Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 85 The legal battle
When all the ministers retreated, only a few important bigwigs in the court were left in the hall.

Although Zhu Qiyu didn't say what he wanted to discuss, the people present were all smart people. Seeing that Zhu Qiyu read the ceremonial note on the Ministry of Rites, he immediately dispersed the meeting, and he had some guesses in his heart.

The ceremonial note was attended by Hu Xun, so when the person was almost gone, Hu Xun asked.

"His Royal Highness, I don't know why I have been left behind, but is there anything wrong with the etiquette of the Ministry of Rites?"

Zhu Qiyu handed the note to Cheng Jing, and said, "Uncle Zong is an expert on the etiquette and legal system, and this king is not familiar with it.

So Cheng Jing took the memorial and handed it to Wang Zhi, who was at the top, and then circulated it one by one.

Zhu Qiyu's words were modest, but the embarrassed look on his face made all the ministers feel a little curious.

What kind of thing can make the always decisive King Yu feel embarrassed?
These people are all good at handling government affairs, and they each circulated them in a short time.

But most people are confused after reading it.

This is not to blame them. The so-called art industry has specialties, and the ritual notes of the ceremony are, to put it bluntly, the process specification, who stands where and when, what to say, and then there is the edict of enthronement, how to write it, who will come Read out, how should the ministers cooperate.

As Zhu Qiyu said, these procedural things can be followed by rules. Even if the situation is special now, it is only adjusted in some details.

In the eyes of connoisseurs, it is natural to be able to see and understand, but for these elders who have never stayed in the Ministry of Rites, especially those of honor and relatives, naturally they do not understand anything.

On the contrary, it was Wenchen's side. After reading it, Wang Zhi and Yu Qian's faces were thoughtful.

Seeing that everyone had finished circulating the papers, Cheng Jing took back the memorial and put it on the case.

Afterwards, Zhu Qiyu said: "Everyone has read this note, but nothing else, but this edict of succession, I don't think it's appropriate."

All the ministers suddenly remembered that this ceremonial note was made by the Ministry of Rites and the Cabinet together.

The front is the ceremonial note, and the back is the edict drawn up by the cabinet for the succession of the new king.

Ordinary edicts are generally drawn up by the cabinet, but the edicts of new emperors’ succession are different from ordinary edicts. Because they want to announce to the world, special attention must be paid to the rules and regulations. Therefore, under normal circumstances, the Ministry of Rites and the cabinet are jointly negotiated. finalized.

They just put their minds on the ceremonial note, but they never thought that the problem was in the edict behind.

Fortunately, the elders have a good memory, and they immediately recalled the general content of the edict. Thinking of this, some people came up with some ideas.

But there are others, such as Guo Sheng and others, who are still confused.

The edict was jointly finalized by the Ministry of Rites and the Cabinet, but it was mainly the Cabinet, so this time it was the Cabinet Minister Chen Xun.

"I don't know what Your Highness said, what's wrong?"

Zhu Qiyu smiled, but his voice didn't seem to fluctuate: "It's fine elsewhere, I don't know where this decree of the Emperor Xuan came from? The military newspapers of these days have been read by this king, but it seems that he has never. It was mentioned in the military newspaper."

The ministers suddenly remembered the part that Zhu Qiyu said.

The decree of the new emperor's succession, generally speaking, is divided into three parts.

The first part is to count the merits and character of the previous emperor, the second part is to declare the character of the new emperor and the legitimacy of his succession, and the last part is to detail how to deal with the world.

Zhu Qiyu's "Mouth Announcement of the Emperor's Decree" comes from the second part of these three parts.

Of course, in view of the particularity of this succession, in this decree, to the previous emperor, that is, the emperor who is still in the Oara camp, he simply said: "The pirates are offending the border, my eldest brother, the emperor. Fearing that the sect will be connected with the sect, I had no choice but to lead the monarch to expedition in person, but unfortunately, the car was accidentally trapped in the imperial court..."

