Zhu Qiyu found more and more that after an emperor's authority was too high, he would involuntarily move closer to Qin Shi Huang.

Cultivating straight roads, expanding to the Western Regions, engaging in books and texts, and comprehensively sinicizing, what Zhu Qiyu is doing now is a bit of Qin Shihuang's shadow.

Zhu Qiyu felt that the ministers had also found out, but no one spoke.

The monarch and the ministers chatted with each other for a long time, and then they all dispersed.

In the next few days, Zhu Qiyu feasted on honorables, military generals, officials of the East Palace, Zhongshu Sheren, etc., which lasted until the fourteenth day of the first month.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month and the Lantern Festival, a large family gathered again, and the year was over.

Next, Zhu Qiyu finally lived the peaceful life he dreamed of, in addition to creating people every day, he accompanied the five little concubines.

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Time flies, like a white horse passing through a gap, and four years have passed in a blink of an eye.

Jingtai fifteen years.

Zhu Qiyu is 37 years old and Zhu Wenfang is 14 years old.

In February this year, Zhu Qiyu and Ning Xiangqingqing tossed for almost three years, and finally gave birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix fetuses.

This can make the whole family happy, everyone has been giving birth in a decent way for ten years, but I didn't expect that in the end, I accidentally got a dragon and phoenix fetus.

Zhu Qiyu was so happy that he couldn't keep his mouth shut for several days, even if he named the brother of the dragon and phoenix fetus as the king of Chu, and the sister of the dragon and phoenix fetus as the princess of Mingji.

Coupled with Su Xisheng's King Jin and Qianxue's King Wu, he finally got three sons and one daughter, and successfully ended the fertility task. In the future, whoever you love will give birth to whoever you love, anyway, His Majesty the Emperor will lie flat.

Since then, Zhu Qiyu announced that he would never give birth again, and this year he will be a vassal to the King of Han and the King of Wei, and then he will maintain the speed of two princes every year, and send his sons out one after another.

The imperial concubines who are willing to follow their sons to the vassal can also start to prepare.

By the tenth day of the fifth month, the affairs of the kings of Han and Wei had all been prepared.

In the Hehuan Hall, Zhu Qiyu got up early in the morning and leaned against the window to watch the scenery. The two sons are going out to live on their own, which is also a bit mixed.

Lin Xiangyu lay in Zhu Qiyu's arms and comforted: "Don't be sad, husband, anyway, we have the final say on everything now, and it will be good to let the King of Han and the King of Wei come back to live in a year or two." ”

Zhu Qiyu nodded: "I just think it's quite cruel, I let them go out and set up their own doors when I was only fourteen years old." Are you ready to eat? ”

"Don't worry, our prince will give the king of Han and the king of Wei one million taels of silver, thirty thousand taels of gold, and one million taels of copper coins. Each of the fourteen sisters gave 30,000 taels of silver to the king of Han and the king of Wei.

Just the combined value of gold, silver, and copper, the two brothers each had a net worth equivalent to three million taels of silver.

Treasures such as jade, calligraphy and paintings, and antiques are too numerous to fit.

In addition, during the Great Cleanse of Shanxi, we left 10,000 hectares of land in our own house. Now give the king of Han and the king of Wei 1,000 hectares of land in the west of the mountain, and let them manage their own business.

These things will not be eaten in ten lifetimes, and the husband does not have to worry about them starving and cold. ”

Zhu Qiyu was overjoyed when he heard this, and breathed a sigh of relief: "Oh, there is finally a vassal king of our Jingtai family outside." It's been fifteen years, but it's not easy. There is a prince inside and a relative vassal outside, and this imperial power is finally complete. ”

Lin Xiangyu echoed: "Yes, with the King of Han and the King of Wei, they will be vassals, if there is any change in the capital, there will finally be a King of Nengqin." ”

"Why don't I retire this year and become the emperor?"

"Don't, that's too much pressure on Zhu Wenfang."

Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "I've really rested in the past few years, and now we don't have children anymore, it's easier." When Zhu Wenfang wants to ascend the throne, tell me, let's hurry up and leave. ”

Lin Xiangyu smiled: "Don't worry, he won't want to ascend the throne." As long as the husband is the emperor one day, those messy imperial histories and officials are you. If Zhu Wenfang ascends the throne, it will be his turn to be sprayed. ”

Zhu Qiyu shook his head helplessly, these officials are really used to it. In recent years, other officials have become honest, and it seems that these officials are particularly active. As the emperor and the crown prince who have already mastered the absolute superiority, they are still very tolerant of the officials, and it doesn't matter what they say, they don't beat or scold, and they go.

After breakfast, Zhu Qiyu took the two concubines to Changle Palace to greet the Queen Mother.

I was going to go to Kunming Lake for a walk after chatting a few words, but the Empress Dowager Wu asked, "Son, when will your mausoleum start to be repaired?" ”

Zhu Qiyu asked curiously: "I'm only in my thirties, what's the hurry to repair the mausoleum?" ”

Empress Dowager Wu smiled: "If you're not in a hurry, I'm in a hurry, if you don't choose a good place, where will I bury me in the future?" ”

"The queen mother doesn't go to Jingling?"

Empress Dowager Wu shook her head: "I don't bury myself with Emperor Xuan, I'm nothing, what do you want to do with him." I want to bury the story of the Empress Dowager Bo next to your mausoleum. ”

Zhu Qiyu thought about it for a while, and this was the same. The life experience of his mother is very similar to that of Empress Dowager Bo. Empress Dowager Bo was not buried with Han Gaozu, but was buried next to the mausoleum of Emperor Wen of Han and stayed with her son.

His own mother didn't invite Emperor Xuan to see him at all, and it was really not interesting to be buried together after death.

So Zhu Qiyu replied: "I plan to follow the example of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty for a thin burial, and it is more radical than Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, just find a mountain by the sea in Shandong and dig a cave." I don't want any burial, and I don't want to worry about future generations, and I have to dig the grave with great effort. ”

Empress Dowager Wu frowned: "No, anyway, there are mausoleum guards guarding the tomb, who dares to rob the tomb will punish the nine clans." ”

Zhu Qiyu shook his head: "There is no immortal dynasty in the world, and the Ming Dynasty will also perish sooner or later." It would be good to last for more than 300 years, and if you were lucky, 400 years.

If it can really last for 400 years, and it is succeeded by another Han regime, then the historical evaluation of our Ming Dynasty can be ranked with that of the Han Dynasty. ”

As for Tang, Zhu Qiyu deliberately skipped it. The early Tang Dynasty was fine, but after the Anshi Rebellion, it was a bit too down. Chang'an alone has been lost many times, and it is even more unbearable than the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty lost Beijing when it finally perished.

Empress Dowager Wu also thought for a moment, and then said with a smile: "Thin burial, thin burial, I will also follow you." Which seaside do you choose? ”

Zhu Qiyu replied: "Laoshan Mountain, dig a hole in the mountain, build two more Taoist palaces, and it's over." ”

Empress Dowager Wu nodded.

After talking to the Queen Mother, Zhu Qiyu took Concubine Ai out of Changle Palace and went to Kunming Lake to take a boat to play.

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A few days passed, and on May 16, the weather was clear and the wind was smooth.

Today is the day of the two princes' inauguration, and in the morning, a large family gathered together in a neat manner to set up a banquet to see them off.

After eating, Zhu Qiyu led everyone to send the King of Han and the King of Wei to the gate.

All the civil and military officials waited here to see off the two princes.

Zhu Qiyu was very emotional, hugged his two sons, hugged his head and cried. This true expression made everyone at a loss.

The King of Han and the King of Wei said goodbye to their families one by one before boarding the car. The king of Wei went north and the king of Han went south and rushed to the fiefdom.

The kings of Han and Wei each had more than 100 carts, loaded with gold, silver and jewelry, and the scene was extremely spectacular.

