Ming Dynasty: Teaching The Prince Dragon-Slaying Skills At The Beginning

Looking at the three numbers "one, two, three" written on the table in front of him with tea, North Asia Emperor Zhu Di shook his head slightly.

Then he picked up a cup of tea and poured it towards the "two" to wash it away, leaving only the "three" in the end.

Although he didn't know why he was reborn in this world of "Fengtian Jingnan" after his previous life.

However, since he was reborn in this world of "Fengtian Jingnan", the meaning of his rebirth is definitely not to go through the "Fengtian Jingnan" road again!

Otherwise, what is the point of his rebirth?

Moreover, there is another point, that is, no matter what the cause of the "Fengtian Rebellion" was, in the final analysis it was still the civil war of the Ming Dynasty!

Although he was the winner of this civil war, it was Ming Dynasty that lost in the end!

In this battle of Jingnan, countless soldiers of the Ming Dynasty pointed their swords at each other, and then fought with each other.

They did not fall in the war against foreign enemies, but died under the coldest blades of their comrades.

After this battle of Jingnan, hundreds of thousands of Ming soldiers were killed and wounded!

The national strength that was originally flourishing since the founding of the Ming Dynasty was cut off out of thin air!

Similarly, the north, which had regained some of its vitality after his father's Hongwu rule, was once again reduced to ruins!

It can be said that this battle of Jingnan directly destroyed his father's thirty years of painstaking governance and brought the people of the Ming Dynasty back to thirty years ago!

Although after that, through careful governance by him and his eldest son Zhu Gaochi, the Ming Dynasty regained its vitality again, and the "Yongle Reign" appeared.

However, if there is not that peace battle.

If he could successfully take over the position of prince after his father, he would even become the emperor.

If he can continue to work hard for twenty years on the basis of his father Hongwu's rule, will the Yongle rule created by "him" be even more glorious and prosperous?

In addition, the most critical point is that once the Jingnan War breaks out.

So no matter how small he controlled the impact of the civil strife of the Ming Dynasty, he would still have to spend at least ten years to stabilize the people of the world afterwards.

Then if you want to bring the Ming Dynasty into a prosperous era where everyone in the world has enough food and clothing, it will take at least ten years of governance.

This time, twenty years have passed.

To put it bluntly, the second half of his life has almost passed.

Although the "Yongle Prosperity" created by spending the second half of his life was enough to surpass the "Yongle Rule" in the original "Fengtian Jingnan", it was even enough to surpass any prosperous age in the past dynasties.

But if compared with the previous life, which dominated the six continents of the world, seven empires stood side by side, and was extremely glorious and splendid, it was far inferior.

As one of the founding monarchs of the seven great empires in the previous life, Zhu Di, the great emperor of North Asia, naturally had his own ambitions!

What he wanted to create was naturally not just a "Yongle prosperous age" limited to the Ming Dynasty.

What he wants to create is a glorious age that dominates the six continents of the world like his previous life, or even a glorious and prosperous age that surpasses the final achievements of his previous life!

So in order to achieve this goal, he must get the position of Prince of the Ming Dynasty!

After making the choice decision, North Asia Emperor Zhu Di did not hesitate at all.

Because his eldest brother Zhu Biao passed away a month ago, in April of the 25th year of Hongwu.

And if the story of "Fengtian Jingnan" told by Yan Changqing in his previous life is correct, then in September of the 25th year of Hongwu, his native nephew Zhu Yunwen will be officially named Emperor Taiji by his father Hou!

In the intervening few months, his father was hesitating whether to choose one of the princes to be the crown prince or to make Zhu Yunwen the grandson of the emperor.

Therefore, he must take the initiative while his father is still hesitating and has not really made a decision!

Otherwise, once his second nephew Zhu Yunwen was established as the crown prince by his father, it would be much more difficult for him to persuade his father to depose Zhu Yunwen and then establish himself as the prince.

North Asia Emperor Zhu Di, who had just stood up and was about to rush to Yingtian Mansion, suddenly stopped. Thinking of his old man's character, he couldn't help but murmured:

"We still need to make some more preparations!"

Otherwise, if you rush to Yingtian Mansion empty-handed, it will not be easy to convince your old man to give him the crown prince position.

Then North Asia Emperor Zhu Di turned around and headed towards the study.

After writing non-stop for half a month, North Asia Emperor Zhu Di finally walked out of the study, looked at Yingtian Mansion in the distance, and a thought flashed in his mind:

[Lao Deng, ah no, father, prepare to destroy the crown prince’s position! 】

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Di, the great emperor of North Asia, also led his guards to leave Peiping and rushed to Yingtian Mansion without permission.

