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

Chapter 334 334: Man proposes, God disposes. What is coming will eventually come!
Yu Qian's trip to Mobei soon ended.

It took less than a month from setting out from Shuntian Prefecture to completing the negotiation mission and returning to Shuntian Prefecture.

After learning that Zhu Xiafeng also intended to maintain the status quo with the court, Zhu Xiarun and Zhu Xiaqiu also breathed a sigh of relief.

This is the best outcome for both parties!
"The boss wants to recruit you?"

After listening to Yu Qian's account of his experience in Mobei, Zhu Xiajun burst into laughter.

Zhu Xiafeng's plan to recruit Yu Qian was also within Zhu Xiarun's expectations.

In fact, for talents like Yu Qian, when he just graduated from the Imperial Guard Academy, whether he, the eldest brother or the fourth brother, all asked Zhu Xiaqiu for help!

It’s a pity that Zhu Xiaqiu is so smart. How could he give a talent like Yu Qian to just any prince?
Yu Qian can only belong to the Ming Dynasty court and will only serve in the court!

Given Yu Qian's character, it would be impossible for him to serve under any vassal king, and he could only serve the emperor!

He is one of the few people in the Ming Dynasty who can carry out the saying "If the king wants his subjects to die, the subjects must die" to the end without any selfish motives!
How could such a person be used only by the princes?
"Your Highness, Prince of Han, I think Prince Feng is still within the controllable range. On the contrary, the court must pay attention to Prince Feng's son!"

"When the Prince of Feng takes over the Mobei regime in the future, things will be truly out of control!"

Yu Qian reminded Zhu Xialun with a serious face.

During this trip to Mobei, Zhu Jianhe left a particularly deep impression on Yu Qian.

In the eyes of all the civil and military officials in the court, Feng Wang Zhu Xiafeng was the kind of person who disobeyed discipline and was rebellious, but Yu Qian felt that Zhu Xiafeng could at least maintain self-restraint, and the destructive power he could cause to the Ming court was still limited!

But in the future, when the power in Zhu Xiafeng's hands is transferred to Zhu Jianhe, that may not be the case!
By that time, Zhu Jianhe will become an entity that the court cannot control, and there will no longer be someone as easy to talk to as Zhu Xiafeng!
"This nephew of mine, whom I have never met, is indeed a talented person!"

"He will be Tang'er's biggest rival in the future!"

"Do you think that if Zhu Jianhe grows up in the future, will Tang'er be able to resist him?"

Zhu Xiajun nodded with emotion, then asked Yu Qian with a serious face.

The ministers in the cabinet have long known that both Zhu Li and Zhu Xiaqiu are intent on cultivating Zhu Jiantang to succeed the throne. There are some things that do not need to be concealed from these ministers.

Zhu Xiajun also wanted to hear Yu Qian's opinion!

"The Prince of Han is no worse than the Prince of Feng. Moreover, the Prince of Han and His Majesty are backing him up. With the strength and background of the Ming Dynasty, there will be no problem in dealing with Zhu Jianhe!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Qian spoke without hesitation.

"There is not much that my father and I can do to help him. How far Tang'er can go and how high he can stand in the future depends on you, his loyal ministers!"

Zhu Xiajun was obviously very satisfied with Qian's answer.

Zhu Xialun was not worried that any major problems would arise in the Ming Dynasty during Zhu Jiantang's generation. After all, he knew the development trend of history.

However, just one month after Yu Qian returned, another major event happened in the court!
Empress Cao suddenly became paralyzed in bed and unable to take care of herself!
As soon as he heard the news, Zhu Xialun rushed directly into the Huangwei Taoist Temple and told the news to Zhu Li who was still in seclusion!

After hearing the news, Zhu Li behaved very calmly, as if he had foreseen this day.

In Kunning Palace, Zhu Xiaqiu, who had just recovered not long ago, was already in tears as he looked at his dying mother!
Perhaps it was because Zhu Xiaqiu had never practiced Taoism, so he simply could not achieve the same state of mind as Zhu Li or his other brothers. He was just an ordinary person, and when faced with issues like his parents' life and death, he would break down like a normal son!
Fortunately, before her death, Zhu Li and her two children, Zhu Xiaqiu and Zhu Xiajun, as well as her grandson Zhu Jiantang, were able to stay by Cao's bedside and accompany her on her final journey!
Although he was reluctant, Cao, who was already at the end of his life, did not linger long and finally breathed his last!

