Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 223 Zhu Di wants to meditate ([-])
"Gao Xu, back then I was able to legitimately succeed to the throne, and you were the first to do so. I know this well."

Seeing that Zhu Gaoxu was silent, Zhu Di changed his identity and slowly gave a reason.

After he became emperor, he had long been accustomed to calling himself "I". Now he used "I" to refer to himself for the first time. It was obvious that he wanted to put aside his identity as a monarch and minister and only chat with Zhu Gaoxu on the basis of the relationship between father and son.

Zhu Gaoxu understood this, so he followed Zhu Di's words and changed his name to Zhu Di.

With a smile on his face, he said, "Dad, you are serious."

As a time traveler, Zhu Gaoxu is naturally the greatest contributor to Zhu Di's ability to ascend to the throne after Zhu Yuanzhang's death!
It can be said that it was the series of changes triggered by Zhu Gaoxu that enabled Zhu Biao to live half a year longer than in history.

The extra half a year was enough for Monk Daoyan to deal with the Qin and Jin vassals.

Who is Monk Daoyan?

One of the most famous "super strategists" in history!
He wanted to assist Zhu Di to rise to power, so naturally he would not miss a great opportunity.

As a result, the historical trend of the Ming Dynasty began to change. The King of Qin, Zhu Fang, died several years earlier than in the original history.

At that time, among Zhu Biao's many sons, the elders were either dead or ill. Zhu Yuanzhang had to combine all political affairs with the king of Yan, Zhu Di, and then report them.

In this way, in the 26th year of Hongwu, Zhu Di became the de facto crown prince.

In May of the 31st year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang passed away. Zhu Di succeeded to the throne in front of his body according to his posthumous edict, and naturally became the second emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

And all these changes started with the plan of the time traveler Zhu Gaoxu!
"I am not Li Yuan, and you are not Li Shimin."

Zhu Di said something without thinking.

But Zhu Gaoxu understood what this meant.

At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, initiated the military campaign and later made many military exploits. It can be said that he conquered the Li and Tang dynasties.

However, the eldest son inheritance system prevented Li Shimin from inheriting the throne.

Hence the Xuanwumen Incident in the history books, and the historical story of Li Shimin killing his brothers and forcing his father to abdicate.

Zhu Di was not the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, so naturally he would not be Li Yuan.

Although Zhu Gaoxu was the emperor's legitimate second son like Li Shimin, his position as prince came from the legal support given by Taizu's edict and "Huang Ming Zu Xun", as well as Zhu Di's own emperor's official appointment.

In this way, Zhu Gaoxu has nothing to do with Li Shimin.

"I am not Zhao Kuangyin, and you are not Zhao Kuangyi."

Zhu Di suddenly said something again.

Zhu Gaoxu thought briefly and understood the meaning of Zhu Di's inexplicable words.

Song Taizong Zhao Kuangyi and Zhao Pu conspired to support Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin. He wore a yellow robe and made great achievements in supporting him.

Empress Dowager Du knew that without Zhao Kuangyi's conspiracy, Zhao Kuangyin would not be able to become the founding emperor.

She knew in her heart that if her two sons could not make an agreement before their death, Zhao Kuangyin would most likely get rid of Zhao Kuangyi to consolidate his power, and Zhao Kuangyi might also conspire with Zhao Pu to kill Zhao Kuangyin and then succeed to the throne.

Therefore, before her death, Empress Dowager Du left a will to Zhao Kuangyin: "After you are a hundred years old, you should pass on your position to Guangyi, Guangyi to Guangmei, and Guangmei to virtue."

Zhao Kuangyi later realized that Zhao Kuangyin planned to violate the oath and did not want to pass the throne to him, so the mystery of "the sound of the candle shadow and the axe" in history began.

After he succeeded to the throne, he refused to wait even two months. That year he abolished Zhao Kuangyin's reign name and changed it to "Taiping Xingguo".

Zhu Gaoxu made great contributions to Zhu Di's succession to the throne, which is very similar to Zhao Kuangyi's support of Zhao Kuangyin as emperor.

Zhu Gaoxu was the son of Zhu Di. Zhu Di passed the throne to Zhu Gaoxu, which not only complied with the etiquette of "father and son succeeding", but also complied with the provisions of the "Ancestor Instructions of the Emperor Ming Dynasty".There are not so many twists and turns between father and son.

"Back then, we wanted peace and opened a trading city with the prairie people, but they refused to let us go. Instead, they wanted to launch troops and plunder. So I want to fight, and fight hard."

Zhu Di looked at the empty hall, recalled the past, and said slowly: "I have always believed that dying of old age or illness in bed is useless. As long as the enemy is still there, we, the descendants of the Zhu family, should die on horses. Only in this way can we Our descendants will never suffer from war again.”

"In the 16th year of Yongle, I personally conquered Mobei for the third time and destroyed the main force of the grassland people's Khan Court in one fell swoop. I became the emperor in history who personally led troops to the Langjuxu Mountain."

