"In the order of inheritance, the eldest son comes first..." Zhu Youjian said thoughtfully, "If the monarchs of various countries have sons, they will be treated as eldest sons. If they do not have sons, they must adopt them from the same clan. And there must be rules for adoption. You can't just take someone from the clan and call it a son, otherwise there will be chaos.
As for the order of adoption, my sons will naturally be considered as one tribe first. If the leader of a faction dies, the heirs will be adopted from that tribe in the order of direct descendants. If the tribe does not have a son available for adoption at that time, the adoption of grandchildren, great-grandchildren, etc. may be considered, but peers or elders cannot be adopted, and if the number of children and grandchildren is not exhausted, uncles or brothers cannot take the throne. If there are no descendants in a sect to adopt, only brothers or elders in that sect can be chosen to inherit. The order is first the peers, then the fathers, then the grandparents, and so on. When selecting successors among the same generation, the law of priority must also be followed.
If the tribe has no descendants, peers, or elders who can ascend the throne, then an adopted son must be selected from other branches. And we also need to follow the order of priority of the eldest son, and first select the successor from the lineage of my eldest son..."
As he spoke, Zhu Youjian pointed at Zhu Cijiong, "And my eldest son is Cijiong, the second son of the emperor!"
It turns out that the eldest son is Zhu Cijiong!
Including Zhu Cixiang, all the descendants of Emperor Chongzhen present turned their attention to the eldest son of the Ming Emperor.
Zhu Cijiong also puffed out his chest, looking quite proud.
Chongzhen said: "Because Cixi has been adopted to my elder brother, he will inherit the throne passed down from the Xi Temple... Whoever ascends the throne through brothers in the future should also adopt the eldest son who has not yet been born. Give it to the ancestor who has no heir, and treat him as his great nephew, with the righteousness of a full brother!"
After all, in Ming Dynasty, brothers and sisters respected each other, and the father was kind and the son was filial!
Therefore, it is really inappropriate for someone like Zhu Di to ignore dignity and directly grab a throne to do it. The correct way is to establish Zhu Yunxi, the second son of Prince Yiwen Zhu Biao, as the emperor, then adopt Zhu Zhanji to Zhu Yunxi, and then let Zhu Yunxi abdicate the throne and pass the throne to Zhu Zhanji...
Zhu Youjian paused, and then said: "Since Cixun has been adopted by the Xi Temple, his descendants have become a line of their own. The inheritance rights of the various sects of my descendants outside his lineage are They are listed after all the descendants of my lineage. The descendants of Cijiong and Ciyu are my direct descendants and have the priority to inherit."
Empress Zhou gave birth to four sons and three daughters for Zhu Youjian in her life. One of the four sons died in infancy (when there are more sons, sons who died too young will not be included in the ranking), and the remaining three , respectively, are Zhu Cixiang who was adopted by Zhu Youxiao, Zhu Cijiong, the emperor's second son (eldest son), and Zhu Ciyu, the fourteenth son of the emperor (eldest son).
Zhu Ciyu has now been granted the title of King of Dai and received 10,000 households. However, he did not go out to open up new territories. Instead, he stayed at home as a dutiful son and followed Zhu Youjian and Queen Zhou all day long without doing anything. Son means marrying a wife, taking concubines and having children... Obviously, he was used as a super spare tire by Zhu Youjian.
Zhu Ciyu's biological brother Zhu Cijiong does not have many sons. Currently, he only has three legitimate children and two illegitimate children. There are three legitimate sons, one is the crown prince, one inherits the title of Prince Ning, and one succeeds the Uesugi family. The son who succeeded the Uesugi family has already issued a jade certificate, and of course it is impossible for him to come back to inherit the throne of the Zhu family. As for Takahito, who became the crown prince, it was of course impossible for him to adopt him. Therefore, only Zhu Heban and his heirs, whose fiefdom was in North Korea, could inherit the throne of another family.
As for Zhu Cijiong's two illegitimate sons, they were both born to Meng Gen Qiqige. Because Xingzi did not recognize Meng Gen Qiqige's status as a concubine, they were both illegitimate sons. Illegitimate children cannot be admitted into the Jade Certificate, so they cannot be adopted by Zhu Cijiong's brothers. Moreover, Zhu Cijiong had other plans for them... He planned to adopt both sons to the extinct Japanese daimyo.
