Emperor Ming's grandson

Chapter 701

Old Zhu stared at Empress Ma's spiritual seat in a daze. Although it seemed that it had been nearly 20 years, he seemed to have accepted many things long ago.

But in many cases, time does not mean that everything can be forgotten, and it does not mean that Lao Zhu really forgot his first wife.In fact, even though it has been nearly 20 years, Lao Zhu remembers everything more and more clearly.

The longing for his dead wife can be said to have never stopped, "Yin'er, your great-grandmother is probably very happy now. She can't let go of your grandfather, and now your grandfather is also gone. She can't let go of your father, and your father is now grown up." Now, I have become the emperor, and I have you."

Little Zhu didn't know how to say witty words at this time, he just knelt on the futon obediently, so he wouldn't have anything to be afraid of.

Because even when Xiao Zhu was very young, she actually went to Fengxian Hall a lot.For those enshrined tablets, Xiao Zhu has always been very clear that they are his ancestors, the people who will bless him, and the people closest to him.

Zhu Yunying also said at this time, "When we became the emperor, the emperor's grandmother's mind was settled. She was afraid that we would be bullied when we lost our mother in the early years. We have the protection of the emperor's grandfather. Who can bully us?! Now it's good No one can bully us."

"She just cares about her life and wants to get involved in everything." Old Zhu said angrily, "If she didn't like to worry so much, she might live a few more years. She is not very healthy."

Zhu Yunying thought about it, and it seemed that this was really the case. Empress Ma's body was indeed not as healthy as Lao Zhu's.

Lao Zhu looked at Empress Ma's spiritual seat and slowly asked, "Your imperial grandmother's posthumous title is Empress Xiaoci. If we also pass away, what posthumous title should you give us?"

Posthumous title, this is a kind of final conclusion, which naturally cannot be sloppy.Generally speaking, the emperor's posthumous title is obtained with the participation of the successor emperor, so it can also be said that Lao Zhu's posthumous title must definitely require Zhu Yunying to participate in the discussion.

Zhu Yunying took it for granted, "The imperial grandfather's posthumous title must be the posthumous posthumous title. Although a person's merits and demerits cannot be explained clearly in a few words, but we think it is better to seek truth from facts."

In fact, in the past, the emperor's posthumous title would not be particularly long, but Wu Zetian created a precedent for the emperor to superimpose flattery during his lifetime, that is, to determine his own posthumous title.Its essence has changed from objective judgment to blind praise, and the increase in the number of words is the development of the degree of praise.

Old Zhu nodded slightly, and said, "You still know what we think, we are Emperor Xiaogao, and the temple name should be Taizu."

Zhu Yunying also recognized these. In fact, the posthumous name of Lao Zhu in history reached fifteen characters at the beginning.But this was nothing in the Ming Dynasty, because it slowly increased to sixteen characters.

This also formed the rules. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty reached 22 characters, and the further development of the Qing Dynasty reached [-] characters.

Therefore, in the future, many people will not be able to use posthumous titles to call the emperor, mainly because the emperors in the Ming and Qing dynasties had too many characters, so of course they cannot be called by their names, and they are only used on specific occasions.

Zhu Yunying remembered something, and said, "Grandfather, you should remember to issue an imperial decree in advance, and don't let those unworthy descendants mess around. This posthumous title is not allowed to be changed, and it's not their turn to change it."

The reason for saying this is also because some emperors of later generations would change their ancestors' posthumous names and temple names due to various motives.

For example, Lao Zhu was originally the posthumous title that Zhu Yunqi participated in.But after Zhu Di seized the throne, he definitely couldn't recognize it, so he changed it immediately.Not to mention after Emperor Jiajing, Lao Zhu's posthumous title was given again, and "filial piety" was even erased.

Jiajing is indeed a wonderful thing. The political struggle he launched for the "big ceremony" of his parents' status is not a trivial matter.His justifiably named Xiaozong inherited the Dazong and cleared out some civil servant groups.By the way, Zhu Di was changed to 'Chengzu', so that after Zhu Di struggled all his life, he was once again positioned as a 'usurper of the country' by later generations.The emergence of two 'ancestors' in one dynasty proves that the succession to the throne was not correct and did not rely on the legal system.

Lao Zhu thought for a while, then said with a smile, "You are right, we can rest assured that you do things, and you have a reason in your heart. It's hard to say about the future descendants, we have to hold him back from the beginning."

Isn't that the case? Otherwise, another emperor like Jiajing will appear, and it will be a headache.

