The opening inventory of the top ten young emperors

Seeing his mother asking about him, Taiping smiled at her and said, "Mother, you have made up your mind. Why should I interfere?"
"What if I just want to hear your opinion?"

Hearing his mother's question, Taiping hesitated for a moment before answering, "If I were to speak, I think it would be a good idea to make Prince Luling the crown prince."
Wu Zetian glanced at her and said, "You are not shy about it, but did Lord Di ask you to say that?"

In the previous grand court session, she proposed to make her nephew Wu Chengsi the crown prince. The court was split in opinion, and the ministers almost quarreled with each other. In the end, it was Prime Minister Di who said something to stop the ministers from arguing.

Prime Minister Di said that even if Wu Chengsi was of Wu family blood, she was only his aunt after all. Even if he became the crown prince and ascended the throne in the future, he had only heard of inviting his parents into the Taimiao, but had never heard of inviting his aunt into the Taimiao.
Even if the Wu family prospers in a few years, the name of Empress Wu Zetian will gradually be lost in time. People will only know that Wu Zhou replaced Tang, but they don't know that Empress Wu Zetian was the founding emperor.
Since ancient times, has there ever been a nephew who is more filial to his aunt than his children?

Just these words made her give up the idea of ​​making Wu Chengsi the crown prince.

However, if she did not make Wu Chengsi the heir and made her son the heir, wouldn't that just give the Li family an advantage? Her change of dynasty was ultimately short-lived.
Moreover, the Heavenly Scroll had indeed predicted this, and the country's name would indeed be restored to Li Tang in the future. This made her even more unwilling!
Therefore, what she is most struggling with now is whether or not to go against the prophecy of the Heavenly Scroll.

But at the moment, no one knows a mother better than her daughter. Taiping guessed what she was thinking and questioned her in feigned anger.
Taiping was not anxious, but smiled and said, "Of course I listened to Lord Di. I am not the only one in the court who heard his words. I think it makes sense. So, after thinking about it, the third brother is the most suitable."

Wu Zetian sighed softly, put away the slight anger on her face, and looked at Tian Juan: "Among all the civil and military officials in this court, you are the only one who dares to speak to me so bluntly."
Taiping shook her head gently: "Queen Mother, you are my mother, and Prince Luling is my third brother. We are all my relatives, there is nothing I can't say. After all, we are all a family!"

"But you are still the daughter-in-law of the Wu family!" Wu Zetian glanced at her, then said with a smile, "Why not let your Yousi do it?"
"Are you kidding me, mother? Be careful or I might take it seriously!" Taiping smiled slightly, "If you really wanted him to be the crown prince, you wouldn't have let me marry him."

Hearing her say this, Wu Zetian paused, "Do you still blame me?"

Back then, Taiping's husband Xue Shao opposed her becoming emperor. In a rage, she killed him and all the ministers who shared the same idea as him to set an example, and left her daughter a widow.
And now, because she is the emperor, she once again asked her daughter to give way. She really felt guilty towards her daughter.
"What are you talking about, mother?" Princess Taiping still had the same smiling face as before, "It's all in the past. Now, aren't we talking about the prince's affairs?"

"My daughter may guess, but what does the Queen Mother really think? Which of her brothers does the Queen Mother prefer?"
"Humph, didn't you ask me to establish Prince Luling?"

"That's just my daughter's idea, not your Majesty's. I just said it casually." Taiping solemnly said, then softened a little, "When we were young, my third brother was the most gentle to me. I just miss him a little."
"In that case, let's let him come back first!" Wu Zetian seemed to have made up her mind.

Nothing can give people a sense of security more easily than a gentle emperor. This was the case with Renzong of the Song Dynasty and her son Li Xian.

Although she was not afraid of bleeding, if she was destined to go through a change of dynasty, of course the less bloodshed the better. Besides, Xian'er had been deposed by him once, so there was no doubt that he would be deposed a second time.
As for the rest...she couldn't think about it that much for the time being.

