The daily life of the great grandson of Ming Dynasty

In the sixth year of Zhu Zhanji's accession to the throne, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui, who had been demoted to common people, colluded with the remnants of the White Lotus Sect and rebelled.Zhu Zhanji personally led the army to rehabilitate, and he was rehabilitated in less than a month.

The remnants of the White Lotus Sect were completely wiped out, not a single one remained.Among them, thanks to Wuying's help.

Before, Wuying helped Jin Yiwei overthrow the main altar of the White Lotus Sect, but some remnants escaped.However, this time they were completely wiped out.Wuying has always been a dark guard, secretly protecting Zhu Zhanji.After Zhu Di died, only Zhu Zhanji knew the existence of Wuying.

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui were imprisoned in Zhao Prison in Fusi, Beizhen.

Before Zhu Di and Empress Xu died, they told Zhu Zhanji that if Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui rebelled, let Zhu Zhanji keep them alive.

Although Zhu Gaochi did not tell Zhu Zhanji about this before his death, he told Zhu Zhanji more than once when he was alive.If Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui rebel in the future, let Zhu Zhanji keep them alive.

Zhu Di had three sons, Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui.After he ascended the throne, he did not give birth to a son with a concubine in the harem, but gave birth to two daughters.Princess Yongkang was born to Empress Xu, and the other princess was born to Concubine Wang Gui.

Although Empress Xu was very dissatisfied with her second and youngest sons, they were her own flesh and blood after all, and she couldn't bear them to die, so she asked Zhu Zhanji to spare their lives.

Zhu Gaochi has always been benevolent. Although his two younger brothers often framed him, he couldn't bear the death of the two younger brothers, so he also asked Zhu Zhanji to be lenient to the two younger brothers.

Zhu Zhanji is not a bloodthirsty person. Besides, Zhu Di and Empress Xu have been exhorted thousands of times before their death. How could he kill two uncles.

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui were imprisoned in the most secret prison in Beizhen Fusi.In order not to make the two of them feel lonely, they were deliberately locked together.Zhu Zhanji went to see them from time to time.

Although Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui were unwilling, they also knew that they were not Zhu Zhanji's opponents.

Historically, when Zhu Gaoxu rebelled, Zhu Zhanji spared his life and locked him up.As a result, when Zhu Zhanji was visiting him, Zhu Gaoxu deliberately tripped Zhu Zhanji, and Zhu Zhanji steamed him in a rage.

Although Zhu Gaoxu in reality is as arrogant and stupid as His Highness the King of Han in history, he is more aware of current affairs than Zhu Gaoxu in history.Being locked up, he behaved very honestly.When Zhu Zhanji went to visit them, not only did he not speak rudely, nor did he boldly stretch out his feet to trip Zhu Zhanji, so he was not steamed like His Royal Highness the King of Han in history.

Zhu Gaosui has always been clever and aware of current affairs.Since their failed rebellion, he has become very docile.When Zhu Zhanji came to see them, he kept his posture very low and never dared to put on his uncle's identity.

Zhu Zhanji saw that the two uncles were more knowledgeable about current affairs than the two uncles in history, so naturally he would not treat them harshly, and let them eat and drink in prison, fearing that they would be lonely, he even gave them books.

On this day, Zhu Zhanji came to visit Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui again.

Every time Zhu Zhanji came to visit Zhu Gaoxu and the others, there was always a guard by his side. This guard was either someone else, or Wei An, the son who was abandoned by Zhu Gaoxu at the beginning.

At the beginning, Webster took Wei An to live in Zhuangzi in the countryside, and Zhu Zhanji often visited them.

Wei An liked Zhu Zhanji, his cousin, since he was a child. When he grew up, he learned that he was able to survive thanks to Zhu Zhanji.Since then, he has been loyal to Zhu Zhanji.Furthermore, Webster also hopes that his son can make contributions by Zhu Zhanji's side.Although he can't be a prince again, at least he can be granted a title.

