Daming Super Dimension Company, President Zhu Yuanzhang!

Chapter 90 Jiajing’s helpless choice!

Xiao Ran was silent for a moment, looking at the embarrassed expression on Emperor Jiajing's face, and thought for a moment whether this was a serious statement or not.

It seems awkward to say it.

Emperor Jiajing also looked at Xiao Ran at this time: "Mr. Xiao, since you have said so much, why don't you just say this... by the way."

If Xiao Ran hadn't seen Emperor Jiajing looking at him with sincerity in his eyes, he would have suspected that he was not sarcastic.

But after thinking about it, Emperor Jiajing himself really couldn't say this.

Do you want him to say to his ancestors, "I'm sorry, ancestors, but only one of my sons has died, so I have no choice. Although he has no ability and cannot live up to expectations, he can only make do with what he has." If it doesn't work, just wait for me to work hard and get another one."

Maybe, Jiajing can also throw the blame for his longevity on those sons who died early and the heirs who failed to live up to expectations. It is better to count on them than to count on his own longevity.

It seems that this is really possible.

Thinking that Emperor Jiajing gave birth to eight sons and five daughters, and when he finally chose his heir, only one survived. Xiao Ran suddenly felt a little silent. It was not impossible for Jiajing to be shocked and stimulated by this.

Thinking about it, he looked at Emperor Jiajing with a bit of sympathy.

"Ahem. Uncle, old man, let me first count for you how many heirs are available as alternatives."

"Emperor Jiajing lived to be sixty years old and gave birth to a total of eight sons and five daughters. The first son was born to Concubine Yan. He was born in the fifteenth year of Jiajing, which was Emperor Jiajing's thirtieth year. He was named Zhu Zaiji. . But the prince did not live long. He died two months after he was born. After his death, he was granted the title of Prince Aichong."

In this dynasty where people get married and have children at the age of fourteen or fifteen, having your first son at the age of thirty is already considered a late arrival. I think the Emperor Jiajing at that time also looked forward to this prince very much and doted on him extremely.

But the child only lived for two months. Emperor Jiajing must have felt bad at the time.

For a moment, Zhu Di and Zhu Yuanzhang both looked at Emperor Jiajing with a bit of sympathy.

Jiajing turned around silently, not wanting to hear it.

"But aren't there seven other princes? Even if the eldest son dies, he won't be left without an heir." Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Emperor Jiajing's unwillingness to speak, a little puzzled.

Xiao Ran answered for him, and his voice became softer, "The second son of Emperor Jiajing is called Zhu Zaihe. Zhu Zaihe was born in the 15th year of Jiajing. He was the son of Emperor Jiajing and Wang Guifei. After the death of Zhu Zaihe's eldest brother, he came to the throne and was established as the prince. It was the eighteenth year of Jiajing. After the death of Zhu Zaihe's eldest brother, he came to the throne and was established as the prince."

"Zhu Zaihe was also deeply loved by Emperor Jiajing, and when he became the prince, Zhu Zaihe took a series of measures to consolidate his position. For example, he granted amnesty to the world, released all prisoners in prison, and arranged mortals in Zhongxiang Zone Live and work in peace."

"This boy is trying to win people's hearts. It seems that he is really ambitious." Zhu Di sighed with emotion.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought it didn't matter: "He is just a prince. The world will belong to him in the future. What does it matter?"

Xiao Ran thought about Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude towards Zhu Biao, and thought that he was really big-hearted.

Other emperors were afraid of their sons rebelling, but if Zhu Biao rebelled, Zhu Yuanzhang would have to worry about whether he had enough food and supplies for his troops and horses, so he took the initiative to open the city gate all the way.

"But he also had bad luck. He died in 1552 AD, the st year of Jiajing. He was seventeen years old. He was given the posthumous title of Prince Zhuang Jing and was buried in Xishan. The second heir also passed."

This time, even Zhu Yuanzhang fell silent.

What Xiao Ran didn't say was that if Zhu Yuanzhang hadn't also obtained the jade, Zhu Biao would have died in front of him, including his eldest grandson Zhu Xiongying.

"As for his third son named Zhu Zaihe, born to Concubine Du Kang, he is still alive and was born in 1537. According to the normal trajectory, Zhu Zaihe became the emperor of the Ming Dynasty after Jiajing's death. And because he clearly He saw the problems of the Ming Dynasty ruled by Jiajing, took advantage of its strengths and eliminated its weaknesses, and managed the country well. However, he died of illness after being the emperor for six years."

"You have only been emperor for six years and you are gone?" Hearing Xiao Ran's words, Jiajing was full of shock and astonishment, and his body was a little shaky, "Why...why doesn't any of my eight sons live a long life?!"

