Mixed with salted fish in Hongwudang

When Zhu Yunxi heard this, he could only swear to the sky.

"Grandson swears, no matter what wrong Zhu Yunqi does, I will spare his life!"

"And your uncles..."

"Grandson swears, no matter what the uncles have done, grandson will spare them from death!"

Lao Zhu saw his grandson swear two poisonous oaths one after another, and then he showed a warm smile on his face.

"Good good!"

"With your words, we can rest assured."

"Although this matter makes you very embarrassed, you have to be considerate of grandpa. Grandpa's life is not easy, and the worst thing is to see the descendants of the Zhu family suffer..."

Zhu Yunxi nodded with tears in his eyes.

"Yes!"

"Grandson understands!"

"Grandfather, don't worry, I will take good care of them and make them useful to Daming, the court, and the people of the world!"

Hearing this, Lao Zhu leaned on the pillow and closed his eyes with a smile.

He knows this grandson too well, he just forced him to swear two poisonous oaths, now he might be plotting against those Uncle Wangs in his heart.

But this kid has a bottom line, as long as he says he won't kill them, he won't kill them, at most he will make them suffer.

Lao Zhu rested for a while, and suddenly heard a bell ringing "Dang Dang" outside the door.

The clock rang eleven times in total. Obviously, it was half past Haishi, which meant that in half an hour, I was about to...

"Is our deadline approaching?"

"Tell us something interesting to relieve our boredom, and then accompany us through the last journey..."

"it is good!"

Zhu Yunxi said it was good, but how could he be in the mood to tell a joke now, Wang De beside him had a lot of ideas, and picked out one or two interesting stories about the uncle and nephew Fusi in Beizhen.

"Your Majesty, this servant knows something interesting."

"His Royal Highness Dai Wang was imprisoned in Beizhen Fusi to reprimand His Royal Highness Heng Wang, and His Highness Heng Wang pierced it..."

"His Royal Highness Prince Heng took the initiative to write a letter to the daughter of Yang Ge's hometown. The reply from Yang Ge's old daughter turned out to be a math problem. Anyone who was difficult for His Highness Prince Heng sent someone home to pick up the book..."

Lao Zhu was really in a good mood when he heard these two interesting stories.

"Haha, this little hozen also has today..."

"Pass the decree to the little girl of the Yang family, so that she will have more problems in the future, so that she can temper that rebellious temper!"

"The slaves obey the orders!"

After Lao Zhu laughed, the expression on his face became serious.

"Others get out!"

"promise!"

Qin Deshun, Wang De and the others didn't even dare to ask, and retreated without hesitation.

Because they all saw that when the old emperor was dying, he would definitely have a few private words with the emperor's grandson.

After everyone went out, Lao Zhu looked at Da Sun kindly.

"Eldest Sun, if we leave, how will you arrange the court officials?"

If it were another prince, the prince might have knelt on the bedside and wept before Lao Zhu could ask this question.

Lao Zhu originally wanted to wait for his eldest grandson to ask his advice, but he waited and waited until his eldest grandson didn't mention it, so he had no choice but to take the initiative to ask his eldest grandson.

Zhu Yunxi looked at Lao Zhu in puzzlement when he heard the words.

"Grandfather, do you have anything to say?"

Old Zhu felt depressed when he heard this, did he want to explain it? He just wanted to know if this grandson has the ability to know people!

"Let's ask you again!"

"oh oh……"

Zhu Yunxi thought about it seriously.

"Officials in the DPRK and China generally maintain the status quo, and there will be no major personnel changes."

"It's just that the three masters are old, and the cabinet needs to add some fresh blood. Sun'er plans to select a few young people from the six ministers to add, and then formulate the rules and regulations of the cabinet in detail, so that they can be promoted step by step, and establish the chief assistant. system."

In fact, when Zhu Yunxi first formed the cabinet, he wanted to establish the first assistant, but the three masters refused to accept each other, and it would not work for any of them to be the first assistant.

After several years of observation, Lao Zhu gradually recognized the cabinet system.

Having this thing can really reduce a lot of burdens, at least you don't have to figure out everything yourself, you can pick faults in the methods drafted by cabinet officials, and make appropriate adjustments if you encounter inappropriate ones.

In this way, being an emperor will be much easier, and he will no longer be as tired as before.

However, this thing has a drawback, that is, it is afraid that people in the cabinet will conspire to deceive the emperor.

However, the cabinet head and assistant system is designed to break this trick.

Everyone has to be promoted step by step. If the chief assistant in front can't go down, the cabinet members in the back can't get up.

