nownovels Chapter 882: Chu King Zhu Zhen’S Farewell, Zhu Biao’S Good Governance In The Harem [Please Subscribe
Chapter 882: Chu King Zhu Zhen’S Farewell, Zhu Biao’S Good Governance In The Harem [Please Subscribe
When King Zhu Di of Yan was leading his troops to fight against the Timur Empire, King Zhu Zhen of Chu was also preparing to immigrate to South America.
In the autumn of the third year of Shengping (1392), on October 20, we were still familiar with Yingtian Mansion, ten miles away.
It's just that this time the farewell person was changed from King Zhu Di of Yan to King Zhu Zhen of Chu.
As the saying goes, once born, twice familiar. When it was the turn of Chu King Zhu Zhen to immigrate to other continents overseas, it was already the third time.
Therefore, whether it is Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao, or the King of Chu Zhu Zhen himself, there is not much sadness about farewell.
After all, it should still be possible to have a chance to meet again in the rest of my life.
And on weekdays, we can still exchange letters without losing any news, so there is no tension between the two parties.
Zhu Yuanzhang clapped his hands, and the chamberlain behind him immediately held a long box four feet and six inches long, bowed and handed it to the King of Chu Zhu Zhen.
Under the signal from Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, Chu King Zhu Zhen also opened the long box, and immediately saw a luxurious long sword three feet and six inches long lying inside the long box.
Then Chu King Zhu Zhen also unceremoniously pulled out his long sword and looked at it carefully.
I saw the carvings on the hilt of the sword shining with deep light like the stars, and the sword body was as graceful and clear as a hibiscus emerging from the water [and the blade was like a cliff standing thousands of feet tall and towering.
At the connection between the sword body and the hilt, there are three words "Chu Di Zhen" that are completely natural.
This [Chu Emperor Zhen] sword can be said to be a collection of the highest casting techniques in the Ming Dynasty. It took more than a year to forge!
In the current world and era, there is basically no sword that is stronger and sharper than this [Chu Di Zhen] sword!
King Zhu Zhen of Chu was also very satisfied with this [Chu Emperor Zhen] sword. He immediately put away the sword and thanked Zhu Yuanzhang seriously:
"Thank you very much, Father, for the gift of the founding treasure of our country!"
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the 28-year-old Zhu Zhen in front of him with a look of satisfaction on his face.
Among his sons, the eldest, Zhu Biao, needless to say, is his most satisfied and favorite son.
After the eldest Zhu Biao, the second eldest Zhu Xi is Yan Yi Yingwu, but a little too advocating martial arts and respecting power. His main idea is that if a problem cannot be solved, then the person who caused the problem will be solved.
The third child, Zhu Fan, has great power and wisdom, but lacks a little compassion for the people. To put it bluntly, sometimes he will do whatever it takes to make his plans succeed.
The fourth child, Zhu Di, seems to be a combination of the personalities of the second child and the third child. It can be said that he is the son who is most like him among the sons. Of course, he is more like him, but he also lacks the kindness of his eldest brother.
The fifth child, Zhu Ru, never thought that he would have a son who was passionate about medicine and wanted to compile medical books and cure diseases and save people.
Moreover, I heard that this silly son has recently started to eat wild vegetables and wild herbs like Saint Shennong in ancient times, and is preparing to compile a "Herbal for Famine Relief", and often writes about it.
This kind of behavior also made Zhu Yuanzhang not know what to say.
Zhu Yuanzhang even doubted that the little kindness that the second, third, and fourth sons lacked all went to the fifth son.
Similarly, all the toughness, bravery, wisdom, etc. that the fifth child lacked went to the second, third, and fourth children in front?!!
Although Zhu Yuanzhang had no evidence, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that the facts were most likely what he had guessed.
After all, from Prince Zhu Biao to King Zhou Zhu, these five are all the sons of Queen Ma.
