After ending the liquidation of the Fusang people and completely controlling the northern half of the first island chain in the later generations, Zhu Shuren originally planned to take advantage of his own need to recuperate for two years-

Theoretically, he needed to stop for twenty-seven months after his biological father Shen Tingyang died, but because Shen Tingyang left in April of the fifteenth year of Longwu, the end of the war was already October of that year. So after the end of the war, there were actually only twenty-one months left.

After August of the seventeenth year of Longwu, everything can return to normal, and Zhu Shuren can once again continue his drastic transformation of the Ming Dynasty.

However, accidents are always inevitable, which seems to confirm the sentence "A generation always comes in groups and goes in groups", Zhu Shuren has just stopped for two years, ready to do things well, and the change of another heavyweight has to let him suppress the rhythm of the layout a little.

The incident happened at the beginning of the eighteenth year of Longwu, just more than five months after Zhu Shuren had completely finished worrying about his biological father and restored all his nominal authority, he had just taken over the affairs of the court and government again.

Zhu Changshu, the 54-year-old Emperor of Longwu, also had serious health problems, which are also the high incidence of wealthy diseases in winter among middle-aged and elderly people, such as cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and he had a stroke in the cold winter last year, and hemiplegia was not too serious at first, but then gradually deteriorated.

Zhu Shuren was a little surprised when he heard that his father-in-law was seriously ill at first, because he felt that fifty-four years old was not too old. When his biological father Shen Tingyang died a few years ago, he lived to be sixty-five.

But soon he also accepted this fact, and realized that the generations of the old Zhu family did not seem to have a long lifespan and had all kinds of health problems.

In the past 100 years, the old Zhu family has lived the longest, that is, Zhu Changshu's own uncle, Emperor Wanli, who has lived past the hurdle of sixty years old.

Other Mingguang Sect Zhu Changluo, Emperor of the Apocalypse Zhu Youxiao which is not a short-lived ghost. Although Chongzhen was killed, his health was not good. Zhu Changshu's biological father only lived to forty-seven.

It seems that the emperors of the late Ming Dynasty generally had a much shorter lifespan than the famous ministers, and I don't know if the genetic deterioration of the paternal line has degraded to a certain extent.

Now Zhu Changshu has basically lived an average life expectancy of his biological father and uncle, which is completely normal. He has enjoyed enough of it, and he has not restrained all kinds of wine.

In addition, his son-in-law Zhu Shuren has expanded the territory and developed science and technology for the Ming Dynasty over the years, and has also brought in a lot of overseas curiosities and exchange species.

Since Zhu Changshu is a person who likes to have a long insight, he has to try overseas tributes, fruits and wines, and he also wants to try orchids from the east, west, north and south.

Some things of eating, drinking, and entertainment are not adapted to the water and soil, and minor disasters and illnesses are not once or twice. In the end, he was weakened, and as soon as the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease occurred, he was dying.

However, fortunately, Zhu Changshu has a good voice, color and rhythm, and he can see it very clearly.

After slumping on the bed, he didn't feel aggrieved, he also knew that his son-in-law was filial enough to him, and many of the overseas treasures he enjoyed in his life were never eaten, used, seen, or played by the previous emperors.

In the end, he was to blame, his son-in-law absolutely did not do anything, and there were no palace maids and eunuchs who let him dissolve in water or get sick.

In this way, you can enjoy the carefree enjoyment of fifty-four years old, everything is ready-made, and it is enough to live.

Because the emperor was seriously ill, many of the reforms that the imperial court originally planned to deepen and restart, or other measures, were also suspended.

Zhu Changshu has been lying on the sickbed for more than half a year, since ancient times, this kind of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease is more difficult to endure in winter and summer.

Seeing the scorching heat, although there are various cooling technology measures that have only emerged in recent years in the Nanjing Imperial Palace, such as those copper pipes that are curved like the condensing fins of later compressors, which are connected to low-temperature groundwater, heat exchange in the room and take away the heat, so that the emperor's living environment is quite superior.

A variety of new synthetic fragrances to repel mosquitoes and tropical natural medicines are also available.

However, Zhu Changshu's own situation is clear to him, and seeing that his body is out of control day by day, he also knows that it is time to confess his last words.

On the eighth day of July of this year, Zhu Changshu, who had been out of control of his body for more than half a month, suddenly returned to his senses, and he recruited his daughter, son-in-law and grandson (de jure grandson) to the Qianqing Palace and gave some instructions.

In addition to these relatives, Zhu Changshu also summoned several major ministers.