"Is what mother said true?" Taiping's eyes lit up.
"Of course it's true. I am the emperor." Wu Zetian said solemnly, "Leave this matter to you. It's best not to let anyone know that Xian'er is back."
"Yes, my daughter." Taiping's eyes brightened, and after receiving the order, she was about to leave immediately.

"Girl, you still have time to accompany me to finish reading the Heavenly Scroll before leaving."
Turning her head and glancing at the scroll, Princess Taiping shook her head and said, "That's all about the emperor's inventory. I don't think it's any use. It would be better to send someone to deliver a message as soon as possible, asking the third brother and his family to come back quickly."
After saying this, she smiled brilliantly at Wu Zetian, then turned and left the hall.

After leaving the palace, Princess Taiping looked back at the gate. The smile on her face suddenly disappeared, replaced by a look of deep worry.
She must bring her third brother back as soon as possible, before the Queen Mother changes her mind!
At this moment, Tianjuan finished talking about Shunzhi's achievements and suddenly changed the subject.
[Now when we review the achievements of Emperor Shunzhi, we may find them somewhat unfamiliar. But if we talk about another incident that happened to Emperor Shunzhi, we will often be very familiar with it. ]

[During the last period of Emperor Shunzhi's reign, he became a monk. Although he only shaved his head and worked in the palace.]

[I have only heard of monks becoming emperors, but not many emperors becoming monks, especially when the country is relatively stable. Therefore, every time it is mentioned, it is still fresh in people's memory. ]

Zhu Yuanzhang who was implied: …

[It is said in history that Emperor Shunzhi became disillusioned with the secular world after the death of his beloved Consort Dong E, and eventually became a monk after her death.]

How is that possible? It must be another piece of unofficial history and not true!
Zhu Yuanzhang: Yes, it must be fake, for example the burning of the Qinggong Building is fake!

Song Renzong: That’s right, it’s definitely not true. For example, the story of the raccoon replacing the prince was made up by later generations.

Not only the parties involved in these incidents, but also the emperors of other dimensions think so.

Except for a few individual emperors, each emperor had countless concubines in his harem. How could he abandon his huge country and become a monk for the sake of a woman?

[In fact, this rumor is similar to what is recorded in history.]

What--
The emperors were all shocked and thought they had heard wrongly.

Is there really an emperor who became a monk for a concubine?
This is even more unbelievable than the fact that Ming Dynasty Emperor Zhu Youtang had only one queen in his harem!
It's even more incredible than Zhu Jianshen favoring Concubine Wan, who was his aunt's generation!

[According to the "Draft History of Qing Dynasty: Biographies of Empresses and Concubines", "Empress Xiaoxian, Dong E, was the daughter of Grand Secretary E Shuo. She entered the imperial service at the age of 18. The emperor favored her very much and she was the most favored concubine in the harem. In August of the 13th year, she was made Concubine Xian. In December, she was promoted to Imperial Noble Concubine, and the ceremony of canonization was held. She was pardoned and given the title of Empress Dowager."]

[Well, there are probably not many concubines in every dynasty who can be recorded in history books as the most favored concubine in the harem! ]

[Dong Efei was extremely doted on during her lifetime. After she gave birth to the fourth prince, Shunzhi actually said that this was his first son, which shows how much he valued this son. In fact, it was also how much he valued Dong Efei. 】

The fourth son was said to be his first son. This Emperor Shunzhi did not regard other children as his own flesh and blood. It is unknown what the rank of Emperor Kangxi was.

Listening to Tianjuan's description, Kangxi's face showed no emotion, because he could no longer remember his childhood memories.

I only remember that year, there were many funerals and rituals in the palace. The palace was filled with the smell of burning incense, candles, and paper money, as well as the sound of lamas chanting endlessly.
After that, his father called him to his bedside and gave him many instructions. After that, he ascended the throne and became the emperor, and he has been so until now.

