Ming Dynasty: Regrets about the Jingnan Rebellion? I changed it in a dream!

Chapter 137: Taizong’s words suddenly appeared on the stone wall, and Zhu Houcong was furious!

"How can this be?"

"It's almost certain that Emperor Taizu doesn't recognize my father, but how dare my father not recognize Emperor Taizu?"

Over the years, everything Zhu Di did was just to prove himself.

He hoped that after his death, he would meet Emperor Taizu in the underworld and gain his recognition.

Don’t recognize Zhu Yuanzhang?
I'm afraid Zhu Di himself would be confused.

"Then what's going on?"

Zhu Gaosui snorted and said, "What else could it be? It must be some unfilial descendant who changed the old man's temple name."

"However, since he can change the old man's temple name, this person must be quite capable."

Xu Zengshou scratched his head.

"how do I say this?"

He is different from his brother and does not peek into the affairs of the court.

Looking at Xu Zengshou who understood nothing, Zhu Gaosui was helpless. This was probably the reason why Zhu Yunwen discovered that Xu Zengshou had an affair with Prince of Yan.

In response, Zhu Gaosui explained: "Those corrupt scholars will not agree to change the temple name of our ancestors without permission."

"The education method established by Emperor Taizu cultivated a large number of talents for the court, but it also restricted the thinking of these people."

"To put it simply, it has cultivated a group of stubborn officials."

"For example, Fang Xiaoru."

"They take rules and ancestral systems very seriously. If the emperor wants to change Taizong's temple name without permission, how can he do so without the consent of these people?"

"How can a weak and incompetent emperor withstand the sharp tongues and pressure of these people? Naturally, he needs certain means and abilities."

"It's not so easy to change the temple name."

Upon hearing this, Xu Zengshou nodded thoughtfully.

It turned out to be the case.

"Hahaha, I didn't expect that the fourth brother would change from Taizong to Chengzu. If he knew, he would be very happy, right?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui looked at each other and then laughed.

“Hahaha, Third Uncle, if my father knew about this, he would have killed the emperor who changed his temple name, and that would have been considered a change for him.”

Alas, I have worked hard all my life.

After all, I still couldn't get rid of the label of traitor hanging over my head.

Dad, this is the consequence of choosing Zhu Zhanji.

Xu Zengshou was still a little puzzled, and asked in confusion: "Why? Isn't the status of the ancestor higher than that of the clan?"

The status of the ancestor is definitely higher than that of the clan.

Why wouldn't Zhu Di be happy? He was not happy even though his status was raised.

Zhu Gaoxu sighed and said with a smile: "My father has been on horseback to fight the enemy and on foot to govern the country."

"In fact, I just want to use my own achievements to wash away the label of treason on myself."

"He dared not slack off in the slightest."

"Taizong is his lifelong wish."

"He even went so far as to revise the history books and erase the Jianwen dynasty, and he often told my eldest brother that after he died, he must be given the temple name Taizong."

"Otherwise I will die with regrets."

"He's almost sixty years old, but he still wants to lead the army himself. You can see how obsessed my father is with the title of Taizong."

Zhu Di died at the age of 65 on his way back from the Northern Expedition.

This is enough to show how much Zhu Di cares about the word Taizong.

Moreover, it seems that not only Zhu Di's temple name was changed, but even his posthumous name was changed.

The Ti Tian in the posthumous title was changed to Qi Tian.

Guangyun was changed to Zhaoyun.

Although only two words were changed, the meaning expressed is completely different.

To understand heaven means to understand heaven's will and follow it.

Qi Tian means to open up the world and reshape it.

Guangyun means to expand the national destiny and continue the orthodoxy.

And "Zhaoyun" means to create a new national destiny and be unique.

Qi and Zhao both mean beginning.

It was made clear that Zhu Di was plotting treason and usurping the throne.

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui could already imagine how furious Zhu Di would be when he found out.

You know, temple names and posthumous names can be passed down for thousands of years and are written in history books.

In other words, even after a thousand years, people would still know about Zhu Di's rebellion.

After all, how could an emperor who succeeded the throne have his temple name given to him by his ancestor?

"Second brother, it seems that although we have not been able to figure out how many emperors in Zhu Zhanji's lineage there are, there are still many incompetent rulers."

“But the unexpected gain was greater than I expected.”

Zhu Gaosui raised the corner of his mouth and looked at the plaque of Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty and the portrait of Zhu Di hanging on the wall with a smile.

The matter of changing the temple name and posthumous title.

It’s enough to make Zhu Zhanji feel bad.

"Well, let's go and look for historical records. I'm curious."

"Which emperor is so bold as to bring the old man's rebellion to light."

Zhu Gaosui nodded.

"Just go directly to the palace."

"On the way here, I have already found out that the historical materials of the Ming Dynasty are generally stored in the Imperial History Bureau."

"It contains historical books from all dynasties of the Ming Dynasty."

On the way here, he went to the prefect of Wuding Prefecture to find out some information.

