Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 17 Game

"Grandpa Huang has a foresighted plan, and my grandson understands it."

Zhu Gaoxu raised his head slightly and said respectfully.

"We were just planning to send someone to call you over. I have something to ask you." Zhu Yuanzhang asked calmly.

Zhu Gaoxu said respectfully: "If Grandpa Huang has any questions, my grandson will answer them honestly."

"it is good."

Zhu Yuanzhang said bluntly: "Then let me ask you, what if we make Yunwen our grandson, and after a hundred years, the throne is passed to him? You must speak your mind, no lies, no hesitation!"

"This -" Zhu Gaoxu said in a deep voice: "My grandson thinks it's inappropriate."

Zhu Yuanzhang looked displeased and said, "Why?"

"Returning to Grandpa Huang, my grandson is just worried about brother Yunwen's health."

Zhu Gaoxu responded quickly and didn't look like he was lying at all.

The reason why he did not suggest Zhu Yuanzhang to appoint Zhu Di, King of Yan, as the new crown prince based on the miraculous prophecy was because he understood Zhu Yuanzhang's character - if we don't give it to you, you can't take it away!

Although some ministers in the court saw Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts, they wrote a memorial some time ago praising Zhu Yunwen's benevolence and filial piety.

But they all follow the ancient patriarchal system. The reason is that in view of the social turmoil caused by the disorderly inheritance of the throne in the former Yuan Dynasty, the patriarchal system can effectively avoid the tragedy of the former Yuan Dynasty in the inheritance of the Ming throne. This is exactly what Zhu Yuanzhang thought after careful consideration. admired.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang also understood that the patriarchal system, that is, the eldest son inheritance system, also has its shortcomings, because whether the successor is a wise king cannot be changed by human power, and it all depends on luck.

He asked Zhu Gaoxu, which was both a test and a sincere one.

After all, Zhu Gaoxu is much better than Zhu Yunwen. If anyone were to sit in Zhu Yuanzhang's seat, he would inevitably have some ideas.

"Yunwen is young and strong, and his health is not serious. He will recover after some time of cultivation." Zhu Yuanzhang said with sadness in his heart, but without any emotion on his face.

Zhu Gaoxu said cautiously: "My grandson is afraid that it will be difficult for him to control the officials."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a while.

After a while, he asked again: "What if we make your father the prince?"

Zhu Gaoxu was so frightened that this was obviously Zhu Yuanzhang's fair and just test.

He immediately replied: "That's inappropriate!"

Zhu Yuanzhang stared at Zhu Gaoxu and chased after him: "King Yan has great military achievements, great military power, and is strong and healthy. Isn't he more suitable than Yunwen?"

Zhu Gaoxu said solemnly: "If the grandson's father is established, then the third uncle of the Jin Dynasty will definitely be resentful. Once the third uncle raises troops to fight for the throne and the Ming Dynasty falls into internal strife, won't the Northern Yuan Dynasty reap the benefits? Besides, The Ming Dynasty was founded in the early days and should rest and recuperate. The people of the world need an Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, not an Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty."

"According to your opinion, can your father be Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked coldly.

Zhu Gaoxu said hurriedly: "Grandpa Huang, please calm down. My grandson didn't mean it that way. It was just a metaphor."

Historically, after Zhu Biao died of illness, why Zhu Yuanzhang insisted on making Zhu Yunwen his successor has always been an unsolved mystery.

Fortunately, the time traveler Zhu Gaoxu has read many related inferences, and the final conclusion is that Zhu Yuanzhang chose Zhu Yunwen as the new crown prince for the long-term stability of the Ming Dynasty.

In other words, with Zhu Yuanzhang's mind and vision, he would naturally weigh various pros and cons before making a final decision.

After hearing Zhu Gaoxu's explanation, Zhu Yuanzhang was a little dumbfounded and was stunned for a moment.

Immediately, he snorted coldly and continued: "Your analogy is quite appropriate!"

Zhu Gaoxu was panicking inside, but he didn't dare to show it on his face. He just kept a calm face and said nothing.Looking at Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a long time. He remembered what Zhu Biao said to him before he died.

Finally, because of the cold winter, he couldn't bear the pain on Zhu Gaoxu's knees, so he stepped down from the throne, reached out to help Zhu Gaoxu, and said softly: "Stop kneeling."

"Thank you, Grandpa."

