Ming Dynasty: Starting from the Great Ceremony

Why did Yang Tinghe have to let Jiajing recognize Xiaozong as his father during the ceremony? What is the fight about? Yang Tinghe insisted that Emperor Jiajing recognize Emperor Hongzhi as his father, just to make the young emperor understand that he did not get this throne naturally, but that he chose him from thousands of clans. Therefore, Emperor Jiajing must first admit that he is the heir of Emperor Hongzhi before he is eligible to succeed. At the same time, if Yang Tinghe can make Emperor Jiajing no longer the son of King Xingxian and Princess Xing Jiang in the patriarchal clan, he will also exclude the Jiang family from entering the palace as the empress dowager, and give an explanation to his political ally, the empress dowager Zhang family. When Zhu Houzhao, Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty, was seriously ill, he had never had a son. He originally hoped to choose a younger member of the clan to create an heir for himself. This is also the human nature of any emperor. However, after he fell into a coma and died of illness, during the dozens of days when the imperial power was handed over and the emperor was absent, it was his mother, the Empress Dowager Zhang, who could represent the imperial power. This woman has no political acumen. In the decades from Ming Xiaozong to Ming Wuzong, she only wanted to benefit her mother's family and her two younger brothers. The two uncles of Ming Wuzong, Zhang Yanling and Zhang Heling, have been taking advantage of power for personal gain and doing many unjust things for many years, so their relationship with Ming Wuzong is very cold. Therefore, the Zhang brothers wanted to take advantage of this change in the throne and choose an emperor to gain "support", and the Empress Dowager Zhang wanted to use this matter to promote her natal brother to a higher position, which was easily exploited by Yang Tinghe. As the most trusted civil servant of Ming Wuzong during his lifetime, Yang Tinghe was able to persuade the Queen Mother Zhang not to give Ming Wuzong an heir, but to follow the emperor's ancestral precepts set by Zhu Yuanzhang to welcome Zhu Houcong, who was the closest blood relative. According to Yang Tinghe's wishful thinking, if he were to choose a younger clan member for Ming Wuzong to be his heir, all the candidates he could choose would have his father and ancestors alive and many brothers and uncles, such as the many grandchildren of King Yi Zhu Youbin. Allowing them to be close to the imperial power will inevitably bring too many variables to the court situation. For example, in the Song Dynasty, the so-called "Pu Yi" controversy arose because of the selection of the lineage of King Pu'an Yi, who had many descendants and a prosperous population. This is a lesson learned from the past. Publicly speaking, it is definitely not a blessing to the court and ministers, and privately speaking, it is not in line with one's own political interests. In contrast, Zhu Houcong was only fifteen years old, his father had just died, he had no other brothers to help him, and he had not received the education of a normal prince. He was a loner with no political experience, and he was naturally at his own mercy. Yang Tinghe was originally a political veteran with decades of ups and downs in the officialdom. Empress Dowager Zhang quickly fell into his trap and obeyed his words. Her almost unreserved trust allowed Yang Tinghe to borrow the imperial power of the Ming Dynasty so easily. During the 38-day gap in imperial power after Ming Wuzong died and Zhu Houcong had not yet arrived in the capital to formally succeed the throne, Yang Tinghe successively drafted and issued the "Edict of the Daxing Emperor (Ming Wuzong)" and the "Edict of the New Emperor (Zhu Houcong) Enthroned", and In the name of Empress Dowager Zhang, many empress dowager decrees were issued, and the border general Jiang Bin who was trusted by Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty was eliminated. The border troops in Beijing were ordered to return to the town, expelled those who were lucky enough to get the official position, and eradicated Enxing and the border general group; At the same time, Yang Tinghe also revolutionized In addition to many bad policies in the last years of Ming Wuzong's reign, such as the release of innocent prisoners, the release of beauties from all over the world as tribute to Ming Wuzong, the elimination of Jinyiwei and the banner school workers of the Internal Supervision Bureau, the imperial store, the military gate service officer's school, the leopard monks, the Shaolin monks, the teaching staff All "exceptionals" such as Fang Leren and Nanjing Kuai Ma Chuan were dismissed, non-urgent works in the capital were stopped, and 148,700 redundant handymen were laid off, thus saving 1.532 Million shi in grain. This won the hearts of both the government and the public and won many praises. However, as a feudal bureaucrat, Yang Tinghe was also inevitably biased in his actions, the same party and against those who were different, and the other side of rejecting dissidents. Prior to this, Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao had been plotting rebellion for more than ten years and bribed officials around Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty. Yang Tinghe also accepted Zhu Chenhao's benefits, so he remained indifferent to Ning Fan's plot for a long time. Wang Shouren (Wang Yangming), the governor of southern Jiangxi, put down the rebellion of King Ning in just 43 days. However, because he was recommended by Wang Qiong, Yang Tinghe's political enemy, he was not rewarded for his high achievements, was ostracized, and resigned angrily. In addition, another minister whom Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty trusted during his lifetime, Yang Yiqing, the former deputy minister of the cabinet, was now living in the countryside and was also extremely dissatisfied with Yang Tinghe's autocratic power. However, Yang Tinghe wrote "The eldest son of King Xingxian (Zhu Houcong), the ethical order should be