"God has treated me unfairly, God has treated me unfairly!"

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di also fell silent.

"The remaining few..."

"The fourth son, Zhu Zaizhen, is the son of Concubine Jing. Historically, the mother is more valuable than the son. Emperor Jiajing was particularly fond of Concubine Jing. Zhu Zaizhen was also favored because of the mother's superiority. Perhaps he was jealous of others and died young. He died at the age of twenty-nine.”

"The fifth son, Zhu Zaiyi, was the Yingshang King, and he was also one of those who died young. The sixth son was named Zhu Zaiyu, the seventh son was Zhu Zai, and the eighth son was Zhu Zaitu Su. They died in infancy. As for whether they were murdered or died of natural causes, history has no way of verifying it. Emperor Jiajing himself may know this."

Anyway, after hearing this, I only have one choice now, Zhu Zaihe.

Even if a few people don't want to pass the ball to him, there is nothing they can do.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a moment: "Just now you said that Zhu Zaihe is worthy of being the emperor. In this case, why don't we take him to Xiao Ranqian's place for a checkup to see if he has any physical problems and cure them? Then send him back to be the emperor."

Zhu Di also nodded, thinking this method was feasible.

At least, now that we don’t have any better ideas, we can’t expect Emperor Jiajing to give birth to a child right away, right?

Xiao Ran murmured and thought for a while: "Is there something wrong with Jiajing's seeds? Or are his children really unlucky? Of Jiajing's five daughters, Zhu Shouying died at the age of fourteen, and the second daughter Zhu Fuyuan also died at the age of fourteen. He died two years earlier than his sister Zhu Shouying, when she was only twelve years old."

"The fourth daughter was born to Concubine Chen Yong, named Zhu Ruijian, and she died at the age of four. However, the fifth daughter Zhu Sukan lived to be twenty-three years old. Although she died very young, she was considered to have lived a long time among the children of Jiajing. .”

"Did you say you lost a third child?"

Although Zhu Yuanzhang didn't specifically listen to what Xiao Ran was talking about, he could clearly tell that one person was missing.

"Oh, the third princess Zhu Luyu, I didn't mention her because she lived longer than Emperor Jiajing." Xiao Ran paused silently, thinking that Emperor Jiajing gave birth to more than a dozen children, but in the end there was only the third princess to talk about. A woman died for him, which was very tragic. "

Xiao Ran's eyes fell on Emperor Jiajing: "I said, Emperor Jiajing, don't you have any doubts in your heart since you have been childless for the past twenty years?"

"What do you suspect? Could it be that someone poisoned me?" Emperor Jiajing's expression suddenly changed, looking a little ugly. "Actually, it's you who poisoned yourself. Those so-called elixirs for pursuing immortality are all filled with heavy metals, such as lead and mercury... If you take too much, not to mention it is not good for your heirs, you will not be able to live to this age. It’s already considered a lucky one.”

Speaking of which, Xiao Ran was still a little embarrassed: "Isn't the example of Qin Shihuang right in front of you? If he hadn't taken too much of the so-called elixir, which damaged his body and died earlier, the Qin Dynasty would not have died in the second generation."

Emperor Jiajing was slightly silent: "That's just because Qin Shihuang was deceived by others. It doesn't mean that there is no way to ascend now."

Seeing the stubborn Emperor Jiajing in front of him, Zhu Di wanted to pinch his own flesh. This was really outrageous for him.

"Stop nagging, you, and that boy Zhu Zaihe, please come with us and go to Modern Hospital for a checkup."

Zhu Di kicked Emperor Jiajing on the butt and urged him.

Emperor Jiajing is already old, how can he withstand Zhu Di's kick?
As it continued, he felt so aggrieved that he wanted to cry.

It's just that as an emperor, he is destined not to do anything too embarrassing.

"I'll ask the eunuch to call him over now."

After waiting for only a stick of incense, Zhu Zaihe hurried out of the hall, with a layer of fine beads of sweat on his face. As soon as he came in, he knelt down with a plop. .

"My son, I will meet my father."

Zhu Zaihe kowtowed, and when he looked up again, he was stunned when he saw the figures of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di in dragon robes, and he was about to call someone.

"Who are you? You dare to wear dragon robes. Are you planning to rebel?"

But the next moment, Zhu Zaihe did not see a single rebel. Here were all Emperor Jiajing's own people, which made Zhu Zaihe a little confused.

When he looked again, Emperor Jiajing had a bruised nose and swollen face, and was in a miserable state. He was even more puzzled: "What's going on?"

"You don't even recognize your ancestors?"

