After the new king takes the throne, there will be a national mourning.
In previous years, the celebratory objects left behind by the new king would be kept in the city for a long time, but this time, these celebratory objects were quickly replaced with white silk, so that when you look at the whole city, everywhere is white, and there is a solemn atmosphere.
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At this time, the imperial court also officially issued a proclamation in the name of the new king Zhao Run to mourn the late king.
Regarding the death of the late king Zhao Si, it is certainly unrealistic to say that the whole country of Wei wept in tears, but I believe that the vast majority of people in Wei would feel sad about the passing of this king, especially the common people in the country.
You must know that the late king Zhao Si was a king who put "country" before "clan". Although it cannot be said that no Wei king had done that before, he was definitely not as thorough or as pure as Zhao Si.
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Because of this, when Zhao Si was in power, he always maintained an aloof relationship with the aristocratic forces in the country. Even at certain times, the aristocratic forces would use the clan as a medium to fight against the royal power in order to seek more power.
big benefits.
And to whom did the benefits that Zhao Si finally wrested from the aristocratic forces end up being diluted? It was undoubtedly the common people of the Wei state.
Compared with the period of "King Zhao Kang of Wei" who frequently collected taxes from the common people, although Zhao Si was still called a tyrant by many people - especially the survivors of the family who were implicated in the Xiao family incident in Nanyan -
Among the people, there are many supporters of this king.
In addition, the late king Zhao Si also did not forget the privilege of restraining the power of the nobility. Although to some extent, it is inevitable that there will be a compromise such as "golden redemption", that is, the convicted nobles will eventually be able to
They escaped punishment by paying a large amount of compensation, but compared to the national situation in Chu State where the nobles treated common people as if they were grassroots, Wei State's situation is undoubtedly much better.
Generally speaking, the late king Zhao Si was a king whose merits outweighed his faults and who had a profound influence on the Wei state.
There is no doubt about this. Therefore, whether it was the court drafting the posthumous title of this king or the evaluation of the king by the historians in the court, in the end, most of them were positive.
"Your Majesty, this is the posthumous title of the late king drafted by the Ministry of Rites. Please make your decision."
On August 25, the second day after Zhao Run succeeded to the throne, Zhu Jin, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, handed over a list of posthumous titles they had drafted to the new monarch, Zhao Hongrun, for review.
The so-called posthumous title is generally the evaluation of the ancestor's achievements and character during his lifetime by later generations. Generally speaking, it is a "good posthumous title" and the worst is "average", but there are exceptions.
For example, when Zhao Hongrun's father Zhao Si succeeded to the throne, he deeply hated his father Zhao Kang, so he rebelliously decided to use "Yang" as Zhao Kang's posthumous title.
"Yang" is an evil posthumous title, that is, a bad posthumous title, which means to criticize. The literal meaning of the word is probably to be good at being polite at home and far away from others, to be polite to others at a distance, to go against the will of nature and abuse the people, to be cruel to the government, to be unkind and unjust, and to be morally barren.
country and so on.
Using Yang as a posthumous title for a king is equivalent to bluntly saying that he was a tyrannical and foolish king.
But this time the situation was different. The relationship between the new king Zhao Run and the former king Zhao Si was obvious to all. Therefore, the officials of the Ministry of Rites tried their best to choose the best words as the posthumous title of the former king, such as De, Zhuang, Wen, Mu, Zhao, etc.
Wait, as long as they are posthumous titles that have never been used by the kings of the Wei Dynasty, almost all of them are in this vocabulary list, which made Zhao Hongrun dazzled.
"The word "virtue" is actually left?"
Sitting in the side hall of Ganlu Hall, holding this list of posthumous titles, Zhao Hongrun asked in surprise.
You must know that his father Zhao Si is the eighth generation king of the Wei Kingdom, and there are seven kings before him. Logically speaking, in this era where reputation and virtue are valued, a posthumous title like "De" should be
I had already used it, but I still kept it unexpectedly.
After hearing this, Zhu Jin, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, explained with a strange expression: It is not that the kings in the past did not use the beautiful posthumous title of De, but they were embarrassed to use it.
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun suddenly understood and nodded and said: "I'm sorry for the past generations, that... well, I'm not polite, Zhu Aiqing, I just drafted this word for virtue... virtue, virtue, well, the single word doesn't sound good, plus
Let’s have a “wen”, Wende!”
