Chang Luohua had no time to talk to Zhu Biao at this time. He quickly stood up and walked to his parents-in-law, worried that the overly excited father-in-law would drop the child.
In the end, only Zhu Biao dragged his chin and fell into deep thought. He sat up in shock when he was alone in the sedan chair. The clown was actually me?
Sure enough, late marriage, late childbearing, fewer children and eugenics will bring good fortune to the world...
Zhu Biao got out of the sedan helplessly, and several eunuchs immediately carried the sedan out. At this time, Lao Zhu had already carried his grandson to the warmer inner hall at the urging of Queen Ma.
Children who are more than two months old are very cute and playful. They are not so sleepy and can make a few babbles. This is very new to Zhu Yuanzhang who has missed too many of his children's childhood.
Of course, he is also Aiwujiwu. After all, this is his direct grandson with Queen Ma, and he is also the heir to the Ming Dynasty. There is no doubt that he has more beautiful expectations.
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't believe in any gods or ghosts, and naturally he didn't believe in those secret elixirs that prolong life. He knew that he was a human being, and he would be the same Zhu Chongba when he became emperor. Life, old age, illness and death were inevitable, so instead of expending national power and energy to pursue those misty things. It's better to cultivate your own bloodline inheritance than it is a vain thing.
"Come, call Grandpa, our good grandson, hahaha, sister, look at Yang'er Liang'er's features and eyes, they are exactly the same as our Biao'er's when he was a child. Hey, his nose is also a bit similar..."
Empress Ma looked helplessly at the emperor who was in an inexplicable excitement, but it was understandable. After all, she could often visit her two grandchildren in the East Palace, and this was the first time that a certain grandfather had close contact with his grandchildren.
The two little guys finally stopped crying. They looked around unconsciously with their rosy little mouths open and their big ignorant eyes. They were too embarrassed to fall asleep immediately. Of course, it could also be that Zhu Biao just acted too shady. The two little guys looked around unconsciously. The baby's butt hurts so much that I can't sleep...
Zhu Lu also often reached out to poke her eldest and younger nephews, and would also extend her fingers to their sides, giggling after being squeezed tightly. Lao Zhu also tried again and again, and then he gave up his position with satisfaction.
After watching happily for half an hour, the two children fell asleep again and were left to the nurse to take care of. Then they came out of the back hall. By this time, Zhu Biao was already so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back.
After a while, Empress Ma and Chang Luohua came out, dragging little classmate Zhu Lu who was still turning back every step of the way. Liu Jin immediately passed the meal around, and the table was finally set for the long-delayed lunch.
The tradition over the years is that they eat lunch together on New Year's Eve, and have dinner and watch the New Year together as a big family. There are countless specific rules and etiquette, and it is difficult for the Tian family to have a peaceful New Year.
Zhu Biao felt much better after taking a mouthful of fat chicken and tofu slices soup. He was so hungry just now that he felt dizzy after drinking tea. He even ate several pieces of snacks that he didn't usually like to eat, but the broth still made him feel better. People are satisfied.
"Has anyone from the Ancestral Temple sacrifice department sent someone to check it out?"
"My son asked Liu Jin to take a look at it this morning. The arrangements of the Ministry of Etiquette are almost complete. The main ceremony can begin after the father leads his sons to the Fengxian Hall to deliver the ancestral tablets to the Ancestral Temple."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction, pinched his mouth and folded the silk into his elbow: "Okay, this year is about to pass, and it is generally good. Bashu has regained Guizhou, and the chieftain wants to surrender. There is plenty of grain in the south, and the war in the north is going well, so next year will be good." I finally have my hands free.”
Zhu Biao naturally knew what Lao Zhu meant by freeing his hands. In fact, the father and son had been trapped since the first year of Wu. When the country was first established, there were internal and external troubles. They all turn a blind eye, and starting from the upcoming Hongwu Five Years, the situation will be different again.
After this white disaster, all the grassland tribes must have suffered heavy casualties. No matter what Yesudie'er meant, it would be impossible for the grassland to regain its strength and invade the Ming Dynasty within a few years. It even had to worry that the Ming Dynasty would send troops to raid Liting again.
I am afraid that some of the small tribes that were lucky enough to survive will have to flee north. Even the bitter cold is better than being massacred by the Ming Dynasty or becoming cannon fodder for the big Oara Tatar tribe again.
Those large tribes had no way to escape. It is conceivable that after the spring begins, a large number of princes will present gold and silver treasures to the Ming Emperor, hoping that the Ming Dynasty will not target their tribes.