If you want to understand the Jiajing Dynasty, you naturally need information channels.

And the best information channel is naturally where historical books are stored.

Xu Zengshou was a little surprised: "How do you know?"

Zhu Gaosui rolled his eyes at Xu Zengshou.

"The prefect of Wuding Prefecture told me."

"You were right next to me, but you didn't hear it clearly?"

Xu Zengshou touched his head embarrassedly.

Zhu Gaoxu was not surprised.

Zhu Gaosui had been a Jinyiwei for so many years, so he was naturally familiar with obtaining information.

"I heard that fires often broke out in the imperial palace during the Jiajing period, so Zhu Houcong built this Imperial History House to store historical books from past dynasties, including the Yongle Encyclopedia compiled by my father."

……

Outside the Imperial History Bureau.

Fires frequently occurred in the imperial palace, so in order to protect these historical materials, eunuchs would come to inspect the Imperial Archives from time to time.

"Brother, I'm counting on you."

After the patrolling eunuch left, the three men came to the gate.

Zhu Gaoxu used a little force and forcibly pried the lock open.

Walking into the Imperial Archives, one has to admit that this palace is very large.

The historical materials inside are really eye-opening, and the classification is also very good.

Zhu Gaoxu and Xu Zengshou felt a headache immediately when they looked at the room full of historical books.

"Old Three, how long are we going to see this?"

Zhu Gaosui, however, went to the place with the latest historical records on his own.

That is the Veritable Records of this Dynasty.

"Second brother, rest assured. Just keep watch for me. Give me one night and I will definitely find out who changed the temple name."

There is no need to read the historical materials before Emperor Yingzong.

You only need to look at the historical materials after Yingzong, which are not many.

As the leader of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, it is normal for him to see everything at a glance.

You don't need to remember it, you just need to find out who changed the temple name.

Zhu Gaoxu and Xu Zengshou looked at each other and said, "Third uncle, you keep watch here."

"I'll go directly to the old Taoist priest."

Zhu Gaoxu could not wait any longer and was ready to go directly to Emperor Jiajing to get the truth.

Why bother?

Xu Zengshou nodded: "Don't worry, I'm here."

So Zhu Gaoxu prepared to go to the harem to look for Zhu Houcong.

time flies……

Two hours later, Zhu Gaosui's eyes lit up and he paused on one of the pages.

In the 17th year of Jiajing, Zhu Houcong moved Ming Renzong Zhu Gaochi out of the Taimiao and placed his father Ming Ruizong in the Taimiao.

At the same time, the temple name of Emperor Taizong of Ming was changed to Emperor Chengzu of Ming.

Zhu Gaosui suddenly realized.

No wonder the old man often said that he was unhappy with this old Taoist priest. It turned out to be because of this! The one who changed Zhu Di's temple name was actually this old Taoist priest? !

As for the reason, it is very simple, turning a small amount into a large amount.

This is what he did for the legitimacy of his throne.

However, in order to ensure the legitimacy of his throne, he brought up Zhu Di's treason.

"No wonder, this old Taoist priest is also from a vassal king's family."

Zhu Gaosui learned about this from historical materials of the Jiajing Dynasty.

The previous emperor Zhu Houzhao died suddenly and had no offspring, so Zhu Houcong, a vassal king, became the one to reap the benefits.

What the civil officials did not expect was that Zhu Houcong was actually the same as Emperor Wen of Han.

He was extremely intelligent. He had just ascended the throne at the age of fourteen, but he was able to manipulate the powerful officials into his own hands.

Through the Great Ceremony Debate, he grew from a puppet emperor to an emperor with real power.

its not right.

According to these historical records, Zhu Houcong's script should be similar to that of Emperor Wen of Han, Liu Heng.

He must have been a wise emperor.

But why are there so many refugees and corpses everywhere?

Time was running out, and Zhu Gaosui did not have much time to get to know Zhu Houcong.

So he closed the historical materials and went to the door.

"Uncle San, where is my second brother?"

"I have already found out who changed the temple name."

"Gao Xu said that he went to ask the emperor, but he hasn't come back yet."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Gaoxu returned here.

She said in a somewhat depressed tone, "I searched the harem, but there was no trace of the emperor."

It seems that Zhu Houcong did not live in the palace.

Zhu Gaosui then explained: "Second brother, there is no need to look for it."

"The person who changed our father's temple name was the Jiajing Emperor, Zhu Houcong."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu was slightly stunned and a little surprised.

"It's him? No wonder our father disliked him at first sight!"

When Zhu Houcong first appeared in the tavern, Zhu Di became angry for no apparent reason after just meeting him once.

They spent a long time searching for the Taoist temple.

No trace of Zhu Houcong could be found.

"According to the historical records here, the temple name was changed in the 17th year of the Jiajing reign."

"He was also a vassal king because the previous emperor, Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Houzhao, had no children."

"Therefore, the throne fell into his hands."

"In order to demonstrate the legitimacy of his own throne, he elevated our father's status in the Imperial Ancestral Temple and changed his title to Chengzu."