The so-called "wen" is also a beautiful posthumous title, which generally affirms the king's internal governance, praises the king for his ability to govern the country, and his love for the people like his son, etc.
"Two words?"
Zhu Jin, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, was stunned for a while and didn't even react.
You know, almost all posthumous titles in the world today are single characters, but the His Highness in front of you is so lucky. Not only did he choose De as the posthumous title of the late king, but he actually added a character. This is really unprecedented.
"Isn't this... not in line with the ancestral system?" Zhu Jin cautiously persuaded.
"What?" Zhao Hongrun frowned slightly and glanced at Zhu Jin.
Not knowing that it was due to the power of the new emperor's succession, Zhu Jin, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, was glanced at by Zhao Hongrun, and his heartbeat suddenly increased. He quickly changed his words and said: "Your Majesty, calm down. What I mean is that there is a Wende Hall in the palace, which is related to the posthumous title."
Number……"
"Changed!"
Before Zhu Jin finished speaking, Zhao Hongrun said calmly: "From now on, Wende Hall will be changed to "Zhaowu Hall"!"
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Zhu Jin opened his mouth but stopped talking.
In his mind, the title of Wende Hall was left by his ancestors.
"Is there any problem? Zhu Aiqing." Zhao Hongrun asked.
Zhu Jin secretly smiled bitterly, thinking that he could not change the will of the new king in front of him, so he had to accept the order: "I...obey."
At this time, outside the palace, King Yan Zhao Jiang and King Huan Zhao Xuan were standing outside the palace gate, listening to the conversation between Zhao Hongrun and Zhu Jin. Probably when they came to look for Zhao Hongrun, they saw the latter talking to Zhu Jin, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites.
When they were discussing the posthumous title, they did not interrupt and stood waiting outside the palace.
After Zhu Jin, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, left, King Yan Zhao Jiang and King Huan Zhao Xuan came in and saluted Zhao Hongrun with a slight smile: "I'm waiting to see your majesty."
"You two are also doing this?" Zhao Hongrun waved his hands casually, and then said: "Just now, I drafted the posthumous title of "Wende" for our father."
"We heard it outside the palace." King Huan Zhao Xuan smiled bitterly and hesitated to say: "Brother, is this posthumous title appropriate? My brother, I'm afraid someone will make irresponsible remarks..."
You must know that the word "beautiful posthumous title" cannot be used casually. If it does not match the life of the king, it is difficult to guarantee that it will not be attacked by the people of the world.
"Making irresponsible remarks? Who dares?" Zhao Hongrun snorted.
He knew that his father Zhao Si's lifelong wish was to contribute to the country and the country and be worthy of his ancestors. In fact, his father had also achieved it, although his achievements may not be greater than those of certain people in the Wei Dynasty.
King, but as a son, Zhao Run must support his father, right?
At least between his grandfather Zhao Kang and his father Zhao Si, Zhao Run was definitely on his father's side.
If there really is such a thing as a spirit in heaven in this world, he fully supports his father, Zhao Si, who bears the posthumous title of "Wende" and goes to Jiuquan to meet his grandfather Zhao Kang, who bears the evil posthumous title of "Yang", so that his father can
The emperor let out another breath of anger.
"Well said!" King Yan Zhao Jiang supported: "Who dares to make irresponsible remarks about my father's posthumous title? Without Your Majesty's intervention, I will crush him to death first!"
Looking at Zhao Jiang and then at Zhao Run, King Huan Zhao Xuan shrugged helplessly.
After getting acquainted and smiling with King Yan Zhao Jiang, Zhao Hongrun asked curiously: "Fourth brother, why are you two here? Where are you in the inner hall? Who is watching?"
After hearing this, King Yan Zhao Jiang explained: "The boss is here, and he is watching from the inner hall right now."
The boss in his mouth refers to their eldest brother Zhao Hongli.
Just as Zhao Hongrun guessed, after receiving the bad news of his father's death, Zhao Hongli, who was living in seclusion in Zhaiyang, also traveled day and night to Daliang to attend the funeral, and had just arrived in Daliang this morning.
"... Your Majesty didn't see the scene just now. The boss and the queen... no, the queen mother and the queen are really strangers." King Yan Zhao Jiang added with a sigh.
King Huan Zhao Xuan nodded repeatedly.
The arrival of the eldest brother Zhao Hongli certainly made him extremely happy, but when this eldest brother and the Queen Mother Wang stayed in the same palace, the atmosphere was so tense that it could turn your breath into ice. In addition, Zhao Hongxin and Zhao Hongyin, inside,
The atmosphere in the palace was really weird, so weird that the two brothers couldn't stay any longer.
