After trying to hold his mind, Zhu Yunwen passed the decree in a clear voice, and the elderly military secretary returned to his hometown, promoted Qi Tai, a squire of the military department, to be the secretary of the military department, and Huang Zicheng was revised by the Hanlin Academy as Taichangqing, and joined the military and state affairs together. Professor Fang Xiaoru gave a lecture for the Hanlin Academy.

The secretary of the military department was in charge of the military affairs of the Ming Dynasty, and it was the proper meaning to participate in the affairs of the military state. Tai Changqing is a civilian official, and he has nothing to do with military affairs, and it is indecent to participate in military affairs.

Xia Yuanji, the head of the household department, and the Yan Zhao of the criminal department, and other civil servants saw that as soon as the emperor ascended the throne, he immediately issued an edict to promote Huang Zicheng to Taichangqing, and what else did he have to join the army and state affairs, and he couldn't help but have mixed feelings in his heart, but he was afraid that if he questioned it in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, it would damage the majesty of His Majesty Emperor Jianwen, so they invariably kept silent.

Zhu Yuanzhang, the Hongwu Emperor, once promulgated a complete set of legal codes, making them the legal norms of the whole empire. He sometimes supplemented the code in the form of "edicts", and sometimes used the form of "examples" to publish typical cases.

Zhu Yunwen set the name of Jianwen in order to create a completely different government from his grandfather, believing that some parts of the current legal code in the Da Ming Law were too harsh, especially the punishment clauses set out in the edicts and examples. An edict was immediately issued to repeal 73 of them, prohibiting the use of edicts as the basis for trial and adjudication, and at the same time stopping the posting of examples. ”“

Qi Tai, the secretary of the Ministry of War, said: "Today, tomorrow will be peaceful, and the northern Xinjiang will be stable, and Weichen thinks it is appropriate to eliminate the old and weak in the army." ”

Zhu Yunwen Yunzhi, sent an order to Qi Tai, the squire of the military department, and ordered the guards of Xingzhou, Yingzhou, and Kaiping, all fathers, sons and brothers who are in the army, to exempt one from joining the army. Anyone in the army of the World Guard who has a single family member will be released as a citizen.

Xia Yuanji, the head of the household department, said: "The year before last, the imperial court paid a total of 29.4 million stone grain and rice, and according to the household fish scale register, the registered land in Suzhou only accounted for about 88 percent of the country, and 2.81 million stone grain and rice were paid throughout the year. Paying nearly one-tenth of the country's taxes is too heavy, and I beg you to reduce it as appropriate. ”

Zhuo Jing played in the matter: "There are many monks and temples in the rich land south of the Yangtze River that encroach on the people's land and compete with the people for profit. It is recommended to limit the amount of land that can be returned to the people by these monks who do not produce but are exempt from taxes and forced labor. ”

Emperor Jianwen allowed all of them, and issued an edict to the officials of the Ministry of Households, Shangshu, Shilang and other officials to reduce the taxes of the prefectures and counties in the south of the Yangtze River headed by Suzhou and Songjiang as appropriate. In addition, the land occupied by the monks and monks is limited to five acres of tax-free land per person, and the rest of the land is given to the landless people to cultivate.

A group of civil and military officials have been under the high pressure of Emperor Hongwu's arbitrariness for a long time, and at this time, they have seen that the new emperor has been as good as a stream since he ascended the throne.

In the city of Beiping, in the study of King Yan's mansion, Zhu Di, the king of Yan, who was wearing filial piety clothes, sat silently for a long time, and couldn't help but sigh, tears like rain. Destroying the tyrannical yuan and laying down the splendid country of the Ming Dynasty, the only person he was afraid of in this world finally died. Although since he learned that his father was seriously ill, he had been prepared in his heart. This sudden bad news still made the prince who had commanded the army surrender to Nell Buhua and bit it upset.

His eyes swept over his father's deathbed edict on the table, and a sense of grief and indignation arose in Zhu Di's heart, and he said astringently: "When my father was dying, didn't he even believe that although Zhu Di was ambitious, he didn't dare to go against his old man's wishes at all?" ”

Wearing a moon-white monk's robe, Dao Yan, who had a strange appearance, picked up the holy decree and looked at it carefully, and waited for "the kings to be in the country, not to the capital." Those who are not in the order will be pushed to do so. When all the handwriting came into view, his wrinkled face also revealed sincere admiration, and he said slowly: "His Majesty Emperor Hongwu really has no last resort, in order to prevent the kings from entering Beijing with the high-sounding words of running for funeral, he actually solemnly explained this matter in the edict. ”

Zhu Di couldn't help but show a wry smile on his face when he heard this, and said in a deep voice: "Not only that, but my father has already written in black and white in the "Emperor Ming Ancestral Training", and it is clear that in the three years after his dragon funeral and return to heaven, the kings will not be allowed to enter Beijing unless they are edicted. ”

Dao Yan said softly after a long groan: "In the past, Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai, and Fang Xiaoru were already relied on as confidants when Prince Yiwen was alive, and the new emperor will be reused when he ascends the throne, but I am afraid that His Royal Highness must take precautions and be prepared as soon as possible." ”

"How can he get this king?" Zhu Di was stunned when he heard this, and stood up. He is a commander who has gone through battles, and he has never had the slightest fear of Zhu Yunwen in his heart, and at this time, in the study, he faced his teacher Daoyan, who he regarded as his confidant, and he had no scruples when he spoke, and naturally called Zhu Yunwen "him".