Including Zhang Huangyan, the second assistant of the cabinet, Shi Kefa, the first assistant of the cabinet - the first assistant is ranked behind, mainly because Shi Kefa is also old, and he has often been sick recently, and he has no energy to deal with too many things.

Zhang Huangyan was forty-five years old, Zhu Shuren was forty-two, and Shi Kefa was just over sixty this year.

In ancient times, it was normal for a 60-year-old man to have a declining energy and had to frequently hand over his actual power to the "executive deputy post" on his behalf.

In addition, Zhu Shuren's wife, Zhu Yuchan, is also thirty-three years old this year, and Zhu Ciyu, the grandson of the emperor, is only sixteen years old.

Zhu Changshu was about to die, his words were also good, and his mind was suddenly more sober than usual.

He called his three relatives to the sickbed first, and suddenly asked his son-in-law a question: "How many years did Emperor Jianwen enjoy the throne?" How long after ascending the throne did the mess come out? ”

Zhu Shuren was shocked when he heard this, and said in his heart that why did his father-in-law suddenly ask such a question, which was too godly and chattering.

He hurriedly comforted: "Why did my father say this, in today's world, my great reputation is as powerful as the sky, not when it is weaker than in the past." What's more, there is no such thing as a vassal king now. ”

Zhu Changshu waved his hand and signaled him not to think too much: "I just ask, and you answer directly." ”

Zhu Shuren: "If you talk about changing the yuan, there will be chaos in September, if you count from the collapse of Taizu, it will be a total of one and a half years, and then three years of war." ”

Zhu Changshu lay on the bed and nodded with difficulty: "That's more than three years, no more than four and a half years." Don't forget the past, the teacher of the future. Young people are eager to move forward, only seeking quick victory and quick success, and those who cause great disasters are unknown in ancient and modern times.

Of course, what I'm worried about now is not the vassal king, but the principle of guarding against arrogance and rashness among young people is true throughout the ages. Emperor Jianwen ascended the throne for four years and caused all the trouble. When the first emperor of Wanli, Zhang Juzheng did his best to assist, but finally did not return to the government because of the first emperor and the crown, and resented because of the seizure of power, which was resolved at the time of the apocalypse.

In this case, I Mingqing was regent as a prince, and compared with the story of Zhang Juzheng and Taifu, Taishi, for a period of four years, until the emperor and grandson were weakly crowned. After that, the imperial power is left to the government, and as for the future authority of the secretary, it will be decided by the new monarch. ”

Zhu Changshu said these words a little breathlessly, and some places did not conform to grammar and etiquette.

But the general meaning was that the three imperial relatives and the two cabinet chiefs and assistants present, a total of five people, all listened very clearly.

Zhu Changshu is worried that his grandson is as young and impulsive as Zhu Yunwen, so Zhu Yunwen spent four years causing trouble, and now he is out of heart disease, out of the shadow of the overlap of history that "Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Ciyu are both the emperor's grandsons", he asked his grandson not to deal with any government affairs within four years, and the power must be absolutely and completely handed over to his biological father to exercise.

And the highest status of the regent before the Ming Dynasty was Zhang Juzheng, Zhang Juzheng was the only one in the Ming Dynasty who was named Taifu and Taishi when he was alive.

Zhu Shuren's status is different from Zhang Juzheng, he is the prince who has been given the surname of the country, so he must be specially appointed as the regent first, and other titles will be added slowly.

At the same time, since he thinks of Zhang Juzheng, Zhu Changshu will of course also think of his uncle Wanli, because Zhang Juzheng did not return to politics in time after Wanli became an adult, and he fell into suspicion and grievances. Although Zhu Shuren and Zhu Ciyu are actually father and son, since Zhu Ciyu is the emperor, he still has to ensure his authority as an adult.

Especially because his pedigree is not from the Zhu family, Zhu Ciyu's authority needs to be protected.

Otherwise, if you can't govern for a long time, other princes surnamed Zhu will have more opportunities to chew their tongues, and people in the world will say that the emperor is actually a tool and puppet used by his biological father to hold power.

All the above factors are taken into account, and the end result is that a regent is needed, but not for too long. Just four years to the little emperor turns twenty years old, it is very suitable.

In the past four years, the little emperor has also strengthened his studies, and while his father actually handles government affairs, he also has to observe and simulate his father's decision-making methods, which can be regarded as a probationary period.

The three royal families and the two ministers all said that they could understand His Majesty's painstaking efforts and would strictly follow His Majesty's plan.

