I open a history tutorial class in Daming

Chapter 151 Zhu Laosi's Melancholy

Not to mention how Liu Che deceived Huo Qubing, a child, in front of Wei Qing in the Han Dynasty. Anyway, he deceived him too harshly. Even if Wei Qing couldn't do anything about him, Princess Pingyang could still have a say.

At this moment, it is the second year of Yongle.

When Zhu Di returned to the palace, his face was full of melancholy.

Now he has great confidence in Zhu Gaochi's ability. When he entered the tutoring class, he asked Zhu Gaochi to stay here so that he could find someone to handle it if there was an emergency. The most troublesome thing would be to leave the officials and palace people with the impression that "Your Majesty has been lacking energy recently."

Seeing that his father had the same expression since he woke up, Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but hesitate.

Is there something wrong with the answer sheet?

This doesn't make sense either.

First of all, my father was told about the great voyages in the tutoring class. Mr. Song also said that there was a lot of potential overseas, and the Japanese pirates were sitting on mountains of gold and silver without knowing it. They wanted to open up routes and get gold and silver. What's wrong with that?

As the current Minister of Logistics of the Ming Group, Zhu Gaochi is really crazy about money. During the Jingnan Campaign, he had been thinking of ways to squeeze money out of his teeth in Peking to send to the front line. Now that his father has become the emperor, with his temper, he will definitely launch a northern expedition like his grandfather in the future.

No, there is no need to guess. His father directly recounted how he worked diligently like a slave to make money over the past few decades.

Money needs to be spent everywhere, and there is wealth everywhere on the sea, so this route must be opened.

Secondly, even if there are some more specific problems with the national policy, they are just some details. The two-capital system itself should be fine. It just depends on where the focus is placed.

The Emperor's grandfather is also in the tutoring class. With his vision, if it is explained clearly, he will surely see the benefits of taking both the north and the south into consideration.

So what is the problem?

Zhu Gaochi racked his brains but couldn't figure it out, so he could only ask:
"Father, what happened in the tutoring class today? Why are you sighing so loudly?"

"Is it because the score is not high enough? Sir, do you disagree?"

This is also what he heard from his father.

Everyone in the tutoring class cared about the score of this exam because it was related to whether their respective dynasties could obtain high-yield grain seeds.

Therefore, even if the Emperor agreed with the dual capital system and the opening of the sea, if Mr. Song felt that it was inappropriate, it would be hard to say what would happen.

Zhu Di, who had been sighing for a long time, leaned back on his dragon bed and shook his head after a while.

"Do not."

"Gao Chi, let me ask you something. Just assume that you are still the Prince of Yan, and I am still the original King of Yan."

When Zhu Di said this, Zhu Gaochi felt goose bumps all over his body.

WTF!

It was creepy enough that my father suddenly called me in such an intimate tone. Now not only did he change himself to "I", but he also said something like "Crown Prince" or "Prince of Yan"... It's too scary, really too scary!

He was so frightened that he stammered:
"Father, Father, if you have any questions, I will tell you everything I know!"

Zhu Di nodded and asked him seriously:
"If I had ascended the throne not after the Jingnan Incident, but had ascended the throne more legitimately, would I not have to worry so much now?"

Zhu Gaochi: …? ? ?
What kind of life-threatening question is this?

He stuttered for a long time, wishing he could use up all the emotional intelligence he would have for the rest of his life. After thinking about it for a long time, he finally spoke with difficulty.

"Then it depends on who you are comparing yourself with."

"If we talk about rebellion, then anyone who ascends the throne not as a crown prince, or without the will of the previous emperor, is actually considered a rebellion; if we talk about legitimacy, then only the eldest son born to a legitimate mother can be considered truly legitimate. But you have to think about it, how many emperors from ancient times to the present have been so legitimate?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Di couldn't help but sit up straighter.

He stared at his son:

"What's the meaning of this statement?"

In fact, he certainly knew what this meant, but when these words came out of Zhu Gaochi's mouth, they sounded very pleasant.

Especially after entering the tutoring class and being surrounded by a group of people yelling at me.

Zhu Gaochi felt a little relieved when he saw that his father was not angry when he heard the word "rebellion".

So he went on to say:
"I have heard you mention that in addition to our Zhu family, there are also emperors such as the Qin Emperor and Han Wudi in the tutoring class."

"There's no one else around now, so let's count them one by one."

"Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng is notorious in history, especially among Confucians who want to curse him to death. In addition, there are many rumors about his life, such as the relationship between Zhao Ji and Lu Buwei, etc. There are too many. He didn't even grow up in Qin. He spent many years in Zhao when he was young. But does this affect his status as the greatest emperor in history?"

"And Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che. Was he born a crown prince? No, he was the tenth son of Emperor Jing of Han, and a concubine's son. The crown prince before him was Liu Rong. After the harem struggle and Liu Rong's dethronement, Liu Che was promoted from the King of Jiaodong to the crown prince of the Han Dynasty. Does such a birth make him better than anyone else?"

"Not to mention Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin. He killed his own brothers, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji. But the Xuanwu Gate Incident was not considered a rebellion, because he did not do anything to Emperor Gaozu of Tang. He was even very good to the retired emperor after he ascended the throne. This was probably just a fight to seize the throne. His abilities and achievements have been ranked among the best for thousands of years. Even so, he is still criticized in history books because he was not the eldest son, but the second son."

Having said this, Zhu Gaochi paused for a moment before continuing:

"If you are worried about your own posthumous affairs and your own reputation, in my humble opinion, these emperors who have made great achievements do not have a very good reputation. When later generations judged them, they always discussed their merits and demerits. Anyone who has read history and books should understand the truth and there is no need to argue too much."

"Did they come to the throne legitimately? Will this affect future generations to follow the example of the Qin Emperor and Han Emperor and offer sacrifices to the gods at Mount Tai?"

Zhu Di felt much more relieved.

He knew that from Zhu Gaochi's perspective, it would be a thankless task to comfort him by saying that many previous emperors were not legitimate. After all, there had been many disputes in the court over the issue of the succession not long ago. Even now, the second son Zhu Gaoxu had not given up his little thoughts and had even been secretly comparing himself with Li Shimin.

Zhu Gaochi expressed such an impartial opinion even though he knew that Zhu Di preferred the second son who was good at fighting. It was hard to say that Zhu Di was not touched.

But when it comes to this guy Li Erfeng, Zhu Di feels itchy all over and that feeling can't be completely gone.

He muttered:

"Li Shimin...didn't even go to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to the gods."

"Oh, I don't want to compete with him. After all, he followed Emperor Gaozu of Tang in his uprising and conquered half of the Tang Dynasty. I know he has unique conditions. Even if it wasn't Li Jiancheng, no prince could have suppressed him." "But I just feel uncomfortable. If he could be open and honest, why didn't he go to Fengshan, but his son Li Zhi went instead..."

Zhu Gaochi was left speechless by his father.

After all this time, do you still want to compete with Li Shimin?

He was restrained for half a minute, coughed a few times and finally asked:
"Father, what did you hear in there? If you don't tell me, it will be difficult for me to share your worries."

What else can we do at this point?

Zhu Di sighed and recounted what happened in class.

Then he looked at Zhu Gaochi and asked:
"Although Mr. Song said that this exam will be judged by everyone, not just him, but if he thinks it's not good, the others will probably think so too."

"It's not that I don't have confidence, but... in Mr. Song's eyes, Beiping seems to be very important, not only in terms of strategy and geographical location, but also in terms of symbolism."

"Another thing is the matter of dragon veins."

"My eldest brother died young because he went to Shaanxi to investigate the relocation of the capital for my father. He died of illness after returning. Regardless of how he died, just from the investigation, we can at least see that my father also wanted to move the capital."

"Today, Li Shimin kept mocking Yingtian Prefecture for its bad feng shui in class. Look, if it wasn't our Zhu family who flipped the table, wouldn't Zhu Yunwen have almost destroyed the country? These things are so mysterious, and I always feel uncomfortable thinking about them, especially after Li Shimin pointed them out, my father's face turned unhappy."

Zhu Gaochi could fully understand.

There are many advantages to moving the capital northward, the most obvious of which is that the place was once the site of their Prince of Yan's Palace.

In Yingtian Prefecture, the civil and military officials who had followed my father to conquer the world were forced to mix with the old officials of Jianwen. Not only were they hindered in every way, but my father had not been back for many years, which was always inconvenient. If he returned to the north, separating the officials on both sides, and returning to his base camp with confidence, many things would be much more comfortable.

Apart from being able to resolve the rift that has divided the North and the South for hundreds of years, it will also make it easier for my father to go on a northern expedition and establish his capital in the north. The baggage and logistics lines will be shortened a lot, which will be of great benefit to fighting the barbarians.

