The eldest grandson of Emperor Ming Dynasty!

Chapter 20 Excited Zhu Yuanzhang

Later historical records: "Ming Taizu Records":
At the end of October in the winter of the seventh year of Hongwu, Sun Xiongying, the eldest son of the emperor, was born.

In May of the 15th year of Hongwu, Jiyoushuo, Sun Xiongying, the eldest son of the emperor, died.Shanggan mourned the imperial court and buried Zhongshan. The courtiers all wore plain clothes and went to the funeral on foot.

Perhaps when others see the portrait, their first impression is that it resembles Prince Zhu Biao.

But Zhu Yuanzhang was not.

The eldest grandson Zhu Xiongying was born because he was the first grandson of Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma.

This kind of intergenerational doting is unparalleled.

Even the number of times that the biological mother Chang and her son Zhu Xiongying slept together is only a handful.

The imperial palace has its own nanny. It has been seven years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and it has become stable. Zhu Biao has also grown up and can be alone.

The days of Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma were relatively leisurely.

It is to live a life of raising a baby every day.

Every day when Zhu Xiongying sleeps, he is sandwiched between Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma.

Even Zhu Yuanzhang snored while sleeping, which disturbed his grandson Zhu Xiongying, who woke up in the middle of the night and screamed.

I don't know how many times he was directly thrown out of the bedroom by Empress Ma.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang still enjoys it.

Only those who have brought a baby can experience the joy in it.

In order to fear that Zhu Xiongying would be crushed by Zhu Yuanzhang when he was sleeping, several court ladies and eunuchs would attend the bed every day.

As the eldest grandson, Zhu Xiongying was either hung on Zhu Yuanzhang's body or in the arms of Empress Ma since childhood.

It is really afraid of melting in the mouth, afraid of falling in the hand.

Zhu Biao looks like his mother, and Zhu Xiongying looks like his father.

Maybe it's because of who brought up the portrait, Zhu Xiongying seems to be more like Queen Ma.

When he was four or five years old, an envoy from a small country came to pay tribute.

Seeing Zhu Xiongying and Queen Ma, I thought they were Queen Ma's parents and children.

This made Empress Ma very happy.

When the prince Zhu Biao was born, it coincided with the raging war, and even Zhu Yuanzhang was in an unstable situation at that time.

Although I like it, but there are too many things to deal with, so I am much less close to Zhu Biao.

But Zhu Xiongying is completely different. Zhu Yuanzhang spends a lot of time with him every day.

The eight years from the seventh year of Hongwu to the fifteenth year of Hongwu.

It can be said that it was the happiest day in Zhu Yuanzhang's life.

His wife, children, and grandchildren are all by his side, his family and country are stable, he is sure to win every battle, and the Ming Empire is thriving day by day.

It seems that everything is heading for the good.

At the beginning of March in the 15th year of Hongwu, Zhu Xiongying suddenly became seriously ill.

Consultation with many great doctors and imperial physicians in Tai Hospital was of no avail.

Empress Ma washed her face with tears every day, grieved unceasingly, and became more and more haggard.

Since the beginning of April, Empress Ma was overly sad and depressed, and was seriously ill in bed.

At the beginning of May, Sun Xiongying, the eldest son of the emperor, passed away.

Empress Ma was on the hospital bed, distraught, and missed her day and night.

Therefore, the heart disease medicine stone is useless, and in August, Empress Ma died.

At this time, the empty printing case broke out.

And at this time, Zhu Yuanzhang was at his craziest.

So he ordered that all the principals who hold seals in various places be executed, and the deputy cane be sentenced to one hundred, and they should be exiled from the army. Hundreds of people were implicated in this case at one time.

It seems that hundreds of people are not many, but in fact, it must be understood that these hundreds of people are all chief seal officials, equivalent to the level of local governors.

Obviously, the empty seal case is a completely unjust case. After all, no matter whether it is the beheaded officials or the exiled officials, they actually did not take bribes.

Later, Zhu Yuanzhang also reacted, but he did not lift it.

Few people know that there is a court secret involved in this.

"History of the Ming Dynasty" volume 130 "Biography of Zheng Shili" records: "Will the stars change to ask for words. Shili said 'OK'".

Chapter 7 of Zhu Yuanzhang's Biography by Wu Han, a famous historian of the Ming Dynasty: "Zhu Yuanzhang pretended that there was a star change, and he should kill the ministers to deal with the disaster."

The content is not the point, the point is the star change.

