Zhu Zhanji's maternal grandfather Zhang Qi was originally the commander of the guard, but because his daughter became the princess, he was awarded the deputy commander of the soldiers and horses.

After Zhu Di ascended the throne, in the second year of Yongle, Zhu Gaochi was canonized as the crown prince, and Zhang Qi was promoted to the commander of Jingwei. But he died soon after.

Zhu Di didn't like Zhu Gaochi, but he valued this daughter-in-law very much, especially because she gave birth to Zhu Zhanji's grandson, so she let Zhang's eldest brother Zhang Chang inherit the title of Earl of Pengcheng.

Zhu Zhanji, a member of the Zhang family, has also seen it, and he doesn't have much talent, but fortunately, he is loyal and honest. Zhu Zhanji is not afraid of encountering a bunch of pig teammates, and he will only drag his feet when it is critical.

So no matter whether it's acting or sincere, Zhu Zhanji gets along well with these uncles.

His eldest uncle Zhang Chang was also valued by Zhu Di because of this, and now he has been promoted to the governor of the left capital of the Chinese army. The entire Ming Dynasty is only divided into five prefectures, which are equivalent to the commander of the military division, but it is not low at all.

The Governor's Office of the Chinese Army was in charge of all military movements in Yingtianfu, as well as all the guards from Henan, Anhui, and Jiangsu to northern Zhejiang.

In terms of power, the governor's office and the military headquarters of the five armies were all under the orders of the emperor. The Governor's Office of the Five Armed Forces has the right to direct troops but not the right to transfer troops, and the military headquarters has the right to transfer troops but not the right to command troops.

These two departments control each other and do not belong to each other.

However, this is only this era, after the Tumubao Change, the noble forces were swept away, and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies became a vassal of the Ministry of War, without any power.

However, it is still the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, and the Governor's Office of the Five Armies is still the real power organ that controls the Chinese and foreign military, holds the power of the world's soldiers and horses, and leads the country's military construction

Especially now that Annan is unstable, the grassland is unstable, Zhu Di is a war maniac, and the power of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies is amazing.

During the period of Zhu Yuanzhang, there were 17 capital divisions, 329 guards, 65 guards and thousands of households, with an army of about 1.2 million people.

By the winter of this year, in preparation for next year's war with the Warats, the total strength of the whole country had reached 2.8 million men, and 500,000 military horses.

When he saw this number, Zhu Zhanji was startled.

More than a billion people in later generations, so many soldiers. Now the Ming Dynasty is just stable, with a population of only tens of millions, what a heavy burden it is for so many soldiers!

The carriage traveled slowly all the way north, and the three little guys, who rarely went out of the palace, looked curiously at the lively market outside, and when they saw some delicious and interesting things, they immediately shouted to Zhu Zhanji to buy them.

Zhu Zhanji simply asked Li Liang to follow the car with the two little eunuchs, and bought them whatever they wanted.

After going through this period, Zhu Zhanji knows very well how difficult it is for the princes and grandchildren who have not yet reached adulthood to go out.

He lacks a sense of security, so he can control his heart when he is not able to protect himself. But they are all real children, and they naturally want to have the opportunity to see the prosperity outside.

Zhu Zhanji doesn't like to take a car, first of all, the car is very bumpy, and secondly, he has no sense of security, and when he encounters danger, he has nowhere to hide.

Riding on a horse, although it may seem dangerous, there are three layers of defense nets.

The outermost infantry team had already cleared all the routes, and the long-range attack lines were almost all cut off by professional soldiers.

There were more than 200 cavalry on the outer floor to prevent pedestrians from colliding on the street, and also cut off the offensive route.

In the innermost, there are also the eunuchs and Yu Linwei who carry them with them, as well as two Taoist masters with superb martial arts.

What's more, although his current strength is less than half of that of his previous life, he mainly has space, and he will not be afraid of any attack.

So unless it's snowing, when it rains, he rarely chooses to sit in the car.

The Zhang family lives in Taipingfang, north of the city, not far from the palace. The Purple Mountain on the east side of Taipingfang, the Jiuhua Mountain and the Jilong Mountain on the west side, and the famous Xuanwu Lake out of the city gate.

The unique geographical advantage, coupled with the fact that it is not far from the palace, has become a community where the most dignitaries and nobles gather.

In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Wuyi Lane, which belonged to the city's aristocratic settlement, was too close to the Qinhuai River red light district that is now developed. Although it is a bustling city center, few big nobles and high-ranking officials live there.

As for Qin Huaihe, for Zhou Nan, a man who has enjoyed beautiful women from all over the world, the attraction is not so great.

What's more, many of the women there still have small feet.

Small feet are the most disgusting thing in this era, and there is no one.

He thought he hated Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism, but these were actually part of traditional culture.

Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism have actually experienced the integration of the three religions, which are closely related to the lives of all people and cannot be separated

Moreover, Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism itself also have a certain degree of positive effect, and have an irreplaceable role in education, faith, and life stability.

But small feet, this is an absolute bad habit.

The history of foot binding began in the period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties and has spread in the Sui Dynasty.

There was the Tang generation, the improvement of women's status and the increase in their participation in social activities, so they were curbed to a certain extent.

But after the Song Dynasty, the rise of Confucianism really spread foot binding.

Meng Yuan entered the Central Plains, and in order to facilitate his rule, he even encouraged women to bind their feet.

