The first thing is that in the Xuande Dynasty, Emperor Xuanzong doted on his concubines, destroyed his wife, deposed his legitimate wife and queen, and regarded Confucian etiquette as nothing, but no minister stood up to oppose it.
The second thing was that during the Jingtai Dynasty, Emperor Jingtai deposed the crown prince Zhu Jianshen and made his son Zhu Jianji the crown prince. Directly violating the agreement when he ascended the throne and transferring the imperial line, is this in line with Confucian etiquette? However, no minister stood up to oppose it.
The third thing was that in the Tianshun Dynasty, the Supreme Emperor Zhu Qizhen launched a coup to seize the throne. While the emperor was still alive, he colluded with nobles, military generals and some civil servants to force his restoration. Is this in line with Confucian etiquette?
Did anyone come out to object? The answer is still no.
The most ridiculous thing is that after the restoration of Zhu Qizhen, the Emperor Tianshun and the Empress Dowager Shangsheng were so happy that they forgot to go through the procedures, and the Empress Dowager issued an edict to abolish the Jingtai throne.
So much so that during that half-month period, legally there were two emperors in the Ming Dynasty at the same time, and the ministers ignored them. Is this in line with Confucian principles?
This group of civil servants in the early Ming Dynasty had not the slightest interest in upholding bullshit Confucian etiquette.
Just like the Zhengde and Jiajing dynasties, the ministers collectively remonstrated, and the emperor used his imperial staff to beat dozens of ministers to death on the spot, and then the ministers still refused to give in.
This kind of thing was simply unimaginable in the Xuande, Zhengtong, Jingtai, Tianshun, and Chenghua dynasties. It was like talking in the Arabian Nights, and no one believed it.
Don't talk about others, let's talk about Yu Qian. This is recognized by later generations as honest and honest, and he has a noble character.
Yu Qian was a Jinshi in the Yongle Dynasty. He had personal experience of Xuanzong's abdication, Jingtai Yi Chu, and Yingzong's restoration. But did Yu Qian object to any of it?
No, I didn’t object to anything.
This is still Yu Qian, not to mention the other ministers.
The more Zhu Qiyu thought about it, the more speechless he became. Looking at it this way, his Jingtai ceremony would not be possible at all.
There is another example later. Emperor Chenghua Zhu Jianshen aborted his first wife, Empress Wu, less than a month after his wedding. He was relaxed and contented, and nothing happened.
Even the queen's dethronement was so easy. It's not easy to get rid of the little Princess Nian.
Fortunately, Princess Nian has a huge advantage, that is, she has a rather naughty temper. Even if it was made clear that the emperor would not pay attention to me, I would not rush to talk to the emperor.
Therefore, everyone did not bother each other, and Zhu Qiyu was too lazy to bother. As long as Princess Xi did not come to cause trouble, everyone could keep their wealth and forget each other in the world.
Zhu Qiyu was lost in thought, but Lin Xiangyu turned over, facing Zhu Qiyu, and asked with admiration: "Then please teach me how to treat the current ministers?"
Zhu Qiyu carefully covered the brocade quilt tightly, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: I am better as Princess Qi. Although she is extremely smart, she can pretend to be stupid and weak. Unlike some people, it seems like I owe her eight hundred taels all day long. .
Then Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "The ministers today believe in the so-called 'God's will'. Note, it is the so-called 'God's will'.
To give you a few more examples, Emperor Taizong moved the capital to Beijing and built the Forbidden City that we now hate.
In fact, not only did we hate it, but the ministers of the Yongle Dynasty at that time also hated the Forbidden City so much that they all wanted to go back to Nanjing.
The core buildings of the Forbidden City in Beijing are the three main halls. The front hall of the three main halls is called Fengtian Hall. Just by looking at the names, you can tell that the emperor and ministers were superstitious and believed in God's will.
But this has nothing to do with what I want to say. What I want to say is that at the beginning of the 19th year of Yongle, the Forbidden City was completed and officially opened.
Only in April of that year, after only one hundred days, there was a "thunder and fire from the sky", which first burned Fengtian Hall, and then the fire spread to Huagai Hall and Jinshen Hall, and finally the three main halls were burned to the ground. . It was not until the sixth year of Orthodoxy that the reconstruction was completed.
