The Luoyang Imperial Palace has a large structure and complex terrain, and is divided into an outer palace and an inner palace.
The outer palace refers to the places outside Jiade Gate, such as Yuntai Hall, Mingguang Hall, Chengfu Hall, Xianqin Hall and other places, which are connected by Hongde Gate. Officials come and go every day, and the emperor does not live here.
The inner palace is inside Jiade Gate, Lan Terrace, Yutang Hall, Jiade Hall, Changqiu Palace, West Palace and other places. The emperor always lives in Yutang Hall and West Palace, and Changqiu Palace is the residence of the queen.
The place where the general He Jin has been discussing matters in the court these days is the Quefei Palace inside the Quefei Gate. Although it is also inside the palace, it is the periphery within the periphery.
Passing through Sima Gate, Duan Gate and Qufei Gate, each palace gate is guarded by guards, who are strict and separated from the inner palace guards.
These guards of the outer palace are the Huben army. The current Huben lieutenant will be He Jin's son, so He Jin is not worried at all that the eunuchs will be detrimental to him, and spends all day discussing important matters with the ministers in the Quefei palace.
Many ministers did not understand the state funeral etiquette of the Han Dynasty, let alone He Jin. Except for Taichang and a few veterans who had experienced the funeral of the Huan Empire, no one would bother to study these.
So He Jin naturally didn't know, but now that the new Taichang Yang Biao is in place to preside over the state funeral, all matters, big and small, are handled in an orderly manner without any complexity or chaos.
At noon on the fourth day, He Jin presided over a meeting with the three ministers and nine ministers in Quefei Hall. The purpose of this meeting was to select the posthumous title of the emperor.
The posthumous title is a top priority for a deceased emperor, because before burial, an inscription must be carved.
The posthumous title must be written on the inscription, so it must be selected before burial.
Therefore, every time the emperor dies, he must choose a posthumous title as soon as possible. This is the posthumous proposal.
Taichang Yang Biao had a strong voice in the posthumous discussion. He looked around and said: "Everyone, I think your majesty's posthumous title should be Ling. It will not be damaged by chaos: Ling. Since your Majesty came to the throne, the world has been in chaos several times.
This is a disservice to the country. Fortunately, Fan suddenly came to his senses and did not cause a major disaster. It is most appropriate to use Ling as his posthumous title."
"I'm afraid it's inappropriate to give him a posthumous title of evil spirits."
Ma Rixi shook his head: "Although your Majesty has failed the country, he has made contributions to the people. Most of the money was given to the people of the world through the tax collection policy to control disasters in various places and restore people's livelihood. After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, there was four years of peace.
, there is no civil unrest everywhere, this is obvious to all, does Taichang want to ignore the facts and only see the results but not the merits?"
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Yang Biao was speechless for a moment, because what Ma Rixi said was true.
Why was Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty given the evil posthumous title of Emperor Ling in history?
Because the posthumous title of an emperor is the summary of his life.
For example, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty recuperated and worked hard to govern, and his posthumous title was Wen.
For example, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty attacked the Xiongnu and went on an expedition to Mobei. His posthumous title was Wu.
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty could not bring peace to the country with his writings, nor could he control the country with his military skills. He spent most of his time enjoying and looting, and he really had no achievements.
The only merit is that even if there are many chaos, at least the country is still there and has not been destroyed.
It is natural and logical for him to be given the posthumous title Ling.
And now.
Now Chen Mu used his first-hand national policy to collect taxes and helped Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty get a lot of money.
What was Emperor Ling's excuse for making money?
It's the south-to-north transfer of money.
During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Jingzhou, Yangzhou and Yizhou were least affected.
These three places were relatively wealthy, so the land taxes collected from these three places were used to subsidize the three most affected states, including Jizhou, Qingzhou, and Yuzhou.
Then, under the pretext of suppressing the invasion from the north, he collected money from Jizhou, Yuzhou and other places to subsidize the border areas.
In this way, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was actually using powerful money to govern the entire country.
certainly.
