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

Chapter 44
Zhu Yuanzhang's tone seemed to be asking, but also seemed to be affirming.

Zhu Di couldn't see the meaning in his eyes.

"Why did the father say this? My son knows that everything the father does must be reasonable. Even if the son can't figure it out, he won't complain."

After Zhu Yuanzhang listened, hehe smiled:
"You are starting to speak tactfully now. You were not like this back then."

Zhu Di also chuckled: "People always change."

"Well," Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, "Yes, people change. Have you changed?"

"My son has been in the vassal for many years, and there will naturally be some changes. My son has become more capable of fighting, more stable, and more able to understand the difficulty of the father."

Zhu Yuanzhang smacked his lips, looked complicated, and nodded again.

"What about ambition? Has it become bigger?"

Zhu Di's pupils trembled, he glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang but said nothing.

Zhu Yuanzhang stood up and walked slowly to the window of the imperial study room. Zhu Di could only see his back with his hands behind his back.

old,
Zhu Di only had this feeling.

The old man in front of him doesn't know how much time he can spend with his beloved Daming.

"People in the world say that you are the most similar to us among our many sons, not only in temper and character, but also in being able to fight."

"Yeah, you are the most like us, even the prince was not as good as you in this respect."

"So...someone said that we should make you the prince."

Having said that, Zhu Yuanzhang turned around.

"But do you know why these voices gradually disappeared?"

Zhu Di shook his head, with some doubts in his eyes. Could it be that Zhu Yuanzhang did it secretly?In order to keep the position of the prince.

"You must think that what we did and said to those who spoke for you, but we didn't do anything, they changed their words." Zhu Yuanzhang spread his hands.

Zhu Di suddenly looked shocked!

How can this be?

"You must be very surprised why those people changed their tone so well. Even though the crown prince died a few months ago, they didn't mention you, King Yan."

"At that time, we were also surprised for a while, but later we figured it out. It's actually very simple. They are afraid of us!" Zhu Yuanzhang said, pointing at himself.

"From the time when we led the rebellion to sitting on the throne, we killed too many people," Zhu Yuanzhang stretched out his hands, "Our hands are covered with blood!"

"You are so much like us, no matter what, you seem to be carved from the same mold as us. They are afraid that after you sit on the throne, you will be like us, and then they will never have a good life and will always be oppressed. Don’t be angry.”

Zhu Di is silent...

At first he thought it was his advantage, but now he realizes that it has become a constraint for him.

"You are almost exactly the same as us back then, and you must have ambition."

"It's normal to have ambitions. We also had ambitions back then, otherwise we wouldn't be able to wear the dragon robes or sit on the dragon chair."

"But your ambition is no longer what Ming Dynasty needs."

"What the Ming Dynasty needs now is a wise and peaceful ruler, not a second iron-blooded emperor."

"Father, my sons and ministers can also be that wise king!" Zhu Di said loudly.

This is the first time he has expressed his desire to be emperor in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.

The imperial study room fell silent for a moment!

The chief eunuch, who has been by Zhu Yuanzhang's side all this time, can't wait to goug out his ears and find a hole in the ground to hide!

Is this what he can hear?

Will King Yan silence him afterwards?
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this servant suddenly feels unwell, and I'm going to pay my respects." The head eunuch covered his stomach, frowning and begging to speak out.

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, and he hurried out of the imperial study.

"Of course you can, we also believe that you have this ability, but what do you make the second and third think?"

"People don't suffer from scarcity but inequality. Believe it or not, if we make you the crown prince today, the second and third child will have to come to Yingtian tomorrow to ask us for an explanation. Maybe the next few will also join in the fun."

"Then let Er Chen talk to them! Er Chen will definitely be able to convince them!"

"Over the years, my ministers have fought for the Ming Dynasty and made great achievements. Isn't it possible to silence them? They only enjoy themselves in their own territory, how can they compare with me?!"

The father and son both opened the skylight and spoke openly at this moment.

"Don't we know how to say these words?" Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhu Di, and the meaning in that look was clearly that you were still too tender.

"But they are willing to be willing just based on our two words? If they join hands and make trouble at our door, what do you want us to do?"

"Even if we make you the crown prince and you become the emperor in the future, how can those vassal princes be of the same mind as you?"

"The emperor and the vassal princes are at odds, and there are internal and external troubles. How can the Ming Dynasty recover?"

Hearing this, Zhu Di's face finally darkened...

Although he doesn't want to admit it, everything Zhu Yuanzhang said is a real problem.

If one is not handled well, the country will be in great trouble.

Zhu Yuanzhang let out a long sigh, "So, Di'er, you can't take the throne."

Di'er, this is his nickname, and Zhu Yuanzhang hasn't called her by it for a long time.

For a moment, Zhu Di had mixed feelings in his heart, and he hesitated to speak. He wanted to refute, but he couldn't find any reason.

He also has three sons whose palms and backs are full of flesh, and he also understands this truth.

After a long silence, Zhu Di spoke with difficulty.

"Then who is the candidate in the father's heart? Zhu Yunqi? Or... Xiongying."

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head.

"We're tired..."

Today's conversation ends here.

Zhu Di lowered his head, cupped his hands and said, "Father, please rest, and my son will leave."

When Zhu Di was about to leave the imperial study, Zhu Yuanzhang said something else.

"Just stay in Yingtian for a while."

Zhu Di nodded, "My son knows."

After leaving the palace and returning to Prince Yan's Mansion, Zhu Di could not hide his depression.

Today's conversation with Zhu Yuanzhang almost completely dispelled his thoughts about the crown prince and the throne.

What Daming wants is a wise king, not a second iron-blooded emperor...

Does he really have no chance?
Not long after sitting down, Dao Yan came.

"Your Highness."

Zhu Di didn't answer.

Looking at the depressed Zhu Di, Dao Yan understood what was going on.

This was obviously a big blow.

"Master, maybe you misunderstood the person back then. I am not the one who can make you famous, nor can I be the co-lord of the world."

"Your Highness is the most outstanding of His Majesty's many princes. The poor monk will never be wrong. It is just a matter of the world, and there are always accidents. Your Highness does not need to be discouraged. We should wait for the time to come."

Zhu Di's eyes flashed brightly, and he frowned:
"Master, Xiongying is my nephew, no one can hurt him!"

"Amitabha, since His Highness speaks, the poor monk will never make any troubles. What the poor monk said is in accordance with the meaning of heaven."

(End of this chapter)