Yesterday, Zhu Ying just came back from Xiaoling Mausoleum.
I still remember the situation at the Xiaoling Mausoleum.
Since ancient times, the imperial family has paid great attention to Feng Shui. As a royal mausoleum, the Xiaoling Mausoleum is heavily guarded.
It almost has its own independent system, is not controlled by anyone, and is directly under the jurisdiction of the emperor.
When he went there with Jinyiwei Song Zhong, he was interrogated by Xiaolingwei just when he was close to Zhongshan.
There are even more checkpoints and strict systems later on.
Although the Xiaoling Guards seemed to be guarding the emperor's tomb, they actually had a very high status and were never short of salaries.
The Xiaoling Guard also had an Experience Department, with a staff of 5,600 officers and soldiers.
There are five stations in one guard, and there are 1,120 people in each station.
These officers and soldiers were selected after long-term training, and among them, 500 elite soldiers were selected as the core combat force of the Xiaoling Guard.
He was bestowed with a bullfighting suit and an embroidered spring sword by the emperor, and his status was extremely high
The selection criteria for elite soldiers are that they must be able to ride a horse and whip it, gallop at full speed, cross a trench, climb over a wall, and shoot arrows from a horse. Only those who can hit two out of three arrows are qualified.
These elite soldiers are adjusted and assessed every five years, and the last-in-first-out system is implemented.
Those who were not competent could have their sons continue to help guard the mausoleum. Soldiers who did not have sons to take over the position could receive their salaries and return to their hometowns to enjoy their retirement.
This is a special benefit only for the Xiaoling Guards, which is similar to the pension benefits in later generations. It shows how much importance the Ming Dynasty attached to the Xiaoling Mausoleum.
The Xiaoling Guard never disappointed the royal family. From the beginning to the end of the Ming Dynasty, a total of 276 years, the Xiaoling Guard was stationed there for 267 years.
It seems like there is a difference of ten years, but in fact, the Xiaoling Guard was not officially stationed at the Xiaoling Mausoleum until the tenth year of Hongwu.
This means that the Xiaoling Guard was forced to disband until the demise of the Ming Dynasty. After that, the Xiaoling Mausoleum was no longer guarded by troops and was severely damaged.
The old man said that his eldest grandson was buried near Zhongshan.
Who else would dare to be buried at will in the Xiaoling Mausoleum at Zhongshan?
What's more, the old man was a minister in the court. After his eldest grandson died, could he be secretly buried in Zhongshan?
Having lived in Daming for ten years, Zhu Ying is very familiar with today's customs.
Unmarried women, those who died suddenly, those who never married, and those who died young are not allowed to be buried in the ancestral tomb.
For the royal family, the ancestral tomb is naturally the Xiaoling Mausoleum.
According to the customs of the Ming Dynasty, death before the age of sixteen was considered premature death.
According to the old man, his eldest grandson died ten years ago when he was only eight years old.
Not even qualified to enter the ancestral mausoleum.
What’s more, it is the Xiaoling Mausoleum in Zhongshan.
No matter how great the merit is or how good the relationship with His Majesty is, it is impossible.
Even if they are His Majesty's own sons and grandsons...
Thinking of this, Zhu Ying's thoughts suddenly froze, his eye sockets slightly dilated, and his pupils contracted.
The eldest grandson of the Ming Emperor, Zhu Xiongying, His Royal Highness Prince Yu.
He was born in the seventh year of Hongwu and died in the fifteenth year of Hongwu at the age of eight. He was buried in Zhongshan.
call……
On the busy street, Zhu Ying took a deep breath and then exhaled slowly.
At this moment, he seemed to have made some remarkable discovery.
"Boss." Zhang Bo's voice came, pulling Zhu Ying out of his thoughts.
Zhu Ying came back to his senses, his eyes were slightly complicated, he hesitated for a moment, and then said: "It's okay, go back."
Just now, Zhu Ying suddenly stopped and stood on the street for a long time. Zhang Bo didn't know what was going on, so he reminded him.
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The Ming Imperial Palace, the square in front of the Fengtian Hall.
Zhu Yuanzhang walked towards the Huagai Palace.
