My Daming New Empire

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He has always been dissatisfied with himself. At the beginning, because of the support of civil servants and because he has a good wife, he made himself the prince, but he has always been dissatisfied with himself.

He has been imitating Tang Taizong, wanting his son to compete with himself. In the early years, he used his second brother King Han and third brother King Zhao to put pressure on himself.

But because of Zhanji's rapid rise, he was afraid of self-defeating, so he suppressed the second and third brothers, and now he directly supports the third generation to put pressure on himself.

Is it because of power?

Zhu Gaochi thinks not.

Zhu Gaochi knew very well that his father, unlike his grandfather Taizu, was a person who could devote all his energy to political affairs, and all power should be in his own hands.

He is greedy for enjoyment, and the harem raises a large number of geisha from the Jiaofang Division, and he always has to watch a big show every day to be satisfied.

He likes luxury, not only likes to eat well, wear well, the palace also hides a large number of antique cultural relics from various dynasties, and often immerses himself in the satisfaction brought by the historical atmosphere of antique cultural relics.

He was willing to delegate power, and now he has handed over [-]% of Daming's military strength to Zhanji.

But why are you so harsh on yourself, mainly because of fundamental differences in governance of the country!

Like the emperor's grandfather, he could not trust civil servants, and always thought that civil servants wanted to use them, and even suppress them.

As for myself, I happen to be a supporter of civil servants governing the country.

Since the past dynasties, which dynasty did not use literati to rule the country?Is this something that can be suppressed by suppressing it?Instead of relying on civil servants, do you rely on generals?Rely on artisans?Rely on those people who don't know a single word?

The differences between the father and son and the differences in political views are the root causes.

He is actually very satisfied with this son.

From the appearance of the globe, this son let him see a brand new world.

Although the son is not partial to civil servants, he will never suppress him.For Xie Jin, he could threaten his father with his own safety and ask him to release Xie Jin.

The son is just too assertive and believes too much in his own ability, but if one person counts on one's own shortcomings, manpower will always be insufficient!

He even hoped to suffer some setbacks during his son's expedition to the west, so that he could truly see himself clearly.

But he didn't expect that Dongpu was vulnerable, and even the mysterious sea was conquered by his son.

After returning from the great victory in the Eastern Expedition, he had already lost the ability to influence this son. Seeing him mature step by step, he became the most dazzling star of Ming Dynasty.

Because Zhu Youdun's reedited Journey to the West is very popular, it describes in detail the three supreme gods of Taoism and the four great emperors, which comprehensively shaped the chaotic ruling framework of Taoism.

There are even folks who think that their son is the birth of Yuanshi Tianzun, but because his father and grandfather are still there, he is now resigned to the position of Zhongtian Ziwei North Pole Emperor.

Nowadays, because of the grace of his son, the Japanese pirates have been wiped out along the coast, and their lives have been improved through trade. Every household has either set up a god of wealth or enshrined a god.

And almost all the gods have little difference in appearance from their sons.

What makes Zhu Gaochi disappointed is that there are no legends about him in the folk, let alone enshrine him.

His heart is very complicated, but generally speaking, he is more pleased than jealous and lost.

This is his son after all!

It's just that sometimes, this son seems to take his father too seriously.

As far as this rule of procedure is concerned, why can't he discuss it with himself first?If some amendments are made according to his opinions, they will not be opposed in the court.

It's just that he didn't think about it. If he really followed his opinion, would this law still be binding?

The carriage stopped at the gate of Zhan Shi's Mansion, because His Royal Highness Taisun arrived, and all the people in Zhan Shi's Mansion came to greet him at the gate of the main hall of Zhan Shi's Mansion.

The guard opened the car door, and Zhu Zhanji got out of the car first, but glanced at the familiar ministers, nodded lightly, then turned around, and took off Zhu Gaochi, who was somewhat inconvenient.

