Laoshan, longevity palace.
Emperor Chongzhen, who is almost ninety years old this year, seems to have really become a person forgotten by the "Western Heaven". He eats and waits for death year after year, but he still can't die... so much so that he himself is a little anxious!
Sometimes he felt strange, why didn't he die? He has been an emperor for more than fifty years, and he is almost tired of being a king! Now I just don’t know how the history of the future will record this emperor who has been over fifty years old? You shouldn’t say a lot of nice things, right?
When the filial son Zhu Cixiang, the virtuous grandson Zhu Hexing, the daughter-in-law Wu Sanmei and the grandson-in-law Ding Yuying strolled to the longevity palace together. The somewhat old and confused Emperor Chongzhen was basking in the sun in a glass pavilion and thinking wildly.
His health is already very bad. He was ill last year and has been in poor health since then, but it's not too serious and he looks like he can live for a while. It's just that his eyes can't see clearly again (cataracts), and he's becoming confused.
I have been dreaming a lot during this period, and several times I dreamed that I was back inside the siege of Beijing during the 17th year of Chongzhen’s reign!
However, in the dream, no filial son came forward. As a result, Beijing was unable to hold on. He wanted to run away, but he did not run away. In the end, he was forced to escape to Jingshan, where he also found a crooked-neck tree and used it to Wang Chengen's belt hanged...
This dream is so unlucky. Fortunately, it’s not true. Otherwise, the Ming Dynasty would have perished. Wouldn’t he be a subjugated king?
However, there were times when Chongzhen was sober. As soon as his mind became clearer, he began to think about his posthumous title.
Can a wise king who has been emperor for seventeen years and finally made it impossible for the capital to defend himself can still have any good posthumous titles? I don’t know if it’s the Huizong of the Ming Dynasty or the Hunzong of the Ming Dynasty? One is "gloomy" and the other is "drowsy", which seems to be not enough... Or should he be a Ming Fuzong?
Chongzhen felt that he was much better than Song Huizong. Did Song Huizong have so many good sons who traveled thousands of miles and killed many people?
Therefore, Chongzhen felt that he was somewhat blessed with a long life. An old lady in her fifties had more than a hundred heirs. Since ancient times, few emperors had such good fortune!
And although he himself can't fight, his sons and grandsons are all very powerful, and each one can fight better than the other. This is a blessing! I have to have a good talk with my rebellious son Zhu Cixi, and my posthumous title should be "Fu Zong".
"Father, father... my son is here to see you. Are you okay?"
When Emperor Chongzhen was thinking about becoming Fuzong, he suddenly heard someone shouting loudly.
His eyes were failing, he had cataracts, and he couldn't see clearly, so he asked, "I have many sons, and each one is more powerful than the last. Who are you?"
"I am Cixi, Zhu Cixi! Do you still remember?"
"Zhu Cixi... let me think about it," Chongzhen thought seriously, "Is he the boss?"
"Yes, it's me... I have good news to tell my father!" Of course the person who came was the most filial son in the world, Zhu Cixiang, Emperor Hongxing of the Ming Dynasty.
"What good news?" Chongzhen opened his mouth and asked, "Are you going to send me beautiful women again? Alas, I am old, there is no need for it anymore... But if you want to send it, I will reluctantly accept it. ”
Zhu Cixiang shook his head and said: "Father, I'm not here to give you beautiful women. I'm here to tell you that I want to be the emperor!"
Chongzhen was stunned, squinting his cataract eyes and looking at Zhu Cixi in a daze, "What? Are you being chased by your son with a sword? Are you being chased by a lucky man or a rich man?"
"No, it's nothing...Grandpa, I am a filial son!" Zhu Hexing's voice immediately sounded, "How could a filial son do such a thing?"
Zhu Hexing is a truly filial son, how dare he do such a thing?
Chongzhen was so confused that he actually snorted: "Isn't this what my eldest son does? Doesn't he always say that he is a filial son?"
"Father... I have never chased you with a sword!" Zhu Cixiang frowned. This Chongzhen must be suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Why are he talking nonsense? records, so there is no such thing!”
