"Why did you say that?" When Zhu Biao heard Han Du's words, he was immediately shocked and subconsciously listened carefully.
Han Du continued: "The imperial edict of Emperor Daxing is given to the emperor. For the officials, it is enough as long as the emperor abides by etiquette. Even if there are violations of the imperial edict of Emperor Daxing, as long as there is a reasonable explanation, the officials will
It’s still acceptable.”
You have just done this twice in succession, so it should not be difficult to understand.
When Zhu Biao heard this, he couldn't help but nodded in agreement.
"Therefore, as long as the officials are given a step down, they will not firmly oppose the emperor."
After hearing this, Zhu Biao couldn't help but lowered his head and pondered. After a moment, he looked at Han Du and said, "You are right, but this reason is not so easy to find!"
After saying that, he sighed heavily.
Indeed, if it was really that easy to find, he would have thought of it long ago.
Hearing this, Han Du had no choice but to nod and take on the matter, saying: "It's up to me to think of the solution. The most important thing now is the clan."
The real trouble is on the clan side.
Why Lao Zhu wanted to be buried as a sacrificial martyr, Han Du didn’t know what Lao Zhu was thinking at the time. But there were just a few reasons. Firstly, sacrificial burying was popular in the Qian Yuan Dynasty. Lao Zhu had lived in the Qian Yuan Dynasty since he was a child, so it was inevitable that he would be buried under a subtle influence.
He would have the idea of sacrifice and burial. So, after he established the Ming Dynasty and gained supreme power, these backward thoughts were always engraved in his bones.
In addition, he recognized the dominance of the former Yuan Dynasty over the Central Plains. Therefore, when he became emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang believed that it was necessary to inherit some of his own systems from the previous dynasty.
Moreover, in the edict, this burial was designated as "unchangeable forever". In other words, future emperors cannot change this system.
The second reason is that there is a huge age gap among the concubines in the harem. Lao Zhu founded the country at the age of 40, and has never banned concubines since he was emperor for 31 years. There are still many young concubines in the palace now, and they
The time spent with Lao Zhu was too short. In addition, Lao Zhu was already a lot older, and it was extremely difficult to have children. If they did not raise children for Lao Zhu's family, they would naturally not be able to escape being buried.
destiny.
Han Du thought for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, how exactly did the emperor decide on the funeral? I wonder if I can take a look at it?"
"Come here!" Zhu Biao shouted towards the door of the palace without hesitation.
Wang Yue heard this and walked in quickly and said, "Please give me your orders, Your Majesty."
"Go and bring me your father's imperial edict!" Zhu Biao said immediately.
"I obey the order!" Wang Yue quickly replied
Answer: He did not answer yes, but answered "Zunzhi" because Wang Yue now felt that only these two words could show respect to the emperor.
But if he knew what Zhu Biao was thinking, then he would know that his idea was too simple and naive.
Han Du took a look at the imperial edict and saw that the burial system proposed by Lao Zhu also had distinctions. The first was that concubines who had raised a prince did not need to be buried. In other words, as long as they had given birth to a prince, they did not need to die.
Secondly, the concubines who have raised the prince to adulthood do not need to be buried. Finally, the concubines who only gave birth to princesses and the concubines who gave birth to princes but did not raise the prince need to be buried. Moreover, the concubines favored by Lao Zhu,
Even if you have raised a prince, you still need to be buried.
When Han Du saw the last two points, he suddenly seemed to think of something. He took the will and carefully compared it with the list one by one. As expected, Han Du discovered that according to Lao Zhu's will, the list was not enough.
The missing concubines were those who raised the prince but needed to be buried for various reasons.
"Your Majesty, why are there so many people missing from this list?"
When Zhu Biao heard this, he sighed and said: "I deliberately asked people to exclude them. After all, they are the biological mothers of my imperial brothers. If they are all buried as sacrifices, how can I explain to those imperial brothers?"
Han Du was immediately overjoyed when he heard this, shook his head resolutely, and said, "No! I think the emperor should add these concubines to the list."
"Oh? Why is this?" Zhu Biao looked at Han Du in confusion. I asked you to help me solve this problem, not to bring more people to be buried.
However, Zhu Biao knew that what Han Du said must have deep meaning, so he waited for Han Du's next words.
Han Du said with confidence: "If the emperor alone proposes to abolish the burial ceremony, then the emperor can only face the ministers and the clan alone. Others have nothing to do with themselves, and the burial ceremony has nothing to do with them.
, I’m afraid I will just sit back and watch.
But if the emperor adds these people, then each of them has a prince, and these people will definitely not watch their mothers and concubines being buried. When the time comes, they will have to stand up and firmly support the emperor."
When the stone doesn't hit their feet, no one will feel pain. Everyone can stand aside and watch the show calmly. But once it hits their feet, they will jump up immediately.
Face everyone with anger.
