It turns out that the historical allusion to “the villain of the Xu order, will never be reappointed” is real, and it is engraved on the pillar of the Wuyiqian.
When he came to work every day, he would see these eight words on the pillar.
That said, how great was Xu Shi’s insight.
According to Zhu Pingan’s history in modern times, these eight words were carved by Emperor Jiajing in Jiajing nine years, this year, Emperor Jiajing was 23 years old, ascended the throne for nine years; this year, Xu Jie was 28 years old, seven years after he passed the examination for jinshi.
Speaking of these eight words have to say that a famous event in the history of the Ming Dynasty – “the Great Ritual Controversy”.
The “Great Ceremonial Controversy” was an incident when Emperor Jiajing first ascended the throne.
In fact, the Jiajing Emperor originally did not have the opportunity to be the emperor, Jiajing Emperor before ascending to the throne of the emperor is his cousin, the history of the famous Zhengde Emperor Ming Wuzong Zhu Houzhao.
Emperor Zhengde was a strange one in the history of Ming Dynasty.
On the one hand, Emperor Zhengde was a brilliant, resolute and decisive man who dealt with state affairs and was wise and decisive in his criticisms. Snapping his fingers, overthrew the chaos of the big eunuch Liu Jin, Anhua Wang, Ning Wang’s chaos, but also often disaster relief exemptions, and personally led the troops of the small prince of Mongolia, achieved a great victory in Yingzhou defeated the Tartar army, the key is that, in the battle of Yingzhou, as the emperor’s Zhengde Emperor also grounded with the soldiers to eat with the soldiers, and also personally horse on the battlefield chopping like a melon, rushed into the enemy lineup to chop down an enemy, and at once inspired the morale, defeated the enemy.morale and defeated the enemy army.
But on the other hand, Zhengde Emperor is a ridiculous, grotesque and shameless, play and have fun, is a famous comatose ruler. Construction of leopard room, hide countless girls, day and night fun; play war, like to give himself an official, gave himself a great general of the mighty, I do not know Jiajing emperor like to give himself a Taoist name, is not from his cousin this learned. And it is said that Emperor Zhengde also often ignore the government, with the Jinyiwei out of the palace looking for flowers, regardless of whether the other side of the husband, as long as he saw, let people snatch to the palace, the people around the capital complained a lot.
Such an oddball emperor, and finally play themselves to death.
However, you Zhengde Emperor eyes closed, gone, but it left a mess to the whole dynasty, the key is that he has no heir.
What should we do?
The country can not be without a king ah, who will inherit the throne ah.
Then came the opportunity for Emperor Jiajing.
Yang Tinghe, then Minister of Guanwu, and others, looked up the emperor’s family tree, and decided that Emperor Jiajing, the grandson of Emperor Xianzong, the nephew of Emperor Xiaozong, and the cousin of Emperor Wuzong, Zhu Houzhong, the second son of King Zhu Youvong, the Olive Vendor of Xingxian, would succeed to the throne, the only reason why it was the second son was because the first son had died a long time ago.
Originally, things were simple, but not so when it came down to royalty.
This is a feudal society, Confucius and Mencius way Confucianism ruled feudal society, especially the royal family, according to the theory of Confucius, Confucius respected the Zhou rituals, the core of the Zhou rituals is the first-born son inheritance system, that is to say, the royal family’s inheritance of the pedigree. You Jiajing Emperor since you want to be the emperor, you have to have a direct blood relationship with the previous emperor. Moreover, Confucianism stipulates that a small clan should succeed a large clan, and the large clan should be the main one.
So, Yang Tinghe and others thought, Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houchun would have to first succeed to Emperor Zhengde’s own father, Jiajing Emperor’s cousin as a son, so that there is a direct blood relationship, so that Jiajing Emperor and then inherit the throne.
So, Yang Tinghe, they were in the welcome Jiajing Emperor into the capital to inherit the throne, outside the capital to engage in a succession and sealing of the Prince Ceremony, so that the Jiajing Emperor to Xiaozong son, the identity of the current crown prince into the capital, to inherit the throne.
But
Jiajing Emperor refused to do it.
Don’t look at Jiajing Emperor was only fifteen years old, but he was a genius, and a proud one at that.
