Why did Emperor Jiajing change the name of Zhu Di temple from "Taizong" to "Chengzu"?

The sixteenth year of Zhengde Ming Taizong Zhu Di passed away 97 years later, the Ming Dynasty met again Things that are enough to destabilize the country Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao died of illness And he has no heirs And his father Emperor Ming Xiaozong Zhu Youtang Zhu Houzhao only has one son So if you take this line to Zhengde, it will be cut off. But a country cannot live without a king for a day So the son of Zhu Youtang's biological brother Zhu Youyuan Zhu Houzhao's cousin Zhu Houcong was transferred to the capital inherit the throne Era Jiajing But no one expected The young emperor who was only 15 years old when he ascended the throne As soon as he ascended the throne, he caused a big event The first thing Zhu Houcong did after he ascended the throne Just to clarify one’s status Yang Tinghe, who planned Zhu Houcong's entry into Beijing and ascended the throne, was preparing the imperial edict. There is an auspicious day in the edict, and officials are sent to Beijing to worship the emperor. The words "sacrifice to the ancestral temple" And it is these four words: "sacrifice to the emperor" Caused big trouble When Zhou Houcong ascended the throne According to etiquette It is necessary to clarify the temple names and posthumous titles for past emperors It is also necessary to clarify the biological father and the chief priest Now the problem comes Who should be Zhou Houcong’s father? This question seems ridiculous now But it was a very serious matter at the time According to the rules of past dynasties Zhu Houzong inherited the throne Ming Xiaozong Zhu Youtang should be appointed as his father That's Emperor Kao And his biological father, King Xingxian Zhu Youyuan Become his imperial uncle kao My father became my uncle Zhu Houcong, who has been very creative since he was a child, refused to agree. So he caught the four emperors in the edict I started writing an article about these four words. The previous capital Yang Tinghe appointed Zhu Houcong as Ming Xiaozong for one's father The reason given is this Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty Liu Xin and Emperor Yingzong of the Song Dynasty Zhao Shu None of them are the biological sons of the previous emperor. But after they ascended the throne They all regard the former emperor as their biological father. But there is a problem here Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty and Yingzong of the Song Dynasty They were all sacrificed as princes When they change the court The emperor hasn't died yet But the situation was different when Zhu Houcong came to the throne. You asked me to come Let me inherit the position of emperor You don't want me to inherit the position of prince? In order to determine who Zhu Houcong’s father is It lasted for three years Historically known as the Great Li Yi Incident In the end, Zhu Houcong couldn't bear it anymore. 16th rank minister 134 people ordered Xiaomi to be imprisoned All the voices of opposition in the court take his father Xingxian King Zhu Youyuan recognized him as his royal mouth Posthumously named Emperor Xian One more emperor Squeezed into Zhu Di's seat in the Imperial Ancestral Temple all the time There is indeed such a saying circulating According to reason The royal ancestral temple needs to enshrine the emperors of all dynasties But we can’t continue to offer them in unlimited quantities. The Book of Rites mentions the Seven Temples of the Son of Heaven Three Zhaos and Three Tombs Live in the temple of Taizu That is to say Only seven people can be worshiped in the emperor's ancestral temple A son of Taizu After Taizu The father is Zhao and the son is the tomb A total of seven emperors can be worshiped And in the Tang Dynasty The seven temple system was changed to the nine temple system A total of nine emperors can be worshiped So what if there are too many emperors? At this time, the emperor will be singled out Moved to the Tiao Temple behind the Imperial Ancestral Temple for worship And because Taizu was the one who established the foundation, The ancestors have merit and the clan has virtues Therefore, I have the privilege of not choosing anything. So if you want to choose Who to choose? Generally speaking He was the first emperor after Taizu was singled out Because his blood relationship with today’s emperor is too far away So there is a saying If Emperor Jiajing I want to put my father in the Ancestral Temple Then there were more than 9 emperors enshrined in the Ancestral Temple. An emperor needs to be singled out Zhu Yuanzhang is Taizu Don't touch Zhu Yunwen Did not enter the Ancestral Temple Then the one who should be typed out is Ming Taizong Zhu Di. But Zhu Di’s contribution is so great Jiajing didn't dare risk the power of the world's ministries to single him out. then He changed Zhu Di’s temple name from Ming Taizong to Ming Chengzu Zu cannot be singled out So Zhu Di’s son Ming Renzong Zhu