Rebirth of the Ming Dynasty: Sixth Generation of Glory, I don't want it

The next morning, Zhu Gaochi woke up feeling listless.

When he went to pay his respects to Zhu Di and Xu, he was severely scolded by Zhu Di again.

But we still have to do what we need to do.

Zhu Gaochi hung his head and followed Zhu Di to the outer courtyard.

Zhang Xin continued to study with Xu.

After Xu agreed to let the female doctors come to treat everyone, the entire palace became active.

Although no one said anything, everyone had a smile on their face, and everyone seemed to be working with a lot more ease.

"Are you satisfied? You can treat hundreds of patients at once. Your medical skills must be improved!"

Xu teased Zhang Xin.

"Hey hey hey."

Zhang Xin smiled foolishly. There were so many talented people in the palace. Her ultimate goal was to get those in the palace. There were so many of them!

"Where did we leave off yesterday?"

After the regular classes, Xu wanted to continue giving Zhang Xin special lessons.

"Aren't you waiting for your sisters?"

Zhang Xin asked.

"They have to arrange for the servants in their palace to see the female doctor. This is their homework today. They grew up in the palace since they were young, so they have to know what they should know. In the future, they will also have to take care of the princess's mansion."

"Okay, mother, yesterday we talked about what the Prince's Mansion does every day."

Zhang Xin did not comment on the princesses' affairs. This matter was also a legacy problem, but she could not solve it at the moment.

"Then let's start with this."

The way Xu taught Zhang Xin was not to force things to be taught, but to tell Zhang Xin stories in a leisurely manner, like chatting, comparing things from the previous dynasty and even from ancient times one by one.

To talk about the current princes, we must start with the previous princes.

In earlier dynasties, whether the Han, Tang or Song, in most cases, aristocratic families were the backbone of the dynasty.

Men from aristocratic families served as officials in the court and as generals in the army.

The daughters of these aristocratic families either married into the royal family or formed alliances with aristocratic families.

Therefore, the princes and dukes of the past had never fought alone since the moment they were born.

Their matrilineal families and their wives' families are their natural allies.

Only one person can sit on the throne of the emperor. Although there is the so-called primogeniture system, in the end, it still depends on the maternal family and the wife's family. Throughout history, there are actually not many people who have inherited the throne as the eldest son and still sit firmly on the throne.

During his reign, the emperor was also influenced by his maternal and wife's families, which greatly constrained the formulation and implementation of government policies.

By the time of the Ming Dynasty, because the previous Yuan Dynasty was a foreign race that had been ruling this land for nearly a hundred years, the aristocratic families almost ceased to exist, which saved the Ming Dynasty a lot of open and secret struggles.

In order to prevent the continued interference of external relatives in government affairs.

After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court issued an edict that all princesses and princesses of the crown prince should be selected from the common people.

Here comes the problem.

The women in the harem all had no background, and the wives of the princes and crown princes were all chosen from the common people.

Without the influence of their maternal background, the princes had something very pure to fight for - their father's love.

The fiefdom must be passed down from generation to generation, and the quality of the fiefdom determines the quality of life of the entire branch of the fiefdom.

Although on paper everyone can get a fiefdom when they reach adulthood, the quality of the fiefdom varies greatly.

"Then our family's fiefdom is considered good?"

Zhang Xin interjected when she heard this, saying that she actually didn't like Yan very much, as it was very dry and windy.

But my father-in-law likes this place, and moving the capital is too much trouble.

Zhu Gaochi liked Nanjing, and as soon as he ascended the throne, he made trouble for Zhanji and wanted to move back.

In the end, she still lived on this land for those many years.

"It's neither good nor bad. It's one of the nine frontiers, and it's the defense line that protects the capital."

"Oh, go on, mother."

Xu touched Zhang Xin's head, as if she wanted to sigh but held it back, before she continued.

However, this time the topic did not digress, but turned to the main topic of the Prince's Palace.

