Chapter 581 Ming Yi Emperor Zhu Houzhao
On the canopy.

A black and white picture appeared in the air.

The emperor looked at the bound middle-aged man.

Behind him stood hundreds of civil and military officials.

And in the blank space above the emperor.

A figure dressed as a Taoist priest looked back.

……

【At that time, Jiang Bin and others proposed that Prince Ning should be released, and Zhu Houzhao should lead his troops to suppress the rebellion, so they stopped Wang Shouren from offering the captives. 】

【Wang Shouren went to Hangzhou at night to meet Zhang Yong and handed Prince Ning over to Zhang Yong, who persuaded the emperor to stop suppressing the rebellion again.】

[Afterwards, Wang Shouren returned to Jiangxi, and the eunuch Zhang Yong met with the emperor, praising Wang Shouren's loyalty, pointing out that Jiang Bin and others were harboring evil intentions, and stopping Jiang Bin and others from slandering him.]

[Zhu Houzhao summoned Wang Shouren, but was stopped by the eunuch Zhang Zhong. Wang Shouren entered Jiuhua Mountain in a plain dress and a silk scarf.]

【After Zhang Yong learned about this, he explained the matter to Zhu Houzhao, who ordered Wang Shouren to be the governor of Jiangxi and promoted Wu Wendi to be the Jiangxi Provincial Surveillance Commissioner.】

……

Ming dynasty.

"This Wang Shouren is pretty good."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at it for a while and said slowly:

"Release the captured Prince Ning and his remnants, let the emperor fight a great battle to his heart's content, and then celebrate the victory and reward the emperor for his achievements - as usual."

"Besides being a waste of time and money, this is an arrangement where everyone benefits."

"It is impossible for Wang Shouren, who has risen to such a high position in the government, not to understand this principle."

"But he was able to take this into consideration and just give the credit to someone else."

"It can be seen that he has an open mind and is not deceived by the title of official. Everything he does comes from his heart."

“It’s a good one.”

Queen Ma smiled softly and looked at him with her chin in her hand.

"Oh, that's rare. I can actually hear such a compliment from you?"

"It seems that you have never praised other Ming officials except Yu Qian?"

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted:
"That's only if they are worthy of praise!"

"He is full of conspiracy and deceit, yet he pretends to be working for the country and the people."

"If we don't tear off their fig leaf, we will feel uncomfortable!"

"But if you are sincere and fair, we will also praise you!"

Queen Ma curled her lips.

They're not with you!
Otherwise, whether it is Yu Qian or Wang Shouren.

Neither of these two people who acted on their own will live long.

……

Ming Dynasty, Hongzhi Period
Zhu Youtang knew this person.

Li Dongyang mentioned it to him.

"The situation is worse than I thought."

Empress Zhang looked at the emperor in confusion.

"Why did your Majesty say this?"

Zhu Youtang said subconsciously:
"Even though Prince Ning has been captured, the remaining members of his gang have not yet been eliminated. This kind of thing should not be underestimated."

"Wang Shouren has exceeded his authority and his behavior is very suspicious. How do we know that he is not an accomplice of King Ning? He only bites back and adds insult to injury because he sees King Ning's failure?"

"The emperor has already lost trust in all his ministers. Isn't the situation going to collapse?"

Queen Zhang was stunned.

She suddenly felt a little unwell.

The emperor had never speculated so maliciously before.

Is it because of Empress Wu’s teachings?
Zhu Youtang was shocked after he finished speaking!
Then he slowly spoke again:

“But it’s really good to do this.”

"It is said that Duke Zhou feared the spread of rumors, and Wang Mang was humble before he usurped the throne."

"How can a minister who has been given the title of a saint easily believe it?"

Queen Zhang thought about it and agreed.

"The clouds are unpredictable and changeable. It's really hard for Zhao'er."

Zhu Youtang smiled.

"Yes."

……

[Afterwards, Zhang Zhong, Xu Tai and others led more than 10,000 troops in the border areas of Beijing to Nanchang to suppress the remaining bandits and disrupt the local area. Wu Wendi and others were even falsely accused of being the remnants of the Ning Wang.]