He had only met Dong Efei a few times, and knew that she was a very kind woman. Every time he went to see her, his father would stay by her side. The way he looked at her was something he had never done to his mother.

However, none of this mattered. What mattered was that he was the emperor of the Qing dynasty. An emperor had his responsibilities and obligations, and as long as he was the emperor, his father's unfinished work should naturally be completed by his son.

At this time, Fusu had already arrived at the Qin Dynasty Palace. Looking at his most beloved son, the First Emperor said meaningfully: "This Emperor Shunzhi is really a romantic man."

Fusu was also reading the scroll seriously when he heard his father's voice. He was startled for a moment, glanced at his father, moved his lips, but didn't say anything. It was as if he had weighed whether to answer the question or not, but finally gave up.
Qin Shihuang frowned secretly in his heart: After all, his son became estranged from him.
He couldn't even remember the last time he'd acted cute to him.

He was too busy with government affairs to teach the princes personally, so he could only entrust the princes to teachers. Fusu was the eldest prince, so his teacher was Chunyu Yi, a great Confucian scholar. The other teachers were also the best among the princes.
But since then, he gradually realized that his son was not so close to him.

At first he thought it was just because the child had grown up.
It was not until later, when Fusu repeatedly opposed him in political affairs, that he realized that his eldest son completely disagreed with his approach!

His son, his first son, he wanted to entrust the Qin Dynasty to his successor, how could he completely disagree with his approach? It really made him angry!
[However, unfortunately, the fourth prince died before he was 100 days old, and Concubine Dong E died soon after due to excessive grief. Emperor Shunzhi was deeply shocked by this, so he became a monk in the palace.]

【Four months later, Emperor Shunzhi also reportedly died of smallpox.】

Four months later, Shunzhi also died?

Is it really smallpox?

Pre-Qin Emperors: What is smallpox? It's so serious!

[It is a pity that such an enlightened emperor died at the age of only 23. It is a pity.]
[Not only that, before his death, he also issued a "Confession of Sins" mainly to review the mistakes he made during his 18 years in office. He listed 14 points.]
【This is the so-called Shunzhi's edict of self-criticism. The content mainly refers to his failure to follow the ancestral system, gradually adapting to Han customs, employing Han people, favoring Han people and suppressing Manchus. This shows from another perspective that he was deeply influenced by the etiquette and moral concepts of Han culture. 】

Do you need to issue a self-criticism edict for using Han people? Before dying?
As the saying goes, if there is something abnormal, there must be something wrong. Which emperor did not sing praises of his own achievements before his death? But Shunzhi did the opposite and issued an edict of guilt to himself?
After hearing these words, the emperors of all the faces pondered for a while, and finally realized a possibility: Shunzhi was paving the way for his son? Sure enough, the inventory after the heavenly scroll confirmed their thoughts.

[Before his death, he issued an edict of remorse, taking all the blame for using Han people on himself.]

[Emperor Shunzhi was paving the way for his son, the future Emperor Kangxi! ]

【Let's look at his previous achievements. In the eyes of later generations, promoting reconciliation between the Manchus and the Han people and making use of Han officials can be said to be the most important one. 】

[But it was precisely because he employed Han officials and excluded the royal family members from the discussion center that he aroused the dissatisfaction of the Manchu princes and ministers.]

Zhu Yuanzhang thought about the princes and nobles of the Yuan Dynasty. At that time, the Yuan Dynasty was already in danger, and there were uprisings all over the country, but these nobles were still living a life of debauchery and squeezing the people.
Not only that, during the Sino-Mongol Yuan Dynasty, Han scholars could not hold their heads up, and finally could only write vernacular novels to make a living, so many good books were published during the Yuan Dynasty.

However, because these books were written by frustrated scholars, they criticized the nobles of the Yuan Dynasty very harshly. The bolder authors criticized them openly, while the more timid ones criticized them indirectly.
Some of the plays were so harsh that after being banned by the imperial court, they performed secretly in the countryside, which won them praise from the common people.

