This was good in the early Ming Dynasty. The emperor's authority was really great.
There were four consecutive generations of emperors, Xuan, Ying, Dai and Xian. Three of them changed their queens and were completely ignored.
When Xuanzong killed the King of Han, the nine sons of the King of Han "died with their father" directly. Together with the Princess of Han and all the concubines, the whole family was reunited within one day, without any delay, and no one cared about it.
The same goes for today's ministers. Since the emperor insists on avenging his sister, then let's avenge him. No one objects.
So Zhu Qiyu looked at everyone and felt embarrassed. I talked about it for a long time, and no one objected. To Ling Chi, a prince-in-law, everyone was indifferent.
Ever since, Zhu Qiyu took advantage of everyone's daze to brew some feelings, and then started to cry.
While crying, he told about his grievances and the pain of losing his son and daughter. After talking about himself, he continued to cry about Empress Hu's grievances.
The more Chen Xun and others listened, the more confused they became. The emperor had always been strong and resolute, and did not seem to be an emotionally fragile person. Well, the emperor died of a son and two daughters, and he felt sad. He cried and everyone could understand his tragic experience.
But did the emperor have such true feelings for Empress Hu? As for bursting into tears, crying so sadly for Queen Hu?
The ministers offered words of comfort one after another, and it was difficult for the emperor to stop crying.
When everyone was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Zhu Qiyu expressed his real appeal: "I was young before and didn't know the suffering of human beings. Now that I have experienced the pain of losing my children, I can understand the despair of my mother back then.
First, my second sister, Princess Yongqing, died young, and then the Empress Dowager passed away. My mother and eldest sister had no one to protect them. As a result, my eldest sister, Princess Shunde, was assassinated just three months later.
At that time, the queen mother was isolated and helpless, with enemies all over the world. There was no loyal minister or righteous person in the Ming Dynasty. Less than nine months later, the queen mother died of depression. The rebellious minister Hu Hui, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, buried the queen mother in Jinshan with the rites of a concubine.
There is despair here, and I feel the same now. I am deeply indignant at the disloyalty of my rebellious minister.
Therefore, I have made up my mind to adopt my mother's name, so that my mother can continue her incense and be sacrificed forever. "
Zhu Qiyu didn't want to abolish Sun's idea now, so he saved Sun's face in his statement. The sin of burying Queen Hu with the concubine's ceremony was temporarily borne by Hu Ming, the Minister of Rites at that time.
Everyone's reactions were also different. He Yi and Huang Pu remained calm. The old god was standing there, as if he hadn't heard anything.
Wang Wen, Jiang Yuan, Luo Tong, and He Wenyuan were surprised at first, and then delighted.
Chen Xun, Zhou Chen, and Yu Shiyue were shocked at first, and then relieved.
Three different reactions represent the degree of hardcoreness of these trusted ministers.
He Yi and Huang Pu were the most die-hard and knew the emperor's plan early.
Wang Wen, Jiang Yuan, Luo Tong, and He Wenyuan were very determined, and they were all prepared to follow the emperor's path into darkness. Either he succeeds and becomes a highly respected official; or he fails and he is exiled from the army. Having reached this point, the four of them can no longer look back and have no intention of looking back.
The only thing these four people care about now is when Princess Qi will give birth to a son. As long as the emperor has a legitimate son, everyone can start planning to change the prince.
Although this incident in the Prince's Palace caused the emperor to lose all his children. But after all, the emperor has proven his fertility, and the four of them are very confident that the emperor will give birth to a legitimate son within a few years.
As for the emperor naming himself in the name of Queen Hu, as long as it can be done, it will be interesting to see later.
Once the emperor becomes the son of Empress Hu, it will become much easier to lower the legitimacy of the Supreme Emperor's line and change the prince.
So after a brief surprise, Wang Wen and others decided to firmly support the emperor in fighting for the position of legitimate son.
Chen Xun, Zhou Chen, and Yu Shiyue were close to the emperor and were optimistic about the emperor, but in terms of firmness, they were obviously inferior to Wang Wen and He Wenyuan.
Originally, if it hadn't been for the two incidents of Wang's poisoning of the prince and Princess Shunde's consort Shi Jing, Chen Xun and others might have come out to dissuade them and asked the emperor to value peace and not to kill the empress dowager and the emperor.
But now that the emperor has lost one son and two daughters, and knows the truth about his sister being poisoned, it would be a bit too much for Chen Xun and others to stand up and persuade the emperor to be generous at this time.
Didn't you see that the emperor has publicly called Hu Hui a rebellious minister? Yang Hong, who was last called a rebellious minister by the emperor, is now peacefully waiting to eat meat during the New Year in the Jinyiwei Prison.
Chen Xun, Zhou Chen, and Yu Shiyue finally understood that the emperor's attitude this time was extremely resolute. If they dared to speak out against it, they would immediately be labeled as rebellious ministers like Hu Hu, and then they could pack up their things and go to Nanjing to take up idle jobs and retire. .
However, Chen Xun still asked cautiously: "May I ask Your Majesty, does the concubine know about this?"
Zhu Qiyu replied: "This matter was initiated by the concubine. The concubine has always been extremely sympathetic to the experience of her mother. Now that she has learned the truth about Princess Shunde's murder, the concubine is also heartbroken.
Therefore, the concubine proposed that I should be adopted by my mother, so as to rectify my mother's reputation and avenge my sister's blood. "
Since the concubine herself is willing, everyone present has no doubt.
Zhu Qiyu told everyone: "You go back and prepare, and draft the imperial edict for the queen mother's restoration. Wang Aiqing and Yu Aiqing will work harder, and the three-level joint trial of Shi Jing will be completed today."
It will be announced at the court meeting tomorrow that Shi Jing will be executed the day after tomorrow.
My dear friends, do you have anything else to say? If not, just leave. "
When Wang Wen heard this, he quickly took out a list and handed it over: "Your Majesty, this is the list of pardons for Jianwen's former ministers prepared by the Cabinet in conjunction with the Three Law Departments. Please take a look."
Zhu Qiyu read it once and nodded: "Okay, let's draft the decree based on this list."
Everyone had nothing else to do, so they bowed and left together.
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Today is New Year's Eve, and it is also the last day of the orthodox year.
The whole capital is very lively, and there are many people eating melons in all eras, not just in later generations.
Zhu Qiyu's own business, Jie Tianlou, has become incredibly prosperous.
Just because Jie Tianlou's information is accurate and the news is fast, no one can match it.
The cabinet had just drafted the decree in the morning, and before noon, the diners waiting in the Jietian Tower got the news that Empress Hu would be officially restored to power tomorrow.
This is still expected by both the government and the public.
But the next news was even more explosive. The emperor actually wanted to adopt himself into the name of Queen Hu, to continue the incense for this poor Ming Dynasty's direct descendant, so that he could be sacrificed forever.
Soon, the Jietian Building was full of people and talking. Everyone whispered to each other and expressed their opinions.
But generally speaking, public opinion sympathized with Empress Hu and supported the emperor's adoption.
For ordinary diners, this meal is very satisfying. This shocking piece of news alone was worth dozens of taels of food.
Of course, these so-called ordinary diners are all big spenders. Either he came from a prominent and wealthy family in the capital, or he was a wealthy businessman who came to Beijing from other places.
As for the extraordinary diners, they refer to the powerful servants who specially stay here to inquire about information.
Not long after the news was announced, more than twenty powerful servants left Jietian Tower anxiously and went home to report the news.
In less than an hour, Sun Zhong, the Marquis of Huichang, entered the palace in a hurry.
(End of chapter)
