Chapter 284 Zong Baikui (7) Sister-in-law is of the same mind
The queen is the master of the harem, and it is natural for her to appear anywhere in the harem. However, the reality is often not consistent with the theory or the name. Not only can the queen not do whatever she wants in the harem, but she is even restricted everywhere.
Her daily life is extremely regular, and she is almost exactly where she is at what time and where she is doing what she does, and there is rarely anything out of the ordinary - of course, the other concubines in the harem are no exception, including the two
The same goes for the Queen Mother.
Why is this happening? Of course it’s because of the ancestral system.
For the emperor's wives and concubines - of course, including the former emperor's wives and concubines, they nominally enjoy the most prominent status among women in the world, but as the saying goes, if you gain something, you must lose something, so they also have to pay something.
The most important thing about this kind of dedication is of course not to give birth to children for the emperor - women who are traffickers also have to give birth to children. Everyone gives birth to children, what makes you special? In fact, the most important thing for the emperor's women is to give birth to children for the emperor.
People in the world show rules, and by extension, the seriousness of strictly maintaining the rules.
Yes, all the shackles faced by the emperor and his entire family ultimately stem from the fact that they need to show the world the rules all the time, and at the same time show how they abide by the rules.
No matter what social structure it is, the reason why it is stable is that everyone in this organizational structure has a set of rules that they need to follow, and the vast majority of people do act in accordance with this set of rules.
In the era of feudal imperial power, the emperor at the top of the pyramid and the people around him were also restricted by rules and regulations. The reason was that they were watched by countless people, and every move they made was regarded as some kind of yardstick.
Therefore, people with higher status need to abide by the rules more, otherwise once they are exposed, it will have extremely negative effects: If you don't abide by the rules even if you have such a high status, why should I?
Therefore, abiding by the rules is essentially to maintain the imperial power. This is not only true for the emperor himself, but also for the concubines in the harem.
The Empress has always followed very strict rules. For example, she must go to Ciqing Palace and Cining Palace to pay her respects to the Queen Mothers of the two palaces every day, even when she is several months pregnant. However, there is something unusual today - she came at the wrong time.
.In the past, the queen paid greetings to the queen mothers of the two palaces in the morning and evening, but this morning she had already come as usual, but now it was close to noon. Why did she come again at this time? So it is obvious that the queen is bound to come here.
There are other things.
Queen Mother Li was very satisfied with her daughter-in-law. When she heard that the queen had arrived, she immediately ordered: "Since the queen is here, invite her in quickly. It's still cold now, so don't freeze." The maid in Cining Palace
After hearing this, they quickly made arrangements to welcome them. Not long after, the Queen and the Queen came in from outside the palace.
At this time, Queen Mother Li was naturally still sitting still, while Princess Yongning had already stood up to greet her, with a friendly smile on her face. Her Royal Highness the Princess had been on good terms with the Queen for many years, and this smile was not ceremonial.
After the Queen entered the room, she also saw Princess Yongning at the first sight. She also smiled and even nodded to her gently while walking, and then stepped forward to greet Queen Mother Li.
Empress Dowager Li said: "Queen, you should take more rest soon after giving birth. Why did you come here just this morning and now again? What do you want to say?"
The queen's face became solemn, and she suddenly knelt down respectfully and said, "I heard something unexpectedly today. After thinking about it, I finally decided that it is important and I must inform the Queen Mother."
Queen Mother Li opened her eyes wide, sat up straight, and said in great surprise: "Ah, what happened?"
The Queen Mother asked this question because the Queen Mother's behavior was too formal. Although the Queen Mother was a junior in front of the Queen Mother, because she was the lord of the middle palace, she generally did not need to be too reserved. In terms of self-proclaimed words, she could usually just chat. "Daughter-in-law" can be called "my palace" in a slightly more formal manner, but generally speaking, one would not call himself "son-in-law."
