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Chapter 150 How can there be a 20-year-old prince in the world (please vote for me)

In the capital of the Ming Dynasty, in the Qianqing Palace in the imperial city, Xu Xin was taking a nap with his eyes closed. At this moment, a small eunuch came in and reported: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seeks to see you."

"Prince Xuan, come in!"

Xu Xin nodded, and not long after, he and Queen Ji Xiaofu's eldest son Xu Ming, the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, came to the palace to pay homage.

"Boss, sit down!"

Xu Xin pointed to a seat next to him for the prince to sit down, and then ordered the eunuchs and guards around him to leave, leaving only the prince talking in the palace.

"Boss, it will be the 23rd year of Ming Dynasty soon. Do you know why I am looking for you!"

When Xu Xin and his son talked alone, they did not emphasize their respective identities. They just chatted like a father and son. However, when there are outsiders, you must pay attention to the address. The prince is the prince, and the prince is the prince.

Thanks to the hard work of him and his concubines over the years, the number of his bloodline descendants has reached double digits. However, there are not many adult princes now, and only the oldest four have really started to participate in the government.

His eldest son Xu Ming was born in the year he founded the People's Republic of China. He was named the prince when he was three years old. He is now 23 years old, and he himself is sixty years old. In any era, he was at that age. Consider retirement age.

However, because Xu Xin's martial arts is high enough, he looks like he is only 30 years old, and he is only a little more mature than his sons.In fact, if he hadn't chosen to grow a beard for the majesty of the emperor and grown a little older, he would even look younger than the prince.

"Dad, my son is confused!"

Xu Ming has been the prince for 19 years. His 22 years of father-son life has made him very clear about Xu Xin's character. He is very patient with his son, but he also hates his son pretending to understand. If he doesn't understand, he can just say it. Don't be secretive.

"Your father, I am already sixty. I have been suffering from insomnia for the past two days. I just feel that my body is not as strong as before. I am not as strong as before."

As soon as Xu Xin said these words, beads of sweat appeared on the forehead of Prince Xu Ming. He looked at his father extremely nervously, and at the same time, he thought crazily about the ridiculous things he had done recently, but he could make a fuss even if he wanted to. I don’t know why I made my father angry?

Although Xu Xin has always had a good attitude towards the children, since he was a child, the elders around Xu Ming have vaguely mentioned the principle of "the Tian family is ruthless", and he has also personally seen the emperor's father getting angry and giving an order. , the Kong family, which Shixiu surrendered to the outside world, was almost exterminated, and the killing was so bloody.

Now the emperor's father suddenly said that he had insomnia and couldn't sleep, and felt bad about his health. Prince Xu Ming couldn't help but think too much.The main reason is that this statement is so false. Who doesn't know that His Majesty has advanced cultivation and has been the best in the world for more than 30 years? It is a martial arts myth.

Before him, the number one in the world was Wudang Master Zhang Sanfeng, and another martial arts myth was the Mongolian Emperor Master Ba Siba. Both of them seemed to have lived over a hundred years old, and Master Zhang even lived past 120 years old.

It is said that the cultivation level of my father, the emperor, is higher than that of these two people, and at least he is more capable of fighting. Based on this, saying that he lives a hundred years is considered a curse.Anyway, His Highness the Crown Prince has already made preparations to be a Crown Prince for the rest of his life. He should eat, play and be a good son.

"Son, I am scared and can't share my father's worries..."

The prince Xu Ming glanced at the emperor's father secretly. If he shaved off that beard, he might look younger than himself and healthier than the prince himself. How could he say that his health was not good?What is it hinting at?The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he knelt down with a thud.

"Get up! Looking at your worthless look, am I more vicious than a tiger?"

Xu Xin shouted coldly, and the prince jumped up from the ground. When the emperor's father spoke like this, he knew that he should be fine.

"The 19-year-old prince, although he has not been involved in politics for a long time, you can still be regarded as the crown prince whom everyone expects. The officials of the East Palace have been all over the court in recent years. After all, if you succeed to the throne now, you should be able to control the situation."

Prince Xu Ming felt like his brain was about to shut down. What did he hear?Let, let, let him, the crown prince, succeed to the throne? "Dad, my son is only 22 years old!"

The prince's first reaction was to refuse. On the one hand, he was afraid of being tricked by his father, and on the other hand, he felt that he was too young and unprepared.

In addition, although you may say that you are not joking, but as the emperor's father, you can always perform some amazing operations, which makes people unable to say anything to refute.

He still remembers how his second brother Xu Yuan was "tricked" by his father. According to what he later learned, it was when the Ming Dynasty was just established, and the father-in-law Chahan and the uncle Wang Baobao held heavy troops.

My father, who was still King Ming at that time, said this to the father-in-law and uncle in private. The children were still young, and his current position would definitely belong to Concubine Zhao's child, his second brother Xu Yuan.

Then, after the world was a little more stable, the uncle and father-in-law were recalled to the capital to be raised. Then the army began to reform. When everything was settled, he was established as the prince, and the second prince Xu Yuan was named... the Ming King of Mongolia. , the fiefdom is in the Mongolian grassland in the north.

Afterwards, his father, the emperor, said something like this. Those words were said by Prince Ming at first, not by the emperor, so he gave the title of Prince Ming to the second prince.

When Prince Xu Ming found out about this, he was already an adult. After listening to this story, his mind was buzzing. He didn't expect that his emperor father was such a person.

"Boss, you are only 22 years old, but you have been a prince for almost 20 years, and there are several more 20 years in your life."

"How can there be a 20-year-old prince in the world?"

As soon as Xu Xin said these words, Prince Xu Ming fell to his knees with a thud again.

"I just told you to get up, didn't you hear me? Stand and listen to me!"

Xu Xin's words made Xu Ming not dare to kneel down anymore, and he stood aside obediently and listened as he continued: "I chose to let you succeed at the age of 60 because I had a long-standing plan, and I prepared to make this an ancestral precept." .

Throughout the dynasties, due to the change of thrones, there have been too many examples of fathers and sons fighting and brothers killing each other. We, the Ming Dynasty of the Xu family, must set rules early.

You know that I plan to let the second brother and the others be sealed, but this is not enough. You must set an example for future emperors.

In the future, the royal family must not be close to women before the age of 15, must practice martial arts diligently before the age of 20, and must not be addicted to women.

When you are an emperor, you must support the prince before you turn 40, and you must abdicate when you are 60. Don’t wait until you are old to make a joke..."

Xu Xin set down the ancestral precepts that he had thought about for so many years, mainly for the royal family and the emperor.

The position of the emperor is too important. If there is no restriction, it will easily lead to chaos and disaster for the country. However, if the ministers are allowed to put restrictions on it, it may lead to "all the people are upright and the court", which will cause great harm to the country.

So Xu Xin simply set up a retirement system, not only as an emperor, but also as an official. A 60-year-old guy should retreat to the second line or even retire. He should not occupy his position and deny others.

On this day, Xu Xin discussed many things with the prince. When he went to court the next day, he announced the matter in public and ordered the Ministry of Rites to arrange the succession of the new emperor.

On the first day of the 23rd year of the Ming Dynasty, the new emperor Xu Ming ascended the throne. Xu Xin, the founder of the country, decisively moved his harem concubines out of the palace to Bieyuan. This was beneficial to the authority of the new emperor and at the same time It means out of sight and out of mind.

(End of this chapter)