Chapter 74: The Prince
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Zhu Changyuan came to the conclusion that no matter who takes over his position in the future, Zhu Cihong will never have a chance to live!
Things in the second half of the first year of Taizheng were very exciting, like acting in a large-scale court drama.
First of all, the second son of the old Fu King Zhu Changxun, that is, Zhu Youqu, the younger brother of Zhu Yousong, the emperor of the Hongguang court, was suddenly succeeded to the name of Emperor Zhu Changyuan and became Zhu Changyuan's son.
If this incident happens in the homes of ordinary people, it is an insignificant matter, as long as the family members of both sides are willing to do so, even God will not stop it.
But if you put it in the royal family, it's a little weird.
If the emperor wants to have a stepson, then there is only one message, and that the emperor may realize that he will not be able to have children.
Combined with the fact that Zhu Changyuan is now twenty-three years old, and there are already five concubines in the harem, but there is no heir, this is enough to make up a lot of things in the brains of civil and military officials.
The emperor is incapable, the emperor cannot give birth to children.
It doesn't matter, it's not without emperors who have no heirs in history, there are many.
It doesn't matter if a child comes over 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, are all the sons of other people's families, so they can also complete the unification of the country!
But Zhu Changyuan is different.
It stands to reason that he has a cousin Zhu Changning, even if he doesn't pass the throne to his cousin after a hundred years, he should inherit his cousin's son to his name, even if he doesn't inherit his cousin's son, then he still has many cousins, and there are many men in the royal family of King Bohai.
Why did you bring Zhu Youqu over?
The officials didn't understand, and Zhu Changning didn't understand it even more, so he didn't understand. Zhu Changning led hundreds of civil and military officials to write to the emperor several times, asking him not to succeed Zhu Youqu.
Zhu Changyuan is so strong, the hundred officials are just decorations for him. So. Zhu Changyuan blocked their mouths with only four words, "This is my family matter".
In this farce, the happiest is Zhu Youqu!
He is the son of King Fu. When the Son of Wanli was there, he wanted to replace the prince countless times and set up Zhu Changxun as the prince, but the combat effectiveness of the Ming Dynasty officials was really explosive, and even those who were as strong as Emperor Shenzong failed to replace the prince.
However, once a Taoist priest with fairy wind and Taoist bones came to King Fu's house, followed behind King Fu's ass and said that their family should be the son of heaven. Sure enough, Zhu Yousong, the eldest son of King Fu, later established a new dynasty in Nanjing. I became the Son of Heaven.
It's a pity that Zhu Yousong's position as the son of heaven is not stable, and he was cut off by Zhu Changyuan after only half a year.
This time, the new monarch of the Ming Dynasty actually succeeded him as the prince, which could not help but make Zhu Youqu think of the story of his family.
It has long been rumored that when today's son is short and unable to have children, at this moment, Zhu Youqu is completely convinced. Moreover, the legend of the Son of Heaven in his own family is once again full of faith.
Things really went as smoothly as he imagined, after arriving in Jingshi. was warmly greeted by Zhu Changyuan and the queen, and then directly arranged him in the East Palace.
This is not all, the second day after Zhu Yousong was arranged to enter the East Palace. began to hurriedly help him choose a concubine.
On the third day, Zhu Changyuan personally proposed to canonize Zhu Youqu as the crown prince in the court!
Zhu Youqu's heart blossomed.
It's just that the matter of appointing the crown prince is very important, and the officials do not agree.
Hou Sui, Liu Zongzhou, Yan Hong, Kong He and other eleven cabinet ministers jointly played: Your Majesty can succeed the prince, and you can also appoint the crown prince, but as the old saying goes: it is advisable to choose its sage and stand it. Today's prince Zhu Youqu, although he looks good, his character is not good. I hope that Your Majesty will choose the children of the clan, such as the story of Song Gaozong!
When Song Gaozong succeeded to the canonization of the year, he did not just succeed one prince. Instead, he got two of them at once, and he was not in a hurry like Zhu Changyuan to ornate the crown prince. Rather, he observed for many years and decided which one was more suitable for the emperor and then canonized it.
Zhu Changyuan is as strong as in the past. He flicked his sleeves and said: "This matter has been decided, and Zhu Youqu will be appointed as the crown prince, and the time will be set on the day of the winter solstice!" ”
It's a pity, I don't know if it was because the old Fu Wang's family didn't have the life to be the emperor, or if there were other unforeseen reasons, the prince Zhu Youqu suddenly died inexplicably after giving Zhu Changyuan a month.
The hospital came to cherish it and gave a very ridiculous conclusion: death from overwork!
Well, Zhu Youqu was overjoyed, coupled with the many beauties that Zhu Changyuan prepared for him, and a certain eunuch in the palace **** stuffed his viagra, finally let this son, who was one year older than Zhu Changyuan, die.
Baiguan sighed, and then each breathed a sigh of relief.
They thought that Zhu Changyuan should not toss anymore now, however, this is only the beginning of the toss.
The real toss is yet to come.
After the death of his "son", Zhu Changyuan did not have the slightest sadness and indignation, but went to work and got off work as usual. But one day when he went to work, he suddenly thought of this child who died young, and said with tears in his eyes: "The prince Zhu Youqu died before he was crowned the crown prince, and I am very heartbroken. ”
The following hundred officials are very obedient this time, anyway, the Ming Dynasty has money, and the silver in the treasury has far exceeded the N times of the Ming Empire in previous dynasties due to external plundering and internal innovation, how do you want to play, isn't it a gift from the Son of Heaven? Done!
