The most reckless man in the Ming Dynasty

Kunning Palace.

Zhu Houzhao was holding his eldest son and teasing him, and Queen Mother Zhang and Queen Xia were also nearby.

The family of four is extremely cozy, which is extremely rare in the harem.

Because of the birth of their eldest son, the relationship between Queen Mother Zhang and Zhu Houzhao has eased a lot.

After all, if Zhu Houzhao is really dead, Zhang Taihe can still carefully train and teach his eldest grandson, so the source of the conflict between her and the emperor will disappear in disguise.

You can mess with it however you want, but now that you have an heir, you can practice your account all over again!

The little guy is pink and tender. He has just been washed in hot water after being born. The amniotic fluid and dirt on his skin have been washed away. Now he looks pink and jade, especially cute.

Zhu Houzhao stretched out his hand to tease for a while, and the little guy became a little unhappy. Without even opening his eyes, his little mouth suddenly shrank, and then he burst into tears.

The cry was loud and full of confidence, making Zhu Houzhao's ears buzz.

"Brat!"

Zhu Houzhao reluctantly handed the child to Queen Xia.

Miraculously, Queen Xia gently caressed the baby, and the little guy stopped crying. Apparently, he was closer to his mother.

"Emperor, it's time to give the child a name!"

Empress Dowager Zhang reminded her with a smile: "This is your eldest son, so don't neglect the courtesy!"

Zhu Houzhao also had a headache when it came to naming.

The naming rules for clans in the Ming Dynasty were personally set by Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang. Its basic form is: surname + generation + given name.

Among them, the name follows the order of the five elements, with "wood, fire, earth, metal, and water" as the radicals. The cycle repeats and creates and restrains each other, which means that the Ming Dynasty can be passed down continuously for thousands of generations.

Starting from the grandsons of Emperor Taizu Gao, that is, the generation of Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaoxu, names are strictly based on generation.

The five unique characters of Zhu Di, King of Yan, are: Gaozhan Qi Jianyou, Houzai Yi Changyou. Ci and Yi are brothers, and Jian and Jingdi are the first.

Well, not only does it have to be based on character generation, the last character must also be based on five elements.

Taizong Zhu Di's five elements belong to "wood", and wood makes fire. His son's five elements should belong to "fire", and his generation name is "Gao", so he has: Zhu Gaochi.

Renzong Zhu Gaochi's five elements belong to "fire", and fire generates earth. His son's five elements should belong to "earth", and his generation name is "zhan", so he has: Zhu Zhanji.

Xuanzong Zhu Zhanji's five elements belong to "earth", and his son was born in gold. His son's five elements should belong to "gold", and his generation name is "Qi", so he has: Zhu Qizhen.

The five elements of Yingzong Zhu Qizhen belong to "gold", and metal generates water. His son's five elements should belong to "water", and his generation name is "jian", so he has: Zhu Jianshen.

Xianzong Zhu Jianshen's five elements belong to "water", and water produces wood. His son's five elements should belong to "wood", and his generation name is "you", so he has: Zhu Youtang.

Xiaozong Zhu Youtang's five elements belong to "wood", and wood makes fire. His son's five elements should belong to "fire", and his generation name is "Hou", so he has: Zhu Houzhao.

Whether it is Zhu Houzhao's "zhao" or Zhu Gaoxu's "煦", they are both typical characters next to "fire" in the Ming Dynasty.

The Five Elements cycle like this, over and over again, symbolizing the Ming Dynasty’s endless inheritance for thousands of generations!

In the same way, Zhu Houzhao's five elements belong to "fire", and fire generates earth. His son's five elements should belong to "earth", and his generation is "Zai", so his name should be called "Zhu Zaix", and the last character must also be earth. .

Therefore, Zhu Houzhao basically had no interest in naming his son.

A normal person wouldn't be interested. He had been taken over by Emperor Taizu Gao long ago, and he didn't have any privileges as a father.

What's more, the little guy is still the eldest son of Emperor Zhengde, so his name must be chosen strictly according to the ancestral system of Taizu.

"Mother, just watch and take it. Anyway, it's just the last word!"

Zhu Houzhao said with a smile, which could be regarded as easing the relationship between him and his mother.

Queen Mother Zhang was really impressed by this, nodded with a smile, and then discussed the name with Queen Xia.

At this time, Zhang Yong came to report that Yang Tinghe, the chief minister of the cabinet, asked to see him.

Zhu Houzhao took advantage of the opportunity to receive him in the side hall, and he looked a little high-spirited.

Yang Tinghe congratulated him with a smile. His Majesty the Emperor was happy to have his eldest son. This was something that should be celebrated. According to the system, the world would be pardoned. The implication was that the whole world would celebrate together and let the people feel the royal favor.

However, most of the beneficiaries of this kind of pardon are prisoners in some prisons or ordinary people, such as tax reductions and exemptions.

Wealthier and more generous emperors would reward their ministers and host banquets in order to make them happy.

And Yang Tinghe came here today precisely for the purpose of "amnesty for the world."

"Your Majesty, I have compiled a list of officials involved in Zhu Chenhao's rebellion. These people can be given another chance. They are all talented people. It would be a pity if they are just abandoned like this."

Yang Tinghe handed over the list, and Zhu Houzhao frowned after taking it.

Zhu Houzhao can naturally understand the actions of the chief minister of the cabinet.

He, Yang Tinghe, is the chief assistant of the cabinet, and he should assume the responsibilities of the chief assistant and safeguard the interests of the gentry.