established, and he should obey the ancestral teachings of his elder brother and his younger brother, and succeed to the throne of emperor" in the "Edict of Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty", which is enough to show that he seriously lacked political foresight, ignored the interests of the political ally Queen Mother Zhang, and did not leave himself a key back-up to truly restrict the new king. Of course, it is also possible that during these days of exercising imperial power, Yang Tinghe followed his words and acted decisively, and was able to fully display his political ambitions, so he was so satisfied that he got carried away. Therefore, when Zhu Houcong and Princess Xing, Jiang's mother and son came to Beijing, Yang Tinghe discovered his previous serious negligence. He tried to rely on his temporary one-party dominance in the court to force Zhu Houcong to enter the city as the crown prince, and to recognize Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty as Emperor Kao and Queen Mother Zhang as his mother. Naturally, he was flatly rejected by Zhu Houcong, and even threatened to give up the throne. At this time, the "Edict of the Daxing Emperor" for Zhu Houcong to succeed as the new emperor had already been announced to the world. Yang Tinghe also needed to pass the "Edict of the New Emperor to Enthrone" to continue his various political initiatives. He suddenly fell into the dilemma of riding a tiger and was severely defeated by the young emperor. At that time, middle and lower-level civil servants Zhang Cong, Gui E and others immediately formed the "Yi Li Sect" who supported Emperor Jiajing's decision not to have an heir but to respect his "natural parents". Behind them, the disciples of Yang Yiqing and Wang Shouren, as well as those civil servants and scholars who were dissatisfied with Yang Ting and the dominance of one party, joined in and shouted for support. They "repay others with their own way", based on the "ethical order should be established, and the brothers should obey the ancestral precepts until the younger brothers are married" in the "Edict" drafted by Yang Tinghe as the basis. They refuted Yang Tinghe's senior officials with a thousand words, and they could only shout "Anyone who disagrees is a traitor and should be killed", just like a gangster in the market. Yang Shen, the son of Yang Tinghe, was a genius of the ancient and modern generation. His "Rolling Waters of the Yangtze River Passing East" is an eternal masterpiece. It is a pity that such a person behaves so vulgarly once he is involved in a political struggle. [The country has been raising scholars for one hundred and fifty years, fighting for integrity and righteousness, today is the day! Such heroic adverbials are not for the national economy and people's livelihood, but it is even more ridiculous to use them in such completely unreasonable things. Emperor Jiajing's later evaluation of Yang Tinghe hit the nail on the head: [He considers himself the elder of the country and regards me as his protégé and emperor] In short, he "cannot position himself correctly." Yang Tinghe was able to influence the direction of imperial power at the critical moment after the death of Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty. First of all, it was not because of his status as the chief minister of the cabinet, but because the temporary representative of imperial power, the Empress Dowager Zhang, trusted him. When the imperial power trusted the ministers, Yang Tinghe was able to establish a new emperor, write edicts, unite the party and reject dissenters, and exclude dissenters. Just like before, when the imperial power trusted the eunuchs, Liu Jin could become the "emperor" and implement reforms, which silenced the then chief minister Li Dongyang. Similarly, Zhang Juzheng was able to serve as regent for ten years, first of all, not because he was the chief minister of the cabinet, but because the young Emperor Wanli was unable to execute imperial power. The temporary representative of imperial power, Empress Dowager Li, trusted him, and that was it. From the moment Emperor Jiajing succeeded to the throne, the new Emperor of Heaven had legitimately taken over the imperial power. If he really wanted to drive Yang Tinghe away, he could just write an imperial edict. However, Emperor Jiajing at this time still lacked political experience and a trustworthy political team, so the two sides had only been in a stalemate for several years. Yang Tinghe refuted Emperor Jiajing's imperial approval four times, and regardless of the real disparity in strength between the two sides, he launched a completely unreasonable "Great Ceremony Discussion". In the end, because of the edict he wrote, he was crushed in the foot and had to resign and return home sadly, ruining his life. The life future of his son and many of his close disciples was ruined. A year before his death, Emperor Jiajing declared that he was "the chief of all sins, and his crime should be beheading and abandoning the city, and temporarily reducing his position to serve the people." It was not until decades later that Emperor Jiajing received his posthumous title after his death. To a large extent, he was self-inflicted. Thanks to Yang Tinghe, the two uncles of the Zhang family (Zhang Yanling and Zhang Heling) who had been doing many unjust things for decades since the reign of Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty were finally punished by Ming Zhengdian because of Emperor Jiajing's anger. Empress Dowager Zhang, who had been arrogant for half her life, ended up in a miserable later life, and it was her own fault. ——It was only Yang Tinghe who kept saying that he wanted to have heirs for "Xiao Zong to respect the Emperor" that he launched the "Great Ceremony Discussion". However, due to the consequences of his own selfishness, how could he see the father and son of Ming Xiao Zong and Ming Wuzong in Jiuquan? Related answers: Fox Chenxi: What is right or wrong in the Jiajing ceremony? Fox Chenxi: Before the "Great Ceremony", why did Jiajing have the capital and the central authority to

