In fact, after the pre-Qin period, it was rare for living people to be buried alive in the Central Plains. Even using wooden or pottery figurines to replace living people for burial was looked down upon.
Confucius once said, "The one who first made funerary figurines, will he have no descendants?" He was cursing this act.
This means that the first person to be buried with human figurines will be childless!
So, everyone is a little upset about how Lao Zhu handled this matter.
Tang He, as the emperor's confidant, bravely spoke up at this moment: "Your Majesty, it is immoral to order concubines to be buried alive with you. I implore Your Majesty to rescind this reckless order."
Seeing that someone had taken the lead, others followed suit and volunteered one after another.
There's no way around it; we all rise and fall together. The emperor you serve used living people as funerary sacrifices, and this will surely be recorded in history.
Will future generations forgive these ministers who failed to offer advice?
The ministers asked themselves honestly, and they knew they absolutely had to criticize him verbally and in writing, in order to demonstrate their own nobility and virtue.
Zhu Yuanzhang was somewhat annoyed. He ordered his concubines to be buried alive with him, partly following the practice of the Mongol nobles of the previous dynasty, and partly in a more rudimentary way.
He didn't want to spend money. Yes, Old Zhu felt it wasn't worth leaving his heir a bunch of stepmothers and having to spend a lot of money to support them.
Now that he had received so much advice and the national treasury was full, Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a moment, then waved his hand and abolished the system of funerary sacrifice that he had established.
Seeing this lively scene, Ling Xiao noticed that the ministers who had successfully offered their advice were all smiles of satisfaction and showering the emperor with flattery.
Ah, you're celebrating too soon.
"If he has no more achievements, then he only has one thing to be praised for—seizing power and being reinstated."
The smiles on the faces of the emperor and his ministers froze. What? Reinstatement? Was this something to be said so casually?
Only when an emperor who has been dethroned is reinstated can it be called a restoration.
Li Shanchang only had a rudimentary understanding of history, so even after racking his brains, he could only think of Emperor Guangwu, Liu Xiu.
He successfully defeated Wang Mang and restored the Han dynasty, but it can't really be called a restoration, since Liu Xiu wasn't an emperor before.
Without realizing it, Li Shanchang blurted out, "Immortal Liu, was this emperor from later generations deposed by some treacherous minister?"
Then he worked diligently to govern and eventually regained the throne?
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Liu Xian with bright eyes and said, "Quickly say yes, or I'll start to have wild thoughts."
"No, he became the retired emperor for some reason, and then he seized the throne from his unfortunate younger brother to regain the throne."
Ling Xiao shattered their illusions without hesitation, and then thought about the joke about the "Door-to-Door Emperor" from her vague memory.
Hmm, I can't remember clearly, I'll just make something up. Ling Xiao glanced at the system, which was laughing hysterically and engrossed in gossip, and was too lazy to ask the system.
The elder brother usurped the throne from the younger brother—no, the elder brother was the retired emperor, meaning he was originally the emperor but later ceased to be, and then the younger brother ascended the throne…
Wow, this is quite intriguing.
Zhu Biao was about to lose his smile as he was met with gazes from all directions, gazes that he thought were hidden but were actually directed at him. These gazes were hesitant and evasive.
Although they went to see not only him, but also his fourth brother Zhu Di, Zhu Biao was even more upset.
It was rare for the usually mild-mannered and tolerant Crown Prince to want to unleash a torrent of curses; that's something later emperors did, so don't you dare associate it with him!
Zhu Biao made a decisive decision:
"We've finished recounting the achievements of this later emperor. Now, please tell us something else, Immortal Liu."
Liu Xian's attitude was very good; she nodded in agreement and said:
"This emperor has two titles, which are quite apt descriptions. Let me discuss these two titles."
"The first one, the Great Ming War God... the second generation."
The title "God of War" was preceded by the words "Great Ming Dynasty".
Duke Xu Da of Wei rubbed his legs and slowly laughed, exchanging a glance with Duke Tang He of Xin.
General Lan Yu, who was a little further back, crossed his arms, looking somewhat resentful, but said nothing.
On the high platform, Zhu Yuanzhang thought of his meritorious officials Chang Yuchun, Li Wenzhong, Deng Yu...
In fact, as the founding emperor, his ability to lead troops into battle was second to none, yet he never dared to call himself the God of War of the Ming Dynasty.
Old Zhu was both pleased and annoyed. He was pleased that his descendant was a capable and brave warrior, but annoyed that he was so unaware of the importance of being modest. He had done things that even his ancestors had never done.
However, he noticed that the word "second generation" was added after "Liu Xian". Could it be that there was a Great Ming War God before that?
Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it and felt that the most likely candidate was his fourth son. Didn't Liu Xian say that his fourth son had made significant achievements in martial arts?
Thinking this way, he asked the question, intending to clear his name of the bad reputation brought by the previous Daojun Emperor.
Zhu Di, who was suddenly mentioned: Try not to let the corners of your mouth turn up too high... Hahahaha, who else could it be but him?
"You guessed wrong, but the owner of the title of Great Ming War God should indeed thank the Prince of Yan. It can be said that the Prince of Yan made him who he is."
It's not me, but it's related to me?
Zhu Di was briefly disappointed, then began to analyze whether he was a general under his command, and whether a wise ruler and a good general complemented each other.
Not only him, but almost everyone else shared the same idea.
However, the truth is almost the opposite.
It was too small-scale, just a little bit of playful smugness.
Sharp teeth silently grew out of Ling Xiao's mouth, and the pain from them piercing into her soft flesh barely suppressed her urge to do something.
No, I have to be patient. I'm going to abandon evil and do good.
Inside the unknown space, the system seemed to be engrossed in gossip, even commenting on a post where a user complained that the host was always trying to harass him.
In truth, his matchstick-like hand was trembling, and the data was swirling wildly...
To everyone's eyes, not long afterward, Liu Xian seemed tired. She covered her face with her hand and spoke wearily:
"The first Great Ming War God was also related to the royal family; he was Li Wenzhong's son, Li Jinglong!"
Old Zhu burst into laughter, personally pulled his nephew Li Wenzhong's good son out of the crowd, and patted him on the back, saying:
"Good lad, well done! You haven't let your father down. No, you've surpassed your father!"
Li Jinglong, who is still an unknown person, straightened his back and was bursting with confidence like never before.
"...He was highly regarded by Emperor Huizong. When Emperor Chengzu raised an army, Li Jinglong was appointed Grand General and led an army of 500,000 to launch a northern expedition. At that time, Emperor Chengzu only had tens of thousands of troops."
Liu Xian said meaningfully.
It’s over!
Li Jinglong closed his eyes, and the hand patting his back stopped.
Even if Zhu Yuanzhang was foolish, he would eventually realize that his fourth son had won; otherwise, how could he have become the Chengzu Emperor?
In that case, with 500,000 against tens of thousands, is this battle lost?
How did he become the "God of War of the Ming Dynasty" with such a record? Is this a joke?
Everyone present realized that the title "Great Ming War God" seemed to be an irony.
Old Zhu touched his chest, feeling a sense of dread, like he was about to faint.
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