In the morning of the next morning, the ministers who came to the court were surprised to find a group of people dressed in princely clothes above the court. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoAccording to Zhu Yuanzhang's old system, the prince will not go to court. However, the wise people have already thought of something, and the system of the feudal country has not yet been determined.

Yun Xi didn't talk nonsense, first ordered a few things from yesterday one by one, and then said: "Ladies and gentlemen, today, I want to set the system of this feudal country. ”

The ministers below were surprised that they didn't guess what the princes were going to do.

But Yun Xi didn't have time to wait for them, and motioned for Zhang Wen, the assistant official of the spring, to preside over the meeting. This kind of meeting, in which many people participate, does not have the reason that the emperor himself presides, and a minister is appointed to preside over it, and the emperor will not speak unless necessary.

Several ministers who opposed the actual feudal kingdom expressed their opposition again, and then Yunxi let them all out. Why are people who don't support the closure of the country staying here. The rest of the people are all people who are in favor, or at least not against, to participate in the discussion.

To determine the feudal system, the first thing to be determined is - etiquette. The meaning of 'rites' is to determine respect and humility, what is the relationship between the feudal state and the central government, what is the relationship between the feudal monarch and the emperor of the empire, and what etiquette the feudal monarch performs when he meets the emperor, etc., are all included. At the same time, 'li' also includes the rights and obligations of the vassal states and the central empire in the future.

The 'rites' part takes a long time, and it is the longest part, because there are so many things that need to be formulated.

First of all, it is determined that it is in the name of the feudal state. In the end, it was decided to add the title of the prince of the imperial family to the border in the name of 'respecting the emperor and destroying the country', and the main responsibility in name was to educate the barbarians.

This banner was copied from the Qi State in the Spring and Autumn Period, and was later adopted by many forces in the East, which is easy to understand, so it was adopted.

At the same time, it is allowed to seal the national community. She is the god of the land, Ji is the god of the five grains, and only the establishment of the community in China can be regarded as a country. and from the Zhu family, a single independent sect, with the Yunxi line as the main sect, inherited the emperor's throne from generation to generation; With other lineages as small sects, the hereditary title of monarch or prince of the country.

Secondly, it was determined that the monarch of the feudal country was equivalent to the prince, and the prince remained unchanged. However, there is no provision that only the prince can be crowned as the monarch of the feudal country.

Then it reiterates the law of succession of the eldest son, and emphasizes that the eldest son is the first heir, and the eldest son is the successor of all the sons-in-law. In the case of a son-in-law, unless the son-in-law has done a lot of evil and can be established with the approval of the Central Emperor, as long as there is a son-in-law, a son-in-law must be established.

Then what needs to be determined is the relationship between the feudal state and the central government. This part is the most central part, and it is also the most troublesome part.

First of all, it was determined that the feudal state was also a state, but it was not an independent state, and it was subordinate to the central power. The initial establishment of a country and the succession of the monarch must be canonized by the central emperor, otherwise it will be invalid, and the princes can discuss it. However, the emperor cannot remove the position of the monarch of the country without reason, and must follow the regulations, and the specific regulations will be formulated later.

Subsequently, the system of pilgrimage was established. The land of the Western Regions is remote, and the monarch is allowed to reign every five years; The country of Yunnan and the country of the northeast are both once every three years. The court must be crowned as the monarch of the country, or the prince must be the head of the court. The expenses on the road were borne by the feudal state according to the weekly rites. And when the king of the feudal country meets the court, he must pay tribute. The Emperor's reward is equivalent to the value of the tribute, or the reward in excess of the value.

Then there are the powers and obligations of the central government and the feudal state. In terms of feudal statehood, the main obligation is to educate the barbarians, and secondly, when the central state has an order, send troops to accompany the central army to conquer the non-subordinate. There are a number of other obligations that will not be elaborated on.