Therefore, the Yuan Dynasty collapsed so quickly, which was also related to the harsh criticism of these scholars. Its reputation among the people was getting worse day by day, and any bad things were exaggerated. Such a dynasty would end early.
But the more he thought about it, the angrier Zhu Yuanzhang became as he looked at the inventory of the Qing Dynasty in this scroll.

[To be honest, during the Qing Dynasty, especially in the early period, the use of Han officials was just talk. Han officials could only serve as officials in the court at best, and could not obtain much power.]

[Even if they were officials of the same rank, the Han people would give the Manchus a third point of respect, and their status was not actually improved.]

That's right, that's right. The Manchus are so cunning that they even know how to deceive the Han people into reconciliation. No wonder they have been able to rule the country for more than 200 years, almost catching up with the time when the Ming Dynasty was established.
No, he had to solve this problem as soon as possible. He would never let them take over the Ming Dynasty again in the future.

[But even so, his policies still caused dissatisfaction among the Manchu princes and ministers. And this was the case when he was still in power. If his son Kangxi continued to use his policies, it would be even more dangerous for an eight-year-old child.]

[No one knows what the ministers whose interests have been damaged will do.]

Kangxi's expression became serious. Thinking of the various grievances he had suffered before he came to power, especially the arrogance and domineering behavior of the powerful minister Oboi, a hint of coldness flashed across his face.
Humph, if he had still followed his father's policy to rule the Qing Dynasty at that time, I'm afraid he would have become a corpse in no time. Just like the child mentioned in the Heavenly Scroll who ascended the throne at the age of seven in the Yuan Dynasty, but died inexplicably after being emperor for more than forty days.
If he remembered correctly, this emperor should be Emperor Ningzong of Yuan Dynasty. Coincidentally, there was also Emperor Tianshun who succeeded to the throne at the age of nine and was deposed after one month. After being deposed and usurped by his cousin Emperor Wenzong, there was no news about him soon, and he should have been killed.

The heavenly volume also missed some content. Even the Yuan Dynasty had many emperors who were assassinated, like Emperor Tianshun. Before being abolished by Emperor Wenzong of Yuan, the Yuan Dynasty had four or five emperors in just over a decade. How could this be described by the word "chaos"?

If we put it in the same way, the situation when he and his father ascended the throne was very similar to that of the two Yuan emperors. Which of the princes of the clan was not eyeing the throne?

At this moment, he thought about the fact that the theme of Tianjuan's inventory this time was the three words "Lucky Ox". Although it seemed a bit far-fetched at first, it now seems that it is indeed very appropriate.

He and his father, the emperor, both ascended the throne at a young age, and both survived, and even made achievements and removed powerful officials. How much blessing and luck did it take to achieve this!

[That is why he reversed his previous policies through this edict of guilt, so as to calm the anger of the Manchu princes. Only in this way could his son grow up in a relatively safe environment and rule the country himself.]

【The integration of Manchus and Han people is an inevitable trend. When his son grows up and truly participates in political affairs, he will discover this. By that time, he will be fully grown and can naturally continue to complete his unfinished business.】

[So this edict of self-criticism can be said to be his sincere love for his son. It was his last support for entrusting the huge Qing Dynasty to an eight-year-old child. It was his last love.]

[He could only help his son to this extent. But fortunately, his son did not fail in his mission! ]

Hearing this, Kangxi was a little absent-minded.
When did he discover it?
Thinking back to the time when he heard all the rumors in the palace, he had a deep misunderstanding of his father, including about that Dong E.
Until that day, he finally captured Oboi and sent him to the clan house. After he really took power, he realized the love his father had for him.

Although he was only fifteen years old when he took power, he had already been in power for seven years. During these seven years, he walked with difficulty, fearing that he would make a wrong step and be murdered by powerful ministers and princes.
The Empress Dowager was also very worried about him.

