On the whole, Empress Wang is a quite traditional woman. According to the original history, after her death, she was posthumously given the title of Empress Xiaoduan. This character "filial piety" was shared by all empresses of the Ming Dynasty, so you don't need to worry about it. The character "duan" really reflects her character.
"In a nutshell".
What is "Duan"? Su Xun's explanation is "obeying etiquette and upholding righteousness". The Ming Dynasty also followed this interpretation as an official guideline.
The posthumous title of Queen Wang is Duan, which shows that her greatest characteristic is observing etiquette and upholding righteousness. This performance of observance of etiquette runs through her life, and she also has righteousness. For example, she often uses her own funds for disaster relief and military pay.
There are many etiquette laws in the Ming Dynasty, but if you look at it "from a historical perspective", after all, it is more harsh on women. And Queen Wang is recognized as a model in observing etiquette. It can be seen how strict she is on herself.
degree.
If Gao Pingshi were to tell the truth, it would be extremely harsh - he would strictly abide by all etiquette in front of his husband, including not only the etiquette that a wife should observe, but also the superlatives that literati and doctors put forward regarding the identity of the queen.
high standard.
To be honest, how many literati can fulfill the requirements of a "gentleman"? Anyway, Gao Pragmatic felt that he was far behind. However, Empress Wang really fulfilled the requirements of the queen. No one in the outer court said that for so many years
The queen said nothing.
As we all know, the most indispensable thing in the Ming Dynasty is venomous tongues. There are so many venomous tongues that can't be found to be sprayed, which shows how powerful they are. Because of this, Gao Pragmatic tried every means to convince her to see if her body was damaged. Naturally, she was very
It's not easy to succeed.
After all, in her concept, it is certain that the mother is more valuable than the son, so even if it is to give birth to a legitimate prince, it also means inviting favor and favor, and by extension, it means jealousy.
Huang Mengyu and Chen Ju had complained to Gao Pragmatic a long time ago, saying that the queen did not listen to the persuasion of the eunuchs they sent, whether it was explicit or covert advice. As for themselves, on the one hand,
There is no chance to say it, and on the other hand, the identity is not suitable - the emperor's cronies come to persuade this matter. Who knows whether the queen will have a bigger misunderstanding?
So in the end, Gao Pragmatic had no choice but to ask Princess Yongning to slowly guide and persuade her, and told the queen how significant the impact of this matter was.
Perhaps this year since the Northwest Rebellion, the overt and covert conflicts between the DPRK and China have become more intense. In addition, the "Zhengguoben" incident caused by Wang Xijue's resumption and entry into the cabinet forced the emperor to divert the attention of the imperial court by using Ding Hai's inspection of the capital.
There are various signs that the disastrous consequences of Gao Pragmatic's entrustment to Princess Yongning have sprouted and developed rapidly.
The queen was finally convinced, or in other words, she was shocked to the point of being frightened by the consequences Gao Pragmatic had foreseen.
In fact, Gao Pragmatism is not exaggerating. The dispute over national origin led to the serious division of the "ruling class" in the Ming Dynasty. This is unquestionable. From then on, the imperial power and the civil servant group could hardly even achieve a superficial harmonious coexistence. At this time, it was still
Expecting them to unite and deal with the outside world is not a pipe dream.
A good political environment needs to be maintained by both parties. Once they are separated, they will end up together. If it is an ordinary change of dynasties, it will be fine. Anyway, Gao Pragmatic is not loyal to the Zhu family. At most, he has a friendship with Zhu Yijun. As long as
Zhu Yijun is stable in his life, he is pragmatic and not afraid of having a guilty conscience.
However, the consequence of the fall of the Zhu Dynasty was that the Tatars entered the customs, barbarism replaced civilization, and the self-evolution of the Han civilization was delayed. As a result, it was beaten by the Western colonists. This consequence cannot be tolerated by Gao Pragmatism.
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Therefore, Gao Pragmatic had to "foresee" all the worst consequences, and blamed all these consequences on the queen for not having a legitimate son. The queen had to pay attention to this - the king is the guide for the minister, and the husband is the wife.
Gang, this is also the "etiquette" that Queen Wang has always insisted on: her husband's interests are what she must safeguard.
Gao Jingshi breathed a sigh of relief: "This is a good thing, Your Majesty. If we want the Ming Dynasty to have long-term peace and stability, we must not ignore the issue of the country's foundation. The Emperor is also aware of the current situation and hopes that the whole dynasty will regard etiquette and law as the highest principle.
It is probably impossible for the ministers to recognize the third son of the emperor as the crown prince..."
Zhu Yijun couldn't help but snorted, and then stared at the dragon-head-shaped decoration on the gilt heater in front of him for a moment and said in an unkind tone: "Please tell me, when did the Ming Dynasty begin to
Whoever should be appointed as crown prince must have the approval of the outer court?"