In terms of rights, the hereditary position of the feudal monarch is not allowed to interfere in other matters of the feudal state except that the left and right kings are appointed by the central government. When the feudal state is attacked, the central government should be responsible for protecting the feudal state.

At the same time, according to the Zhou rites, the feudal monarch was given the power to canonize hereditary marquis and earls, and not hereditary dukes, and the canonization of hereditary marquis and earls had to be reported to the central government and approved by the central government before it was completed. However, it can be unsealed on its own.

At the same time, the central government has the right to canonize hereditary marquis and earls in the feudal country, and such centrally canonized marquis and earl, and the feudal monarch can abolish the hereditary marquis and earl himself without the consent of the central government, but has no right to reduce the title. Find someone else in their dynasty to inherit the title.

It is allowed to canonize hereditary official positions of the monarch of the country, similar to the hereditary thousand households and the like, without the approval of the central government, and can be canonized and revoked by themselves.

What is then determined is the relationship between the feudal state and the feudal state. All feudal states, no matter how big or small, no matter how close or near they are with the central clan, are equal countries. Large countries are not allowed to oppress small countries, and they are not allowed to act on behalf of the Central Empire. ……

No war is allowed between the feudal states, and if there is a dispute, please ask the central government to adjudicate. If one vassal attacks another vassal without authorization, the emperor has the right to revoke the feud that attacked on its own initiative, or replace the feudal monarch. At the same time, it is necessary to protect the feudal state from dying; If the country is destroyed, the central government has the obligation to help it recover. However, Yun Xi felt that he should not need this when he was alive.

When determining the power of the feudal state, Fang Xiaoru said: "Your Majesty, according to the Zhou ceremony, the matter of sealing the country, all official positions are appointed by the feudal monarch, and the central government must not interfere. ”

Although Yunxi said that he would seal the country according to Zhou Li, in fact, it was mainly in accordance with the system of canonizing his son and nephew as king in the early Han Dynasty. In Yunxi's view, it is not possible to seal the country without checks and balances, so according to the system of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, the central government appoints the prime minister.

Most of the ministers knew Yun Xi's thoughts, and Zhou Li was indeed very inconsistent with the current situation and could not be fully followed, so there was no objection; As a result, he only received the holy decree in the palace of the king of Shu yesterday, and Fang Xiaoru, who only had the right to go to the court today, raised an objection.

But Yun Xi was prepared. Han Wang Zhu Song said: "Fang Zhongshu, who in the world can be innocent? If all the officials in a country are appointed by the feudal king, who can stop the monarch from going his own way when the feudal monarch and the ministers have different ideas? His Majesty the Emperor, who was far away in the capital, could not have known it soon. ”

"Therefore, it is very important for the central government to appoint the prime minister to prevent the mistakes of the feudal monarch."

Yun Xi watched Fang Xiaoru fall into thought, and hurriedly ordered to move on to the next topic, otherwise if Fang Xiaoru was asked to put forward 'how is the emperor', it would be a mess.

Then it was decided that the monarch of the feudal state was not allowed to leave the feudal country at any other time except for the tribute once every few years.

At the same time, it was stipulated that the feudal monarch had the right to go to war, armistice, and alliance against the barbarian country.

At the same time, they discussed the official country name. In the end, it was decided that the titles of Zhu Shangbing, King of Qin, and Zhu Ying, King of Min, remained unchanged, and they would be Qin State and Min State after the official closure of the country; Zhu Song, the king of Han, because Yun Xi thought that the country in the Northeast was called South Korea, and then the words "Yuan" and "Yuan" were homophonic, and finally Yun Xi was named the king of England, and it was called Britain when it was officially established in the future.

Well, Yoon-hee might need to consider giving that island a different name.

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All of the above, although they include part of the content of system construction, can be counted as the content of 'etiquette'.

After discussing the 'ceremony', it is time to build the system. The earliest thing involved in system construction is the location and territory of the feudal state.

Shang Bing's territory is Shazhou, and then he can freely go west; Zhu Song's fiefdom was Kaiyuan Castle, and then he was free to march north.

