Chapter 6 The Holy Words of the Immortal Master, Zhu Di listens
Every word fell into Zhu Di's ears.
The fear of being dominated by Lao Zhu during the Hongwu period returned to Zhu Di's heart.
"My father's teachings should be remembered by my sons and ministers."
Zhu Di kowtowed quickly.
‘Father has been pretending to die for four years?!’
'No, my father's death should be a real thing, it is related to the country, how can it be faked?!'
'And what is the purpose of my father's fake death? Is it just to defraud me, the vassal king of Jingnan? Based on my understanding of my father, this is definitely not the case!'
'Could it be...'
Zhu Di was thinking rapidly, and then he noticed that the father standing in front of him was obviously in his prime. His eyes also noticed Ji Boying sitting on the golden chair, whose strange clothes clearly did not look like a mortal.
'Could it be that a god appeared in spirit and came to earth with his father?'
Zhu Di felt uneasy and deeply unwilling.
He raised an army in defiance of the world's disapproval and fought all the way from the north to Yingtian with his head raised, but now he was about to fall short. Will he continue to surrender at the feet of this nephew who is nothing?!
"Please ask Grandpa Huang to issue an edict to quell the chaos and punish the rebels!"
Zhu Yunwen spoke at the right time. In his opinion, his grandfather would definitely obey him. After all, he was his great treasure!
It's a pity that it was Zhu Yuanzhang's pet peeve in his later years.
For the old Zhu who was in his prime in Hongwu Time and Space, Zhu Yunwen had no sense of existence at all. Especially after seeing Zhu Yunwen playing a good hand of cards to pieces with his own eyes, he was even more disgusted.
Lao Zhu just glanced at Zhu Yunwen coldly, then put away his sword and turned back, sitting on the golden chair again.
This operation confused Zhu Di, Zhu Yun, Zhu Gaoxu and others, wondering what exactly Lao Zhu was going to do.
"You two, each choose one person to enter the palace, and Gao Xu will announce it."
As soon as the words came out, Zhu Di and Zhu Yunwen were both stunned, but they did not dare to wait at all, and both announced the candidates.
Zhu Di chose Zhu Neng because his chief military advisor Yao Guangxiao was still on his way to Yingtian, while Zhu Yunwen chose Fang Xiaoru, his most trusted minister and his teacher.
Half an hour later, when Zhu Gaoxu led the two of them into the Xiang Palace.
Zhu Neng was full of doubts, because in his opinion, although his surname was Zhu, he was not a member of the royal family, and he was not a member of the royal family, so he was not qualified to enter Taizu's Hall to worship.
Fang Xiaoru, on the other hand, looked at death with a look on his face, and walked through the palace steps with an aura as if he could destroy all ten of my clans.
However, when the two of them raised their heads and saw Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Neng was okay. His military experience so far was in the Yan army. He had never seen what Zhu Yuanzhang looked like in his life. He only felt the imposing manner of the man sitting in front of him.
amazing.
But Fang Xiaoru was different. When the old scholar saw Emperor Taizu, he was so frightened that he knelt down with a plop.
"My lord, my filial piety, please see me first...see your Majesty!"
Originally, Fang Xiaoru wanted to say "Late Emperor", but as a living person was right in front of him, it was not appropriate to call him "Late Emperor". His heart was so overwhelmed that he couldn't understand that the deceased Emperor Taizu was alive again.
Zhu Neng next to him paused and reacted instantly. He didn't have time to feel horrified and fell to his knees.
"The last general, Zhu Neng, pays homage to His Majesty!"
Lao Zhu just glanced at Fang Xiaoru and Zhu Neng indifferently. The reason why he called these two people here was just to be a witness, so as to block the mouths of the people in the future.
"Zhu Di, King of Yan."
The majestic sound sounded, and the kneeling Zhu Laosi suddenly trembled.
"My son is here!"
"We grant you the power to supervise the country for a period of three years. After three years, if the world is prosperous and Zhu Yunwen abdicates, you will ascend the throne."
As soon as these words came out, Zhu Di looked stunned. He obviously did not expect that Lao Zhu would give such an imperial edict. He originally thought that even if his father did not kill him, he would demote him to a commoner. After all, in Zhu Di's impression
, in the years before his death, it was not surprising that Lao Zhu would do anything.
Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Neng, who were kneeling beside him, had ecstatic expressions on their faces. With Lao Zhu's edict, this disaster was justifiable.