Zhu Xiaqiu also fell ill again due to excessive grief over the death of his biological mother, Cao!
A queen and a prince directly made the atmosphere of the entire palace and even Shuntian Prefecture immersed in grief!
It seemed that everyone realized that Crown Prince Zhu Xiaqiu might not live long!
Only Zhu Li and his son Zhu Xiajun were the calmest two people!
"The second brother must be blaming me as his father for not being able to save your mother!"

"Are you blaming me too?"

In private, Zhu Li asked Zhu Xialun helplessly.

"I don't dare!"

"I'm sure my second brother won't blame our father for our mother's death!"

Zhu Xiajun smiled bitterly and shook his head. In fact, he found that although his biological mother was dead, he did not feel sad at all!

He didn't know from time to time whether he had been eroded by power, or whether his cultivation had stabilized to a certain level, and he had abandoned emotional ties, and even family affection had begun to fade?

But Zhu Xialun also keenly noticed that his father Zhu Li did not look sad at all.

Zhu Li is now so unfathomable that even Zhu Xia Lun cannot see through him!

In the past, he might have been able to guess roughly what Zhu Li was thinking from Zhu Li’s words, actions and expressions, but now he can’t find any clues at all!
To what extent has my father's cultivation reached?

"You may be able to let it go, but the second one may not be able to!"

"His mind is not yet capable of being as calm as you and me!"

"I'm afraid after what happened this time, the second brother won't be able to hold on for much longer!"

Zhu Yue shook his head noncommittally.

"Originally, the negotiations between Mobei and the boss have ended. As long as the second brother is still here, it shouldn't be a problem to continue for a few more years!"

Zhu Xialun also knew that his second brother Zhu Xiaqiu might not be able to hold on this time because of the shock of their biological mother's death!

"This is what they call man proposes, God disposes!"

"Although we all know the trend of future historical development, we are also changing this trend!"

“Even if this change in trend does not affect the overall situation, many things cannot be determined in the details!”

Zhu Li sighed helplessly.

Since they know the future development process of history, changing this process is inevitable!

The only difference may be the degree of change!

Unless they knew nothing from the beginning!
They have not traveled through time to the afterlife, and do not know what happened in the afterlife, so future history will continue to develop along its original trajectory!
But once you know it, even if you haven’t thought about deliberately changing anything, it will gradually change the direction of future development imperceptibly!
Zhu Li is like this, and Zhu Xiafeng and the others are the same!

"Get ready early. If the second brother really leaves, I will pass my position directly to you!"

"You don't have much time left!"

Zhu Li patted Zhu Xialun's shoulder and reminded him seriously. Zhu Xialun's heart sank.

He knew very well what it would mean if he ascended the throne and became emperor!
This means that the eldest brother Zhu Xiafeng and the fourth brother Zhu Xiaye will also become emperors one after another. This result is inevitable!
Soon, another half a year passed!
Zhu Xialun has also used the past six months to establish his prestige in the court!

This situation is exactly the same as when the King of Han, Zhu Li, gradually took control of the entire court and waited for the Crown Prince Zhu Biao to pass away so that he could smoothly take over the throne!
All the civil and military officials in the court have seen the situation clearly, and more and more civil and military officials are attached to Zhu Xialun or turn to Zhu Xialun!
Even Zhu Xiaqiu's staunch supporters would at most remain neutral, neither approving nor opposing, but no one would be so stubborn as to dare to oppose Zhu Xiarun's succession to the throne!
Finally, after persisting for half a year, Zhu Xiaqiu died of illness due to health problems!

Not surprisingly, Zhu Li held a grand funeral for Zhu Xiaqiu in accordance with the specifications of an emperor, and posthumously conferred on him the title of Emperor Xiaoren, with the temple name Wenzong!

His elder brother Zhu Biao was named Emperor Xiaokang after his death, with the temple name Xingzong, and was enshrined in the Taimiao. So Zhu Xiaqiu was naturally no exception. Like the deceased Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, he also enjoyed the treatment of an imperial soul!
On the day Zhu Xiaqiu passed away, Zhu Li sent his imperial soul into the Imperial Soul Tower!
"Qiu'er, I didn't expect you to come to this point!"

“This day has come too fast!”

When Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao's imperial souls saw Zhu Xiaqiu, both of them showed mixed emotions on their faces.

"Actually, this is pretty good. Being able to enter the Emperor Soul Tower as an Emperor Soul, my grandson is already satisfied!"

