Chapter 1462 The title reform and the reaction of the believers
"Brother, after learning about this, why don't you persuade your father to go overseas?"
"No, it's good to be in Kaifeng. And you also know that my father studied medicine. He not only opened a herb garden in the palace, but also built an animal garden outside the city to raise animals that can be used as medicine. The entire Henan Province even
Famous doctors from all over the Ming Dynasty would come to Kaifeng to talk about medicine. If the vassal was overseas, these would have to be rebuilt, and it would be very inconvenient to talk to famous doctors. You also know what I have been doing these years. If I moved overseas, there would be many
It’s inconvenient. As long as the officials have no intention of changing the seal, we will stay in Kaifeng.”
"But of course, Yun will not abolish your title, but in the future, if your children and grandchildren, eldest brother, like something different from you or your father, and the successor's thoughts are also different from Yun's, our family may not be able to keep the prince.
position." The person who started speaking said again.
Of course this person is Zhu You, and the person he calls his eldest brother is of course Zhu Youdun. Today is the eighteenth day of the first lunar month. Yun New Year formally announced two major events when he went to court for the first time. One of them was to send troops to punish Bangladesh.
The second is to reform the clan and noble titles. The formal edict of the second major event has a little more content than what Yunhe Baoqin said: cancel the hereditary official positions of civil servants such as Doctor of the Five Classics, and unify the hereditary official positions of military generals.
to the sixteenth-class title system.
The first incident was known to both North Korean and Chinese officials and they were not surprised. A few people raised different opinions, but they were quickly refuted.
But the second thing was beyond everyone's expectations. No one had thought that His Majesty would suddenly reform the title system. After the waiter read out the imperial edict, for a while, no one among the officials present spoke. They were all thinking about the impact of this matter.
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But soon, all the civil and military officials present agreed that this matter would bring great benefits and little harm to most people.
The content related to the clan has nothing to do with them and does not need to be considered; for the content related to honors, Yun added many titles and clearly proposed to imitate the system of the Han Dynasty, which is a great boon to all officials. You know,
It was much easier to obtain a title in the Han Dynasty than in the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty could only be awarded titles through military merit, and the conditions were extremely harsh. After the founding of the country, no one was awarded a title by a civilian official. In the Han Dynasty, there were many reasons for being awarded a title.
If the previous prime ministers were not lords before becoming prime minister, they can all be granted the title of lord. Of course, it is not so easy for other officials to be granted the title of lord, but there are many others who can be granted the title of lord of Guannei. Even civilians can also be granted titles.
Of course, it is not good for the nobles to be demoted to the rank of nobility, but for those who do not even have a title, how can they consider such a long-term consideration? The only ones who may object are the current nobles. Some people can't help but wonder when they think of this.
Look at Lan Zhen, Chang Sheng and others and pay attention to their reactions.
But these people did not object and quickly expressed their agreement. Some people were puzzled, but more people thought for a while and thought: Could it be that His Majesty has told them before?
These people's guess was certainly good. Yun had already discussed it with Chang Sheng and others in advance, and after ascertaining that they would not object, he publicly read out the imperial edict when he went to court. The nobles who had already been ennobled did not object, and the reform had no effect on other people who did not have titles.
The advantages are great and the disadvantages are small, so they will naturally pass through the court.
But after the news came out, Zhu You became anxious. His father did not want to go overseas and insisted on staying in the Central Plains. Will he be demoted to a higher rank in the future? Now Yun said that the previously conferred prince was not among them, and he was allowed to remain hereditary.
But even if Yun kept his promise, what if the future successor changed his mind? He hurriedly found his elder brother Zhu Youdun and told him about the matter. Since the imperial edict had been announced, it was impossible for Yun to take it back, so he had no choice but to
After persuading Zhu Youdun to return to Kaifeng, he persuaded his father Zhu to go overseas.
"Second brother, you don't have to be so anxious. I believe the officials will not change their minds." Zhu Youdou still smiled cheerfully.
"Brother!" Zhu You said again in an aggravated tone: "The officials keep their promises and will not change their minds, but the future successor needs to consider it!"