At this time, the ministers became energetic all of a sudden, and they all had a strong sense of justice. They wrote letters one after another pointing out that it was Emperor Taizong's fault that angered God, which caused thunder and fire to fall from the sky, and even alerted him. "
Lin Xiangyu smiled and said, "Is this fire really coming from heaven?"
Zhu Qiyu shook his head: "Hey, I can't say, although I don't think the fire came from heaven. But the people of the entire Ming Dynasty are superstitious and ignorant. Even Emperor Taizong, who has such high prestige and strong ability, can't stand it." I can only cry and grit my teeth to recognize it as 'thunder and fire from heaven'.
Don't worry, this is not the last time "thunder and fire from the sky" will happen. The next three halls will be burned to the ground again.
Well, maybe it will be in our Jingtai Dynasty. But I definitely won’t spend even a single copper to build some bullshit three palaces. Even if that broken thing is repaired, it will be "thundered by thunder and fire from the sky" at any time. Repairing it is simply a waste of money and harm to the people. "
"What about the next example?"
"You know, Prince Yiwen, Taizu also wanted to move the capital back then and asked Prince Yiwen to go to Xi'an to investigate. In the meantime, the prince fell into the water and died suddenly not long after returning.
The ministers also called the death of Prince Yiwen 'God's will'.
Even with Taizu's high prestige and strong ability, he could not do anything about the so-called "God's will", and in the end he had to give up moving the capital.
You see, in the early Ming Dynasty, what was played was "God's will". This "God's will" was so terrible that even Taizu and Taizong could not afford to offend it. "
Lin Xiangyu was so frightened that her body became cold, she pushed herself into Zhu Qiyu's arms, and said fearfully: "No wonder your husband wants to do everything possible to arrange for the slave family to be recognized under the name of Wu Dinghou.
Without the full support of the Xungui Group, under such a terrifying 'God's will', even if the Nu family gave birth to a son, they would definitely not be able to support him. "
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Don't talk about your son, you can't survive without your support.
However, you are lucky. Princess Yongjia has a strong body and can live for another seven or eight years. And my great-uncle King Min was getting worse and worse, which only happened in a year or two.
Once King Min dies, Princess Yongjia's status and qualifications among the royal family will be completely invincible. Therefore, the eldest princess can not only help you deal with nobles, but can even temporarily persuade the royal family to give up their objections.
When the time comes, I will send a hundred thousand troops to the capital, and things will be settled. "
"My husband is really worried about our family. How should I repay my husband?"
Zhu Qiyu thought for a while, then smiled and said: "If you want to repay me, then I will give you a difficult task."
As soon as Lin Xiangyu heard that it was an arduous task, she immediately became energetic.
Zhu Qiyu smiled and teased: "It's not that kind of mission. How come you, a little girl, always think in wrong ways.
It's that Shi Heng, and his retainer is called Tongyin, you know. Since he predicted that the Emperor would hunt in the north, it wouldn't be long before he became famous in the capital. There is no way, the people of Ming Dynasty just like this.
But the second half of his calculation was that the Supreme Emperor would successfully restore himself. The common people believe this to begin with, and with the help of people who are interested, once this kind of warlock and physiognomist is determined to oppose me, it will be quite powerful.
The difficult task I give you is to win him over and serve me. "
"If we can't win over him, can we kill him?"
"No, just because he said that the Emperor would be restored, I rushed to kill him blindly. Isn't that a joke?
It is precisely because it must be solved by peaceful means that I say this is a difficult task. "
"Okay, this arduous task has been taken over by the slave family. Let's go to bed first and worry about these troubles tomorrow."
After Zhu Qiyu heard this, he fell asleep peacefully.
A night of silence.
Early the next morning, Ye Xian was still asleep in the Chinese army's tent, and his generals came over one after another to see him.
Even though these generals have experienced hundreds of battles, they are finally unable to bear it anymore. In just one night, more than two hundred more elite soldiers sent out to watch the night died.
At this time, the generals' appeal was just one word: withdraw.
(End of chapter)
