Li Er of the Tang Dynasty: Ancestor Xie is here!

Chapter 175 You think there are too many Nine Clans

"As for you, the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, you really have a lot to do, and all of them are very good." Li Qing first began to define the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Don't think that Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di are not alive. One of them strips off the skills of the nine tribes, and the other travels on the grassland. They are both a kind of ruthless life.

"The life of Zhu Youtang, Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty, is relatively incomprehensible in the circle of emperors. He only married one wife." Li Qing spread his hands: "You can call him pure love... He is really pure love. The warrior only gave birth to Ming Wuzong Zhu Houzhao, and the remaining Princess Taikang died young, as did Zhu Houwei."

"Zhu Youtang taught people with bloody lessons why emperors cannot be monogamous." Li Qing's words were a bit gloating, "Zhu Houzhao and Zhu Biao are considered the two most stable princes in history, but their concepts are different. "

"Xiao Biao, you are the kind of person who is favored by my father, who is clear and without any suspicion."

Li Qing said this to Zhu Biao. After hearing Li Qing's words, both Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi had expressions of envy on their faces.

Zhu Di was envious of the fatherly love his eldest brother received, while Zhu Gaochi was obviously envious of the fact that Zhu Biao could always have a special favor, unlike him who had to wait until last year to be stable.

"But Zhu Houzhao's situation is different. Zhu Houzhao belongs to his father and has no choice but to choose him as the prince. So... no matter how humanlike Zhu Houzhao is, Zhu Youtang has to hold his nose and let him take the throne." Li Qing said Here, seeing Lao Zhu's worried look, he smiled and said: "Don't worry about this. Zhu Houzhao was essentially a good emperor. It's just that because of the literati and bureaucrats who controlled the pen, he could only end up with a "faint emperor" in history. evaluation of."

"Since he is good, why do the history books say he is a foolish king?" Zhu Gaochi asked puzzledly.

"In the twelfth year of Zhengde, the little Tatar prince Dayan Khan led 50,000 cavalry into Shanxi. Emperor Zhengde wanted to lead the expedition in person, but the civil servants collectively opposed it. But Zhengde, as a living member of the Zhu family, would naturally work hard—— He appointed himself as the "Governor-General's Mighty General and Commander-in-Chief of Military Affairs," and then issued a decree to himself, the commander-in-chief, to lead the troops on an expedition."

The emperor's decree of the Ming Dynasty must be jointly signed by the cabinet before it can be implemented; if the decree is issued directly without going through procedures, officials do not have to accept it because the procedures have not been completed. But it is obvious that Emperor Zhengde cannot refuse to accept his own will.

Otherwise, how can we say that people are still alive...

"In October of the twelfth year of Zhengde, the little Tatar prince Dayan Khan once again led 50,000 people to invade the border, and happened to meet Zhu Houzhao. Previously, Emperor Wuzong wanted to leave Juyongguan, but was blocked by ministers and guards, so he could only return to Beijing angrily. Later, Zhu Houzhao took advantage of the fact that the censor Zhang Qin, who was patrolling Juyong Pass, was out, and left the capital incognito and arrived at Juyong Pass, where he was able to "take advantage of the opportunity" to leave the pass."

"The 50,000-strong army led by Dayan Khan entered the fortress from Yulin Guards on September 25th. On October 3rd, they encountered resistance from Datong General Wang Xun at Wuli Village in the north of Yingzhou City. The next day, Congyanghe Zhu Houzhao, who rushed to Yingzhou, joined the battle. After two days of fighting, Dayan Khan's troops saw that they could not take advantage, so they withdrew from the border on the fifth day of October."

"However, it is recorded in the "Records of the Wuzong" that during this battle, sixteen levels of prisoners were beheaded, and that our army had fifty-two dead and five hundred and sixty-three seriously injured..."

*Rage value from Zhu Yuanzhang +10000

*Rage value from Zhu Di +7000

"What the hell!" Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di yelled in unison: "After fighting for two days, you beheaded sixteen levels? Who the hell are you kidding?"

Indeed, when I led the Tang Dynasty to fight at "Xiangji Temple" for eight hours, I was able to blow out a formation and kill 60,000 people. When I went to Wuzong's place, I fought for two days and killed 16 people... Even a three-year-old child would not believe it.

"The pen is in the hands of the literati. You have offended the literati and are disobedient. How do you want others to write about you?" Li Qing laughed and said: "Zhu Houzhao even killed one with his own hands. People at the time thought he was bragging - —But he can actually boast that he personally beheaded more than a dozen people.”

"That's all I have to say, but after the battle, the little Tatar prince never dared to go south again..."

"Shameless! It's simply shameless!" Lao Zhu cursed angrily: "In our opinion, they still have too many nine tribes! Don't let us go to his Wu Zong Dynasty, or we will kill him and his head will be ruined!"

Everyone with a discerning eye knows that if only a dozen people were killed as recorded, how could the little Tatar prince huddle in the north and never go south until the Zhengde Dynasty?

