HLnovel Chapter 227 Yongle
Chapter 227 Yongle
The 31st year of Hongwu will end in less than two months, and discussing a new reign title is now a major event in the court.
Within two days, all the alternative names for the country were presented.
The first to be hit was the "Yongqing" which echoed the "Jingnan".
"Yongqing?"
As Zhu Di, who had just learned to read, was clear about the meaning of Yongqing, he could not help but feel that the word was a bit cool and cold.
Zhu Di didn't like the word "Qing" very much.
Although he wanted to keep a good reputation in the world, the use of this word in the country's name, combined with the unreasonable association of sadness and misery, made Zhu Di reject it without hesitation.
"Yongle?"
Long-term peace and stability, and everlasting happiness, this is the way to go. However, if he had not talked about the "uprisings" throughout the ages with Zhu Gaochi and Master Daoyan before, he would have applauded.
As a civil servant recruited during the Hongwu period, being well-informed and having a strong memory must be a basic skill, but these guys...
Haha, do you really think Zhu Di is an illiterate and reckless man? !
How audacious and hateful!
However, "Yongchang", "Yongxing" and subsequent words made Zhu Di lack the sense of destiny and the impulse that he was the only one who could be the emperor.
He pondered for a long time, and finally ordered,
"Let's decide on Yongle."
Then he changed the subject, and unlike his previous cautious tone, Zhu Di said lightly,
"Investigate carefully. Anyone who participated in the negotiation and review of this era name will be dragged out and beheaded, and all nine generations of his clan will be exterminated."
He liked this era name very much, but adopting it did not mean that he was unaware of the thoughts and tricks of this group of people.
The ministers below were obviously stunned.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty?!"
"Oh? So you are also in charge of this matter. That's perfect. Choose someone to be buried with you."
Zhu Di sneered and raised his hand to signal the guards beside him to drag him out.
There was someone else who was responsible for thoroughly investigating this matter. After making proper arrangements, Zhu Di instructed the eunuch beside him,
"A letter went to Peking.
Let Yihua pack up carefully, and wait until the child is a hundred days old, if little Zhang is in better health, then consider coming to Nanjing.
The feng shui of Jiangnan is good for health. This is her hometown, and the environment is better than that of Beijing."
"Whoo."
The south is still prosperous today. Thanks to the Tong family caravan and the huge investment and control efforts of all parties, Peking was able to barely fight Nanjing on equal terms.
Although it is a bit damp and cold in Nanjing in winter, it is still very warm if you light a charcoal fire in the room.
Spring comes early here and there is less wind and sand, which is definitely good for the lovely granddaughter, Meimei.
His granddaughter must be treated preciously, carefully, and properly raised by him.
Even with Yihua's help, the young couple would definitely have no experience in raising a child as it was their first time. But he was different. He had many children and was very experienced, so he would definitely not raise a bad child.
After nodding confidently, Zhu Di posted another message, emphasizing in a tactful tone that they should come to Beiping as soon as possible, and then he devoted himself to the new government affairs.
Jianwen left him a lot of mess, which was a bit uncomfortable, but it was not beyond the scope and he could handle it.
Zhu Di spent several days, almost sleepless nights, flipping through various files from the Hongwu period onwards.
In the end, Zhu Di made his decision based on what he had personally seen, as well as Zhu Gaochi's speculations based on rumors while he was still in Peking, and Daoyan's memories.
He selected Yang Shiqi and others from the Hanlin Academy into the cabinet, and began to train his own team of literati.
The promotion of existing officials nowadays is only to maintain the normal operation of the Ming Dynasty. Next year's imperial examination will be the real competition to select available talents.
He rewarded the soldiers who followed him in the Jingnan Campaign and those who defended Beiping, and commended the people who participated in it, and the local officials...
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Unlike Zhu Di who was so busy that he almost broke his hand, in the Beiping Palace, Zhang Zhiwei was lying leisurely in the greenhouse to "confinement".
Today, dragon energy is rising in Beiping. Although it has not been built as a capital, as Zhu Di’s former residence, it already has the spiritual energy of the Forbidden City where the nine dragons fought for the throne.
Giving birth to a mortal who was not afraid of spiritual roots and was closely related to Zhu Gaochi's bloodline had minimal impact on Zhang Zhiwei's body.
With slight movements of his fingers, Zhang Zhiwei in the courtyard of Prince Yan's Mansion in Beiping began to talk with Zhu Gaochi.
Zhu Gaochi received the letter from Nanjing and began to inquire about Zhang Zhiwei's health.
