Pitter-patter, crackle.
The spring rain in May falls on the world, like an elf falling into the mortal world, dancing and jumping between the heaven and earth of the human world.
Spring rain is as precious as oil. The precious spring rain represents a good harvest, represents hope, and represents joy. No matter where the raindrops jump, people will watch and follow it with smiles and happy eyes.
But here, it's not.
The raindrops fell on the bright yellow glazed tiles, and before they could bloom and jump, they turned into clear water, flowing silently from the gaps in the glazed tiles, into the bronze water pipes, and then silently drained into the canals paved with bluestone slabs.
This is the most supreme place in the world. It is even the most powerful, noble and glorious place among all human civilizations in this world.
Here is the palace city of the Ming Dynasty, the Yingtian (Nanjing) Forbidden City.
There is no trace of joy in this most solemn place in the world at this moment. Moreover, the palace is filled with silk, which is shockingly white as far as the eye can see. The splendid palace is also filled with suppressed cries.
White, in the hearts of Chinese people, represents holiness. But at the same time, it also represents death.
The prince of the Ming Dynasty and the first heir to the throne died of illness early this morning.
This prince is the eldest son born to Emperor Hongwu and his empress of the Ming Dynasty. In this era of Confucian orthodoxy, his origin determines that he is the sole heir to the Ming Empire.
"Dad, you died at the beginning! You're not kidding me, are you?"
The prince was in a room in Fengan Hall in the East Palace. Zhang Hao looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar face and the thin body in the bronze mirror.
The white fingers stretched out, as if they couldn't believe it, lightly touched the young face, and immediately retracted as if they were electrocuted.
Then a different kind of brilliance quickly appeared in the somewhat cowardly eyes in the mirror, and the young man in the mirror suddenly grinned.
"It turns out, I'm not dead!"
Zhang Hao reached out his hand again, touching his new face greedily.
In his memory, he had died in a car accident, and the last image he saw was the anxious face of the rescue doctor. But who knew that his soul had traveled through hundreds of years and landed on this young man who had fainted because of his father's death.
The boy in the mirror, Zhang Hao’s new name, is Zhu Yunxi.
Memories flooded into my mind, and memories from past and present lives slowly merged.
This is the most noble name in the Ming Empire, and it also represents the most prominent bloodline in the Ming royal family.
The Ming prince who passed away due to illness today was Zhu Yunxi's father.
Zhu Yunxi was the grandson of Emperor Hongwu of Ming Dynasty and the second son of Prince Zhu Biao of Ming Dynasty.
In this era, the word "嫡" represents orthodoxy and inheritance.
His mother was the daughter of the founding hero of the Ming Dynasty, King Chang Yuchun of Kaiping. After being selected as the crown prince, she gave birth to the first eldest son and grandson of the Ming royal family, Zhu Yunxi's brother Zhu Yingxiong. However, Zhu Yingxiong was frail and sick, and Chang wanted to
The royal bloodline gave birth to the second legitimate son, Zhu Yunxi, at the expense of life.
Four years later, Zhu Yingxiong died in infancy, and the Chang family also unfortunately passed away. While Zhu Yunxi became a motherless child, he also became the only legal grandson of the Ming Dynasty royal family.
"Zhu Yuanzhang's direct grandson!" Zhu Yunxi looked at his face in the mirror and smiled with satisfaction, "This is a good status!"
But then, his smile immediately solidified.
He is Zhu Yunxi, not Zhu Yunwen. Because in the near future, a generation of genius Zhu Yuanzhang will pass away in a few years, and it will be Zhu Yunwen who ascends the throne of the Ming Dynasty, not him.
Zhu Yunwen, Zhu Yunxi should be called second brother.
His biological mother was of humble origin and was a concubine, so the son she gave birth to was a concubine.
After the death of Zhu Yunxi's mother, this concubine of low birth was promoted to the official concubine because she was well-behaved and knowledgeable, and because Zhu Biao had no intention of accepting new concubines.
She was helped upright, and her son Zhu Yunwen, who was already the son of his mother, was one year older than Zhu Yunxi, so he became Zhu Biao's nominal eldest son.
However, in the eyes of the ministers, he was only the eldest son of a concubine. The one with the most noble blood and the most right to inherit was Zhu Yunxi.
But the souls from later generations know that it was Zhu Yunwen who really sat on the throne in history, and his reign name was Jianwen.
You must know that in the feudal dynasty, the most important thing is the distinction between legitimate sons and concubines. The legitimate sons represent orthodoxy, and in the original time and space, neither Emperor Jianwen nor the later Emperor Yongle relaxed their affection for Zhu Yunxi, the legitimate son, after he ascended the throne.