The seventh child, Zhu Shu, may be because he is the youngest among the first seven brothers, and his eldest brother Zhu Biao and others also dote on him, so although his abilities are not bad, he is still a bit arrogant.
But with a group of brothers pressing down on him, it wasn't a big problem.
The sixth child, Zhu Zhen, has a different personality compared to the other brothers. He is talented, wise, strategic, and eager to learn.
It can be said that Zhu Zhen's greatest characteristic is his intelligence and virtuousness!
If Zhu Zhen is the king, then Zhu Zhen will be a Wise Monarch and a wise king.
Similarly, if Zhu Zhen is made king, then Zhu Zhen will also be a wise and wise king.
Even if Zhu Zhen were to be an ordinary person, he would be a gentleman and capable person who is dignified, well-spoken, and measured in his actions.
To give a simple example, if the same matter is asked to be handled by King Zhu Xi of Qin and King Zhu Fan of Jin, then the Lord of Qin Zhu Di and Lord Zhu Lan can indeed complete it smoothly.
However, in the process of handling the matter, King Zhu Di of Qin and King Zhu Fan of Jin would probably not care about what the people below them think, and would only put their own will first.
Although this approach can get things done, most of the people underneath will be dissatisfied.
And if Yan King Zhu Di is left to handle it, then Yan King Zhu Di will probably be aware of the subordinates' unsatisfactory thoughts, and then give the subordinates a chance to speak.
Finally, use your own reasoning to convince the people below and convince them.
And if Chu King Zhu Zhen is left to handle it, then Chu King Zhu Zhen will not only give his subordinates a chance to speak out, but he will also mix his own better ideas with those proposed by his subordinates.
Finally, I said that I also learned from the ideas of the subordinates and came up with a better way, thus giving the subordinates a little help, which in turn attracted all the subordinates to praise him.
Of course, this does not mean that Chu King Zhu Zhen's personal ability is better than Qin King Zhu Di, Jin King Zhu Fan, and Yan King Zhu Di, but it means that Chu King Zhu Zhen's way of doing things will make people feel more comfortable.
After all, even the subordinates sometimes need encouragement, and Chu King Zhu Zhen is able to do this, which is also rare.
Therefore, Zhu Zhen and Zhu Yuanzhang had nothing to worry about. After patting each other on the shoulder, they smiled and said:
"Father, I wish you a safe journey. When you get there, remember to write to the Emperor."
"Your second brother has been building and developing in North America for several years. After arriving there, you can also learn from your second brother's experience.
"If you have any difficulties, you can also talk to your second brother. If your second brother can't help, then write back and tell your elder brother!"
"We are all a family, there is nothing to be embarrassed about, you know?!!"
King Chu Zhu Zhen also smiled and nodded and replied:
"Well, thank you, Emperor!"
"Don't worry, if I encounter difficulties, I will definitely not be polite to my second brother and eldest brother!"
In the end, after Zhu Zhen said goodbye to his eldest brother Zhu Biao, second brother Zhu Xi, Yan Changqing and others, he took his biological mother, Concubine Hu Chong, on board the naval ship and sailed slowly towards South America.
Likewise, Zhu Yuanzhang would naturally not care whether Concubine Hu Chong stayed or left. King Chu Zhen was willing to take his mother and concubine there with him, and he would not stop her.
And Concubine Hu Chong only had a son like Chu King Zhu Zhen. In addition, Concubine Hu Chong also knew that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't care much about her, so she would not have any particularly difficult feelings for Zhu Yuanzhang.
In other words, concubines in the harem like Concubine Hu Chong actually did not rely on the emperor or Emperor Taishang for the rest of their lives. "They basically relied on their children to live on the crown for the people's livelihood."
In addition, Concubine Hu Chong only had one son, King Zhu Zhen of Chu. Unlike Concubine Da Ding, who had to hesitate between the two sons before finally choosing to go to Oceania and Australia with her son.
Therefore, Concubine Hu Chong had already made preparations to follow her son Chu King Zhu Zhen to South America.