Gaochi was singled out However, the above statement is not accurate If we count it in detail The number of emperors in the Ancestral Temple at this time Obviously the position is enough for Jiajing’s father Starting from Zhu Yuanzhang Taizong Zhu Di Renzong Zhu Gaochi Xuanzong Zhu Zhanji Yingzong Zhu Qizhen Xianzong Zhu Jianshen Xiaozong Zhu Youtang Wuzong Zhu Houzhao There are 8 emperors in total Plus his father Ruizhong Zhu Youyuan Exactly nine people Indeed, in the 29th year of Jiajing Ming Renzong Zhu Gaochi was singled out But Ming Ruizong Zhu Youyuan In the 17th year of Jiajing's reign, he entered the Imperial Ancestral Temple. In fact, Ming Renzong's provocation It's because the queen of Jiajing passed away this year According to etiquette Queen and Emperor after their death occupy the same position in the Ancestral Temple therefore The Queen and Goddess of Emperor Jiajing were placed in the Ancestral Temple Helped Jiajing occupy a position so It was not Jiajing's father who pushed Ming Renzong out And it was Jiajing himself Since this statement is wrong So what is the truth here? This will move the time to the 17th year of Jiajing Jiajing three years Zhu Youyuan was posthumously recognized as the emperor of Jiajing Posthumous title of Emperor Xian sound Isn’t it different from other emperors’ painting styles? Because Xian is just a posthumous title rather than the temple number What Jiajing has to do is give his father another temple name in order to achieve this purpose Jiajing wanted to restore the Mingtang Zhi, which had been abolished before. What is Mingtang? It is the place where ancient emperors worshiped God Haotian. The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests in the Temple of Heaven in Beijing It was at that time that Jiajing restored Mingtang Built in time Sacrifice to heaven Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang must have it So who will do the singing? This is controversial Some people think that the emperor's strict father should be the one to play the part. Some people think that ancestors with meritorious deeds should be allowed to dub the music. For Jiajing Being a strict father is the result he needs Because if his father enters the Mingtang Then the hobby of Emperor Xian is obviously not enough He must be given a temple name Carry into the Ancestral Temple but At that time, Lu Bu did not dare to help Jiajing do such a thing Because if I let Yan’s father do the dubbing in the future, The Yongle Emperor Zhu Di Doesn’t it mean that I will never have the right to dubbing? This is immoral We, Lu Bu, will not take the blame for you. So Lu Bu wrote a note Gave Jiajing an ambiguous answer According to public opinion, Taizu deserves to enjoy it. In terms of marriage, it's your father. It's up to you. And this time A minister named Tang Zhou jumped out I think Taizong Zhu Di must be used for sharing between the Ming and Tang dynasties. His contribution is so great What contribution did your father make to our Ming Dynasty? He had already used thunderous tactics in the Dali incident. Jiajing punished Tang Zhou severely at that time and wrote it himself I request that from now on, I will use strict father to match Mingtang. So what should Emperor Taizong Zhu Di do with great merit? Jiajing directly instructed Taizong that his contribution was so great Yongzong is no different from other seniors Why don't you change his ancestor? in this way It made up for Zhu Di's regret that he could not enjoy the Mingtang In fact, from the Great Ceremony to Zhu Di changing the temple name They are all Emperor Jiajing Zhu Houcong swearing one's rights Step by step, he took his father From King Xingxian to Emperor Xian Carrying it to the middle of Mingruizong Caused the downfall of Yang Tinghe, the head of the cabinet. Many loyal court officials were killed or demoted In the end, he firmly held the imperial power in his own hands and He said this was a boycott fight Rather, it was Zhu Houcong's reason to seize the opportunity to gain power. And when we think about the Li Yi incident, Zhu Houcong was only 15 years old have to say in political struggle Jiajing’s talent is indeed full But struggle is struggle Jiajing was also a relatively absurd emperor Emperor Jiajing followed Taoism That is to say, never change your ambition throughout your life Not only does he have a surname Moreover, he also demanded that all civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty abide by the Dao. Those who follow the Tao will be promoted to official positions and nobility. Those who disobey the Tao will be dismissed from office and imprisoned During Jia Jing's reign He actually gave himself a title three times in person Emperor Jiajing did not wear dragon robes when he went to court Wearing Taoist uniforms on every auspicious day of the zodiac He also personally led Baiguan Zhai’s tomb to the stage to worship and pray for blessings During the Zhai religion, ministers were also ordered to write Qingci Pay respects to all the