Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 62
Zhu Yuanzhang was in a coma all night, Zhu Di stayed in front of his bed all night, and Zhu Gaoxu sat at the door of the West Palace all night.

That night five years ago, the three of them opened their hearts, spoke frankly to each other, and had a long conversation.

At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang took out two edicts and handed them both to Zhu Di.

Zhu Gaoxu still remembers Zhu Di's expression at that time.

It stands to reason that one of the edicts identified Zhu Di as the heir to the throne, and the other should require Zhu Di to canonize Zhu Gaoxu as the crown prince after he succeeded to the throne.

But this was just Zhu Gaoxu's guess. He had not seen the copy of the imperial edict that remained in the palace.

In other words, there will still be uncertainty about his position as prince in the future. After all, it is more in the interest of most civil servants to maintain a person who is close to Confucianism and easy to "fool" as prince.

In addition, whether Wang Qihong can successfully give birth to an heir is also uncertain based on the current medical level.

If Wang Qihong gave birth to an heir today, and Zhu Yuanzhang died on this day, considering that the people were still relatively superstitious at this time, would the people think that Wang Qihong or her child, who was born from a foreign race, was an unlucky person?
Zhao Junchen saw Zhu Gaoxu sitting motionless at the door of the palace, with tears in his eyes, and wanted to go up and say a word of comfort.

But as a subordinate, he has the consciousness of being a subordinate.

You must know what you should say and what you should not say, otherwise you will get into trouble.

Therefore, Zhao Junchen stayed not far outside the west palace gate and spent a long night.

Until dawn the next day, Zhu Gaoxu, who was restless, was brought back to reality by the sound of anxious footsteps.

"Congratulations to Your Highness, the Crown Prince, on the birth of a son and a daughter."

A chamberlain came from the direction of Changning Palace, stopped quickly in front of Zhu Gaoxu, saluted and said respectfully.

Zhu Gaoxu recognized this person, his name was Liu Jingzhong.

Liu Jingzhong used to be an ordinary low-level chamberlain, cleaning the courtyard and serving tea and water.

Later, because of his cleverness and ability, he was promoted to be the gatekeeper of the main palace.

When it was his turn to guard the palace gate of Qianqing Palace, he happened to meet Zhu Gaoxu asking to see Zhu Yuanzhang, and presented a thousand-word pros and cons book to Zhu Gaoxu, and the two got to know each other.

Since then, Zhu Yuanzhang had an impression of Liu Jingzhong who sent the book.

Later, when Princess Xu moved into Changning Palace, Zhu Yuanzhang arranged for Liu Jingzhong to guard the gate of Changning Palace.

Princess Xu found that Liu Jingzhong was very smart and measured in doing things, so she sent him to report the good news to Zhu Gaoxu this time.

Although Zhu Gaoxu didn't sleep all night, he was not in a trance.

He clearly heard what Liu Jingzhong said just now, but he still asked: "Say what you just said again."

"On the order of Princess Yan, I came to report the good news to His Highness the Crown Prince. The nobleman gave birth to a pair of children for the Crown Prince."

Liu Jingzhong bowed his waist and answered slowly and clearly.

After receiving the exact answer, Zhu Gaoxu clenched his hands into fists, turned around and walked into the front hall of the West Palace.

He couldn't wait to tell Zhu Di and Zhu Yuanzhang the news.

"How did you come?"

Zhu Di was a little unhappy when he saw Zhu Gaoxu coming uninvited.

"Dad, Mrs. Wang gave birth to a pair of children."

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was still awake, Zhu Gaoxu walked carefully to the dragon bed, squatted next to Zhu Di and whispered softly.

When Zhu Di heard this, he was shocked and said in surprise: "Seriously?"

Zhu Gaoxu nodded vigorously and replied: "My mother sent someone to report the good news."

Zhu Di looked at Zhu Yuanzhang on the dragon bed with red eyes, and said with great excitement: "Dad, did you hear that? You have a great-grandson!"

Perhaps God wanted Zhu Yuanzhang to meet his great-grandson. Just after Zhu Di finished speaking, he coughed slightly.

"Grandpa (father)!"

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Di called in unison.

Amid the call, Zhu Yuanzhang slowly opened his eyes, and then saw Zhu Di and Zhu Gaoxu with tears streaming down their faces.

The early morning sunlight shines into the hall through the window paper, covering up the weak light and making the room bright.

