Doss: Zhu Youjian's career of believing in the king

According to feudal practice, after the emperor ascended the throne, the first thing to do is to be honored as the empress dowager and canonize the queen. The eldest son of the emperor is canonized as the crown prince and the princes are kings. Especially the conferring of crown prince and vassal, whether the court fights fiercely or not, there is no certain rule before and after. After Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty, it was even more peculiar. Hongzhi emperor, for example, was born in the sixth year of Ji Chenghua (1470), but he was afraid to leave because of his cruelty. He was raised in the West Palace by the Empress Zhou. The emperor's eldest son and second son died one after another, which made Chenghua Emperor Zhu Jianshen sigh. Eleven years (1475), the eunuch reported to the emperor that Zhu Jianshen was so happy that he immediately appointed Zhu Shitang, who was only 6 years old, as the Crown Prince. The eldest son of Emperor Sejong Zhu Houzong died young, and his second son was made a prince and died. According to the regulations, the third son, Zhu Zaihou, was sworn in as the Prince, but Emperor Sejong thought that he had been sworn in as the Prince twice before, and both died one after another. Thinking it was ominous, he decided to wait one more time. Later, I believed the unfounded story that the alchemist and the two kings did not meet. Until his death, there was no prince. Zhu Yijun, Emperor Zongshen, was appointed as a prince. Because Zheng Guifei likes sealing his own son very much, it caused a long struggle in court. In the 29th year of Wanli (160 1), Zhu Changluo was made the crown prince under the necessity, but the struggle continued, and demon cases and robot cases occurred one after another. Although Zhu Changluo ascended the throne as scheduled, the "Red Pill" case appeared again, and he died only one month after he ascended the throne. Therefore, there is neither time for the eldest son to be the crown prince nor time for the princes to be kings. After the Apocalypse Emperor Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne, he will complete his father's unfinished business, or add posthumous title to his deceased brother, or canonize the surviving brother as king.

In the second year of the Apocalypse (1622), in the third year of the Apocalypse Emperor's accession to the throne, Zhu Youxiao made Zhu Youjian the letter king, and still lived in the palace to find relatives.

As the fifth son of the Emperor and King Wen, Zhu Youjian, who was only 12 years old, didn't realize that there was any special difference between them, nor did it affect his freedom and fun. As before, he will study and play while reading; Just like mortals, they still sleep and dream. The difference is that just because of the change of identity, all kinds of treatment have improved, and there are more people serving around.

The joke of being emperor with my brother left a little influence on you Jian's mind. One day, he dreamed that an oolong was coiled around the pillar of the temple. Tell ZhuangFei, ZhuangFei surprised, exulting in my heart. Since the inspection, I have occasionally visited the palace garden. There are two wells in the garden, far away. From inspection to drawing water by the well, a goldfish followed. Draw water from another well and keep a goldfish. Two goldfish are jumping around, shining with golden light. The left and right attendants were surprised at this unprecedented omen. It is precisely because it is rare that everyone keeps his mouth shut and dares not say anything.

While Zhu Youjian was celebrating his loyal career freely, his adoptive mother Li Dong Zhuang Fei died of depression, which disturbed the peace of his life, brought great excitement and made him puzzled. His foster mother, Li Dong Zhuang Fei, was polite, kind and generous, took good care of herself and devoted all her efforts and maternal love to everything, which was her only support after losing her biological mother, and she also enjoyed great happiness from it. How could such a kind foster mother die of depression unconsciously? He is thinking in an immature way, always trying to find out the truth from it. He asked the little eunuch. He observes people and things around him. He guessed and explored from other people's words and deeds, even from their eyes ... He gradually understood the cause of death of his adoptive mother, Li Dong Zhuang Fei: it was because Zhuang Fei was strict in manners and everything was reasonable that she was regarded as a thorn in the side by eunuch Wei Zhongxian and Hakka people, holding a grudge, making things difficult and abolishing the palace treatment. Faithful and unwilling to intercede, Zhuang Fei had to swallow all the grievances, anger and tears, and died as a result. Although it was because he was made a queen, his love for Zhuangfei was not reciprocated, and he didn't even ask questions. This is really unfilial, which also shows that he took things in the palace too simply. Because before this, I never thought that a noble princess would end up like this and end her life like this. Self-blame and resentment are intertwined. He blames himself, blaming himself for being a sovereign, and even his adoptive mother can't give him any protection; He hates his negligence and incompetence. Therefore, he is determined to stand on his own feet, he will do what he believes as a king and will not let anyone influence him; We should decide our actions by thinking and observing everything around us. Facts tell him that people and things in the palace are very complicated, and you can't trust anyone too much. Wei Zhongxian and Hakkas, in particular, are extremely hateful for killing their foster mother, Zhuangfei. We should keep a cool head and take their words and deeds seriously to avoid being held hostage by them. Not only that, but also find opportunities to avenge the foster mother, Zhuang Fei, in order to repay her kindness in raising.

