Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 75: The Troubles over the Establishment of the Crown Prince ([-])

"Master, you are so complimentary. My father upholds the destiny and is blessed by the gods. Naturally, he will be favored by Grandpa Taizu."

Zhu Gaoxu didn't want to explain too much to Monk Dao Yan on this matter.

Monk Daoyan felt that the preparation was almost complete, so he told Zhu Gaoxu a piece of news that deeply surprised him.

"Does Your Majesty know that Fang Xizhi, a great scholar of the current generation, has become the guest of Prince Lingshou?"

"The master mentioned Fang Xizhi, but Mr. Zhengxue Fang Xiaoru?" Zhu Gaoxu was surprised in his heart, but asked calmly on his face.

Monk Daoyan replied: "Yes, it is Mr. Zhengxue who studied under Taishi Gong Longmen of Song Dynasty. Just yesterday, Mr. Zhengxue was invited by someone and came all the way from Chengdu to the capital, but he accidentally met in the capital. Prince Lingshou, who was wandering around, then became the guest of Prince Lingshou."

In the 15th year of Hongwu's reign, Fang Xiaoru was summoned by Zhu Yuanzhang because he was recommended by others. Zhu Yuanzhang liked his good behavior and said to Prince Yiwen: "This Zhuangshi should be old and talented." After that, he sent him home according to etiquette.

Unexpectedly, Fang Xiaoru was later accused by his enemies and arrested to the capital. Zhu Yuanzhang saw his name on the case file and released him.Ten years later, he was called to the palace on the recommendation of others. Zhu Yuanzhang believed that it was not the time to appoint Fang Xiaoru, so he awarded him the position of professor of Hanzhong.

The king of Shu's fiefdom was in Chengdu, which was close to the place where Fang Xiaoru worked. Hearing about Fang Zhixian's reputation, he hired him as his disciple, treated him with special gifts, and named the house where he studied "Zhengxue". This is how Fang Xiaoru was studied. The origin of the name "Mr. Zhengxue".

In the past two days, Zhu Gaoxu has been paying attention to the development of public opinion in the court and the current situation of Wang Qihong, mother and son, who still live in the side hall of Changning Palace. He has not paid special attention to what his third brother, Prince Zhu Gaosui of Lingshou County, is doing.

When he heard the news, he quickly understood what it meant!
The "Tai Shi Gong Song Longmen" mentioned by Monk Dao Yan is Song Lian who was historically praised by Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang as "the first civil servant in the founding of the country"!

Zhu Gaoxu was familiar with the history of the early Ming Dynasty. He knew that Fang Xiaoru was not a pedantic Confucian scholar who only knew about reading and had no knowledge of worldly affairs as portrayed in later movies and TV dramas. On the contrary, Fang Xiaoru was a contemporary Confucian who was proficient in the true meaning of Confucianism.

Fang Xiaoru's political essays, historical essays, prose and poetry are all excellent, and his literary works such as "Metaphor", "Yue Wu", "Wu Shi", etc. are all very distinctive.

For example, his article "Yue Shaman", through the story of a Yue Shaman who deceived people by "curing ghosts" and was eventually frightened to death by pretending to be a ghost, bitterly mocked the evil and self-deception of folk shamans who deceive people to make a living. The sad ending of final death.

He is also good at expressing his cynicism by "combining hotness with coldness and conveying spirit through form". For example, in the article "Wu Shi", he uses the image of Zhang Shicheng to satirize those in power who prefer to listen to beliefs and take it lightly in employing people. He also borrows the image of Wu Shi The collective image of the "Qiantang scoundrels" who socialized with scholars revealed the exaggerated local style at that time.

In the original history, after Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne, he recruited Fang Xiaoru to serve as Imperial Lecturer. In the second year, he was promoted to Bachelor of Poetry Lecture. He would be consulted on important national political affairs.Later, he was appointed as the president and compiled many classics such as "Records of Taizu" and "Lei Yao".Later, King Zhu Di of Yan raised his troops to go south, and the court decided to attack him. The edicts and proclamations were all written by him.

Now, Fang Xiaoru, who was called a great scholar by Monk Daoyan, became the guest of Prince Lingshou.