But it was precisely because of his young age that Oboi did not take him seriously, and was eventually captured by him. But the process was also extremely thrilling.
He even felt a little scared later. If he had revealed his intentions and talents too early, perhaps before he was able to capture Oboi, he would have been killed by others.

It was at this time that he realized his father's protection of him and gained a new understanding of the "Edict of Confession of Sins" issued by his father.
Only then did he understand that what his father had issued was not an edict of repentance, but a shield to protect him as he grew up!
Because of this, he personally erected a monument for his father, praising his merits and virtues, and the content of the monument was completely opposite to the content of his own confession.

And now it seems that people in later generations have gradually come to understand my father's actions, and finally no longer say that he was a mediocre emperor!
[In a sense, Shunzhi is a seriously underestimated emperor. He pioneered the reconciliation between the Manchus and the Han people since the Qing Dynasty entered the Pass, and played an important role in connecting the past and the future.]

[The Qing emperors who followed him basically added and subtracted from the policies he formulated to achieve management and governance of the country.]

[As for his love life, there is really no point in making too many speculations except to sigh. ]

[Okay, let’s stop here for “The Ten Great Young Emperors of Fortune: The Father and Son – Emperor Shizu and Emperor Shengzu of the Qing Dynasty (Part 1)”. 】

[This episode mainly talks about the situation of Emperor Shunzhi, the founder of the Qing Dynasty. Because his reign was short, we have less content to review. Tomorrow I will start reviewing Emperor Kangxi. I hope that those who are interested will continue to watch.]

[So what’s next…]
Then the next step is naturally to enter the message answering stage.

Lei Xiaomeng learned from previous lessons and decided to keep his responses to the emperors as simple and concise as possible.
Like before, if she had to reply to more than 20 messages at once, not only would she be overwhelmed, but the length of the video and the broadcast time would have to more than double, which would have greatly delayed the review of the serious videos.

Anyway, now we can post barrages, and there is also the Diwangyuan group. If you have any questions, you can ask them in the group. There is no need to ask in the comments.
But before the message phase begins, she has to draw out the previous prizes.

This time, the prizes are still three, just like last time, and the winner will draw another one.
Everything went smoothly. The winner of this draw was @日月当空圣神麦勒母皇, and she drew another prize later and won the V user qualification.

This made Zhu Yuanzhang very angry: "Is Tianjuan deliberately going against me? Is it because I reported him that he deliberately didn't let me win the V user?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was just complaining at first, but maybe because the Heavenly Scroll on his dimension was too sensitive, his words were successfully posted in the comment section of the Heavenly Scroll.
So when Lei Xiaomeng checked the fans' questions based on the message alert tone, this was the first one he saw.

[@子控凶残老父: Is Tianjuan deliberately going against me? Is it because I reported him that he deliberately didn't let me win the V user draw? ]

Hehehe, let her catch her!
Although Lei Xiaomeng had already guessed that it was this "old father", he still found this message unreasonable.

So she immediately replied to his message:
[Reply to @子控凶残老父尊, you are too narrow-minded. This time, since the system compensated me with a large amount of points, I will not bother with you. This will not happen again! ]

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned when he saw his message on the scroll. He was not ashamed to say this, but he felt sorry that he had wasted a great opportunity to leave a message.

So he hurried to the Imperial Garden and left a message:
[@子控凶残老父: Well, I didn’t do that on purpose. I just thought that function was interesting and wanted to give it a try. ]

Lei Xiaomeng was busy answering Tianjuan's questions and had no time to reply to him, so this time it was Qianlong who replied to him.
【@十全老人绘怪: Stop tracing, the more you trace, the darker it gets. You still think chopping heads off is fun, so why don’t you chop off the heads of all the ministers in the court one by one?】

[@子控凶残老父 replied to @十全老人绘怪: I don’t need to draw, I just want to know, have you figured out why your descendants ignore you? ]

As the saying goes, don't hit someone in the face and don't expose someone's weaknesses when scolding them. When Qianlong heard this, he immediately got angry.

(End of this chapter)