"So you two ran out?" Zhao Hongrun asked with a strange expression.
"That's not true." King Huan Zhao Xuan shook his head and said: "It was sent by the mother and concubine... The mother and concubine said that before his father passed away, he had told his fifth uncle to be buried with him. At present, the place in the inner hall is being prepared.
There is not much left. As juniors, my mother-in-law thinks that Your Majesty and our brothers should also come over to pay homage to my fifth uncle."
"Oh, right." Zhao Hongrun slapped his forehead.
He had been extremely busy these past two days. After this reminder, he remembered that it was not only his father who passed away this time, but also their Five Kings, Shu Yu and King Zhao Yuandai.
"It's time to go and pay homage."
Without further ado, Zhao Hongrun took Yan King Zhao Jiang and Huan King Zhao Xuan and immediately set off for the residence of Yu King Zhao Yuandai.
When traveling as a king, the specifications were of course different from before, but Zhao Hongrun didn't like that. He still rode a horse to Prince Yu's Mansion with his two brothers, leaving the people guarding outside Prince Yu's Mansion unresponsive for a moment until Zhao Hongrun got off his horse.
, stepped into the mansion, and the few disciples woke up from a dream, and rushed to the mansion shouting: "Your Majesty is here, Your Majesty is here!"
Not long after, Zhao Chengyi, the eldest son of King Yu Zhao Yuan'ai, hurried out with his people. The two groups met in the courtyard. Zhao Chengyi quickly raised his hands and saluted: "We will pay homage to your majesty."
"How polite, cousin." Zhao Hongrun took two steps forward, lifted Zhao Chengyi up, and pulled him towards the depths of the house. At the same time, he asked: "Is the second brother back?"
The second brother he refers to refers to Zhao Chengyue, the second son of King Yu Zhao Yuandai and the younger brother of Zhao Chengyi.
Compared with his brother Zhao Chengyi, Zhao Chengyue was quite brave and resourceful. Zhao Hongrun, of course, wanted to reuse such an outstanding descendant of the Ji Zhao family. Therefore, after his Wei State captured the Hetao area, he recommended Zhao Chengyue to the imperial court as the "Shuofang Shou".
, making the latter a general with military power and guarding the border for the country.
I have to say that brothers from the same clan are a double-edged sword. Outstanding brothers from the same clan, including people from the same clan, are actually more trustworthy and can be relied on. It is just a clan, and there will inevitably be some black sheep among them.
Being of the same clan as the royal family, he used his power to bully others and steal the people's favor.
"Not yet." Zhao Chengyi shook his head and said: "The bad news has been sent over a long time ago, but Shuofang is thousands of miles away from Daliang. My second brother wants to come back for the funeral in a short time, but I'm afraid he won't be able to make it in time."
"It's my fault." Zhao Hongrun said apologetically.
After hearing this, Zhao Chengyi said quickly: "Your Majesty's words are serious... My father is also very happy that my second brother can serve the country and take care of Your Majesty's worries. I have my family with me, so there is no need for my second brother to make a special trip.
A few days ago, I saw my second brother mentioned in a letter that those Linhu who were driven out of Yinshan by the Wei people may still be evil and harass the Yinshan and Yangshan areas. My second brother is busy training the army to prepare for those Linhu.
A lesson... Your Majesty, please come this way."
"Hmm."
Zhao Hongrun nodded and followed Zhao Chengyi around the garden to the backyard of the mansion.
During this period, Zhao Hongrun also asked his cousin Zhao Chengyi about the reason for the death of Zhao Yuandai, the fifth uncle of Yu.
In fact, there is no special reason. According to Zhao Chengyi, his father Zhao Yuanqi had actually been deteriorating a few years ago, so the two brothers were more or less aware of it.
A while ago, Zhao Hongrun defeated the Korean army commanded by Han General Le Yi in the Handan area. After the news reached Daliang, Yu Wang Zhao Yuandai laughed happily at his house: "From now on, North Korea will no longer be a problem for us, the Wei Dynasty!"
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That night, King Yu Zhao Yuandai, who was very happy and in high spirits, took his son Zhao Chengyi to drink two glasses of wine in the yard.
Although Zhao Chengyi tried hard to persuade him that his father was seriously ill and should not drink alcohol, he still couldn't stop his father in the end.
