Zhu Biao nodded casually and asked them to get up without ceremony, but he did not offer seats to them. If they were the only ones here, it would be okay to offer them seats. There were not such big rules around him in the Wenhua Palace.
However, since the Minister of Rites has already sat down, it is difficult both emotionally and rationally to allow his subordinate officials to sit down as well. The dignity of being an official still needs to be maintained.
The reason why the prince can be approachable is because no one will ignore his supreme and noble status because of his friendliness. But officials don't need to. In theory, they are of the same rank and are just ministers. If no distinction is made in some places.
, and how to stimulate them to climb up?
His eyes fell on the thick paper on the case. The first chapter of the ancestral precepts still read Lao Zhu's warning, "For many years since I started the army, I have been personally responsible for the common affairs of the world, and I have experienced everything, good and evil, true and false. Among them, I have been treacherous and cunning.
For those whose crimes are serious and unmistakable, special punishments are imposed in addition to the law, in order to make people aware of their fears and not dare to break the law easily. However, this special privilege is used to deal with the evil and stubborn in a short time, which is not the usual method used by a conservative king.
"
He asked future generations to "abide by the laws and edicts, and do not use punishments such as tattooing, thorns, and castration, so as not to inadvertently injure good people if they are improperly administered."
This is naturally no problem. To be honest, although the laws of the Ming Dynasty have been generally perfected, many things are still decided according to the emperor's whims, rather than relying on the laws established. Whether it is lenient or strict is dictated by the dictatorship of the Sacred Heart.
Excessive leniency to military heroes and torture to corrupt officials are also unavoidable problems in a society governed by imperial rule. The conflict between the rule of man and the rule of law is almost everywhere.
Zhu Biao has no intention of revising this part, but he is pessimistic about whether this admonition can really be followed by his children and grandchildren. However, it would be good to abolish punishments such as tattooing and thorns from the official law, and the left and right still retain the waist-cutting as a deterrent.
.
Zhu Biao raised his head and glanced at the Minister of Rites and said: "I will write a letter to inform my father about this matter. I love you, and you can also report it to your Majesty through the General Affairs Envoy. But today, you should abide by my order. Your Majesty."
Do you think so?"
The Minister of Rites hurriedly stood up and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been instructed to supervise the administration of the country, and the ministers should abide by the king's orders."
Zhu Biao nodded with satisfaction and said: "The so-called being strict with oneself and being lenient with others is true for individuals, and it is also true for families. If the emperor's relatives commit crimes, they will be lenient, and if the common people and subjects commit crimes, they will be strict. How can we serve the world?
"
"If a relative of the emperor commits a major crime of treason, he shall be punished with capital punishment. For other crimes, if they do not result in human life, the clan's government will be disciplined and punished. If they harm a person's life, the clan's three legal divisions will be ordered to try it together and pronounce the sentence in accordance with the law."
, must not bend the law for personal gain.”
The officials below agreed in unison, and an official from the Hanlin Academy asked for instructions: "Your Majesty, there are too many homes for the emperor's relatives originally designated. Can we reduce the number?"
Zhu Biao turned to the back and thought for a moment and said: "The concubine's family, the Guo family, the Xu family, the Tang family, and the Mu family are all exempted. Only the queen's family, the crown prince's family, the princess's family, and the consort's family are kept as the homes of relatives of the Ming Emperor.
."
Although changes have been made, it is inevitable that the family of royal relatives will be more tolerant. Zhu Biao naturally wants to restrict it. The more privileged classes there are, the more conflicts will inevitably arise.
If we follow Lao Zhu's idea, there are too many relatives of the emperor. This is because the second brother and the others have not yet married and taken concubines. After they have spread their branches, the young princes and county princes will also grow up and marry, and the emperor of the Ming Dynasty will marry.
There are too many relatives.
After the people below took notes, Zhu Biao added: "Is there any land in the world that is not the land of the king? Under the light of the sun and moon, all the barbarian countries are the concubines of my great Ming ministers. How can there be any country that is not conquered?"
The officials of the Hanlin Academy agreed with their faces, but an official from the Ministry of Rites came out and said: "The barbarians in the four directions are all isolated in a corner, separated by mountains and seas. The land they obtain is not enough to provide supplies, and the people they obtain are not enough to make orders.
Your Majesty has decreed that the country should not be conquered because it is for fear that future generations will rely on the wealth and strength of the Ming Dynasty, be greedy for temporary military exploits, raise armies for no reason, and harm the country. I would like to ask Your Highness to be careful."
Zhu Biao didn't argue with him, just looked at him quietly. After a few puffs, the official bowed and retreated. It was like there were many things in this record that they were not satisfied with, but it was not compiled like this under the will of Lao Zhu.
Well, to them, what difference can there be between the emperor and the prince?
In this setting of a country without conquests, although Lao Zhu abandoned Goryeo and Japan because of Zhu Biao, there are still large and small Ryukyu Kingdoms, Annan Kingdom, Chenla Kingdom, Siam Kingdom, Champa Kingdom, and Sumatra, Java, etc.
