Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

Baili ran over and said, "Your Majesty, it's urgent. Officials from Zongzheng Temple, the Ministry of Rites, and Shangshu Province are all in the Chongzheng Hall. Your Majesty is waiting for you to go there."

Defang put a finger in front of her mouth, beckoning Baili to keep her voice down, then slowly put Cong Pu to lie down, got up and walked outside, "What's going on, Your Majesty?"

"Who deserves to be the first emperor or empress? Several adults are arguing. Your Majesty, please go over and make a rescue."

"Pairing? These people are really causing trouble and don't know what to do." Defang shook her head, "Go prepare the sedan chair and enter the palace."

Defang came to the palace in a sedan chair, and after entering the Chongzheng Hall, he saw Zhao Anyi, Shaoqing of Zongzheng Temple, and several officials from the Ministry of Rites and Shang Shuxing, so he saluted Zhenzong first, "Chen."

"Emperor brother free of courtesy" Zhenzong said, "Emperor brother, this time you are called here to share with the late emperor. Zongzheng Temple raised an objection, hoping to exchange the position of Empress Yide, Empress Fu, and Empress Shude, Empress Yin."

"Oh?" Defang looked at Zhao Anyi, "Master Zhao, what's going on?"

"Prince" Zhao Anyi said, "In the sacrificial temple outside the Taimiao, Empress Yide and Empress Fu are above Empress Shude and Empress Yin. I don't know why. What is the reason?"

"Master Zhao, what's wrong with this?"

"My lord, Empress Shude and Empress Yin followed the late Emperor earlier than Empress Yide and Empress Fu, so she should be ranked high."

The "Prince" officials from Shangshu Sheng and the Ministry of Rites said, "Empress Shude and Empress Yin were conferred the title of empress only after she died, and she also died before the first emperor ascended the throne. She was conferred the empress title during her lifetime, but after all, she was conferred the title after the late emperor ascended the throne, and she has the reality of motherhood, so she should be worthy of the late emperor."

Several people argued, and Zhenzong was very unhappy.

"My lords are all right," Defang said, "But, have you ever thought that the empress dowager is still here, so you are not afraid of being disrespectful to the empress dowager by saying these things now?"

Several officials looked at each other, and suddenly stopped talking. Defang continued, "The empress dowager was the real mother of the late emperor when he was alive. The first emperor has returned to heaven after ascending the throne, and there is no real title, but Empress Fu was indeed granted the title during her lifetime, which is a national ritual and cannot be revoked, and there is nothing wrong with being in the top position."

"But." Zhao Anyi thought for a while and said, "There should be a priority."

"My lord Zhao, what is the order of the national ceremony? You are in charge of the main temple, and the royal orthodoxy should be the first. If there is any order, it will not be a big mess. According to your idea, it is not only a question of order, should there be more? Who is the Zengsheng dragon species? In this way, your majesty's birth mother, Empress Yuande, Empress Li, should be the matchmaker."

"But Empress Li was only granted the title of Mrs. Longxi County when she was born."

"Master Zhao!" Defang stared at Zhao Anyi and said, "What's wrong? Empress Li gave birth to two sons and two daughters for the late emperor, and the two princesses died early, but the two princes are now His Majesty and the King of Chu. Why do you say that? meaning?"

Zhao Anyi was shocked, "I have no other intentions, I just think."

"Okay!" Zhenzong reacted greatly when he heard about his mother, "Zhao Anyi, my biological mother is now also a queen, and according to your words, she won't even be able to get in the queue!"

"Chen. Chen."

"There is no need to discuss this matter again!" Zhenzong said, "Empress Yide and Empress Fu are the first emperors to enjoy, and Empress Shude and Empress Yin are still offering sacrifices in the temple outside the Taimiao."