When Duke Liang and General Lan Yu of the Ming Dynasty spoke, the room instantly fell silent.
There was a gloomy look on Lan Yu's face that swept over everyone present.
There are not many people present today, but if you pick them out individually, they are all powerful generals of the country who command over ten thousand troops.
Lan Yu's eyes passed one by one.
The two sons of Kaiping King Chang Yuchun were the founding Duke Chang Sheng, the Marquis of Jingchuan Cao Zhen, the Marquis of Heqing Zhang Yi, the Marquis of Huining Zhang Wen, the Marquis of Puding Chen Huan, the Marquis of Dongchuan Hu Hai, the Marquis of Junshan Zhu Shou, Dongguan Bo He Rong, and Huixian Bo Sang Jing.
Each one of them is a founding hero of the Ming Dynasty, a duke, a prince, or a count.
At this time, these people had different expressions. They were talking a lot before, but now their eyes kept wandering over Lan Yu and Chang Sheng who were sitting above them.
If Zhu Yunxi were here, he would probably shout and call out.
All the brothers are here!
Are you discussing how to be beheaded by your grandfather, or how to escape for your life?
This is not a joke, but because everyone present today, without exception, will all be labeled as rebels by Zhu Yuanzhang and executed for treason after the unfortunate death of Crown Prince Zhu Biao next year.
Maybe many of them have done something illegal.
However, do these people really harbor rebellious intentions?
Even Lan Yu, who was regarded as the main culprit, even though he was very arrogant and domineering in the past and arrogant about taking credit, did he dare to have any thoughts of rebellion in front of Zhu Yuanzhang?
I'm afraid that before this thought came into being, he would have already beaten his own brains.
Is it true that the heads chopped off in Yingtian City in the past few years were just decorations?
The real core reason for everything is that after the death of the crown prince, Zhu Yuanzhang took action in advance to clear the obstacles in front of Zhu Yunwen in order to allow Zhu Yunwen to sit safely on the throne of the Ming Dynasty.
Let’s just say that among the people on the field now, if you count them carefully, which one is devoted to Zhu Yunwen?
If it had been earlier, these people would have supported Zhu Xiongying, the truly worthy eldest son and eldest grandson of the Ming Dynasty.
After Zhu Xiongying died at an early age, the succession was naturally transferred to his legitimate son and grandson Zhu Yunxi.
Let’s talk about the two people sitting at the top right now.
The founding Duke Chang Sheng was Zhu Yunxi's uncle.
Duke Liang Lan Yu was Zhu Yunxi's great-uncle.
Going down, these uncles present here all worked as servants under Kaiping King Chang Yuchun. Even earlier, they may have been guarding the central army tent for Kaiping King.
For this reason, after the death of the crown prince Zhu Biao, they would never be able to support the eldest son Zhu Yunwen, but would fully support their legitimate son Zhu Yunxi.
It was precisely because of this important reason that Zhu Yuanzhang later killed all the people present for treason.
Even, expand further.
A total of seventy-three people were killed in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion.
A total of 373 people were beheaded by the generals and generals of the various guard posts under the jurisdiction of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion.
The Twelve Guards of the pro-army army killed more than 800 people.
Further down, the officers and soldiers of the guards and the wealthy merchants of the people were extravagant, and the officers and soldiers and the people were countless.
From Zhu Yuanzhang's perspective, there was nothing wrong with this matter.
He absolutely safeguarded the normal succession of the Ming Dynasty throne and the stability of the throne.
The change of politics never takes the final assessment of good and evil.
Even Zhu Yunxi believed that if he had put himself in Zhu Yuanzhang's shoes, he would have made the same choices and methods as the old man.
But now, if he were standing on the scene, he would definitely put on another performance and try his best to make these people support him even more.
There is no other.
Political power comes from the barrel of a gun!
Only at this time, the court was presided over by two princes, Lan Yu and Chang Sheng.
Seeing that everyone had calmed down, Lan Yu's expression softened slightly: "I know your thoughts. Presumably, the founding father knows more about it!"
As he spoke, Lan Yu looked sideways at the founding father Chang Sheng.
He is Zhu Yunxi's second uncle. Now the eldest son of the King of Kaiping, Chang Mao, is ill and is recuperating at home.