【Wang Shouren remained unmoved and treated him with courtesy. Over time, he finally won the hearts of the Northern Army.】

【Zhang Zhong and Xu Tai, who were confident of their strengths, had the Border Army and Jiangxi Army compete in archery. As a result, the Jiangxi Army missed most of their shots, so they forced Wang Shouren to shoot. As a result, Wang Shouren hit all three of his three shots, and the Northern Army cheered for him.】

【Zhang Zhong, Xu Tai and others returned to Nanjing because they were worried about the instability of the army's morale.】

[In July of the fifteenth year of the Zhengde reign in 1520, the "mighty general Zhenguogong" ordered Wang Shouren to report the victory of suppressing the Chenhao Rebellion again.]

[Wang Shouren rewrote the victory report "Re-submitting the Victory Report to Jiangxi Province", and at the beginning he solemnly addressed the emperor as "the great general".]

[It is said that the "general" had already planned and arranged the Chen Hao Rebellion, and the text later praised the emperor's close associates, including Jiang Bin, Zhang Zhong, and Zhu Tai, for their contributions one by one.]

……

Tang Dynasty and Gaozong period
"Zhao Ji is said to be frivolous, but I think you are no less so."

Li Zhi shook his head and laughed.

This order only has two words.

absurd!

We have already reported the victory and surrendered the prisoners, so why do we need to rewrite the victory report?
Because the emperor wants military merit!
Be righteous!
The rebellion of princes in a unified dynasty was a very shameful thing, but it was also a great achievement that had to be recognized.

But to what extent did Wang Shouren hold such an official position?
To be able to enter the Ning Wang Mansion, he must hold a very high official position.

Does Zai Feng have to join the cabinet?

The people in the cabinet are already difficult enough to deal with, and there is also the "saint" who can suppress the rebellion in just over a month.

It is unclear whether other emperors could sleep well.

Zhu Houzhao himself must have been unable to sleep.

Li Zhi took a deep breath. But this is the problem, and it is also the problem of the Zhu family emperor.

He has the ability and the brains.

It's just that my vision is too poor.

Wang Shouren was obviously different from other cabinet ministers; he was a magical tool.

But he could also understand Zhu Houzhao.

The situation in the Ming Dynasty court was turbulent and it was difficult for the emperor to trust someone who was not promoted by him to a high position.

"Hands tied..."

This is the emperor's current situation.

……

[On the fourth day of September, Zhu Houzhao returned north from Yangzhou.]

[On September 11, he fell into the water while fishing in the Qingjiangpu Pond and became seriously ill.]

[The Suzhou Prefecture Records and Kunshan Records record: "Wuzong was on a tour in the south and felt unwell. He summoned Zhi to examine him. Zhi hurriedly told the ministers, saying: 'I got the pulse of summer in winter. It cannot be cured according to the law. I hope to appoint a crown prince to ensure the stability of the country.']

【On October 26, the emperor moved to Tongzhou.】

[Jiang Bin was in charge of the army and was afraid that he would be in trouble if the emperor died, so he urged the emperor to go to Xuanfu.]

[Imperial Physician Wu Jie strongly advised: "The disease is serious, you can only return to the palace"]

[On December 14, the Ministry of Rites drafted a ceremony to present captives, but the emperor approved it. However, the emperor was not prepared and did not proceed.] It was cancelled due to his serious illness.]

[On the 15th, King Ning was sentenced to death and his body was burned in Tongzhou.]

[Afterwards, Zhu Houzhao gave up his plan to visit Xuanfu again and officially set out to return to Beijing on December 20th.]

……

Great Qin.

Liu Bang nodded.

"It's right to return to Beijing."

"If you are ill, don't go on tours. There is a sycophant next to you who is afraid that he will suffer after the emperor dies."

"It's easy to get into trouble."

Feng Quji and others looked at him sideways!

Otherwise, how could you say that a real man should say something like this?

Ying Zheng glanced at him coldly and continued to look at the sky.

Feng Quji and his companions were completely shocked!

What?! The emperor didn't respond?!

Are you still the emperor who is arbitrary and disobedient? !

You make us feel very unbalanced!

Xiao He looked at the old ministers whose expressions were a little distorted, and moved his butt slightly.

I don't, I have a good attitude.

