Facing his father who refused to help him, Zhu Zhanhe surrendered decisively.
Xu Xianzhong has another younger brother under his command, giving him an absolute advantage in numbers. Xu Xianzhong's next target is Xu Qin's son Xu Xianzong.
This is the one that makes the little guy the most angry. What is it?
He also deserves to be called by the same name as my uncle!
Xu Xianzhong took three pigs and surrounded Xu Xianzong. This time he did not accept his younger brother, but asked him to change his name. If he does not change his name, we will not be finished.
Xu Xianzong is unjust. I am obviously older than you and I used it first. You have to be reasonable.
In fact, Xu Xianzhong is still unreasonable, "I, my name was given by His Majesty, do you dare to say that His Majesty is at fault? You are deceiving the emperor!"
After saying that, Xu Xianzhong shouted to both sides, "Go ahead, take down this thief who deceives the emperor!"
Good guy, this voice is a true inheritance from his father.
Then Xu Xianzhong let out a cry and took the lead to rush forward. The remaining three also took action. They surrounded Xu Xianzong in a daze, grabbed his collar, and went to Zhu Di for comment.
Facing the confident Xu Xianzhong, Zhu Di had a headache for the first time.
This boy's name was chosen by him. Although it didn't have the same name, it was similar to Xu Xianzong and was really inappropriate. But the problem was that he couldn't go back on his word.
It is obviously inappropriate to ask Xu Xianzong to change his name.
"It's really hard for me now, what do you think we can do?" Zhu Di glanced sideways at Xu Jingchang.
I found that Xu Jingchang lowered his head and showed no intention of solving problems.
It's not Zhu Di's fault for this. He insisted on naming his children and didn't know how to think more about it, so the names of brothers of the same clan were similar. The Xu family is not like the Zhu family. They don't know how to name dozens of sons, so they have to choose some.
Words with similar pronunciation... Xu Jingchang had no choice anyway.
Zhu Di had to turn his head and look at Queen Xu, and found that Queen Xu also had an ugly face.
The majestic emperor of tomorrow actually stumped a little baby.
This is so ironic.
"Stop looking at it, tell me quickly, what should we do?" Zhu Di vented his anger on his three sons, and the three brothers who were scolded looked at each other.
In the end, Zhu Gaosui got smart.
"Father, do you think this will work? My eldest nephew was granted the title of Marquis of Wuyang when he was born. Why don't I change it to the title of Marquis of Zhongwu, and give me a gold medal with a big word "loyalty" engraved on it for my eldest nephew?
To show the distinction, what do you think, Father?"
When Zhu Di heard this, he thought it was a bit interesting.
Zhu Di leaned over and looked at Xu Xianzhong, "How about I give you a large gold medal, do you think it's okay?"
Xu Xianzhong rolled his eyes and gestured with his hands, "I want a big one, this big!"
Zhu Di laughed loudly and reached out to poke Xu Xianzhong on the forehead, "Good boy, you dare to blackmail me. Okay, I will listen to you."
Xu Xianzhong was victorious. Not only did he recruit several younger brothers, he also made a fortune, and he was immediately satisfied.
He sat on the children's table, staring at the only exception, King Zhao's son Zhu Zhan'an, his eyes kept moving... As for Zhu Zhanji, he couldn't beat him yet, so he didn't need to consider it.
But wait until next year, I will make you look good!
Xu Xianzhong's glare made Zhu Zhanan so flustered that he took the initiative to recognize his eldest brother before finishing his meal.
Among the four grandsons under his command, Xu Xianzhong instantly became the king of children.
The fighting skills of the brats were all seen in the eyes of adults. Whether it was Xu Jingchang, Zhu Di or Queen Xu, they all found it funny and didn't take it seriously.
But Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui drank a few glasses of wine and suddenly blinked his eyes and burst into tears.
"Father, mother, queen, the child is so scared!"
Zhu Di looked at him and snorted: "Our two families are getting together to drink and talk happily, but you want to cause trouble. What do you mean?"
Zhu Gaosui hurriedly said: "Father, it was just when I saw the Zhu and Xu families together that I suddenly thought that people are multiplying and there are more and more children and grandchildren. When children get together, there will inevitably be some fights. It was okay when I was young, but when I grow up,
Now, if the children also start fighting, doesn’t it hurt the harmony?”
Zhu Di pondered slightly, facing this situation, he was most helpless... In fact, needless to say the Zhu and Xu families, the Zhu family had already been here once!
Zhu Yuanzhang gave birth to more than 20 children, enfeoffed various places, and guarded the world. He had a good idea. However, when Zhu Yunwen succeeded to the throne, he saw the discomfort of his uncles and wanted to cut down the vassal vassal, leading to the Jingnan War.
There are some things that just can't be helped.
At this time, Queen Xu also sighed and turned to look at Zhu Di, "Your Majesty, you might as well say something." She paused, looked at Xu Jingchang, and then at Xu Qin.
"In the battle of Jingnan, the Xu family almost lost all hope. When I think about extending my life... my heart feels like a knife stabbing me. The third child is right, people multiply and have many descendants. This is a good thing.