After dealing with the big things, Zhu Changshu ordered some other unimportant details, mainly his own affairs. Because he believes in Buddhism and likes to accumulate yin virtue, he is more downbeat about the funeral and ceremonial grandeur after death, and he also takes care of Zhu Shuren for everything to be simple, so he should be regarded as accumulating virtue for him.

"I have been a good Buddha all my life, although I have enjoyed myself excessively, I don't care about vain, I just want to be free and easy. When I was alive, you were already filial enough, and you used pleasure to enjoy yourself, and the previous emperors of this dynasty were not as good as me, and I am ashamed to think about it.

After the collapse of the mountain, you don't have to deal with it too much, and in the future, you will also have to decide on a set of etiquette and become a custom law, and you must be simple about the aftermath of the Ming Emperor in later generations, and you can't exceed my generation.

In addition, since my Ming Dynasty is still in Nanjing, I don't have to be buried in the north, just choose a place on the Purple Mountain, and don't get too close to Taizu's filial piety mausoleum, so as not to be disrespectful.

However, the descendants of later generations, such as the Ming Dynasty still has not moved the capital to the north at that time, and there are still those who still need to be buried in Nanjing, can be arranged around the tomb in Beijing in turn according to the Ming Tombs in Beijing. ”

Zhu Changshu's words are to reflect that he and Zhu Yuanzhang still have to leave some places, but the follow-up emperor does not have to leave too far with him, just like the Ming Tombs.

Considering the small area of the mountainous area outside Nanjing, the Purple Mountain is so large in total, it is necessary to save land. Otherwise, if the Ming Dynasty is passed on for many generations, the small hills on the Purple Mountain will be buried, will it be possible to return it to future generations and move it to Qixia Mountain and Shogunate Mountain? What a system!

In this way, there is also a reasonable reason for the emperor's affairs to be simple, those who jump out and want to do a big job will be squeezed back in the future: you let the son occupy so much land today, do you think that the Ming Dynasty is not long enough and does not need to save the land of the Purple Mountain?

Later, this opportunity also became a historical turning point in the Ming Dynasty's mausoleum industry, so that the Ming Dynasty emperor would no longer spend too much on the people's fat and people's anointment in this regard, and also reduced the people's grievances, so that the Ming royal family could be more transformed into the royal family of a modern country and be more close to the people.

You must know that every time an emperor dies in the Ming Dynasty, the original cost of silver is millions of taels, and the cost of building a mausoleum is also millions of taels - for example, Zhu Changshu and his uncle Emperor Wanli's Dingling cost eight million taels.

Because when the emperor is alive, he has to keep adding bricks and tiles, and the longer the emperor lives, the longer he will build. So many people's fat and people's ointment, which is equivalent to a year's salary during Chongzhen's time.

During the years that Zhu Shuren was in power, he relied on the Ming and Qing wars to eliminate a large number of redundant officials, and cleaned up all those families who were not firm in their will and had done false positions, which greatly alleviated the problem of the Ming Dynasty's generations of officials and gentry.

Later, by purging the vassal king, he cut at least ninety percent of the redundant expenses of other clan side branches. At that time, the only thing left was that the expenses of the royal family itself had not been cut much, and it was a bit unconvincing.

Now Zhu Changshu is actually quite conscious, although he still can't cut the food, drink, entertainment, housing and transportation expenses of the emperor, the crown prince and the princes when they are alive in the future, but he can cut more than half of the funeral expenses wasted after death, and it can be regarded as a bowl of water.

Perhaps this is also one of the few good things that a Buddhist and open-minded artist emperor can do.

After Zhu Changshu ordered all the aftermath, the Hanlin edict was in front of everyone, and there were several eunuchs from the celebrant next to him, and everyone from the inner and outer courts was there, and the formalities of the edict were completed.

Seeing that all the edicts were used up, Zhu Changshu also breathed a sigh of relief, which was completely relieved.

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Zhu Changshu didn't die on the same day, but after that return, he no longer had the time to be completely sober and able to deal with government affairs.

The situation deteriorated and dragged on for more than half a month, and finally on the second day of August in the eighteenth year of Longwu, he officially died in the Qianqing Palace.

From the third day of the eighth month to the fifth day of the first month of August, Zhu Shuren, Zhu Yuchan and Zhu Ciyu of course had to wear filial piety and keep the spirit, and they could not eat meat or drink alcohol for three days.

In addition, because the other emperors of the Ming Dynasty built tombs before their deaths, and Zhu Changshu only started after he was seriously ill, so the burial still needs to wait for a few months of construction - this is also no way, when the other emperors of the Ming Dynasty were in power, the position of the national capital was very stable, and Zhu Changshu has not made it clear that he will not return to Beijing, so he can't build on the Purple Mountain too long in advance.

