Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1959 Returning to Japan ([-]) Empress Dowager Li's Best of Both Worlds
Princess Yongning's worry is not out of thin air, there are reasons for it.

The reason for this is that in the various records of the Ming Dynasty about the order of the royal family and the succession of titles, most of them discuss the canonization or inheritance of titles according to their relationship with the emperor.

For example, the prince is named prince, the eldest son of the prince is named prince, and the remaining son is named county king.Or on the women's side, the emperor's daughter is named a princess, the prince's daughter is named a princess, and so on.These discussions did not mention what the son of the princess should be granted, which means that the son of the princess theoretically has no title to inherit.

However, things are not so absolute, because this method of canonization and inheritance only on the patrilineal line also means that the son of the princess can still inherit according to his father's title.

But does the princess' husband have a title?Yes, it is called "Captain Prince Consort". This is not an official position, but a title, and it is also a super-class of seriousness-of course, all the titles of the Ming Dynasty are super-class.

The title of Consort Captain is not within the third rank of the Duke of the Ming Dynasty, so how does it rank?In fact, it ranks below Hou and above Bo.But there is one thing, the captain-in-law is going to be demoted to the rank of nobility.

But the above is not important, because there is a problem with Princess Yongning.Her nominal son-in-law was Liang Bangrui, but after the incident of the Liang family deceiving the emperor, although the marriage was preserved, Liang Bangrui's son-in-law, the captain, was abolished.

In other words, Gaoluo will have no nobles to attack in the future.

Although saying that there is no title to attack does not necessarily mean that everything is over, because as a close relative of the royal family, as long as the emperor is with his holy family, he can still do the various positions of the governor of the five armies. If he is lucky, he can even be a clan mansion Zongzheng became the nominal "civilian first" [Note: Zhu Yuanzhang put the Zongren mansion at the top of the civil office].

But no matter what, the loss of the title will always give Princess Yongning a feeling of uneasiness, but since these are ancestral systems, she has no other way to think about it, and it is not easy to go to the emperor and say, "Please take Liang Bangrui to the emperor." His title will be returned."

Therefore, Princess Yongning inevitably wants to leave some inheritance to her son—although she herself is only about thirty years old, and she can ride the wind and waves for many years in future generations, but she has already begun to think about the future of her infant son. What can be inherited.

She knew that her relationship with Gao Yushi would never be revealed, so she didn't want to ask Gao Yushi for arrangements, but the emperor's brother couldn't ask, Gao Yushi didn't want to ask, who else could she ask?I had to ask my mother, Queen Mother Li.

Empress Dowager Li has long since ignored matters, but it does not mean that she has no influence on the emperor at all.In fact, in the Ming Dynasty where filial piety was as great as the sky, as long as the emperor still cared about his reputation, he would never show any disrespect to his biological mother, because that would definitely be criticized by the outer court. dare.

More importantly, Empress Dowager Li has already known about Yongning and Gao Yushi within a few years after she stopped asking about government affairs, and since Gao Yushi became Zhu Yijun's real minister, she has long been aware of this matter. Look away - so what if you don't look away?The emperor made this hole on purpose, now go and scold the emperor, and then bear the guilt for his daughter for the rest of his life until he dies?

But any normal woman must care more about her children and younger generations as she gets older, and Queen Mother Li is no exception.She is actually very pleased with Yongning's current situation, and her guilt can be alleviated in this way.

Therefore, when she heard Yongning mention Gaoluo's future title in a roundabout way, she even made a small joke in interest, saying: "What's wrong with this? He doesn't follow the surname Liang now, since the surname Gao, naturally we should find someone with the surname Gao to claim the title to inherit."

Princess Yongning was ashamed and angry, and said in disbelief: "How is this possible, he is only a Marquis of Nanning, that is for Gao Yuan, how can Luo Er attack?"

Empress Dowager Li didn't know whether it was a joke or on purpose, but she replied: "In this case, let his father make more contributions and let the emperor give him another reward. Even if there is no double title, the emperor can Give him a favor, let’s just say that high practical merits are difficult to reward, and then give his son another title. You see, when the time comes, Gao Yuan will have one, and Luo Er will also have one, and the Tian family will look better.”

Good guy, the co-author Empress Dowager Li also thinks about the face of the Tian family, and feels that her daughter is already ugly if she can't be the main wife for some reason. If Gao Luo doesn't have a title in the future, she won't be as good as Gao Yuan. Then it would be even more embarrassing.

