In the affairs of the world, the most important thing is detailed consideration, and the most important thing is strength. Planning lies in the crowd, and determination lies in independence.
["The snow is heavy on the bamboo branches, but they are too low to touch the mud. The red sun will rise tomorrow, and it will still be in line with the clouds."]
[You whispered: "The late emperor left an edict before his death. The king of our dynasty has surpassed the ancients. He controlled the barbarians from the north to the west and invaded the south island. He has no courtesy and kinship from the Han, no alliance from the Tang, and no alliance from the Song Dynasty. I have no brothers and enemies of the country. It has been forty years since I and Yongle Hui Yaozhong succeeded to the throne. I know that the end is approaching and the fate of heaven will change. After my death, you do not need to mourn or miss me. May you inherit my will and make my Ming Dynasty everlasting!"]
[Hearing this, the prince, Yu Qian, and Zhang Mu all had expressions of emotion on their faces, and cried out sadly: "Your Majesty!"]
[You waved your hand and said: "No need to say more, Yu Qian, get a pen and paper, I said, you write."]
[Reluctantly, Yu Qian could only follow the holy orders, get the imperial edict and pen and ink, and prepare to write the will. 】
[You thought for a moment and then said slowly: "I, Feide, have inherited the great legacy of my ancestors and have ruled the world for forty years. I have been working hard day and night to understand the principles, for fear of being entrusted by the late emperor. Now I am dying of illness and it is almost impossible to get up. , the common principles of life and death, although the sage wisdom cannot be ignored, there is no regret in succeeding and winning people."]
[You glanced at the two countries and said happily: "The eldest son, the crown prince, is Zhan You. He is smart and has a natural talent. He is the suitable heir to the throne. I admire him for his self-cultivation, hard work, close ties with the virtuous, and accepting advice from the wise, so as to achieve eternal prosperity."]
[The two countries are the heirs you have cultivated for more than 40 years. He was named the grandson of the emperor in the Yongle Dynasty, and the crown prince in the first year of Hengjing. His talent and intelligence are unheard of. He can not only govern the country, but also command the army. Only by entrusting the empire to him can you sleep peacefully. 】
[Finally, you said leisurely: "I have learned from the emperor about the spirit in the sky, and I have come down to observe it, and I have completed my ambition. The funeral ceremony is still done, with the day and month changing, and the ceremony is held on the twenty-seventh. My mother forbids folk music, marriage, and family members." The princes and vassals of the county re-posted, and they were not allowed to leave the city. The governors and guards were all posted according to the local ties of the officials of the three divisions. They were not allowed to leave the service without permission. On the day of hearing the funeral, they stayed at their own place and cried for three days. They went to incense and sent officials to take over. All local officials in all prefectures and counties were exempted from offering incense, and the edict was issued to Chinese and foreign envoys."]
【"I admire this."】
[You looked at Yu Qian: "Yu Qian, have you finished writing?"]
[After Yu Qian finished writing the imperial edict, his face was already filled with tears. He wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his sleeves and presented the imperial edict: "Your Majesty, please review."]
[You took over the imperial edict and wrote it in regular script from right to left without missing a word. 】
[You raised your hand. The two countries understood what their father meant and respectfully presented the jade seal on the dragon's eucalyptus. 】
[You took the jade seal, but found it a bit difficult, your arms couldn't help shaking, and you couldn't help but smile bitterly. 】
[When you were young, your arms could hold a ten-stone bow, surpassing the flying general Li Guang, and your arms could move a horse. But now, you feel a little weak even in lifting the jade seal. 】
[Fortunately, in the end, you still put the jade seal firmly in the middle of the imperial edict and at the seam of the paper. Looking at the eight seal characters "Ordered by heaven, you will live forever", you breathed a sigh of relief. 】
[On this imperial edict in front of you, it seems that the long river of time is flowing, and the revolving images flash by like a mirror and a moon in the water. From you being granted the title of King Qi, to later being granted the title of Prince, and then to inheriting the throne, you have personally conquered again and again, and started Expand the territory, govern the country and bring peace to the people. Countless people follow you, and countless people leave. Only you have reached the end of this road...]
