Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 7 Emperor Collapse
Green smoke rose from the stove in the bedroom of the Qianqing Palace, and the whole room was filled with the scent of sandalwood.

Liang Fang saw that His Majesty was talking with the Crown Prince, so she quietly retreated outside the bead curtain, and at the same time sent all the idlers away.

Unlike those eunuchs who have already started to think about the way forward, he now simply hopes that His Majesty can say goodbye to the Prince, and it is best not to leave with regrets.

Although this emperor did not conform to the Ming emperor in the history books, he knew that Emperor Chenghua was not a bad emperor, but a good emperor with his own opinions.

Perhaps it is for this reason that even though Emperor Chenghua knew that reusing eunuchs like them would be cast aside by history books, he still insisted on reusing them to establish Xichang to rectify corruption in officialdom.

It's just that the world is so unfair: good people don't live long, and evil people last for thousands of years.

This good emperor died before his ambition was fulfilled, and now this simple prince will be at the helm. The future of the Ming Dynasty may not be optimistic.

After all, Zhu Youtang's emotions were affected by the original owner of his body, and he said affectionately and sincerely to Zhu Jian who was on the hospital bed: "I hope my father will recover!"

"Father is exhausted, and the Zhu family will depend on you from now on! It's just that you are not strong-willed and your temperament is too pure. How can the world be governed? How can the Zhu family be prosperous forever?" Zhu Jianshen looked at his son with relief. , but couldn't help but worry authentically.

In this era, even if you are the king of a country, it is really too difficult to do a big business.

Even if he wanted to completely control the court situation, he was still forced to compromise with the civil official group.Not only was he unable to imitate Chengzong's voyage to the West, but he was also forced to demote his most capable subordinate Wang Zhi to Nanjing, and he even ended up in a disheartened end.

My son is so simple, he doesn't understand the sinister human heart at all, and even believes that the civil servants' fictional rule will be played around by those civil servants.

Seeing the regret in Zhu Jianshen's eyes, Zhu Youtang said seriously, "Father, my son will not let you down. I will definitely control the court and create a new prosperous age for the Zhu family dynasty!"

"Control the court? How do you plan to control it?" Zhu Jianshen was taken aback for a moment, and then asked in shock.

Zhu Youtang knew that the other party was assessing him, so he combined his previous reading of political books and his own understanding and said: "The way of an emperor lies in checks and balances. It is not advisable to be strong in literature and weak in martial arts, nor is it advisable to be strong on the outside and weak on the inside. Trust alone is not as good as the crowd." Believe it, doubt alone is better than doubting everyone. As long as there are people who are absolutely loyal to my ministers inside and outside, and my ministers give them important positions, they can control the court!" After a pause, he expressed his position seriously: "My ministers will Following the example of my father's way of strengthening the army, the external defense of the Northern Yuan Dynasty will make a comeback, and the internal defense of civil servants and military generals will disrupt our Ming Dynasty, which will definitely make the Ming Dynasty prosperous and prosperous, and will also fulfill my father's vision of sailing to the West."

Although it is not clear what the real intention of Emperor Chenghua's voyage to the West is, it is imperative to open the sea, which can be said to coincide with him.

"Prince, you have finally enlightened, but you... you must be careful in your actions, and you must know how to lie dormant when you first ascend the throne!" Zhu Jianshen's eyes overflowed with tears of happiness, but he immediately warned seriously.

Zhu Youtang knew that this was a good word, so he nodded solemnly and said: "My child will obey the teachings of the emperor!"

"Okay! Okay! Oh, it's like this... I feel at ease!" Zhu Jianshen patted Zhu Youtang's hand, and comforted him softly.

That night, the trajectory of history did not shift.Chenghua Emperor Zhu Jianshen, who had been in power for 23 years, failed to survive this illness and died in Qianqing Palace at the age of 40.

The Jingyang bell rang, showing the world the death of the Ming emperor.

Zhu Jianshen was lying quietly in the coffin. After suffering from this illness, his whole body had obviously lost a lot of weight. Death may be regarded as a kind of relief.

Since Zhu Youtang entered the palace, he naturally stayed by the old emperor's side.

With Zhu Jianshen's death, he has now become the new owner of the Forbidden City and will be the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Perhaps many eunuchs and court ladies have this understanding, so they dare not ignore Zhu Youtang, who is known for his gentle temperament, and there is a bit of respect in their eyes.

In the main hall of Qianqing Palace, under the plaque of "Jingtian Fazu", there is a coffin tree parked in the center, and the coffins are hung all around. There are maids and eunuchs burning gold, silver and paper money in front of candlesticks to cry for mourning.

