In the month of Layue, Emperor Hongwu issued an edict to officially crown his sons and nephew Zhu Shouqian as kings. Zhu Shouqian is the son of the prince, and he was crowned the king of Jingjiang, and he is the rank of the king of the county. The sons were treated equally, and they were all crowned princes.

Zhu Di and his brothers wore solemn dresses and walked up to the Fengtian Palace, and the eunuch Huang Yan held the canonized edict in his hand, "There is a system!" ”

The crowd knelt down and listened to the seal.

Huang Yan opened the holy decree and announced the second prince Zhu Fan in turn, and named the king of Qin; The third prince Zhu, the king of Jin; The fourth prince Zhu Di, the king of Fengyan; The fifth prince, Zhu Hu, was crowned the king of Zhou; The sixth prince, Zhu Zhen, was crowned the king of Chu......

After receiving the order of thanksgiving, according to the order of the eldest and youngest, he entered the palace to accept the treasure book and seal, the treasure book is made of gold, square, the length and width are five inches and two minutes, Zhu Di lowered his head and looked at the inscription engraved on his gold book:

"Those who used to be the rulers of the world will build Pinghan, and then they will be blessed, the country is on one side, and they are simply in the emperor's heart. The fourth son, Di, is now the king of Yan, Yongzhen

Beiping, it's not easy! I started from the peasants and drove with the heroes...... Today, there is a country, and we should respect and abide by the courtesy, worship the mountains and rivers of its sect, guard the soldiers, and show compassion for the people. ”

Zhu Di looked at the words "Yongzhen Beiping", his heart was quite shocked, and secretly said, could it be that his father wanted to learn the ancient Zhou system, and make his sons vassal kings in various parts of the frontier, control the army, and protect the Ming Dynasty?

In this way, the imperial court will inevitably set off an uproar, the sub-feudal system originated in the Zhou Dynasty before the pre-Qin Dynasty, but in the Western Han Dynasty Emperor Jing Dynasty caused the Seven Kingdoms Rebellion, the vassal king supported his own troops, and sought to usurp the throne in the name of the Qing monarch, bringing a catastrophe to the Western Han Dynasty.

Since then, this ancient rite has been completely abandoned. The princes of all dynasties have been stripped of their military power and control over their territories, and they are just being idle princes, but now their father is determined to use the ancient rites of the Zhou Dynasty thousands of years ago......

The etiquette of canonizing the prince is quite cumbersome, in addition to the royal family members to Qi, the civil and military officials, the wife of the decree and so on also wear their own grades of court clothes into the palace to congratulate, after the princes received the treasure book, Emperor Hongwu will canonize the edict to the world, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu personally stamped the emperor's seal, came to the noon gate for the civil and military officials to read:

"I am the only emperor and the son of heaven, and if you live in a long place, you will be in the right place; His sons should be crowned kings, divided into miscellaneous land, and divided into feudal states...... Fengtian is in chaos, it is really the people, the law is ancient, and the state is governed by Zhenzhi. Therefore, the edict is hereby made known to the salty envoys. ”

What the?!

The civil and military officials were surprised, and even those military attachés who were illiterate at first understood what "Fagu Jianbang" meant.

It is the crown prince who guards the storage position in the capital, and the adult princes support troops to protect the country in various places in the border fortress! This-this is unorthodox, he didn't do it a thousand years ago, why did the emperor insist on doing this?

However, the Son of Heaven Chrysostom said that it would be impossible to disobey the decree issued on such a grand occasion. Prime Minister Li Shanchang took the lead in kneeling on the ground and shouted long live with hundreds of officials.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

In fact, my heart is saying that my emperor must not be absolutely impossible!

After three bows, the hundred officials retreated. Zhu Di and other newly crowned feudal kings still have to bow down to the queen and the crown prince, and the princess, concubine and other royal family members have to congratulate the new feudal kings, and the lengthy ceremony lasts all day.

The crown princess of the East Palace, Chang, did not participate in today's canonization ceremony before she was confined, but the news of Emperor Hongwu's "Fagu Jianbang" still reached the East Palace.

The crown princess Chang suffered a lot during childbirth, and has been recuperating in bed, when the news came, the second son Shui Sheng had just eaten and slept soundly and put it next to Chang's pillow.

Chang's to the newborn, looking left and right, how can not see enough, aquatic August premature birth, thinner than the average baby, but just over half a month, like a steamed bun like a steamed bun grows, faded red wrinkles, in the red swaddling against the backdrop looks white and cute.

