The Holy Emperor of Ming

Chapter 131: Great
The kings dared not speak, and Zhu Wusi did not say much either.

"Hahaha."

Zhu Houzhao laughed heartily and said nonchalantly, "Why should a real man fear being surpassed by others?
I will not be afraid either.

If there is really a royal family member who is stronger than me, then what's wrong with giving the throne to him?"

The eyes of some kings flickered and other ideas occurred to them.

Of course, he doesn’t think he is better than Zhu Houzhao, but what if Zhu Houzhao is dead?

There is absolutely no way his descendants would still be so evil.

They themselves have no chance, but their descendants may still have a chance.

"As for future generations." Zhu Houzhao mentioned this point directly, and said majestically: "If one day my descendants are incompetent and are overthrown by your descendants, that would be a good thing.

The Ming Dynasty does not need a loser as emperor."

Even though they were shocked again and again, everyone, including Zhu Wusi, still looked at Zhu Houzhao with some disbelief.

Since ancient times, which king would say such words?

Is Your Majesty too young?
It must be that Your Majesty is too young and has no children yet.

When Your Majesty has children, your mind will definitely change.

But more kings became more active.

What we said today may not necessarily be legal principles in the future.

The officials who heard it were the most horrified.

How can your majesty say so?
"Your Majesty." Zhu Wusi suddenly knelt down and said solemnly, "I beg Your Majesty to revoke your order.

If this is the case, the royal family members may fight each other in the future, fathers and sons may kill each other, brothers may kill each other, and the Ming Dynasty may become unstable. "

"It is better for the royal family members to kill each other than for a useless emperor to cause chaos in the world and make the people suffer." Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and said firmly:

"Uncle Thirteen, please get up. I have made up my mind.

I have said before that the people and the country of the Ming Dynasty are the most important.

If my descendants are not capable, then I will replace them with someone else, a capable member of the royal family.

This is my promise to you and to all members of the Zhu family.

And if all the descendants of the royal family are not capable, then it is normal for the Ming Dynasty to change its surname.

This is my promise to all the people of the Ming Dynasty.

I will announce this to the world."

"Your Majesty, you can't do this!" Zhu Wusi immediately said in horror.

"Your Majesty, absolutely not!"

"Your Majesty, how can we give the Ming Dynasty to outsiders?"

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The kings could no longer bear that last sentence and began to speak.

Although it was just one sentence, given Zhu Houzhao's identity and status, it would be a big flaw in the future.

Legal support for an outsider to rebel.

Unless someone can defeat Zhu Houzhao while he is alive, once the imperial edict is issued, it will be a sword hanging over the heads of the Zhu family of the Ming Dynasty.

Many officials who heard this turned completely pale.

For more officials, the heat in their hearts has reached the point where they are unable to express it in words.

Your Majesty!

"Why, are you afraid?" Zhu Houzhao laughed loudly and said with great pride, "You are just afraid that others will defeat you, so you suppress others by any means necessary.

But I don't think about reflecting and making myself stronger.

How could this be done by my Zhu family?"

“If he had such a huge advantage, he would still be overthrown from the throne.

What does that mean?
This means that the Zhu family is already useless and rotten. What's the point of having such a Zhu family?

It would be better for them to perish sooner rather than later, so as to avoid endangering the people and bringing shame to Taizu, Taizong, and me."

"You are afraid, which means I did the right thing.

Look at you, in just over a hundred years, what have you become?
I want the people of the world to supervise my Zhu family and you."

The kings listened with mixed emotions.

Some people admire Your Majesty's magnanimity and openness.

Some are worried.

There are prodigal sons who are displeased with your majesty.

There are also some that are filled with emotion.

There were also those who sneered secretly.

But no matter how they thought about it, they knew they couldn't stop it.

Zhu Houzhao was not interested in what they thought, and said arbitrarily: "This matter is settled. Also, although I am not afraid of your rebellion, you must stay in the capital and not leave until the properties of the kings and royal family are cleared.

All the kings and princes under the age of 25 will enter the Wudi Dragon Riders and receive three months of training. "

The kings' faces changed again.

They were really trapped in the capital.

"Uncle Thirteen." Zhu Houzhao looked at Zhu Wusi.

"I'm here." Zhu Wusi responded with a very solemn and serious expression.

"Uncle Thirteen, you have made many contributions, and you are the emperor's biological son.

Nowadays, there is no rule that prohibits royal family members from engaging in politics, military, or business, so I will restore what you should have.

I will confer upon you the title of Prince Ding." Zhu Houzhao said cordially.

"I obey your order and thank you, Your Majesty." Zhu Wusi also felt a little happy.

"Yes." Zhu Houzhao nodded with satisfaction, then looked at the kings and said, "By the way, the Zhu family must follow the rules in the future when they are in politics, the military, or business.

Those who want to go into politics take the imperial examinations, those who want to go into the military join the army, and those who want to go into business do their business honestly.

If you want to join the Jinyiwei or the Martial Arts Department, you should rely on your strength.

