I'm only seven years old, Lao Zhu, you let me supervise the country?

Chapter 15 The emperor’s twilight years!Is this God's will?
The sunlight was quietly falling, smudged the imperial city.

At this moment, in Zhu Yuanzhang's palace, a group of ministers were discussing political affairs with Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting on the edge of the dragon bed, with his hands on his knees, and his body leaned forward slightly.

Unlike when he was with Zhu Yunxi, Lao Zhu at this moment has a serious face.

His eyes were solemn and cold, making it difficult to see his emotions.

After chatting about Beiyuan for a while, Hanlin scholar Liu Sanwu took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, there is something that the veteran has to say."

Liu Sanwu is almost 80 years old, with gray hair and wrinkled face.

But when he opened his mouth, the atmosphere in the bedroom changed drastically.

In the court, everyone knew what Liu Sanwu said, and he never kept it hidden.

He doesn't even care who he offends.

At this moment, when he spoke, what could he say?
Zhu Yuanzhang's pupils moved slightly, then he waved his hand and said, "Tell me."

Liu Sanwu said: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the crown prince has passed away for many days, and the veteran thinks that it is time to establish a new crown prince."

After the voice fell, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

All the officials looked at me and I looked at you, and they all lowered their heads involuntarily.

The look he looked at Liu Sanwu also contained an evil look.

This Liu Sanwu is really straightforward.

For such a big matter as establishing a crown prince, it came out of the mouth without being tactful.

Lao Zhu also showed displeasure, but returned to normal after a while.

If he didn't talk like that, he wouldn't be Liu Sanwu.

"My dear friends," Zhu Yuanzhang said in a deep voice, "what Liu Sanwu just said is not without reason, what do you think?"

The majestic voice echoed in the bedroom, but no one dared to speak.

Who dares to get involved in such a big matter as Li Chu.

If one sentence is wrong, it is likely to be a disaster of death!

If eyes could kill, Liu Sanwu would have died a thousand and eight hundred times at this moment.

The bedroom is surprisingly quiet, the world seems to have frozen, and you can hear a needle falling.

A thin layer of sweat appeared on the heads of all the ministers.

"Why, don't you talk?" Zhu Yuanzhang said majesticly, and glanced at everyone present.

The ministers who were glanced at by him lowered their heads even more.

He didn't even dare to raise his eyelids to look at Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Are you mute?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked again, with a bit of anger in his voice.

"Your Majesty," a white-haired minister cautiously cupped his hands and said, "I dare not talk about such an important matter..."

Zhu Yuanzhang's violent temper came up, and he slapped the bedpost with a bang.

The ministers were all terrified, trembling all over.

Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "Look at you guys, what do you look like? We let you talk, what are you doing!"

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang getting angry, all the ministers realized that there was no way they could escape today.

Another minister with a slim figure first scolded Liu Sanwu in his heart, and then stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I believe that according to etiquette, His Highness the King of Qin should be made the crown prince."

According to the rule of establishing a leader but not a virtuous person, Zhu Biaoxi, Qin Wang Zhu Xi should be established as the prince.

"No!" One person stood up immediately and said, "Your Highness King Qin cannot be established!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes moved over, looked at the minister who spoke, and said as usual: "Why not?"

The minister let out a long breath, and said: "Your Majesty, please forgive the old minister for speaking bluntly. His Royal Highness King Qin was intelligent, stern and heroic when he was young, but when he became an adult, he did many evil things. It was ridiculous. He even beat the people and kidnapped them..."

"Enough." Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and interrupted.

He was very clear about his son's asshole.

But I don't want anyone to mention it at this time.

After all, if the laws of the Ming Dynasty were followed, ten heads would have to be lost for what the King of Qin did.

But of course Lao Zhu would not kill his own son.

When this person mentioned it at this time, it seemed that he was referring to Sang and scolding Huai, accusing him of Zhu Yuanzhang's failure to punish his son severely.

No wonder Lao Zhu was so angry.

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was angry, the minister knelt down on the ground in fright, kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty forgive me for my mistake!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's mouth twitched, he took a deep look at the minister kneeling on the ground, and said nothing more.

There was silence in the dormitory.

After a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang tentatively asked again: "The fourth prince Yan Wang is as brave as I am, and acts decisively. What do you think, how will you stand?"

"Your Majesty can't." Liu Sanwu quickly stood up and said: "Your Majesty, according to my opinion, the emperor's grandson is rich, the son of the first generation, and the grandson inherits from the son, so it is suitable for the etiquette."

"Oh!" Zhu Yuanzhang was noncommittal to his proposal to establish the emperor's grandson, but took a deep look at him, squinted his eyes and smiled: "Then tell me first, why can't you establish the king of Yan?"

Liu Sanwu took a deep breath and said, "If your majesty establishes the king of Yan, where will the kings of Qin and Jin be located?"

As soon as these words came out, there was a complete silence in the hall.

