Chapter 32: The Collapse of the Gongque Mountain
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According to the provisions of the ritual system, there shall be no joy, marriage, sacrifice, drinking and eating meat in the palace within 100 days, civil marriage will be stopped for a month, and the civil and military officials will cry and mourn outside the Sishan Gate on the day of the funeral, four days of decay, three days of crying in the morning and evening, five bows and three kowtows, and 27 days of wearing linen and filial piety.
After the 27th, all the civil and military officials wore plain clothes, black gauze hats, and black horn belts, and they changed to regular clothes after 27 months.
Long before Long Yu returned to Beijing, everyone heard about the death of Emperor Yongle, but when this moment came, no matter whether it was true or false, everyone was still crying and dying.
Zhu Gaochi, the prince who has always been benevolent and magnanimous, actually because he thought that Qi Chenghui in the East Palace was not crying enough, he pressed her head in public and "bang" in front of the spirit, and Qi Chenghui's head broke and bled out, and he passed out in front of the spirit on the spot and was dragged down.
Rao is so, it is still not enough, and immediately ordered someone to send Qi Chenghui into the cold palace.
The prince's pillow is still like this, and the others dare not slack off, all over the court, inside and outside the court, crying earth-shattering, mournful and sad.
Originally, I cried day and night for three days, but I cried once in the morning and evening, but now it became day and night, crying in shifts, and after half a day, the tears of the sad people dried up, and in the weather of the autumn tiger, some people cried hoarsely and couldn't make a sound, and some elderly palace concubines and women simply fainted to death.
The crown princess calmly ordered the person to be helped down to pour mung bean soup, slapped his face with ice water to wake up, and then relieved himself and helped him to cry in front of the spirit.
Everyone had to continue crying, and at this time, they couldn't cry any tears, so they had to use the spices in the handkerchief to stimulate some snot and tears, and continue to pretend to cry.
In the interval between the weeping spirits, in the rotating time, the people who withdrew from the rest in turn sat in groups in twos and threes, whispering, and in a short rest, they passed various news and attitudes back and forth to each other several times.
Sun Qingyang listened to the cries around him, with a little complaint in his poignant, so he quietly knelt down to the princess and whispered: "Sister Hu, we have to try to get the mother concubine to persuade my father, if we go on like this, we will lose the hearts of the people, wouldn't it be just as people with ulterior motives intended." โ
The princess hesitated, if she went to open this mouth herself, would she be considered disloyal and unfilial by her father and mother?
Sun Qingyang persuaded: "It's not that the concubines are unfilial, but if they continue to cry and kneel down day and night, I am afraid that the women and courtiers will be miserable...... Father and the king have a deep affection for the emperor and grandfather, and they are fans of the authorities, so we have to think of a way to persuade them. โ
Although she didn't say it explicitly, the princess understood that her unfinished meaning was that if she continued like this, she was afraid that people would talk about the prince Zhu Gaochi as a hypocrisy and a reputation for fame.
Concubine Taisun sighed in a low voice, "According to the system, you can cry for three days." If the emperor's grandfather knows underground, he is afraid that he will not do so, and the edict says that everything is as good as the old system, and I am afraid that there is also the meaning of this house, but my father is now overly sad, how dare you and I persuade each other? โ
But he still didn't make up his mind, repeatedly pushed back, and refused to step forward.
Suddenly, Princess Wei of Han, who was kneeling behind the crown princess, got up and stood up.
She wept to Yongping, An Cheng, Xianning and other princesses: "The death of my father is really saddened, not to mention your children, even our daughters-in-law, I can't wait to be able to replace each other, and I have followed." It's just that the autumn tiger is really powerful in the past few days, and there are not a few clan wives who faint because of this, but a few of them were carried out just now, even if there are imperial doctors to follow the diagnosis and treatment, but some of the older people are bedridden, and it is really not a way to go on like this...... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince this time, he mourned excessively, and I am afraid it is not a blessing for the world. โ
"Moreover, this day and night are coming for three days, it is the old system of the previous dynasty, and this is the third day, but there is no edict to stop it...... I'm afraid this is not in accordance with the rules, right? โ
Although the crown princess did not answer, she also understood what Princess Han wanted to do, crying day and night, for the concubines and clan wives who were pampered and pampered, it was painful, and Princess Han said everyone's thoughts in front of all the clans and women, not because she really cared about everyone in her heart, but because she wanted to buy people's hearts for King Han.
After welcoming Emperor Yongle's dragon back to Beijing, the crown prince Zhu Gaochi did not follow the old practice of Zhu Yunwen, the former Jianwen Emperor, who used the edict to reject Zhu Di and other vassal kings from Beijing, but actually summoned the King of Han and the King of Zhao to join Beijing to cry, and asked the three brothers to send their father and the emperor on their last journey.
Who knew that this Han princess actually bought people's hearts in person, obviously a thief's heart did not die.
