Of course Chongzhen had to go... There is a mausoleum in Chengtian Mansion in Huguang, which is the mausoleum of Emperor Jiajing's father, Xingxian Emperor Zhu Youqi. Emperor Chongzhen is a descendant of Emperor Jiajing, and Emperor Xingxian Zhu Youqi is the ancestor!
Now that the imperial mausoleum of his ancestors is about to be burned down for the second time by Li Zicheng, can Chongzhen, as a descendant, not go?
If you don't go, you will be Ming Ni Sect. Zhu Cixiang was a filial son, how could he bear the thought of his father Chongzhen becoming a rebel?
So what Zhu Cixiang meant was that Chongzhen Yujia personally conquered it!
But whether Chongzhen will go or not, he has to decide for himself. Even the filial son Zhu Da could not tie Chongzhen to Wuchang with a rope...
So Zhu Cixiang, Wei Zaode, Wu Xiang, Li Yan and others went to the Wuying Hall where Emperor Chongzhen lived.
Before they arrived, they heard the sound of silk and bamboo music.
Needless to say, the foolish king is admiring body art again... Chongzhen is really getting more and more foolish now! The last time the emperor came back from the expedition, he issued an order to the Ministry of Rites to recruit girls!
Of course Zhu Cixiang didn't agree. Things like talent show girls were too disturbing to the people, and Zhu Cixiang already had too many younger brothers and sisters! As a result, Chongzhen said in court that Prince Zhu was unfilial... Prince Zhu had no choice but to agree to let the parents of folk beauties voluntarily sign up for their daughters - of course, there would be prizes for signing up, and if chosen, they would be given a silver coin One thousand taels, even if you can’t choose, give ten taels.
In the end, this fuss cost Zhu Cixiang hundreds of thousands taels, because Chongzhen chose a hundred beauties... It was so outrageous, how could he be so debauched and immoral?
However, Chongzhen, who had acquired a hundred new beauties, felt much more at ease. Every day he played with Prince Zhu's "little mothers", admired the body art, and created some princes and princesses for the Ming Dynasty!
"Father, I have important military and national affairs to discuss. How about a pause in singing and dancing?"
When Prince Zhu entered the Wuying Hall, the singing and dancing full of Western Region style was still going on. The person who is performing the dance for Chongzhen is a mixed-race woman presented by the treacherous official of Grand Duke Luo. I wonder if she is that bastard of a Western missionary who does not love God but loves beauty?
Grand Duke Luo was not afraid of this beauty with Fan blood plotting against Chongzhen, so he sent her to Nanjing. His filial son Zhu Cixiang wanted to take her to his place and torture her... Unexpectedly, he fell in love with Chongzhen at a glance. , and even made a concubine Hu!
"My dear concubine," Chongzhen smiled and waved his hand, and said warmly to the mixed-race beauty, "You have a rest first while I talk to the prince for a while."
The beauty was probably tired from dancing, and ignored Chongzhen. She bowed hastily, moved lightly on her lotus steps, and exited the Wenhua Hall.
But Chongzhen pouted and looked unhappy, "Brother Dachun (now there is a brother Xiaochun), you came just in time. My concubine Hu loves Dongzhu. There is no one in the palace. Please go find some for me." Send a hundred larger ones."
Just a few hundred Dongzhu? Zhu Cixi almost turned around and left! The wild pearls produced in that corner of the Northeast are called Dongzhu! Now the land where Dongzhu is produced is occupied by the Qing Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty has strict regulations on the harvesting of Dongzhu, which makes it impossible for ordinary businessmen to get it!
Where could Zhu Cixi get hundreds of larger pearls? Should I go to Dorgon to buy it? Then you still have to spend hundreds of thousands of taels?
Although the Ming Dynasty now has money, it cannot be squandered like this!
"Father!" Zhu Cixiang said seriously with a straight face, "My son has just received his revenge. He rebelled against Li Zicheng and raised an army to attack Chengtian Mansion with the intention of excavating Master Ruimiao's tomb!"
Now Li Zicheng is also working part-time as a counterattack - he must be the leader of Xieling!
"Oh." Chongzhen nodded and looked at Zhu Cixiang, "Brother Dachun, the tombs of the ancestors of Ruimiao are about to be dug up, so why don't you send out troops? Hurry up and send out troops! If it's too late, it'll be too late... ..”
"Father!" Zhu Cixiang shook his head, with a look of disappointment on his face, "You should lead the expedition yourself! Just like the last time you fought against Hauge!"
