Prince of Chaos

Chapter 170 Crown Prince Crowning Ceremony

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Holy Judgment?

How holy judge?

Emperor Wanli looked at these ministers who dumped the blame at the critical moment, and felt a sense of disgust and powerlessness in his heart.

"How can I be judged?"

Emperor Wanli held back his anger and asked.

Shen Shixing and others lowered their heads and looked at each other, then the second assistant Wang Xijue buried his head on the ground and said: "Back to the emperor, the affairs of the clan are related to the emperor's family affairs, and they are also involved with the emperor's family affairs. As foreign ministers, it is not appropriate for ministers to comment on the emperor's family affairs."

Emperor Wanli hummed: "The Son of Heaven has no personal affairs. My family affairs are also state affairs. Tell me, how should we deal with this matter?"

Hearing that Emperor Wanli so strongly asked the cabinet ministers and the Ministry of Rites to express their views, all the cabinet ministers and the Minister of Rites also secretly complained.

In fact, since Emperor Wanli Yuji, the "Regulations of the Suzerains and Vassals" has been revised twice. These two revisions have actually taken a big step forward. I can fend for myself.

However, it was because of this revision of the regulations that the vassal princes from all over the country were dissatisfied. They were like a hob, and Emperor Wanli impeached the ministers who participated in the revision of the "Zongvass Regulations" at that time, although in the end it was still gone. It's over.

But this does not mean that the vassal kings will let it go. Relying on the hereditary iron rice bowl and the "Emperor Ming Zu Xun" promulgated by the Emperor Taizu, they will still come together to disgust people. Anyone who encounters such a bad thing , I won’t be at ease in my heart, if some of the bold vassal kings are swayed by ambitious people, and they do the old things of Nanchang Ningfan, this is not a joke.

Therefore, the current attitude of the cabinet and the Ministry of Rites on this matter is to muddle along, and there is really nothing to do.

However, after reading Zhong Huamin's memorial and seeing Emperor Wanli's current attitude, it seems that there is no way to hide this matter.

In the end, Shen Shixing could only bite the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, this matter needs to be discussed in a long-term way. The Taizu established the ancestral system, and the sons of the clan were not allowed to be officials. In the 18th year of Wanli, the ministers had already revised the "Regulations on Suzerain and Vassal" once." At that time, with the imperial approval of the emperor, the children of Wujue's clan can find their own jobs. Now, five years have passed, isn't it a bit too fast?"

Emperor Wanli said: "How soon? The children of the clan are all my brothers and sisters. The disaster in Henan, the clan was severely affected, and I am the emperor, but according to the rules of the folk clan, I am also the head of the clan. I have to ask about the clan's affairs." .”

After Shen Shixing heard what Emperor Wanli said, they all replied: "Your Majesty is wise."

Emperor Wanli waved his hand and said, "Let's talk about the specific method."

Shen Shixing and other ministers looked at each other, and then said: "Your Majesty, just now you proposed to let the children of the clan participate in the imperial examination, I think it is not impossible. But it can't be done overnight. In my humble opinion, if the children of the clan take part in the imperial examination, you can He gave up his clan status, otherwise he would not be able to become an official through the imperial examination."

Emperor Wanli nodded after listening to Shen Shixing's words, and felt that what Shen Shixing and the others said made sense. When Emperor Taizu formulated the clan management regulations, he particularly emphasized the issue of the clan's children being officials.

If you want to take part in the imperial examination, you must give up your clan status, otherwise it will be really difficult.

Emperor Wanli pondered for a while and said, "I think it's okay to write this down. What about the others?"

Shen Shixing and other ministers looked at each other again, and then said: "The ministers are dull and have no other suggestions for the time being."

Emperor Wanli said: "Okay, okay, you go back and make a draft of the article I mentioned today, and I will approve it after reading it."

Shen Shixing finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing what Emperor Wanli said.

Shen Shixing and others bowed to Emperor Wanli and said, "I will take my leave."

Seeing that they were not talking, Emperor Wanli waved his hands depressedly, and then took another sip of the Immortal Happy Water.

"The affairs of the clan are really troublesome."

In fact, Emperor Wanli didn't want to pay attention to these clans.If it weren't for the ancestral system of Emperor Taizu, Emperor Wanli would never have given them a tael of silver.

These distant clans have been separated by more than ten generations. According to the folk rule of "a gentleman's fortune, he will be killed for five generations", these people have long been considered relatives, at most they are ordinary clansmen of the same clan and surname That's all.

However, Emperor Taizu, who couldn't help but suffer and suffer, was kind to his descendants.