[You can't help but whisper: "The son of God, inherits the way of heaven and controls all directions."]
【"Great luck, I am not alone!"】
[After saying that, you closed your eyes and lowered your arms slightly, but always placed them on the jade seal. 】
【"His Majesty!"】
[Everyone knelt down and cried bitterly. They knew that this unprecedented emperor would never open his eyes again. The Ming Dynasty had forever lost their most respected and noble Emperor Hengjing. 】
[Emperor Hengjing, Long Yu returns to heaven! 】
[On the twenty-fourth day of June in the fortieth year of Hengjing, the emperor died in Qianqing Palace at the age of seventy-two. On the 29th, he was buried in the mausoleum and posthumously named Emperor Wu. 】
[However, the ministers had differences with the new emperor over the temple name. 】
[The new emperor felt that the former emperor
Emperor Hengjing should use "Shizu", and the officials felt that "Shengzu" should be used. 】
[The founding emperor is the ancestor, and the successor monarch who has the ability to govern the country is the clan. However, there is another situation where the temple name can be designated as "ancestor" - it has the merit of creating the history of the dynasty. 】
[For example, after the fall of the Western Han Dynasty, the clan Liu Xiu restored the country and established the Eastern Han Dynasty, so the temple name was Shizu; or it brought the dynasty into a new historical period, which means that the dynasty was originally a separatist regime and did not have a unified state. After the founding emperor, Some people unify them and transform the separatist regime into a unified regime, and they can also be called ancestors, such as Kublai Khan, the founder of the Yuan Dynasty. 】
[As for the former emperor, no matter what, he should be called "ancestor". In this regard, the officials and the new emperor agreed. What they disputed was the word added in front of "ancestor". 】
[Calling a person good at writing a poem is called a saint, and treating guests with courtesy is called a saint. The temple title "Holy Ancestor" is a very high evaluation. In all dynasties, no emperor has ever been able to give the temple title "Holy Ancestor". 】
[The Holy Ancestor Li Er of the Tang Dynasty and Zhao Xuanlang, the Holy Ancestor of the Song Dynasty, are mythical figures, not emperors. The monarchs of the Tang and Song dynasties were added to them by misidentifying their ancestors in order to put money on their own faces. 】
[As for Prince Jin, the sage of Shu, Zheng Maisi, the sage of Daejangwa Kingdom, Jin Deman, the sage of Silla, etc., they are all the names of the monarchs of separatist regimes or subordinate countries, and their influence is too small. 】
[The late Emperor Hengjing is undoubtedly the only emperor who can be named the Holy Ancestor! 】
[But the new emperor felt that the name Holy Ancestor was not appropriate, because the late emperor said before his death that he did not like the temple name "Holy Ancestor". If he used the name "Holy Ancestor", wouldn't it mean that the late emperor would not have peace under the Nine Springs? 】
Zhu Di was a little puzzled at this time. He was a little confused, why did Zhu Gaojie not like the temple name of Holy Ancestor?
He wished that he would bear the name of "Holy Ancestor" after his death. After all, this temple name was so valuable that it could be called one of the most prestigious temple names.
But after thinking about it, Zhu Di gave up the idea of giving himself the name of the Holy Ancestor. After all, it was too shameless.
If he was the founding emperor, then his achievements would naturally be worthy of the title of Holy Ancestor. However, he was not the founding emperor. He also had Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Yunwen above his head. If he wanted to add "ancestor" to himself, that would be enough. It's not very realistic. If it's the "Holy Ancestor", it's even more ridiculous.
Zhu Di felt that the temple name Taizong suited him quite well.
If you insist on adding the name of the Holy Ancestor Temple to yourself, it will be a bit ridiculous and self-humiliating.
However, Zhu Gaojie, a brat, was clearly qualified to be named a Saint Ancestor, but he did not care about it.