Finally, in early June of the 25th year of Hongwu's reign, he arrived at Yingtian Mansion.

And as soon as he arrived at Yingtian Mansion, he went straight to the palace without stopping.

Outside the palace, a group of civil and military officials and noble marquis who had just left the morning court looked at "Yan Wang Zhu Di" who was standing at the entrance of the palace waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang to summon him.

Everyone also slowed down and looked at "Yan Wang Zhu Di" secretly, with various thoughts popping up in their minds:

[Hiss, His Highness King Yan has actually returned to Beijing! 】

[Your Majesty probably didn’t issue an edict asking His Highness King Yan to return to Beijing, right?]

[Or are you talking about His Majesty’s secret edict? 】

[Hiss, Your Majesty asked His Highness King Yan to return to the capital at this time. Could it be that he wants to make His Highness King Yan the new crown prince? 】

[This is also very possible, after all, Prince Zhu Biao just passed away, and the Ming Dynasty now has no heir. 】

[Among the princes of the vassals, King Zhu Di of Qin committed many evil deeds and was arrogant and rude. Even among the capital, the bad reputation of King Qin could be heard. 】

[Such a person is naturally unfit to be a king. 】

[Compared with King Zhu Fang of Qin, King Zhu Fan of Jin is not much better, and he is also not suitable to be a king. 】

[After Qin King Zhu Xi and Jin King Zhu Fan, the next one is Yan King Zhu Di. 】

[Compared to King Zhu Xi of Qin and King Zhu Fan of Jin, King Zhu Di of Yan has a slightly better reputation. For the time being, there is no news about King Yan doing evil in the fiefdom and doing many evil things. 】

[However, the character of His Highness King Yan is that of His Majesty Youxi Qian. 】

[If His Highness King Yan becomes the crown prince, I’m afraid my life of waiting will still be difficult!]

[It seems that His Majesty still prefers the older vassal prince to the younger grandson Zhu Yunwen. 】

[What a pity, it would be great if His Royal Highness the Emperor Sun could become the new crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, or even become the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty in the future. 】

[Alas, why couldn’t Ming Dynasty meet a benevolent and generous sage? 】

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Just when all the civil and military officials and noble marquises were thinking about whether "Yan Wang Zhu Di"'s return to the capital meant that the position of the Ming Dynasty Crown Prince would be determined, a waiter also came out and bowed his head respectfully to "Yan Wang Zhu Di" road:

"His Royal Highness, King Yan, has been summoned by His Majesty!"

North Asia Emperor Zhu Di nodded slightly, and then followed the chamberlain into the palace in a familiar manner.

At the same time, the news that "Yan King Zhu Di" suddenly returned to Beijing and entered the palace quickly spread throughout Yingtian Mansion.

The Crown Princess Lu and the Emperor's grandson Zhu Yunwen who were located in the East Palace naturally received the news.

"Mother, King Yan has returned to Beijing, what should I do with the child?"

"Isn't it that Grandpa Huang wants to make him the crown prince?"

Zhu Yunwen looked at his mother, Concubine Lu, with an uneasy expression.

His father passed away, so he naturally wanted to become the emperor's grandson.

Otherwise, he would not have taken care of his father when he was seriously ill, not leaving him day and night, and even deliberately cutting back on eating and drinking when observing filial piety [so as to make himself look thinner].

Of course, part of this was due to the sadness caused by the death of his father, but more of it was to create an appearance of "sincerity, pure filial piety" in front of Zhu Yuanzhang and other outsiders.

After all, as a young man with no military merit, no prestige, and no qualifications, if he wants to become the emperor's grandson, then he can only build his reputation in the aspect of "sincerity, pure filial piety".

But as soon as "Yan Wang Zhu Di" returned to Beijing, he suddenly felt that the reputation he had built for "sincerity, pure filial piety" was no longer competitive.

Also hearing the news that "Yan Wang Zhu Di" had returned to Beijing, Crown Princess Lu also looked nervous.

Because she knew very well that if her husband Zhu Biao was still alive, no matter which vassal king he was, he would not be able to succeed her husband as the crown prince.

However, after the death of her husband Zhu Biao, the vassal princes such as "Yan Wang Zhu Di" and Jin Wang Zhu Fan instantly became powerful candidates to compete for the crown prince's position.

