Sun and Zhu Qizhen, mother and son, actually felt very guilty regarding the dispute over their concubine status.
Otherwise, the reign name would not be designated as 'orthodox'.
As the saying goes, whatever is missing must be made up for. The more fierce the shouting, the more guilty it appears.
Sun killed his wife with his concubine, which was the family's Achilles' heel. Therefore, Xuanzong died young and the Sun family took power; Zhu Qizhen took charge six years later.
The power has always been in the hands of Sun's mother and son. After fourteen years of management, the negative impact of using concubines to kill wives has been gradually eliminated, and it is about to truly gain legitimacy.
It's a pity that the success failed, and power changed hands due to the Tumu Fortress Revolution.
Now that the power is in the hands of Zhu Qiyu, the dispute between the orthodox concubines has been revealed again.
With no rights and no justice, the Sun mother and her son would be in a bit of trouble.
Now at the banquet, Zhu Qiyu publicly proposed that he was the legitimate son of Queen Hu.
Next, it was the turn of Zhu Qizhen and his close ministers to refute.
Once the refutation fails, it will be officially concluded that Zhu Qiyu is the legitimate son of Empress Hu. It will be extremely difficult to overturn this conclusion in the future.
Zhu Qizhen looked around at the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty, but no one was willing to come out to refute the emperor.
At today's banquet, if you say the wrong thing, you may fall into the abyss of eternal destruction. Naturally, no one dares to stand up easily.
At this time, Hu Xi's body was not cool yet.
After experiencing the uprising of the Wala Mission, the ministers in the DPRK finally understood that getting involved in the dispute between the two saints would really lead to death.
Therefore, it is feasible for all officials to work together to persuade the emperor to honor the queen mother, canonize the queen, and move into the Forbidden City. Because it was reasonable and aboveboard, and no matter how reluctant the emperor was, he could not hold grudges against someone alone.
But if he had to stand up alone to challenge the emperor and discuss whether the emperor's adoption was valid, would he be considered Empress Hu's legitimate son? Is Queen Hu still considered Xuanzong's direct concubine?
Digging deeper, is the emperor considered the legitimate son of Xuanzong?
This is absolutely impossible!
The ministers are not stupid either.
Directly admit that the current emperor is the legitimate son of Xuanzong? It seems too abrupt, and no one would really think in their hearts that the current emperor is the legitimate son of Xuanzong.
However, there seems to be nothing wrong with the inference process set by the emperor: the emperor passed to Empress Hu, and legally speaking, he was Empress Hu's legitimate son.
Queen Hu has been officially restored to the throne, and she was the queen personally selected by Emperor Taizong for Xuanzong. Therefore, Queen Hu is Xuanzong's direct descendant, and there is no problem in terms of etiquette and law.
The current emperor is the legitimate son of Empress Hu, and Empress Hu is the legitimate descendant of Xuanzong. Naturally, the current emperor is also the legitimate son of Xuanzong.
This conclusion seems strange, but the reasoning process is indeed correct.
Even if the ministers wanted to refute, they didn't know where to make a breakthrough.
Moreover, before the emperor reset Empress Hu, the government and the opposition went through repeated discussions. In the end, public opinion overwhelmingly supported the restoration of Queen Hu.
Fortunately, in the court, especially among the people, there were almost no people who did not sympathize with Queen Hu.
As the saying goes, people's support can be used. From then on, no one dared to challenge Queen Hu's status as the legitimate concubine.
A person's status as a legitimate concubine is determined by the status of his adoptive mother. This is a consensus both in the court and among the people.
So after Zhu Qiyu finished speaking, the scene fell into embarrassment.
After Zhu Qizhen repeatedly confirmed with his eyes, he saw that no "loyal minister" really stood up to seek justice for him, and he couldn't think of how to refute his brother, so he had to look at Queen Mother Sun.
Empress Dowager Sun shook her head imperceptibly, signaling her son to give in temporarily.
The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was already quite authoritative, and Zhu Qiyu had established a huge prestige through the defense of the capital. Trying to challenge the Emperor head-on when the Emperor was in control was tantamount to hurling an egg at a stone.
