It turns out that Zhu Cijiong really has a way to make an emperor happily abdicate in favor of a worthy person! Anyway, Zhu Cixiang, who was watching the ceremony in the Zichen Hall of the Heian Kyo Imperial Palace, did not see the slightest unpleasant expression on Emperor Kouko's face, which was covered with at least half a kilogram of powder.
From the moment he presented the Emperor's Three Treasures to Zhu Cijiong, until he led hundreds of officials to bow down to the newly minted Meiji Emperor Zhu Cijiong, the abdicated emperor had a heartfelt smile on his face, which moved Zhu Cijiong. Of course, he was not tempted by the Emperor, but by Zhu Cijiong's proposal to persuade Chongzhen to retreat on the first day of June...
Zhu Cixiang is already in his fourth year, and he will be the heir apparent when he is born. He has been waiting for more than thirty years and almost forty years. When can he become a full-time official? Emperor Chongzhen's body looks good, and he doesn't look like he will die soon. If he lives to be 80 years old, then Zhu Cixiang will be the nephew of an old lady in his sixties!
If he gets any more difficult and complicated diseases, he might be like Prince Yiwen, who will die before he can become a Long Live Lord!
When he thought of this, Zhu Cixi couldn't help but want Emperor Chongzhen to retire early... His heart was not dark, and he didn't want to ascend the throne immediately. As long as he could ask Emperor Chongzhen to retire after his 60th birthday. He was content when his father abdicated to take care of his old age.
60 years old is the retirement age stipulated by the state... Moreover, the job of the emperor is very stressful and the working hours are very long, not 996 or 997, but day and night! During the day, they have to take care of many things, and at night they have to plant seeds for the country. They only have two or three hours of rest every day, and they have to take care of state affairs at the same time even when they eat. Zhu Cixiang knew that Emperor Chongzhen was very diligent. He usually listened to cabinet briefings during breakfast, discussed state affairs with ministers over lunch, and inspected the Ming Dynasty's court art work during dinner.
With such hard work, it is not easy to work until the age of 60. If you don't retire to take care of your life, your life may be shortened.
As a filial son, how could Zhu Cixiang bear to see his father, Emperor Chongzhen, die short-lived?
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"Third brother, are you really confident that you can ask your father to abdicate to take care of himself?"
On the ninth day of June in the first year of Meiji, which was the fourth day after Zhu Cijiong ascended the throne, after watching a lot of ceremonies that made his heart itch. Zhu Cixiang finally couldn't hold it any longer. In the Katsura Palace where he lived, he mentioned to the visiting Meiji Emperor Zhu Cijiong that he asked his father, Emperor Chongzhen, to abdicate.
This matter is not trivial, so Zhu Cixiang did not dare to talk to Zhu Cijiong publicly - Zhu Cijiong had flirted with Zhu Cixiang on the way to Ping An Jing before, but he had nothing to be afraid of, he was already the emperor, and Chongzhen had nothing to do with him. .
However, Zhu Cixiang had to be cautious, so he mentioned this while the two brothers were enjoying tea with each other in the Songqin Pavilion on a small island called Nakajima in the Xinji Pond (an artificial lake) in Katsura Palace. thing.
"Of course I'm sure!" Zhu Cijiong nodded firmly and smiled, "Boss, you are a fan of the authorities, I am a bystander... I understand the old man's thoughts better than you!"
Do you understand better than me? Zhu Cixiang was still a little doubtful - you left home to live with your emperor's sister when you were a teenager. How come you know your father and emperor better than I do?
"The third child... has been the most ruthless imperial family since ancient times!" Zhu Cixiang said again, "What if it fails, will..."
"No, no..." Zhu Cijiong waved his hand, "Brother, don't worry, my little brother will be fine. Even if the old man doesn't agree, he won't do anything to me."
Yes, you are both Emperor Meiji! Zhu Cixiang thought to himself: How could Emperor Chongzhen torture Emperor Meiji to death? This is impossible! Besides, now that you are the emperor, it is equivalent to injecting the blood passed down by your ancestors into the Japanese royal family and upper class. Not to mention how happy the old man is, he must be blowing hard in front of the ancestors. How can he be willing to destroy you, the emperor?
But what should I do? I am not the emperor, nor am I the Great Khan...
Zhu Cijiong seemed to have guessed a little bit of Zhu Cixiang's thoughts, and said with a smile: "Brother, leave this matter to me, you just pretend you don't know anything... Even if something happens and you need to apologize, I will be the one to apologize." , it has nothing to do with you, everything is mine!"
It’s quite reliable!
Zhu Cixiang's thoughts moved again, "Third brother, can you do it alone? Do you want to contact the second and fourth boys?"
"Yes, yes," Zhu Cijiong nodded repeatedly, "We need to contact you. Not only the second and fourth children, but also the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth children must be contacted. Then we will all be together Guess, he can still kill us all?"
What a good brother! Zhu Cixiang was moved... The Ming Dynasty was indeed a kind father and a filial son, and brothers, friends and brothers were respectful!
But then he thought of another question.
"Third brother, who can come forward to contact me?"
Zhu Cijiong still took care of everything and said: "Of course I will go out to contact you, you just pretend not to know."
Zhu Cixiang asked: "Can they agree?"
"Yes!" Zhu Cijiong said with a smile, "The eight of us are either princes or kings...and in order to seek their country, we all owe a lot of debt!"
"I am! I am responsible for repaying the debt!" Zhu Cixiang laughed, "As long as they can help me persuade my father to quit, I will take care of the debt repayment for them... although the debt cannot be forgiven. , but the custodian will not let them take a copper coin out of their pocket to repay the debt!"
Debt cancellation will not work. It will cause the Salt Bank to suffer huge book losses and the bank's capital will be completely lost. But Zhu Cixiang could ask the Salt Bank to continuously extend their debts or handle new loans and repay old ones, and at the same time raise funds for them to pay interest - the debts of these eight princes or kings are not based on their personal What is owed is not in name, but a national debt guaranteed by sovereign credit. As long as interest can be paid on time, it can exist forever.
It is much easier to help a group of brothers raise funds and pay interest than to help them repay their capital... After all, those people are the masters of a country. No matter how poor the country they control, there must be financial resources that can be tapped. Even if these financial resources are not enough to help these "debt kings" pay interest, Zhu Cihong can't subsidize much.
"Okay!" Zhu Cijiong said with a smile, "With what you said, eldest brother, don't we brothers just follow the lead of eldest brother?"
"The third child..." Zhu Cixiang was still worried, "Is everything going to be okay? Does the old man think we are treasonous?"
"Rebellion?" Zhu Cijiong said with a smile, "We are filial piety! The old man has worked hard all his life, and he is now in his sixties... We, as sons, can't bear to watch him work endlessly? We, If in an ordinary family, ten sons persuade a sixty-year-old father to live in peace and contentment, can they be considered unfilial sons?"
"Then why is it unfilial?" Zhu Cixiang hesitated, "But aren't we the emperor's family? There is a saying that the most ruthless emperor's family!"
"That is another emperor's family. Our family is a loving father and filial son, respectful brothers and sisters, and a harmonious husband and wife..." Zhu Cijiong patted his chest, "Brother, don't worry...this matter is taken care of." On me!"
"Okay, I'm not worried, I'm not worried..." Zhu Cixiang felt relieved and cold sweat broke out on his forehead! But he refused to give up this opportunity because his son Zhu Hehao was becoming more and more capable.
If Zhu Cixiang still doesn't get the chance to succeed Emperor Chongzhen after he turns 60, then the probability of directly becoming the Supreme Emperor will become greater and greater!
