Daming: Refining zombies at the beginning, Lao Zhu was shocked

Chapter 167 167: If his surname hadn’t been Zhu, we would have strangled him to death right now.

That night, Zhu Yue and Zhu Xifeng, father and son, accompanied Zhu Yuanzhang to stroll around Hanzhong City all night!

The three of them, grandfather and grandson, were enjoying themselves happily.

Early the next morning, Zhu Li left the Han Palace and went directly to Dingjun Mountain to begin his ten-day retreat!

It will take at least ten days to refine the finished longevity pill.

As soon as Zhu Yue left, Zhu Yuanzhang was free again!

During this period of time, he visited all the places that should be seen in Hanzhong Mansion. Zhu Yuanzhang even visited places like the salt factory and rubber factory in Zhu Yue!

After his curiosity was satisfied, Zhu Yuanzhang went out and ran around without any trouble.

Most of the time, he likes to stay in the palace, drinking tea, playing with birds, and experiencing Lao Jiu's unrestrained life!

After being busy for most of his life, what Zhu Yuanzhang prefers is this kind of unfettered and leisurely feeling where he can completely relax his body and mind!

After breakfast, Zhu Yuanzhang, accompanied by Concubine Zhou, went directly to the martial arts field to watch Zhu Xifeng practice martial arts!

"This kid is a good material for practicing martial arts!"

"I think back then, when Lao Jiu was his age, we had just hired a martial artist for Lao Jiu!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Xifeng, who was sweating profusely on the martial arts field, and spoke slowly.

"This child does look very similar to Yue'er when he was a child, and he is just as naughty and mischievous!"

Concubine Zhou nodded with a wry smile. Perhaps it was because Zhu Xia Feng was like Zhu Yue as a child that the old man doted on him so much, right?

"Naughty?"

"Compared with Lao Jiu, he is still far behind!"

"But this child's future is limitless. He will become a great person in the future!"

"If his surname hadn't been Zhu, we would have strangled him to death right now!"

Zhu Yuanzhang chuckled noncommittally.

You must know that this boy Zhu Xifeng was the first one to start splitting the Ming Dynasty. He took the lead and eventually the Ming Dynasty was divided into three!

And if Zhu Xifeng was not Lao Jiu's son, after knowing that such a talented person would appear on the grassland, he would definitely try his best to kill this talented person in the cradle first!

From this point of view, Zhu Yuanzhang is just telling the truth!

"Your Majesty, Feng'er is still just a child. If there is anything he doesn't do well..."

Concubine Zhou was startled when she heard Zhu Yuanzhang's sudden murderous words and hurriedly begged for mercy.

"Why are you excited? We are just talking!"

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't wait for Concubine Zhou to finish speaking, and directly waved his hand to interrupt her!

"Your Majesty, although Feng'er is naughty and doesn't pay attention to etiquette, he is indeed your grandson!"

Concubine Zhou breathed a sigh of relief, but also reminded with some worry.

Fortunately, what Zhu Yuanzhang just said is that if Zhu Xifeng is not named Zhu, this argument is not true at all, because his surname is Zhu!

"We just remembered something and expressed our feelings!"

"Don't worry, we didn't say what we're going to do to Feng'er. On the contrary, we're planning to make him king!"

Zhu Yuanzhang explained with a smile.

"Be crowned king?"

"Feng'er is not old yet, isn't it appropriate?"

After hearing this, Concubine Zhou suddenly looked surprised.

The main reason was that the old man's words were so confusing that he almost made her faint!

One moment he wants to fight and kill someone, and the next moment he wants to be crowned king. No matter what happens, everyone will be confused!

As for the son of the vassal king being granted the title of king, that is also normal. Except for the eldest son of the vassal king, the other sons of the vassal king are eligible to be granted the title of county king. For example, Zhu Gaoxu, the boy, was directly granted the title of Gaoyang Commandery Prince after he became an adult!

But that will have to wait until the princes are almost adults before they can obtain the title of county king again!

The old man now said that he would make Zhu Xifeng the king, and Concubine Zhou was naturally surprised!

Zhu Yuanzhang had already planned it!

Zhu Yue has four sons, and the eldest son Zhu Xiaqiu will definitely inherit the title of King of Han and will be named the crown prince!

And Zhu Xifeng will eventually be crowned king, and he will also be a county king!

He had seen in the simulator that after he came to Hanzhong, he made all three of Lao Jiu's sons, except Zhu Xiaqiu, county kings!

Not to mention that Zhu Xia Feng was only five years old, even the newly born Zhu Xia Ye was granted the title of county king!