In Zhu Biao's future, these countries will all be important supply and trade ports.
Then I read through it, and it was Zhu Yuanzhang's advice to his successors. He advised his children and grandchildren not to relax their vigilance even after they became emperors. During the day, watch people's movements, and at night, the patrols were strict. The traitors were not allowed to enter. All common security equipment, clothes and armor,
He never leaves the left or right; he even selects a few good horses, trains them to be able to walk quickly, and often feeds them at the palace gate...
It seems that in history, Zhu Yunwen still listened to his grandfather's teachings. No wonder he was able to escape at the critical moment, making Zhu Di sleepless and uneasy after he ascended the throne.
A deceased emperor and an emperor who escaped and hid are completely different concepts. You must know that the power of orthodoxy can make a comeback at some point, not to mention that Zhu Di is much older than Zhu Yunwen.
.
I have to say that Lao Zhu was very attentive, fearing that his future descendants would not have enough brains. He taught him how to be a Taiping Emperor in all aspects, including sleeping, eating and drinking.
"Whenever I am a police officer at night, I often listen to the noise in the city. Or I go out of the palace and look up at the wind, clouds and stars. If I don't go out, I wait for the sound of the city."
When an emperor lives in the palace, he should get up early and go to bed late, drink less wine, eat at the right time, and not be too full in the afternoon. When traveling abroad, he should be informal."
Zhu Biao did not make any major changes in the following major chapters such as observing the rules, being strict about sacrifices, being careful about coming and going, being careful about state affairs, and etiquette. If the children and grandchildren can really be completely obedient, that would be really good.
In the etiquette part, there are the characters of the East Palace and the prince's descendants. Zhu's instructions are still "Yun Wen follows the instructions of the ancestors, the Qinwu Dajun wins, the road is auspicious, the teacher is good and makes good use of it."
Yang'er Liang'er has not yet been given a name. It seems that the birth of the twins has disrupted the Zhu Xiongying that Lao Zhu originally thought of. But it is not necessarily true. After all, they are twins. Maybe it is because this Lao Zhu will make his eldest grandson jump.
The current word order appears.
Zhu Biao didn't care about this, and it didn't matter what he called him. At this point, he had to be a good son. Even if he named his boss Zhu Zaizi, he would still obey his father. Otherwise, he would care about everything, and Lao Zhu would really beat him.
Then came the key point. The officials below all participated in the compilation in person. Now they roughly understood the prince's thoughts. Naturally, they knew that it was time for major changes. But I didn't know whether the Holy Emperor would be angry when he heard about it.
It is still the rule about princes: "If a prince is in a serious condition, he will be sent to the emperor's relatives, or summoned by internal officials, and if there are real evidence, the emperor's relatives and internal officials in Beijing will stay with them for ten days. During the ten days, they will see him five times."
The emperor will then distribute it."
Even if there is a serious crime, the punishment will not be increased; in the most serious case, he will be demoted to a commoner, and in the most light case, he will be punished by coming to court to tell him of his wrongdoing. Or he may be sent to an official to tell him good or bad things so that he can rehabilitate himself. If a minister commits adultery, he will not be allowed to see the emperor.
, who commits crimes privately and meets misfortune, then the emperor will be a coward...
Any official who is a magistrate will be executed if he reports that the king has committed a minor offense and alienates his relatives. Anyone who hears that the king has a serious reason, but there is no real evidence to prove it, will be guilty of the same crime."
Any common people who dare to criticize the king's details and show off his stubbornness will be beheaded."
Zhu Biao circled it and read it again and said: "All the above have been changed. Since the prince of the clan is so precious, if anyone dares to frame him if he abides by his duties, the king will make his own decision at that time."
"promise."
After that, the Zhu Biao did not change the internal orders, internal officers, military guards, camp repairs, etc., but only slightly circled a few inappropriate places, and then came the job system and supply.
The son of the emperor is a prince, the eldest son of the crown prince is the grandson of the emperor, and the second son and concubine are all granted the title of county prince at the age of ten, and are awarded gold-plated silver books and silver seals.
The prince's legitimate eldest son inherits the title. If the king is thirty years old and the principal concubine has no legitimate son, his concubine will only be the prince of the county. When the king and the principal concubine are fifty years old and there are no legitimate sons, the eldest son of the concubine will be established as the crown prince.
The prince's second son and concubine are all granted the title of county king. The princes and grandsons of Fanjun are awarded the title of general of the country. Their sons are awarded the title of general of the country. Their grandchildren are awarded the title of general of the country. Their great-grandson is awarded the title of general of the country.
Below Sun, he was awarded the title of Lieutenant of Fengguo.
From this we can see how large the royal family will be in the future, and the lowest level will be a dignified Lieutenant of Fengguo. With an annual salary of two hundred dan, it is enough to support servants and enjoy wealth and wealth.