I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

time flies.

Before Liu Rong, Liu De and other princes of the former emperor could feel Chang'an, the time had come to the day when Emperor Qi was buried in Yangling.

On this day, the [-]-mile journey from Chang'an to Yangling was crowded with people who spontaneously sent letters to Emperor Liu Qi of Daxing.

Although it was not as grand as when people came from all over Guanzhong and even remote areas to see off Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, there were still people sending them off and crying;

To be precise, everyone who could deliver came to deliver, and those who came to deliver were crying.

Perhaps it is really as what the emperor Qi said before his death: Right and wrong can only be determined by future generations;
What Tian Ziqi cares about is not those "descendants" who have nothing to do with him, but precisely these people and people who live under his rule.

On the day the emperor was buried in the Yangling Mausoleum, the Xuanshi Hall of the Weiyang Palace in Chang'an City was re-established.

As expected by everyone: this court meeting is not as smooth as any previous court meeting...

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"Bong Chang Nanpi Marquis Peng Zu, report to His Majesty."

"Emperor Daxing has been a reserve for 22 years, and has been in power for more than nine years. Following the ambition of Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, he lightly corvees and taxes, and rests with the people;"

"In another three months, the rebellion of the seven kingdoms of Wu and Chu was put down, and the power of the vassals was reduced to weaken the princes, and the great trouble of the Han family for a century was eliminated."

"The ministers and other officials discussed together, and they all thought that the merits and demerits of Emperor Daxing should be called: Jing, and the full posthumous title: Emperor Xiaojing."

"Of course, Dahang Emperor's Temple Music..."

"The temple music of the Daxing Emperor may or may not be Tianjia."

"Your Majesty, please think twice..."

"—Your Majesty, please think twice!"

After Dou Pengzu said, "Your Majesty, please think twice" without much confidence, there was only a tidy roar among the officials sitting on both sides of the hall.

Your Majesty, please think twice!
Think twice about what?
Temple music of Emperor Daxing;
Then why might the temple music of Emperor Daxing not be praised by the heavens?
This reason...
"Is it the heaven's bad luck, or the princes' bad luck?"

"Is it because the heavens don't want the Emperor Daxing to have temple music, or is it because you don't want me to build a temple for the Emperor Daxing so that future generations can enjoy blood and food as offerings?"

In front of the imperial couch, the Son of Heaven stood with a smile on his face, but his eyes were extremely sharp looking at the people in the hall.

Even the Empress Dowager Dou and the Empress Dowager Jia, who sat beside Liu Sheng on the imperial couch, also frowned slightly at Liu Sheng's straightforward words.

——Empress Dowager Dou frowned, because she felt that Liu Sheng was right;

These courtiers and officials clearly dumped the blame on the head of God for what they didn't want to do.

YouQi stood up and expressed this opinion on behalf of all officials, and it was precisely his own nephew: Nanpi Hou Dou Pengzu!
The reason why Queen Mother Jia frowned is relatively simple.

Empress Dowager Jia simply felt that it was somehow inappropriate for Liu Sheng to be so blunt and not to save face for all officials.

But even though she felt it was inappropriate, Queen Mother Jia did not speak rashly.

Because Empress Dowager Jia still remembers what Liu Sheng reminded herself before: No matter what happens, it must be done according to the Empress Dowager...
"Nanpihou, it's because you think Fengchang's Lumi is not enough, not sweet enough, and you want to go back to Fengguo to live up to your old age?"

"The late emperor made a big move. The emperor wanted to draw up temple music and build a temple for the late emperor, but as a minister, he blocked it. Is this what a minister should do?!"

"Emperor Daxing is still not benevolent enough to treat Nanpihou?!"

Liu Sheng clearly expressed his dissatisfaction, and Empress Dowager Dou immediately followed up;

But compared to Liu Sheng's big guys are throwing the blame on God? 'The map cannon, the seasoned Queen Mother Dou, bit her nephew Dou Pengzu in one bite.

——Outsiders are like this, but it's okay, why even you, Nanpihou, are like this?

From the changes in the expressions of the officials in the palace, it is not difficult to see that the words of the Empress Dowager Dou are much more lethal than Liu Sheng's words about the map cannon.

At least when Empress Dowager Dou's words resounded through the Xuanshi Hall, before Dou Pengzu bowed his head, all the officials in the hall had already lowered their heads with guilt.

Speaking of which, it really wasn't the fault of the officials.

What is temple music?

In fact, it is music that belongs exclusively to a certain dead king and will be played in the temple of this king during major political events.

You must know that this era is not like later generations, where you can compose music scores at will!

'Music' in this era is still highly related to 'ritual', and is carried out almost entirely as a political activity!
Except for major political events, such as sacrifices, ceremonies and other occasions, the fun of playing inappropriate and inappropriate places on other occasions or times will cost you your head!

