Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 271
Now that Empress Dowager Sun and Empress Qian are already bedridden, the assembly of all civil and military officials is in vain.

Chen Xun dismissed all the officials and prepared to go home to rest.

Just when all the officials turned around and started to walk back, the supervisory censor Zhong Tong suddenly stood up and suggested to everyone loudly: "Since it is not convenient for the empress dowager to meet with all the officials, then I should also go to pay homage to the crown prince. It is."

Hearing this, all the officials looked at Zhong Tong in surprise.

No one expected that Zhong Tong would raise such a sensitive question in this chaotic time.

No matter what the officials think, there are two consensuses among the ruling and opposition parties: one is that it is impossible for today's emperor to still be the Supreme Emperor.

After the change of Tumubao, the ministers have already come to abolish and establish the emperor in a real sense.It is impossible to do it a second time, at least not on the surface.

If the ministers forced Emperor Jingtai back and welcomed the restoration of the Supreme Emperor, then the Confucian morality and etiquette would collapse directly.

The ministers abolished and established the emperor, just like playing house, this kind of behavior will never be rounded back.If you're all messing around like this, who will listen to Confucian etiquette and law in the future?

The second consensus: The current emperor will definitely abolish the crown prince when the time is right.This is normal human nature, no one would be crazy enough to pass the throne to his nephew.

Although from the heart, most people are not in favor of changing the crown prince.But if the emperor insisted on doing so, civil and military officials would not be able to stop it at all.

Not only can't it be stopped, but the ministers have to try their best to be gentle and submissive, otherwise if the emperor is pushed into a hurry, it's hard to say whether he will go to extremes.

After all, the army in the capital is now controlled by the emperor, and it is only a matter of one sentence to kill all the emperor's family.

After the Fengtianmen group officials besieged and beat Ma Shun, all the officials had already understood the emperor's methods. The personal guards headed by Liu Chang really dared to kill people, which is different from Zhu Qizhen's ruling style of joking but not blood. worlds apart.

This is how the monarch and his subjects get along, through a series of events, they constantly explore the bottom line and temperament of both parties.In the end, we must either find a balanced state where the two sides coexist peacefully, or turn the table over.

So for Zhong Tong's overly bold proposal, all officials agreed but did not support it.

Wang Wen took the lead in replying: "If you want to pay homage to the crown prince, then go ahead. I still have official business to deal with. State affairs are important. I'll go back to the cabinet first."

After speaking, Wang Wen dragged Chen Xun away.The other important ministers followed closely behind and walked towards Fengtianmen.

Seeing this, the other ministers also dispersed separately, in twos and threes, in groups, and while walking back, they discussed in detail in whispers.

The inspector censor Zhong Tong and the doctor of the Ministry of Rites Zhang Lun were left in place.

Wang Wen made it very clear that anyone who wants to pay homage to the prince can go, and I will not stop him.Everyone has their own choice, everyone walks their own path, everyone respects each other and does not disturb each other.

Zhong Tong and Zhang Lun looked at each other and smiled wryly, there were only two of them left, how could they go to pay homage to the prince.

The Qin'an Hall in the imperial garden belongs to the scope of the harem. If the cabinet ministers and ministers gathered all the civil and military officials to worship and condolences, it would be reasonable.

If only Zhong Tong and Zhang Lun went, the emperor would directly charge him with trespassing and messing up the harem, and they would stab twice at Caishikou at noon tomorrow, and everything would be over.

So Zhong Tong and Zhang Lun had no choice but to turn around and go back to their respective yamen.

……

In Mingyufang Jietianlou, when it was time for dinner, the emperor's sin had already been circulated.

Moreover, thousands of copies were transcribed and distributed directly to the diners in the building.Each person gets a dozen copies, which can be taken home and distributed.

All the diners were confused: Could it be that the Tianlou was opened by the emperor's opponent?How dare you openly publicize the emperor's edict of sin against yourself, without fear of being targeted?Is this really not using Jinyiwei Imperial Prison as a yamen?

However, waiting left and right, everyone could not wait for Jin Yiwei's arrival.Ever since, Jietianlou's status in everyone's hearts has been raised to a higher level.

At this time, everyone was relieved and carefully read the emperor's edict of sin against oneself.

Those who are interested have already found the law: Emperor Jingtai's edicts have always been concise and well-organized, not just bureaucratic.A detailed analysis of the disassembly can get a lot of useful information from it.