gods and goddesses This caused the ministers in the DPRK and China not to study the memorial. But I think about Qingci all day long Greatly ruined the atmosphere of officialdom According to statistics, during the reign of Emperor Jiajing There have been 14 cabinet ministers Among them, 9 people including Xu Jie, Yan Song, Gao Gong, Li Chunfang, etc. It was scabbed by writing Taoist Qingci Yuan Weili Chunfang et al. He was even nicknamed the Prime Minister of Xingci by people at the time. Emperor Jiajing's attitude towards the Taoist priests he admired There is no courtesy at all Any way to gain the trust of Emperor Jiajing Not only will you receive generous material rewards, You can also participate in politics Even promoted to a higher position Emperor Jiajing paid great attention to the words of the Taoist priests around him Sometimes a Taoist saying It can directly determine the career and destiny of a certain minister. For example, in the late Jiajing period The way Lan Daoxing was highly respected by Emperor Jiajing Dislike Yan Song, the capital city then Lan Daoxing criticized Yan Song with Fang Shu's words Soon after Yan Song broke his promise The middle and late Jiajing period Emperor Jiajing has settled in the West Courtyard No longer interfere with the big and small affairs of the family, country and the world Show force in response In fact, it is the capital city that makes the decision In order to satisfy his own preferences, Emperor Jiajing They even went so far as to move the capital out of its original office. Offices of ministers It has even been moved to Xiyuan by Emperor Jiajing In order to prevent the cabinet from having too much power Emperor Jiajing took advantage of his ministers' desire for the position of governor Deliberately provoking and intensifying conflicts between them thereby reaping the benefits This has led to the intensification of party disputes between the DPRK and China unstoppable Before Jiajing Routine court inspection Usually only a few dozen officials are dismissed or demoted And in the Jiajing period Officials who are criticized and criticized There are often more than a thousand people During the reign of Emperor Jiajing There is also a lot of construction work squandering Causing the treasury to decline People are in dire straits Hai Rui stated in his memorial that the people refer to Jiajing as Jiajing. Visible public resentment In the 35 years from the tenth year of Jiajing to the forty-fifth year Emperor Jiajing continued to build in Xiyuan There are countless palace names For example, in the 40th year of Jiajing Yongshou Palace where Emperor Jiajing lived Accidentally destroyed by fire But only 3 months later A new palace was built again The construction of these palaces was a waste of time greatly increase the burden on the people Although Emperor Jiajing was strict with his ministers, Shows rare love for pets Ming Palace History Emperor Jiajing liked to keep pets He once ordered the concubines and eunuchs of various palaces to raise a large number of cats. then Thousands of cats roam around inside and outside the palace all day long Become a rare scene in history Jiajing loves cats so much He actually gave each cat a name. For example, calling a small company a hero The female calls a girl A castrated cat calls a certain master Some cats favored by emperors and concubines He was even put on job inspection by a lunatic manager. Celebrity Shen Defu wrote about it in the book Wanli Wild Turtle Guarding The cat in the palace is supported by the emperor He is also braver than humans You can have fun and have fun in the palace as you like Even the young princes and princesses are not looked down upon by cats. Often rush forward to buy and seduce each other And the prince who was so spoiled and pampered unexpectedly became very sick. Family background loves cats and raises cats But I don’t pay for it myself The cost of raising cats is entirely paid by the people The 12 cats raised by Shi Zai in Qianmingmen Every year, people from various states must donate more than 800 kilograms of pork. Liver 365 Emperor Fu Jiajing has a pet cat next to him Named Cage After death in cage Emperor Jiajing turned out to be in mourning Sad and crying And he was buried in the decree And solemnly and humbly mention the three sons in the cage Great things happen when mountains and rivers coexist and day and night return together The history of the Ming Dynasty records that the emperor’s animal was a cat Confucian officials were ordered to write this for instruction It is said that Zi You painted poems and sat in the place where dragons spoke and was very happy. The beginning of Emperor Jiajing's accession to the throne Although able to actively act But soon the will faded Begin to worship Fang Shu Not interested in government affairs Do a lot of ridiculous things And this stage It is precisely the Chinese society critical period of economic transformation This is the Ming Dynasty Missed important development opportunities