Daming: I am the Crown Prince

Chapter 1: Sword
"roll!"

"Whoever dares to stop me will die!"

Along with these furious roars, a young man in a red dragon robe was waving a sword in his hand, furious.

The robe is decorated with a dragon robe, with a five-clawed dragon on each shoulder.

In the Ming Dynasty today, princes, princely sons, and dukes can all wear dragon robes with a five-clawed dragon.

But the dragon has many forms, some of which can only be used by the emperor. And the emperor's dragon robe is mainly yellow silk, that is, yellow. Other princes of the royal family cannot wear red dragon robes, and most of them are red.

"Your Highness, calm down!"

"Your Highness, please spare our servants!"

The thirteen-year-old Zhu Yunhuan's eyes were red as he looked at the eunuchs and guards kneeling in front of him, with a cold light flashing in his eyes.

"Okay! Okay!"

Zhu Yunhuan laughed in anger, "I can't go anywhere! Since you don't take my words seriously, don't blame me!"

After saying that, Zhu Yunhuan walked forward, swung the sword in his hand and slashed at the eunuch who was blocking the front.

The eunuchs were shocked. Even when His Royal Highness was brandishing his sword, no one took it seriously and tried to stop him. They also didn't think His Royal Highness really dared to chop people, they just thought he was pretending.

But His Royal Highness the Grandson really chopped someone down!
The young eunuch dodged subconsciously, and the sharp sword hit his arm.

Amid the little eunuch's screams, Zhu Yunhuan suppressed his discomfort.

Zhu Yunhuan kicked the eunuch who was still blocking him and looked around. "I don't want to kill anyone! But if you guys are stubborn, you can't blame me!"

A guard gritted his teeth and stepped forward to hug Zhu Yunhuan's legs, "Your Highness, the Crown Princess has an order!"

Zhu Yunhuan looked down at the guard holding his calf and sneered, "Your last name is Ma?"

The guard looked up in surprise, and the next moment Zhu Yunhuan swung the sword in his hand.

After taking a look at his palm on the ground, Zhu Yunhuan looked at the crying guard surnamed Ma calmly, "Is my sword sharp?"

Just at this moment, footsteps suddenly sounded behind me.

"Third brother!"

"Yunxun, don't do this!"

Zhu Yunhuan looked at the two girls running towards him and smiled a little, "Don't worry, sisters. I know my limits!"

After saying this, Zhu Yunhuan started running away.

The guard surnamed Ma rolled on the ground, wailing in pain while holding his severed hand. The young eunuch could only hide by the side while holding his arm. The remaining eunuchs and guards looked at each other in bewilderment. His Highness the Grandson of the Emperor really dared to hurt someone!
It may be impossible to stop them, but if they are not stopped, Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess will not forgive them.

"Your Highness! Your Highness!"

Zhu Yunhuan turned a deaf ear to him. This body of his was now thirteen years old. He had been eating and drinking well since he was a child, and he had good genes and was more athletic. The guards and eunuchs were chasing him noisily, but they did not dare to really catch up.

After escaping from the Chunhe Palace in the Eastern Palace, Zhu Yunhuan crossed the Fengtian Gate Square and rushed into the Wu Tower.

In the Wuying Hall, a burly old man with a tired look on his face was reviewing memorials while forcing himself to stay awake.

In April, the successor he had carefully cultivated died of illness. It was not just that he suddenly lost his successor, but also because that was his most beloved eldest son, and he was gone just like that!
This burly old man is the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang.

At this moment, a young eunuch hurried over and knelt down, "Your Majesty, the Third Grandson of the Emperor is holding a sword and injuring someone, and is coming towards Wuying Palace!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned for a moment, then flew into a rage, "Who?"

The young eunuch trembled with fear, and the emperor's power was too great. "Your Majesty, the emperor's third grandson is wielding a sword and injuring people, and is breaking into the palace!" Zhu Yuanzhang's face became even more angry, and he stood up and walked towards the door of Wuying Hall.

Standing on the steps, Emperor Hongwu, who had experienced too many storms, wanted to see why his good-for-nothing grandson went crazy and dared to hurt people with a sword and break into the palace!
The next moment, Zhu Yuanzhang saw a young man running towards him with a sword in his hand.

The guards were anxious. Was His Royal Highness the Grandson really going to break into the palace with a sword?
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and scolded, "Get out of here! Can I be hurt by him?"

