Chapter 241: Our eldest grandson is still alive and well!
For most people, they will die three times in their lifetime.
The first time is when I die.
The second time was during the burial.
The third time is when the last person forgets you.
Of course, for the old Zhu family, especially Zhu Biao, the third time does not exist. He will always remain in the historical records and be known to future generations.
This is why so many people care about leaving a name in history. They try their best to leave a strong mark in the history books, and they must cherish their feathers and maintain a good reputation.
And for those who care, what they experience will be two sorrows.
At the time of death, at the time of burial.
Zhu Yuanzhang's body was trembling slightly. Since Zhu Ying appeared, the huge surprise diluted the sadness.
Zhu Yuanzhang often subconsciously ignored Zhu Biao's death.
Coupled with the fact that the eldest grandson and his son have such similar looks, it is undeniable that to some extent, there is a feeling of substitution.
He is both the eldest grandson and the eldest son.
This is the portrayal of Zhu Yuanzhang's heart recently.
However, today, this afternoon, when someone reported that the construction of the mausoleum has been completed.
Only then did Zhu Yuanzhang wake up from a dream.
My eldest son, he is gone!
"We still remember that when you were born, your father was fighting against the capital, which is where you are now."
"The battle situation was not very good. We fought many times but could not get in. The morale of the army was somewhat shaken and the soldiers were exhausted."
"At that time, our great benefactor passed away, and the army was in chaos. Everyone had their own agendas. At that time, when you were in your mother's womb, we thought, would a real man rather be controlled by others?"
"Dad, no matter what, I have to fight for a bright future for you."
"Dad still remembers that day when there was a meeting in the tent, the news of your birth came through. At that time, dad took the letter and ran all the way to the general stand."
"At that time, my father was full of energy. He took the big drum hammer and beat it hard on the war drum to summon all the soldiers."
"Dad wants to tell all the soldiers that we have a son!!! Our old Zhu family has a heir!!!"
"Tens of thousands of soldiers, listening to Dad's loud announcement on the stage, all became excited. From that moment on, Dad decided that he must conquer a huge world for you."
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang had a smile on his face, and his thoughts seemed to have returned to that moment in thirty-seven years.
But then, his expression began to turn serious.
"There were still a few roadblocks in front of dad. At that time, dad also figured it out, so he devised a strategy to eradicate them. From then on, all the benefactor's generals were under dad's control."
"Since Biao'erqin was born, God has been helping dad. He defeated Chen Youliang, eliminated Zhang Shicheng, and annihilated Fang Guozhen. Dad never imagined that a cowherd boy like me could sit in the position of emperor."
"However, there is one most regretful thing in my father's heart."
"Since you were born, my father has been fighting in the north and south in the past few years. It is difficult to come home once. He finally established the Ming Dynasty. At the beginning of the founding of the country, he was busy with affairs."
"When dad turns his head to look at you again, you have grown up and are as tall as dad."
"Dad, how much I wanted to grow up with you. Whenever it was time to march into the army, after a day of fighting, on the bed, Dad would think of you and feel full of fighting spirit."
Having said this, Zhu Yuanzhang's face was full of smiles again, as if he was back to the time when he missed his son.
But when his eyes saw the coffin, he quickly came back to his senses.
"Our son, you have already left, you just left like this! Why are you so cruel and abandoned your father? My father is already sixty-four this year and is in his late seventies."
"Half of your body is buried in the soil. Why are you so cruel and just leave dad alone?"
"The day your mother left, she held dad's hand and told us a lot. Most of the words were explaining to dad how to treat you and not to scold you like before."
"Can we not listen to what the elder sister says? Later on, I will let you do whatever you want."
"You always blame us, saying that we are too cruel and have killed so many people. You killed all the old brothers who followed us to fight against the Ming Dynasty."
"But you have to know that we are all doing it for you. We don't know what your temper is. If you don't do things cruelly, you will be bullied to your head."
"Those old brothers control the government, and sometimes they don't even care much about what my father says. If you change the position, wouldn't they be even bolder?"
"We know you can't be hard-hearted. It doesn't matter. Dad has done everything for you and left you with a clean Ming Dynasty."
"But why did you leave? You are my father's life's hope and our life's hard work."
"When your mother left, she told us that what she wanted to see most was when Biao'er sat on the throne. She said, Biao'er, you must be more heroic than dad."
