Zhu Yujian, the eldest son of the Tang Dynasty, was the later Emperor Longwu.
He is the ninth grandson of Zhu Yuanzhang.
He is three generations senior than Zhu Youxiao.
At this time, he was twenty-three years old, and his father was King Duan of Tang Dynasty. King Duan was unwell, so he was replaced by his son when he went to Beijing this time.
Zhu Yujian was considered an outstanding talent in the Zhu clan. He was loyal to the emperor and patriotic. He was the Qinwang in the ninth year of Chongzhen. He was the first person to spend his family wealth and recruit thousands of troops to Beijing for rescue. Therefore, he was placed under house arrest by the suspicious Zhu Youjian. Years!
He presided over the Longwu Dynasty of the Southern Ming Dynasty. After being defeated and captured, he went on a hunger strike and died. His integrity is commendable!
Prince Fu Zhu Changxun was the third son of Emperor Wanli. He originally had a chance to be established as the crown prince, which triggered a dispute over the country's foundation.
Later, Zhu Changluo, the eldest son of Emperor Wanli, Zhu Youxiao's father, succeeded to the throne.
King Fu moved to Luoyang to become a vassal.
At this time, Zhu Changxun was thirty-nine years old, one generation higher than Zhu Youxiao.
The two of them followed the Song and Jin Dynasties into the Palace of Qianqing.
Entering Qianqing Palace, you see Huang Xiao sitting opposite Zhu Youxiao.
"Greetings to your majesty, paying homage to the wise king."
"Uncle Wang is in peace, and the prince is in peace."
"Give me a seat."
Both were flattered and thanked him.
Zhu Youxiao smiled and said: "You two sit down for a moment, I will talk to my dear brother first."
"Your Majesty, please help yourself."
Zhu Youxiao nodded and looked at Huang Xiao.
"Xian brother, today's court meeting is like this..."
Zhu Youxiao told Huang Xiao everything about what happened today, especially the changes he made.
Huang Xiao laughed and said: "I didn't expect that I would be labeled as an official of the Ministry of Education once I failed to go to court, haha."
Zhu Youxiao smiled slightly.
"It is an expedient measure. If my dear brother has a suitable candidate, I will abdicate in favor of someone else. I don't want my dear brother to work too hard."
"Brother Xian, are there any problems with these arrangements, Brother Yu?"
Huang Xiao shook his head: "They are all pretty good. Among them, the issue of the Ryukyu envoys that Liu Mao mentioned was that before His Majesty came back, I told the empress that these envoys were all Japanese pirates pretending to be Japanese pirates. In fact, Ryukyu had already been stolen by the Japanese. , it’s been more than ten years!”
Zhu Youxiao was furious: "Asshole! The Ryukyu Kingdom has been our Chinese vassal since ancient times, and the Japanese pirates are so bold! This country is really ambitious! I will destroy this country first! Dear brother, please tell me in detail Tell me, what’s going on?”
Huang Xiao repeated what he had said to Zhang Yan before.
Zhu Youxiao said coldly: "Another crime! They conquered Goryeo and were defeated by Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty, so they took the opportunity to blackmail Ryukyu! The king of Ryukyu is a very loyal country! I will protect him!"
"As for Goryeo, hum! Not to mention future generations, our court has sent troops to rescue again and again! It is always inappropriate to keep it. Only by annexing it to our Ming territory can we deter Xiaoxiao! I was still a little hesitant about my brother's previous plan for Goryeo. Now, , hum, let’s do it like this!”
Huang Xiao agreed: "The Japanese country is a country that must be destroyed! It just so happens that they are looking for death themselves and can't blame others! This is called committing evil by God, but it is against the law! If you commit evil by yourself, you will not live!"
Zhu Youxiao nodded.
Huang Xiao continued: "As for adding military classes, I ignored this. Your Majesty did a good job! It is also very appropriate to cancel the maximum age for women to get married. Survival of the fittest. For some men and women of the right age who have physical problems, it is indeed not mandatory. This matter I didn’t think carefully about the matter, but fortunately Your Majesty is smart, I admire you!”
Zhu Youxiao was very happy when he saw that his changes were praised by Huang Xiao, with a smile on his face.
Huang Xiao continued: "As for the reform of the clan, since the royal family's support cannot be cancelled, it doesn't matter. What the ministers said makes sense, so let's leave it like that. However, your majesty, as an official and a gentleman, will receive food from the same body. This is a good move!"
