Daming 1805

Chapter 139 The old emperor wants to go to Mount Tai to enshrine Zen?
On the afternoon of July 34th, 26th year of Taiping, Ming Dynasty, Shuntian Mansion, Forbidden City, Wenhua Palace in the capital.

In the middle of the main hall, on the table that was originally used for discussions, there is now a large-format full map of Kunyu.

Four craftsmen from Taipu Temple stood around the table with rulers and pencils to check.

They used the original whole map of Kunyu as the base map, and marked the new boundary line determined in the final peace treaty.

This is the work arranged by the old emperor Zhu Zhongliang for Taipu Temple.

The current Taipu Temple is responsible for the management of land and natural resources, the surveying and mapping of geographical maps and the compilation of corresponding books, as well as the registration and management of transportation vehicles.

The peace treaty has just been signed, and the division of Mozhou has not yet been completed. It will take a long time to formally draw a new map.

But now the old emperor wanted to see the outline of the current territory of Ming Dynasty first, so he asked someone to draw a temporary one.

Anyway, the original maps will be discarded in the future, and it is not a waste to use them as base maps for modification.

The old emperor came out of his room with his son Zhu Jianyan:

"How's it going?"

The Minister of Taipusi, who was in charge of the command, immediately bowed his hands and saluted and reported:
"Your Majesty, it has been basically completed, and there should be no omissions on the whole..."

"Okay, hard work, you guys go to rest..."

The old emperor nodded slightly, and stepped forward to check the revised places on the map, mainly the specially thickened border lines.

Looking at the borders and names of the vassal states, he nodded from time to time to express his satisfaction.

After staring at the map for ten minutes, the old emperor let out a long breath and said:

"Okay, it seems that I don't need to be Emperor Mingling anymore."

After the old emperor said these words, the Taipu Siqing who stayed behind, and Zhu Jianyan who was beside him almost froze.

The title of Emperor Ling is a posthumous title, which is the evaluation given to him by his descendants after the emperor died.

It is equivalent to concluding the emperor's lifelong deeds.

Posthumous names include praise and derogation, or beauty and evil.

Emperor Ling was not considered a purely evil posthumous posthumous title, but after Han Lingdi's "chaos without damage", it was basically regarded as an evil posthumous posthumous title.

No one dares to answer this kind of topic now.

As a result, the old emperor didn't say a word when he saw anyone, and simply asked his son directly:
"Jian Yan, tell me, according to the current situation, what posthumous title should I use in a hundred years? What temple name?"

Taizu, Taizong, Shizu, Shizong, these titles with "ancestor" are all temple names, which are used by the emperor to pay homage in the family temple after his death.

Zhu Jianyan is very helpless now, how could he ask his son such a question.

I said it doesn't matter if it's good or bad.

The key is that you add the premise, "according to the current situation", then it is even more impossible to evaluate.

If I say: You have to use it well now, it means that you were not good before.

Now say: if it is not used well, then... there is no such possibility, which is equivalent to saying that the current credit belongs to others.

It's not good to evade and refuse with words, because avoidance may make the old emperor worry. After a hundred years, will the boy give me a posthumous title and a temple name that don't satisfy me?

In fact, many elderly people are most concerned about things that will happen a hundred years later, and they themselves don't mind talking about such topics.

In the past, the elderly and ordinary people would prepare coffins in advance, and princes and nobles would prepare tombs in advance.

Zhu Jianyan hesitated for a few seconds, but finally bowed his head and remained silent.

Seeing that Zhu Jianyan didn't speak, the old emperor waved the others to go out, and then continued to ask:

"Okay, now that everyone is out, let's talk about it..."

Zhu Jianyan was helpless, this frightened outsiders away, so he had to let himself speak.

Then there is no other way but to choose the best word, which is the only answer that is not wrong.

However, the Ming Dynasty has been around for more than 400 years, and the typical good posthumous names and temple names are almost used, so it is really difficult to choose.

After thinking for a while, Zhu Jianyan spoke:
"Wang Xinkeyi, hard and soft without partiality, heals according to the time, called Zhongzong.

"Happiness in a good year, long-term blessings, longevity and peace, called Emperor Kang."

The old emperor laughed directly after hearing this, waved his hands vigorously, and said very resolutely:

"Don't snatch Prince Yiwen's Emperor Kang's number. I can't afford to be the Chinese character either. You choose a new one..."

"One more set..."

Zhu Jianyan was really helpless.

Of course there are good temple names and posthumous names, but it is really troublesome to choose, which is originally a matter of the Ministry of Rites.

The best temple names are: Tai, Gao, Zhong, and Shi. These four are the most primitive and traditional temple names in China. The emperors of the Ming Dynasty have not run out of them.

For each character, ancestors and ancestors can usually be repeated, such as Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, Ming Taizong Zhu Di, Tang Gaozu Li Yuan, Tang Gaozong Li Zhi, Han Shizong Liu Che, Han Shizong Liu Xiu.

However, after the Tang Dynasty, except for the founding emperor, no emperor used the name "Zu" easily.

Emperor Chengzu Wen of Ming Dynasty Zhu Di was originally Emperor Taizong Wen of Ming Dynasty.

Jiajing took over as a vassal king, in order not to be ostracized by civil officials, and in order to quickly develop his own team, he used his own people to control the central court.

With the righteousness of the ancient politically correct word "filial piety" and using the excuse of sending his biological father to the Taimiao, he created the famous dispute over rituals.

The side effect of these actions was that Taizong was renamed Chengzu.

The later Emperor Guangwu Zhu Cihuang, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, really contributed to the reconstruction of the Ming Dynasty. In addition to his own meaning during his lifetime, he copied the temple and posthumous title of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu of the Han Dynasty.

