As early as when King Xiang was just a prince, he had "passed by" the throne.
When Emperor Renzong passed away, Emperor Xuanzong, who was still the crown prince, was unable to serve at his side because he personally went to Nanjing to prepare for the capital move at the order of Emperor Renzong.
Therefore, under the strong support of the Empress Dowager Zhang, the state affairs were temporarily handed over to the Chief Photographer of Prince Xiang.
At that time, there were rumors in Beijing that Empress Dowager Zhang intended to help her youngest son ascend the throne.
But it turned out that it was all just rumors.
In just one month, after Emperor Xuanzong rushed back to the capital from Nanjing, King Xiang retreated to the palace and strictly observed his ministerial duties without any overstep.
The second time was not long ago, when the capital was in turmoil during the Tumu battle, the emperor was hunting in the north, and King Yin was regent. Some people in the court also proposed that an eldest king like Xuanzong's brother, King Xiang, should be supported to succeed to the throne.
However, as Zhu Qiyu quickly stabilized the situation, the sound disappeared without even a splash.
As for the last time, it was before the restoration of Nangong.
At that time, Zhu Qiyu's only son Zhu Jianji died of illness. He had been slow to establish a crown prince. Because of his serious illness, someone in the court advised him to make King Xiang the emperor's uncle to prevent the throne from falling back to the lineage of the emperor.
Of course, these were obviously unsuccessful.
However, the reason why Prince Xiang is remembered every time the throne is without an owner is not just because he is the only remaining legitimate son of Emperor Renzong.
More importantly, he is a rare virtuous king among the princes of today's clan.
In terms of ability, after the death of Renzong, he once supervised the country for a month. At that time, the court was in turmoil, rumors were spreading, and the King of Han and King Zhao were eyeing him.
Under such circumstances, he was able to stabilize the court situation and wait peacefully until Emperor Xuanzong returned to the capital to take the throne, which was not something that an ordinary prince could do.
Later, when the Han Dynasty rebelled, Emperor Xuanzong led the army to conquer personally, and also left Prince Xiang to guard the capital. Later, Prince Xiang became a vassal, and he was not as domineering as other princes.
On the contrary, he restrained his subordinates and never provoked. Anyone who dared to bully the people would be severely punished. He helped local officials appease the gentry and restrained local clans.
Many clans caused trouble in the local area, and the local officials could not control it, so they would go to the palace of Prince Xiang.
Because of this, his reputation as a virtuous man was well-known throughout the court.
However, only Zhu Qiyu knew.
This King Xiang has always been peaceful and contented only because he has been instilled with too many concepts of superiority and inferiority, and the order of elders and younger ones.
This is a good thing most of the time.
But it is a pity that King Xiang not only abides by moral order himself, but also deeply hates other people's behavior that violates moral order.
In the previous life, as soon as Zhu Qiyu returned to Zhu Qi Town, King Xiang sent a letter to his family as an elder, asking Zhu Qiyu to abide by the principles of filial piety and brotherhood, lead his ministers to greet the Supreme Emperor every morning and evening, and be respectful and observant.
In addition, what he is best at is protecting himself wisely. When necessary, his methods are unimaginable.
Regarding this, Zhu Qiyu in his previous life had very profound personal experience!
At that time, after the restoration of Nangong, Shi Heng took advantage of someone's previous memorial to Zhu Qiyu to establish King Xiang as the emperor's uncle, and falsely accused Yu Qian, while Wang Wen conspired to welcome the establishment of a foreign vassal.
In order to show his innocence, King Xiang personally went to Beijing and reported to Zhu Qizhen that Hang had violated the legal system and was a fake empress. He suggested that Hang's posthumous title be abolished and her mausoleum built to the standards of a queen be demolished.
Therefore, a man of the Hang family who had been buried for more than a year was pulled out of the Zi Palace from the mausoleum and his body was exposed in the wilderness with no bones left.
Not only that, when Zhu Jianshen succeeded to the throne, King Xiang was worried that he would be liquidated, and even once suggested to Zhu Jianshen that Wang and Sister Hui, who had been deposed as Princess Xi's concubines, should be driven out of Prince Xi's palace.
If Zhu Jianshen hadn't kept the last bit of mercy in his heart, Wang and Sister Hui, an orphan and widowed mother, would not have been able to save their last place of shelter.
Such behavior shows the ruthlessness of his methods.
But he never thought that Zhu Qiyu hadn't had time to find him yet. From the looks of it, he was going to send it to him himself.