By the way, cut off hundreds of millions of points from this huge capital chain for your own enjoyment.
But no matter what, the powerful people suffered certain losses in those years, but the people's lives did get much better, which is an indisputable fact.
Therefore, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty had no achievements in governing the country before, so he was given the posthumous title Ling.
In the Han Dynasty, when posthumous titles were given to emperors, they were usually given beautiful titles as much as possible.
For example, Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty had the same virtues as Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty. He was addicted to women, doted on eunuchs, and judged those who were inhumane. People at that time ridiculed him as "when promoting talents, they don't know how to read; when promoting filial piety and integrity, their fathers live apart." It started with him.
In the end, he was able to give a posthumous title like "Huan" because Sanming of Liangzhou helped him quell the Qiang rebellion during the period of Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty.
The same was true for Emperor An of the Han Dynasty. During his reign, there were internal and external troubles, and the country was in chaos. As a result, he was given a posthumous title like "An", which shows that as long as he has some merit, he will be given better treatment.
Now that Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty has quelled the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the Liangzhou Rebellion, the Wuhuan Rebellion in Youzhou, and defeated Xianbei who went south, and has made certain achievements in governing the country, it would be too much to give him a posthumous title of Ling.
A little unfair.
Yang Biao also felt that what Ma Rixi said did have some truth, so he asked everyone: "The Taiwei said that the posthumous title should not be evil. What do you think, do you think it is more appropriate to give the emperor a good posthumous title or to give him a flat posthumous title?"
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"Let's give it a posthumous title."
The corners of Situ Dingong's mouth twitched slightly. The emperor had indeed done meritorious service to the people, but he had harmed the interests of powerful landlords like them. He could not give him a posthumous title, no more.
"Then how about thinking about the emperor? Zhaomin of the great province said he is thinking about it. As the saying goes: "A gentleman said that Tao Yingzhen was thinking about him." The emperor benefits all people, so just think about the emperor."
Yang Biao suggested.
"Emperor Huai is not bad. His kindness and benevolence are called Huai. His kindness to the people is called benevolence. His Majesty died before sixty, which is short-lived." The Analects of Confucius says, "A gentleman is virtuous." And "The Book of Books" says
: "The glory of a country must be celebrated by one person." I thought it would be appropriate to give him the honorific title of Huai."
Taiwei Ma Rixi also made suggestions.
The so-called short break in the Han Dynasty meant that someone who died before reaching thirty was called broken, and someone who died before sixty was called short. Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty just fell within the short category.
"Since we are trying to stabilize the people, we should use "Ding" as the posthumous title. As the ancient saying goes, the method of tranquilizing the people is Ding. The Book of Songs says: "My garrison has not been decided yet, and the extravagant envoys have returned to their posts." It also says: "We must share military uniforms to stabilize the kingdom."
, the emperor brought peace to the people and established ancient laws, and defeated enemies from outside, so it was also good to be Xiaoding Emperor."
"Emperor Min can also be called Min. He is kind and benevolent but does not live long. The emperor is kind to the people and has provided relief to the victims of Luoyang many times. "Shangshu" said: "I only use Min Tian to surpass the people." However, his life was short, which was the appropriate benefit for Emperor Min.
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This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "I think it is better to call him Emperor Min, and disasters are called Min. Although the emperor is kind to all people, look at the current situation. There is a rebellion in Yuzhou in the south. There is a rebellion in Jizhou in the east, and there is turmoil in all directions. When the world seems to be in national crisis, we should pity the emperor."
"No, the emperor is smart and kind, knowledgeable and capable, and very intelligent. As the saying goes, the wise and wise man is called Xian, why not call him Emperor Xiaoxian?"
"Isn't Xiandi a beautiful posthumous title?"
"Oh, I almost forgot. Then let's choose one of the posthumous titles: Si, Huai, Ding, Min, Min, etc."
The three ministers and the nine ministers quoted scriptures one by one and discussed them one after another.
