After all the ministers had retreated, only a few important figures in the court were left in the palace.
Although Zhu Qiyu didn't say what he wanted to discuss, everyone present was smart. Seeing Zhu Qiyu read the ceremonial notes from the Ministry of Rites, he dismissed the court meeting and had some guesses in his mind.
The note was made by Hu Hui, so when they were almost ready to leave, Hu Hui asked.
"Your Highness, I don't know why you left us here, but there is something inconsistent with the etiquette regulations?"
Zhu Qiyu handed the memorial in his hand to Cheng Jing and said: "Uncle Da Zong is an expert in the establishment of etiquette and laws, and I am not familiar with it. However... you should take a look at this etiquette note first before talking about it."
So Cheng Jing took the memorial and handed it to Wang Zhi, who was at the top, and then circulated it down one by one.
Zhu Qiyu's words were modest, but the embarrassed look on his face made all the ministers feel curious.
What kind of thing could make this always decisive King Tan feel embarrassed?
These people are all good at handling government affairs. They circulated it to each other without much meeting.
But most people are confused after reading it.
It's not their fault. The so-called profession has specialization. The ceremony's rituals and annotations are, to put it bluntly, the process specifications. Who should stand where and when, and what words should be said. Then there is the imperial edict, how to write it, and who will do it. Read it out, how should the ministers cooperate.
As Zhu Qiyu said, these procedural things have laws and regulations to follow. Even in today's special situation, some details have only been adjusted.
In the eyes of experts, they can naturally understand it, but for these elders who have never been in the Ministry of Etiquette, especially the relatives, they naturally don't understand anything.
On the other hand, for the civil servants, after reading it, Wang Zhi and Yu Qian had thoughtful expressions on their faces.
Seeing that everyone had finished circulating the memorial, Cheng Jing took the memorial back and placed it on the case.
Afterwards, Zhu Qiyu said: "You have all read this note, and there is nothing else. It's just that I don't think this succession edict is appropriate."
The ministers immediately remembered that this ceremonial note was submitted by the Ministry of Rites and the Cabinet together.
In the front is the ceremonial note, and in the back is the edict for the new king's succession drawn up by the cabinet.
Ordinary edicts are usually drawn up by the cabinet, but edicts for the new emperor's succession are different from ordinary edicts. Because they have to be announced to the world, special attention must be paid to the legal regulations. Therefore, usually, the edicts are jointly discussed by the Ministry of Rites and the cabinet. It’s a done deal.
They had just focused their attention on the ritual notes, but they never thought that the problem lay in the edict that followed.
Fortunately, the elders had good memories and immediately recalled the general content of the edict. After thinking about it, some people came up with some ideas.
But there are still some people, such as Guo Sheng and other relatives, who are still confused.
The edict was finalized jointly by the Ministry of Rites and the Cabinet, but the cabinet was mainly responsible, so this time it was the cabinet minister Chen Xun who came forward.
"I wonder what is wrong with what Your Highness said?"
Zhu Qiyu smiled, but there was no fluctuation in his voice: "It can be anywhere else. I don't know where this declaration of the emperor's imperial edict came from? I have read the military reports of these days, but it seems that I have not There was a military newspaper mentioning it.”
The ministers immediately remembered what Zhu Qiyu said.
Generally speaking, the edict for the new king's succession is divided into three parts.
The first part is to enumerate the achievements and character of the previous emperor, the second part is to declare the character of the new emperor and the legitimacy of his succession, and the last part is to detail the handling of the amnesty.
What Zhu Qiyu said about "proclaiming the emperor's imperial edict orally" comes from the second part of these three parts.
Of course, in view of the special nature of this succession, this edict only said a simple sentence about the previous emperor, the emperor who was still in the Wala camp: "The pirates invaded the border, my eldest brother the emperor Afraid of causing disaster to the clan, I had no choice but to lead the expedition in person, but unfortunately my car accidentally landed in the imperial court..."
After all, the emperor is not dead, so he cannot conclude all his life's achievements like ordinary succession edicts.
Of course, the most important reason is that the emperor seems to have nothing to show off, so he just brushes it off, which is not the point anyway.
As for the second part, it mainly explains the legitimacy of the new king's succession.
When Zhu Qiyu mentioned this, the minister with a good memory immediately remembered the original text of the edict.