Because Zhu Yuanzhang himself was a veteran of the battlefield, he could not tolerate laziness and slackness the most.
And the luxurious style.
Therefore, it was stipulated that riding horses or sedan chairs was prohibited in the Forbidden City, and all officials were required to walk to court.
The Forbidden City we refer to now is not just the inner city, but also includes the outer city.
This was a tough time for the officials attending court, because they had no choice but to do so, regardless of wind, rain, thunder or lightning. It was okay in the summer, but once winter came, it would be really fatal.
Earlier, some officials suffered from malnutrition and night blindness because they lived far away and came from poor families.
He rushed to the morning court in the dark and fell into the moat of the inner city. He almost drowned and was finally rescued by the guards.
Because of the shock and the cold, I stayed in bed at home for half a month.
"Your Majesty brought Minister Ru with him today. Yesterday, His Royal Highness Changsun also went to Prince Yu's mausoleum. With His Royal Highness Changsun's intelligence, I'm afraid he might have guessed Your Majesty's identity."
Seeing that His Majesty was in a good mood, Jiang Li spoke up to remind him.
"It's good that he guessed it. We were afraid that he couldn't guess it. This little bastard has grown up and has become independent. He doesn't listen to us in anything."
"We can't bear to blame our eldest grandson, and we can't hit him or scold him."
"I remember that when my eldest grandson was little, he was the most mischievous. Under the protection of his grandmother, he was lawless. If we beat him or scold him, we won't be able to explain to my eldest sister when we go downstairs."
"Hehe, if he guesses my identity, I'm sure he will behave himself in the future."
Zhu Yuanzhang said with a smile, very happy.
In this palace, no matter which son or grandson you replace, can they go against him?
Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the only person who dared to pull out his beard was his eldest grandson.
Very naughty.
Zhu Yuanzhang still remembers clearly that he refused to sleep at night in Kunning Palace and insisted on playing.
Zhu Yuanzhang had no choice but to dismiss all the palace maids and eunuchs, then lie on the ground and let his eldest grandson play the horse riding game.
When the eldest grandson is tired of playing, he can go to bed.
In this world, the only one who dared to ride on the back of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and play the horse riding game was probably his precious grandson Zhu Xiongying.
When Zhu Xiongying was still alive, he was a veritable little bully in the palace.
Whenever I went to the Imperial Academy, the whole academy would tremble.
When he was over seven years old and still healthy, even his biological father Zhu Biao would have to take a detour if he saw him.
It would be very uncomfortable if Zhu Xiongying got entangled with him.
If he said a few harsh words to her, Zhu Xiongying would go straight to the Emperor and cry, and would inevitably be scolded.
That kind of doting, no matter what your reason is, I will stand by you without thinking.
Zhu Yuanzhang was actually very helpless. Even if he didn't want to take sides, Empress Ma had no choice but to do so.
Even Zhu Biao was like this, let alone other princes and grandchildren of the emperor.
This is why after Zhu Yuanzhang met Zhu Ying, he gave in to him in everything, even to the Japanese country which was a taboo in the court.
When Zhu Ying talked about it, Zhu Yuanzhang had to endure it and could only persuade him with kind words.
This is the doting from the Ming Emperor across generations.
There is only Zhu Ying left.
If a court official had said this.
Haha, you can have a feast at home now. I will sentence you to death on the spot.
Zhu Yuanzhang thought about his eldest grandson's childhood, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he walked briskly.
"Oh, by the way, pass on my decree and make it clear to the Xiaoling Guards that we need to arrange more people to guard our grandson's tomb. Don't let them cause any trouble for us."
"As a father, I know what that bastard Lao Si is thinking. Ha, I guess he has already assigned these civilians to him."
"Maybe they want to destroy our grandson's tomb. Let the Xiaoling Guards keep a close watch on it. If anything goes wrong, we'll hold them responsible."
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly remembered the matter of the mausoleum. After a moment's thought, he guessed what might be going on.
The eldest grandson had been traveling in the Western Regions and grasslands, but was brought directly to the capital by the fourth son, Zhu Di.