Gao Pragmatic said nothing.
Of course Zhu Yijun knew that Zhu Yuanzhang would rather establish the emperor's grandson than ensure the inheritance rights of the crown prince Zhu Biao's line, and that Zhu Di clearly preferred Zhu Gaoxu, who was deeply in love with his father, rather than the fat Zhu Gaochi, but he still made Zhu Gaochi the crown prince and maintained it until the end.
What's the reason? He asked just to express a kind of dissatisfaction, an extreme dissatisfaction.
Gao Jingshi was silent for a while, and Zhu Yijun did not ask further questions. After a long while, Gao Jingshi sighed and asked: "Your Majesty, I dare to ask: Do you think your prestige among the courtiers can surpass that of the second ancestor?"
What the hell is there to ask? No matter how unhappy Zhu Yijun is, he can only say angrily: "Of course not."
Gao pragmatic nodded and asked again: "So, can you break the Second Ancestor's insistence in the past?"
Zhu Yijun did not answer immediately this time, but took a deep breath before saying: "But you said that although the Zhou Dynasty was an old country, its destiny was to restore the country. If the country is not governed in the same way, the country will not follow the ancient laws. Since the old system is insufficient, it is time to change the new system as soon as possible.
That’s it.”
Gao pragmatic said softly: "This is what I said, but I also said, 'Following the will of the ancestors may not necessarily follow the laws of the ancestors' - does the emperor really not know what the will of the ancestors is like when it comes to the foundation of the country?"
Zhu Yijun said nothing, while Gao Pragmatic continued: "The Second Ancestors dominate the world, but they show amazing unity on this matter. That's because in their eyes, the stability of the country trumps all personal preferences."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zhu Yijun glanced at him and asked: "Are you saying that I disregard the stability of the country and want to be a single husband?"
Gao Pragmatic sighed: "Since ancient times, the country's crown princes have been divided into three categories: direct descendants, elders, and virtuous ones. Therefore, since there is no legitimate son now, it is necessary to establish an elder or a virtuous one. However, the two princes are young, and the virtuous and unworthy ones are now
Where can I see it?
It just so happens that I, the Ming Dynasty, have established the Crown Prince Guizao. There is no way to delay it, and it cannot be recognized by the foreign court. Therefore, I have always insisted that the dispute can only be resolved by the queen giving birth to a legitimate son. Even the imperial concubine cannot
There is nothing to say."
Zhu Yijun's eyes narrowed: "Are you suggesting that the imperial concubine interferes with politics?"
This sentence obviously meant to question or even press. Anyone else would have been frightened after the Lord spoke like this. However, Gao Pragmatic had a calm face and said: "The Imperial Concubine may not have any intention to interfere in politics, but if
My own son has the opportunity to aspire to the world, is she still opposed to it? As long as she is not opposed to it, doesn’t the emperor want to make it happen?"
Zhu Yijun was speechless for a moment, and after a while he sighed: "You are right, but isn't this human nature?"
Gao Pingshi said: "I have a question for the Pope: Youdao is an ant and is greedy for life, but once the Ming Dynasty sends out troops, no matter where the troops are sent, there will always be soldiers who die in battle. Of course, these people who died in battle also want to live. At this time, people
Can common sense be the reason for them to run away from the battlefield?"
He sighed softly: "As a human being, there are things that people do and things that they don't do. This is true for those who are as humble as soldiers, and the same is true for those who are as noble as the emperor."
Zhu Yijun remained silent for a long time, and then said: "Forget it, it's pointless to talk about this now. Since the queen is willing to see a doctor, I naturally have no intention of objecting." Then he paused again, and said with a wry smile: "I hope Li Shizhen really has some skills.
, when the queen has a legitimate son, I won’t have to think about these troubles anymore.”
Gao pragmatic nodded and said: "What the emperor said is true. If it can be like this, it will be a great blessing for everyone."
"What a blessing..." Zhu Yijun sighed with emotion as he thought of the various benefits of Concubine Zheng.
Gao pragmatic didn't intend to continue to stimulate him, but just nodded slightly.
Perhaps Zhu Yijun wanted to distract himself, so he glanced at Gao Pragmatic and suddenly said: "The reason why the queen suddenly changed like this is because Yao Yu persuaded her from time to time."
Gao Jingshi didn't know why Zhu Yijun mentioned this. In fact, Zhu Yijun had always known about Princess Yongning's persuasion to the queen. Because of this, Gao Jingshi's eyes clearly showed inquiry.
Zhu Yijun waved his hand and said: "Come on, I just want to ask..." He coughed lightly: "When was the last time you met Yao Lao?"
Gao Pingshi's heart moved, and he said without changing his expression: "It's been a while."
Zhu Yijun nodded and said: "Yao Yu seems to be gentle, but in fact she is firm-minded. You know this. She has done this. Logically speaking, I, the eldest brother, should also thank her..."
