Ming Dynasty: Traveling through the harem, Zhu Yuanzhang was dumbfounded

Chapter 17 I died of illness?

“If Zhu Biao no longer wanted to be the crown prince and wanted to rebel by taking the throne, Your Majesty would not be sad after hearing the news, but would be extremely happy instead.

He will be waiting on the dragon throne, holding the dragon robe that has long been prepared for the prince, and personally put the yellow robe that so many people desire on you.

During the rebellion, His Majesty will only pretend to resist. Even if he finds that the Crown Prince's troops are at a disadvantage, His Majesty will secretly send reinforcements to you, the Crown Prince.

When the prince's rebellion succeeds, Your Majesty will personally remove all officials who did not help the prince in his rebellion.

Because they are not loyal enough to you, the Crown Prince, which means they cannot be used in the future.

Although what I said above were all jokes, it can be seen from them that His Majesty thinks highly of you, the Crown Prince."

Yang Chen completely dispelled Zhu Biao's self-doubt in one breath.

He, who had been immersed in loneliness, suddenly felt enlightened.

I didn’t expect that I was so important!

Why didn’t I notice this before?
When this thought flashed through Zhu Biao's mind, he felt a little embarrassed.

He knew clearly that after becoming the Crown Prince Regent, he would enjoy many special treatments compared to the crown princes of previous dynasties.

However, he did not expect that according to later records, if he could rebel, it would make his father happier.

However, Zhu Biao knew in his heart that he would not do so because his education did not allow it.

The relationship between the monarch and his subjects, and between father and son, is a red line in his heart, and there is no reason to cross this red line.

"Hahaha~"

Queen Ma smiled continuously and looked at Zhu Biao with satisfaction, while also agreeing with what Yang Chen had just said.

“I didn’t expect that people in later generations would be so smart. Yes, Chongba really hoped that Biaoer could act more decisively.

He even joked with me before that if Biaoer could rebel and take the throne, he would take me back to Fengyang to retire.

At that time, I taught him a lesson, saying that Biaoer was a filial son and he would never do such a thing that would bring disgrace to the family and damage morality.

However, we can see from this that Chongba has always believed that Biaoer is the best successor.

So, Biao'er, you don't need to take to heart what your father said to you today, they were just words spoken in anger."

At that time, Zhu Biao's face gradually showed relief.

Since his father values ​​him so much in his heart, he should not feel sad about it.

No matter what happens, he is the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty and his parents' most proud heir.

Compared with the joy of the two people, Zhu Di in the corner seemed a little bitter.

He knew that his elder brother held a very high position in his father's heart, but he did not expect that the position was so high.

Even the other party's rebellion can be forgiven.

Looking back at myself, I have always wanted to be recognized by my father since I was born.

In order to prove himself, he took only a dagger and a backpack of dry food and walked hundreds of miles to the front tent.

Later, he learned how to fight, lived and ate with ordinary soldiers, and finally had the opportunity to follow his father-in-law into battle.

Not only Xu Da, but Zhu Di also received guidance from Chang Yuchun when he was still alive.

It can be said that in terms of military capabilities, Zhu Di was no weaker than a military general.

The reason he did this was that he understood that Zhu Yuanzhang had trained his sons, except his eldest brother, to be military generals. When his eldest brother was the crown prince, he never dreamed of the throne, he just wanted to get his father's approval!

However, from beginning to end, Zhu Yuanzhang failed to show half the concern for him and his other brothers that he did for his eldest brother.

Even the number of times I received praise was very few.

This made Zhu Di feel deeply frustrated, coupled with what Yang Chen had just said.

This made Zhu Di clearly feel how huge the difference was between the way his father treated his eldest brother and his other brothers.

So big that many people can't believe it.

But unfortunately, no one paid attention to his emotions. After Zhu Biao explained it, he didn't understand why Yang Chen said that.

"Since my father thinks so highly of me, and I am not harmed by my brothers, why can't I ascend the throne?"

Yang Chen raised his head, faced the other person's expectant eyes, finally sighed, and continued speaking in a very apologetic tone.

"Ah~ So, Prince, you are both the best prince in history and the most regrettable prince in history.

Some people say that if you were the crown prince and inherited the throne, Ming Dynasty might have headed in a different direction.

In August of the 24th year of Hongwu, you, Prince, were ordered by His Majesty to go to Xi'an for an inspection with two purposes.

The first is that Your Majesty feels that the feng shui of Nanjing City is not good and wants to move the capital. Xi'an is one of the possible locations. The purpose of your visit is to inspect the local transportation personnel and city wall defenses to see if it can become the next capital of the Ming Dynasty.

The second reason is because of your younger brother Zhu Chong. As the King of Qin, your brother acted recklessly in the vassal states, making the people's lives miserable. Some people even wanted to use this as an excuse to start an uprising.

It was suppressed later, but unfortunately the impact of his deeds was too great and made His Majesty furious. Your task is to detain him and bring him back to the capital for investigation.

Later, you were worried that your brother would be punished, so you personally pleaded with His Majesty, and His Majesty relented and released him.

Not long after you returned from that place, Prince, you began to fall ill. As time passed, your condition became more serious. In the end, you were even bedridden, mumbling in your sleep and sweating all day long.

On April 25th of the 25th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, the first crown prince of the Ming Dynasty died of illness in the Crown Prince's Mansion in the East Palace of Nanjing!
After the death of the crown prince, the entire Ming Dynasty was in chaos. Even Mu Ying, who was guarding Yunnan, could not accept it. Not long after the death of the crown prince, he also died, and at the same time, he was very sad to Your Majesty. "

"and many more!"

Yang Chen was about to continue talking about what Zhu Yuanzhang did after he learned that Zhu Biao had passed away, but Zhu Biao stood up and interrupted him.

From the beginning, Zhu Biao found that the more Yang Chen talked, the more something seemed wrong.

Especially when my younger brother started to get into trouble.

Although he didn't understand what his brother had done wrong, Zhu Biao wanted to continue listening out of courtesy and not interrupting others.

But I didn't expect that while I was listening, I heard the news of his own death.

After all this time, it turns out that the reason why he couldn't become the emperor was not because of the fight among his brothers, but because he himself died of illness!

Upon hearing the news, Zhu Biao's eyes couldn't help but twitch.

How could he suddenly die of illness when he was in good health?

He couldn't understand it at all.

Although he looks elegant and weak, as Chang Yuchun's son-in-law, Zhu Biao's physical fitness is much stronger than that of ordinary people.

After all, the food has never been bad.

Even in his spare time, he would relax himself by following the same training methods used by soldiers in military camps.

(End of this chapter)