With the growth of age and various events in the palace, the examination has gradually matured. But in that special environment, I am skeptical about people and things around me, and gradually formed a self-righteous character that only believes in myself.

Because of this, he is sometimes disheveled, does not see the chamberlain, does not watch, does not speak ill, and does not laugh. Sometimes on a whim, I visited incognito with the eunuchs in the palace many times to inspect the people's feelings. Even though he knew about Wei Zhongxian's crimes, he never spoke easily in front of his brother's attendants, so the eunuchs who served him were not strict with Zhu Youjian, the faithful king, and were respectful to him. On one occasion, Zhu Youjian passed the ancestral temple and saw two eunuchs put down their utensils, kneeling on the ground, wrestling together and shouting the name of the emperor. Other eunuchs tried to persuade, but to no avail. Zhu Youjian stepped forward and asked, "What are you arguing about, how dare you be so presumptuous?" The eunuch said, "Chitose said so, what are our sins?" Zhu Youjian rebuked, "Are you innocent? You called the emperor's name and alarmed your ancestors. Isn't this a big sin? " Hearing this, the eunuchs present all fell to their knees and confessed. From then on, everyone looked at Zhu Youjian with new eyes.

Zhu Youjian's incognito visit made him more or less aware of the changes of people's feelings and the gains and losses of state affairs. However, untidiness and going out from time to time also affected his health and growth to varying degrees. Just when he 16 years old, he suddenly fell ill, and the chamberlain called the physician Wei Heji for treatment. Realizing the cause of his illness, Zhu Youjian said slowly, "Taking thousands of doses is like being alone." The two doctors told Zhu Youjian what he could do, admired him secretly and praised Wang Xin as a man with extraordinary nature. Sure enough, Zhu Youjian's illness was cured. This shows that he is good at grasping himself and knows how to deal with himself.

In addition, when dealing with some personal affairs, Zhu Youjian believed in the stability of imperial rule. In his mind, the needs and satisfaction of life are in a secondary position compared with the expenses of frontier defense and military supplies. In the first month of the seventh year of the Apocalypse (1427), Emperor Xizong gave him two places to rent to the king of Wang Fu. He immediately went to the newspaper office and said: "There are wars on the border from time to time, and the salary of the sergeant and the horse feed are very scarce. My brother gave me 6,320 silver to counties like Baodi and Benghe, and I can't accept it. Please return it to the state treasury to make up for the border jam. " The proofreader believes that Wang Youwei was moved by his sincere heart to share his worries for the country before allowing him to resign in order to realize his wish. Nevertheless, in the end, the King of Yue and the land rent left behind were given to the new for support, which also showed the affection between brothers and sisters.

In a blink of an eye, Zhu Youjian's wedding age arrived, and his brother was duty-bound to choose a marriage for him by the school, and ordered the department of rites to find a woman suitable for being a princess. In the sixth year of the Apocalypse (1426), on May 18th, it reported 77 people in five cities and two counties. A month later, the marriage was officially chosen. At this time, it was presided over by Queen Xizong Zhang, accompanied by two distinguished guests. Then, the folk ladies-in-waiting who were elected into the palace by the Ministry of Rites passed by the Queen one by one. The selected handkerchief is shown by the Queen Mother as a green gauze handkerchief, and the jade is taken off, that is, the bracelet is tied on its arm; Those who are not selected will be put in the sleeves of ladies, given silver coins, comforted and sent home. Finally, the daughter of Zhou Kui, a student from Daxing County, was selected. Queen Zhang thinks Zhou Kui's daughter is too weak. Liu, the deity who photographed the treasure of Empress Dowager Cixi, said: "It looks a little thinner now, and it will grow fat and strong after a while." Therefore, Zhou is a princess. This woman is sixteen years old and was born on March 18th. Then, the Ministry of Rites reported that the wedding was marked by inspection, and Qin chose auspicious days: November 25th, the sixth year of the Apocalypse, noon on December 8th, moving, taking the title at noon, handing in the book on December 16th, going to bed at noon on December 21st, opening at noon on January 27th, the seventh year of the Apocalypse (1427), and marrying the bride at noon on February 3rd.

