Zhu Yijun expressed his feelings and commented on the memorial written by Zhang Siwei: "The Ministry of Rites has written and promulgated the decree."
According to the current imperial court system, Zhu Yijun ordered the Zhengshi Hall to decide on the posthumous title of Zhang Juzheng, which is a special purpose. Although the Zhengshi Hall is above the Ministry of Rites, the specific implementation of the matter must be placed in the Ministry of Rites. But in this matter, the Prime Minister has announced,
After the emperor signs and approves, the Ministry of Rites has no room for comment and can only handle it according to the procedures.
The memorial with the emperor's decree was issued, and he walked from the Attendant's Office to the Sixth Section. Because the Attendant's Office called for this matter to be handled immediately, Qi Shichen did not dare to delay the reception of the matter, so he reported it to Wanxiangchun in the Ritual Department.
When Wan Xiang Chun opened Zhang Siwei's memorial, he took a deep breath, shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "Go and call Mr. Taichu."
Qi Shichen had also read the memorial and knew that Wan Xiangchun could not afford this hot potato alone, so he would definitely discuss the matter with Youdu, Wang Shixing, so he hurriedly ran out and called him over.
Wang Shixing and Wan Xiangchun were in the same class. They were both Jinshi in the fifth year of Wanli. They were older than Wan Xiangchun. Although Wan Xiangchun had a higher position than him, he was always very polite and was called "Taichu" by his nickname.
After Wang Shixing read the memorial and the emperor's instructions, Wan Xiangchun smiled bitterly and said: "Mr. Taichu, there is no precedent for this single posthumous title since the founding of the dynasty - and the word '文' is the posthumous title of the emperor. Why should I be a minister?"
Accept it?"
Wang Shixing was the nephew of Wang Zongmu, who advocated maritime transportation and retired the general Cao Yamen. He was also a human geographer as famous as Xu Xiake in later generations. He had a humorous personality and was particularly fond of traveling. Although he was not confused at this time, he still wanted to travel.
He traveled all over the country several times, and wherever he went, he carefully researched every rock, hole, grass, and tree; he searched extensively for local scenery, recorded them in detail, and wrote a book.
"Travel Notes" honorably calls him "Wang Shiyue".
At this moment, seeing Wan Xiangchun speaking in layman's terms, Wang Shixing smiled and said: "The Duke of Changzhou has been in Li Ke Jian Yuan for a long time, and he is not familiar with the Ministry of Rites." Seeing that his face was a little ugly, he hurriedly added: "However,
Not many people can understand the praise and blame of this single posthumous title and the two-character posthumous title."
Although Wan Xiangchun is not too broad-minded, he also understands the character of his deputy. Hearing this, he smiled and said: "I would like to hear the details."
Wang Shixing smiled and said: "The so-called posthumous titles for ministers are the most extreme. Civil servants are called 'Wenzheng', and military ministers are 'Zhongwu'. As for the civil servants, they were called 'Wenzhen' in the Tang and early Song Dynasties. Later, because they avoided the taboo of Renzong Zhao Zhen, they became
So it was changed to "Wenzheng". Later, because Sima Guangyun's "Wenzheng" was "the posthumous title is so beautiful that it cannot be added", Wenzheng was regarded as a posthumous title with great beauty for people and ministers.
Wait for what you want in your life."
"It is said that when Duke Li Wenzheng of this dynasty was on his deathbed, Yang Yiqing went to visit him and said that he would give him the posthumous title Wenzheng. Li Dongyang was so excited that he jumped up and kowtowed to him. People at the time wrote poems and said sarcastically: 'Wenzheng was always posthumously named King Fan, but now he has the posthumous title of King Fan.
The article is correct but it is difficult to bear it. When the strong wind blows to the sycamore tree, others will criticize it.'" Wan Xiangchun laughed loudly after hearing this.
Wang Shixing continued: "In the Tang and early Song Dynasties, double characters were the most beautiful, followed by single characters. The so-called 'national story', the posthumous titles of ministers all have two characters to show their virtues." At that time, Han Wengong and Bai Letian
etc., all have a single posthumous title of 'Wen', but their achievements are much different from those of Wei Zheng, Lu Xiangxian and other names."