It is also for this reason that the Kaiping lineage is now represented by the founding Duke Chang Sheng.
Chang Sheng looked at Lan Yu and smiled: "I also know everyone's thoughts. It's just that it's too early to say these things at the moment."
The two princes spoke, and Cao Zhen, the Marquis of Jingchuan below, patted the tea table and stared at him: "We all came from Fengyang, Zhongdu back then. How do you say that our hometown is a family business?"
It’s inherited by the eldest son! Yes! This is it!”
Cao Zhen said angrily: "Now, your Majesty also established the ancestral precepts of the Ming Dynasty early on and set the rules for the inheritance of the legitimate sons. No matter what happens in the future, this Ming Dynasty... should belong to the third master.
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Third Master refers to Zhu Yunxi.
He is the third eldest son in the East Palace.
After Cao Zhen finished speaking, Zhang Yi, the Marquis of Heqing whose hometown was Fengyang, the capital of Zhongdu, took over the words: "Let me just say one thing, counting forward is because the uncle is here.
The eldest brother has died young in recent years, and the third master is of cowardly nature. We won’t say anything. After all, our Ming Dynasty must have a capable person in charge.
But now, the third master has shown his true ability, so we won’t say anything. If it’s not the third master in the future, we will leave our jobs and go back to Fengyang to farm!”
Lan Yu glared and stretched out her hand to point at Zhang Yi: "You stinky Qiu Ba! Behind His Majesty is the Crown Prince, and below the Crown Prince is Yun He. Do you think you can survive until then? How dare you say that you are giving up the throne!"
At this time, Zhang Yi ignored Lan Yu's scolding and stared blankly: "General, did we say something wrong? Those of us present here either followed His Majesty from his hometown back then, or were trained by King Kaiping and
The prince is kind to you. Honestly speaking, haven’t you seen or heard the third master’s behavior in the past few days?”
Seeing Zhang Yi chattering endlessly, he revealed his true feelings.
The rest also spoke out again.
"Now that I have visited the East Palace several times, I think the third master is worthy of it!"
"It has been so many years since the uncle died, and we have been silent for so many years. Now that the third master has an epiphany, it would be unreasonable if we don't express it."
"What Lao Cao said is right. If we live until then and the third master doesn't take over, we will go back to Fengyang to farm and herd cattle!"
Although His Majesty and the Crown Prince have been present in the court these years, the controversy over the third generation of the Ming Dynasty has already been undercurrent.
Everyone is betting, thinking of deciding in advance that they will have three generations of glory and live together with the country.
Watching the scene become heated again.
The founding Duke Chang Sheng coughed lightly: "Although Yunxi has changed his past, he has been studying military affairs in Jiujiang Mansion for several days, and he makes new remarks every day.
However, we should be loyal to you as we eat the emperor's salary. Now that your majesty is in good health and the prince is in his prime, there is no need to say such nonsense, lest it spread out and let people with ulterior motives frame us."
After finishing speaking, Chang Sheng couldn't help but sigh to himself.
The people present represent almost half of the generals of the Ming Dynasty. Now that their wills are unified, no one knows what will happen in the court.
At this time, if you don't suppress yourself, the consequences will be unpredictable.
But as Zhu Yunxi's biological uncle, he was extremely happy to have such thoughts about a member of the general family.
In the early years, the hero died young, His Majesty was heartbroken, and the Prince could hardly sleep at night.
His Chang family members were also filled with sadness and mourning.
Who would not think that the person sitting in that seat in the palace also has his own blood flowing through his body.
If it weren't for Zhu Yunxi's excessive behavior in recent years...
Too unbearable.
Chang Sheng didn't even go to the East Palace less.
It's just that Zhu Yunxi's temperament has changed recently. These days, he is studying military affairs in Cao Guogong's mansion. He is often praised by Li Jiujiang, but Chang Sheng is unexpected.
Everyone gathered here today, nominally to discuss the recent Northern Expedition, but secretly because of the previous remarks.
He came to see the attitude of these people.
Chang Sheng couldn't help but feel a little lost while thinking about things in his mind.
At this time, someone suddenly rushed in from outside. He was dressed in brocade and a white linen jacket, with a straw rope tied around his waist. He looked very similar to Chang Sheng, but he was slightly younger.
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After this man rushed in, he started shouting out of breath.