Since the three guards of the King of Han were in Xi'an, and the three guards of the King of Wei were in Dongsheng, they were not transferred to the capital.

Therefore, Zhu Qiyu transferred 15,000 people from Yingzhou Wei to escort the King of Han to Xi'an; Fifteen thousand men were drawn from Tiancewei to escort the King of Wei to Dongsheng.

It wasn't until the team completely disappeared from sight that Zhu Qiyu walked back with a lost face.

The ministers originally wanted to take the opportunity to ask the emperor to convene a court meeting, but the emperor's mood was so low that no one dared to speak.

Zhu Wenfang was also very uncomfortable, and instructed the ministers: "Let's disperse, if there is anything, let's talk about it later." My father and I are very sad, and we should rest at home for five days, and then we will meet again in five days. ”

The emperor, the crown prince, and the imperial concubines all went back, and the ministers' spirits finally relaxed, some left in a carriage, and some got together to chat a few words.

He Wenyuan ordered his entourage to take a small bamboo chair from his carriage first, and sat down at the gate of the Qi Palace.

Wang Wen, Shen Yi and other ministers were also embarrassed to leave He Wenyuan first, so they chatted with them on the side.

He Wenyuan smiled apologetically at everyone: "I'm old, I'm old, I can't bear it after standing for a while, I have to sit and rest before leaving." At the next court meeting, I have to ask the prince to resign, and after being an official for so many years, it is time to pay tribute. ”

While everyone was comforting, they each had their own thoughts. I don't know what kind of considerations the emperor had for letting He Wenyuan be in charge of the ministry for so many years.

Now that He Wenyuan is old, the power structure between the DPRK and China will change greatly.

He Wenyuan muttered again: "Hey, life, it's amazing." Fifteen years ago, the saint was only in his early twenties and had no sons. The various scenes of resisting and defending the Beijing division are vivid, as if they were yesterday.

In this moment, the princes of the saints have gone out to become vassals. The years are urging people to get old, and it's not okay to be unconvinced. ”

Wang Wen nodded: "With the vassal king, I feel different from before, and there is a kind of satisfactory artistic conception." In another five or six years at most, I will retire. ”

Everyone else also nodded again and again, Wang Wen's words, these old foxes all understood. Once the Prince of Jingtai is completed, it is equivalent to the real dust settled. In the future, even if there is a change in the capital, the Jingtai vassal king can also kill the Qing monarch back, and the destruction of the Lu clan by the meritorious group in the early Han Dynasty is a precedent.

The meritorious group carried out such a big coup d'état, and still wanted to let Emperor Gao's son ascend the throne, and Emperor Wen would soon be able to control power after ascending the throne.

This is not because the heroes are so noble and sincere that they are really willing to return the power to Emperor Wen, but because the vassal kings are so powerful that the heroes dare not make mistakes.

It's the same thing now, with the Jingtai vassal king outside, it's a huge deterrent. The vassal kings of the border have three guards, and there are more than 20 vassal kings in Jingtai, who will take up the vassal kings one after another, and if the ministers dare to rebel in Beijing, they will not be able to deal with these vassal kings no matter what.

All the ministers realized this, and it would be good for everyone to work in a down-to-earth manner in the future.

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Zhu Qiyu went home for five days before his mood eased.

After getting up early this day, after hugging Ning Xiang and eating milk, Zhu Qiyu asked, "How much money does our family have, and how many years can it last?" ”

This is a very conservative question, because according to this kind of spending, no matter how rich you are, you can't resist it.

Qianxue smiled: "There is not much money, and the decisive battle with Mongolia has cost us a lot of money." If it's normal expenses, it's a bit difficult for two princes to become vassals every year in the next year. ”

"Is there any open source solution?"

Zhu Qiyu didn't ask how to throttle, only how to open source.

Qianxue replied: "Japan is fully prospecting, Zhu Wenfang has already discussed with the courtiers, the newly discovered mines in the future, the output of the first twenty years will be allocated to the internal government, and then returned to the imperial court after twenty years."