Princess Xianning, who was closest to the crown prince, directly interrupted Princess Han's words expressionlessly, and said coldly: "Sister-in-law should know that once the son of heaven and a courtier, now the prince's brother is the new monarch specified by his father's edict, what he said is the rules, the prince's brother and his father have a deep affection, how can it be compared to the person who is hypocritical?" โ
As soon as everyone heard Princess Xianning's words, they all extinguished their thoughts of echoing Princess Han, and the room was silent for a while, but in the eyes of everyone, there was an inexplicable anger, and there was a bit of resentment and resentment in the eyes of the princess and Princess Xianning.
Sun Qingyang saw that although everyone lowered their heads and pretended to be deaf and dumb, they mostly looked like they dared to be angry and did not dare to speak, and understood that Princess Xianning was quite in favor of the prince's actions because of her feelings for Emperor Yongle.
But in the current situation, after all, it was not the turn of Sun Qingyang, who was soft-spoken, to speak, and seeing that the princess just lowered her head, she had no choice but to quietly go around to the princess, pull the princess's sleeve, pout again, and lower her eyebrows.
After all, the crown princess Zhang Han is the daughter-in-law, although the feelings for Emperor Yongle are deep, but they are not as good as Princess Xianning and others, Sun Qingyang pulled her sleeves, she looked at everyone's expressions, and immediately saw the current situation rationally: Although the crown prince's accession to the throne is justifiable, if he loses the support of the clan and the sincere submission of civil and military officials, it is difficult to say that there will be no twists and turns.
Remembering the reply of the envoy and announcing the summoning of the king of Han to Beijing for a sacrifice, the king of Han led his entourage to guard many people, not to mention, everyone made a decision under the decay of the armor, and the anti-intention was clearly revealed.
The crown princess thought for a moment, and soothed before Princess Han spoke again: "His Royal Highness the crown prince has a deep relationship with the former emperor, and he can't help but forget the time. Since everyone does not want to watch His Royal Highness the Crown Prince mourn excessively and mislead state affairs, it would be more appropriate for me to say the words of His Royal Highness the Prince. โ
After saying that, he got up and went out.
Seeing that the crown princess was gone, although she was still mourning and crying, her voice was lower than before, and some simply accepted her tears, only howling in a dumb voice there, thinking about her own thoughts in her arms. Everyone was speculating, and suddenly saw the princess come back, and followed the inner servants to rush over: to spread the prince's will, and to change the crying day and night to once in the morning and evening.
It's the third day, so everyone only needs to cry again in the evening.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and this time, everyone thanked them, and there was another layer of awe in their eyes when they looked at the crown princess. If you cry again, you will be a little more sincere.
Three days later, in the midst of repeated admonitions and persuasions from hundreds of civil and military officials and clan relatives, the crown prince Zhu Gaochi repeatedly excused himself before he chose a day to carry out the enthronement ceremony.
In August, he was made the crown prince from the second year of Yongle, and he was the prince for 20 years, when the forty-six-year-old Zhu Gaochi ascended the throne, and the following year changed the yuan to "Hongxi".
After ascending the throne, Emperor Hongxi first pardoned the former ministers of Emperor Jianwen and the families of officials who were exiled to the border during the Yongle period, allowed them to return to their original places, and rehabilitated unjust prisoners, so that many unjust cases could be revealed, like the family of Xie Jin, who had been wronged before, returned to his hometown, and then let his son enter the court as an official...... and restored some of the ministers and officials who were arrested during the Yongle period, and crowned meritorious ministers.
The British Gong Zhang Fu was in charge of the military governor's office, and he was given the rank of Tai Division, and he was a double servant. Yang Rong, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, served as the secretary of the Ministry of Works, and Taichang Siqing, Jin Youzi also served as the left attendant of the household department, and Yang Shiqi, another minister, was also the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites. Huang Huai, Jian Yi, Xia Yuanji and other members of the East Palace who were originally arrested were released one after another, and successively entered the positions of Shangshu and Shilang, and jumped from a bachelor of the fifth rank to a member of the second rank and the first grade......
The courtiers saw Xia Yuanji and others release the meritorious deeds, thinking that Xia Yuanji, the head of the household, was originally because of the autumn of the nineteenth year of Yongle, just completed the relocation of the capital, and the Yongle Emperor decided to personally conquer the Tatars of Mobei for the third time. In the case of Shao'an, he still needs to be protected, and he will be sent to the expedition, and he will not drive in a car. "provoked the anger of the first emperor and was about to be imprisoned, but fortunately he was spared thanks to the persuasion of the minister, and he understood that from now on, it was already the world of Emperor Hongxi.
Since Emperor Hongxi ascended the throne, not only the meritorious civil and military officials have been rewarded, but also amnesty has been granted to the world.
As an enlightened Confucian monarch, Emperor Hongxi adhered to the ideals of simplicity, benevolence, and sincerity, vigorously consolidated the foundation of the Ming Empire, corrected the harsh and unpopular economic planning of the Yongle period, and many of his policies and measures reflected an idealistic and Confucian understanding of the way of kingship.
