"This…it was just a joke. Gao Xi wouldn't be so stubborn as to take it seriously, right?”
After a long time, Zhu Di stuttered.
According to Zhu Di's understanding of himself, he would most likely blurt out anything when he was in a state of agitation.
That sentence should have been said by him.
But Zhu Gaoxi was so stupid as to believe it?
Impossible!
How stupid was that brain!
"Father, son, and son have been together for decades. How could Gao Xi not know that his father is a big mouth?”
"Yeah, Gao Xi can't be that honest, right?”
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao also felt that it was a little unbelievable.
People say that they are fickle!
Even if it was the emperor who had the heavenly law in his mouth, it was possible that he would turn hostile and not admit it.
Moreover, his fourth brother had said this in an emotional state after escaping from death.
If Zhu Gaoxi thought that he could become the emperor just because of Zhu Di's promise, then his brain must be too bad.
"Of course, it's not just that. The King of Yan will do even more in the future!”
Fang Yunfei took a sip of tea and said,""When King Jing Nan of Yan succeeds in ascending to the throne, Zhu Gaoxi will be crowned King of Han.”
"However, Zhu Gaoxi did not go to his fief after he was conferred the title of king. Instead, he stayed in the capital. He also requested the King of Yan to bestow the Heavenly Strategy Guards to him as his guards, comparing himself to Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin. If he had nothing to do, he would make friends with the civil and military officials in the court.”
"In addition, Zhu Gaoxi also relied on his military achievements and the King of Yan's preference for him to sow discord between his father and his elder brother. He interfered in the affairs of the court and arranged for his trusted aides to be officials. Sometimes, he would even use the Crown Prince's Rely to go out.”
"Not only did the King of Yan not stop Zhu Gaoxi from overstepping his boundaries, he even protected him. It was only when Zhu Gaoxi had made a big fuss that he was sent back to his fief. However, he did not punish them.”
"It can be said that the ambition to fight for the throne was personally planted in Zhu Gaoxi's heart by the King of Yan and allowed it to germinate and grow.”
"In addition, he witnessed with his own eyes how the King of Yan turned from a vassal king to the Emperor of Ming Dynasty.”
"With such a strong demonstration effect, Zhu Gaoxi naturally wanted to rebel and imitate his father's Jingnan Battle.”
"Fourth Bro, you bastard! If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked. Is this how a father sets an example for his son?”
The more Zhu Yuanzhang listened, the uglier his expression became. In the end, he couldn't hold it in anymore and kicked Zhu Di again.
Since ancient times, when a vassal king stayed in the capital for a long time, there would definitely be chaos!
Therefore, even though Zhu Biao was already known as the successor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang still enfeoffed several adult princes to other places.
It was just in case.
He hadn't expected that Fourth Brother would not only disregard his own experience, but he'd even gone so far as to allow Zhu Gaoxi to expand his influence in the capital!
Don't you know what Li Shi Min has done?
Killing his brothers and imprisoning his father!
Fourth Bro, you even gave the Heavenly Strategy Guard a second son, Zhu Gaoxi?
Why do you also want to experience the Great Ming's version of the Xuanwu Sect's coup?
Aren't you digging a hole for yourself?
This time, Zhu Di didn't complain to himself. Instead, he was filled with regret!
The Battle of Jingnan was not wrong.
There was nothing wrong with making Zhu Gaochi the Crown Prince!
The mistake was that he did not stop Zhu Gaoxi's ambition in time and even added fuel to the fire.
In the end, he ended up killing his own flesh and blood. This was indeed his dereliction of duty as a father!
"Imperial Father, please calm down! People are not saints, who can be free from mistakes? After Mr. Fang's reminder, Fourth Brother would definitely not do such a stupid thing again.”
"Besides, Jianwen's conquest of the vassals and the Battle of Jingnan wouldn't have happened, let alone Gao Xi's rebellion.”
"Everyone, don't worry too much!"
At the crucial moment, it was Crown Prince Zhu Biao who stepped out to help.
Hearing Zhu Biao's words, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di's expressions eased a little.
No matter how much of a jerk Zhu Gaoxi was, that was a matter that would happen decades later.
Moreover, Zhu Gaoxi was only two years old now. As long as he was properly educated in the future, would he be afraid that he would follow in his footsteps?
"Kid Fang, let's not talk about Zhu Gaoxi for now.”
"There's one more thing I haven't figured out.”
"Do you have the answer here?"
Zhu Yuanzhang obviously didn't dwell too much on Zhu Gaoxi.
Children and grandchildren had their own blessings. As a grandfather, he could not care so much even if he wanted to.
With this energy, it would be better to ponder why our Great Ming couldn't surpass the 800-year-old Zhou royal family.
"Your Majesty, please speak!"
"I'll definitely tell you everything I know.”
Fang Yunfei said sincerely.
According to his experience, very few people could go back after passing through.
In other words, it was very likely that he would stay in the Ming Dynasty for the rest of his life.
Since that was the case, it was still necessary to have a good relationship with Emperor Hongwu, the supreme ruler of Great Ming!
"Why was the Han Dynasty able to survive for more than 300 years after the rule of Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing, even if Emperor Wu destroyed the Xiongnu?”
"Our Great Ming Dynasty has been ruled by Hongwu, Yongle, and Renxuan for less than 300 years?”
Zhu Yuanzhang finally asked the question he had always wanted to ask.
In a feudal dynasty, the lifespan of a dynasty was directly related to the length of its prosperity.
To put it simply, it meant that if the previous emperor accumulated more property for the later emperor, even if the prodigal son caused trouble, it would last longer.
However, according to Fang Yunfei's description, other than Zhu Yunwen, the first four monarchs of the Ming Dynasty had created three great eras of peace.
But how could the country not compare to the Han and Tang Dynasties?
Could it be that apart from them, the remaining emperors of the Ming Dynasty were all tyrants like Huhai and Yang Guang?
How could the descendants of the Zhu family be so cunning?
"It's very simple!"
"Because you guys are short!"
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