The wintersweet in Fengtian Penglai Palace is in full bloom.
On the small sea, Zhu Yihai rarely took time to relax in a big boat on the ice with his family. The boat on the ice was actually a special palace, called the Dragon Palace, which was a five-story dragon boat.
It's warm as spring inside the cabin, but you can enjoy the scenery on the deck.
The two brothers, the King of Qin and the King of Han, took a group of older brothers and sisters to play on the ice, using dog-pulled ice sledges, deer-pulled sleds, skateboards, skates, and all kinds of other things. A group of golden branches and jade leaves had a great time.
Zhu Yihai looked at it and wanted to go out and play top and skate.
"I plan to make Hongjia the crown prince."
Zhu Yihai said to Queen Zhang.
When Queen Zhang, who was watching the Ninth Prince playing on the ice, heard this, her expression froze, and quickly changed to fear, helplessness, then confusion, and soon a bit of anger.
"Xiao Jiu is very innocent and cute, and also very smart. He can walk at ten months old, and can call daddy at one year old. Now he can run around and even recite many poems. This kid is smart, but it's just that the Ming Dynasty established his first line.
The eldest son, Hongjia is both the eldest son and the direct eldest son."
"Furthermore, I have kept Hongjia by my side to see his performance over the past year. He is mature, steady, and wise, especially during those six years in the North, which further developed his tenacious character.
Never go through the world and remain naive. Only through hardship can you become a hero.
Now that the Central Plains has been recovered, there is still a long way to go to revive the Ming Dynasty. The prince is the foundation of the country, so I have no reason not to establish Hongjia."
"Xiaojiu is very smart and may not be worse than Hongjia in the future, but he is not the direct eldest son."
Queen Zhang opened and closed her mouth, and it took a long time before she finally spoke, "The eldest prince is not the real eldest son, Xiao Jiu is."
Zhu Yihai reached out to hold the Queen's hand, but the angry Queen Zhang avoided it. She felt angry, wronged, and even sad. When Zhu Yihai went south to Taizhou, it was like fleeing, without even a place to stay. She married him
, brought countless dowries, even the Ziyang Palace where she lived was owned by the Zhang family, and even the food and clothing after the marriage belonged to the Zhang family.
At the beginning of the army, the Zhang family not only took tens of thousands of taels of silver, but also lent them all the bodyguards.
But now, the emperor actually said such heartless words.
Zhu Yihai sighed.
The queen was resolute and refused to give in. "I want to find Minister Wen to judge the situation, and I want to find Duke Song and others to administer justice."
"The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics!" Zhu Yihai was a little unhappy.
"The Ninth Prince is the legitimate eldest son!"
Zhu Yihai looked at this girl from the south of the Yangtze River who was so excited that her face was even a little distorted. She used to be a lady from the water town, as gentle and graceful as water. Although the two of them were together less often, they didn't even have much affection.
, but she is a very traditional and virtuous woman.
But today's matter seemed to have touched her bottom line, and she began to fight desperately.
"I don't want to cause trouble."
The queen burst into tears and began to beg Zhu Yihai. She even wanted to kneel down for him. Zhu Yihai grabbed her and said, "Don't do this!"
"Your Majesty, please promise me to be my concubine..."
"This is not a trivial family matter, this is a major military and state matter, and it is the foundation of the country. Hongjia is a perfect fit in all aspects. It is impossible for me to change my mind."
"I will never agree!"
"The Ninth Prince is the legitimate son. He is Your Majesty's only legitimate son."
Zhu Yihai was a little irritated, "If the queen insists on doing this, then I can depose the queen. Then Xiaojiu will not be the legitimate second son, but the concubine prince."
These words were like a bolt from the blue. Empress Zhang couldn't believe that the emperor was so heartless. They had been married for several years, and even though they were not very close to each other, she didn't feel that their relationship was bad. Although she was the emperor's second wife, she was even the third wife.
, but this is not the case for marriage, nor is it the same for couples.
