Ming Dynasty: The Crocodile King of Han Prince Zhu Gaoxu's Family

Chapter 1 The Beginning

In 1368 AD, the Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang officially established the Ming Dynasty, and the last Han dynasty of the feudal dynasty was established, which was called the first year of Hongwu.

In 1370, Zhu Yuanzhang's fourth son Zhu Di was named King of Yan, the third year of Hongwu.

In 1378, Zhu Gaochi, the eldest son of Prince of Yan Zhu Di, was born, the tenth year of Hongwu.

In 1380, Prince of Yan Zhu Di went to Beiping to be enfeoffed. In the same year, Prince of Yan Zhu Di's second son Zhu Gaoxu was born. It was the th year of Hongwu.

In 1392, the Crown Prince Zhu Biao of the Ming Dynasty passed away in the th year of the Hongwu reign.

In 1395, Zhu Gaochi, the eldest son of Prince of Yan, Zhu Di, was named Crown Prince of Yan and married Zhang Lin, the daughter of the commander, as his consort. This was the th year of the Hongwu reign.

In the same year, Zhu Gaoxu, the second son of Prince of Yan, was not liked by Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang because of his cruelty and stubbornness, and was granted the title of Prince of Gaoyang.

The following year, in 1396, Prince Gaoyang Zhu Gaoxu married his wife, Wei, who was not from a wealthy family but a commoner in Beiping. (The official history records Wei's birthplace and origin.)

In 1398, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty passed away in the st year of the Hongwu reign. A few days later, Zhu Yunwen, son of Crown Prince Zhu Biao, succeeded to the throne and changed the reign title to Jianwen, calling it the first year of Jianwen.

In the same year, Prince of Yan Zhu Di raised an army in Beiping and launched the Jingnan Rebellion.

In 1399, Zhu Zhanji, the eldest son of Zhu Gaochi, the crown prince of Yan, was born in the second year of Jianwen.

At this time, Prince Yan Zhu Gaochi was 21 years old.

In the same year, a few months later, Zhu Zhanhe, the eldest son of Zhu Gaoxu, the second son of Prince of Yan, was born:
At this time, Prince Gaoyang Zhu Gaoxu was 19 years old.

At this time, our protagonist is finally about to appear, Zhu Zhanhe, the second son of Prince of Yan Zhu Di and the eldest son of Prince of Gaoyang Zhu Gaoxu.

Zhu is the surname of the Ming Dynasty, Zhan is the generation name given by Zhu Yuanzhang for Zhu Di's lineage, and He means born with intelligence, elegance and honor, good official career, smart and talented, and a good growing environment. This name can be said to embody the love and expectations that Prince Gaoyang Zhu Gaoxu had for his son.

That day, the weather was clear and cloudless.

The Prince of Yan's mansion in Beiping was bustling with activity. Princess Xu Miaoyun, Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi, and Crown Prince Zhang, who had just given birth a few months earlier, were all gathered together. It turned out that Princess Wei, the wife of Prince of Yan's second legitimate son, Prince Gaoyang Zhu Gaoxu, was about to give birth.

At this time, everything was in order in the Prince of Yan's Mansion under the leadership of the mistress, Princess Xu Miaoyun. Xu Miaoyun was already 34 years old at this time, but she had been assisting Prince of Yan Zhu Di in managing the Prince of Yan's Mansion for many years and was an expert in it.

"Get some hot water and scissors ready."

"Let the medical officer look at the medicine again."

"Tell the midwife to be careful and not hurt my daughter-in-law and grandson!"

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"Boss, your father and brother are not here. You have to take good care of them. We don't know how they are doing," Princess Yan Xu Miaoyun suddenly said to her eldest son Zhu Gaochi.

"Don't worry, mother. Father and Gao Xu will be fine. Now that my sister-in-law has given him another grandson, he must be so happy to know it." Zhu Gaochi heard his mother's words and quickly spoke to comfort her.

"Don't worry, mother. Father and uncle must be safe." At this time, Princess Zhang also spoke quickly.

"The baby is about to be born, but the grandfather and father are not at home. It's too unreasonable." Xu Miaoyun knew the seriousness of the matter, but she still complained a little. In fact, she was worried about the safety of her son and husband. After all, rebellion is a matter of losing one's head!
Suddenly, the room fell silent. Yes, Prince of Yan, Zhu Di, and Prince of Gaoyang, Zhu Gaoxu, were fighting outside, while Zhu Gaochi was leading a group of elderly, weak, women and children to guard Prince of Yan's hometown.