Through these two places, we can know that in the 15th year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty, there was a star change.

Star change is the displacement of stars.In ancient times, especially in the eyes of emperors, this was not a trivial matter, and it was taken very seriously.

However, very few people know.

The day of the star change happened in the 15th year of Hongwu, on the second night of May.

This night was the night after the burial of the eldest grandson Zhu Xiongying.

At that time, there was a secret that was not recorded in the world.

In the night of this day, the earth dragon rolled over in Zhongshan's Xiaoling Mausoleum, and the grandson's mausoleum collapsed into the ground.

It coincided with the star change, and Zhu Yuanzhang called Qin Tianjian to inquire.

Qin Tianjian not only knows astronomy, but also geography, observes astronomical phenomena, calculates solar terms, and formulates calendars.

It is also in charge of adjusting the leak of the pot, measuring the middle stars, matching Yin and Yang, and constructing with divination.

There are many studies on the theory of Fengshui, gods and ghosts.

Among them, the members of Qin Tianjian are not recruited from outside, and they are handed down from generation to generation.

Zhu Yuanzhang's regulations: Qin Tianjian is not allowed to move forever, and his descendants only learn astronomy and calendar calculations, and are not allowed to learn other professions.

Qin Tianjian was facing Zhu Yuanzhang's inquiry at this moment, and after a long silence, he said:
"I'm afraid that His Royal Highness the eldest grandson died early. I feel unwilling, and my resentment surges up, soaring to the sky, causing the stars to shift, and being unwilling, causing the earth dragon to roll."

Zhu Yuanzhang understood what Jian Zheng meant.

Normally speaking, the eldest grandson Zhu Xiongying was the heir to the throne, but died at an early age, so he was extremely resentful.

Zhu Yuanzhang burst into tears, remembering that Empress Ma was seriously ill in bed at this moment, choked up and asked: "What should I do so that my grandson can rest in peace."

The prisoner knelt down, bowed his body and worshiped: "the only way is to sacrifice."

Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a long time, so he ordered that the guards of Xiaoling Mausoleum were not responsible for guarding the mausoleum, and [-] elite soldiers were buried for burial, so as to appease the grievances of the grandson.

Then, as the record says, the minister was killed in response to the disaster by using the star as a reason.

The Xiaoling Guards were composed of [-] elite royal guards personally selected by him from his most trusted hometown, the Zhou and Li families.

Each of them is an absolute elite, among which the combat power is still higher than Jinyiwei, and it is also the most mysterious and powerful guard of Ming Dynasty.

According to the meaning of Qin Tianjian Jianzheng, only such sacrifices of warriors can appease the elder grandson's grievances and rest in peace.

Of course, not only these people were buried, but also the court ladies and eunuchs who might have known about it basically went along with them.

Including the supervisor of the Qintianjian who proposed the sacrifice, and some of the chief officials of the Qintianjian who knew the details, none of them were spared, and they were all buried.

In the blink of an eye, ten years have passed since this incident.

It was when I thought that this matter would never be mentioned again.

He did not expect that Jiang Yu actually presented a portrait.

After eight years of raising a baby, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately recognized that the person in the portrait was his eldest grandson, Zhu Xiongying.

He was frightened, uneasy, and horrified, and he grabbed Jiang Yu's lapel and asked sharply.

Before Jiang Yu could answer, Zhu Yuanzhang slumped on the seat again.

Muttering in his mouth: "Grand grandson, are you back? Do you blame grandpa for not taking good care of you, so you want to come and take grandpa away now?"

As he spoke, Zhu Yuanzhang burst into tears.

Jiang Yu's heart was shocked.

This is probably because His Majesty missed His Highness the Crown Prince, so he was a little confused and started talking nonsense.

Jiang Yu has only been appointed as the commander of Jinyiwei since last year, after Mao Xiang was given to death.

Naturally, I don't know the secrets of the court ten years ago.

Seeing His Majesty like this, Jiang Yu quickly said: "Your Majesty, the person in the portrait is currently in the capital."

"The minister sees that he looks exactly like His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so I hereby report it."

The crying stopped abruptly.

Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and asked quietly: "You mean, the person in the portrait is still alive and in the capital?"

"I dare not lie to Your Majesty. I saw it with my own eyes this morning."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help trembling, either excited or uneasy.

After a while, he said in an eager tone: "Take us there immediately to meet each other!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

As soon as Jiang Yu finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang opened the door and strode away.

Jiang Yu didn't have time to say more, so he could only follow quickly.

(End of this chapter)