Late at night, Ouchi, Qianqing Palace.

This emperor's dormitory, which has not been inhabited for 24 years, is now full of mourning flags, and has become the Zigong Palace of Emperor Daxing.

Under the plaque of 'Zhengda Guangming' in the main hall, there are white curtains, white screens, white cases, and white filial piety clothes...... The cold wind blew, and a whimpering sound sounded in his ears, making Yuwang Zhu Zaiyuan, who was kneeling beside the coffin, feel a chill on his scalp.

Zhu Zaiyuan had already taken off his auspicious clothes and put on a heavy filial piety for Emperor Daxing, but looking at the grief-stricken faces of the people around him, he also knew that he should cry bitterly, but he was never able to mobilize his emotions. But at this time, he had to cry, he reached out and twisted his thigh, and after the pain in his heart, he wanted to laugh for a while......

His eyes fell on the corpse, Emperor Daxing had already moved, and from Zhu Zaiyuan's perspective, he could just see his remains. I saw that Emperor Jiajing seemed to be asleep, and there was a slight flush on his cheeks...... It was the result of years of taking pills.

Looking at this familiar and unfamiliar face, Zhu Zaiyuan silently recalled when he last met him. By the way, when Zhu Yijun was canonized as the prince of the king three years ago, I saw him once, and then it was this afternoon. Compared to seeing him three years ago, Jiajing only looked thinner, with high cheekbones, and the wrinkles on his chin were hidden in his slender white beard, which could not be seen at all.

But Zhu Zaiyuan is not sure, because he and this 'father' have only met a handful of times, and every time he meets his father, he doesn't dare to look up, almost equal to not seeing him.

Now that his father is finally dead, he can let him see it as he wants, and he can watch it however he wants. Zhu Zaiyuan's eyes widened, staring at his father and emperor vigorously, looking at that mean and gloomy face, he suddenly recalled his trembling, cowering, dark, endless miserable life......

Just because of the proverb that 'the two dragons don't meet', he was regarded as a thorn in the eye by his father! Not only are they not allowed to meet each other at ordinary times, but even when they enter the palace to greet each other during the New Year, Jiajing is only allowed to kowtow outside the bead curtain and never see each other. Even in the months before the emperor's death, he was not allowed to enter the palace to greet his illness. Looking back on this life, he has never enjoyed a day of fatherly love, and he has not even received a smiling face or a warm word from his father, so that as soon as he mentions the word 'father', he feels strange, fearful and slow hatred from his heart, and he completely does not know how normal father and son get along.

What made him even more unacceptable was that the emperor Lao Tzu not only did not give him fatherly love, but also destroyed the maternal love he should have enjoyed in every possible way - since he was kicked out of the palace, he was not allowed to visit the palace, even when his mother was seriously ill and dying, he was not allowed to see him for the last time. Moreover, after the death of the mother, hundreds of officials were not allowed to arrange a funeral for her in accordance with the due etiquette...... As the mother of the eldest son of the current emperor, and most likely the mother of the future emperor, she should have enjoyed the beauty and rich burial like Concubine Ji Shu of the Chenghua Dynasty, as the basis for posthumously honoring her as the queen mother in the future. Jiajing blatantly overturned the ritual note drawn up by the Ministry of Rites, and did not allow Zhu Zaiyuan to mourn with the friendship of parents and children, and hundreds of officials were not allowed to serve mourning clothes, nor were they posthumously awarded the title of concubine, in short, they were degraded and degraded!

The reason is not difficult to understand, Jiajing's refusal to promote Concubine Du Kang is because of his consistent preference for his half-brother Zhu Zaizhen, which leads to his reluctance to acquiesce in his status as the second prince; did not let him mourn, but Jiajing believed that his father was still alive, and it was unlucky for his son to mourn heavily, in order to avoid the supremacy of his father.

At that time, Zhu Zaiyuan was already eighteen years old, of course, he could feel the many difficulties of his father in the funeral of his biological mother, and he could also taste the three flavors...... But in any case, since he was in Yudi, he and his only mother who loved him couldn't live and die, how could he not hate his father who caused all this?

