The voice fell.

Everyone's eyes were focused on Xiao Zhu Si.

The three Zhu Gaochi all exhaled in their hearts, full of infinite gratitude to this young father of Hong Wunian.

Xiao Zhu Si, who was named, stood up with a numb scalp.

"Fourth, you have to give us a good answer."

"If you answer incorrectly, we will not only draw you after class, but also halve your salary."

Lao Zhu glanced at Xiao Zhu Si, this short sentence caught his ears, and Xiao Zhu Si, who had just established a psychological defense line in the last second, collapsed in an instant.

'Daddy, don't play like this!' ’

Originally, because of the reform of the knighthood system, Xiao Zhu Si's annual salary has changed from 50,000 stone to 10,000 stone.

If you want to cut it in half, then there are only 5,000 stones left, and according to this trend, it is estimated that you will soon be able to catch up with the old fourteen Zhu Ao.

Under the double pressure from the spirit and the economy, Xiao Zhu Si's hands on the table kept pointing, racking his brains to think, and fine cold sweat was clearly visible on his forehead.

In my mind, I went through the two illusions I had just experienced more than a dozen times at a very fast speed, searching for the answer.

Suddenly, there was a flash of inspiration, and Xiao Zhusi's eyes lit up.

A gritted tooth, a stomp of the foot.

"The problem is Tuogu!"

After saying this, Xiao Zhu Si was nervous, looking at Ji Boying tightly, waiting for Ji Boying's confirmation of his answer.

The others were also stunned when they heard the words, as if they had been hit by some keyword, and they all began to think deeply.

"Brother, is the fourth child's answer correct?"

Lao Zhu asked out loud, very concerned about Xiao Zhu Si's answer.

The reason is simple.

If Xiao Zhu Si answers incorrectly, as students in the same group, Lao Zhu and Ah Biao have to do push-ups together.

The dignified Ming Taizu, the dignified Ming Founding Emperor, if he was lying on the ground doing push-ups, and in front of his children and grandchildren, that face would really be a big loss, and Lao Zhu would never allow such a thing to happen.

Ji Boying looked at Xiao Zhu Si and looked at Xiao Zhu Si with calm eyes.

But it was this calm look that fell on Xiao Zhu Si's eyes, which made him feel uneasy.

"Immortal, immortal, I... Am I right? ”

Xiao Zhu Si asked tentatively with a worried heart.

Ji Boying's brows furrowed slightly, and his expression became more serious.

This slight change in facial expression fell on Xiao Zhusi's eyes, and his heart was cold.

He could even have a premonition that after class, his father was going to beat himself up, and he suddenly wanted to cry.

Just when Xiao Zhu Si was desperate in his heart.

"That's right."

Three words came out of Ji Boying's mouth.

The moment it fell into Xiao Zhu Si's ears, this Hongwu Xiao Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly ecstatic, slammed the table, looked around and shouted.

"I got it right!"

"Did you see that?!"

"The immortal master said I got it right! I'm right!! ”

Its excitement is like seeing a bunch of sows lining up to jump into the river.

As juniors, Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji, as well as Zhu Qiyu, all nodded with perfunctory smiles in the face of this young ancestor.

Old Zhu Di and Zhu Laosi glanced at their young selves and lowered their heads in unison, is this really their young self? Can you make a little difference? It's just a shame!

"Bunny, what's the point?!"

"Sit down for us, and if you make any more noise, the annual salary will still be halved!"

Lao Zhu snorted.

Although he reprimanded on the surface, he actually heard it, and Lao Zhu was very satisfied with Xiao Zhu Si's performance just now.

After all, whether it is Lao Zhu Di and Zhu Laosi, they are both the fourth in different time and space, one is over sixty, and the other is over forty, only this young little Zhu Si is a good cub cultivated by Lao Zhu.

"Yes, yes, Dad is right!"

Xiao Zhu Si smiled, calmed down his excited heart a little, and after getting Ji Boying's gaze, he finally sat down.

Ji Boying coughed dryly, was a little tired after standing for a long time, and sat back on the central Taishi chair of this podium.

Xiyu heard a dry cough, and presented a cup of herbal tea very intimately.

