Take a plane to the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 494
That's it, the trial is over.

Zhu Changyuan came to the conclusion that no matter who takes over his position in the future, Zhu Cihong will never have a chance of survival!

Things in the second half of the first year of Taizheng were very exciting, like a large-scale court drama.

First of all, the second son of the old Fu Wang Zhu Changxun, Zhu Youqu, the younger brother of the former emperor Zhu Yousong of the Hongguang court, was suddenly adopted under the name of the emperor Zhu Changyuan and became Zhu Changyuan's son.

If this incident happened in ordinary people's homes, it would be an insignificant matter. As long as the adoptive family members are willing, even God will not stop it.

But if it is placed in the royal family, it is a bit weird.

If the emperor wants to adopt a son, there is only one message, that is, the emperor may realize that he will not be able to have children.

Combined with the fact that Zhu Changyuan is now 23 years old, and the harem already has one queen and five concubines, but no heirs, this is enough for civil and military officials to make up a lot of things.

The emperor is incapable, and the emperor cannot give birth to children.

It doesn't matter. There are many emperors without heirs in history.

It doesn't matter if a child is adopted to follow the country. Zhao Gou, the founding emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty, and Guo Wei, the founding emperor of the Later Zhou Dynasty, were both sons of other people's adoptive families.

But Zhu Changyuan is different.

Logically speaking, he has a cousin Zhu Changning. Even if he does not pass the seat to his cousin after a hundred years, he should adopt his cousin's son to his own name. There are many cousins, and there are many males in the royal family of King Balhai.

Why did you bring Zhu Youqu here?
Zhu Changning didn't understand even more if the officials didn't understand, so Zhu Changning led the civil and military officials to write to the emperor several times, asking him not to adopt Zhu Youqu.

How powerful Zhu Changyuan is, all officials are just a display to him.Therefore, Zhu Changyuan blocked their mouths with only four words "this is my family matter".

In this farce, Zhu Youqu is the happiest!
He is the son of King Fu. When Emperor Wanli was around, he wanted to replace the prince countless times and make Zhu Changxun the prince. Failed to replace the prince.

However, once a Taoist priest came to Fu Wang's family and followed Fu Wang's buttocks and said that their family was the emperor.Sure enough, Zhu Yousong, the eldest son of King Fu, established a new dynasty in Nanjing and became the emperor.

It's a pity that Zhu Yousong's position as the Son of Heaven was not stable, and Zhu Changyuan had his head chopped off after only half a year.

This time, the new emperor of Ming Dynasty actually adopted him as the prince, which made Zhu Youqu think of his family's story.

It has long been rumored that the sky was short and unable to have children. At this moment, Zhu Youqu completely believed it.Moreover, he was once again full of faith in the legend of the emperor in his own family.

Things really went as smoothly as he imagined. After arriving in the capital, he was warmly welcomed by Zhu Changyuan and the queen, and then he was directly arranged in the East Palace.

That's not all, on the second day after Zhu Yousong was arranged to enter the East Palace, he hurriedly helped him choose a concubine.

On the third day, Zhu Changyuan personally proposed to make Zhu Youqu the crown prince in the court hall!

Zhu Youqu's heart was full of joy.

It's just that the appointment of the crown prince is of great importance, and the officials disagree.

Hou Xun, Liu Zongzhou, Yan Hong, Kong He and other eleven cabinet ministers jointly wrote: Your Majesty can adopt the prince, or you can appoint the crown prince, but there is an old saying: it is better to choose the sage and establish him.The current prince Zhu Youqu, although good in appearance, has poor conduct.I hope that His Majesty will choose the children of the clan, such as the story of Emperor Gaozong of Song Dynasty!
When Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty established the adoption book, he did not only adopt one prince, but got two princes at once, and he did not register the prince in a hurry like Zhu Changyuan, but observed for many years, which one he thought was more suitable to be the emperor Then register again.

Zhu Changyuan was as strong as before, and he shook his sleeves and said: "I have decided on this matter, and I will appoint Zhu Youqu as the crown prince, and the time is set on the day of the winter solstice!"

It's a pity, I don't know if the old Fu Wang's family didn't have the fate to be the emperor, or there are other unpredictable reasons, the prince Zhu Youqu died suddenly and inexplicably one month after he adopted Zhu Changyuan.

People from the Tai Hospital came to cherish it, and gave a very ridiculous conclusion: death from overwork!

Well, because Zhu Youqu was overjoyed, coupled with the many beauties that Zhu Changyuan had prepared for him, and a certain eunuch in the palace forced his Viagra, he finally made this son who was one year older than Zhu Changyuan exhausted. .

All the officials sighed, and then they all breathed a sigh of relief.

They think that Zhu Changyuan should stop tossing now, but this is just the beginning of tossing.

The real toss is yet to come.

After his "son" died, Zhu Changyuan didn't feel the slightest bit of grief and indignation, but went to and from get off work as usual.But one day when he went to work, he suddenly thought of the child who died young, and said with tears in his eyes: "Prince Zhu Youqu died young before he was registered as a crown prince. I am very heartbroken. The Ministry of Rites should draft his posthumous title and bury him according to the emperor's rites." !"

