The six-dimensional pictures of emperors of all dynasties were exposed, and the ancestors panicked

Chapter 584: Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houcong

[On the ninth day of the third month of the sixteenth year of the Zhengde reign in 1521, the emperor issued an edict that the prince of Xing would pre-succeed to the throne. The chief minister Yang Tinghe and the empress dowager Zhang quickly followed the edict and summoned Zhu Houzhao's thirteen-year-old cousin Zhu Houcong.]

[Zhu Houcong's father was Emperor Hongzhi's younger brother, Prince Xing Zhu Youluo, who died in 1519. ]

[Xingguo was sealed off in Anlu, on the banks of the Han River, nearly a thousand kilometers south of Beijing.]

[On March 1521, , in the th year of the Zhengde reign, a group of dignitaries representing the key components of the Ming Dynasty's power structure set out from Beijing with invitations and golden tokens to welcome Zhu Houcong to Beijing to ascend the throne.]

[On March 14, Zhu Houzhao died without an heir.]

……

{Isn't that right? Didn't Yang Tinghe and Empress Dowager Zhang secretly establish Zhu Houcong as the emperor? Yang Tinghe was trying to show favor to Zhu Houcong.}
{…According to the principles of the patriarchal system, when the main clan dies out, the head of the minor clan, namely the branch of King Xing Zhu Youju, should inherit the ancestral worship.}
{Zhu Youxuan ranked first among the princes and was known as the "eldest prince". When the late emperor died without an heir, the heir would be the Crown Prince of Xing. According to the imperial jade book of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Houcong was the natural first-in-line heir.}
{In fact, the "Huang Ming Zu Xun" considered this matter, and Zhu Yuanzhang stipulated the patriarchal system of "the younger brother inherits the throne after the elder brother's death."}
{First, they must be brothers born from the same mother.}
{Secondly, half-brothers or cousins ​​are not included in this list and cannot inherit the throne.}
{So if you insist, Zhu Houcong really cannot succeed to the throne.}
{But then again, before this, who would have thought that the emperor only had one wife and one son!}

……

Big man.

Liu Bang couldn't help but applaud.

"Zhu Yuanzhang, ah Zhu Yuanzhang..."

"You really love rules!"

"What a worrier you are!"

Lu Zhi leaned to one side, rubbed her numb calf and said calmly:

"If Zhu Houcong wants to be justified, he must bow his head and join the clan."

"Once you bow your head, everything is out of your control."

"He had to clean up the mess that Hongzhi and Zhengde had."

Liu Bang nodded, folded his arms and said seriously:
"This head cannot be lowered."

"If it's too low, the Ming Dynasty will be completely desperate."

"…That's his mother!"

Liu Bang couldn't help but curse.

"This shabby stall in Daming is really annoying!"

"If you were to encounter this, I would just ignore it!"

"If you are tied up, you might as well become a bandit!"

Lu Zhi glanced at him contemptuously and uttered four words from her cherry lips.

"A rogue bandit."

Liu Bang was stunned for a moment.

scold me?

"Hey hey hey!"

Lu Zhi frowned as she looked at Liu Bang, whose face was full of wrinkles from smiling, and moved backwards, covering the hem of her clothes.

"What are you going to do?"

Liu Bang rubbed his hands together and grinned.

"Do!"

……

The period of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty
Liu Bingyi's face suddenly changed color.

"This is not okay!"

Xu Pingjun nodded seriously and said:

"Indeed, the emperor has too few children, and the country is in turmoil."

"If Zhu Houcong wanted to succeed to the throne normally, he had to be adopted by Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty, so that he and Zhu Houzhao could become brothers."

“But in this way, the interpretation of power falls into the hands of patriarchal scholars.”

Liu Bingyi blinked.

Who told you this?!
"No, I mean that if we only have one child it's still too few!"

Liu Bingyi straightened his back and waved his hand righteously:
"The future of the Han Dynasty depends on you and me!"

