Daming: Dad, you are really not good at governing the country

Chapter 314: In order to guard against Zhu Yunwen who treasured the "Three Idiots of Jianwen", Zhu Gang wanted to support Xu Miaoyun as the Emperor of Jin Ming
Seeing Zhu Gang's confused look, Xu Miaoyun took him into her arms and comforted him, "Before this, I was not sure whether my husband would be lost in the temptation of absolute power.

However, the fact that my husband could say those words just now is enough to prove that you are already sufficiently vigilant about such issues.

As long as we take some reasonable measures to prevent it, we can at least reduce the adverse effects of this hidden danger to a certain extent."

Zhu Gang nodded and said: "A family with a valiant son will not ruin it, and a country with a valiant minister will not perish.

Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, once said, "Learning from others can help you understand your gains and losses."

If I find myself in a situation like today again, you must do as my mother did to persuade my father and help me to reaffirm my faith."

Xu Miaoyun didn't expect Zhu Gang to say this, so she quickly reminded him, "Even if the plan to live abroad can be realized in the future, the person who will rule the country will only be Sister Yu'er.

So my husband, please don't say such things in the future, lest someone with ulterior motives hears them and creates some unfounded rumors."

Zhu Gang said with a gloomy face: "After serving as a foreigner overseas, we must establish a system to regularly return to Ming to report on government affairs.

The wind and waves at sea are unpredictable, so Xie Yuer has to stay in the vassal state to stabilize the situation.

In this case, you need to follow me back to Ming Dynasty.

If you don't dare to give enough power to establish prestige, how can you quickly gain the trust of others? "

After careful consideration, in order to guard against Zhu Yunwen who regarded the "Three Idiots of Jianwen" as treasures, Zhu Gang wanted to support Xu Miaoyun as the Imperial Noble Consort of Jin Minghuang.

Of course, in dynasties before the Ming Dynasty, there was no title of Imperial Noble Consort in the harem.

In fact, although the status and treatment of the Imperial Noble Consort are second only to those of the Queen, the difference between the two is very large.

What best reflects the difference in identity and status between the two is the rules used when holding major ceremonies.

Only Empress Ma was qualified to receive the court worship from all the ministers together with Zhu Yuanzhang.

Other concubines in the harem, including imperial concubines like Concubine Guo Hui, were not qualified to enter the Fengtian Hall with Zhu Yuanzhang to receive court worship.

When it came to the farming season, Zhu Yuanzhang would lead all the civil and military officials to the Xiannongtan to perform the "personal farming ceremony" to cultivate the land.

Empress Ma would lead the imperial concubines and court ladies to personally pick mulberry leaves and weave clothes to perform the "Silkworm Ceremony".

This symbolizes the Chinese tradition of men farming and women weaving. Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma are role models for couples all over the world.

As the Imperial Noble Consort, Concubine Guo Hui could only follow Empress Ma and do things without taking the lead.

Not only was there a huge difference in identity and status, but Concubine Guo Hui was also treated much worse than Empress Ma.

According to the custom of successive dynasties, the emperor's birthday is called the Wanshou Festival.

This is a national statutory holiday. Civil and military officials will celebrate Zhu Yuanzhang's birthday on this day, and people all over the country can have a day off.

Queen Ma’s birthday also has a name, it is called Qianqiu Festival.

She can also accept birthday greetings from civil and military officials, and the people across the country can enjoy a statutory holiday with a day off.

Only on Concubine Guo Hui's birthday, nothing happened. The people of the country did not have a holiday, and the civil and military officials did not need to come to celebrate her birthday.

Even in the treatment of their maternal family members, Empress Ma and Concubine Guo Hui were different.

According to the relevant rules of the Ming Dynasty: the queen's father and brothers can be conferred the title of earl, and very few can even be conferred the title of marquis.

In comparison, Guo Huifei's family did not receive such good treatment.

Although Guo Huifei's elder brother Guo Xing was conferred the title of Marquis of Gongchang, he was identified as a member of the "Hu Party" in the "Hu Weiyong case."

If it weren't for Empress Ma and Zhu Biao's strong dissuasion, the lineage of Gongchang Marquis Guo Xing would probably have been extinct.

