Chapter 117: The Controversy of Etiquette
Worry-free about Emperor Jiajing, the fun under the canopy came back to his senses, quickly left Emperor Qin and Han Wu behind, and concentrated on preparing to listen to this Emperor Xiuxian.
"Emperor Jiajing is the eleventh emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he is the cousin of Emperor Zhengde, and the grandson of Xianzong, because Emperor Zhengde has no heirs, after his death, the ministers found out the ancestral teachings, and invited King Jinzhixing to inherit the throne according to the rules of brother and brother."
"And what about Emperor Jiajing's succession, there is a small story in the wild history."
"It is rumored that after the holy decree of Jiajing to succeed to the throne arrived in Anlu, the entire Xingwang Mansion was very excited, but then he was worried, why, because Anlu is far away from the high mountain road in the capital, who knows what accidents will occur along the way? In addition, the local officials will definitely come to congratulate when they hear the news. ”
"At this time, Yan Song asked to see him, and sent a letter to Emperor Jiajing, the letter was written by Yang Tinghe, this Yang Tinghe was the first auxiliary minister of Emperor Zhengde, he wrote a letter to Emperor Jiajing, which means that if you want to ascend the throne smoothly, you must first be wronged, pretend to be a prisoner and enter Beijing, and Emperor Jiajing, who read the letter, did it according to this method, pretended to be a prisoner, and sat in a prisoner car all the way into Beijing."
"There is another saying that Emperor Zhengde left a sentence before his death, which means that the princes from all over the country will ascend the throne as the emperor which one is advanced in Beijing, and Emperor Jiajing thought of a way to get ahead of him, which is to take a prisoner car to go, and no one intercepts him along the way, and he is the first to arrive in the capital."
"Actually, these are all small stories, but they are imagined by people, passed on by word of mouth, passed around, and passed on."
"How did the real Emperor Jiajing ascend the throne?"
"In fact, when Emperor Zhengde was seriously ill, Yang Tinghe and others were thinking about the issue of heirs, five days before the death of Emperor Zhengde, he issued an edict in the name of the emperor, so that Emperor Jiajing, who was still the son of King Xing at that time, shortened the time of filial piety and inherited the throne as soon as possible.
"This is the procedure that the real succession should have, in the ancient society with strict etiquette, there is no possibility of an heir taking a prisoner car to succeed to the throne, what is it to take a prisoner car? This is not justified, not only will it leave a black history, but it will also be very easy to be manipulated. ”
"And no matter how much Emperor Zhengde messes around, it is impossible for him to say anything about the kings on a first-come, first-served basis, isn't this clearly going to plunge the whole country into turmoil."
Speaking of this, many people are nodding.
"The fairy is right, the wild history is all passed down in the countryside, and many can't be trusted."
"The emperor wants to be righteous, he wants to be orthodox, where can he mess around."
And Emperor Jiajing was sitting in a precarious position, listening intently to the explanation on the canopy.
His face was slightly unpleasant.
He is a very smart person, just listening to this little story, you know that he will definitely have a bad reputation in later generations, so he will be arranged like this, this is not to accuse him of not being in the right position.
"And Emperor Jiajing succeeded to the throne, and a delegation was sent by the celebrant supervisor, the royal family and the court to issue an edict first, and then welcome him to the capital. However, when he arrived in the good town outside the capital, this first round of contradictions arose. ”
"Why?"
"Didn't we just talk about Emperor Zhengde's nonsense, making the ministers very passive, they have been fighting wits and courage with such an emperor who wants to play all day long for 16 years, and the ministers are also very tired, okay, they just want to be able to live a safe and stable life, and they can live a few years to stop living, then, it must be to give the new monarch a dismount, or to test whether this new monarch is good or not."
"If Xinjun is a good-tempered and foolish person, then everyone will be happy."
So, the courtiers represented by Yang Tinghe told Emperor Jiajing to enter the palace with the etiquette of the prince, enter from the Donghua Gate, and live in the Wenhua Palace. Let's think about it, are you doing this? ”
Another question was thrown out, and some people said without thinking: ", being the emperor is the most important, don't care if he has etiquette or not." ”
But there are also some people who say, "Isn't this messing up?" ”
"Wenchen is really damaged." This is another class of people's view.
And emperors like the First Emperor, Liu Che, and so on don't understand what this means.
These people all sneered: "If you are so foolish, if you are me, you will kill it." ”
Wuwu shook his head: "This is to see who is a fool, Emperor Jiajing is not stupid, nor is he confused, although he is young, but his father died early, he has been provoking a large number of Xingwang Mansion for almost two years, and he has already experienced it, he immediately saw through the traps made by these people, so he must not do it." ”
"At the moment, Emperor Jiajing will not leave, just fight with the ministers, the ancestor said that the brother will be the last brother, and the edict also said that I am the emperor's brother to inherit the throne, why am I now the prince again? Dare to love my old Zhu family's succession, you have the final say, what you say is what it is? Then you are also bold, if this is the case, I will not do this unjust throne, and whoever loves this emperor should go. ”
"Such a pout, really caught the ministers, this is all edicted to the world, and also welcomed people to the outskirts of BJ, about to enter Beijing, if this one doesn't do it, then no one can get off the stage, no way, they have to be soft, please Jiajing Emperor from the Daming Gate, in the Fengtian Temple to succeed."
"However, the ministers' hearts are hanging, because they found that Emperor Jiajing is not easy to handle, this is also a hard stubble, and the ministers who have been with the hard stubble of Emperor Zhengde for 16 years have a hard taste in their hearts."
"The ministers' hanging hearts haven't been put down yet, and it's another round of dispute between monarchs and ministers, what is the reason for this time?"
The corners of the First Emperor's mouth rose, revealing a mocking smile: "What else can it be, it must be a dispute over etiquette and the imperial examination." ”
Liu Che also said: "Imperial examination." ”
The answers given by each emperor are all imperial exams.
Some just think about it in their hearts, and some hit it directly on the screen.
Carefree nature also saw.
She said in her heart that they are all emperors, one by one, for the royal matter, it is really clear, whether these people are Ming Jun or the faint monarch certified by history, the answers given are quite consistent.
It turns out that the faint gentleman certified by history is not a fool.
Also, unless it is a single seedling, who can be the emperor is really stupid?
"Yes." Wuwu smiled: "This second round of dispute is about who is Emperor Jiajing's imperial examination, and this is a three-and-a-half-year-long battle of etiquette. ”
"Did we say it before, Xiaozong is a good emperor who was stamped and recognized by the ministers, what can be said to be on a par with Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty and Song Renzong, it can be seen that the ministers love him deeply. At this point, the ministers must want to recognize Emperor Jiajing and recognize Xiaozong as the emperor's examination, which can be regarded as Xiaozong's no heir, and there are successors, but Jiajing doesn't do it. ”
"Oh, your love for your filial piety is deep, then I still have a deep love for my father, no one loves less than anyone else, why should I listen to you?"
(End of chapter)