Princess Yongning felt a little weird about her mother's statement at first, but when she thought about it carefully, it seemed that there was really no ancestral system that said that this could not be done. Freedom" right?Seems like it might work?
However, Princess Yongning felt that this matter could not be brought up by herself, so she rarely acted like a baby and begged her mother for help.Children can act like a baby in front of their mother regardless of their age, let alone a daughter like her who has been cheated miserably?
Seeing that she really agreed with the proposal, Queen Mother Li also put away her joking attitude and thought about it seriously.After a while, he said: "Yao, this is you. Even if Yao'e (Princess Shouyang) mentions such a thing, my mother will definitely not agree."

That is agreed.Princess Yongning immediately lowered her head slightly and said, "Yes, Yongning understands."

So, when the emperor came to greet him early the next morning, his mother, the empress dowager, who often did not see him on the grounds of worshiping the Buddha, received him rarely, and even called him in to sit down.

Zhu Yijun was very surprised.In fact, over the years, he came later and later to pay his respects, and finally when he came, he always encountered the Queen Mother paying respects to the Buddha, so he was rarely seen.Later, Zhu Yijun also felt that this was very good, after all, greetings were really just a matter of courtesy.

Zhu Yijun usually doesn't have anything to say to his mother since he doesn't ask about government affairs after beating his mother, and the Empress Dowager Li's side is actually the same.The emperor is already fully in control of the government, and even judging from his current achievements, especially since the victory over the Yuan Dynasty, the title of "Lord of Zhongxing" should be unshakable in the future.

That being the case, what is there to worry about?Apart from worshiping the Buddha sincerely and hoping that the empress would give birth to a dragon son soon, there was nothing else to worry about.But it's okay, the queen has given birth to two princesses in a row since..., which proves that there is no problem with her health, and it is only a matter of time before she has a son.

The emperor was called in this day, and Zhu Yijun was also wondering if something had happened that he hadn't noticed in the past few days, but Empress Dowager Li just dragged him to chat about the daily routine.

Although he didn't know why, Zhu Yijun didn't show any impatience, and chatted with his mother calmly for a while.In fact, he knew that the queen mother must have something to say, and now it depends on who is more impatient.But in this matter, Zhu Yijun is really not cowardly - he has really been the pro-emperor for more than [-] years, how can the city not have this?

Sure enough, in the end, it was Empress Dowager Li who took the initiative to mention the dispute over Gao Luo's surname in the court some time ago, and then sighed: "Luo Er, poor child, not only the surname can cause disputes in the court, but he will not even have a title when he grows up. Aijia’s grandma sees it in her eyes and hurts in her heart, and she thinks about it so much at night that she can’t sleep well.”

Is this okay?The emperor was taken aback, and didn't care how true or false what Empress Dowager Li said, he slid down from the chair in a hurry, knelt on the ground and confessed his mistake on the spot: "It's my son's fault for making the Empress Dowager difficult to sleep and eat."

Empress Dowager Li said: "I can't blame you. There is no precedent for this matter. It is really difficult to deal with it without finding a basis..."

It is said that "you can't blame you", but Ai's family just won't let you get up, just kneel down honestly, think about it!
How shrewd Zhu Yijun is, seeing the situation, he knew that his mother had some ideas in her heart, but the mother also knew that it was not as good as it was back then, and she knew that it would be hard to do so, so she could only use this kind of soft knife in "filial piety"—whatever your emperor wants The wings are stiff, and he is still a son after seeing his mother. He must kneel when he should kneel, and admit his mistakes when he should admit his mistakes.

Zhang Juzheng can't control his father, how can Zhu Yijun treat his mother?Isn't the reason why the eldest son succession system of the Ming Dynasty is as firm as a rock, in the final analysis, is the blessing of this whole set of etiquette?

In other words, what he kneeled was not only his mother, but also the legitimacy of his own throne.

"My son is dull. For a while... I didn't think of any good solution for a while, but with the mother and empress Sheng Cong, I think I can guide my son in the wrong way."

Eh, that's a good attitude.

The queen mother and the queen mother showed a satisfied smile, nodded slightly and said: "The Ai family has some ideas that I can share with the emperor... Hey, what are you still kneeling for, and get up."

Zhu Yijun smiled bitterly in his heart, and continued to pretend to be a filial son, saying: "The queen mother admonishes, the son just kneels and listens."

"Get up as soon as I tell you to get up, this is not an admonition." Empress Dowager Li insisted on letting the emperor sit down, and then let him continue to sit down, and then said: "After thinking about it, Gao Luo still took the surname of Gao Yushi after all. Then no matter what, his title should fall on Gao Yushi..."