Listening to Zhu Di's euphemistic message, which was full of the meaning of "Come to Nanjing quickly!", I couldn't help but laugh.
"Let's talk it over with Mom, and leave in two days to spend the New Year with Dad."
"Alright.
I am just a little worried that things in Nanjing may not be peaceful right now."
Zhang Zhiwei naturally knew what Zhu Gaochi was referring to, and said with a smile,
"No, our layout is perfect."
It might sound a bit conceited to say this, but the fact is that as long as she doesn't want to, who in this world can complete this impossible assassination under her nose?
It just so happened that Zhu Di was still interested in Mi Mi. Everything depends on human efforts. How can you know that it is impossible if you don't try hard enough?
So two weeks later, the group set out from Peking in a mighty procession, carrying servants, clothes, and even furniture that had been used for love, and went to the south in a mighty and majestic manner.
The first month of the first year of Yongle.
He hosted a banquet for all the kings in the Huagai Palace, established the Beiping Provincial Administration as the capital, and issued an edict to change Beiping's name to Beijing.
February.
The monk Daoyan was appointed as the Prince's Junior Tutor, and his surname was restored to Yao, and he was given the name Guangxiao.
Zhu Gaochi was made the crown prince, Zhang was made the crown princess, and Zhu Gaosui was made the Prince of Zhao.
The emperor's eldest granddaughter was named Zhu Zhanji.
Sakai Tongjie, looking at Sakai, looking at the distance and boundaries of the world from a high place, was promised a high position since birth.
Zhu Di loved his granddaughter so much that there was no need for Zhang Zhiwei and Zhu Gaochi to fight for anything. The grandfather happily gave her all that he thought was the best.
However, her temperament was inevitably inherited from Zhang Zhiwei's daughter. She liked the dragon aura emanating from Zhu Di very much. Whenever she was hugged by this tough grandfather, the little girl would giggle so hard that she couldn't stop.
If the court had not been unstable at the time, Zhu Di would have almost carried the baby, who was less than five months old, to court.
She is fair-skinned and has a pair of big watery eyes. She already has the basics of beauty. She has a good and clingy personality. Who can resist being treated specially?
Although Xu Huayi's health was a little better than in previous years, he was old after all, so the heavy responsibility of stabilizing the court officials and recruiting concubines after he ascended the throne fell on Zhu Gaochi.
Zhang Zhiwei was very calm.
Due to his status, Zhu Gaochi could not be favored exclusively.
Zhu Di's "tyranny" made the people below him panic, and as the crown prince who had the power to "win the hearts of the people", he naturally had to step out and mediate.
One is civil and the other is military, one is white and the other is red, one is fierce and the other is kind, one is tough and the other is soft, only when the two are matched together can the Ming Dynasty warrants be obtained as quickly as possible.
Zhu Gaochi was a little worried about this. To be fair, his needs were not so great, but being in his position, he had too many pros and cons to weigh.
When facing Zhang Zhiwei, Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but feel a little flustered.
But Zhang Zhiwei smiled comfortingly.
"fine."
After you die, I will also have a harem, it’s okay.
Since the first copy, when she started as a concubine and climbed up the ladder, Zhang Zhiwei gave up the modern concepts of chastity and marriage.
What's more, there has never been any real love between her and Zhu Gaochi.
(In the Ming Dynasty, especially in the early Ming Dynasty, there were not so many positions in the prince's harem. Concubines were from the Qing Dynasty, and the prince's concubines were fictitious. There were no such positions later.
'Second Concubine' was a special honor that could be granted together with the legitimate wife. It basically ceased to exist in the middle and late Ming Dynasty.
"Madam" is a respectful title for a concubine and can also be considered a "title and position", belonging to a high-level concubine.
The rest are concubines who are self-classified, as well as maids and servants who are not even concubines.)
The prince had many happy events one after another. He took Madam Tan, two Madam Wang, Madam Huang, Zhang, Li, and Zhao as concubines. Later, he had nearly ten concubines and maids sent in by fifth-rank officials.
"It is my daughter's lifelong honor to serve the Crown Prince." If Zhu Di hadn't thought it was time to stop, given the officials' flattery, they would have sent in a double-digit amount.
Fortunately, the Ming Palace is not as big as the Forbidden City, it has only one advantage: it is very large.
Even with so many new faces moving into the East Palace, it doesn't seem crowded and everyone maintains the most basic distance from each other.
And because the Crown Princess had no male heir, the backyard of the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace was suddenly bustling with demons and ghosts everywhere.