Regarding the abolition of the Queen, there was surprisingly less resistance, even less than when Xuanzong abolished Empress Hu and established Empress Sun.
There are two main points of resistance after the abolition. One point is that he supports orthodoxy and opposes tampering with the throne in the middle palace; the other point is that he sees the emperor's thoughts and is unwilling to let Prince Fu be established as the crown prince.
However, these two points now have basically been disintegrated due to the efforts of Chen Guogong's government.
The first point is that when Yan Chenxin repelled those defenders of Taoism, he had made it very clear that the middle palace was immoral.
If it were normal times and no one was doing anything, then everyone would naturally turn a blind eye. After all, they were just eunuchs and maids, and the adults wouldn't care.
But when she was brought to light, it was as if the queen herself was asking for forgiveness. Even though everyone knew that it must be Wanli's persecution, there was a certain basis for it.
In addition, Chen Guogong also stood on Wanli's side, which invisibly increased the weight of the scale, so except for a few people, the rest of the officials also fell silent.
The second point, which should have been the main reason for the opposition of the ministers, was due to the previous turmoil that failed to cause a big disturbance.
After all, many people had just been bewitched and used by Gu Xiancheng, and the emperor had just announced the verdict. Who dared to stand up and object at this time? Aren't you afraid of being labeled as an associate of Gu Xiancheng? But no one dared to bet that King Fu would stand up and plead for him again.
Many people had even just accepted King Fu's love, so it was naturally hard to talk at this time.
And King Fu is no longer the situation where everyone shouted for beatings. At least among the people, some scholars led by Wang Xuemen from Dongqian Academy were supporting it, and this was also subtly affecting the ministers in the court.
After all, they are all a group of people who have no profit and cannot afford to be early. Many of them are just seeking fame, and there are very few who really defend the etiquette and law.
Based on the current trend among the people in Shilin, the Rongwang faction has been severely suppressed. People are advocating for King Fu everywhere. Even Concubine Zheng, who gave birth to King Fu, also said that "mother is more valuable than son", which left a good impression. In comparison, Queen Wang is much worse. Even if she supports the Queen, it is hard to say whether she can leave a good reputation.
If not, maybe he would be scolded by the family members of the palace maids and eunuchs.
After all, Queen Hu is a virtuous queen, so she will attract the sympathy of the ministers and the people and fight against her. Queen Wang, this is...
It’s not clean!
The two points of opposition to the abolition have all been resolved. In this case, after several defenders were persuaded to withdraw by Yan Chenxin, no one stood up to oppose it!
Seeing this situation, Wanli's eyes flashed with a look of satisfaction.
The deal is settled!
…
In fact, Wang is not an incompetent person. It can be seen from her knowledge of pleasing the Queen Mother that she is actually a quite scheming woman. Although she was forced by Wanli to write a letter of resignation as queen, she still In a blink of an eye, she brought the matter to the Queen Mother.
But this time, Wanli's attitude was extremely determined. Even the Queen Mother's angry rebuke could not shake him.
In the end, Queen Mother Li had no choice. After all, Wanli was the emperor. His unprecedented firmness also shocked Queen Mother Li. She realized that she could not stop her son.
Moreover, Concubine Zheng, under Yan Chenhao's prompting, also changed her past indifference, and had been more courteous to Queen Mother Li in recent years. At this time, she happened to encounter Wanli's determination. After much thought, Queen Mother Li finally had no choice but to Neng sighed and chose silence.
The last difficulty of abolishing the establishment was over, and the matter of abolishing the establishment was officially put on the agenda.
There are also voices of criticism among the scholars, but the group of people who opposed King Fu the most before have already registered their names with Wanli. If they do it again, they believe that they will definitely end up with the same fate as Gu Xiancheng and others. He kept silent, so even though some people were dissatisfied, they did not get any response and caused any trouble.
Especially after some of Queen Wang's actions were exposed and spread by unknown forces, they formed a sharp contrast with Concubine Zheng. Unexpectedly, this concubine actually treated the palace people quite well in the palace.
This reminds people of the previous debate - which is more important, orthodoxy or virtue?
Compared with the prince, everyone pays much less attention to the queen, especially since there is an old saying in China that "Marry a wife with virtue".
Can a person with no virtue deserve to sit in the middle palace?
At this time, the effectiveness of the previous public opinion debate was reflected.
By analogy, Concubine Zheng naturally has more reasons to ascend the throne. Whether it is the original Queen Wang or the biological mother of Prince Rong, the unknown Concubine Wang Gong is far inferior to Concubine Zheng in this regard. Although Concubine Wang Gong is also a kind person, no one helps her publicize it, and no one knows about it at all. !
The top and bottom unified the caliber, so there was no obstacle to the abolition of the queen.
November of the twenty-ninth year of Wanli.
Emperor Wanli officially issued an edict to abolish Wang's position as empress and establish Zheng as empress.
In February of the following year, King Fu, who had been promoted to the eldest son, was naturally appointed as the crown prince.
This time, it was justified and no one could refute it.
He is both a direct eldest son and a wise man.
King Rong soon established vassalage in Henan.
The struggle for the foundation of the country in the Wanli year officially came to an end.
…
"The battle that took place in the 29th year of Wanli is known as the origin of the 'public opinion war' and is imitated by many companies today."
"But in recent years, in the war of public opinion, frequent rumors and even completely fabricated incidents have caused everyone to doubt the battle hundreds of years ago - King Fu and King Rong, were they really propaganda? Is it like that?"
"Furthermore, this triggered a discussion: If Wanli had not abolished the queen and King Rong was the last to ascend the throne, would the Ming Dynasty still be able to support it for several more decades?"
"My answer is, no."
"A dynasty has its own laws of rise and fall. Not to mention that the Ming Dynasty had reached the end of its longevity in the past three hundred years. The behavior of King Rong after he became a vassal was not in line with the characteristics of a wise king. "
"The chief minister of Prince Rong's Mansion offered ten beauties. Prince Rong accepted them all and ordered him to search for beauties again. As a result, it was reported that people in Prince Rong's Mansion were robbing common women from time to time, so that everyone in his fiefdom He was so self-conscious that he even put coal on his daughter's face. Judging from this alone, King Rong could hardly be called a wise man. His cowardice can also be seen in the words of his personal eunuchs. "
"The 'Changle Bookstore' at that time, which is the predecessor of our current 'Changle Group', although they exaggerated the shortcomings of King Rong, they did not fabricate them. This is their cleverness, they magnified the flaws without departing from them. The reality is rather convincing.”
"And the eldest son of King Rong was even more obsessed with carpentry. It is said that when the bandits broke into the city, he was still making his handicrafts, so that he was burned alive by the bandits among his pile of products. If such a person ascends to the throne of God, it will be even more of a disaster.”
"King Rong is far from the benevolent lord we thought. Maybe if he ascends the throne, the situation will be even worse..."
——"Thousands of Forums"
(End of chapter)