Therefore, the prince Zhu Youqu, nicknamed "Prince Huaiming", was buried in the mausoleum with the rite of the Son of Heaven, and his mausoleum said: Tomb!
I thought that the succession turmoil should come to an end, but Zhu Changyuan's real big move has just begun! His pit had just been dug up.
The ministers haven't jumped yet, how can he stop fighting!
On the third day of December in the first year of Taizheng, Emperor Zhu Changyuan suddenly asked Cao Huachun to read a holy decree to the courtiers.
"Fengtian carries the emperor, and the edict says: Therefore, the prince of Huaiming is from the canal, tireless in learning, benevolent, and benevolent, he is the darling of the sky, but he has no choice but to die early, and I am heartbroken, and I can't sleep every night!"
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"Zhu Cihong, the son of the prince, is a Japanese and talented. I take the story of Emperor Taizu and make him the emperor's grandson! Chin this! ”
After Cao Huachun finished reading the edict, the faces of the hundred officials below were stunned!
Moreover, all the officials glanced at the faces of the eleven ministers headed by them, and they were all curious about how this ridiculous Divine Decree Cabinet had approved it.
Zhu Cihong, the son of Emperor Chongzhen of the former Ming Dynasty, was the grandson of the emperor, isn't this Nima nonsense?
In fact, the most surprising thing was not the officials below, but the ministers.
The eleven cabinet ministers understood in their hearts that this edict was concocted by Zhu Changyuan himself, and he did not say any greetings to the cabinet people.
"Your Majesty!" Liu Zongzhou said: "The minister thought that this move was very inappropriate, so the crown prince Zhu Cihong ... ”
"Bold!" Before Liu Zongzhou finished speaking, Cao Huachun pointed to Liu Zongzhou's nose and said, "Lord Liu, how can you call His Royal Highness the Taisun by his name!" ”
Hou Sui looked confused.
This, the prince's matter has just ended, why did he jump out of the imperial grandson, when did Zhu Cihong become Zhu Youqu's son, this doesn't seem to have been reported to the hundred officials!
Of course, Zhu Youqu was not the crown prince at that time, if Zhu Cihong really passed on to Zhu Youqu, it seemed to make sense without notification.
Just, alas!
Hou Sui suddenly understood Zhu Changyuan's intentions.
In fact, the so-called crown prince Zhu Youqu Yunyun before was all a disguise, and Zhu Changyuan's real purpose was still on Zhu Cihong.
"Your Majesty!" Liu Zongzhou also said.
"Bold!" Cao Huachun stepped forward again to stop him.
Zhu Changyuan said: "Cao Aiqing stepped down, Lord Liu is an important minister in the cabinet, so he can naturally say something." ”
"Your Majesty!" Liu Zongzhou knelt on the ground and said: "This edict is very important, and the cabinet did not know about it in advance, and I ask Your Majesty to withdraw the order!" ”
Liu Zongzhou splashed blood on his head with a bang.
Zhu Changyuan said: "Lord Liu, don't be like this, I just don't know what's wrong with this edict of mine?" I didn't mean to hide it from the Cabinet, but I thought that the Cabinet would fully agree with me in this kind of thing. ”
"Your Majesty!" Hou Sui bowed his body and came out of the ranks, and reported: "The matter of canonizing the emperor's grandson is not in line with the ceremony!" ”
"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 canonized as the prince?" ”
"But..."
"Do you have any questions?" A smile appeared on the corner of Zhu Changyuan's mouth, and he said: "Although Prince Huaiming died before he was canonized, he is the crown prince after all, and Zhu Cihong succeeded to his name, which is his son, and the old matter of Emperor Taizu is completely reasonable!" ”
Baiguan only then thought that Zhu Changyuan had dug such a big pit for them.
"But Your Majesty, Zhu Cihong is the former Ming Prince, the remains of Emperor Lie, and the minister is worried that after Your Majesty lives for a long time, the foundation will be unstable!"
"Don't worry!" Zhu Changyuan flicked his sleeves and said: "No, you have also seen the real constitution, since I am below, the emperor will not interfere in the government affairs!" The country is governed by ministers like you, so how can we talk about the instability of the foundation? ”
"I don't need to talk about it anymore, on the day of the winter solstice, the canonization of the crown prince to the heaven ceremony of the crown prince is changed to the canonization of the emperor grandson to the heaven ceremony, everything is indispensable, the ceremony must be done in the scenery, if there is the slightest problem, I only ask your Ministry of Rites!"
The ministers will not give in so easily, but Zhu Changyuan will not give in either.
Of course, in the face of his subordinates, he will not make a move to raise a knife to kill indiscriminately, no matter what, although the courtiers below do not agree with him, they are all for the sake of their own world.
Zhu Changyuan did something unbelievable.
Monk!
Lao Tzu is gone, the emperor you go and do it, I want to become a monk!
He also went to the Shaolin Temple in Songshan with great care, and made a move that I want to become a monk, don't stop me.
As a result, the hundred officials had to give in! Agreed to canonize Zhu Cihong as the emperor's grandson.
In this battle, Zhu Changyuan won again, but it was not easy to win, and he almost ran to the temple to become a monk. (To be continued.) )