Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 12 Qin Wang's death
In the early morning of the next day, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the Minister of Rites to assign the posthumous title "Min" (pronounced Tongmin) to the Qin King Zhu Ping, and ordered the scale of Zhu Ping's funeral to be reduced.

Because King Zhu Zhen of Qin was full of bad deeds and committed many crimes, although he was dead and received a bad posthumous title, the court could not ignore the people who had suffered from him.

Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang strictly ordered the local government to return all farmland, money, houses, etc. that had been occupied by the Qin Palace to the original people.

Zhu Yuanzhang also ordered that Zhu Shangbing, the eldest son of Qin King Zhu Ping, inherit the title of King of Qin. However, Zhu Shangbing was immoral and had done many things that violated the laws of the court. Therefore, he was strictly prohibited from intervening in local government affairs after he took the throne.

Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang specifically emphasized that if Zhu Shangbing violated court laws and killed people for no reason in the future, he would be deprived of his royal title, removed from the jade certificate, and his whole family would be demoted to common people and never recover.

The imperial court has special regulations and procedures for the funeral of princes. The Ministry of Rites will send officials to deal with it, and the vassal king is not allowed to leave the country without permission. Therefore, other vassal princes do not need to go to Shaanxi to mourn, and they only need to perform remote memorial ceremonies at home.

On the other hand, Zhu Yuanzhang will temporarily set up a memorial hall in the side hall of Fengxian Hall in the palace in accordance with regulations, and arrange for the descendants of the royal family in Beijing to pay homage to Qin Min King Zhu Ping.

Hongwu 25th year, the second day of November.

It's night again, and the cold winter rain is falling outside.

It was still Fengxian Hall, a place that Zhu Gaoxu was extremely familiar with.

At this time, there were heavy soldiers guarding the outside of the palace, as if facing a formidable enemy.

After Zhu Gaoxu entered the palace, he found that Zhu Yuanzhang was standing with his back to the palace door and his hands behind his back. He was looking at the throne of his ancestors in a daze.

"My grandson has met Grandpa Huang." Zhu Gaoxu bowed and saluted.

Zhu Yuanzhang turned around, looked down at Zhu Gaoxu with red eyes, and said straight to the point: "In the past six months, have you been able to comprehend new prophecies from the "Huangji Jingshi Shu"?"

Zhu Gaoxu could tell that Zhu Yuanzhang had just cried. He had a vague feeling that something might have happened to Zhu Biao, so he replied in a low voice: "Nothing has happened to Grandpa Huang."

"Gao Xu, tell us the truth. Did you know that your uncle, the prince, would suffer such a disaster?"

Zhu Yuanzhang took two steps forward, approached Zhu Gaoxu, stared at the latter and asked.

Zhu Gaoxu said calmly: "My grandson doesn't know."

It was impossible for him to pretend not to understand the meaning of Zhu Yuanzhang's words. Prince Zhu Biao's body had not fully recovered in the past six months, and anyone who was not blind could see that.

After Zhu Gaoxu was banned again, although he had not seen Zhu Biao, it was not as if he had not heard about the prince's situation.

After winter, the weather turned cold and rainy continuously, which caused Zhu Biao's old illness to relapse. His illness was as severe as a mountain, with high fever and coma. For this reason, Zhu Yuanzhang had been out of court for several days and ordered people to do their best to treat the prince.

Several doctors who were brought into the palace from the private sector by Zhu Yunwen had already been beheaded by Zhu Yuanzhang.

"What will happen to the prince?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked in a low voice.

Zhu Gaoxu remained silent.

Zhu Yuanzhang grabbed Zhu Gaoxu's collar, lowered his voice, and roared like a mad lion: "Tell us!"

"My grandson doesn't know." Zhu Gaoxu still did not change his words.

Zhu Yuanzhang let go of Zhu Gaoxu, took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, threw it into the latter's arms, and said, "Look what this is!?"

Zhu Gaoxu unfolded the piece of paper and found two prophecies written on it - Song Jun returned to heaven and returned to the throne, and Qin and Jin succeeded Yan Nanfei!

"The prince is a sheep, and Songshan Jun is another name for sheep. You have been familiar with ancient books and classics since you were a child, and you dare to say that you don't understand?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was the founding emperor and was so smart. Although it was difficult for him to figure out the meaning of the prophecy, the Confucian scholars who were familiar with the classics could help him guess.

He took these sentences apart, consulted famous scholars piece by piece, and then put them back together again. In this way, he roughly understood the literal meaning of most prophecies.

For example, "Song Jun returned to heaven and regained his divine throne."

Songshanjun is another name for sheep. Zhu Yuanzhang could not understand the meaning of this sentence before. Now Zhu Biao is seriously ill and is about to pass away. Zhu Biao is a sheep, so Zhu Yuanzhang believes that the above sentence is a sign of "Zhu Biao's death."

