Sitting in the corner, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, and Zhu Di saw Zhu Biao talking and laughing with the serious civil servants, old-fashioned, and evil generals with ease.
There was a look of envy on their faces.
"Brother is so awesome!" Zhu Di's little face was filled with admiration.
"That is!"
"Our eldest brother will be the emperor in the future, how can he not be awesome?"
"I don't know how powerful our dad is now!" Zhu Fan, the third child, said to Yourong.
"So second brother, what are we going to do in the future?" Zhu Fan asked curiously.
"Of course I will be a general and fight bad guys for my elder brother!"
"When the time comes, I will be the commander-in-chief, and you two will be my lieutenants. Let's fight the Mongolian Tatars together!" Zhu Xi said with a matter-of-fact expression.
"Why are you the commander-in-chief? During training, I beat you until you cried for father and mother!" Zhu Fan looked unhappy, obviously not convinced by this second brother.
"Humph, I was leaving it to you! Stupid brother...!" Zhu Ping looked unhappy at being refuted.
"Fourth brother, who do you think will be the coach among us?" Zhu Xi suddenly turned his head and asked Zhu Di.
"Anyone can do it!"
"I listen to my two brothers!" Zhu Di said with a smile, while not forgetting to secretly stuff the demon tiger meat into his mouth.
This is good stuff. He has already felt it. After eating it, his whole body feels warm and he feels that his strength has increased a lot.
As for the coach….
What is that thing? Does it smell like tiger meat?
Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting on a high platform in the distance. He glanced at his three stupid sons in the corner, and soon his eyes fell on Zhu Biao, and a smile appeared on his lips involuntarily.
If Zhu Biao didn't like martial arts and was just a nerd who knew how to read, he would not let Zhu Biao mix with military generals and civil servants like this.
He would let Zhu Biao sit quietly in a high position and maintain the prince's majesty as much as possible.
Even in the future, he wouldn't mind, like what he saw in the history of the late Ming Dynasty, killing a group of happy ministers to increase the prince's power.
But now, since the prince is both civil and military, he doesn't mind letting the prince be closer to the courtiers, because such a prince will not be too majestic and can build a good relationship with the courtiers.
As for the prince’s friendship with ministers to rebel against him?
Zhu Yuanzhang said that was great.
If Zhu Biao dared to do this, he would definitely jump up from the throne with excitement.
After all, if a prince dares to rebel against his father like Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, it means that he is a ambitious prince with great talents and strategies in his heart!
Of course, he is not Li Yuan, so it is impossible for the prince's rebellion to succeed.
He will take the prince back to the East Palace and give him a severe beating.
Let him understand that you are too young now. If you want to rebel against your father, you should study for two more years and come back when I am too old to walk!
After fantasizing for a while about grabbing his son and spanking him, Zhu Yuanzhang felt inexplicably happy.
He looked up and saw that everyone had almost eaten, and couldn't help but stand up again.
Today's big drama has just begun, and what comes next is the highlight.
"Everyone!" Zhu Yuanzhang said.
The bustling banquet scene suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at Zhu Yuanzhang.
"We have decided on the knighthood!"
As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang opened his mouth, the hearts of most people present jumped suddenly. After all, not everyone had enough military exploits like Xu Da and Feng Sheng to sit firmly on the Diaoyutai.
"This time we will create a total of six dukes, twenty-eight marquises, and one earl."
Zhu Yuanzhang's words were not surprising, and many people's eyelids jumped at his words.
When Zhu Yuanzhang said this, he suddenly raised his head and looked at Xu Da: "Tiande, we want to praise you specially this time. You are not among these princes. We are going to make you king, the first prince since the founding of the Ming Dynasty."
When Xu Da heard this, his heart suddenly shook.
He knelt on the ground with a pop.
"Your Majesty, no!"
"I feel ashamed of myself!" Xu Da panicked.
He was really panicked. The title he wanted in his heart was just a duke, or even the second or third best.
But now Zhu Yuanzhang has pushed him to the forefront with just one sentence.
To be honest, he really doesn't want to be crowned king.
This is the king of the opposite sex who founded the Ming Dynasty. How many kings of the opposite sex have had a good ending since ancient times?
Even though Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biaoxiong probably didn't care about the Xu family, would the subsequent emperors not care?
Will my descendants be as cautious and law-abiding as myself?
This prince is like a time bomb that will explode at any time. He does not want his future descendants to be wiped out.
"You can afford it!"
"As the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition, you pacified the north for us and wiped out the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun. You brought down most of the Ming Dynasty for us. We are not ungrateful people. You, Prince, are safe and sound.
Just sit down!”
Having said this, Zhu Yuanzhang stood up directly, glanced at the many generals present, and his expression became serious: "You all know that although Bei Yuan has been destroyed, our world is in the midst of spiritual recovery, and the world is still in trouble.
, we will encounter more and stronger enemies in the future, and there are still many big and tough battles to fight."
"In the future, as long as the contribution of our brothers is great enough, we will not be stingy about the title of king."
Obviously not all of the famous generals below are as stubborn as Xu Da. Everyone was a little excited when they heard that he was crowned king and that there was Xu Da's example.
"but……!"
Before they could finish their excitement, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly spoke again: "No matter whether you are a king, a duke or a marquis, they are not hereditary!"
"In the future, including our own sons, those who want to be crowned must perform meritorious service. Whether they are kings, dukes, or marquises, we will have detailed merit specifications. Those who meet the standards can be crowned, and those who do not meet the standards will be reduced to one level.
Until it’s all gone.”
"This...!" Everyone's hearts suddenly went cold when they heard this.
It turns out that we don’t live together with our country!
Of course, I am just a little disappointed. After all, the Ming Dynasty has just been established, and all systems are not finalized. Everyone present is a vested interest group in this country. Although this interest has not reached the expected specifications, it has not reached the level of dissatisfaction.
.
Besides, His Majesty made it clear that it is not that he will not be granted the title of nobility, but only for meritorious service.
Everyone is awarded titles based on their meritorious service. As the saying goes, I am a hero and my son is a good man. If I can make meritorious service, why can’t my son?
Didn’t you see that His Majesty didn’t even grant titles to several of his sons?
"It's okay, it's okay!" Only Xu Da showed an expression of relief on his face.
In this short quarter of an hour, half of his back was wet, and his heart was like riding a roller coaster, sometimes in the clouds, sometimes on the ground, until he finally calmed down a little.
It's just that he is a king, not hereditary, so the problem is not too big.
Under the leadership of Zhu Yuanzhang, a talented emperor, and Zhu Biao, a prince who had begun to show his prominence, he felt that he could still grasp it.
At worst, he would let his son hide his clumsiness and be reduced from king to duke. Wouldn't this be perfect?