On the other side, under the urging of several of his brothers, King Xiang finally bit the bullet and said.
"Your Majesty's close friendship, we are deeply grateful for the emperor's favor. However, before entering the palace today, I seem to have heard that at the early morning meeting, your Majesty issued an edict to establish a sect in the capital and order all the clan's children to enroll?"
Zhu Qiyu saw through his purpose at a glance.
King Xiang, King Zheng, and King Jing are all the first generation princes who have just been granted the title of prince. Most of them have just had grandsons, and their sons have also grown up and been granted the title of county king.
Therefore, for them, there is no pressure to have their salaries deducted due to having too many descendants.
On the contrary, as soon as the Zongxue was opened, within a few years, their grandchildren would leave the fiefdom and go to the Zongxue to study.
Moreover, according to the newly announced religious regulations, if these princes and county princes fail to pass the examination, their qualifications for even the title of imperial conferment will be postponed.
They are certainly dissatisfied.
Not only that, Zhu Qiyu raised his eyes and glanced around, and found that after King Xiang opened his mouth, many princes below put down their chopsticks and looked over.
Most of the grandsons of King Xiang and others are only two or three years old, so they have to wait for several years.
But the sons of many princes present happened to be about to turn ten.
According to the newly announced regulations, all children under the prince's throne who are over ten years old must enter the sect. This is an urgent matter for them.
From this point of view, King Xiang was just pushed out by them. There were more than one or two people who really had opinions on this matter.
Zhu Qiyu probably had some idea in his mind, but he just nodded and said.
"Yes, I heard that the squires among the people, after becoming successful and famous, would open a clan school to support the children of the clan to study. So after discussing with Hu Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, I planned to open a clan school for the clan children to study the scriptures and study. Ming Li, the detailed procedures will be sent to the Tenth Prince’s Mansion after the New Year, and Uncle Wang can take a detailed look at them when he arrives.”
This reason made King Xiang dumbfounded.
Turning around to look at the other princes, they also had the same expression.
Yes, it is a good thing for the squires to set up ancestral studies, but they do it for the purpose of taking the imperial examination!
The so-called Han Chuang studied hard for ten years and became famous all over the world.
Folk scientific examinations last for more than ten years and cost a lot of money, so ethnography is regarded as a contribution to the clan.
But the clan members...
After pondering for a moment, King Xiang said.
"Your Majesty loves the clan, and we should appreciate it. However, the princes of each clan have their fiefdoms far away from the capital, and it is difficult to travel back and forth. Besides, we also have private schools in the palace. How dare we work for the court and waste money and food to start a religious school? Your Majesty, please Just allow me to invite a gentleman to the nearest place in the fiefdom to teach the heirs."
Zhu Qiyu obviously didn't buy this reason. He waved his hand and said directly.
"The private school teachers hired by various princes are nothing more than folk scholars, but the teachers of religious studies are all from the top ranks of the Imperial Academy and the most selected scholars. How can the two be compared?"
"The road to education has always been arduous. In order to find a good teacher, families are willing to sacrifice their careers. Why did Uncle Wang delay the future of his children and grandchildren just because of his journey?"
Seeing the emperor's high-sounding words, King Xiang couldn't help but curled his lips secretly, giving back the future of his descendants?
Staying peacefully in the fiefdom, you will naturally be granted a fiefdom when you are old enough.
But if you really enter a religious school, if you fail the examination and your canonization will be delayed, then your future will be delayed, right?
But if you think so, you can't say it like that.
At least in the Ming Dynasty, reading to understand the truth and studying the meaning of the scriptures was the right path and a good thing.
It cannot be said that if we don’t want to study, we just want to eat and die.
If you really dare to say that, believe it or not, the emperor will take out Dagui and beat you, an unworthy descendant, to death on behalf of Zukao.
King Xiang looked a little unhappy after being told something, but he couldn't continue to argue with the emperor, so after thinking about it for a while, he retreated.
However, in their questioning this time, it was obvious that King Xiang was just the leader. As soon as he returned, King Yi Zhu Yongding stood up and said.
"Your Majesty, the establishment of a sect is certainly a good thing, but when a prince is granted a title, he has always paid attention to the purity of blood and the order of elders and young ones. What is the assessment of the sect?"
"I have seen many clan schools in the fiefdom, but I have never seen any clan schools that force the children of the clan to go to school, and I have never seen any clan school that forces the children of the clan to go to school, and I have never seen one where if you don't go to school, you are not allowed to inherit the family business? Your Majesty, please explain to me. Confused!"
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