The cabinet ministers, the six ministers, the six ministers, the governor, the five temples, the six armies, and the chief officials of the clan were all summoned by the imperial concubine to gather together.
The imperial concubine wore a veil and took out an edict: "This is your Majesty's last edict."
In the transfer of imperial power, there are two most important documents, one is the emperor's last edict, and the other is the new emperor's enthronement edict.
The emperor's edict of the Ming Dynasty did not have many words, about 200 to 600 words, but the words were concise and not ambiguous. The content was mainly divided into eight parts: recalling political achievements, reviewing shortcomings, declaring death, identifying the heir, and entrusting the heir.
, instructing the ministers, stipulating funeral arrangements and fixing the place.
The posthumous edict must first be verified by the Cabinet, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, the Imperial Office, the Ministry of Rites and the Third Department to confirm its authenticity before it is read out to the ministers.
After listening to this, all the ministers had different expressions.
When Zhu Houzhao recalled his political achievements, he boasted about his civil and military achievements. At the same time, he admitted his mistakes and said that he should not return to the eunuch and sycophant position, which caused the world to be in an uproar and rebellions broke out. He warned the prince to learn a lesson and told the ministers to assist the new king carefully, especially
It is pointed out that Wang Yuan is one of the important ministers of Tuogu.
He also said that his funeral does not need to be too grand. But among the funerary objects, there must be the relics of Genghis Khan. He must be buried with an artillery piece, a fire blunderbuss, and a pair of telescopes. They must be the latest products. Do not bring old-fashioned products.
What a fool. In addition, if the imperial concubine dies in the future, she can be buried with him in the imperial mausoleum.
After the edict was read out, Zhu Zaijun was invited, and all the ministers saluted and kowtowed to the heir.
Yang Tinghe wrote the enthronement edict. This thing must be announced as soon as possible to inform the world that the new king has ascended the throne to prevent unnecessary chaos.
The funeral of the late emperor must also be arranged in the name of the heir.
The next day, Zhu Houzhao's posthumous edict and Zhu Zaiyi's enthronement edict were sent to all parts of the country at the same time.
However, the new emperor cannot ascend the throne immediately and has to finish the funeral of the late emperor. Even after the funeral is over, he still has to be persuaded by his ministers to show his filial piety and benevolence. It is estimated that it will have to be postponed until next spring.
Before ascending the throne, Zhu Zaiyi could only be regarded as an heir.
After the two edicts were issued, the imperial edict of the successor was immediately sent to the Wang family. Wang Yuan was appointed as the bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion and pre-engineering department. Wang Yuan finally joined the cabinet as an assistant minister. Song Ling'er and Huang E were also promoted in their imperial edicts, and were promoted to
If she cannot be promoted any further, she will become a first-grade wife directly. The three concubines Xia Chan, Xiangxiang, and Qiyun will all be granted the title of fifth-grade Yiren.
At the same time, the soldiers who made contributions to this victory were also rewarded in the name of the heir.
Take Yuan Da, who made the first contribution, for example, he was promoted to General Longhu, paid homage to the Guards Army, and was appointed Marquis of the North.
After Wang Yuan entered the cabinet, the first thing he did was to deal with the funeral of the late emperor.
According to the late emperor's edict, the funeral should not be too grand and should be left to the Ministry of Rites to handle it according to the regulations. However, the emperor's temple name and posthumous title must be carefully discussed.
Jiang Mian said: "The temple name of the former emperor can be 'Wu'."
Wang Qiong immediately retorted: "That's inappropriate!"
As soon as the emperor died, the cabinet began to quarrel.
Wang Qiong was born in the Imperial Party, so how could he allow Zhu Houzhao's temple name to be "Wu"?
The posthumous title is "Wen" and "武" is very powerful, such as Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
But the temple names are "Wen" and "Wu", which are very disgusting. "Wen Zong" implies that Wen is weak and incompetent. As for "Wu Zong", it only means that this emperor liked to fight during his lifetime. And liking to fight often means being militaristic.
, contains more or less sarcasm, and the degree of overt praise and covert derogation is second only to "Shen Zong".
This is how many civil servants viewed Zhu Houzhao. In their minds, Zhu Houzhao was indeed militaristic.
But in order to have a perfect ending, Yang Tinghe didn't want to create any complications, so he looked at Wang Yuan and said, "What do you think of Ruoxu?"
"Medium." Wang Yuan spit out one word.
Yang Tinghe, Mao Ji, and Jiang Mian were all stunned. This evaluation was too high.
Zhongzong, the Lord of Zhongxing!
In fact, based on Zhu Houzhao's various deeds, the temple names "Xuanzong" and "Xianzong" are the most suitable. There are merits and demerits, but the merits are indispensable, but these two temple names already exist, and Xianzong is still Zhu Houzhao's grandfather.
