A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 472 Emperor Zhuang wakes up and cares for his son in front of his bed, and the dispute over the temple title for the new king

March 21

Liu Xuan, who had been bedridden for many days, suddenly woke up.

But he also understood that his time was running out.

Looking at her mother Zhen Mi wiping her tears in front of the hospital bed, she smiled with relief and said:

"The child feels much better. Mother, please go back and rest first. Otherwise, if the queen is really tired, the father will blame the child again."

Zhen Mi nodded with tears in her eyes, leaving behind all the ministers in the palace and Queen Zhang who was holding the ten-year-old prince.

"Ahem, Shen'er, come here and let Father take a look."

Liu Xu looked at the prince Liu Shen, whose eyes were red from crying and hiccupping, and caressed the top of his head dotingly, then raised his head and said:

"Master! Huaihou!"

Bai Kang and Sima Yi, supported by their respective heirs, approached the couch and listened to Liu Xu's instructions.

"You two are rare elders in the Han Dynasty, and you are highly respected. Not only did you assist the late emperor, but I also relied on your teachings. You can be the pillars of the Han Dynasty.

Now that the prince is young and unable to truly govern the country, although you two are already old, I still want to ask you to check on the prince, shoulder more of the burden, and take on the heavy responsibility of teaching the prince. "

Bai Kang is eighty-three years old this year and has inherited the position of King Bai. However, he did not return to his country, but still stayed in Luoyang. His son Bai Gongyu was on his side, also in the state of an old man.

Due to his age, Bai Kang could no longer bend his waist, so he had to hold his hands and nod:
"Your Majesty, don't worry. As a tutor, I will do my best for the prince's studies and live up to your majesty's trust."

Sima Yi is also seventy-nine this year, but his energy is better than that of Bai Kang. He raised his hands with tears in his eyes and responded:

"Your Majesty values ​​me so highly that I dare not obey my orders."

Liu Xu sat on the couch, asked Liu Shen to sit with his back to her, and placed Liu Shen's hands on Bai Kang's and Sima Yi's saluting hands respectively.

"By my order, Sima Yi, the Marquis of Huai, is granted the title of Grand Master. Together with Grand Tutor Bai Kang and Queen Zhang, they are fully responsible for the education of Prince Liu Shen until the crown prince is crowned."

"Your Majesty, I have this memorial."

A minister stood up at an inappropriate time, and in the eyes of the ministers who were in disbelief, he began to oppose Sima Yi's appointment.

Liu Xuan looked at him coldly, without any hesitation, and whispered two words:

"Behead it!"

The doctor on duty outside the door came in and dragged the minister out, ignoring his whining.

The whole hall suddenly fell into silence.

"Fei Yi, Sima Shi, Zhen Qian, Liu Chen!"

"Chen is here!"

Prime Minister Fei Yi on the right, General Sima Shi of Zhenguo, General Zhen Qian of Chariots and Cavalry, and Liu Chen, King of the North, came out to present the memorial.

"You are either my humerus ministers or my brothers. You are capable and loyal. I am relieved to leave the prince in your hands.

According to my order, Fei Yi is appointed as Prime Minister, Zhen Qian is appointed as the General of Fu State, Liu Chen is appointed as the General of Protector of the State, and Sima Shi is granted the title of Taiwei.

With Fei Yi and Sima Division as the chief assistants, Fei Yi governed the government and Sima Division governed the army, forming an auxiliary administrative meeting. He is fully responsible for all national affairs before the crown prince reaches the crown.

The Empress Dowager Zhen Mi is temporarily in charge of the emperor's seal, and any decision made in response to the Auxiliary Council can become effective after the Empress Dowager seals it. "

"I respectfully obey your orders."

Prime Minister Fei Yi, Taiwei Sima Shi, Fuguo General Zhen Qian, and Protector General Liu Chen saluted respectfully.

After settling the major issues after his death, Liu Xuan issued another edict:
"Dong Yun, the general of Longxiang, lost all his troops and suffered many defeats. Once his military strength was exhausted, the thieves came and the world was in turmoil, leaving people dead and wounded.