There is no need for sweetness and affection between men and women, but she doesn't feel that she has done anything wrong.
"I'm sorry, I just said something out of anger."
The Queen gritted her teeth in despair and said, "Since Your Majesty is so ruthless, if you don't make the Ninth Prince the Crown Prince, please abolish the concubine."
Seeing her like this, Zhu Yihai shouted to the palace maid and asked her to call Concubine Chen and Concubine Ruan.
Ruan Lihua also gave birth to a prince for the emperor last year, the eighteenth son. Now the emperor has sixteen sons, and he has a prosperous lineage.
"The queen suddenly feels unwell. Concubine Chen and Ruan Bin, please send the queen back to the palace to recuperate."
The rare time for family leisure gatherings was interrupted because of this. Zhu Yihai left in frustration and went directly to the Prime Minister's Office.
He summoned the ministers of the Prime Minister's Office and the bachelors.
"I plan to make Hongjia, the emperor's eldest son, the crown prince to establish the throne."
The emperor said that the ministers who came were a little surprised, but they were not that surprised. The emperor had kept the two princes with him this year, but he obviously paid special attention to the eldest son Hongjia, and the eldest son behaved very well.
It is indeed good, and he is even known as the wise king among the people.
The emperor even revised several of his state affairs memorials and suggestions after reading them, and then handed them over to Di Bao for copying. They were also published in major newspapers and periodicals, obviously to make the King of Qin famous.
And those who are more sensitive feel the difference from the title of the emperor's eldest son. In the past, emperors usually only publicly called King Qin the eldest son of the emperor, and never officially called him the eldest son of the emperor.
But today, he is directly called the emperor's eldest son. Those who understand the mystery of this will naturally understand it immediately.
"Please ask a scholar of literature to draft three edicts for me first, canonizing Concubine Chen as Imperial Concubine Chen, canonizing Concubine Ruan De as Concubine Ruan, and canonizing the Ninth Prince as Prince of Qin."
Zhu Yihai paused and asked Hong Jia's biological mother to be named empress.
The emperor's attitude couldn't be more obvious.
Wen Anzhi, the first assistant academician and chief prime minister, asked the emperor, "The prince is the foundation of the country. Has your majesty considered it?"
"To establish a direct descendant is to be elder rather than virtuous; to establish a son is to be noble rather than senior. Hongjia is the direct elder, so he should be established, not to mention he is virtuous and steady, and worthy of a big responsibility."
Zhu Hongjia was born to a concubine, and was originally a concubine, but he was adopted by the first wife, so he was truly the eldest son, but later Empress Zhang also gave birth to a legitimate son.
Both of them are Zhu Yihai's biological sons, and their dignity depends on their mother.
The emperor's resolute attitude meant that the emperor's eldest son would indeed have no problem.
As far as Wen An's own position is concerned, they, civil servants with Confucian origins, have always supported the patriarchal system and the system of direct patriarchs. Confucianism pays most attention to the ethics and laws of ordinary people, and ethics cannot be messed up.
In order to establish the Ninth Prince as the heir, we must first abolish the relationship between Hongjia and Empress Dazhang and seize the direct descendants.
He had a lot of contact with King Qin, and he really liked the eldest prince. Although he went through hardships, he was not defeated by them, but became more tenacious.
The prince is the foundation of the country. If there is any problem with the establishment, there will be endless troubles.
Wen Anzhi took paper and pen and began to draft the edict.
Now that the decision has been made, it will be better to establish it early and have peace of mind. Now that the Ninth Prince is still young and does not understand these things, now that his name has been decided, naturally there will be no ministers around the Ninth Prince to support him in the future.
"Promoted to the third rank Zhan Shi Mansion to the second rank Yamen, with the cabinet department, Hanlin and Zhan Shi official positions, the first assistant Wen'an is also the prince Zhan Shi, and the prince's Taishi."
"The cabinet co-organizes the affairs of Du Yinxi, a great scholar, who is also the prince's young master, and also the prince's young teacher."
