"Trespassing, trespassing, this is a great disrespect to Emperor Taizu——"
After Sun Kewang established the so-called Great Dian Kingdom, several nearby small countries did not say anything. When the news spread to Yunnan, it caused an uproar.
The entire Yunnan officialdom was filled with indignation. The civil servants who originally wanted peace now felt like they were longing for war.
After imitating the cabinet, forget about the six ministries, and the reign title actually bears the name of Emperor Taizu. To the Confucian scholars who admire the central empire, this is no less than a son riding on his father's face to shit.
For a time, there was an endless stream of memorials to the cabinet, and the inn station almost broke its legs.
The news was quickly conveyed to Beijing. At this time, the north had become a snow country, with heavy snow accumulation, and it actually felt like a storm.
There were many houses in the capital that were in disrepair and hundreds of them collapsed and damaged. Many people were left homeless, freezing and hungry.
The capital city, as the most virtuous place in the world at the feet of the emperor, naturally cannot tolerate this.
Shuntian Prefecture hurriedly arranged to build houses, sent charcoal, and cooked hot rice porridge to save the lives of this wave of victims.
However, the eleven-year-old prince, Zhu Cunqu, was entrusted by the emperor to bring a large amount of firewood, rice, oil, salt, clothing and furniture to distribute to the victims.
For a time, it won a lot of applause and praise in the entire capital.
The entire cabinet was extremely satisfied.
The emperor is building up prestige for the prince. This is a good thing to stabilize the country, and it is naturally worthy of approval.
Zhu Cunqu walked carefully on the dirt with the support of the eunuch. This was another of his condolences.
Although it was only superficial, he was extremely serious, his face was tense, and there was a lot of mud stuck to his trousers.
The female officer on the side shivered in distress: "Master, you can't be so ignorant. It's freezing in this weather?"
"Aunt, it's okay." Zhu Cunqu got on the carriage and said excitedly: "The outside world is very interesting, even more fun than the palace."
"Young Master——" The female officer laughed angrily and hurriedly changed his clothes herself. In an instant, he was neatly dressed again. The warm woolen clothes made him bulging, and his face was rosy, making him look particularly good-looking.
"Auntie, can we go to the royal brother's house?"
Several times he wanted to open the curtains and peek at the scenery outside the car, but was stopped by the female officer because she was worried about the wind. Zhu Cunqu suddenly felt bored.
At this time, he suddenly thought of Qin King Zhu Cunming who left the palace and entered the palace.
Regarding the once threatening eldest son of the emperor, the female official's expression changed slightly, but she said calmly: "Master, we have to go back to the palace. Your Majesty is waiting for us in Kunning Palace."
"It's cold outside. It's not too late to go play after a while."
Zhu Cunqu heard the perfunctory, but he had no choice. The underage prince was no different from an ordinary prince, and he could not exceed the rules in the slightest.
Even, being located in the East Palace, he was subject to more surveillance and control.
After returning to the Forbidden City, Zhu Cunqu returned to Kunning Palace to greet the queen.
Sun Xueniang was very precious to her son. She looked around and thought that he was absolutely safe under the protection of everyone, but she had to check it herself before she could feel at ease.
"The prince performed very well today." Sun Xueniang smiled, her eyes narrowed to a slit, and she touched his head: "I will continue to do so in the future."
Zhu Cunqu nodded with satisfaction.
On the side, the second princess wearing a yellow and white sheep's coat, nicknamed Zhinu, was concentrating on licking the candied haws, showing no princess etiquette.
"Brother, keep it up." My sister, who is one year older, said in a pretentious manner.
"Sister, where did you get the candied haws on a stick?" Zhu Cunqu swallowed his saliva and asked enviously.
"Father sent it as a gift," the second princess said casually.
"Bring one to the prince." The queen said one after another, and the maids dared to take action.
Soon, Zhu Cunqu also fell into this kind of folk delicacy and couldn't extricate himself. Only at this time did he show a trace of childishness.
After installing the earth dragon, the door of Wenyuan Pavilion was closed tightly, and the thick curtain divided the inside and outside of the house into two worlds.
Zhao Shu, the chief assistant, is fifty-eight years old and in good spirits, but his temples are slightly frosted, which tells the story of his difficulties.
The emperor was the captain of the Ming Dynasty, and the chief minister of the cabinet was the person at the helm. He not only had to have a long-term vision, but also handled state affairs carefully.
Compared with the prime ministers of the Tang and Song Dynasties, the chief ministers of the Ming Dynasty worked harder. They not only had to deal with the six ministers and cabinet colleagues, but also had to deal with the emperor and the chief ceremonial supervisor, which was physically and mentally exhausted.
