Chapter 53 Taiwan Plan

Another day passed.

Zhu Houhuang stayed in the ancestral hall for a whole day.

In fact, although the Wu family asked Zhu Houhuang to kneel in the ancestral hall, he was the son of King Yongwang after all, and in the entire King Yongwang Mansion, no one dared to care about him, and if he wanted to come out, he would not dare to stop him.

It's just that Zhu Houhuang himself is reflecting on what he has done during this period of time.

Many times, Zhu Houhuang didn't think there was anything wrong at the time, but at the moment, he thought that there were too many things to take for granted, and the most successful thing he did was to train an army of 300 people, and it could be said that nothing else was accomplished.

He thinks a lot, does a lot, wants to influence the entire Ming Dynasty from the top, and brings the entire Ming Dynasty into another river of history, it is almost impossible, at least Zhengde himself can't do it, let alone a small vassal king. The vassal king had no say at all in the upper echelons of the Ming Dynasty, and he just did something to cater to Zhengde, and he was targeted like this.

To be honest, after so many years in Daming, Zhu Houhuang also understands the thoughts of some Daming doctors.

First of all, they didn't want a strong emperor, Emperor Taizu left a deep shadow on these civil officials, which has not been dissipated until now, so there is an implicit consensus among the civil officials of the Ming Dynasty to limit the power of the monarch. How to limit the power of the monarch? First of all, hold high the big name of the ancestral system and use the ancestral system to restrict the emperor, so all matters such as changing the law are deeply hated.

The second is the doctrine of science, although everyone does not abide by it very much, where the Ming literati will play, so that modern people are dumbfounded. But for the emperor, everyone agreed that if the emperor is a benevolent monarch, he should be admonished and tolerant at this point, and it is not important to be assertive or anything. As long as it is required according to the Confucian holy master, as for what is required, we have the final say.

So what they want is one that treats them completely. Obey their monarch, the so-called to the monarch Yao Shun, as for what the monarch thinks, it doesn't matter. In their education, the monarch must be an emperor who perfectly follows the rules of etiquette, as if he were the Hongji Emperor.

It's just that Daming produced a monarch like Zhengde, which they didn't expect at all. has made them not know what to do, and they don't want to let another one, so Zhu Houhuang is disdainful of Zhu Chengli. Such a prince is definitely not what they want. So

"So, their attack will come sooner or later, and I will have to leave Beijing sooner or later, this is an irreparable situation."

Yes, the prince of the Qing Dynasty was abolished, and the ministers did not have any right to speak, because it was an emperor's family affair, because in the Qing Dynasty, only the emperor was a person, and the rest were all slaves, and the slaves naturally had no right to speak. In the Ming Dynasty, the situation was completely different. Etiquette is by no means a simple existence, but a belief of many people. There will be many people who will go forward and give their lives for this faith.

Therefore, in the Ming Dynasty, just consider the thoughts of the emperor, not the thoughts of the ministers, and dream of becoming the crown prince.

Before Zhu Houhuang, there was still this fantasy, but at this moment he woke up from a dream.

The door was pushed open, and Wu walked in.

Zhu Houhuang looked back, and the Wu family was dressed in palace clothes. At first glance, it looks like it came out of the palace.

Zhu Houhuang stood up suddenly, but he knelt for a long time, and his feet were numb, as if countless needles were pierced in his legs, he staggered, Wu immediately took a few steps forward, and was about to hold Zhu Houhuang, Zhu Houhuang suddenly waved his hand and said, "Queen Mother, are you going to find the Queen Mother." ”

Wu said: "Huang'er, you should die. ”

Zhu Houhuang said: "The child knows. ”

Zhu Houhuang spoke, saluted Wu, and said, "If the queen mother has nothing to say, the child will retire first." ”

Wu frowned and said, "Huang'er--"

"Queen Mother, don't worry." Zhu Houhuang lowered his head, the shadow covered his eyes, and said, "Tomorrow, I will go to the imperial brother to arrange a place for the vassal country, and please rest assured that the queen mother." ”

After Zhu Houhuang finished speaking, he left without looking back.

