My Daming New Empire

Cao Ying and others hurriedly saluted Zhu Zhanji.Zhu Zhanji waved his hand and said: "Commander Cao came here on the holy order, but you beat and insulted him for no reason. Don't you take the emperor seriously?"

Seeing that Zhu Zhanji's words were not good, Zhu Jixi sneered and said, "He has no imperial decree, and he has no internal servant to pass on oral instructions. How do I know whether it is true or not?"

Cao Ying got the orders from the two young eunuchs, and knew that the grandson would come out in person today, so she deliberately showed that she wanted to control the Prince Jin's mansion before Zhu Zhanji arrived.

Now that I heard Zhu Jixuan's words, I immediately knew that I was in a hurry today. I was ordered to surround the Jin Palace, but they didn't let them confiscate the Jin Palace!

Now I only hope that Taisun can help him turn things around.

Zhu Zhanji said in a cold voice: "According to the emperor's orders, Zhu Jiyu, king of Jin, will be detained for questioning in the Jinshen Hall. Except for relatives, everyone will be detained in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, waiting for the holy order!"

As soon as these words came out, the wooden stick in Zhu Jixuan's hand fell to the ground, and he shouted loudly, "How did you get here?"

Zhu Zhanji didn't bother to talk to him, and just said: "I'm ashamed to be a descendant of the Zhu family with you...Take it!"

Zhu Jixuan drew out the long sword at his waist, and shouted loudly: "Who dares! Zhan... grandson, you must make Jin Wangshu a sensible person!"

Huang Siwei said at this time: "His Royal Highness, do you not know what you have done? Are you going to lose the face of the royal family? Jin Yiwei just came back from Taiyuan and rescued the imprisoned former Prince Jin and his son... "

Zhu Zhanji himself was too embarrassed to say anything about the royal family, and naturally others were even more afraid to say it.

For the sake of Huang Siwei's words, there is something else that I don't understand.He wanted to rush up and slash, but when he saw the strong bodyguard behind Zhu Zhanji, he didn't dare and dropped his long sword.

Two servants stepped forward, tied his hands behind his back, tied him up, and stuffed him into a sedan chair they brought.

King Jin was captured, and the others dared not resist, kneeling on the ground one by one.

Only a strong man with a sinister face wanted to run to the backyard, but within a few steps, he was shot by an arrow by the guard on the fence, hitting his thigh, causing him to hug his leg and scream.

After arresting everyone, Zhu Zhanji left a pair of inner eunuchs to supervise the Prince Jin Mansion.Although Zhu Jixuan didn't bring the concubine here, he also had some female relatives.

After all, these female family members are also the family members of the Zhu family. Even if they are to be released, they will not be released until they are found to be pregnant after a few months. If they are pregnant with a descendant of the Zhu family, they will be given a bowl of food anyway.

In the hall, Zhu Di was the only one sitting there aggressively in the empty hall. Although Wang Yan was waiting close by, he didn't dare to make any sound at this moment.

Although Wang Yan was the only one on the surface, Zhu Zhanji could hear the breathing of at least 20 people, all of whom were internal eunuchs with high martial arts skills, hidden in the apse, including under the high platform where he was sitting now.

In the side hall, Zhu Zhanji also heard the breathing of several people, which should be the case investigators of Jin Yiwei.

Zhu Zhanji has hundreds of guards around him. As the king of a country, Zhu Di has no fewer people than Zhu Zhanji. Even in the palace, there are no less than 20 people around him at all times.

But Zhu Jixuan obviously didn't know, and was escorted into the main hall. Seeing the dignified atmosphere, he was terrified.

If there were outsiders, Zhu Di might give him some face for the clan, but now there are no outsiders, it's Zhu Di's choice to fight or kill.

So, as soon as the rope was untied, he knelt down and wailed. "Fourth uncle, my nephew is guilty!"

Seeing that Zhu Jixuan was such a rambunctious person, Zhu Di laughed angrily.Standing up from the dragon chair, he took two steps forward, leaning on the white jade railing in front of him and said with a smile: "If you come in and don't cry or make trouble, it proves that you have some guts. I recognize you somewhat. But you are not only cruel and ruthless, but also as timid as a mouse, so shameless and incompetent, it is rare.

"You call me fourth uncle! Yes, according to your father, you call me fourth uncle. But you didn't even recognize your own father, poisoned your own mother, and imprisoned your own brothers and nephews. No father, no clan and no relatives, how dare you call me fourth uncle!"

Hearing this, Zhu Jixuan cried louder, with tears and snot running down his nose, kneeling on the ground and kneeling forward. "Fourth Uncle, I know I was wrong, but everything I do is for you."

