Zhu Di: My fourth son is a great emperor of all time?

Chapter 12 Military Genius Zhu Qizhen

The eldest grandson's son?

When Zhu Di first heard about Zhu Zhanji's son, he was somewhat taken aback.

After all, Zhu Zhanji did not yet have a principal wife.

In his view, since the one who could inherit the throne from his eldest grandson must be the son of the principal wife.

The eldest son is always the first in line to inherit the throne.

etc.
Is the eldest grandson's son the emperor?

what happened!

Zhu Di was somewhat confused. The sky screen clearly stated that his eldest grandson had been defeated by his fourth son and taken prisoner.

How did the throne end up passing back to his son?
Suddenly, Zhu Di realized something, and a relieved smile appeared on his face.

"Presumably, it was after the fourth prince ascended the throne that my great-grandson defeated him?"

Zhu Di was so excited that he stood up immediately.

He felt that this was the most likely possibility, and that this would make sense.

Although the fourth prince was a great emperor throughout history.

But that doesn't mean he won't die.

He thought that perhaps after the fourth prince died, the great-grandson had regained the throne.

"Well done! Your father lost the throne, so you're going to take it back with your own hands. I truly deserve to be the great-grandson of the Yongle Emperor! Hahaha!"

Zhu Di's face was full of smiles.

These are the true descendants of the Zhu family.

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, judging from the heavens, all the emperors have been capable of going to the battlefield.

His great-grandson must have been a skilled emperor.

"The news that Zhu Zhanji had been captured alive by Zhu Gaoshuo quickly spread throughout the Ming Dynasty. The princes in various regions were restless and the country was in chaos. Everyone seemed to have sensed this opportunity and wanted to become the ruler of the chaotic world."

"Similarly, the major forces of the Northern Yuan also received the news and felt that it was an opportunity to rebuild the Yuan Dynasty. The Tatars and other tribes gathered an army of 300,000 men."

"This war was started by Zhu Gaoshuo, so it should naturally be quelled by him."

"Our ancestor led the army brought by Emperor Xuanzong of Ming on a northern expedition, and within three days disintegrated the already fragmented Mongol army!"

"Three days? No wonder he's the fourth prince, what terrifying military capabilities!" Zhu Di felt both joy and worry.

Because he knew very well that the fourth prince was now the true emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

The next thing to do is deal with the eldest grandson.

"After pacifying the various tribes of the grasslands, and seeing that the Ming Dynasty was on the verge of falling apart, Zhu Gaoshuo finally led his troops into the capital. At this time, the capital could only muster a maximum of 100,000 troops. In addition, with Emperor Xuanzong of Ming, Zhu Zhanji, captured, Zhu Gaoshuo conquered the capital without lifting a finger!"

Seeing his eldest grandson Zhu Zhanji being beaten so badly by his fourth son, Zhu Di felt extremely helpless.

"If this brat had any tolerance and hadn't provoked the fourth brother, things wouldn't have turned out this way."

I wonder how the fourth son will deal with his eldest grandson.

I hope that at this moment, he still remembers what his old man said and spares Zhanji's life!

Zhu Di couldn't help but feel sorry for himself.

The eldest son died of illness, the second son was roasted alive, the third son was driven insane, and now the eldest grandson is about to die.

I've only been dead for a few years, haven't I?
If they dig him up now, they might still be able to see his angry eyes.

After Zhu Gaoshuo arrived in the capital, he immediately intimidated the regional princes, preventing them from acting rashly. It took him almost a month to gradually stabilize the Ming Dynasty.

However, just when everyone thought that Prince Qi, Zhu Gaoshuo, was about to ascend the throne and then kill Zhu Zhanji to consolidate his imperial power, he did something that baffled everyone.

[The news that Zhu Gaoshuo returned the throne to Zhu Zhanji shocked everyone.]

Even Zhu Zhanji initially didn't believe it, thinking his fourth uncle must have some kind of conspiracy. But in the end, Zhu Gaoshuo left the capital with 100,000 troops without saying a word, saying he was going south to help the Ming Dynasty quell the rebellion of the vassal kings.

Prince Qi's Mansion.

Zhu Gaoshuo listened to Tianmu's words from his rocking chair and was immediately stunned.

With the throne within his grasp, how could he possibly relinquish it to Zhu Zhanji?

"This doesn't fit my personality!" Zhu Gaoshuo thought for a moment and felt that it still didn't make sense.

I think it was probably because I was afraid of the so-called blood oath back then.

"Has the fourth prince gone mad? The throne is right in front of him, why would he give it up?"

Zhu Di couldn't understand why his fourth son would pass the throne to his eldest grandson.

Could it be that his sudden blood oath was what made the fourth brother wary?

But if that's the case, how did he become the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty and a great emperor throughout history?

But Zhu Di actually grasped the key point.

Go south!

The fourth brother led his troops south.

Of course, Zhu Gaoshuo's actions were not unconditional; he laid out conditions for Zhu Zhanji before leaving.

"There are indeed conditions, but what exactly are they?"

Zhu Di was extremely surprised and wanted to know what conditions could make his fourth son give up the throne.

He quickly saw Zhu Gaoshuo's conditions and froze on the spot.

[Actually, the fourth brother, Zhu Gaoshuo, had a very simple condition: that his eldest nephew release his third brother so he could live as an ordinary person in the countryside.]

Zhu Gaoshuo left behind the words: "Blood is thicker than water, why does it have to come to this!"

Zhu Di's eyes reddened, and his body trembled involuntarily.

"Fourth!"

Zhu Di shouted, then could no longer speak.

To be precise, I was speechless.

He never imagined that his three sons with Xu Miaoyun would become irreconcilable enemies, scheming against each other.

Surprisingly, the one who values ​​family ties the most is his fourth son, whom he has never valued.

Zhu Di lowered his head in shame.

He never treated his fourth son as his own.

If it weren't for the premature exposure of the sky screen, he wouldn't have cared about the fourth brother at all.

"After Zhu Zhanji regained the throne, he did not give up monitoring Zhu Gaoshuo, and even regarded him as his greatest enemy."

"Zhu Gaoshuo seemed to know this as well. To reassure Zhu Zhanji, after heading south, he continued to sweep westward, expanding the territory of the Ming Dynasty, but getting further and further away from it!"

Zhu Zhanji gradually felt relieved and focused his energy on governing the country. The Ming Dynasty gradually recovered its national strength, but in the fifth year of the Xuande reign, Zhu Zhanji suddenly died of illness.

Prince Qi’s Mansion!
Zhu Gaoshuo was somewhat bewildered when he heard that Zhu Zhanji had passed away in the fifth year of the Xuande reign.

Shouldn't it be the tenth year of the Xuande reign?

Why was it brought forward?
This is clearly not in line with historical trends.

Could it be that he was framed?

Who would harm Zhu Zhanji?

Zhu Gaoshuo's eyes suddenly flashed, and he had a bold idea.
Zhu Di was dumbfounded.

He originally thought that his eldest grandson had learned his lesson and could at least remain emperor for many more years.

But he died only five years after ascending the throne?

It hadn't even been two years since the fourth brother left.

After Zhu Zhanji's death, the throne passed to his son, the young Zhu Qizhen, who was later known as Emperor Baozong.

Baozong, what a unique temple name!
Zhu Di felt inexplicably happy upon hearing the temple name.

May the good sage's descendants bring prosperity to three generations.

Now that both the eldest son and the eldest grandson have died young, it's clear that their good fortune has been concentrated on this great-grandson.

Zhu Di's heart was filled with expectations.

(End of this chapter)