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

Chapter 585 The Great Etiquette Dispute!
Ming dynasty.

"It's actually your boy!"

Zhu Yuanzhang finally found out who the Jiajing he had been thinking about was!

"I thought you were a wise ruler, but it seems you are a shady person!"

In just a moment, Zhu Houcong's good impression fell to the bottom in front of Old Zhu!
Empress Ma looked at Zhu Yuanzhang's petty look and cleared her throat twice, saying:

"How about you take another look?"

Zhu Yuanzhang sat on the chair with a stern face and a majestic look.

"Humph! We have to see how he manages to keep every house clean!"

"Home clean!"

"Look at this unlucky year!"

……

Ming Dynasty Yongle Period
"It's your boy!"

Zhu Di finally found out which bastard changed his temple name!
He also understood why his temple name had to be changed.

"This little bastard is using us as a raft."

"Really, arrogant!"

Zhu Gaochi persuaded Zhu Di calmly.

"Dad, there's nothing we can do about it."

"If he doesn't make you the Emperor, his small clan won't be able to win the support of the people."

"Dad, for the future of Ming Dynasty, you should accept it."

Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gaochi without saying a word, and then...

"Pooh!"

Zhu Gaochi used agility that was not in line with his body shape to avoid the "hidden weapon"

There was a smile in his eyes.

……

Tang Dynasty Zhengde Period
Zhu Houcong stroked his finger ring, analyzing subconsciously and thinking deeply.

The rift between Zhu Houcong and his ministers was already beginning to show.

In fact, if the wishes of civil servants such as Yang Tinghe were followed, the court should first hold a ceremony of "the adoption of the prince and the enthronement of the crown prince" outside the city of Beijing.

Then Zhu Houcong walked through Dong'an Gate with his head held high as the crown prince, entered the palace, and completed the coronation ceremony.

But it is obvious that this group of people despise Zhu Houcong.

Zhu Houcong also grasped the opportunity very well.

The day of entering the city is the coronation ceremony.

This means that the grand gift in the city has been prepared long ago.

The drums sounded, announcing the time for the ceremony, but the heir apparent had not yet been given his imperial edict.

The civil and military officials lined up neatly waiting for the coronation ceremony, but the enthronement edict was still in Zhu Houcong's hands.

With a resolute attitude, he refused to enter the city and ascend the throne as the crown prince.

At this time, the emperor who was about to ascend the throne suddenly said that he quit, and no one in the court could take on this responsibility.

It just so happened that one of the two parties was inside the city and the other was outside the city, which put the court in trouble!

So, they must bow their heads!

Zhu Houzhao seemed to have cleared away the fog.

“So you can play it this way…”

"This move of taking advantage of the situation is so brilliant!"

……

[At that time, Yang Tinghe proposed a new reign title called "Shaozhi", which means "succession of Hongzhi".]

【Zhu Houcong immediately erased it with his imperial brush and added the words "Jiajing".】

[The name Jiajing was taken from his favorite chapter "Wu Yi" in the Confucian classic "Shang Shu"]

[“嘉” means “to improve, to make gorgeous”]

[“Jing” means “stability”]

[Jiajing was the reign title that Zhu Houcong had already decided on.]

……

Song Shenzong Period
"Jiajing..."

Zhao Xu smiled, then shook his head helplessly.

The government is harmonious and society is stable.

What wonderful expectations and yearnings.

But this can only be a yearning.

The huge Ming Dynasty is now plagued by many problems.

It was already a great achievement for the young emperor to maintain stability and prevent taxation and national defense from collapsing.

But to expect the two capitals and thirteen provinces to return to the times of Renzong and Xuanzong is a fantasy. …

Tang Dynasty and Gaozong period
Li Zhi frowned and sighed.

"It's the same old problem. I'm too impatient."

"But I can understand it. After all, they are young."

Being young, I always wanted to seize the opportunity and win the game in one fell swoop.

But it’s enough to just suppress the one in front, you can’t leave these people without any hope at all.

The reign title can be changed. Just throw it out as a sweet treat to appease their minds.

This will make it easier to do it later.

……

[On April 25, the third day after ascending the throne, Zhu Houcong called Yang Tinghe and other cabinet ministers to discuss:

"I have succeeded to the throne, and although I dare not show any personal favor to you, my mother is far away in the vassal state, and I miss her deeply. You may immediately send an official to welcome her, and bring all the palace ladies and servants to the capital."

[It is natural for the emperor to miss his mother, and Yang Tinghe and other cabinet ministers could not find fault with it.]

[So he quickly sent the eunuch Qin Wen from the Imperial Household Department and the eunuch Shao En from the Internal Affairs Department to welcome Princess Xingxian.]

[On April 27, just two days later, the Ministry of Rites suddenly received an order from the young emperor: let them discuss the issue of giving his biological father, Prince Xingxian Zhu Youluo, an honorific title, and request that his deceased father be posthumously named the late emperor.]

……

On the canopy.