"My grandson will be able to continue to be with Grandpa Huang and Uncle in the future. I am already very satisfied!"

Zhu Xiaqiu, who has become the emperor's soul, seems to be much more open-minded than when he was alive!
After all, he has died once, and it seems that he has completely let go of all the obsessions in his life!
"Although we know that this Emperor Soul Tower will become more and more lively!"

"But watching my descendants coming in one by one, I still feel a little weird!"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Zhu Yuanzhang did not show any grief over Zhu Xiaqiu's death. After all, Zhu Xiaqiu's imperial soul was right before his eyes, and he would be able to see his grandson every day in the future. This might be the best outcome!
But this feeling is indeed indescribably awkward.

Perhaps I will only be able to get used to it when more and more descendants come into the world in the future?
"Old Nine, Qiu'er has now entered the Emperor Soul Tower. Are you going to pass the throne to Jun'er?"

After talking to Zhu Xiaqiu for a few words, Zhu Yuanzhang turned his attention to Zhu Li.

"That's right. After Qiu'er's funeral is over, I will pass the throne to him directly!"

Zhu Li nodded slowly and said.

"Aren't you going to make Jun'er the crown prince first?"

Zhu Biao asked in surprise.

When Zhu Li ascended the throne, he first became the crown prince after his death, and later the old man abdicated the throne!
Judging from what Zhu Li said, he obviously intends to skip the step of appointing a crown prince and abdicate directly!
"I don't think it's necessary to appoint another crown prince!"

"Anyway, Jun'er and Qiu'er are both legitimate bloodlines, so it makes sense for the younger brother to succeed the elder brother. It's just right!"

"And I'm afraid that Lao Jiu has already thought about giving up. Instead of wasting time, it would be better to just hand over the throne to Jun'er!"

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't wait for Zhu Li to speak, but instead thought that this was the best way to deal with it!

"Dad is right. Besides, the boss can't wait any longer!"

"Since they all want to ascend the throne and become emperor, let's just make their wish come true!"

Zhu Li nodded slowly, but even though he said that, no one could see what he was really thinking!
"You have the ability to solve all this!"

Zhu Yuanzhang reminded Zhu Li.

"But I don't want to be a partial father!"

"People who practice Taoism believe in following one's nature. Following one's heart is the correct answer!"

"If I don't want to do something, then I won't do it!"

"Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings!"

Zhu Yue said disapprovingly.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Biao and Zhu Xiaqiu looked at each other and could only shake their heads and smile bitterly.

Obviously, they all couldn't understand Zhu Li's thoughts.

Perhaps it was because they had never practiced Taoism and had never understood Zhu Li’s state of mind!

"You are right. There should be many things in the palace and the court waiting for you, the emperor, to deal with, right?"

"Go do your thing first."

"After you have truly shaken off the shackles of this emperor, come to the Emperor's Soul Tower when you have time to chat with us!"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled at Zhu Li at this time.

"Then Qiu'er will be left to you!"

Zhu Li nodded and agreed, then he didn't bother to say anything more to the other Emperor Souls and left the Emperor Soul Tower directly.

The Crown Prince Zhu Xiaqiu died of illness and was posthumously named Emperor Xiaoren. The procedures for enshrining him in the Taimiao were still very cumbersome!

There is still a lot to do next!
Of course, Zhu Li also had to abdicate the throne to the new emperor Zhu Xiajun, and the whole process was no easier than arranging Zhu Xiaqiu's funeral!
Especially the coronation ceremony of Zhu Xialuan, the new emperor, which was much more important than Zhu Xiaqiu’s funeral!

Zhu Li had experienced this step before and knew how complicated it was!

Whether it is offering sacrifices to heaven and earth, worshipping the Taimiao or the enthronement ceremony in the palace, the whole process can make ordinary people miserable!

Fortunately, Zhu Li and Zhu Xia Lun were both practitioners of Taoism, so such a boring and tedious process was not particularly difficult for them to accept.

However, the news of the death of Crown Prince Zhu Xiaqiu soon spread to Mobei and the west!
Zhu Xiafeng in Mobei was definitely the first to know, and when Zhu Xiaye got the news, it was already two months later!
After all, it is understandable that they are thousands of miles apart!

"Have we finally come to this?"

Zhu Xiafeng, who was in Mobei, did not show any joy on his face after learning the news of Zhu Xiaqiu's death. Instead, his heart became heavier!

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