"Xu Shiqi, the censor of Zuodu, is also the prince's concubine Zuo Chunfang, and is also the prince's tutor.
Liu Zongzhou, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, was also the concubine of Youchunfang, the crown prince, and the Taibao of the crown prince.
Zhu Yihai directly instructed the prince's East Palace officials. The main institutions of the East Palace are Zhanshifu and Youchunfang, as well as Chongwen Hall and Economic Affairs Bureau. In addition, there are three temples, Jialing Temple, Shuigeng Temple and Pu Temple.
There are also three teachers and three young masters of the prince, and four guests of the prince.
According to the system of the Tang Dynasty, the East Palace Ten Command Houses were set up, with the prince's left and right commanding the mansion, the prince's left and right siyu commanding the mansion, the prince's left and right Qingdao commanding the mansion, the left and right prison gate commanding the mansion, and the prince's left and right nei commanding the mansion.
There are four inner guards under the left and right inner guards: Prince Qin, Xun, Yi and Wu.
The left and right Siyu and the left and right Qingdao each led a battalion of academic troops, while the rest of the commanding officers did not lead any troops.
The main responsibility of the left and right Qingdao leaders is to patrol the inside and outside of the East Palace day and night, and the left and right prison guards are in charge of the access control of the East Palace.
The left and right leaders of the palace are in charge of the guards of the East Palace, the guards of the prince, and the weapons and ceremonial guards.
Zhan Shi and his concubines all held important positions in the East Palace. Zhu Yihai held both positions as ministers, while Shao Zhanshi was the official responsible for the affairs of the East Palace. This first Zhu Yihai selected Du Yinxi, the co-organizer of the bachelor's degree.
Other official positions such as Zhan Shicheng, Zhan Shizhu, and Prince Xianma were mostly held concurrently by Hanlin officials.
Zhu Yihai appointed the crown prince and directly prepared an entire East Palace organization for the crown prince. The main officials were concurrently held by court ministers. Some of the lower-level practical positions such as chief secretary and horse bearer were also specially arranged for outstanding Hanlin officials to assist the left prince.
What's even more special is that Zhu Yihai actually gave the prince the power to command the army.
Four new crown prince guards were specially built for him, each with 500 men, for a total of 2,000 men. The four leaders of the East Palace each led a battalion of students, that is, four battalions of 2,000 men.
This student army is actually the students of the newly established Donggong Lecture Hall in Donggong. It is actually a non-commissioned officer school, a military school that trains young and outstanding non-commissioned officers.
Although there are not many soldiers for the East Palace, a total of 4,000, of which 2,000 are still non-commissioned officers training in the school, but after all, these are 4,000 real soldiers and horses.
The emperor directly gave the four thousand military power to the East Palace, which shows that the emperor really wanted to establish a small court in the East Palace.
Now Zhan Shi and others are all held concurrently by bachelors and ministers, etc., but Zhu Yihai plans to add more positions in the future. For example, one more person will be added to the left and right concubine of Zuo Chunfang. For these new positions or deputy positions, some younger and outstanding officials must be selected to fill them.
, and became an official who actually assisted the prince in managing the affairs of the East Palace.
Those ministers who work part-time as East Palace officials assist the prince when they have free time. They also control the general direction of East Palace affairs and even do some audits. The specific daily affairs are left to the officials who are resident in the East Palace.
Zhu Yihai wanted to make the East Palace into a miniature imperial court. If he went out in the future, he would have to let the crown prince and the East Palace truly shoulder the heavy responsibility of staying and supervising the country, so that they could first contact and take charge of some specific affairs, so as to exercise their ability to govern the country at any time.
Prepare to take over.
Without experience, how can you inherit the throne? Without experience, you cannot even form a core team of your own. Even if you successfully ascend to the throne, you may be ignored by ministers.
