My father is Jiajing

Chapter 342 Xiyuan is popular!

The reason why Yan Shifan was so sure that Emperor Jiajing would embezzle the money from the outer city project of the capital to build his own palaces and temples was because Yan Shifan had left a backup plan that Emperor Jiajing could never have thought of.

In May, the weather is dry.

The weather in the capital was like a steamer. Even the accomplished immortal Emperor Jiajing could not stand such extreme weather.

Therefore, on this day, Emperor Jiajing also prepared to go to the Changping Imperial Mausoleum under the banner of worshiping his ancestors to get some fresh air and avoid the heat, and by the way, go to see how his own auspicious land was being built.

During the Ming Dynasty, especially the emperors in the middle and late periods, when they were bored, they would often go out of the palace to play under the pretext of worshiping their ancestors.

The reason for this is that as the Ming Dynasty system became increasingly perfect, the restrictions on the emperor became increasingly severe. Therefore, as the supreme ruler of a country, he was actually not very free.

If they wanted to gain freedom, they either had to be as rebellious as Emperor Zhengde, or find a reason to leave the palace that no other officials in the court could find fault with.

Otherwise, even if you are the emperor, you can't leave the capital easily.

Because the lesson of the last time the emperor left the capital was so painful, after the Fortress of Emperor Zong, the civil service group chose to join forces and completely trapped the emperor in the Forbidden City.

The purpose was to prevent the emperor from having the urge to go out and spend the Ming Dynasty's wealth on a whim.

But as this restriction became more stringent, the civil servants after Baozong became more and more interested in competing with the emperor for power.

Therefore, in the middle and late periods, although the Ming Dynasty was still a political system in which the monarchy was supreme, in many aspects, the role of the monarchy was actually very limited.

To take the simplest example, starting from Emperor Xianzong and Emperor Chenghua, whenever the emperor wanted to appoint a crown prince or a queen, as long as the ministers disagreed, even if the emperor wanted to go crazy, he would not be able to override the ministers' opinions and forcibly appoint a crown prince or empress.

Therefore, no matter whether it was Aunt Wan of Emperor Xianzong or Concubine Zheng of Emperor Shenzong Wanli, even if they were deeply loved by the emperor, the emperor wanted to do his best to raise their status to the level of empress so that they could sleep in the same bed and be buried in the same grave.

However, due to the obstruction and suppression of civil officials, neither Concubine Wan nor Concubine Zheng were finally canonized as empress and buried in the same mausoleum with the emperor. Instead, they could only be buried alone in the concubines' mausoleum nearby.

From this we can see that by the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the emperor's power had actually been greatly squeezed.

Otherwise, the emperors of the middle and late Ming Dynasty would not have been so passive and lazy, nor would they have trusted eunuchs so much and used eunuchs to monitor Tianxi and make money.

Without the loyalty and help of these eunuchs, the emperor would be like a blind man at the mercy of others.

Therefore, the more time passes in the middle and late stages of a dynasty, the more likely it is that powerful eunuchs will appear, and this is also a sad manifestation of the weakness of imperial power.

If the emperor cannot even use eunuchs, let alone whether he can govern the world well, first of all, he cannot even consolidate his own power. The people below will only be more hypocritical, putting the emperor on the brink of even greater madness and helplessness.

Therefore, after eighteen years of hard work, the poor Emperor Chongzhen not only died of his own efforts, but also destroyed the Ming Dynasty. This is a historical inevitability and tragedy.

If he could realize what was going on with his power structure sooner, let alone whether the Ming Dynasty could survive, at least it would not collapse so easily in his hands. Maybe he could avoid the reputation of a king who lost his country and pass the blame to the next generation.

But unfortunately, the cute little Chongzhen was too impatient and too confident. On the one hand, he was extremely strong, and on the other hand, he was extremely poor. In order to support the mess, he increased the Liao salary, laid off civil servants, changed the cabinet, and killed generals.

He demonstrated the emperor's final authority to the fullest, but the problem was not solved at all, but became even more difficult to deal with.

It can be seen how powerless and sad the emperors were in the middle and late Ming Dynasty.