What's more, this father is also very disgusted with having children...... Zhu Zaiyuan had two sons in his early years, but both died young, and Zhu Yijun was the third son. He can't forget his eldest son no matter what...... It was also the unexpected turmoil that occurred when Jiajing's grandson was born: he remembered very well that at that time, the whole country celebrated the birth of the emperor's grandson, and the Ministry of Rites asked the suburban temple and Sheji to inform the world and make the civil and military ministers congratulate. For such a great event, Jiajing violated the common etiquette, and was not allowed to issue edicts, congratulate them, or give them to the temple and the community. unusually cold treatment; Compared with the grandeur of his own birth of his eldest son Zaiji and his second son Zaiji, and even the specifications of foreign countries, it is a world of difference!

What made Zhu Zaiyuan even more unacceptable was that the birth of this concubine made Jiajing irritable and angry, and even wanted to kill someone! At that time, Min Rulin, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, congratulated Biaoyun: "King Qingxian has a son; Congratulations to the Holy Lord's grandson! That child was first his son of Zhu Zaiyuan, and then the grandson of the emperor, so it is reasonable.

But it provoked Jiajing to be furious, slashed it with a sword, and said angrily: "You can cut it!" Qu first and then me. Reduced to three levels! ”

This is his father, an extremely self-centered, widowed man who is based on prophecy and delusions, and who dominates his emotions with delusions! This person can think that the white rabbit and white turtle give birth to eggs, which is a gratifying and congratulatory 'auspicious rui', but he regards the reproduction of his children and grandchildren as a great disaster, causing inexplicable terror and anger, and treating his offspring in such an extremely selfish and crazy way, how can he not cause great harm to his psychology?

And what about psychological harm? As the eldest son of the emperor, Zhu Zaiyuan has always had a predictable future, and he has been in danger repeatedly, and even became a thorn in his father's eyes! Jiajing also knew that what he had done was excessive, but instead of thinking about making amends, he was worried that his son would make a difference, and for a long time, around his palace, there were detectives and soldiers, closely monitoring who he was dealing with. Even some trivial matters that happened to the entourage of the palace would be immediately reported to the emperor...... Every move will be detected by people, although you are a prince, how is it different from a Chu prisoner?

Not only was the situation in danger, but even in the most basic life, the emperor treated him very harshly, and the money he gave could only maintain the daily expenses of the palace. Even this limited amount of income is often deducted by villains and cannot be received as scheduled...... Of course, all of this is because of Jiajing's cold reception and suppression of him, so that the villain dares to be unscrupulous. As for the rewards that should be given according to the rules, he didn't even dare to ask for them, and as a result, his life was often embarrassed, and he had no choice but to pool money to bribe Yan Shifan to receive three years of arrears.

As the eldest son of the prince and emperor, it is a great shame to ask Minister Zhou to bribe him in order to get his own bit of rice! Especially in order to show his power, Yan Shifan often said to people that even the emperor's son has to bribe me, and every time he hears someone talk about it, he has the urge to kill!

Having a father is almost the same as having no father, having a mother is the same as having no mother, giving birth to a child and being hated, and then even personal freedom and basic life are not guaranteed! Zhu Zaiyuan has been tortured by his father for many years and in all directions, and his heart has long been anxious, depressed, panicked, angry, and hated...... The torture is unrecognizable, but there is no power to change it, so he can only try to "hide his true emotions" when the time comes...... Carefully pretending to be a good prince who is gentle and frugal, he is looking forward to it with apprehension...... The day has come!

Thinking of the countless harms he has suffered over the years, but he has to swallow his anger in order to seek peace, he is close to the age, but he has never been able to show his face one day, the grief and self-injury in Zhu Zaiyuan's heart filled his whole body, making him burst into a burst of blood, and his heart was flooded with a scorching heat wave, which was so full that his whole body was about to burst! Suddenly his mouth opened wide, his eyes widened, his throat trembled, and he made a sound, ho-ho, ho.

The people around him thought that he was sad and crazy, and they all looked nervously at the motionless future emperor. After waiting for a while, just when everyone wanted to touch him and try to faint, they heard him suddenly let out a howl that tore his liver and lungs!

The grief of that howl is real, it can be described as earth-shattering, weeping ghosts and gods! Like the cuckoo's blood, it makes the listener sad, and the audience tears! When everyone saw the future emperor crying like this, whether they were sincere or not, they let out a loud cry of sorrow together to help him mourn!

only suffered Lao Xu Jie, while crying to himself, he had to persuade Zhu Zaiyuan, which made him exhausted and miserable.