All the princes of heaven are waiting quietly.

Ji Boying took the teacup, drank the herbal tea, and then handed the teacup back to Xiyu.

His gaze swept over these princes of heaven.

"Jia San answered very well."

A third is Xiao Zhu Si's student number.

"At the time of the change of monarchy, the powerful ministers created in the name of Tuogu are countless in all dynasties."

"Huo Guang, Sima Yi, Yuwen Hu and the like, the list goes on."

"But all the ministers who support the orphans, named assistants, are actually acting arbitrarily and alone, suppressing the newly enthroned Son of Heaven in everything, and not even putting the Son of Heaven in their eyes."

"The power of the courtiers led by him will also be rapidly expanded during this period, even if the minister of the orphan dies, the head of the new subordinate can often still suppress the imperial power."

"Look at Zhu Houzhao, this is the best example."

When he said this, the eyes of all the princes of heaven were all focused on Zhu Houzhao's body.

‘？？？？？？ ’

'What are you all looking at me for?!' ’

When Emperor Hongzhi Zhu Youzhu died, Zhu Houzhao arranged for Li Dongyang, Liu Jian, and Xie Qian, three ministers to support orphans, although Zhu Houzhao sacrificed Liu Jin's knife as soon as possible.

But it still can't stop the civilian-bureaucratic group, which has been exploding in the Hongzhi Dynasty, has once again been qualitatively promoted.

Therefore, even after Li Dongyang retired, he was succeeded by Yang Tinghe.

The power of this civilian-official group has not diminished at all, especially after the Eight Tigers were brought down, and the imperial power in Zhu Houzhao's hands was locked to death.

Because the power in the hands of the imperial power and the civil servants is naturally in a competitive relationship, once the imperial power is strong, the power of the civil servants will inevitably decline, and vice versa.

And people, especially those who are officials, have a bloody pursuit of power, and once they hold power, it is impossible to take the initiative to release it.

If it weren't for the fact that the Jiajing Immortals were born with superior IQs, they would have come to a conclusion from the experience of the Zhengde Dynasty that they would not be able to use conventional external forces such as eunuchs to control these civil servants.

In addition, there are many ruthless ideas in the heart, especially the one-handed Tai Chi is simply not too slippery, and the method of using force to fight will let the internal dog eat dog within the Wenchen Group and disintegrate the opponent from the inside, otherwise it will really not be able to play.

But that was only in the early and middle periods, and the Jiajing immortals in the late reign were too conceited, thinking that they were playing with the court in the palm of their hands, but they didn't know that they were being tricked.

At this moment, Zhu Houzhao was watched by a bunch of ancestors.

My heart thumped.

Zhu Houzhao, who was already thin-skinned, buried his head under the table.

'It doesn't have to be like this, does it?' ’

I am not to blame, I am the most painful victim! ’

'What are you staring at me for so long, do you have butterflies on my face?!' ’

"Immortal Master, if you don't trust the important ministers, but the prince is too young to handle the government independently, so what?"

Emperor Xuande frowned and said in a condensed voice.

As soon as these words came out, Yongle Zhu Zhanji and Hongxi Zhu Zhanji both subconsciously looked at Emperor Xuande, which may also be the dilemma they may face in the future.

Of course, it may not be.

After all, on the issue of realizing that his son was not enough, Yongle Zhu Zhanji and Hong Xi Zhu Zhanji reached a tacit understanding.

Strive to be a lustful king and work hard to create people.

Whether it can be made or not is another story.

And Xuande Zhu Zhanji is very likely to be too late, this product is the same as his grandfather Yongle Emperor, I don't know what he did, and there is a high probability that there are some fertility problems in recent years.

As for his two sons, one is Baozong, who has been excluded from the successor, and only one is left, Zhu Qiyu.

"Dad, I don't need an auxiliary minister."

Jingtai Zhu Qiyu, who was next to Emperor Xuande, muttered in a low voice.

"No, you do."

Emperor Xuande glanced at Emperor Jingtai and said very seriously.

After all, in the time and space where Emperor Xuande lived, Zhu Qiyu was only seven or eight years old, and it was impossible for him to handle the government independently.