Anyway, just take it one step at a time and use your own strength to improve.

If you don't have the ability, don't even think about getting it by relying on your status. That's impossible.

I will never give a position in the Ming Dynasty to an incompetent person, no matter who he is."

The kings were most receptive to this, not surprisingly.

"Okay, let's stop here today and stay in the capital honestly.

Those who should go to Wudi Longqi should go to Wudi Longqi, and those who don’t need to go should think carefully about what to do in the future? How to train your sons and grandsons?
Of course, if you don't want to be honest, you can sneak out of the capital and raise the flag of rebellion to see if you can defeat me. I will definitely lead the Emperor Wu Dragon Cavalry and accept your challenge. "

"If you fail at that time, I won't be polite.

Anyone who stirs up war out of selfish desires and endangers the people will be beheaded, and his family line will be abolished and become a commoner.

But even if they are descendants of rebellion, I will still give them a chance.

If one has great talent and has made great achievements, his title can be restored or promoted.

In short, the Ming Dynasty royal family starts with me, and what matters is merit and ability."

"Let's all go back."

Zhu Houzhao finished his last words in a thunderous voice.

He walked away, leaving behind the Ming kings with complicated expressions.

Looking at the departing figure.

Suddenly, many kings lost their anger and resentment.

Because they truly felt a sense of openness, uprightness, magnanimity and selflessness.

Maybe some people, including many of them, feel a little silly.

But they also felt a long-lost sense of trust.

Trust in the Emperor.

There is also an indescribable sense of grandeur.

Especially the young ones, there is no lack of respect and worship in their eyes.

Even the Prince of Jin and others who were about to be beheaded had less hatred and resentment.

Because they know that their descendants still have a chance.

The kings and their princes slowly left, leaving with mixed emotions.

There are so many things happening today.

The emperor's title will be demoted for generations, he will be investigated, and he will be punished according to his crimes.

These are difficult for them to accept.

But the emperor relaxed the restrictions on the royal family, giving them the opportunity to improve their titles and gain power.

Even those words were so shocking that he could even give the throne to him.

It also makes them grateful, happy, and even admiring.

In such a short period of time, they suffered too great a shock and most of the kings were in a mess.

They need to think carefully and calm down.

Even Zhu Wusi was feeling confused at this moment.

He thought of a lot.

There are far more than just these Ming kings.

All the officials and people who heard that voice were far from calm.

Most of them looked towards the imperial palace with eyes filled with shocking warmth and reverence.

The small courtyard behind the Sutra Repository.

Duke Zheng's eyes were full of vicissitudes and his face was moved.

"Taizong, you and Taizu are not as good as Your Majesty.

The Ming Dynasty will surely reach unprecedented heights under your majesty's leadership."

cabinet.

Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and Xie Qian were silent for a long time.

Three pairs of fluctuating eyes showed that they could not remain calm at all.

"Your Majesty, you are so great! There has never been such a person in history! It is such a great fortune for us to meet you." Li Dongyang spoke with a little trembling.

"It is a blessing for the people of Ming Dynasty." Xie Qian said in a serious tone.

“There must be too many people out there who have been influenced by Your Majesty.

The Ming Dynasty is really going to change." Liu Jian glanced outside the cabinet and murmured softly.

"Yeah, it's going to change."

Li Dongyang and Xie Qian nodded, their eyes flickering with excitement and complex emotions.

Even they were not immune to the impact.

What about other people?
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Supervisor of Ceremonies.

Liu Jin gave a slight wry smile, shook his head and sighed.

This is His Majesty!

The brightness and majesty of the emperor made these eunuchs willing to die for their country, without any dirty thoughts in their minds.

Then, there was a strong sense of pride in his eyes.

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Outside the palace gate, in a carriage.

The swordsman, dressed in snow-white clothes and with a lonely temperament, has a handsome face with a sincere smile.

The veins on the hand holding the sword were already exposed.

"Ha ha ha ha."

Suddenly, he laughed out loud.

When the laughter stopped, he said softly, "Father, our Zhu family has produced a unique emperor. I will take back our family's title in an upright manner."

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Inside and outside the palace, countless people were excited and unable to calm down.

The news is still spreading fast.

But this kind of dissemination is naturally not as good as the issuance of an imperial edict.

Soon, several imperial edicts came out from the palace.

"The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, declares: The Prince of Jin and the Prince of Dai...are to be executed immediately, and their titles demoted by four ranks. I decree this."

"The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, declares: The King of Qin, the King of Shu... obey this."

"The Emperor, in compliance with the Mandate of Heaven, declares: Thoroughly investigate all the princes and royal family members, and check their properties... I hereby decree this."

"The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, proclaims: The royal family's titles shall be reduced from generation to generation... The rule that royal family members are not allowed to work in politics, the military, or business shall be abolished. They may work freely. If they have made contributions, their titles may be restored or upgraded. I decree this."

"The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, declares: This is me, Zhu Houzhao..."

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