The Ming Dynasty was founded by force, and the honor of military commanders was a characteristic of the Ming Dynasty. They were like aristocratic families, but different from them. They were attached to the imperial power and shared honor and disgrace with the royal family.
In the original history, after the Tumu Incident, Zhang Fu, Zhu Shou and others died in battle, which led to the emergence of a hollow generation of nobles, and their influence was not as good as before.
At this time, Zhang Fu was seriously ill. If he died, only Zhu Shoudu, the Duke of Chengguo, could bear the title of head of the nobles, but his influence on the army was not as good as Zhang Fu's.
The distance from the imperial palace to the British Duke's residence was not that far. There were only forty of the three hundred royal guards, led by Zhu Ji, guarding Zhu Jianshen's carriage.
The rest of the Jinyi guards were hidden in the crowd, constantly observing the strange things around them, and always paying attention to the carriage Zhu Jianshen was riding.
The streets were bustling with people and there was an endless stream of hawkers.
Zhang Bao, who was sitting on the carriage, was really afraid that the little emperor would be attracted by the scenery outside and wanted to go shopping in the market. However, Zhu Jianshen just looked through the curtain and was not attracted by the bustling streets. This made Zhang Bao relieved. .
Zhu Ji was tall and straight, with an upright look on his face. He walked slowly and very cautiously.
Since Ma Shun was beaten to death by civil and military officials in the court in the 14th year of Zhengtong, Yu Qian took control of all affairs of the capital and recommended his son-in-law to the Empress Dowager as the commander. After the Empress Dowager agreed, Zhu Ji became the emperor. The commander of the pro-military army.
Yu Qian recommended Zhu Ji as the commander of the Jinyi Guards because he needed all the assistance during the defense of Beijing. In the later period, as Yu Qian's own power became more and more powerful, he was afraid of causing an attack by the courtiers. The Empress Dowager and the Young Emperor Because of his fear, he began to alienate his son-in-law to avoid suspicion. When his daughter returned home, Zhu Ji was not allowed to follow her.
During the court meeting, he had never spoken to Zhu Ji, and they were strangers to each other.
And Zhu Ji also knew his father-in-law's good intentions. If an emperor's close army commander had close contacts with the chief minister of the cabinet, it would only fall on the lips of others.
The British Duke's Mansion is located in the west of Beijing, and the residence of Cheng Guo Gong Zhu Shou is not far away.
In the third year of Hongwu, after Zhu Yuanzhang established the world, he granted many titles to the heroes. The title of duke was the highest title, and six dukes were enfeoffed.
Duke Li Shanchang of Korea, Duke Xu Da of Wei, Duke Chang Mao of Zheng, Duke Li Wenzhong of Cao, Duke Feng Sheng of Song, and Deng Yu, Duke of Wei.
Among the six dukedoms, only Duke Xu Da of Wei has been passed down, guarding Nanjing for generations.
After Zhu Di launched the Jingnan Rebellion, he enfeoffed four more princes: Zhang Fu, the British prince, Zhu Neng, the Cheng prince, and Xu Zengshou, the Ding prince. Xu Zengshou, the Ding prince, was Xu Da's second son, and Xu Da's eldest son, Xu Huizu. It was the Duke of Wei, and the good talk about the two kingdoms was also spread at this time, and the fourth Duke was Mu Ying, who had guarded Yunnan for generations. He was later the Duke of Guizhou, and before that he was the Marquis of Xiping.
When Wei Guogong was in trouble, Xu Huizu once opposed Zhu Di and supported Zhu Yunqi extremely firmly, scolding Zhu Di as a rebellious minister and traitor. If it had been anyone else, the ten clans would have been wiped out, but Xu Huizu inherited the Wei state as if nothing had happened. Dukedom, and not working for the new emperor, but still receiving salary.
The reason why Emperor Yongle did not touch him was that he was the eldest son of Xu Da. After his achievements in founding the country, he had a distinguished status. On the other hand, Xu Huizu was Zhu Di's uncle. The ten clansmen who killed him, including his wife and children, had just been canonized. Duke Dingguo will be killed.
