Zhu Ying was a little confused when she heard this name.
Because in his impression, there seemed to be no memory of this person.
And he is also the eldest grandson.
I have watched many movies and TV shows related to the early Ming Dynasty in my previous life, but I have never had any impression of this name.
As we all know, every family has certain particularities in naming, especially for a royal family.
Zhu Yuanzhang was a very particular person.
He imposed strict rules on the names of his descendants.
Zhu Yuanzhang's general idea was to use "wood, fire, earth, metal, and water" to rank the generations of his descendants.
He had 26 sons, and each son's name had a wooden character next to it. He set a seniority chart for each son, each with 20 characters.
But this Zhu Xiongying, as the eldest grandson of the direct line, obviously contradicts Zhu Yuanzhang's own naming rules.
Zhu Ying's first reaction was whether he was an adopted son or something like that.
For example, Muying, the Marquis of Xiping, was an adopted son long ago. He was originally named Zhuying, but later changed his name to Muying.
However, Zhu Ying immediately denied it. Eunuch Zhang made it very clear that Zhu Xiongying was the emperor's eldest grandson.
Eunuch Zhang seemed to have noticed Zhu Ying's doubts. After all, the names of all His Majesty's descendants were strictly based on the ancestral instructions.
He opened his mouth and explained: "His Royal Highness King Yu was born early, so before the compilation of the ancestral training records was completed, His Majesty personally named him."
"As the eldest grandson of the Emperor, His Royal Highness Prince Yu is deeply loved by His Majesty and the Empress. He has been raised by the Empress herself since childhood."
"His Royal Highness King Yu has been talented and intelligent since he was a child. His Majesty has placed high hopes on him. Even after the ancestral training was recorded, His Highness did not change his name."
After Zhu Ying listened, he realized how special the existence of Zhu Xiongying was in the entire Ming Dynasty.
The word "heroic" obviously means being both civil and military.
If Zhu Xiongying had not died young, he would have been the emperor of Ming Dynasty in the future. There is no doubt about this.
What a pity.
After sighing slightly, Zhu Ying then thought about it, Zhu Xiongying and herself were quite destined.
My name is Zhu Ying, and his name is Zhu Xiongying, there is only one word difference.
What's even more interesting is that Zhu Xiongying passed away ten years ago, in the fifteenth year of Hongwu's reign.
It was also that year that I happened to come to Daming.
"His Royal Highness King Yu passed away, which made the empress extremely sad. But in March, he also passed away. His Majesty was almost collapsed when he received this bad news."
Eunuch Zhang said in a slightly choked voice.
Because of his mistakes, Eunuch Zhang was almost sentenced to death by His Majesty, but in the end he was spared because of his empress' intercession.
Eunuch Zhang was deeply favored by his mother, so after Zhu Xiongying passed away, he asked himself to leave the palace to guard the tomb of his mother's eldest grandson.
For ten years, accompanied by green lanterns, they chanted sutras and prayed for the empress and her eldest grandson, Prince Yu, day and night.
Zhu Ying was a little sad, she didn't expect that such a character existed in the Ming Dynasty.
The importance of Queen Ma to Zhu Yuanzhang is well known.
It can even be said that without Empress Ma, whether the world would have been in the hands of Zhu Yuanzhang is a matter of two opinions.
Because of Zhu Xiongying's passing, Queen Ma also passed away in grief, which shows how favored Zhu Xiongying was when he was still alive.
However, Zhu Ying also understands this kind of separation of generations.
In the previous life, my grandfather treated me by holding it in my hand for fear of falling and holding it in my mouth for fear of melting.
Even if it is the stars and the moon in the sky, I have to find a way to pick them out for my grandson to play with.
If such a person were still alive, what would happen to Zhu Yunwen?
King Zhu Di of Yan still dares to appease Jingnan?
Even if the vassalage is reduced, we can only endure it and dare not make the slightest change.
Thinking of this, Zhu Ying felt.
If Zhu Xiongying is really still alive, maybe the Lan Jade case in February next year is less likely to break out.
Although Lan Yu was arrogant and domineering, when the prince Zhu Biao was alive, Zhu Yuanzhang only severely reprimanded Lan Yu and had no intention of killing him.
Lan Yu's performance in the past two years has been pretty good, and he is currently trying to punish Yuelu Timur. With Lan Yu's ability, he naturally has no pressure on things like counterinsurgency.