Zhu Yuanzhang was holding the coffin. When he said this, the figures of the elder sister and Zhu Biao kept hovering in front of him, and his whole body began to twitch.
There was no sound of wailing, just tears streaming down his face.
At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang's hair seemed to be a lot grayer.
Zhu Ying realized that something was wrong. She was feeling too sad and could easily lead to accidents.
He quickly stepped forward to help him and said softly: "Grandpa, my grandson is still here."
Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked, as if he was waking up from a dream, and turned to look at Zhu Ying.
Seeing Zhu Ying's face, the figure of the eldest sister and Biao'er seemed to be integrated into it.
His big rough hands grabbed Zhu Ying's hands and said excitedly: "Yes! Yes! Yes!"
"Our eldest grandson is still here! Our eldest grandson is still here!"
"God has been kind to us. Our eldest grandson is still alive, and he is alive and well."
"Biao'er, have you seen that your son, our eldest grandson, is still alive. Look at how strong his bones are."
"He and you are as if they were carved from the same mold, so similar, so similar."
"Dasun, hurry up and kowtow to your father. Your father will definitely see you."
After hearing the old man's explanation, Zhu Ying immediately knelt down, kowtowed respectfully, and then said: "Father, please forgive me for being unfilial. I have not known myself for many years and have not been able to fulfill my filial piety in front of you."
"Dad, don't worry. The child now understands himself. Grandpa is still here. The child knows that father will definitely tell the child to honor his grandfather. Please don't worry, father, the child will definitely honor his grandfather."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his sadness began to slowly recede. Without his eldest grandson to accompany him, he didn't know how he could survive this time.
He saw his own reflection in Dasun. It was very obvious that Dasun was excellent.
He is even more suitable to be the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty than his father. He is simply a born emperor.
"Good boy, your father's spirit in heaven will definitely be able to see all this. Our old Zhu family's incense inheritance will continue forever, and it will surely flourish for a long time."
"Mom, my father's mausoleum has been built." Gu Mei
In Chunhe Hall, when Zhu Yunwen got the news, he immediately went to the back hall to find Lu.
Shortly after Zhu Ying came back, he announced that the princes, princes and grandsons did not need to abide by the rules and only had to go there once every seven days.
So now Zhu Yunwen's focus has turned back to reading.
More than a month of training, Zhu Ying saw, was like special training for members of the royal family, similar to the military training of later generations.
"A eunuch has already told Wei Niang about this matter. Wei Niang just wanted to go to Renzhi Palace to visit your father, but was blocked by the eunuch."
Lu was dressed in plain clothes and spoke softly, as if being blocked was a trivial matter.
"Which eunuch is so bold that he dares to stop his mother from seeing his father? The child will definitely teach him a lesson and tell Grandpa Huang to see who is supporting them behind the scenes!"
Zhu Yunwen was furious and said in a rather excited tone.
Although the title of grandson has little to do with him, he is still the direct grandson of the emperor. These eunuchs are just slaves, how dare they act like this.
Lu didn't have much reaction after hearing this, and just explained: "Your Majesty and your eldest brother are in the Renzhi Palace now. Your father's funeral will be held soon. I think your Majesty is taking your eldest brother to speak in front of your father.
Let’s speak a little more respectfully.”
Upon hearing this, Zhu Yunwen immediately stopped and became silent.
The anger just now dissipated, and there was still a trace of embarrassment.
Since it is Grandpa Huang's arrangement and there is elder brother involved, what can be said.
"This time when your father is buried, His Majesty will definitely bring your eldest brother to appear in the sight of the ministers. Now there should be many well-informed ministers who already know about your eldest brother's existence."
"But this time, your eldest brother's identity will be more clear, and there will be no more waves. With His Majesty here, no one will dare to question your eldest brother's identity."
"Although I still don't know why your eldest brother has not attended the court meeting yet, your eldest brother already has great authority whether among the people or in the military."
"The incident of the veteran retiring also caused a lot of trouble in the harem. Many noble concubines have more or less military connections, so it is difficult to refuse."
"As your eldest brother's uncle, Liang Guogong is also the current left governor of the Central Military Governor's Office. He will definitely vigorously promote this policy proposed by your eldest brother in the army."
"In this way, although your eldest brother has never led an army in a war, all the soldiers will be sincerely grateful and loyal to your eldest brother."
