When Zhu Yuanzhang said this, all the civil and military officials in the court reacted. The Emperor in front of them did not rise to the throne through the help of the aristocratic families.
Those emperors were the rulers of the world, but they were controlled by the aristocratic families and divided most of the benefits in the world for them.
To put it bluntly, they were like investors. Once these emperors had any thoughts of breaking free from control, these people would immediately use various methods to tell the emperor who was in charge of the world.
But who was this Emperor in front of him? From the start of the war, they relied on their individual heroes and extraordinary talents to slowly conquer their own territory. They had nothing to do with the aristocratic families, so they naturally would not be afraid of them.
The officials looked at the Emperor who had fought his way to the top and finally remembered the fear of being controlled by Emperor Hongwu.
The Emperor in front of him was not a soft-hearted person. For so many years, he could only be considered kind to the people.
He was extremely harsh on the officials in the court, especially the corrupt officials. He hated them even more. He often raided their families and exterminated their clans. The officials in the court were killed one after another.
Apart from the newly promoted officials, all of the people standing in the Imperial Court were lucky and cautious in their conduct.
Back then, Yang Xian, Hu Weiyong, and even Li Shanzhang were all powerful figures, especially Hu Weiyong, who once controlled the government. All the civil and military officials in the court were his people, and he made his own decisions.
What Hu Weiyong wanted Zhu Yuanzhang to know, Zhu Yuanzhang could know. What Hu Weiyong did not want Zhu Yuanzhang to know, Zhu Yuanzhang could not know.
In the end, he even had some thoughts that he shouldn't have, but so what? He was easily settled by Zhu Yuanzhang. In the end, he died and his family was exterminated. His fate was extremely miserable, and it also led to the sensational "Hu Weiyong Case". In total, more than 30,000 people were implicated, including the founding fathers and descendants of the founding fathers.
Facing these people who dared to encroach on or covet the Zhu family's territory, Zhu Yuanzhang had always killed one or two of them. It was absolutely impossible for him to show any mercy.
Thinking of this, everyone felt a wave of fear in their hearts. Those who weren't from Zhu Yunwen's faction wanted to rush up and kill these people to prove their innocence.
Those people from Zhu Yunwen's faction were also very afraid at the moment, but since they had already stood up, wouldn't it be a little hesitant to retreat?
This matter was not different from success. A reputation of being afraid of death would definitely not be able to escape.
For civil officials who were good at fishing for fame, this was worse than killing them. Thinking of this, an iron-headed official in the crowd gritted his teeth and continued,
"Your Majesty, as the saying goes, if the name is not right, the words will not go smoothly, and if the words are not right, things will not succeed.”
"Setting up another crown prince is a huge matter. It's not something that can be obtained by one family. It's for the well-being of the people of the world.”
"Not only does the Imperial Court need a good crown prince, but the people of the world also need a good monarch father.”
"The eldest grandson of the Emperor, Zhu Yunwen, is gentle, kind, respectful, thrifty, and dignified. He is the best candidate for the Crown Prince.”
"Your Majesty, please think for the people of the world and appoint the eldest grandson of the emperor, Zhu Yunwen, as the crown prince to rectify the country and calm the hearts of the people!”
Hearing this person's words, everyone's heart tightened. They didn't expect that His Majesty the Emperor had already shown obvious displeasure. These people were still so stubborn, insisting on touching Zhu Yuanzhang's taboo.
Another official from Zhu Yunwen's faction also quickly stood up, wanting to suppress Zhu Yuanzhang's momentum in one go.
"Your Majesty, now that the Crown Prince has just passed away, the court is in turmoil. The civil and military officials in the court are all feeling at ease, and the people of the world are all feeling at ease.”
"Choosing a crown prince early can appease the hearts of the civil and military officials in the court. It can also let the people of the world know that the royal family has a successor and deter those who have evil intentions.”
"Your Majesty, please reconsider!"
This official's wishful thinking crackled in his heart. He wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to drag all the civil and military officials into the water.
Even if the Emperor wanted to kill someone, he couldn't possibly kill all the officials in the court. If that was the case, there was no way the history books would be able to hide the name of being cruel and bloodthirsty.
As soon as this person said this, the eyes of the civil and military officials in the court instantly fell on him. Hatred shot out of their eyes. If you want to die, then go die yourself. Why did you drag us down with you?
Talking about the crown prince in front of Zhu Yuanzhang was already on the verge of courting death, but he actually dared to bring up the deceased Crown Prince Zhu Biao.
You really don't know what Crown Prince Zhu Biao means to Zhu Yuanzhang, and you really don't know how the word 'death' is written, right?
This was the Hongwu Dynasty, and Zhu Yuanzhang's power made everyone not dare to make any moves. If it was the Great Ming Dynasty in a hundred years, this person might really be beaten to death by all the civil and military officials!
A few officials stood there with their necks straightened. They had the demeanor of Dong Xuan of the Han Dynasty and Wei Zheng of the Tang Dynasty. If one did not know the inside story, anyone would praise them for being loyal and patriotic.
However, how could these people's clumsy performances hide from Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts? These people were all people who were fishing for fame.
Zhu Yuanzhang stood there and watched their performance coldly. In Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, this group of people were like clowns, jumping up and down to protect their own interests. Then, they had to be labeled as loyal and patriotic.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the unity of these people and couldn't help but think of what Zhu Gaoye had said before.
These civil officials used all sorts of benefits to bind these people together, forming a huge community of interests, and then crazily suppressed the power of the monarch.
His grandson was right. These people would only consider their own interests. Not to mention the Old Zhu family, even Big Ming, who they were dependent on, was not in their eyes.
Now that he was still alive, these civil officials were already so united.
If he were to wait until he died and let these civil officials develop for a hundred years, what would the consequences be? Even the powerful Zhu Yuanzhang did not dare to think about it anymore.
He didn't know if the Ming Dynasty at that time belonged to his Zhu family or to these civil officials. Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but fly into a rage.
The entire court could feel Zhu Yuanzhang's anger and all of them stood there silently.
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