Fortunately, he built it on an ad hoc basis, and it was required to be completed in a few months, so it could not cost too much and be too large. The level of Feng Shui of the officials of the Ming Rite Department is not bad, and the vision of later generations is almost the same, so Zhu Changshu was buried on the land chosen by the rulers of some parallel time and space on the Purple Mountain.

In the end, even the funeral and the construction of the mausoleum, a total of more than 3 million taels were spent, considering that Zhu Changshu reigned for 18 years and the rise of the national fortunes of the Ming Dynasty, this cost was not excessive, only a quarter of his uncle's.

After Zhu Shuren treated his father-in-law's funeral, he also set an iron law: the total expenditure of the future generation of the great emperor cannot exceed two million taels, theoretically one million for the funeral and one million for the mausoleum, and they can borrow a little from each other, but the total amount cannot be exceeded.

On the sixth day of the first month of August, Zhu Ciyu finished the spiritual ceremony, took off his filial piety clothes, and ascended the throne in front of the spirit of the Qianqing Palace. Zhu Shuren became the regent according to the edict, and added all the titles and honors that could be added such as Taishi.

The first assistant of the cabinet is still Shi Kefa, but Shi Kefa is ill, and Zhang Huangyan will act on his behalf for the time being.

This power structure did not affect the regent of Zhu Shuren, because Zhu Shuren was the acting emperor and was the "regent", while the cabinet was only an "auxiliary", and Zhu Shuren was the final decision, which had no precedent in the two hundred and eighty years before the Ming Dynasty.

All the rewards and canonizations are announced to the world, as for changing the yuan, it will have to wait, and it will not be changed until the first month of next year.

As the emperor's biological mother, Zhu Yuchan is still only the "eldest princess", legally regarded as the emperor's aunt, and cannot be respected as the queen mother. There was no urgency in this matter, so it was put on hold for the time being.

Zhu Shuren didn't plan to do this kind of operation in the past few years of his full regency, and it was too ugly. If his wife becomes the queen mother, what will the world think of him.

At least at least until his son comes to power.

After Zhu Ciyu ascended the throne, the first five months were basically safe, and the vassal kings of the Ming clan had been weakened to the extreme, and there were less than ten families alive in total, half of which were cut off from the knight for previous crimes, who would dare to make trouble?

However, Zhu Ciyu's succession, after all, is something that has no ancient precedent to follow, and the impact on people's thinking is still inevitable.

So, within a few months, there were still people pretending to be Chongzhen's other sons, saying that Li Zicheng and Dolgon did not kill Chongzhen's son back then, and questioned the death of Chongzhen's son. Now that Zhu Changshu is the orthodox heir of the royal family, they should get a piece of the pie.

It's a pity that these are ignorant people, of course the Ming army around the country will not be soft, with the Ming combat power that has now destroyed the Manchu Qing and severely damaged the land of Fusang, the generals directly killed these thieves, and the last check is all grass robbers who are uneducated and don't know the height of the sky-

Such people can never be completely banned, because there are always ignorant people in the world, even after a few hundred years, there are still those who gather in the ravines and are destroyed by the faction.

Therefore, if you catch it, you can destroy all the clans, and if you kill a wave, you will be clean.

In the last five months of the eighteenth year of Longwu, the whole country extinguished three or four cases of pretending to be the third prince of Zhu, as well as seven or eight cases of pretending to be various Ming vassal kings who were purged and killed by Zhu Shuren back then, and those who claimed to be those who were wiped out of the vassal kings.

However, the largest group of these people has only called for thousands of people, and the others are generally only a few hundred, and it is not enough to plug their teeth. The eleven cases of rebellion were all cleared, and counting the killings on the battlefield, all of them added up to less than 10,000 people.

After some purging, Zhu Shuren's position as the emperor's son became more stable than before.

The only loss is that Zhu Shuren has chosen to be a low-key person in the past five months, in order to make a smooth transition, in order to show that he is not domineering, he has not made any reforms and radical measures, and everything is as usual.

Time has come to the Spring Festival of the year. As the wheel of history rolled into a new era, Zhu Ciyu decided to change the yuan under the clapping of his biological father.

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PS: I'm lazy here, I haven't thought about what to change the yuan, so I'm here out of context.

Let's comment.,Whoever changes the Yuan Gao praise.,Who's going to use it in the next chapter.。 I don't know much about this, and I don't want to waste my brain about it, so I laughed. Bow to professional book friends.

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