The young man stood behind Zhu Yuanzhang and felt the majestic aura of an emperor. His expression changed slightly.
"Imperial Grandfather, what's wrong?"
A clear and melodious voice called out to Zhu Yuanzhang, bringing him back to reality from his shock.
Zhu Yuanzhang turned his head.
He glanced at the young man from the corner of his eye and said in a deep voice,"Eldest Sun, have you heard of the imperial examination system?”
"Imperial examinations?"
The young man shook his head blankly and replied,""Never heard of it."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded his head lightly. There was not the slightest bit of surprise on his wrinkled face.
Even Zhu Yunwen himself couldn't think of such a saint's words.
The birth of the imperial examination system lit up a lamp in the darkness of Zhu Yuanzhang.
Aristocratic families, meritorious deeds, and children of dignitaries. These people did not only exist in the Great Zhou in the story, but also in the Great Ming Dynasty.
This was an extremely huge interest group.
How to settle them was an unsolvable problem.
Zhu Yuanzhang racked his brains and finally got an answer.
Kill!
Since they couldn't settle down, they would leave nothing behind!
Kill him for a bright world, kill him for a prosperous era!
He must not leave behind endless disasters for future generations.
This was Zhu Yuanzhang's answer.
Even if the sea of blood was monstrous, even if tens of thousands of people cursed, he did not care.
However, the imperial examination system proposed by Chang 'an opened up a new path for Zhu Yuanzhang.
The emergence of the imperial examination system was enough to select the talents needed by the imperial court.
The position would be decided based on personal ability.
No matter how many contributions they had made, their descendants had to participate in the imperial examination before they could become officials.
What a good idea!
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but laugh. He picked up the Chang 'an's sayings again and read it with great interest.
Great Qin's Nineteenth Prince was quite interesting!
Zhu Yunwen didn't say anything and continued to knock on his grandfather's back.
"Eldest Sun, when we get the imperial examination system up and running, we can entrust the throne to you without worry.”
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was concentrating on his book, suddenly spoke.
Zhu Yunwen's action of patting her back stopped abruptly.
"Imperial Grandfather, Yun Wen's qualifications are still shallow. I'm afraid that if I were to hand over the empire to you…"
Before he could finish his sentence.
Zhu Yuanzhang interrupted him and said domineeringly,"What are you afraid of? The descendants of the Zhu family never knew what fear was.”
Soon after.
He turned his head and patted Zhu Yunwen's face. His tone was much gentler,
"Besides, your Imperial Grandfather has already made arrangements for you.”
"If anyone dares to cause trouble, you don't have to do anything. Your nine uncles have long destroyed those people.”
"Especially your fourth uncle."
At the end.
Zhu Yuanzhang's tone gradually became more confident.
Among his many sons, the fourth son, Zhu Di, was the most promising. He fought bravely and was meticulous.
Zhu Yuanzhang believed that with Fourth Brother around, his eldest grandson would definitely succeed the throne.
"Alright…alright."
Zhu Yunwen opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end, she only agreed.
He had always had a weak personality and did not dare to refute Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Oh, right."
Zhu Yuanzhang said again,"The succession of the throne is a secret between us grandfather and grandson. No one else knows." You can't tell anyone."
"Don't worry, Imperial Grandfather."
Zhu Yunwen nodded solemnly.
……
Northern Yan, Imperial Residence.
Zhu Di, who had just finished fighting with Yuan Man, took off his blood-covered battle robe and changed into a clean gray silk robe.
Unlike the other princes, Zhu Di had two special hobbies.
The first was to ride a horse to kill people, and the second was to prefer gray.
Coincidentally, the area under his jurisdiction bordered Yuan Man, and there were all kinds of conflicts between Yuan and Ming.
Small-scale battles were even more frequent.
Both sides exchanged blows.
If they couldn't reach an agreement, they would fight. If they couldn't reach an agreement, they would talk.
If they couldn't reach an agreement and couldn't move, Zhu Di would go back to the capital to call for help and let Zhu Yuanzhang do it himself.
People who had nothing to fear were always so unreasonable.
However…
Most of the time, Zhu Di chased after Yuan Man's people and basically did not suffer any losses.
When he was in a bad mood, he would pick up his weapon and go out of the city to kill people.
Yuan Man's tragic experience had taught them a lesson.
A person in a bad mood should not be provoked.
His preference for gray was more like Zhu Di's personal interest, just like his heart.
Forbearing, powerful, and able to collude with anything in the world.
Recently.
Zhu Di went out of the city to kill people more and more frequently, and his style of doing things became more and more high-profile.
Many people did not quite understand.
However, only Zhu Di himself knew.
The throne of the capital's Crown Prince was still empty!
If he didn't perform well now, when would he wait?
"Dad, look what I found!”
A tall and mighty young man walked up to Zhu Di excitedly with a book in his hand.
It was Zhu Di's second son, Zhu Gaoxu.
"Second Brother, what are you trying to fool your father with?”
Zhu Di sat on a circular chair and casually picked up the towel prepared by the maid to wipe his hands.
"Dad, have you heard that the 19th Prince of Great Qin won Chang 'an?" Zhu Gaoxu asked mysteriously.”