Except for the lineage of Prince Zhu Biao, the remaining twenty or so sons were all made hereditary princes.Although later these twenty or so princes were killed by Emperor Taizu's good grandson who cut down the feudal domain.But this good grandson who has the courage to cut down the feudal clan is really too good.Unexpectedly, his good uncle was allowed to work in Nanjing after only one place in Beiping and one feudal domain, and he disappeared in a fiery flame.

Therefore, since Emperor Chengzu took the throne under the banner of Jing Nan, all the princes who had been demoted were restored to their status as princes.Although the narrow-minded Emperor Chengzu also restricted most of the prince's power, Emperor Chengzu did not dare to touch the hereditary replacement, and had to make their son a prince according to the ancestral system.And you have to make your own son a prince, otherwise you will feel that you are at a disadvantage, right?
Therefore, this has made it difficult for the monarchs of later generations. Faced with more and more princes and counties to support, and their own sons to be named, the financial pressure is not ordinary.

And there is no way to cut their princes, so they can only continue to let their descendants hereditary replace them according to the ancestors' established practice. Is this not a big deal?

So far, a rough calculation shows that the Ming Dynasty has about 1000 princes, and these [-] princes have given birth to more than [-] county kings and several Zhen Guo generals, Fu Guo generals, Feng Guo generals, and Zhen Guo lieutenants. , Lieutenant Fuguo, Lieutenant Fengguo, etc., countless clan relatives.

Thinking of these princes and kings who were "waiting to be fed", Emperor Wanli's head grew dizzy, and he couldn't help but just want to drink another sip of the fairy happy water.

Looking at the troubled Emperor Wanli, Zhu Changluo also sighed in his heart, this matter is indeed a knot.Except for the talented and bold Emperor Taizu and the reckless Emperor Jianwen, no one in the Ming Dynasty dared to cut down the vassal.

Because once the reduction of feudal vassals is brought up again, the imperial lineage of Emperor Chengzu cannot be explained.Who told the ancestors of Emperor Wanli and Zhu Changluo that the vassal kings rebelled and started under the banner of Jing Nan?If, now learning Jianwen to play the game of cutting feudal clans, wouldn't this be slapping the face of the ancestors again?

If it is not done well, the throne will not be stable.

So, this is melancholy!

Zhu Changluo bowed to Emperor Wanli, and then said, "Father, I have a small suggestion."

Emperor Wanli looked at Zhu Changluo, and said, "Let's hear it."

Zhu Changluo looked at Emperor Wanli, he took a deep breath and said, "I am willing to take the post of clan order and help the emperor manage the clan."

After hearing Zhu Changluo's words, Emperor Wanli choked on him who was still drinking the fairy happy water.

Zhu Changluo and Chen Ju were so frightened that they rushed over and supported the other and patted Emperor Wanli on the back, "Father, is it alright?"

Emperor Wanli finally came to his senses. He looked at Zhu Changluo and said, "How can this be done? Is there any rule that the crown prince concurrently receives the patriarchal decree?"

Zhu Changluo said: "Father, it's up to people. The clan now has 15 people. If the Ministry of Rites has been leading it, the ministers feel that this is not appropriate. First of all, the officials of the Ministry of Rites are ministers, and the vassal is the uncle of the father. Nephews are also considered as relatives of the emperor. Foreign ministers governing the emperor's relatives will always make them intimidated. If the son-in-law is the patriarchal edict, and the father wants to directly manage the affairs of the clan, he can directly bypass the cabinet and the Ministry of Rites, according to Just manage them according to your own will. This can also greatly shorten the distance between the father and the clan. This is not a violation of the original intention of Emperor Taizu."

Emperor Wanli took another sip of the Immortal Happy Water habitually, and found that the bottle was empty. He dropped the bottle and said, "It seems to be so. But, there is no precedent for this?"

Emperor Wanli still did not dare to take this step.Already, Emperor Wanli's education since he was a child is that rules are more important than everything else, and ancestral system is higher than everything else.Although he also did many things that violated the ancestral system, those ancestral systems he violated were all done by the previous emperors, so he felt at ease when he violated them.However, none of the previous emperors had done what Zhu Changluo said, which made Emperor Wanli hesitate a bit.

Zhu Changluo looked at Emperor Wanli as if he had loosened a bit. Zhu Changluo continued to strike while the iron was hot and said, "Father, it is a good thing to have a law. However, there is no law. It doesn't mean that the status quo cannot be changed. At the beginning, Emperor Taizu also ordered the concubines in the harem. There is no rule of burial, but it was abolished when Emperor Yingzong arrived. Moreover, the subjects of the world praised Emperor Yingzong's benevolence because of this matter. Nowadays, the children of the clans in the distant branches have already become problems in life. If we don't think about their livelihood, the emperor Taizu will not turn a blind eye if he has a spirit in the sky. Therefore, it is only natural for the father to give up and give those ordinary clans a way to make a living. "

Emperor Wanli nodded and said, "It makes sense."