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Three minutes of characters and five minutes of plot. The author was browsing short videos while squatting, and wrote the outline on toilet paper when his head got hot. If it destroys the sacred image of the Ming Dynasty's civil and military forces in your heart, please don't criticize me. Just read an imaginary article for fun. As for those who are concerned about the authenticity of history books or this article, there is no need. I am not an expert, and this book is not a thesis. The plot is purely fictitious (after all, we have traveled through chaos). If it can make you laugh, or make you feel suddenly enlightened in a moment, I, a local history lover, will be very satisfied. As for history books, I can only say that history books are also written by people, and they have been tools of naked political struggle since their birth (Zhou). Not to mention the original version, the history of the Ming Dynasty we see now is a version that has gone through countless hands and been re-edited and reviewed so many times. (Qing Dynasty) (Republic of China) In fact, for us modern people, is the truth and falsehood, true feelings and lies of hundreds of years ago really important? Obviously I can't even understand the history of the past few decades. Due to the recent rise of new trends of thought on the Internet, I have also seen a lot of discussions and opinions about the changes in our own history within a hundred years. It can only be said that one person's mouth is the same. The left and right are fighting each other, contradictory and conflicting with each other As for the true appearance, who can make a conclusion? Perhaps it is as a great man said. Only God knows.

It's too outrageous. The foreign ministers colluded with the harem and also colluded with the Beijing camp to attack the palace. Stop writing it. The next chapter will be about Empress Dowager Zhang ascending the throne and Yang Tinghe taking the throne. Complete the book.

Another novel in which the emperor himself goes into battle. . . .

The emperor calls me but not me. I don't want to read it when I see this. The author wants to be unconventional and be prepared to rush into the market. By the way, the whole text of this book is not exciting at all. The protagonist of the rhythm ink is too stupid, so you need to be careful when reading the book.

