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The will of the emperor behind Jingtian Fazu did not calm the storm of establishing a crown prince. Amid the discussion, some court officials still submitted memorials to make the fourth prince the crown prince.

Emperor Longwu would not.

But there are always people who have submitted memorials.

It feels like they want to subdue Emperor Longwu's will with a sea-like memorial.

Soon, Emperor Longwu's imperial edict came from the palace.

"I have already made an order to no longer establish a crown prince, so as to prevent the crown prince from losing himself and worrying about gains and losses. At the same time, it is also to avoid the treacherous and slanderous people from using the merits of supporting the government, and to avoid the princes fighting each other and brothers losing harmony. Therefore, a secret edict was set up in the Ganqing Palace. After a hundred years, I can only act according to the edict. What does it matter if the crown prince is established or not? If someone else rudely says that the matter of establishing a crown prince will be dismissed!"

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A few days later, Xia Weixin, a doctor from the Ministry of Works, colluded with friends and made a rash proposal to establish a crown prince despite the court's ban, and was dismissed from office by the court and never hired.

Several officials who supported the Fourth Prince and repeatedly submitted memorials were also demoted and returned to their hometowns.

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In this way, the court finally became quiet. No one dared to submit a memorial to mention the establishment of a crown prince.

But the guess cannot stop.

Then after "Respect for Heaven and Law Ancestor", was it written about the Fourth Prince or the King of Liao?

The fourth prince had a greater hope, but the Liao king was not completely without a chance.

This is true for mortals, and even more so for the two protagonists, the fourth prince and the Liao king. Both of them have hope, but they are not sure. In this way, they can only show their strength to Emperor Longwu, court officials, and the people.

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The end of the year.

Before the New Year's Eve.

Emperor Longwu presented a banquet at the Ganqing Palace and summoned Dorgon and his Mongolian relatives in Beijing to enjoy the fun together.

At that time, Fulin had passed away, and Dorgon had already lost his progress. He studied Buddhist scriptures every day and seemed to have become a generation of monks.

At the end of the banquet, Dorgon, who was already in the Ming Dynasty, knelt on the ground tremblingly and apologized to Emperor Longwu, saying that when he fled from Chenyang, he could not take it away, so he secretly buried gold, silver and jewelry worth at least 8 million taels in the suburbs of Chenyang. For so many years, he has been hiding it and will not say anything. Today, he apologized to His Majesty the Emperor.

Emperor Longwu smiled: "I have known this for a long time. People have selfish intentions. You are unwilling to be defeated. It is normal for human beings to make a comeback. Therefore, I forgive you for not being guilty."

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In the 34th year of Longwu, the three-sided governor Li Yan led the general of Fuyuan, Li Dingguo and the general of Anxi, Zhou Yuji, a total of 50,000 people, divided into two groups and marched towards Yili. One hundred days later, the two armies successfully met in Yili. The leader of the Junggar Mongolian, Dawaqi, led 10,000 troops to guard the Geden Mountains in the southwest of Yili, waiting for subsequent reinforcements. Li Dingguo launched a night attack and attacked the Junggar camp with 500 people at night. The Junggar army was frightened and collapsed without fighting. Most of them surrendered. The Junggar Mongolian leader led a few people to flee in a hurry.

Yili is initially decided.

The Ming Dynasty court established the General of Yili, and Zhou Yuji appointed him to guard the border.

But just six months later, the surrendered Junggar Mongolian army launched a rebellion, and Zhou Yuji led his troops to quell the rebellion.

After a year, all the rebels were finally put down.

In the 35th year of Longwu, the leader of the Mongol Mongolia fled to Kazakhstan, then fled to the Rakshasa Kingdom, and then died of smallpox. The Junggar Khanate ended from then on.

The Ming army almost completely controlled the nomadic areas of Junggar Mongolia.

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At the end of the thirty-five years.

Emperor Longwu issued an order to review military personnel's interference in politics and formulate stricter prevention of military personnel's interference in politics and laws, and more stringent regulations should be made on the transfer procedures for soldiers and horses.

At the same time, we have increased propaganda to enable lower-level officers and even every ordinary soldier to understand the strict laws and importance of soldiers not being allowed to interfere in politics. Because of the popularization of five years of compulsory education, soldiers at this time are more independent and will not be easily bewitched by officers.

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At the beginning of the 36th year of Longwu, Zuo Maodi died of illness and Du Yinxi was the chief assistant.

In the same year, the cabinet was reorganized and the cabinet members were expanded to twelve, but except for the primary and secondary assistants, others could be replaced day and night.

In June of the 1937th year, the Ming army arrived in Kashgar and once again put down the rebellion of Junggar. Tibet also experienced the first reincarnation of a living Buddha. Since then, Tibet and the South Road of Tianshan Mountain have been completely pacified, and the Ming Dynasty has completely controlled Tibet and Xinjiang in later generations.

Emperor Longwu was delighted and established Tibet Province, Western Regions Province and Tianshan Province, moved to the Trilateral Governor's Office in Dihua City (Urumqi), moved the people from the mainland, and brought the entire Western Region into the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Because of the continuous conquests to Xinjiang and Tibet, military expenditures were huge and the financial deficit occurred. Now the two places have been pacified, and court officials have submitted memorials to request the cultivation of the people.

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In August, the old general Tong Hanbang was mourned.

Emperor Longwu was sad.

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It was also this year.

In the Ganqing Palace.

The sixth prince Zhu Hekun graduated from the martial arts hall and returned to the palace to meet His Majesty for the first time.

