On March 19, the Empress Dowager Zhou.

This is the second state funeral after 17 years.

Arbors used to be a matter of course.

In addition to the previous two reasons, there is also a particularly important reason for her to go over this time, that is, to prevent the empress dowager Zhou, a shameless and shameless burial, from being buried in Yuling and buried with Yingzong.

Before his death, Yingzong made a clear will.

After his death, he was buried with his wife Qian.

On the normal historical line, because the original body died relatively early, coupled with the fact that he had no heirs, he could not fight against the Zhou family and the sons and grandsons of the Zhou family.

They can only be allowed to violate the will of Yingzong.

But this time it was different.

This time Qiao Mu is still alive, although the original body did not mention the relevant situation, but Qiao Mu can feel it, and she must be unwilling to use the original body.

So she had to stop it.

Even if you can't succeed immediately, you have to put things off as much as possible, until Emperor Hongzhi dies.

Then the biggest obstacle is gone.

……

On the evening of the nineteenth, just like last time, it took Qiao Mu a long time to officially enter the inner court of the palace and come to the side of the Soul Stopping Hall.

She came at a good time.

It happened to be the time when Emperor Hongzhi and the ministers present discussed the joint burial of the Empress Dowager and Emperor Yingzong, and it was almost decided, just wait for the time to be determined, and Yuling will be opened.

Let her be buried in the main burial chamber of Yuling.

The mourners disagreed.

His Majesty Yingzong also disagreed, who allowed you to ignore Yingzong's will and bury Zhou Guifei in Yuling, didn't all the ministers present become officials in the capital forty years ago?

The mourning family is not dead, and you will never be allowed to talk nonsense and forcibly violate Yingzong's will. ”

When Qiao Mu came over this time, it can be said that he was well prepared, and he even brought the will forty years ago, in order to suppress this matter and prevent the surname Zhou from being buried in the main tomb.

Forty years is a long time.

Many ministers are over 30 years old before they are officially promoted to the rank of jinshi, and they enter the court as officials, and there are quite few people who are actually in their early twenties.

And if these jinshi want to become Beijing officials, if they want to be qualified to go to the court, they have to mix for more than ten years, so those officials who were already qualified to stand above the court forty years ago, even if they live long enough, even if they are not demoted and do not die, they should be over eighty years old now.

At this time, there is a retirement age for being an official, not that you can always be an official if you are alive, and the age of 70 is basically the retirement age line.

Coupled with the average life expectancy, standing problems and other reasons, these ministers in the court have already changed more than twice compared to forty years ago, and the eldest pavilion elder has not personally experienced the end of the Yingzong Dynasty and the will of Yingzong.

Therefore, Qiao Mu suddenly came in and suddenly said such a thing, and they were all quite surprised.

"Are you, Empress Dowager Qian?

Empress Dowager, my grandmother's last wish is to share the tomb with Emperor Yingzong, what do you want to do?

This is my grandmother's last wish, I ......"

Emperor Hongzhi had seen Qiao Mu seventeen years ago, and he was quite impressed by this, so naturally he would not not know her, but he was still a little surprised by Qiao Mu's words, and said that this was his grandmother's last wish, and he could not fail to obey it for the sake of filial piety.

However, Qiao Mu quickly interrupted him:

"So, you're going to ignore your grandfather's will because of your grandmother's wishes, are you?

It is important to have the will of the first emperor.

Or is the Empress Dowager's last wish important?

Your Majesty should not forget, the mourning family is the wife of His Majesty Yingzong, whether it is the ancestral family law or the Confucian etiquette, it should be the mourning family and His Majesty Yingzong are buried together, Yingzong died for forty years, the mourning family has been guarding the Yingzong Mausoleum for thirty-six years, and your grandmother has been guarding the Yingzong Mausoleum for a few years?

Not a month.

Even keeping filial piety for less than a year?

Why was she buried with Yingzong?

Is her face big? Or can you just throw me, my wife, aside?

Let the hundred officials comment today, and if it doesn't work, let the people of the world comment on the reason, is the mourning family qualified to be buried with Yingzong, or is she qualified?

This is the will of His Majesty Yingzong.

If you don't believe it, you can take a look, the specific situation, there should be a record on the side of the royal clan.

If you don't believe it, you can also invite the elders of the royal clan to come over, and please come over to confirm the authenticity. ”

Don't have too many reasons for arbors.

Although she has no sons, no grandchildren.

But based on her behavior over the years, the law of her ancestors, and the Confucian etiquette, no matter which side she says, it is her side that takes the reason, even if she publicizes it with the people of the world, she definitely supports her as the wife who has been guarding the tomb for 36 years, accounting for the vast majority, even if there is no other evidence, just by virtue of the fact that she has been guarding the tomb for 36 years.

She's already invincible.

No one can taunt her with that.

"The old man can prove that His Majesty Yingzong did leave such a will back then, and the Empress Dowager Zhou wanted to stop it, but it was rejected by the cabinet ministers, whether it was His Majesty Yingzong's wishes, or the Empress Dowager Qian's own willingness to guard the tomb for His Majesty Yingzong for 36 years, it is far from being comparable to the Empress Dowager Zhou.

The previous joint burial.

I hope Your Majesty will think deeply. ”

Out of emotion, the clan first stood up and expressed their approval and support for Qiao Mu.

"Your Majesty, His Majesty Yingzong was still thinking about the Empress Dowager Qian before he died, for fear that the Empress Dowager Qian would be wronged, so he specially abolished the vice of martyrdom, in order to let the Empress Dowager Qian enjoy her old age in peace.

Empress Dowager Qian also deeply felt the feelings of His Majesty Yingzong, and did not dare to be martyred, but only wished to guard the imperial tomb and be accompanied by His Majesty Yingzong, how affectionate this is.

I also hope that Your Majesty will not live up to Yingzong's last wishes.

It deserves to reclaim its fame. ”

After the clan, the harem concubines and concubines on the side of the clan were also moved, not only because of the deep affection shown by Qiao Mu and Yingzong, but also to repay their gratitude, after all, the reason why they survived was because Yingzong abolished the funeral system.

Otherwise, these childless concubines and concubines would have to be martyred for the first emperor, the first emperor and others according to the routine.

How can such a grace of life not be repaid?

How could Yingzong not be able to get his wish.

Some clans and concubines spoke, and the ministers of the court and the central government also sorted out the situation one after another, except for those ministers who had a relationship with the Zhou family did not speak.

The rest of the ministers, especially the Minister of Rites.

All of them spoke in support.

Help Arbor speak.

It's also to help the etiquette speak.

Emperor Hongzhi was in a state of confusion for a while, and he didn't know how to object, but he didn't want the grandmother who raised him to fail to fulfill his last wishes, so in the end he could only hurriedly leave two sentences, indicating that the matter would be postponed, and then fled and left the palace temporarily.

And the arbor also left.

In her territory, Ciyi Palace temporarily stayed, and quickly sent people to spread the news of what happened before, hoping to get most of the officials and people to support her, and completely put an end to the tomb of the Empress Dowager Zhou.