Yu Qian's resignation was a major event for the court, and the congratulations from King Qin of Xi'an was a major event for the clan.
After King Qin submitted the meter, His Majesty the Emperor Long Yan was very happy and ordered thirty-six copies of the meter to be sent to the princes in the mainland.
This meaning is very obvious, I just want to tell you, you are so rich now, don't you consider handing over part of your wealth?
Even a prince with a high status is not much different from ordinary people when it comes to wealth.
After King Qin's congratulations reached the hands of many princes, many well-educated vassal kings cursed him.
Who doesn’t know that our ancestors of the old Zhu family were born in a humble background and lived a tight life. It was hard for them to live a comfortable life for a few days. What is King Qin going crazy about? You handed over all the land and everything. There are so many people in the government. How can I live my life, just waiting for the wages that are often in arrears from the court?
Although Emperor Taizu Gao gave high treatment to the clan, sometimes it was either in arrears or insufficient share. Of course, this was an old tradition passed down during the Hongwu period.
If we start counting from the Hongwu period, the money owed by the Ming court to the clan can be used to buy ten Ming Dynasties...
Of course, Zhu Jianshen has not thought about changing this issue. He has also done a survey and found that even if the vassal prince's family has not received wages for twenty years, they can still live happily. Therefore, after the new tax system is implemented, the country will Those who have the ability to pay the vassal in full on time, however, Zhu Jianshen still feels that this tradition should continue. First of all, in the process of arrears, it can reduce the court's expenditure. The most important thing is that this is tradition. Those who owe the vassal can, But we can’t owe it to the people...
Of course, there are many princes who have their own opinions on King Qin's congratulations.
At first glance, this seems to be a means of diverting conflicts in the imperial court.
The King of Qin's line may have been forced.
But what was written in the congratulatory form was that it was voluntary, which made all the princes in the world feel powerless.
If the imperial court can force the King of Qin, it will have the power to make you a congratulatory form.
The current Ming vassal king is not the vassal king during the Jianwen period. The administrative and military power of the local government can suppress the prince's palace to death.
Of course, if you really overestimate your capabilities and rebel, it will still be of some benefit to the court. At least you can confiscate a few long-term meal tickets.
Zhu Ziyi, the king of Zhou in Kaifeng Prefecture, has been worried after receiving the letter from the court. In his opinion, he will be the one after King Qin, just because the King of Jin is far away in Shanxi, and the new tax system there has not yet started.
Some time later, King Zhu Zizheng of Zhou heard that Xu Youzhen had come to Kaifeng. He immediately understood and made an appointment with Xu Youzhen to have a good chat.
However, on the agreed date, Xu Youzhen sent someone to postpone it for one day.
This made Zhu Zizhen think more.
The line of Zhou kings is also the direct line of Taizu. Of course, there are other versions in history.
Another theory is that Zhou Wang Zhu Ji and Yongle Emperor Zhu Di were brothers from the same mother. After Jingnan, in order to solve the legal inheritance problem of Zhu Di's legitimate son, the genealogy table of Zhou Wang was also changed. Of course, this kind of Whether what you say is correct or not can only be judged by the benevolent and the wise.
Zhou Wang Zhu Ju suffered greatly.
The person who caused him pain was his great nephew Zhu Yunwen, Emperor Jianwen.
The king of Zhou, Zhu Rui, was reported by his ten-year-old son for treason. During the Battle of Jingnan, Emperor Jianwen sent Li Jinglong, the second war god of the Ming Dynasty, Cao Guogong, to pass through Kaifeng in the name of preparing for the border. He escorted the king of Zhou and his family back to Nanjing and deposed him. A commoner, he moved to Menghua, Yunnan.
After the Battle of Jingnan was over and the dust settled, Zhu Di restored his title to his younger brother, and added a gift of five thousand stones because he had suffered some hardships. However, even with the favor, Zhu Di still beat Zhu Di a lot.橚.
He once summoned Zhu Ji and said bluntly in the Fengtian Palace: "I heard that you want to rebel."
Hearing his brother's words, Zhu Xi was startled. He quickly knelt down and took the initiative to return the three guards and more than 3,000 soldiers and horses given by the court. BIquGe.biz
The current King of Zhou, Zhu Zizhen, is in his forties. He has reached middle age and no longer has so many thoughts. He only thinks about stability.
Zhu Zichen was born in the 19th year of Yongle. He was the concubine of Zhou Jian King Zhu Youjuan. His father also took over the throne from his elder brother. He was the fourth grandson of Taizu Emperor Gao and was the vassal king of Zhu Jianshen's grandfather.
Zhu Zizhen was not an ignorant prince. On the contrary, he was a particularly famous and promising king among the Ming Dynasty clan. His reputation was very good even in later generations. To a certain extent, he was a qualified spokesperson for the Ming Prince clan... …
He was fond of literature, calligraphy and painting, and medicine. In the palace, there were often students traveling to and from the palace, who often played the piano and wrote books, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
In terms of medical science, Zhu Ziyi inherited the mantle of his grandfather, the first king of Zhou Zhu Ju.
