Chapter 618 is the precedent of the Ming Dynasty

Zhu Youzhen couldn't go to see his daughter at this time, otherwise he would force his daughter to commit suicide. What he could do was to hug his grandson, in front of the queen, the prince, the close attendants, and the courtiers, Zhu Youzhen held the newborn child, looked at the sleeping child with a smile, and said a shocking word: "This Ming Xinghai King is also!" ”

The scene was as if a thunderbolt suddenly sounded, and everyone was stupid. What does this mean? A king with a different surname?

It's not surprising at all. Look at what Da Ming has seen, have you ever seen a king with a different surname? After Yingzong, let alone the prince, even if it is a title, it is difficult to ask for a title. There are only three civil ministers, and only one military general.

Ordinary courtiers, let alone being crowned kings, even if they are knighted, it is unattainable. Wang Yangming and Wang Yue, these are all knighthoods because of their huge military achievements, Li Chengliang, that is to use all the strength to eat milk, so as to find an uncle. Chen Xie's contribution is very great, and it is not too much to say that it is not too much to turn the tide, but isn't he already knighted? Now there is a sudden sentence that there is no bombing at the scene, it is all under Chen Xie's murderous reputation and great martial arts.

The courtiers knelt on the ground, and no one spoke. But the meaning is very clear, Your Majesty, you can't do this. This is a king with a different surname! Zhu Youzhen carefully hugged his grandson, looked at the courtiers, and said very calmly: "Everyone, get up." Listen to me. As a result, none of them got up, and Zhu Youzhen had no choice but to sigh: "The debts I owe can only be repaid by the prince." After saying this, the ministers on the scene all understood, and they all got up one by one, bowed and said in unison: "Your Majesty is wise." ”

They are all human spirits, and they are all good at playing with power. The Ming Dynasty does not have the rule of sealing kings with different surnames. Today it has been broken because of Zhu Youzhen's words. And there is another meaning in Zhu Youzhen's words, that is, Chen Xie will not be crowned king, and if he wants to be crowned, he will also be crowned his son. I will not break the precedent of my ancestors, but I will break these rules for the crown prince. The prerequisites were left.

Chen Xie's credit is too great to compensate him. So what to do? Shade! This sentence is a promise to Chen Xie, your son will be the king of Xinghai in the future. As for you, don't worry about it. This precedent is open, and in the future, the descendants of the kings with different surnames in the Ming Dynasty will not think about it, Chen Xie is too special. But you can think about something else, a knighthood or something. It's definitely a lot easier. Sure enough, Zhu Youzhen said to Zhu Cihong: "Prince, you remember my words, and remember that in the future, all the heroes who have opened up the territory for me in the Ming Dynasty cannot be taken lightly." Don't be stingy with knighthood. ”

Zhu Cihong knelt down and replied solemnly: "Erchen remembers." "What I am saying here today is not as simple as it seems. There are two meanings here, the first layer is for Chen Xie, and the second layer is to pave the way for the prince's future. Think about it. As long as the military generals can expand their territory, they can be knighted. Aren't everyone thinking about going up to grab land for Daming?

Here, there is also a hidden meaning, some of you here understand, some do not. It means that there is no precedent that cannot be changed in the future. No different surnames have been changed. What else can't be changed? And also clearly told the ministers that in the future, the Ming Dynasty needs to forge ahead, and conformism is no longer the need of the Ming Dynasty.

Let's put it this way, in Zhu Youzhen's heart, there is always a dream of the Ming Dynasty. This dream. Only Chen Xie can help him and the crown prince realize it, and as for the other courtiers, if they are willing to contribute to this dream road, they will not hesitate to be knighted.

The precedent of the Ming Dynasty's different surname not being crowned king is decided by Zhu Youzhen, and the prince will implement it. The father and son, inheriting the past and the future, pushed the Ming Dynasty into a new era. For this reason, Zhu Youzhen did not hesitate to break the old rules. All the black pots, he came to carry. In the future, even if future generations want to scold, they will scold him. So what do historians think of him three hundred years later?

"Ming Shengzu" This is Zhu Youzhen's nickname after the death of this time and space, and historians use such a sentence to evaluate him as "a generation of saints who opened the world, the founder of the Ming Dynasty leading the world, and the greatest king in the history of the Ming Dynasty." ”

Zhu Youzhen can't see these, and Zhu Cihong can't see either. In front of all the ministers, Zhu Youzhen said again: "The Ministry of Rites drafts a letter, and after the cabinet votes are drafted, it will be handed over to the ceremonial supervisor to wear red." From now on, Chen Xie will be the Duke of Daming Xinghai. I can only do this step, and I ask you to understand. ”

This time, no one said half a "no", and the neat salute was respected: "Your Majesty Xià Shengming!" "It can be said that the ministers know very well that Zhu Youzhen's hand is called a beautiful one! In one fell swoop, it solved the biggest hidden danger of Daming - Chen Xie! Guogong, the ultimate of the Ming people, at least for now. Your son is king! So, what's not acceptable? Chen Xie is now the Duke of the Kingdom, what is the difference between him and the king in that part of Nanyang? It's nothing more than a king who doesn't claim to be a king.