And "Qin Jin succeeded Yan Nanfei" is easier to understand.

Before the King of Qin passed away, this prophecy was difficult to guess. Now that the King of Qin has passed away, and Zhu Yuanzhang is not senile and demented, how can he still not guess the meaning of this prophecy?
"'Qin Jin succeeds', the King of Qin has passed away, I'm afraid the King of Jin will not die well in the future! 'Yan Nanfei', the King of Yan rushes south to Jinling?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were red, staring at Zhu Gaoxu, and said with murderous intent: "It is an unforgivable crime to deceive the emperor and ignore your superiors!"

"Grandpa Huang is wronged!"

Zhu Gaoxu secretly pinched his thigh with his hands. When he later discovered that his leg was so painful that it turned purple, tears quickly filled his eyes. "If this is God's will, we accept it."

Seeing Zhu Gaoxu crying pitifully, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed helplessly. How could he not see Zhu Gaoxu's intention to promote Yan King Zhu Di to the throne?
Then, he changed the topic and said with murderous intent: "If it's man-made, we will definitely let him be buried with Biao'er!"

a few days later.

Hall of Spring Harmony.

Zhu Yuanzhang sat beside the bed, looking at Zhu Biao who was as angry as a silk with tears in his eyes.

"Ahem! Dad, I'm afraid I won't be able to survive next year."

Zhu Biao reluctantly opened his swollen eyes and said heartbrokenly.

"Nonsense! The imperial doctor said you just caught wind and cold, and you will recover after half a month of cultivation."

Zhu Yuanzhang said in a tone that left no room for doubt.

"Dad, there are only you and my son in the palace now, there is no one else, there is no need for you to say that."

Zhu Biao said with a bitter face: "Ahem, I know how bad my health is."

"Biao'er, you will get better, you will!" Zhu Yuanzhang said with tears streaming down his face.

Zhu Biao said weakly: "Dad, please listen to me."

Zhu Yuanzhang took Zhu Biao's hands and said with tears: "Biao'er, you can say whatever you want, and we agree to everything."

"Dad, don't get me wrong. I have enjoyed all the royal power and wealth in my life, and I have no nostalgia for this world. There is only one thing that makes me regretful."

Having said this, Zhu Biao twisted his body slightly and took a breath.

Then, he looked at Zhu Yuanzhang's old face and said sadly: "It is the biggest regret in my life that I cannot be able to support my father until his death."

"Biao'er." Zhu Yuanzhang held Zhu Biao's hands tightly, with tears streaming down his face, and said in a trembling voice: "Biao'er, you will get better, you will!"

Zhu Biao was silent for a moment, gathered some strength, and then said: "Today's Ming Dynasty can live without me, but it cannot live without dad. Please take care of your health."

Zhu Yuanzhang understood the meaning of Zhu Biao's words.

It has been less than thirty years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. There are remnants of the Yuan Dynasty in the north who are watching with eager eyes. There are barbarians in the south and west who have not yet surrendered. There are still thieves and barbarians in many places in the country who refuse to submit to the king's rule, such as in Yunnan and Huguang.

Therefore, for today's Ming Dynasty, if the prince dies, he can create another one. But once the founding emperor dies suddenly and no successor is chosen, the world will be in chaos!
"Both the third brother and the fourth brother are qualified for big posts. Dad can choose the best and appoint him. Don't hesitate. Otherwise, there will be people with ulterior motives who will take the opportunity to cause trouble and disrupt our Ming Dynasty."

At this point, Zhu Biao fell into silence again, and then closed his eyes. He needed to rest for a while to gather the strength to speak.

"Biao'er! Biao'er?"

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Zhu Biao was suddenly silent and motionless with his eyes closed, he suddenly panicked and shouted quickly.

"Dad, I'm fine, I'm just a little tired."

Zhu Biao opened his eyes and said weakly.

Zhu Yuanzhang gently touched Zhu Biao's hands and said comfortingly: "You have a good rest, and we will come see you tomorrow."

"Dad, you should also take care of yourself."

Watching Zhu Yuanzhang leave in tears, Zhu Biao whispered to himself.

The next day, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered all the kings to come to Beijing to visit the prince.

After more than ten days, Zhu Biao regained his consciousness and sent for his wife, concubines and children, and began to explain the funeral arrangements.

Zhu Yuanzhang knew that Zhu Biao's deadline was approaching, so he asked all the kings in Beijing to enter the Chunhe Hall to see Zhu Biao for the last time.

After meeting several groups of people, Zhu Biao felt dizzy, so he called Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "Dad, please let them all go down. I have something to say to you."

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