Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 283
As early as when King Xiang was only a prince, he had "passed by" the throne.

At the beginning, Emperor Renzong died, but Emperor Xuanzong, who was still the prince, was ordered by Emperor Renzong to go to Nanjing to prepare for the transfer of the capital in person, so he was unable to serve by his side.

Therefore, under the strong support of Empress Dowager Zhang, the state affairs were temporarily handed over to King Xiang.

At that time, there were rumors in Beijing that Empress Dowager Zhang intended to support the youngest son to ascend the throne.

But it turns out that everything is just rumors.

In just one month, after Emperor Xuanzong rushed back to the capital from Nanjing, King Xiang withdrew to the palace, strictly observing the festival of ministers, without any overstepping.

The second time was not long ago, when the capital was in turmoil during the civil engineering battle, the emperor Beishou, and the king was regent. Some people in the court also proposed that an elder king like King Xiang, the brother of Xuanzong, should be supported to succeed to the throne.

However, because Zhu Qiyu quickly stabilized the situation, the sound disappeared, without even a splash of waves.

As for the last time, it was before the restoration of Nangong.

At that time, Zhu Qiyu's only son, Zhu Jianji, died of illness. He had not established a prince for a long time. When he was seriously ill, someone in the court advised him to make King Xiang the emperor's uncle, so as to prevent the throne from falling back to the line of the emperor.

Of course, none of these were clearly successful.

However, the reason why King Xiang is remembered every time the throne is empty is not only because he is the only surviving son of Emperor Renzong.

More importantly, he is a rare virtuous king among the clan princes today.

In terms of ability, after Renzong's death, he supervised the country for a month. At that time, the court was in turmoil, rumors abounded, there was King Han outside, and King Zhao was eyeing him.

Under such circumstances, he was able to stabilize the court situation and wait until Emperor Xuanzong rushed back to the capital to succeed him in peace, which was not something ordinary princes could do.

Later, when the King of Han rebelled, Emperor Xuanzong led his troops to conquest, and Prince Xiang stayed in the capital to guard the capital. Later, King Xiang became a vassal, and he was not as domineering as other princes.

On the contrary, he restrained his subordinates and never provoked. Anyone who dared to bully the people would be severely punished, helping local officials to appease the gentry and restrain the local clan.

Many clans caused troubles in the local area, and the local officials couldn't control them, so they would ask him, Prince Xiang's mansion.

Because of this, his virtuous name is well-known throughout the court.

However, only Zhu Qiyu knew.

This King Xiang, only because he was instilled with too many concepts of superiority and inferiority, and the orderliness of seniority and orderliness, has always been peaceful.

This is a good thing most of the time.

But it is a pity that this King Xiang not only abides by the moral order himself, but also hates other people's behaviors that violate the moral order.

In the previous life, as soon as Zhu Qiyu welcomed back to Zhu Qizhen, King Xiang sent a letter from his family as an elder, asking Zhu Qiyu to abide by the way of filial piety, and lead his officials to greet the Supreme Emperor every morning and evening, and be respectful and observant.

In addition, what he is best at is protecting himself wisely. When necessary, his methods are so cruel that it is unimaginable.

Regarding this point, Zhu Qiyu in his previous life had a very profound personal experience!

At that time, after the restoration of the Nangong Palace, Shi Heng took advantage of someone who had played Zhu Qiyu's Lixiang King as the emperor's uncle before, and accused Yu Qian of slandering, and Wang Wen conspired to welcome the establishment of foreign vassals.

In order to show his innocence, King Xiang personally went to Beijing and played to Zhu Qizhen, saying that the Hang family had violated the canon system and was a false empress. He suggested that the posthumous title of the Hang family should be abolished and her tomb built according to the queen's specifications should be demolished.

As a result, a person from the Hang family who had been buried for more than a year was dragged out of the mausoleum from the Zi Palace, and his corpse was exposed in the wilderness, with no bones left.

Not only that, when Zhu Jianshen succeeded to the throne, King Xiang was worried that he would be liquidated, and even once suggested to Zhu Jianshen that Wang and sister Hui, who had been abolished as Princess Ying, should be expelled from the palace of Prince Yan.

If it weren't for Zhu Jianshen's last bit of generosity in his heart, Mrs. Wang and Sister Hui, an orphan and widowed mother, would not even be able to keep their last shelter.

Such behavior can be seen from the cruelty of its means.

But she never thought that Zhu Qiyu didn't have time to find him now, so he would send him to the door by himself.

