The so-called expansion of territory is called the ancestor, and the preservation of the land and the establishment of the industry is called the sect. Temple names are not randomly chosen, so there is an essential difference between Taizong and Chengzu.
Zhao Changge had deliberately not mentioned that Zhu Di's temple name had been changed from Taizong to Chengzu before. In fact, he felt that if he said it too early, he would not be able to see the excitement. Now Zhu Houcong accidentally let it slip, which made Zhao Changge look like he was watching the show. .
Although Zhu Houcong quickly changed his mind and hoped to divert the topic, Zhu Di firmly remembered the words "just become an ancestor", but Zhu Di did not ask immediately. He knew that Zhao Changge would definitely answer the answer for him. .
After Zhu Houcong bowed to everyone present, Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhu Houcong suspiciously. In fact, he was also very concerned about what Chengzu was, but he was more concerned about Zhu Houcong's assassination.
No matter what his descendants do, if someone dares to assassinate the king of a country, this is a heinous crime in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes.
"Changge, you just said that the assassination of Zhu Houcong was not instigated by others? Then why did the palace ladies want to assassinate Zhu Houcong? Is it possible that they didn't know that assassinating the emperor was a serious crime that would punish the nine tribes?"
Zhu Houcong actually didn't want others to know what he was doing. After all, it was not a shameful thing, so he kept winking at Zhao Changge, hoping that Zhao Changge could fool him.
But who is Zhao Changge? He doesn't have many hobbies in his life. What he likes most is watching the excitement. But he still remembers that Lao Zhu and the others vowed to teach Zhu Houcong a lesson after they heard that Zhu Houcong had not been in court all year round.
"This has to be mentioned that Zhu Houcong himself has a violent personality and is very harsh on his servants. Once, a palace maid accidentally hurt him while serving Zhu Houcong. Zhu Houcong became furious and thought that the palace maid wanted to harm him, so he ordered someone to kill him. The palace maid tortured him severely and eventually beat him to death."
Zhu Biao, Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Youtang and others with relatively docile personalities couldn't help but frown slightly when they heard this. Although the palace maid was at fault, this punishment was too severe.
Although the rest of the people felt that Zhu Houcong had gone too far, after all, it was the palace maid who was at fault first, and she could only be beaten to death because she was careless and made a mistake.
Human life in ancient times was not as valuable as it is now, especially to the aloof emperor. These servants were originally slaves, and the power of life and death was originally controlled by them.
Seeing that many people did not take it seriously, Zhao Changge continued: "Zhu Houcong would often have a bad temper, and he would curse, beat, or even kill people at every turn. There were more than a thousand maids in the palace, and more than two hundred people died because of him. . The records of the Ming Dynasty record this: Shizong (that is, Zhu Houcong) was of a Bian nature, and the palace people were afraid of the large number of people in the palace. If there was a slight mistake, he would be punished, and as many as 200 people died."
"It's a bit too much. I'm unhappy and I take it out on others..." Zhu Youtang is a good old man and couldn't help but say after hearing what Zhu Houcong did.
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhu Houcong. He was an iron-blooded emperor and a person who resolutely defended the imperial power. So even if Zhu Houcong did a bit too much, he did not think that this was the reason for the palace maid to assassinate the emperor. Could it be that as an emperor, he had to coax people around him? If the servant is not happy, he will assassinate the emperor if he is unhappy, and the world will not be in chaos.
We can't blame Zhu Yuanzhang for having such thoughts. The status of slaves in ancient times was extremely low, and life and death were completely controlled by the master. This idea has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
"However, this is not the reason why these maids can assassinate the emperor. The imperial power should be supreme and above everyone else. Changge, we know you are kind-hearted, but you must understand that there must be rules in everything, otherwise the world Chaos." Zhu Yuanzhang also specially persuaded Zhao Changge.
Zhao Changge did not refute, because there must be rules in the world, but what if you can't live because of the rules?
"Lao Zhu, do you still remember why you rebelled in the first place?"
Zhu Yuanzhang answered honestly: "Because I can't live anymore."
"Yes, you know that rebellion is a serious crime, but why do you still rebel? Because you can't live anymore. The same is true for these palace ladies. Because they can't live anymore, they can only take risks."
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little confused: "Although Zhu Houcong is a bit tyrannical, can't he avoid being punished as long as he doesn't make mistakes?"
"Do you think those who died because of Zhu Houcong were all because they made mistakes? Zhu Houcong was superstitious in Taoism and liked to take elixirs to seek immortality. For this reason, he would rather not go to court for more than 20 years in order to refine the so-called elixirs. He listened to the slanders of some unscrupulous Taoist priests and plundered a large number of thirteen or fourteen-year-old girls from the people, as many as thousands in number. These girls were taken to the palace and lost contact with their families, and these girls were very important to Zhu Houcong. It’s said to be my own medicine guide.”
Zhu Yuanzhang's expression changed when he heard that Zhu Houcong robbed girls from the people. Although he felt that the life and death of slaves was not important, the life and death of the people was extremely important.
"Nonsense! You are just making nonsense!" Zhu Yuanzhang also became angry and glared at Zhu Houcong fiercely. Zhu Houcong was so frightened that he did not dare to raise his head to look at Zhu Yuanzhang.
"You just said that these girls are medicine guides. Could it be that Zhu Houcong is still cannibalistic?"
"It's not that disgusting, but it's almost the same. What he eats is the menstrual blood of young girls. In order to keep the menstrual blood pure, these girls can't eat and drink normally. They can only drink dew and eat mulberry leaves every day. They live worse than slaves. "
Using menstrual blood to make elixirs? Everyone looked at Zhu Houcong with disgust. This guy is simply a pervert. How could he do this in such a way?
"Ugh~" Zhu Houzhao didn't like his cousin in the first place. When he heard that Zhu Houzhao actually ate the menstrual blood of a young girl, Zhu Houzhao deliberately retched.
"Lao Zhu, now you understand why those palace maids took desperate risks, because their lives were too painful. Not only were they physically tortured every day, but they were also mentally tortured. In other dynasties, whoever could become a palace maid next to the emperor would have no choice. It is a happy thing, after all, no one knows whether one day he will fly on a branch and become a phoenix, but in the Jiajing Dynasty, becoming a maid beside the emperor was a very scary thing."
This time, Zhu Yuanzhang did not stand next to Zhu Houcong. He said "poof" directly at Zhu Houcong, and at the same time cursed: "You are just a beast."
Zhu Houcong wanted to tell them that the elixir made from menstrual blood had no peculiar smell. He had always felt it smelled good after taking it for so long. But seeing the disdain on everyone's faces, he knew that no matter how he explained it, he was wrong. He simply didn't bother to explain. Anyway, you despise me, how should I make elixirs or how should I make elixirs? Until now, he doesn't think there is anything wrong with what he did.