Concubine Guo Huifei's second brother Guo Ying has always been favored by Zhu Yuanzhang.

In the fourth year of Hongwu, Guo Ying was appointed as the commander-in-chief of Henan Province. Zhu Yuanzhang asked Concubine Guo Huifei to personally host a farewell banquet for him.

However, although Guo Ying was diligent and studious, and had a basic understanding of books and history, he also did many tyrannical and illegal things.

He had privately recruited soldiers to build his own mansion, and also violated the ban by privately raising slaves and killing innocent men and women. Zhu Yuanzhang forgave Guo Ying only after the joint persuasion of the two brothers Zhu Biao and Zhu Gang.

Concubine Guo Huifei also has a youngest brother, Guo Decheng, who is handsome and weak, and obviously not cut out for fighting on the battlefield.

After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang awarded him an uninhibited job as a cavalry attendant.

However, when Guo Decheng saw the generals who were given titles and salaries, they all wanted to occupy prominent positions.

The court was filled with quarrels and disputes.

At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to establish his authority and restore order through severe killings and punishments.

While feeling tired of this, Guo Decheng also developed an inexplicable fear of the favor and honour that the Guo family had over one concubine and two marquises.

He gradually gave up poetry and wine and led a leisurely life.

As far as Zhu Gang knew, the person Guo Decheng admired most was Chen Yu.

This old Mr. Chen was proficient in astronomy, geography, divination, and numerology. Since he entered Zhu Yuanzhang's court, many of the ingenious plans and secret discussions were planned by Chen Yu.

Zhu Yuanzhang offered him official positions many times, but he politely declined.

Even if Zhu Yuanzhang spoke harshly, he could not make Chen Yu change his attitude.

Guo Decheng felt that Mr. Chen was a capable man who had a keen insight into opportunities and was well versed in serving the emperor.

Therefore, he often interacted with this person and took him as an example in everything.

Unfortunately, due to different experiences for everyone, Guo Decheng ultimately only learned how to “act crazy and stupid.”

One day, Guo Decheng was drinking with Zhu Yuanzhang in the Royal Garden.

Perhaps seeing that Lao Zhu was happy, he could not resist the alcohol addiction and drank one cup after another until he felt dizzy.

Before leaving, Guo Decheng took off his hat and kowtowed to Zhu Yuanzhang to express his gratitude.

Seeing that his hair was thinning, Old Zhu laughed and said, "You are a drunkard, your hair is like this, maybe you drank too much?"

Guo Decheng looked up at Zhu Yuanzhang with bleary eyes and said, "Your Majesty thinks it's not enough, but I think it's too much. I wish I could shave it all off!"

The phrase "becoming bald without hair" just touched upon Zhu Yuanzhang's taboo. Knowing that he had said something wrong, Guo Decheng broke out in a cold sweat and was sobered up by the fright.

He thought about it for a long time but couldn't come to a conclusion. Finally, at Zhu Gang's suggestion, he just shaved off those troublesome hairs.

Guo Decheng then put on a monk's robe, sang Buddhist mantras, and acted as if he was going to shave his head and become a monk.

This method of making the best of a bad situation actually won the approval of Zhu Yuanzhang.

Afterwards, he said to Concubine Guo Hui: "When we were drinking a few days ago, Decheng said he wanted to shave his head and become a monk, and I thought it was a joke.

I didn't expect that he would become a monk. He is really a madman!"

Considering my historical self, I died in the same year as Zhu Yuanzhang.

After all, he couldn't guarantee whether his elder brother Zhu Biao and eldest grandson Zhu Xiongying would die before Zhu Yuanzhang and the Prince of Jin as happened in history.

Therefore, Zhu Gang had to make some arrangements in advance to guard against Zhu Yunwen, who regarded the "Three Idiots of Jianwen" as his loyal ministers.

Thinking of this, Zhu Gang said solemnly: "She is different from Yu'er. Not only is she proficient in the Four Books and Five Classics, but she is also the most talented woman in the capital.

If I die in an overseas vassal state in the future, it will be difficult for Yu'er alone to stabilize the situation.

By then, you can use your authority to assist the six palaces and help Yuer get through that turbulent period..."

Before Zhu Gang could finish his words, Xu Miaoyun interrupted him with a frown.

(End of this chapter)