Chapter 5: Succession (1)
The sky gradually darkened, and in order to prevent instability at the border and in the place, King Xin asked Wei Zhongxian to inform the local and border garrison officials that they should not leave their posts without permission, and according to the old practice of the Ming Dynasty, they only needed to wear filial piety clothes for 27 days. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoThe prince of each fief is not allowed to leave the fief, and is the same as the official, dressed in filial piety and monthly guard. Wei Zhongxian also took the order, and began to arrange for the eunuchs of the East Factory to purchase minerals for the production of cement, although Wei Zhongxian was a little confused about the order of King Xin, but he also understood that the Ming Dynasty seemed to be about to prosper, and the world of the Ming Dynasty had changed.
At the beginning of the Apocalypse, the power of the Donglin Party was completely suppressed by Wei Zhongxian. In the fourth year of the Apocalypse, Yang Lian, a member of the Donglin Party, and others were arrested and imprisoned, and Wei Zhongxian later used the "Red Pill Case", "Court Attack Case", and "Palace Removal Case" to destroy the Donglin Academy and crack down on the Donglin Party. Among the Donglin Party, Wei Dazhong, Gu Dazhang, Gao Panlong, and Zhou Qiyuan were killed one after another. The power of the Donglin Party reached its lowest point for a while, and the alliance between the Qichu Zhejiang Party and Wei Zhongxian's Eunuch Party was a complete tragedy for the Donglin Party.
Of course, the Emperor of the Apocalypse will not allow Wei Zhongxian to completely eradicate the Donglin Party, as a person in power, there is no doubt that employing people is not an advantage, but the most fatal weakness. Especially in the feudal empire, the prince and general may not have the heart of betrayal at first, but with the expansion of power, the artifact will slowly sprout in his heart like a seed, and when the time is ripe, it will break through the ground. Therefore, what the emperor has to do is to be able to use people, dare to use people, but also be able to control people, be clear about all the weaknesses of people, and be able to use these weaknesses to balance the various forces in the court, and then sit on the mountain to watch the tiger fight, and reap the benefits of the fisherman.
Emperor Apocalypse should be regarded as the best of the Ming Emperors, at the beginning of his power, the Donglin Party that assisted Apocalypse to ascend the throne was dominant, directly controlling the imperial power, Emperor Apocalypse was not so much an emperor, enjoying supreme glory, but in fact it was just a puppet manipulated by the Donglin Party. All important positions in the court were occupied by the Donglin Party, and everything in the government was subject to the wishes of the Donglin Party. At this time, the Emperor of the Apocalypse took a side to show weakness to the enemy and indulged in carpentry skills, so that the Donglin Party completely ignored this emperor; On the one hand, the great eunuch Wei Zhongxian around him and the Qichu and Zhejiang party members who were not allowed to be allowed by the Donglin Party.
When the time is ripe, he will slowly divide and attack the Donglin Party, and then completely suppress the Donglin Party in one fell swoop. However, with the rise of Wei Zhongxian's status, in order to prevent the imperial power from being hollowed out again, he also took two preparations, one hand vigorously advocated Wei Zhongxian, named him "nine thousand years old", and established Wei Zhongxian's ancestral halls in all places where he was allowed, so as to paralyze Wei Zhongxian; On the other hand, while the Eunuch Party, the Qichu Zhejiang Party and the Donglin Party were fighting in the hot water, they slowly encircled lower-level officials and local feudal officials.
Everything that Emperor Tianqi did was carried out quietly, and by the time the Donglin Party, the Eunuch Party, and the Qichu Zhejiang Party found out, it was already too late, and Emperor Tianqi was already in power. However, the will of heaven made people, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse died young, otherwise, the fate of the Ming Dynasty would be completely rewritten, and the Chinese Han people would not be so ill-fated, let alone experience the baptism of countless wars.
The ministers and concubines have already retreated, and the next day they need to go to the Qianqing Palace to discuss the establishment of a new monarch, and the new monarch has already decided to propose that the new monarch ascend the throne. Therefore, on this night, the forces of all parties did not stop leaving the palace, and many party henchmen gathered in the homes of the leaders of various parties to discuss the direction of the future situation. Among them, the Donglin Party is the most active, because now that the Donglin Party has been completely suppressed, whether the Donglin Party can be reused depends on whether Xinjun can stand on the side of the Donglin Party.
In the second **** meeting, the hundred officials are still wearing filial piety clothes, because the Ming Emperor had to wear filial piety clothes for a full month during the funeral. When the hundred officials came to the Qianqing Palace and waited for a long time, King Xin, accompanied by the eunuch Wang Chenen, came to stand next to the emperor's throne in the main hall of the Qianqing Palace. Although at this moment, the emperor's throne is close at hand, but King Xin understands that he can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, and the etiquette must be observed, especially in this Ming Dynasty, otherwise there will be serious sequelae.
When the ministers saw the arrival of King Xin, they immediately knelt down and saluted, and King Xin was much calmer this time than yesterday, not as frightened as yesterday, or he was born with the quality of being an emperor, and this kind of temperament that a superior person should have cannot be cultivated in a day or two.
After some courtesy, Huang Liji, Shi Fenglai, Zhang Ruitu, Li Guopu and other cabinet scholars discussed together: "The country cannot be left without an owner for a day, and now the emperor is the emperor, and I hope that His Royal Highness the King will ascend the throne as soon as possible, so as to calm the hearts of the subjects of the world." "These four people have already discussed it yesterday, and the credit for supporting the new monarch should be shared by several of them, and it is logical for the king to succeed to the throne, and this great credit is simply given to himself and others. Therefore, the four of them agreed that during the early dynasty, it was proposed by Huang Liji, and Shi Fenglai, Zhang Ruitu, and Li Guopu seconded it.
King Xin looked at the four people standing out, and his heart was full of emotion, although he had been prepared, but the arrival of this moment was too fast, and he felt that all this was a dream, because although he was only one step away from the emperor's throne now, but this distance was like a moat in front of him. But as long as he ascends the throne as the emperor, this moat will become a smooth road in an instant, and the emperor of the Ming Empire will not only control his own fate, but also the hundreds of millions of ministers of the Ming Dynasty.
Shin felt his adrenaline rush sharply, and the four of them felt like they had just eaten freshly produced honey, and it was sweet from their mouths to their hearts.
You must restrain yourself, restrain yourself, and King Shin shouts to himself in his heart. According to the custom, it cannot be done all at once, otherwise it will leave an urgent criticism for the ministers.
"Thank you Lord Huang for such consideration of the Ming Society, the current emperor has just passed away, and this king has ascended the throne at this moment, and I feel ashamed. The king was very sad at this moment, and the matter of enthronement should be discussed later. ”