It's not yet Halloween at the end of September, but it's already an eventful spring and summer.

Huguang's oldest vassal king, Chu Wang, has no way to go to Beijing to congratulate His Majesty on his birthday.

But now the characters with heads and faces in Wuchang Mansion are thinking: The king of Chu is coincidental, and he bumped into this sensitive point in time, will there be a king of Chu in the future?

There are many shortcomings of the Ming Dynasty, how many smart people don't know? The clan multiplied, and the burden on the imperial court became heavier and heavier.

It is said that the fifth generation of the gentleman Ze was beheaded, and the sixth generation of Chu kings were killed.

And the succession of vassal kings, how can there be no arrangements for other vassal kings?

However, there was just a change in the five military camps, and then there was a change in Sichuan, and then the king of Chu died.

The others were gone, and Sun Jiao, Gu Shilong, and Gu Dayong all went to the Chu Palace.

Zhu Rongli is handling the funeral, and Zhu Xianrong and other heirs are naturally wearing linen and wearing filial piety.

"Shizi, why did the prince suddenly fall seriously ill and die?"

Zhu Rong has not yet been buried, Sun Jiao looked at him who had been groomed, and Zhu Rong, who had been decorated with makeup, couldn't see anything abnormal.

In Wuchang Mansion, Sun Jiao and Gu Shilong did not deal with Zhu Rong. Although his personality is a little weaker, he is just fifty, and his body is not bad to that extent.

If you want to say that because of the cleaning of water conservancy, Zhu Rong is worried about whether the emperor has the intention of cutting the feudal domain, and there is no reason to die of a serious illness.

Now that Sun Jiao asked this sentence, although the tone was regretful, the rest of the people in the mourning hall were all beating drums in their hearts.

When you're so sensitive, can you just do it?

No one dares to guess whether there is any inside story, but everyone knows that His Majesty's next matter of the death of the king of Chu and the sealing of the heir of the Chu domain will inevitably affect the mentality of the vassal kings of the world.

Zhu Xianrong naturally replied: "My father has been seriously ill for more than a month, and he has not improved after many requests for famous doctors, but he never thought that he would ......."

When he said this, he began to weep bitterly, and with a mournful voice.

Sun Jiao did not come to inquire about the situation, and in this case, he could only mourn first, and then care about the funeral arrangements.

But the situation that should be understood needs to be understood, otherwise how to write it in the song?

What is the emperor's attitude towards Chu Fan?

In Sun Jiao's identity, in his current position, since the King of Chu is dead, he must not turn over the old accounts of the Chu Palace.

No matter how sensitive his death was, if he died first and then passively stabbed the knife, the emperor no longer cared about his reputation, and he couldn't seem so mean and chill the clan.

On the contrary, there must be a sense of appeasement.

Therefore, after condolences to the King of Chu, in front of the King of Chu's Mansion Changshi and others, after the famous doctor who had diagnosed the King of Chu was invited, Sun Jiao asked about some of the symptoms of the King of Chu's previous serious illness.

The doctor was terrified. Although they didn't understand the major affairs of the court, the vassal king who had been treated by them died suddenly, and several doctors suddenly spoke in a foggy manner, and Sun Jiao was only guided by Sun Jiao to describe the stubbornness of Zhu Rong's previous illness.

How to write it, there is.

This is a coincidence, don't read too much into it. If there are other vassal kings who interpret this too much, it is really looking for a seal.

It's just that after returning from the Chu Palace, he frowned tightly.

The way in which the emperor appeased the Chu clan would also be subtle.

Zhu Rong seems to have been "scared" to death in this life, what is he afraid of? If he wasn't scared to death, but had something else hidden, not to mention whether the world would believe it after finding out, he would deal with it if he found out.

Why did Taizong raise troops back then? At first, he also tried to avoid trouble, but Jianwen's posture of cutting the domain was too ruthless. Now in an extraordinary period, a vassal king has died, maybe some people think that it was the emperor's hand!

But if it is appeased, how can the clan problem be solved? The emperor is now just eighteen, and he has two sons, and it is obvious to the naked eye that the heirs will prosper. If you don't start to set some rules for the clan now, it will be even more difficult in the future.

And when the king of Chu died, the clans from all over the country should send people to mourn one or two, right? They are all royal relatives, and the people who come to mourn must be the heirs of the princes of the domain, right?