Therefore, as long as there is the fleshy bone of the chief minister of the cabinet, the cabinet will never be able to unite.

"can!"

"With the meaty bones of the chief minister of the cabinet, all the officials in the cabinet have to hug the emperor's thigh tightly, and never have to worry about the imperial power falling apart."

Zhu Yunxi nodded when he heard the words.

"That's what grandson means!"

"Let them restrain each other and fetter each other, so that the grandson, the emperor, can mediate."

"Besides, the cabinet members have to make the emperor's final decision. If His Majesty does not agree, no one can enter!"

When Lao Zhu heard this, a knowing smile appeared on his face.

"Little slick, dare you wait here!"

"If you can think of this level, we will be completely relieved."

"By the way, what are your plans for the army?"

Zhu Yunxi shook his head when he heard the words.

"Let's continue as usual, and wait for the Western Regions to be completely opened up before thinking about reforming the military system."

"Reform the military system?"

Old Zhu asked with a puzzled face.

"What do you want to change?"

Zhu Yunxi clenched Lao Zhu's hand tightly when he heard the words, and said with some emotion.

"My grandson was ignorant when he was young. He once questioned the emperor's guard system, and thought it was not a good idea for you to tie the generals to the household registration."

"However, after my grandson has been in power for the past two years, I have discovered that the guard system established by the emperor's grandfather still has certain advantages."

"First, the stability of military careers. Second, the stability of soldiers."

"However, neither of these two points is as important as the third."

"The third point?"

Old Zhu looked at his grandson expectantly. He had been denied too much by his grandson in the past few years, and this was the first time he heard his grandson affirm his policies.

"The third point is that it is beneficial for immigration to strengthen borders!"

As soon as Lao Zhu heard the words "immigration", he laughed very pleased.

Zhu Yunxi continued to speak.

"Grandson visited several guards and found that the guards have everything in them, just like a small town."

"All military households live in it, and the cultivated land is near the guard post, which is very convenient for training and farming."

"This kind of travel is of little significance near Gyeonggi, but it is very necessary in remote areas where barbarians are mixed."

"The guard can quickly gain a foothold in the local area by virtue of its own military strength and economic strength, and it will affect the surrounding barbarian areas in a crushing manner."

"So Sun'er wants to change it. In the hinterland of Ming Dynasty, the guard system is gradually abolished, and soldiers are hidden among the people, and the people are recruited as soldiers. But in the border areas and the newly conquered areas, the guard system is vigorously promoted, and they are given a vast land. Let them Help Ming Dynasty quickly take root in the new territory."

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed happily when he heard the words.

"That's a great word!"

"The reason why we established the guard system back then is actually the same as what you think. Because of the melee at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, there are no rich places in the world. Even prosperous places like Yangzhou have become ruins."

"So we distributed a large amount of land, rewarded the generals and soldiers with meritorious service, and let them form guards..."

Zhu Yuanzhang chatted more and more vigorously, completely forgetting the time.

But it's strange to say that the clock has never sounded since the end of the day.

Both Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Yunxi took the initiative to ignore the bell, and even hoped that the bell would never ring.

After Lao Zhu explained in detail the considerations for establishing the military household system, he asked Zhu Yunxi about how the royal family was managed.

"Dasun, what do you think of those Uncle Wang and brothers?"

Zhu Yunxi didn't hide it either, and said bluntly.

"The cutting of the feudal clan is a foregone conclusion!"

"When my grandson connects all the thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty by train, there will be no need for our Ming Dynasty to keep so many vassals."

"Now that Ming Dynasty has telegrams and trains, news of local rebellions can reach the imperial court in an instant, and the imperial court's orders and strategies can also reach the local areas in an instant. There is no longer any need to worry about poor communication, causing small rebellions to turn into major rebellions."

When Lao Zhu heard his grandson say this, although he felt a little sorry for his sons, he had to accept this arrangement.

"Reseal?"

"change!"

"Throw them to the west of Tianshan Mountain first, and let them guard the new border for Daming."

Old Zhu nodded as if resigned to his fate.

"Alright..."

"They were born in the emperor's family, so they have to make some sacrifices for the world!"

Zhu Yunxi naturally saw Lao Zhu's dissatisfaction, and quickly explained.

"Grandfather, in fact, you don't have to worry too much."

"That's what grandson intends. Even if the title is changed, it will be changed from the next generation, and the vassal kings you titled will not move."

"Oh?"

When Lao Zhu heard this, he immediately became interested.

"What do you mean by that?"

"The main reason is that the west of the Tianshan Mountains is a little different from our Ming Dynasty. There are small independent countries there. They obey Byzantium in name, but in fact they run their own affairs. It's a bit similar to our Chinese Spring and Autumn Period."