For this reason, she even planned to sell off all the things Zhu Yuanzhang had given her over the years in exchange for money to help her son.
After all, if you want to build a wild land, it will definitely cost a lot of money.
However, this plan was abandoned by Chu King Zhu Zhen.
As a result, Chu King Zhu Zhen would not have asked his mother to sell her treasures and jewelry to help him.
Secondly, even if Concubine Hu Chong really sold all her treasures and jewelry.
To be honest, for the huge amount of money and materials that Chu King Zhu Zhen needed to spend to build South America, it was just a drop in the bucket and would not have much effect.
Thirdly, in order to better support the vassal kings when they went to sea to establish kingdoms, basically all the first batch of supplies for the vassal kings were prepared by the court, and all of them were free of charge.
In other words, as long as Chu King Zhu Zhen's naval fleet can accommodate it, no matter how much materials are loaded on the naval fleet this time, it will be free [without any money from Chu King Zhu Zhen himself.
And to put it bluntly, if all those massive supplies were paid for by Chu King Zhu Zhen, who is still the vassal king, then Chu King Zhu Zhen would not be able to spend enough money to offset those massive supplies.
So in the end, Concubine Hu Chong left the Ming Dynasty with her own jewelry, as well as some personal maids and chamberlains who were used to it and were willing to follow her, and went to South America with her son Zhu Zhen, King of Chu, to work hard.
First, Concubine Da Ding followed her son to the vassal country of Oceania and Australia, and then Concubine Hu Chong followed her son to the feudal kingdom in South America. These two events also gave Zhu Yuanzhang's harem concubines a good start.
After all, it is impossible for Zhu Yuanzhang to say that he only has seven sons, Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di, Zhu Xi, Zhu Zhen, and Zhu Bo. There are also vassal kings such as Tan King Zhu Zi, Lu King Zhu Tan, and Shu King Zhu Chun. Prince.
It's just that these vassal princes who were born after King Zhu Bo of Qi were too young.
Therefore, when Zhu Yuanzhang and his first seven sons, including Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, and Zhu Fan, conspired to modify the vassal clan treatment system, he had little say.
When the following vassal princes and princes grew up, the Ming Dynasty's royal clan treatment system had already been settled.
Therefore, apart from their lofty status as vassal kings and a certain degree of glory and wealth, the power of these vassal princes in other aspects is far inferior to that of the previous seven vassal princes such as King Zhu Bo of Qi.
Of course, although the actual power of the subsequent vassal princes was reduced to almost nothing, the welfare benefits given to them by the royal family were enough to keep them prosperous, wealthy and worry-free throughout their lives.
Although there is also a rule that "the emperor's wealth will be cut down after five generations", they are still the first generation, so there is no need to worry about this issue for the time being.
Therefore, if the concubines with sons in Zhu Yuanzhang's harem can live in the fiefdom with their sons.
So to be honest, it is definitely better than continuing to live in the deep harem.
After all, although the harem is full of glory and wealth, it really has no freedom.
But after going to their son's fiefdom, as the prince, prince, mother and concubine, they will definitely have more freedom in movement and other aspects.
After all, to put it bluntly, in the fiefdom of the feudal prince, they, the biological mothers and concubines of the feudal prince, are the ones with the highest status.
This is much better than being an ordinary concubine of the Taishang Emperor in the harem, invisible to everyone.
And even if they go to their son's fiefdom, they will not lack any glory or wealth.
At most, the standard expenses in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation may be a little worse than when they were in the palace.
But what does this mean compared to relative “freedom”?
So after seeing that Concubine Da Ding and Concubine Hu Chong wanted to follow their sons to feudal states, and also seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang had been traveling around the world with Queen Ma in recent years to observe the people's sentiments, and rarely returned to the palace.
All the concubines with sons in Zhu Yuanzhang's harem also summoned their sons, and then secretly reminded them that they also wanted to live in the fiefdom with them.
All the feudal princes and princes also felt very troubled by the thoughts of their mother and concubine.