"Queen, please lend me a helping hand!"

Xu Pingjun's computer suddenly crashed.

She involuntarily covered her slightly red cheeks with her hands.

"You...you...Hu'er is still here!"

Liu Bingyi turned his head and looked towards the center of the hall, where a rascal was sticking his butt out, not knowing what he was doing.

"crunch"

Xu Pingjun leaned over to take a look.

"Where did this mouse come from?"

……

[On March 28, representatives of the army, civil officials, and eunuchs, led by Duke of Dingguo Xu Guangzuo, Marquis of Shouning Zhang Heling, the imperial son-in-law Cui Yuan, the Grand Secretary Liang Chu, the Minister of Rites Mao Cheng, and three eunuchs, arrived in Anlu.]

……

On the canopy.

The mighty black cavalry, with golden saddles and golden stirrups, and helmets covering their faces, stood in a row of ten.

The soldiers on horseback wore red armor and red helmets, and some held big axes, some held huge swords, some held sharp shields, and some held leopard tails. Eighteen kinds of weapons were lined up in rows, pointing straight to the sky, presenting an invincible momentum.

Then, a huge flag covered the sky and blocked out the sun, and under it a huge and majestic six-wheeled vermilion vehicle stood tall.

It is two zhang long, eight chi wide, and five zhang high, and is pulled by eight tall horses.

There is a large soft couch on a high place in the carriage.

A minister in a red robe and black hat spread out the yellow silk in his hand and chanted loudly:
"…I am dying of illness, and my successor has not yet been appointed."

"The eldest son of the Emperor's younger brother, Prince Xingxian, has grown up. He is wise, benevolent and filial. He should be established in the order of succession."

"I have followed the ancestral precepts of 'brother's succession' and have informed the ancestral temple and asked the Empress Dowager Cishou for help."

"Send an official to welcome him to the capital to succeed the throne."

In front of him, a young man in a dragon robe had a white kudzu belt tied around his waist.

A trace of confusion flashed across his eyes, and then he became clear-headed.

……

[On the second day of April, the young heir to the throne met the ministers at the gate of Anlu Mansion, and Mao Cheng showed him the imperial edict.]

[Zhu Houcong brought the imperial edict into the palace and read it out in front of the ministers and his entourage.]

[The ministers were all impressed by how the young man made the occasion more solemn. The ministers who welcomed him were also given silver coins and silk.]

[On the same day, he fell to the ground and cried in front of his father's grave, and his attendants had to help him up.]

【Everyone who saw this scene was moved to tears.】

……

The period of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty
Liu Heng tucked his hands into his sleeves and leaned against the couch.

Watching Zhu Houcong’s arrangements in the sky.

The corners of his mouth rose slightly.

"This kid is quite interesting..."

Liu Qi, however, could not see the meaning of this. He sat cross-legged, folded his arms and said:
“How normal this is!”

"With my father and Bingyi setting an example, it is clear what the prince should do when he comes to the capital."

"It would be amazing if he was like Liu He!"

Liu Heng glanced at Liu Qi, his tone was inaudible:
"So, you want to abandon your biological father during the mourning period, and then be adopted by your uncle to inherit his family business, right?"

Liu Qi: ...

For some reason, he suddenly felt that his future was dark!

……

[On the third day of April, Zhu Houcong cried when he said goodbye to his mother. His mother advised him to become a ruler like Yao and Shun, and she would go to Beijing later.]

[On the same day, the frame departed from Anlu. ]

[Zhu Houcong's own entourage consisted of more than 40 people, including two eunuchs, Yuan Zonggao, the chief of the Prince Xing's Palace, and Luo An, the commander of the ceremonial guards. The rest were guards and various officials. The group crossed the Han River to the north. ]

[Youth are not allowed to harass local officials or plunder civilians along the way.]