In this way, we will have enough gold, silver, and copper for the prince to settle down. It's really not good, the court can still dial a little.

Moreover, each prince was a vassal domain, and the imperial court allocated 1 million taels for the construction of the palace and the purchase of chariots and horses.

This was requested by the ministers on their own initiative, after all, half of the world was fought down by the husband. The annual income of the imperial court is three times faster than the original, which is all the credit of the husband, and he does not give us any money, and the ministers are not happy. ”

Zhu Qiyu nodded: "That's okay." ”

Qianxue added: "We just consumed too much during the decisive battle with Mongolia, and at that time, the money and grain in the country flowed like water, and now the imperial court gives us subsidies, which is also a matter of course."

In fact, we have a lot of income every year, just talking about the land, we originally had 120,000 hectares, Jingtai ten years, the inventory of the country's land, we from Burma, Champang, Siam, Luzon, Taiwan and other places into 200,000 hectares of wasteland as the imperial village.

The name is beautiful: the royal family took the lead in reclamation.

In fact, in the past five years, a large amount of income has been formed.

Coupled with the shops in the capital and the industries in Shandong, there are actually seven or eight million taels of income every year.

Tian Cewei and Duo Yan Wei were supported by the Imperial Horse Supervisor and settled separately.

The money we earn every year only needs to support the state guard.

Seven or eight million taels of income, minus the military expenditure of more than one million taels of state guards, there are still more than six million taels left. ”

Zhu Qiyu has never cared about family affairs, and can't help but be surprised at how his family's income has become so high.

Qianxue looked at her face and took the initiative to explain: "Don't look at six million taels It sounds scary, it's converted.

In fact, what we hold in our hands every year is mainly a large amount of grain. It looks like the value of this grain is very bluffing when converted into silver, but if we really throw away so much grain, the price of grain will collapse, and we will not be able to exchange it for the expected amount of silver.

Our pure silver and copper money income is worth about three million taels a year. ”

Zhu Qiyu nodded: "I understand this, but three million taels is a lot." ”

Qianxue smiled: "You don't know, the amount of silver and copper coins in circulation has skyrocketed now, although the price of grain has not risen much, but the purchasing power of silver and copper coins has decreased slightly compared to the original. ”

"That's good, that's what you want. Food prices are stable and money is sufficient, so that the people's harvest can be exchanged for money, and then the money can be used to buy daily necessities, and the economy will become circulating.

Let's marry a daughter now, it's too expensive. After this wave, I was not so nervous. ”

Qianxue added: "We said that we would hand over the stewardship to the crown princess in the future, but the princess refused to accept it." ”

Zhu Qiyu asked curiously: "It's not a mess, why doesn't she accept such a rich family business?" ”

Qianxue spread her hands helplessly: "She said that before the age of thirty, she would not take over completely." He also said that he should enjoy life and concentrate on having children. At least three sons must be born and raised well, and then they will consider devoting their energy to general affairs. ”

Zhu Qiyu was speechless after hearing this: "I really underestimated our crown princess before, why is she so shrewd." At a young age, she understood that housekeeping is not fundamental, and having more sons and daughters is the biggest key. Okay, good, this life is so transparent! ”

Zhu Qiyu knows that there is a negative example of this kind of thing, that is Wang Xifeng. Wang Xifeng, the housekeeper is strong enough, and he is shrewd enough in handling general affairs, but he is shrewd in small things and confused in big things. The housekeeper took care of it, exhausted the body, and delayed childbirth.

No matter how well you manage your housekeeper, but your son is not born, then who is your family in charge of, and you don't have to worry about others in vain.

It's really embarrassing and embarrassing to take care of the housekeeper here, and her husband Zhang Luo is marrying a second room and accepting a concubine, so that he can pass on the lineage.

Thinking of this, Zhu Qiyu smiled, the crown princess of her own family is really shrewd, first relax physically and mentally, have children happily, and stabilize her position. As for the general affairs, it is to support the mothers and concubines to worry about it. Free coolies, don't be in vain.

(End of chapter)