"He never called me the queen mother." Wu had a feeling of powerlessness for a while. She knew that his son was smart and assertive since he was a child, as if he was a little adult, not as pestering as ordinary children. The relationship between mother and son is not as deep as that between ordinary mother and son.

The Wu family has been running this relationship, but from today onwards, I am afraid that there will be a knot between the Wu family and Zhu Houhuang.

Zhu Houhuang returned to his room, lowered his head and sighed slightly.

Although he is Wu's biological son, he was already an adult before he crossed over. The mother in his heart is his mother in his previous life, not the Wu family. Although the Wu clan was very good to him, after all, it was separated by a layer. Zhu Houhuang also carefully manages the relationship between him and the Wu family, people are not plants and trees, who can be ruthless. After more than ten years of relationship, Zhu Houhuang was not moved at all.

It's just that Zhu Houhuang really can't stand the Wu family today. forced him to stay in the capital no longer.

Yes, Zhu Houhuang thought that it might happen, but now he has to do it, because filial piety was an important factor in ancient times, and his mother had already come forward, how could Zhu Houhuang disobey his mother's order, even if he had the intention to disobey, he couldn't afford the consequences of disobedience.

Since the Han Dynasty, filial piety has been an extremely important virtue. It is even emphasized to the point of pathology, such as three years of filial piety. Although these are not suitable for the perception of modern people, in that era, it is necessary to act in accordance with the values of that era. And Wu did this, and gave Zhu Houhuang a looming unfilial name.

Zhu Houhuang took a deep breath. Throw this worry aside. Secretly thinking about the current problem.

The departure from the capital has been decided. But Zhu Houhuang didn't want to become a vassal king who died in a fiefdom. After a mediocre life, he can only leave a little reputation in the history of the Ming Dynasty because of his bloodline. He didn't want to.

Before, he still had this plan to be a rich idler, but he was by Zhengde's side, and he had experienced so many ups and downs, and he was never reconciled. is unknown in the history of the world, isn't it living up to the name of his traveler.

Therefore, Zhu Houhuang must find a way to make himself sealed, such as the Zhou system, not like the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty.

"If it is in the thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty, or even on land, I think this is absolutely impossible." A bright light flashed in Zhu Houhuang's eyes.

Based on Zhu Di's previous experience, any emperor would not let the vassal king have military power, it can be said that this is absolutely the case in the entire Ming Dynasty, but if the Ming Dynasty does not allow the actual seal like the Zhou Dynasty, it is a little too certain.

"In the territory of the Ming Dynasty, there are not places similar to the country within the country, such as the Mu clan in Yunnan, and the Tusi in Yunnan, Guichuan and Sichuan. They are all emperors of one side, even if they are governors of various places, they can't govern. ”

The Tusi problem in the southwest of the Ming Dynasty is a problem that accompanies the Ming Dynasty's life, from the founding of the country to the destruction of the country, the Tusi Rebellion has always accompanied the Ming Dynasty. Many of these toasts were handed down from the Tang and Song dynasties, and the history is even older than the history of the Ming Dynasty.

"I want to get a fief in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, it's simply impossible, but if it's overseas, if it's Taiwan, which is now called Ryukyu, it's not impossible."

Zhu Houhuang spread out a piece of rice paper on the table, slowly grinding the ink, he didn't want to write something, but to sort out his thoughts, how to impress Zhengde. Let Zhengde do what he wants, and seal himself to Taiwan, like the feudal of Zhou, instead of the feudal domain of Ming. Of course, his biggest lesson recently is that doing things in Daming is not as long as the emperor allows it. What else he wants to do, he still needs the support of the civilian officials, or the acquiescence.

Otherwise, they have a myriad of ways to make it difficult for you to move an inch. The entire Ming Dynasty was under the control of the civil bureaucracy, and although the civil officials themselves were not necessarily united, they could easily reach an agreement when dealing with the vassal kings. So even with Zhengde's support, without Yang Tinghe's nod or acquiescence, Zhu Houhuang would not be able to move an inch.

Zhu Houhuang thought of Yang Shen and said secretly: "Master, master, this time it depends on whether you can help the disciple." ”

Zhu Houhuang is very sure of convincing Zhengde, but how to persuade Yang Tinghe is not sure, it depends on Yang Shenken's willingness to help.