As soon as they arrived, the rebels were forced to flee due to Lan Yu's intimidation.
Seeing that a piece of credit was obtained, it happened that at this time, Prince Zhu Biao passed away.
Now, it's very embarrassing.
Lan Yu can also be regarded as the most core member of the princeling party.
Of course, the largest princeling leader must be Zhu Yuanzhang himself.
The super-class military generals group plus the Wenchen group, this is the foundation of the princelings.
Now, the prince has died of illness and the princeling party has fallen apart.
Zhu Yunwen was young, but he was designated as the emperor's grandson when he was only fifteen years old.
Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to see his grandson being suppressed by these arrogant generals when he succeeded to the throne in the future.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang had already decided to eliminate the Huaixi military general group headed by Lan Yu after the death of Prince Zhu Biao.
However, given Zhu Yuanzhang's temperament, he would naturally wait for Lan Yu to finish countering the rebellion before taking action.
Now Lan Yu is completely unaware that Zhu Yuanzhang will attack her.
Even before he died, he couldn't believe that he had made so many contributions to the Ming Dynasty and ended up killing the nine tribes in the end.
"Eunuch Zhang, let me offer incense to His Highness Prince Yu." After sighing, Zhu Ying said to Eunuch Zhang.
Eunuch Zhang nodded, took out the bamboo incense from the cabinet and handed it to Zhu Ying.
Zhu Ying took it and turned around to light the incense candle.
It was at this time that Eunuch Zhang and Zhu Ying came into close contact.
Zhu Ying's profile was clearly visible to Eunuch Zhang.
Just for a moment, Eunuch Zhang froze. Looking at Zhu Ying's back, his eyes widened and his heart was shocked.
Guarding the Yuwang Temple for ten years.
Very few people come and go here.
In previous years, not many people came except His Majesty.
But Eunuch Zhang once worked as a servant in Kunning Palace. Of course he had contact with Zhu Xiongying when he was a child.
Zhu Ying's profile just now gradually overlapped with the vague memories in his mind.
He finally knew why he felt a very familiar feeling when he saw Zhu Ying.
That's why, when I first met Zhu Ying, I called him Your Highness.
Zhu Ying turned around without paying attention. After lighting the bamboo incense, he bowed respectfully to Zhu Xiongying's spiritual tablet.
Then insert it into the incense burner.
Huh!
The moment I inserted the bamboo incense, a strange feeling suddenly rose in my heart.
It was as if some shackles were broken, and the whole person suddenly became more relaxed.
After feeling it carefully, Zhu Ying found that her control over the body became more delicate.
It's like breaking through the realm of martial arts.
Behind him, Eunuch Zhang, after a brief absence of concentration, a trace of perseverance flashed in his eyes.
I secretly made up my mind.
As long as His Majesty did not explicitly decree that Zhu Ying should be sacrificed.
Then he would risk his rotten body to keep Zhu Ying safe.
In Xiaoling Mausoleum, even the Jin Yi guards are not allowed to act recklessly.
This is the territory of the Xiaoling Guards and the Superintendent of the Shrine.
After Zhu Ying paid his respects, he subconsciously turned around and saw Eunuch Zhang beside him, and subconsciously took a step back.
"Eunuch Zhang, this is..."
With Zhu Ying's vigilance, he could easily detect Eunuch Zhang's approach, but the wonderful feeling just now made him immersed in it, so he didn't notice it.
"Master Zhu, the sacrifice in the backyard is about to begin. Please come in with me."
At that moment of closeness, Eunuch Zhang was clearly sure.
It's simply too similar.
Like His Highness the Crown Prince, more like His Highness King Yu.
For that brief moment, Eunuch Zhang thought that His Highness Prince Yu had come to life.
If he hadn't waited here for ten years and witnessed His Royal Highness King Yu entering the coffin, Eunuch Zhang would have thought that King Yu had returned from the dead.
The backyard of Yuwang Temple.
Liu Rixin's whole body was trembling, and his whole body was shaking like a convulsion.
"Mr. Liu, what's wrong with you?"
An official from Qintian Prison noticed something strange about Liu Rixin and couldn't help but asked with concern.
"I...I...I'm fine..."
Liu Rixin replied, stammering and trembling in his tone.
The imperial prison official who spoke looked at the large beads of sweat rolling down Liu Rixin's forehead, and then looked at the not-so-hot sunlight with a face full of disbelief.