Since it is displayed like this in the simulator, Zhu Yuanzhang naturally does not go back and change anything!

He does have such thoughts!

This is also a signal he releases to the outside world, making everyone realize that Lao Jiu's lineage is different from other vassal kings!

As a result, more people will inevitably move towards Lao Jiu!

This is the effect Zhu Yuanzhang wants!

Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang will definitely not tell the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty now that he will pass the throne to Lao Jiu in the future, but his plan will let the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty know that both he, the emperor, and Zhu Biao, the prince, are currently supporting him. Laojiu!

This is enough!

As for how much the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty can be won over by Lao Jiu, it depends on Lao Jiu's own methods and abilities!

But Zhu Yuanzhang was not worried at all. He believed that Lao Jiu had the ability to handle this matter!

He has already prepared the stage for Lao Jiu. How effective it can be is completely up to Lao Jiu himself!

"Age is not a problem, it is only a matter of time before you become king!"

"First be the county king, and then when you reach adulthood, you will be crowned the prince!"

"Not only Feng'er, but also Yan'er and Ye'er!"

"When Biao'er and the others come to Hanzhong in a while, we will issue an order to confer the title of county king on these three children!"

Zhu Yuanzhang explained with a smile.

As for the timing, it would be more appropriate to wait for Zhu Biao to bring all the six ministers and Lan Yu's gang of killers!

By then, it will be clear at a glance who among this group of people can be won over by Lao Jiu and who must be eliminated!

As for eradicating him, it would definitely not be just catching him and killing him, but slowly marginalizing him and just letting him retire!

As long as the top leaders of the key yamen are replaced by Lao Jiu's supporters, everything will fall into place!

Among the six, Li Xin is definitely on Lao Jiu's side. The other five will depend on how they choose!

As for Xungui, the most important thing is to see whether Lan Yu, the current general, is willing to hand over the power in his hands!

But Lao Jiu is worried about this matter anyway. In his opinion, it is easy for Lao Jiu to control Lan Yu!

"Prince?"

"Your Majesty, are you kidding me?"

"In addition to the crown prince being able to inherit the title of prince, only the emperor's son can be named King of Qin. How can the son of a vassal prince be named King of Qin again? This is against the rules!"

After hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Concubine Zhou looked shocked.

"Yes, indeed only the emperor's son can be crowned a prince!"

"Then what if we plan to let Lao Jiu be the emperor?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Concubine Zhou's wide eyes and asked with a smile.

"what?"

"Your Majesty, are you kidding me?"

"The prince is the future emperor. How can the future emperor be Yue'er?"

Concubine Zhou was extremely shocked when she heard this!

"Yes, of course we also want Biao'er to be the emperor, but it's a pity..." "Did you know? Biao'er's physical condition, if Lao Jiu hadn't used elixirs to help him survive, he might not be able to survive this year. Got it!"

"Why do you think we came to Hanzhong Mansion? It's just to let Lao Jiu give his eldest brother a few more years of life!"

"Lao Jiu went to seclusion this time to refine life-extending pills for Biao'er!"

"But even so, it can only give Biao'er seven or eight more years of life at most!"

"We have already told Lao Jiu that as long as he can help Biao'er survive, we will hand over the throne to him!"

Zhu Yuanzhang had no intention of hiding Concubine Zhou. After all, she was Zhu Yue's biological mother, and she would definitely be the empress dowager in the future!

Although Zhu Yuanzhang failed to give Zhou Guifei the title of empress, the future empress dowager will definitely not be able to escape!

Concubine Zhou Guifei was stunned on the spot, even wondering if her ears had heard it wrong!

"Your Majesty, Yue'er is a commoner after all!"

"And since His Highness the Crown Prince can live longer, then..."

After Zhou Guifei reacted, she couldn't sit still. She even felt that the old man might be testing Zhu Yue!

It should be true to let Zhu Yue save Zhu Biao!

But if Zhu Biao can live a few more years in the future, will he really pass the throne to Zhu Yue?

"We know that you will definitely not be able to accept it for a while, but this is not only our intention, but also Biao'er's intention!"

"Otherwise, why do you think Biao'er sent away the two children, Yunwen and Yunxi, to become a vassal?"

"He has no intention of leaving any escape route for himself!"

Zhu Yuanzhang directly interrupted Zhou Guifei and reminded him with a serious face.

Concubine Zhou almost fainted!

What does it mean to be also the prince Zhu Biao?

She naturally knew that the two grandsons were crowned kings and had already agreed on the vassal status. She had been wondering about it before, but she never thought that it would be such a reason!

Outrageous!

It’s totally off the mark!

