"Why did you say that?" When Zhu Biao heard Han Du's words, he was immediately shocked and subconsciously listened carefully.
Han Du continued: "The imperial edict of Emperor Daxing is given to the emperor. For the officials, it is enough as long as the emperor abides by etiquette. Even if there are violations of the imperial edict of Emperor Daxing, as long as there is a reasonable explanation, the officials will It’s still acceptable.”
You have just done this twice in succession, so it should not be difficult to understand.
When Zhu Biao heard this, he couldn't help but nodded in agreement.
"Therefore, as long as the officials are given a step down, they will not firmly oppose the emperor."
After Zhu Biao heard this, he couldn't help lowering his head and thinking. After a moment, he looked at Han Du and said, "You are right, but this reason is not so easy to find!"
After saying that, he sighed heavily.
Indeed, if it was really that easy to find, he would have thought of it long ago.
Hearing this, Han Du had no choice but to nod and take on the matter, saying, "You can think of a way to save me. The key now is that the clan..."
The clan's side is the real trouble.
Why did Lao Zhu need to be buried? Han Du didn't know what Lao Zhu was thinking. But there are still a few reasons. Firstly, it was popular in the former Yuan Dynasty. Lao Zhu lived in the former Yuan Dynasty since he was a child, so it was inevitable that he would have the idea of sacrificial burial. So much so, that after he established the Ming Dynasty and gained supreme power, these backward thoughts remained engraved in his bones.
In addition, he recognized the dominance of the former Yuan Dynasty over the Central Plains. Therefore, when he became emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang believed that it was necessary to inherit some of his systems from the previous dynasty.
Moreover, in the edict, this burial was designated as "unchanging for eternity." In other words, future emperors cannot change this system.
The second reason is that there is a huge age gap among the concubines in the harem. Lao Zhu founded the country at the age of forty. Since he was emperor for thirty-one years, he has never prohibited the adoption of concubines. There are many young concubines in the palace now, and the time they spend with Lao Zhu is too short. In addition, Lao Zhu is already very old at this age, and it is extremely difficult to have children. If they did not raise children for the old Zhu family, they would naturally not be able to escape the fate of being buried.
Han Du thought for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, how exactly did the emperor decide to bury the emperor? I wonder if I can take a look at it?"
"Come here!" Zhu Biao shouted towards the door of the palace without hesitation.
Upon hearing this, Wang Yue quickly walked in and bowed: "Please give me your orders, Your Majesty."
"Go and bring me your father's imperial edict!" Zhu Biao said immediately.
"According to the order!" Wang Yue replied quickly. He did not answer yes, but answered Zunzhi, because Wang Yue now felt that only these two words could show respect to the emperor.
But if he knew what Zhu Biao was thinking, then he would know that his idea was too simple and naive.
Han Du took a look at the imperial edict and found that the burial system proposed by Lao Zhu also had differences. The first is that concubines who raise princes do not need to be buried. In other words, any concubine who has given birth to a prince does not need to die. Secondly, concubines who have raised the prince to adulthood do not need to be buried. Finally, concubines who only gave birth to princesses and concubines who gave birth to princes but did not raise the princes needed to be buried. Moreover, the concubines favored by Lao Zhu, even if they have raised a prince, need to be buried.
When Han Du saw the last two points, he suddenly seemed to think of something. Taking the will and comparing it carefully with the list one by one, Han Du discovered that according to Lao Zhu's will, the list was not enough.
The missing concubines were those who had raised the prince but needed to be buried for various reasons.
"Your Majesty, why are there so many people missing from this list?"
Hearing this, Zhu Biao sighed and said, "I deliberately asked people to exclude them. After all, they are the biological mothers of my imperial brothers. If they are all buried, how can I explain to those imperial brothers?"
Han Du was immediately overjoyed when he heard this, shook his head resolutely, and said, "No! I think the emperor should add these concubines to the list."
"Oh? Why is this?" Zhu Biao looked at Han Du in confusion. I asked you to help me solve this problem, not to drag more people to be buried.
However, Zhu Biao knew that what Han Du said must have deep meaning, so he waited for Han Du's next words.
Han Du said with confidence: "If the emperor alone proposes to abolish the burial ceremony, then the emperor can only face the ministers and the clan alone. Others have nothing to do with themselves, and the burial ceremony has nothing to do with them. , I'm afraid I will just sit back and watch.
But if the emperor adds these people, then each of them has a prince, and these people will definitely not watch their mothers and concubines being buried. When the time comes, they must stand up and firmly support the emperor. "
When the stone doesn't hit their feet, no one will feel pain. Everyone can stand aside and watch the show calmly. But once it hits their feet, they will jump up immediately and face everyone angrily.