Emperor Longwu looked at him and suddenly asked: "That year, Prince Min Zhu Hecheng made a rebellion and threatened me. I demoted him to go to sea and ordered any official in our court to not have any contact with him. However, there was a prince who was brave enough to ignore my orders and secretly sent him to Tianjin Port. Do you know about this?"

Zhu Hekun's face changed and he hurriedly knelt down: "I know, that person is a son minister."

"You don't hide it. Tell me, why did you violate my orders? Do you think that Prince Min did the right thing, because I punished too much?" Emperor Longwu was harsh.

Zhu Hekun's forehead was sweating and knocked, and although he was panicked, he still had an orderly answer: "Return to the father, although the son minister is not a good person, he also understands the truth. Prince Min leads troops to rebellion, and his crimes are unforgivable. The father just exiled him overseas and does not pursue anything else. It is already a blessing from outside the law."

"Then why did you send him?"

"After all, he is Erchen's elder brother. When he thinks of this farewell, it will be difficult to meet again. Erchen really couldn't help it, so he quietly ran to Tianjin and sent him off..."

At the end, Zhu Hekun saw tears in his eyes and bowed to the ground: "My son knows he shouldn't, please punish him!"

Emperor Longwu looked at him, and after a long time, he sighed softly: "Get up."

After Zhu Hecheng got up and wiped away his tears, Emperor Longwu asked, "I deposed your elder brother back then, do you know the reason?"

"Brother has let down his father's expectations." Zhu Hekun replied.

"Your elder brother is smart, thrifty, and has a decisive attitude to do things. If he was in other eras, he could be called a qualified crown prince, but it was not possible in my Longwu Dynasty. My Longwu Dynasty practiced the rule of law, fairness, tolerance, enlightenment, openness, embrace science, and keep pace with the times. These are all different from the past. Because of these practices, my Longwu Dynasty can have the prosperity of the present, the country can be peaceful, and the people can be happy."

"The Father is wise."

"Your elder brother is not only conservative, but also stubborn. If he succeeds to the throne, he will definitely overthrow my reforms, turn back the history, return to the past when the saints studied to govern the country, and destroy the achievements of my Ming reforms, so I have to abolish him." As he said that, he sighed softly: "I have cured the symptoms, but the root cause of the Ming Dynasty still exists. Do you know what it is?"

Zhu Hekun shook his head.

Emperor Longwu stared at him and said slowly: "Three years ago, you said that the king is under the law. The king is under the law. The people are the basis, and the country is second. But if you want to implement the king's law, there must be a law. But this law is not ordinary. Not only should you clarify the king's power, the prime minister's power, the civil rights, the supervisory power, and the impeachment power, but you should also put a tight curse on the head of the king. I am afraid that such things are not something that the ministers can do, and dare to do..."

Hearing this, Zhu Hekun understood and immediately knelt down: "My son asks for his order, I am willing to take this responsibility."

"Can you do it well?" said Emperor Longwu.

"A thousand pounds of burden, my son-in-law dare not say that I can do it well." Zhu Hekun knelt down again: "But my son-in-law will do his best!"

Emperor Longwu nodded with relief: "Then go and do it."

--In the past three years, he has prepared a lot for Liulang. Today's conversation is another urge, but the specific trial still requires Liulang to explore and implement it himself.

He was able to move forward with difficulties, burn his boats, and pointed at thousands of people with cold faces. Liulang must be let to experience it himself. Only in this way can he be determined and the kings of later generations cannot easily change the systems and laws created by his father and ancestors.

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The so-called "king is under the law" means that public law is supreme, that is, not only all subjects, but also the monarch as the supreme ruler must be subject to the law.

In a simple sentence, under the law, the king drew circles for the emperor, restricting the monarch from abusing his power, and indulging the rights of his subjects according to his likes and dislikes.

As soon as the king came out of the Dharma, he immediately caused a sensation in the whole world.

After reforming the gentry and the royal family, Emperor Longwu's reform sword actually waved at himself.

It's unimaginable.

The power of the king is so powerful that he will be shaken.

From then on, the emperor could not be without any scruples.

Wind can enter, rain can enter, but kings cannot enter.

In the past, a prince broke the law and committed the same crime as the common people, just a empty talk and a good wish, but now it may become a fact.

To this end, the Supreme Court of the Constitution of the Ming Dynasty was specially established, consisting of senior judges, a total of eleven people, specializing in judging the Constitution and handling cases related to the emperor.

If the emperor violates the law, the Supreme Court will make a judgment, regardless of whether the emperor listens or not, the cabinet and the department must comply with the court's judgment without paying attention to the emperor's will.

In other words, the emperor's will is no longer an irresistible decree of heaven.

At the same time, this revision of the law formally determined the delegation of power of the Ming Dynasty on internal affairs and justice, and determined the rule of the chief minister to govern the country. The emperor nominated the chief minister to be the second assistant, and the Censorate agreed. If the chief minister fails during his tenure, the emperor needs to get the support of the inspector.

As for justice, no matter the emperor or the chief minister, it is allowed to interfere.

If the Chief Secretary interferes in the judicial process, the court will make a decision and the Chief Secretary immediately step down and accepts investigation without waiting for the vote of the Censorate.

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The king is a big event under the law. It not only has a great impact on the emperor, but also on the royal relatives and nobles. Think about it, even the imperial power cannot be done whatever he wants, let alone them? Therefore, Emperor Longwu issued an edict to establish the "Shangdu Censorate", abbreviated as the "Shangdu Censorate". The Shangdu Censorate is the same as the Royal Family, descendants of the nobles and retired senior officials. There are a total of 99 people. They are not called the Censorate, but the Senate.
To be continued...