In this case of Zhu Chenhao's rebellion, as many as hundreds of officials were involved, and all of them were dismissed and imprisoned pending investigation and interrogation.

If all of them were really destroyed, the civil servants and gentry would definitely be severely damaged.

The reason why Zhu Houzhao was a little unhappy was because the list provided by Yang Tinghe had too many people on it. Do all the 70 or 80 people have talents?

"Master Yang, this is a bit too much!"

Zhu Houzhao looked at Yang Tinghe and said, "There are nearly eighty people. How do you ask me to pardon them?"

"In the past, Emperor Taizu Gao severely cracked down on corruption. Only then was it possible to curb corruption in the court!"

"Now that the evidence of corruption and bribery of these people is conclusive, I still want to expel these moths from the court and clarify the administration!"

"Master Yang is pleading for them at this moment, which really puts me in a dilemma!"

These words were spoken with sincerity.

After all, Yang Tinghe was the master of Emperor Zhengde, the husband of Zhu Houzhao.

Now that Yang Tinghe has taken the initiative to speak, it would be really unreasonable if Zhu Houzhao didn't give him any face.

Fortunately, Yang Tinghe hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty clearly knows that I am not excusing these people. Their corruption crimes have been proven, and they should be severely punished in accordance with court laws!"

"However, given that these people are quite talented, it would be a pity to dismiss them directly. Therefore, my suggestion is to exile these people to the Japanese country and assist the court in developing the resources of the Japanese country!"

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Houzhao's eyes suddenly lit up.

This is really good advice!

The development of Japan has always been short of manpower.

After all, mineral resources such as gold, silver, and iron ore will often take tens or hundreds of years to develop, and they will also require intellectuals to coordinate and manage them.

Yang Tinghe's proposal is indeed very good.

"Exiling these people to the Japanese country has three benefits."

"First, it can demonstrate His Majesty's benevolence and ease the conflicts between His Majesty and the gentry."

If the evidence of corruption and bribery is conclusive, then His Majesty the Emperor has the final say on the outcome.

If we were to be really harsh, we would directly follow Emperor Taizu Gao's severe punishment laws and punish those who corrupted more than sixty taels and were stripped of their skins!

It’s not like Tang Hao, the Marquis of Zhongshan, has never done this before!

Therefore, just being exiled not only saved their official status, but also gave them hope of being reinstated, which is very rare.

"Secondly, it can strengthen the control between the Ming Dynasty and the Japanese state. The more Ming officials there are in the Japanese state, the stronger the court's control over the Japanese state will be."

There is nothing to say about this. According to the design of Zhongshan Hou Tang Hao, the Ming Dynasty was a pure colonization of the Japanese country, and only valued the profit resources in the Japanese country. As for the life or death of the Japanese people, the Ming Dynasty would not care.

After this group of intellectuals passed, they mainly focused on major mines and major ports, still in order to seize the benefits of plundering the Japanese country!

"Third, we can further accelerate the Ming Dynasty's development of the resources of the Japanese country, and cooperate with Liang Chu, the minister stationed in Japan, to promote Confucianism in the Japanese country and eliminate the local culture of the Japanese country!"

This step is very critical.

Zhu Houzhao's expression also became serious.

He has not forgotten what the savage told him.

If you want to completely enslave the Japanese country, you must enslave the rule culturally.

"If you want to truly eliminate a nation, cultural purification is the complete destruction of the motherland. From then on, the Japanese country will become an inseparable part of our Ming Dynasty. Therefore, the first priority of the minister stationed in Japan is to do everything possible to destroy the Japanese country. Cultural self-confidence, including but not limited to education, clothing, language, writing, customs and other aspects, purifying the understanding of Japanese children and giving them a sense of belonging to our Ming Dynasty."

These are the original words of the savage guy!

As a result, opening schools to promote Confucianism has become even more of a top priority.

To achieve this goal, more intellectuals are naturally needed, and Liang Chu alone is not enough.

Don’t we happen to have so many intellectuals now?

Zhu Houzhao also smiled.

Because he found a very interesting way.

In the future, if I catch any corrupt or bribe-taking worms, I will not be willing to kill them, and will throw them all to the Japanese country!

For these self-respecting scholars, being exiled to the Japanese country and being forced to stay away from their homeland was simply more uncomfortable than killing them!

This is called "life is worse than death"!

But Zhu Houzhao liked this method very much.

Who made you corrupt and take bribes?

Who asked you to control the government?

"Master Yang, this is a wonderful strategy!"

Hearing this, Yang Tinghe also breathed a sigh of relief.

He saved so many officials at once, presumably he could further enhance his prestige as chief minister.

Zhu Houzhao smiled and said: "But there is one thing that needs to be changed."

"The Japanese country is separated from the Ming Dynasty by the vast ocean. If they really go to the Japanese country to govern, they will not come back even once in three to five years!"

"As a king and father, I naturally don't want to see them separated from their families and unable to reunite..."

When he heard this, Yang Tinghe already felt something was wrong.

But before he could speak, His Majesty the Emperor directly set the standard "out of mercy".

"It's better to banish the entire clan directly!"

"The whole family is neat and tidy, and there is no need to suffer from lovesickness!"

Yang Tinghe: "???"

ah?

The whole clan is exiled?

Isn't this a little too much?

"Your Majesty, is this... a bit..."

"Master Yang, don't worry, they are all my subjects of the Ming Dynasty, I still have to be more lenient!"

Yang Tinghe: "..."