"Based on this alone, your eldest brother's prestige in the military will not take long to surpass Duke Liang and be second only to His Majesty."
Lu said while analyzing and teaching.
Although his own son could not become the emperor, the vassal king still had to govern the place, and he was more hands-on than the emperor.
Lu was speculating on the current situation and had a strong premonition. She felt that His Highness Changsun would value military power and prestige in the military so much, and most likely wanted to expand the territory.
Under such circumstances, the purpose of training the princes and grandsons like soldiers is obvious.
He just wanted to use these uncles and brothers who were related by blood as generals, and it was even possible that their vassal territory could be directly enshrined outside the Ming Dynasty.
If you want vassal territory, lead your own troops to get it.
This will, to a large extent, reduce the current danger to the feudal king.
'But, wouldn't this create greater hidden dangers for future generations of the Ming Dynasty? A strong vassal king would be like the Zhou Dynasty, weak in the center and strong on all sides.'
'How can he guarantee that his descendants will be equally outstanding? King Yan, in particular, will definitely seize the opportunity to occupy the vassal state. If he establishes another state, he will not listen to the orders of the Ming Dynasty.'
Lu had some doubts in her heart. Logically speaking, it is not difficult to think of such a simple idea with the wisdom displayed by His Highness Changsun.
No one in history has done this, because they are afraid that the vassal king will become bigger, so he will continue to find ways to weaken it.
Now he wants to do the opposite.
'Unless he has a follow-up method to control the kings. This method can only be done after persuading His Majesty.'
Lu thought in her mind.
"Mother, mother, what's wrong with you?" Zhu Yunwen's puzzled voice woke Mrs. Lu from her meditation.
"My mother was lost in thought about something just now. What did Yun Wen tell her just now?" Mrs. Lu replied.
Zhu Yunwen said again: "Mom, I want to ask, what should I do during the burial?"
After hearing this, Mrs. Lu ordered: "There is no need to do anything. You are also the second son now. Just follow closely behind your eldest brother. Everything should be done according to etiquette."
"No need to say more, and no other actions are necessary."
Zhu Yunwen was obviously a little disappointed after hearing his mother's instructions.
At this moment, he was still somewhat unwilling. Before coming, he was thinking more about how he would behave at his father's funeral.
Only then can he attract the attention of Grandpa Huang, or let the eldest brother pay attention to himself.
At least try to get a good vassal land and go out to become a vassal king as soon as possible.
Lu was keenly aware of her son Yunwen's thoughts and said again: "This is the first time your eldest brother has appeared in front of civil servants. All the civil and military officials are here. Any extra thoughts may steal your eldest brother's limelight.
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"At this time, you have to hide yourself and at least show the feeling of brotherly harmony, especially to your elder brother, as if you are respectful to His Majesty."
"Don't worry about the opinions of the civil servants. The civil servants in the court have little to do with you anymore. It's better to try to win the favor of the generals in the army. At least when the time comes, the vassal will lead the troops. It will be much smoother."
"Learn more like your elder brother, and learn from your elder brother's methods and wisdom. If you can learn three points, it will be enough for you to run a good business in the domain."
Hearing this, Zhu Yunwen felt a little uncomfortable.
He has always looked down upon generals and barbarians.
Now his mother wants him to stay away from civil servants and stay close to military generals.
This is inconsistent with what he has always thought.
But after his mother said so much, he also made one thing very clear to him.
In the face of military power, knowledge can only stand aside.
If you want to completely control the vassal territory, you can only rely on military generals, not civil servants.
"Mom, I know what to do." Zhu Yunwen whispered.
Seeing this, Mrs. Lu nodded slightly.
Although I know Yunwen's character, it's time to change.
If it remains like before, I'm afraid it will be more likely to cause trouble in the domain.
Just when the matter came to an end, Zhu Yunwen suddenly looked up at his mother and asked:
"Mother, if I become a vassal, it will be difficult for me to see my mother. Without an edict from my eldest brother, the vassal king is not allowed to return to the capital privately."
"If the eldest brother treats the mother badly, what should the child do?"
Hearing these words, Mrs. Lu felt a little moved. After all, it was her son who was ten months pregnant and knew how to care about her.
"Yun Wen doesn't have to worry about being a mother, not to mention that it's too early to talk about this now."
"Furthermore, if this palace really cannot accommodate my mother, please move away to Xiaoling and spend the rest of her life with your father."