The cabinet ministers, the six scholars, the six departments, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the five temples, the six armies, and the chief officials of the Zongren Mansion were all invited by the imperial concubine to gather together.

The imperial concubine wore a veil and took out an edict: "This is Your Majesty's last edict." ”

There are two most important documents for the transfer of imperial power, one is the emperor's edict, and the other is the new emperor's enthronement edict.

The edict of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty is not many, about 200 to 600 words, but the words are concise and not ambiguous. The content is mainly divided into eight parts: recalling political achievements, reviewing deficiencies, announcing that he is about to die, identifying the heir, entrusting the heir, admonishing the minister, stipulating the funeral, and pacifying the place.

The edict is first verified by the Cabinet, the Celebrant of Ceremonies, the Cabinet of Directors, the Ministry of Rites, and the Three Divisions, and its authenticity must be confirmed before it is read to the ministers.

After hearing this, the ministers had different expressions.

When Zhu Houzhao recalled his political achievements, he blew all his cultural and martial arts skills. At the same time, he admitted his mistake, saying that he should not be a eunuch again, causing the world to boil and rebellions to break out. admonished the crown prince to learn a lesson, and told the minister to carefully assist the new monarch, especially pointing out that Wang Yuan was one of the important ministers of Tuogu.

also said that his funeral does not have to be too grand. But among the funeral goods, there must be the relics of Genghis Khan, a cannon, a firecracker, a pair of clairvoyant mirrors, and the latest products, don't fool with old-fashioned things. In addition, if the imperial concubine dies in the future, she can be sent to the imperial mausoleum to be buried with him.

After the edict was read, Zhu Zaiyun was invited, and the ministers bowed and bowed to the heir.

Yang Tinghe wrote the edict of enthronement, which had to be announced as soon as possible to announce that the new monarch of the world had ascended the throne and prevent unnecessary confusion.

The funeral of the former emperor should also be arranged in the name of the heir.

The next day, Zhu Houzhao's edict and Zhu Zaiyun's edict were sent to all parts of the country at the same time.

However, the new monarch could not ascend the throne immediately, and the funeral of the former emperor had to be completed. Even if the funeral is over, it will have to be persuaded by the courtiers, and three persuasions and three resignations will be made to demonstrate filial piety and benevolence, and it is estimated that it will have to be delayed until next spring.

Before ascending the throne, Zhu Zaiyan could only be regarded as the heir.

After the two edicts were issued, the edict of the heir was immediately sent to the king's family. Worship Wang Yuan as a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, pre-machine service, Wang Yuan finally entered the cabinet as an auxiliary minister. Song Ling'er and Huang E's orders have also been promoted, and they can't be promoted anymore, and they are directly Mrs. Zhengyipin. Xia Chan, Xiangxiang, and Qiyun are all five pleasant concubines.

At the same time, the soldiers who made meritorious contributions this time were also rewarded in the name of the heir.

Take Yuan Da, who made the first contribution, as an example, the general of the dragon and tiger, worshiped the protectors, and sealed the Beihou.

After Wang Yuan entered the cabinet, the first thing he did was to deal with the funeral of the emperor.

According to the edict of the emperor, the funeral should not be too grand, and it should be handed over to the Ministry of Rites to handle according to the regulations, but the emperor's temple number and nickname must be seriously discussed.

Jiang Mian said: "The number of the first emperor's temple can be 'martial'. ”

Wang Qiong immediately retorted: "It's not appropriate! ”

As soon as the emperor died, the cabinet began to fight.

Wang Qiong belongs to the imperial party, how can he allow Zhu Houzhao's temple name to be "Wu"?

The nicknames "Wen" and "Wu" are very awesome, such as Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

But the temple number is "Wen" and "Wu", which is very disgusting. "Wenzong" alludes to the weakness and incompetence of Wen, as for "Wuzong", it can only show that this emperor preferred to fight during his lifetime. And liking to fight often means being reckless, which contains more or less sarcasm, and the degree of praise and disparagement is second only to "Shenzong".

This is how many civilian officials view Zhu Houzhao, and in their minds, Zhu Houzhao is indeed reckless.

But in order to make a perfect curtain call, Yang Tinghe didn't want to get into trouble, so he looked at Wang Yuan and said, "What is Ruoxu's opinion?" ”

"Medium." Wang Yuan spat out a word.

Yang Tinghe, Mao Ji, and Jiang Mian were all stunned, and this evaluation was too high.

Zhongzong, the lord of Zhongxing!

In fact, with Zhu Houzhao's various deeds, the temple names "Xuanzong" and "Xianzong" are the most appropriate. There are merits, but they are indispensable, but these two temple numbers are already there, and Xianzong is still Zhu Houzhao's grandfather.