Zhu Yuanzhang had a calm face, showing no anger or self-importance. He was extremely unhappy. After becoming emperor, his descendants still didn't know him!
Zhu Zai looked at it carefully for a while, then suddenly he knelt on the ground with a plop and kowtowed: "Unworthy descendants have seen Taizu and Chengzu!"

Zhu Di's mouth twitched, feeling that 'Chengzu' was harsh.

"My descendants have just been blind, so please ask Taizu Chengzu to punish him!"

Everyone's heads were banging, and they were sincere. One could tell at a glance that they were completely sincere. Looking at Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di in front of him, Zhu Zaihe was so excited that he almost burst into tears. He only thought that the two of them were The spirit has appeared and is here to save the current Ming Dynasty.

"It must be the heroic spirit of our ancestors that has appeared! It's so good for you to come, Taizu. Over the years, my father has been superstitious about alchemy, and his ministers have relied on catering to favors. The upright people have been suppressed and suppressed, and the customs of bureaucrats and scholar-bureaucrats have greatly changed for the worse. . Today’s Ming Dynasty’s scholarly conduct is corrupt and its politics are in decline. Please help save the Ming Dynasty!”

Xiao Ran looked at him, but he didn't expect that this kid would dare to say such things in front of Emperor Jiajing. Didn't this directly point out his biggest fault over the years?

But when he looked back, the expression on Zhu Zaihe's face looked very unbearable, as if he was serving the country and the people.

Emperor Jiajing:...

"We are not heroic souls, we are your real ancestors." As he said that, Zhu Yuanzhang reached out and knocked him on the head, very rudely.

"I am also a living person!" Zhu Di also reached out and knocked on Zhu Zaihe's head, one on the left and one on the right, quite symmetrically.

Zhu Zaihe covered his head and was still a little confused. He didn't understand why the ancestor in the portrait appeared here.

"Let me introduce myself, I am Xiao Ran, the boss of Super Time Company. My uncle and old man are also members of my Super Time Company. Of course, they are also your Ming ancestors. However, when you place an order with jade in your hands, , we will receive the message and send it here to help you solve the problem."

"This time, Emperor Jiajing wanted to implement the new policy of converting rice into mulberry, and issued a mission, so we came here."

After listening to Xiao Ran's words, Emperor Jiajing wished he could give himself a slap in the face. If he had known that the jade stone was so magical, it could attract even Taizu and Chengzu to the people behind it. What the hell was going on.

I'll throw that thing away later.

No... If we encounter big trouble in the future, this thing will still be useful. Maybe the person who calls next time will be a real god!
Fortunately, Zhu Yuanzhang and others didn't know that there were so many dramas in his heart. If they knew, they would probably tell him directly now that even with this thing, you can't become an immortal.

"We all know what you said. All that is left is to take you for a physical examination. If you are sick, we will cure you and send you back to be the emperor."

"What?" Zhu Zaihe was stunned, and then quickly realized that this was Taizu and Chengzu trying to protect themselves as emperors!

Although I don’t know what the young man next to me named Xiao Ran means by the boss and the Super Dimension Company, and what his origin is, but seeing how he can speak first and make the decision in front of the two ancestors, I am sure of his identity. Not low.

A flash of ambition flashed in Zhu Zaihe's eyes, he saluted Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, and thanked Xiao Ran.

"Then everything will be subject to the arrangements of our ancestors and Mr. Xiao Ran."

"It's just that I want to know why my ancestors think I can be a good emperor?"

Xiao Ran looked at him: "Choosing you does not mean that you can be the emperor for decades. It is just a temporary choice for history. If you don't do well as this emperor in the future, we will naturally intervene."

"According to the historical trajectory, in the forty-fifth year of Jiajing, that is, in December 1566 AD, Emperor Jiajing died. You, King Yu Zhu Zaihe, came to the throne and changed the Yuan Dynasty to Longqing."

"After he came to the throne, he immediately corrected the bad policies of Emperor Jiajing, summoned all the ministers who had been convicted of speech crimes, and compensated and appointed the deceased ministers. All the alchemists were paid to be responsible for their crimes, all previous Taoist rituals were stopped, and half of the land tax for the following year was exempted. And all arrears due before Jiajing forty-three years ago."

"And stop the gift that Jiajing imposed on Bo Xiaoming to be worthy of Mingrui Zongmingtang."

The so-called gift of Ming Ruizong Mingtang is to offer sacrifices to heaven in autumn, which must be jointly performed by the father of the reigning emperor. In September of the 17th year of Jiajing, Ming Shizong changed his posthumous title to Emperor Qitian Hongdao Gaoming Zhaoyun Shengwu Shengong Chunren Zhixiaowen , for this reason, the temple name of Ming Taizong was changed to Ming Chengzu.

(End of this chapter)