"I won't go, I won't go," Chongzhen smiled, "I'm happy here, but I won't conquer it myself!"
What? I am happy here, but I don’t want to fight in person...Zhu Cixiang was shocked and said in his heart: How could you do this? You are a fool!
Chongzhen seemed to see through Zhu Cixiang's thoughts, and actually smiled and nodded, as if to say: I am the foolish king! Now I think about it, how happy it is to be a fool. You can ignore the government affairs, have so many beauties to accompany you, and spend money randomly... The happiest thing in the world is to be a fool.
"Brother Dachun," Chongzhen smiled, "hurry up and go to war... When you drive Li Zicheng out of Huguang, my wish will be fulfilled! I will abdicate and become the Supreme Prince. From now on, I will enjoy my leisurely life and ignore you." It’s time for civil affairs in the DPRK!”
This, this, this...is this true?
"Is what the Holy One said true?" Chief Assistant Wei Zaode quickly asked.
"Seriously!" Chongzhen smiled, "I am now as happy as a god and content with everything. Why should I be attached to an annoying position of power? I can publicly announce this to the great court... In short, I won't After leaving Nanjing, we will no longer fight in person, and the Prince of Fujun will make the final decision on the war."
Do you want to announce it at the court meeting?
Zhu Cixiang's heart was moved now... He had been waiting for this day for a long time! Although he can usurp the throne at any time, the throne he usurps is never justifiable. Besides, he is not a traitor like Dorgon. He is an upright crown prince, and he should inherit the throne. Why is he plotting to usurp the throne?
And once this precedent is set, when Zhu Cixiang gets older, won't he have to worry about his sons rebelling every day?
Chongzhen looked at Zhu Cixiang deep in thought, slightly proud, and said with a smile: "Brother Dachun, don't refuse...I actually gave up my seat to you a long time ago, but I was just afraid that you were too young to accept it. Everybody. If you can defeat the Donglu first and then the rogue bandits, who else dares to disobey? What else am I worried about?"
Yeah? Have you finally thought about it?
Zhu Cixiang was a little doubtful, but he still couldn't give up the opportunity to become the emperor...so he sighed softly: "Father, my son actually doesn't want to be the emperor..."
Chongzhen nodded and seemed to understand very well: Yes, it is so hard to be an emperor. It is because of the pressure of life and there is no other way to do it! You are suffering a lot!
"But before, Emperor Taizu Gao entrusted him with the request in his dream, and now my father insists on giving in. If I don't act properly, it would be a great act of unfilial piety!" Zhu Cixiang said, "My son has read the books of sages since he was a child, and he knows that filial piety is a hundred virtues. First of all, how can we disobey the wishes of Taizu Emperor Gao and my father?"
Chongzhen nodded happily, "I know you are filial... I will convene the court tomorrow and I will announce my inner Zen in public.
By the way, when can the Dongzhu I want be delivered? Besides, I don’t spend enough money these days. Five hundred thousand taels of gold and silver a year is not enough! Brother Dachun, you are a filial son..."
It’s hard to be an emperor, and it’s even harder to be a filial son! Put the two together, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult!
"Dongzhu's affairs are taken care of by my son," Zhu Cixiang said with a smile, biting his molar teeth, "As for the gold and silver to honor my father... double it, and give it one million taels a year!" "
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Zhu Cihong, Wei Zaode, Li Yan and Wu Xiang had left, but the singing and dancing in Wuying Hall had not yet resumed. In Nuo Da's palace, except for a few maids close to Chongzhen, only Pang Tianshou was left waiting.
Just now when Zhu Cihong and Chongzhen were discussing the issue of inner Zen, Pang Tianshou was standing in the main hall, but he had no sense of presence at all. It was only at this time that he came up to talk.
"Your Majesty, do you really want to let me go?"
Chongzhen's face had darkened, and he just snorted softly: "Only by retreating can we advance... If I don't take a step back, I will be like a bird in a cage, not free at all. Even if I have great ambitions, it will be difficult for me to do so." To the blue sky!"
"Your Majesty, what do you mean..."
Chongzhen smiled slightly: "If I retreat immediately... the prince's throne will be taken, and others will have no chance. If I insist on not retreating, I will be detained by the prince, and the others will not have any chance." Opportunity. Now that I am between retreating and not retreating, the crown prince has no way to force me to fight in person. And the rebellious officials and traitors in the outer court should also know that this is their last chance!"