Erchen, this self-proclaimed title is directly in reference to the emperor, that is, it is self-proclaimed according to the standard of "the queen is the enemy of the emperor". Generally speaking, it is only used in this way on extremely important occasions or events.
The queen said seriously: "I have heard that the emperor has allowed the great scholar Shen Yiguan to go south to Mount Tai and Nanjing today to prepare for the canonization of Zen and the sacrifice of Taizu. I wonder if the queen mother has heard of it?"
Li Taihou was indeed surprised, but after thinking about it, she said: "The Ai family has never heard of it. However, this matter is a matter of government affairs. If there is anything wrong, the courtiers must give advice. You are here... "
Could it be that you didn’t know this was interfering in politics when you came here?
The queen always abides by the rules and will not interfere in politics randomly, so she immediately responded: "I have been serving the emperor for twenty-four years. Don't you know that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics? I don't have any objection to this decision, but I have one." I have to ask about something related."
It turns out that it’s not against the court’s decision, so that’s good, then it’ll be fine. Empress Dowager Li breathed a sigh of relief, nodded and said, “Then please tell me.”
"Since the emperor inherited the throne, he has been diligent and conscientious, and his virtues and achievements have been outstanding. Everyone in the imperial court is generally very supportive of the matter of granting Zen. He has many sons and daughters, and he dare not say anything different. However, I heard that the matter of granting Zen will be completed in only one or two years at most. , so there is a problem - if the emperor leaves the capital and goes south, who can stay and guard it?"
After hearing this, Queen Mother Li suddenly realized that this was what happened.
Jushou means to stay and guard, especially when the emperor goes on an expedition or patrol, the prince, prince or important ministers are responsible for guarding the capital or traveling around, which is basically equivalent to supervising the country.
According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, when the emperor travels far away, the person who supervises the country is basically the prince. In very rare periods, because there is no prince, the prince may supervise the country. As for the supervision of the country by important ministers, this has not happened yet, but it is theoretically possible.
The queen raised this question, and Queen Mother Li immediately understood what she meant: There is no prince yet. If the emperor goes south to visit Mount Tai and Xiaoling Mausoleum, who will he look for to supervise the country?
You must know that there is not only no prince, but also no ready-made prince in the capital - the emperor's only younger brother is King Lu Zhu Yixi, and according to general principles, only King Lu can supervise the country as a prince. However, this cannot be done for this reason. Why don't you call King Lu to the capital first?
Besides, the power of the Ming Dynasty to supervise the country is very great, and King Lu's reputation in the feudal country is not very good. If he is really allowed to supervise the country, who will be responsible if something goes wrong?
The system of supervising the country in the Ming Dynasty was first proposed by Zhu Yuanzhang, but because the prince Zhu Biao died early and never appeared, Zhu Yuanzhang did not spend much effort on it, and the system was not complete. Later, Zhu Di was in trouble and the system of supervising the country was
Only then did the system really emerge and gradually improve.
At that time, the King of Yan, Zhu Di, raised troops to suppress the Qing Dynasty on the grounds that the Qing emperor was sidelined. The Crown Prince of Yan, Zhu Gaochi, stayed in Peiping on Zhu Di's orders.
In this war, Zhu Gaochi used more than 10,000 horse power to block many fierce attacks by Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen who mobilized surrounding armies, making Zhu Di's worries disappear invisible.
When Zhu Di successfully invaded Nanjing and ascended the throne, he still ordered Zhu Gaochi to stay in Peiping. This not only exercised Zhu Gaochi's political and military talents, but also made Zhu Di's base camp Peiping as impregnable and stable as Mount Tai, providing a steady stream of reserve force support.
Zhu Di did not immediately confer the crown prince upon his accession to the throne, and only in the spring of the second year after he ascended the throne did he confer the crown prince Zhu Gaochi on the throne. Zhu Gaochi played an indispensable role in helping Zhu Di seize power in the Jingnan Campaign, but after he was canonized as the crown prince,
There were quite a few twists and turns in the process.