Although Zhu Yang can also freely go west and south, the geographical location of Yunnan is too remote, and it is all lofty mountains and mountains, so it is not easy to decide where to seal it.

Yun Xi thought about it for a long time, and finally decided not to give Zhu Yang Dali Mansion, but to give him the Golden Tooth Military and Civilian Command Envoy as the capital. The Golden Tooth Military and Civilian Command Department is in the area of today's Baoshan, which was developed during the Dali Kingdom period, and there are many people.

To the west and south of the Golden Tooth, the Burmese Propaganda Mission, Mengyang Propaganda Mission, Luchuan Ping Burma Mission, and Mengding Mansion were all handed over to Zhu Yang.

And then there's the bureaucracy. The left and right kings have already said that they are appointed by the central government, from the second rank, the left kings are military generals, and the right kings are civil ministers. And all of them can open a government to govern affairs.

Imitation of the six departments of the Beijing division set up six halls, the chief officer called it a servant, from the three products; The adjutant called it the Confessor's servant, from the fourth grade. There is a division under the hall, and the first official calls it a pawn order, which is six products; The adjutant called it Diancheng, from the six grades.

Magistrates, because of the current constraints, can basically only set up administrative units at the county level. Yun Xi proposed: "The situation in various places is very different, and your uncles and brothers are also educated barbarians, and the system of local officials will be put on hold for the time being. Then it was put on hold.

In addition, Yunxi also set up institutions similar to those of Hanlin Academy to teach Confucianism, but these institutions were not actually important.

After talking about the official system, it is the system of electing officials. Yun Xi was arbitrary for a while this time, requiring that all feudal states must set up imperial examinations, and the imperial examinations of feudal countries are called township examinations, and the merit is called Juren, which is completely equivalent to the Juren in the Central Plains, and can also participate in the central examination. However, it is allowed to determine the content of the exam at your own discretion.

Yun Xi plans to change the content and form of the examination, test practical things, and strive to make the people of the feudal country not suffer, but the specific change has not yet been determined.

Yun Xi believes that in order for the people of the feudal state to think that they are still Ming people or 'Huaxia people', it is necessary to maintain frequent exchanges so that talents can flow relatively freely. Therefore, Yun Xi ordered that the merit and fame were equal, and allowed the people of the Central Plains to go to the feudal states to seek officials, and the feudal monarch could also appoint anyone who did not have an official position or a title as an official.

However, there is a quota limit for each feudal country, in order to prevent the feudal monarch from pulling away a group of people in the name of sealing officials, and as a result, he can't be an official when he arrives in the feudal country, so he still does his own job. It is equivalent to abducting people in the name of sealing officials.

Yun Xi opposes the abduction of people in large quantities, and a small amount of abduction is enough. However, he announced that in the future, if the feudal states needed it, he could exile all the exiled prisoners to the feudal states; And they need the population to be able to consult with Yun Xi, who will consider migration as appropriate. However, he still hopes that the monarch of the feudal country can use generous conditions to attract those who dare to fight and dare to take the initiative to seal the country.

In addition to the exchange of talents, it is necessary to maintain the unity of culture, especially the unity of words. Fortunately, Chinese characters are very advantageous in this regard, even if they are separated from the radicals to form a new character, such as many feudal kings in the late Ming Dynasty, the new characters will be considered Chinese characters.

Unlike after the Germanic barbarians conquered Rome, they borrowed Latin letters and combined them at will, and they became different scripts. The English word 'hello' and the German word 'hallo' have similar meanings, with only one letter missing, and they become different languages.

There are many, many other systems, but they are all minutiae. The discussion lasted all day, and it didn't end until the sun went down in the evening, and everyone ate lunch at noon, and immediately after lunch, they moved to the temple to continue the discussion.

After the last matter was discussed, Zhang Wen announced that today's court meeting was officially over, and the feudal system of the Ming Dynasty was officially established.