And how long can he live, Emperor Xuande, who has already experienced a dying and critical illness, is really a little uncertain, and he now treats every day as his last.

"The emperor is incompetent in giving birth to a child, this is another situation, let's talk about the handling methods under normal circumstances, and then talk about special circumstances."

Ji Boying glanced at Emperor Xuande, and then withdrew his gaze.

Incompetent to have children...!

The moment these four words fell into the ears of the three Zhu Zhanji, the three of them all subconsciously lowered their heads, and the man's self-esteem was hit by an epic crit.

It wasn't that Ji Boying deliberately hit Zhu Zhanji.

Compared with the twenty-six sons of Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, and even compared to the ten sons of their father Zhu Dapang, they gave birth to two sons, which is simply weak.

Laughter, then suddenly sounded.

"What are you laughing at?"

followed the laughter and found that Zhu Houzhao was smiling happily.

"You are in your thirties, there are a lot of concubines in the harem, and you don't have a son, what qualifications do you have to laugh?"

If Zhu Zhanji is not committed to creating people, then Zhu Houzhao can't create people at all.

When the words fell, Lao Zhu instantly frowned.

In Lao Zhu's concept, how could the emperor not have a son? Our old Zhu family has a throne to inherit!

Can't you, the descendants of the hereafter, give some strength? If you lie down for a long time and can't hold a knife, you can't even lift a gun?!

"That, that..."

Zhu Houzhao rubbed his hands, but finally didn't open his mouth.

He doesn't know why, it's a long time every time, and the style and posture are also very wild, and the last step is inside, but it just can't be born.

"It's all my concubines' stomachs, none of them are angry!"

Ji Boying glanced at Zhu Houzhao.

If one or two concubines can't be born, it may be a problem for concubines, and more than a dozen or dozens can't be born, that is, you can't do Zhu Houzhao.

"Your questions, come to me alone after class."

Leave a message for Zhu Houzhao.

Ji Boying looked at Lao Zhu and a few Zhu Di.

"In the matter of inheriting the monarchy, Lao Zhu and Zhu Di's Hongwu and Yongle dynasties did the best, and this is also an example for you to emulate and learn."

"Remember, you must take advantage of your reign to cultivate your own prince as soon as possible."

"Take the initiative to train the team for the prince, take the initiative to delegate power to the prince, take the initiative to establish prestige for the prince, take the initiative to give the prince the opportunity to intern, and confirm that the prince has the ability to exercise the monarch's power independently."

At this point, stop.

Hong Xi was stunned.

"And then?"

"Then, you can die in peace."

In addition to the untimely death, from the perspective of cultivating the prince, it can be described by the word 'perfect'.

Even after the death of Zhu Biaoxue in history, Zhu Yuanzhang's short-term training of Zhu Yunwen can be evaluated as excellent.

Of course, this excellence is not Zhu Yunwen himself, but Lao Zhu's approach, under a series of measures, all-round ensurance that Zhu Yunwen can smoothly take over the monarchy and sit firmly on the throne.

The succession of the monarchy of the Hongwu Dynasty can be said to be perfect.

As for Zhu Yunwen's loss of the throne, it was purely his own mental retardation.

And the same is true of the Yongle Dynasty.

Zhu Di's deliberate cultivation of Zhu Gaochi does not need to be said.

After the success of Jingnan, Zhu Gaochi began to contact the government under the instruction of Zhu Di.

Except for those nobles, almost all the Yongle courtiers were princelings, and Zhu Gaochi's prestige among the ministers was even better than that of the Yongle Emperor.

This is all Zhu Di's permission, if he were replaced by another emperor who was afraid of the prince, he would have rubbed the prince with a ruthless heart.

Moreover, while Zhu Di was cultivating Zhu Gaochi, he also brought his grandson Zhu Zhanji to cultivate together.

This approach directly ensures the smooth succession of the two generations of emperors after Zhu Di's death, without interference from any subordinates.

As for the third generation, it is really limited in life, otherwise with Zhu Di's temper, maybe he will have a great-grandson of the emperor, and if he is taught by Emperor Yongle himself, Zhu Qizhen may not be so wasted.

