Ming Dynasty: Ask Zhu Yuanzhang to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 7: Brothers and sisters respect each other!

The rainstorm outside has passed.

The strong winds are gone.

The world returned to peace.

There was also silence in the hall.

Zhu Yuanzhang above seemed to be lost in thought.

The civil servants and military officers below also fell silent.

Let’s not talk about the quality of the poem itself.

Just those two sentences, "It is a pity that the Emperor of Qin and Emperor Wu of Han were slightly inferior in literary talent; the Emperor Taizong of Tang and Emperor Taizu of Song were slightly inferior in charm. The great Genghis Khan only knew how to shoot eagles with a bow." If someone else had written them, he would have been thrown into prison and awaited execution in the autumn.

He even looked down upon the Emperors of Qin, Han, Tang, and Song, and even Genghis Khan. How arrogant is that?

If he were not an emperor, which scholar would dare to write such poems?
But Zhu Yunhuan wrote it.

Moreover, it was written during the fight for the crown prince position.

This poem not only fits the topic and the scene, but also reflects the mood of the day, and it just captures the emperor's spirit.

The last sentence, "To count the heroes of the time, look no further than today," reveals the poet's true feelings.

If I were to become the emperor, I would be above the Qin Shi Huang, Han Wudi, Tang Taizong and Song Taizu!
This is the understanding of the scholars in the hall.

Of course, they could not have imagined that this sentence actually referred to millions of ordinary people!

In their view, Zhu Yunhuan was expressing his love through poetry, and while answering the questions, he was once again asking Zhu Yuanzhang for the position of crown prince.

After this poem came out, Zhu Yunwen had to throw away the mediocre poem he had just written.

But I don’t know what His Majesty the Emperor would think?

Everyone looked at Zhu Yuanzhang quietly.

Huang Zicheng also stood there in a daze.

At this moment, he didn't even dare to make any comment.

To say that Zhu Yunhuan's poem is not as good as Zhu Yunwen's, not only the literati in the hall, but even the illiterate military generals would not be convinced.

But it is not right to say that Zhu Yunhuan wrote well.

Because this poem is too arrogant and outrageous!
Zhu Yunhuan didn't care at all.

After reading the poem, he said modestly: "Poetry is a minor subject, I have never paid much attention to it."

"Today I just had no choice but to do it."

"As for the level of his skills, please comment on it in front of all the civil and military officials in the court, Mr. Huang."

Huang Zicheng did not answer, but bowed respectfully to Old Zhu and said, "Your Majesty, please make your decision!"

The eunuch presented the written poem, and Old Zhu looked at it quietly without saying a word for a long time.

"Ugh!"

for a long time.

Old Zhu sighed softly.

Majestic!

It is really magnificent!

As a person who only attended a private school for two years and later became self-taught, if there is any difference between Lao Zhu and traditional literati, it is probably that he does not have that kind of Confucian corruption in them.

For example, Zhu Yuanzhang hated people who wrote ornate memorials to the emperor.

Can't you just talk it out nicely if you have anything to say?

I just want to show off my literary talent!

Therefore, even when Zhu Yuanzhang issued imperial edicts, he often used vernacular Chinese.

But even so, it is still difficult to reverse the pedantic nature of the literati.

Sometimes, he could only sigh helplessly.

Regarding poetry, Lao Zhu once wrote "He killed millions of soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River, and the sword on his waist is still bloody! The old monk does not know the hero, but only asks for his name."

He was very proud of this poem.

He thinks his language is plain and that his writings show his heroic spirit, which is far beyond the reach of pedantic writers.

But today, after seeing the poems written by Zhu Yunhuan, I finally understood what true heroism and the aura of swallowing mountains and rivers mean!

It's surprisingly catchy.

"This subcategories me!"

A thought flashed through Lao Zhu's mind.

He looked at Zhu Yunhuan deeply.

"We are tired!"

"Let's retire today!"

"If there's anything, we'll discuss it tomorrow!"

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand, stood up, turned and left.

"His Majesty!"

Huang Zicheng and a group of civil servants hurried to keep him.

We agreed to decide on the crown prince position today, how can we give up halfway?
Are you going to adjourn the court now?

So who should be made the crown prince?
"Your Majesty, the position of crown prince..."

"We'll discuss this another day!"

Zhu's voice came from afar. "Your Majesty, I am here to see the Third Grandson..."

"Your Majesty, I am also here to see the Third Grandson..."

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"Retreat!"

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East Palace.

Although Zhu Biao had been dead for several months, a new crown prince had not yet been appointed.

Therefore, Zhu Biao's wife and children still lived in the Eastern Palace.

As soon as Zhu Yunhuan returned, he saw Zhu Yunwen waiting for him.

"Third brother!"

Zhu Yunwen bowed politely.

"If you have done anything wrong to me in the past, I hope you will bear with me."

"You and I are brothers after all. Although we don't share the same mother, we do share the same father."

"Third brother, if you want to be the crown prince, if you want to be the heir to the throne, I will let you do it."

"We must not offend Grandpa Huang and make him angry."

He spoke sincerely and heartfeltly, and his attitude was extremely humble.

"I don't want to be a crown prince."

"Especially after my father passed away, I wished I could follow him to the underworld and serve him."

"But if that's the case, I'd be ashamed of Grandpa Huang."

"For loyalty and filial piety, I cannot act this way."

"I don't want to be the crown prince, but Grandpa Emperor insisted on giving it to me. I have no choice!"

"But please don't worry, Third Brother."

"I will submit another memorial today, requesting to go to my father's grave to observe mourning. I will never compete with you for the position of Crown Prince."

"We brothers can't become enemies because of this!"

After saying a few words, my eyes were already filled with tears.

Anyone who sees him like this would probably be moved to tears.

What a good brother! He doesn’t fight or compete with others and is dedicated to taking care of his younger brother!
Zhu Yunhuan remained unmoved.

I couldn't help laughing in my heart.

He knew very well what Zhu Yunwen was thinking.

But such acting...

All I can say is that the Oscars owe him a little golden man!

Right.

Historically, Zhu Yunwen's abilities in all aspects were mediocre.

Wasn't it because of his superb acting skills that he was able to win the favor and love of Zhu Yuanzhang and eventually make him decide to make him the Crown Prince?
How cunning is Lao Zhu?
Zhu Yunwen was able to deceive the old Zhu and make the old Zhu believe that he was pure, filial and sincere. How could his acting skills not be excellent?

Zhu Yunhuan did not expose him.

After all, he still lives in the mansion.

The current owner of this mansion is Zhu Yunwen’s mother, Lu.

If they were to fall out, even though the other party wouldn't dare to do anything to him, they could still use various methods to disgust him.

Since Zhu Yunwen wants to pretend to be a good person, then just go along with him.

"Second brother is right!"

Zhu Yunhuan said: "I am competing with my second brother for the position of crown prince not for my own selfish reasons."

"We are brothers, and we will always be brothers!"

"Brothers quarrel within the walls, but defend against external insults."

"Even if the bones are broken, the tendons are still connected."

"We may fight, but the relationship between brothers cannot be faked."

"No matter who wins or loses, it will not affect our brotherhood."

There is nothing wrong with brotherhood, but as to how deep and strong it is, only God knows.

"Hahaha!" Zhu Yunwen laughed: "Third brother, you're right!"

"We brothers should always live in harmony."

As they talked, the two hugged each other.

Dear brothers and sisters!

at this time.

A drake-like voice sounded outside.

"Your Majesty has ordered that the Third Grandson be summoned to the palace for questioning."

(End of this chapter)