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At the same time, "Yan Wang Zhu Di" and Jin Wang Zhu Fan, these vassal princes, are her son Zhu Yunwen's biggest competitors to become the emperor's grandson!

Therefore, when she thought of "Yan Wang Zhu Di" suddenly returning to Beijing, the first thought in Crown Princess Lu's mind was: "Could it be that Zhu Yuanzhang wants to make Yan Wang Zhu Di" the new crown prince?"

If "Yan Wang Zhu Di" really becomes the new crown prince, then how can there be room for their mother and son in the palace?

Therefore, we must prevent "Yan King Zhu Di" from becoming the crown prince!

Thinking of this, Crown Princess Lu immediately grabbed Zhu Yunwen's arm and said:

"cry!"

"Go over and cry to your grandpa now!"

"Just say that you dreamed of your father when you were resting just now!"

"Your father entrusted you with a dream, asking you to tell Grandpa Huang to cherish the dragon body and not be too sad!"

"In addition, your father asked you to tell Grandpa Huang that he is sorry for your Grandpa Huang's careful cultivation and that he has disappointed Grandpa Huang!"

"Finally, tell me how much you miss your father, and then tell your grandpa the various trivial things that happened when your father was still alive."

"For example, your father held you while you were studying and taught you how to read, read, and reason. I hope you can understand the sentiments of the people, care for the people, etc. in the future."

"In short, Prince Yan must not spend too much space or time with your grandpa!"

She may not understand when it comes to other national affairs, but when it comes to fighting for favor, she can be said to be very expert.

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If we talk about military merit, prestige and other abilities, then her son Zhu Yunwen is definitely not as good as "Yan Wang Zhu Di", Jin Wang Zhu Fan and other vassal princes.

But there is one thing that other vassal princes are far inferior to her son, and that is Zhu Yuanzhang's preference for her husband Zhu Biao!

To put it bluntly, in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart, she probably only regarded her husband Zhu Biao as her son, and the other lords probably only regarded her as princes.

If it is in the hearts of other emperors, then the identity of the prince must be more important than the identity of the son.

But in Zhu Yuanzhang's mind, the opposite was true. On the contrary, the identity of his son was more important than that of the prince.

And her husband Zhu Biao, in a sense, was Zhu Yuanzhang's only "son".

And now she asked Zhu Yunwen to go to Zhu Yuanzhang and deliberately talk about the little things about Zhu Biao's life, in order to arouse Zhu Yuanzhang's nostalgia for Zhu Biao.

Later, he used Zhu Yunwen's words to comfort Zhu Yuanzhang on behalf of "Zhu Biao".

The more "Zhu Biao" Zhu Yunwen said comforted Zhu Yuanzhang, the lower he lowered his attitude, and the more he blamed himself for being sorry for Zhu Yuanzhang's words.

Then Zhu Yuanzhang, who had just experienced the painful loss of his beloved son, would feel increasingly sad and guilty.

The more grief and guilt Zhu Yuanzhang feels for Zhu Biao, the more he will find ways to make up for Zhu Biao.

But Zhu Biao has passed away, and even if Zhu Yuanzhang wants to compensate Zhu Biao, it is too late.

And if Zhu Biao himself cannot be compensated, what other methods are there to compensate Bao Biao?

Naturally, he turned to compensate Zhu Biao's wife and children.

And what kind of compensation is best for Zhu Biao, as well as Zhu Biao’s wife and children?

The answer is to make Zhu Biao's son the emperor's grandson and let Zhu Biao's son inherit the throne in the future!

In this way, Zhu Biao, who failed to become emperor during his lifetime, could naturally be honored as emperor after his death.

This can be regarded as the best compensation for Zhu Biao who failed to become the emperor before his death.

And among Zhu Biao's sons, which one can be established as the emperor's grandson?

Naturally, it was Zhu Yunwen who was taught by "Zhu Biao" to "know how to understand the sentiments of the people and know how to care for the people."

Because "knowing how to understand the sentiments of the people and knowing how to care for the people" are things that an emperor should do.

And "Zhu Biao" taught Zhu Yunwen this way, from another perspective, Zhu Yunwen is the next emperor of the Ming Dynasty that "Zhu Biao" expected.

So if Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to compensate Zhu Biao, would he have to obey "Zhu Biao's" last wish and make Zhu Yunwen, the son of "Zhu Biao" who had high hopes, as the emperor?

In short, through various ways of retreating into advancement and playing the emotional card of the deceased Zhu Biao, Zhu Yuanzhang was more likely to choose to make Zhu Yunwen the emperor's grandson!