At this time, Chen Ju opened another bottle of fairy happy water and handed it to Emperor Wanli. Emperor Wanli took a sip and thought about Zhu Changluo's words.

Emperor Wanli said: "I have to think about this matter carefully."

Zhu Changluo saw that the heat was almost ready.Zhu Changluo said: "Father, if you break it, you will break it."

Emperor Wanli looked at the sincere eyes in Zhu Changluo's eyes, and he was moved by Zhu Changluo's determination. This is not a good job.If this matter is handed over to the crown prince, it may harm the crown prince.Therefore, Emperor Wanli was entangled.

Zhu Changluo looked at the entangled Emperor Wanli, he gritted his teeth and knelt down on the ground, "I am willing to share my father's worries. Please allow my father to accept my request."

After Emperor Wanli took another sip of the fairy happy water, looking at Zhu Changluo's eyes, he also made up his mind with difficulty.

Emperor Wanli said to Zhu Changluo: "Okay, I promise you. After you crown the ceremony, I will let you also take the post of patriarchal order."

Zhu Changluo bowed deeply to Emperor Wanli, and then said, "Thank you, Father!"

Zhu Changluo was very moved when he heard that Emperor Wanli was going to hand over the post of patriarchal order to him after his coronation ceremony.Because, once the crown prince performed the coronation ceremony, this position would be as stable as Mount Tai, and no one could shake it.At this time, holding the patriarchal order in hand, no one dared to say anything wrong.

Zhu Changluo's crown ceremony was decided at the beginning of the year.

The proposed time is the auspicious day of the Double Ninth Festival in the 22nd year of the Wanli calendar, which is almost a month away.

Speaking of the crown ceremony, in fact, the ancient men's crown ceremony was a very important coming-of-age ceremony.Men are crowned at twenty, and women are crowned at fifteen.

After the crown ceremony, it means that the man is an adult, can marry, and can bear the responsibilities of the clan and family, so he can no longer look at it with the eyes of a child.

The crown princes are different from civilians, and they bear more responsibilities. In order to allow them to participate in national affairs earlier, the crown princes in the Ming Dynasty usually have to crown when they are 12 or 15 years old.

And this rule is taken from the story of Zhou Wenwang and Zhou Wuwang in "Book of Rites".

King Wen was crowned at twelve, and King Wu was crowned at fifteen.

Since Zhu Changluo became the crown prince in the 21st year of Wanli, some officials have been asking the Emperor Wanli to crown Zhu Changluo.At that time, Zhu Changluo didn't want to show too much anxiety, so he resigned from the crown ceremony on the grounds that Emperor Wanli was inconvenient and in the prime of his life.

However, this matter cannot be postponed, so at the beginning of the year, after Zhu Changluo worshiped on behalf of Emperor Wanli, the ministers once again attended the crowning ceremony of the crown prince Shu, so this matter was scheduled for the auspicious day of Chongyang this year. The crown prince's crown ceremony.

Seeing that there is still more than a month left, Zhu Changluo is not in a hurry to get the seat of the Zong Renling.

The reason why Zhu Changluo wants this seat now is that he wants to intervene in the clan management in a legitimate way.

Seeing that the Ming Dynasty had to spend nearly half or even more than half of its tax revenue in a year to support the clan, Zhu Changluo was burning with anxiety.

This pot is really too big, if you don't think of a way to throw it out, it will crush people to death sooner or later.If things are better now, maybe Zhu Changluo will delay talking.However, the power of the Little Ice Age has already begun to emerge. Winter is not only long but also terribly cold. In summer, there are either severe droughts or severe floods. Natural disasters continue. Who can bear it?

And now, except for a few wealthy provinces in the south that can collect some taxes, the provinces in the north can no longer make ends meet.Moreover, the northern and southern household departments are managed separately, and the Beijing household department cannot receive taxes from the southern provinces at all. One can imagine how difficult these days are.

Therefore, taking this opportunity, Zhu Changluo wanted to take the power to manage the clan in his hands.

At that time, Zhu Changluo will be able to use the power in his hand to exercise the power of clan reform in an open and honest manner.Although it is still impossible to cut the feudal clan, it is good to use other means to restrict them.At least they can't be allowed to continue to enclose the land and squeeze the distant clansmen.

Then Emperor Wanli sighed again, and said, "I still have to take care of the disaster-stricken clans in Henan. Chen Ju, go to the internal funds and transfer another 10 taels of silver, so that Zhong Huamin can watch and help these poor clans. Let him continue to help the people with the money he can't spend, and the people are also my people."

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