Zhu Gaoxu found that Zhu Yuanzhang's face was a little flushed and his eyes were sparkling. This state was obviously a reflection of the past.

As far as he knows, retroreflection is a physiological phenomenon that often occurs in patients with advanced chronic diseases.Due to organ failure, the body is in a low-consumption state. When the body senses that the body is about to die, it will make a last-ditch effort. Adrenaline secretion increases, causing the body to briefly return to normal. The entire process lasts from a few hours to a day depending on the individual's constitution. No wait.

"Grandpa, you have a great-grandson! The Wang family gave birth to a pair of children not long ago."

Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but report the good news to Zhu Yuanzhang.

When he learned that Wang Qihong had given birth to twins, Zhu Yuanzhang stretched out his hands to prop himself up with excitement, and planned to get out of bed and said, "Where is the child? Let's go and take a look."

Zhu Di didn't dare to let Zhu Yuanzhang move around as he pleased, so he quickly gave Zhu Gaoxu a wink.

Zhu Gaoxu understood and said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Grandpa, wait a moment. My grandson will go and bring the child here."

Just when Zhu Gaoxu left, Zhu Yuanzhang took advantage of Zhu Di's inattention and forced himself out of bed.

Zhu Di, with quick eyes and quick hands, quickly took Zhu Yuanzhang's arm and said anxiously: "Dad, what are you doing?"

"We want to get out of bed and take a walk, can't we?"

Zhu Yuanzhang glared at Zhu Di and asked.

Zhu Di did not dare to say anything. He bent down and helped Zhu Yuanzhang walk a few steps.

He also saw that Zhu Yuanzhang's current state should be a reflection of his past.

"Where do you want to go, dad? If it's a long way, I'll have someone send a chariot over."

Zhu Di asked softly.

"We want to go to Fengxian Hall and tell our ancestors about Wang's birth."

Before Zhu Yuanzhang could finish speaking, his legs suddenly went weak. If it weren't for Zhu Di's support, he would have fallen down.

"Why can't this leg work properly?"

Zhu Yuanzhang first lowered his head and glanced at his legs, then sighed and said, "That's fine, you go with us in the chariot."

Zhu Digong claimed that it was, and then helped Zhu Yuanzhang sit on the bed.

"In addition, you send someone to tell Gao Xu and ask him to take the baby boy to the Xian Palace. We will let our ancestors see our great-grandson." Zhu Yuanzhang ordered again.

Zhu Di bowed his head and accepted the order.

Then he walked quickly outside the palace, gave a few instructions to the chamberlain at the door, and then returned to Zhu Yuanzhang's side to guard him.

After Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a moment, he asked: "How is the progress of the imperial court's implementation of new coins?"

"It's going well so far. All the major taverns, teahouses, cloth shops, grain shops, etc. in the capital have sent their clerks to exchange the new coins. Yesterday alone, 150 million taels were exchanged." Zhu Di replied after thinking for a while.

Zhu Yuanzhang said again: "The imperial court is trying to reform the imperial examinations. It needs to establish a new General Administration of Education to coordinate this matter. Can you think of whom to hand it over to?"

"Zheng Yi comes from the Zheng family, the 'first family in the south of the Yangtze River'. He has great virtues and talents. Last year, my father selected talents and promoted him from Baiyi to Minister of Rites. Since he took office, he has made great achievements. I think he can hand over the General Administration of Education. It’s up to him to take responsibility.”

Zhu Di knew that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to take the opportunity to point out his political skills, so he thought carefully for a moment and then replied.

"We know this person, his elder brother is Zheng Lian of 'Zheng Lian Broken Pear'."

Zhu Yuanzhang said lightly.

"Is this inappropriate for my child?"

Zhu Di asked quickly when he saw Zhu Yuanzhang's expression was a little heavy after he finished speaking.

"Big mistake!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression changed, and he suddenly reprimanded: "It's ridiculous! Emperors in the past dynasties wanted to hold all the power in their hands, but you are so good that you want to hand over such an important yamen to your subordinates? Don't you understand that a man should not be without power for a day? "

Seeing that Zhu Di was speechless after being scolded, he immediately added in a calm tone.

"The reform of the imperial examination is related to the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty. We believe that it will be under your direct control first. When the time is right in the future, it will not be too late to delegate it to the lower levels."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang coughed heavily.

"I know I was wrong."

Zhu Di hurriedly reached out, patted Zhu Yuanzhang's back gently, and said respectfully.

(End of this chapter)