Chapter 38 Royal Family

Lao Zhu was in a good mood, and was studying the matter of his abdication and his successor with great interest. For a workaholic like him, even if he abdicated, he would never really be free.

At this moment, Zhu Biao walked over with a gloomy look, and it seemed that something big had happened.

He handed the memorial in his hand to Lao Zhu. Zhu Biao sat aside angrily. Lao Zhu snorted coldly and then handed the memorial to Zhu Xiongying.

As the uncle of the Crown Princess, Lan Yu tried his best to protect the Crown Prince's status as the crown prince. As the core of the super-class martial arts team that Lao Zhu established for Zhu Biao, Lan Yu also had some surprising abilities to defeat Bei Yuan's administrative ability "in advance".

The threat from Beiyuan has dropped significantly. It can even be said that the threat is getting smaller and smaller.

The credit this time is indeed great, Feng Guogong is sure of it.

But this is also a 'typical' martial artist who is easily arrogant and complacent, and his arrogant and domineering attitude has long been reflected. But this time, he is even more arrogant and domineering.

In fact, in the past, Lan Yu had raised many village slaves and adopted sons, and took advantage of the situation to run rampant and tyrannical. He also occupied Dongchang people's fields, and was questioned by the censor. Lan Yu was furious and drove the censor away.

But this time, the squadron returned to the court and arrived at Xifeng Pass at night. The official guarding the pass failed to open the door in time, so Lan Yu sent troops to destroy the pass and break in!

Moreover, he won a great victory in Yuerhai this time and took countless prisoners. Perhaps he was suppressed, or perhaps he was carried away. He took possession of the concubine of the Yuan Lord, causing the Yuan Concubine to commit suicide in shame!

Such a thing must be unbearable, whether it is setting up troops to destroy the customs, or seizing the concubine of the Yuan Lord. In fact, the matter of occupying the Yuan Lord's concubine is nothing in Lao Zhu's opinion. Such a woman is probably rewarded

Hero. But if Sapphire takes over directly, there will be a problem.

Lao Zhu looked at Zhu Biao and said, "Lanyu is your uncle-in-law after all. Although he is illegal, you should still rely on him."

"I'll go out of the palace tomorrow. He is my father's confidant, but it's not a big deal to be so illegal." Zhu Xiongying thought for a while and took the initiative to say, "It's hard for my father to say anything, but I can say something.

It’s time to hammer and hammer.”

Lao Zhu asked, "How are you going to beat it?"

"He probably doesn't have any objections. He is just too smooth." Zhu Xiongying said, "He only has one daughter, and she is now Uncle Eleven's princess. Let's do this. If Aunt Eleven has a second son in the future, she will send him to Lan.

Home."

Lao Zhu was stunned and said unhappily, "How can the blood of our Lao Zhu family be like this?!"

"He just has no heirs, so he runs amok and has a lot of adopted sons." Zhu Xiongying said angrily, "Give him an heir and let him weigh it up. Uncle Eleven's second son should also be a county official in the future.

King. But in the future, when my sons and ministers ascend the throne, they will definitely show favor. A hereditary and irreplaceable duke is not a bad person."

Lao Zhu became unhappy and said angrily, "Ying'er, we do have the "Huang Ming Ancestor Instructions". The prince's second son and concubine, when they are ten years old, are all granted the title of county king. Even if they are demoted, they will not be able to do so.

Your Uncle Eleven!"

"Grandpa Huang, my grandson still wants to talk to you about these things." Zhu Xiongying said it and continued, "Grandpa Huang will be twenty-five sons soon. The descendants of the royal family enjoy privileges and are not subject to ordinary laws and are not subject to the control of local officials.

, this is nothing.”

Lao Zhu listened, and Zhu Xiongying continued, "But the palaces, clothing and military cavalry of the kings are one level lower than that of the emperor. The titles are hereditary and the princes and ministers will all pay homage to them. In the future, the grandson will ascend the throne.

, when I meet the imperial uncles, should I greet them first, or should they bow to me?"

Lao Zhu smiled proudly and continued, "We have stipulated that when meeting the emperor in normal clothes, he will kowtow three times without bowing! After the meeting in the front hall, he will say the courtesy of the monarch and his ministers, and bow five times and kowtow three times! After the meeting, the king will sit east and west, wearing the emperor's clothes.

Wear regular clothes, follow family etiquette, bow four times without kowtow, and the king sits down to receive it. Although this is a family etiquette, the distinction between king and minister is also very clear!"

This is Lao Zhu, he has many things to worry about. The ancestral precepts of Emperor Ming are clearly listed, and what he wants is for his children and grandchildren to follow his rules. Even if he is not a holy king, there will definitely be no problem in protecting the country.

Including generation, in fact among the descendants of Lao Zhu, even Zhu Xiongying's name does not meet the requirements of Lao Zhu's generation.

It's okay to say that he is not the only one. King Zhu Shouqian of Jingjiang does not fall into this rule. It's just that this grand nephew of Zhu is Lao Zhu's grand nephew and the grandson of Lao Zhu's eldest brother.

