parentshiftbook Chapter 300: The System Of Selection And Succession That Harms The Interests Of Empress Ma Without H
Chapter 300: The System Of Selection And Succession That Harms The Interests Of Empress Ma Without H
At the end of the sentence, Yan Changqing glanced at Queen Ma.
Strictly speaking, if the emperor's choice of successor is changed from the eldest son inheritance system to the meritocratic inheritance system.
Then it will not only harm the interests of the prince, but also the interests of the queen!!!
Because the reason why the queen is extremely noble among the concubines in the harem is, firstly, because of her husband, and secondly, because of her son!!!
Needless to say, her husband is the emperor, so he is naturally extremely noble.
But when her husband is gone, in order to continue to maintain her noble status, it is necessary for her son to continue to maintain the position of emperor.
But once the eldest son inheritance system is changed to a merit-based inheritance system, it means that the queen's son will most likely not be the next emperor!!!
Therefore, once the emperor wanted to change the eldest son inheritance system to a meritocratic inheritance system, he would encounter very, very strong resistance.
On the one hand, it was blocked by the civil and military officials according to the etiquette and laws of the family and the country, and on the other hand, it was blocked by the queen herself!
As well as the obstruction from the natal family forces behind the empress, as well as the obstruction from the empress dowager or Emperor Taishang who chose the empress as the emperor's wife!
Faced with these four levels of obstruction, generally speaking, even the emperor would find it difficult to withstand such pressure.
Especially the obstruction from the queen!
After all, under normal circumstances, the person who can be established as a queen must either have a strong natal family behind her, or she is particularly favored by the emperor.
Or maybe she was particularly kind and helpful to the emperor, or maybe she was especially loved by the Queen Mother and Emperor Taishang.
So when faced with such a queen, either her natal family is powerful, or she is especially favored by the emperor, or she has a special kindness to the emperor, or she is a queen who is especially loved by the Queen Mother or Emperor Taishang.
If she disagrees with the merit-based inheritance system, it is basically impossible for Yin Yi to be able to implement it.
But the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang was able to easily change the eldest son successor system to a merit-based inheritance system.
First, because, as the founding monarch, Zhu Yuanzhang always spoke the truth, and his own prestige was far higher than that of officials.
As long as it is something he is determined to do, it is basically impossible for civil and military officials to make him surrender on the grounds of family and country etiquette.
In addition, almost all the middle and top-level civil and military officials in the court, especially the top-level civil officials, were slaughtered by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Nowadays, all the civil and military nobles are afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang will be accused of making Hu Weiyong and Li Shanchang associates. "No one dares to jump out and oppose any decision of Zhu Yuanzhang.
Therefore, the resistance from the civil and military ministers based on the etiquette and laws of the family and the country was basically nonexistent.
And the resistance from the Queen’s natal family?!!
Empress Ma's natal family is basically the same as Zhu Yuanzhang's family. They all died in the previous chaotic times at the end of the Yuan Dynasty.
Even if there are still surviving family members, firstly, they do not have the ability, and secondly, they do not have the courage to stand up against Zhu Yuanzhang.
Therefore, there is basically no resistance from the Queen's natal family.
As for the love of the Queen Mother and Emperor Taishang?!!
Zhu Yuanzhang's parents have been dead for decades, and there is no Queen Mother or Emperor Taishang at all.
Therefore, there was basically no resistance from the Queen Mother and Emperor Taishang.
So for Zhu Yuanzhang, the only thing that needed to be considered was Queen Ma's own opinion!!!
But first of all, Empress Ma was a gentle and virtuous person, and her perspective on things was basically the same as Zhu Yuanzhang's, "They all started from the general gains and losses, good and bad of the family.
Therefore, it is relatively acceptable to change the selection of the next heir of heavenly beings from the original eldest son inheritance system to the meritocratic inheritance system.
Secondly, it was clear from the beginning that they wanted to compete for the throne, King Zhu Fang of Qin and King Zhu Fan of Jin. They were also the biological sons of Queen Ma.
For Empress Ma, whether it is Prince Zhu Biao, King of Qin Zhu Di, or King of Jin Zhu Gang, they are all the flesh on the palm of her hand and the back of her hand.
If there is any preference for Zhu Biao, that's for sure.
But it is impossible to say that Queen Ma does not love King Zhu Di of Qin and King Zhu Fan of Jin.
It was precisely because it had always been clear that the people who wanted to fight were King Zhu Fang of Qin and King Zhu Fan of Jin, so Empress Ma did not firmly oppose Zhu Yuanzhang's abolition of the eldest son inheritance system and change to a merit-based inheritance system.
If the princes born to other concubines so clearly stated that they wanted to compete for Zhu Biao's crown prince position and the future emperor's position in the Ming Dynasty, then even Queen Ma would not be able to tolerate it so generously.
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Thirdly, it is also the most important point!!!
That is, Prince Zhu Biao, King of Qin Zhu Di, King of Jin Zhu Gang, King of Yan Zhu Di, and King of Zhou Zhu Zhu are now regarded as false princes by Zhu Yuanzhang and have entered the scope of selecting worthy heirs [all of them are the biological sons of Queen Ma!!!
For example, King Zhu Zhen of Chu and King Zhu Bo of Qi, who were born from Queen Fei Ma, although Zhu Yuanzhang had previously planned to establish both of them as false princes, in fact, they have not been truly established yet.
So if we look at the current selection of fake princes to succeed to the throne, no matter which one of these five princes is ultimately chosen as the next emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
In essence, they are still Empress Ma's children and become the next emperor of the Ming Dynasty!!!
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the eldest son inheritance system and replaced it with a merit-based succession system, although it seemed to harm Empress Ma's own interests.
But after careful calculation, it seems that Queen Ma's interests were not harmed.
This is why Empress Ma finally agreed with Zhu Yuanzhang to abolish the eldest son succession system and replace it with a merit-based succession system without any objection.
After all, for Queen Ma, from a certain perspective, this was actually rotten in her pot.
At most, it is not as certain as before which child ate this piece of meat.
In addition, even if Zhu Yuanzhang really lists Chu King Zhu Zhen, Qi King Zhu Bo, or other sons who were not born to her in the future, they will also be listed as false prince candidates.
But in terms of probability, the person who has the best chance of becoming the next emperor of the Ming Dynasty in the future is still her five oldest children who were the first to be established as false princes!
Therefore, abolishing the eldest son succession system and replacing it with a merit-based succession system would harm the interests of the queen, but the damage was not particularly great, at least it was acceptable to Queen Ma.
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