The Ming Dynasty, known as ruling the country by courtesy, was not satisfactory in political life, but it was extremely strict in weddings, funerals and weddings. Now that the wedding has been decided, it will be held as scheduled. In February of the seventh year of the Apocalypse, Gengzi (the third day) believed that Wang went out of the house to get married. Renyin (fifth day), a hundred officials of the civil and military armed with auspicious clothes went to the letter palace to salute. Guimao (the sixth day) believed in the king and princess and went to the temple to watch the ceremony.

Zhu Youjian, who got married, faced the gentle and charming princess, temporarily forgot her thoughts about her biological mother and foster mother, and lived a happy life. At the same time, the uncles Chang Hao, Chang Run and Chang Ying went to Hanzhong, Jingzhou and Hengzhou with Wang Rui, Hui Wang and Wang Gui respectively, and the governor said goodbye with mixed feelings.

In the seventh year of the Apocalypse (1427), on the seventh day of April, Xizong ordered the construction of a new Wang Fudi and sent Xue Fengxiang, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, to salute. The next day, Li Yongzhen, the eunuch in charge of the internal affairs office, asked to restore it back to the palace to prevent the letter king from living. Emperor Xizong was unable to rebuild new Wang Fu in view of the depletion of the national treasury and the expenses of Wang Rui, Hui Wang and Wang Gui going to vassal states. However, it was a financial move to repair Wang Fu and let Xin Wang live, and Xin Wang, which put national security first, would not accept it. So he agreed to the eunuch Li Yongzhen's request and ordered the renovation of the first line of defense of Huiwangfu.

After some intense construction, it was completely new inside and outside the palace, and Zhongjun and charming Princess Zhou moved into the palace. Palace officials and guards have been set up in order, each holding his own things, and everything runs according to its inherent laws. However, after Zhu Youjian moved to Huiwangfu, he was moved by the scene before him, which reminded him of his uncle Wang Hui, and then he and Wang Rui even thought of his father's frustrations:

The emperor's father Chang Luo is the eldest son of the emperor's ancestors. He should have been the crown prince a long time ago. However, Zheng Guifei, who was loved by the emperor's ancestors, often died shortly after the birth of Emperor Tai Shang. The emperor's ancestors were bewitched by Zheng Guifei and were in a dilemma. They want to make the eldest son the Crown Prince, and Zheng Guifei is spoiled and splashing ink, which is in the way; If Chang Xun is appointed as the Crown Prince, it will violate the ancestral motto that heirs should be long, and courtiers will not support it, which will make the emperor hesitate. As a last resort, he delayed the establishment of the Prince for a long time, and later, at the instigation of Zheng Guifei, he promulgated the imperial edict of the three kings. This move was strongly opposed by courtiers, and it was also after the defense was rejected. Then, the courtier asked the emperor's father Chang Luo to be a prince, and the emperor ignored him. It was not until October of the 29th year of Wanli (160 1) that the emperor's father was made the crown prince. At the same time, Chang Xun was created, Chang Hao was created as King Rui, and Changrun was created as King Hui. The long-running battle for the crown prince has come to an end. Because the axe king was old, he first went to the vassal state of Henan, while Wang Rui was 25 years old and not married. Although the ministers asked for help, Huang Zu still ignored him. Instead, in this name, he asked the Ministry for Wang Rui's wedding expenses every day, as much as/kloc-0.8 million taels of silver, which was hidden in the palace, saying that the crown service was unable to prepare. Coupled with the frequent military incidents and the urgent need for wages, the wedding of King Rui and King Hui was hastily abandoned.

