard that King Yu only likes to have fun and does not like politics. This is wrong! His Highness is just hiding his capabilities and biding his time, waiting for the opportunity!
"If Your Highness feels bored, I would like to accompany His Highness out of the city for a walk tomorrow morning." Wang Wan spoke again, and his words were astonishing.
"What! Sir, is there any way to get Gu out of the city?" Zhu Ruofeng exclaimed as one stone stirred up a thousand waves.
"If Your Highness, with the dignity of a vassal king, displays armored wars, he will naturally not be able to leave the city; but if he is clothed in civilian clothes and visits privately, he will only need a few road guides, which is easy to hear!" Wang Wan's voice was full of temptation.
"Private interview incognito? This is interesting!"
Zhu Ruofeng thought for a while and asked Wang Wan: "Master Zhang advised me to abide by etiquette, but Mr. Zhang advised me to visit privately in disguise to explore the people's sentiments. Who should I listen to?"
"Your Highness, Master Zhang advises you to abide by the etiquette. He has good intentions. He hopes that you will not do anything wrong and become a wise king. But as a king, if you know nothing about the lives of the people in the feudal country and do not understand the sufferings of the people, How can we defend the country, care for the people, and become a wise king?"
"Yeah", Zhu Ruofeng snorted lightly.
"Has Your Highness read "Warring States Policy"?"
Wang Wan smiled, showing his snow-white teeth, and read the "Warring States Policy·Wei Policy": "Now I came and saw a man in Daxing. He faced the north and took his carriage, and said to him: 'I want Chu.' The minister said: "Your Majesty is in Chu, will Xi be facing the north?" He said: "My horse is good." The minister said: "Although the horse is good, this is not the road of Chu." He said: "I use more." The minister said: "Use it." Although there are many, this is not the way of Chu. He said: 'My charioteer is good'. The more these people are, the better they are, and the further they are from Chu."
Zhu Ruofeng heard the polar opposite passage in "Warring States Policy" and immediately understood Wang Wan's intention. Wang Wan was telling him: Zhang Luxiang advised him to follow the ancestral system in the hope that he would not make mistakes and become a good king. But if he stayed in the palace all day long How can one manage a feudal country well and become a wise king if he knows nothing about the situation among the people? This is like thinking about going south while driving north. The action and purpose are completely opposite!
Suddenly enlightened, he saluted Wang Wan and said: "I would like to learn from you! Please sir, make arrangements for me. I want to go out to the city tomorrow to have a look."
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Qishu Mingxia and Wufeng Tower, Yimen has been an imperial state since ancient times.
In rich attire, he meets Wenchang Mansion, and he is the Marquis of Luo tribe in Jingji Sen.
The name of the fine wine is praised by Chen Guangzuo, and the congealing glass and throat drum are sent to the flower bed.
What is King Can of Qinchuan doing? He sits haggard and noisy in the dust.
This poem was written about Kaifeng, Tokyo in the Song Dynasty. How prosperous the city was at that time can be seen by looking at "Along the River During the Qingming Festival". Unfortunately, success is due to the Yellow River, and failure is due to the Yellow River. From the Warring States Period, the ditch was dug to connect the water system, to the Tang Dynasty With the "cao canal running through the city" and then the "four rivers running through the capital" in the Song Dynasty, the city reached its glory. In the 20th year of Dading in the Jin Dynasty, the Yellow River broke its banks in Kaifeng, and in the 6th year of Taizong of the Yuan Dynasty and the 20th year of Hongwu In the first year of Jianwen, the eighth year of Yongle, the fifth year of Tianshun, and the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, there were floods all the time, and prosperity was no longer there. Especially the severe flood in the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, which left ten houses in Kaifeng empty, and it has not yet recovered its vitality.< /p>
The character of young people can be done as they are told.
In the early morning of the next day, Zhu Ruofeng, the king of Yu in the Ming Dynasty, was preparing to leave the city vigorously. He was dressed as a rich man and only took three people with him to judge Wang Wan, serve Zheng Mei Tao, and have a ceremonial guard, Zheng Luo Biao.
Yiwei Zheng is the chief officer of the Yiwei Department. Luo Biao is not a small official. He is of the fifth rank, which is bigger than the sixth-rank judge Zheng Wang Wan.
Under the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty, the vassal princes' palaces had three departments: the Chang Shi Department, the Guard Commanding Department, and the Ceremonial Guard Department. The Chang Shi Department managed daily affairs, with left and right chief historians and subordinate officials; the Guard Commanding Department was in charge of troops, and each prince's palace
There are three guards, and each guard has a commander, a commanding officer, a commanding officer and other officials; the ceremonial department is responsible for the ceremonial guards of the palace, with the ceremonial chief, the deputy ceremonial guard, and the candid officials.
In the early Ming Dynasty, a vassal king held three guards and horses, and he was truly dominating. It was difficult to maintain peace. The court guarded against the vassal king as it guarded against thieves, and the guard and command department was in name only, or even not established at all. The safety of the palace depended on this ceremonial guard
The chief, the deputy of the ceremonial guard, the cane, and a number of ceremonial guards, with some ceremonial guards in charge. The further back, the fewer the vassal king's guards are. Nowadays, the vassal king who is good at it only has a few hundred guards;
At worst, there are more than a hundred or even dozens of people.
Emperor Guangwu protected his son, and he still followed the ancestral system and strictly restricted the other vassal kings, not giving them military power, but he treated his own son differently. Although there were not as many guards as in the early days of the country, when each king had three guards and horses, but
Each king was also given three battalions of 9,000 soldiers and horses, and the escort command department was renamed the Prince's Guard Army Town. There was one general soldier, one deputy general, and three guerrilla generals to take charge of these 9,000 soldiers and horses. The chief soldier of the Prince Yu Palace Guard Town was
This is Deng Yao, the favorite general of the King of Yu. He once followed Zhu Ruofeng northward to defeat the Rakshasa people. He was good at wielding two swords and was very loyal.
"Your Highness, no, Young Master, the city gate will open at Mao hour (five o'clock in the morning), there is still half an hour, why not go to North Street to have something to eat?" Wang Wan said to Zhu Ruofeng with a smile, but it was a cold day, but he looked like a
Dressed as a scholar, holding a folding fan, very interesting.
"Bah, these nerds are useless, they only know what they are - arty", Cheng Feng Zhengmeitao looked at his sour expression and cursed. Ever since Wang Wan insisted on beating his friend on the right in accordance with the "Law of the Ming Dynasty"
After following Gu Junjie, the gap between the two was forged.
"That's fine," Zhu Ruofeng smiled, and the four of them headed towards Kaifeng North Street.
This chapter has been completed!