On the other side, under the urging of his brothers, King Xiang finally bit the bullet and said.

"Your Majesty's kindness, I am deeply grateful for the emperor's favor, but before entering the palace today, I seem to have heard that at the court meeting early in the morning, His Majesty issued an imperial edict to set up a school in the capital, ordering all the children of the clan to enroll?"

Zhu Qiyu saw through his purpose at a glance.

King Xiang, King Zheng, and King Jing are all first-generation princes who have just been conferred the title of prince. Most of them have just had grandchildren, and their sons have grown up and been conferred the title of county king.

So for them, there is no pressure that their salary will be deducted if they have too many descendants.

On the contrary, as soon as Zongxue opened, their grandsons would leave the fief and study in Zongxue within a few years.

Moreover, according to the newly announced religious regulations, if these princes and younger brothers of the county princes fail the assessment, their eligibility to inherit the title will also be postponed.

They are dissatisfied for sure.

Not only that, Zhu Qiyu raised his eyes and scanned around, and found that after King Xiang spoke, many princes under him put down their chopsticks one after another and looked towards this side.

King Xiang and the others, most of their grandsons are only two or three years old, and they have to wait for a few years.

But many of the prince's sons present were about to turn ten years old.

According to the newly announced regulations, all the ten-year-old heirs of the prince must enroll in religious studies, which is an imminent matter for them.

From this point of view, King Xiang was just pushed out by them, and there were more than one or two people who really had opinions on this matter.

He probably had an idea in his mind, but Zhu Qiyu didn't point it out, just nodded and said.

"That's right, I heard that the gentry in the folk will start clan studies after they become famous, and support the children of the clan to study, so after discussing with Hu Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, I plan to start a Zongxue for the clan's children to study, study the scriptures, and study. Reasonably, the detailed rules will be sent to the ten princes' mansion after the New Year's Eve, and Uncle Wang can read them in detail when he arrives."

For this reason, King Xiang couldn't laugh or cry.

Turning to look at the other princes, they had the same expressions.

Yes, it is a good thing for folk gentry to start ethnology studies, but they are for the imperial examination!

The so-called Han Chuang studied hard for decades, and once became famous all over the world.

Civilian scientific research takes more than ten years to study, and it costs a lot of money and food, so ethnology is regarded as a contribution to the clan.

But clansmen...

After a moment of pondering, Xiang Wang said.

"Your Majesty's love for the clan, we should be aware of it, but the princes of the clan are far away from the capital, and it is difficult to travel back and forth. Besides, there are private schools in our mansion, why dare the court spend money and food to start a religious school? Please also ask your majesty Allow me to invite you to the nearest place in the fief, and teach your heirs."

For this reason, Zhu Qiyu obviously wouldn't buy it, he waved his hand and said directly.

"The tutors invited by the various palaces are nothing more than folk scholars, but the teachers of Zongxue are all Qingliu of the Imperial Academy and Huaxuan of the Scholars. How can the two be compared?"

"The road to study has always been difficult. In order to find a good teacher, the folks would sacrifice their families and careers. Why did Uncle Wang delay the future of his children and grandchildren because of the mere journey?"

Seeing the high-sounding words of the emperor, King Xiang couldn't help curling his lips secretly, returning the future of his descendants?
Stay peacefully in the fief, and when you are old enough, you will naturally be granted a fief.

But if you really entered Zongxue, if you fail the assessment, you will be granted a delayed award, which will delay your future, okay?
But if you think so, you can't say that.

At least in Ming Dynasty, reading to understand the principles and studying scriptures is the right path and a good thing.

It cannot be said that we don't want to study, but just want to eat and wait to die.

If you really dare to say that, believe it or not, the emperor will take out Dagui and kill you, an unworthy descendant, on behalf of Zukao.

King Xiang's face was a bit unhappy after being told, but he couldn't continue arguing with the emperor, so he retreated after a little thought.

However, from their questioning this time, it was obvious that King Xiang was only the leader, as soon as he returned, Yi Wang Zhu Yongyen stood up and said.

"Your Majesty, the establishment of Zongxue is certainly a good thing, but the succession of kings and nobles always pays attention to the purity of blood, the order of seniority, and the order of the elders. Why is the Zongxue assessment?"

"I have seen a lot of clan studies in the fief, but I haven't seen any clan studies that force the children of the clan to go to school, and I haven't seen that if they don't go to school, they are not allowed to inherit the family business? Please ask your majesty to explain it to me. confused!"

(End of this chapter)