Chapter 20 The Funeral of King Qin
At this moment, Queen Ma has not thought about her body at all. In fact, Queen Ma has long known that she will be gone one day sooner or later. Although she hopes it will take longer, for Queen Ma, one day sooner, one day later, one year earlier, later One year is actually not important.
All she thought about was her son.
She waved her hand and made the maids around her retreat. Said: "Chongba, why do you want to embarrass the prince?"
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "I am embarrassing the prince? Why am I embarrassing him?"
Queen Ma said: "I don't care about the affairs of the previous dynasty? It doesn't mean that I don't know. The prince has been uneasy all these years. Otherwise, with his temper, how could he force King Qin to come to Beijing? If he didn't do this, such a thing would not happen. "
Thinking of King Qin's voice and appearance, and also thinking of King Qin's actions, Queen Ma had very complicated emotions.
On the one hand, he was very sad, after all, he was his son, and tears were about to fall again. On the other hand, the way King Qin died made Queen Ma hate iron. If King Qin was still alive, Queen Ma would definitely teach King Qin a lesson.
This complicated emotion made Queen Ma grit her teeth and burst into tears.
Zhu Yuanzhang was also anxious. Said: "It's all my fault. According to you, it's all my fault. I let King Qin do such shameless things, without even arranging the most basic safety for himself. He died so ridiculously. If word spreads, my There’s no room for my face, it’s all my fault.”
Queen Ma said: "It's not your fault, it's someone else's. In the history books, there is no mention of the second child dying like this."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "In the history books, there are still cases of Jingnan, why didn't you tell them?"
Queen Ma's breath tightened and she fell silent.
Zhu Yuanzhang also fell silent.
In the history books, Jingnan was the prince's heart problem, but in fact it was probably not a problem in the hearts of Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma.
What seemed far away before seems to have been eliminated. But the death of King Qin brought this matter out again.
Now, Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma both understand that the Jingnan crisis is not so much the seizure of the throne by King Yan, but the crisis of Ming Dynasty's rule. In fact, this kind of crisis can easily happen in the second generation of the empire. Whether it is Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty, Xuanwu of the Tang Dynasty, or the sound of axes and candle shadows of the Song Dynasty. etc.
Because the empire was established by the first emperor with his extraordinary skills and strong personal charm. After the first emperor was gone, many of the problems he suppressed would be exposed. Coupled with some internal problems within the royal family, a huge power vacuum was formed.
When this vacuum is filled, this crisis is created.
No matter how powerful the founding emperor is, he cannot stay with his empire for a lifetime.
Zhu Yuanzhang previously thought that after the feudal king's affairs were cleared up, any appeasement would be impossible. But now the death of King Qin reminded Zhu Yuanzhang that perhaps the crisis is still there, and may even erupt more violently.
After all, Zhu Yuanzhang's promotion of reforms actually deepened many conflicts. These conflicts are waiting to explode.
Although Queen Ma is not Zhu Yuanzhang, she is still a hero among women. She does not see things as profoundly as Zhu Yuanzhang, but she is not an ordinary person either.
Empress Ma sighed and said, "Chongba, we are old. Stop fussing. Let the young people do the work, okay?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a while and said: "I think so, but do you think the prince looks like me? Isn't it just that he can't bear the death of a younger brother? I don't know what to do? Have I given up on myself? What should I do? Can you leave the world to him?"
Well, in this case, only Zhu Yuanzhang can say it.
Queen Ma said: "Do you really want to depose the prince?"
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head and said, "How is that possible? After I dethrone him, I'm afraid there won't even be a day of peace after my death? Just this child?" Zhu Yuanzhang paused, suddenly sighed, and said, "Sometimes, I would rather be. He killed the second child without me finding out."
Zhu Yuanzhang's mood was very contradictory.
If the prince really killed the second son, he could do it perfectly and hide it from his eyes. Then it proves that the prince has already left the army. It cannot be said that the youth is better than the master. But when used to deal with ministers, it is more than sufficient.
After all, the emperor naturally has attribute bonuses when dealing with his subordinates.
Zhu Yuanzhang was relieved.
