After the representative team of the Crown Prince's Residence appeared, the Qin King Zhu Shuang followed closely behind.
Compared to the old weapons of the Great Ming Guards, the equipment of the Qin King's troops was much better.
Almost all of them were brand new armors and weapons of the Great Ming Dynasty.
Over three hundred people arrived at the city gate, giving the officials on the city wall a great sense of pressure.
Even the Mengyuan envoy Haohai Dayu was moved when he saw the Qin army.
"Truly excellent. If the Great Ming army had such equipment, I, Meng Yuan, could only bow my head!”
When Geng Xuan heard the Mengyuan envoy admit defeat, he could not help but reveal a smug expression.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was standing behind Geng Xuan and the others, did not feel happy or happy at all when he heard this. Instead, his expression became even gloomier and gloomier.
The death of the Crown Prince had always been a thorn in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart.
The Crown Prince's last trip was to inspect the King of Qin's fief. After returning, he even pleaded for mercy on the King of Qin's behalf.
Although some things happened after that, causing the Crown Prince and Zhu Yuanzhang to have some conflicts.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang still instinctively suspected the King of Qin and suspected that he had an inescapable responsibility for the death of the Crown Prince.
Otherwise, Zhu Biao was not a child. Even if he fell into the water, he would not have died.
However, he had searched through the Crown Prince's residence and could not find any evidence that the King of Qin was involved.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang, who was old and shrewd, did not believe in any evidence.
When had he ever asked for evidence when he killed someone?
He only needed to make sure that whoever benefited the most from the Crown Prince's death would be fine.
Once Crown Prince Zhu Biao died, Zhu Shuang would be the eldest son of Great Ming!
As long as this was the case, Zhu Yuanzhang had no choice but to doubt it.
Therefore, when he saw Zhu Shuang riding on his horse and waving at the two sides, Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he was itching.
Sooner or later, I'll make you, this unfilial son, die with my son!
After Zhu Shuang, the King of Qin, was the King of Jin, Zhu Xi. He was also the one who hugged Qin Mu and called him younger brother.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this fellow, he revealed a happy smile on his face.
Among his twenty-odd sons, he liked his third son more.
This third brother was also very capable. Although he was not as good at fighting as the fourth brother, Zhu Di, he could be considered to have made contributions in defending the territory. Occasionally, he could even counterattack the grasslands and earn a lot of face for the Ming royal family.
At the same time, Third Brother didn't have any major problems. He just liked to eat and drink.
Even if a prince could eat, how much could he eat?
In addition, Third Brother was the closest to the Crown Prince and was very filial to Empress Ma.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang had always been very indulgent towards Zhu Rong, even doting on him.
Zhu Yuanzhang was a typical biased person. He was also looking left and right, waving his hands repeatedly.
In Zhu Shuang's case, he had ulterior motives and acted kindly.
On Zhu Rong, he was easy-going, filial and polite.
After Zhu Xi's team drove past, it was the Prince of Yan's turn.
Although Zhu Di was extremely unconvinced, he still listened to Yao Guangxiao's suggestion and kept a low profile.
Therefore, when he passed by the city wall, Zhu Di looked straight ahead with a serious expression.
The soldiers under him were the same.
This surprised Zhu Yuanzhang, who was standing on the city wall.
Zhu Di was his son who was the best at fighting. Why was he so low-key today?
Not only was the armor old and broken, but even the morale of the soldiers being inspected was not very high. What was going on?
Just as Zhu Yuanzhang's face was filled with doubt, Haohai Dayu, who was sitting on the city wall, sat up straight.
This was something that Haohai Dayu had never done before. Even when he had just seen the most elite troops of Great Ming, he had never been so serious.
Geng Xuan looked back at Zhu Yuanzhang's expression and then turned to ask Haohai Dayu.
"Ambassador Dayu of Haohai, why are you so serious when the King of Yan's team appears?”
After all, Haohai Dayu was from the grasslands. The people of the grasslands were born to worship the strong. Even if this strong person drooped his head, they would not be disrespectful.
"The King of Yan is different from the other vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty. In the future, the honor, disgrace, life and death of the people of the grasslands will be tied to this person.”
"Although the weapons of the King of Yan's army are not the best, and their armor is not the best, they have brought the greatest harm to us prairie people!”
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his thoughts couldn't help but waver.
If the imperial grandson could not be established, it seemed that Zhu Di was not bad either?
However, this thought only lingered in Zhu Yuanzhang's mind for a few seconds before he threw it away.
Firstly, it was because of his deep feelings for the Crown Prince, and secondly, it was because of the deep-rooted inheritance system in Zhu Yuanzhang's mind.
Although the eldest son system could not guarantee that each eldest son was wise and powerful, it could reduce the internal friction of the royal family to the greatest extent.
Overall, it was the method with the lowest administrative cost.
Zhu Yuanzhang had always considered the big picture, considering things that would happen a hundred or a thousand years later.
He could appoint an older and wiser prince as the crown prince.
But what about a hundred years later?
What criteria would be used to select the successor of Great Ming?
One had to know that wisdom could be faked, and kindness could also be faked.
Only the eldest son system didn't need to pretend or act.
Whoever was born would be who. No one had to think about it.
Although a mediocre lord might be elected, it would put an end to the tragedy of a palace coup and a prince fighting for the throne.
After the Prince of Yan, Zhu Di's team passed by, the weather became even worse.
Not only was the wind stronger, but the air was also colder, and the clouds were thicker.
After the last vassal king appeared, the sky started to hail.
The sudden hail caused chaos on the city wall.
The officials on the city wall hurriedly dodged and fled from their seats, looking for a place with a roof to hide.
The troops of vassal kings who were slowly walking past the city tower below were also in a panic.
They could not be bothered with the inspection and ran to the base of the city wall, hoping to use the shelter of the city wall to block the hail in the sky.
Of course, there were exceptions.
For example, the Yuan Dynasty envoy Haohai Dayu was sitting on a chair on the city wall, laughing at the Fan King's army below.
"Great Ming's army is really getting more and more exhausted!”
"In the past, they could charge through the arrows of my Dayuan. Now, it's just a small hail, and it's already smashing them into a mess. It's simply ridiculous, hahaha!”
Facing Haohai Dayu's mockery, the officials on the city wall were powerless to refute.
It was indeed chaotic below. Not to mention the troops that were inspecting, even the troops that had finished inspecting and were stationed at the temporary encampment were in chaos.
Those with shields raised their shields, and those without shields squeezed with the others.
It could be said that he had lost all of Da Ming's face, causing Da Ming's statement to sweep the floor.
When Lan Yu and the other veteran generals saw Great Ming's army being so shameful, they all wished they could find a hole to hide in.
Compared to the battle at the Fish-Catching Sea, these soldiers who had fled in all directions deserved to be killed!
Zhu Yuanzhang's expression was also very ugly.
It had only been a few years since the war, and his Ming army was already so vulnerable?
It was just a small hail, and they were already so frightened. If they were to face the enemy's rain of arrows, would they still have the courage to charge into the enemy's line of battle?
Just as Zhu Yuanzhang and the other officials on the city wall were feeling extremely embarrassed, a crisp chant came from the east of Zhengyang Gate.
"One, two, one!"
"One, two, one!"
"Salute!"
"Great Ming's army is invincible!"
"The Xuanwu Iron Guard will always be number one!"
"Long live the Great Ming, long live the Emperor!"
"One!"
"Two!"
"Three!"
"Four!"
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