These are the reasons for moving the capital. My father had the idea of ​​moving the capital a long time ago and had discussed these issues with the officials before, but it has not been decided yet.

How could Zhu Gaochi not understand? He was the one who cared most about logistics and supplies.

But the problem is that he grew up in Yingtian Prefecture when he was young. It was a prosperous and wealthy place with a flourishing literary style. It was both his hometown and his roots. Now he had to go to sea...

"Father, there may be another way to solve this problem."

Zhu Gaochi's expression was serious. After careful consideration, he said slowly:
"We should still make Beijing our capital as you originally thought, but we cannot give up Yingtian Prefecture either. There is even much that can be done here."

"Your son will ask you a question first - you will definitely open the sea, right?"

Zhu Di nodded without hesitation.

What a joke! There are so many gold and silver mines and rare treasures overseas. I wonder how many times the national treasury will be filled if they are brought back to the Ming Dynasty!
The fat sheep that is in your mouth must not run away, and the half-cooked duck must be covered tightly with a lid even if it wants to fly!

Zhu Gaochi tried his best to keep his tone calm, but his eyes were already filled with excitement, agitation and fanaticism.

"The first and biggest problem of establishing the capital in Beijing is grain transport. This is a time-consuming and labor-intensive task, but it has to be done because we want the people of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun to return to the Ming Dynasty and unite the north and the south. We must let the grain and silver in the south go to the north. Otherwise, the north will be poor, how can we have enough food and know etiquette?"

"But since we know how to sail, why not use sea transportation?"

"The Ming navy must be trained. It will take one or two years, or even several years, and it will continue to be trained in the future. In the past, we did not consider using sea transportation because there were pirates and waves on the sea, which was very risky. But now we can train the navy and transport it by sea at the same time!"

"Moving the capital is not a one-day job. Repairing and building the palace may take more than ten years. During this period, isn't the Ming navy trained enough to escort the sea voyages?"

"Let them conquer Japan and other places first, and travel back and forth for several years. After the capital is moved, the gold and silver mines can be transported not only to Yingtianfu, but also to Beijing! Although Beijing does not have an outlet to the sea like Yingtianfu, it is not far from there."

"When we go by sea, we don't have to worry about the narrow canals. We can build bigger ships, faster, and more cargo. We don't even have to design them individually. We can build them based on the ships that go out to sea to collect gold and silver from the mountains. Father, just think about it. We can earn gold and silver in both the north and the south. Wouldn't that make us rich?"

Zhu Di had never seen his son like this before...

So ambitious.

He seemed to have never understood Zhu Gaochi.

His prince did not have much ambition for the throne, but he had an almost obsessive love for filling the Ming treasury.

Commonly known as falling into the money hole.

Zhu Di was silent for a long time, then asked:

"Didn't you hope to keep the capital in Yingtianfu and not move away?"

Zhu Gaochi immediately shook his head, and the flesh on his cheeks trembled:
"No, no, no, father, I like Yingtian Prefecture and hope it can continue to prosper. But now it seems that we don't have to make it the capital."

"As long as we build docks and ports in Yingtian Prefecture and its surrounding areas, southern merchants will not go far away. Once all the Japanese pirates are killed, they will go here when they want to go out to sea for trade, and goods will be circulated and sold here. As long as we have two of the three, Yingtian Prefecture will never decline. If we have all three, it will only become stronger!"

"Oh, by the way, Father...when are we going to start clearing out the Japanese pirates?"

Zhu Di's eyes were as big as bells.

If he hadn't asked, the prince would never have mentioned the war on his own initiative.

Have you gotten the idea today?

No, that's not right.

He was blinded by the mountains of gold and silver. In order to fill the national treasury and make money for the Ming Dynasty, he would do anything!
Zhu Di took a deep breath:

"...Practice first. When you lose thirty pounds of weight, I will start to wipe out the Japanese pirates."

It's not that we don't have the ability, it's just that we didn't have the time to do it before. After the maritime ban, these Japanese pirates disappeared by 70% to 80%, so it's more convenient.

Zhu Gaochi's eyes instantly became extremely resolute:

"I'll go out and run two laps right away!"

Zhu Di watched him walk out of the door quickly and couldn't help sucking his teeth.

This son...will he become a money-grubber like his father in the future?
(End of this chapter)