What does "thinking about the palace" mean?
I don’t know if he knew that he was at great fault, but Emperor Chongzhen’s heart suddenly became empty: Siguo Palace, as the name suggests, is the palace where the emperor misses his past, right? But thinking about one’s faults means closing the door! Could it be that the traitor wants to imprison me in this dark Siguo Palace?
When Emperor Chongzhen thought of this, he wanted to turn around and leave, but he heard Zhu Cixiang shouting from a distance: "Father is here! I respectfully wish my father to be in peace!"
Damn it, the traitor has arrived!
Emperor Chongzhen also knew that he couldn't leave, so how could he let him go? To put it bluntly, he, the emperor, is nothing. Even the soldiers guarding the Xipu Palace are not his own, so where else can he go?
"Father, you have finally arrived!" Zhu Cihong kowtowed to Emperor Chongzhen according to the etiquette, and then stepped forward and took the emperor's arm who was in a daze, "A room has been prepared for you in Siguo Palace. Let me follow my son and settle in first, and then we can discuss how to deal with it after we have settled in."
Do you really want to imprison me here? Emperor Chongzhen looked at Zhu Cixiang with a ferocious smile on his face and just sighed softly.
In fact, he had expected this day!
He is the emperor who lost his power and was imprisoned! It's good to be able to stay alive, but it's really difficult to recover. Although there was a restored Emperor Ming Yingzong in the history of the Ming Dynasty, how could Emperor Jingtai's ability be compared with that of a traitor like Zhu Cixang?
The traitor has so many buddies, and he also controls so much land, gold and silver. His foundation is getting stronger and stronger, and it is difficult to shake... But he can't imprison his biological father next to Xiaoling—— Although this is the outer city of Nanjing, it is really desolate and cold. And no matter how you look at Si Guo Gong, it’s a bit shabby!
Li Shimin also knew how to build the Daming Palace for Li Yuan. Why would you, a traitor like me, live in the palace for me? This is not possible, I firmly cannot agree to it!
"Brother Chun..." Chongzhen looked at his son pitifully, wanting to beg for mercy, but couldn't.
"Father, come on..." Zhu Cixiang looked at Emperor Chongzhen strangely, but he didn't take it seriously. He just pulled him towards Siguo Palace, "Father, I have to think about it this time." I’ll stay in the palace for a little longer.”
It’s over! The real traitor was caught and locked up! Chongzhen's heart felt so cold, and he didn't want to listen to Zhu Cixiang anymore. He was unconsciously led into Siguo Palace by Zhu Cixiang, and entered a newly completed hall that still exuded the fragrance of wood. Arrive and sit down on a chair.
Is this Hunjun already thinking about it? Zhu Cixiang looked at Chongzhen like this and thought to himself: Actually, you don't need to think about it. What are you thinking about? Be your "Huizong of the Ming Dynasty" honestly! Anyway, you have financial freedom, you will not be short of stunning beauties, your body looks good, and you are only 34 years old. You are really blessed and don’t have to be busy!
After the father and son took their seats, the thirty-three kings, six ministers, several guardsmen from the Grand Marshal's Mansion, Zhang Shize, the censor of the right capital, Li Mingrui, the censor of the left capital, Xu Yunzhen, the Duke of Dingguo, and Wu Dinghou Guo Peimin, Taining Marquis Chen Yanzuo, Gongshun Marquis Wu Ruzheng, Zhenyuan Marquis Gu Zhaoji and other princes in Beijing all filed in, then lined up in two rows and kowtowed to Emperor Chongzhen.
"Get up, everyone, everyone is sitting down." Zhu Cixiang called everyone to sit down, and then sighed, "Everyone, we have been in Nanjing for several months... and we have never officially visited Xiaoling Mausoleum. Alas. , It’s not because of the big repair work, nor because I don’t have time, but because I don’t know what to say in front of Emperor Taizu Gao’s underground palace?”
"What can I say?" Emperor Chongzhen suddenly said, "I am guilty, but not all of them are guilty; Wanfang is guilty, but I am guilty..."
This is what is said in "The Analects of Confucius. Yao Yue Pian". It is said that Yao said it when he gave the Zen position to Shun. It was also a cliché used by later kings when they issued the "Edict on Sin". Emperor Chongzhen didn't know if he really believed in this or if he was used to it, but he just opened his mouth.
"Father," Zhu Cixiang looked at Chongzhen sympathetically, "the words in this imperial edict are just to fool the common people. We can't really believe it!"
"What? The world has fallen into this situation, isn't it because I, the emperor, am unprincipled?" Emperor Chongzhen's attitude of admitting his mistakes was good, but the problem was that he didn't know where his mistakes were.
Zhu Cixi shook his head: "My father is naturally unethical, but there are too many unethical people in the world, and you are not the only one! Even among the gentlemen gathered here today, there are many unethical people!"
"This..." Chongzhen was stunned, "You haven't always been talking about this loyal minister or that heroic minister. Why are you now a minister of the country's subjugation?"
Zhu Cixi shook his head: "They are not ministers of a subjugated country, but ministers of a weak country! The country is weak because of them, but if there is a wise and powerful king who knows what the country's problems are, works hard, and works hard to maintain it, Liaodong can still be pacified. , destroy the bandits, and return the Ming Dynasty to a half-dead and peaceful situation.
However, in today's situation, we cannot rely solely on wise kings, we must also have ministers who are sincere in their duties... And if we want to be honest in our affairs, we must know how our country has been corrupted to the current situation!
We are gathered here now to find out the problem! I am not pursuing anything, and there is nothing to pursue! Because you, like me, have all suffered heavy losses due to ignorance...most of you are kings who have lost their vassals, princes who have lost their family fortunes, and scholar-bureaucrats who have lost their hometowns. Although I have received some rewards and can continue to live my life, 99% of my previous wealth has been lost. I must know the pain! "
It turns out that Zhu Cixiang is not looking for trouble with Chongzhen, but really wants to review the gains and losses of the Ming Dynasty for more than two hundred years. Only when everyone knows the gains and losses and why they have fallen into this, can the next step of reform be sufficient. motivation!
"Whoa!"
After what Zhu Cixi said, someone in the hall started crying loudly. The person who cried was none other than King Fu Zhu Yousong!
Fat man’s life is miserable! Since childhood, he has been pampered by the royal nobles of Tianhuang. The palace has everything, which is simply heaven on earth. But when Li Zicheng came, everything was ruined. Even his parents, wife and children were gone, leaving him alone.
Although Zhu Cihong gave him a mansion, 10,000 acres of land, and some gold and silver. But Fat Fu Wang is lonely and in poor health. He can't do anything except drink to drown his sorrows. How can he not be miserable?
As soon as he took the lead, the whole hall suddenly burst into tears. Most of the thirty-three kings are miserable kings. Only the lineage of Prince Heng is still intact. The other families are in disarray. Some of them have become bare princes. It is painful to think about it.
As for the princes and marquises, they are all the same. Who is not a big family in Beijing? How many are left now? Who doesn’t have a lot of relatives dying in troubled times? It’s miserable just thinking about it!