"...The royal relatives, dukes, marquises, uncles, as well as the civil and military ministers in the court, the senior military and civilians, and the envoys from the four barbarians all thought that their throne had been empty for a long time, the artifacts had no owners, and their hearts were at a loss. The great plan was planned in advance, and the Empress Dowager, as a young prince, was not able to grasp all the opportunities, so she ordered Xiao Gong to rule the world..."
Up to this point, there were no problems, but next, what King Tan said was inappropriate.
"...It happened that an envoy from the captives returned to the court and announced the edict of my eldest brother, the Emperor, saying that the rituals of the ancestral temple should not be left open for a long time. My younger brother, King Xi, is old and virtuous, and he has enthroned the throne for the purpose of offering sacrifices..."
But now that I think about it, many ministers still don't understand what King Tan means by inappropriate.
You must know that this so-called "oral edict" is naturally a fabrication and was compiled by the Ministry of Rites.
But in the final analysis, it is not for the legitimacy of your succession to the throne...
Since ancient times, the inheritance of the throne has been a first-class event, so there is naturally a complete set of laws and regulations. It can even be said that all etiquette and laws are continued around the inheritance of the throne.
Among the etiquette and laws, there is a set of deeply rooted rules for the inheritance of the throne.
The first point is that imperial power cannot be taken away through robbery, which is usurping the throne, and it cannot be created out of thin air, which is treason.
This is the most important iron rule!
Even the founder of the country, after winning the world through hundreds of battles, would not deny the existence of the previous dynasty. The root cause is the need to inherit the legal system from the previous dynasty.
Of course, the Ming Dynasty was different from other previous dynasties. The Ming Dynasty inherited the legal system of the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty was destroyed by the Yuan Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty inherited it and restored the mountains and rivers of the Song Dynasty.
Therefore, people all over the world will praise Emperor Taizu, and he has achieved the throne with no greater integrity than this.
Except for the founding king, generally speaking, there are only two situations where the inheritance of the throne is recognized by the people of the world.
The first is that the emperor has a crown prince when he is alive, and the crown prince succeeds him after his death. The second is that the emperor does not have a crown prince while he is alive, and the emperor appoints a new crown prince in the imperial edict.
Falling back to the current situation is extremely difficult.
Firstly, the current emperor is still alive but was kidnapped, so naturally he has no way to leave any posthumous edict. Secondly, although the emperor did not designate a prince, the queen mother established one. The prince is a reserve king.
This was the reason why Empress Dowager Sun always insisted that King Tan's succession was inconsistent with etiquette and law.
But then again, it is not appropriate to establish a two-year-old baby as king according to the etiquette and law, even if the army is to conquer the country first, as Hu Ming said before, etiquette and law are not as important as the country and the country.
But no matter what, we must give an explanation to all people in the world!
This explanation is that King Yin succeeded to the throne. Where does the legal system come from?
The country is in danger, and the courtiers support it?
Stop joking, okay?
Imperial power belongs to the emperor, not to the courtiers. Why should they pass it on to the new king?
If the country is in danger and the courtiers support it, a new king can be established, then Boss Zhao, who was forced to put on a yellow robe by his subordinates, should be the most upright person.
So it can’t be calculated like this!
After all, the new monarch's legal authority needs a source, so this source either comes from Emperor Xuanzong, or from the emperor who is still in the imperial court.
The new king can only take over the imperial power from one of them to be legitimate.
The Ministry of Rites racked their brains and thought over and over again, and finally chose the latter.
As for the reason...
Hu Xi sighed and said.
"Your Highness, according to etiquette and law, if the emperor dies without a son, the son of the previous emperor will succeed to the throne. Now that the emperor is still alive and there is a prince of the East Palace, so according to etiquette and law, the prince should succeed him. However, the crown prince Young Chong, it is difficult to carry out the affairs of the country, so I and others tried hard to persuade the Queen Mother to order Her Highness to succeed to the throne."
"If His Highness's legal system originated from Emperor Xuanzong, it would be tantamount to announcing to the world that the current high position is not upright. However, Emperor Xuanzong issued an imperial edict to the world as early as the third year of Xuande and established the emperor as the crown prince. He was enthroned in the East Palace, and Xuanzong If the emperor's edict is issued again, the legal system will never be shaken."
"Therefore, I would like to discuss this. Your Highness's legal system should originate from this day."