The subordinates of Zhan Shifu, headed by Yang Shiqi, Huang Huai, Yang Pu and others, nearly a hundred people bowed neatly to the end, shouting in unison: "Welcome to Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Highness."

Zhan Shi's Mansion is the ruling body of the prince. Since Zhu Yuanzhang established it, the position of Zhan Shi is a vacant position, and basically no one has ever held it.

Because the position of Shao Zhanshi is a third rank, and the court officials are only second rank and third rank, it is a bit exaggerated to set up a young Zhan Shi as a third rank.

However, at the beginning of its establishment, Zhu Yuanzhang's original intention was to be held by the court ministers, but later found that it was not difficult for the hall officials to hold this position, and if the second-rank hall officials concurrently held this position, they would be demoted in disguise, so no one has really sat down. take this place.

Now the chief official of Zhan Shifu is headed by the five-rank Zuochunfang University Bachelor, and Yang Shiqi was awarded the Zuochunfang University Bachelor and Hanlin Bachelor earlier this year.

Zhu Zhanji supported Zhu Gaochi, but did not return the gift.Zhu Gaochi patted his hand and laughed loudly: "Why is it so..."

Everyone straightened up, Yang Shiqi smiled and said: "His Royal Highness Taisun has been away from the capital for three years, and has benefited all people. He deserves to be worshipped..."

When Zhu Gaochi patted her hand, Zhu Zhanji knew what he meant and said that he could stand.

So he let go of Zhu Gaochi's arm, and returned a half-respect: "Everyone who assists the father, please accept Xiaowang's salute."

Everyone bowed to the end again. "Don't dare to be a gift from His Highness, this is the duty of a minister."

After the three worships and the ceremony, the crowd surrounded Zhu Zhanji and his son and entered the hall.

Zhu Zhanji is no stranger to Zhanshi's Mansion. Although he hasn't come many times these years, every year during festivals, under Zhang's arrangement, he will also transport several carts of gifts to the officials of Zhanshi's Mansion.

It's just that the environment here hasn't changed, but the officials have changed a lot.Most of the officials present here are newcomers that Zhu Zhanji has never seen before.

The main hall here is not as big as the Fengtian Hall, and the subordinate officials below the seventh rank do not have the right to enter the discussion, so only the subordinate officials of the fifth, sixth and seventh rank guard them to enter.

There are about 30 of these people, plus some servants and guards, there are about 70 to [-] people in the hall.

Entering the main hall, everyone quickly found their own positions.The order of official positions determines the order of seating. This unwritten unspoken rule is the most important official rule since ancient times, and everyone must strictly abide by it.

In fact, not only in the officialdom, but even in a big family, whether it is eating or traveling, there are unwritten rules that everyone will abide by.

When eating, which junior would dare to sit on top of the patriarch?When traveling, the hostess walks in front of the hostess, that is, she does not understand the rules.

It's just that the family is affected by emotional factors, which is a little less particular than the officialdom.

When everyone was seated, Yang Shiqi, who was the first on the right, took the lead in asking the questions they were most concerned about on behalf of the officials. "Your Highness, when observing the rules of procedure, it can be said that they are linked together, forming a complete set of rules, which limits the ministers' discussions within a reasonable framework, but why are the ministers allowed to balance themselves?"

Yang Shiqi's question also represented the doubts of almost all ministers.

In everyone's eyes, the emperor is the adjudicator and balancer, but now, why would the emperor give up this power on his own initiative?

This kind of voluntary concession is inconceivable in the eyes of everyone, and the meaning it represents far exceeds the law itself.

If the emperor could give up more power because of some restrictions, they would even prefer stricter rules.

But passively giving up and voluntarily giving up are completely different things. The emperor is now taking the initiative to back down, and it makes the ministers think that there is a trap in it.

This is a generation of great emperors known for their toughness!

However, no one has discovered the trap or conspiracy inside.Because this matter was originally a very simple matter, it was nothing more than that the emperor was tired of the endless quarrels at every court meeting, so he came up with a set of rules to restrict it.