The founding king of the Ming Dynasty lost his "filial piety". This is simply a joke.Any feudal dynasty would use the banner of 'governing the world with filial piety', and the founding king was only the 'high emperor', which is somewhat unreasonable.

Lao Zhu's "filial piety" or "unfilial piety" is not a trivial matter, and it also affects the national policy of a dynasty.To put it more broadly, these all affect people's hearts, and this is obviously not a small matter.

Old Zhu looked at Zhu Yunying, and said with a smile, "Then let's make a rule, it should be Tang's brevity."

This "Tang" naturally refers to before Wu Zetian.At that time, the posthumous titles were relatively concise, not a lot of messy posthumous posthumous titles, and there were no more than ten characters. That was simply an exaggeration, just the self-admiration of the emperor and heirs.

Little Zhu who was kneeling by the side said with a sad face, "What should I do? The emperor will not be here in the future, so we can give him the posthumous title of 'Emperor Wen. Who doesn't know that our father likes to fight and doesn't get close to scholars."

Zhu Yunying glared at little Zhu, and said angrily, "Then Taizong Li Shimin, he didn't go out to fight? Our posthumous title is either Emperor Xiaowen or Emperor Xiaowu. Then how to fight with courtiers, that is It's your business, it depends on whether you have the ability to check and balance the court."

Little Zhu could only nod his head obediently. It seemed that there were some things that he really had no room for exertion, so he could only accept the reality.

Lao Zhu couldn't help laughing, and said, "That's the reason. If we establish the ancestral system, it will be easier to discuss posthumous names and temple names in the future. This is also a good thing, lest the emperor die. There is no rush to sort out it." The government is busy arguing about posthumous titles."

This is also one of the character traits of Lao Zhu and Zhu Yunying. They really don't care much about some things.

Some reputations are not very important to them. Old Zhu never shy away from his origin, and Zhu Yunying doesn't care about the reputation in some history books.They are very pragmatic, and some messy things are not important to them.

Xu Miaoqing is obediently kneeling and chanting scriptures at the side at this time, she cannot participate in these topics.

However, Xu Miaoqing was still a little excited. Naturally, it was because of such things that the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor did not avoid her. This was the biggest recognition of Xu Miaoqing.

Old Zhu also laughed, and asked again, "When we die, you should move the capital, and the Chang family stay in Yingtian Mansion?"

Zhu Yunying said as a matter of course, "Even if we move the capital, Yingtianfu is also the accompanying capital, and some people must stay. The second child is unwilling to go to Beiping with us. From now on, the clan will either be in Yingtianfu or Beiping."

In fact, Zhu Yunying was very generous, allowing some clans to find something to do, and allowed the clans to go out for a walk.

But everyone also knows that the clan can't really get in touch with the government and control the place.Even if you go out for a walk, you still need to report to the clan's mansion and the emperor's approval. Obviously, there is no way to connect privately or do whatever you want.

Zhu Yunying continued, "The Chang family and the Xu family, one of them must stay in Yingtian Mansion. The Chang family is more suitable. After all, it is our mother clan, and it doesn't have much power now. The Xu family followed, and we still have to Great use, the crown prince also needs the help of the Xu family."

Little Zhu couldn't stay idle, and immediately said, "It would be better if we, we also brought the Xu family with us!"

Old Zhu looked at Xiao Zhu dotingly, and said to Zhu Yunying, "It's your son after all. Although you didn't like to participate in government affairs at will when you were young, which things didn't you know? It's really big, and we can't drive you away. Let's go, either stay in Qianqing Palace, or stay in Wuying Palace, you really are not afraid of taboos."

Zhu Yunying was happy, and said, "It was taught by the emperor's grandmother, and we dare to say it in front of the emperor's grandmother. The emperor's grandmother always said that the country is ours, and we have to pay more attention to those things. The emperor's grandfather and father's We have to ponder and take care of those wills and national policies.”

"Either we always say that the harem should not be involved in politics, because your grandmother likes to be troublesome!" Lao Zhu showed nostalgia, even if it seemed to be all complaints, "You were already wise when you were young, and the whole body is in front of you again." Can you talk about these things without deep thoughts? Whether it’s you or Yin’er, each of them has more freedom than our emperor.”

Zhu Yunying said, "Our father is the same. He dared to refute the imperial grandfather's decree and asked the imperial grandfather to take back the imperial decree."

Old Zhu glared at Zhu Yunying, because not only Big Zhu could do these things, but Little Zhu was also good at them.

