Zhu Biao nodded casually and asked them to get up without ceremony, but he did not offer seats to them. If they were the only ones here, it would be okay to offer seats. There were not so many rules in the Wenhua Palace around him.
It's just that since the Minister of Rites has already sat down, it is difficult both emotionally and rationally to let his subordinate officials sit down too. The dignity of being an official still needs to be maintained.
The reason why the prince can be approachable is because no one will ignore his supreme and noble status just because of his friendliness. But officials don't need to. In theory, they are of equal rank and are just ministers. If no distinction is made in some places. , and how to stimulate them to climb up?
His eyes fell on the thick paper on the case. The first chapter of the ancestral precepts still read Lao Zhu's warning, "For many years since I started the army, I have been personally responsible for the common affairs of the world, and I have experienced everything, good and evil, true and false. Among them, I have been treacherous and cunning. For those whose crimes are serious and unmistakable, special punishments are imposed in addition to the law, in order to make people aware of their fears and not dare to break the law easily. However, this special privilege is used to deal with the traitors and thwart the stubborn ones, which is not the common method used by the rulers who keep the law. "
It requires future generations to "abide by the laws and edicts, and do not allow punishments such as tattooing, fibula, or castration, so as not to inadvertently inflict improper punishment and harm kindness."
This is naturally no problem. To be honest, although the laws of the Ming Dynasty have been generally perfected, many things are still decided according to the emperor's whims, rather than relying on the laws established. Whether it is lenient or strict is dictated by the dictatorship of the Sacred Heart.
Excessive leniency to military heroes and torture to corrupt officials are also unavoidable problems in a society governed by imperial rule. The conflict between the rule of man and the rule of law is almost everywhere.
Zhu Biao has no intention of revising this part, but he is pessimistic about whether this admonition can really be followed by his children and grandchildren. However, it would be good to abolish punishments such as tattooing and thorns from the official law, and the left and right still retain the waist-cutting as a deterrent. .
Zhu Biao raised his head and glanced at the Minister of Rites and said: "I will write a letter to inform my father about this matter. I love you, and you can also report it to your Majesty through the General Affairs Envoy. But today, you should abide by my order. Your Majesty." Do you think so?"
The Minister of Rites hurriedly stood up and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been instructed to supervise the administration of the country, and the ministers should abide by the king's orders."
Zhu Biao nodded with satisfaction and said: "The so-called being strict with oneself and being lenient with others is true for individuals, and it is also true for families. If the emperor's relatives commit crimes, they will be lenient, and if the common people and subjects commit crimes, they will be strict. How can we serve the world? "
"If a relative of the emperor commits a serious crime of treason, he shall be punished with capital punishment. If the other crimes do not result in a human life, he will be ordered to be disciplined and punished by the clan. If a person's life is harmed, the three legal divisions of the clan will be ordered to try it together and pronounce the sentence in accordance with the law. , do not bend the law for personal gain."
The officials below agreed in unison, and an official from the Hanlin Academy asked for instructions: "Your Highness, there are too many homes for the emperor's relatives and relatives, can we reduce the number?"
Zhu Biao turned to the back and thought for a moment and said: "The concubine's family, the Guo family, the Xu family, the Tang family, and the Mu family are all exempted. Only the queen's family, the prince's family, the princess's family, and the consort's family are reserved as the homes of relatives of the Ming Emperor. ."
Although changes have been made, it is inevitable that the family of emperors and relatives will be more tolerant. Zhu Biao naturally wants to restrict it. The more privileged classes there are, the more conflicts will inevitably arise.
If we follow Lao Zhu's idea, there are too many relatives of the emperor. This is because the second brother and the others have not yet married and taken concubines. After they have spread their branches, the young princes and county princes will also grow up and marry, and the emperor of the Ming Dynasty will marry. There are too many relatives.
After the people below took notes, Zhu Biao added: "Is there any land in the world that is not the land of the king? Under the light of the sun and the moon, all the barbarian countries are the concubines of my great Ming ministers. How can there be any country that is not conquered?"
The officials of the Hanlin Academy agreed with their faces, but an official from the Ministry of Rites came out and said: "The barbarians in the four directions are all isolated in a corner, separated by mountains and seas. The land they get is not enough to provide them, and the people they get are not enough to make orders. Your Majesty has decreed that the country should not be conquered, because he is afraid that future generations will rely on the wealth and strength of the Ming Dynasty, be greedy for temporary military exploits, raise armies for no reason, and harm the country. I would like to ask Your Highness to be careful."
Zhu Biao didn't argue with him, just looked at him quietly. After a few puffs, the official bowed and retreated. It was like there were many things they were dissatisfied with in this record, but it was not compiled in this way under the will of Lao Zhu. Well, to them, what difference can there be between the emperor and the prince?
In this setting of a country without conquests, although Lao Zhu abandoned Korea and Japan because of Zhu Biao, there are still the Great and Small Ryukyu Kingdom, Annan Kingdom, Chenla Kingdom, Siam Kingdom, Champa Kingdom, and Sumatra, Java, etc. In Zhu Biao's future, these countries will all be important supply and trade ports.