Renzong, Shengzong, Xiaozong, Ruizong, these four temple names are all Mingjun, and Zhu Houzhao is obviously not worthy of claiming them.
Mao Ji frowned and said, "If the previous emperor was Zhongzong, where would he place Emperor Xiaozong?"
Jiang Mian agreed: "It's not in line with etiquette."
Since he is the leader of ZTE, what Zhu Houzhao inherited must be a mess, and his predecessor should also be a fool. But Zhu Houzhao's father, whose temple name is "Xiao Zong", is a wise king of the highest level. Isn't this inconsistent?
Mao Ji said weakly: "How about Zhenzong?"
Mao Ji said: "I think it's suitable."
It is indeed quite appropriate. Xuanzong, Zhenzong, Lizong, and Daozong. These four temple names indicate that the emperor is too complicated, and it is difficult to evaluate his merits and demerits, and it is difficult to clearly explain whether he is wise or mediocre.
Wang Yuan said resolutely: "Win!"
It must be Zhongzong of the Ming Dynasty, with a rich treasury, expanding territory, and creating a prosperous era. Only such a final conclusion can highlight the achievements of Wang Yuan's ministers, because he assisted the emperor in most things.
Although, a few years before the emperor died, there was still famine and famine everywhere, and rebellions broke out all over the country.
Mao Ji still said the same thing: "Where should we put Emperor Xiaozong?"
If Zhu Houzhao is the leader of ZTE, then his father must be a foolish emperor. This matter cannot be solved.
Yang Tinghe knew Wang Yuan's thoughts and did not want to argue at this juncture, so he suggested: "What about Ruizhong?"
Rensheng, Xiaorui, the Four Great Wise Kings, Zhu Houzhao can only be associated with "rui".
Wang Yuan thought for a while, nodded and said, "Okay."
Wang Qiong said: "The temple name is Ruizong. Where is the posthumous name?"
Wang Yuan was too lazy to listen to their argument and said directly: "Emperor Wu, you can add the rest yourself!"
Yang Tinghe readily agreed, he had figured it out, no matter how ridiculous Zhu Houzhao was, he was still very flattering. The higher the emperor's evaluation, the higher the evaluation of his first assistant, which would add points to his virtuous position in history.
Everyone discussed for a long time and finally decided on the temple name and posthumous title.
Zhu Houzhao, Emperor Ruizong of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Chengtianlong, Daoying Sugang, Ming Zhaode, Mingzhao De, Hongwensi, Xiaowu Emperor.
The long list in the middle is all empty words, and the real key is "Rui" and "武". It is generally called "Ming Ruizong", but if it is called according to the Han Dynasty, it can also be called "Ming Wu Emperor".
Wang Yuan not only lost the emperor of Jiajing, but also robbed Jiajing's father's temple name "Ming Ruizong".
A vassal king who had done nothing could posthumously confer the temple title "Ming Ruizong" on his son just because he became emperor. Why couldn't the absurd and dissolute Zhu Houzhao be given the same title?
The heir has not yet ascended the throne, and the queen and imperial concubine cannot be promoted to the position of queen mother for the time being.
After Zhu Houzhao's temple name and posthumous title were agreed upon, the imperial concubine and Zhu Zaiyi were very satisfied and rewarded each of the cabinet ministers with one tael of silver.
Then, Zhu Houzhao stayed in mourning for seven days, and his successor Zhu Zaiyi led hundreds of officials to support the funeral and sent him to the Kangling Mausoleum that had been repaired for burial. There is no explanation for the name of the emperor's mausoleum. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the imperial mausoleums were all called with a single word, and civil officials
I won't argue with the emperor on the coffin board.
When an emperor died in the Ming Dynasty, all kinds of etiquette were simplified. The body was basically buried after seven days, and the heirs did not have to observe mourning for three years.
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Of course, you still have to have three days, at least to show off.
Afterwards, he made three applications and three resignations, hoping to ascend the throne before New Year's Day. The day Zhu Zaiyi ascended the throne was already the 26th of the twelfth lunar month.
The following year, it was changed to Yuan Shaofeng.
This year name has no other meaning. During the twenty-five years of Zhengde's reign, there were natural disasters almost every year, and the people's lives were miserable. Unexpectedly, the year Zhu Houzhao died was also the year the new king came to the throne, and everything turned out to be smooth. Ministers
I hope that the weather will continue to be smooth and that the country will continue to prosper and prosper.
Therefore, Yang Tinghe suggested changing the name to "SF Express".
Wang Yuan: “?????????”
At Wang Yuan's strong request, the reign name was changed to "Shaofeng", which means "continuation of Feng Shun".