From now on, he will be removed from the post of General, demoted to General of Wei, demoted to the title of Marquis of Zhixiang to Marquis of Ting, and ordered to build a mausoleum for the dead and wounded soldiers in Huainan County. If he fails, he will not be allowed to return to the capital. "

March 23
Thirty-two-year-old Liu Xu died in Luoyang Nangong. The ten-year-old prince Liu Shen succeeded to the throne in front of his soul in the presence of all the ministers.

At the same time, the empress dowager Zhen Mi was honored as the empress dowager, and the empress Zhang was honored as the empress dowager.

On the same day, the officials conferred the posthumous title "Zhuang" on Liu Xuan. The soldier's armor was urgent and he was called Zhuang; It was Emperor Xiaozhuang of Han Dynasty.

Bai Kang and Sima Yi had great differences on the issue of whether Emperor Zhuang should build a temple.

Bai Kang believes that people have been very cautious about whether to build temples since ancient times, because temple names represent the emperor's merits. If temple names are distributed randomly, the emperor will despise virtue and act recklessly.

Although Emperor Zhuang pacified Liaodong, settled Jingzhou, and conquered Soochow, he did not completely pacify Jiangdong. Moreover, during his tenure, he forced to kill the meritorious ministers Guan Xing and Zhao Tong.

Therefore, the convention should be strictly followed. Those who are not highly virtuous and meritorious should not build temples.

However, Sima Yi believed that since Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, the meaning of temple names was no longer as sacred as before, and during the Zhou Dynasty, temple names only served to determine the succession relationship.

Only since the Han Dynasty has it been used as a procedure to evaluate an emperor's virtues, but posthumous titles also have this role. Isn't it redundant?

Moreover, even the Jiangdong Puppet Dynasty had temple names after Sun Quan's death, but Emperor Zhuang and Emperor Yi did not have them. Wouldn't they be short of others? You must know that it is you who occupies the righteousness of the Central Plains.

Bai Kang retorted:

"Jiang Dong and Cao Han built temples at will. This was just a personal act and was not recognized by the world. Only by strictly implementing the temple name system can we show the magnanimity of a great nation."

Sima Yi smiled and said:
"How can it be regarded as an act of the world? Is it only recognized by the Bai family that it is an act of the world? No matter how you say it, Jiangdong is a part of the Central Plains and one of the Xia. They built a temple, wouldn't it be recorded in the history books? Future generations will not know.

Now we know that because Wu and Korea abused temple names, every monarch will have a temple name.

However, hundreds or thousands of years later, future generations will only know the current events from history books. It can be seen that the two emperors of Yizhuang did not have temple names, but both Han and Wu had temple names.

Do you think that the two emperors of Yizhuang were not as good as Cao Pi, Cao Rui, and Sun Quan? Is this fair to the two late emperors? "

Bai Kang used the faucet made of excellent wood given by Liu Xuan to turn and point:

"Sophistry, this is sophistry. As long as I, the Bai family, are here, there will never be any forgery of history books and random smearing of the two emperors."

Sima Yi said unceremoniously:

"What if you, the Bai family, are no longer here? The Bai family can exist for a thousand years, but can it exist for three thousand years or ten thousand years?
Who knows? Even if you, Bai Kang, were favored by the Second Emperor and sang hymns and wrote eulogies for the Second Emperor, can you still guarantee that your descendants will do the same?
If that happens, do you still have the nerve to hold the dragon head crutch given by the late emperor? "

Bai Kang pointed his crutch at Sima Yi and was so angry that he couldn't speak. Under Bai Yu's constant comfort, he finally calmed down and said domineeringly:
"I promise to the people of the world that as long as the inheritance of my Bai family remains intact, even if I am just reduced to a commoner, the virtues of the two emperors and the kindness of the two emperors will not be forgotten by the Bai family."

Sima Yi snorted coldly and said nothing.

At this moment, the empress dowager Zhen Mi, who was sitting with the new emperor Liu Shen and was sitting above, spoke:

"Originally, the Ai family should not have spoken out about whether to build a temple or discuss posthumous titles. According to ancestral rules and customs.

But seeing the Taifu and Taishi arguing so fiercely, I wanted to express my thoughts.

During the reign of the late emperor, the people were happy, the people surrendered, the territory was expanded, the people were stabilized, the Sun Wu was defeated in the south, and the Hu Yi were safe in the north. His achievements were very great.