Pacing back and forth for a few steps, Zhu Di suddenly recalled that this young nephew was not what it used to be, but was under the edict of his father, and His Majesty, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, could make himself bow down and obey his orders with an edict. He was extremely strong since he was a child, conceited and strategic, after the death of his eldest brother Zhu Biao, he was summoned by Zhu Yuanzhang's secret decree to respond to the sky, and his heart also coveted the throne, full of expectations, since he commanded Jiang Xian to retreat by order to Jinyiwei, and when his father announced to the world, he did not dare to hope that he could take over the Jiangshan Sheji, and only wished to be able to live in Beiping, and to be a prince who shocked the Tartars for the Ming Dynasty is enough.

Dao Yan is conceited and has the talent of the world, not inferior to the Korean prince Li Shanchang who followed Zhu Yuanzhang in the past, and has followed Zhu Di so far, hoping to one day assist Ming Jun and create a foundation for all generations.

On the grass in the garden, a boy of about a young age hobbled and threw himself into the arms of a young woman.

Feng Xuan held her son firmly in her arms, and when her cheeks rubbed against her son, she couldn't help but feel warm in her heart. The arrival of her son Zhu Hanmin, like a ray of sunshine, gradually dispelled the haze in her heart, making her suddenly understand the meaning of living in this world.

Zhu Hanmin saw the three-foot long sword in his father Zhu Quan's hand not far away, and he felt extremely curious, and he tried to break free from his mother's arms with his hands and feet, and crawled forward.

Zhu Quan finished his swordsmanship, turned his head and saw his son approaching, so he squatted down, placed the three-foot long sword on the ground, and laughed and reached out to hug his son.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Hanmin didn't appreciate it at all, he broke free under a pair of small kicks, grabbed the hilt of his most curious long sword, and dragged it towards his mother Feng Xuan.

Feng Xuan couldn't help but feel distressed when he saw his son fall, approached and forcibly snatched the three-foot long sword that he still held firmly in his little hand, and stomped his feet at Zhu Quan: "I wonder why everyone from old to young is so interested in fighting and killing." ”

Zhu Quan stretched out his hand and took the long sword from Feng Xuan's hand, and said with a smile: "If we and other Han men don't have the courage to raise a three-foot sword to fight with the Tartars, I am afraid that their descendants will sooner or later forget that their ancestors are the people of the Han Dynasty, and this is the reason why I named my son." Seeing that Feng Xuan since the birth of his son, he is no longer as dead as in the past, and his attitude towards himself is also better day by day, thinking of the Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang who has died, and secretly thinking to himself: But decades ago, the Han people in the world could not have their own names after they were born, if there was no old man Zhu, Xu Da, Feng Sheng, Fu Youde, these Han heroes raised three-foot swords to destroy the tyrannical yuan, today my son cannot be called Zhu Hanmin, but can only be named after the date of birth.

Seeing the happy family of Feng Xuan's mother and son, he recalled Feng Xuan's father-in-law Feng Sheng of Song Guogong, Fu Youde, Duke of Yingguo, Wang Bi, Marquis of Dingyuan and other generals who had killed the enemy side by side with him in the past, but died unjustly, Zhu Quan couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in his heart, and secretly thought to himself: Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang's means of killing heroes are better than those of Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, which makes him inevitably infamous through the ages, but how many people know the ruthless and ruthless methods of the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, It has also been used for many corrupt officials in high positions, and even his own son-in-law Ouyang Lun. However, the funeral system has been gradually abolished since the Western Han Dynasty, and the old man Zhu did not completely abolish the tyranny left by the Yuan Dynasty during his lifetime, resulting in more than 40 harem concubines being martyred for the filial piety of Emperor Zhu Yunwen of Jianwen, which is indeed hurtful to the heavens and the peace.

In the imperial study of the Forbidden City shrouded in night, a group of scholars and servants in official uniforms were sitting precariously, although their foreheads were slightly sweaty, and they did not dare to stretch out their sleeves to wipe them under the etiquette of the monarchs and ministers.