——And it’s one account book, or even the heads of several account books!
Therefore, in Liu Sheng's first emperor's edict after he ascended the throne, the last sentence "discuss and discuss, prepare temple music for Emperor Daxing" actually means: what, I plan to give the late emperor a temple name;
Everyone discussed and discussed, what kind of temple should be built for Emperor Daxing?
Knowing Liu Sheng's subtext, and looking at the reactions of the officials, there is nothing surprising.

You must know that in this era, the temple name is not a bad street~
Still strictly following the temple law system of ancient etiquette, so that today's emperors of the Han Dynasty want to get a temple name, it is simply not much easier than immortality.

According to Liu Sheng's previous superficial understanding, if the Han Dynasty wants to get a temple name, at least the following requirements must be met.

——First of all, during his reign, he must make no less than one great achievement that will benefit the ancestral temple and the community for a hundred years;

For example, Emperor Taizu Gao Liu Bangli Han Guozuo established a clan society for the Han family that lasted for a hundred years.

If the Emperor Taizu founded the country, there would be no Han family at all!
Secondly, it is necessary to accumulate enough lofty personal prestige during a long enough reign, and through a series of administrative measures, the people's livelihood during his reign will be significantly changed compared with the past.

The representative of this category is naturally the husband of the Empress Dowager Dou: Taizong Xiaowen Emperor Liu Heng.

After 23 years of Liu Heng's reign, the productivity that had been withered since the end of the Qin Dynasty and the beginning of the Han Dynasty, and has never been restored, has been greatly improved;
Although the "Xu Min Chi Shanze" decree opened the way for "the princes to mine minerals independently", it also greatly improved the lives of ordinary people and greatly enriched the channels for the bottom people to obtain basic living materials.

——Before the "Xu Min Chi Shan Ze" order was promulgated, the people of the world still followed an ancient rule: everything in the world, whether within the mountains and rivers or outside the wilderness, belonged to the emperor's personal property;

Dry firewood and wild animals in the mountains and forests, fish, shrimp and meat in the rivers, including minerals, are all the private property of the emperor. If ordinary people dare to harvest them from here, it is tantamount to 'stealing the imperial property', which is disrespectful...
In addition to people's livelihood, the Han Dynasty in Taizong's reign also experienced changes in other aspects.

For example, at the border, the combat effectiveness of the border guards has been greatly enhanced and the pressure on the strategic defense of the northern wall has been greatly reduced through measures such as donating millet and donating nobles and emigrating to the border;

Raising the age at which common people begin to work, that is, 'becoming a taxpayer or reserve soldier' ​​from 17 to 20 years old, will give every male in the world three years of time to concentrate on contributing to their families.

In addition, Emperor Taizong himself was thrifty and simple, advocating simplicity and even the style of "scraping and searching".

It is no exaggeration to say: when Emperor Taizong passed away, the whole Chang'an was enveloped by a burst of crying, the temple name of "Taizong" was welded to the emperor Xiaowen.

In addition to the founder of the country like Emperor Taizu and the sage king like Emperor Taizong who are loved by the world, the way for Han emperors to obtain temple titles is naturally to expand the territory.

For example, Liu Che, the emperor Xiaowu in history, relied on his supreme martial arts to drive the Huns to the north, corrupted the internal governance, and the people's livelihood withered. In the case of quelling the peasant uprisings one after another, he still got a temple title of 'Sejong'.

To sum up, the three ways that Han Tianzi obtained the temple name are obvious.

——The first way is to start a country and build a community;

But this method is too special, and it is difficult to emulate in theory.

The second is to work hard and become a sage king like Taizong Xiaowen Emperor Liu Heng who is loved by the world and recognized as a "living sage".

This method can be learned, but it may not be possible to learn it well. It requires a relatively high talent and years of accumulation.

The third type, of course, is to make great use of swords and swords, and to expand the territory.

In fact, this category has little to do with the emperor himself. It often requires the accumulation of the previous emperors, and then a few born at the right time;

As for the emperor, he only needs to use firm courage to promote external development.

For example, the survivors of Fen VI, finally the first emperor Yingzheng made a lot of money and swept away the Liuhe Yingqin;

Another example is Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty who expelled the Xiongnu in the north and stepped on the grasslands after the Wenjing Reign.

But no matter which of these three kinds—whether it is the founding of a country, or martial arts, or martial arts, there is an indispensable prerequisite.

——The reign time should not be too short.

At least the reign time of the latter two should not be too short.

After all, for the founding emperor, no matter if he reigned for ten years or ten days, as long as he opened up the country and built the country, then this "ancestral meritorious service" is already inescapable;

As for the kings of later generations who can only pursue "Zong Youde", whether it is Wende or Wude, it needs to be based on a sufficiently long reign.

