diskusbooks Chapter 660 Yongle
Chapter 660 Yongle
"It's probably because Zhu Jixi grew up under Zhu's care from a young age, which not only resulted in a poor relationship with his other brothers, but also a lack of emotional intelligence."
"Everyone knows Zhu Di's move was to deal with the vassal kings, but you can't be this honest."
"This created a very awkward situation. Judy looked at me like, 'Do you think I'm on par with Jianwen's nephew? Who do you think you are?'"
"Therefore, the fact that his nephew Zhu Jixi handed the matter over to the guards did not resolve the issue at all."
"On the contrary, in the following years, Zhu Di seized the opportunity to reprimand the heir apparent, ultimately imprisoning him and rendering him a cripple, while the title fell into the hands of Zhu Jihuang."
"But this man, like his father, was cruel and licentious, abusing his nephew, poisoning his stepmother, and eventually allied with Jin Douzi, dreaming of another stroke of goodwill."
"But times have changed. Zhu Zhanji is not Zhu Yunwen, and Zhu Gaoxu is not Zhu Di. Naturally, they failed, and the title of Prince of Jin returned to the hands of Zhu Jixi's son. After all the twists and turns, things have changed."
This was during the Hongwu era.
Prince Jin opened his mouth wide, his eyes showing shock, seemingly unable to accept it. Zhu Di kindly closed his mouth for him, and then said incessantly, "Third brother, as the saying goes, like father, like son. If you hadn't set a bad example, how could your nephew Ji Huang have not learned well?"
"As for my nephew Ji Xi, I, your fourth brother, will teach him a thing or two. This title will still fall into your eldest son's lineage, so it's not a loss!"
Hearing this, everyone's lips twitched. Was this how it was calculated? Prince Jin must be furious!
Sure enough, upon hearing this, Prince Zhu Gang of Jin was even more enraged. "You little rascal, calling me 'Third Brother' today is definitely not a good thing!"
Should I thank you for not killing his son?!
The son could tolerate it, but the father could not. When the atmosphere heated up, the two brothers started arguing again. Old Zhu treated them equally and each of them got a beating.
Zhu Baba: Having many sons makes them more likely to cause trouble!
Zhao Zhen: ?? ??????? Some are dying of drought, while others are dying of flooding?!
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Lin Ke took a sip of water to soothe his throat, and then said, "As for the other brothers and nephews, Zhu Di's approach was similar, but he didn't go too far. He used the excuse of personally leading the army to draw troops from the various princely residences."
"Judy said that we conquer all directions and expand our territory, isn't it for the sake of the Ming Dynasty? If the Ming Dynasty is doing well, then you can do well too. Since we've enjoyed the benefits, why can't we take the troops from your various prefectures?"
"Therefore, the guards of the Prince of Dai, the Prince of Zhou, the Prince of Qi, and others were all removed, making them insufficient to resist the imperial power. Zhu Di was a good older brother/uncle; he would never let them repeat the path he had walked and the hardships he had endured!"
Judy: I'd rather suffer the hardships of being an emperor!
Zhu Di's nephews: Fourth Uncle's face is as always!
Wan Chao's Crowd: Ah, yes, yes, yes!
"Next, we will start talking about the Yongle Prosperity. This reign title was not actually created for the first time. Not counting Zhu Di, several people had used it before, such as the Fang La Rebellion in the Song Dynasty."
"However, the users are mostly rebels or separatist regimes, which is very rare. Is it a special feature for rebellion? Hahahaha!"
Judy: I don't count, because it was my father who passed it down to me in the thirty-fifth year of the Hongwu reign!
"However, there are also records that the initial suggested reign title for Zhu Di was Yongqing, which may have meant that the civil war had ended and the Ming Dynasty was peaceful and tranquil!"
"But Zhu Di was indeed not interested in Yongqing. Compared to tranquility and peace, he preferred Yongle, which meant eternal happiness!!!"
"Speaking of reign titles, the Ming Dynasty basically used only one. Except for a few emperors who were emperors twice, the Tang Dynasty used the most and most frequently, especially the couple Wu Zetian and Li Zhi. Out of more than seventy reign titles, they accounted for half of them."
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