Gao Jingshi couldn't guess the intention of his words, so he could only ask tentatively: "The emperor wants to give you a farm? I remember that there are not many palaces left near the capital."
Zhu Yijun shook his head: "What kind of farm was given to her? It's hard to publicize this merit. Besides, it's hard for Yao'e to talk about giving her a farm. Of course, these are all trivial matters. The key is that Yao'e doesn't care about these things.
Interested, I remember that all the income from her land closure was given to you to help take care of it?"
"Yes, I helped set up a fund with the income from the property of Princess Yongning, part of which is directly used for disaster relief, and the other part is mostly used for the Tussi Girls Workers' School established in Liaodong."
"Well, I've heard about this too." Zhu Yijun nodded: "She can use it however she wants. I don't care about her."
When Zhu Yijun said this, he hesitated and said: "Look...her princess mansion is empty now. Logically speaking, as the owner, there is nothing wrong with her staying there on weekdays, right?"
Gao Pangshi felt even more strange. He didn't know what the emperor's intention was in mentioning this, but he still said: "Based on the ancestral system, when a princess leaves the palace and comes to the palace, she needs to be arranged by the female officials in the palace. Of course, if the emperor gives a special permission, there is no rule.
Say no."
Zhu Yijun opened his mouth, hesitated for a moment, and finally made up his mind and said: "As a rule, no outsiders are allowed to enter the princess mansion, but... you should have a way to go?"
Gao Pragmatic was stunned for a moment, then felt a little embarrassed and said: "This..."
"Okay, okay, I've already said it, it's not appropriate for you to be coy and coy." Zhu Yijun simply pointed it out directly: "She is only this age, and she spends her whole day either worshiping Buddha or taking care of things in the Changchun Palace.
I feel bad looking at those vegetables. But if she stays in Changchun Palace, it will be very difficult to see you. If she can be in the Princess Mansion, I know the virtues of those female officials. They just want to make some money. This
Nothing will trouble you, so you can find an opportunity to go in and accompany her."
Gao Pragmatic coughed lightly: "Your Majesty, are you acting on a whim or..."
"I just thought of it, but it's not a whim." Zhu Yijun shook his head and said: "I have been thinking about how to make up for the mistakes I made back then. Now that I think about it, it seems that this is more appropriate."
Gao Pragmatic nodded imperceptibly, but didn't say anything else. From his current position, it was indeed difficult to express his attitude. He couldn't appear cheerful, right?
Zhu Yijun saw that he had no objection, and of course he knew that Gao Pragmatic did not refuse such an arrangement. This made Zhu Yijun feel a little more comfortable - at least you are not disgusted, and I am not forcing you to do this.
However, Gao Pragmatic felt that it was a bit embarrassing to discuss this matter with the emperor, so he simply changed the subject and talked about Ambassador Ye Hegong's upcoming visit to Beijing, and even mentioned the incident about Meng Gu Zhezhe.
Zhu Yijun couldn't help laughing after hearing this: "The Ye He family does have some insight. They have caravans all over the Jurchens and control Beiguan. If they want to do a good job in this business, the most important thing to do is
The thing probably depends on you, the God of Wealth. But I didn't expect them to come up with such a trick. How dare Nalinbulu, a barbarian, even think about being your uncle?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Gao Pragmatic coughed lightly: "Your Majesty, the key to this matter is not business, but the minister's original suggestion that the court should support Ye He to replace Hada and maintain the North-South Pass.
At the same time, he slightly suppressed Jianzhou, who had been a little carried away because of his repeated victories in recent battles. Now that Ye He suddenly did this, my suggestion is..."
"Everything has a sequence." Zhu Yijun shook his head and said: "You suggested this before the Battle of Northern Liaoning, and they only thought about marrying you after the Battle of Northern Liaoning. If there is any cause and effect here,
, that is why they changed their original stance after this battle and began to become more submissive, and then hope to maintain and close the relationship with the Ming Dynasty through you. "
He waved his hand: "This is a good thing. It shows that Ye He has understood the truth and knows that relying on force to win the title of Lord of Manchuria is not feasible. Now he is starting to consider another way to achieve it."
Gao Pingshi frowned slightly: "The emperor means to hang them?"
Zhu Yijun pondered for a moment and replied: "The Lord of Manchuria... It's not impossible to give it. Meng Gebulu doesn't seem to be a capable person. Although Nalinbulu hasn't shown any outstanding talents yet,
, but if he can think of this move, it is already good. I think it is better than Meng Gebulu."
Gao Pragmatic couldn't explain to Zhu Yijun that Meng Guzhezhe was Huang Taiji's mother in the original history, so he had to show some hesitation and asked: "Should I agree to this matter or not?"
"This is a good thing. Why don't you agree?" Zhu Yijun said in surprise: "It's just a concubine. Could it be that you don't distinguish between public and private affairs and regard Ye He as one of your own?"
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