Chapter 33 Lao Zhu and his son, full of expectations
‘The Ming God of War?’
‘Call me the emperor?’
‘What is an international student?’
Both Lao Zhu and Lao Zhu Di were confused by these terms and could not understand the meaning of Ji Boying's words at all.
But obviously, they focused their attention on the first title.
"Master Immortal, can you elaborate on this Ming Dynasty God of War?"
Old Zhu Di’s gray eyebrows were frowning tightly.
After all, the origin of the use of eunuchs can be traced back to his Yongle period, and he, Zhu Di, has to be responsible.
"Brother, please elaborate."
Lao Zhu is also eager to know the content.
"Zhu Qizhen, the God of War of the Ming Dynasty, the fourth grandson of Taizu, the great-grandson of Taizong, the eldest grandson of Renzong, and the eldest son of Xuanzong, personally went on the Northern Expedition in the 14th year of Zhengtong. All the 200,000 elite troops from the three major battalions of the imperial capital went out."
When Lao Zhu and Lao Zhu Di heard this, their eyes couldn't help but light up.
‘Sure enough, they are descendants of our old Zhu family! They are bloody!’
‘My brother is actually called the God of War! To be called the God of War by immortals like my brother, I think this fourth generation grandson must be a hero who swept across Mobei and far surpassed the Han Dynasty!’
This is what Lao Zhu is thinking.
'I moved the capital to the north, and as I approach my twilight years, I am increasingly worried that my descendants will lose their ambitions and will no longer be able to resist Mobei. Now it seems that I have no need to worry. My descendants of Zhu Di, my descendants of the Zhu family,
How can I, a descendant of the Ming royal family, be a mediocre person?!'
‘The Ming God of War, what an honor this is!’
‘The last monarch who could be called the God of War was Tang Taizong Li Shimin.’
Old Zhu Di sighed in his heart, and felt a lot relieved when he thought that his descendants would have a monarch comparable to Li Er of the Tang Dynasty.
Since he officially moved the capital to Beiping at the beginning of the year, he has had a recurring dream, which is the scene of prairie cavalry surrounding the city of Beiping. Every time he dreams about this, he wakes up in cold sweat.
He is not worried about Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji. As for his eldest son, he is well aware of his character. Although he is not capable of opening up new territories, he is highly supported by the civil servants in the court and it is enough to maintain his status.
As for Zhu Zhanji, he had trained this great saint from childhood to adulthood. He personally took him with him during the second northern expedition, allowing Zhu Zhanji to experience the wind of the battlefield early, just to temper Zhu Zhanji's courage.
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Therefore, Zhu Di has always been worried about the future kings after Zhu Zhanji. After all, in the future, Zhu Di has already returned to Jiuyou and cannot teach in person.
Ji Boying glanced at the two father and son and frowned, realizing that something was not quite right.
‘Could these two people have misunderstood?’
Under the blazing gazes of Lao Zhu and Lao Zhu Di, Ji Boying was a little confused whether to tell the cruel fact about the Ming God of War.
"What's behind?"
"What was the result of the personal expedition?"
"Did I, the Ming God of War, sweep across Mobei?"
Lao Zhu and Lao Zhu Di asked almost at the same time, their eyes full of expectation.
"The topic is twisted again."
Ji Boying doesn't plan to talk about it now, especially this old Zhu Di. He doesn't look very good at first glance. If he can't bear the blow later and can't even breathe, then Ji Boying will be really in trouble and there will be no place to cry.
Go cry.
He also hoped that Yongle Space-time would carry out a series of reforms under the great power of Lao Zhu Di, so as to prolong the Yongle Space-time Kingdom.
The answer to this mystery will be revealed after some time. Let Lao Zhu and Lao Zhu Di look forward to it for a while.
"The process of the orthodox Northern Expedition is too complicated. We will discuss it in detail later when we have time."
"Or when the time is right, I will take you two to experience the style of the God of War."
Instead of talking about it with your mouth, it would be better to take the two father and son to see it during the Zhengtong Period.
Anyway, Emperor Yingzong will have to meet him sooner or later.
Both Lao Zhu and Lao Zhu Di were a little disappointed, but they didn't say anything. At least for them, knowing that there is such a God of War among their descendants is already a comfort in their hearts.
And when they heard that they had the opportunity to personally experience this descendant who was known as the God of War, Lao Zhu and Lao Zhu Di were very excited when they thought about it.
'It seems that I don't need to continue to worry about the successor. Only by letting Gao Chi succeed can Zhan Ji ascend the throne, and only by Zhan Ji sitting on the throne can my Ming Dynasty be handed over to Zhu Qizhen, the God of War.
hand.'
‘As for the eunuch who took off the iron monument of his father, it is probably because my great-grandson was busy with the Northern Expedition and had no intention of neglecting the inner court. When he rectifies the internal officials, he will definitely be able to eliminate the unhealthy trends in the government and the public.’
When Lao Zhu Di thought about this, he made a decision in his heart. He suddenly felt a big stone falling to the ground and felt very good.
‘The complexity that my brother is talking about must be because our fourth generation grandson has established great achievements, so it is difficult to explain clearly at the moment.’
Lao Zhu nodded. He would have to meet the descendant of the God of War in person sooner or later anyway, so he was not in a hurry to know the result immediately. His thoughts returned to the iron monument again.
He was the founding ancestor of the country, and the iron stele erected in accordance with the ancestral system was actually smashed by a eunuch. Thinking of this, Lao Zhu's heart was extremely complicated. He did not expect that the eunuch's interference in politics, which he had carefully guarded against, actually happened. p>
This also made Lao Zhu deeply aware of something.
The ancestral system established by oneself is actually of no use to future generations of kings!
In addition, Lao Zhu felt an extremely pressing crisis, that is, how to prevent future generations of eunuchs from disrupting the government. After all, eunuchs disrupted the country and even dethroned the emperor. In the late Han Dynasty and the late Tang Dynasty, eunuchs had power over the emperor.
Precedent.
It is precisely because he saw these bloody cases that Lao Zhu tried his best to suppress the eunuchs and did not give these eunuchs any chance to stand out.
Lao Zhu Di, who was standing next to him, also noticed Lao Zhu's displeasure.
"Father, I have not thought properly about the appointment of ministers. Now that the immortal master has spoken, I will definitely formulate corresponding measures to limit the power of ministers and never allow eunuchs to interfere with power in future generations." p>
Old Zhu Di has made up his mind to clean up his ministers.
Ji Boying glanced at Old Zhu Di.
"Zhu Di, have you heard a sentence?"
Old Zhu Di was startled.
"When the flood breaks, it only takes one mouthful."
As soon as these words came out, Lao Zhu Di fell silent.
Indeed, after the eunuchs took over the power, they could even smash the iron monument set by Taizu. Even if he made a promise to the system, how long could he maintain it?
The only way is to completely eliminate the eunuch's monopoly.
But when I think about it, I realize that the hole has been opened, but it cannot be closed, because no matter what you do, you cannot erase the traces of the eunuch’s participation in politics in the Ming Dynasty.
As long as there are traces, future generations will have examples to follow.
Just like at the end of Hongwu, Emperor Taizu abolished the Jinyiwei, but after Zhu Di ascended the throne, he reset the Jinyiwei.
With his thoughts at this point, Lao Zhu Di felt more and more irritable inside.
Taking a deep breath, Old Zhu Di stood up, looked at Ji Boying respectfully, and saluted.