Then I read through it and saw Zhu Yuanzhang's advice to his successors. He advised his children and grandchildren not to relax their vigilance even after they become emperors. During the day, they should observe people's movements, and at night, patrols should be strict. Treacherous people are not allowed to enter. All common security equipment, clothing and armor should be kept. He never leaves his left and right sides; he even selects a few good horses, trains them to be able to walk quickly, and often feeds them at the palace gate...
It seems that in history, Zhu Yunwen still listened to his grandfather's teachings. No wonder he was able to escape at a critical moment, making Zhu Di sleepless after he ascended the throne.
A deceased emperor and an emperor who escaped and hid are completely different concepts. You must know that the power of orthodoxy can make a desperate comeback at some point, not to mention that Zhu Di is much older than Zhu Yunwen. .
I have to say that Lao Zhu was very attentive, fearing that his future descendants would not have enough brains. This was to teach him how to be a Taiping Emperor in all aspects, including sleeping, eating and drinking.
"When I am a police officer at night, I always listen to the noise in the city. Or I go out of the palace and look up at the wind, clouds and stars; if I don't go out, I wait for the sound of the city.
When an emperor lives in the palace, he should get up early and go to bed late, drink less wine, eat at the right time, and not be too full in the afternoon. On the outside, there is no restraint. "
Zhu Biao did not make any major changes in the following major chapters such as persistence, strict sacrifice, caution in entry and exit, caution in state affairs, and etiquette. If the children and grandchildren can really be completely obedient, that would be really good.
In the etiquette part, there are the order of the East Palace and the prince's descendants. Zhu's instructions are still "Yunwen follows the instructions of the ancestors, Qinwu Dajun wins, Follow the road for good luck, Teacher is good and makes good use of it".
Yang'er Liang'er hasn't been given a name yet. It seems that the birth of the twins has disrupted Lao Zhu's original idea of Zhu Xiongying, but it's not necessarily true. After all, they are twins. Maybe it's because this Lao Zhu will make his eldest grandson jump. The current word order appears.
Zhu Biao didn't care about this, and it didn't matter what he called him. At this point, he had to be a good son. Even if he named his boss Zhu Zaizi, he would still obey his father. Otherwise, he would care about everything, and Lao Zhu would really beat him.
Then came the key point. The officials below all personally participated in the compilation. Now they roughly understood the prince's thoughts. Naturally, they knew that it was time for major changes. However, I didn't know whether the Holy Emperor would be angry when he heard about it.
It is still the rule about princes: "If a prince is overly serious, he will be summoned by the emperor's relatives or internal officials. If there are real evidence, the emperor's relatives and internal officials in Beijing will stay with them for ten days. During the ten days, they will see him five times." Emperor, then distribute it."
Even if there is a serious crime, the punishment will not be increased; in the most serious case, he will be demoted to a commoner, and in the lightest case, he will have to come to the court to tell him his wrongdoing. Or send officials to bring good fortune and misfortune, so that they can rehabilitate themselves. If a minister commits adultery and does not allow the king to see the emperor, but commits the crime in private, and then meets with misfortune, then the emperor will be a coward...
All the magistrates will be punished by Wang Xiaoguo, and those who alienate relatives will be killed. It is rumored that the king has a serious reason, but there is no real evidence to prove it. Anyone who hears about it will be guilty of the same crime. "
Any common people who dare to criticize the king's details or commit treachery will be killed. "
Zhu Biao circled it and read it again and said: "Change all the above. The prince of the clan is so precious. If anyone dares to frame him if he abides by his duties, the king will make his own decision at that time."
"promise."
Later, the Zhu Biao did not change the internal orders, internal officers, military guards, camp repairs, etc., but only slightly circled a few inappropriate places, and then came the job system and supply.
The son of the emperor is a prince, the eldest son of the crown prince is the grandson of the emperor, and the second son and concubine are all granted the title of county prince at the age of ten, and are awarded gold-plated silver books and silver seals.
The prince's legitimate eldest son inherits the title. If the king is thirty years old and the principal concubine has no legitimate son, his concubine will only be the prince of the county. When the king and the principal concubine are fifty years old and there are no legitimate sons, the eldest son of the concubine will be designated as the prince's heir apparent.
The prince's second son and concubine are all crowned county kings. The princes and grandsons of any county are awarded the title of general of the country, the grandson is awarded the general of the country, the great-grandson is awarded the general of the country, the great-great-grandson is awarded the lieutenant of the country, the fifth grandson is awarded the lieutenant of the country, and the sixth generation is awarded the title of lieutenant of the country. Below Sun, he was awarded the title of Lieutenant of Fengguo.
From this we can see how large the royal family will be in the future, and the lowest level will be a dignified Lieutenant of Fengguo. With an annual salary of two hundred dan, it is enough to support servants and enjoy wealth and wealth.
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