"I understand, let's do it like this." Zhu Biao was immediately overjoyed, waved his hands to Han Du, and said: "You should go back and prepare quickly. The auspicious day for Emperor Zi's palace to enter the mausoleum has been set, and there is not much time left for you to prepare.
Sorry. If we don’t solve this problem, how can I feel at ease?"
"Yes!" Han Du bowed, said goodbye and left.
Three days later, there will be a court meeting.
This is not a morning court, just a court meeting. However, there are many people coming to this court meeting, including civil and military officials, princes and ministers.
At the beginning of the court meeting, Zhu Biao went straight to the point and said: "My father left an edict to bury the palace concubines. But I thought that the people who were buried suffered too tragic a fate, so I intended to abolish human sacrifice and replace it with burials. I don't know.
What do you think, my dear?"
As soon as the emperor's words fell, there was a burst of noise below.
Everyone thought that the emperor summoned everyone today to discuss the burial ceremony of Emperor Daxing, but they did not expect that they were here to discuss the abolition of the burial ceremony.
This is the last edict of Emperor Daxing. It has just been promulgated and has not yet been implemented. Is it going to be changed like the previous two times?
There is one, there is two, there cannot be three!
Chen Di, the Minister of Rites, immediately stood up and paid homage: "Your Majesty, the edict was personally issued by Emperor Daxing. If the emperor changes it one after another, it may be against the holy will of Emperor Daxing, right?"
As soon as Chen Di opened his mouth, he immediately got the approval of many officials, princes and ministers. They all looked at the emperor and said to themselves: Your Majesty, you have changed it twice in succession, so we didn't say anything and just held our noses and admitted it. But
This great emperor is still dead, so you want to change it for the third time. Isn't it inappropriate?
Zhu Biao was confident and immediately said: "My father founded the country and established the Ming Dynasty with filial piety. It is filial piety for me to obey my father's edict. Is it not filial piety for all the princes and princesses to serve their biological mothers wholeheartedly? In fact, since the death of my mother, I have been
I feel deeply the pain of a tree that wants to be still but the wind does not stop, and a child that wants to be raised but cannot be loved. I don’t want to see all the royal brothers and sisters suffering from the pain of separation of flesh and blood.”
Zhu Biao's words were very beautiful. First, he mentioned that his father founded the country with filial piety. Then he said that those concubines were not his biological mother. In fact, this matter had nothing to do with him. The reason why he wanted to risk the world
No, it's just that I have a kind nature and can't bear to see my younger siblings suffer the pain of bereavement.
In this way, Zhu Biao's actions were completely consistent with his own image of being a kind-hearted person. He also packaged his actions as a great act to avoid anyone accusing him of impure motives.
After all, among the concubines that Lao Zhu asked to be buried, there were many beauties of unparalleled beauty. With Zhu Biao trying his best to protect him, it was very easy to lead people's minds to the wrong path. But now with his words as a foundation, it is no longer possible
Someone will use this to attack him again.
"What, exactly which concubines are going to be buried?"
"Yes, there is a mother-in-law, right?" Many princes stood under His Majesty Dan, and they all began to look panicked and worried.
Seeing that the time was ripe, Zhu Biao waved to Wang Yue.
Wang Yue immediately put the newly drafted roster on a tray and gave it to all the princes.
Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di, and Zhu Xi stood aside for several days with nothing to do. This matter had nothing to do with them.
But the rest of them couldn't sit still. Even the younger the kings, the more worried that their mothers and concubines would appear in the roster.
"Mother and Concubine, why is my mother and concubine also on the list of those who were buried?"
King Zhu Zhi of the Liao Dynasty turned red with anger and pointed at the name of his mother and concubine on the list. He was the only son of the mother and concubine, and he was also raised by the empress. Could it be that he was bullying him because he was alone?
Wang Yue quickly explained: "King Liao, everything is listed according to the imperial edict. If you don't believe it, you can check it one by one with the imperial edict of Emperor Daxing."
Verification? What is the use of verification at this time? Is he still capable of saving his mother and concubine?
At this time, of course hugging the thighs is most useful!
Zhu Zhi knelt down with a plop and begged Zhu Biao: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I can't fulfill my filial piety in front of my father. I regret it the most now. If I don't let my brother fulfill my filial piety in front of my mother and concubine again,
, then my brother has become an unfaithful and unfilial person in this life? Then what’s the point of my brother’s life? It’s better to die to thank the world.”
Zhu Biao was extremely satisfied. Han Du's method was indeed miraculous, and he could win Zhu Zhi to his side so easily.
Before Zhu Biao could say anything, a large group of princes knelt down and begged in unison: "Please, Your Majesty, have mercy~"
Zhu Biao's confidence immediately increased after he took a fancy to the younger brothers who instantly turned to his side.
"Brothers, get up quickly. You have something to talk about. You have something to say."
"If the emperor does not agree, I will kneel down and die here." Zhu Zhi's eyes were red and he knelt firmly on the gold bricks.
"That's right, if the mother and concubine are going to be buried, then we might as well be buried together."