The troubled emperor's father, it should be said that after being made the crown prince, everything tends to be normal, and he will succeed to the throne safely. However, it turns out that this is not the case. Accidents happen one after another. Two years after the emperor's father was established as the crown prince, that is, in November of the thirty-first year of Wanli, a demon case occurred. Although this is the performance of the struggle between the court ministers, it is still hyped on the grounds that the Crown Prince did not stand early, taking the opportunity to say that the emperor's ancestors complied with Zheng Guifei's wishes and prepared to change the Crown Prince. Emperor Zu was furious and ordered the factory guards to search for the mastermind who made the demon book. The debate among ministers is also fierce and incompatible. Finally, Cui De, a hundred families in the Royal Guards, arrested the dismissed students and put them to death, which ended the matter. In the forty-first year (16 13), in June, Wang rigan, a hundred families of the Royal Guards, reported to the traitor Confucius and the chamberlain in the Imperial Palace, demanding that the demon prince Shao curse the Crown Prince, make wooden statues of the Virgin and the Emperor, nail his eyes, and let Zhao Sisheng be a bodyguard in the East Palace and assassinate him with a knife. It also involves Zheng Guifei and his son Chang Xun the Axe. Ye Gao Xiang confided to Huang Zu: "What happened this time is similar to the demon case in previous years." I hope that the emperor "will wait for the development and change of the incident with static braking, so that it will naturally calm down." Don't take the initiative to track down what it is moving, it will be very troublesome. "Because of Ye Duofang's mediation, Chen expressed interest, which eased the anger of the emperor's ancestors and pressed things down. It's really a wave of unrest. On the afternoon of the fourth day of May in the 43rd year of Wanli (16 15), an unknown man, armed with a jujube stick, suddenly broke into the tattoo palace, wounded the doorman Li Jian, and went straight to the eaves of the front hall of the tattoo palace. Han Benyong, an official, arrested him and delivered him to Zhu Xiong, the guard and commander-in-chief of Donghuamen. The emperor's father ordered Han Ben to report to the emperor about entering the palace, and the emperor's ancestral law department asked. It was only after the trial of Liu Tingzhi that he learned that his name was Zhang Hui. It is said that this person is like a madman and has a sly appearance. He has never been convicted of breaking into the palace. When the officials of the Ministry of Punishment handed Zhang Hui over to the Third Division for interrogation, the supervisor Wang Zhicai said that he pretended to be crazy on the surface, but in fact he was ordered by eunuchs Pang Bao and Liu Cheng to go to the palace to kill the Crown Prince, based on Zhang Hui's confession. The meaning is clear. Zheng Guifei is still regarded as a suspect. There are two very different conclusions about Zhang Qian's breaking into the palace and beating people. It not only became an excuse for later party struggles, but also caused an uproar at that time. The succession of officials left the ancestors of the emperor helpless. Because of Zheng Guifei's participation, Zheng Guifei was also afraid, so he turned to Huang Zu for help. The emperor's ancestors ordered him to show his mind to the emperor's father in the East Palace, and the imperial concubine obeyed. The imperial concubine bowed down, and the emperor's father bowed down, weeping bitterly.

In order to silence the officials, the ancestors of the emperor personally went to Cining Palace to meet the Empress Dowager on the morning of the 28th of that month, and then summoned the ministers, took the Emperor's father's hand and said to them, "You all saw it. Can you say that I don't cherish such a clever, loyal and ambitious son? For example, if you have a son who grew up like this, can you not cherish it! " At the same time, the chamberlain was ordered to guide three grandchildren and a granddaughter from the left and right steps to the stone steps, which made the ministers familiar ... Every time I think about it, I feel very scared. He seems to remember that officials stood in different classes, bowed their heads and gathered their eyebrows, and were very humble. Howie showed them our grandchildren, slowly raised their heads one by one, and suddenly lowered their heads. Although there was a sense of fear at that time, I couldn't help laughing at myself when I saw this scene. I thought this unique person in Nuo Nuo was the minister of civil and military affairs who assisted Huang Zu in handling state affairs. I even thought, can their shrinking and cramped appearance handle state affairs well? I really can't tell you the feelings and feelings at that time. When he was imagining things, he heard the ancestors of the emperor talking. He said: "I am a close relative of the Crown Prince's nature. My ancestors and the Virgin Mary learned from each other. I am a traitor! " Ministers kowtowed and said, "No, no"! The ancestors of the emperor added, "Only the crazy Zhang Hui, Pang Bao and Liu Cheng will be sentenced, and the rest will not be affected, for fear of harming the heavens and disturbing the spirit of the Virgin Mary." The emperor's father said to him, "If you have anything to say, just say it without reservation in front of all the civil and military ministers." The emperor's father said, "Zhang Cha is crazy. Let's settle it, there is no need to implicate him. " He added: "My father and son are blind date, and there are many discussions in the outer court. My generation is a minister without a monarch, making me an unfilial son. " So Zu said to the ministers, "Did you hear what the Crown Prince said?" He also described the words of the emperor's father and reiterated them repeatedly. At this point, the Bangji case was settled with Zhang Hui and eunuchs Pang Bao and Liu Cheng.

