I open a history tutorial class in Daming

Chapter 23 What is Emperor Yingzong of Ming?
【Please be advised that two new students will be joining the class tomorrow: Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, and Emperor Yingzong of Ming, Zhu Qizhen. 】

The system's voice suddenly appeared in the ears of the first four students.

In the tenth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, who had just issued an order for Prince of Yan Zhu Di to return to Yingtianfu, and Zhu Biao, who was trying to persuade his father, both heard this voice.

Father and son looked at each other.

Of course they all know Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, but Emperor Yingzong of Ming, Zhu Qizhen?

Zhu Yuanzhang moved his lips and counted on his fingers:
"For Biao'er's lineage, the generation names of future generations are: Yunwenzunzuxun, Qinwudajunsheng, Shundaoyifengji, Shiliangshanyongsheng."

"For the fourth brother's lineage, the generation names are Gaozhan Qijianyou, Houzai Yichangyou, Ciheyi Bozhong, Jianjingdi Xianyou."

"Hiss...Old Four is really fucking rebelling!"

Although Song Shen had already informed him of this matter, Zhu Yuanzhang was still very angry after confirming it.

He gave each of his sons generation names for their descendants, and also established the rule of the five elements, with the former being the second character of the name, and the latter being the third character.

Just from Zhu Qizhen's name, we can determine that he is the great-grandson of Zhu Di and belongs to the Qi generation.

Wood produces fire, fire produces earth, earth produces metal, metal produces water, and water produces wood. This is the principle of the cycle of the five elements. Zhu Di's son should be given a fire radical, his grandson a soil radical, and his great-grandson a gold radical.

The word "Zhen" in Zhu Qizhen's name also perfectly fits this naming rule.

There are no loopholes.

This Emperor Yingzong of Ming is definitely the great-grandson of Zhu Di!
"Dad, calm down. We already know about this, don't you? Don't be so quick to get angry. He is still a descendant of our Zhu family. It's better to have someone like him than someone from the Han Dynasty."

Zhu Biao quickly calmed his father down.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang was trembling with anger, he sobered up a little after hearing Zhu Biao's words.

He rubbed his face hard, took a few deep breaths to calm himself down, and then nodded:
"Yes, you have a point."

"But Biao'er, what is this Yingzong's temple name? Think about it, is it good or bad? I don't know much about this thing, you know a little bit, tell me what you think."

The main reason is that it is not convenient to discuss this matter with the ministers.

After all, it is a miraculous thing. It is not good to publicize it before getting real benefits. Otherwise, it would be much better to find those great scholars and capable ministers to discuss it together than for the two of them to scratch their heads here.

Zhu Biao also understood his father's concerns, so he did not refuse and frowned as he began to think.

Before he could think it through, Empress Ma, who was ignored, became angry.

"Zhongba, Biaoer, what's wrong with you!"

Queen Ma raised her tone, and it was obvious that she was really angry:

"What do you mean Di'er wants to rebel? Who is Emperor Yingzong of Ming? Why did you call Di'er back from Yandi? You also want to beat him to death. What is going on?"

"If you don't explain it to me clearly, I will never agree to help you cover up something tomorrow!"

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao looked at each other, both feeling a little guilty.

To both of them, she was their biological daughter-in-law who had shared joys and sorrows for half a lifetime, their biological mother who had carried them for ten months and raised them with great difficulty, and the current empress of the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, they needed Empress Ma to help cover up the fact that she disappeared for half an hour every day at noon, so they should tell her out of both emotion and reason.

But this matter...how can I explain it?

Zhu Biao saw that his father was looking up at the beams and looking around, obviously not intending to speak on his own. He could only organize his thoughts and reluctantly took on this difficult task.

"Mom, this is what happened. Dad and I heard a voice yesterday... and then... this and that, this and that..."

He described the whole incident as simply as possible.

Then, Chenggong saw the dull look on his mother's face.

Queen Ma was stunned for a long time before she said in disbelief:
"You mean that Biao'er will die of illness at the age of thirty, and Di'er will rebel and become emperor in the future?"

"This is impossible... Impossible..."

Her legs went limp and she sat down on the bed. It was hard for her to accept this. She even suspected that her husband and son were both possessed by evil spirits.

The emperor and the prince were both possessed by evil spirits and suffered hysteria at the same time, or the fourth son would rebel and ascend the throne to become emperor in the future. Comparing the two things together, it is difficult to say which one is more outrageous.

Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao were helpless.

It was impossible to hide it from her, but telling her would also be very, very difficult for a mother to accept the future of her son's rebellion.

As Zhu Di's father and brother, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao felt the same way.

Sighing, Zhu Biao looked at his father:
"Dad, I've thought about it carefully. There have only been two emperors who have been given the temple name 'Ying'."

"One is Emperor Yingzong Zhao Shu, the fifth emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty, and the other is Emperor Yingzong Borjigin Shuodebala, the fifth emperor of the Yuan Dynasty."

"The common point between the two of them should be that they both had a tragic life and died young. The former died in his thirties, and the latter died in his early twenties."

"The temple name Ying originally had no derogatory meaning. According to the "Book of Posthumous Titles", Ying means outstanding, smart and wise. It is a beautiful posthumous title and is often given to young and promising emperors. However, no one used it before the Song Dynasty. If Zhu Qizhen had a similar fate to Song Yingzong and Yuan Yingzong..."

"Then he probably died young and had no great achievements to speak of. Otherwise, if he had any achievements to show for himself, he wouldn't have been given such an unlucky temple name as 'Ying'."

Usually, Zhu Biao spoke very gently.

But the situation is different now. Zhu Qizhen's level of being an emperor is directly related to whether he can provide assistance to the Hongwu Dynasty in the future. Although the words are harsh, he can only say it more bluntly.

It has to be said that Zhu Biao, as the most promising prince of the Ming Dynasty, was first-class among his brothers in terms of the education he received, as well as his own talent and diligence.

Although he was not fluent in history books, his cultural level was definitely not inferior to that of most civil officials. It was for this reason that Zhu Yuanzhang dared to ask his son directly instead of taking the risk of asking those great scholars for reference.

After hearing Zhu Biao's words, Zhu Yuanzhang's face, which had just improved a little, turned dark again.

He really wanted to grab something and smash it, but this was the Queen's Kunning Palace, and he couldn't just smash it like he did in the Wuying Palace and the Qianqing Palace. He could only hold his anger and snorted coldly:
"No wonder Song Shen said that the Fourth Prince is one of the most meritorious emperors in the Ming Dynasty. If all his descendants are of this kind, it would be a blessing for our Zhu family to have a wise ruler!"

"It would be best if he is just a mediocre emperor, not a tyrant. Otherwise, when we see him tomorrow, we will definitely give him a good beating. We will also teach our fourth son a lesson for this unworthy descendant who has no ability but wants to be an emperor!"

Zhu Biao kept silent and didn't dare to speak.

He really wanted to ask his father…the fourth son is also your son, so aren’t his descendants yours too?
(End of this chapter)