Yes, there is none in the history books... According to the records in "Chongzhen Current Affairs" and "Chongzhen Daily Life Notes", it is clear that Emperor Chongzhen felt that he was too incompetent and had failed his ancestors, so he insisted on giving up the throne to Yingming. Shenwu's son Zhu Cixiang.
This was the wisest decision in Chongzhen's life!
Therefore, the filial son chasing Emperor Chongzhen with a sword never happened! Well, no one will know about this in the future.
"Really?" Chongzhen thought for a while, "Maybe I remembered it wrong... Oh, I'm so confused!"
"That's right, you remembered it wrong, and Lucky Man doesn't dare to do anything. He is timid." Zhu Cixiang quickly changed the subject and said, "Father, I plan to retire...I will become the Supreme Emperor!"
"No, this is not okay!" Chongzhen became anxious when he heard this, "You have become the Supreme Emperor, so what should I do? Will my position as the Supreme Emperor also be usurped?"
He has usurped the throne to the throne of the Supreme Emperor... Is this still justified?
Zhu Cixi was a little dumbfounded, so he had to explain patiently: "Father, since my son has become the Supreme Emperor, you can go one step further and become the Supreme Emperor. How wonderful it would be."
"The Supreme Emperor..." Chongzhen pondered for a moment, "It sounds pretty big!"
"Of course he's older!" Zhu Cixiang said with a smile, "My son congratulates you!"
Chongzhen waved his hand: "What's so exciting? Don't think that I'm really stupid... When I become the Supreme Emperor, the highest position in the Ming Dynasty will be the Supreme Emperor!"
Are you ever confused? When Zhu Cixiang heard what Chongzhen said, he was a little suspicious...because the old man was right! When he becomes the Supreme Emperor, won't the greatest person in the entire Ming Dynasty be the Supreme Emperor?
It turns out that this largest position in Ming Dynasty will change! I think back when Zhu Cixi was the Prince of Fujun, the most powerful prince in the Ming Dynasty was the Prince of Fujun. Later he became the emperor, which means that the emperor is the greatest. Next, he will become the emperor, and then the emperor will be the greatest.
Zhu Cixiang thought of this and glanced at his son Zhu Hexing from the corner of his eyes. Zhu Hexing was nodding vigorously! Grandpa is right! After the Ming Dynasty, the Emperor was the eldest, the Queen (Ding Yuying) was the second eldest, and the emperor himself should be the third eldest... It seems to be no different from before!
When he thought of this, Zhu Hexing lost more than half of his good mood!
Wu Sanmei, who is still the empress, saw the scene and was a little embarrassed. She quickly came out to smooth things over and said: "Father, your accession to the throne of the Supreme Emperor is a great joy for the whole world to celebrate. Our Chinese history is so long, it seems that there has never been a Supreme Emperor. You, the old man, are the first!"
you do not say! Emperor Chongzhen thought to himself: It seems that there has never been an emperor who was more than fifty years old! Look, I’ve caught up with myself, which is really gratifying!
"That's right!" Chongzhen laughed, looking very happy, "I want to be the Supreme Emperor. I feel so happy that I have to have a good drink... Oh, and I also have to arrange a dance by Orchid to entertain me. ! Boss, when you celebrated your 70th birthday, Princess Anuke of Zhungeer sent you several orchids, all of them good at singing and dancing. I want to experience them too!"
Both Galdan and Anuktun are no longer alive. Now the Jungar Kingdom is ruled by Galdan's youngest son Choros. Changshou (Celing) as the king, and the mother of Changshou Zhu Anu is the regent. Zhu Anu was extremely filial to Zhu Cihong. He kept receiving various gifts and letters throughout the year, and even wanted to send his daughter by Galdan to Zhu Cihong. After being rejected by Zhu Cixiang, he selected a group of girls in the territory, carefully trained them and gave them to Zhu Cixiang.
Chongzhen didn't know where he heard the news, so he wanted to enjoy Hu Ji's singing and dancing... But his cataracts were so severe, could he still see?
"Okay, as long as the father is happy," Zhu Cixiang saw that Chongzhen was so old, so he just obeyed his wishes, "I will let Ajige arrange it later... Tonight, let's You two have a nice drink!"