After howling for a long time, Zhu Zaiyuan finally stopped crying. Xu Jie hissed: "The prince mourns, the ministers know that you are grieving, but the first emperor Yan drives, you are the backbone of everyone; Please move to the Palace of Nourishing the Heart, and determine the major events after the death of the first emperor! ”

King Yu nodded, and with the support of the two personal eunuchs, he slowly came to the Heart Cultivation Hall located on the west side of the Qianqing Palace. A group of cabinet ministers and Yang Bo followed...... Before the first emperor Yan Jia, he had summoned Yang Bo alone, and the content of the conversation was unknown, but then Huang Jin read out the emperor's decree, and Jin Yang Bo was the Shaobao, with the secretary of the military department and the secretary of the ministry, and the cabinet scholars led Gu Ming and assisted the new monarch. Although Jane's position has always been despised by hundreds of officials, this is the last order of the first emperor, and it is another matter of letting him be the minister who cares for his life!

In a blink of an eye, Yang Bo went from being a loser in the cabinet competition to becoming the other pole in the cabinet competition.

The dragon chair in the Heart Cultivation Hall can't sit yet, because Zhu Zaiyuan hasn't ascended the throne yet. So the eunuch brought a circle chair, spread it with bright yellow cushions, and laid it down next to the dragon chair. In this way, Zhu Zaiyuan still felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, and his expression was very unnatural.

Seeing that he was still blindfolded, Xu Jie, who was a veteran of Shuode and the first auxiliary minister, naturally opened his mouth and said: "Lord Wang, the most important thing is to set the temple number of Emperor Daxing first. ”

Zhu Zaiyuan felt dizzy, nodded blankly and said, "Yuanfu is talking about ......" and then there was no follow-up.

"The prince wants us to discuss it first,...... Gao Gong is Zhu Zaiyuan's teacher, of course, he has to answer the disciple, so he took the lead and said: "I threw bricks and led jade, and the minister thought that the first emperor enjoyed the country the longest, and he had a lifetime of scriptures and martial arts, and his merits were high; Although it is kept; It is the same as the creation, so it should be designated as the emperor of Shizu! ”

"Generally, only the founding king can become an ancestor, and my dynasty has two, the ancestor and the emperor, which is already an exception for the first emperor......" Li Chunfang pondered the words and muttered. The two ancestors of this dynasty are Taizu and Chengzu respectively, in fact, the temple number of Chengzu was originally Taizong, but Jiajing insisted on becoming Chengzu, because he believed that Emperor Chengzu also entered the unification with a side line, ending the Changfang lineage, which was actually the approval of the emperors of later generations...... Obviously, he elevated Zhu Lin just to add historical basis to his own succession to the great unification.

If you follow Jiajing's own theory, you will not be able to set one for him, Shizu, and it will not be done...... The imperial line is transferred to the world and the foundation is the ancestor, isn't Jiajing transferring orthodoxy from the uncle's family to his own family, and creating a generation of foundation for his children and grandchildren?

But if you call it Zu, you will raise Jiachou too high, which is where everyone's disagreement lies.

In the end, everyone made a step and used 'Shi', but lowered 'Zu' to 'Zong' and called Emperor Sejong, so it was acceptable.

During the whole discussion, King Yu never said a word, and when everyone decided the result and asked him for instructions, he came back to his senses and said slowly: "Do as you say." After speaking, he woke up and said, "What temple number is coming?" ”

"Emperor Sejong." The ministers whispered.

"Oh......" Zhu Zaiyuan was unhappy, but since he agreed, he couldn't change it anymore, but fortunately, it wasn't over yet...... Then he cheered up and said, "What about the nickname?" "After the Han Dynasty, the emperors had temple numbers and nicknames, the temple number was used in the temple sacrifice, and the nickname was the evaluation of his life, in the early years, many emperors got bad names; But after the Tang Dynasty, the evil slander disappeared, and all of them were beautiful and peaceful, of course, not because the emperor's quality had improved, but because the evaluation became more and more unobjective.