Now the prince blames himself for the death of his younger brother. He is quite humane and a good son, but he is not a good prince or emperor.
I want my son to be a good baby, but I also want my son to grow fangs.
Zhu Yuanzhang was also upset?
In fact, if there is no need for reform, Zhu Yuanzhang does not need to have too high demands on the prince. But the problem is that the inheritance of reforms is already an important task that the second Ming Dynasty monarch, and even the third Ming Dynasty monarch needs to maintain and handle.
It’s not okay if we don’t raise our demands on the prince.
Zhu Yuanzhang turned his head, looked at Queen Ma, and said, "You should have a good rest. Don't worry, I can solve this matter."
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He Xi and Princess Anqing, dressed plainly, were at the residence of Prince Qin in the capital.
The funeral of King Qin was very grand.
However, the cause of King Qin's death was suppressed, saying that King Qin died in a fire. Mu Ying was even deprived of the title of Duke because of poor guarding, and it seemed that this matter had been finalized. But in fact, the rumors behind this have never stopped.
Surely He Xi and Princess Anqing knew what was going on?
It's just that it's really hard to tell the outside world. It hurts the face of the Ming royal family too much.
Death is a big deal, so naturally He Xi and Princess Anqing came to pay their respects.
However, although He Xi is King Qin's brother-in-law, he has a foreign surname, so he doesn't need any filial piety, he just wears something plain.
He Xi and Princess Anqing followed the master of ceremonies and worshiped King Qin in the main hall. He Xi looked at several of King Qin's sons.
The King of Qin had five sons, but there were only three in the hall. The other two were still in their infancy, so naturally they were not used to observe filial piety. Among the three children, the eldest Zhu Shangbing is only ten years old, and the youngest is only six or seven years old.
He Xi saw it and felt pitiful. Just thinking about what King Qin did, there was something complicated in my heart.
After the memorial ceremony, Princess Anqing went to the backyard to talk to Princess Qin and others.
And He Xi took a short rest in a pavilion outside.
The Qin Palace in Nanjing is naturally not as good as the Qin Palace in Xi'an, but it is not small either. Naturally, distinguished guests are arranged in their own courtyards, and there is no boundary between them. Of course, if the relationship is good, people with similar relationships can be arranged together.
He Xi also saw many people, such as the current Korean father Li Qi.
Compared with the high-spiritedness back then, Li Qi is now as silent as a stone. When He Xi thought about it carefully, it seemed that he had not heard from this Korean father for several years. It seems that the Ming Dynasty did not have the title of Duke of Korea.
He Xi also understood Li Qi's current situation.
He's struggling too.
Before Zhu Yuanzhang died, he could do nothing and nothing was wrong.
But He Xi's heart was filled with more sorrow.
He secretly thought: "Whose side is Li Qi from?"
Yes, Li Shanchang is dead. It seems that there is only one Li Qi left, and it seems to be of no use. But don't forget that Li Shanchang is the only one who can compete with Zhu Yuanzhang. The influence of such a person will not disappear simply because he dies.
Is that Li Shanchang, the first hero of the founding of the People's Republic of China?
Who believes that Li Qi does not have any resources left by Li Shanchang?
Anyway, He Xi didn’t believe it.
He Xi somewhat understood why Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to initiate a major case. He is also a little worried now. But there are not many worries. Because He Xi believes that the world is material, no matter how many connections there are, or other things, as long as the industrial group in He Xi's hands can burst into production capacity, will Li Shanchang be resurrected? So what?
But He Xi secretly thought: "Is this thing over like this?"
He Xi had a vague premonition in his heart.
After the death of King Qin, until now, it seems that there are only some rumors and rumors slandering the prince. Moreover, these rumors are still being suppressed and controlled.
It all went so well. It was a little strange that it went smoothly. The success made He Xi a little uneasy.
Before the reform, He Xi didn't think there was anything wrong, but in fact after Zhu Yuanzhang launched the reform with great fanfare, although it was just a precursor, many contradictions had already been intensified. Zhu Yuanzhang is here, so the undercurrent is surging.
There is no way to be calm.