The emperor's father finally ascended the throne of the emperor, determined to make some achievements, and took out millions of silver from the state treasury to reward the border guards. All the mineral taxes in the world were cancelled, so he offended the ministers with suggestions and avoided the tax in the affected areas. But the emperor's father failed to pay for his ambition, so he couldn't afford to get sick and left a lifelong regret. I miss all this, and I will never forget what Zheng Guifei did. At first, the emperor's father obeyed his orders and made Zheng Guifei the queen. For some reason, Zheng Guifei got four beauties from the emperor's father. In the forty-eighth year of Wanli (1620), on the tenth day of August, Emperor Tai was ill, so it was inevitable to ask a physician for treatment. In spite of this, the emperor's father insisted on meeting the North Korean director. Four days later, Cui Wensheng, the eunuch in charge of the Royal Pharmacy Bureau, took rhubarb medicine for Tongli, which caused the emperor's father to get up thirty or forty times a day and spread between mattresses. I can't sleep at night, and I can't eat a small bowl of porridge and rice every day. I feel dizzy, weak and unable to move. At this time, he still lived in the palace and colluded with his father's favorite Li. With his position and love, he recommended the Empress Dowager and Empress to each other. The emperor's father's in-laws Wang and Guo promptly reported the critical situation of banning officials to the DPRK ministers and exposed the conspiracy with Li. At the same time, it is pointed out that the illness of the emperor's father is getting worse and worse, which is caused by Cui Wensheng taking medicine. This is all the result of ulterior motives with Li. The poor emperor's father is getting worse every day. Not only did it not get effective treatment, but something happened in the crack temple, where Li Ke burned into a red pill. The emperor's father ate one first and immediately felt comfortable. He wanted to drink water before eating, so Li took another pill. After taking the second pill, I feel as good as last time. Unexpectedly, he died the next morning. ...

Zhu Youjian thought of here, more miss the emperor's father, burst into tears. At the same time, I thought of my own situation: although I was named the letter king, I was married and independent. Compared with his uncle, the only difference is that he still lives in Beijing and has no fief outside Beijing, that's all. However, as a monarch, there are clear rules on how to treat your brother and court ministers, and you must never cross the line. Zhu Youjian, the loyal gentleman who is only 17 years old, can't help shivering every time he thinks about it; And because of the father of the emperor, he was urged to concentrate on his studies and work tirelessly. Considering our own safety, that is, better self-protection, the main problem we face is to have a basic understanding of the boundary between the monarch and the subjects of the court, and what we should and should not do as a king. To this end, he repeatedly read "Ming Di Zuxun", and he knew all the main chapters by heart, even learned them by heart. For example, "all my descendants are obedient to my life, and they are not smart. I have become the law and I can't change a word." "Where is the king of the county since ancient times? It's more fun than the son of heaven. Why is it necessary? Although the crown, palace, chariots and horses, and rituals are not as good as those of the emperor, they are rich in self-help and simple in government affairs. If we can keep the bannership ceremony and do nothing wrong, we will be very happy. Be like the son of heaven, be in charge of everything, go to bed late and get up early, and worry about the world's incurable diseases. This gentleman and the son of heaven are very happy. " "Every ancient princes, jump to this position, committed suicide, and even was abolished by the court. Zhou Wang and imprison son are close relatives, or because of disobedience, or because of traitors' different plans, the two families are at odds and outsiders are watching. The hero took advantage of this to succeed, so he was tired of leaning to the court. If the court loses, it would have been a disaster; If the king loses, there will be this disaster. When observing the ancestral law, don't lose the meaning of kissing. " "Where did the king save Zufa? If court life is reasonable, then life is listening; It doesn't make sense ... I sent a secret letter to the son of heaven, and the son of heaven should ask the truth. "There are persistence, sacrifice, access, etiquette, law and so on. Thus, Zhu Youjian realized that as a monarch, he must behave himself, strictly observe the righteousness of the monarch and his subjects, enjoy the comfortable life given by the court, and act according to the imperial edict.

After Zhu Youjian was clearly aware of his identity, status and environment, his mood calmed down. Being calm and happy has become the main theme of Thaksin's career. However, the development and changes of external things have also caused waves in his heart, and he has also paid attention to the situation and development track of some major events to varying degrees. This is mainly due to the concern about the consolidation of the Ming Dynasty with age, which is the need for better self-protection.

During the five years from Zhu Youjian's canonization to moving out of the palace to get married, he has been careful. Thanks to your brother's care, you are safe. However, due to the noble status, luxurious and comfortable life and special court environment, Wang Xin has developed a special character: he is suspicious for self-sufficiency, seemingly humble and willful, and violent and arrogant for venting his anger.