Become the richest man in the world from answering questions

Chapter 133

"By the way, Zhu Houcong set off from Anlu at that time, which is today's Zhongxiang. From Zhongxiang to the capital, Zhu Houcong acted cautiously along the way."

"Then why is he so careful? It should be a happy thing to become the emperor in the capital. Could it be that he is afraid that someone will snatch his throne on the way?"

Teacher Miao waved his hand and said, "No, it turns out that before coming here, his mother told him such a thing, saying that you must be careful when you go to the capital! Be careful in your words and deeds!"

"Because the water in the capital is deep, this Zhu Houcong also understands, and he also listened to what his mother said, that's why he was so careful along the way."

"It is said that Zhu Houcong strictly demanded that his subordinates not disturb the people or do anything that would harm the people."

"Also, when Zhu Houcong passed by the territories of other feudal lords, those feudal lords were scrambling to give Zhu Houcong something."

"Zhu Houcong was the heir to the throne at that time, the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty, those vassal kings had no choice but to curry favor with him."

"However, Zhu Houcong understands that the water in the Forbidden City is deep, and since he is new here, he doesn't know anything, so he must be very careful."

"So, for the kindness of those vassal kings, it is a gift, Zhu Houcong will refuse all of them, and will not accept them at all!"

"It's said that the king is going to Beijing, and the situation is not clear. If you give me something now, it's hard for me to take it. Let's go! I have to continue on my way!"

"In this way, during the journey from Anlu to the capital, when Zhu Houcong sent something, he would use this sentence to send the envoy away."

"It didn't take long for Zhu Houcong's team to finally reach the capital."

"However, at this moment, the imperial court sent a minister of rites to tell Zhu Houcong, when you get close to the Forbidden City, you can enter through Dong'an Gate. Then we will choose a good day and auspicious day, and we will be enthroned and we will be done!"

"Guess Zhu Houcong's reaction at the time? He was furious! Immediately scolded the Minister of Rituals, saying, this king is here to be the emperor, not an adopted one, so why go to Dong'anmen!?"

"Hey, you may not understand what you said here, why did the words of the Minister of Rites make Zhu Houcong so angry?"

"The Minister of Rituals said to let him enter the Forbidden City from Dong'anmen, and then choose a good day to ascend the throne, wouldn't that be the end of the matter? Why is Zhu Houcong so angry?"

"You don't know about this. The laws of the Ming Dynasty stipulate that the emperor walks through the Daming Gate, and the Dong'an Gate is for ministers to walk through."

"That is to say, the minister of the Ministry of Rites wants Zhu Houcong to go to Dong'an Gate, which means that Zhu Houcong will join the Datong as a courtier, so whose courtier is it? Zhu Houzhao's."

"What do you mean? That is to say, if Zhu Houcong goes to Dong'anmen, then he is Zhu Houzhao's courtier. In other words, it is equivalent to Zhu Houcong adopting to Zhu Houzhao's knee and becoming Zhu Houzhao's son!"

"At the same time, there is another layer of truth. If you enter through Dong'an Gate, you will succeed to the throne as the crown prince, which is no different from adopting Zhu Houzhao as your son."

"Then who came up with this bad idea? That's right, it was Yang Tinghe! Then why did Yang Tinghe do this? In fact, Yang Tinghe just wanted to give Zhu Houcong a blow!"

"Because Zhu Houcong was carefully selected by Yang Tinghe, among other things, at the very least, he should listen to his own words, right?"

"However, the facts were completely beyond Yang Tinghe's expectations. Not only did Zhu Houcong not accept this rule, he even scolded the Minister of Rites back."

"At the same time, let the Minister of Rituals bring a message back to Yang Tinghe, saying that this king came all the way to be the emperor, not the crown prince!"

"Why is Zhu Houcong so angry? Of course this has something to do with his parents. As I said just now, Zhu Houcong's family has a very good relationship!"

"And we also said that Zhu Youtang doted on Zhu Houcong very much during his lifetime. He cared for Zhu Houcong even more than his mother."

"So the relationship between Zhu Youtang and Zhu Houcong, father and son, is very close! Now the court has asked Zhu Houcong to recognize Zhu Houzhao as his own father. Do you think Zhu Houcong can agree? Can he not be angry?"

"My own father is my own father. Why would you want to recognize other people as your own father? For political needs, Zhu Houcong understands this truth, but he refuses."

"So, Zhu Houcong sent someone to send a message to the court, saying that the king will not recognize his father indiscriminately! And he must enter through the Daming Gate, otherwise the king will not leave!"

"But Yang Tinghe's attitude at that time was also very firm, saying that if Zhu Houcong did not go to Dong'anmen, it would be a violation of the ancestral system and he would not be able to ascend the throne and become emperor."

"The reason he gave is that if Zhu Houcong does not recognize Zhu Houzhao as his biological father, then if he ascends the throne and becomes the emperor, his name will be unfair and his words will be inconsistent! After all, he is still a vassal king, right?"

"But Zhu Houcong refused to give in whatever he said, and the cabinet insisted that Zhu Houcong go to Dong'anmen. In this way, the two groups were at a stalemate, and Zhu Houcong simply stayed outside the city and did not leave."

"Later, the empress dowager stood up and said that the country cannot live without a king. You are so deadlocked that it is detrimental to the interests of the country. Since the new king has arrived, you should persuade him to let the new king ascend the throne quickly!"

"It's persuasion, but how can Zhu Houcong give in? Let him go to Dong'anmen, it's completely useless!"

"Later, the cabinet couldn't stand it any longer. Due to the pressure from the Empress Dowager, Yang Tinghe had to make a concession and allowed Zhu Houcong to enter the Forbidden City from Daming Gate to inherit the Datong."

"And on the day of entering the city, the Ministry of Rites didn't say what auspicious day to choose. After Zhu Houcong entered the city, at noon that day, Zhu Houcong ascended the throne and became emperor."

"At the same time, it is announced that the second year will be changed to the first year of Jiajing."

"There is another small detail here. It is said that Zhu Houcong sent a message to Yang Tinghe before entering the city, saying that if you don't let me go to the Daming Gate, then I will not be the emperor, and I will go back to Anlu."

"It was these words that scared Yang Tinghe enough, because apart from Zhu Houcong, Yang Tinghe didn't look up to other vassal princes. All in all, Zhu Houcong was the best candidate at that time!"

"But Yang Tinghe discovered that this Zhu Houcong is not what he thought at all. He is not what a 14-year-old child should be!"

"And he also discovered that Zhu Houcong is a very stubborn person! It's the kind of stubborn person in his bones. If you don't accept him, he won't accept you either!"

"And when Yang Tinghe connected Zhu Houcong's temperament with the supreme imperial power, he realized, oh, things are difficult!"

(End of this chapter)