It's not that I don't want to, but I simply don't dare.
After all, the status of these subsequent vassal princes was far inferior to that of King Zhu Zhen of Chu and King Zhu Su of Qi.
What Chu King Zhu Zhen and Qi King Zhu Su could do, they, the unappreciated vassal princes, might not be able to do.
Secondly, the reason why Chu King Zhu Zhen and Qi King Zhu Bo wanted to let their mothers and concubines go to feudal states together was because their feudal kingdoms were far away in other continents overseas.
If they are not picked up, the mother and son may never have the chance to meet again in this life.
And their fiefdoms are all in the country. Even if they become vassal in the future, if they want to meet each other, although it is a little troublesome, they can still do so.
What's more, now that concrete roads have been built all over the world, the time it takes for them to rush back to the capital from their respective fiefdoms is only one month at the fastest, one or two months at the slowest.
So whether their 217 father will agree to this request is still a matter of debate.
Thirdly, they are still afraid of Zhu Yuanzhang, their father, even if he has abdicated and become Emperor Taishang.
So in the end, all the vassal princes thought about it and found an excuse to invite their eldest brother Zhu Biao to dinner.
Then Qiqi Ai Aidi and Zhu Biao expressed this request, hoping that Zhu Biao could help them ask their father if they could take their respective mothers and concubines to live in the fiefdom. If not, forget it.
Zhu Biao thought for a while, it would not be good to separate the mother and son of the emperor's disciples for a long time.
Moreover, after a group of emperor's brothers went to the fiefdom, the sky was high and the emperor was far away, and there was no one around them who could discipline them, so it was easier for them to be arrogant and cause trouble.
With their respective mothers and concubines by their side, they can more or less discipline and restrain them.
So Zhu Biao also nodded and agreed to help them ask his father, Zhu Yuanzhang, for his opinion, so he wrote a letter to Zhu Yuanzhang, who was traveling around the world and observing people's sentiments, describing the matter and his views.
In the end, Zhu Yuanzhang replied to him: "You can decide for yourself."
Anyway, he didn't care much about the many concubines in the harem except Queen Ma.
And to put it bluntly, he is already over sixty years old. Even if he still has the desire for beauty, he doesn't have much ability to enjoy it.
So he didn't care much whether the concubines in his harem stayed or left.
After getting Zhu Yuanzhang's reply, Zhu Biao began to arrange the matter.
First of all, his father's concubines who have children can choose to live in their son's fiefdom or in their daughter's princess mansion without having to live in the palace for a long time.
However, you must pay attention to etiquette. To put it bluntly, don't put a hat on his father.
After all, they just go to live in their children's fiefdoms and princess mansions [which does not mean that they are not the concubines of Emperor Taishang.
If you play too fancy, like those in the Han and Tang Dynasties, it will be fatal.
Well, what is at stake is their lives and their sons' lives.
Secondly, those concubines who are over forty years old and have no children.
If you have a natal family, you can also choose to go back to live with your natal family.
If you don't have a natal family, you can also choose to live a new life.
However, no matter which one it is, once you leave the palace, your status as a concubine of the Taishang Emperor will be automatically revoked.
And they can no longer act in the name of Taishang Emperor's concubines. At the same time, the royal family will also give them a large amount of support expenses.
However, they can remarry.
After all, there were no heirs of the Tian family, so as long as they did not remarry under the name of the former concubine of the Taishang Emperor, Zhu Biao was not willing to cut off the possibility of them finding a lover to spend the rest of their lives with.
As for concubines who are unwilling to leave the palace and have no children, the royal family will continue to support them as gifts.
As for those under the age of forty, they will continue to stay in the palace for the time being.
After all, Zhu Yuanzhang would still go back to the palace from time to time. He couldn't keep all the concubines in the harem for Zhu Yuanzhang.
Of course, if Zhu Yuanzhang leaves one day, the remaining concubines of the Taishang Emperor will also be treated according to the policy just mentioned. .