Now with this promise, Chen Xie is a courtier of the Ming Dynasty, and he will not change this characterization. If he's making a fuss, it's rebellion. Then everyone in the world will be punished, this is the righteousness and fame, more important than anything else. At least that's what these courtiers think. Chen Xie didn't want to be the enemy of the world, so he would inevitably accept this promise.

Historians say that this move laid the foundation for the next 500 years of the Ming Dynasty, or even longer, and that is what later historians should summarize.

In the summer of the eighteenth year of Chongzhen, a fleet anchored at Dagukou, where Chen Xie changed ships and entered Tianjin along the Haihe River, although the road was hard, but the mood was very good. The problem that has plagued Chen Xie for a long time has finally been solved. This time Chen Xie came back, and he could throw off his arms and set off a wave of industrialization in Daming.

The overall situation of Nanyang has basically not changed much, and the governor Lin Ya is in charge of Xinghai City, and the endless wealth has become a powerful military backing. The plan is to immigrate 5 million people to Nanyang within five years, including 1 million Japanese and 40,000 Chinese. Where does the population come from? The population of Liangguang, Fujian, and Zhejiang provinces is still relatively dense. Especially in Fujian, girls are born to drown, why? I can't feed it!

As for how to implement it, that is, the combination of exile and human trafficking, whether he is legal or not, get people out first. Another source of population is Europe. In contrast, Europeans have a stronger sense of the sea, and in Xinghai City, this place is undoubtedly a good place for Europeans, and there is no strong discrimination here. The Ming people are still relatively mild. When you become a citizen here, you are protected by the law.

Before Chen Xie left the South Seas, a powerful fleet went on an expedition to India, and this fleet was not there to fight, but to scare people. By the way, grab a place in Mumbai, India, then turn to Myanmar and land on the coast of Yangon. The situation in India is too complicated, so let's occupy Myanmar first. Chen Xie also made a wish, if anyone can conquer Burma, he will be one of the nobles of the Ming Dynasty.

This is not nonsense, it was said after receiving the emperor's holy decree. The nobles of Xinghai City and the nobles of the Ming Dynasty are two concepts, things of a completely different nature. After arranging a qiē, Chen Xie rushed back, didn't stay in Huating all the way, simply looked at the children brought by the women, and by the way, gave the sons of Zheng Tuoniang and Ye Xianyunsheng the names of Chen Gong and Chen Zhu.

The ship landed in Tianjin, and waiting on the dock was the weather-faced Wang Ben, the tiger general, in the past days, went deep into the barren land of Mobei, defeated the Mongols and Jurchen remnants of Mobei, and forced them to submit. At the beginning of the year, after Wang Ben returned to Beijing from Mobei, the Mongolian princes knelt outside the Yongding Gate of Beijing. Zhu Youzhen was on the city gate, after witnessing this exciting scene, he canonized Wang Ben as Saibei Hou and Chang Shiren as Liaodong Hou. It's all the so-called 10,000 households!

He Xian, who accompanied him, was not knighted, but his current position is not simple, the governor of Beijing. The matter of the commander-in-chief of the new army has a lot of power. He Xian, who has always been low-key, usually lives in a simple place, and when Chen Xie returned to the north, he came out to greet him.

Seeing these two, Chen Xie was also quite excited, stepped forward and hugged him vigorously, and said with a smile: "It's all out!" ”

"Without the cultivation of my grandfather, how could we be where we are today." Wang Ben replied with a smile, tears pouring out of his eyes uncontrollably. was an opponent in the Guogong Mansion at the beginning, but now he is also a marquis. When I followed the north, how could I have thought that there is today. It can be said that the threat from the north of the Ming Dynasty has now been pacified. Both heroes were knighted. Zhu Youzhen fulfilled his promise, and Chen Xie also accepted his arrangement, and returned to Beijing to meet the saint with peace of mind.

"Grandpa Guo, the slave has been waiting here for a long time, and I want to say hello to you." The eunuch Wu Zhi, the eunuch of the ceremonial eunuch, will come out from behind, Cao Huachun is old, the emperor let him go home to care for the elderly, Wu Zhi came up and took the initiative to give up the position of the eunuch of Dongchang. Sending him to greet Chen Xie was also a gesture of an emperor.

"Father-in-law Wu, you have a heart, you have always been good?" Chen Xie was also very polite, and he never despised the eunuchs. These people don't have the ability to do things, but the ability to do bad things is absolutely first-class.

"Well, thanks to you, I am now in the last position of the celebrant. The slave is old, but you haven't changed at all. Wu Zhi sighed with emotion, Chen Xie really hasn't changed much from before, and he looks like he is thirty years old at most.

After some greetings, Chen Xie's carriage and horses went north along the newly built Tongqu Avenue, and this cement road was built by Zhu Youzhen from the internal fund after Chen Xie left, and with the initiative of merchants from all over the country to donate. Not to mention that the merchants have a lot of money and have no place to spend, because after this road is repaired, Daming will also build the road from Liaodong to Tianjin, and this road is charged in sections. (To be continued......)