Why is this?
[The new emperor felt that it was better to use the temple name Shizu. This temple name was used to praise emperors who were not the founding monarchs but had extremely high achievements, such as Pan Geng, the founder of the Shang Dynasty, Liu Xiu, the emperor of Guangwu, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, Cao Pi, the emperor of the Wei Dynasty, and Cao Pi, the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty. Kublai Khan...]
[After listening to this explanation, the ministers were speechless. They felt that the late emperor had already passed away and had no business in the world, so why bother holding on to him? 】
[In the end, with the insistence of the new emperor and the support of Yu Qian, the chief minister of the cabinet, the temple name of the former emperor was designated as "Shizu", that is, "Emperor Shizuwu". 】
[Later generations praised: Emperor Wu of the world, Taizong's fourth son, Taizong's fourth son, the benevolent and filial Empress Xu, was the direct descendant. They are few but smart, and they can endure what ordinary people cannot endure. Those who have gathered military strategists to achieve great success have great talents and strategies, which have never been seen in ancient and modern times. Shizu made many Western expeditions, opening up 25,000 miles, destroying more than ten large countries and hundreds of small countries, and conquering the Western Sea in China. This is an unparalleled achievement. Reform the tax system, reform the official system, reform the military system, and then everyone in the country will listen to the imperial court's orders. In the past five thousand years, only Emperor Qin can compare with the ancestors, and the world is all Mingtu. 】
[Simulation ends. 】
Zhu Di was silent for a long time, and then he laughed and scolded: "Why is this brat so capable? You and I can be compared together."
It is true that in the simulation, the brilliance of Emperor Hengjing was too dazzling, so dazzling that it made the light emitted by other emperors appear weak.
The temple name "Shizu" has already surpassed Zhu Di's.
The ancestors have merit and the clan has virtues. The ancestors are in front of the clan. Although Zhu Di's "Taizong" is an excellent temple name, it is still slightly inferior to "Shizu".
What's more, if not
But if he doesn't want to, his temple title can be raised even higher and he can become "Holy Ancestor"!
Zhu Di said to himself with a smile: "So what about the ancestors, what about the holy ancestors, he is still my son, Zhu Di."
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"Ah Qiu!"
Under the high wall of the East Palace, Zhu Gaojie couldn't help but sneeze several times. He touched his nose and muttered: "Damn, what kind of bastard is talking about me so much."
"Who is so bold as to dare to talk about you, Your Highness?"
Su Wu said with a smile.
"That's not true. There are only a few people who dare to scold me openly, but there are countless people behind my back. The higher you stand, the more people you offend. Those who want to kill me, I want to kill, are as many as the sand in Mobei."
Zhu Gaojie picked up a dossier from the eucalyptus and threw it to the other party. "Look, not long after Shen Qingyu took office, the entire Jinyiwei team was as if they had been given a shot of blood. They captured a group of second-rate dealers who were selling illegal salt. Following the clues, he really caught a big melon."
Su Wu took the file and flipped through it, and said with a smile: "This Shen Qingyu is also a talented person. He has only been allowed to take over the Jinyi Guards for a few months, and he is already able to work together. Yes, His Highness's eye for people is still as sharp as ever."
Zhu Gaojie sneered: "You bastard, you are getting better and better at changing the subject. I told you that I caught a big fish, and you told me about Shen Qingyu?"
Su Wu said innocently: "Maybe it was Shen Qingyu who caught this big fish. He deserves a commendation."
Zhu Gaojie said with calm eyes: "I won't talk about Shen Qingyu's own problems. Let me ask you, there is a smoky atmosphere hidden under this private salt, and you have nothing to say?"
Seeing His Highness being so serious, Su Wu knew that he couldn't get around it.
He sighed: "Throughout the dynasties, this kind of thing is unavoidable. The superiors always turn a blind eye, kill the fly and let the tiger go. If they really do it, they will hurt others and themselves."
"Yeah?"
