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What Zhu Qiyu said was sincere and upright, but in fact, the core meaning was the same.
If I succeed to the throne now, what if the emperor is welcomed back and asked to return the throne?
The righteousness of the country is the righteousness of the country, but I also have to consider myself, and I cannot be allowed to be killed.
This rogue attitude made all the ministers below couldn't help but secretly curse.
You have been working so hard these days and keep saying that you are dedicated to serving the country. Why, at this time, do you start to worry about yourself?
This is inconsistent with your personality!
Besides, if you are worried about this, you should have said it earlier.
All this has been announced to the ministers, and the ceremony is just waiting to be held. You just said that you are afraid that the emperor will come back to settle accounts with you. Isn't this a joke?
Zhu Qiyu doesn't care what these ministers think.
Anyway, there were not many emperors of the Ming Dynasty who were normal. In his previous life, Zhu Qiyu watched generations of emperors of the Ming Dynasty with cold eyes. He had to say that he couldn't even think of the things they did.
The most typical one is Emperor Jiajing, the master of power.
Zhu Qiyu was simply amazed by his ability to forcibly elevate his father, who had never been an emperor, to become an emperor and send him to the Ancestral Temple.
After reviving his life, Zhu Qiyu decided not to be ashamed to ask his subordinates and learn from his descendants.
You know, at that time, Emperor Jiajing wrote an article on the edict of passing the throne.
At that time, Emperor Wuzong died suddenly, and the imperial edict drafted by the courtiers only stated that Zhu Houxun was ordered to succeed him as emperor and enter the Fengzong Temple.
According to the original intention of the courtiers and the requirements of etiquette, this successor should be the younger brother of Emperor Wuzong, and he should be the successor of Emperor Xiaozong. Only in this way can it be justified.
However, Emperor Jiajing insisted on the few words in the imperial edict, except that the imperial edict only said that he should succeed to the throne, not that he should be the heir.
In other words, he believed that the emperor meant for him to inherit the throne, not to inherit the imperial heir, which is the so-called "succession to the throne but no heir".
Although this is nonsense, it has to be said that there is no logical problem. There is indeed a loophole in the edict.
So in this life, Zhu Qiyu followed suit and decided to manipulate the edict from the beginning.
At that time, why did Emperor Jiajing's grand ceremony succeed?
It wasn't because he ascended the throne first, but after he sat on the throne and his status was determined, he started to attack when he was in Fengsi Ancestral Temple.
In other words, you must first stabilize your position and then mess around in order to succeed.
Just like Zhu Qiyu now!
He did not launch an attack early or late, but only launched an attack when he informed the ministers but before the enthronement ceremony.
To put it bluntly, the overall situation is now decided, and these courtiers can no longer regret it.
He has been given a new life, he has been a good king for so long, now he has to mess around a lot!
The scene suddenly fell into a stalemate.
The ministers obviously did not expect that King Tan, who always took the overall situation into consideration, would be so insistent on this matter.
After a while, Yu Qian stood up and said: "His Highness accepted the order in danger, which was an act for the country. The throne of heaven has been established, so why not have him again? Even if the emperor returns, he will be the Supreme Emperor. The title is here, why should Your Highness have doubts?"
The other ministers did not speak, but they looked at Zhu Qiyu eagerly, hoping that the master would stop being so stubborn.
What's going on...
However, Zhu Qiyu obviously did not intend to follow their wishes, and said with consternation: "Since you have said that the title has been determined and there is no longer him, the imperial edict should be for the Zen position, not the heir position. I care about the overall situation and the national plan. Could it be that you have put this king in danger?"
No matter what they said, Zhu Qiyu just pointed out that he was afraid of death.
There is no need to talk about the Zen position. One day, if others force him to return the position, what good ending will he end up with?
Ministers, you look at me, I look at you.
Your Highness, King Xi, is this too unfounded!
Is this possible?
