Chapter 112 Establishing a Legion and Establishing a Head
Zhu Biao remembers that he has an eldest son, who should be called Zhu Xiongying. Hearing the name, he can guess that it was chosen by Zhu Yuanzhang himself. He is both heroic and heroic, which shows his grandfather's expectations for him.
So it can be seen that even if the qualifications of the grandson cannot be determined, Zhu Yuanzhang still hopes that he can become the grandson of the emperor, and that the Zhu family's country can be smoothly inherited by the eldest son.
The system of primogeniture succession, in fact, completely means "establishing a descendant is based on elders but not worthy, and establishing sons is based on nobles rather than elders".
Zhu Biao is naturally aware of the various drawbacks of this system, but his advantages are also obvious, otherwise it would not be possible to pass it on from the Zhou Dynasty to the present, but if there is anything better than this, the emperors for thousands of years will not ignore it. It is the smoothest way to transition power.
Power seems very mysterious, it can turn a bowed leg with an inner horoscope into an official stance with an outer horoscope. It can turn the son of a farmer into a grandfather who rides on the head of a farmer and shits. It can even influence the lives and deaths of countless people.
But if you dig into its ancestral grave, you will find that the essence of power is very simple, that is, consensus.
Whoever gathers more consensus has more power. A person has only three people who believe in him, and he is the head of the family. If a person can make millions of people believe in him, then he is an emperor. If someone can make more than one billion people believe in him, he is Shakyamuni and Jesus. .
The emperor gathered the consensus of a country, but human life is limited. He wants to pass on this consensus, but who will pass on so many sons?
Is it about the wise and the ability? In fact, it still depends on who has more consensus, so that the transfer of power will be smooth.
But in front of the eldest prince's henchmen and his mother's wife, the eldest son is wise and must hold power.
In front of the subordinates of the second prince's henchmen and his mother's wife, the second son is virtuous and must hold power.
In the same way, every prince has his supporters, and behind him there are a group of people who are related to his interests. If he doesn't decide on a successor early, he will definitely fight to the death.
The best result is probably that the most outstanding one kills the brothers as quickly as possible, so that the country can quickly restore stability.
The worst result is that the ability is the same. In the end, the opponent can't do anything with a dog's brain, and the country is forcibly abolished, and the peaches are picked by outsiders in the end.
These Zhu Biao are naturally clear. At his level, many times he can’t just do things according to his own preferences. Everyone thinks that the emperor can do whatever he wants. In fact, it can be seen from history that some wise emperors have always compromised. , those stupid kings are actually venting the anguish of being restricted by all parties.
And the ministers will also maintain the eldest son inheritance, as long as they are not connected with the interests of the prince, they are the most staunch defenders of the eldest son inheritance system.
They never need a wise emperor, how can you make money and break the law when the emperor is wise?
The most important thing is that establishing a virtuous person means that the emperor will not establish a prince immediately, and the ministers will keep standing in line. A little inattentiveness and standing in the wrong line will really be a waste of the hard work of generations. , who would be willing to do such a life-threatening thing, except for some unsatisfactory middle- and lower-level officials.
Even if it is the secret reserve system established by Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty, it only needs to be checked to clearly conclude that the inner layer is still the primogeniture inheritance system.
Yongzheng did not have a son who died early. Although Qianlong was the fourth son from a concubine, his older brothers were all dead, so he was the eldest son. Qianlong passed on the throne to the fifteenth elder Jiaqing. Twelve elder brothers died early on him, and the remaining two were both bastards, a nerd and a disabled person, so he was considered the most normal eldest son. Jiaqing passed on to his eldest son Daoguang, and Daoguang passed on to his eldest son Xianfeng. Xianfeng had only one son, the eldest son Tongzhi.
So now Zhu Biao has no choice but to pin his hopes on Chang Luohua, so that she can give Daming more healthy and intelligent princes.
Even if there are a few mediocre ones in the future generations, as long as the internal stability of Daming can be guaranteed, the pressure from the outside is nothing at all. A fine heir.
Zhu Biao leaned on a chair and put his feet on the desk. Unlike his father's study, only Liu Jin was waiting in the room, so Zhu Biao could relax a bit, without having to behave like a prince.
Liu Jin stepped forward and carefully took away the pen and ink, so that Zhu Biao could straighten his legs and feet more comfortably, and walked to the door to guard.
The big wedding is not far away, and Zhu Biao has to make arrangements early. In any case, Zhu Biao will ensure that Mr. Chang Luohua will give birth to the eldest son. After thinking about it for a while, Zhu Biao went back to sleep.
Early the next morning, Zhu Biao asked Liu Jin to send the royal titles he had written to the Ministry of Rites, and then got up to go to his younger brothers.
Zhu Xi and the others are not young anymore, and they will move out after they want to become kings. Of course, they will not go directly to become a feudal clan. After all, they are still too young, but it is inevitable to move out of the palace and live in their own palace.
The Ministry of Industry of the Royal Mansion has already started construction. When Zhu Biao arrived, the princes had already started reading, and everyone, big and small, sat at their desks in order.
Zhu Biao now has six younger brothers, and the youngest Zhu Yu is already five years old. Of course, he will not be the youngest anytime soon, and three or four concubines in the harem have diagnosed Ximai.
In Zhu Biao’s eyes, they are all a bunch of radish heads, but in the eyes of others, they are all dragon sons, future kings.
Zhu Xi and the three of them were overjoyed when they saw Zhu Biao, so they stood up and waved to Zhu Biao.
The rest are still young, a little timid after being taught by Zhu Yuanzhang, and they are not very familiar with their elder brother, so they just watch helplessly.
The teaching gentlemen came out to salute the prince, Zhu Biao gently asked them to get up: "You guys have worked hard, I am here to see the princes' studies."
These people are the students of Guozijian, and they are also the first batch of children from aristocratic families who came to join after Zhu Yuanzhang captured Nanjing.
Zhu Biao chatted with them a few words, and showed them the appearance they most expected. The amiable and graceful prince naturally made them so excited that they were on the verge of tears.
Zhu Biao walked into the school and glanced at his younger brothers, and then began to take the exams from the youngest, they were all simple, but after learning, they would not be able to do anything at all, the two younger ones were a little babbled, but because of the Zhu Biao's majesty did not dare to cry out and play tricks.
The second child, the third child, and the fourth child have matured a lot after going out, and they also know that it is time to learn more and improve a lot.
The best student is the fifth brother, Zhu Huan, who is really talented in reading. Zhu Biao rewarded him with the jade pendant he brought, which is enough for the envy of his younger brothers.
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