In name and in reality, they do possess the most supreme power, but in reality, their power is not supported in the best way, and they can only rely on their own schemes and means to accomplish what they want in their hearts.

Therefore, in this political atmosphere, if the emperor's IQ and ability are not up to par, and he works particularly hard, things will easily go wrong.

Therefore, at this stage, if they wanted to continue the Ming Dynasty in peace and stability, they could either follow the example of Emperor Longqing in history and hand over all the affairs of state to professional politicians like Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, letting them fight for their ideals.

Or he could learn from Emperor Tianqi and do something he liked, and let a great eunuch like Wei Zhongxian do it. Although this kind of tossing was also unpopular, it at least ensured that the political system from top to bottom would not be in chaos.

Therefore, without sufficient support from power, hard work and diligence may be a sin for the country.

Emperor Jiajing happily arrived at the Changping Imperial Mausoleum under the guidance of the imperial carriage.

After arriving at the imperial tomb, Emperor Jiajing went to pay homage to his "idol" Emperor Chengzu Wen in person, and sent officials from the Ministry of Rites to pay homage to the rest of the imperial tombs on his behalf.

After paying homage at Changling, Emperor Jiajing leisurely came to the construction site of his imperial mausoleum.

During the Ming Dynasty, there were only three emperors in Beijing who built their own mausoleums while they were still alive. One was Emperor Yongle, one was Emperor Jiajing, and the other was Emperor Wanli, who would later slack off on the work.

The imperial tombs of these three people are also the largest in the entire Changping Royal Cemetery.

Therefore, when Emperor Jiajing arrived at his imperial mausoleum, Guo Xun, Marquis of Wuding, and assistant minister Li Shi, who were in charge of the construction of Emperor Jiajing's imperial mausoleum, immediately came to greet him.

Emperor Jiajing looked at the Minister of Works and then at his own auspicious place for eternity. He sighed and said, "The structure of the mausoleum should follow the rules of Changling Mausoleum. It must be more restrained and restrained. The velvet clothes and tile coffins are what I often think of."

When Wuding Hou Guo Xun and assistant minister Li Shi heard Emperor Jiajing's words, they instantly understood the emperor's holy heart.

The two men immediately replied to Emperor Jiajing: "Your Majesty is so kind, and we will repay you with all our hearts!"

Then the two of them presented a design drawing of an imperial mausoleum that was second only to the Changling Mausoleum in scale.

Emperor Jiajing was in a good mood when he saw these two people being so sensible. He said to Guo Xun and Li Shi, "What you two have presented is very much to my liking. Let's build it according to this regulation."

Guo Xun and Li Shi bowed again: "We obey your order!"

Then Emperor Jiajing, accompanied by two immortal Taoist priests, Tao Zhongwen and Lan Daoxing, walked around the mausoleum that was under construction.

Emperor Jiajing looked at the Eighteen Ridges near the Imperial Mausoleum, turned around and asked, "Mr. Tao, Mr. Lan, how about you take a look at this auspicious place of mine?"

When Tao Zhongwen and Lan Daoxing heard Emperor Jiajing's questions, they naturally did not dare to say anything nonsense.

After all, this is an important imperial mausoleum, so the feng shui is naturally impeccable.

Tao Zhongwen and Lan Xing looked at the Eighteen Ridges in the distance and immediately praised: "The Eighteen Ridges of the Emperor are a natural backing mountain, like a supreme seat. The Emperor chose this place to stay for ten thousand years. After ascending to heaven, he will surely be a Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian who can command all the immortals!"

After hearing this, Emperor Jiajing felt very proud.

This imperial mausoleum was selected by him personally. He fell in love with Shibadaoling at first sight and believed that this place had the best feng shui, so Emperor Jiajing issued an edict to rename Shibadaoling as "Yangcuiling".

From this we can see that Emperor Jiajing attached great importance to his posthumous affairs, which were no less important than his desire to cultivate and become an immortal.

And just when Emperor Jiajing was happily enjoying a summer picnic in the Changping Royal Cemetery, Xiyuan became popular!

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