Zhu Zhanji trusts and values ​​Wei An, his cousin, very much.Wei An did not disappoint him either.He joined the army at the age of ten, starting from the lowest level of soldiers.He has completely inherited Zhu Gaoxu's combat ability, but he is smarter than Zhu Gaoxu.

Zhu Gaoxu didn't like reading since he was a child, but Wei An studied since he was a child.When he was a child, Webster asked him to read more books and let him be a useful person, a person who was helpful to Zhu Zhanji.

Wei An did not disappoint Zhu Zhanji. He performed very well in the army and was promoted step by step from a soldier to a general.When he and Zhu Zhanji marched northward, they took down a tribe in Wala very bravely.Later, he followed Zheng He to crusade against the country of Wa, and made another victory.

Horse credit.

Although Wei An could not be the prince again, Zhu Zhanji made him the king of the opposite sex—the king of Qi.

One of the reasons why Zhu Gaoxu became honest after being arrested was because of Wei An.Although he has no father-son affection for Wei An, Wei An is his only son.Even though Wei An's surname is not Zhu, Wei An still has his blood in his body.Furthermore, Wei An was named King of Qi.

For Wei An's son, Zhu Gaoxu didn't dare to mess around anymore.

As for Wei An's father-son relationship with Zhu Gaoxu, he knew his own life experience since he was a child.Full of resentment towards Zhu Gaoxu, and vowed that when he grows up, he must be better than Zhu Gaoxu.He did it, now he is not only better than Zhu Gaoxu, but also more noble than Zhu Gaoxu.

When he was rehabilitated before, Zhu Gaoxu was taken down by Wei An himself.

Zhu Zhanji chatted with Zhu Gaoxu for a while and then left.Before dying, let Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui take good care of their bodies.

"Second brother, do you regret it?" Zhu Gaosui asked suddenly, "If we hadn't rebelled, we would still be princes."

"Is there any regret or no regret, the winner is the king and the loser." Zhu Gaoxu leaned against the wall, his expression looked very calm, but his heart was not calm.Because, he regretted it long ago.Moreover, there are a lot of regrets, among which the most regretful is abandoning Wei An, his son.However, he knew in his heart that if he hadn't abandoned this son, Wei An would not have achieved what he is now.

"Second brother, you don't regret it, but I do." Zhu Gaosui said, sighing heavily, "To be honest, I think I won't lose to elder brother. I always think that elder brother was born earlier than us."

Zhu Gaoxu sneered: "Brother has only one advantage, that is, he was born earlier than ours. If I am the eldest brother, then I must be the prince."

"Second brother, in fact, the eldest brother has another advantage, and that is Zhu Zhanji." Zhu Gaosui sighed slightly thinking of what happened in these years, "Without Zhu Zhanji, it is impossible for the eldest brother to be canonized as the prince."

Zhu Gaoxu thought about it, and felt that it was true.

"I knew I would get rid of him in the first place."

"Second brother, if you had killed Zhu Zhanji back then, father would have stripped you alive." Zhu Gaosui said seriously, "Zhu Zhanji is auspicious and a real dragon. Dad has made a good reputation."

Zhu Gaoxu remained silent.

"To be honest, Zhu Zhanji did not disappoint Dad. He created a prosperous Ming Dynasty after he ascended the throne. This is what Dad wants to see." Although Zhu Gaosui was unwilling, he always knew in his heart, "When we two ascended the throne, we will definitely do it well." If it’s not like Zhu Zhanji’s, don’t be unconvinced, second brother.”

Zhu Gaoxu glared at Zhu Gaosui, and said angrily: "I'm not unconvinced. Don't talk about you and me, even the eldest brother can't do it." Don't look at the eldest brother who is loved by the world and say he is a benevolent king, but the eldest brother has a problem, that Just soft-hearted, not as decisive as Zhu Zhanji.