"Dad, as long as you give the order, your son will charge forward with a knife!" Zhu Di immediately clasped his fists and said, "Do you really think that there is no one in my old Zhu family?"

Li Qing interrupted them and said with a smile: "The topic went far away. Later, Zhu Houzhao accidentally fell into the water and died of illness. He was thirty-one years old..."

"There is such an emperor who can charge forward and take the lead. You said he died when he fell into the water?" Lao Zhu was the first to express disbelief: "Do you think we are a three-year-old child? Can you believe such a thing?"

"But the ending was like this. Zhu Houzhao did not have a son after his death, so the minister thought about it and decided to let Zhu Youtang's brother, Xingxian King Zhu Youxuan's son Zhu Houcong, be the emperor."

Li Qing glanced at their expressions and continued.

"Zhu Houcong agreed, but he had one condition, which was that "the posthumous decree designated my heir as the emperor, not the prince." That means he did not agree with the civil officials' decision to recognize Zhu Youtang as his father."

"With this as an excuse, Zhu Houcong set off a vigorous "Great Ceremony" incident, and began a several-year struggle with the civil servants. Eventually, the civil service group also began to split, believing that Zhu Houcong's accession to the throne was to inherit the imperial line, rather than inherit the imperial heir. , which is the so-called "succession of authority without heirs."

"After a few more years of fighting, in the third year of Jiajing, Zhu Houcong had no choice but to call his father "Emperor Kao Gongmu Xian" and his mother "Empress Dowager Zhang Sheng". He honored his grandmother Shao, that is, The imperial concubine of Emperor Xianzong of the Ming Dynasty was the Empress Dowager Shouan, the empress of Xiaozong Zhu Youtang was the "Empress Dowager of Our Lady of Zhaosheng Cishou", and the empress of Zhu Houzhao was the Empress Zhuangsu."

Benshenghuangkao means the biological father commonly used by a certain group of people. At the same time, he still has to respect Zhu Youtang as "Huang Kao", which is equivalent to being adopted. This title seemed like Zhu Houcong was giving in, but in fact he won the round.

Don't forget what the original goal of the civil service group was, which was to make him not recognize King Xingxian as his father, but instead recognize Xiaozong Zhu Youtang as his biological father. But now Zhu Houcong not only retained his biological father, but also gave the civil servant group headed by Yang Tinghe a slap in the face.

"On July 12, the third year of Jiajing, Zhu Houxun ordered the Ministry of Rites to write a memorial for his parents on the 14th, and to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth, the ancestral temple, and the country. The officials were in an uproar. Yang Tinghe's son claimed that "the country has been raising scholars for 150 years, and he died in battle. "Righteousness is today", and more than 200 ministers gathered to kneel at Zuoshunmen to ask Zhu Houcong to change his will."

"Zhu Houcong heard loud cries outside the Wenhua Hall, and ordered the eunuchs to tell the ministers to withdraw from the court. However, the ministers were still lying on the ground until noon, trying to force Ming Shizong to surrender. Yang Shen and others shook the door and cried loudly. Que Ting. Zhu Houcong was very angry because of this and ordered the Jinyi Guards to arrest the eight leaders and send them to prison."

"This move made other people even more excited. They rushed to Zuoshun Gate and banged the door and cried. Zhu Houcong then ordered that 134 officials below the fifth rank be jailed and tortured, and 86 officials above the fourth rank were suspended pending punishment. .On July 16, Emperor Shizong of the Ming Dynasty honored his mother with the honorific title "Empress Dowager Zhangshengciren".

"On July 20th, Jinyiwei asked for instructions on how to deal with the arrested ministers. Emperor Shizong of the Ming Dynasty ordered officials above the fourth rank to suspend their salaries, and officials below the fifth rank to serve as imperial staff. A total of sixteen people died due to the imperial staff. Zuo Shunmen's imperial staff Afterwards, officials who opposed the discussion of rituals kept silent, and the three-year "Great Ceremony Discussion" ended with Zhu Houcong's victory. And through this political contest, all imperial power returned to the hands of the emperor."

"Good! Well done!" Lao Zhu couldn't help but burst into laughter and praised loudly: "This thick boy is truly worthy of being King Shizong. He has arrogantly arrogant the civil servants of two dynasties, and finally fell to him!"

"Who says it's not?" Zhu Di also said happily: "I think Zhu Houcong can do it!"

"Then, he changed Zhu Di's temple name from Taizong to Chengzu." Li Qing said leisurely.

As soon as he said these words, Zhu Di's face immediately darkened. "Mother, are you waiting for me here?!" Zhu Di cursed angrily: "Why does this bitch want to change my temple name?"

"That's not the case, because according to Zhou rites, except for the unruly king, the Imperial Ancestral Temple must be moved out." Li Qing looked at Zhu Yuanzhang: "In order to let his father Zhu Wusi stay in the Imperial Ancestral Temple for a while, Lao Zhu moved The seven temples were changed to nine temples.”

The so-called "not to move" means not to move the tablet.