After all, the wealth of this life has not been enjoyed, Lord Yama does not dare to accept her, the rest of Chang's life after the catastrophe, there is a son who has everything to do, and the concubine Lu in the side hall of the West Palace tossed some things to add to the blockage, and she couldn't get into her eyes.

Chang said to his sister Chang Jin: "Jin'er, look, the outline of the aquatic life really follows the third brother Chang Sen, I remember that Chang Sen looked like this when he was a child, but his nose looks like a prince, do you see if it." ”

Chang Jin held a history book and sat on the edge of the bed thoughtfully. Chang Shi said coquettishly: "Sister, what do you want? Then get into the gods. ”

Chang Jin's face was worried, and said: "Sister, the emperor is going to establish a state in ancient times, judging from the titles given to the kings today, the nine important border fortresses of the Ming Dynasty are all guarded by the vassal kings, such as the four princes who sealed the king of Yan, and they will be guarded in Beiping for generations to come." The future prince ......"

Chang Jin looked at the crown princess worriedly, "Sister, these vassal kings and princes are not from the same mother, if they have different intentions in their lives, wouldn't they want to repeat the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms?" ”

The sisters in the house talked considerately, but they didn't have to shy away too much.

Chang sighed: "Actually, the emperor has had this idea for more than a day or two, and he often argues with the Taifu and the prime minister over this issue. It's just that I didn't expect the emperor to stand up to almost everyone's opposition, be stubborn, and quickly settle on the establishment of a state. ”

"Now that the wood has been completed and the holy decree has been issued, we women and Taoist families are powerless to change the result no matter how worried we are. Sister, don't mess up, just wait and see. ”

Chang Jin looked at the crown princess incredulously, "Sister, can you really sit still?" ”

Chang's confinement is very well conditioned, the dry and thin face is soon ruddy, and the black pregnancy spots are slowly disappearing, and it is no longer the appearance of the previous yellow-faced woman.

"If you don't sit still, can you change the emperor's mind?" Chang said: "In fact, these two Northern Expeditions, these adult princes, except for the five princes who are obsessed with medical skills, Zhu Hu, all of them have shown their combat talents, and the fourth prince Zhu Di is particularly outstanding, even the Duke of Wei praised him for having the strong style of his father. So it is natural for my father to have this plan. ”

"In the countryside of Fengyang, our hometown, no matter whether it is a poor family or a rich family, the eldest son divides the majority of the head to guard the sacrificial incense, and the rest of the brothers' family property is divided equally, as large as an acre of land, and as small as a rag. Otherwise, the neighbors in the township will laugh shamefully, saying that this family style is not right, and it should be Lao Tzu's partiality. It is not possible to give all the possessions to the boss, and let the rest of the small ones carry empty rice bowls. ”

Chang Jin was dumbfounded when he heard this, "This ...... It's not the same thing at all! How can my Ming Dynasty use a mere Fengyang countryside as a metaphor. ”

Chang is a few years older than the crown prince, when he was a child, he followed his mother to wander around, and during the war, he and his father Chang Yuchun were separated, and when he couldn't eat, his mother even carried her along the street and begged, knowing the thoughts of the low-level countrymen.

To live with oneself, Chang Shi best understands the most simple and stubborn idea in the heart of his father-in-law Emperor Hongwu about dividing the princes into the vassal kings, and this arrangement is the default rule that Emperor Hongwu was born in a dilapidated farmhouse in the countryside of Fengyang, and integrated it into his bones!

Even if he followed King Ming and rose up to join the Red Turban Army; Even if he is the leader of the Red Turban Army on the dominant side; Even if he becomes a nation

Jun, who founded Qianqiu Achievement, he also followed this simple rule: his son is the dearest and the most trustworthy.

Chang said: "In the eyes of the emperor, there is no difference between the country and the field, they are all surnamed Zhu, he divided the country and let his sons stay there for generations, enjoy wealth forever, and always bear the responsibility of protecting that land, why not?" Why are those outsiders pointing fingers? The emperor has always made up his mind, no one can change it, and only the words of the queen mother can be useful all these years. ”

Chang Jin asked, "Then why did the queen also acquiesce to this?" ”

Chang said: "Among the emperor's sons, including the crown prince, who was born to Queen Ma?" If Queen Ma spoke out against it, wouldn't it be her unkindness as a mother-in-law? Besides, the queen may agree with the emperor's approach. ”

Chang Jin frowned, "But once the vassal kings become the climate, the emperor can still suppress it, and when it is the prince's turn to ascend the throne in the future, wouldn't it be another rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms - none of these vassal kings is the same mother as the prince." ”