After the Jinyiwei discovered the tombs of the adoptive father and his son of his two eldest grandsons, how could Zhu Yuanzhang be able to hide this little secret?
If even this little trick could be guessed, could Zhu Yuanzhang still take over the Ming Dynasty?
This is because the fourth son Zhu Di has a very similar personality to Zhu Yuanzhang. As of now, he is the one with the best military talent among his sons.
He made great contributions two years ago.
In addition, as for the current identity of the eldest grandson, there is no real hard evidence to support it.
Otherwise, this one move alone would be enough for Zhu Yuanzhang to take back Zhu Di's fiefdom and strip him of his royal title.
"I obey your order." Jiang Li said, bowing.
There was a glimmer of joy in his eyes.
He is now very fortunate that after receiving the news, he took the risk of offending the Crown Prince Zhu Yunwen and reported the matter to His Majesty separately.
Of course, he also knew in his heart that Crown Prince Zhu Yunwen had long disliked Jinyiwei leaders like him.
His Highness Changsun is his only way out.
His Royal Highness Chang Sun currently has no other forces to speak of. He only needs to enter early, and when His Royal Highness Chang Sun ascends the throne in the future, it will be equivalent to following the dragon.
After Zhu Yuanzhang finished his instructions, he said, "By the way, please bring Duke Xin here for us. Ask the Guanglu Temple to prepare some wine and food, and then we can go to the back garden."
"I obey your order."
On the first day of the first lunar month in the twenty-third year of Hongwu, when Tang He went to the capital to pay New Year's greetings to Zhu Yuanzhang, he fell ill and could not speak.
Zhu Yuanzhang visited him in person that day, and after sighing for a long time, let him return to his hometown.
When Tang He's illness got a little better, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered people to bring him to the capital, let him ride in a sedan chair into the inner hall, held a banquet to comfort him, showed him great care, and gave him gold, cloth, imperial meals, French wine, etc.
Tang He now lives in the inner city of the imperial palace.
After so many years, Zhu Yuanzhang only has a few old friends around him.
Zhu Yuanzhang was eager to find someone to share his joy for his eldest grandson, and he thought of his former elder brother.
Tang He was grateful to Zhu Yuanzhang for his help, but when he was stationed in Changzhou, he often made mistakes due to drunkenness.
After asking Zhu Yuanzhang for instructions and not getting a reply, he spoke carelessly after drinking, and his complaints were known to Zhu Yuanzhang.
So after pacifying the Central Plains, when rewarding people for their merits, Zhu Yuanzhang blamed Tang He for releasing the remnants of Chen Youding when he conquered Fujian, causing the eight counties to be harassed again.
On the way back, the army was attacked by bandits from Xiulan Mountain and lost two commanders, so Tang He was not granted the title of Duke.
After Tang He returned from the conquest of Shu, Zhu Yuanzhang again rebuked him in person for his crime of lingering. Tang He kowtowed and apologized, and the matter was dropped.
Even when he was conferred the title of Duke of Xin, Zhu Yuanzhang still listed his mistakes in Changzhou and ordered them to be engraved on the hereditary certificate.
It was not until the 21st year of Hongwu that Zhu Yuanzhang, unwilling to let the military power be controlled by many meritorious generals for a long time, publicly took back the military power.
This intention was noticed by Tang He.
Tang He grew up with Zhu Yuanzhang and knew Zhu Yuanzhang's temper very well.
Especially the rough experience of being named Duke Xin made Tang He understand more clearly that the current Zhu Yuanzhang is no longer the Zhu Chongba of his childhood.
Especially with the emergence of the Hu Weiyong case, Zhu Yuanzhang wantonly killed many meritorious officials and veteran generals, which made Tang He realize that if he continued to hold on to the military power, it would only bring disaster upon himself.
Therefore, he found an opportunity to tell Zhu Yuanzhang: "I am old and can no longer command the army on the battlefield. I hope to return to my hometown and find a place to stay for my future death."
Zhu Yuanzhang was very happy after hearing this. He removed Tang He's military power, gave him 50,000 precious coins, and built a mansion for him in Fengyang.
The two of them reconciled.
To date, Tang He is the only old friend left by Zhu Yuanzhang.