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Chapter 132 Zhu Houcong

"In the 16th year of Zhengde, the case of Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao's rebellion, with Zhu Chenhao's execution, can be said to be settled."

"However, shortly after Zhu Chenhao's death, around the beginning of March, Zhu Houzhao fell ill. What kind of illness? I don't know."

"Attention, the courtiers at that time paid great attention to this matter, and found many famous doctors for Zhu Houzhao to see him."

"Don't you just get sick? Is it necessary to mobilize so many teachers? Of course it is very necessary. Why?"

"Because Zhu Houzhao was 31 years old at the time, but he didn't even have a prince! Just imagine, if he died, who should he choose as heir? What would happen to the whole country?"

"At that time, the lessons learned from Zhu Chenhao's rebellion were there, so every courtier was very worried about Zhu Houzhao's health."

"However, the sky is not fulfilling people's wishes. Zhu Houzhao's condition is getting worse and worse. Although famous doctors have prescribed many medicines for Zhu Houzhao and fed him a lot of traditional Chinese medicine, the situation has not improved at all."

"By the end of March, Zhu Houzhao's condition had completely deteriorated. What happened? He passed out, but he was still breathing."

"But this situation didn't last long. On April [-], Zhu Houzhao couldn't hold on any longer, and died in the Leopard Room that day!"

"He didn't even have a will before he died, and he had no heirs, which created a big problem, who should be the emperor?"

"Okay, speaking of which, let's start to get into the topic. After understanding the background at that time, I will go on to talk about it. You should be able to understand many things."

"It is said that after Zhu Houzhao passed away, the court was faced with the problem of choosing who would succeed him. At that time, there was no clear standard for who should choose, but according to the usual practice, it should be decided by the cabinet."

"However, the director of ceremonies at that time also wanted to step in, that is, Jiang Bin, so he wanted to get a share of the action."

"At that time, when Yang Tinghe heard that the supervisor of ceremonies wanted to come out and interfere, he immediately became angry, saying that the supervisor of ceremonies had brought Emperor Wuzong so badly, and he hadn't settled with you yet, but now he dared to come out to be a monster. ?”

"So, the cabinet quickly killed Jiang Bin together. As for how to kill Jiang Bin, the old man didn't say, and I don't know much about it."

"Anyway, you just need to know that as soon as Zhu Houzhao left, Jiang Bin followed. At this stage, basically, there should be no other external factors."

"Then the next step is to choose the heir to the throne. Logically speaking, Zhu Houzhao has no children, so he should choose his elder brother or younger brother to be the emperor."

"But Zhu Houzhao has only one younger brother, Zhu Houwei, who died at the age of one. Therefore, the heir to the throne can only be chosen from Zhu Houzhao's father, who is also the uncle of Zhu Youxi's generation."

"However, people of Zhu Yougui's generation are basically extinct. If you choose according to blood relationship and order, then you should choose from Zhu Youxuan's younger brother, Xingxian King Zhu Youxuan's heirs."

"At that time, Zhu Youxuan was already dead, because he and Zhu Youxuan were brothers."

"According to the etiquette of successors, the next person who can inherit will only be Zhu Youtang's eldest son, the new generation Xingxian King Zhu Houcong, who will be the future Emperor Jiajing."

"After the heir to the throne was determined, the imperial court quickly sent someone to Anlu Prefecture to preach the decree, and asked Zhu Houcong to prepare to enter Beijing to become emperor!"

"At that time, Zhu Houcong, who received the decree, liked it very much. How old was Zhu Houcong at that time? Hey, he was 14 years old at the same age as his cousin Zhu Houzhao when he succeeded to the throne."

"But there was one person who was extremely unhappy at that time. Who was it? His mother, Mrs. Jiang."

"Hey, you might say, your son is going to be the emperor in the capital, why are you so unhappy?"

"Well, we're going to talk about Zhu Houcong's emotional relationship with his mother and father. What's the matter? The relationship between their family is as good as it gets."

"Let's talk about Zhu Youtang first, that is, Zhu Houcong's father. He is a very poetic prince. He has doted on Zhu Houcong since he was a child. Basically, he is the kind of... Give what you have."

"And his mother Jiang's background is not simple. As I said just now, Zhu Youtang is a very poetic prince, so the princess he married must not be far behind."

"It is said that this Jiang family is proficient in everything from piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Not only can she write poetry, but she can also paint. In short, it is not too much to call her a talented woman."

"Hey, it's such a team of beauties and talents combined, life is full of spring breeze everywhere, Zhu Youzhao and Jiang Shi are also very affectionate."

"Later, the Jiang family gave birth to the eldest son, Zhu Houxi, who died not long after. The couple were deeply saddened."

"Then, Jiang Shi gave birth to another son, hey, it was Zhu Houcong. After Zhu Houcong was born, the husband and wife raised him carefully, for fear that something would happen to him!"

"This Zhu Houcong is also quite powerful. He has been very smart since he was a child, and he has no serious illness. It is said that Zhu Youcong loves Zhu Houcong more than his mother."

"This kind of situation is rare, isn't it? So, the emotional relationship between the husband and wife and Zhu Houcong, the only seedling, is incomparable to ordinary people."

"But what does this have to do with his mother's reluctance to let Zhu Houcong go to the capital to become emperor?"

"It turns out that Zhu Houcong's father, that is, Zhu Youtang, passed away in 14 years of Zhengde, that is, two years before that time."

"The family who had such a good relationship suddenly lost one of them. What do you think Jiang and Zhu Houcong thought at that time?"

"Besides, the relationship between Jiang and Zhu Youzhao is very good. After all, the husband and wife said that Zhu Youzhao passed away, and I only have a son like Zhu Houcong."

"Now that Zhu Houcong is asked to go to the capital to become emperor, do you think the Jiang family will be happy? He must be unhappy."

"But at that time, the court's decree had already come down, and it could not be rejected, so Jiang was caught in a dilemma."

"If Zhu Houcong is not allowed to go to the capital, then no one knows what will happen, but if she does, Jiang will be alone. How can she live?"

"After discussion between the mother and the son, Zhu Houcong said that when he went to the capital to become the emperor, hey, then take his mother over, wouldn't it be all right?"

"Soon, the mother and son made a decision like this, and Zhu Houcong started to prepare. Not long after, Zhu Houcong took a team of people and set off towards the capital."

(End of this chapter)