While Xiao Ruxun was considering this matter, he also thought of people like Li Shimin and Li Longji who had broken the succession system.
But he realized that it didn't matter.
If someone really did break this system, then they naturally had to be extremely powerful. If they had such power, then what was there to be afraid of?
The system of inheritance of the eldest son was actually a system of inheritance of strength. If you were strong enough to break the rules, then you could inherit. No one could stop you. However, if you were not strong enough, then you would follow this system. It was safe and stable, and everyone would have a benchmark.
Stability was the most important.
Therefore, in general, compared to the easy to exploit loopholes and bureaucratic manipulation of the system, it was clear that the eldest son inheritance system was more beneficial to Xiao Ruxun.
Moreover, the succession system didn't mean that there was nothing but the eldest son. It meant that the eldest son would inherit part of the family's property and all of his father's political rights, while the other sons could still get a share of the family's property.
Of course, the most important thing was political rights.
Of course, in the current era, where the Emperor's power was unshakable, Xiao Ruxun could choose whoever he wanted, but he didn't want to leave any hidden dangers for future generations to inherit the throne.
Therefore, Xiao Ruxun still stipulated the succession system for the eldest son of the first wife. From her own throne to the inheritance of the nobles below, and then to the common people, everyone continued to abide by this eternal rule of the eldest son of the first wife inheritance system, a rule that maintained social stability.
The only exceptions were the three royal families, who wanted to make it easier to control.
Thus, after Xiao Ruxun stabilized the capital, he made his eldest son, Xiao Zhenbang, the Crown Prince and the King of Qin. He brought him to the capital to set an example for his officials.
From then on, the officials all knew that the Emperor still followed the succession system, and they all felt very relaxed.
Liu Huangchang, who had been rather worried about this, also relaxed.
Outside the Imperial Palace, he still remembered what Xiao Ruxun had said about his dissatisfaction with the succession system. He had always been worried that Xiao Ruxun might not like this system and decide to abolish it. Should he remonstrate or not?
Abolishing this system was definitely a bad move. He was very worried that when Xiao Ruxun made a bold and decisive reform, he would also change this rule.
In the end, Xiao Ruxun conferred his eldest son the title of Crown Prince. This calmed everyone down, including Liu Huangshang.
It seemed that there was a difference between being an emperor and not being an emperor. After becoming an emperor, one would know the importance of stability.
Liu Huangchang was slightly happy.
He had predicted the beginning and the end of the political storm, and he had also predicted that this matter had nothing to do with him. The subsequent developments were just as he had expected.
The political storm did not affect him. He was still the Minister of War. Under the order of Xiao Ruxun, he assisted the army in the construction and preparation of the Central Military Academy of Daqin.
From time to time, Xiao Ruxun would call on Liu Huangchang to inspect the construction site of the Central Military Academy, not too far to the northeast of the capital.
In order to build the Central Military Academy, Xiao Ruxun ordered five thousand soldiers and twenty thousand refugees to work together on the construction.
The outer walls of the Military Academy were built with bricks. The construction was similar to that of a small city. If a war really broke out, this place could even be used as a military fortress to defend the city.
Xiao Ruxun proposed to pave the road in the city with bricks. All kinds of buildings such as classrooms, offices, and dormitories were built. Then, they were handed over to the craftsmen to build. Liu Huangchang was like a supervisor. He had to supervise the quality of the construction.
Liu Huangchang did not dare to neglect Xiao Ruxun's attention to this matter. Whenever he had time, he would come to the construction site to supervise. Seeing a small city rising from the ground, and there was even a special road from the capital to this small city, one could imagine how important this place was to Xiao Ruxun.
After thinking about it, it made sense. Xiao Ruxun had learned from the previous dynasty that the civil officials were too strong and the military officials were too weak. He decided that while the civil officials would use academies to pass on their knowledge, he would also set up a martial arts academy to pass on their knowledge to the military officials and increase their strength.
In this way, the military officials would have sufficient reserves. The civil officials would not be able to rely on their advantage in numbers and quality to seize the military power of the generals. The decline of the power of the generals after the Tumu Fort incident of the former Ming dynasty would not occur again.
Liu Huangchang even guessed that Xiao Ruxun would also make changes to the military system. Although there were no changes at the moment, everything was still following the Ming system, and the military officials were still using the method of the Five Armies Commanderies to bestow titles to the generals. But now that he had taken down Zhu Yinghuai, Liu Huangchang was very suspicious of this method.
There was no doubt that Liu Huangchang was very smart.
"This place has been done very well. We must continue to do so. The ground must be paved with bricks, and the buildings must be built according to the blueprints. After the planning is done, the walls of this city can be three zhang tall. Let's build it like a small city."
Xiao Ruxun gave instructions to Liu Huangchang as he inspected the construction site.
Liu Huangchang indicated that he completely understood.
The establishment of the military academy was a very important step for Xiao Ruxun. Once it was successfully established, not only would he be able to obtain a steady stream of qualified military personnel, but he would also be able to stabilize the hearts of the generals. He would let them know that the former commander-in-chief, the current emperor, was a man of his word and that there was no need to worry.
Xiao Ruxun predicted that there would still be war. Now was not the time to let the generals and the army relax and prepare to enjoy themselves.
All the training was still carried out according to the regulations. There was a large military drill once a month, and Xiao Ruxun personally attended every time. He personally went to the army to interact with the soldiers at the bottom level and gave them wine and meat, letting them know that the emperor had always cared for them.
Xiao Ruxun's requirements for the training of the army were even higher than before. He also came up with many other training methods and training equipment. At the same time, the sports competitions that had begun in the Zhennan Army did not stop. The four major infantry battalions and the two major cavalry battalions were still constantly competing.
These sports competitions had already spread from the soldiers of the Zhennan Army to the entire army. The entire army was playing these games. Almost every day, there would be soldiers who took turns to compete with each other in preparation for the annual competition.
He needed to give the army something to do. This way, the army would not be idle and would not be out of practice. Otherwise, no matter how strong an army was, it would still degenerate.
"If this goes on, when will the military academy be completed and put to use? How do you think we should handle the first batch of students to be enrolled into the military academy? "
Xiao Ruxun asked Liu Huangchang for a plan.
Liu Huangchang said, "According to this subject's estimates, it will be ready to be used in another half a year. The construction is also quite complete, and the facilities that Your Majesty needs have already been prepared. As for the academy's enrollment, does Your Majesty plan to recruit students from the army or from the common people?"
Xiao Ruxun thought for a moment.
"We can choose young soldiers from the army who are literate and have great achievements to enter the academy to further their studies. We can also recruit young people from the common people who are interested in joining the army to serve the country. The age will be set at 18 to 24 years old, and the number of students will be 3,000. All the expenses will be borne by the court."
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