There are two to three hundred famous names in Japan, and one or two are extinct every year, so Zhu Cijiong's two illegitimate sons are still popular.
Seeing that the principles of inheritance and adoption proposed by his sons were meaningless, Zhu Youjian continued: "The inheritance and adoption methods I am talking about now are very important rules. The Heaven and Earth Association, the Liefan Association, and When a triad meeting is opened in each country, all those attending the meeting must make a blood alliance before the ancestors' spiritual thrones and abide by it together without any mistakes."
Why is there still an alliance based on blood?
After Zhu Cixiang heard this, he couldn't imagine the scene where Ming Dynasty, Mongolia, Little Japan, and a bunch of son and grandson countries of Ming Dynasty would hold parliaments. It wouldn't be a group of elders holding incense to pay homage to Mr. Guan. Drink chicken blood wine again, and then swear together: to uphold loyalty, protect the country, and support the emperor (the emperor, the Khan, the king). If there is any violation, there will be three swords and six holes, right?
However, Chongzhen didn't think there was anything wrong with this, and he didn't know what the gang organizations of later generations would look like... Moreover, drinking blood wine and worshiping Guan Gong were not just civil society groups signing a contract before a big event. Ceremony?
Only by drinking blood wine and worshiping Guan Gong can you show the spirit of contract!
"Xi Shenggong," Zhu Cixiang frowned and asked, "What are the names of the participants?"
You won’t call them “Hongmen Brothers”, right?
Kong Yinzheng said with a smile: "Returning to Your Majesty the Great Nephew, after deliberation, I feel that the names of the members who discuss the affairs should reflect the nobility as much as possible, and at the same time, they should distinguish between superior and inferior. The members who discuss the affairs are divided into three grades, and the superior ones belong to the clan. A member of the middle class can be called a political king or a political minister. A middle-ranking official can be called a distinguished minister and can be called a political minister. A low-ranking official can be a countryman or a commoner and can be called a political official."
It's pretty normal... Zhu Cixiang thought about it and realized it was a bit like the French Third Estate Conference!
"What about the officials?" King Zhu Hehao of Yan interjected, "Officials don't participate in political discussions?"
"Officials must of course participate in discussing government affairs," Kong Yinzheng said, "but they should not serve as princes, ministers and officials in discussing government. Instead, they should participate in the Tiandihui, Sanhehui and vassal meetings as officials. Tiandihui, If the matters discussed by the Triad Association and the vassal association involve the official duties and responsibilities of each official, they should naturally attend the meeting. Otherwise, the officials do not need to attend the meeting, so as not to waste too much time on irrelevant discussions."
"This enemy!" Zhu Youjian said, "The shortcomings of this dynasty's court meetings are that irrelevant officials talk too much and most of the suggestions they make are not feasible. If you meet a king like me who is good at governing the country and using troops, you can still do it. Be arbitrary, otherwise, the court will not be able to trust you."
These are all bloody lessons!
In his previous life, Zhu Youjian knew too little and could not rely on his own knowledge to make decisions, so he had to listen to the opinions of the courtiers. As a result, most of the courtiers were as ignorant as him, and they were also very good at talking nonsense. He could not make sense of what they said. .....
Thinking of this, Zhu Youjian ordered again: "The Tiandihui, the Triadhui, and the Fanhui have only three powers. One is to supervise the succession of the king; the other is to make suggestions on the country's civil affairs and finance; the third is to supervise the courtiers and impeach corrupt officials. Despise disloyal people.
As for other important military affairs, the Tiandihui, Triadhui, and Liefanhui are not allowed to discuss them. "
Zhu Youjian actually didn't have much idea about the constitution of the king - in fact, the early constitutions of the king were like this, just a group of kings, nobles, and ministers who didn't know much about it, messing around. And the reason why he wants to do such a thing is actually to supervise the succession of the throne (Khan throne, throne)... He can't hand over the throne belonging to the old Zhu family to treacherous officials and traitors!
"As for the Tongmenghui," Zhu Youjian added, "the members of the Tongmenghui are elected by the Tiandihui, Triadhui, and Fanhui of each country. In addition to supervising the succession of the king, their duties are to supervise the military and diplomatic affairs of the alliance countries. "
