Chapter 409 The emperor was born by the holy ancestor
Before the fire broke out in Changyin Pavilion, Pingjun Wang Qingheng and Jian Prince Fengneheng had just returned to Yanshou Hall from the main hall of Cining Palace.
Tomorrow is the grand burial ceremony for the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager's Zi Palace has been made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It has been decorated with forty-nine times of lacquer alone. The lama has dedicated "Sifan" characters around it. It is decorated with gold on the outside and lined with gold on the inside.
There are five layers of five-color dharani satin and eight layers of golden dragon-woven satin of various colors, for a total of thirteen layers.
According to the ancestral system, when Ming'er is buried, those who are below the prince in Beijing and above are officials; Heshuo Fujin, the third-class guards, wives and above will go to Cining Palace to pay respects to the Empress Dowager's body for the last time, and then the nearby princes, princesses, and Fujin
Wait for the guardian spirit to go to Changchun Garden.
Tomorrow, the posthumous title of the Queen Mother will also be officially decided.
Therefore, members of the National Funeral Committee, including Fulehun, the Minister of Rites, Asiha, the Minister of Personnel, Yinglian, the Minister of Punishments, Yonggui, the Minister of Household Affairs, Suolin, the Minister of Military Aircraft, He Shen, Jin Jian, the Minister of Internal Affairs, and others came and went, and finally decided
She was given the posthumous title of "Filial Saint, Ci Xuan, Kang Huidun and Queen Jing Tianguang Shengxian".
Before this posthumous title was formally presented to the emperor for approval, it had to be reviewed by the representatives of the clan, namely the three princes.
Fulehun, the Minister of Rites, Yonggui, the Minister of Hubu, Suolin, the Minister of Military Aircraft, Jin Jian, the Minister of the Interior, came to Yanshou Hall, and Chunying, the king of Xinjun, arrived at the palace.
"Two princes, the Empress Dowager's posthumous title has been drafted by the Ministry of Ceremonies. I would like to ask you two princes to take a look at it."
Fulehun handed the prepared posthumous title of the Queen Mother to Prince Jian, Feng Neheng, who was sitting on the right, because Prince Jian was in charge of the clan mansion.
Prince Jian nodded after looking at it, and handed the posthumous title to Prince Zhuang Yongxuan opposite.
Yongjun didn't have any objections. The posthumous title was just a formality. Besides, it was the posthumous title of the Queen Mother and not the emperor, so there was no need to pay too much attention to it.
Wang Chunying of Xin County had seen the posthumous title before. He was young and only liked reading and painting. He didn't know much about etiquette, so he didn't express any opinions at all.
I was a little distracted when I came in, turning around and looking outside from time to time.
Pingjun Wang Qingheng sat on the chair without turning his head to take a look.
Yongjun asked casually: "Where are Yu Zhongtang and Fuzhongtang?"
"Yu Zhongtang is at the military aircraft, and Fuzhongtang is with the emperor."
The speaker was Asiha, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. I don’t know if it was a blessing in disguise. He was impeached by the former Shandong Prime Minister and Military Affairs Minister Jia Jiashikai for fearing the enemy. As a result, the emperor not only did not dismiss him from his post, but instead made him the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.
I was rewarded with the privilege of riding horses in the Forbidden City.
"Yu Zhongtang is already old after all. We can't let him follow Liu Zhongtang's footsteps. He should rest when he should."
The Liu Zhongtang Feng Neheng was talking about was Liu Tongxun, the military minister who passed away suddenly two years ago.
Fulongan is the emperor's son-in-law, so it makes sense that he would accompany the emperor.
Yongjun glanced at Uncle Jian Wang and asked Asiha: "Where is Heshen? Why didn't you see him just now?"
Asiha said: "Back to Prince Zhuang, Chen Huizu, the governor of Huguang, and Zheng Dajin, the governor of Hubei, reported urgently that the Fan army coming out of Jinchuan has surrounded Wuchang. Chen Huizu asked the court to send out the army quickly. The emperor is anxious about this and asked He Shen to go to the military aircraft office to handle it.
Already."
Yong Jin was a little puzzled: "How can these bandits be defeated? A few days ago, I heard that they were attacking Jingzhou, and in the blink of an eye they surrounded Wuchang?"
"Your Majesty, you don't know. This gang of thieves has been fighting with our troops in Jinchuan for a long time. They are very fierce. This time, they suddenly came out of Sichuan and caught our troops by surprise."