If the emperor's identity as his legitimate son cannot be denied, then he can be tricked into entering the Forbidden City.
As long as the emperor can control his guests within seven or eight years, we can refer to the story of Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty.
Sun and Zhu Qizhen tried to save others by themselves, but they still didn't believe that Zhu Qiyu really didn't want to live in the Forbidden City. Both of them firmly believed that Zhu Qiyu was just making gestures before. Once he formally abdicated, he was still willing to live in the glorious Forbidden City.
So Empress Dowager Sun took over the conversation and advised Zhu Qiyu: "There is no reason why the emperor will not live in the Forbidden City tomorrow. Now that the throne has been determined, it is better to ask your majesty to move to the palace as soon as possible, so as to calm the hearts of the people in the world.
Tomorrow, ask the Zhou family to move out of Kunning Palace and live with your brother in Nangong.
Now that His Majesty also has a prince, he lives in the Forbidden City, which is also convenient for the Imperial Academy to give lessons and enlightenment. "
When Zhu Qiyu heard this, he almost couldn't help but roll his eyes: You actually want my eldest son to live in the Forbidden City. Is it because you think he didn't die quickly enough?
The historical experience is there. As long as you live in the Forbidden City, you must have died a long time ago.
Thousands of palace maids and eunuchs were coming and going in the harem, and it was impossible to guard against them.
Besides, even if we don’t mention historical experience and just talk about practical means, as long as the maids and eunuchs close the doors and windows tightly in winter and then burn the red charcoal, they can reasonably and legally help the prince return to the west as soon as possible.
Adults who are immersed in the gas of charcoal fire all day long will inevitably feel dizzy, let alone a newborn baby.
Afterwards, the palace maids and eunuchs could confidently shift away all the blame: We were all doing this for the prince's good. We were afraid that the prince would freeze, so we burned charcoal vigorously to make the house warm. What's wrong with this?
In fact, the emperors of the Ming Dynasty never thought about Hong Luo Tan: What, Hong Luo Tan, a smokeless and odorless royal treasure that can repel cold and heat, can also damage the human body? How is that possible? It’s ridiculous!
Emperor Jingtai in history was played around with this set of things. Although I don’t know what specific methods Sun used against Jingtai’s family, Hong Luo Tan? Drugged? It could also be some other whimsical idea. Anyway, except for Empress Wang, the 25th son, the rest of Jingtai himself, Empress Hang, and Zhu Jianji all had physical problems in a short period of time.
It's a pity that now Sun's mother and son have encountered Zhu Qiyu, who cannot penetrate with a needle or water.
And in Zhu Qiyu's eyes, his Lingyu Palace has mountains, water, rivers, lakes, and hot springs. There are small bridges, running water and clear springs all over. There are jade towers and warm pavilions, and the four seasons are like spring. Only a fool would live in a shabby Kunning Palace.
Of course, this cannot be said, so Zhu Qiyu chose a very righteous statement: "In order to report to the Queen Mother, I am just taking charge of the throne on my behalf.
Although my eldest brother has not given up and formally abdicated, my eldest brother has lived in the country for fourteen years and is loved by the people all over the world. How could I bear to let my eldest brother take all the concubines and live in Nangong in one day?
This move not only hurts the hearts of the people in the world, but also goes against the filial piety and friendship between brothers.
Therefore, I am determined not to stay in the Forbidden City.
Nowadays, the world is in turmoil and the imperial court's financial resources are tight. For the sake of the people of the world and the ancestral temple and the country, the reconstruction plan of the burned palace in the Forbidden City has been temporarily shelved.
In a few years, when the Ming Dynasty is revived and the treasury is full, the imperial court will immediately rebuild the Qianqing Palace, Cining Palace and Fengtian Palace. At that time, I can welcome my eldest brother back to Qianqing Palace.
From then on, the Queen Mother, her eldest brother, and the two imperial sisters-in-law lived in the Forbidden City, where people felt at peace and could enjoy a close relationship. Please also ask the Queen Mother not to give in again. "
(End of chapter)
