He did not blame Zhu Di for having such ambitions, but it was a pity that his life was too short to enjoy it.
"Father, the video shows that the crown prince is not the crown prince, but the crown prince's grandson.”
Zhu Biao bit his lips and said.
Although he knew that he would anger his father, he still had to say it.
"What did you say? I asked you to read so many books of sages, but where did you go?”
Zhu Yuanzhang turned to Zhu Biao angrily. He did not expect his most beloved son to disobey him.
"Imperial Father, if there is a direct heir, then there is a direct heir. After the death of the father, the son would inherit the throne. This was the most stable way of inheritance in the royal family.”
"If your son had died early, father would not have chosen the royal grandson over the royal brothers.”
Zhu Biao was indeed well-versed in the Confucian classics. He understood the royal inheritance system better than Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang was speechless.
These words made Zhu Di even more surprised. In the video, he had already rebelled, but his brother was still speaking up for him?
A sense of shame instantly surged into his heart.
"Big brother, this little brother is ashamed. If Yun Wen really inherits the throne, this little brother will definitely do his best to assist her.”
"No, Yun Wen's character is too weak. Moreover, she's only fourteen years old now, she can't bear the responsibility.”
"Father said that among all of us brothers, only Fourth Brother has a personality like Father.”
Zhu Biao said modestly.
"Big brother, don't, don't say anymore. You're killing me.。”Zhu Di cried in pain.
This scene stunned Zhu Yuanzhang.
He sighed in his heart. Crown Prince Zhu Biao did have some tricks up his sleeve.
Compared to Zhu Yuanzhang's thunderous scolding, Zhu Biao played hard to get and deliberately admitted Zhu Di's ability, making Zhu Di even more ashamed.
Although the Crown Prince's words seemed gentle, it was as if he was roasting Zhu Di over a fire.
This move could not only win the hearts of the people and gain a good reputation, but it could also make Zhu Di convinced.
"Alright, you two brothers don't need to be so modest anymore. I already have a plan in my heart.”
"Regardless of whether Fourth Brother has any rebellious intentions, we will definitely punish Fourth Brother as a warning to others!!”
"But before that, let's see how Fourth Brother will rebel.!”
"Sit down and let's read the prophecy of the immortal.”
Zhu Yuanzhang asked them to return to their seats, and the three of them continued to watch the video.
The other two had already gotten over it. Compared to them, Zhu Di felt like he was sitting on pins and needles.
Zhu Di prayed silently in his heart, Stop it, Zhu Di.! Don't do anything stupid!"
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Zhu Biao's death disrupted all of Zhu Yuanzhang's plans.
All his efforts had to be restarted. Everything would not be fine just because he had an imperial grandson.
The emperor was young, and the imperial power fell to others. In ancient times, examples were common.
The powerful official Huo Guang was able to depose the emperor, the warlord Dong Zhuo was able to kidnap the emperor without authorization, the consort Dou Empress Dowager was able to control the government, and the Prime Minister Cao Cao was able to hold the emperor hostage and order the vassals…
Faced with so many lessons, Zhu Yuanzhang decided to personally pave the way for Zhu Yunwen.
In the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu, the Lan Yu case broke out. Zhu Yuanzhang used the excuse that the Duke of Liang, Lan Yu, wanted to rebel and killed the entire Lan family.
However, with the Blue Jade Case as a catalyst, the case quickly began to spread.
Fu Youde, Feng Sheng, Wang Bi, and the other marquises were all implicated.
More than 15,000 nobles were implicated, and the entire Nanjing City was splattered with blood and flesh.
These generals were originally Zhu Biao's trusted aides, and Lan Yu had a very good relationship with Zhu Biao.
Zhu Yuanzhang originally planned to let Lan Yu and the other generals stay behind to assist Zhu Biao in attacking Northern Yuan.
Unfortunately, Zhu Biao died early, and Lan Yu had a proud personality. How could Zhu Yunwen suppress her?
In order to pave the way for the imperial grandson, Zhu Yuanzhang had no choice but to kill these generals.
But even so, some ministers still felt that they had not killed enough.
Lan Yu and the other generals were dead, but it benefited the various Zhu vassal kings. A lot of military power was given to the princes guarding the border.
Although Nanjing had close to a million soldiers guarding it, there was not a single useful general.
Those who were killed were all capable generals and ministers, and those who were left behind were all useless.
On the other hand, there were many princes who were good at fighting at the borders of the empire, such as Prince Zhu Di of Yan who had followed Zhu Yuanzhang to the northern expedition many times, Prince Zhu Quan of Ning who controlled the three guards of Duoyan…
These Princes surnamed Zhu were like a pack of fierce tigers, surrounding the empty Nanjing City.。
Minister Ye Boju suggested that too many princes would form a big tail in the future and should be cut off in time.
The Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms and the Rebellion of the Eight Princes were examples.。
These words made Zhu Yuanzhang furious. Did he want him to kill his own flesh and blood? It was simply driving a wedge between the emperor and his son!!
Ye Boju was immediately convicted and died in prison.
After that, no one dared to talk about cutting the vassal.
However, many people were clear about this. Before Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne, many people saw this problem.
Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be paving the way for Zhu Yunwen, but in fact, he was paving the way for the vassal king.
There were no generals in the royal court that could be used, and the power of the vassal kings was growing…
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