Luo Xin has a serious image in the eyes of most people. He only becomes softer when facing a few people such as Empress Gao, Emperor Daxing and Marquis Ying.
But today he clearly showed his happiness, and countless people began to think about the political signal this sent out.
A person like Luo Xin, absolutely!
It is absolutely impossible to express emotions freely!
Luo Xin's appreciative eyes made the proposing officer very happy. This was the benefit of being quick-tongued, and the huge benefit fell on him.
This is not something that can be done easily. The ministers were full of confidence in the posthumous title of 'Yi', but it was rejected by Luo Xin.
After rejecting the proposal, the ministers who proposed it were all buzzing, and they couldn't figure it out. It was so suitable for Liu Ying's posthumous title, and it also flattered Luo Xin's ancestors, but it turned out that it didn't work.
This made many people hesitate. Faced with this situation, the brave and careful people still faced the difficulties and were rewarded.
After clapping his hands and praising him, Luo Xin seemed to feel that it was not enough, and added: "Prosperity and prosperity for the people, kindness and kindness are widespread. Taking these six points as the posthumous title 'Hui' of the Daxing Emperor must be the most fair evaluation.
You can tell me what other thoughts you have. "
The ministers naturally agreed. After all, Liu Ying's character and achievements were worthy of this posthumous title. His kindness was widespread, and basically all the ministers here had received his favor. Naturally, no one raised any objections. .
Upon seeing this, the person who prepared the imperial edict bowed and said, "Prime Minister, do you want to issue an imperial edict immediately and tell the world about this matter?"
I thought Luo Xin would agree immediately, but unexpectedly he waved his hand and said: "The posthumous title has been decided, but the temple name has not been decided yet, so there is no rush."
Quiet!
Deadly quiet!
Everyone was stunned and couldn't believe what they heard. Even the Queen Mother Zhang Yan looked at Luo Xin in shock.
After the temple name system was restarted, it was clearly stated at that time that the merits of the ancestors and the virtues of the clan should be given to those kings who have made merits.
And after Luochen took out the temple name, many people learned that there were only four temple names in the Shang Dynasty, "Tai", "Gao", "Shi", and "Zhong", plus the distinction between ancestor and ancestry, so There are only eight temple names in total.
However, Taizu and Gaozu did not appear at the same time, or it can be said that normally there should not be two ancestors in a dynasty, so there are only five temple names that can be used.
One can imagine how valuable the temple name is.
Emperor Gao created the Han Dynasty with his temple name, and it was natural that he should take the temple name of Taizu. However, although Emperor Daxing had merits and virtues, it was still too reluctant to match these temple names.
As soon as Luo Xin saw the expressions of the ministers, he knew what they were thinking, and immediately gave Luo Chen a wink.
Luo Chen understood, got up and walked to the palace. The eyes of the officials fell on him to see what he wanted to say.
Luo Chen saluted and said, "Great Prime Minister.
The temple names created by the ministers were to praise the holy kings and emperors. Although the Yin and Shang Dynasties were of a very high age, there were dozens of kings in the Zhou Dynasty in the past, and only ten of them could be praised, so the temple names were not enough.
Several of them are naturally far inferior to King Wu and King Kang, but they are far superior to other kings.
No matter how high Mount Tai is, climb the steps.
No matter how great the credit is, the order is clear.
If these kings are lumped together with those mediocre kings, is this correct? "
Luo Xinyan clapped his hands and praised: "Good."
Seeing this scene, the burly officials in the palace just wanted to complain.
Are you two brothers acting and singing double recitals for us here?
Please don't be so obvious. At least find a low-level official we don't know, or a certain Chehou who has defected to the Luo family.
Of course Luo Xin knew what they were thinking, but he didn't care. Politics was like this, as long as there was a cover.
If someone dared to come up and question him, Luo Xin would directly say to him with disdain, "What? Are you not convinced?"
Then he immediately gave him a strong scolding and asked him to show evidence of his oboe performance. Otherwise, this big man would stop messing with him and go directly to the Lingnan Kingdom to serve as a minister to Zhao Tuo.
Luo Chen continued: "The temple name is just for praise, so I choose the most beautiful words to fill it. It is said that the ancient holy kings had ten virtues, benevolence, faith, righteousness, filial piety, philosophy, brilliance, wisdom, and Virtue, etc., can all be used as temple names."