This was an opportunity for the vassal kings to exchange opinions.

It is not easy for the emperor to decree that the princely palaces of each vassal should specify who will come.

A lot of questions made Sun Jiao think about it for a long time, and made his concubine who was old enough to plant a pearl fetus worried.

I'm so old, what are you doing in Huguang!

I took her back to Beijing first and knelt down to see my wife, and I will talk about it if I have a name!

The old man promised!

……

When the Huguang Concert was delivered to the capital, Xuanfeng, who was heading to Huguang and Sichuan, had just set off for two days.

Yang Tinghe gasped, eager to scold, and then looked at the emperor with a complicated expression.

Zhu Houxi couldn't help but raise his hand and pinch his two foreheads.

It was a strange move, and it wasn't something that a young man of eighteen would do naturally.

The vigor and sharpness of his body and the calmness of that kind of experience have always been mixed together in this way, forming a very special temperament.

Now, the new counselors also felt the emperor's strange demeanor. They were also convinced that none of the counsellors had opened their mouths, and that the emperor had apparently understood the King of Chu's problem and had thrown a big problem into the capital.

Today is just a day for the new counselors to make up for the lessons.

Knowing that there had been violent storms in many places in the place, and I didn't know what the situation was, in fact, in the imperial study, a few old counselors were quite calm and calm to inform them, affirm some rules, and have a synopsis of the new law.

Then, the new celebrant Zhang Zuo came with a report.

Zhu Houxi doesn't care about the reputation of being mean or not, but now he is not going to be a single husband. All the arrangements are nothing more than letting a group of bold people take the initiative to jump out, instead of using ruthless means to force them to rebel.

Is there a problem with Chu Fan?

There are too many problems, otherwise why would Gu Shilong tie up his second son and send him to the capital?

Now Zhu Houxi doubted whether the King of Chu committed suicide, after all, Gu Shilong handed over a knife, which could be slashed at the Chu Domain-if Zhu Rong was still alive.

But he's dead now.

"In the opinion of the Qing and others, how should this matter be handled?" Zhu Houxi waved his hand, "Jing'an Hou Songzhong's suggestion, Qing and the others also talked about their opinions. ”

People die greatly, and we can't underestimate what this means to ordinary people in this era.

The reason why Li Xiang's impeachment made many people misestimate the subsequent emperor's reaction is because when you really take your life to play with you, you should be serious and respectful.

Zhu Houxi chose to simply take down Zhang Wei and others who were found out, just to turn passive into active.

But now Zhu Rong is "sick to death", and he is still a vassal king.

Do you want to let the servants desecrate some of Zhu Rong's corpses? Let Jin Yiwei secretly check if there is any inside information?

The reason why we want to keep an eye on the vassal kings is not because there are any feudal kings who are quite ambitious and strategic, but because they are banners that can be embraced in many cases.

Now if anyone really remembers the old things in the Jianwen period and really dares to take the initiative to stand up as a banner in the cold, the meaning will be different.

It is the established policy to combine grace and power and to win over and divide. Now the power has not been applied to any vassal king, but it must be appeased by grace first.

After the counselors read Sun Jiao's recital, Yang Tinghe spoke: "Jing'an Hou has serious words! According to the minister's opinion, he should first discuss the honor, funeral ceremony, and attack the king. Whether it is the Wuchang Tax Division, or the Wangfu Tiantu Suilu, after all, it is all five years after Jiajing. ”

Procrastination, Zhu Houxi understands.

It was Gu Shilong's knife that was handed over in vain.

Gu Dingchen, who was promoted to the chief of the imperial study, also said: "The succession of the Chu clan will not affect Huguang's inspection of water conservancy affairs. How to behave, the same as before. ”

If you become a counselor, you have to speak, but if you don't speak, how can you show that you are a god?

Although Gu Dingchen had not been to the place, he hinted at what the emperor might be worried about now: the affairs of the clan had not had an entry point.

If Zhu Rong is alive, he will only investigate and deal with some illegal things in the Chu Palace, and he will kill many birds with one stone. First of all, there is a precedent for how to deal with the land that the clan has embezzled; secondly, if the Chu clan investigates and does not get rid of it, most clans will not feel that the persecution is too much; Third, if there is really a clan that is unwilling, as long as it is slightly involved in the major rebellion case that is now being investigated and handled, it will be the removal of the seal.