Chang Shi disagreed, and said: "Don't panic, the emperor's insistence on using the Fagu state-building system that was abolished thousands of years ago is perverse and intolerable to reason in terms of history, and the Chinese courtiers of the dynasty will definitely oppose it; There are also military generals who will also resolutely oppose it - think about it, the military exploits of Dingguo and Anbang have all gone to the vassal king, what should the generals do? How did their subordinates make great achievements and find the marquis? ”

Chang Jin suddenly brightened, "My sister is right. As soon as today's edict is issued, at tomorrow's court meeting, no matter what faction the court and the central government, the civil ministers and military generals of the power will reach an agreement for the first time to persuade the emperor to withdraw the edict of Fagu Jianbang. We don't need to be the first bird at all. ”

"yes." Chang kissed Shui Sheng's forehead, "Anyone can say this, only our people in the East Palace can't mention it, otherwise the emperor will think that the prince can't tolerate his younger brothers." The emperor is most disgusted with the fact that future generations do not miss brotherhood. ”

Chang Jin praised: "My sister said it clearly, no wonder my father often praised you for being a female middle school Zhuge before his death." "If Chang is a dull person, he will not be favored by Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma, and he will marry in as the wife of the prince.

Speaking of his deceased father, Chang's eyes turned red and said: "When I was in the boudoir, I often dressed as a man and fought with my father. Daddy hurt me the most, one day Daddy came back drunk and said that he had found me the best marriage in the world, and there was only one person in this world, and Zhu Biao, the son of King Wu under 10,000 people, was worthy of the Chang family's daughter-in-law Zhuge , but ......"

"Alas, I'm so good, I'm heartbroken for the East Palace, but I can't match a look from Concubine Lu and a sour poem."

Chang Jin understood her sister's disappointment very well, but she still comforted her and said: "Sister, don't be sad, the prince has been resting in the study of the main hall these days, and he has not gone to Concubine Lu who is sick." ”

Chang Jin often goes to the palace to accompany her sister, and her sister sits in two months, and she will live in the East Palace for these two months, so she knows all kinds of movements in the East Palace. The crown princess sat for a few days in confinement, and Lu's was sick for a few days, and the soup was continuous every day.

"Do you think the prince is here to comfort me every night for the sake of me and the newborn aquatic body? Wrong, in fact, it was the queen mother who beat him that day, and he was afraid that the queen mother would be angry, so he would have this move to alienate Concubine Lu. The crown princess smiled with relief:

"Silly sister, you are still in the boudoir, don't be distracted by these jealous little things. I had a difficult birth that night, I felt that I was dead, and after I was lucky to survive, many things were opened, and the man's heart was not here, no matter how I grabbed it, it was useless, so why bother myself? ”

The crown princess pointed to the direction of the west side hall, "The Lu family was born in a scholarly family, and the prince is naturally fond of literature and dislikes martial arts. I am a wife, and I have given birth to two heirs for the Zhu family, who can shake my status? Even if there are ten Lu clans, they are not afraid. ”

"Me and him, just keep respecting each other on the surface, as for affection, I have given up, and the prince's love only belongs to the Lu family, and he has never given me half a point."

After a walk through the ghost gate, the crown princess was enlightened, and Chang Jin sighed secretly: Sister finally figured it out, this is a good thing, but the Lu family is difficult to settle down.

Lu's confinement was restored, he could eat and sleep, chatted with his sister for a while, and fell asleep with the milky breath of his son next to him.

Chang Jin covered her sister with a quilt, and the nurse of the eldest brother outside went back and forth, she went out quietly, "Why are you so flustered?" ”

The nurse said, "The eldest brother is sick again. ”

Chang Jin asked: "I also had a fever last time, the imperial doctor said that I suffered from a cold, I took a few medicines and just got better, I was in good spirits yesterday, I recited the Analects in front of me, why did I have a fever today?" What did the Imperial Physician say? ”

The nurse shuddered, "This time is more dangerous than the last time, the eldest brother not only has a fever, but also has a rash on his body, the doctor said that eighty percent is pox, and now the eldest brother's dormitory has been isolated, and the people who serve have all had acne." ”

"Pox!" It is said that a sneeze and a handkerchief of a child with acne may cause the contact person to get sick. If the eldest brother is infected with pox, then he comes in to greet the crown princess and visit the little brother Shui Sheng, won't the crown princess and Shui Sheng be killed together?

Chang Jin's brain turned quickly, "Pox usually spreads in the warm spring and summer, and now it's winter, and it's the heavily guarded East Palace, how did you get this pox?" It must have been passed on to someone he had recently come into contact with! Come on, check the people who are serving around the prince, whether they have recently left the palace and come in with some messy things, and also, hide it from the princess first, don't let her be suspenseful......"