Langjuxu Mountain is located deep in the desert.

During the reign of Emperor Wu of the former Han Dynasty, Huo Qubing sent troops to Mobei, defeated the Xiongnu, and built an altar to worship heaven on Langjuxu Mountain to express his success, which was called Fenglangjuxu.

Since then, Feng Langju Xu has become the highest achievement of Chinese generals in all dynasties to demonstrate their military merits, and is the symbol of the highest honor for military generals.

In history, there are very few generals who have achieved such an achievement.

"Dad is right. Since the Qin Dynasty, there have only been four generals who have granted langjuxu status."

Zhu Gaoxu echoed: "In the fourth year of Yuanshou, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ordered Wei Qing and Huo Qubing each to lead [-] cavalry deep into Mobei, looking for opportunities to annihilate the main force of the Xiongnu. Huo Qubing led his army more than [-] miles north to fight deep into the territory of the Xiongnu. In Mobei During the battle, Huo Qubing led his troops to eliminate more than [-] Xiongnu Zuoxian King's main force, and then pursued them all the way to Langjuxu Mountain. The Han army won a complete victory. After that, Huo Qubing sealed Langjuxu Mountain to worship heaven, and Changu Yanshan sacrifices the land and returns to the vast sea (Lake Baikal)."

"The second general is also from the Han Dynasty."

Zhu Di nodded and said: "If I remember correctly, in the first year of Yongyuan, because the southern Xiongnu Chanyu asked for troops to expedition to the north, Emperor He of the Han Dynasty appointed Dou Xian, the general of chariots and cavalry, and he and Jin Wu Geng Bing led an army out of the fortress and defeated the northern Xiongnu in Jiluo Mountain, near the Private Canal and Bidu Sea, went beyond the fortress for more than three thousand miles, and arrived at Yanran Mountain. He carved a stone to record his merits, and sealed the wolf as a surrogate."

"Dad, I remembered correctly. The second person to be entrusted with the title of wolf as a surrogate was Dou Xian of the Later Han Dynasty, and the allusion to Le Shi Yanran came from him. As for the third person, it was Li Jing of the Tang Dynasty."

Zhu Gaoxu followed Zhu Di's words in a tacit understanding: "In the third year of Zhenguan, Emperor Taizong Li Shimin took the initiative to attack the East Turks, and General Li Jing was appointed as the marching commander. In the first month of the following year, Li Jing led three thousand elite cavalry to attack the city in the freezing cold night. Xiang, unexpectedly appeared in the East Turks camp, causing Jieli Khan's tribe to collapse. Li Jing led his troops to fly past the foot of Langjuxu Mountain, destroying the East Turks in one fell swoop."

After hearing what Zhu Gaoxu said, Zhu Di showed a smile and asked: "Who is the fourth general who sealed the wolf in Xu?"

"This dynasty's general Lan Yu completely destroyed the small imperial court of the Northern Yuan Dynasty in a battle at Yuyu'erhai, which can be regarded as sealing the wolf as Xu."

After Zhu Gaoxu thought for a moment, he replied respectfully.

"Forget it." Zhu Di nodded.

His words undoubtedly sealed the battle for Lan Yuyuerhai.

Zhu Di stared at Zhu Gaoxu and said solemnly: "I don't want to be the only emperor in the history books who sealed the wolf in Xu and drank from the sea of ​​horses. I passed the seat to you in advance just to ask you to continue to strengthen the control of the grassland like me. , I will also drink from Ma Hanhai in the future, and be sealed as a wolf and live in Xu!"

Zhu Gaoxu could only respond with silence.

Zhu Di added: "In my life, I have built great ceremonies, leveled the grasslands, conquered the Western Regions, and settled Annan. The ancestors of the Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty were just like this."

He suddenly changed his words and said: "No, the ancestors of the Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty are not as good as me. I cruise the seas, bring all countries to come to court, grant vassals and establish countries overseas, promote the beauty of Chinese clothes to all countries, and spread Chinese civilization to the four oceans. This Even Tang Zong and Song Zu did not achieve this at all."

Today's Ming Dynasty, compared with the early years of Yongle, has added five new provinces: Beiting, Puchang, Anxi, Guizhou, Jiaozhi, and Liaodong. In terms of the vastness of the territory directly managed by the imperial court, it has surpassed the Han and Tang Dynasties.

Zhu Di was not boasting, but telling a fact.

"I want to be like your mother and spend more time with my grandchildren. After a while, the world will be handed over to you."

Zhu Di stared at Zhu Gaoxu again and said solemnly: "Go back and prepare well, and think carefully about how to govern this vast world after you succeed to the throne."

"Dad, is it too early to take the Zen position now?"

Zhu Gaoxu couldn't fathom Zhu Di's thoughts.

But his intuition told him that Zhu Di must have other plans when he decided to meditate.

(End of this chapter)