Hearing this name.
Zhu Di suddenly stopped wiping his hands, but he quickly recovered.
He wiped his hands and asked casually,""The five-year-old kid who guessed correctly that the Tang Emperor Li Shimin would start the Xuanwu Gate rebellion?”
"It's this person!"
Zhu Gaoxu nodded and said," Father, a few days ago, that little prince set up a stage to tell a story during the Great Qin Hunting Festival. He talked for an entire day.”
"It is said that on that day, tens of thousands of people in Xianyang City of the Great Qin Dynasty turned out to listen to that little kid's story.”
"Don't you think this is strange?"
Zhu Di, who had wiped his hands clean, threw the towel on the wooden tray carried by the maid and said casually,"What does this have to do with you?"
"Hehehe, Father, in this book, there is everything that the Great Qin's Prince said when he won Chang 'an, including the two stories he told that day.”
Zhu Gaoxu smiled and handed the book to Zhu Di.
"Oh?"
Zhu Di did not stand on ceremony. He took the book and read it carefully.
When he finished reading the empress's story, he was also shocked.
"What a rare woman. Unfortunately, such a woman only exists in stories.”
"How can there be a woman in the world who is the emperor?”
Zhu Di shook his head and sneered.
"However, the imperial examination system mentioned in this story makes people's eyes light up.”
He flipped a page and nodded in approval.
As a natural political expert and a two-faced king, Zhu Di was keenly aware that the appearance of the imperial examination system would cause a chain reaction that would turn the world upside down.
Perhaps even he, Da Ming, would be drawn into it.
Thinking of this, Zhu Di's expression became more and more solemn.
He was very curious.
Ying Chang 'an, the 19th Prince of the Great Qin Dynasty, was a five-year-old child. With just his mouth, he could stir up the situation in the Central Plains.
It would affect the fate of thousands of students in the world.
Who exactly was he?
How did he come up with these stories?
With the questions in his heart, Zhu Di continued to scroll down.
Unknowingly.
When he saw the end, a hint of disappointment flashed across his eyes.
Zhu Di was originally looking forward to whether Ying Chang 'an would tell stories about the Ming Dynasty, such as who would ascend the throne in the future.
However, he could not find a single clue.
It was nothing more than an imaginary Great Empress and Great Qin's General.
These things were not attractive to Zhu Di at all.
"Interesting."
After reading it, Zhu Di casually placed the book on the table beside him and said calmly.
He felt like he was possessed.
He really hoped that Ying Chang 'an's storyteller would give him some pointers.
How could a five-year-old child really predict the future?
Those stories might just be his wild imagination.
It can't be true.
At this moment, a chubby young man rushed in.
He was Zhu Di's eldest son, Zhu Gaochi.
"Father, something big has happened!"
"The Great Zhou announced to the world that the daughter of the late emperor, Wu Meiniang, ascended the throne as the Great Zhou Empress!”
Zhu Di was speechless.
" What did you say?!"
Zhu Di suddenly stood up and stared at Zhu Gaochi in disbelief.
He had just heard a story about the empress from 'Chang' an Dictionary'.
It had become a reality so quickly.
Wasn't this too much of a coincidence?
"Big brother, what's going on? Why doesn't our Big Ming know anything?”
Zhu Gaoxu also asked in shock.
Zhu Gaochi wiped his sweat and said,"It's a long story."”
"In the beginning, before Wu Meiniang ascended the throne, she was opposed by the officials and the imperial family.”
"The Great Zhou Imperial Court has also sealed off the news to prevent the news of Wu Meiniang inheriting the throne from spreading.”
"Under the joint attack of the powerful ministers and the imperial family, Wu Meiniang was forced out of the palace and her whereabouts were unknown.”
"But who would have thought that a few days ago, Wu Meiniang somehow found 50,000 Great Qin Cavalry and charged all the way back to the capital from the border.”
"What is even more unexpected is that the Great Tang is also involved. It was said that there were 100,000 Tang soldiers stationed in the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and a bloody battle began between the two sides.”
"It's said that the Great Tang's black-armored soldiers and Great Qin's cavalry have launched several fierce assaults on the plains.”
"As for the specific casualties, there is still no news from the front.”
At the end.
Zhu Di was so excited that he couldn't sit still anymore. He paced back and forth in the main hall.
"It's so satisfying, so satisfying!"
He slammed the table and shouted,""This battle is getting more and more chaotic, and even the Great Tang's Li Shiming has been mobilized. If that's the case, this king can't just sit around and wait for death.”
"Pass on my orders!"
"Order the cavalry unit, infantry unit, and Divine Arms unit to join the battle!”
"Relying on the favorable terrain, launch an all-out attack!”
Zhu Gaochi was speechless.
Zhu Gaoxu was speechless.
"Dad, what's wrong? The Great Zhou is in chaos, the Great Tang is making a ruckus, who are we going to fight?”
Zhu Gaoxu scratched his head.
Zhu Di rubbed his hands excitedly and stepped out of the courtyard, shouting,""Leave the city and fight Yuan Man!"
The atmosphere had reached this point.
He had to fight!
Yuan Man outside the city,[Thank you!]
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