"Crash -" Suddenly, the door curtain was opened, and a gust of cold wind passed through, making Zhao Shu couldn't help but shiver. He hurriedly put on his coat, feeling helpless.
If you wear it, you will be hot, if you don't wear it, the occasional cold wind will bite you.
Lu Daqi arrived in a hurry, holding a stack of memorials in his hand: "Kui Shou, Yunnan Province, Shangshu, requests the imperial court to send troops to Burma -"
"Oh?" Zhao Shu put on his reading glasses, which were given to him by the emperor, showing the emperor's favor.
Lu Daqi looked at it with a hint of envy in his eyes.
Why doesn't he want to have such a pair of glasses?
Zhao Shu looked carefully. It took him a full quarter of an hour before he put it down and put his hand on his palm, his face calm as usual.
Sun Kewang fled to Myanmar and became king. This is definitely a jaw-dropping event, but after all, it is a foreign land.
"Rianruo, what do you think?"
Seeing that the question was directed at him, Lu Daqi shook his head without thinking and said: "Sending troops is impossible."
"The imperial court uses troops in the northwest, spending millions every month. The southwest border area is far away in Myanmar. It is a smog-stricken land filled with insects and snakes. I am afraid that out of the 100,000 troops, 90,000 will fall on the road."
"However, we can let Yunnan give it a try. Be polite first and then fight. If he doesn't listen, then let's settle the score later!"
Zhao Shu's eyes never moved from Lu Daqi's body.
"Having said that, after all, it involves Grand Ancestor. The cabinet cannot make a decision lightly, and must respectfully request the Holy See."
Zhao Shu made concluding remarks.
Subsequently, in the voting process, the cabinet gave two options:
The conservative ones scolded them and ordered them to correct themselves. After threatening them, the court waited for further action.
The radical ones are also polite before sending troops, but the scale of the troops they choose is limited to Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, with a limit of 20,000 troops sent out to teach a lesson.
But the time is at the end of next year, or the year after tomorrow.
Zhu Yixi looked at the two tickets and fell into deep thought.
"Why is Sun Kewang's vitality so tenacious?"
"It has been six years. He has been planning for so long in Myanmar before heading south. He is indeed an ambitious man."
However, it is not realistic to go to Myanmar to fight.
The terror of Savage Mountain destroyed an unknown number of expeditionary troops.
Moreover, there are still many chieftains in Yunnan Province who have not returned to their native land, so it is really beyond the reach of Burma.
"That's all."
Zhu Yixi shook his head and smiled: "Let's give Sun Kewang a chance!"
"As long as he is willing to become a vassal, just like what happened in Korea, and there is an extra loyal vassal state, why don't I have such a big heart?"
In a sense, Sun Kewang has done another good deed by expanding the living space of the Han people and spreading Chinese culture.
Travelers are more discerning than these natives.
Moreover, unless a foothold is secured in places such as the Malay Peninsula, such as Singapore, the expedition to Myanmar can only be a pipe dream.
"Your Majesty, the prince is here——"
At this time, seeing the emperor stretching, Liu Afu on the side quickly handed him a cup of warm tea.
The earth dragon in the study was burning hot, and hot tea did not taste as good as lukewarm tea. The emperor drank it slurpingly, feeling very happy.
"Oh? Let him in."
Zhu Yixi nodded.
Soon, the prince, with some snowflakes on his head and shoulders, stepped into the palace with nimble steps:
"My son pays my respects to my father."
"Get up!"
The emperor looked at the dirty snow on the prince's clothes and the way he was wet by the snow. The battle in his heart was more expressed, but he was still quite satisfied.
From this aspect, performing seriously is also a good habit.
"What do you gain from going to comfort the victims today?"
At this time, the emperor became like his father, and he couldn't help but become more considerate.
"My son just feels that the people are very pitiful. They need money to eat and drink, and money to keep warm. They have to run around every day for food and clothing. Now they have to suffer natural disasters. It is really pitiful..."
Zhu Cunqu said seriously with a straight face.
"Yes, you have such knowledge now, which is enough."
The emperor praised it and then added: "For the people, the government is their last resort."
"When encountering a disaster, they first think about their relatives and friends, then their clan, and finally they have no choice but to turn to the government. If the court turns a blind eye, the consequences will be disastrous—"
"As a king, you must always have a benevolent heart and implement benevolent policies."
Having said this, Zhu Yixi suddenly asked again: "Do you know who your benevolence is directed towards?"
Zhu Cunqu was stunned for a moment, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "People."
