In April 1427, the frail princess Xu submitted a note to the imperial court, full of grief and indignation.
She asked permission to perform a crown ceremony for her two grandsons, Zhu Shiqi and Zhu Shiyi, and hoped that the imperial court would grant them the corresponding titles and find suitable spouses for them.
According to the "Emperor Ming Zuxun", once a male clan member reaches the age of ten, he should be awarded the corresponding title, but if it is like the case that Zhu Shiqi has not received the title at the age of fifteen, this has become rare after the Hongwu Dynasty.
Ming Dynasty princess stills Princess Xu is not only the original match of Zhu Gui, the first feudal monarch of the dynasty, but also the sister of Empress Xu of Yongle Dynasty, who is not only the uncle and grandmother of Zhu Zhanji, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, but also his aunt and grandmother.
For this reason, Ming Xuanzong attached great importance to it and ordered the Ministry of Rites to study the matter of knighthood and give a proper plan for canonization. The Emperor's attention quickly brought things to fruition.
Even then, Shangshu Hu Hu said: The son of the king has died, and the eldest grandson is collectively called the grandson, and the crown of the county is served.
The second grandson of Shu was awarded the general of Zhenguo, and the first crown uniform, and the grandson of the next generation was knighted, and the gift of the ordination was passed. Marriage matters are selected at the ** Military and Civilian Home of the Department, and the ceremony is held for the elderly.
According to the laws of the clan, each clan of the clan should be given a name and a knight, and the great clan of the domain should play to the court. Specific to the Dai Domain, it should have been the grandfather of Zhu Shiyi and the brothers, and Zhu Gui, the reigning king of the Dynasty, came forward to ask for knighthoods for them.
The reason why the princess asked for the knighthood on behalf of the princess is because "the king of the times has a heart disease, the concubine and his descendants are not close, and he is reprimanded for living in a different place, so the concubine plays the cloud solo". That is to say, Zhu Gui does not regard Zhu Shiyan's brothers as grandsons at all, and even treats them as enemies.
The tragic young Zhu Shiyi, born on October 21 in the eleventh year of Yongle (1413), his biological father was the eldest son of Zhu Gui, the first feudal monarch of the dynasty, Zhu Xunxuan, the son of the mourning family, and his biological mother Huang.
Zhu Xunxuan himself is both a grandson and a long, as well as the care of the emperor's fourth uncle and the queen's aunt, according to the normal plot, he should have a smooth life. However, this is not the case.
Zhu Gui is a "wanton and violent", he believes that he was deposed as a concubine in the Jianwen Dynasty and imprisoned in Datong because his wife Xu is the sister of Princess Yan, and the fourth brother has been instigated, and there is a favorite concubine Xu who has the same smell around him, and he has been acting on the princess and the son Zhu Xun after restoring the title.
Empress Xu and Ming Chengzu were deeply in love with Empress Xu of the Lingxing Gate of the Imperial Palace, and when Empress Xu was alive, Zhu Gui was afraid and did not dare to be too presumptuous. But after the death of Empress Xu, Zhu Gui immediately turned against the princess and the prince, and drove the mother and son out of the palace.
Zhu Xunxuan turned against his father and left the vassal to sue the royal court. Zhu Shiyan, who was born in this environment, can imagine his early living situation. In the sixteenth year of Yongle (1418), Zhu Xun.
Ming Xuanzong drama lighting Xuanzong can be said to be a copy of Ming Chengzu, the clans finally survived until Ming Chengzu went offline, and waited for the relatively relaxed Hong Xi Dynasty, but unfortunately only ten months later, Ming Xuanzong, the "little Taizong", was launched, and the hard days of the clans came again.
After reading Dai Li's recital, he was very angry and said that he would deal with the matter himself. On October 15, after deliberation, Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty gave an edict to Zhu Gui, the acting king, and the king of Lucheng (Huoning).
Zhu Guinai is the thirteenth son of Ming Taizu, the uncle of Ming Xuanzong, and his status is respected, so he is more polite in his words, asking him to "have a benevolent heart" for his descendants, and let him allocate 300 stones from "Wangfu Luminei to the son of the deceased son", so that they can have no shortage of food and clothing, and at the same time let the officials and subordinates of the palace teach him to read.
The edict to the king of Lucheng was not so polite, pointing out that the son of the prince is the great-grandson of Emperor Taizu Gao, and the acting princess Xu is the sister of Empress Renxiaowen, and I will entrust you with the responsibility of taking care of their grandchildren, and I will persuade the king to treat them well, if there is anything wrong, you look good.
On November 25, the imperial court gave the name to the second son of Dai Shizi, the eldest son was named Shiyi, and the second son was named Shiyi.
At the same time, there was also an edict from Ming Xuanzong to Zhu Gui, asking him to quickly enlighten the two of them to study. At this point, the identities of the two Zhu Shiqi brothers have finally passed the clear road, paving the way for the subsequent knighthood.