With this time, the new law was stabilized, and the emperor reigned for a longer time, and then further reformed the clan with less resistance.

Zhu Houxi was thinking.

The total number of royal clansmen registered in the Zongren Mansion is only 8,000 now. In my memory, the number of clans in the Jiajing period that Lao Qin said had tripled, and it has become more and more difficult to deal with since then.

It is never the best way to keep it, not to play a role, not to allow a way out.

Listening to them discussing the response to the death of the king of Chu, Zhu Houxi suddenly stood up, stood in front of the Ming Dynasty and looked up.

The imperial study was silent, not knowing what the emperor was thinking.

With his back to them, Zhu Houxi opened his mouth: "The original intention of letting all the vassal kings enter Beijing on the Wanshou Holy Day, in addition to seeing if there are really any vassal kings who don't know the general situation, I originally planned to discuss with Qing and the others in July and August after some time." Now, I might as well talk about it first, and then I can listen to it. ”

After saying that, he turned around, looked at them and said: "I have a shallow understanding of the three principles of heaven, things, and people, this way of physics, the Ten Thousand Law Pavilion is dedicated to concentrating on enlightenment, and the military battle has made a breakthrough in firearms, and high-yield grains such as potatoes are also expected to be popularized in the Ming Dynasty." That Emperor Mingzhong, Yan Song played, and Qing and the others also knew. As stated in the "University Derivation Supplement", wealth comes from manpower. Knowing physics and using manpower, the world still doesn't know how many things can be used and can create wealth. ”

Yang Tinghe and the others looked puzzled, not knowing why he said this.

"The clan is now systematic, and there are reasons for it. In the feudal area, no appointment is allowed, and everything is not allowed, all in order to prevent the rebellion of the great position. If you raise it, more than 100 years later, the burden is getting heavier and heavier; Folding money and cutting money not only damages the righteousness of the clan relatives, but also cannot solve the fundamentals. Moreover, there are also talented people in the clan, which is like Cui Zuojun among the relatives. ”

Cui Yuan was suddenly mentioned, and looked at the emperor with glaring eyes: What do you want to do?

Zhu Houxi looked at them with a calm expression: "Since this theory of physics came from my first enlightenment, it is better to carry it forward by the royal family, and learn more truths and create more useful things from it." If you can create wealth, you will no longer be a source of water, and you will be exhausted every day. The king of my vassal succeeded to the throne, and after me, the throne had nothing to do with the previous clan. There are more than 8,000 registered clan relatives, and I think that these 8,000 clan relatives can have a new system. ”

Yang Tinghe looked at him blankly: What do you mean?

The reason is right, the great lineage has been transferred, and the future Son of Heaven of the Ming Dynasty is naturally the descendant of the one in front of him, unless he is also the same as his cousin.

How can the existing more than 8,000 clan relatives ensure that they will no longer have anything to do with the throne in the future?

And a trace of obedience, there are also materials available in the clan, so do you still have room for them to display their talents?

Zhu Houxi said: "The main reliance is naturally that I am young. I am strong and unremitting, and I have a degree of daily life. I don't dare to call myself as diligent as Taizu, but although I am in charge of state affairs, I also know that I should trust the secretary and his subordinates, and there is no need to work too hard. In this temple of nourishing the heart, I should have a good time for the longevity festival. If I can reign for decades, what are the ups and downs at this time? ”

And the people understood what he meant.

The further back it goes, the more the emperor's prestige naturally becomes.

In front of the male lord, how can there be a reason why distant relatives can turn the sky again?

"Within ten years, the elite of the clan studied physics. Ten years later, the new brother of the clan can allow scientific research. Five years after Jiajing, I still have arrangements for Huang Mingji. If there is something to do, it can create wealth, and the clan will not be idle, but can only disturb the place. I have been thinking about this question for a long time, before the vassal king did not enter Beijing without a will, if in the future, the vassal king will not leave Beijing without a will, and concentrate on Huangzhuang, Huangming Factory, and Huangming University to show their strengths, is it okay? ”

Yang Tinghe felt his scalp itching: Assisting this new gentleman, there are new things from time to time, which is a problem that I haven't thought about at all before.

From the vassal king not entering Beijing to not leaving Beijing?