In the Zhu Yuanzhang period, Zhu Yuanzhang was born from the grassroots and suffered a lot when he was a child. Therefore, after taking charge of the world, he can often look at problems from the standpoint of the disadvantaged groups, and think that he has done many good things for the people.

However, due to its own limitations, it has also done some strange things that are criticized.

Before the Ming Dynasty, foot binding was just a "circle game" for some nobles, and men admired a kind of deformed beauty, but it was innocent women who suffered.

In the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang stipulated in the form of a law that women across the country must bind their feet.

In the pre-Qin law, women were allowed to elope to marry, but in the Ming Dynasty's "Da Ming Law", elopement was a felony.

Zhu Yuanzhang promulgated the "Crown System" in the sixteenth year of Hongwu, stipulating that "the wife is complicated and prosperous, and the crown ornament and foot binding".

This move is intended to make the woman unable to move, unable to run, and of course unable to elope.

Women can't run around, and men must of course also have peace of mind about family affairs, so as not to cause trouble everywhere and cause trouble to the court.

They simply do not realize that the productive forces of this era are already low, and if half of the people become weak, they will not be able to liberate the productive forces.

Zhu Zhanji once analyzed the harm of foot binding with Zhu Di, but even Zhu Di put the stability of the country's rule first and was unwilling to liberate women at all.

What's more, this move will also be opposed by the whole society.

Zhu Di holds great power and can deal with any stratum at will, but he can't go against the whole society.

Looking at the trembling women on the street, Zhu Zhanji knew that this matter was even more difficult than reform.

"Senior Brother......

"Stand down!"

"Bold!"

Zhu Zhanji looked up, and the two guards of the Yulin Guard stopped a strong man in a flying fish suit. The man was about thirty to the touch, with deep eyes and a straight nose, a dark complexion, and a handful of stubble on his upper lip.

Although he is not handsome, he has a unique momentum.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am Yang Zhangde, the general banner of Jinyi Wei, not a person with different intentions. It's just that Daoist Xuan Zhen is my senior brother, so he was overjoyed for a while. Please atone for your sins. ”

Zhu Zhanji himself is not very handsome, and he likes this kind of man who is very manly, or has the appearance of a tiger and a wolf.

In the eyes of others, this kind of person must be ruthless, complicated, and difficult to control. But for him, only appreciating capable people, incapable people, no matter how good-looking he looks, is a waste.

Whether you can control a person or not, see that it is your own means, not rely on benevolence, righteousness and morality.

He looked back at Hyun Jin, who was following him. "Is what this man says true?"

Xuan Zhen was a little embarrassed and a little embarrassed, but he still nodded and said: "Back to Your Highness, this person's surname is Yang Ming Zhangde, and he is indeed a poor and lay disciple." ”

Zhu Zhanji looked at the flying fish suit on his body, smiled and said: "I didn't know that you still have such a relationship in Jingshi, it seems that you, a cultivator, are also entangled in mundane things!" Since you are a junior brother, you don't have to worry about me in the future, and you can have more contacts. ”

has been by Zhu Zhanji's side for ten years, although Xuan Zhen feels that Zhu Zhanji is scheming and difficult to guess, but he always knows more than others.

Hearing Zhu Zhanji say this, he knew that he had other thoughts. However...... "Your Highness doesn't know something, although this person has a lot to do with my Wudang, but because of his wrong mind, he was expelled from the mountain gate seven years ago. ”

Zhu Zhanji asked, "What is this person's ability?" ”

Xuan Zhen hesitated for a moment and said, "It's quite capable. ”

Zhu Zhanji said with a smile: "It's inconvenient today, I'm going to Huangzhuang on the 25th, let him go to Huangzhuang to see me that day." ”

Xuan Zhen had no choice but to respond, and drove the horse over to deal with the matter.

The convoy continued to move forward, Zhu Zhanji rode on the horse, glanced at Yang Zhangde, although he was facing Xuan Zhen, he still looked at himself from time to time, and couldn't help laughing.

Since this person is trying his best to catch his own line, let's see if he can eat his own bowl of rice.

Whether he was sent by Ji Gang or wanted to take refuge in himself, ability was the most important thing.

I will be seventeen years old soon, and when I come back from this northern expedition, I am afraid that I will have to marry a wife.

It's time to develop his own power, Jin Yiwei is not a foreign minister, he can only be regarded as a minion of the Son of Heaven, and it is very suitable to cultivate his own power from this aspect.

When the convoy arrived at the door of Zhang's house, everyone from the Zhang family greeted them at the gate.

When Zhu Zhanji jumped off the horse, he first greeted his mother, and then let the eunuch support Zhu Gaochi, who was unable to move.

The Zhang family is dominated by Peng Chengbo Zhang Chang, except for his grandmother Lao Fengjun, who is old, and was hugged by the Zhang family and not allowed to bow, everyone else knelt down. "Minister Zhang Chang, Zhang Sheng and his family welcome the prince, the crown princess, and His Royal Highness the grandson."

Seeing hundreds of people kneeling in front of him, Zhu Zhanji couldn't help but sigh secretly. Zhu Yuanzhang, a native old hat, is from a low background, so he pays special attention to these false etiquette and pomp.

These are originally relatives, but the bad habit of kneeling down is not bad. Those funeral systems that have long been swept into the garbage heap of history are what he turned out. Thinking that a living person would be buried with him, Zhu Zhanji wanted to change this bad habit of the Ming Dynasty.