"It's born, it's born, the second princess (Princess Gaoyang) has given birth, it's a little prince, both mother and child are safe, congratulations princess." At this time, a eunuch suddenly came to report.

"Okay, reward, it's a reward." Princess Xu Miaoyun of Prince Yan breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time felt emotional, hoping that the arrival of this child would bring a turning point to the future of this palace.

"Mrs. Zhang, give your sister-in-law the name your father and brother gave the child." Xu Miaoyun took out a piece of paper from her sleeve and handed it to her eldest daughter-in-law. "Yes, mother," Zhang obediently took the paper handed over by Xu Miaoyun.

From beginning to end, no one paid any attention to the title of "Crown Prince" mentioned by the eunuch just now, because everyone present was a staunch supporter and beneficiary of the system of primogeniture.
Zhu Zhanhe

On the other side, in the delivery room of Princess Wei of Gaoyang, the midwife held the newborn prince in her arms with a look of fear and helplessness on her face.

Because the little prince didn't cry when he was born, the midwife's scalp tingled. If something went wrong, it would definitely be a nine-clan elimination game.

So she immediately looked at the newborn little prince, only to see that he was soundly asleep. The midwife carefully tried sniffing through his nose and immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He was breathing, so he was asleep, the midwife judged in her heart.

Then the midwife hardened her heart and gently slapped the little master on the butt. The little master just shook his body a few times and then went back to sleep.

Continue! The midwife used a little more strength and patted the little master's buttocks twice again. Then she saw the little master swaying a few more times and fell asleep again.

This? Do it again! There were two crisp slapping sounds, and then the midwife slapped the little boy's buttocks twice again. This time, the little boy did not sleep again, but started crying loudly.

This sound was like the sound of nature to the midwife's ears. She almost burst into tears, and then immediately handed the little prince to the weak Princess Gaoyang, Wei.

"Princess, it's a little prince. Look, he is so handsome. He will definitely be a pillar of society in the future." The midwife's words sounded very nice.

"Let me see it quickly." The weak Wei looked at the son she had given birth to with great difficulty. The son had a wrinkled little face, his eyes were not open, and his hair was furry and sparse, but Wei's face was still full of love.

Princess Gaoyang, who was not even twenty years old and was a first-time mother, was frowning and thinking about something.

"Hurry up and find the wet nurse." Suddenly, Wei seemed to remember something and spoke to her maid.

"Hello, son. Hello, good boy. We'll wait for your father to come back." Wei said weakly.

At this time, the tense Prince Yan's Mansion was filled with a bit of joy because of the successive births of two little princes.

But not everyone is so happy, such as our comrade Bruce Lee.

As a leftover of the new era, Comrade Bruce Lee, who is already over thirty, has not yet reached forty.

However, he is a typical young man of the time, because he is not married yet, and his biggest hobby every day is to browse literary works on various websites after work.

On this day, at the invitation of a friend, he, a young man from a fifth-tier city, went to eat crocodile meat with his friends. I have to say that it was his first time eating it, and it was very novel. He couldn't help but drink a few more glasses. On the way home on his electric scooter, he was sent away by a giant dump truck.

Bruce Lee felt as if he had been sleeping in a daze after flying out, and guessed that he was probably in the hospital for emergency treatment.

Then I felt like I had passed through a narrow passage, and then I felt like someone slapped my butt. I was still complaining in my heart that the little nurse was so naughty, so I kicked my legs to tell them that I was awake and asked them not to make trouble. I ignored him and prepared to continue sleeping.

Then I was hit twice again, and it still hurt a little. I thought someone was playing a prank on me, so I kicked my legs and told them, "I'm awake, don't bully me, watch me get up and beat you up."

Then, he was hit hard twice again. This time, he didn't care whether it was someone's prank or what happened to his body. He just started cursing. The words he used were so bad that it was unbearable to read.

Finally, he heard the sound of a child crying. Where did this child come from? Comrade Bruce Lee was full of questions. In a trance, he seriously doubted whether the person crying loudly was himself!
In the following days, after countless cries, he finally confirmed that the crying little kid was himself.

What’s going on? What’s going on? How did I get into the child’s body?
Also, why do I always feel like my body is trapped in a closed space when I fall asleep recently?
For this reason, he tried hard to observe everything around him, but because the child's energy was limited and his eyesight was blurred, he could not see anything clearly. Until now, he could not even distinguish his mother from the wet nurse who fed him if they were a little far away.

But his hearing is pretty good. People who come and go always say "prince" or "crown prince" and so on, letting him know that he is a crown prince, a noble, which is very good.

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(End of this chapter)