Luo Xinyan asked curiously: "But the posthumous titles also contain these words, so how can they be used to distinguish them?"
Luo Chen smiled and said: "Prime Minister, posthumous titles and temple titles are completely different systems. The posthumous title has many explanations for every word.
Many common people don't know what it means, but the temple names are different, and benevolence means benevolence. Don't some people know what benevolence means?
Filial piety is filial piety. Is there anyone who doesn’t know what filial piety means?
Legend has it that saints created words, and those beautiful words were blessed by the ancient saint king.
Using the beautiful meaning of the word itself to praise the king's merits and virtues was the original intention of the minister to change the temple name. "
Wonderful!
Luo Chen's words made everyone couldn't help but admire him. Using these words that represent beautiful qualities to praise the king instead of interpreting them according to the posthumous title completely opened up a new path.
In the future, kings will not only care about posthumous titles, but also temple titles. Unless they have the confidence to compete for the four temple titles besides Taizu, they must pay attention to their own moral character.
It would be ridiculous if someone behaves rebelliously but takes the title of Renxiao.
Luo Xin laughed directly and said: "You are indeed a great talent of the Luo family. You have opened a path that no one has before. Even the ancestors of all generations are proud of you.
In this case, what temple title do you think Emperor Xiaohui could get? "
Luo Chen said loudly: "Anyone who is benevolent and virtuous will do."
Luo Xin smiled and nodded: "You are right, ministers and ministers, what do you think?"
Kindness?
Of these two words, "benevolence" naturally sounds better. Among hundreds of schools of thought, it is not just Confucianism that talks about benevolence. In fact, all doctrines have discussed the topics of "benevolence" and "heaven".
First, the first person bowed down and said: "Emperor Xiaohui has become a benevolent person to show his love for the common people!"
Speaking of this, even if someone wants to change it, it is impossible. In the officialdom, a very important point is not to be unconventional in everything.
Especially when discussing the posthumous affairs of Emperor Daxing, if you are not careful, you will be targeted by countless people, and the disaster of death will begin from here.
Seeing that the ministers were very united and wanted to honor Liu Ying with the title of Renzong, Luo Xin was a little moved. He slowly walked down from the top and walked out of the temple.
Looking at Lu Pheasant's mausoleum and the place where Liu Ying was buried, he secretly said in his heart: "Liu Ying, this is the last thing I can do for you. Your child will be the only one left in the future. I will help you educate him well." of.
If you want to be a wise king with outstanding abilities, he will inherit your legacy. "
Empress Dowager Zhang Yan and Emperor Liu Heng walked to Luo Xin. Liu Heng asked with a sweet voice: "Uncle, what are you looking at?"
Luo Xin took Liu Heng from Zhang Yan, hugged him, pointed outside the high palace wall, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, that is the tomb of the late emperor. He is there to protect you and watch over you. Become a wise king."
Hearing this, Liu Heng said: "Uncle, my mother often teaches me to learn from my father, and to learn from you. Heng'er will definitely become a very powerful emperor in the future."
Luo Xin laughed heartily, then turned to face the ministers and said loudly: "Emperor Renzong Xiaohui of the Han Dynasty immediately issued an edict to the world to announce this great event."
He stood outside the hall, but his voice was unusually loud, resounding in everyone's ears and hearts.
He hugged Liu Heng as if he was about to open a new era, starting from Empress Lu's appointment as prime minister, to Liu Ying's assistant government, and finally to Liu Heng's regency.
This is his world!
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The sudden death of Han Renzong Xiaohui Emperor Liu Ying represented the complete end of an era. Most of the founding heroes who were once active in the political arena have passed away, and the second generation has begun to enter the court.
Liu Ying's life as an emperor was unfortunate but lucky. He was in power for most of his life, but this is what he is most praised for.
After he took power, he did not make any liquidation of the ministers who had neglected him in the past. Because he understood the difficulties of the ministers, he chose to forgive, which is something that most people cannot do. After his death, the ministers It is extremely rare for people to remember each other spontaneously.
Some people comment that his greatest contribution was the selection of Dong'ahou Luoxin as regent and Liu Heng as his successor. This is not a fair answer.
He is not mediocre and has made many contributions. In the first prosperous period since Qin Shihuang established the imperial system, he was an indispensable link between the past and the future. ——"The Rise and Fall of the Han Dynasty"
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