In March of the second year (1427) of the second year of Sun Xuande, who was walking on thin ice, the imperial court received a letter from Zhu Shiyi, saying that his grandmother was the princess Xu's illness. It is estimated that Zhu Gui and his son did not take Ming Xuanzong's edict very seriously and did not give good treatment.
So Ming Xuanzong issued an edict again, asking Zhu Xun (Huoning), the king of Lucheng, to advise his father to treat the princess well and give medicine for treatment. The following month, the princess went to the court alone to ask for the names of her two grandsons.
After discussing with the Ministry of Rites, Ming Xuanzong officially canonized Zhu Shiyi as the grandson, and his younger brother Zhu Shiyan as the general of Zhenguo. On May 17, after half a lifetime of desolation, he felt that he had completed the raising of his grandson, and he could comfort his son in the spirit of heaven.
Zhu Shiqi suddenly lost his biggest support, and his life that had just improved fell into a trough again.
In the five years of Ming orthodoxy, many things happened in the palace of the king. Changshi Dai Lizuo said that since he took office, he had never seen his grandson, and the acting king was old and sick for a long time, and he could not be a director, and the affairs of the government were all handled by the kings of Guangning and Lucheng.
I hope that Your Majesty can make the world's grandson ** state affairs. In the third year of orthodoxy, Zhu Gui was also severely warned by Ming Yingzong because of beating people and other things. In the sixth year of orthodoxy, a scandal broke out again in the palace of the king, and the guards lured the favorite concubine of the grandson to elope, and there was a big uproar in Datong City.
The internal situation of the Daifan is unbearable, and the situation of the grandson is worrying, Dai Li wants to push the grandson to the front desk for protection, and by the way, the Daifan is clear. Ming Xuanzong agreed that Zhu Shiqi would take charge of the affairs of the palace, canonize him as the grandson concubine of the dynasty, declare him an adult, and let him change his name to deal with the affairs of the palace justly.
Zhu Shiqi gained the power to act in charge of government affairs, but Zhu Gui, the acting king, was still alive, and many things could not bypass him, coupled with the constraints and suppression of Concubine Xu's mother and son, his situation did not get much substantial improvement.
In the fifth year of orthodoxy, Ming Yingzong issued four edicts, expressing serious concern about the actions of Zhu Gui, the acting king, and hoping that he would "never slander from now on, and the love of Yidun's descendants will be consolidated for the blessing of the country."
Ming Yingzong's criticism of King Xuanning and King Huairen was very harsh, and he directly pointed out their faults, especially when they sowed discord in front of their father, obstructed the palace from seeing Shisun, and even broke the door of Shisun's Mansion with a masonry hammer in an attempt to murder Shisun.
Ming Yingzong emphasized that the "Ancestral Teachings" clearly stipulates that it is expressly forbidden to separate relatives, and asked the two crown princes to keep in mind the feelings of their relatives, reform themselves, strengthen the unity between relatives, and avoid making the same mistake again.
In addition, Ming Yingzong also mentioned that Zhu Gui was also involved in these things. In the fourth year of orthodoxy, Zhu Gui served as the acting officer of the grandson concubine Yang, and then selected the daughter of Du Wen, the deputy commander of the Xicheng soldiers and horses, as the successor.
However, as the first heir to the throne of the Dai Domain, Zhu Shiqi couldn't even handle his own marriage well, and had to ask the imperial court for support three months before the canonization ceremony.
He wrote a letter to Dai Wang Gui, saying that he had heard that his grandson's marriage had progressed, but he could not prepare the dowry, coins and other items needed for his wedding banquet by himself, and hoped that his uncle could help.
The imperial court also responded to this by agreeing to help. In his letter in August, Ming Yingzong once again emphasized that all affairs of the Imperial Palace must follow the previous imperial decree, that the Daishisun should handle state affairs, and that the Daiwang concubines should not interfere.
He also separately admonished King Xuanning that if he did not correct his mistakes, he would use the law of his ancestors. In addition, he also demanded that the mother and son of King Xuanning and King Huairen hand over the treasures and crown robes of the previous generation of the princes, who were openly collected by Concubine Xu, and put them in the hands of the grandson.
However, Concubine Xu did not seem to be afraid of Ming Yingzong's warning, and she said in her note that the palace lost the prince's book and crown clothes in the fire. Ming Yingzong felt helpless about this, so he could only advise Zhu Shiyan to bear with it.
However, this kind of forbearance made Concubine Xu even more arrogant, and on the night of the 22nd, she took her mother to the gate of Shisun's mansion and sprinkled it, claiming to kill Shisun.
When Ming Yingzong heard the news, he was very shocked, and he wrote a letter to Zhu Gui, sternly warning him to discipline Concubine Xu's mother and son, otherwise he would be severely punished.