Zhu Biao swallowed the food in his mouth and said: "I heard that the chieftain of Guizhou, Longzan Aqi, is planning to go north to meet his father in person. If everything goes well, Guizhou will be generally peaceful. Guizhou and Yunnan have always been dependent on each other, but now they are in a state where their lips are dead and their teeth are cold." , I expect King Liang’s envoy to be here soon.”
Zhu Yuanzhang happily raised his glass and clinked it with his son: "If Yunnan also surrenders, then we will immediately send troops to regain the land of Liaodong. In this way, our territory of the Ming Dynasty will basically be complete."
Queen Ma said from the side: "If King Liang also surrenders, then Naha Chu will not hold on. His so-called 200,000 people will be almost wiped out by Goryeo."
"Sister, why are you interrupting when we are talking about state affairs with our prince? Don't forget that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. Remember this in the future!"
Queen Ma rolled her eyes: "Yes, yes, this is not the time when you, Zhu Chongba, begged me to take care of this."
Zhu Yuanzhang seemed not to hear, and turned around to discuss with his son again. In fact, what he just said was not only for the queen, but also for the Crown Princess Chang Luohua.
He trusts his mother-in-law, and also trusts Chang Luohua, his daughter-in-law, but there is no telling what will happen in the future. A boudoir woman in charge of a country must rely on external forces to control the situation, which will inevitably create trouble for some ambitious people. The opportunity of usurping power and disrupting the country must be guarded against.
"We are going to give the big chieftains in Guizhou Chinese surnames, and add high-ranking officials and generous salaries to reassure them. The Zhongshu Province has the same idea."
Zhu Biao nodded and said: "Guizhou has been a country on its own for many years. Although it was governed by the Yuan Dynasty, it still refuses to accept Hanization, and it is better to work slowly."
According to legend, Ji Huo, the distant ancestor of the Shuixi Yi ethnic group, was named the King of Luodian for helping Zhuge Liang conquer the Nanzhong region. He ruled over a large area of land including Bijie, Dafang, Qianxi, Zhijin, Nayong, Jinsha and other counties today. Mu'ou hooks the king and grows the country.
During the Tang and Song Dynasties, it was called the Luoshi Ghost Kingdom, and its ruling center was west of the Yachi River, so it was called Shuixi.
In the Yuan Dynasty, Kublai Khan led an army through western Sichuan and Tubo, annihilating the Dali regime entrenched in Yunnan and Myanmar, and then detoured from the Yunnan-Guizhou area into the Central Plains. He conveniently set up the Xuanwei Division in Shuixi, with Acha, the leader of Shuixi, as the The general manager began to establish the chieftain system.
However, during the Yuan Dynasty, Guizhou was not actually under control. Because its people were brave and brave, and there were no precious products produced, the Yuan Dynasty did not take it seriously and ignored it unless they rebelled.
Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty is also unable to control it, but it still has to recover. It will take several generations to trade, move people, and garrison. It will eventually be able to completely recover this important land in the southwest and establish a stable strategic fulcrum for the southwestern provinces.
As for now, it can be expected that even though Longzan Aqi, the local king of Guizhou, surrendered to the court and the Ming Dynasty sent officials to establish local yamen, the government only nominally managed the local area, but in fact the local tribes still controlled finance, justice, and administrative and other powers.
This is also the so-called restraint system. Using barbarians to control barbarians is different from ordinary state capitals because of its customary rule. In short, under specific historical conditions, in order to safeguard their own interests, the central dynasty and local minority leaders made mutual compromises and concessions.
This is basically the case in the current Uzang and the future Yunnan, Guizhou, Liaodong, even Goryeo and Nanyang. There is no way that if there are too few local Han people, then the actual ruling power will inevitably be greatly reduced. After all, the people have different customs, and the use of force to suppress them will inevitably trigger a backlash. , it must be worth the loss.
For example, Annan was recovered by Zhu Di in history, but was abandoned by Zhu Zhanji on his own initiative during the heyday of the Ming Dynasty before the Tumubao Revolution.
Isn't it because the Ming Dynasty could not make ends meet in Annan? It can be said that Annan is a bottomless pit. The Ming Dynasty spent a lot of financial and material resources in Annan. Spending money on people is not worth the gain.
In order to maintain its rule in Annan, the Ming Dynasty lost hundreds of thousands of troops, and military pay and food expenses were as high as several million. In terms of the food needed to supply the army and officials in Annan every year, it was transported from the southern provinces every year, and the consumption was the second largest. In the southern and northern capitals at that time.
Such huge consumption did not bring about the stable rule of the Ming Dynasty in Nanyang. Instead, rebels emerged everywhere. It can be said that the wildfire is endless, the spring breeze blows again, and the killings come one after another. The last time, the rebellion was successfully suppressed. Before they were sent to the capital, the next wave of rebels arrived again.
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