"I understand, let's do it like this." Zhu Biao was immediately overjoyed. He waved his hands to Han Du and said, "You should go back and prepare quickly. The auspicious day for Emperor Zi's palace to enter the mausoleum has been set, and there is not much time left for you to prepare." . If we don’t solve this problem, how can I feel at ease?"
"Yes!" Han Du bowed, said goodbye and left.
...
Three days later, there will be a court meeting.
This is not a morning meeting, just a morning meeting. However, there were quite a lot of people coming to this court, including all the civil and military officials, princes and ministers.
At the beginning of the court meeting, Zhu Biao said straight to the point: "My father left an edict to bury the palace concubines. But I thought that the people who were buried suffered too tragic a fate, so I intended to abolish human sacrifice and replace it with burials. I don't know. What do you think, my dear?"
As soon as the emperor's words fell, there was a burst of noise below.
Everyone thought that the emperor summoned everyone today to discuss the burial ceremony of Emperor Daxing, but they did not expect that they were here to discuss the abolition of sacrificial burial.
This is the last edict of Emperor Daxing. It has just been promulgated and has not yet been implemented. Is it going to be changed like the previous two times?
There is one, there are two, there cannot be three!
Chen Di, the Minister of Rites, immediately stood up and paid homage: "Your Majesty, the edict was personally issued by Emperor Daxing. If the emperor changes it one after another, it may be against the holy will of Emperor Daxing, right?"
As soon as Chen Di opened his mouth, he immediately received the approval of many officials, princes and ministers. They all looked at the emperor and thought to themselves: Your Majesty, you have changed it twice in succession, so we won’t say anything, just hold our noses and admit it. But the emperor of Daxing is still dead, so you want to change it for the third time. Isn't it inappropriate?
Zhu Biao was confident and immediately said: "Father founded the country and established the Ming Dynasty with filial piety. It is filial piety for me to obey my father's edict. Is it not filial piety for all the princes and princesses to serve their biological mothers wholeheartedly? In fact, since the death of my mother, I have I am deeply affected by the pain of a tree that wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop, and a child that wants to be raised but cannot be loved. I don’t want to see your royal brothers and sisters suffer from the pain of separation of flesh and blood.”
Zhu Biao's words were very beautiful. First of all, he mentioned that his father founded the country based on filial piety. Then he said that those concubines were not his biological mother. In fact, this matter had nothing to do with him. The reason why he wanted to risk the world's disapproval was because he was kind-hearted by nature and couldn't bear to see his younger brothers and sisters suffer the pain of bereavement.
Since then, Zhu Biao's actions have completely matched his own image of being a kindhearted person. He also packaged his move as a great act to avoid anyone accusing him of impure motives.
After all, among the concubines that Lao Zhu asked to be buried, there were many magnificent beauties. With Zhu Biao trying his best to protect him, it is very easy to lead people's minds astray. But now that he has said this as a foundation, no one will use this point to attack him.
"What, exactly are those concubines going to be buried?"
"Yes, there is a mother-in-law, right?" Many princes stood under His Majesty Dan and began to look panicked and worried.
Seeing that the time was ripe, Zhu Biao waved to Wang Yue.
Wang Yue immediately put the newly drafted roster on a tray and gave it to the princes.
Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di, and Zhu Xi had been standing aside for a few days, and this matter had nothing to do with them.
But the rest of them couldn't sit still. Even the younger the kings, the more worried that their mothers and concubines would appear in the roster.
"Mother and concubine, why is my mother and concubine also on the list of those to be buried?"
King Zhu Zhi of Liao turned red with anger and pointed at the name of his mother and concubine on the list. He is the only son of the mother-in-law, and he was raised by the queen. Could it be that she bullied him into being a lonely man?
Wang Yue quickly explained: "King Liao, everything is listed according to the imperial edict. If you don't believe it, you can check it one by one with the imperial edict of Emperor Daxing."
Check? What's the use of checking at this time? Is he still capable of saving his mother and concubine?
At this time, of course hugging the thighs is most useful!
Zhu Zhi knelt down with a plop and begged Zhu Biao: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I can't fulfill my filial piety in front of my father. I regret it the most now. If I don't let my brother fulfill my filial piety in front of my mother and concubine again, , then my brother has become an unfaithful and unfilial person in this life? Then what’s the point of my brother’s life? It’s better to die to thank the world.”
Zhu Biao was extremely satisfied. Han Du's method was indeed miraculous, and he could win Zhu Zhi to his side so easily.
Before Zhu Biao could say anything, a large group of princes knelt down and begged in unison: "Please, Your Majesty, have mercy~"
Zhu Biao suddenly became more confident after taking a fancy to the brothers who instantly fell to his side.
"Brothers, get up quickly. You have something to talk about, you have something to say..."
"If the emperor does not agree, I will kneel down and die here..." Zhu Zhi's eyes were red and he knelt firmly on the gold bricks.
"That's right, if mother and concubine are going to be buried, then we might as well be buried together..."