Zhu Gaochi's biggest rival for the position of crown prince was the Han king Zhu Gaoxu. Zhu Gaoxu was strong, proficient in riding and archery. He had been fighting in the army for many years. He had experienced hundreds of battles and won Zhu Di's favor.
Zhu Di was hesitant between Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaochi. In the end, in order to stabilize the country's political power and gather people's support as soon as possible, he appointed Zhu Gaochi, who had been personally named the Crown Prince of Yan by Taizu when he was still King of Yan, as the crown prince.
The center of Zhu Di's scope of power was Beiping Prefecture, so after Zhu Di succeeded to the throne, he had the idea of moving the capital to Beiping Prefecture. In the agricultural era, moving the capital was a very huge project, very time-consuming and labor-intensive. In order to move the capital smoothly, plus
To train the crown prince Zhu Gaochi's ability to manage the country, Zhu Di, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, decided to let Zhu Gaochi supervise the country on his behalf.
It is recorded in the history book: "I am patrolling Beijing today and ordered you to supervise the country. The affairs of the world are very important."
In the seventh year of Yongle, Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, ordered the prince to supervise the country for the first time. He had great expectations for the prince to supervise the country, and also gave the superintendent considerable power. He also ordered the ministers to assist on the side, check for deficiencies and fill in the gaps, so as to govern the world.
Things.
Regarding the various etiquette and scope of powers of the prince in charge of the country, further supplements and regulations were made in the 12th year of Yongle and the 13th year of Yongle respectively, which clarified the difference between the power of the prince in charge of the country and the imperial power, which is known in history as the "Three Periods of Decision"
rule".
During the reign of Emperor Zhu Di, there were a total of six princely inspections of the country, three before and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, five of which were due to Zhu Di's personal expedition, and one was a northern inspection tour. The longest one lasted three years and seven months.
The shortest one lasted only four months.
When Zhu Gaochi supervises the country on his behalf, he holds huge power and has the right to appoint and remove state officials. In addition to the six central ministries, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, local envoys and officials other than the royal palace, the prince can promote, demote, appoint or remove them according to the law. These are just
There is no need to even mention the personnel power and other matters such as judicial power. Basically, it is "as if I were here in person".
Because of this, when the prince supervises the country, the emperor often leaves some close associates to assist him - it is true that they are assistants, but they obviously also have the responsibility to supervise the prince. After all, such a huge power is entrusted to him.
A son is not particularly safe, let alone a brother from another country?
Empress Dowager Li was already old, but she was not confused. Although she understood the meaning of the empress' words, she had already had a serious talk with the emperor not long ago. If she discussed government affairs with the emperor so soon... she did not want to
Any obvious interference in politics will leave a stigma in history in the future.
"Well, this matter is indeed not a small matter, but our ancestors have their own way of doing things. There must be someone in the outer court who understands, right?" Queen Mother Li replied somewhat vaguely.
After hearing this, the queen was somewhat embarrassed. Some things could not be said, but it was best not to be said by herself. Thinking of this, she seemed to be pondering, but she quietly glanced at Princess Yongning, with a hint of asking for help in her eyes.
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By now, Her Royal Highness the Princess has completely guessed why the Empress arrived at such a good time. It is obvious that she has long been an ally in the Empress's mind - whether it is just herself or the elder Gaoge, in short, she is an ally.
It is the support that the Queen can rely on.
No wonder Gao Lang hurriedly asked me to enter the palace... Who is as talented as Gao Lang in the world?
Thinking of this, the Princess Yongning, who had always been a little in love, even felt herself getting hot. She immediately made up her mind to fulfill Gao Lang's instructions beautifully and not to delay his important event.
"Oh my mother! What a coincidence, even my daughter heard what you said. The problem now is that once the emperor goes south, there will be no suitable person in Beijing who can supervise the country!"
Although the eldest princess Yongning is already in her early thirties, how can children grow up in the eyes of their mother? Let alone thirty, it is not against the rules for an eighty-year-old daughter to act coquettishly like a child to her hundred-year-old mother.
