Chapter 23: The First Year of Jianwen
Xu Da's eyes were tired and lifeless, and he said calmly: "Let him go."
Feng Sheng said: "I know they bully me for not having a son, but don't you think about your nephews?"
Feng Sheng's words were full of resentment, but they also had some truth to them.
In ancient times, if you didn't have a son, you would be looked down upon by others, especially at Feng Sheng's age. Among Feng Sheng's descendants, there is no established figure, and the old subordinates below are not stable either.
Xu Da said calmly: "Old Feng, stop pretending in front of me. Don't you know that this is what he meant? I'm old and don't want to bother anymore. And the world is going to be in chaos. I have suffered from your majesty. Ho'en, I don't want to embarrass the new emperor. He can do whatever he wants. These sons of mine are all incompetent. It's just a few years of hard work. When I die, I guess the new emperor will remember it."
Feng Sheng was silent for a moment and said, "General, don't you think there is something fishy about His Majesty's death?"
Xu Da said: "It doesn't matter whether you have it or not. The overall situation is the most important thing. You must know that this world was conquered not only by Your Majesty, but also by me. You have to feel sorry for your own things. You can't mess with it anymore. You can't mess with it anymore."
Feng Sheng couldn't understand the underlying meaning of Xu Da's words.
Xu Da didn't think there was any problem with Zhu Yunwen's succession after Zhu Yuanzhang died. But I don’t want to ask anymore. Can't ask anymore.
After all, Ming Dynasty needed an emperor. All it takes is an emperor. If there is a problem with Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Yunwen cannot be the emperor, then who can? Zhu Xiongying? It's a pity that they are not in the capital, let alone the vassals in various places, all have military power. Although they are all overseas and difficult to control, if someone cooperates inside and outside, it may not be impossible to cause trouble.
The world cannot be in chaos. This is Xu Da's most determined idea.
Nothing else matters.
Feng Sheng said: "Is this because we don't want chaos, so there won't be chaos? Do you think you have less dealings with He Xi, and I have more dealings with him. In my opinion, He Xi is not a fool. He will not do anything he is not sure about. Things. Now that Beijing has reacted so quickly, it must have been premeditated."
Xu Da said: "What do you mean?"
Feng Sheng said: "Beijing will not be able to calm down for a while." Feng Sheng said with a sneer at the corner of his mouth: "The world is already in chaos."
Xu Da didn't speak, just sighed deeply. He suddenly felt in his heart that maybe he should have died long ago.
If you die early, you won't have to see this situation.
And where will Ming Dynasty go?
Where will the world go? ..
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Zhu Yunwen didn't feel Xu Da's thinking.
At this moment, he succeeded to the throne in front of Zhu Yuanzhang's spirit.
Zhu Yunwen, wearing a dragon robe, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang's coffin and said: "Grandpa Huang, I know that you don't really like me. If my father is still alive, the eldest brother will be the last to ascend the throne. After all, reform is what you want to do. It's just that my father is gone and the situation in Ming Dynasty is unstable, so I had to compromise and choose me. Because I can bridge all parties and pass on the world."
"However, you still give brother a chance."
"That's fine. I'll let you see me defeat my eldest brother openly and let him go down below to accompany you. Let him admit in front of my father and you that he is not as good as me."
"In addition, I will carry out the changes you want. But not now. Master Fang has always looked down on me. The reason why he supports me is just out of necessity. It just so happens that I also have no choice but to intimidate him."
"Look. I am the second emperor of the Ming Dynasty. I will definitely be better than you, better than my elder brother, and better than my father."
Then Zhu Yunwen bowed deeply and walked out of the hall. The two doors behind him slowly closed. The deep atmosphere was closed in the main hall, and only the sunlight shone on the magnificent main hall. Zhu Yunwen closed his eyes slightly, enjoying the sunshine at this moment.
Soon after Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne, the first edict came out.
Give grace to the world.
First of all, there is a general amnesty for the whole world, and everyone who is guilty or not is released.
Zhu Yuanzhang governed affairs with great emphasis on laws and regulations.
Even though the Ming Law was revised under the leadership of He Xi, the scale of punishment could not be changed in a short while. Zhu Yuanzhang himself hated amnesty the most.
There was no amnesty during the Hongwu period.