"Second brother," Zhu Youdou saw that Zhu You was still so anxious, so he could only say: "Before the imperial edict was announced, the officials had already told me. Brother thinks this rule is right. If every prince has a hereditary
, and princes were constantly being conferred the title of prince, and sooner or later the court was overwhelmed. Although the world was big and there were many outsiders, sooner or later they would all be enfeoffed. What would happen to the remaining vassal kings by then? They could only stay in the Central Plains.
The imperial court distributes salaries. Over time, the imperial court will be overwhelmed. Second brother, we are a clan, so we should take a longer-term view."
"Both of them, the princes of our family, the kings of counties and the princes are all hereditary. Even if they are successors, they have many things to consider if they want to abolish them. If the imperial court is not already overwhelmed, they may not dare to abolish them; if the imperial court has already been
Overwhelmed, the abolition of hereditary substitution is also a necessary measure, otherwise the court will increase taxes and the people will be forced to rebel."
Before announcing the imperial edict, Yun Neng revealed the matter to Chang Sheng in advance. Lan Zhen and others asked what they meant. How could they not discuss it with the prince and the prince? The few vassal princes who were allowed to stay in the capital had little influence.
The opinions can be ignored; most of the vassal kings who were originally granted in the Central Plains were transferred overseas or to the frontiers, leaving only King Zhu Chun of Shu and King Zhu of Zhou. It happened that Zhu Youdun, the Crown Prince of Zhou, and Zhu Chun, King of Shu, both came to the capital this year. Of course, they had to meet with them.
They discuss.
Zhu Youdun quickly expressed his support. He understood the truth very clearly. Zhu Chun was a little reluctant at first, but was finally persuaded by Yun. After convincing the two of them, Yun drafted an imperial edict and presented it to the emperor after the New Year.
Read it one day.
Moreover, there is another reason why Zhu Youdun does not care about the demotion and inheritance of the title of King of Zhou, but this reason is not enough to justify to outsiders, even if the outsider is his biological brother from the same father and mother.
"Don't think about this imperial edict," Zhu Youdun saw that Zhu You was still not happy and said, "Yun wants to send you to patrol Nanyang again. How are the preparations?"
"Brother, the accompanying guards have been selected, and a total of thirty people have been selected. The officers sent by the government to escort the soldiers have also been prepared, and the ships will be ready in the next few days. We plan to set off for Nanyang on the second day of February." Zhu You
He replied. Of course he was not persuaded by Zhu Youdou, and he had doubts about his successor, but since Zhu Youdou did not take it seriously despite his repeated persuasion, he could no longer persuade him, so he could only withdraw his thoughts and replied.
"You can't be careless when choosing the accompanying guards." Zhu Youdou added: "You also mentioned it after returning from Nanyang last time. The food, clothing and enjoyment of several uncles and brothers in Nanyang are no worse than those in the Central Plains, so there is no need to bring many enjoyments.
But you like to hang out in the market by nature, and the security of the Nanyang vassals is not as good as that of the Central Plains, so it is very important to choose your bodyguards."
"My brother saved me." Zhu Youdao.
"Bring it to me and let me take a look at the list of guards you have chosen. Don't choose someone who will only accompany you to eat, drink and have fun, but who is not very skilled in martial arts." Zhu Youdou said again.
Zhu You picked up the list and handed it to him. Zhu Youdou glanced at it a few times, pointed at a few names and said, "How did you choose these people? Aren't they suspected of being White Lotus cultists?"
"Brother, the thing is like this..." Zhu You explained.
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"You were also selected to go to Nanyang?" Tang Jingyu shouted in surprise.
"Brother Tang, are you too? What a coincidence, Jing Yu was also chosen." A look of surprise flashed across Mo Li's face, but then he smiled: "Only Yuan Hong was not chosen. He is really unlucky.
I can’t go to Nanyang to eat and drink.”
Of course he was happy to be selected to follow Zhu You to Nanyang. The last time he followed Zhu You to Nanyang, he showed off to others the warm hospitality he received in Nanyang. Even the most ordinary guard got a lot of things, making others jealous; this time
Of course he is happy when it is his turn. 'Besides, he can also inquire about the situation of the Nanyang vassals granted by the Ming Dynasty, and he is also worthy of the general altar's instructions.' He said in his heart.