"But after Song Renzong, the posthumous law was reformed, and the dispute between single posthumous names and two-character posthumous names was over. After that, except for Wang Anshi, Zhu Wengong and others who were entitled to enjoy the Confucius Temple, everyone else, regardless of their official position, had double posthumous names. For example, Shao Kangjie, Zeng Wending
——The official position of Xian Yong was no more than that of a school secretary, while Zeng Gong was a member of the Zhongshushe."
After hearing the words "worthy of enjoying the Confucius Temple", Wan Xiangchun's face changed, and jealousy clenched his heart like a python. A sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth and said: "I heard that Wang Jinggong's posthumous title is 'Wen', which seems to hide his evil intentions.
Praise and criticism."
Wang Shixing shook his head when he heard this and said: "No! No! Let me talk about Zhu Wengong first. Eight years after his death, he did not have a posthumous title. In the first year of Jiading, the court proposed that the posthumous title be "Wenzheng" or "Wenzhong". Song Dynasty Minister Liu
Mi Zhengyan, "The way of Confucius was made clear by Zisi and Mencius. After the death of Zisi and Mencius, what became clear became obscure again. From the Han Dynasty it became dark like Ye, and in this dynasty it became clear again. Lianxi, Hengqu, etc."
In its secluded space, two Cheng disciples stayed in its light, and Cheng's disciples booed its flames, so the holy way of the Supreme Lord shines brightly! As a result, Zhu Xi received the unparalleled single posthumous title of "Wen". In the ninth year of Jiading, Zhang Shi received the posthumous title of "Xuan", and Lu Zuqian
The posthumous title is "Cheng". In the thirteenth year, Zhou Dunyi was given the posthumous title of "Yuan", Cheng Hao was given the posthumous title of "Chun", and Cheng Yi was posthumously given the posthumous title of "Zheng". Those who will be given the posthumous title of "Zheng" in this generation will all be worthy of enjoying the honor of the Confucius Temple!"
Wan Xiangchun was speechless and speechless.
Wang Shixing continued: "As for Wang Anshi, he received his posthumous title in the first year of Shaosheng. At that time, Zhezong was in power and was determined to introduce his father's great reform cause. Because of the change of Yuan Dynasty, Shaosheng wanted to activate the new party and pay tribute to the late leader of the new party.
Because of Wang Anshi's high reputation, he was posthumously granted the title of "Wen Zheng" and was assigned to the temple of Shen Zong. In the third year of Chongning, Emperor Huizong was granted the posthumous title of King Shu and assigned to the Confucian Temple. - Wang Anshi's son-in-law Cai Bian was given the posthumous title of "Wenzheng" after his death, regardless of his merits.
In terms of literature, Cai Bian cannot compare with Wang Anshi, and Wang Anshi is the father-in-law of Cai Wenzhenggong, so his posthumous title cannot be inferior to his son-in-law. This is the reason why Wang Anshi's single posthumous status is higher than the two-character posthumous title "Wenzheng", which is the highest among civil servants.
Direct evidence!”
After saying this, Wang Shixing sneered again and said: "Because Sima Guang said that Wenzheng 'is the most beautiful posthumous title and cannot be more beautiful'. With Song Zhezong's temperament, Wang Anshi has to crush Sima Guang, haha!"
When Wan Xiangchun heard this, he knew that the posthumous title "Wen" was indeed the honorary title that the emperor wanted to give to Zhang Juzheng, and that it would break the precedent of the country. Anyway, with the great rise of reform, there are many exceptions, and this is no exception.
After hearing this, he just sighed and said:
"First he was named posthumously, but he was actually granted the title of county king. Later, he accompanied the imperial mausoleum, and was given a posthumous title, and was even entitled to the Confucius Temple - it's such an honor!"
Wang Shixing heard the words and said anxiously: "Mr. Changzhou, do you want to refute this decree?" Wan Xiangchun's face changed, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "Oh, it's not worth it for such a thing!"
Wang Shixing said seriously: "The two people who are now "Wenzheng" in this dynasty are Li Xiya and Xie Qian. How do Zhongxing County Prince's achievements compare with Li Xiya and Xie Qian? What's more -"
Wan Xiangchun asked: "Not to mention what?"
Wang Shixing smiled and said: "Your Majesty is launching a great reform, how come you don't have Duke Wen to assist you? Haha, just kidding."