Facts also proved that Zhao Chengyi's judgment was accurate. After having a drink with him, his father Zhao Yuanji coughed up blood that night and passed away before the palace doctor arrived.
After listening to Zhao Chengyi's account of the death of his father, King Yu, Zhao Yuandai, Zhao Hongrun felt both regret and sigh in his heart.
He suddenly thought of King Lu Xi of Qi.
At that time, King Lu Xi of Qi also dragged his terminally ill body and forcibly supported him. However, when Zhao Hongrun led his army to attack Shouying, the capital of Chu State, King Xi of Qi relaxed and could no longer support him.
The same was true for the King of Yu, Zhao Yuande. After learning that his Wei State had completely defeated Korea, he relaxed and passed away.
By the way, Zhao Hongrun's father, Zhao Si, was also taken away.
Regarding this, Zhao Hongrun had no resentment in his heart, because he knew very well that both his father Zhao Si and Yu Wang Zhao Ke had been exhausted before, but it was just because the younger generation had not yet supported the country, so they were struggling to support it.
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It is precisely because of this that although Zhao Chengyi was sad, he was not uncomfortable because according to what he said, although his father coughed up blood that night, he died with a smile on his face.
Having said that, when the late king Zhao Si passed away, he actually had no regrets.
Both of these people passed away peacefully after achieving their long-cherished wishes. From a certain perspective, they could be regarded as ending their lives properly.
Following Zhao Chengyi to the mourning hall in the main house in the backyard, Zhao Hongrun saw at a glance Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, sitting on a bench, with a haggard face and dull eyes.
"How long has he... been like this?" Zhao Hongrun asked Zhao Chengyi, pointing to the guide Liang Wang Zhao Yuanzuo from a distance.
Zhao Chengyi glanced at Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang not far away, and lowered his voice and said in Zhao Hongrun's ear: "I returned to Daliang about four or five days ago. After I broke into the mansion and saw my father's remains, I looked lost. My mother called me
I moved a stool and he has been sitting on it for probably three or four days. I ask him every time he eats, and he says he has no appetite..."
When explaining to Zhao Hongrun, Zhao Chengyi's expression was extremely strange.
Because in Zhao Chengyi's view, his father Zhao Yuanji passed away peacefully without any regrets or unwillingness. Although there were signs of coughing up blood that night, that was just because the old father did not listen to the advice and drank some wine.
Therefore, although Zhao Chengyi was sad, he was not in pain.
But Zhao Yuanzuo, the third uncle of Nanliang King, was lucky. After breaking into his mansion and seeing the body of his old father, he became lost and his eyes were dull. This made Zhao Chengyi really unbelievable.
You must know that according to Zhao Chengyi's knowledge, Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo has deeply hated his father Zhao Yuanke for a long time. It is difficult to imagine that this third uncle would be so sad after learning that his father had passed away.
"You've been sitting there for three or four days? No water or rice comes in? Good guy, I'm going to leave again..."
After listening to Zhao Chengyi's story, Zhao Hongrun looked at Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang in the distance, with a strange expression, and whispered to Zhao Chengyi: "Cousin, why don't you try to persuade me again? If this continues, I won't be able to survive more than two days.
The Nanliang Prince’s Mansion is about to start doing some mundane things..."
"I advised you, why don't you listen?" Zhao Chengyi said helplessly.
After thinking about it, Zhao Hongrun finally took action on his own, walked up to the King of Nanliang, coughed, and called softly: "King of Nanliang?"
Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, had no reaction. It was not until Zhao Hongrun reached out and patted him on the shoulder that he reacted. He looked at Zhao Hongrun with sunken eyes and said in a hoarse voice: "It's the prince... Oh, no, now
You should be called Your Majesty."
"Is this considered a mockery?" Zhao Hongrun asked with a chuckle.
Glancing at Zhao Hongrun, Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo said lightly: "I'm not in the mood."
"I think so."
Zhao Hongrun nodded, then motioned to a servant in the room to bring a stool and sat next to Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo.
Noticing this move, Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo looked at Zhao Hongrun in confusion.
After all, their relationship is far from sitting together.
"I heard that you have been sitting here for three days without sleep, without getting any water or rice... What? Are you planning to be buried in the royal tomb with the late king and King Yu? I tell you clearly, my father told me before he died, that you must
Let him be buried with his fifth uncle and sixth uncle, but there will be no place for you..." Zhao Hongrun said half-jokingly.