"Grandpa Emperor, let's not talk about the clan's salary for now. The clan does not need to pay taxes, and can even collect taxes at local places, fish courses, and salt shops. This is not possible. Moreover, the clan's birth, old age, illness, death, weddings, and funerals are all borne by the court, which is troublesome.

"

Zhu Xiongying continued, "Grandpa Huang, I also know that at the founding of the People's Republic of China, Grandpa Huang discussed it with all the ministers. In the former Song Dynasty and the former Yuan Dynasty, the leader was weak and the ministers were strong. The court could not get the support of the clan and feudal lords, so the previous dynasties were a lesson.

, decided to establish a vassal. It’s just that my Ming Dynasty clan was too generous."

Now the power of the vassal king has reached its peak, and he can also preside over local military affairs, which is a bit too much.

Zhu Xiongying quickly calculated the accounts, "The prince's annual salary is 50,000 shi, and the banknotes are 25,000 guan. He is given a farm in the village, and the annual grain harvest is 1,500 shi, and the banknotes are 2,000 guan. Grandfather, if my clan is always in charge, I will take care of the clan."

A hundred people is not too many, but what about a thousand or ten thousand people? What about a hundred thousand people or a million people? This is just an annual salary, and a wedding is a huge sum!"

Lao Zhu had an unhappy face. He didn't want his descendants to suffer.

Zhu Xiongying continued, "My royal family now has no less than a hundred people. If there are two more generations, it will be more than a thousand people. My father has four sons and three daughters. The second uncle has three sons and one daughter. The third uncle has five sons and one daughter. The fourth uncle has five sons and one daughter."

My uncle has three sons and five daughters. My tenth uncle also has an heir! Grandpa Huang, these are only two generations!"

Lao Zhu was unhappy and said to Zhu Xiongying, "That's good, our Lao Zhu family will have many heirs!"

Zhu Biao also said at this time, "Father, what Ying'er said makes sense. When our old Zhu family reaches Ying'er's generation, it is estimated that there will be more than a thousand men. The children of your ministers are all princes, and our Ming Dynasty has

We need more princes. If the British descendants are more prosperous, I will have more than fifty princes in the Ming Dynasty in three generations."

Lao Zhu was silent for a moment, then looked at Zhu Xiongying, "No wonder you said you wanted to attack Japan and Korea, even if you were afraid of too many clans?"

Zhu Xiongying said with a smile, "The emperor has stipulated that the royal family does not have to engage in any profession, which is not good. If the royal family has nothing to do, they will only eat, drink and have fun. In fact, my grandson has no other meaning. I just think that a gentleman

Zhi Zejunzi Zeze was executed for the fifth generation. But the royal family, by the ninth generation, all are Fengguo lieutenants, and they have always been Fengguo lieutenants. This is not possible."

The emperor's children are all princes, and the prince's eldest son inherits the prince. But the other children inherit the county king. The county king is also hereditary. But the other children of the county king are generals who govern the country, then generals who assist the country, generals who serve the country,

Lieutenant Zhenguo, Lieutenant Fuguo, Lieutenant Fengguo...

Lieutenant Feng Guo is the 'bottom line' and will always be passed down. In this way, the royal clan will really snowball. There are millions of clans in the Ming Dynasty. Maybe it can be easily achieved in just six or seven generations. This clan

His salary can bring down the court.

After all, the privileges of the clan are too great and the preferential treatment is too great.

Not only Zhu Xiongying was saying this, Zhu Biao also felt that the favor to the clan was a bit too much.

In today's Ming Dynasty, Zhu Biao and Zhu Xiongying dare to argue with Lao Zhu and occasionally go against some of Lao Zhu's wishes.

Although Lao Zhu kept a straight face, he kept saying that there was nothing wrong with treating his descendants favorably. However, he did not let up for the time being. His legitimate son and grandson were his darlings, but he couldn't really ignore the other descendants.

Lao Zhu remembered it and made an excuse, "Ying'er, let's talk about Lan Yu. We agreed to what you said. If he still has no heirs in the future, we allow him to bring back an heir. But we said

Well, I can’t be your eleventh uncle’s legitimate son.”

Zhu Biao also laughed and said, "Father, don't worry, my sons and ministers will also keep an eye on me. It must be the eleventh brother's bloodline."

"We originally wanted to make him Duke of Liang, but now let's change it to Duke of Liang." Lao Zhu looked at Zhu Xiongying and said, "Go and beat him up. If your father is inconvenient to say it, you go and say it."

Seeing Zhu Xiongying nodding, Lao Zhu looked at Zhu Biao and said, "When Lan Yu returns to Beijing, we should show our faces in the court and start moving the capital. Biao'er, make a list for us, what you want to use

If the people stay, we can send them to Peking to build the capital."

Once Lao Zhu officially orders the capital to be moved, it will be time to change the dynasty!

Zhu Xiongying has no choice. Even if he says some things now, Lao Zhu may just think about it. It is unrealistic to want to change Lao Zhu's mind immediately, especially for some major matters. Lao Zhu has his own understanding and

judge.

If Zhu Xiongying wants to do something, he still needs to provide convincing evidence or more proof of his ability. Some things can't be done by being messy, and you can't change Lao Zhu's opinion by acting coquettishly.

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