How could a major event like the emperor's accession to the throne be just the intention of the Ministry of Rites?
Liang Chu and Gu Dayong were witnesses of the election night, and they are now silent.
"Why did Your Highness say this?" Mao Cheng had to respond directly, "The edict clearly states..."
"It is clearly written in the edict that Gu Nai is the eldest son of King Xingxian!" Zhu Houcong's emotions seemed to be ignited by him, and he said angrily, "Xiao Zong respects the emperor's younger brother, Prince Xingxian's eldest son Houcon, and the moral order is established. Obey and serve. Zu Xun, brother, brother, and brother, I will send officials to welcome him to the capital today and heir to the throne of emperor!"
Zhu Houcong repeated the contents of the imperial edict, and even changed his name to Gu: "Uncle Zong, Gu Ruo ascended the throne with the ceremony of crown prince, whose son is he?"
Liang Chu saw Mao Cheng's stunned look and finally realized what the problem was.
With the Minister of Rites here, Liang Chu had not thought too much about the details of the inheritance of the throne.
From the customary understanding, the inheritance of the throne and the bloodline are inseparable. If you want to succeed to the throne, you must have an heir. This is a matter of course.
Even though everyone knows that King Xingxian now only has an only son, there are similar allusions in history, and you can also choose someone from the clan to adopt the name of King Xingxian.
From the time the edict was promulgated to the present, no one in Prince Xing's palace has expressed doubts about this issue. In their opinion, this is natural. Who would refuse the throne?
Who would have thought that Sijun would view the imperial edict this way?
After Liang Chu faced this conflict head-on, he finally realized the flaw in the imperial edict: he did not write an additional sentence to clarify the succession to the throne!
After Mao Cheng was stunned for a short time, his emotions suddenly became intense: "Your Highness! If the succession of the great throne is not from father to son, it will only be from brother to brother! Without heirs, where will the emperor's legal system come from? Where will your highness place the ancestral precepts? "
Zhu Houcong shook his head: "Gu came to the capital with the emperor's brother's imperial edict. The imperial edict is the legal system for Gu's succession! Since Gu is going to enter Sixiao Temple as his son and then inherit the throne, why not make it clear as soon as possible? Gu is the eldest son and only son of King Xingxian, so he cannot I have fulfilled my full filial piety and surrendered in advance, but now I want to forget my own interests and abandon my parents to sacrifice others? How do you want the world to talk about the orphan?"
After a series of rhetorical questions, Zhu Houcong tried his best to use titles and words to strengthen his attitude on such a serious occasion.
Xie Changjie was trembling all over, it was all over... We hadn't even entered the city yet, why did they start fighting first?
"Filial piety comes in big and small ways. Your Highness is the son of King Xingxian, and even more so the queen of Taizu!" Mao Cheng spat out, "Now that we are connected to the country and the country, how can we lose the big for the sake of small things? The filial piety temple must be extinct..."
"Xiaomiao is extinct?" Zhu Houcong interrupted coldly again, "Whose son is Emperor Daxing?"
Mao Cheng choked immediately.
Emperor Hongzhi is indeed not extinct, he had a son; but this son died without a son now, I really want to dig out the word, it is he, Zhu Houzhao, who is extinct.
"...Your Highness...Your Highness." Xie Changjie stood up with gritted teeth, "For now, it is better to ascend the throne first. The country cannot be without a king for a day. If there are endless disputes on this matter, the world will be in chaos. The country, the country, and the country are the most important thing. ah……"
After saying that, he showed his concern for Zhu Houcong and said to Liang Chu and others: "Elder Pavilion, eldest uncle, why don't you discuss how we should be gracious and honorable to the royal family so that His Highness will not be discussed by the people of the world? .”
Mao Cheng cheered up. The palace chiefs seemed to agree that His Highness needed a successor, so that was easy to say.
Naturally, the Ministry of Rites has already studied how to be kind to King Xingxian. This is his job.
