I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 589: Reign: Tongzhi?
After the temple name and posthumous title were finalized, all the ministers who were participating in the discussion were also shocked, because they suddenly realized that they were witnessing the birth of a top-level temple name.

Ming Zhongzu, this temple name has extremely high value. Among the existing temple names in the Ming Dynasty, it surpasses Taizong and is second only to Taizu.
However, it is not impossible for Zhu Houzhao, the Zhongzu, to surpass Taizu. It mainly depends on how Zhu Houchun performs later. If Zhu Houchun does a particularly good job, then the value of Zhu Houzhao, the Zhongzu, can surpass Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu. After all, Zhu Yuanzhang established only an agricultural country, while Zhu Houzhao laid the foundation for Ming Dynasty to become an industrial country.

After Zhu Houzhao's temple name and posthumous title were agreed upon, Zhu Houxuan was very satisfied and rewarded each cabinet minister with one tael of silver.

Then, Zhu Houzhao's body was kept for seven days, and the successor Zhu Zaiqi and the regent Zhu Houxun led all the officials to carry the body out for funeral and sent it to the Kang Mausoleum which had been built long ago for burial. There is no saying about the names of the emperor's mausoleums. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, the imperial mausoleums were all named with single words, and the civil officials would not argue with the emperor over the coffin board.

The funeral was also very grand, with countless people spontaneously coming to the roadside to see Zhu Houzhao off.
When a Ming Dynasty emperor passed away, all rituals were simplified. The body was usually buried after seven days, and the successor did not have to observe a three-year mourning period.

Of course, there still has to be three days, at least to pretend it’s there.

After that, he requested and declined three times in order to ascend the throne before New Year's Day. The day Zhu Zaihe ascended the throne was already the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month.

Before this, Zhu Houxuan summoned all the ministers to discuss the issue of changing the reign title next year.

The ministers were very enthusiastic about this and proposed several reign titles for Zhu Houxuan to choose from.

When Zhu Houxuan received the reign title proposed by his ministers, even though he had seen all kinds of storms, he still had the urge to vomit blood.
"Shunfeng?" Zhu Houxuan looked at the ministers with an expression as if he had seen a ghost. He didn't know which genius came up with such an era name. Could it be that there was a time traveler among the ministers?
"Your Highness, I was the one who came up with the reign title 'Shunfeng', which means favorable weather, peace and prosperity for the country and the people." Yang Tinghe stood up and said.

Seeing Yang Tinghe stand up, Zhu Houxuan felt relieved. He was sure that Yang Tinghe was not a time traveler.
Yang Tinghe spent a lot of time thinking about this reign title. During the 28 years that Zhu Houzhao was in power, natural disasters occurred frequently. Fortunately, the central government's finances were relatively abundant, and there had been no trouble since the eighth year of Zhengde. Yang Tinghe also placed good wishes on this reign title.
Many ministers also expressed their agreement and praised Yang Tinghe for his good choice of reign title!

To be honest, this reign title is good, but as a time traveler, Zhu Houxuan cannot accept it at all! He is extremely devastated.
"We can't use 'Shunfeng'!" Zhu Houxun said bluntly, "It would be better to use the year name 'Zhongtong'." He couldn't help but add a word.

"Zhongtong?" Yang Tinghe thought seriously.

"'Zhongtong' is also good, it means being upright and harmonious." Yang Tinghe nodded in appreciation. Zhu Houxuan looked at Yang Tinghe in astonishment, and his heart was even more broken. He didn't expect Yang Tinghe to be able to make it work.
"What about 'Yuantong'?" Zhu Houxuan couldn't help asking again.

"'Yuantong' is also good, as it means the sky is round and the government is in harmony." Yang Tinghe said seriously.

"What about 'Debon'?" Zhu Houxuan's temper was completely aroused, and he continued to ask, if delivering small items is not a problem for you, then change to someone who specializes in delivering large items. He couldn't think of how to explain this word, anyway, there was no Demacia Federation at that time.

"'Debang' means to match the virtue of heaven and earth and to govern the country and make it prosperous. It's also good," Yang Tinghe said without pause, twirling his beard.

Zhu Houxuan looked at Yang Tinghe with his mouth open. He now completely understood Teacher Luo's feelings and wanted to slap himself a few times. Why did he talk nonsense for no reason?
Zhu Houxuan then pretended that nothing had happened and continued to look at the reign titles proposed by his ministers.
This made Yang Tinghe feel very strange. They were chatting happily, why didn't he ask? He hadn't talked enough.
Then Zhu Houxuan saw another reign title that blinded his eyes.
"Tongzhi?" Zhu Houxuan's expression became extremely strange. He never expected to see this reign title.

"Who reported the reign title 'Tongzhi'?" Zhu Houxuan looked at the ministers below the stage hesitantly.

"Your Highness, I was the one who reported the reign title 'Tongzhi'," Wang Qiong stood up and said.

"'Tongzhi' means the rule of Datong, and it also means that the regent and your majesty will rule the country together," Wang Qiong said with a smile.

Flatterer!
The ministers present cursed in their hearts at the same time, this flattery was too obvious.
Wang Qiong was a scheming, politically savvy person who liked to make friends. This was the impression given to court officials. He was considered very capable, but he had never been appointed to the cabinet because of this impression. His flattering behavior did not surprise the officials.

Zhu Houxuan is now in an extremely devastated mood. To be fair, the reign title Tongzhi is still very good. The Great Tongzhi refers to the ideal world that mankind can ultimately achieve. It represents the ancients' beautiful vision of the future society and is also the political pursuit of Chinese people of all generations!
Wang Qiong's flattery was quite good. Now he, the regent, was ruling the country. Using this reign title could show the whole world that his political status as the regent was on par with the emperor. It was a well-intentioned move.
But the problem is that Zhu Houxuan is a time traveler, so he knows what the reign title "Tongzhi" means.
If the reign title "Tongzhi" was used, Zhu Zaihai's mother, Empress Xia, would definitely become the Empress Dowager in the future. If she was given the honorific title "Cixi" at that time, it would be a lot of fun.
It turns out that after all these years, Zhu Houxuan finally got the script written by Prince Gong Yiguiziliu.
This picture is so beautiful that Zhu Houxuan can't even imagine it.
Wow! What a wow! Zhu Houxuan never expected that among the officials he had worked with for so many years, there were so many talented people. First there was Shunfeng, then there was Tongzhi. He was so excited that he wanted to vomit blood.
"No! We cannot use the reign title 'Tongzhi'!" Zhu Houxuan said sternly.

Zhu Houxuan's statement surprised the ministers present. They didn't understand why Zhu Houxuan hated the reign title "Tongzhi" so much.

The most aggrieved person was Wang Qiong. He had no idea what went wrong in his plan. Why did he feel like he was flattering the horse but ended up hitting the horse's leg?
However, the ministers did not dare to ask too much, so they began to actively think of new reign titles, but none of the titles they came up with satisfied Zhu Houxuan.
(End of this chapter)