At this moment, Zhu Gaoxu clearly felt the power coming from Zhu Yuanzhang's arm, and the genuine concern behind the power.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang has very strict requirements for his children and grandchildren, which may even make people feel abnormal, it must be admitted that his care and love for his children and grandchildren are also extraordinary, so good that they are enviable and jealous.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the slender Zhu Gaoxu who was about to grow up after standing up. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "How wonderful would it be if you were Biao'er's child?"

In fact, after Zhu Biao died of illness, the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang hesitated and did not appoint Zhu Di as the new crown prince was precisely because Zhu Di was too similar to Zhu Yuanzhang.

It's not that I don't want to, but I can't!

Because the eldest Prince Zhu Biao and the second eldest King of Qin Zhu Xi are dead, but the third eldest Prince of Jin Zhu Fan is still alive, the fourth eldest King of Yan Zhu Di cannot be ranked in the order of teeth.

In addition, and the most important point is that Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Di as if he were looking at himself when he was young. Even though Zhu Di had outstanding military exploits, his shortcomings were also very obvious - he was sinister, cruel, and violent.

In order to ensure the stability of the country, for now, Zhu Yuanzhang will definitely not choose Zhu Di, unless Zhu Di can change his personality, and how can a person's habits change easily?

By the same token, Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely unfriendly to officials, and it can be said that "an official is not happy to make a living". If Zhu Di takes office, he will most likely continue to maintain the situation of "an official is not happy to make a living" just like Zhu Yuanzhang.

This situation is exactly what most officials do not want to see.

In short, Zhu Di's road to power must be full of difficulties.

Zhu Gaoxu compared Zhu Di to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, which was Zhu Yuanzhang's biggest concern.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not doubt Zhu Di's military ability, but he was more afraid that after Zhu Di succeeded to the throne, he would use the whole country to attack the Northern Yuan Dynasty. Yang Guang's three conquests on Goguryeo defeated the Sui Dynasty's national power, leading to chaos in the world and the death of Sui II II.

In comparison, if he could clean up all the "powerful ministers" for Zhu Yunwen before he succeeded to the throne, and leave a group of loyal civil servants and generals, why worry about the Ming Dynasty not being stable?
However, Zhu Gaoxu was so bold that he used the fact that Prince Yiwen Zhu Biao had signs of poisoning during his lifetime to expose Zhu Yunwen's mask of "benevolence and filial piety".

In other words, even after Zhu Yunwen succeeded to the throne, there were no "strong ministers" in the court. Judging from his recent performance of "frequently whipping his servants, being extremely irritable, and feeling regretful and sad afterwards", I am afraid that it would be difficult to do a good job of maintaining his integrity. Jun.

While Zhu Yuanzhang was deep in thought, a servant outside the palace knocked on the door and said, "Your Majesty, Dr. Zhang is here to see you."

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was in a daze, was brought back to reality by the voice of the attendant. He coughed twice to drive away the chaotic thoughts in his mind, then stood up and climbed onto the throne, sat back on the throne, and said in a deep voice: "Let me He comes in."

After a while, the door of the palace was opened, and a middle-aged official wearing a black hat on his head and a blue official uniform walked in quickly.

The visitor was none other than Dr. Zhang Yixian, who had just been promoted to one level by Zhu Yuanzhang not long ago. He walked to a stop ten steps in front of the Imperial Majesty, pushed the golden mountain and fell the jade pillar, knelt down and kowtowed: "Chen Tai Hospital has sentenced Zhang Yixian to pay homage to Your Majesty. "

"What's the emergency?"

Zhu Yuanzhang did not let Doctor Zhang stand alone, but suspected that the other party was making a fuss and asked with a gloomy face.

He knew in his heart that Dr. Zhang was responsible for diagnosing and treating Zhu Yunwen, and the matter reported here must be related to Zhu Yunwen.

But when he went to visit yesterday, he saw that Zhu Yunwen was in good spirits and eating normally, so he firmly believed that the young and vigorous Zhu Yunwen was not seriously ill and would recover after some time.

Doctor Zhang lowered his head and said in a trembling voice: "I will be punished by death!"

"Gao Xu is our grandson, not someone else. If you have something to say, say it quickly, and if you have a fart, hurry up! He is a sixth-grade judge of Taiyuan Hospital, and he hesitates in speaking. How can he behave like this?"

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced sideways at Zhu Gaoxu and saw that the latter had no expression on his face. After thinking for a moment, he impatiently cursed at the kneeling doctor Zhang.

Doctor Zhang said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Emperor's Grandson (Zhu Yunwen) is seriously ill."

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