On the side, Zhu Yunwen's face turned pale. He never expected that his grandfather, who personally passed the throne to him, would actually drag him off the throne with his own hands.
The reason is also simple, because the Lao Zhu standing in front of them is not Lao Zhu in the last years of Hongwu. If it were Lao Zhu in the last years of Hongwu, with his love for Zhu Yunwen in his later years, coupled with his capricious and increasingly violent temperament, it would really be
There's no telling what will happen.
Fang Xiaoru's pupils trembled when he heard this. Although he was pedantic, he was definitely a smart man. He naturally knew what Lao Zhu's decree represented, and he instantly understood why he and Zhu Neng were summoned into the palace.
There is even a high probability that the imperial edict to abdicate the throne in the future will have to be announced by him, the spiritual leader of scholars in the world. This will further verify Zhu Di's legitimacy in ascending to the throne.
On the surface, it seems that regardless of whether there is this imperial edict from Lao Zhu, Zhu Di will eventually take over the Ming Dynasty, and the Yongle Dynasty will appear, but in fact it is completely different.
If there is no blessing from Lao Zhu's imperial edict, then Zhu Laosi's appointment as emperor is a usurpation of the throne, and no matter how much he is purged, it will be useless. According to historical records, in order to prove the legitimacy of his throne to the world, Zhu Laosi did a lot of tricks as soon as he ascended the throne.
, we won’t talk about the basic operations of changing one’s origin.
1. All government decrees of the Jianwen period, whether good or bad, should be abolished and the ancestral precepts should be restored.
But in fact, the social conflicts left over from the Hongwu period have begun to intensify. Many of the government decrees from the Hongwu period are no longer applicable, and the reforms of the Jianwen New Deal have begun to bear fruit. This restoration of ancestral precepts has directly intensified social conflicts and set development back ten years.
Second, establish the East Factory and reuse eunuchs.
Part of the reason for the success of Jingnan was the "eunuchs". In addition, there were many old officials of Jianwen in the court. In order to check and balance these old officials, after Zhu Laosi came to the throne, he began to like the eunuchs a little, and set his father's
The ancestral motto that "ministers must not interfere in politics" has been forgotten. Dongchang was established by Zhu Laosi in the 18th year of Yongle, which directly started the disaster of eunuchs in the late Ming Dynasty.
Third, there is an urgent need to use achievements to cover up the fact that the essence of Jingnan is rebellion.
In order to prove that he was more suitable for the position of Ming Emperor than Emperor Jianwen, Zhu Laosi made a total of five expeditions to Mobei during the Yongle period, but in fact only the first two had positive results. The Northern Expeditions in the eighth and twelfth years of Yongle can be described as
It showed the prestige of the Ming Dynasty, but in the last three years of Yongle, the harm outweighed the benefits. It not only exhausted the national treasury, but also had a huge impact on people's livelihood and economy. Even Zhu Laosi himself died on the way to the fifth personal expedition.
In addition, new problems arose during the Five Expeditions to Mobei. Because military expenditures were too high, in order to save military expenditures, Zhu Di ordered the abandonment of several key guard posts north of the Great Wall, resulting in the Ming Dynasty losing most of its control over the areas outside the Great Wall.
But now with Lao Zhu's imperial edict, Zhu Di would not have to worry about these things, at least not so much, and the Ming Dynasty's national power would be able to develop to its peak in a faster time.
"etc."
Ji Boying thought for a while and said.
These two words directly attracted everyone's attention.
You know, it was Lao Zhu who was giving the order at this moment. Who dared to say anything before he finished speaking?
However, Lao Zhu's reaction shocked Zhu Di, Zhu Yun, Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Neng, Fang Xiaoru and others, because Lao Zhu was not angry at all, but looked at Ji Boying extremely humbly.
"Mr. Ji is our Great Ming Immortal Master, and what Mr. Ji says is what we say."
These words directly confirmed Ji Boying's status in Zhu Di's heart.
'The Great Ming Immortal Master.'
Ji Boying glanced at Lao Zhu, the title sounded good.
"His Royal Highness King Yan."
Looking at Zhu Di, he said softly.
"I have something to remind you."
Being watched by Ji Boying, the first vassal king of the Ming Dynasty and the future Emperor Yongle actually felt a little uncomfortable, because in his opinion at this time, this strangely dressed man was the immortal who brought Lao Zhu to the world.
make.
"The Immortal Master's holy words, Zhu Di listens."