Wan Xiangchun thought thoughtfully and said with a wry smile: "Mr. Taichu's words are exactly what I said. Such an honor is not just a reward for the king's merits."
The main purpose of Zhu Yijun raising Zhang Juzheng's mourning honor to such a status was to reward his merits. It also meant, as Wang Shixing suggested, to send a clear political signal to the government and the public - reform is not a great cause that should be abolished because of people. Thinking that Zhang Juzheng is dead will
You can counterattack and calculate, and stop thinking about changing the state affairs. Regardless of whether Mr. Zhang is here or not, the reform must continue to be pushed forward vigorously!
...
Because of Zhang Juzheng's passing, the Forbidden City and the capital were actually peaceful - the trolls in the court had calmed down a lot, and they were unwilling to cause trouble for the emperor at this time.
After Zhu Yijun finished considering Zhang Juzheng's funeral arrangements, and seeing that it was still early, he returned to the harem. First, he went to the Empress Dowager Li's palace to walk around and fulfill his filial duty.
As soon as he entered the palace gate, he heard a burst of laughter in the palace. Zhu Yijun was curious, so he stopped the announcement and walked slowly to the door of Cisheng's living room.
There was a big carpet spread on the ground, and emerald mahjongs were randomly placed all over the floor. Prince Luo and Queen Mother Cisheng sat opposite each other on the ground. At this time, they took out two cakes and threw them in front of Queen Mother Li and said: "Grandson, two
A piece of pie, grandma?"
The Empress Dowager Cisheng couldn't help laughing and said, "Can grandma use two four-bar pipes?"
Prince Luo said: "That won't work, you can only use big pancakes."
The Empress Dowager Cisheng was so suppressed that her face turned red: "Then I can't afford it, just go ahead and get out."
When Zhu Yijun saw an old man and a young man having fun, he suddenly felt warm in his heart, because most of the depression caused by Zhang Juzheng's death was relieved. After watching quietly for a while, Fang coughed lowly.
Hearing his voice, Queen Mother Li turned sideways and took a look, then stretched her body to stand up. Zhu Yijun quickly took two steps, sat on the carpet and said, "Your Majesty, sit down peacefully." Queen Mother Li stopped moving.
When Prince Luo saw his father coming, he threw away the mahjong tiles in his hand, stood up and saluted politely. Zhu Yijun smiled and asked: "Have you finished writing the big characters today?"
The five-year-old Prince Luo first glanced at Queen Mother Li and replied eloquently: "Father, I have finished writing. My mother also praised me for writing well."
After hearing this, Zhu Yijun opened his hand and said: "Come to the father." Prince Luo walked timidly into his arms. Zhu Yijun hugged him, smelled his hair and said, "You didn't take a shower last night?"
Prince Luo became more and more cautious and twisted uneasily. Empress Dowager Li chuckled and said: "You are busy with state affairs, and your children are afraid of you - now you have six sons. How many times have you hugged him in total?"
Zhu Yijun smiled and kissed Prince Luo on the cheek. Empress Dowager Li sighed: "Now that Prince Luo is sensible, although the emperor wants to spend more time with him, he can't just hug him and kiss him. As the old saying goes, hug your grandson.
Bu Baozi, if you don't have some upright behavior, he will be even more lawless - it's time to find some old gentlemen to enlighten him."
After saying that, he said angrily: "What are you and the queen thinking about every day? This folk child has to hire a private tutor at this time. It's better for you to let him play like crazy all day long and run like a calf.
Like a child - the emperor is wise and powerful, but don't teach someone like Wuzong, it will cost your life!"
Zhu Yijun laughed and said, "That's impossible. I'll hire a teacher to teach him later. When he's older, let him go out of the palace to go to school."
Empress Dowager Li changed her color when she heard this and said: "How can that be done? Chang Luo is so valuable, how can he hang out with those students! I have enough to worry about every day!"
Zhu Yijun glanced around and said with a wry smile: "The future emperor, who grows up within the four-sided city wall and is accompanied by women and eunuchs day and night, can he still grow into a man?" After speaking, he patted Prince Luo on the shoulder and said:
"We must find a way so that he can know how to get along with others, instead of the whole world revolving around him."
Queen Mother Li glared at him and said, "He will - well, of course the whole world will revolve around him in the future!"