Zhu Gaojie opened the file and told all the names on it, "It is indeed a tiger. He bought extremely high-quality fine salt from the two salt springs in Wuxi County and Pengshui County, and sold it to Qinchu, Sichuan, Shaanxi, and In Yunnan, Guizhou and other places, the salt patrol censors of each province looked like blind men as they watched an astonishing amount of private salt flow across provinces. The huge amount and the amount of dirty money even shocked me. Su Wu, you are the Zuodu Censor. Shi, after all this is said and done, you have a relationship with the Procuratorate that cannot be cleaned up. How do you think we should handle it?"
Su Wu smiled bitterly and said, "Let's stick to the old rules. Let the Tax Supervisory Yuan take over the matter and levy black taxes according to the tax system on those involved. It will be regarded as increasing revenue for the national treasury."
"Do you think the money collected from the black tax is more important to you, or the people involved in the crime are more important to me?"
"Those people are important."
Zhu Gaojie shook his head.
Su Wu asked tentatively: "Isn't it money?"
Zhu Gaojie shook his head again.
Su Wu thought for a while and sighed: "Those people are still important."
Zhu Gaojie said in a deep voice: "Not having those people is very important to me."
Behind this matter, it is not just as simple as a few salt patrol censors of the seventh rank, but also involves the Inspectorate Department, the Metropolitan Inspectorate, Lianghuai, Liangzhe, Changlu and other transportation departments. "
This is not over yet. These are just small fish. The list found by Jinyiwei alone includes Gao Zheng, the commander of the guards in Chengdu, Gu Cheng, the Marquis of Zhenyuan, and even the King of Gu, the King of Shu, and even the Prince of Gan in Jiangxi. Collusion! "
Su Wu smiled bitterly and said: "This is something that is inevitable. Like the King of Gan in Jiangxi, he definitely has no intention of getting involved in selling private salt. But it is inevitable that some of his subordinates will not be able to resist the temptation to get involved. You can't do it just because of this. Are you going to launch a killing spree on Prince Gan's palace?"
"I know my elder brother better than you do. Even if you let him die, he is not willing to do these things that violate discipline and endanger the country."
Zhu Gaojie tapped his fingers on the table, "But do you think I can let go of someone involved in Prince Gan's Mansion just because he doesn't know how to do it?"
Su Wu asked: "What do you plan to do, Your Highness?"
Zhu Gaojie said nothing and stretched out a finger.
Su Wu asked tentatively: "Kill one to serve as a warning to others?
"
This is indeed a good way to kill one person and make the remaining people afraid to make any further moves. After all, there are too many people involved, and there are too many people who cannot be killed.
You can't just kill the sects of Ming Dynasty just because of this matter, right?
Zhu Gaojie shook his head and said slowly: "Leave no one behind and eradicate all evil!"
Su Wu was silent for a while and asked, "Your Highness, are you sure?"
The name of the person behind this private salt makes people’s scalp numb just by hearing it.
Even if His Majesty is here, he still has to hesitate for a long time when looking at these names, let alone leaving no one behind.
Zhu Gaojie asked: "Su Wu, how old are you this year?"
Su Wu was stunned for a moment and said, "Twenty."
"Oh, he's twenty years old. He's still a very young boy."
Zhu Gaojie nodded and did not continue to say anything.
This made Su Wu feel a little uncomfortable. He knew that His Highness had something to say, but the other party didn't say it, which made him feel a little uneasy, but it was inconvenient to ask.
After a long time, Zhu Gaojiu picked up the tea cup and asked calmly:
"Young man, are you going to stop here?"
"In the twelfth year of Yongle, this was the first time we met. At that time, you and your brother were living in Nanjing, not knowing where you would be tomorrow. But at that time, you were full of confidence and high-spirited."
"In just three years, you have grown from a beggar to a glorious and important minister of the capital. However, I can't see the youthful vigor in you. I only see a self-styled Zuodu Censor Su Zongxian."
"You no longer have the courage to break free from the prison."