According to the rules of the princes of the Ming Dynasty, the eldest son of the prince would be the crown prince, followed in order by the prince of a county, the general guarding the country, the general supporting the country, the general serving the country, the lieutenant guarding the country, the lieutenant supporting the country, and the lieutenant serving the country.

When the eldest son of a prince is born, he must be named according to the rules.

As for Zhu Di's branch, the first character of the names of their descendants had already been determined in "Huang Ming Zuxun" - Gaozhan Qi Jianyou, Houzai Yi Changyou, Cihe Yi Bozhong, Jianjing Di Xianyou.

Zhu Gaochi's generation is named Gao, with an added radical containing fire from the five elements.

In the future, Zhang Xin's children will be of the Zhan generation, with an added radical of the Chinese character for "Tu" in the Five Elements.

After the birth of a prince's eldest son, his name must be reported to the clan office. The clan office will record his date of birth in the royal jade disc, and only then will he be considered a full-fledged member of the royal family.

After this, the prince's mansion had no time to spare except for raising children.

The princes requested the court to send professors to establish clan schools in their fiefdoms, bringing together the clan descendants who were born in the mansions, and starting classes when the eldest son was five, six or seven years old.

The Four Books and Five Classics must be taught, and the Book of Filial Piety must be read. The newly issued Treasure Instructions and Ming Instructions in the imperial court must also be taught. In addition, there are various hobbies and miscellaneous studies, rules and etiquette.

When children are about ten years old, professors will give them examinations. Only those who pass the examinations can apply to the imperial court to be appointed as the crown prince of a vassal state.

If you fail the exam, keep studying and keep taking the exam until you pass and then apply again.

As for the imperial examinations outside, they have nothing to do with the people in the palace. The people in the palace study purely for the sake of studying. Except for the crown prince, it doesn't matter whether one studies well or not, it all depends on whether the individual is studious and motivated.

When the prince is fifteen years old, he will have the coming-of-age ceremony and prepare to get married.

"After you get married, you can do the above again. This is the life of people in the palace."

Xu's final summary was bland, somewhat meaningful, and also somewhat dull.

"...Mom, this sounds weird to me."

Zhang Xin pretended to be ignorant even though she knew the truth.

It would be fine if we don't delve into what my mother-in-law said. But if we do, the prince's mansion is like a farmer raising pigs, giving birth to pigs and raising piglets, and the piglets give birth to piglets.

Of course, pigs don't have to go to class.

As long as pigs can be fattened up and killed for meat, people of my father-in-law's generation can still defend the country.

The only word left is "captivity".

"That's right. If this continues, people will no longer be human."

Xu pinched a handful of extra leaves on the potted plants with a sarcastic look on her face.

"Are all members of the royal family supported by the imperial court? Don't we have to do any work?"

Zhang Xin asked again after careful consideration.

"Smart guy, you asked the right question. I won't say anything more. Xin'er, just take your time to think about it."

Xu smiled comfortingly. After hearing Zhang Xin's answer, she knew that Zhang Xin understood.

"Well, what will we talk about tomorrow?"

Zhang Xin took the opportunity to change the subject.

"Well, can you tell me about the civil and military officials in the palace? You won't come into contact with them for a while, but you still have to know something."

"Okay, mother."

"Yuying and Yuegui will be back tomorrow. Can you try to prepare dinner?"

"Okay, Mom. What do you want to eat?"

"Shouldn't we ask them what they like to eat?"

"I know what my eldest and second sisters like to eat."

"Is it just me who doesn't know?"

"You know you can still do all of this? Doesn't that mean you can't manage the household?"

"Hmph, you are a good keeper of the household. Tomorrow I want to eat something from the sea."

"That won't work. Mom is taking medicine and can't eat irritating food."

"Humph!"

"How about making some tendon soup for mom? The book says it can improve your skin and prolong your life."

"alright."