Zhu Youzhang was already out of breath when he said this. He raised his hand and slowly said, "I have been in power for many years. Over the years, the national treasury has been abundant and the military has gradually been enriched. The people live and work in peace and contentment. This is good governance."
"But, I have many things that have lost control. In the seventh year of Hongzhi, the people of Guangxi were in chaos. Although this was because local officials forced the people to rebel, after all, the court did not know the people. It was the court's fault and my fault.
.In the ninth year of Hongzhi, the Huai River was in great trouble and more than a dozen counties along the coast were injured. It was also because the court did not provide timely relief, which led to the loss of life. This…”
Zhu Youzing's tone seemed very plain and continued, "This is also my fault. These faults are not caused by hundreds or thousands of casualties. I have serious faults. The court is clear and peaceful in the world is the contribution of the Dukes.
It is my fault to have mistakes. If I have a big mistake, I must blame myself and come to the others to recite the will first."
A eunuch stood up carefully, took out a decree to unfold, and then said: "I am a young man and flattered Hongye, and cannot promote the flow and weather, but feel the rebellion of Yin and Yang. In the seventh year of Hongzhi, the people of Guangxi were in chaos and the government launched an anti-suppression.
Thousands of soldiers and civilians were killed and injured, and I was one of the crimes. In the ninth year of Hongzhi, the Huai River broke the dike, and the people were famine and fed each other. This was two of my crimes. In the fifteenth year of Hongzhi, King Ning rebelled, and Jiangxi was in turmoil, and the disaster caused
There are countless people. Ning Wang is indiscriminate, but I cannot observe it, and even the lives are in trouble. This is my crime. These three crimes have caused countless disasters. My virtues are not similar, and I cannot fully understand the three lights, and I will live forever.
I feel mourning and sighing, as if I am attached to the water of the abyss. The blame is that I cannot help, I am very ashamed of..."
After hearing this, everyone could not sit still. They got up from the seats and said, "Your Majesty will be guilty of your crimes, and you will not redeem your death if you die."
Zhu Youzing's expression became more and more tired, and he said slowly: "It's my fault for nothing to do with you. I have lost my virtues. Therefore, God warned me and punished innocent people. It was my mistake.
They. This is my fault."
"I have made merits and demerits, and my merits and demerits cannot be offset. Therefore, everything about my funeral is simple. It cannot be extravagant. I always feel at ease when I go there. The queen is a woman, and the prince is still a young man, so I need all my best to assist me.
If you serve my heart and serve the crown prince, can you please accept my entrustedness?”
Liu Jian burst into tears and said first: "The old minister dares to use his life without exerting his strength."
Li Dongyang and Xie Qian said: "I received the order."
The others nodded one after another.
Zhu Youzhang looked at Zhu Houzhao reluctantly and said word by word: "Then, Prince Zhu Houzhao. You kneel down and accept the order."
Zhu Houzhao whimpered and twitched, and fell to the ground, choked and said, "My son received the order."
The eunuch who had just announced the edict came out another imperial edict and said loudly: "The emperor is in heaven and inherits the emperor. The imperial edict says: The former emperor suddenly collapses. He returns to the five elements. I inherit the order of the emperor and heaven, and I will be the emperor's great expiration.
The order was based on the order of ethics and was enshrined in the throne. I have enjoyed the country for 15 years. I have gained and lost the government, but now I have seen signs of collapse. I am about to settle down. On December 16, the 15th year of Hongzhi, I issued an edict saying: Although the crown prince Zhu Houzhao is still
He is a young man, respectful and obedient person, and is pure and filial, and is deeply impartial to me. He will be able to succeed the great throne, promote his ancestors, and order me to ascend the throne, and follow the throne, and follow the throne, and obey the throne for twenty-seven days.
He released the notice from both China and abroad, and all the envoys heard it and admired it."
The eunuch finished reciting the time for the promulgation of the imperial edict, then fell to the ground, raised the imperial edict with both hands, waiting for Zhu Houzhao to accept the imperial edict.
Unfortunately, Zhu Houzhao was already crying at this time, lying on the ground and crying to death, and how could he care about this? Ministers, look at me, and I look at you, and suddenly I felt something was wrong. This is the edict to pass the throne. According to the rule, the prince must be quick.
After receiving the imperial edict, the Crown Prince was the legitimate emperor, but the Crown Prince seemed to be inappropriate in this way, so Liu Jian couldn't help but cough and said, "Your Highness is mourning."
Zhu Houzhao could no longer hold back at this time, and she cried with all her heart, tears flowing all over the floor, and she could not hear anything.
Seeing that it was not a solution, Liu Chengfeng quickly stood up and helped Zhu Houzhao up, saying, "Your Highness, please accept the order."
When Liu Chengfeng spoke, he gently pinched Zhu Houzhao. Zhu Houzhao had to come back to his senses and took the imperial eunuch's hand with tears on his face, but he didn't know what to say.
Originally, at this time, the prince should have said that his son's ministers would receive the order, and that would be the case. However, the prince did not say anything, and Liu Chengfeng hurriedly said, "The prince has received the order, and his noble is pure filial piety and will be able to inherit the great throne and return to the world.
, Long live my emperor, and your highness thousand years old."