Take this Edict of Guilt as an example, the original text is as follows:

"On the [-]th day of the first lunar month of the first year of Jingtai, the emperor announced to all his subjects: I am a widow, the only son of the Hu family of Empress Zhaoyuzhen, who was originally the king of Qi, but was not yet a vassal.

At that time, Wala invaded Xuanfu, and the emperor personally conquered Shanxi.

The eldest brother orthodox emperor ordered the widow to live in the capital, and Jiao Jing, the son-in-law captain, to assist him; all important military and political affairs were sent to the line and the emperor personally handled them.The rest of the routines are compiled by the six subjects, and please send them when you are waiting for the bus to drive back to Japan.

As a prince, you should share your worries.However, the widow didn't hesitate, and fainted for more than ten days.Therefore, he lived in the palace of the king and failed to be a director.

Jiao Jing, captain of the son-in-law, acts on behalf of the widow, supervises the officials, and performs their duties.

Inside and outside the capital, the government and the public are all conscientious and loyal to their duties. They pray day and night and wait for the first conferment.

Unexpectedly, the teacher was unfavorable, and the car driver was mistakenly trapped in the prison court. The army of 50 was completely wiped out in the civil fort, the capital was shaken, and the country was in danger.

Forced by the current situation, the widow has no choice but to serve as the supervisor of the country and take charge of the military administration.

However, the country has no ruler, and the ruling and opposition parties are uncertain. It is really impossible to unite the hearts of the people, and it is difficult to concentrate on fighting against the 14 elite cavalry of Oirat.

Therefore, the officials insisted, and the empress dowager ordered the widow to take the throne temporarily.

Fortunately, God blessed Daming, relying on the protection of Taizu's gods, the monarchs and ministers were united, and the three armies worked hard. They defeated the Wala army with more than [-] troops, and they also led [-] remnants of the army. In the court.

The capital was besieged and the country was preserved, so the widow wanted to return the throne and return to the state of Qi to establish a vassal.However, the widow called the relatives of the vassal kings and local guards to gather in the capital to discuss state affairs.

Everyone said that the throne should be returned on the day when the Supreme Emperor returns to Beijing.Before that, the widow was still temporarily acting.

Unexpectedly, on December 14, the 28th year of Zhengtong, both the widow's son and daughter were killed by traitors.After careful investigation, it was found that past incidents were involved. Cui Yuanjue of the imperial hospital conspired with the captain-in-law captain Shi Jing to poison the eldest sister of the widow, Princess Shunde.

The Zhengdan dynasty was changed to Yuan Jingtai.Unexpectedly, fire broke out in Fengtian Hall, Jinshen Hall and Huagai Hall that night, and all three halls were burned down.

The widow thinks deeply about it, coveting the merits of heaven and stealing the throne, this widow is also immoral.

Therefore, today I am telling all the subjects in the world that the widow has fled to the western suburbs, and is introspecting in the palace of Prince Qi to be punished.On the day when the eldest brother returns to Beijing, the throne will be restored, and the widow should bear the burden and plead guilty in front of him.

At that time, the eldest brother, the emperor, will have his own punishment, and the widows dare not shirk their responsibility.

However, before the eldest brother returns, the widow has to take over the throne temporarily and take charge of the state affairs.Please do not slack off the officials and officials to perform their duties.

Within the four seas, anyone with lofty ideals who wants to talk can write a letter. "

This is the edict of Emperor Jingtai with the largest number of words.

By noon the next day, most of the wealthy and dignified families in the capital had a copy of the Edict of Guilt.

Although there are thousands of words in the whole article, the emperor's crime for himself is only eight characters: greedy for the merits of heaven, and stealing the throne.

The whole capital was shocked: the emperor actually brought the most sensitive issue directly to the table.In this way, everyone will not be able to make peace with the mud.

Does the current emperor have the power to covet the sky and steal the throne?Either you think it is, or you think it isn't, it's either one or the other, there's no room for ambiguity.

Moreover, the answer to this question is directly related to the question of whether the current emperor should abdicate and whether the Supreme Emperor should be restored.

The following court situation fell into a rare silence.

The emperor's cronies were all silent, and no one came forward to express any opinions.

The emperor's faction did not dare to act rashly.

In the afternoon, King Xiang and Sun Zhong, Marquis of Huichang, went into the palace to visit the Empress Dowager.

(End of this chapter)