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

Chapter 33 The New Emperor Ascends the Throne, Zhu Qiyu
How could they possibly migrate south at a time like this?

The lessons of the Song Dynasty are right before our eyes: abandoning the capital would inevitably lead to the downfall of the Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, the north has always been a crucial area for unification since ancient times. Apart from his father, Zhu Yuanzhang, all regimes were unified from the north to the south.

Yu Qian, Junior Guardian Yu!

Zhu Di's eyes lit up.

He finally heard the person's name.

When the Oirat army attacked the capital, Yu Qian dared to order a direct attack on the captured Zhu Qizhen.

Zhu Di had already figured out what kind of person the other party was.

In addition, there was that description of Qian's pursuit.

I'm even more certain now.

Yu Qian was a man who was devoted to the Ming Dynasty.

They are loyal to the Ming Dynasty, not to their Zhu family.

However, Zhu Di had never heard of Yu Qian's name before, so he obviously had not yet served as an official in the court. It must have been later that he became an official.

"To be able to find such a person at this age is truly a blessing for the Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Di was greatly shocked.

At the same time, he was impressed that the Ming Dynasty truly had many good ministers.

The only problem was that he ended up with Zhu Qizhen.

Zhu Di withdrew his gaze and looked at Zhu Gaochi, saying, "Elder, find Yu Qian immediately and have him participate in this imperial examination!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu immediately expressed his dissatisfaction: "Father, since I have nothing else to do anyway, why don't you let me go find this Yu Qian instead!"

The civil and military officials are now basically all the boss's men.

Since Yu Qian is so capable, the old man must value him.

Once you enter the imperial court as an official, you're guaranteed a meteoric rise in your career.

Zhu Gaoxu certainly wanted to win him over.

He had always wanted to win over the civil officials, but the old man never gave him the opportunity.

But to everyone's surprise, Zhu Di was unusually serious: "Let the eldest son handle this matter; you are not allowed to interfere!"

"Father, you don't still want the eldest son to ascend the throne, do you?" Zhu Gaoxu immediately realized that the old man wanted to hand Yu Qian over to the eldest son.

He was immediately pleased and said sarcastically, "Don't forget, your nephew gave you a fine great-grandson, Zhu Qizhen!"

You bastard!

Zhu Di couldn't help but get angry when he saw his second son's smug look. If they weren't in front of all the civil and military officials, he would definitely have taken action.

However, he does feel breathless whenever he thinks of his great-grandson Zhu Qizhen.

There are actually ways to solve this.

That is to prevent Zhu Qizhen from being born.

The main problem was that he had absolutely no idea who Zhu Qizhen's biological mother was.

It's impossible to prevent my eldest grandson from having children.

This was also a headache for Zhu Di.

"Because the emperor was captured, or even treasonous, and the Oirat army was advancing on Beijing, the Ming soldiers defending the city lacked the will to fight."

Yu Qian was well aware that there was no chance of winning this battle under such circumstances, so he overruled the objections of the general public and allowed Prince Cheng, Zhu Qiyu, to ascend the throne, with the reign title Jingtai. The Zhengtong Emperor Zhu Qizhen, who had been captured by the Oirat Mongols, became the retired emperor, thus thwarting the Oirat Mongols' attempt to use Emperor Yingzong as a hostage.

"Yu Qian quickly reorganized the remaining troops, approximately 10 old, weak, and disabled soldiers, and mobilized the reserve troops from the two capitals, Henan, and Shandong to defend against Japanese pirates. He also ordered the Tongzhou granary to urgently transport grain to the capital."
To boost morale, Yu Qian, accompanied by Zhu Qiyu, personally patrolled the city in armor, greatly increasing the morale of the Ming army!

Zhu Qiyu.

This name was not unfamiliar to him.

There seems to be a conflict between Zhu Qizhen and him.

Yu Qian was right to order the establishment of a new emperor.

He had previously sent his fourth son to Ganzhou, which was relatively close, so it was the fourth son who ascended the throne.

According to the original timeline, Zhu Gaoshuo went to the distant south to take up his fief.

Now, this is a young man named Zhu Qiyu. It seems he is also his great-grandson.