For example, the representative figure of "Wenzhi Shengsheng": Emperor Taizong Xiaowen Liu Heng, with his 23-year reign, finally got the temple title of "Taizong" as he wished;

Another example is the representative figure of "Sanctification of Martial Arts", Emperor Sejong Xiaowu Liu Che on the original historical timeline, relying on his super long reign of 55 years and his indelible contribution to expelling the Huns from the north , in order to be able to enjoy the Sejongmyo.

But now, Liu Sheng wants to build a temple for the Daxing Emperor Liu Qixing, undoubtedly leaving a huge problem in front of the court officials of the Han Dynasty.

——Wenzhi, during the reign of Daxing Emperor Liu Qi, although the people in the world lived well, it was more because Liu Qi continued to use it during the Emperor Taizong's period, even since the Han Dynasty, but until Taizong The policy of reform with the people and recuperation was implemented only in the past few years and has achieved initial results.

In other words, the only contribution of Daxing Emperor Liu Qi in the aspect of "cultural governance" is that Xiao Gui and Cao Sui did not change the policy direction left by the former emperor.

In terms of martial arts, Liu Qi, the Daxing emperor, still has a good achievement: put down the chaos of the seven kingdoms of Wu and Chu.

But the crux of the problem lies in this: The cause of the chaos of Wu Chu and the Seven Kingdoms was precisely the chessboard that the Daxing Emperor Liu Qi smashed on the head of Wu Wang Prince Liu Xian when he was the crown prince...

If defeating Wu and Chu can also be counted as Liu Qi's "martial arts", then among the future Han emperors, I am afraid that "I want to smash your son to death, then force you to turn against you, and then calm you to obtain martial arts" 'The strange flower appeared.

In other words: this precedent cannot be set;

Even if it is for the reason of 'not letting future generations follow Liu Qi', destroying Wu and Chu, it must not be the basis for Daxing Emperor Liu Qi to get the temple name.

Wenzhi, picking up people's teeth and wisdom;
Martial arts, self-made.

What's more terrible is: Although the Daxing Emperor Liu Qi has been the crown prince for more than 20 years, he has only sat on the throne for more than nine years and less than ten years.

From a certain point of view, the reign of Tian Ziqi is not even as long as the 47-year-old Taizu Gao Emperor Liu Bang who started his uprising from Feng Pei...
(Liu Bang was king of Han for five years, that is, seven years on the throne. Historians generally believe that Liu Bang reigned for 12 years)

"To the Empress Dowager."

"It's not that the ministers are preventing His Majesty from building a temple for Emperor Daxing out of selfish desire;"

"According to the past practice, the merits of Emperor Daxing are not enough to be happy and build a temple."

"Empress Dowager Wanwang, Mingcha..."

Dou Pengzu was not too flustered about Queen Mother Dou's questioning, he only hesitated for a moment, and then revealed the true thoughts of himself and most of the court officials.

——It’s not that we want to fight against the Empress Dowager, His Majesty, or even the Emperor Daxing. If he is the Emperor Daxing, he is not worthy of having a temple name...
"What does the emperor think?"

"According to the emperor, is there any truth to what Nanpihou said?"

After all, he is a nephew of his own family, especially the most outstanding and highest-ranking representative of Dou's relatives;

The most important thing is: What Dou Pengzu said is indeed reasonable.

So, Empress Dowager Dou turned her head to the side without any trace, and lightly threw the question back to Liu Sheng.

——The temple title of Emperor Daxing is something you, a son, insist on fighting for;
——Old woman, I really don’t have the face to give my son a temple name that he shouldn’t have;
——Since you insist on fighting for it, why don't you convince the officials yourself?

Feeling the deep meaning in Empress Dowager Dou's words, Liu Sheng also nodded with a smile, and whispered in Empress Dowager Dou's ear for a while.

After Empress Dowager Dou nodded slowly without sadness or joy, Liu Sheng straightened up and looked firmly at the officials and courtiers in the palace.

"The highest achievement is none other than Emperor Taizu Gao; the highest virtue is none other than Emperor Taizong Xiaowen."

"However, I have heard that the greatest kindness is filial piety."

"Nowadays, the emperor is doing great things, and I stand with a weak crown. I want to use pure filial piety to make the emperor's temples and music flourish."

"The reason why the princes resist each other is because they want to trap me in a place of infidelity, filial piety, and injustice?"

"At this time when the Lord Shaoguo is in doubt and the bones of the Emperor Daxing are still cold, are you gentlemen and ministers disregarding the kindness of the former emperor and the entrustment of the Emperor Daxing at the end of his life???"

"——I want to prosper the emperor's temple and music, not only for pure filial piety, but also for the emperor's cultural and martial arts, and to enjoy the blood and food of future generations;"

"What you are doing today, are you not relying on the old to sell the old, and bullying me when I am young?"

"Or maybe the Empress Dowager is in charge of the court, and the princes despise the Empress Dowager, so why do you do this?"