This book is really outrageous. You don't encourage the imperial examinations of the clan and let the clan go to the battlefield every year. Do you think that no one really wants to usurp the throne? I think the protagonist looks like Cao Fang, but Wangzhi is not like Renjun.

The author is often saddened by the lack of punctuation marks in ancient times. My eyes hurt from watching "Records of the Ming Dynasty" in the past two days. If you have any questions, you can ask them here and I will take a look at them. Finally, if you want to continue reading, just turn to the latest chapter and read it. It is very important to follow up on the starting point mechanism now. It is related to whether this book can be recommended and achieve future results. Thank you, gentlemen (bow). I will definitely update it.

The ink is too slow. Moreover, the plot and the reader are not on the same page. It's baffling to see, what's going on in this man's head?

In fact, compared to not cultivating immortality, I feel that it would be more awesome if I really cultivated to become an immortal.

To be honest, I don't dare to read it. It really feels like I'm reading a gay book. I'm afraid that I'll become a crooked person if I continue to read it. Goodbye, we are destined to meet you over the mountain and the road.

The writing is quite good, come on, I must subscribe to support it. It's been a long time since I've seen a novel that fascinated me so much.

In Chapter 74, the author decided to speed up the process and enter the traditional rhythm of saving the Great Mingwen. (￣ω￣;)

It makes people grit their teeth and wish they could kill all ten of their clans.

The writing is good, but there are two evil points, a gay tendency. Beautiful boy Lu Bing? Blush? Touching randomly? The second one is pretentious and often adds some inexplicable content. I don't know whether it is an excerpt from historical records or the author Wen Qing compiled it himself. I still have memories and emotions from time to time, What is the inexplicable autumn wind sad painted fan. It's very embarrassing. I suspect that the author is a girl, sentimental and slightly corrupt.

Ming Dynasty novels all like to set up modern education and modern social systems, without considering the strength of the situation. The Western world has been fighting for this thing for almost three hundred years. After World War II, the feudal system was basically replaced by the modern system, and many feudal things still remain.

You can see how it is written in "The Great Hunjun of the Ming Dynasty", Jiajing: My power as the emperor is unlimited

I didn't want to watch it after seeing the gay-to-gay interaction between the protagonist and Lu Bing.

Great book! However, it still misses the point a little bit. I personally feel that in ancient times, when seeking power and hegemony, one must refer to "Survival of the Water Margin". There is a key sentence in it: "Where are my confidants?" In ancient times, those who played power and had no confidants, did not clearly distinguish between friends and foes, and even divided people into three, six or nine grades, could only become politicians, not great politicians. For now, this book has the potential to write about this feeling. Maybe it's because there are too few chapters at the moment and I haven't seen it yet.

In our Han dynasty, let's not call them adults casually. That is a word for calling our elders. No matter how much you call someone "sir," they will feel like they are being taken advantage of.

The author recommends Jingming, the same Emperor Jiajing, good looking and useful for reference.

The Eight Tigers were eliminated in one go in history

If you are from Jiajing, the biggest problem is that you don't have any relatives

As an excuse to recommend a book, I wrote "Silly Zhu's Happy Life", a courtyard novel, obscene and developed, not violent, with Gao Yuanyuan, Wan Qian, Liu Tao, Liu Yifei, Zhao Liying and other stars to help. Welcome everyone to comment.

Lots of typos, no checking before posting

It's okay, just write less about those who are provocative. Water is not a watery thing either. Originally, it is strategic, and I have to force myself into the non-mainstream. It's like when I eat a seafood buffet, I have to eat kelp. It is also known as "nutritional balance"

The writing is quite good, but there are too many typos, which seriously affects reading.

There are a lot of typos. Although the writing is beautiful, it still affects the reading experience. I hope the author will check it before uploading.

You seem to have missed one person. Jiajing's grandma died in November of the first year of Jiajing. Then Jiajing forcibly dug up the grave of grandpa who had been dead for thirty years and buried grandma and grandpa together.

There are so many typos. Are you considered a book writer?