Concubine Zhou felt that her brain was running out!

"We have actually thought about making Yunwen the grandson of the emperor after Biao'er leaves!"

"But think about it, if Yun Wen becomes the emperor, will he be able to control Lao Jiu?"

"You are Lao Jiu's biological mother, and you know Lao Jiu best. With Lao Jiu's ability, will he accept his nephew as the emperor?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's next question made Concubine Zhou's heart beat wildly again!

Doesn't the meaning of the old man's words clearly indicate that Zhu Yue will rebel in the future?

"Let's not talk about Lao Jiu, let's talk about this kid Yunwen!"

"If he becomes the emperor, what do you think he will do to Lao Jiu?"

"It is inevitable to cut down the feudal clan. He will definitely force Lao Jiu to rebel against him!"

"We won't allow this to happen!"

"So we would rather pass the throne to Lao Jiu directly!"

Zhu Yuanzhang added a few more words, which immediately silenced Concubine Zhou!

Yes, with Zhu Yue's ability, his appeal in the northwest, and his reputation as the Ming Dynasty God of War, Zhu Yunwen was really able to ascend the throne. Can he guarantee that he has no thoughts about the throne?

Similarly, if Zhu Yunwen became emperor, would he allow an uncle like Zhu Yue to exist who could threaten his throne?

In other words, the uncle and nephew must be incompatible!

Before, Concubine Zhou had never thought about such a possibility. Because Zhu Biao was still alive, she also subconsciously believed that the future emperor must be Zhu Biao. How could she think about these things?

In Concubine Zhou's view, as long as Zhu Biao becomes emperor, no prince will have any thoughts about the throne!

Zhu Biao, the eldest brother, is absolutely competent at his job, and he has the highest reputation among brothers!

But if Zhu Biaohui died young as the old man said, everything would be different!

Nowadays, only Zhu Biao as the crown prince can control all the vassal kings!

As long as there is another prince...except Zhu Biao, who can suppress these frontier vassal kings who have strong troops and self-respect?

He indeed knows his own son best.

If Zhu Yunwen becomes emperor, she also knows that Zhu Yue will most likely raise an army to rebel!

"But Yue'er is a commoner after all. The King of Qin, the King of Jin, the King of Yan..."

Concubine Zhou couldn't help but worry!

Even if what the old man said was true, how easy would it be to make Zhu Yue, a concubine, the heir apparent?

Not to mention the civil and military affairs of the Manchu dynasty, just the level of the vassal kings would be very sad!

"Sigh...haven't we thought about what you said?"

"How many of our sons do you think can be put to great use?"

"Look at what happened to the Xi'an Mansion before that bastard boy, the Second Brother. If Lao Jiu hadn't taken over to wipe his ass, the people of the Xi'an Mansion would probably not be able to survive anymore!"

Speaking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang felt itchy with hatred. In fact, King Qin and King Yan were not bad in ability, but after the comparison with Lao Jiu, their abilities became eclipsed!

"But……"

Concubine Zhou wanted to say something more, but was interrupted again by Zhu Yuanzhang!

"We have already discussed this matter with Lao Jiu!"

"I just want to inform you today so that you can understand that Lao Jiu will be the emperor in the future!"

"As for other issues, we, Biao'er, and Lao Jiu will naturally handle them well and ensure that he can safely become the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty!"

"This takes time and process. Fortunately, Biao'er can live for several more years, which is enough time!"

"You don't have to worry anymore!"

"Besides, Lao Jiu has a good saying, one generation will do its own thing, so we can just take care of ourselves and take care of ourselves, and we won't get involved in these things!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's tone was decisive and unquestionable.

Does one generation do what the other generation does?

When did Yue'er say this?

After hearing this, Concubine Zhou was filled with questions!

After all, Zhu Yuanzhang only heard Zhu Yue say this in the simulator!

"I understand!"

"Then...you said before that the prince is coming to Hanzhong, what should we do with the court affairs?"

"Both you and the Crown Prince are not in the capital. Are you afraid that something will go wrong?"

Concubine Zhou did not ask about Zhu Li anymore. Instead, she asked about Zhu Biao's coming to Hanzhong. This was something she couldn't figure out!

"In addition, we have also decided to move the capital to Xi'an as soon as possible!"

"Being closer to Hanzhong in this way will also help Lao Jiu control the entire court as soon as possible in the past few years, and then he can naturally take over the position of crown prince Biao'er!"

Zhu Yuanzhang explained with a smile.

Hearing this, Concubine Zhou was even more shocked!

Did the old man go to this extent in order to pass the throne to Yue'er?

(End of this chapter)