In other words, Fang Xiaoru, who was born in traditional Confucianism, would definitely suggest that the new emperor Zhu Di appoint his eldest son Zhu Gaochi as the crown prince.

Zhu Gaoxu felt extremely pressured!
Fang Xiaoru is like a well-known public figure in later generations with millions or tens of millions of fans. He can subtly and quietly change the minds of ordinary people through guiding public opinion.

This is a formidable opponent.

"Master, do you know who invited Mr. Zhengxue to the capital?"

Zhu Gaoxu's murderous intention suddenly arose, his eyes were cold, and he asked in a low voice.

"It is said that this person is the chief advisor of Wenyuan Pavilion." Monk Daoyan said something ambiguous. He used "it is said" to mention this person's official position, but did not say this person's name.

After Zhu Gaoxu heard the words, he instantly understood why monk Dao Yan said ambiguous words.

Because the "Chief Advisor of Wenyuan Pavilion" is Xie Jin, who is a member of the Holy Family Zhenglong, Monk Daoyan said this out of respect for the new emperor Zhu Di, otherwise he could have said to Zhu Gaoxu, "This matter was done by Jie Jin, a popular person next to you and me." "?
Such blunt and vulgar words are not in line with the master style of Monk Daoyan.

"Master, do you know why that person (Xie Jin) did such a thing?"

Zhu Gaoxu felt that things might not be as simple as they seemed.

He was familiar with the history of the early Ming Dynasty and clearly remembered when Xie Jin said that Zhu Zhanji was a good saint grandson. Zhu Zhanji was only six years old and his hair was not even long. How could he tell that he would be a good saint grandson in the future?These words can only deceive those who do not understand the political balance.

Historically, Zhu Di made Zhu Gaochi the prince. The fundamental reason was to check and balance Zhu Gaoxu, who had made great achievements in the Battle of Jingnan. This was because a group of military generals who followed Zhu Di in the war at that time had political speculation purposes and hoped that Zhu Gaoxu would be made the prince. , so that these nobles who started with military merit can gain more say in the court and gain more benefits.

At that time, Zhu Gaochi won the hearts of civil servants. A group of cabinet advisers "enumerated the ancient police affairs" in front of Zhu Di and persuaded Zhu Di that it would be better to appoint Zhu Gaochi.

In the eyes of the king, the balance between civil and military affairs is of vital importance to the court.

At that time, Zhu Di was already preparing to move the capital, and he even planned to implement the national policy of going to the Western Ocean the following year. In order to do these things well, there must be no chaos within the court. In addition, he gained the throne through rebellion, so he had to temporarily compromise and appoint his eldest son Zhu Gaochi as his successor. Crown Prince, thus quelling the disputes caused by the establishment of the Crown Prince.

Later, when Zhu Di was old, he found that the second son, Zhu Gaoxu, was more suitable to his heart. He wanted to depose the eldest son, Zhu Gaochi, and establish the second son, Zhu Gaoxu, but he was afraid that deposing the eldest son and establishing a younger son would cause chaos in the world.

What's more, Zhu Gaochi had been the prince for more than 20 years at that time, and his disciples and former officials were all over the world. Zhu Di wanted to depose Zhu Gaochi, but his ministers would not agree.

But the current situation is completely different from that in history. Zhu Di did not rebel and succeeded to the throne. He currently has no plans to move the capital or go to the West. Zhu Gaoxu is the crown prince of Yan appointed by Zhu Yuanzhang. It is impossible for Xie Jin and others to know Zhu Di's thoughts but Deliberately going against Zhu Di.

Zhu Gaoxu believed that there must be something weird in it.

"It was precisely because I couldn't figure it out that I paid the price of breaking my right arm, prompting the crown prince to come here to discuss it as a visit."

When Monk Daoyan said this, he changed the subject and said in a mysterious tone: "But I know that there is someone who can answer the prince's questions."

"I wonder who this person is and where he lives now?"

Zhu Gaoxu asked quickly and cooperatively.

Monk Daoyan replied: "This person is Lao Na's junior brother, and he is currently in this Zen monastery."

After saying that, he stood up, walked to the corridor on the right side of the living room, faced the quiet room at the back, and shouted softly: "Junior brother, when are you going to come out to see the crown prince?"

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