You want me to succeed my uncle?
You won’t let me recognise my real parents, and you want me to take my uncle as my father?
What the hell? You can’t even recognise my real parents. Am I that kind of unfilial person? I’ll be poked and prodded in the future!
It’s intolerable!
“The edict is for me to become the Emperor, not the Crown Prince. I’m sorry.”Fifteen-year-old Emperor Jiajing is at the city gates, firmly disagreeing.
Emperor Jiajing wouldn’t comply, but the country can’t be without a ruler for a day. So, Yang Tinghe and others backed down and let Emperor Jiajing first ascend the throne to inherit the throne before saying anything.
After ascending the throne, Emperor Jiajing wanted to worship his deceased father, King Zhu Youhang of Xingxian. As a result, Yang Tinghe and others took out the Confucius and Mencius to oppose, firmly opposed. Jiajing Emperor to you do not let me seal my own father, I will go home with my mother, this emperor does not do.
So, Yang Tinghe and others backed down again. However, Yang Tinghe still did a point, you recognise your parents, sealed your parents as the emperor can, but can not be called “emperor”, you Huangkao still have to be your uncle Xiaozong.
Jiajing Emperor in the way just ascended the throne, the throne is not stable, reluctantly agreed to call his father “Xing Xian Di”, mother as “Xing Guo Empress Dowager”.
Jiajing three years, Jiajing emperor throne is secure, and up sealing the biological parents “Huang” word, Yang Tinghe eventually led to the dismissal of the ministries of the death of the officials are against the Jiajing emperor, and there are more than 200 ministers to go to the palace Zuoshunmen petition, the reason for their opposition is that the way of Confucius and Mencius.
Of course, Jiajing Emperor throne are secure, naturally will not be polite, more than a hundred people were ordered by Jiajing Emperor arrested and imprisoned, more than four officials to take away the salary, the five grade below all hit the court cane, this time on the death of eighteen people.
Therefore, due to the incident of the Great Rites of Passage, Jiajing Emperor’s opinion of Confucianism is very big, what the first-born son inheritance system, what the small clan into the big clan, should be the big clan as the main one, so Jiajing Emperor’s opinion of the founder of Confucianism – Confucius is very big.
Jiajing nine years, the youthful 23-year-old Jiajing Emperor in the cabinet chief Zhang Zong mention, to remove the king’s name of Confucius, and to reduce the standard of sacrifice of Confucius, destroyed statues, wooden tablets and so on.
This is Confucius ah, the late saint Confucius, in the hearts of the readers, Confucius is a god-like existence, successive emperors to show respect for Confucius, are constantly posthumous Confucius, you even want to cut the king to cut the sacrificial specifications!
Officials, despite the heart of the opposition, but by the Jiajing Emperor beat fear, Zuoshunmen against the Jiajing Emperor’s officials were killed eighteen people it, and fear of Cabinet Chief Minister Zhang Zong, dare to be angry.
However, Xu Jie, 28 years old, also young and vigorous, stood out and submitted a letter to Jiajing Emperor, firmly opposed to it and said NO to Jiajing Emperor.
Emperor Jiajing asked Zhang Zong to deal with it, and Zhang Zong angrily lectured Xu Jie, who argued with him. Zhang Zong angrily scolded Xu Shi, said, you want to betray my son. Xu step scoffed, betrayal is built on the basis of dependence, I Xu step when I have been dependent on you? Then, xu yi and a letter, resolutely opposed.
Look on the Xu step on the sparse, young and vigorous Jiajing Emperor was angry, you f*cking still come to the force is not.
Well, you think I can’t be a dim king, can’t fall can’t accept underneath the person advising the notoriety, can’t put you in jail is not.
Don’t think I can’t do anything about it.
Can’t put you down to the prison, then in another way, I will relegate you to the place where the birds do not sh*t, be a small official in charge of the prison, with the prison as a companion to go.
So, the Xu step relegated to the Fujian Yanpingfu do le a tube prison magistrate.
So, Jiajing emperor’s anger has not been eliminated, threw down the relegation of the imperial decree, but also angry to run to no Yi Hall, with anger in the column hand-carved “Xu step villain, never reuse” eight words, to remind themselves, Xu step this thing is a villain, I can never reuse him.
