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When Zhu Youzhu said this, he was already out of breath, he raised his hand weakly, and said slowly: "I have been in power for many years, and over the years, the treasury has been abundant, the armaments have gradually been replenished, and the people have lived and worked in peace and contentment, which is good governance. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"However, I also have a lot of misgovernance, in the seventh year of Hongzhi, the people of Guangxi revolted, although this is because the local local officials forced the people to rebel, but in the final analysis, but the court does not know people, it is the fault of the court, and it is also my fault. In the ninth year of Hongzhi, the Huai River was in great trouble, and more than a dozen counties along the river were affected, also because the imperial court did not provide timely relief, so that the lives were ruined, which ......"

Zhu Youjiao's tone was very flat, and he continued: "This is also my fault, these mistakes, which time is not hundreds of thousands of casualties, I have a big fault." The court is clear, and the peace in the world is the credit of the princes, and it is my fault that I have made a mistake in the government, and if I have a big fault, I must sin myself, come to others, and read out the will first. ”

A eunuch cautiously stood up, took out a copy of the decree and unfolded it, and then said: "I am young and flattering, I can't preach the flow of weathering, but feel against yin and yang, Hongzhi for seven years, the people of Guangxi have changed, the government has invaded and suppressed, and thousands of soldiers and civilians have been killed and injured. In the ninth year of Hongzhi, the Huaishui broke the embankment, the people were famine, and they ate each other, which was the second sin of my life. In the fifteenth year of Hongzhi, King Ning rebelled, Jiangxi was turbulent, and there were countless disasters, King Ning had bad intentions, and I couldn't detect it, so that the lives were ruined, and my sin was three. There are countless people who are affected by these three sins, and I am not the same as virtue, and I cannot go to the full three lights, and then the masses will mourn forever, if they are attached to the abyssal water. It's my fault that I can't help, and I'm ashamed......"

When everyone heard this, they could still sit still, and they got up from their seats one after another, and said: "The king humiliates the ministers to death, Your Majesty sins himself, and the ministers will not be redeemed for their deaths." ”

Zhu Youjiao's expression became more and more tired, and he said slowly: "I have nothing to do with you, this is my fault, I have immorality, so I have a warning from heaven to punish innocent people, it is I who have mistaken them, this is my fault." ”

"I have merit and fault, merit and demerit can not be offset, so my funeral is simple, not extravagant, I always feel at ease in my heart, the queen is a woman, and the prince is still a young chong, and I still need the assistance of the princes, and the princes are willing to accept my entrustment?"

Liu Jian burst into tears and took the lead in saying: "The old minister dares not to do his best." ”

Li Dongyang and Xie Qian said: "Weichen took the order. ”

The rest of the people nodded their heads as well.

Zhu Youzhang looked at Zhu Houzhao reluctantly, and said word by word: "Then, Prince Zhu Houzhao, you kneel down and take the will." ”

Zhu Houzhao whimpered and convulsed and fell to the ground, choking and saying, "Erchen took the order." ”

The eunuch who had just announced the decree took out another holy decree and said loudly: "Fengtian carries the emperor, and the edict says: The first emperor collapsed suddenly, returned to the five elements, I inherited the emperor's life, the saints of the Hongxiu, and obeyed the last order of the emperor of Daxing. I enjoy the country for 15 years, there are gains and losses in the government, and now there are also signs of collapse, and the line is about to be on the wood, in the 15th year of Hongzhi December 16 issued an edict, saying: Although the prince Zhu Houzhao is young Chong, and respectful and obedient, he is pure and filial piety, and he bows deeply, and he will be able to overcome the unification, promote the ancestors and grandparents, and succeed me to the throne, that is, the emperor's throne, that is, the system of public opinion, and the twenty-seven days of obedience, and the release of the proclamation at home and abroad, and the salty envoy will hear it, and admire this. ”

After the eunuch finished reading the promulgation time of the holy decree, he immediately bowed to the ground, arched the holy decree high with both hands, and waited for Zhu Houzhao to receive the decree.

It's a pity that at this time, Zhu Houzhao couldn't cry, lying on the ground crying to death, where can I take care of this, ministers, look at me, I look at you, I suddenly felt a little bad, this is the edict of the throne, it stands to reason that the prince must receive it quickly, the holy decree is in hand, His Royal Highness the prince is the rightful emperor, but the prince's appearance seems to be very inappropriate, so Liu Jian couldn't help coughing, and said: "Your Royal Highness mourns." ”

Zhu Houzhao couldn't hold back anymore at this time, he just cried, tears flowed all over the ground, where could he hear something.

Seeing that it was not a solution, Liu Chengfeng hurriedly stood up, went to help Zhu Houzhao up, and said, "Your Highness, please accept the will." ”

Liu Chengfeng spoke, and gently pinched Zhu Houzhao, and Zhu Houzhao had to come back to his senses, and went to take the holy decree in the eunuch's hand with tears on his face, but he didn't know what to say.

Originally, at this time, the prince should have said that the sons and daughters would receive the will, and the sons and daughters would be how and so on, but the prince was silent, so Liu Chengfeng was busy saying: "The prince has received the will, His Royal Highness is pure filial piety, and he will be able to inherit the unification and return to the four seas, long live my emperor, and His Royal Highness is a thousand years old." ”

When he shouted, everyone could only shout, everyone knew that it was a bit bad to break the rules, but now that Liu Chengfeng had found a step, this was not the time to care, so the surname Suo borrowed the slope to get off the donkey.