Hearing Zhu Gaoxu's words, Zhu Gaosui was very surprised: "Second brother, I didn't expect you to praise Zhu Zhanji."

"I don't like this bastard, but I have to admit that he is capable." Thinking about it now, Zhu Zhanji started dealing with him when he was a child, but he didn't take it to heart.

"Yeah, Dad has a good vision." Zhu Gaosui sighed, "I really didn't expect him to spare our lives. After all, he is not as compassionate as big brother."

"Didn't he say that we were spared for the sake of our parents?"

"Second brother, we are actually luckier than eldest brother."

Zhu Gaoxu asked in surprise: "What is lucky?"

"First of all, we live longer than Big Brother."

Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help chuckling when he heard this, "That's true."

"Also, we saw his son create the prosperity of Ming Dynasty, but he didn't see it."

"That's true." Zhu Gaoxu laughed out loud as he said.

"Second brother, eldest brother is very kind to us. When we were young..." Zhu Gaoxuan showed nostalgia on his face, and told Zhu Gaoxu about their childhood.

Zhu Gaoxu thought of what the three brothers did when they were young, and a smile appeared on his face.In fact, when he was a child, he liked his elder brother very much and admired him very much.

Later, at some point, he despised his eldest brother as useless, and felt that his eldest brother was not worthy of being a prince.Since then, he has been trying to pull the elder brother down.

Zhu Gaosui and Zhu Gaoxu talked about their childhood, and they both burst into tears.

After Zhu Zhanji left Zhao Prison in Fusi, Beizhen, he went to Zhang Mingzhen's palace.Wechsler was there too.

In these years, Webster often entered the palace to accompany Zhang Mingzhen.Sometimes they will stay for a few months.

After talking with Zhang Mingzhen and Webster for a while, Zhu Zhanji returned to Qianqing Palace.

Wei An has been by Zhu Zhanji's side all the time. Seeing his uneasy expression, he asked with concern: "Your Majesty, what's on your mind?"

"Andy, if I'm gone one day, the prince and Daming will be handed over to you." Zhu Zhanji always thought that he would not live long, and since he became the throne, he has been dealing with political affairs day and night.Now under his rule, Daming presents a prosperous age.Logically speaking, he has nothing to worry about, but he is afraid that after his death, the prosperous world he created will collapse, and Da Ming will become less peaceful.

Wei An was startled by his words, "Your Majesty, why did you say that?"

Seeing that Wei An was scared, Zhu Zhanji smiled at him comfortingly: "I mean if."

"Your Majesty, you can't say such unlucky words. You will surely live a long life."

"People will die. I am afraid that one day I will leave suddenly like the first emperor. At that time, you must stabilize the court and let the crown prince succeed smoothly..."

Wei An hurriedly interrupted Zhu Zhanji: "Your Majesty..."

Zhu Zhanji raised his hand to stop Wei An from continuing, "If I mean, you should listen to what I have to say first."

Wei An didn't dare to say anything more, and listened quietly to Zhu Zhanji's continuation.

"I believe in the ability of the prince. However, the prince is too young now, and the courtiers may not obey him. Only you can help the prince stabilize the court." Zhu Zhanji explained to Wei An like his last words, "I What I fear most is not the instability of the court, but the instability of the border. When I was in power, those people did not dare to mess around, and the border would be fine. However, if I am no longer there, there is a high possibility that something will happen to the border. When the time comes, you What we have to do is to deter them so that they don't dare to have any thoughts."

"By the way, there are also the ministers and Jin Yiwei in the court. I am in power and can deter them. They dare not control the government, but if it is the prince, they will bully the prince when he is young, and do things that are obedient and obedient..."

In history, Zhu Zhanji asked the eunuchs to learn to read and write in order to fight against civil servants.When he was alive, civil servants and eunuchs competed with each other, and cabinet ministers did not hold the emperor up like later generations.However, after his death, his grievous son favored the eunuchs, causing eunuchs to intervene in politics, and intrigues with civil servants, which caused chaos in the court, and also planted the root of disaster for the Ming dynasty.