After all, how could a person who deserved his crime be released due to amnesty under Zhu Yuanzhang?
Therefore, the political meaning of amnesty for the world is not only amnesty for the world. There is a deep meaning behind it.
Secondly, reduce or reduce the taxes owed by various places.
Zhu Yuanzhang has done a lot of things to clear up the tax base these days. Due to the advancement of spacecraft clearing technology, the overall cultivated land in the Ming Dynasty increased by 20%, not to mention the newly reclaimed land that was recently included in the taxable land after the founding of the country.
In short, although Zhu Yuanzhang's goal of collecting all land taxes due was not achieved, the scale and depth of land tax collection can almost be said to be the highest among ancient feudal dynasties. Otherwise, Daming wouldn’t have that much money.
It’s not just business taxes that are growing, agricultural taxes are also growing.
But the problem is that many scholar-bureaucrats complained about this, and Zhu Yuanzhang enforced the law strictly. When it comes to collecting taxes, there is naturally some over-enforcement. So there are a lot of tax arrears in the world. A small amount can add up to millions of stones.
This is because Zhu Yuanzhang did not deal with government affairs very much in the past two years.
Zhu Yunwen did this not only to solve the problem of tax arrears, but also to send a signal to the scholar-bureaucrats.
The third is to hold the imperial examination.
This is the real bombshell.
Starting from He Xi in the 14th year of Hongwu, the establishment of imperial examinations was an issue that Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking about. Under He Xi's advice, Zhu Yuanzhang gave up the establishment of imperial examinations and used the Imperial College as a base for training officials. And He Xi used the Imperial College as the foundation to cultivate the now huge Xinfa faction.
In order to open the imperial examination, countless Confucian ministers came one after another. At the risk of offending Zhu Yuanzhang, he had to write a letter of remonstrance.
It can be seen that this matter is very involved.
The imperial examination was certain, and the privileges of the literati and officials of the Ming Dynasty were guaranteed. The status of a scholar is also achieved. No matter how much money a businessman makes, he cannot have political status. Without political status, no matter how much money a businessman makes, he is just a passing god of wealth.
It will eventually get to them.
After all, Ming Dynasty is not a capitalist society where money can buy everything, but a power society where power can deprive everything.
And Zhu Yunwen's reign name has also been determined.
It’s none other than Jianwen.
He Xi did not have any interference in the formulation after this year. But the world has been suffering for a long time. Too many people hope that Yan Wu will cultivate his literary skills. Therefore, there must be a word "文" in the era name. However, over the years in China, there have been so many era names, and even more era names with "文" in them. There are actually not many to choose from. Jianwen, the reign name, naturally stands out.
It is consistent with the policies formulated by Zhu Yunwen.
In any case, Zhu Yunwen is sure of three things when he opens the door, and his throne is secure. Becoming a holy king in the hearts of Confucian scholar-officials, with the cooperation of scholar-officials from all over the country and the support of people in the army, Zhu Yunwen's status was simply unshakable in a short period of time.
Unless there are external forces.
The external force in Zhu Yunwen's heart and his inner enemy is Zhu Xiongying.
However, he never expected that after he ascended the throne and stabilized the situation a little, he would take action against Zhu Xiongying. But he didn't expect that there was someone he had to deal with first.
This person is no one else. That is King Jingjiang.
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At this moment, He Xi was also greatly surprised by this incident.
After King Jingjiang learned that Zhu Yuanzhang had died, he sent people to seize the Penghu Islands and attack Fujian. Fujian did not react at all and was taken away from Xiamen and several other islands. Let King Chen of Jingjiang troops in Fujian, which will have great potential to seize Fujian in one fell swoop.
The reason why.
Mainly because Fujian was completely unprepared.
Originally, Zhu Yuanzhang sent Tang He out to rectify the coastal guards and prevent Japanese rebellion. Historically, the defense system established by Tang He lasted for more than a hundred years before it was finally abandoned. Even if it is deserted
After its abolition, the guard city built by Tang He was also an important defense node.
But because of He Xi's appearance, things were completely different.
That is, after the opening of the sea, the Ming army's maritime power increased greatly, and there was no need to guard against Japanese pirates. The sea was the city wall of the Ming Dynasty. In this case, there is no need to build many defensive cities. It is better to build more lighthouses.