Zhu Youjiao, who was lying on the couch, stared at Zhu Houzhao, smiled reluctantly, and said, "The prince should use his life well, don't be ashamed of your ancestors, don't be ashamed of me." ”

He was silent for a long time, and then said: "I have sealed the state of Chu, but Chu is not a barbaric land, and its people are also my Ming people, and the king of Chu is a close relative of the clan, so the king of Chu also obeys the order." ”

Liu Chengfeng was stunned for a moment, and he didn't know what to do at this time, the emperor was like this, and there was a third will at the end of his life, he was already gloomy at this time, but he had developed the restraint of not being affected by emotions for a long time, and hurriedly said: "Erchen takes the order." ”

The eunuch took out the third edict: "Fengtian carries the emperor, and the edict says: Liu Chengfeng, the king of Chu, is also close to the clan, although he has served me for six years, he has worked hard and has been self-denying and courteous. Although Chu is far away, but its king is close to me, I think about it again and again, I am the prince of Chu, Chu is also a country of Ming blood, Chu's soldiers, but also Ming soldiers, ordered Liu to take the wind to the town of the southern domain, forever keep the southern frontier of the Ming Dynasty, and the Nanyang [***] politics are all under the authority of their countries, and there must be no mistakes. ”

This edict really caught everyone off guard, because before that, everyone just thought that the emperor would only have one edict, and almost everyone could guess the content of this edict, which was nothing more than a succession.

But at the beginning, an edict was issued for one's own crimes, and then another edict against the state of Chu, which was really confusing.

The content of the edict is actually very simple, nothing more than to give the Chu State an identity, that is, the country of blood, this name seems to be mysterious, but in fact, there are a lot of mysteries in it, in the Ming Dynasty's vassal state, most of them have two treatments, one is Korea, Annam, the Ming Dynasty is a country that will never be conquered, that is, as long as they do not want to pluck their beards, the Ming Dynasty will never use swords against them, in legal theory, the Ming Dynasty gave them this treatment.

There is also a kind of vassal state, it is just its king, give it a golden seal, this kind of vassal state such as the Wa country and Zhenla, etc., belongs to the most distant tribute country, the Ming Dynasty has no obligation or right to them, they take care of themselves, as long as the annual tribute, the court is not interested in dealing with them.

But now this blood-based country is still the first time to appear, what kind of treatment is really confusing, but in fact, it may not be confusing, because it has been written behind the holy decree, that is, the so-called Chu soldiers, also Ming soldiers, this is no longer a simple never conquest, but a contract similar to the offensive and defensive alliance, if the Chu State thinks who is the enemy, then the Ming Dynasty has one more enemy, if the Chu State in the southern Xinjiang war with whom, then the Ming Dynasty has the obligation to assist, The security of the state of Chu was completely guaranteed by the Ming Dynasty.

More importantly, the Ming Dynasty also gave the Chu State a task, that is, the southern Xinjiang of Shizhen, and the catty here is even greater, that is to say, the Chu State has become the representative of the Ming Dynasty in Nanyang, and the countries of the Nanyang Dynasty must go through the King of Chu if they want to deal with the Ming Dynasty, and the King of Chu has become the agent of the Ming Dynasty in Nanyang.

In fact, Liu Jian and these people can guess the cat in it, the emperor still can't rest assured, the state of Chu is sealed, but don't forget, the state of Chu is a real small country and widows, its territory is only three prefectures, the counties under its jurisdiction are only a dozen, and the population is only six or seven hundred thousand households at most, plus Liu Chengfeng This guy is used to being rampant, in the Ming court, he has always been not afraid of heaven and earth, offending people everywhere, such a person went to Chu State to become a vassal, it is estimated that it will not be long before he will offend the Nanyang countries, and then he will annoy those people, people won't reason with you, the court knows this very well, and when the time comes, the Liu family is afraid that it will be over.

That's why the emperor came up with such a thing, giving the Chu State a blood-integrated name, which can be regarded as nominally giving the Chu State a protection, and letting the Chu State act as the agent of the Ming Dynasty in Nanyang is actually giving the Chu State a privilege, at least the vassal states have to more or less stammer with the Liu family. This willow is a little arrogant, with this holy decree, most of the countries of the South Seas have to be inclusive.

Liu Chengfeng pondered this holy decree carefully, and he could also feel the emperor's love and care in his heart, and hurriedly said with tears in his eyes: "Weichen accepts the decree." ”

Zhu Youzhu has already stripped off the last bit of strength from his body at this moment, and the last bit of Yuan Shen has been consumed because of Fangcai, and now everything is finally arranged, so he muttered: "I have said what I should have said, I have said everything I should have said, and after I have said it, I can rest assured that I will go to see the first emperor and go to the first ancestor, your lords...... The Princes ......"

When he said this, his mouth only opened and closed slightly, and he couldn't make a sound anymore, Queen Zhang couldn't hold it at first, and she pounced on it, and said, "Your Majesty...... The Emperor ......"

In the temple of the heart, after the silence, there was a sudden cry, which was long and mournful, sad and moving.

(To be continued)