"Ah, how can I do that?" Zhu Yijun was taken aback, and quickly said: "Rixin has an eldest son, this rule can't be broken, otherwise once the outer court finds out, all the ministers will have to knock on the gate and force the palace."

"Why are you in such a hurry? The Ai family didn't tell him to pass the Marquis of Nanning to Luo'er." Empress Dowager Li gave her son a dissatisfied look, and continued amid Zhu Yijun's puzzled face: "Emperor, the Ai family asks you, How old is Gao Wushi this year?"

Zhu Yijun wondered, it's not like you don't know the age of Gao Pragmatic, ask me what to do?But he didn't dare to say it clearly, and said honestly: "Rixin is the same age as his son, the eldest son is about three months old, and his false age is seventy-seven."

"He is now a scholar of the Wenhua Palace, that is, the third assistant, but Aijia heard that the second assistant Liang Menglong has begged for bones several times, and he is probably going to return to his hometown soon, is that true?"

It stands to reason that this issue can be regarded as a matter of government affairs. After all, the queen mother asked Liang Menglong if the assistant was going to retire. It is not Liang Menglong's decision whether to become an official, but the emperor's decision. Therefore, it is the government's decision. .

But her current focus is obviously not on whether Liang Menglong will become an official, so the emperor didn't take it seriously, nodded and admitted: "Yes, according to the plan, after Rixin returns to the court this time, Liang Aiqing will mention the official again, and her son will also It will be approved."

"Well, that means that Gao Yushi is going to be the second assistant?" Empress Dowager Li nodded and said, "Do you think that his achievements in North Korea are not easy to reward, so I took this opportunity to let him Being promoted from a group assistant to a second assistant is considered a reward?"

Zhu Yijun hesitated for a moment, and said: "Actually, this matter itself is reasonable. After all, Liang Aiqing's age is placed there, and she is about to retire. Rixin's succession as a second assistant is actually not a reward."

"Then how did you plan to reward?" Queen Mother Li asked: "He sent troops this time to help the crisis, drive away the Japanese pirates, and return North Korea to justice. In the end, he was the same as in the past, always able to It brought a little surprise, and it actually made North Korea willing to attach... Such a great achievement, don't you plan to not reward it?"

"This...Actually, according to Rixin's own plan, this matter is not over yet." Zhu Yijun saw his mother was surprised, so he had to explain: "What Rixin means is that driving away the Japanese pirates is just to help North Korea. , did not allow the Japanese pirates to plead guilty and pay the price. In this case, if the Japanese pirates recover in the future, maybe there will be another disaster...

Therefore, he advocated that the eradication of evil should be done at the root, and the Japanese pirates must be attacked directly to let them know that the principles and ethics cannot be broken, so that they can enjoy long-term stability and peace forever.In this way, it is still too early for this award, and it is reasonable to wait for his follow-up actions to be completed before rewarding him based on merit. "

Empress Dowager Li frowned: "Why haven't you finished fighting yet... Forget it, this is government affairs, and the Ai family will not interfere. The Ai family actually wanted to say, how do you plan to reward him for making such a large contribution? Since you I also said that it is not a reward for him to be a second assistant, so what you can reward seems to be a promotion, right?"

Zhu Yijun was a bachelor on this issue, so he nodded in approval.

"He is only 30 to 30 years old. If he is about to become a Duke, what will he do in the next [-] years? Can you be sure that he will not make great achievements in the next [-] years? If there is another What a great achievement...

For example, Aijia heard that those people in Tumen had gained a firm foothold in the Western Regions, and now the pressure on the towns in Gansu has increased sharply. If one day he leads troops to fight the Western Regions again, how will you seal him then?Wang with a different surname? "

Kings with different surnames are not very good, this is a direct violation of the ancestral system, so Zhu Yijun was also a little numb, hesitantly said: "The king of different surnames can't be named... Maybe find some other excuses and give some more noble names. "

"It's too perfunctory. Doing so will only make the outer court feel that the Tian family is mean and ungrateful." Empress Dowager Li shook her head and said, "I think that instead of having a headache in the future, you might as well make plans now, such as... this time the Korean war— ——Or add the one from the Wa Kingdom, and give Gao Yushi one more Marquis, but this time it’s not for himself, but to 'adopt' the title of Marquis directly to Luo Er."

After finishing speaking, Empress Dowager Li added with a half-smile: "Luo Er is also his son, so he can't say no to him, right? Isn't this the best of both worlds?"
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