Zhu Youxiao smiled: "This is what Brother Xian said a long time ago, and I also learned from Brother Xian's suggestion."
Huang Xiao smiled and said: "However, His Majesty linked the royal family's tax rate with the tax rate of the officials and gentry. This move is really wonderful! I admire it!
If it is set low, the royal family will have to pay a lot less taxes, which is not good for the country. If it is set high, it will definitely hurt the interests of the officials and gentry. This tax rate is difficult to handle. I guess the cabinet is in a quarrel now! Ha ha! interesting! Between public and private, it depends on how they deal with it. "
Zhu Youxiao was very happy to be praised repeatedly by Huang Xiao.
"My dear brother, I'm sorry, but I really think it's a good thing to be able to pay taxes. Even I have paid taxes. Who in the world doesn't pay taxes? My Ming Dynasty's finances will definitely make rapid progress and the treasury will be full! When the time comes, as my dear brother said, Take it from the people, use it for the people, and benefit the world! Haha, I feel very happy just thinking about it!"
Huang Xiao couldn't help but nod.
"Your Majesty, I will arrange the delivery of the treasure banknotes from the Ministry of Revenue right now. Prince Fu, Crown Prince, I'm sorry for wasting your time."
Zhu Youxiao nodded.
King Fu, Zhu Yujian stood up quickly and even said he didn't dare! He respectfully watched Huang Xiao leave.
Their eyes were opened. The wise king was truly an equal in front of His Majesty, and his power was overwhelming!
Although the two of them were blood relatives to the emperor, in comparison, they did not even have 10% of the power of the wise king.
"Uncle Wang, Your Majesty, please sit down."
The two thanked them again.
Zhu Youxiao said: "Do you have any ideas about the reform of the clan? Don't have any scruples. Here, just treat me as the patriarch of the Zhu clan. What we are talking about is also a major matter that concerns my Zhu clan's descendants!"
Prince Fu said: "Your Majesty, I am really impressed by the wise king and your majesty's plan. Moreover, I am very grateful to the wise king for his willingness to give up hundreds of millions of wealth to help my clan! Your majesty's reforms have taken care of a family with a big business like mine." The vassal king also takes care of those extremely poor clan members! I sincerely admire you!"
He paused and said: "Compared with the magnanimity of the wise king and your majesty, I am so ashamed! I have already revised the letter and returned to the vassal country, and ordered to fully support the new policy. All the acres of land will be distributed to the people, and the rice grains in the warehouse will also be distributed to the people. Donate all of it to nourish the people!”
Zhu Youxiao smiled and nodded: "Okay! Okay! Okay!"
He shouted hello three times before saying: "Uncle Wang understands the righteousness, and I am very happy! The donated land has been recorded by Uncle Wang. When the shares are finalized, these will be converted into the shares of the Ming Royal Group!"
When King Fu was about to refuse, Zhu Youxiao interrupted: "This matter involves vassal kings and clan members from all over the country, and it is also related to the New Deal. Let's do it this way. If it's just Uncle Fu Wang, maybe I will accept it on behalf of the people!"
King Fu was deeply moved and said, "Your Majesty is truly a holy king. I, the Zhu family, are so lucky to have Your Majesty at the helm!"
Zhu Yujian said: "Your Majesty, by canceling various restrictions on the clan, our clan in the Ming Dynasty will no longer be confused about where to go. This alone has benefited hundreds of thousands of clan members. I admire your majesty's courage!"
King Fu said: "Yes, although I was the vassal king before, I couldn't even leave the city. My descendants were like frogs in the well, ignorant of everything in the world, and made a lot of jokes. It was really sad and irritating. Some clan members even It’s been a miserable life, so thank you Your Majesty for bringing order to things!”
Zhu Youxiao chuckled: "These are all inspired by the wise king. You also know that the wise king knows the past and the future, so his suggestions will naturally not be wrong."
The two nodded, and King Fu couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, the Fu Lu Banquet you mentioned a few days ago is referring to me?"
Principal Zhu You sighed: "It doesn't matter anymore. If the wise king hadn't come down to earth, even my Zhu family's ancestral graves would have been dug up in more than ten years. Alas, it's scary to think about it."
Both of them were shocked.