The most important problem of many emperors in the Ming Dynasty was actually the lack of enough confidants. In the end, they could only use the eunuchs around the palace as confidants to fight against the ministers of the foreign court. Although they took eunuch politics to a new level, they always
The inability to truly control the government was also the root of the decline of the Ming Dynasty.
The emperor and the cabinet and the outer court were fighting for power, and the country did not even have a real political center. How could it be strong?
The institutions and officials of the East Palace are those who teach, assist and train the prince.
Zhu Yihai even plans to wait until the capital is moved to Beijing next year, then set aside a prefecture or a county in the surrounding area and hand it over to the East Palace to be responsible for management, giving them some more direct experience opportunities and actual combat training.
The attitude and determination revealed by the emperor were not opposed by all the ministers in the palace.
This is not only the authority of the emperor, but also the fact that everyone supports the new prince. Everyone here is the emperor's chosen confidant, and who would go against the emperor?
"Get ready to plan the ceremony for the crown prince's canonization."
"The minister requested to register his name at the Linxuan of Fengtian Hall. The emperor came to the scene in person. The ceremony was presided over by the first assistant Wen Anzhi. The second assistant conferred the book and seal on behalf of the emperor. After the ceremony, the prince went to the queen's palace to pay homage.
After paying homage to the empress, the prince went to the Ancestral Temple to pay homage to the imperial concubine under the guard of the East Palace officials. This ceremony was presided over by the Commander in Chief and conducted by the third division and the third young master." Wang Zhiren suggested.
Zhu Yihai thought about it.
"The prince will first go to Nanjing to visit the Xiaoling Mausoleum and the Imperial Ancestral Temple, and then on the first day of next year, he will be registered at the Linxuan of Fengtian Hall. After the year, he will go to Beijing to visit the Imperial Ancestral Temple."
The prince is the foundation of the country, and Zhu Yihai hopes that it will be grand and formal.
"One more thing, the prince is thirteen this year, but has not yet performed the crowning ceremony. I admire the Zhou system, the Han and Tang Dynasties, and should further promote the Yuanfu ceremony of our Han people. The prince should perform the three plus ceremonies, net scarf, and Yishan crown.
Nine crowns."
In the Ming Dynasty ceremony, the crown prince or grandson of the emperor was crowned at the age of 12 or 15. Without the crown, he has no pro-government power, and he cannot participate in decision-making even if he is underage.
Ordinary people can be crowned when they are twenty, but officials and officials can be crowned when they are fifteen.
After being crowned, it also means that you can get married and have children.
Because Zhu Changluo of Mingguangzong was popular, his position was unstable and he was not crowned until he was nineteen years old.
Zhu Yihai asked the ministers to prepare the crowning ceremony for the prince now. He would be crowned first and then canonized as the prince. After the crowning, he could officially practice in the small court in the East Palace that was set up for him.
It is etiquette to give birth to children by wearing the crown. If a man is young, he must be crowned when he marries.
For Zhu Yihai, after the thirteen-year-old Zhu Hongjia was crowned, he could not only be crowned prince and oversee the affairs of state, but he could even start considering marrying the crown prince.
"My lords, after Hongjia is crowned and canonized, he will be fourteen years later and will be of marriageable age. If you have any suitable girls, please recommend them to me."
The Crown Princess is also the future Queen and even the mother of the future Emperor's grandson. Zhu Yihai still hopes to find a good daughter-in-law with good conduct and virtuous character.
When it comes to his requirements for the future crown princess, he is not limited to whether she belongs to a family of civil servants or military officials. Of course, it is also best that she be the daughter of a fifth-rank or above official and general, with a certain family background, and the most important thing is that she is a girl, who must be healthy and virtuous.
Germany.
You must be at least 1.65 meters tall, and your feet must not have been bound. It doesn't matter if you have your feet bound more or less.
There is no restriction on whether you are from the south or the north, but the best age is thirteen or fifteen or fifteen or sixteen, and even if you are older, it should not be more than three years old.
The future daughter-in-law Zhu Yihai had to see it in person, and the prince had to see it himself. He had to be careful and not careless.