In history, when posthumous titles were discussed, everyone expressed their own opinions, and then used various classics to explain why they proposed this posthumous title. If it was adopted, it would also be a matter of leaving a mark in history, and many ministers were keen on it.
Everyone hoped that their opinions would be adopted. For a while, everyone was quoting from other sources and looking through the group records, as if they wanted to empty out all the stuff in their stomachs.
At this time, the guard outside the door came in and reported: "The general, the Sili Xiaowei and the Shangshu Ling are back."
Sili Xiaowei and Shangshu Ling?
The ministers stopped talking and looked outside the door of Quefei Palace.
I saw two people coming in covered with dust. They bowed their hands to He Jin and said, "Liu Bei, Chen Mu has met the general."
"It turns out to be Commander Sili and Shangshu Ling. Please take your seats."
He Jin asked them to sit down.
Although Sili Xiaowei and Shangshu Ling are not among the ministers, they have three independent powers. What's more, Liu Bei now controls the army and is a considerable force. He Jin will certainly not despise him.
The two sat down. Ma Rixi frowned and asked, "Chen Zigui, haven't you already resigned? Why are you back again?"
Chen Mu slowly said: "Mu resigned from office in November last year because his father was seriously ill. In March this year, His Majesty became seriously ill and issued an edict for Mu to come back as Shangshu Ling. Unexpectedly, he encountered the Jizhou rebellion on the way and had to join the army. He was in the army of King Qin in Qingzhou, and then met with the captain of Sili School in Yewang County, and then arrived in Luoyang today."
"I see."
After hearing his explanation, everyone said nothing.
Everyone knows that his home is Puyin County, Jizhou, which is two thousand miles away from Luoyang. We encountered Jizhou rebels again. It would be good to survive. Being late for a while is not a big deal.
He Jin said: "You are here just in time. The ministers are discussing the posthumous title. They are choosing a posthumous title for the late emperor and confirming it as a posthumous title. Let me share your opinions."
Chen Mu frowned and said: "Public posthumous title? The late emperor quelled the Yellow Turban Rebellion internally, pacified the Li people, and brought virtue to the people. Externally, he quelled the Qiang rebellion in the west, conquered Wuhuan in the east, and attacked Xianbei in the north. Such great achievements were actually only given a posthumous title. If this was done by Many late emperors of the Han Dynasty, such as Emperor Huan and Emperor An, would probably make Long Yan very angry if they knew about it."
Several ministers couldn't help but feel embarrassed.
When Emperor Huan and Emperor An were in power, in terms of achievements, they were really not as good as those of the late emperor. Now the former emperor actually only gave him a posthumous title, not a good posthumous title. Is it embarrassing to let Emperor Huan and Emperor An?
I'm afraid I might have to trouble them in the middle of the night.
Ding Gong became angry and said: "Although the late emperor had some virtues, he imposed excessive taxes and collected taxes arbitrarily. Chen Shangshu, look at the rebels around Luoyang, and then look at the situation in the world. Now the country is in chaos, the people are in ruins, and the country is in ruins."
The situation is in danger, and the lives of people are in danger. This is all the fault of the late emperor. How can he be given a beautiful posthumous title?"
hehe.
Sure enough it was for this reason.
Chen Mu sneered in his heart.
If a king who could have been given a good posthumous title can be given a fair or even bad posthumous title by his ministers, what else can it do besides harming their interests?
Thinking of this, Chen Mu originally planned to spray it back.
But after hesitating for a moment, he turned to Yang Biao and said, "Senior brother, do you think so too?"
Yang Biao is Yang Ci's son, and Chen Mu is Yang Ci's apprentice. Although they are more than 20 years apart in age, they are the same generation, and Yang Xiu has to call him uncle.
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Yang Biao hesitated and said: "This was decided upon by the gentlemen."
Chen Mu shook his head: "No, although the late emperor had his faults, he also had great achievements. Emperor Huan and Emperor An had no great merits but could get a good posthumous title. How could the princes treat the late emperor like this? Do the princes really want to dethrone the prince for personal reasons?