Be prepared.
Zhu Yunxi, Emperor Hongwu was named King of Wu before his death.
Wu is the royal title of Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang before he succeeded to the throne. Wu is the most prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River, which shows Zhu Yuanzhang's love for his grandson.
But after Jianwen came to the throne, he did not let his younger brother go to the fiefdom and become a vassal, but kept him in the palace.
After King Yan Zhu Di launched the Jingnan Campaign and became Emperor Yongle, what awaited Zhu Yunxi was a cold confinement.
His status was too noble and too legitimate. Therefore, neither of the two emperors had confidence in him.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yunxi's young and handsome face in the mirror frowned slightly, "Why on earth would Zhu Yuanzhang choose his concubine instead of his legitimate grandson?"
There was a slight pain in the brain, and the dusty memory seemed to give Zhu Yunxi a new answer.
The owner of this body, the original Emperor Zhu Yunxi of the Ming Dynasty, although he had noble blood, was an Adou who could not be helped up.
I am weak and don't like to study. Because I lost my mother when I was young, I have a weak character and am submissive without any opinion. Sometimes, I even cannot speak clearly when I am nervous. But in private, I am stubborn, ill-tempered and mean.
Who is Zhu Yuanzhang?
A generation of outstanding people, a generation of genius, a generation of heroes, and an emperor for the ages!
The emperor with the lowest family background in Chinese history started from scratch, defeated the Mongols with unparalleled cavalry, and founded the Ming Empire, which lasted three hundred years and was unparalleled in splendor.
Since ancient times, Zhu Yuanzhang has been the most upright person in the country.
He did not usurp the throne, nor was he a rebellious minister from the previous dynasty. He was not a nobleman, nor did he come from a family of military generals for generations.
He is a child of the common people!
Because he didn't have enough to eat, because he had no way to survive, and because the world was in chaos, he joined the rebel army.
However, in the eyes of many so-called experts and intellectuals in later generations, he was a tyrant.
Because he hated corrupt officials, he would skin the corrupt officials and stuff them with straw if they embezzled more than fifty taels of silver. He would light sky lanterns if they had more than one hundred taels of silver. He would also use the human skins of corrupt officials to make grievance drums for the people to express their grievances.
Because in his later years, in order to stabilize the country, he massacred heroes and treated the officials harshly.
What's more, Zhu Yuanzhang was an emperor with a clear class position. Even if he became the emperor, he always regarded himself as a suffering common people in his heart. He always stood on the side of the people and upheld justice for the people of the world.
Therefore, the complacent literati of later generations would call him a tyrant.
However, no one can ignore or deny the greatness of Zhu Yuanzhang.
Such a great monarch was not only great in civil and military skills, but also great in family relationships. He loved all his children deeply and hoped that they would become talented. He hired famous teachers to teach his children since they were young, and taught his children by precepts and deeds.
, to run the house simply and not to enjoy extravagantly.
In Zhu Yunxi's memory, Zhu Yuanzhang always wore coarse clothes. He wore coarse clothes for many years, and the cuffs were worn until they turned white and became frayed.
For such an emperor, his descendants could be wolves, tigers and leopards, generals who roamed the desert and fought decisive battles with barbarians, or they could be gentlemen who strategized and lived in temples.
However, he must not be a coward who is weak in words and weak in character.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yunxi's mind recalled the scenes of Zhu Yuanzhang and him meeting each other. Every time he saw him, Zhu Yuanzhang's loving eyes always showed some heart-breaking regret.
These days, a tiger father has no dog sons, so a heroic son must also be a hero.
The answer to Zhu Yunxi's failure to become emperor is readily apparent. How could a hero like Zhu Yuanzhang give the throne to a cowardly grandson with many character flaws? Even in Confucian orthodoxy, a legitimate grandson who could not be more upright and respected could not be more respected.
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The direct grandson is more important, and the country is more important!
So in the end, the kingdom was given to Zhu Yunwen. And the richest king of Wu, the most legitimate throne, was given to his direct grandson.
"It's really no one else's fault! Blame yourself!"
Zhu Yunxi looked at himself in the mirror and smiled and said, "If you don't live up to your expectations, how could your grandfather give you the throne?"
Smiling, Zhu Yunxi's smile faded, but his eyes shone with a sharp light.
"Since I have come to this world and become the most noble grandson of the emperor, I will never let the throne of Ming Dynasty slip away from my hands!"
This chapter has been completed!