Without waiting for Zhu Gaoxu to react.

At this time, the patrolling eunuchs noticed the movement here.

Without thinking too much, Zhu Gaosui prepared to take the two of them away.

Although we failed to find the old Taoist priest Zhu Houcong, it was enough to know that Zhu Di's temple name had been changed.

"Second brother, let's go."

Zhu Gaoxu nodded.

However, before leaving, Zhu Gaoxu prepared to give Zhu Houcong the "protection" of his ancestors.

He hurried to a blank wall in the Imperial Archives.

At this time, Zhu Gaosui and Xu Zengshou were a little confused about what Zhu Gaoxu wanted to do.

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Gaoxu began to use his powerful strength to carve on the wall.

[I, in compliance with the will of Heaven, quelled the rebellion, inherited the foundation laid by Taizu, drove the Tartars to the northern desert, established the Nine Cauldrons in Yanjing, and conducted grand ceremonies to demonstrate civil governance... His achievements are outstanding, and I have been granted an underground palace for him, so that I can have the face to see Taizu...]

[You, unfilial descendants, for your own selfish reasons, arbitrarily changed my temple name and posthumous title, and humiliated me in the vast history books.]

[Although I am still in the underground palace, I cannot sleep. I have come here today to order my unfilial descendants to restore my temple name to Taizong.]

[If you insist on not changing your ways, when we meet in the Underworld Palace one day, I will not care about the bloodline of your Zhu family and will kill you in the underworld! ]

Zhu Gaosui and Xu Zengshou looked at these words.

They all couldn't help but be stunned.

I couldn't help but give Zhu Gaoxu a thumbs up.

"Second brother, you are still the best."

"If Zhu Houcong saw these words, he would probably be unable to sleep all night."

Zhu Gaoxu laughed loudly.

"Stay awake all night? I just want to scare him to death!"

Xu Zengshou looked at this scene with a slight smile on his face.

Although he didn't understand politics or conspiracies, he still understood why Zhu Gaoxu did this.

In fact, it was just to vent the anger of the fourth brother.

"Let's go, there are more and more people outside the palace."

"It looks like the palace guards are here."

Zhu Gaoxu nodded, and then left with Zhu Gaosui and Xu Zengshou.

Wait for the eunuch to lead the palace guards into the Imperial Archives.

All I saw was the words carved on the wall.

There are also pieces of stone debris on the ground.

Because of this incident about the wall, the entire Jiajing dynasty fell into turmoil again.

……

Soon, the words written on the wall were first known to Lu Fang, the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department, and a group of eunuchs.

Lu Fang looked at the words written on the wall of the Imperial History Museum.

My heart was shocked.

Emperor Taizong is back?!

Or is it that someone wants to use the name of Emperor Taizong to achieve a certain goal?
However, no matter how things develop, it is enough to shock the government and the opposition.

"Ugh……"

Lu Fang then hurriedly took the news to the Wanshou Palace in Xiyuan where Zhu Houcong lived.

……

At the same time, the cabinet soon learned about this matter.

Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng and other cabinet members looked at each other in bewilderment.

Among them, the cabinet chief Xu Jie was even more worried.

"I believe you all already know the words of Emperor Chengzu written on the wall of the Imperial History Museum."

Everyone looked at each other.

As a member of the cabinet, you naturally have information channels and they are interconnected.

Who could have known that overnight, remarks similar to those of Emperor Chengzu would appear on the stone wall of the Imperial History Museum.

Gao Gong stood up at this time and said slowly: "Lord Xu, if the emperor knew about this, he would be furious."

"We should be prepared."

"Now, we know very little about the cause of the incident..."

Hearing this, Xu Jie sighed helplessly and glanced at Gao Gong.

"You don't know, so how could I know?"

Xu Jie then told all the news he knew.

"According to what the eunuch said yesterday."

"When he was inspecting that night, he found that the lock of the Imperial Archives had been broken. He thought there was an assassin, so he quickly went to find the commander of the imperial guards to check it out."

"Nothing was lost or destroyed in the Imperial Archives."

"I was just looking through some records, and was surprised to see these words on the wall."

"There are also broken pieces of stone bricks all over the floor. It looks like they were carved directly into the wall."

"Among them, those who searched the records couldn't find anything."

When you don't know anything, it's best to wait and see.

Do nothing.

It was inevitable that Zhu Houcong would be angry.

After all, this is a sheer provocation.

If this was really said by Emperor Taizong, then there is nothing wrong with it.

It is true that Zhu Houcong did not respect the ancestral system and arbitrarily changed the temple name of Taizong.

But if someone with ulterior motives said it in the tone of Emperor Taizong, the meaning here would be completely different.

Killing the emperor... Ask throughout history.

Which emperor could accept being threatened in this tone?
Still using the tone of our ancestors.

What’s more, the emperor being threatened was Zhu Houcong, who was extremely selfish and suspicious!
(End of this chapter)