After all, the Son of Heaven is not dead, so he can't be like an ordinary edict of succession, concluding his life's merits.

Of course, the most important reason is that the Son of Heaven doesn't seem to have much to boast about, so he just mentioned it in one go, and it's not the point anyway.

As for the second part, it mainly explains the orthodoxy of the new king's succession.

When Zhu Qiyu mentioned this, a minister with a good memory immediately remembered the original text of the edict.

"...Royal relatives, dukes, marquis, uncles, civil and military officials in the court, senior citizens of the military and civilians, and envoys of the four barbarians, all of whom have been in the position of heaven for a long time, have no gods, and have no hearts and minds. The big plan was made early, the empress dowager and the prince, Youchong, were not able to handle all the situations, so she ordered the emperor to rule the world..."

So far, there is no problem, but then, what King Yu said is inappropriate.

"...just when there were envoys in the captives returning to the dynasty, and the decree of my eldest brother, the emperor, said that the ceremony of the ancestral temple should not be long, and my younger brother, the king, was old and wise.

But when I think about it, there are still many ministers who don't understand what King Yu said is inappropriate.

You must know that this so-called "Oral decree" is naturally a non-existent matter, compiled by the Ministry of Rites.

But in the end, it's not for the legitimacy of your succession to the throne...

Since ancient times, the inheritance of the throne has been a first-class event, so naturally there is a complete set of laws and regulations. It can even be said that all the rituals and laws are based on the inheritance of the throne.

In the etiquette, there is a set of deeply rooted rules for the inheritance of the throne.

The first rule is that imperial power cannot be taken away by snatch, that is usurping the throne, and it cannot be created out of thin air, that is treason.

This is the most important iron rule!
In addition to the founding king, generally speaking, there are only two situations in which the inheritance of the throne is recognized by the people of the world.

First, when the emperor was alive, he established a prince, and after his death, the prince succeeded. Second, there was no prince when the emperor was alive, and his widow appointed a new prince.

Falling back to the current situation is extremely difficult.

One, the current emperor is still alive, but he was kidnapped, so naturally there is no way to have any edict. Second, although the emperor did not designate a prince, the queen mother established one, the prince and the prince, who was originally the prince of the reserve.

This is why Empress Dowager Sun always insisted that the succession of King Yu did not conform to the etiquette.

But then again, it is also not appropriate to set a two-year-old baby as king in accordance with the etiquette.

But no matter what, I have to give an explanation to all the people of the world!
This explanation is that King Yu succeeded to the throne. Where did the legal system come from?

The country is in danger, and the courtiers support it?
Stop kidding, okay?
The imperial power belongs to the emperor, not the courtiers. Why should they pass it on to the new emperor?

If the country only needs to be in danger and the courtiers support it, then a new monarch can be established. The boss Zhao, who was forcibly put on a yellow robe by his subordinates, should be the most correct.

So it can't be counted!

After all, the new king's legal system needs a source, then this source either comes from Emperor Xuanzong, or from the emperor who is still in the court.

The new emperor can only take over the imperial power from one of them, which is justifiable.

The Ministry of Rites racked their brains, thought about it again and again, and finally chose the latter.

As for why...

Hu Yu sighed and said.

"His Royal Highness, according to the etiquette and law, if the emperor dies without a son, the son of the previous emperor will take the throne. If the son is still alive today, and there is the prince of the East Palace, therefore according to the etiquette and law, the prince should succeed him, but the crown prince should succeed. You Chong, it is difficult to rule the country, the ministers and others tried to persuade the Empress Dowager to order Her Royal Highness to succeed him."

"If His Royal Highness's legal system originated from Emperor Xuanzong, it would be no different from Xuanzong's world. Today's high-ranking position is not right, but Emperor Xuanzong clearly ordered the world as early as the third year of Xuande, and established the emperor as the crown prince. If the emperor's edict comes again, the legal system will never be shaken."

"Therefore, the ministers and others discuss it, the legal system of Your Highness should originate from today."

(End of this chapter)