At this time, the secret message was pointed out by the eldest princess, and Queen Mother Li could no longer pretend to be dumb, so she could only say with a "sudden realization": "Oh, it turns out that it is a problem of the prison country! This is really important, but fortunately it is the same
It's not the first time this happened... As the Ai family watches, just follow the story of Shimiao."
The queen breathed a sigh of relief, but still glanced at the eldest princess Yongning again. The eldest princess smiled slightly and said: "What the queen said is that in my daughter's opinion, this thing is really a coincidence, even the age difference seems to be."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! This requires explanation of the so-called "story of the world temple" - it refers to the southern tour of Emperor Jiajing, which was also the last Ming emperor to tour Beijing in original history.
hunting incident.
History books have different evaluations of the tours of different emperors. For example, the tours of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty and Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty were described in history books with derogatory connotations. However, the tours of Kangxi were rarely described in history books with such derogatory connotations. The Qing Dynasty
Qianlong alone visited the south of the Yangtze River six times. In comparison, the number of visits by Ming emperors was undoubtedly less.
In the early Ming Dynasty, Emperor Yongle and Emperor Xuande visited the north, which was regarded by later generations as necessary to protect the north and was highly praised. However, Yingzong wanted to imitate his ancestors and marched personally, but he fell into a tragic fate and became a prisoner of the Mongols. His face was disgraced.
Most of them are blamed for future generations.
It is indeed inappropriate to rush to conquer personally. However, based on the current situation, we can find that Mongolia at that time was composed of Oara and Tatar. Mongolia had achieved formal unity, and the hero also had the ambition to recover. It can be said that what Yingzong faced was
The most powerful Mongolia since the late Yuan Dynasty.
Emperor Yongle personally conquered Mobei and attacked the Oara in the west. He also fought against the Oara and Tatar tribes, and did not want to be enemies with them at the same time. Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty personally conquered Galdan, but he only fought against the Oara tribe.
When Qianlong pacified Mongolia, he only defeated the Wala of the original Ming Dynasty. At that time, there was serious civil strife in Mongolia.
It can be seen that although Ming Yingzong's subjective mistake was on one side, the objective situation at that time was also on the other side. The Ming army under Yingzong's dynasty could barely defend and had no spare power to attack.
But anyway, because the Ming Dynasty almost fell due to the Ying clan's personal conquest, later court officials were very wary of the Ming emperor staying away from the capital, fearing that their failure to persuade them would delay the country. Therefore, the Ming Dynasty ministers were very resistant to the emperor going out to the capital for hunting tours.
Yes, even if the weather in the Forbidden City was hot and the emperor went to Xiyuan and other places to cool off, the ministers felt that they could not stay there for a long time.
The reason is that when the emperor went on hunting tours or went to the suburbs to recuperate, he ultimately left the Forbidden City, the center of power. Chang Chao and others were inevitably affected, and the emperor's words and deeds were more difficult for the courtiers to spy on, making the ministers uneasy!
By the time of Zhengde, Wu Zong was famous for his hunting tours, including southern, northern and western tours. However, historians often derogatory evaluations of him, thinking that he liked to play and that his patrols were purely a waste of people and money. This evaluation is obviously biased.
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The term "hunting patrol" was originally coined for the emperor. There is nothing wrong with hunting in itself. The key depends on what the emperor did during the patrol. It cannot be said that Wu Zong's northern patrol did not help the defense of the north. At least the emperor visited the front line in person, although it certainly brought
Harassment, but it must also have given great encouragement to the soldiers in the north.
During the reign of Emperor Zhengde, the opponent the Ming Dynasty faced was Dayan Khan, the leader of the Mongol resurgence. Dayan Khan unified Eastern Mongolia and formed a comprehensive oppression of the northern Ming Dynasty. Historical materials often call Dayan Khan the "little prince." Emperor Zhengde
When patrolling the nine borders of the north, why not worry about the situation in the north? It may be for fun, but it must also be for the sake of the country.
