Phi-Fic Chapter 127
Chapter 127
"In the early days, many members of the imperial family joined the army. For example, Kangxi once led his sons to fight against the Dzungar Khanate. Each of his eight sons took charge of the Eight Banners Camp. Later, his fourteenth prince served as a general and also led a campaign against the northwest."
I go!
Emperors of all dynasties were surprised. This was too harsh. Wasn't he afraid that his sons would build up power in the army and then rebel against him?
Even if the commander of the army doesn't have this intention, the one sitting on the throne may not necessarily think so.
The King of Shu pondered carefully in the palace why these clan members did not rebel. It might be related to the fact that he gathered the clan members together. The more people there were, the more divided their hearts were.
If you dare to rebel, someone will dare to report you.
"In fact, arranging royal family members to join the army is not that scary. As long as your generals are loyal, it will be fine. Another thing is to firmly grasp the financial power in the hands of the court."
"No matter how large the army is, without food and money, it will most likely be dispersed."
"Besides, the emperor also has his own spies. If you do something wrong, you will be punished by the clan affairs office!"
"Let's talk about the imperial clan system in the Ming Dynasty. When Zhu Yuanzhang established the rules, he wanted the imperial clan to enjoy a good life, so he treated them quite leniently. Every child they had received was paid a certain amount of money and food."
"By the time of the Jiajing Emperor, there were already several million members of the imperial clan, and their salaries accounted for one-third of the tax revenue."
"Later, we had to allow the lower-class royal family to fend for themselves."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the princes kneeling on the ground. He never thought that he would have so many children in the future. This was absolutely impossible! If a dynasty had no money, how could it maintain its army?
Without an army, we will be invaded by those barbarians.
"You bastards, you are all related to the country, why don't you give the court a little money? Without the court, what can you do? You will have to beg for food."
He kicked the King of Dai and then cursed him for not loving his people. The sky exploded with anger. Now the whole world knew that Zhu Yuanzhang had given birth to a bastard son.
And there's the King of Lu! This guy's posthumous title is Huang!
After a while, a strong wind blew outside, forcing Qi Cheng, who wanted to go out and play, to change his plan. He decided to watch short videos at home, make a cup of tea, and put on a blanket.
[There are countless generals who have left their names in history, but most of them are men. This time, we will take a look at the female generals who have left their names in history.]
The first female general is a bit distant from us. She was General Fu Hao of the Shang Dynasty. "Fu" is a kinship term, and "Hao" is her surname. After her death, she was posthumously named "Xin."
This female general was one of the wives of King Wu Ding of the Shang Dynasty. She represented Wu Ding in suppressing rebellions in various places and also led expeditions to places like Bashu.
[Her tomb was unearthed in the 1970s, revealing white slaves buried with her. Some experts speculate that the Guifang people she led her army to conquer might have been the Aryans who invaded from the west.]
Because she triumphed, we were able to avoid the same fate as our neighbor, Ah San.
Daqin
Qin Shihuang thought hard and realized that he had never heard of this female general. The Shang Dynasty was indeed too far away from his time. He turned around and asked Li Si if he had heard of her.
Li Si looked carefully at the introduction on the sky curtain and knew that this was verified by later generations themselves.
"Your Majesty, oracle bones from the Shang Dynasty have been unearthed in later generations, and they should contain a lot of historical materials." Li Si said as he took notes. "Although we are close now, there are mostly legends."
The second person I want to talk about was not from the imperial court, but a woman who rebelled during the Ming Dynasty. This woman did not rebel in the later period, but in the early Ming Dynasty, during the reign of our Yongle Emperor.
Yongle Emperor Zhu Di was known as the last great emperor. During his reign, he launched five campaigns against the Mongols, forcing the Northern Yuan forces to flee in panic. To dare to raise an army during his reign was truly courageous!