Xia Xun hurriedly picked up the codex of Su Aya, and unfolded it, but it was a holy decree, a holy decree copied from the rigorous xiǎo character of a neat scientific examination, and some sentences in it were also crossed with vertical lines, obviously studied repeatedly.

This is Zhu Yuanzhang's testament.

"Fengtian carries the emperor, and the edict says: I am ordered by the emperor, and I have a great life in the world, and I will be in trouble, and the people will live in the city, and I will take care of the mandate of heaven for thirty-one years. Worry about danger. Do not slack off every day, and concentrate on benefiting the people. However, it started from a humble beginning, without the ambition of the ancients, good and evil, not too much. There is one in seventy this year, the muscles are weak, the day and night are afraid, but I am afraid that it will not end, and now I have the natural principle of all things, and its ridicule is there?

The emperor's grandson Renming is filial piety. The world returns to the heart, it is advisable to ascend to the throne, to be diligent in civil affairs, Chinese and foreign civil and military ministers to assist in the same heart, to bless our people, and all funeral ceremonies are as different as in Chinese. Announce to the world, so that you know your intentions. Because of the mountains and rivers of Xiaoling, there is no change. ”

This passage describes what Zhu Yuanzhang has done in his life, and the next is the eternal and unchanged set of words, there is nothing to look at, the focus is on the following, obviously this is the words copied by Luo Ke's opponent, and the sentences he crossed out are also on the following content.

"1. When the subjects of the world have been ordered, they will be released for three days, and there is no prohibition on marriage and drinking.

2. When the people of no hair cry in the palace, all those who come are in the palace, each with fifteen sounds, mourning, and the salute is finished. Don't cry until the end of the day.

3. When giving mourning and crying, there is no need to stumble, the ribbon is not more than three inches, and there is no cloth car weapon.

Fourth, the kings are crying in their own countries, and there is no need to go to Beijing, and Chinese and foreign officials and soldiers are not allowed to leave the place of faith without permission, and they are allowed to send people to Beijing.

5. The civil and military officers of the kingdom shall listen to the moderation of the imperial court in the future. The guards were punished by themselves.

6. Those who are not in the order are engaged in this order.

Therefore, it is hereby decreed that it is advisable to know. ”

In this paragraph, in addition to the routine funeral arrangements, there are three places that have specially drawn vertical lines, one is "the subjects of the world have ordered, and they will be released for three days, and there is no prohibition on marriage and drinking", the second is "all the kings cry in their own countries, and there is no need to go to Beijing", and the third is "the civil and military soldiers of the kingdom will listen to the imperial court moderation in the future".

After reading this paragraph, Xia Xun closed his eyes and thought about it seriously, if there is a problem with this edict, the problem must be in these three places, what does this arrangement made by Zhu Yuanzhang on his deathbed mean?

Three days and get rid of the funeral, this is easy to understand, Zhu Yuanzhang is hard to do for the people, he is afraid, what he hates the most is the corrupt officials, and the most afraid is the fox and the tiger who are officials, harassing the people, which can be seen from his consistent policy, he is usually thrifty, and it is normal to treat him with this, but Luo Kedi also circled this article, obviously there is another interpretation, and the meaning of this is not easy to speculate.

As for the kings who are crying and mourning and bringing filial piety, and are not allowed to go to Beijing to ......, can Zhu Yuanzhang use such a heart? How many people can I bring to Beijing to cry and mourn? When you go to the territory of the imperial grandson, are you afraid that they will go against the sky? Besides, once someone says that a certain prince is wrong, he will be executed by Zhu Yuanzhang for the crime of dividing the royal family, this peasant-born emperor has always attached importance to family affection, and he is also extremely stubborn in trusting his son, and does not allow anyone to say irresponsible things, even the kings refuse to go to Beijing to cry and mourn, this is Zhu Yuanzhang's xìng character?

Wait!

Xia Xun's heart moved, and he suddenly remembered that in the book he had read in his previous life, several scholars after Emperor Zhengde succeeded to the throne made the edict of the first emperor, and only omitted Yang Ling, the most trusted commander of the Praetorian Guard of Emperor Zhengde, which angered Emperor Zhengde...... Is this edict actually the idea of today?

Xia Xun slowly opened his eyes and looked at Luo Kedi, but he stopped talking, and he never dared to say his opinion.

Luo Kedi smiled happily: "Hehe, if the first emperor wants to do something, in addition to the arrangement of the funeral, other things can be done when he is in power, why bother to arrange it in the edict, in fact, since ancient times, the so-called edict, other arrangements other than the edict of succession, all come from the successor's instructions and supplements, let's shut up mén to speak, it doesn't hurt." ”

This is to cultivate Xia Xun as a confidant, Xia Xun couldn't help but feel a little warm in his heart, so he bowed and said: "Yes, I think this is ...... The meaning of today. ”

Luo Ke bowed his head and said with a smile: "The first emperor died, and the obituary has been transmitted to the world, using the most urgent eight hundred miles of military post transmission, some princes must have received the news now, but this 'edict of the first emperor' was hurriedly issued three days later, it can be seen that the emperor has carefully considered the words and sentences, and has thought about it a lot, you see, what is the meaning of today's words?" ”

"What else could it be? I want to cut the feudal domain! ”

Xia Xun didn't need to guess the intentions that Emperor Jianwen couldn't hide in his edict, he knew his true purpose, but he couldn't say it. Luo Yuandi probably knew that Xia Xun still didn't dare to speak out, so he said: "The internal reason is intriguing." The state funeral is only three days, even if there is a last order of the emperor, if Jinshang, who has always been known for his benevolence and filial piety, does not obey this order, there is no problem at all, why did the emperor do this? ”

