Jingming

Chapter 14
How could such a major event as the emperor's enthronement 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 that?" Mao Cheng had no choice but to respond positively, "It is clear in the edict..."

"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, "Xiaozong respects the emperor's brother-in-law, the eldest son of King Xingxian Houcong, and the order of ethics should be established. Follow Feng Brother Zu Xun and his last brother and Zhizhi will send officials to welcome him to Beijing today, and heir to the throne of the emperor!"

Zhu Houcong repeated the content of the edict, and even changed his claim to Gu: "Da Zongbo, if Gu Ruo ascended the throne with the crown prince, whose son is he?"

Seeing Mao Cheng's dumbfounded look, Liang Chu finally realized what the problem was.

With the presence of the Minister of Rites, Liang Chu has not thought too much about the details of the succession of the throne.

From the customary understanding, the inheritance of the throne and blood are inseparable.If you want to succeed to the throne, you must have an heir. This is a matter of course.

Even though we all know that King Xingxian has only one son left now, but there are similar allusions in history, and it is also possible to choose another person from the clan to adopt the name of King Xingxian.

From the announcement of the imperial edict to the present, none of the members of Prince Xing's mansion expressed doubts about this issue.In their view, this is also very natural. Who would refuse the throne?
Who would have thought that the heir would actually view the will in this way?
After Liang Chu faced this conflict head-on, he finally realized the flaws in the will: he didn't write one more sentence, and made it clear that heirs would inherit the throne!

After a short period of confusion, Mao Cheng suddenly became emotional: "Your Highness! If the succession of the great power is not inherited from father to son, it can only be inherited from brother to brother! If there is no succession, where does the emperor's legal system come from? Where does Your Highness want to put the ancestral training? "

Zhu Houcong shook his head: "Going to Beijing with the emperor's edict, the edict is the legal system of succession! If you want to enter the heir's filial piety temple as your son and inherit the great line, why don't you make it clear as soon as possible? Gu is offering the king's eldest son and only son, can't Do your best to be filial and let go of your obedience first, but now you want to see profit and forget your righteousness and abandon your parents to worship others? You and others want to make the world how to talk about loneliness?"

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 trembled all over, it was all over... He hadn't entered the city yet, so why did they start conflicting first?
"Filial piety has its size, and His Highness is the son of King Xingxian, and even the heir of Taizu!" Mao Cheng spit out, "Now that we belong to the country, how can we lose the big because of the small? The temple of filial piety is extinct..."

"Is the Xiao Temple extinct?" Zhu Houcong interrupted coldly again, "Who is the son of Emperor Daxing?"

Mao Cheng choked suddenly.

Emperor Hongzhi was indeed not considered extinct, he had a son; but this son died without a son, it is really necessary to pick words, he is Zhu Houzhao who is extinct.

"...Your Highness...Your Highness." Xie Changjie stood up, gritted his teeth anxiously, "Right now it is better to ascend the throne first, the country cannot live without a king for a day. If there are endless disputes on this matter, the world will be in chaos, and the country and society are the most important ah……"

After finishing speaking, he pretended to be thinking about Zhu Houcong, and said to Liang Chu and the others: "Master Ge, Uncle Dazong, why don't you discuss how to honor and prosper the king's palace so that His Highness will not be discussed by the people of the world. .”

Mao Cheng was refreshed, and the chief minister of the palace, Shi, seemed to agree that His Highness needed an heir to succeed him, so that's easy to say.

As for how to extend grace to King Xingxian, the Ministry of Rites has naturally studied it long ago, this is his job.

Before he could open his mouth, Yuan Zonggao retorted coldly: "If the name is not right, the words will not go well! Your Highness succeeded to the throne in accordance with the imperial edict of Emperor Daxing. He ordered the queen mother and cabinet ministers, and the welcoming group held the golden amulet of the edict all the way to Anlu. The guards returned to the capital with them, and everything was in the clear! Since His Highness is succeeded by the eldest son of King Xingxian, after ascending the throne, King Xingxian should pursue the title of Emperor Zun, and the concubine should be the Empress Dowager. This will not make His Highness famous all over the world. talk."

Xie Changjie's heart trembled, and all the members of the Yingying Group felt huge waves in their hearts.

Especially Zhang Heling, his complexion has completely changed.

Since receiving a poem tube, he has not been liked by Cui Yuan along the way. I thought it was because Sijun was closer to those literati.

Although Cui Yuan is not a civil servant, he is also quite talented.

Seeing today, with the help of a ceremony to enter the city and enter the palace, the real purpose of the heir is revealed: he is not going to be the son of Xiaomiao.

If he is not the son of Xiaomiao, will he still be the uncle of the country in the future?

Mao Cheng said immediately: "Yuan Nidetai's statement is ridiculous!"

Zhang Heling couldn't help but look at Mao Cheng. Hearing Mao Cheng berate Yuan Zonggao, Zhang Heling felt that Mao Cheng was so kind.

Look at that Liang Chu still lowered his eyebrows and said nothing, just like his reputation as a good man in the cabinet and no one can offend!Is such a person worthy of being a cabinet minister?

Mao Cheng faced Yuan Zonggao this time, and his firepower became even fiercer: "Yuan Zhongde! In this way, where will the Empress Dowager Cishou be placed?"

He wasn't just targeting Yuan Zonggao, he was beating Zhu Houcong: How kind is it that he chose you?
Mao Cheng spoke plausibly to Zhu Houcong: "Your Highness only said that there is 'the eldest son of King Xingxian' in the edict, so why not talk about the meaning of brother and brother and the four characters? If today's son is doing well, if his younger brother follows the younger brother's righteousness, he will be doing well today." The emperor has more than one younger brother! Now that the Daxing Emperor has no heirs, the foundation of the filial piety temple can only be passed on to his parents and children! The successor is the same, and the chaos will never end!"

"The emperor has no offspring, is it the fault of the lonely? Is it the fault of the father? Why did the father and the king not allow their own sons to worship? Please teach me."

Before Mao Cheng could reply, Zhu Houcong asked again: "After listening to Da Zongbo's words before, Gu can see it now. There are so many inside stories about the succession of the great master, so since you know it well, why is it so hasty? If you want to choose an orphan as an heir, why didn't you consider that the Xingxian Palace is also a single lineage, and the advance envoy came to ask if you would like it? Or, make a decree first?"

"Your Highness!" Mao Cheng was a little dizzy.

Zhu Houcong continued to interrupt his output and said: "Firstly, I have never asked Gu's opinion, secondly, I have never issued an order first, and thirdly, I have directly welcomed Gu to succeed to the throne with great fanfare. In the posthumous edict, Gu's identity as the "eldest son of King Xingxian" is clearly written, But he wants to ascend the throne as the crown prince alone, and thus adopt him under the Xiaomiao Temple! There is no need to argue, if this is the case, he will not enter the city alone."

Liang Chu opened his mouth to try to persuade him, but he heard Zhu Houcong say to him: "Mr. Liang Ge, I will keep in mind the grace of the queen mother's election and the merits of the cabinet ministers. But if I want to be an heir, I will be able to ascend the throne. , then there is no repayment. I would rather continue to be a prince, and I must personally take care of my mother and sacrifice to my father as a parent and child!"

Having said that, Zhu Houcong saw off the guests directly and asked them to discuss on their own.

(End of this chapter)