The next day, a letter of mourning for Duke Cheng Guo was received, saying that he had died in Wuzheng yesterday. Zhu Yijun secretly muttered that this was another example of the false rumors that the emperor regarded his ministers as ill and had to die. He immediately announced his resignation from the court and offered sacrifices and favors.
The royal title, the burial, these are the proper meanings.
Zhang Juzheng immediately went to court and begged the emperor to grant Zhu Xizhong the title of King Dingxiang. Wang Xilie, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, and a group of officials also immediately went to court, speaking fiercely and opposing the title. In the next two days, there was a lot of quarrel in the court over whether to grant Zhu Xizhong the title.
, there are dozens of memorials, half of which are in favor of and against.
Zhu Yijun took out his little notebook and wrote down in detail the names and positions of the civil servants who agreed with the proposal - as expected, those who agreed on such matters were all Zhang Juzheng's partisans, speaking for him without conscience.
At the Duke Cheng's house, the Duke's wife objected to having a swollen face and pretending to be fat. However, she could not stop her son Zhu Shitai from insisting on this face, and stepped up efforts to contact the nobles to help. Some of the nobles were opposed to pursuing the title because they did not want to offend others.
Very speechless.
Zhu Xixiao originally strongly supported the pursuit of the title, but when he saw the electric quarrel between Zhu Yijun and Zhang Juzheng that day, he was so frightened that he woke up several times during the night. When Zhu Shitai asked him again, all his words turned into pursuing the title.
The advantage of sealing is that there is no difference if we don't pursue sealing of the Duke's palace. The two sides talk to each other and don't actively communicate with each other. They stand on the dry bank and watch the excitement.
Zhu Shitai was dejected, thinking that things were not harmonious. A memorial from Zhang Juzheng and a reply from Zhu Yijun put an end to the debate. Zhang Juzheng said in the memorial: "Although the current system has different surnames and no kings, the Duke of the country has great merits."
"Those who have served the country well." Listed are the merits of the duke who saved the world, the merits of offering sacrifices on behalf of the emperor, the merits of guarding the emperor when he was the commander-in-chief of the Royal Guards, the merits of being firm and disciplined in the capital camp, the merits of nurturing the generals, etc.
There is a saying in the memorial: "The Duke of Guo has served in three dynasties. Emperor Shizong once instructed the Crown Prince: 'This is your teacher who will protect you.' Why? The Duke is too talented to ignore others, and it can be a big deal. Be respectful and cautious, and save him."
The merit is no less than that of conquering captives."
Zhu Yijun read the memorial and replied: "The weight of the holy bow is more than ten thousand jun, and it is the master of gods and men of heaven and earth. The Duke saved Shizong, how can I not reward him for his great contribution? The matter of pursuing the king's title is not a permanent rule, and there is no need to discuss it again.
, let the Ministry of Rites write the edict and see."
Seeing that the emperor elevated the issue of granting a title to the righteousness of rescue and filial piety, and stated that it was "not a permanent rule," although the opponents among the courtiers felt that it was not appropriate to violate the ancestral system, they all lost the idea of resistance.
Subsequently, the opposition memorials were sparse and lackluster, and Wang Xilie got sick and took a few days off in anger. Zhu Shitai was so angry that when he came to pay his respects at the Duke's Mansion, he would have wanted to find someone to beat him if Zhu Xixiao hadn't stopped him.
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Amidst the noise, several edicts were issued inconspicuously. One of them was to reinstate Zhang Siwei as the Minister of Rites and take charge of Zhan Shi's affairs, as the vice president of "Records of the World Temple", and Zhang Juzheng as the president. The second was to
Qi Jiguang was ordered to return to the court from Jizhen, and he was authorized to lead three thousand troops to meet the emperor and receive the reward for defeating Dong Kuli. At the same time, he was reviewed together with the Beijing camp.
Prince Shaobao and Tan Lun, Minister of the Ministry of War, had already been ordered by Zhang Juzheng, and it was he who submitted the memorial for ordering Qi Jiguang to lead his troops back to the court. Wang Lin, the left minister of the Ministry of War and the assistant minister of military affairs in charge of the Beijing camp, saw the edict and felt a cool breeze blowing from behind his head.
Risk.
Some time ago, he and the late Duke Cheng Guo were sorting out the capital camp, recruiting troops to fill up the numbers, and sharpening their guns before the battle. They were halfway through the work, and they were looking forward to being able to fool them. However, Duke Cheng Guo lay down tired, leaving his brother alone with no one else.
If the command doesn't move, you'll be in a hurry.
Fortunately, because the emperor's first review was too big, Cheng Guogong was very particular and without any delay, he immediately recommended to the court that the British Duke Zhang Rong should take charge of it in his place.