But the words "great-grandson" now terrified Zhu Di.

For example, Zhu Qizhen became the retired emperor at a very young age, which was simply shameful.

Sometimes he even wondered if Zhu Qizhen's mother was a member of the Oirat people, and that Zhu Qizhen was actually an undercover agent sent by the Oirat.

"The Oirat army quickly reached the foot of the capital. Yu Qian deployed troops at the nine gates and personally took charge of Desheng Gate, holding out to the death."

"Emperor Jingtai personally led the troops in this battle. His mother pleaded with him, but Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu had already made up his mind."

"He is a descendant of the Zhu family. If the city falls, there is still the Prince of Xiang who can ascend the throne. He must go to the battlefield to fight the enemy!"

"Zhu Qiyu firmly declared to his mother, 'My surname is Zhu, and the men of the Zhu family still have courage and are willing to serve their country!'"

"To be honest, I can only feel sorry for Emperor Jingtai, Zhu Qiyu. His father, Zhu Zhanji, could never have imagined that this son, who had been weak-willed since childhood, was actually the one most like the men of their Zhu family."

"This is what a true man of the Zhu family should be like!"

Zhu Di smiled with satisfaction.

I recall how later generations have evaluated the fourth prince.

The saying "The emperor guards the nation's gates, and the monarch dies for the state" can also be applied to Zhu Qiyu.

We would rather die than retreat.

Zhu Di held this great-grandson of Zhu Qiyu in high esteem, for he had completely inherited the style of Zhu Zhanji.

Let's look at Zhu Qizhen, the great-grandson who heavily relied on eunuchs.

The difference is too big.

The Zhu family refused to back down even at the cost of their lives; what noble character they displayed!

Zhu Di glanced at Zhu Zhanji.

It turns out that it wasn't that the eldest grandson didn't have a son capable of inheriting the throne; it was simply that he lacked foresight and chose the wrong person.

If Zhu Qiyu had been groomed as emperor from the beginning, the Ming Dynasty would not have suffered such a severe blow.

At this point, Zhu Di's suspicions about Zhu Qiyu's mother gradually became clear.

Clearly, Zhu Qiyu's birth mother was just an ordinary person, or at least had no background.

"Maybe he'll end up like the fourth prince," Zhu Di thought to himself.

Regardless, Zhu Qiyu was definitely a good emperor; Zhu Di certainly had the ability to judge people.

At this time, Zhu Di did not have much concern about the defense of the capital.

With Zhu Qiyu and Yu Qian on the team, victory is assured.

"In this battle, the troops in the capital were simply no match for the Oirat army. However, just as the two sides were about to engage in a decisive battle, the Ming reinforcements arrived."

"Prince Qi marched north from Xunzhou in the far south. This time, he brought his troops here on his own. Although he only had 30,000 troops, the Oirat cavalry had no ability to resist Prince Qi's army and were quickly defeated."

"Prince Qi pursued them relentlessly, launching a fierce attack on the Oirat Mongols. He also brought with him a type of firearm never seen before. Unlike the firearms of the Shenji Battalion, the firearms carried by Prince Qi, Zhu Gaoshuo, were not only lightweight but also extremely powerful. They not only drove the Oirat Mongols into a panic but also fought their way all the way to the grasslands."

"Prince Qi declared that he would teach the grassland people a lesson, so that they would never dare to set foot in the Ming Dynasty again for a hundred years!"

As expected, the fourth prince still cares about the Ming Dynasty.

He was very interested in the firearms that the fourth brother brought.

He thought that the fourth brother must have obtained the new firearms from Jiaozhi, since Xunzhou was right next to Jiaozhi.

Furthermore, now that he plans to hand over the Shenji Battalion to the fourth brother, perhaps the fourth brother has learned about the terrifying nature of firearms from this.

But unlike the previous simulations, this time the fourth brother did not choose to rest and recuperate.

Instead, it reveals a ruthless and murderous side.

They fought their way all the way to the depths of the grasslands.

Zhu Di quickly realized that the former fourth prince was the emperor, while he was now just an old prince charging into battle.

People with different identities think about different issues.

Just like he promised his second brother.

(End of this chapter)