But if there is no proper arrangement, the king and his ministers, brothers, brothers and sisters, will kill each other, and the relatives will suffer and the enemies will be happy. After all, there is no way!"
Only Empress Xu can say this, and she must say it.
The three brothers of the Zhu family have long had signs of seizing the heir. Although it has been resolved now, it may not break out again as time goes by... and the next generation must have a proper way.
Also, although the clan reform has taken a crucial step, there are still too many follow-up matters that need to be dealt with.
"Hey, in that case, we might as well discuss it carefully... Look, how should the royal family be properly arranged?" Zhu Di looked around.
Huge pressure fell on everyone, and the one who bore the brunt was Prince Zhu Gaochi.
"Father, if I must say it, I think the disadvantage of dividing the clan is to divide the world, weaken the clan, cause suspicion between brothers, and lead to endless troubles."
Zhu Gaochi's words exposed the shortcomings of the enfeoffment system.
People often say that there is a difference between legitimate concubines and concubines, but in fact, what is more useful is the distinction between big and small... Take Zhu Di as an example. He was born to Empress Ma and the legitimate son of Zhu Yuanzhang.
But after Zhu Yunwen inherited the throne, he became the Xiaozong, and there was no essential difference from the concubine King Zhu Quan of Ning, Zhu Chun, King of Shu, and Zhu Gui, the acting king.
Therefore, it is completely foolish to insist on the superiority and inferiority of concubines.
Except for the son who can inherit the family status, the other brothers are from the Xiaozong. On the contrary, Zhu Yunwen is the eldest son of Zhu Biaoshu, but after he ascended the throne, his lineage became the Dazong.
It was difficult for Zhu Di to succeed in the imperial court. In the patriarchal system, the small sect merged with the large sect. Based on this, the Taoist emperor Zhu Houcong elevated Zhu Di from his beloved Taizong to Chengzu.
Zhu Gaochi said that the shortcomings of the enfeoffment system were that the emperor's lineage as a large clan should control the world. However, if the enfeoffment continued from generation to generation, each generation would have to take some of the property from the clan. Over time, the clan would weaken, shake the imperial power, and weaken the empire.
Fan's proposal came naturally.
Zhu Gaochi's words seemed to touch Zhu Gaoxu, and he suddenly said: "Father, the eldest brother has said what he meant, and I also want to add a few words... When a kid is doing business, he is holding money in his hands, and the most taboo thing for a kid is to split money.
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Oh my God, Mr. Zhu actually agrees with Mr. Zhu!
Zhu Gaoxu continued to talk eloquently, "To accomplish something, you must invest enough money... If the child's inheritance is divided among several sons, it will be fine if they can work together, but if brothers fight among themselves, they will inevitably fight against each other.
Constraints, fighting among each other, and wasting wealth will only accomplish nothing."
Hearing what Zhu Gaoxu said, Queen Xu was deeply moved, "Second brother, it's really not easy, it's rare, it's too rare."
Zhu Di nodded with the same emotion, "Second brother, you can draw inferences from one instance and draw inferences and understand the difficulties of running a country. My father is very happy. I am really happy!"
Zhu Di said with emotion: "We are all a family. We can speak freely and speak our minds. We will definitely reach a conclusion through discussion on what to do about this matter."
Zhu Di was very pleased. He first asked Zhu Gaochi, "Boss, please tell me."
Zhu Gaochi pondered and said: "Father, the second brother said, business cannot disperse property, put it on the feudal clan, nor can it weaken the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Di nodded, but then said: "You are right, but how can we not weaken the Ming Dynasty and still divide the clans?"
"Of course it's a matter of entrustment and going overseas."
Xu Qin, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke. He had traveled around overseas and had a lot of feelings. When he said it now, it was clear and logical.
"Your Majesty, I want to tell you that the enfeoffment of the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties was all about enfeoffing the clan outside and protecting the main clan... In this way, the three dynasties' kingdoms were far longer than 300 years. At that time, the emperor's clan was not afraid of
It was hard work, overcoming thorns and thorns, pioneering the wilderness, and fighting bravely against the barbarians. It doesn’t seem to make sense that all future generations of clans could only stay in the country and enjoy their achievements.”
Xu Qin continued: "What I have seen and heard overseas is that although overseas is not as wealthy as the Ming Dynasty, there are still some quite prosperous places. Wouldn't it be beautiful if they could be entrusted to the clan to protect the Ming Dynasty? And from what I see, these places
There’s another benefit.”
"What's the benefit?" Zhu Di asked curiously.
"Your Majesty, although these places are rich, they have a limited population and are far away from each other. If the clans are divided up there, we will never worry that they will rebel and seize a large part of the country!"
Zhu Di took a deep breath to prevent small sects from merging with large ones!
In this way, not only can the clans be divided, but there will never be a second peace battle...
"Well said, well said!" Zhu Di said happily: "We had a great chat today, Xu Jingchang, can you also tell me whether this can be done?"