Are you in vain for your majesty's kindness to the princes because your majesty collects taxes?"
The ministers looked at each other and felt that what Chen Mu said made sense.
But it was Ding Gong who proposed the posthumous title. He felt that it was humiliating to be rebutted by Chen Mu, so he insisted on his opinion and said: "Chen Shangshu, you are just a close minister of the emperor. You relied on the emperor's favor to get the position of minister. Although you have the right to sit alone.
, you are also sitting at the end of the table, when all the officials are discussing matters, how can you speak?"
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Chen Mu frowned and looked at Ding Gong with sharp eyes. After a moment, he suddenly sneered: "I thought that Ding Situ, as an old minister, would come here to discuss the posthumous title and would have a high opinion, but I didn't expect that he would say such vulgar words.
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"you!"
Ding Gong glared angrily.
Chen Mu continued: "My ancestor was the Marquis of Puyin, and he followed the great ancestor to pacify Anbang and create the Han Dynasty. Although I don't have the talents of my ancestors, I still rose up to ask for the Yellow Turban, conquered the south and fought in the north, and fought in the east.
Xipo Bocai. When he was in Qingzhou, he also appeased the people of Li and paid billions of wealth for His Majesty. Since sitting at the Chancellery, you can see that the government affairs are complicated? Now Ding Situ said that I am relying on Your Majesty's favor to do this.
To get the position is really a big joke in the world."
The ministers looked at each other and nodded, thinking that he was right.
Chen Mu added: "As for Ding Situ's life, I have always known it. You have lived in the country of Pei for a long time, and you have served as a filial and honest official. You have served successively as governor of Jiaozhou, Guangluxun, Sikong, and Situ. As a local official, you have never achieved any political achievements.
, there is no merit in coming to the central court. Later, he stole the position of the three princes because of currying favor with the eunuchs. Even now that the emperor has passed away and the eunuchs have lost power, they should provide peace and support to the country and show respect to the emperor. But now they are mostly derogatory towards the emperor.
, Is this the way to be a minister? Doesn’t Ding Situ believe that the soul has a spirit? If Xin is showing his name, he is not afraid that the late emperor will know someone under the spring and meet you in a dream tonight? "
"Shuzi!"
Ding Gong almost died of anger.
Chen Mu looked at him coldly.
Ding Gong is not a good person either.
When he was in power, he flattered the eunuchs and gave them money to achieve the high position of the Three Dukes.
Later, seeing the eunuch lose power, he took refuge with He Jin again.
As a result, He Jin died and Dong Zhuo came to power, so he defected to Dong Zhuo again.
At that time, Dong Zhuo wanted to abolish Liu Bian and establish Liu Xie. Lu Zhi was the only one who stood up to oppose it, while other ministers remained silent, objecting in their hearts but not daring to speak out.
And what about Ding Palace?
He was the only one who stood up to support Dong Zhuo.
What kind of behavior is this?
The Western Jin Dynasty historian Yuan Hong, the author of "Records of the Later Han Dynasty", scolded him, which shows that his reputation among the later scholars was extremely bad.
If such a person is offended, he will be offended. What can he do to himself?
"Situ and Shangshu Ling both said less."
"Okay, okay."
"Stop arguing, this is a posthumous proposal. Do you think it's a vegetable market?"
Everyone was afraid that they would quarrel and tried to persuade them one after another.
Yang Biao finally set the tone and said: "Although Shangshu Ling's words are unclear, they are not unreasonable. I think it is better to choose a beautiful posthumous title. What suggestions does Shangshu Ling have?"
Chen Mu said without hesitation: "Kang, bringing peace and happiness to the people is called Kang, bringing peace and happiness to the people is called Kang, being able to bring peace and prosperity to the people is called Kang, being happy and neglecting government is called Kang. The greatest achievement of the late emperor was to give billions of dollars to the powerful with powerful money.
Tens of thousands of people, so that the people can recuperate and live happily, so that the people can live and work happily at home, so the posthumous title of Kang is most appropriate."