That's right, King Qin and King Jin are both the elder brothers of King Yan, and they are both descendants. Since ancient times, the elders have been established but not the young. How can there be a reason to bypass the two kings of Qin and Jin and establish the King of Yan?
Liu Sanwu proposed again: "The old minister believes that the grandson of the emperor is not young enough to inherit the great line."

After saying this, the atmosphere became tense again.

Many people looked at Liu Sanwu gloatingly.

"What about the others? Do you have any suggestions?" Zhu Yuanzhang glanced over several ministers.

All the ministers bowed their heads and remained silent.

Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily: "Everyone is silent again, are they dumb?"

He was breathing heavily and seemed very angry.

However, although Zhu Yuanzhang's expression was very irritable, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were very calm, with a ray of light flashing from time to time.

Grumpy, but for show.

The ministers who just spoke were reprimanded. How can anyone dare to say anything at this time?

The attack in the hall could be heard, only the sound of heavy breathing, and the beating of the ministers' hearts.

After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes fell on Liu Sanwu again, and the majestic voice said again: "Then according to you, which emperor's grandson is suitable?"

Liu Sanwu didn't hesitate, as if he had prepared it long ago, he said: "Your Majesty, according to the order of seniority, the crown prince and the second son should be established first."

The second son, of course, refers to Zhu Yunqi.

After Liu Sanwu finished speaking, the bedroom fell into a dead silence again.

The ministers all bowed their heads deeply, not saying a word.

Say more and make more mistakes, keep silent, and protect yourself wisely, that is the right way.

If you talk nonsense about the establishment of the reserve, if it is not serious, it will be lost forever.

Some ministers who had a good relationship with Liu Sanwu even secretly pulled his sleeves to signal him not to say anything, but Liu Sanwu turned a deaf ear.

Zhu Yuanzhang lowered his head slightly, squinted his eyes, a light flashed from time to time, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

After a while, he took another deep look at Liu Sanwu.

"Okay, I understand. If there is nothing else, you all step back. I will make my own decision on the establishment of the crown prince."

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All the ministers let out a sigh of relief as if they had received an amnesty.

Only then did they realize that their backs were already drenched in cold sweat.

Zhu Yuanzhang's words undoubtedly relieved them.

Talking about setting up a prince with the emperor is playing with fire, and if you don't do it, you will get burned.

Among the people present, except Liu Sanwu, no one is willing to take this muddy water.

After a while, the ministers all withdrew.

In the bedroom, only Zhu Yuanzhang was left.

He sat alone on the dragon bed and was lost in thought, his back looked a little desolate and lonely.

Maybe he thought of Zhu Biao again. If he was still alive, why bother about this matter.

It is the saddest thing in the world for a white-haired person to send a black-haired person.

Before he knew it, Zhu Yuanzhang's eye sockets became moist.

Ninety-five supreme, high above you, but who knows the pain in your heart, who can you complain to?
The emperor is always alone.

After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang's mood gradually calmed down, and he said to the door: "Come in."

The door was pushed open and a thin eunuch walked in.

"His Majesty."

"Yes." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, regaining his imperial majesty and changing his previous sluggishness: "How are things going?"

The eunuch cautiously took two steps forward, bent down and said in a low voice: "After the fourth emperor's grandson left, he first went to see His Highness King Yan... Then he returned to the mansion and met Lan Yu..."

He whispered the follow-up matter to Zhu Yuanzhang in detail.

Zhu Yuanzhang heard it quietly, the expression on his face changed again and again, just like the clouds in the sky, unpredictable, cloudy or sunny.

Frowning suddenly, stretching suddenly.

After the eunuch had finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang waved him off, thinking quietly by himself.

After a while, his eyes gradually brightened.

He squeezed his beard and muttered to himself: "This stinky brat is as big as a kid, and he knows a lot at such a young age. He really wants his fourth uncle to be the emperor!"

Zhu Yuanzhang had a look of disbelief on his face.

After a while, he laughed again.

"Hehe... On the road to the great road, the world is for the public, that's really good!"

"Yeah!"

"It's hard for Zhuge Kongming to be able to have such insights and thoughts at such a young age, even if Zhuge Kongming is reborn."

"Loyalty and innocence, a heart with exquisite seven apertures."

"So smart, he is indeed the grandson of my old Zhu."

"If only the descendants of the Zhu family were like him... how wonderful it would be..."

He walked to the door of the dormitory and looked at the empty square outside.

The sun is shining.

Zhu Yuanzhang stared into the distance and muttered to himself in a voice that only he could hear.

"I'm getting old, and this Ming dynasty should have an heir."

"But who should we stand for?"

"Xiao'er is smart, far beyond ordinary people, but he is only seven years old after all, can he really hold down important ministers in the court, and a mighty general in command of the army, can he bear the heavy burden of thousands of miles?"

"How many years can my body last? Can I wait until he grows up?"

"If I were still young, if Xi'er was born a few years earlier..."

"Is this God's will?"

The sun was shining straight down and it was clear and bright.

Under the blue sky, a white cloud floated leisurely, and the wind was clear and peaceful.

The slightly hunched back of the old man gradually became a bit bleak and desolate.

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(End of this chapter)