There are only these five princes in the Ming Dynasty now.
Wei Guogong is the fruit left by Emperor Hongwu. It should be said that it should be the most noble Duke of the Ming Dynasty. However, due to historical issues, it is far away from the center, and its dignity has declined. The British Duke Zhang Fu is the Duke of Zhu Di. The first duke is the most noble duke in the true sense.
In the Ming dynasty, there was no incremental increase in the number of dukes in the later period. Why the dukes were not inherited is because in the late Ming Dynasty, there was no great achievement in destroying the country.
From this aspect, it can be seen that the later emperors lost their vigor and had no courage to expand their territories.
The carriage stopped in front of the British Government House. Zhang Bao immediately jumped out of the carriage, took out the prepared horse mound and placed it on the ground.
Because they learned of Zhu Jianshen's arrival, this street had been emptied by the people from the Duke's Palace. There were only ten people walking on the street, all soldiers. In the center of the street was a red carpet, stretching out from the British Palace and continuing. At the end of the street.
Zhang Mao, Zhu Shou, Chen Ying and others were waiting outside the door with the British Duke's family members.
Zhu Jianshen, wearing royal uniform, poked his head out of the carriage.
Zhu Shou touched Zhang Mao, who was a little nervous, and then Zhang Mao reacted and knelt down first. Zhu Shou, Chen Ying and other family members also knelt down.
"Long live your majesty."
Zhu Jianshen stood on the carriage with a melancholy expression: "Get back on your feet."
After hearing Zhu Jianshen's words, everyone stood up and looked at Zhu Jianshen standing on the carriage.
When Zhang Bao was about to help Zhu Jianshen, Zhu Jianshen waved his hand to stop him, and then jumped out of the carriage.
Zhang Bao quickly bent over and raised his hands half-way, fearing that Zhu Jianshen would fall.
Zhu Shou, Chen Ying and others were also a little panicked and couldn't help but take two steps forward.
Zhu Jianshen stood firmly on the ground and clapped his hands.
"Your Majesty, I scared this slave to death. I scared this slave to death." Zhang Bao's heart was beating fast, and Zhu Ji behind the carriage was also a little stunned.
Everyone in the court said that His Majesty the Emperor was calm and quiet, so how could he make such a reckless move?
"When I arrived outside the British Duke's palace, I felt a heroic spirit. I was originally a child. I have been silent in the palace for a long time. Now I am just moving around. There is no need to panic." After finishing speaking to Zhang Bao, Zhu Jianshen Then they looked at Zhu Shou and Chen Ying and said, "I didn't expect Duke Cheng and Marquis Taining to be here."
"Your Majesty went out of the palace to visit the British Duke. I was afraid that the young prince would neglect Your Majesty because of his young age, so I came here spontaneously." Zhu Shou said softly.
Zhu Jianshen nodded, looked at Zhang Mao, and said, "Little Duke, please take me to see the British Duke."
Zhang Mao quickly bowed and obeyed the order.
Then Zhu Ji led more than a dozen Jinyi guards to Zhu Jianshen's side. Even if they went to the British mansion, they would not leave.
Zhu Jianshen entered the British palace under the guidance of Zhang Mao, Zhu Shou and others.
At this time, a middle-aged official holding a pen and paper came out from behind the carriage, lay on the carriage and started recording.
This is the official record of daily life arranged by Yu Qian, and the Six-Pin Rites Department is responsible for recording things.
Daily life began in the Han Dynasty.
This record is not about which palace the emperor slept in yesterday or how many times he made it, but records the conversations between the emperor and ministers, as well as court affairs. It is the same system as the actual records, but in the hands of Zhu Qizhen, it was given by Wang Zhen Abolition.
After Yu Qian assisted the government, he started again, recording the speeches of the emperor and important ministers. As a rule, the emperor had no right to read the contents of this daily note.
After the official finished writing, he hurried to catch up with the large army.
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