But Zhu Zaiyuan didn't want to do this, he said slowly: "My father definitely doesn't like our exaggerated beauty, how can you say that?" Beauty is beautiful, not a little false beauty; It has been said that it has not been violated in the slightest. For courtiers, you must have this attitude. ”

All the ministers were nervous, how could they move Hai Jui's article out at this time? Emperor Daxing's bones are still cold, and when he says this, people can't help but think about it......

Yang Bo was unhappy and said: "What the prince said is right, but the first emperor loved to cultivate the Ming and the martial arts, and he didn't need to be beautiful." After a pause, he said: "The old minister thinks that the emperor of Daxing should be 'Wen'." Then he explained: "The scriptures of the heavens and the latitudes of the earth; Moral erudition; Diligence is good to ask questions...... The first emperor deserves the word 'Wen'. "For the emperor, there is no 'literature and martial arts', it can be seen that Jiajing is still very accurate in seeing people, and it is really Yang Bo who is defending his name behind him!

"It's not proper, Grandpa Cheng will say 'Wen'," Gao Gong immediately objected: "The first emperor took Chengzu as an example, and he definitely didn't want to compare with him." ”

"Then 'Jing'," Guo Pu said loudly: "The people are worried about the scene, and the righteousness is just the scene." ”

"It's not proper, Emperor Daizong." Li Chunfang shook his head and said, "How can Emperor Daxing be on a par with him?" ”

"There's nothing wrong with it...... Zhu Zaiyuan, who has been listening, suddenly said in a loud voice: "I feel that the 'scene' is very good." ”

Everyone looked at each other, and said in their hearts, how sad is Zhu Qiyu's fate? His nickname must never be used again.

"Why don't you say 'flat'?" Guo Pu speculated about what King Yu meant, and seemed unwilling to give the first emperor a good feeling, so he said softly: "The first emperor ruled without green, the deacons were systematic, the discipline was regulated, and the chaos was restrained, which can be said to be peaceful." ”

"Emperor Sejongpyeong." Zhu Zaiyuan felt that it sounded good, but still said, "Is there a better one?" As he spoke, he flipped through the book and said, "Respect the virtuous and righteous; Respect for the above; Respect the virtuous and let the Gong be respected; Aimin's eldest brother said and ...... It's fitting to look at this alone. ”

The ministers now completely understood the prince's intentions, because he deliberately omitted a 'can be changed to Gong', obviously hoping to show Jiajing's fault in the Mi name, but how can a son overflow 'Gong' to his father?

Yang Bo objected on the spot, saying that people in the world would laugh at us!

King Yu knew that Yang Bo was actually saying, 'People in the world will laugh at him, who is a son', so he was a little depressed and said: "Then you will ...... it" Having said that, but when the ministers wanted to give Jiajing a good word, he would find fault and say that it was inappropriate.

The contradiction is that the ministers thought that they should give good advice, but King Yu was unwilling, and the result was that the discussion was still fruitless.

In the end, Xu Jie, who had been silent, said: "It's 'Su'......"

The ministers thought, 'Just Dek said Su; Persistently decided, he is taking the next sentence and saying Su", 'It's barely acceptable; King Yu also felt that Jiajing was strong enough, restrained, decisive, and decisive enough for himself, and a Su was also appropriate.

So there was no objection from the crowd, and although there were many words in the nickname, they were all irrelevant, and they were all settled soon. In the end, King Yu broke his fingers, dripped blood on the cinnabar, and then personally wrote down the name of Emperor Daxing with a pen: "Emperor Sejong Qintian, Dao Yingyi, Divine Xuanwen, Guangwu Hongren, Emperor Daxiaosu." ’

Abbreviated as 'Emperor Sejongsu'.

It was easy to set two numbers for Jiajing, and the ministers who were fully engaged found that it had already passed the fifth watch, and it was almost dawn outside.

Gao Gong suddenly realized one thing and said, "It's broken, has the edict been drafted?" "Everyone also secretly shouted negligence, and the edict of Emperor Daxing will be read to the world at the end of the hour, and now there are less than two hours, I am afraid it will be too late. There is no way, everyone is mourning for the emperor for the first time, and they have little experience...... You won't be able to go wrong next time.

Zhu Zaiyuan also said anxiously: "Then what should I do?" ”

"Let's do it now." Gao arched his sleeves and said: "I make a record, and everyone brainstorms!" ”

Everyone was just about to use their brains, but they heard a voice say lightly: "No need, the edict is already there." ”