In fact, Zhu Cixiang had already thought about who would be the leader of this mountain country, and he decided to give it to the son of the acting king Zhu Cijiong.
The acting king Zhu Cijiong had great merit - he contained many Qing troops in Datong Prefecture and the big ravines of Luliang Mountain in those years, preventing Dorgon from going south with all his strength, and helped Zhu Cihong spend the most dangerous years!
Later, Zhu Cijiong regained Yulin Town and Ningxia Town, and repelled the Shunzhi Emperor who had personally conquered the emperor. Later, he also recovered Datong Prefecture, and sent troops to Mobei to fight against the Khalkha tribes. In the end, he also won a complete victory.
So during this period of time, when Emperor Zhu asked the ministers to evaluate the twenty heroes who had overcome the difficulties, everyone judged and judged, and the number one hero named was the acting king Zhu Cijiong!
Wu Sanfu, Shi Kefa, Li Yan, Wu Xiang, Zhu Chunchen, Zhu Chunjie, Huang Degong, Gao Jie, Li Ruolian, Yan Yingyuan, Li Yuanyin, Qi Yuanbi, Wu Guoyong, Qin Mingtao, Wang Qi, Hao Yongzhong, Feng Sizhong, Cao Youyi, Shen Tingyang, Yang Zhan, Zeng Ying and others can only be ranked behind Zhu Cijiong, not to mention Wu Sangui, the third minister, and Jiang Yu, the second minister. They are at the bottom of the Twenty-Four Heroes...
The first hero in overcoming difficulties is now in Yingtian Mansion. He came back from Datong Mansion to establish the Luzon Kingdom.
Although the Luzon Kingdom was a "private property" that his biological mother, Queen Zhou Shang, had won for him, to be honest, he didn't care about it.
Because he had already inquired with Zhu Cizhao and knew that Luzon Island, like other hot places in the south, was a place full of diseases and malaria. Although there is abundant rain and plenty of flat land, people in the Central Plains cannot adapt to the humid climate there and are easily infected with diseases. The mortality rate among immigrants is very high, probably over 50%!
In addition, Zhu Cizhao also told Zhu Cijiong that there are many typhoons in Luzon Island, sometimes as many as ten or twenty in a year! And the wind was extremely strong... The strong wind and heavy rain swept through, causing great damage to the crops.
Therefore, although the territory of Luzon Island is not small and the land looks relatively flat, its development is very slow. Before the Spanish occupation, there was not even a decent country on Luzon Island.
Zhu Cijiong, who has been a local leader for a long time, knows that starting a business is difficult and opening up wasteland is not easy, so he doesn't want to jump into the pit of Luzon - this pit is a bottomless pit, and he might lose everything if he really jumps into it.
He came south this time just to "give" the Luzon Kingdom away... Whoever has the ability to be the king of Luzon will be his king. He is not interested in him anyway. It doesn't matter that his son has no place to be king. Anyway, he is already the "richest man" among the kings of the Ming Dynasty, and his family property is enough for his sons to share.
In addition, several of his sons are also relatively promising. Several of his adult sons have been admitted to "prestigious schools" such as Jiangwu Hall, Nanjing University Hall, and Tianjin Taixue Hall. They have no worries about their future.
Today, when Zhu Cixiang held a court meeting in Huangji Hall to discuss military aid to Zhungeer, he was pretending to be a dutiful son in Renshou Palace to trick his father, Emperor Chongzhen!
"Father, I am satisfied with having the Anbei vassal town. I don't want the Luzon Kingdom anymore. Moreover, I have been king in the north for a long time. I am familiar with the Mongolians and adapted to the northern climate. If you really want to get a The vassal state can just go north to grab the territory of the Rakshasa people. Why go south to the hot and humid land?
Besides, I still have so many younger brothers, most of whom have no way out now. Why don’t my father choose one of them to go to Luzon and become the king? "
This is a true filial son!
Emperor Chongzhen heard that he was satisfied, and his face almost burst into laughter.
During this time, business in Luzon had already begun. 18 royal palaces had already invested, claimed 250 square miles (square miles) of land, and began to organize manpower to develop in Luzon. Chongzhen was so jealous, and his concubine Hu was so jealous that she wished she could divide half of Luzon for her own enjoyment. But Empress Zhou Shang stopped Chongzhen and Concubine Hu from interfering, which made Emperor Chongzhen a little depressed.
Unexpectedly, Cijiong, the child, gave in today... This is what a filial son is! I don’t know how much better than that traitor!
Emperor Chongzhen asked: "Cijiong, have you told Ni...your brother about this?"