Everyone was secretly cursing in their hearts, but they didn't dare to say it out loud. They just froze on the spot and no one spoke.
Seeing this situation, Zhu Qiyu stood up and said angrily.
"I am a member of the clan, and I have no intention of becoming a powerful person. However, the country is in danger, the Holy Mother has issued an edict, and you have persuaded me to make this proposal. Now that the ceremony has not been held, why are you bullying me like this?"
I can't accept this!
The more I talk about it, the more outrageous it becomes...
It is reasonable to say that they pushed for the throne, but to say that you have no thoughts about it, who would believe it?
Those noble relatives who have no benefits and have not been promised early will stand up and propose to establish a new king? Just kidding!
As for the courtiers bullying him, isn't it the opposite? It's you, His Highness King Tan, who is causing problems for the courtiers?
But when it came to this, it was inappropriate for them not to express it anymore.
Then Wang Zhi, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, said: "Why did your Highness say this? How can I dare to deceive Your Highness when I serve the country wholeheartedly? What I am worried about is that the current situation of the court is in danger. We should salute quickly and should not delay for a long time. If we change it to Zen I am afraid that the Queen Mother in the palace will be dissatisfied and relapse, which will make the country uneasy and people's hearts turbulent. There is absolutely no disrespect to Your Highness."
Wen Chen doesn't know anything else, but he is good at scapegoating.
If you don't talk about yourself, use Queen Mother Sun as a shield.
Zhu Qiyu looked surprised and said: "Then I have wrongly blamed you, but the cabinet has just spoken. This oral edict was issued by the Queen Mother for the authentic legal system. Why would she be dissatisfied?"
Asking knowingly...
Cabinet Minister Chen Xun opened his mouth and said: "Your Highness, if you take up the Zen throne, it may damage your reputation. How can the Queen Mother agree? Moreover, if Your Highness inherits the Zen throne, the Queen Mother may worry about the unstable status of the prince in the East Palace. It's not beautiful to have a rift between His Highness and the Holy Mother."
This reason is quite valid.
But Zhu Qiyu sneered and asked: "The civil engineering matter has been spread to everyone in the court. The emperor's reputation has been damaged, how can it be done today?"
One sentence made the person lose his temper.
Is this correct? Of course.
After the civil engineering incident came out, although no one in the government or the public dared to speak out, they were all secretly complaining about the emperor. This had long been a secret in the open.
But can discussing it in private be the same as admitting it to the court itself?
Before they could come up with an excuse to respond, Zhu Qiyu said again: "What's more, the gift of abdication was done by the wise kings in ancient times. Why has it become such a shameful thing when it comes to your mouth?"
Okay, now that the ancient sages have been brought out, what else can they say?
Later, Zhu Qiyu said again: "As for what you said, that the Holy Mother is worried about the instability of the East Palace, it is even more nonsense! The order of the heavenly family has been determined long ago. How can I be a person who ignores etiquette and law? How can I say that the East Palace is unstable? ?”
Seeing that the ministers were still hesitant, Zhu Qiyu had no choice but to give the advice.
"If you are still concerned about the Holy Mother, I will write a letter in my handwriting and make a promise that unless the East Palace loses its virtue and becomes disobedient, I will never waver in the status of the East Palace. This promise will be shared by all the people and gods of heaven and earth."
Having said that, Zhu Qiyu actually took out a piece of silk from the case, picked up a pen and started writing, and soon it was written in handwriting.
Ordering Cheng Jing to circulate it among all the ministers, Zhu Qiyu said: "In this case, may you all be relieved?"
The ministers below looked at each other in astonishment. Seeing that King Xian had even written in handwriting, this showed his firm determination. In desperation, they could only nod their heads.
Only then did a smile appear on Zhu Qiyu's face, and he said: "In that case, everyone should go back and prepare. Jin Ying will send this handwritten letter from the king to the Queen Mother, and the two gentlemen of the cabinet will keep it."