No one present knew better than Fulhun that the rebel bandits in Jinchuan and Jinchuan were powerful, and no one knew better than him that Huguang was extremely empty right now, which was why the bandits were able to run rampant in Huguang.
"We can't let those gangs of thieves succeed again. Hurry up and mobilize the troops to suppress it. Really, why has our Qing Dynasty been in trouble every year in the past few years? Is it really related to the water seepage in the underground palace of the Holy Ancestor and bad feng shui?
"Yongjun frowned slightly.
It would be difficult for Fulhun and the others to answer this question.
Prince Jian Fengneheng asked how the repairs at Taitung Tomb were going.
"A few days ago, that slave in Toenduo said that the Queen Mother's auspicious place was a bit dilapidated and needed repairs. If money should be allocated, use money and manpower to transfer it. Don't delay the Queen Mother's burial."
Jin Jian, the minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, said hurriedly: "What the prince said is that the Ministry of Internal Affairs has allocated funds and sent many people. It is estimated that it can be repaired in a month at the latest."
"I don't know what the Queen Mother was thinking back then. It would not be a good idea to be buried with the late emperor. We had to choose another auspicious place."
The sudden words from Pingjun Wang Qingheng made it difficult for Jin Jian to answer.
It is strange to say that Empress Ulanara, Emperor Dunsu's concubine Nian, and Emperor Chunyi's concubine Geng were all buried with the late emperor. Empress Dowager Pian decided not to be buried with the late emperor more than 30 years ago.
The auspicious site was rebuilt to the east of the late emperor's mausoleum.
Fulehun, the Minister of Rites, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "The Queen Mother is hiding from the late Emperor. What can we slaves do?"
These words made everyone startled.
"My lord, don't talk nonsense. What does it mean that the Queen Mother is hiding from the late Emperor? Could it be that the Queen Mother has done something to disgrace the late Emperor?"
Feng Neheng was slightly unhappy, but he went a step further on the basis of Fulehun's "hiding", implicitly accusing the Queen Mother of being unruly?
Everyone present must be aware of the rumors that have been circulating recently. Maybe some of them have read the book "The Irregular Queen Mother". It really makes sense to say that the Queen Mother did something to disgrace the late Emperor during her lifetime and hid from the late Emperor after her death.
!
But apart from the prince of your clan, who among the ministers would dare to say this?
Qingheng said quietly to the side: "Back then, the late emperor was supposed to choose an auspicious site in Dongling, but in the end he made an exception and chose Xiling. It seemed like he was hiding from the Holy Ancestor."
Suolin, the minister of military aircraft, said quickly: "The late emperor chose Xiling because he had too high requirements for the auspicious land and wanted it to be perfect."
Qingheng looked at Feng Neheng and asked: "Uncle Jian Wang, do you still remember that when the Holy Patriarch was buried in the underground palace, the late emperor didn't follow the ancestor's steps to go to the top of the treasure, then kneel on the ground and put the first handful of earth into the palace?"
Did you hold it into the top of the treasure, but kneel on your knees and climb up to the top of the treasure?"
Feng Neheng nodded and said: "This late emperor showed utmost sincerity and filial piety towards the Holy Ancestor."
Qingheng snorted: "Why isn't the late emperor feeling guilty?"
Everyone was shocked, this Prince Pingjun must be too brave.
"Why did the late emperor no longer live in Qianqing Palace after he succeeded to the throne, and changed it to Yangxin Palace? Why did the late emperor never live in Changchun Garden anymore? Was it because the late emperor was extremely filial to the holy ancestor, or did the late emperor dislike the holy ancestor at all?"
Qingheng asked three questions in a row, which made several ministers present feel chills in their hearts.
Fulehun, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, looked calm and looked at Prince Ping with a hint of approval.
"I just think this matter is strange. My lords, you think that the late emperor was hiding from the holy ancestor, the queen mother was hiding from the late emperor, but our emperor was hiding from the late emperor and chose the lucky land next to the holy ancestor. What is the reason behind this?
What’s the inside story that outsiders don’t know?”
Qingheng looked a little dazed.
Military Minister Solin's face darkened: "Prince Ping, what do you want to say?"
"Some people say that our emperor is the daughter of the empress dowager and the saint ancestor. If the emperor was not born to the saint ancestor, why did the late emperor hate the saint ancestor? Why did the queen mother hate the late emperor and refused to be buried with the late emperor? Why did the emperor choose to auspicious places?
Choose to be with the Holy Ancestor instead of the late Emperor?"
Speaking of this, Qingheng turned the jade ring on his thumb and sneered: "Don't forget, throughout the ages, sons were buried with their fathers!"