Before he could speak, Yuan Zonggao refuted coldly: "If the name is not correct, the words will not be correct! Your Highness succeeded to the throne in accordance with the imperial edict of Emperor Daxing. He summoned the Queen Mother and cabinet ministers to welcome the group all the way to Anlu with the golden talisman of the imperial edict. The guards returned to the capital with them, and everything was done in the open! Since His Highness succeeded to the throne as the eldest son of King Xingxian, after ascending the throne, King Xingxian should take the title of Emperor, and the Princess should take the title of Queen Mother. Only in this way will Your Highness not be known to the world. talk."
Xie Changjie's heart trembled, and the hearts of everyone in the welcome group suddenly surged.
Especially Zhang Heling's expression had completely changed.
From the time he received a poetry tube, Cui Yuan was not favored by Sijun along the way. He thought it was because Sijun was closer to the literati.
Although Cui Yuan was not a civil servant, he was also quite talented.
Today, Tu Qiong saw that through a ceremony of entering the city and entering the palace, Sijun's true purpose was revealed: he did not intend to be Xiaomiao's son.
If he is not the son of Xiaomiao, will he still be the uncle of the state in the future?
Mao Cheng suddenly said: "Yuan Zhengtai's statement is totally ridiculous!"
Zhang Heling couldn't help but look at Mao Cheng. At this moment, when he heard Mao Cheng scolding Yuan Zonggao, Zhang Heling felt that Mao Cheng was so kind.
Seeing that Liang Chu still lowered his eyebrows and said nothing, it was just like his reputation as a good man in the cabinet who would not offend anyone! Is a person like this worthy of being an important minister in the cabinet?
When Mao Cheng faced Yuan Zonggao this time, his firepower became even fiercer: "Yuan Zhongde! In this case, where will the Empress Dowager Cishou be placed?"
He was not just targeting Yuan Zonggao, he was also targeting Zhu Houcong: How kind of kindness does it take for someone to elect you?
Mao Cheng spoke eloquently to Zhu Houcong: "Your Highness only said that 'the eldest son of King Xingxian' was mentioned in the edict. Why not explain the meaning of the four words "brother will eventually be brother"? If the emperor is doing well, if his younger brother is following the younger brother's meaning, then he is doing well now. The emperor has more than one younger brother! Now that the Daxing Emperor has no heirs, the foundation of the Xiaomiao Temple can naturally only be passed on to his parents and children! Succession is one and the same, and succession does not lead to heirs, and the chaos will never end! "
"The emperor's brother has no heirs. Is it Gu's fault? Is it the father's fault? Why do I order Gu to succeed to the great clan and my father not be able to worship him with my own son? Please teach me, Uncle Da Zong."
Before Mao Cheng could reply, Zhu Houcong asked again: "After listening to what the great uncle said before, I can now see it. There are so many inside stories about the great inheritance this time. So since you know this, why are you in such a hurry? If you want to choose a solitary heir, why don't you consider that Xingxian Palace is also a single lineage, and send an envoy in advance to ask if you are willing? Or, give a decree first?"
"Your Highness!" Mao Cheng felt a little dizzy.
Zhu Houcong continued to interrupt him and said: "Now, firstly, I have not asked Gu's opinion, secondly, I have not issued an edict first, and thirdly, I have directly welcomed Gu to succeed me with great fanfare. In the edict, Gu's identity as 'the eldest son of King Xingxian' is clearly stated. But he wants to ascend the throne as the crown prince, and then adopt him to the Xiaomiao Temple! No need to argue, if this is the case, he will not enter the city."
Liang Chu opened his mouth to persuade, and then heard Zhu Houcong say to him: "Mr. Liang Ge, I will keep in mind the kindness of the Queen Mother in choosing the Queen Mother and the merits of the ministers in recommending her. But you can only ascend the throne if you want me to succeed you." , then there is no repayment. I would rather continue to be a prince, and I must personally support my mother and sacrifice my father as a parent-child!"
Having said this, Zhu Houcong sent the guests off directly and let them discuss on their own.