"Therefore, grandson plans to entrust the sons of the uncles over there, and let them replace the monarchs of those small principalities..."

"As for my uncles, let them enjoy their old age in Daming. After a hundred years, we will collectively build a mausoleum for them on Zhongshan Mountain."

"In this way, even after hundreds of years, the roots of those small duchies that were enfeoffed are also in Daming, and they have to come back every few years to worship their ancestors, which can guarantee their loyalty to Daming."

Old Zhu's eyes became brighter the more he listened, and his face was full of excitement.

"Da Sun, did you come up with all this?"

Zhu Yunxi nodded.

"Yes!"

"Grandson also thought of it on the spur of the moment. When I was chatting with Uncle Thirteen a few days ago, Uncle Thirteen was determined not to leave Daming, so my grandson offered Uncle Thirteen such a condition."

"Later, my grandson changed his mind, and it was better to keep the uncles in Daming, and let their sons expand the territory for Daming. Even in the past few generations, they still have a heart for Daming and will not be assimilated by the local area. "

"Good good!"

Old Zhulian said three good things, obviously agreeing with Dasun's strategy very much.

"This is a conspiracy, comparable to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's Tweeting Order!"

"If you can think of this level, even if we die, we can close our eyes at ease, hahaha!"

Lao Zhu smiled for a while, and said with a gloomy expression.

"Let's not mention the matter of the harem, anyway, even if we mention you, a rebellious grandson, we won't do it!"

"It's just that when you're looking for a portrait artist, you must ask them to draw a better picture for us. Don't paint the concubines in our harem like ghosts..."

Zhu Yunxi smiled awkwardly upon hearing this.

"Grandson obeys!"

"It's really impossible, grandson will tell you the old saying in person, to ensure that the painting is lifelike, hehehe..."

Old Zhu was so angry that he blew his beard.

"We have no strength now, but if we have any strength, we must give you a few slaps!"

"Oh, by the way, do you still have Zhang Sloppy's medicine? Hurry up and get us a bowl. We still have a lot of arrangements that we haven't told you about."

Hearing this, Zhu Yunxie hurriedly stood up and poured Lao Zhu a bowl of ginseng soup. Lao Zhu drank it boldly, and immediately felt refreshed, and then told Zhu Yunxie about the arrangements he had made before.

"After we leave, we don't have to wait for your uncles to return to Beijing, and we can just be buried on the date set by the Ministry of Rites."

"After two years, when you are firmly seated on the throne, if you are willing to call them back to pay respects, just call them back..."

"Your second uncle, Mei Yin, we've already said hello. You can send someone to tell him when the time comes, and he will know what to do."

"The soldiers and horses of the five cities are also loyal and reliable people. As long as they receive news of our death, they will close the city gates and prevent anyone from entering or leaving..."

"This is your dragon robe, we have already ordered people to make it..."

"There is also an imperial decree for your new emperor's enthronement. We have also prepared it for you. When the time comes, you can stamp your own jade seal and announce it to the world..."

"This is your enthronement edict, and we have personally reviewed it..."

"That's all we can do, the rest is up to you!"

Unknowingly, the two talked all night, and they didn't hear the bell all night.

It wasn't until dawn in the sky, and the faint sound of cock crowing, that Lao Zhu woke up suddenly.

"What time is it now?"

As soon as Lao Zhu finished speaking, Qin Deshun, who was hiding outside the door, ran in with tears all over his face.

"My lord, Zi Shi has long passed, and now it's the end of Yin Shi!"

"Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor, you have escaped the catastrophe, and you can live for another few decades, woo woo woo!"

Old Zhu couldn't believe it when he heard this, and struggled to get up from the bed.

"We...we really escaped this disaster?"

Zhu Yunxi wept with joy.

"Yes!"

"Grandpa Huang has escaped this catastrophe, and you will have decades to live!"

"Da Sun, carry us out and have a look!"

"promise!"

Zhu Yunxi gently carried Lao Zhu on his back and came to the big clock outside. Lao Zhu saw that the hands on the clock were indeed pointing to the end of Yin's hour, and he finally let go of his hanging heart.

"We can't trust you, let's go outside to see the sky, lest you adjust the pointer to fool us!"

Hearing this, Zhu Yunxi had no choice but to carry Lao Zhu to the outside of the hall. When Lao Zhu saw that not only was the sky bright, but even the sun was showing his head, his face suddenly showed pride.

"We've lived beyond the limit!"

"So we hid?"

"Yes!"

"Grandpa Huang escaped this catastrophe!"

"Hahaha!"