Zhu Di couldn't help smiling again, and waved to Zhu Zhanji, signaling him to come to his side. "For me, these words are new... Tell me..."

Zhu Zhanji glanced contemptuously at Zhu Jixuan who was kneeling on his knees, walked past him, and went directly to the second floor of the high platform, where Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Gaochi were located.

Sitting on the second floor of the high platform, she happened to be facing the crying Zhu Jixuan below.Zhu Zhanji felt disgusted and looked away.

Zhu Jixuan howled: "Your Majesty, Zhu Jixuan said that you are treasonous, usurping the throne improperly, and deserve to be imprisoned to death. Your Majesty, I stood up for you..."

With his back to Zhu Di, Zhu Zhanji couldn't see his expression, but could feel the coldness in his words. "So clinging, do you really think I dare not kill you?"

"Xiao Wang dare not..."

Zhu Di asked softly: "How do Ji Er think about it?"

Zhu Zhanji thought for a while, then turned around and said: "It just so happened that the sons and lords of the princes came to the capital. The grandson thought that a clan meeting should be held in the Taimiao, and Zhu Jixuan's criminal evidence should be presented to everyone, and he will be severely punished, so as to serve as an example."

Zhu Di waved his hands with some disinterest, and said, "Just as you said... Zhao, the sons of the princes' mansions, the county kings, Shen Shi held a clan meeting at the Taimiao..."

As soon as Zhu Di issued an edict, Wang Yan immediately arranged for the eunuch to deliver the edict to the palaces of the princes.

Zhu Di looked at Zhu Jixuan with some disgust, and was escorted down.

On the surface, there were only two grandparents left in the main hall, and Zhu Di said wearily, "None of the children of these clans can worry, except for Zhu Jiyun, King of Qi, Zhu Ying, King of Su, Zhu Zhi, King of Liao, and King of Min, Zhu Wei. The king of Gu, Zhu Bing, has his own lawless deeds, causing the people to be uproarious. They can be killed but they cannot be killed..."

Except for treason, the kings have no death penalty.That is to say, as long as they don't rebel, even the emperor can't kill them, nor can they cut off the prince casually.Even if the king is cut off, his descendants must inherit the throne.

Zhu Yuanzhang originally wanted to use this method to allow relatives to live in harmony, but in the end it brought a heavy economic burden to Daming.

These princes can't engage in business, agriculture, business, and can only be raised as pigs, which leads to the fact that each prince can only have children.

Zhu Zhanji forgot which prince he was, and had 94 children, 163 grandsons, and 510 great-grandchildren.

King Qing really couldn't remember so many descendants. Adding all kinds of wives and concubines, there were more than 1000 real masters in the entire palace.Every time a family gets together, someone has to first let someone introduce who is who.

With so many people, it would be great if they could be useful to the country, but these people have become moths, lying on Daming's body and sucking blood.

Seeing Zhu Di's feelings, Zhu Zhanji boldly said: "Some of the Taizu's systems seem outdated now, and the emperor's grandfather should change it."

Zhu Di stared at Zhu Zhanji and asked, "How to change it?"

"Decree by generation, except for the son-in-law, the rest of the descendants will descend again, and the royal family will be allowed to be an official from afar, and there will be no restrictions on scholars, farmers, businessmen and commerce."

Zhu Di pondered for a long time before saying: "This is an act to shake the foundation of the country. I have to think about it again."

In this era, the entire society is constituted by the clan system.The clan is a restriction that no one can overcome, and it is treason to attack one's own clan.

However, if it is borrowed from the decisions made by the clan, it is a more useful institution than laws.

In the afternoon of the same day, princes and sons from all over the country, including the princes and sons of the county, gathered together and held a clan meeting in the Taimiao outside the Meridian Gate.

When the skinny Zhu Jixi and Zhu Meigui father and son appeared in front of everyone, they were as scary as two skeletons in human skin.

Under their statements, the cruel and inhumane acts of Zhu Jixuan were reported one by one.

In addition to witness witnesses, there are also various physical evidences, making Zhu Jixuan undeniable.

In the end, with the support of everyone, Zhu Jixuan was reduced to a commoner and imprisoned on the high wall of Fengyang.

The Fengyang High Wall is the place that every clan fears the most. It is the strictest prison in Ming Dynasty. Most of the clans who entered it either committed suicide or went crazy. Only a few people could endure it.

Zhu Jixuan got such a result is his own fault, at this time, no one has any compassion for him.

It is unbearable for ordinary people to attack their own relatives, let alone the royal family.

If there are no restrictions, whoever has the most power can do whatever they want, so what's the use of the ancestor's patriarchal law!