Daming: If I find a great-grandson, I will teach an emperor through the ages

Chapter 25 Do you want to be the crown prince?
At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, gradually approaching the door.

"Father, my son is back." A low and magnetic male voice sounded.

"Come in."

Later, Zhu Yunwen met his uncle the Fourth Emperor, whom he had not seen for a long time.

Zhu Di!

Zhu Di is a very majestic man, more than seven feet tall, with thick eyebrows and tiger eyes, a nose like a river, and a head of thick black hair that is simply tied up and scattered behind his back.

As a general who has been on the battlefield all year round, Zhu Di is undoubtedly very imposing, and there is an aura of disdain for the world in every gesture.

This is related to the fact that he has repeatedly defeated Bei Yuan in recent years. Victory in the war can bring people the most direct and powerful self-confidence.

Zhu Di walked into the room and bowed to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Father."

Then, he looked at the young man standing beside him and smiled.

"Wen'er is here too, and he's grown taller again."

Zhu Yunwen nodded towards him, "I've met my fourth uncle."

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and said, "Just now Wen'er told us that we haven't seen you for a long time, and we want to catch up on the old days."

Zhu Di nodded, "I will naturally be happy to see my father and Wen'er when I come back, but..."

As he spoke, he sighed and became depressed: "It's just that the eldest brother is no longer here."

As soon as these words came out, the complexions of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Yunqi also dimmed.

Zhu Biao's death was a pain in each of their hearts.

"The situation in the north is relatively stable now. Since you have come back to see your elder brother, you should stay in Yingtian for a while to rest," Zhu Yuanzhang said.

Both Zhu Di and Zhu Yunwen heard Zhu Yuanzhang's intention of expelling guests. They must have felt uncomfortable because of the mention of Zhu Biao just now.

"I'll come back to see my father another day," Zhu Di bowed his hands and resigned.

"My grandson also resigned." After Zhu Yunwen bowed, he followed Zhu Di out of the imperial study.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the backs of the two men and let out a sigh of relief.

Outside the imperial study.

Zhu Di walked in front, and Zhu Yunwen was a step behind.

The two walked slowly, neither of them spoke.

After three turns and two turns, the two arrived at a pavilion in the imperial garden.

The imperial garden is maintained by countless maids and eunuchs in the palace, and it seems that it is lush and colorful at any time.

Zhu Di sat down in the pavilion contentedly, and a court lady brought him tea.

Zhu Yunwen stood aside, looking at the colorful flowers in the imperial garden.

Zhu Di poured two cups of tea and said, "Zhen'er, come here, have a drink of water."

Zhu Yunwen turned around and sat down, "Thank you, Fourth Uncle."

Zhu Di sized Zhu Yunqi up and down with scrutinizing eyes, and nodded after a while, "Xuan'er has really grown up, and the fourth uncle used you to have fun before, you don't blame the fourth uncle, do you?"

"Fourth Uncle and I are relatives, why blame?" Zhu Yunwen took a sip and put down his teacup.

Zhu Di also picked up the tea cup and took a sip: "Your father is no longer here. I'm sorry."

"Grandpa Huang taught me that everything must be looked forward to."

"Look forward?" Zhu Di repeated these three words.

Afterwards, the two fell into a long silence.

The uncle and nephew said nothing, and the air gradually became dull.

What to talk about the old days.

The two of them have never been on good terms, so what kind of old relationship is there?

Only half a sentence is not speculative.

After a long silence, Zhu Di picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and said:
"Then what did you see? The crown prince's position?"

Zhu Di's tone suddenly became sharp, and he stared at Zhu Yunqi with burning eyes.

Zhu Yunwen's whole body tensed up under the gaze that seemed to be like reality, but he still forced himself to calm down.

"Fourth uncle said it's far away. Grandpa Huang has the final say on the matter of the crown prince."

"Now that my father is gone, I just hope that I can spend more time with Grandpa Huang, that's enough."

Zhu Di didn't hear what he wanted to hear, so his momentum relaxed.

However, Zhu Yunqi raised his head and asked him:

"What about you, fourth uncle? Don't you want to be the crown prince?"

Zhu Yunqi has also learned to fight back now.

Immediately!

Zhu Di stared with tiger eyes!
An even more terrifying momentum erupted than before!
He really didn't expect that a little doll who was left to him a few years ago would dare to ask him such a question now!
Does Zhu Di want to be the crown prince?
The answer is to want to!

really want!
Otherwise, he would not have taken away Daoyan, who threatened to give him a royal gift, when Zhu Yuanzhang summoned monks to pray for the vassal kings in the 18th year of Hongwu.

Zhu Biao was still alive at that time, and he was the crown prince.

And Zhu Di is just a vassal king, if he wants to be king, he has only one way to go is rebellion!
The monk Daoyan encouraged him to rebel in front of him. This is a capital crime for the Nine Clan!
However, Zhu Di did not arrest Dao Yan for questioning, but quietly took him away from Yingtian to Peiping.

This move is actually Sima Zhao's heart.

It is impossible to say that such a Zhu Di does not want to be the crown prince or the emperor!
But no matter how much Zhu Di covets the dragon chair under Zhu Yuanzhang's ass, he still has to hold back!

Because his eldest brother Zhu Biao is here.

Zhu Biao followed Zhu Yuanzhang earlier than him, and his qualifications are older.

Under Zhu Yuanzhang's strong pressure, the Minister of Chinese and Military Affairs of the DPRK also very much hoped that Zhu Biao, a benevolent prince, would ascend to the throne so that they could breathe.

It can be said that as long as Zhu Biao is still alive, Zhu Di will never have a chance. He can only be his king of Yan and fight for his whole life.

Even though the monk Daoyan encouraged him to rebel every day, Zhu Di just turned a deaf ear.

Because he knew that such a move could not be done!
Although he was a vassal in Peiping, because he was close to the frontier, he had more troops and horses than other vassal kings.

But if you want to head-on with the central army based on this, it is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg!

Originally Zhu Di thought he would never have a chance.

But God happened to put an opportunity in front of him again.

Prince Zhu Biao died suddenly!
This news made Zhu Di very sad.

The elder brother who had the best relationship with him since he was a child, and whom he loved so much, died.

However, despite the sadness, there was a surge of excitement and excitement.

Zhu Biao died, and the position of prince was vacated!

Daming couldn't be without a prince for a long time, that would make people's hearts turbulent.

Who will his father Zhu Yuanzhang choose to be the next crown prince?
In Zhu Di's opinion, no one is more qualified to be the crown prince than himself.

He made great contributions to the great Ming Dynasty's southern and northern wars. Which other vassal king can compare with him?
As for Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Yunxi’s grandsons...

They are just a bunch of young brats, how could Zhu Yuanzhang pass on the crown prince to them?
At this time, Dao Yan added fuel and jealousy to Zhu Di again, which made Zhu Di feel that he was the next prince.

Therefore, Zhu Di came to Yingtian Mansion non-stop.

He wants to perform well in front of Zhu Yuanzhang, so that Zhu Yuanzhang can pass on the crown prince to him with confidence.

But when he came to Yingtian Mansion to meet Zhu Yuanzhang, he found that things were different from what he thought.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't have too many surprises after seeing him, but said lightly: "Go and see your elder brother."

On the contrary, it was the way Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Yunqi in the imperial study just now...

Zhu Di understood the meaning of that look.

His father Zhu Yuanzhang recognized Zhu Yunqi.

why?
Why? !

But on the way out of the imperial study just now, after Zhu Di calmed down, he figured it out.

Just because Zhu Yunwen is the son of his elder brother Zhu Biao.

(End of this chapter)