……

[On the day of his arrival in Beijing, Zhu Houzhao “was dressed in military uniform and rode a horse, standing outside the Zhengyang Gate, looking around for a long time before entering”]

[On December 23, during the southern suburbs offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, he vomited blood during the first offering and fell to the ground, so the suburban sacrifices were forced to stop.]

【On December 28, the emperor held court. 】

……

Ming Dynasty and Xuande period
Zhu Zhanji looked at the sky and sighed.

"Winter gets the pulse of summer..."

The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine records the symptom of having summer pulses in winter.

All are incurable diseases.

"I'm going to die soon."

……

Ming Dynasty and Zhengde Period
Zhu Houzhao’s first reaction was that someone wanted to harm me!
The second reaction is...

"Xuan Wujie!"

He had the pulse of summer in winter, which means he was diagnosed with a terminal illness before falling into the water?
I am prone to illness, but do I really have an incurable disease?

He didn't believe it.

He would rather believe that this was intimidation!
It’s not like they can’t do it!
but……

Zhu Houzhao's expression kept changing.

Wu Jie did remind himself often that he was not well and it was not easy to travel far...

Could he have problems too?

sunset.

The shadow blocked by the eaves of the door covered the emperor's face.

……

[In 1521, on the first day of the first lunar month in the sixteenth year of the Zhengde reign, Zhu Houzhao personally offered sacrifices in Fengxian Hall and Fengci Hall, paid homage to the Empress Dowager, and went out to Fengtian Hall to accept congratulations from civil and military officials and foreigners.]

[On the tenth day of the second month, the emperor’s illness has not yet subsided.]

[On the first day of March, the emperor was ill.]

[On March 7, the emperor issued an order: "The palace examination will be held on March 15."]

[On the ninth day of the third month, an imperial decree was issued, declaring that the crown prince of Prince Xing, Zhu Houcong, would take over the throne.]

[On March 14, Zhu Houzhao died in the Leopard Room at the age of 31.]

[He left a will to the Imperial Household Department, asking the Empress Dowager and the Cabinet to carefully handle government affairs, and stated that the responsibility for his previous actions was entirely his own, and had nothing to do with his attendants.]

[His posthumous title was "Emperor Yi", his temple name was "Emperor Wuzong", and he was buried in Kangling. ]

……

{Someone asked Wuzong what this meant.}
{On the second day of the fifth month of the sixteenth year of the Zhengde reign, the Minister of Rites Mao Cheng, together with dukes, marquises, imperial consorts, earls, officials from the five ministries, the six ministries, the Censorate and other government offices, submitted to Zhu Houzhao the "Opinion on the posthumous title of the late emperor"}
{Excerpt from the final summary.}
{“We, the ministers, believe that we have read all the records in the history books and that the emperors of each dynasty, who preceded and succeeded each other, must have had literary virtues to bring glory and elegance to their writings, and military achievements to bring peace and prosperity to their atmosphere.

Emperor Wu of Han and Emperor Wuzong of Tang both gained fame and influence among distant barbarian tribes by being "intelligent, resolute, hardworking and determined, and eager to revive different customs", bringing glory and prestige to them.

Compared to the situation today, it is roughly the same.

Therefore, the late emperor was honored with the posthumous title "Emperor Chengtian Dadaoyingsuruizhezhezhaodexiangonghongwensixiaoyi", and his temple name was "Wuzong".

It matches the emblem of the Nine Temples and it also changes the perception of the four directions.
{The temple name for all officials is "Wu", which means "to conquer disasters and chaos, to be strong and powerful against enemies, and to maintain great achievements in stability" according to the "Law of Posthumous Titles".}
{Combined with the achievements listed in the memorial, they also affirmed Zhu Houzhao's achievements in resisting the Mongol invasion and suppressing the rebellions of Prince Anhua and Prince Ning.}
{According to the Book of Posthumous Titles, the character “毅” means “to be able to kill the enemy with determination and to be strong and decisive is called 毅.”}
{This is generally used to praise the image of a brave hero who kills enemies and performs meritorious deeds.}
{It is true that Zhu Houzhao did not get along with the civil servants, but you have to think about the civil servants of the Zhengde period according to the "Ming Shilu", "Ming History" and the conspiracy theories explained by various professors...}
{There is nothing much to say about this, after all, it is official history.}
……

(End of this chapter)

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