The young emperor looked at his highness and his ministers.

The leading minister raised his tablet and shouted loudly:
"At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Han Cheng, Liu Ao, had no children."

"The court appointed Prince Gong's son, Prince Dingtao, as the crown prince, and he later ascended the throne as Emperor Ai."

"In order to ensure that King Gong had a successor, Liu Jing, the grandson of King Xiao of Chu, was appointed King of Dingtao as the heir to King Gong."

"Song Renzong, who was old and had no heir, brought the thirteenth son of King Pu'an Yi into the palace, renamed him Shu, and made him the crown prince. He later ascended the throne as Song Yingzong."

"Both of these emperors were appointed crown princes by vassal kings, and then ascended the throne, following the adoption law."

"And those who are adopted must recognize the adopted as their father and act as the adopted's descendants. This is called being the adopted's son!"

"Your Majesty has now been adopted by Emperor Xiaozong, so you should recognize Emperor Xiaozong as your father!"

"And the lineage of King Xingxian can be adopted by the son of the vassal king!"

"Your Majesty, this is the law of nature!"

The little emperor looked at the minister in the lead, and at the crowd in the hall, and said coldly:
"My situation is different from that of Emperor Yingzong. He has already succeeded Emperor Renzong."

"When Renzong was alive, Yingzong already called Renzong his father and was crown prince."

"But I have never been the heir of Emperor Xiaozong, nor have I ever been made the crown prince."

"so……"

The little emperor leaned forward slightly, looked at his highness and the ministers, and uttered a shocking statement.

"I don't have to abide by Confucian principles and laws."

……

【On the first day of May, under the direct instruction of Prime Minister Yang Tinghe, Minister of Rites Mao Cheng led the officials and, using the examples of Emperor Ai of the Western Han Dynasty and Emperor Yingzong of Song, proposed that Zhu Houcong should be crowned as the successor of the eldest clan from the younger clan, and should change his title from Emperor Xiaozong of Ming Dynasty to Emperor Father (Emperor Father), change the title of King Xingxian to Emperor Uncle King Xingxian Great King, and his mother Consort Jiang to Emperor Uncle Mother Xingguo Great Consort, and call himself Nephew Emperor when offering sacrifices to his biological parents.】

[At the same time, the second son of Zhu Youbin, the sixth brother of Emperor Xiaozong of Ming Dynasty and Prince Yi, was adopted by Prince Xingxian as his heir.]

【Zhu Houcong was furious and kept him in the palace.】

……

{To be honest, at this moment, I really have a favorable impression of Zhu Houcong.}
{He is so fucking tough! So handsome!}

{In fact, it is still the same problem. Zhu was too lenient and the ministers looked down on the emperor.}
{The royal orthodoxy of the father's death and the son's succession came to an end because Zhu Houzhao had no heir, so the family had to be adopted after his death to maintain its overall continuity.}
｛Zhu Houcong won the right to no longer be the son of Zhu Houzhao, but he also had to agree to become the adopted son of Emperor Hongzhi.｝
{Because only in this way can he become a legitimate emperor.}
{While the etiquette for a deceased prince is merely a private matter, the etiquette for an emperor is more important than the etiquette for a father.}
{Paying respect to Emperor Hongzhi as a child is a major event across the country, and its seriousness and importance are self-evident.}
{The ministers thought so, but Zhu Houcong was not happy about it.}
{What few people mention is that Zhu Houcong really had deep feelings for his parents.}
……

Han Dynasty, Emperor Cheng period
Liu Ao glanced at the sky.

"I don't know who the King of Dingtao is."

Then he lowered his head and coaxed the baby.

I have Xiu'er! The world is promising!

……

Song Yingzong Period
Zhao Shu looked at the sky.

The hands behind his back were clenched into fists.

"This step is crucial."

Whether you can gain a foothold and take back the emperor's right of interpretation depends on this move!
……

[In July, Zhang Cong, a newly-appointed Jinshi, submitted a memorial entitled "Great Rites Memorial", proposing that since Zhu Houcong succeeded the throne but not the heir, he should honor his biological father and build a temple for King Xingxian in the capital.]

【Zhang Cong pointed out that the "Huang Ming Zu Xun" clearly stipulated that if the emperor had no son, the throne would be passed to the younger brother, so in the case of Zhu Houzhao having no heir, Zhu Houcong should have succeeded according to the order.】

【Moreover, the late emperor's will also clearly stated that "Xingxian Prince Lun should be the heir", so Zhu Houcong did not need to be adopted. 】

Zhu Houcong was overjoyed, thinking that his father's status as a son was preserved, and he summoned Yang Tinghe, Jiang Mian, and Mao Ji to the palace, and issued a handwritten edict, requesting that his biological father be honored as Emperor Xingxian and his biological mother as Empress Xingxian.

【Yang Tinghe refuted and returned the imperial edict, and a large number of censors impeached Zhang Cong. 】

[The great etiquette dispute that shocked the government and the public officially began. 】

(End of this chapter)