"In the third year of Emperor Jing of the Western Han Dynasty, the seven kings of Wu Liu Bi and other seven kings were dissatisfied with the move of cutting the feudal domain in the court, and raised troops to make a rebellion, although there were famous generals Zhou Yafu and Dou Ying led the army to level it, but the lives were devastated, resulting in a great injury to the vitality of the Han Dynasty, so the vassal king was really a problem of the elbow and armpit of the imperial court, and it was necessary to cut it." Huang Zicheng, who was born with three long beards under his chin, and was quite plump and handsome, stood up and bowed to Zhu Yunwen behind the imperial desk.

In the past, a group of scholars knew that Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai, and Fang Xiaoru were civil officials in the court, and they vigorously opposed the division of feudal domains when the emperor was in power.

Zhu Yunwen has been dealing with the government since he ascended the throne, and he feels that he is in charge of the country, and he is by no means able to lift his weight like his grandfather in the past. ”

Xia Yuanji, the head of the household department, saw that this theory was not as high as the scholars, and the official position was actually inferior to himself, just because Tai Changqing, who was once the emperor's teacher, had the style of a prime minister pointing out the country in his words and deeds, and he was not very comfortable, so he stood up and said loudly: "Taichangqing's words are also bad, I think that Liu Bi and other vassal kings of the Western Han Dynasty not only hold military power in their respective vassal states, but also take all the power of taxation, land, and the appointment and dismissal of officials in their hands, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the country within the country is naturally the elbow of the imperial court, and it is imperative to cut the domain. However, when Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty divided the domain, there was a strict order of "dividing the feudal domain without tin soil, and the lords are not close to the people", the vassal king did not have the slightest tax, the right to land, on the soldiers and horses in his hands, only Zhu Quan, the king of Ning who was stationed in the border fortress, could be compared with the total army of the nine border towns, if the vassal kings were compared with the vassal kings such as Liu Bi of the Western Han Dynasty, it was inevitable that the words were amazing, and the grass and trees were all soldiers. ”

Among the scholars, there are many old and serious people, and when they heard Xia Yuanji's words, they couldn't help but bow their heads slightly. The squire of the Criminal Department felt that Xia Yuanji's words were reasonable, so he immediately stood up and agreed.

Huang Zicheng, Fang Xiaoru, Qi Tai and other people who resolutely supported the cutting of the feudal domain heard that Xia Yuanji actually said amazing words, and the grass and trees were all soldiers, but they felt unhappy in their hearts, but it was difficult to refute. It is only because Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of Hongwu did have a strict order that the feudal lords were not divided into vassals and not the people. At present, although Zhu Di, Zhu Quan and other vassal kings are princes, they are even helpless against the county orders under their rule. The power of taxes, land, and the appointment and dismissal of officials is still firmly in the hands of the six Shangshu and Shilang of the central government.

Zhu Yunwen didn't expect Xia Yuanji, who was a squire, and the others openly opposed the cutting of the domain, frowned in displeasure, and looked at the side of the study, where the official position was the lowest and the youngest. It turned out that although Zhuo Jing was far from being comparable to a group of scholars and servants in terms of official position and prestige, his father Zhu Biao and grandfather Zhu Yuanzhang also greatly appreciated his wisdom in the past, so he was specially summoned here tonight to discuss the matter of cutting the domain.

Zhuo Jing was in contact with Xia Yuanji, who was the head of the household, and knew that his words were just a matter of facts, and he was by no means partial to a group of vassal kings, and he didn't want him to make the monarchs and ministers unhappy because of his opposition to the reduction of the domain, so he immediately bowed down and played: "Weichen has a plan, but the soldiers can weaken the king of Yan and other vassal kings without blood. "It turned out that Zhu Yuanzhang's second son, Zhu Rong, the king of Qin, and Zhu Li, the third king of the Jin Dynasty, died of illness before Emperor Hongwu.

Zhu Yunwen was similar to his father Zhu Biao, although he made up his mind to cut the feudal domain in his heart, he was unwilling to meet with Zhu Di, Zhu Quan and other feudal kings who held military power until they had to meet each other. ”

"Although Zhu Di, the king of Yan, has a prestige in the northern army, it is just a corner of one place, if His Majesty decrees that he move to the south, even if the king of Yan has a foundation in Beiping, he cannot shirk the potential to become a tree without soil. If these vassal kings were to move once in a few years, so that they would not have the opportunity to take root and cultivate their power, they would not be able to pose any threat to the imperial court. Zhuo Jing said this, and secretly thought to himself: Lord Huang, although Lord Qi is loyal to the imperial court, he can't help but be in a hurry, His Majesty's biggest advantage over his uncles is that he is far younger, and at this time, His Majesty is still young when he ascended the throne, so he can't wait to get rid of all the vassal kings in one fell swoop, but I'm afraid it's not the blessing of the country.