The only person in the Ming Dynasty who is "eternal" is Zhu Yuanzhang, because he is the emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty.

Moving the memorial tablets is a normal behavior. After all, there are only a few temples and it is impossible to offer sacrifices at the same time. This is not in line with Zhou etiquette.

Therefore, when the eighth generation emperor dies, theoretically one should be invited out; but the first generation Taizu is "eternally immortal", so we can only look down in order and invite out the second generation.

Li Qing continued: "But after Zhu Houcong came to the throne, he changed the Ancestral Temple back to the Seven Temples; all the four farming ancestors had been invited, and he wanted to invite his father, King Xingxian, into the Ancestral Temple. But that was what he considered, and he didn't Zhu Di's words, then he and his ancestors can only be the fate of the vassal king, not the emperor. The throne should belong to the lineage of "Yunwen follows the instructions of the ancestors, and Qinwu wins." In order to thank the ancestor Zhu Di for his efforts , also wanted him to be enshrined in the Ancestral Temple forever, so Zhu Houcong upgraded him to the "Unworthy King" and then took out the third generation Zhu Gaochi."

When Zhu Gaochi heard what Li Qing said, he didn't think it was a big deal. After all, he had to go out no matter what, and it didn't make any difference whether he was earlier or later.

Zhu Di: ...

Well... uh.

I was quite angry at first, but now I am suddenly not angry anymore.

If you can become an emperor who will last forever, then being an ancestor seems to be good too?

That kid Zhu Houcong, okay! I really saw the right person, this kid is a decent and good kid!

Zhu Di had already begun to think about how he should treat Zhu Houcong when he saw him.

You are truly my Qilin grandson!

"Fourth, I see you are very happy?" Lao Zhu looked fiercely.

"Hey, Lao Zhu, it's okay to be an ancestor because of my fourth son's achievements. Don't always attack other people's children." Li Qing advised from the side.

But looking at my age, I always feel a little confused.

Zhu Di looks obviously older than Zhu Yuanzhang, while Li Qing looks like a grandson.

Nowadays, young people and middle-aged people say don’t hurt the children of the elderly... It is indeed a bit like that.

"Look, the fourth man cultivated the Yongle Grand Ceremony, conquered Mobei five times, and went to Nanyang many times. Isn't it pretty good?" Li Qing began to persuade Lao Zhu: "Isn't it just to call me an ancestor? As for losing such a temper? "

Lao Zhu groaned, glanced at Zhu Di, and said nothing.

It has become an established fact in later generations, and no one else objects. If you become an ancestor, you will become an ancestor...

"If you want to deal with him, you have to find some legitimate reasons, right?" Li Qing gave Zhu Di eye drops again: "Look, your fourth son prefers Zhu Gaoxu, the King of Han, and this will lead to disaster in the future. ah……"

"What's wrong?" Zhu Gaoxu, who was tied up like a new year pig, shouted loudly from the side.

"When Zhu Di was still alive, Zhu Gaochi planned to rebel. I guess he didn't necessarily come for the throne, but for the unrealistic expectations Zhu Di gave him back then." Li Qing smacked his lips: "Later, Zhu Gaochi also died. Well, Zhu Gaoxu conspired to rebel, but he was captured on the spot by Zhu Zhanji."

"Zhu Gaoxu is an interesting kid. When Zhu Zhanji was looking at him, he stretched out his legs and tripped little Zhu. Eh..."

"Zhu Zhanji actually didn't want to kill him, but what he did was too much, so Zhu Zhanji had someone take a big vat and make him into a crock pot roasted chicken."

Zhu Gaoxu, who was lying on the ground, couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. He was roasted alive. It was still the kind of death where you were invited to die in an urn... No!

He shouted as if he was killing a pig: "Big nephew! You are so cruel!"

"The second uncle's head is rolling all over the floor, haven't we stopped?" Zhu Zhanji shook his head and said loudly to the second uncle lying on the ground.

*Wrath value from Zhu Gaoxu +2000

*Wrath value from Zhu Gaochi +4000

"Bastard!" Zhu Gaochi angrily raised his foot and said, "Is this what you did to your second uncle? Did you forget that your second uncle gave you golden beans in handfuls when you were a child?"

"Dad, he committed suicide..." Zhu Zhanji didn't think there was anything wrong with him.

Lao Zhu interrupted: "Well, in the final analysis, your father failed to carry the bowl of water."

"Actually, we ourselves also know that as a father, the one he likes most is the one who is most like himself. Oh... then if he likes him, he can't wait to give him all the good things in the world."

Speaking of this, Zhu Di glanced at Zhu Biao secretly.

Zhu Biao smiled knowingly. He felt that what his father said was right.

"Gao Chi's grandson is a bit kinder, but he is definitely a good boy with benevolence and filial piety; while Gao Xu just looks like you..."

At this point, Lao Zhu sighed: "Forget it... I'll leave it to you, who was in the first year of Jianwen, to talk about this. Forget it..."

(End of this chapter)