He took Tang Taizong as a model everywhere, cultivated the Ming Compendium, loved the people like a son, built a Hongwen Museum outside the Sishan Gate in the capital, and often talked about history with Confucian ministers all day long.
In order to obtain a direct evaluation and help expose corruption, Emperor Hong Xi directly gave Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, Jin Youzi, and later Xia Yuanji each a silver seal, engraved with the motto "rope and sorrow". They were ordered to use this seal to enlist cases of misdeeds committed by nobles and even royalty. The Inspector was sent around the country to investigate the performance of officials and to seek suitable candidates for the appointment of the bureaucracy.
Because the southerners are smart and hardworking, most of the Jinshi are southerners, and the northerners are simple and loyal by nature, although they are indispensable pillars of the royal family, but there are fewer outstanding literary talents, in order to ensure that the civil imperial examination system does not favor the southerners, so Emperor Hongxi stipulated the share of the imperial examination to ensure that the northerners account for forty percent of all the jinshi.
In November he ordered the cabinet to review the cases in conjunction with judicial officials such as the Dali Temple, and in addition to prohibiting the abuse of corporal punishment on prisoners, and punishing the relatives of the prisoners in addition to rebellion, and abolishing some practices that violated the Confucian principles of benevolence and filial piety.
exempt those affected by natural disasters from land taxes and provide them with free food and other relief items to ensure their resumption of production; It ordered tax reductions and exemptions, provided free relief to disaster-stricken areas, opened up some mountains for farmers to fish and hunt, and adopted the practice of proper resettlement for displaced people instead of the usual punishments.
The ancient palace punishment was abolished, the treasure ships were stopped from going to the West, and the royal procurement of jewelry was stopped......
At the same time, the officers and horses raised by the military were also distributed to the people of each guard to reduce their burden. Adopting Xia Yuanji's words, the emperor's practice of expropriating commodities such as timber and gold and silver was abolished and replaced with a system of fair purchases.
The family members of the Jianwen ministers who were slaves in the Jiaofang Division, Jinyiwei, Huanyi Bureau, and the families of Xi Craftsmen and Meritorious Heroes were all released as people and listened to their return to their hometowns; Those who have been told the wrong thing shall do the same; and set up a garrison in Nanjing; Officials who are affiliated with the military shall be returned to their hometowns......
Dispensable officials were dismissed, and others were ordered to retire at the age of 70; Officials who fail in their duties are demoted, and officials with outstanding talents are promoted to more important positions.
All kinds of new deals, and so on.
The new policy implemented by Emperor Hongxi made the people of Hongxi Dynasty fully recuperate, and the productive forces were unprecedentedly developed, and the Ming Dynasty entered a period of stability and prosperity, which was also the beginning of the "rule of Renxuan" in history.
Outside, when Arutai heard that Chengzu had died, he sent an envoy to bring tribute horses to express his submission to the new emperor. He had been beaten by Emperor Yongle and fled, and his vitality was hurt, so he just used the new emperor to ascend the throne and ease the relationship between them.
On September 10, Emperor Yongle was laid down as Emperor Chunren to Xiaowen Emperor of Titian Hongdao Gaoming Guangyun Shengwu Shengong Chunren to Xiaowen, the temple name Taizong, and the burial of Changling. More than 100 years later, in the seventeenth year of Jiajing (1538), it was changed to Qitian Hongdao Gaoming Zhaoyun Shengwu Shengong Chunren to Emperor Xiaowen, and the temple number became the ancestor.
On October 11, the 22nd year of Yongle, Emperor Hongxi canonized his wife Zhang as the queen, Liangdi Guo as the concubine, Li as the concubine, the daughter of the British princess Zhang Fu as the concubine, Wang Liangyuan as the concubine, and Zhao Liangyuan as the concubine......
The emperor's eldest son, Zhu Zhanji, was the crown prince, the Hu family was canonized as the crown princess, the Sun family, who had a daughter, and the pregnant He family were the crown princes.
The second son Zhu Zhan Yong is the king of Zheng, the third son Zhu Zhan Yong is the king of Yue, the fifth son Zhu Zhan Yong is the king of Xiang, the sixth son Zhu Zhan Yan is the king of Jing, the seventh Zhu Zhan is the king of Huai, the eighth son Zhu Zhan is the king of Teng, the ninth son Zhu Zhan Tu is the king of Liang, and the tenth son Zhu Zhan is the king of Wei.
Zhu Zhanyin, the fourth son of Shu who died of illness in the nineteenth year of Yongle, although he was posthumously crowned by Emperor Yongle in the twentieth year of Yongle, and was called Zhuang Xian, this time he also simply posthumously sealed King Qi and called Xian.
The eldest daughter was named Princess Jiaxing, the second daughter Princess Qingdu, the third daughter Princess Qinghe, the fourth, fifth and sixth daughters who died early were posthumously named Princess De'an, Princess Yanping and Princess Deqing, and the seventh daughter born to Concubine Li Xian, and was named Princess Zhending.