Zhu Yunhuan was panting, standing at the bottom of the stairs and asked, "Grandfather, are you going to kill my whole family?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned for a moment, and his anger grew even greater. "Who! Who said that?!"

At this moment, in front of the Wuying Palace, the eunuchs, maids, honor guards, and imperial guards were all kneeling and trembling. There were only the furious Hongwu Emperor and the young man holding a bloody sword in his hand.

Zhu Yunhuan was also trembling in his heart, but he had to fight for a way to survive. "If my grandfather didn't want to kill my family, why did he establish Zhu Yunwen?"

Zhu Yuanzhang calmed down. This was his "third grandson", or more precisely, the third son of Crown Prince Zhu Biao. But Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know much about this grandson. It could be that among all his grandchildren, he didn't know many of them.

Even Zhu Yunwen only began to understand it a little during this period.

He was a good boy, smart, studious and extremely filial. When the prince was ill, he served him carefully and never left his side day and night. After the prince passed away, he became so thin due to excessive grief that Zhu Yuanzhang had to persuade him, "You are so filial, don't you care about me?"
There was no expression on Zhu Yuanzhang's face as the gray-haired old man walked down the stairs.

Zhu Yunhuan subconsciously took a step back. The aura of the Hongwu Emperor was so strong that he felt like he was being stared at by a ferocious beast.

However, Zhu Yunhuan quickly realized that if he gave in at this time, he would have no chance of survival. He would have to watch Zhu Yunwen being made the crown prince, and he would be made the King of Wu. However, before he could be enfeoffed in Hangzhou, his position would be stopped because of the Jingnan Campaign.

At that time, his fourth uncle Zhu Di would be imprisoned in Yingtian Prefecture, and he would be demoted to Prince of Guangze, and then would be demoted to a commoner and imprisoned in Fengyang on the charge of failing to assist his brother.

Then, for some inexplicable reason, he was accused of plotting treason, and died suddenly!

It may even cause their descendants to become disabled people, being confined behind high walls for their entire lives, and not being able to recognize cows and horses!
As for his two elder sisters, the eldest sister married carelessly, was demoted to a princess, and died of worry. The second sister was not much better, she married a low-ranking officer!

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Yunhu who dared to look him in the eye, and felt a little dazed for a moment.

There were not many people in his life who dared to be so unyielding and compete with him, especially after he became emperor.

The first person who dared to do so was naturally his wife, Empress Ma. That woman shared his joys and sorrows, and supported him most of the time, but sometimes they would quarrel, and she never admitted defeat.

The second one was his favorite eldest son. Because of their different political views and governance concepts, the two had many quarrels, and he was so angry that he chased after his son with a sword.

The third one was the eldest grandson who had been raised by his side since childhood. He was a brave and good child. He was stubborn when he was young. He dared to sit on his shoulders and argue with him. If he did not obey him, he would stare at him angrily.

And those three people were Zhu Yunhuan’s biological grandmother, father and brother.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked coldly, "If I make your second brother the crown prince, would you dare to question me with a sword?"

Zhu Yunhuan was not convinced. "You are the one who set the rules. The eldest son of the Crown Prince is the Crown Prince's grandson. The second eldest son and the concubine's son are all made princes when they are ten years old. They are granted gold-plated silver books and silver seals! My eldest brother is gone, but I am still here. Why do you want to bypass me and make my second brother the emperor?!"

Old Zhu stepped forward and continued to question, "Yun Wen's mother is the Crown Princess, and he is the legitimate son!"

"You made Lu the Crown Princess!" Zhu Yunhuan said, trying to hold on. "My mother is the original wife, and I am the legitimate son! How can my second brother be the Crown Prince since he is neither the legitimate son nor the eldest son?"

Old Zhu was amused and asked again, "Neither the legitimate son nor the eldest son?! He is now the legitimate son! He is fourteen and you are thirteen. The ruler is young and the country is in doubt. The ministers are not attached and the people do not believe! Why should we establish the crown prince instead of your second uncle? He is the legitimate son. Your father is gone, so he can be established as the crown prince!"

Zhu Yunhuan was anxious and shouted directly, "No! The throne can only belong to my father's lineage!"

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly said, "I won't make you emperor, what can you do? Since you see blood, come and kill me?"

Zhu Yunhuan was stunned. Seeing the Hongwu Emperor approaching with a terrifying momentum, he was shocked to find that the sword was still in his hand.

With a clang, the sword fell to the ground.

(End of this chapter)