There were also many rewards for the ministers. Even when Dong Yun was defeated so badly, he was only demoted and demoted, and there was no talk of being imprisoned or executed.

I can't say I'm unkind to you.

Although what Taifu said is very reasonable and beneficial to the rapid development of the country, from the perspective of the Ai family personally.

The virtues of the late emperor are not only higher than those of the benevolent emperors of the Han Dynasty, and are praised by all ancient and modern times, but they are still higher than those of many emperors of the Han Dynasty. His achievements are not higher than that of Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty. There is a shortage of Xiongnu in the north, but he can still be regarded as having opened up new territories and expanded his territory. Protect the country without losing anything.

But such an emperor could not compare to Sun Quan, who lived in a corner of the Yangtze River. He had a separate temple and worshiped alone. The Ai family felt extremely unbalanced in their hearts. I would like to ask all ministers to forgive me for saying this. "

With Empress Dowager Zhen's words, the situation on the field instantly became clear.

Zhen Qian, who was originally wavering, directly expressed his support for the establishment of the temple.

Immediately afterwards, the Northern King Liu Chen was also moved by Zhen Mi's words. Thinking that Liu Xu was so kind to him and allowed him to serve as regent as the emperor's uncle, he also expressed his support for the establishment of the temple.

In this way, together with Sima Shi, who was already supportive, three of the four auxiliary ministers supported him. They represented 70% of the officials in the court.

Only Fei Yi always adhered to his principles, but at this time his attitude softened, saying that the minority obeyed the majority.

So the matter of building a temple for Liu Xuan was passed smoothly.

Moreover, Sima Yi's proposal to build a temple for Liu Chan, who had not built a temple before, was also approved.

After court discussions, it was finally decided that the temple name of Emperor Xiaozhuang of the Han Dynasty Liu Xuan would be "Yingzong", and the temple name of Emperor Xiaoyi of the Han Dynasty Liu Chan would be "Xiaozong".

It stands to reason that Liu Chan and Liu Xu, as the second and third emperors after Liu Bei, should be Taizong and Gaozong.

However, Liu Bei has always insisted that he inherited the legacy of the previous Han Dynasty. After Gao Di, he was the three-pronged Han Dynasty, and he was the Yan Han.

Therefore, when the temple was first built for Emperor Zhaolie of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bei was not named "Taizu" or "Gaozu", but "Liezu".

This is similar to the temple title "Shizu" of Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty Liu Xiu.

After all the discussions on the temple name and posthumous title were completed, the posthumous title and temple name of Emperor Xiaozhuang, Emperor Yingzong of Han Dynasty, and the edict for Liu Chan to be named "Xiaozong" were announced to the world at a very fast speed.

Because all the important officials of the Han Dynasty were present at this time.

Therefore, the edict was drafted by Zhongshu Ling, and then Fei Yi, Sima Shi and other auxiliary ministers stamped it with talismans, and then the Queen Mother stamped the seal. After being reviewed by Shangshu Ling, it was affixed with talisman seals and then handed over to various government offices for issuance.

All this was completed in only half an hour, which was extremely fast.

After leaving the main hall, the sky had darkened, and the entire palace was lit with lanterns.

This meeting started from the rising sun to the setting sun, which lasted a whole day. Fortunately, food was provided in the palace.

With Bai Yu's support, Bai Kang slowly walked out of the palace door, looked at the gray sky, shook his head and sighed:

"The persistence of the world's customs has been defeated since then, and the virtues of future emperors have been declining since then."

This happened to be heard by Prime Minister Fei Yi who came out with him, and he asked respectfully:
"There may be some solution to what Taifu said."

Bai Kang glanced at him, turned around, shook his head, and slowly left the palace:

"Alas, there is no use in talking; there is no use in talking."

Fei Yi respected the Bai family very much, so he took Bai Kang's words very seriously and thought to himself:
"Is there any secret behind this matter?"

Then he shook his head and said to himself:
"The situation is like this, what can I do? I just go with the flow, but who is the one rocking the oars in the rapids?"

The important ministers dispersed, and the entire Nangong fell silent. Only Liu Xu's mourning hall could be heard from the whimpering mourning hall.

(End of this chapter)