The officials below are very obedient this time. Anyway, Daming has plenty of money. Due to external plunder and internal innovation, the silver in the treasury has far exceeded N times that of the previous Ming Empire. You can play it however you want, no matter what. Is it a gift from the Son of Heaven?Done!

Therefore, the prince Zhu Youqu, posthumously named "Prince Huaiming", was buried in the mausoleum with the ceremony of the emperor, and his mausoleum is called: Shangling!

I thought the adoptive turmoil should come to an end, but Zhu Changyuan's real big move has just begun!His hole has only just been dug.

The officials haven't jumped yet, how could he stop fighting!

On the third day of December in the first year of Taizheng, Emperor Zhu Changyuan suddenly asked Cao Huachun to read an imperial edict to the courtiers.

"Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the imperial edict said: Therefore, Prince Huaiming Youqu, studious and tireless, honest and kind, was originally the darling of heaven, but died early, I am heartbroken, and I can't sleep every night!"

. . . . .

"Zhu Cihong, the son of the crown prince, has a wonderful daily appearance and a beautiful talent. Based on the story of the emperor Taizu, I book him as the grandson of the emperor! I respect it!"

After Cao Huachun finished reading the edict, all the officials below were stunned!

Moreover, all the officials looked at the faces of the eleven leading cabinet ministers, curious about how such absurd imperial edict cabinet was approved.

Aren't you just messing around with Zhu Cihong, the son of Emperor Chongzhen of the former Ming Dynasty, as the grandson of the emperor?

In fact, it was not the officials below who surprised me the most, but the cabinet ministers.

The eleven cabinet ministers knew in their hearts that this edict was concocted by Zhu Changyuan himself, and he did not say hello to the cabinet members.

"Your Majesty!" Liu Zongzhou said, "I think this move is very inappropriate, so although the crown prince Zhu Cihong..."

"Bold!" Before Liu Zongzhou finished speaking, Cao Huachun pointed to Liu Zongzhou's nose and said, "Master Liu, how can you call His Highness Grandson by his name directly!"

Hou Xun was stunned.

Well, just after the prince's affairs, why did the grandson of the emperor jump out? When did Zhu Cihong become Zhu Youqu's son? It seems that the officials were not notified!
Of course, Zhu Youqu was not the crown prince at that time, and if Zhu Cihong really adopted Zhu Youqu, it seemed to make sense without a notification.

Just, alas!

Hou Xun suddenly understood Zhu Changyuan's intention.

In fact, the so-called crown prince Zhu Youqu and so on before were all a cover, and Zhu Changyuan's real purpose was still on Zhu Cihong.

"Your Majesty!" Liu Zongzhou continued to say.

"Bold!" Cao Huachun stepped forward again to stop him.

Zhu Changyuan said: "Cao Aiqing is stepping down, Mr. Liu is an important minister in the cabinet, so he can naturally speak up if he has something to say."

"Your Majesty!" Liu Zongzhou knelt down on the ground and said, "The issue of this edict is of great importance. The cabinet did not know about it beforehand. Please take it back!"

Liu Zongzhou kowtowed and spattered blood everywhere.

Zhu Changyuan said: "Lord Liu, don't do this, but I don't know what's wrong with my edict. I didn't intend to hide it from the cabinet, but I thought that the cabinet would fully agree with my approach."

"Your Majesty!" Hou Xun bowed his body and came out of the queue, and reported: "It is not in accordance with etiquette to register the emperor's grandson!"

"What's wrong with etiquette?" Zhu Changyuan stood up from the dragon chair and said, "When Emperor Taizu was in the past, the crown prince Zhu Biao died, and Emperor Jianwen was also appointed as the heir apparent?"

"but..."

"What doubts do you have?" Zhu Changyuan said with a smile on his lips, "Although Prince Huaiming died before he was registered, he is still a prince, and Zhu Cihong's adoptive name is his son. Reasonable!"

It was only then that Baiguan realized that Zhu Changyuan had dug such a big hole for them.

"But Your Majesty, Zhu Cihong is the former Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty, the remains of Emperor Lie. I am worried that your Majesty's foundation will not be stable after a long life!"

"Don't worry!" Zhu Changyuan shook his sleeves and said, "No, you have seen the real constitution. From now on, the emperor will not interfere in the government! The country is governed by ministers like you, so why talk about an unstable foundation? ?”

"I don't need to talk about it anymore. On the day of the winter solstice, the grand ceremony for the crown prince's sacrifice to the heavens will be changed to the grand ceremony for the grandson of the emperor's grandson to sacrifice to the heavens. Everything is indispensable. The ceremony must be held beautifully. If there is even the slightest problem , I only ask you from the Ministry of Rites!"

The officials will not yield so easily, but Zhu Changyuan will not yield either.

Of course, when facing his subordinates, he would not act indiscriminately by raising a knife to kill people. In any case, although the subordinates did not agree with him, they were all thinking of their own world.

Zhu Changyuan did an incredible thing.

Monk!

I'm quitting, the emperor, go do it, I want to become a monk!

He also ran to the Shaolin Temple in Songshan in a serious manner, acting like I want to become a monk, so don't stop me.

Ever since, Baiguan had to succumb!It was agreed to register Zhu Cihong as the grandson of the emperor.

This battle, Zhu Changyuan won again, but it was not easy to win, and he almost went to the temple to become a monk.

(End of this chapter)