Seeing that the king was old and her son had no hope of inheriting the throne, in order to accumulate wealth for her grandson, she began to steal the property of the palace to the sons of King Xuanning and King Huairen.
Later, when the matter was revealed, Concubine Xu actually ran to her grandson and asked him to protect herself for her, which was really ridiculous. After the matter was revealed, Ming Yingzong ordered Concubine Xu not to enter and leave the palace at will, otherwise she would be severely punished.
After this incident, Concubine Xu finally understood the seriousness of the matter. On December 12, the 11th year of orthodoxy, Zhu Gui died at the age of 73, and the imperial court gave him a simple confession.
On the eighth day of the first month of the thirteenth year of orthodoxy, Zhu Shiyi was canonized as the acting king. He's been working hard for 20 years to get this position, so he cherishes this opportunity very much.
His father Zhu Xunxuan was also posthumously crowned as the acting king, his younger brother Zhu Shiyan was promoted to the king of Changhua, and his sister was also promoted to the lord of Mayi.
It was a great joy for their family. However, Zhu Shiyan's personality is completely different from that of his grandfather and father. His hardships as a child and years of ** made him very cautious.
His shadow area for Concubine Xu may have reached infinity, but he still decided to give her a decree on behalf of Mrs. Jianwang. It's speechless.
However, it is incomprehensible that he knelt down as a prince when he treated Shi Heng's nephew, the famous brave general Dingyuan Marquis Shi Biao.
The incident arose when the Mongol Warat tribe, under the leadership of Yexian, marched south to invade the borders of the Ming Dynasty. In the mouth of Yang Hehou, the Ming army was almost completely annihilated, and only Guo Jing and Shi Heng escaped.
Datong rose again, and the acting king Zhu Shiyu was shocked three times a day, and proposed a request to the new emperor Zhu Qiyu to move the country, but was rejected.
At the critical moment, the new Datong commander-in-chief, the right governor Guo Deng stepped on the clouds, and he relied on his excellent strategy to repeatedly defeat the invading enemy in Shawo, Datong City, Lushan and other places, and thwarted Wara's attempt to capture Datong.
And Guo Deng also prospered because of this, and his official rank rose all the way to the right governor of Zhengyipin, and in April of the first year of Jingtai, he was named Dingxiang Bo, and was crowned as a military minister of Fengtian Yiwei Xuanli, and was given a coupon to obtain hereditary rights.
The Ming Dynasty military general Guo Deng saved the life of a family, and Zhu Shiqi was grateful to him. On the first day of the seventh month of the first year of Jingtai, he ignored the ban that the clan could not leave the domain without authorization, and went out of the city to meet Guo Deng.
At the end of the year, he ignored the taboo that the vassal king could not interfere in politics, and asked the court to reward Guo Deng again.
Zhu Gui is the king of 12 prefectures, and during the Yongle period, he was divided into important towns on the west side of the mountain, and his military functions were prominent, and he was insufficient, and he needed to rely on the transfer of thousands of miles from the interior to meet it.
By the time of the Tianshun period, the scale of the clan was already very large, and there were 12 county kings, and it was necessary to build a new palace and migrate some of the branch of the county kings of the dynasty.
This move was approved by Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, but it caused conflicts and strife within the domain, with some county kings expressing their reluctance to migrate, and others wishing to specify a destination.
Zhu Shiyan made a decision under the urging of the imperial court and made a choice for them, causing them to go to the imperial court one after another to express their opinions.
In this regard, Ming Yingzong was very dissatisfied, reprimanded Zhu Shiqi for his ineffective work, and warned him not to disturb the imperial court in the future because of the relocation of the feudal domain.
In the oracle of the royal palace of the Datong Dynasty, the kings of Ding'an and Boye were emphasized. They were the second and third sons of Zhu Shiyi, among whom Zhu Chenghua, the king of Ding'an, was reluctant to move the domain, while Zhu Chengyi, the king of Boye, was willing.
However, the filial piety code of "parents are not far away" requires that they must be by their parents' side, otherwise they are unfilial. However, Zhu Shiqi forced them to move to the domain, which was obviously against human ethics.
Despite this, Ming Yingzong still issued two reprimands in December of that year and May of the following year, demanding that he act fairly. wrote to the king, accusing him of being untruthful, and liking and disliking favoritism, so he handled things inappropriately.
He should handle things fairly and let all the princes stay with their parents unless they are willing to move. Zhu Shiyan's life is a tragic life, he lost his father at the age of six, because of his father's relationship, he was not treated by his grandfather, and he could only live a difficult life with his grandmother.
After being named a grandson, after establishing his status, he was greatly affected by his grandfather Zhu Gui, his grandmother Xu and several uncles.
He finally got out of it, and in an instant, he met Ming Yingzong, a "genius through the ages", so that he was shocked a day, and he was also miserably defeated by the generals. In the last few years, I finally turned a new chapter, but I ended up living like I hated back then