"Hey!" Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, snorted coldly, probably wanting to express his disdain for Zhao Hongrun's joke.
Then, he said coldly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I can still live for a long time..."
Looking at the sallow complexion of Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo, Zhao Hongrun said with a strange expression: "Not sure."
Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, looked stagnant, and then asked strangely: "Are you worried about me? I thought you wanted me to die early."
"That means you are judging a gentleman with a villain's heart." Zhao Hongrun said calmly: "As I said back then, I don't think you are a hidden danger, so I have no reason to be afraid of you... For now, I
I hope you can live for a long time, otherwise, Wei Wei will lose three important figures in one breath, which would be really..."
"..."
Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, remained silent.
In fact, he was very aware of his situation. As Zhao Hongrun said, if he stayed awake for days without food or water, he was simply asking for death at his age. But he really couldn't sleep, and he didn't have enough food or food.
Feeling.
Needless to say, the death of King Zhao Si of Wei. In the heart of Zhao Yuanzuo, King of Nanliang, the death of these four brothers was a great joy. Although he never dared to mention it in front of outsiders, in his heart, he was full of deep feelings for Zhao Yuansi.
Of deep hatred.
He was exiled to Nanliang for seventeen years and had to drown his own children with his own hands. How could all these hatreds be written off so easily?
Because of this, even after learning that the emperor had passed away, Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo did not go to the palace to mourn, as if he completely ignored the incident.
But the death of King Yu Zhao Yuanji made Zhao Yuanzuo, King of Southern Liang, unable to ignore it.
When each other was young, the two were fierce rivals. During the period of "Zhao Si's conspiracy to seize the throne", they took clear stances and treated each other as enemies.
In the end of that civil strife, Zhao Yuanke defeated him and made him the king of Jing, who was exiled to the Southern Liang Dynasty for seventeen years; and he also severely damaged the former, so that Zhao Yuanke, the king of Yu who was in his prime at the time, bid farewell to martial arts for the rest of his life.
, I can only move around with the help of crutches for the rest of my life. I will cough uncontrollably even if I make any big movements, and even cough up blood.
It can be said that they both suffered losses and failed to achieve any good results.
Back then, when King Yi Zhao Yuanli contacted him secretly and revealed that there was a way for him to return to Daliang again, the King of Nanliang Zhao Yuanzuo not only wanted to take revenge on Zhao Si, he also wanted to meet the powerful enemy who had been away for more than ten years -
—Fifth brother Zhao Ke.
When the time comes, let’s compete.
Although Zhao Yuanke, King of Yu, had already withdrawn from the court and lived in seclusion in the countryside at that time, Zhao Yuanzuo believed that as long as Zhao Yuanke got the news of his return to Daliang, he would definitely come forward again.
Sure enough, before the "Battle of Five Parties to Defeat Wei" and when Wei was in the most critical situation, King Yu Zhao Yuandai finally came out resolutely and dragged his seriously ill body back to Daliang.
During the "Civil War in Daliang" that year, Zhao Yuanzuo was slightly inferior and was unfortunately defeated.
In the "Battle of Five Parties Defeating Wei" a few years ago, it was Zhao Yuanzuo who was slightly better, repelling the Korean army earlier than Zhao Yuanji.
In this draw of "one victory and one defeat", Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo was still looking forward to the next confrontation between the two, so that he could completely defeat his lifelong enemy. However, he never expected that Yu King Zhao Yuanzuo
He passed away like this.
Zhao Hongrun's guess was correct. In the heart of Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo, the weight of King Yu Zhao Yuanji was indeed extraordinary. After learning about the latter's death that day, Nanliang King Zhao Yuanzuo seemed to feel that the sky was falling.
But now, Zhao Si, the target of revenge, is dead, and the King of Yu, Zhao Yuandai, who was regarded as his lifelong enemy, has also passed away. Even though he is as cunning as Zhao Yuanzuo, the King of Southern Liang, he feels at a loss at this moment.
What's more important is that in his country of Wei, whether it is the new king Zhao Run or the young generals in the country, the younger generation is enough to take over the country's burdens, and these remnants of the old era seem to be all of a sudden.
It has become a dispensable addition.
This kind of thing is difficult for the arrogant Zhao Yuanzuo to accept.
"..."
Seeing the lost look of Zhao Yuanzuo, the king of Nanliang, Zhao Hongrun had a strange thought in his heart.
"...You really don't want to leave again, do you?"