"I said it..." When Zhu Cijiong said this, a sigh suddenly came from his ears.
This is the Empress Zhou Shang sighing - Cijiong is such an honest child, so different from his brother Cixiang...
"What did Brother Chun say?" Queen Zhou Shang asked hurriedly.
"My brother didn't say anything." Zhu Cijiong replied.
"I didn't say anything..." Emperor Chongzhen was a little nervous.
Zhu Cijiong smiled and said: "Father, if you can recommend a prince to take over the throne of Luzon, then my eldest brother will definitely agree."
That's right. Someone jumped into the pit. What reason did Zhu Cixi have for not letting his brother come out?
"Really?" Emperor Chongzhen thought for a while, "Except for the few of my sons who were born before Jiashen years ago, Cibing and Ciyi are the more capable ones..."
Zhu Cibing is that very blessed King, and he is still studying at Yingtian Imperial College. Zhu Ciyi is the son of Concubine Hu. He was born in the first year of Hongxing and is already 18 years old this year. He failed to pass any exams after graduating from middle school, so he stayed at home and waited for the title of county king when he turned 20.
This kid... to be honest, he is not as good as Zhu Cihuan. Zhu Cihuan has been a master who has no one to care for and love him since he was a child. Of course, no one cares about him, so he has to rely on himself for everything.
Zhu Ciyi, on the other hand, was pampered by Chongzhen and Concubine Hu. He didn't like studying when he was a child, and he didn't spend much money. After graduating from middle school, he no longer wanted to live in the boring Laoshan and Pukou. He asked Chongzhen to live in Xipu Villa in Nanjing City, and went to the Qinhuai River every day to fool around.
Of course Chongzhen hoped that Zhu Ciyi could go to Luzon Island to become king, but he felt that doing so was a bit unfair to Zhu Cibing - now Zhu Cijiong, Zhu Cizhao, and Zhu Cihuan all had vassal towns or vassal states, and Zhu Cibing was ranked behind Zhu Cihuan, so it was his turn Be the King of Luzon!
So Chongzhen was too embarrassed to speak. When he was worried about how to push Zhu Ciyi out, someone was already shouting "Long live the Lord is here".
It turned out that Zhu Cihong knew that Zhu Cijiong had come to Renshou Palace after the meeting between the two governments, so he came over to meet his brother.
Zhu Cijiong and Zhu Cixiang have the same father and mother. They are close in age and look very similar, except that Zhu Cihong is slightly taller and Zhu Cijiong is slightly shorter.
In addition, the elder Zhu Cixiang looks young, while the young Zhu Cijiong looks old - it's not easy to live a life of being a laity in Luliang Mountain with a lot of debt!
"Third brother, there is no need to salute."
When Zhu Cihong saw Zhu Cijiong about to salute, he quickly waved his hand to stop him. Then he bowed to Chongzhen and Zhou Hou, and finally sat down with Zhu Cijiong.
"Third brother," Zhu Cihong asked his brother with a smile after he sat down, "are you here to bid farewell to the King of Luzon with your father, the emperor, and your mother?"
"Yes!" Zhu Cijiong smiled, "I already have a vassal town, so I should give the opportunity to my younger brothers."
"Oh." Zhu Cixi nodded, thinking: Zhu Cibing is a good charterer, and he is also very smart. He should not jump into the fire pit... If he doesn't jump into the fire pit, then he is Zhu Ciyi, the bastard.
Thinking of this, he smiled and asked Chongzhen, "Father, do you have anyone chosen?"
"Yes, yes... I want to choose one between Cibing and Ciyi." Chongzhen said, "I just don't know who to choose to go to Luzon?"
"Then let the ninth brother go." Zhu Cixiang smiled, "The sixth brother is too fat, has been afraid of heat since he was a child, and doesn't like to walk around, so he can't go to Luzon."
"I also think Ci Yi is more suitable."
Chongzhen was satisfied, but Zhou Hou was unhappy again. He snorted and said: "What about Cijiong's sons? Only one can attack the prince, and the others are all white sons..."
Zhu Cixiang laughed, and then looked at his brothers, which made Zhu Cijiong tremble, and he couldn't blame his mother anymore.
"Don't worry, Queen Mother," Zhu Cixiang smiled, "My son has already found a good land suitable for founding a country for my second brother!"
"Where is it?" Zhou Hou asked quickly.
"In the northwest!" Zhu Cixiang said, "Cut a piece of land from the Jungar Kingdom."
Zhu Cijiong knew something was wrong, so he frowned and said, "Brother Huang, can't Sengge agree?"