It seems that he is complaining, but Lao Zhu is actually very proud in his heart.He is a stubborn person in his bones, no matter how much he loves his eldest son and grandson, but for the sake of the great Ming Dynasty, Lao Zhu will not change his will easily.

Being able to make him change his will naturally means that those suggestions are useful.An outstanding and capable successor will surely make Lao Zhu feel more at ease in passing on the country and society.

When he chose to abdicate back then, his love for Xiao Zhu was the most fundamental.However, it cannot be ruled out that Lao Zhu is relieved of Zhu Yunying, he still believes in Zhu Yunying's ability very much.So even if it is passed on, there is no problem, he knows that his grandson will definitely be able to manage Daming's country well.

Looking at Zhu Yunying, and then looking at little Zhu, Old Zhu asked, "You should also pay more attention to the matter of Yin's son Si. We have put a lot of thought into letting you succeed."

Zhu Yunying said very resolutely and affirmatively, "Don't worry, this grandpa, our Ming Dynasty must be established as a descendant. The descendant is the foundation. If we are lucky enough to be able to see Yin'er's heir, we will wait until his heir is ten years old. Canonize immediately."

Zhu Yunying and Xiao Xiaozhu are the biggest beneficiaries of the system of direct elders, and they naturally have a great affection for this system, which is no problem.

Although the system of the eldest son is not perfect, it does have many disadvantages.But in any case, the so-called perfect system does not exist.

Lixian is often a little idealistic, and then it will depend on the emperor's selfishness.As for the heir apparent system, in fact, it seems that there is no room for choice. It can remove many hidden dangers in advance, reduce a lot of struggles about the succession of the throne, and reduce a lot of internal strife.

Hearing what Zhu Yunying said, Lao Zhu was naturally more at ease, because not only Lao Zhu recognized the system of heirs, but his successors also recognized such a system of heirs in their bones.

At this time, Xiao Zhu hurriedly said, "Great-grandfather, we also know that the eldest son born to our future princess will grow up to be an emperor!"

There is no problem in saying this, because under the teaching of Lao Zhu's precepts and deeds, little Zhu will be deeply affected in many cases.For the support of the eldest son system, Xiao Xiaozhu also recognized it in his bones.

Of course, it is not ruled out that there will be some changes when he grows up, but at this stage, Xiao Zhu has already had a relatively deep imprint in his heart. It is not at all that he recognizes the system and the legal principles of the system. We need to worry more.

Xu Miaoqing also took the initiative to say at this time, "Grandfather, the concubine also has a sense of proportion. Thanks to His Majesty's grace, the concubine can give birth to a second son for the majesty. Although Wen Kun is also the concubine's beloved son, the concubine must be a good discipline."

Old Zhu nodded with a smile when he heard the words, and said to Xu Miaoqing, "It's best if you can carry it clearly. It is said that the younger son and the grandson are partial, but it is common for us to be biased. It's just that we are a heavenly family after all. Even if we are partial, we can only be the eldest. Their brothers Friendship, don’t let conflicts arise because of the throne. It’s good to be like the emperor and his unsatisfactory younger brother. If it’s a little noisy, it’s a good thing after all.”

Zhu Yunying also smiled and said, "That's true. We are a bit withdrawn, and there are not many people around us who dare to get close. If it weren't for a younger brother who didn't worry about it, we probably wouldn't be human at all. When the time comes We are just grandsons and emperors."

This is obviously not what Zhu Yunying said casually, because the actual situation is like this, the emperor is always lonely and lonely.

So those younger siblings are also very important to Zhu Yunying.At least let him not have too much lack of emotion, and make Zhu Yunying not only look like a grandson or emperor, but also an elder brother.

Lao Zhu also nodded in agreement, the emperor is indeed lonely, there is no one to talk to.So it is also a blessing to have someone who can talk to you intimately.

Since this is the case, it naturally means that Xu Miaoqing needs to educate Zhu Wenkun well, and she can be regarded as a heavy responsibility, so she can't teach Zhu Wenkun wrongly.

The whole family is chatting, talking about some parents' short stories, as well as some important family and Ming events.

Zhu Yunying saw that it was almost done, and said to little Zhu, "Go, let King Zhou and King Wu come to worship."

Xiao Zhu got up immediately, and the stern-faced Crown Prince looked serious. He is now the Crown Prince of Ming Dynasty, the heir apparent of the Ming Dynasty!
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(End of this chapter)