Zhang Rongduo is a shrewd old man, and he is about to become a spirit. Are you going to help him fight against this? Moreover, the British Duke and Cheng Guo Gong's family have never dealt with him. If you smell it, you will know that Cheng Guo Gong has no good intentions.
When I met Zhang Juzheng that day, Duke Zhang said, "If you let me take charge of the capital camp, uncle, I'll ask my two sons to carry it with door panels and block it in front of your house." Zhang Juzheng didn't dare to say so.
When Cheng Guo Gong was ill, he asked Ding Guo Gong to take charge first. Compared with the original family in Nanjing, Ding Guo Gong's family had been in disgrace since Yongle. He finally turned over in the Jiajing Dynasty and was now helping the royal family to perform sacrifices.
, he was earning credit for his errand work, and he just shook his head.
In the end, Yang Bing, the uncle of Zhangwu, found Duke Cheng and took the initiative to invite him with a generous gift. Duke Cheng was overjoyed and immediately reported it to the court. Zhang Juzheng was also very happy and gave Uncle Yang the title of Prince's Young Protector.
The old Yang family is worthy of being a family that still has a place name in the capital of New China. They always face difficulties in their work. Wang Lin didn't know why Yang Bing took the initiative to join in, but he was so moved that he almost cried.
Uncle Zhangwu was quite good among the nobles. He didn't need to beg his grandfather or grandma like Wang Lin to collect enough 30,000 troops to be inspected - Duke Cheng Guo had already collected most of them before.
Wang Lin also arranged for people to make books and distribute the dusty weapons and armors in the military warehouse. He also arranged for the generals and generals to train day and night. The food in the Beijing camp these days may be the best in the Ming Dynasty.
Yang Bing originally wanted to take advantage of Duke Cheng's illness to practice his skills in the Jingying camp and show off in front of the emperor. Anyway, the ancestral motto of the old Yang family is: "Wealth can be found in danger." He calculated that the Jingying camp would become like a grandma. As long as he could arrange
Forming a queue will definitely result in no merit. If you can take two steps, it will be regarded as meritorious service. This opportunity must be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Unexpectedly, Wang Lin urgently announced that the Jingying camp would be paraded with the elite soldiers of Jizhen. Uncle Zhang Wu was confused after hearing this. He thought with his toes that the Jingying camp was standing next to the elite soldiers of Jizhen, competing against each other. What a bezoar and dog treasure.
They all had to be exposed, and at this moment, he even wanted to hang himself.
Duke Cheng Guo has passed away, no, King Dingxiang has passed away. If he doesn't get back the large sum of money he sent, he will have to bring another memorial ceremony and kowtow. Yang Bing is so angry that he almost burns the Tianling Cap.
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When Wang Lin brought the copied contents of the edict, Uncle Zhangwu wiped away his tears and convened a meeting with the commander of the camp together with Wang Lin.
At this time, the five military camps were jointly managed by Wu Jijue, Marquis of Gongshun, Li Huan, Marquis of Fengcheng, Zhao Zuzheng, Marquis of Xincheng, and Gu Huan, Marquis of Zhenyuan, with Wu Jijue as the leader. Wu Kangbo, Li Yingchen, was in charge of the three thousand camps, and Anbo Guo Yingqian was in charge of Shenji Camp. The messengers were searched everywhere.
In Beijing, they were summoned from different places to the Capital Governor's Mansion.
Xincheng Bo Zhao Zuzheng was the first to arrive, and Zhang Wu Bo's soldiers led him into the custody room. Seeing Zhang Wu Bo's dark square face full of sadness, he and Wang Lin sighed, so he joked: "Uncle Yang
, It’s the Chinese New Year, what’s there to worry about? But I can’t hide it in my outer house, is my sister-in-law going to take a back road?” After saying that, he laughed lewdly.
Uncle Zhangwu raised his head and glanced at him, and said angrily: "Zhao Zuzheng, if you don't want to die, please speak up! This is the mortgage room, and I am your immediate boss, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Military Affairs!"
Generally speaking, nobles in the Ming Dynasty were divided into big and small according to the rank of dukes, princes and uncles. However, after the middle of the Ming Dynasty, according to their status in the court, the level of dispatch, and the different financial resources of the family, the ranking between the princes and uncles
The distinction is not so particular. Hou is under the uncle's command many times, and everyone is accustomed to it.
But after leaving official work, most of Hou would go to play with Hou, and the uncle would still go to his uncle. The two uncles, Yang Bing and Zhao Zuzheng, had a good relationship on a daily basis, so Zhao Zuzheng dared to make a joke. At this time, seeing that Yang Bing was annoyed, he quickly saluted and sat down.