Huangzhuang they knew, and now it has become the trial place of the Agricultural Science Museum in the Wanfa Pavilion. In the emperor's narration, there are just two words: excellent species, excellent law. From the perspective of physics, it is said that the water and soil are different in different places, and seeds, cultivation methods, agricultural tools and agricultural tools can be adapted to local conditions.

Now, does Your Majesty intend to collect the fields given by the feudal kings in various places as imperial estates? In this way, there are indeed many trial fields in both the north and the south.

This Huangming factory is a new thing. After the purchase law, in the future, I am afraid that everything from military weapons to many ordinary utensils will be in charge of this special factory, which is not listed in the official office. All farms and mines, including any weaving bureau, will be included in the future. For the imperial court, a very special point is that the emperor will also pay taxes when he sets up a factory. In the words of His Majesty: Pay all the dues and let the money circulate.

And the Huangming University ...... Yang Tinghe's voice was a little dry and asked, "Your Majesty, this Emperor Ming Academy, if the minister expected it to be good, is it going to be expanded from the Ten Thousand Law Pavilion?" Since it is called an academy, then ...... Can a scholar study in this Imperial Academy? That country is ......"

Zhu Houxi waved his hand: "No hurry." At this stage, it's just a research type. Among them, the scholar is like a folk apprentice. This time, I let the kings and relatives of the world's feudal lords enter Beijing to congratulate, and I originally encouraged them to choose and send aspiring juniors to the Ten Thousand Law Pavilion, and this is only the case in three or five years. ”

But all the counselors here thought about the future.

A scholar in the world who only delves into the previous science may have to face this problem: His Majesty has the heart to carry forward physics.

The first step is to choose supporters from among the clan and relatives.

It is clear that the study of practice has become a formal official school.

Yang Tinghe's voice was even drier: "Your Majesty is preparing...... Will this will be proclaimed everywhere as soon as possible? ”

Some people whose brains were a beat or two slower suddenly stared.

Major cases of conspiracy against the conspiracy are being investigated and handled, and there will be accomplices in various places who will be arrested. The rest of the people are either scared or understood.

But there is still a banner for scholars in the world: Shandong Yan Shenggong.

His Majesty accepted the hearts of the vassal kings with the new system of the clan and gave them new hope; After the replacement of these honorable relatives, the newly crowned honorable relatives were hardcore royalists.

Is there any official gentry who is bent on the old system?

Yang Tinghe asked the emperor: Do you want to wave the flag of practice in front of Yan Shenggong again to see if he is in a hurry?

"Your Majesty, the ministers are frightened, the ministers are stupid and ......" Yang Tinghe was very modest, "Your Majesty's practical learning and dialectics, people all over the world still need time to comprehend their wonders......"

It's only been half a year! How many people don't understand it at all, how can you be so confident that this science can firmly occupy the position of science today?

"I'm not in a hurry." Zhu Houxi said, "It's just that the children of the clan and the children of Xun Qi are interested in learning and studying." Scholars in the world, the study of the classics of the study of the classics, the imperial examinations of the imperial examinations. ”

“…… Next year's township test, Your Majesty has no intention of reforming? ”

Zhu Houxi smiled: "I don't change the content of the exam, but I can change the form of the questions and change the method of marking the papers." ”

The syllabus has not been changed, and you can't say that you are starting to stuff practice and study now, although Guangdong is already doing this.

But the trend is already clear.

"This Emperor Ming Academy only selects people from the clan and the children of Xun Qi to teach?" Gu Dingchen still has a great future, he needs a good protégé like Yan Song.

Zhu Houxi smiled again: "If there are those who are willing to enter the institute for research, they need to pay tuition." At this point, the children of the clan are also treated equally. I have limited energy and can't teach too many people. ”

Yang Tinghe's lips trembled, and he asked in a lost voice, "Your Majesty, do you teach it personally?" ”

Zhu Houxi nodded: "I have learned a lot of knowledge, and I still know a little about some introductory physics." The Emperor Ming Bell made three hands, and the worshippers and craftsmen of the Ten Thousand Law Pavilion thought that it was really unnecessary, but I insisted that they grind the finer gears and try their best to make them. It will break quickly, but it will work. I can even participate in one or two of these things, and I can still bring some young people to get started. ”

Everyone looked at the young man in front of them.

It's not important, what matters is those four words: the protégé of the Son of Heaven.

A true protégé of the Son of Heaven, teach by word and deed!

(End of chapter)