When he shouted, everyone could only shout. Everyone knew that doing this was a bit of a violation of the rules, but now Liu Chengfeng has found a step, and this critical moment is not a time to worry about it, so he simply took advantage of the situation and went to the sidelines to get down.
Zhu Youting, who was lying on the couch, stared at Zhu Houzhao, smiled reluctantly, and said, "Prince, please use your life well, don't be ashamed of your ancestors, don't be ashamed of me."
He was silent for a long time and said, "I conferred the State of Chu, but the land of Chu is not a barbaric land, and its people are also the people of our Ming Dynasty. The King of Chu is a close relative of the royal family. The King of Chu will obey the order."
Liu Chengfeng was stunned for a moment, and didn't know what to do at this time. The emperor was like this, and he actually had a third order at the end. He was already gloomy at this moment, but he had developed it for a long time and was not affected by his emotions.
He quickly said, "My son received the order."
The eunuch took out the third edict: "The Emperor Fengtian Chengyun, and the edict said: King Liu Chengfeng of Chu is also close to the royal family. Although he served me for six years, he worked hard and made great contributions and obeyed etiquette, he was the only heart of me. Although the land of Chu is far away,
However, the king is close to me, and I have repeatedly thought about it and ordered him to be the prince of Chu. Chu is also a country with bloodlines in the Ming Dynasty. The military affairs of Chu are also the military affairs of the Ming Dynasty. Liu Chengfeng is ordered to maintain the southern border of the Ming Dynasty forever.
The military and political affairs of all countries in Southeast Asia are all subject to their country's administration and there must be no mistakes."
This edict really caught everyone off guard, because before that, everyone just thought that the emperor would only have one edict that almost everyone could guess the content, it was nothing more than passing on the throne.
But at the beginning, a self-criticism edict was issued first, and then another edict against Chu State, which was really confusing.
The content in the edict is actually very simple. It is nothing more than giving Chu an identity, that is, a country with bloodlines. This name seems mysterious, but in fact there are many mysteries. Most of them have two in the vassal states of the Ming Dynasty.
One treatment is that of North Korea and Annan. The Ming Dynasty ordered it to be a country that will never conquer. That is, as long as they don’t have a fever and want to pull out their beards, the Ming Dynasty will never be able to use weapons against them. In terms of law, the Ming Dynasty
Give them this treatment.
There is another kind of vassal state, which only entrusts its kings to give them gold seals. This kind of vassal state, such as the Japanese state and Zhen La, belongs to the most estranged tribute state. The Ming Dynasty had no obligation or rights to them.
He took care of himself, and as long as he paid tribute every year, the court would not be interested in paying attention to them.
But this country of bloodlines has appeared for the first time. What kind of treatment is really confusing, but in fact it may not be confusing, because it has been written after the imperial edict that the so-called Chu war is also
The Ming Dynasty's military battles are no longer simply never conquering, but a contract similar to an offensive and defensive alliance. If the Chu State thinks who is the enemy, then there will be one more enemy to the Ming Dynasty's court. If the Chu State is in southern Xinjiang, it will be with the
Whoever starts the war will have the obligation of assistance, and the security of Chu State is completely guaranteed by the Ming Dynasty.
More importantly, the Ming Dynasty gave Chu a task, that is, the world-class town of southern Xinjiang, and the trick here is even greater. In other words, Chu became the representative of the Ming Dynasty in Nanyang, and all countries in Nanyang must
To deal with the Ming Dynasty, you must go through the King of Chu, who became the agent of the Ming Dynasty in Nanyang.
In fact, Liu Jian and others can guess the tricks. The emperor is still worried. Chu State was enfeoffed, but don’t forget that Chu State is a real small country with few people, and its territory is only three prefectures.
There are only a dozen counties, with a population of at most only 600,000 or 700,000 households. In addition, Liu Chengfeng is used to being rampant, and in the Ming Dynasty, he has always been afraid of heaven and earth and offended people everywhere. Such a person
After going to Chu State, I will be vassalized. I guess it will be a long time before all the countries in Southeast Asia will be offended. Then the people will annoy those strangers, and they will not reason with you. The court has a deep understanding of this. At that time, the Liu family will only
I'm afraid I'll have to end.
That's why the emperor made such a thing, giving Chu a name that was integrated with blood, which was nominally given Chu a protection, and let Chu be the agent of the Ming Dynasty in Nanyang, in fact, it was given to Chu a state.
For a privilege, at least the vassal states had to curry favor with the Liu family. Liu Chengfeng was a little arrogant. With this imperial edict, most of the countries in the South China Sea had to tolerate it.
Liu Chengfeng carefully pondered the imperial edict, and could also feel the emperor's love in his heart. He quickly said in tears: "I received the imperial edict."
Zhu Youxi's last trace of strength has been stripped out of his body, and the last bit of soul was consumed just now. Now everything has been arranged, so he murmured: "I have said what I should say, what I should say
After all, I will be able to see the late emperor with confidence, go to the Taizu, all the dukes... all the dukes..."
When he said this, his mouth was slightly opened and closed, and he could no longer make any sound. Queen Zhang couldn't control herself first, and she rushed forward and said, "Emperor...Emperor..."
In Zhengxin Palace, after silence, a cry suddenly came out. The cry was long and sad, and it was so sad.