in2ebook Chapter 137
Chapter 137
The ministers finally understood the emperor's determination and made Xu Pingjun the empress.
Liu Ju finally breathed a sigh of relief when he knew that it was his grandson who became the emperor. Although Huo Guang had deposed and enthroned emperors, he was still somewhat loyal.
The throne eventually fell into the hands of his own lineage.
If I were in Liu Xun's position at that time, I would probably not make Xu Pingluo the queen, but a girl from the Huo family as my wife.
However, since Huo Guang was able to depose and enthrone emperors, his power must have been quite great. I wonder if he would hold a grudge against me for not enthroning his daughter.
I hope they can get along well.
The second emperor we're discussing today is Zhu Jianshen, the Chenghua Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. While he wasn't as miserable as Liu Xun, he was actually no less miserable, as he had a father, Zhu Qizhen, who was a member of the Huizong Emperor's family.
After Zhu Qizhen suffered the Battle of Tumu, he went to study in Wala. The Ming Dynasty was ruled by Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu. Although Zhu Jianshen was still the crown prince, he lived in fear.
[Because in a unified dynasty, there were only a handful of cases where the throne was passed on to a nephew.]
Ming Dynasty
Zhu Di frowned and wondered what the phrase "Hui, Qin and Gao are one" meant. Judging from the generation name, Zhu Qizhen was his great-grandson, and the child of his beloved grandson Zhu Zhanji.
So what happened.
"Prince, this is a matter concerning your grandchildren. What do you think happened?"
The prince frowned and muttered to himself. In fact, he already had an answer in his mind, but he didn't dare to answer. How could his grandson become that kind of person?
"Father, this is very easy to understand." Zhu Gaosui glanced at his elder brother. "These three words together can only be put together by the few incompetent emperors of the Song Dynasty."
"I can't believe that my eldest brother's grandson is such a tyrant. He can be compared with Huiqin Gao. He must be one of the ten most tyrant emperors."
"Shut up!"
Zhu Di's face trembled a few times, and he knew in his heart that this was what it meant.
"Father, Tianmu just said that the one being investigated was not a tyrant, so Zhu Jianshen must have done a good job and brought our Ming Dynasty back."
Zhu Di nodded heavily.
Zhu Jianshen's guess was correct. Soon after, his position as crown prince was abolished, and Zhu Jianji was made crown prince instead! However, Zhu Jianji did not live long, and was later made crown prince again.
[Later, after the coup d'état, Zhu Qizhen became emperor again. In fact, if you look closely, the Jingtai Emperor was already dead at the time of the coup d'état, and Zhu Qizhen seized the throne from his own son.]
[Later, Zhu Qizhen even considered deposing the crown prince, but no one agreed.]
[You may be wondering if there's a love story here. Of course there is! When Zhu Jianshen was first appointed Crown Prince, Empress Dowager Sun arranged for a palace maid to take care of him.]
This maid accompanied Zhu Jianshen through all the ups and downs. After so many years together, they developed a special bond. After Zhu Jianshen ascended the throne, he named this maid the Consort Wan Guifei!
Whenever the emperor was in the harem, he was accompanied by Concubine Wan. Later, Empress Wu could not stand this and punished Concubine Wan, which really touched the emperor's sore spot.
[Directly depose Queen Wu! ]
This love was not understood by people at the time, mainly because of the age difference between the two. Concubine Wan was seventeen years older than Emperor Chenghua.
Ming Dynasty
Zhu Di coughed violently twice. He originally thought it was a love story between a palace maid and the emperor, but unexpectedly it was a love story between a nanny and the emperor.
He doesn't quite understand.
Could it be that this Concubine Wan is as beautiful as a fairy?
There are actually two misconceptions about Concubine Wan. First, she wasn't very pretty. What good would beauty do when one's life was in jeopardy? Concubine Wan was Emperor Chenghua's umbrella, the woman who could wear a flying fish costume and stand in front of him.
[The second question is about the Chenghua Emperor's offspring. Zhu Youtang didn't have just one son; he had fourteen. If there was only one, where did the Jiajing Emperor come from?]