Chapter 756: Degraded to a Common Citizen (Second Watch)
Especially Chongzhen's proposition essay is still a rumor some time ago.
Due to the chaos in the world, the news is avoided, there is no TV network and no mobile phone, the Ming Jingshi fell into the hands of thieves, after the martyrdom of Emperor Chongzhen, the news of his death and life came to Jiangnan and Jiangsu and Zhejiang has been a few months later, and everyone has said that it has been spread beyond recognition, and it is inconsistent.
Some of these princes have heard this rumor, but they haven't heard it yet, but they only know that the capital of Daming was broken by thieves, and it is difficult for them to distinguish the truth from the truth of the emperor's affairs.
Therefore, Chongzhen's words were completely unexpected.
And no matter what, this should be the content of the imperial court's ban, this is the national shame of the Ming Dynasty, which emperor will talk about his national shame? And assuming that they are finished, what do they do and plan to use their imagination?
Emperors want to live forever, and it is absolutely taboo to use their death to discuss matters in the court.
Therefore, these princes were all stunned, and they were completely caught off guard.
Of course, Chongzhen deliberately gave them problems, and looked at their embarrassment, and laughed in his heart.
You princes, relying on the merits of your ancestors, are powerful and blessed on weekdays, and you are also mediocre when the national disaster is at the head, to put it bluntly, you are from a good background, what can you do?
Only spell dad.
Wen does not govern the country, the military cannot be helped, the country is ruined and the family is either fleeing in a hurry, or intrigue for power and profit, and what is even more odious is to surrender on the knees, but in the end he still did not save the dog's life, and became the meat of the chopping block of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the national prestige was lost, and the ancestors were embarrassed!
What's the use of waiting, wasting the imperial grain!
Therefore, Chongzhen thought of their historical fate, his face was stunned, he shook the dragon robe, his face was difficult to see, and he said sharply: "The rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband. Now that the national disaster is at the head, the mountains and rivers are scattered, and the people are in misery, you are the prince of the Ming Dynasty, and you have no plan to save the country, and there is no way to save the people, and after you become the royal family of the Ming Dynasty, from now on, all of them will be demoted to the common people, and you will change your surname, and you will no longer be surnamed Zhu!"
After Chongzhen said this, he brushed his sleeves away and squatted these princes here.
These princes were extremely depressed, like mourning, but they didn't expect the emperor to say a word, and their prince's hat was gone.
To know this, it is really better not to come to see the emperor.
traveled thousands of miles, braved the ice and snow and the cold, only said that he saw the emperor, and he saw that he was all on the same root, and he made some benefits, but he didn't expect to be demoted to a commoner, and even his surname was changed.
Wang Chengen didn't expect the emperor to be so domineering, and several princes who were high up became ordinary people in one sentence.
But think about the thieves and *** when they called, their various performances, on weekdays, they were just for the sake of blessing and bathing in the emperor's grace, but they couldn't solve the emperor's worries at critical moments, and it was indeed not unjust to have such an ending.
Wang Chengen persuaded: "Thank you, you have such an ending, it can be regarded as a happy ending, like the fate of the little blessed king Zhu Yousong, it is worse than you. After going back, you should do it yourself, or think about how to repay the emperor's grace and serve the Ming Dynasty, the national disaster is at the head, and the emperor is employing people, maybe the lord will restore your status as the prince when he is happy."
Knowing that Wang Chengen is here to comfort them and restore the identity of the prince, it will be very slim.
But thinking about what Wang Chengen said, there is some truth in it, the same prince, Zhu Yousong is still alive in the emperor, he dares to supervise the country and change the Yuan to be the emperor, this is a rebellion, and it will be left for 10,000 years.
And although they did not commit any serious crimes, they took the Ming Dynasty's money, and they did not make any contribution to the Ming Dynasty.
This must be an excuse to clean them up, and there is no excuse for the crime that you want to add?!
Especially Zhu Changfang, the king of Lu, still has a fluke, if the emperor asks for the crime, he and Zhu Yousong fight for the matter of supervising the country, then he has to be killed, and now he is only demoted to a commoner, and he has not even been punished by the emperor's family.
Therefore, Zhu Changfang, the king of Lu, took the lead in kneeling down to thank him, and several princes left the post house, returned to their homes in a gloomy manner, sold their wealth, sent the maids and servants away, and then took the gold and silver and the family to be buried incognito.
After no longer dare to say that he is a royal family, he will no longer dare to be surnamed Zhu, otherwise he will be disrespectful to the decree, and he will be killed if he is caught by the court and Jinyiwei......
"Master, they're all gone after thanksgiving." When Wang Chengen came to see Chongzhen, he was still a little lost and sad in his heart, after all, they were all relatives of the emperor.
Chongzhen said: "I have been extrajudicial to them, my Ming can no longer raise idlers, the Ming Dynasty has declined to this point, and they cannot escape the blame."
"Your Majesty."
Of course, it is difficult for Wang Chengen to deeply understand the connotation of Chongzhen's words, but he only copes with it superficially.
According to the original historical development, these princes were all caught and beheaded by the Manchu Dynasty, and now Chongzhen just turned them into commoners, let them change their surnames, at least there is still life, Chongzhen is of course the emperor's grace.
The reason why Nanming tossed for decades in history was that it was short-lived in the end, and these princes were definitely responsible.
Even though the Manchu Qing Dynasty occupied the north of the Yangtze River, there was still half of the Yangtze River left south of the Yangtze River, how similar was the Southern Song Dynasty back then, and how unbearable the Southern Song Dynasty court was, but people still held out for more than 150 years?
Why can't Nanming?
On the territory is also vast, there are still millions of soldiers, Nanjing also has a set of teams, is still the political center of the Ming Dynasty, the generals who can fight for the championship, in addition to the four towns of Jiangbei, there are also Li Dingguo and some elite generals under Li Zicheng.
As a result, all of them were broken one by one by the Manchu Qing Dynasty and became a laughing stock.
In the final analysis, we can only blame these courts of the Southern Ming Dynasty, that is, these princes, who can't support the wall with mud and lack the majestic strategy and imperial ambition.
In this case, he is not worthy of being a prince.
These people can only be a disaster for the country and the people, what kind of prince should they be? Let them be ordinary people, it is already a waste of national resources......
Emperor Wu of the Ming Dynasty Chongzhen