[On April 21, the emperor arrived at Liangxiang, southwest of the capital, and the Minister of Rites had already prepared the ceremonial procession to welcome him.]

[Zhu Houcong, the crown prince of Xing Wang, is respectfully invited to enter the palace from Dong'an Gate tomorrow as the crown prince to attend the persuasion ceremony and wait for his ascension to the throne. ]

……

On the canopy.

Good place.

Temporary walking in the middle.

The young and handsome prince carefully examined the instrument in his hand.

“Enter the city through Dong’an Gate, not Zhengyang Gate.”

"Master Yuan, this is really a great show of power..."

The old man beside him stroked his beard and smiled:

"After all, he is the Prime Minister, the most powerful person now."

The young prince smiled and slowly put away his equipment.

He slowly stood up, put his hands behind his back and looked at the magnificent capital not far away.

Lightly said:
"He wants to tell me how this dragon throne came about?"

"I, Zhu Houcong, do not appreciate this favor."

"Master Yuan, pass the message to them."

"I am not the son of the late emperor, so I am not the crown prince."

"It was the late emperor who asked me to inherit the throne."

"So, I am the emperor!"

"Let them welcome me into the city with the ceremony of welcoming the emperor."

"Otherwise, I'll go home."

The old minister bowed respectfully and said:
"Wei Chen accepts the order."

……

[After reading the program, the young Zhu Houcong said to his teacher Yuan Zonggao: "The will states that I am the heir to the throne, not the prince."]

【Yuan Zonggao agrees with this.】

……

Tang Dynasty and Gaozong period
Li Zhi sighed sincerely:

"This boy is quite cunning."

"Finally, I see an emperor who is willing to use his brain."

The confrontation officially began from here.

Let’s not worry about what considerations Zhu Yuanzhang had behind those broken rules.

But the fact is that if Zhu Houcong wanted to succeed to the throne legitimately, he had to be adopted, but the word "please" appeared in Zhu Houzhao's will.

Why please?
Because the mourning period for his father has not yet ended!

In order to succeed to the throne, the emperor adopted someone else during the mourning period.

You can forget about this reputation.

"It's really a great show of power."

It's really amazing for a thirteen-year-old to say such things.

……

Ming dynasty.

"Hahahaha! Okay!"

Zhu Yuanzhang selectively forgot that he had dug another hole.

No! We didn't ask you to have one wife and one child?
So this is still your problem! It has nothing to do with us!

"At such a young age, you take your time!"

"You can't bow your head at this time!"

"Once you lower your head, it will be hard to raise it again!"

"Okay!"

"Hahahaha!"

Even Queen Ma had no idea why he was so happy.

But... never mind. After all, the Ming dynasty's rulers and ministers can forget about any reconciliation.

It's almost broken into pieces, so let's just try to keep it together.

……

[On April 22, Zhu Houcong and his imperial court arrived at the outskirts of Beijing, where Prime Minister Yang Tinghe invited him to enter the city from Dong'an Gate for the second time.]

【Yuan Zonggao objected to this: "Now that the emperor has succeeded to the throne, can we resume the rites of a vassal king?" He loudly demanded that the Daming Gate be opened so that he could enter the city through it.】

【Empress Dowager Zhang, who knew about the dispute, finally agreed to let him enter Beijing through the central Daming Gate.】

【The coronation ceremony was held on the same day as entering the city. 】

[Yang Tinghe crafted a complex edict that included the succession to the throne, a nationwide tax reduction, and a huge list of reforms to cut spending and eliminate excessive rewards.]

[The new emperor will spend the first few years of his reign implementing this edict.]

【From this moment on, we can also refer to the new emperor by his reign title.】

【Emperor Jiajing·Zhu Houcong】

……

“Hahahaha?!”

Old Zhu was like a duck with its throat pinched.

He stared with his eyes wide open, his face turning red as liver.

"Jiajing?!!!!"

(End of this chapter)