But when he arrived at Zhu Zhanji, everything began to change gradually.

Zhu Zhanji opened the Wenchen era with three Yang Tuogu, which directly made the Wenchen forces rise wildly during the orthodox years, coupled with the collapse of the Xungui Group caused by the Tumubao Change, the Wenchen Group had no rivals in the court.

And starting from Zhu Zhanji, all kinds of ministers of the later generations began to rise, and they all became the routine operation of the emperor before his death, as if he did not support a lonely person and had no face to go down to see his ancestors.

Every time he entrusts a lonely person, he has to have a powerful minister, and the civil affairs force has to collectively climb a ladder.

Moreover, for the cultivation of successors, the emperors of later generations are becoming more and more perfunctory, or deliberately not cultivated.

For example, Baozong's cultivation of Zhu Jianshen is almost zero, after all, Zhu Qizhen's own two brushes can't handle it.

And Zhu Jianshen is almost free-range to Zhu Youzhang, and almost abolished Zhu Youzhang, Zhu Youzhang's brother has had a hard time living in Dalian since he was a child, not to mention contacting authority in advance like Zhu Biao and Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji, and living an addiction to interning the son of heaven.

If he dared to have such thoughts, it was estimated that he would have to move out of the East Palace the next day to work on the floor in the Imperial Prison.

Next, Zhu Youzhu is photographed by Zhu Houzhao, not to mention.

The only son, spoiled to heaven.

As for Zhu Houzhao, he has no trouble with his successor at all.

Even if it is a ghost genius Jiajing Immortal, he doesn't know what wind is pumping in his head one day, and he actually believes the invisible ghost words of Erlong.

Since that day, he has never seen his son again until he died, and Longqing, who has never experienced his father's love, is pitiful, and he doesn't even have the name of the prince, and finally ascended the throne as King Yu, let alone get any internship opportunities.

Further back, there are few normal ones.

"What my brother said is very reasonable."

"Let's write this into the ancestral system!"

Lao Zhu nodded solemnly.

"Of course, the above is the smoothest situation, that is, there are enough sons, and time permits."

"In addition to this, there are two other possible scenarios."

"First, the king died early, and the prince was young."

"Second, childless."

Ji Boying's two sentences almost directly pointed to the names of Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Houzhao.

Of course, Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu is also listening very carefully, because he has no son.

However, he doesn't have any psychological burden now, Ji Boying has already chosen a successor for him, that is, his nephew Zhu Jianshen.

For this, he didn't have much opinion on this because his sons were all dead anyway.

"Before you answer, you have to keep one thing in mind."

"The smooth inheritance of the monarch's power, so that the ship of the Ming Dynasty can sail smoothly is the ultimate key goal."

"Therefore, to achieve this goal, there must be some concessions and sacrifices, even your own society."

Ji Boying swept past everyone, especially at Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Houzhao.

"You have to think about Da Ming first, and then think about yourself."

"It's hard to do that."

"I have never advocated the ancestral system, but in this matter, it must be determined by the ancestral system."

Ji Boying's eyes were fixed on Lao Zhu.

"Depending on the ancestral system: those who are princes must be at least fourteen, and those who are less than fourteen cannot inherit the throne."

"And after the prince is in the East Palace, he must be in charge of the country for one year."

Ancient system: When the emperor reaches the age of fourteen, he can be in power.

Although it is not excluded that a prodigy emperor who has superhuman intelligence at the age of eleven or twelve, or even eight or nine years old.

But after all, it is a few special cases, with age as the boundary, coupled with ensuring that the prince gets the internship opportunity of the superintendent, this can ensure the ability of the prince to exercise the monarchy independently after ascending the throne in the future, ensure the smooth transfer of the imperial monarchy to the greatest extent, and ensure the stable operation of the empire to the greatest extent.

The sound fell, and the crows were silent.

Because of this system, it is too unheard of for these princes of heaven.

Since ancient times, the first priority of inheritance is bloodline, and there is no rule that age is used to limit the succession of princes.

"We're in favor!"

Lao Zhu thought for a moment and made a decision.

"What my brother said is reasonable, but whenever the young lord succeeds to the throne, there will be disputes, and even directly lead to the destruction of the country!"