Renzong, Shengzong, Xiaozong, Ruizong, these four temple numbers are all Mingjun, and Zhu Houzhao is obviously not worthy of claiming.

Mao Ji frowned and said: "If the first emperor is Zhongzong, where is Emperor Xiaozong?" ”

Jiang Mian echoed: "Yu Li is not compatible. ”

Since he is the master of Zhongxing, what Zhu Houzhao took over must be a mess, and his predecessor should also be a faint king. But Zhu Houzhao's father, the temple number is "filial piety", and he belongs to the highest level of virtuous monarchs. Isn't that inconsistent?

Mao Ji said weakly: "How is the true sect?" ”

Mao Ji said: "I think it's suitable. ”

It is indeed quite appropriate, Xuanzong, Zhenzong, Lizong, and Taoism, these four temple names indicate that the emperor is too complicated, it is difficult to evaluate the merits and demerits, and it is difficult to explain clearly whether he is virtuous or mediocre.

Wang Yuan said categorically: "Medium! ”

It must be the Ming Zhongzong, the treasury is abundant, the territory is expanded, and a prosperous era is created. Only in this way can Wang Yuan's courtiers' exploits be highlighted, because most of the things he assisted the emperor did.

Although, a few years before the death of this emperor, there was famine everywhere, and rebellions broke out throughout the country.

Mao Ji still said: "Where is Emperor Xiaozong?" ”

If Zhu Houzhao is the master of Zhongxing, then his father must be a faint king, and this matter will not be over.

Yang Tinghe knew Wang Yuan's thoughts, and he didn't want to argue about this point, so he proposed: "How about Ruizong? ”

Rensheng Xiaorui, the four great virtuous monarchs, Zhu Houzhao can only be associated with "Rui".

Wang Yuan thought for a while, nodded and said, "Yes." ”

Wang Qiong said: "The temple number is Ruizong. What about the nickname? ”

Wang Yuan didn't bother to listen to their arguments, and said directly: "Emperor Wu, you add the rest yourself!" ”

Yang Tinghe readily agreed, he had already figured it out, no matter how ridiculous Zhu Houzhao was, anyway, he was touted vigorously. The higher the emperor's evaluation, the higher his evaluation of this auxiliary will naturally be, and his virtuous appearance can be added to the history.

Everyone discussed for a long time, and finally decided on the temple name and the name.

Zhu Houzhao, Ming Ruizong, Chengtian, Longdao, Yingsu, Gang, Ming, Zhaode, Xiangong, Hongwen, Si, Xiaowu, Emperor.

The long list in the middle is all empty words, and the real key is "Rui" and "Wu". It is generally called "Ming Ruizong", and if it is called according to the name of the Han Dynasty, it can also be called "Emperor Wu of Ming".

Wang Yuan not only lost Jiajing's emperor, but also robbed Jiajing's father's temple name "Ming Ruizong".

A vassal king who has done nothing, just because his son is the emperor, he can posthumously give the temple name "Ming Ruizong", why can't the absurd and dissolute Zhu Houzhao?

The heir has not yet ascended the throne, and the queen and the imperial concubine cannot be promoted to the queen mother for the time being.

After Zhu Houzhao's temple number and nickname were agreed, the imperial concubine and Zhu Zaiyun were very satisfied, and gave each of the cabinet ministers a tael of silver.

Then, Zhu Houzhao stopped for seven days, and the heir Zhu Zaiyun led hundreds of officials to help the soul out of the funeral and sent it to Kangling, which had been repaired a long time ago, for burial. There is nothing to say about the name of the emperor's mausoleum, in the Ming and Qing dynasties, the imperial mausoleum is called by a single word, and the civil officials will not worry about the emperor on the coffin board.

When the emperor of the Ming Dynasty died, all kinds of etiquette have been simplified, and the body was basically buried in seven days, and the heir did not have to keep filial piety for three years.

Of course, you still have to have three days, at least to make a show.

After that, he asked for three resignations and rushed to the throne before the New Year's Day, and Zhu Zaiyun was already on the twenty-sixth day of the lunar month.

The following year, it was changed to Shaofeng.

This era name has no other meaning, Zhengde reigned for 25 years, almost every year there are natural disasters, and the people's lives are miserable. Who knows that the year of Zhu Houzhao's death is also the year of the new monarch's accession to the throne, and the ministers hope that the wind and rain will always be smooth and the country and the people will be prosperous.

So, Yang Tinghe suggested changing the yuan to "SF".

Wang Yuan: "???????? ”

At Wang Yuan's strong request, the name of the year was changed to "Shaofeng", which means "continuing Fengshun".