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Chapter 2649 The concubine who doesn¡¯t want to be buried (4)

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    Kunning Palace, Inner Hall, the new emperor and Empress Dowager Ci'an, who had just been promoted to the Queen Mother, were retreating from everyone and discussing in the inner hall.

    "My mother, it is unkind to die and be buried.

    During the reign of Emperor Taizong, only a few people were buried alive, but now, as passed down from generation to generation, the number of people buried alive has exceeded a thousand. If this trend is not curbed, I fear that the nobles and wealthy businessmen in the world will follow suit, and they will be sinners.

    There is no room for relaxation in this matter.

    ¡°Can¡¯t we follow the example of the previous dynasty and sacrifice ourselves with the figurines?  "

    In recent days, the new emperor has not only been grieving because of the death of the previous emperor, he has also been anxious about the burial. The core meaning of the scriptures he has learned since his enlightenment is centered on the word benevolence. He really does not want to see him.  There are still living people dying.

    But he had just ascended the throne and didn't have many confidants at all. Even if he wanted to do something, as long as the harm outweighed the benefits, the few confidants he had left would try their best to stop it. At this time, he really had no choice.  I can only come and ask the Queen Mother.

    I hope the Queen Mother can give me some ideas.

    "Your Majesty, you must know that this dynasty governs the country with filial piety. As long as the ministers in the court grasp the righteousness of the king's filial piety, even the word benevolence will have no effect!

    In the great ceremony of the country, one should be filial to his father.

    No matter what you do, it¡¯s never too much.

    On the contrary, it is unfilial to cut down the funeral ceremony. Your father does not only have one prince. You have seven or eight princes, and there are three adults. If you are called unfilial because of this, what will happen to your throne in the future?  Can you sit still?

    If you really can't bear it.

    It would be better to give more honors to those who were buried as concubines in the future, or to show kindness to their mother's family.

    "Emperor, you have to know that you also have to think about yourself and the Ai family.

    If you really hate being buried.

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? You can first make a testamentary edict.

    It will be abolished after your death.

    This can be considered as eliminating your worries.  "

    How could the Empress Dowager Ci'an not know her son's temperament, but there was nothing she could do about this matter. The word filial piety was sometimes both a talisman and a shackle. As long as the seniority was not the highest, it was difficult not to be bound by this word.

    So she could only comfort her son as much as possible.

    And hope that he can think clearly.

    But if some things were really so easy to think about, they wouldn¡¯t become obsessions.

    For the new emperor, this matter is contrary to the benevolence he insists on most in his heart, and it is something that shakes his inner persistence.

    Once there is really nothing he can do about it.

    Then he will feel as if his faith has collapsed.

    You will feel that the benevolent person is invincible is fake.

    So he still insisted on asking with a sad face: "Mother, but I am not willing to do this!

    Everyone knows that it is not good to be buried by sacrifice. Which sage in ancient times did not oppose burial by sacrifice? But among those who read the books of sages, why don¡¯t any of them dare to stand up and oppose it at this time? Why?

    Mother, I want to give it a try!

    As for what will happen next, I am willing to bear all the consequences. I just want to have a clear conscience.

    If I don¡¯t do this thing.

    I will have to live with guilt for the rest of my life.  "

    At the end of the sentence, the new emperor's left hand was clenched tightly, and his inner belief suddenly became extremely firm, and he resolutely faced up to confront those officials who were full of courtesy and filial piety.

    After hearing what he said, Empress Dowager Ci'an finally couldn't hold back any longer and said angrily:

    ¡°That¡¯s enough, don¡¯t be so naive!

    "Do you think you will be so powerful when you become the emperor? Do you have military power or financial power? Can you touch the account books of the Ministry of Accounts? Will the officials of the Ministry of War listen to your instructions honestly?

    Why do you think there is a saying that the emperor collapsed and did not change his government for three years? Are these three years for filial piety? No, these three years are for the smooth transition of power. Without rights, you can't do anything. Do you think it depends on you?  How much say do those subordinate officials in the East Palace have in the court?

    This world is not that simple, nor is it that pure. It is so complicated that it cannot be carried out with just one word of benevolence as you think.

    You are really stupid because of reading.

    "What exactly did the teachers your father found for you teach you? Didn't they teach you the science of emperors, didn't they teach you the way of governing the world?  "

    After the prince reaches adulthood, even the queen cannot meet the prince every day.The queen did not test the prince's knowledge, so the queen mother Ci'an really didn't know what her son had learned from the young master.

    In addition, her son¡¯s reputation is not bad.

    Everybody says he is kind and kind.

    Therefore, for the first time, Empress Dowager Ci'an discovered that her son was so kind that he did not realize the dangers of people's hearts and the dangers of the court.

    And now that I know.

    Of course she was also furious.

    An emperor must not only possess benevolence. If he only knows how to act benevolently and righteously, then as long as there is no invasion from foreign enemies, his reputation will be good after his death. However, the consequences will also be extremely bad, that is, the imperial power will inevitably fall away, and a large amount of power will be lost.  Officials seized and occupied it.

    It would be fine if officials only serve the country wholeheartedly.

    But the fact is that officials will not serve the country wholeheartedly at all. They will only serve their own families and their own interest groups. If the next emperor is still a fool, then everything may be fine, and at most he will become a puppet. But if  The next emperor is smart and wants to seize power, which will inevitably lead to turmoil within the court.

    The vast majority of eunuchs had exclusive power, not because the emperor had little power at first and could only rely on eunuchs to wrest power from ordinary officials.

    The more you think, the more you consider.

    Empress Dowager Ci'an became angrier.

    "Mother, you"

    The new emperor had never seen his mother angry before, so he was quite surprised to see her suddenly.

    But in an instant, he calmed down:

    "Mother, I don't know why you are so angry, but I think that even if there may be some rumors in the court about abolishing the burial system, the vast majority of the people will definitely agree. I don't believe it, the world  So many people who read the books of sages pretend to be deaf and dumb!

    ¡°Besides, my succession to the throne is in order.

    ¡°I am the eldest son, and I have succeeded to the throne with the dignity of a prince. Throughout the history of the dynasty, there have been few emperors who have held the throne more righteously than me. No matter they are officials or members of the clan, they are not qualified to dethrone me from the throne.  "

    "I'm not saying that you will definitely be dethroned from the throne if you do this. I just don't want you to let yourself fall into passivity and make your throne unstable for the sake of these unimportant people."

    Empress Dowager Ci'an continued to talk dissatisfied.

    "A gentleman has something to do and something not to do.

    My son, I sincerely ask you, mother, to support me.

    This is the inner belief of Erchen!

    "If these childless harems and concubines are all irrelevant to the children and ministers, how deep is the relationship between the life and death of the people in the world and the children and ministers?

    The emperor is the king and father of the people.

    How can you ignore the lives of your children?

    Mother!  !  !  "

    As he spoke, the new emperor¡¯s eyes were already red.

    Kneel down on both knees and kowtow to the Queen Mother.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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