He subconsciously lowered his voice, leaned forward and said, "Also, the national mourning is only three days, so it can be said that I am worried about disturbing the people." But now on the young Confucianism, the most important ancient rites, follow the ancient rites, the Son of Heaven was buried in July, but my Ming Taizu Emperor only stopped for seven days to be buried in a hurry, tomorrow is the period of burial filial piety, the funeral ceremonies of the emperors of the past dynasties are grand, don't say that it is the emperor, it is a big family, and there is no such haste, how is this the way of humanity? ”

Xia Xun's eyes flashed and asked, "What do you mean?" ”

Luo Kedi slowly straightened up and said, "Your Majesty, this is in a hurry for the dust to settle......

Xia Xun was silent for a long time, and said: "The emperor has been the emperor's grandson for many years, and the world knows that he is the future master of the Ming Dynasty, so there is no need to be so impatient, and it is inevitable that he will ...... I'm too unconfident. ”

Luo Kedi was very satisfied when he heard this, he was so heartfelt, in exchange for Xia Xun's sincere words, Xia Xun now dares to criticize the current emperor in front of him, this is really his confidant, sometimes, solicitation and effectiveness, do not need clear words, a move, a word, you can know each other.

Luo Ke was relieved of Xia Xun and continued to say his opinion: "In the edict, it was also said that the kings were sacrificed to their own countries and were not allowed to enter Beijing. In the fifteenth year of Hongwu, when Empress Xiaoci was on a big trip, all the kings returned to Beijing to mourn, why didn't they let them guard their own countries and sacrifice in the palace? Even if it is a courtier, when his parents die, he still needs to return home and keep filial piety for three years, let alone the royal family? The first emperor valued filial piety, how could he make such a loving statement? ”

Xia Xun said: "But what does this move mean? Are you worried that any one of the kings will do wrong? They returned to Beijing for funeral, at most they brought some personal soldiers and guards, and in the imperial capital, what kind of wind did they stir up? Why should the emperor worry? ”

Luo Kedi said with a smile: "This is wrong, the emperor arranged it like this, according to me, there are two reasons. First, it is to give the kings a dismount, and the new emperor ascends the throne, the first thing is to let those who are sons not be allowed to come back to wear linen and filial piety, and they are not even qualified to go to Beijing to worship their deceased father, can they still think in vain? Second, these princes gathered in Beijing, and they would definitely not dare to rebel, but it was difficult to guarantee that their brothers would not have personal contacts with each other and have some discussions, if they were based on their respective vassal countries, they were not allowed to meet each other, and they did not know each other's attitudes, and the possibility of mutual communication greatly reduced the possibility of plotting in a tentative attitude, and the emperor was also taking precautions. ”

Xia Xun frowned and said: "I think that it is not wise to not allow the kings to go to Beijing for burial. The kings may not have meant anything else, but because of the emperor's move, they will inevitably have doubts. For the son of man, he was even deprived of the qualification to wear linen and filial piety for his deceased father, which is a great humiliation, how can they not be resentful? Besides, in this way, it clearly means that the emperor is suspicious of the kings, how can the kings not have a heart of self-preservation? ”

Luo Kedi smiled and said: "Wen Xuan is too worried, the kings may be suspicious because of this, but they don't have time to take any measures, you see that the last one of the emperors is already a dagger!" 'The civil and military officials where the kingdom is located are all subject to the control of the court, but the guards and soldiers are subject to the king', which is to seize the power of the kings to control the army.

The vassal king commanded the armies, this was the rule set by the first emperor, was it abolished by the first emperor? If the first emperor felt that it was inappropriate, then the first emperor only needed an edict when he was alive, and the kings, as princes, dared not obey their father's orders, and could not have a trace of resentment. The first emperor was wise, how could he have hurriedly given this 'wicked man' Jiāo to do it when he was dying?

Moreover, last month, the first emperor still had a will, because of the stupid movement, he ordered Zhuang De and Zhang Wenjie of Xiliang to command, Liu Zhen and Song Sheng of Kaiping, and Guo Ying, the Marquis of Wuding in Liaodong, and other generals to lead the troops to listen to the temperance of King Yan and prevent the invasion of the Hu people. This month, it suddenly became the civil and military officials where the kingdom is located, and they all listened to the moderation of the imperial court, but only the guards and soldiers listened to the king? ”

Luo Ke's eyes were blazing, and he said categorically: "Look at it, your majesty, you will soon cut the domain!" ”

Xia Xun looked at Luo Kedi, his eyes were slightly strange, Luo Kedi noticed that his eyes were a little weird, he couldn't help but smile, and asked, "What?" ”

Xia Xun hesitated for a moment, and said tentatively: "Do you think that the emperor will definitely be able to cut the domain?" ”

Luo Kedi smiled dumbly and said, "Wen Xuan, this official was just about to praise you for being smart, but I didn't expect you to say such stupid things. The emperor is rich all over the world, millions of lions under his command, the kings only have one city and one place, and there are less than 10,000 people to protect the pro-army. ”

Xia Xun was silent for a moment, and said, "Humble and teachable!" ”

Luo Kedi waved his hand with a smile on his face, and said wistfully: "Yù cut the kings, do you have the fast knife of my Jinyiwei?" Wenxuan, my Jinyi Wei is making a comeback, just around the corner! ”