The old emperor probably wouldn't want to use the name "Zu", so now among Tai, Gao, Zhong, and Shi, there are still Gaozong and Zhongzong available.

But the temple name "Gaozong" has not been used since Song Gaozong and Zhao Gou, so that in the Ming Dynasty for more than 400 years, no one has asked for the name Gaozong...

So Zhu Jianyan chose Zhongzong just now.

The posthumous title also took the imperial title "Emperor Kang" given by Emperor Jianwen to Zhu Biao, Prince Yiwen.

After thinking about it, Zhu Jianyan said:
"You don't want Emperor Kang, we can replace Emperor Ming and Emperor An.

"But the temple title of Zhongzong, Father, you are absolutely worthy of it.

"The merits of this war to open up the territory and expand the territory are unique to the ancestors."

As a result, the old emperor still shook his head:
"Except for the homeland, in name my dynasty has opened up more overseas lands than Shizu's dynasty did in the past few decades.

"But this is the industrial reform started by Emperor Shizu, which laid a very solid foundation for our Ming Dynasty.

"We have the ability to continue fighting with Xiyi, but Xiyi can't hold on any longer and can only admit defeat at the negotiating table.

"Secondly, Jingyuan's strategy was effective. Relying on the strong foundation strength of our Daming, Xiyi was forced to retreat step by step, and finally won these nominal territories.

"However, those lands are not actually our Daming's.

"Now Nanyin Continent is still full of wind and smoke, the central part of Northern Yin Continent is still wild and uninhabited, and the Great Food Kingdom is also uninhabited for thousands of miles, and the monarch of Xianbei Kingdom is still surnamed Romanov.

"Whether these lands will become our Da Ming's lands in the future depends on both of you father and son.

"So the temple title of Zhongzong is still left to you father and son, let's see who can get it.

"Just give me Emperor Gao Zongxiang, or Emperor Zhenzong Huan.

Zhu Jianyan finally understood that the old emperor used the topic of posthumous posthumous title to give himself eye drops.

Remind yourself not to be complacent looking at the map, remind yourself where the key points of governance will be in the next few decades, and remind yourself to truly grasp the land that Zhu Jingyuan has negotiated now.

While Zhu Jianyan was thinking about these situations in his heart, he also instinctively responded to the old emperor's last two words.

Zhu Jianyan was startled by the words chosen by the old emperor himself:
"Father, Song Gaozong is Zhao Gou, Song Zhenzong is the one who signed the Chanyuan alliance.

"There is also Duke Xiang of Song and Emperor Huanling of the Han Dynasty. This is not a good word..."

The old emperor laughed again, and he laughed happily:
"The characters are all good characters, but the few people who used them before were unpopular.

"There were not many good posthumous names and temple names, but in the 300 years of the Song Dynasty, he destroyed several names, which made it even more difficult for everyone to choose a name.

"I just want this name, Song Zhenzong's Chanyuan League also went to Mount Tai to enshrine Zen, so I can just go there too.

"You said that the peace treaty negotiated by Jingyuan can't suppress any Chanyuan alliance?

"I'll see if Song Zhenzong dares to stand with me when we get down there.

"I originally thought that the courtiers inside and outside the court would really sign the Chanyuan Pact for me and come back.

"The result is now like this, I like Chengzu's reign name very much now, and I also like the mentality of Master Chengzu choosing Yongle.

"Let the Ministry of Rites prepare for Taishan Fengchan, and I will abdicate when I come back."

Zhu Jianyan finally came to his senses.

Emperors such as Song Gaozong and Song Zhenzong used the names, and the courtiers and sons of later emperors did not dare to use them for the old monarch and his father.

In fact, it is because their father may not have any credit, and may not be better than Song Zhenzong.

Although Song Gaozong Zhao Gou was despised, he did maintain the legal system of the Song Dynasty, and many emperors may not be comparable to him.

Emperors with the same posthumous title may be compared by future generations.

If later generations find out after comparison that there is actually no difference between the two emperors, but one of them is notorious through the ages and the other is unknown, then I don't know who is embarrassed.

But if the emperor with the same name in the back has far more achievements and popularity than the emperor in front, then no one will pay attention to the emperor in front.

If you insist on a comparison, the result is that the latter wins outright.

Therefore, the emperor who really has great achievements does not particularly care about using the name used by the emperor with a bad reputation.

He can completely ignore the references of his predecessors, and choose the font size completely according to the original meaning.

Zhao Min's actions are accomplished, neither hidden nor hidden, it is true.

Open up the land and the country, Wu Ding Quartet, called Huan.

The merits and virtues are grand, covering the same sky, and it is said to be high.

There is virtue in opening up the land, and the mighty virtue conquers the distance, which is called Xiang.

These font sizes are indeed good characters, but among those who have used them before, some of them are not very good at it.

Ming Chengzu Zhu Di's year name Yongle was actually used by three people before, but later generations only know that Zhu Di is the Emperor Yongle.

In the current Taiping period of the Ming Dynasty, the expansion of land was more than ten thousand miles.

The signed covenant is all conditions for the Taixi barbarians to cede land and pay compensation.

The old emperor was not afraid of colliding with Song Zhenzong. He not only wanted to collide with the temple name, he also wanted to learn Taishan Fengchan.

I'm afraid the old man was thinking in his heart, and went to the underworld to chat with Song Zhenzong.

And now you go to Feng Chan with the great achievements of conquering the world and expanding tens of thousands of miles, you have directly brushed away the previous Feng Zen standards.

In the future, the standard of Feng Chan may never be reached by anyone.

　Let’s post the water first after boiling it out, and I should be able to write some later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)