"Since this is the case, it is better to directly cut off the path of the young master's succession."

Anyway, in Lao Zhu's opinion, they are all emperors surnamed Zhu, and they are all their own descendants.

And Lao Zhu's words are not casual nonsense, since he led the troops, Lao Zhu has begun to read, especially the history books of various dynasties and generations.

In history, there are many examples of the loss of the country due to the succession of the young lord and the loss of monarchy, such as the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the Later Zhou Dynasty, etc., this is how people like Lao Zhao and Lao Yang made their fortunes, after all, orphans and widows are the most bullied.

"I'm in favor of it too."

Lao Zhu Di and Zhu Lao Si also spoke in succession.

Emperor Hong Xi nodded: "What the immortal master said is very good, in this way, the prince has both age and experience in handling political affairs, and there is no need to be alone." ”

Emperor Xuande was silent for a moment, then raised his head.

"For the sake of the country, I agree."

The other princes of heaven also nodded,

Ji Boying swept over the group of princes of heaven and did not continue to say more on this issue.

This ancestral system is not difficult to say, but it is still difficult to implement and operate, especially to pass it on from generation to generation, after all, the flower of power is charming and confusing.

"Second question."

"Who's going to tell me what I see in the second illusion?"

In a word.

Ah Biao immediately opened his mouth.

The last question was because Xiao Zhu Si was named, and he missed the opportunity to become a conspicuous bag, and he was already unwilling to miss this second question.

"Soldier power!"

Two short words, straight to the core.

The reason why Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty was so embarrassed was that he had no soldiers in his hands.

Of course, the great tomorrow will not stop here.

The reason why Ji Boying showed these princes of heaven an extreme example of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was to emphasize the importance of military power again, since the defense of Beiping, the governor's office of the five armies and the military department were out of balance.

"That's a good answer."

"You must ensure the status of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, and ensure the status of the military generals in the court, so that the military will become a force that restricts the civilian clique, rather than being reduced to a prop at the mercy of the civil servants with the decline of the nobles."

In the mid-to-late Ming Dynasty, it was not too easy for the powerful ministers above the temple to kill a general.

Even if it is a military general like Qi Jiguang, who is the official to the left governor, after losing the big tree of Zhang Juzheng, he will do it if he says that he will do it, as long as the official is impeached.

After that, Ji Boying did not explain in detail.

This article is enough to say here, because the situation of each dynasty is different, and it needs to be formulated and implemented according to the reality of different time and space.

"Regarding the article on the balance of military power, as a homework, I will hand it in after formulating a plan."

"Next, let's look at the third illusion."

"Attention, this illusion will tell you the ultimate secret of keeping the ministers in the palm of your hand."

The voice settled.

Lao Zhu, Ah Biao, Lao Zhu Di, Xuande Hongxi, Jingtai Zhengde, and a group of princes all frowned, with serious condensation in their eyes, and they all took a deep breath.

In an instant, everything around me changed.

The main hall of the Drunken Immortal Building disappeared, and a very ordinary room appeared instead.

Lao Zhu and Ah Biao and Xiao Zhu Si and Jianwen Zhu Lao Si and Jianwen Da Fat may not know each other, but Lao Zhu Di and other princes of heaven are very familiar because they often come.

"Here it is... The cabinet room of the Forbidden City.

Cabinet room.

On the top of the class of the first assistant of the cabinet, I saw a handsome middle-aged man with a white face and a beautiful beard, with a pen in his hand, and he was writing hard.

"Come here, take a closer look at what he's writing."

As Ji Boying's voice fell, everyone walked up quickly.

These princes of heaven formed a circle around, with their hands behind their backs, leaning over to look at the man who was writing like a god.

Zhang Juzheng: Are you so polite?!

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PS: Today's 10,000-word update is available.

Re-determine the update time so that the brothers don't wait in vain.

Starting tomorrow, at 0:00 a.m. and 5 p.m., it will be updated in two parts.

Of course, there is also a plan, that is, every day at 0:00 in the morning, a one-time 10,000-word chapter, but I don't know which one my brother prefers.

(End of chapter)