If the emperor only stayed in the Xiyuan and Xishan Mountains on the outskirts of Beijing to escape the summer heat, or went to Changping to visit the mausoleum, then it cannot be regarded as a hunting tour. After all, he did not even go out of the capital, and there was no talk of inspecting the people and the military. There were emperors of the Ming Dynasty.
The last time he left Beijing for a hunting tour was the Jiajing Emperor's southern tour in the 18th year of Jiajing reign. After that, Longqing, Wanli, Taichang and Tianqi did not leave Beijing for a hunting tour, and at most they went to Xiachangping.
Emperor Longqing had no time to move, because in the early days of his rule, Anda Khan broke through the border frequently and went to Shanxi and other places to plunder. In the later period, although he completed Anda tribute, his own body collapsed and he did not have the strength to move even if he wanted to.
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Emperor Wanli didn't like to move. After the Anda tribute occurred in the original history, the relationship between Ming and Mongolia was relatively harmonious, but Emperor Wanli went as far as Changping to visit the ancestral mausoleum. Later, he started fighting with hundreds of officials because of the dispute over the country's foundation.
During the Cold War, naturally there was no intention of leaving Beijing.
Emperor Taichang did not have time to do anything, because his reign was too short, let alone that. During the reign of Emperor Tianqi, the Hou Jin Dynasty had already risen and lacked external conditions for patrols. During the Chongzhen period, the Hou Jin Dynasty and the Mongolian coalition forces arrived every few years.
During the Ming Dynasty, he traveled to the capital and went as far as Jinan, Shandong Province to capture King De. Emperor Chongzhen did not dare to touch him.
In fact, in the last years of Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen once had the idea of hunting in the south. However, the situation developed too quickly. The Dashun Army attacked Shanxi, Datong, Xuanfu, and Juyongguan with lightning speed. He was also worried that his southern tour would be embarrassing.
After hesitation, the southern tour was hopeless in the end, and Ming's death was not far away!
Everyone is familiar with the story of Emperor Jiajing's rise from a vassal to an emperor, so I won't go into details. In short, during the Qingming Festival when people worship their ancestors, Jiajing couldn't visit the Xianling Mausoleum in person because it was too far away. Since he has already
Now that he is the emperor, Emperor Jiajing thought to himself: Wouldn't it be enough to move his biological father's mausoleum to Beijing?
He asked the ministers to discuss the matter of moving the mausoleum. Xia Yan, who was the Minister of Rites at the time, said: "Emperor Xingxian's body has been buried for a long time. If we open the mausoleum rashly, we are afraid that the spiritual energy of the mausoleum will be released, and Emperor Xingxian will not be willing to do so."
That's it!" Emperor Jiajing was afraid that his good intentions would be branded as unfilial, so he temporarily gave up moving the mausoleum.
At the end of the 17th year of Jiajing's reign, Emperor Jiajing's biological mother, the Empress Dowager Jiang, passed away. The Empress Dowager said before her death: "Son, please be sure to bury me and your father together." Emperor Jiajing remembered his will and wanted to move the Xianling Mausoleum to Dayu Mountain in Beijing.
However, there was a report from Chengtian Mansion that Xianlingxuan Palace had been flooded due to water seepage, and it might be difficult to relocate.
Jiajing was shocked when he heard this. Chengtian was the place where he made his fortune, and Xianling was the tomb of his biological father. He couldn't let his old father feel uneasy when he was about to die! So he ignored the objections of the ministers and led Xia Yan and Yan Song in the eighteenth year of Jiajing.
Waiting for civil and military officials to inspect Huguangcheng Tianfu in the south to inspect the situation of Mingming Tomb.
This southern tour was not only the last hunting tour of Emperor Ming, but also the story of a young prince taking over the country. Princess Yongning just said that "even the age difference seems to be different", which is what she said: the prince that year was only
Four years old.
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