Zhu Youtang has already changed into a set of filial piety, filial piety is the first priority, even if the country cannot be without a king for a day, it is necessary to finish the funeral first.

Fortunately, things have already been planned, so the funeral is being organized in an orderly manner.

"I will pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

When Zhu Youtang came to Dongnuange, Wan An and other officials knelt down and prayed.

Zhu Youtang's mood was not high. Looking at the ministers kneeling in front of him, he couldn't tell who was loyal and who was traitor, or whether they were all traitors.

But before he could speak, the Empress Dowager Zhou next to her immediately reminded: "Tian'er, have you forgotten what grandma taught you? Quickly let them die!"

"Pingshen!" Zhu Youtang gave the Empress Dowager Zhou a complicated look, and dared to still treat herself as a three-year-old child, but still chose to do so.

As the conflict between Emperor Chenghua and the civil official group intensified, the harem became a battlefield without gunpowder, and he was kept in the cold palace for six years.

After her biological mother passed away inexplicably, her custody fell into the hands of the Empress Dowager Zhou, so her life has been under the control of this grandma, even her own crown princess is also chosen by her.

It's just that I am no longer that obedient and obedient Zhu Youtang after all, and now I know how to distinguish between good and evil, and I can also see through some people's dirty thoughts.

"Empress Dowager, the national funeral will be held tomorrow, and the most urgent task is to determine the temple name and posthumous title of the late emperor!" Liu Ji immediately reminded the Empress Dowager Zhou after getting up from the ground.

Wan An turned his head and glanced at Liu Ji, and found that Liu Ji was not paying attention to his chief assistant more and more, and he should be the chief assistant to propose this matter.

Zhu Youtang also looked at Liu Ji, feeling that the weight of his new monarch was not as important as the Empress Dowager Zhou.

"Very good, let's have a discussion, all the ministers and workers!" The Empress Dowager Zhou seemed not in the pain of losing her son, and immediately presided over the court.

Zhou Hongmo, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, saw that Liu Ji had taken the lead, so he stood up and said: "Emperor Daxing is quick and intelligent, and he can be a constitution. The party who is determined to make decisions is called Su, and the one who is right is called Su, and Widek is called Su." , so it can be designated as: Emperor Xianzong Su!"

"Zhou Shangshu, our courtiers should beg for mercy! You are so beautiful, but you ignore the current government's shortcomings, how can the new government implement the new policy?" Xu Pu, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, looked down, and immediately said tit-for-tat.

Zhou Hongmo's brows were slightly frowned, and he seemed to be trying to reason: "How can the Emperor Taihang not be beautiful? When he was in power, there was turmoil in the interior and the Northern Yuan Dynasty outside. Why can't he be a word for 'Su'?"

The two sides insisted on their own words, and it was here that they started arguing with each other, and then Wan An and Liu Ji joined in one after another.

Zhu Youtang silently watched the group of disputing ministers, but found that the cabinet had indeed split, and two factions headed by Wan An and Liu Ji resolutely emerged.

If good and evil are put aside, this situation is undoubtedly beneficial to oneself. Wan An and Liu Ji are a pair of ideal civil servants who check and balance each other.

As for his cheap teacher Xu Pu, he is also unwilling to be lonely. Judging from his speech and behavior, he already wants to flex his muscles in the new dynasty.

It's just that arguing endlessly is not an effective way to solve the problem, especially if they have to finalize the temple name and posthumous title of the first emperor before dawn.

"Queen Mother, how do you think Xianzong is a pure emperor?" Liu Ji seemed to have already made up his mind, and immediately asked the Queen Mother Zhou.

The Empress Dowager Zhou took a deep look at Liu Ji, but directly expressed her support: "Everyone, stop arguing! This matter is according to Liu Ge's words, let's use the Emperor Xianzong!"

"Yes!" Wan An saw that Liu Ji and the Queen Mother Zhou joined forces again, Dang even chose to compromise.

Zhu Youtang noticed that the Empress Dowager Zhou and Liu Ji seemed to have reached a certain kind of tacit agreement, and the two of them seemed to be singing in unison, turning their heads to look at the two people with a sense of understanding.

As in the original history, Zhu Jianshen's temple name is set as: Emperor Xianzong of Ming Dynasty.Of course, the posthumous title "Chun" is an abbreviation, and the real name is Jitian Ning Daocheng Mingren respecting Wensu Wuhongde Sheng Xiaochun Emperor.

(End of this chapter)