His grandfather Zhu Zhen liked medicine, probably for political influence and to reassure his brother about him. Compared with him, Zhu Zizhen simply liked it.
Not only did he like it, he also did this good deed.
When Zhu Ziqi, nineteen years old in the sixth year of Zhengtong, was granted the title of King Tongxu, he opened two "Medicine Dispensing Bureaus for the Benefiting the People" in Tongxu County, which provided free medicine and treatment for Tongxu people. He was known as "Tongxu Shanshou".
This is something that is well known in the imperial court.
In the seventh year of Chenghua, Zhu Ziyi was promoted to King of Zhou, which was a blessing to the people of Kaifeng.
"The princes and generals of the clan opened a medicine bureau to benefit the people and provide free medicine to the poor" to treat the people. They also expanded the medicine field in the back garden of the Song Dynasty Palace (behind the "Longting" in Kaifeng) by 120 qing, and organized planting and cultivation by themselves. , harvest, and distribute the prepared medicine to various places where needed. He used the royal family's money to distribute free medicine to poor people, and he was also very studious. Sometimes, he would write prescriptions himself and treat people.
In the twelfth year of Chenghua, King Zhou received praise from His Majesty the Emperor for setting up the Food and Drug Administration, and he issued an oral message to the clan kings in various places: "The princes will take the Zhou Prince's Mansion in Kaifeng as a model and set up plans to benefit the people." The "Medicine Application Bureau" provides medicine and relief to the people. This benevolent act can help the court appease the people and help the poor. "
Of course, Zhu Jianshen also allocated 200,000 yuan from his own pocket to open a "Prescription Lecture Hall" in Kaifeng, making His Royal Highness the Honorary Master of the Chinese Medicine Hall. In this year, more than 3,000 doctors and folk doctors traveled to and from various places. This is a good thing that starts with real work.
Because of what Zhou Wang Zhu Zichen did, his annual salary was unprecedentedly paid in full and on time. This was also approved by Zhu Jianshen personally in the twelfth year of Chenghua.
Of course, Zhu Zizhen was a kind and pure person, but there were many black sheep in the entire Zhou king system. There is a saying that the princes of the Ming Dynasty were never the enemies of the Ming Dynasty, but the clans that flourished everywhere, like carps crossing the river, were the biggest in the Ming Dynasty. of enemies.
After the imperial court set an example for King Qin, the Prince of Zhou and his family could not escape.
Before Zhu Ziyi, the wealth of the Zhou family was no less than that of the Qin family. But after he inherited the title of King of Zhou, not to mention the branches, the family's wealth had begun to shrink greatly.
According to the provisions of the new tax system, Zhou Wang Zhu Ziyi himself does not need to dedicate his land to the court, but other princes and counties do. Their wealth has long exceeded the wealth of Zhou Wang's family.
The Zhou Palace is also one of the high-standard palaces of the Ming Dynasty.
Although it is not as good as the Qin Prince's Mansion in Xi'an, it is almost the same.
The construction of the Zhou Palace started in about the second half of the 12th year of Hongwu or the early spring of the 13th year of Hongwu, and was basically completed in the 14th year.
The Zhou Palace in Kaifeng was built on the site of the Forbidden City of the Song and Jin Dynasties. It consists of two inner and outer city walls. To the south is the Meridian Gate, to the east is Donghua Gate, to the west is Xihua Gate, and to the north is Houzai Gate. The size of the Zhou Palace, the architecture They are all within the actual scope of the Imperial City of the Northern Song Dynasty. In the north-south direction, it is more than 20 meters longer than the Imperial Palace of the Northern Song Dynasty.
Construction started in the second half of the 12th year of Hongwu and was basically completed in the 26th year of Hongwu.
In the palace city, there are also iconic buildings such as Chengyun Hall and Round Hall.
At this time, Zhu Zizhen was sitting in the Chengyun Hall. He was wearing a smart regular robe, and there was no trace of nobility in his body...
At this time, Zhu Zizhen looked outside with a sad face and murmured to himself: "What's going on with Xu Youzhen? Is there something that can't be changed?"
The imperial court sent King Qin's congratulatory form to him, and his intention was obvious.
Zhu Zizhen never thought about resisting. At the beginning, he was still a little excited. He knew that the princes and generals of his family were competing with ordinary people all the time, but they were not on the same level as him. When the common people strive for profit, the clan will always win.
Hiding wealth among the people and allowing the people in Kaifeng to live and work in peace and contentment was originally Zhu Zizhen's ideal at the beginning. But when he became the king of Zhou, he realized that things are always simple, but when he actually does it, But it is extremely difficult.
First of all, he is only the king of Zhou in name only. He only has the power to make suggestions to the clan below, but not to give orders. Secondly, it is easy for people to eat it, but it is difficult to spit it out...
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