"What are the common people?" The emperor continued to ask: "Ordinary farmers are common people, landless tenants are also common people, and ordinary people who work hard in the market are also common people."
"Similarly, those scholars are common people, and the landlords and gentry with their vast buildings and vast fields are also common people."
"Who do you mean by the people?"
Such a profound question confused Zhu Cunqu.
The emperor got off the desk and said calmly: "The king is the boat, and the people are the water. The water can carry the boat, and it can also overturn it. We need to find out, who are these people?"
As he spoke, he stared at his son, his future successor, and asked in a deep and decisive voice:
"Do you know who has the most civilians or landlords in the world?"
"Back to my father, there should be the majority of civilians. There are always more poor people than rich people in this world..."
"That's right." The emperor nodded and said, "So, the people in the books and the people according to Confucius and Mencius refer to these common people."
"All governance should be based on them and their interests as the focus. It cannot be biased, otherwise it will easily cause big troubles."
With that said, the emperor sighed and left the prince: "In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen, Emperor Sizong was overthrown by water."
"From the Liao rates in the last years of Wanli to the last three rates, a large number of people were crushed to death, which led to the rampage of bandits and soldiers into Beijing, and the country was destroyed..."
Zhu Cunqu's face was full of shock. He continued to absorb the emperor's words. The stimulation of the words in a short period of time was enough to create an indelible impression on him.
"Go back! Don't catch a cold."
Asking him to go back and absorb it, Zhu Yixi felt that she still had more to say.
At this time, he opened the window, and it was full of wind and snow outside.
It can be said that there is no feeling in the house yet. Once it is opened at this time, there will be a howling wind.
"It's a snowstorm!"
The whiteness all over the ground made the cold wind choke him, making him unable to breathe for a while.
"Let's go for a walk."
Zhu Yixi suddenly became interested, but when he arrived at the door, the cold wind coming from his collar immediately stopped him.
"That's all."
He would rather get angry in the study than suffer the torment of ice and snow.
The next day, issues related to Burma were publicized in the court, and everyone talked about it in a tone of surprise and incomprehensibleness.
The rebel king in the country suddenly went to establish a foreign vassal state. Is there anything more ridiculous in the world than this?
Soon, the cabinet suppressed the spread of the incident.
Just because of another thing, it attracted the attention of all readers.
The imperial court is preparing to revise history.
What we are repairing this time is the three hundred years of history from Hongwu to Chongzhen 19th. The political content is enough to shock everyone.
This is no less than a shocking earthquake.
You must know that in the early years of Shaowu, civil servants in the court constantly proposed to revise history, so as to make things clear.
After ruling the world for ten years, the imperial court only thought of compiling history. This was obviously extremely late, and it shocked many people.
Throughout the history of Chinese dynasties, it has been popular for later dynasties to revise the history of previous dynasties, so that a tradition has been formed.
There are only two most important reasons for this:
One is to establish the legal and orthodox status of the previous dynasty, because only by establishing the legal and orthodox status of the previous dynasty can we establish our own legal and orthodox status.
It is very simple, like Zhu Yuanzhang, even if the Yuan Dynasty starved his family to death, in order to rule, he had to hold his nose and admit the Yuan Dynasty instead of going back to the Song Dynasty.
Without him, if we trace it back to the Song Dynasty, Yunnan, Guizhou, Gansu, Ningxia, Youyun, and Liaodong will not belong to the Ming Dynasty.
Such a loss is too great.
Second, beautify the rationality of his own rule.
After establishing the rationality of the previous dynasty, why would you replace him since the previous dynasty was reasonable?
Then this issue must be explained by history books.
For example, how did the previous dynasty end up making people angry, how did the upright officials of the previous dynasty end miserably, and how did the common people live in dire straits.
Foolish kings and traitorous ministers will always appear one after another.
In this way, it shows that the previous dynasty was originally orthodox, but was eventually abandoned by heaven and the people, and it was only reasonable and legal to replace it by oneself.
A typical example is the theory of replacement of the five elements.
For the Shaowu court, the most important thing to write must be the Chongzhen Dynasty.
Unlike the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which was all about smearing, the Shaowu Dynasty had to use exquisite writing to convey the whole world to the hands of Emperor Shaowu.
Naturally, it is a mixed blessing.
To put it simply, although the destiny of heaven has declined, the way of heaven still favors the Ming Dynasty, so the Ming Dynasty will not be cut off and will be revived again.
Therefore, the three dynasties, Wanli, Tianqi, and Chongzhen, were responsible for the demise of the Ming Dynasty.
(End of chapter)