Zhu Zhanji doesn't want to be like that in history.After he ascended the throne, he did not reuse eunuchs like in history, let alone set up any East Factory.He let Jin Yiwei and civil servants restrain each other.

In the past few years, Jin Yiwei and civil servants have checked and balanced each other very well, and the court is clear.Whether it is the ministers or Jin Yiwei, they all serve Zhu Zhanji honestly and serve the court.However, Zhu Zhanji knew in his heart that if he died, the ministers and Jin Yiwei would not necessarily listen to his son honestly.

Zhu Zhanji is very good at controlling people.Also, he is very good at the art of the emperor, even better than his great-grandfather Zhu Yuanzhang.

Although Zhu Zhanji's eldest son is also very intelligent and scheming, he is still very young, and the ministers and Jin Yiwei do not accept him.

After listening to Zhu Zhanji's explanation, Wei An knelt on the ground and assured Zhu Zhanji: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely assist the prince to stabilize the court, and will never let the Ming Dynasty be in chaos."

With Wei An's guarantee, Zhu Zhanji felt relieved.

In order to allow his son to stabilize the court after his death, Zhu Zhanji took great pains to do a lot of things.One of the things is to teach and teach Wei An to be a person that both the ministers and Jin Yiwei are afraid of.

Zhu Zhanji is assured of Wei An's loyalty.

"With you here, I am at ease."

Being so trusted by Zhu Zhanji, Wei An's eyes were slightly red: "Your Majesty, you will be fine, you will live a long life

centenarian. "

"I also hope that I will live a long life. After all, I still have many things to do, but fate is hard to break." Zhu Zhanji has been looking at life and death in recent years.

"His Majesty……"

Seeing that Wei An was about to cry, Zhu Zhanji smiled and said, "Isn't I fine now? Why are you sad? Besides, I'm just worried, and nothing may happen."

"Your Majesty, don't scare me anymore."

"Okay, okay, I won't scare you." Zhu Zhanji changed the subject and said, "Let's talk about business..."

What Zhu Zhanji worried that he would not live for a few years did not happen.He didn't live two years longer than the historical him as he thought, on the contrary his body has been very healthy.

Since he did not die early, Zhu Zhanji can continue to develop his grand plans with confidence.In the decades that followed, the Ming Dynasty maintained its prosperity and became the center of the world, an empire that surpassed the Tang Dynasty.

Although the number of foreign countries that pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty does not reach 1, there are not 200 countries after all.Even in the modern age of later generations, there are only more than [-] countries.Today, there are only a hundred or so.Except for countries with long distances and inconvenient to come to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, basically all other countries came.

Zhu Zhanji did not die as an emperor. He abdicated when the prince was able to manage Daming.After that, he took Hu Shanxiang to travel around.He and Hu Shanxiang also went to sea and went to many foreign countries near Daming.

He and Hu Shanxiang died of illness when they were in their 70s.Hu Shanxiang died of illness first, and Zhu Zhanji died the next day.

Although Zhu Qirui is not as good as Zhu Zhanji, his ability is not inferior to any emperor in history.Under his management, the common people of Daming continued to live a life without worrying about food and clothing.

After Zhu Zhanji left Daming, he returned to modern times.After he woke up, he checked the history and found that after his death, the Ming Dynasty lasted for nearly 400 years, which was the longest dynasty in history except the Zhou Dynasty.

He never thought that the Ming Dynasty would last forever, and it is already very good that the Ming Dynasty can last for three or four hundred years.

Zhu Zhanji looked back on his life without any regrets.Because he has done everything he should do, and he has fulfilled the explanation and wish of his great-grandfather and grandpa.

Later generations spoke highly of Zhu Zhanji, but he didn't care much about it.However, he was very happy that people from later generations praised Ming as the most powerful country in history, and it was also the country that made them most proud.