Zhu Biao commented half hypnotically and half sincerely on all the younger brothers, and finally said one sentence.
"They all want to be the prince, but if they don't die alone, none of them will have this desire, and they won't dare to think about it. Don't look at my uncle-in-law Lan Yu who said that the fourth child has the image of an emperor. But even if he is really moved, he will not dare to move until he dies, and even if he dies, he will not dare to move!"
Zhu Biao was extremely confident and had a majestic air that looked down upon the world.
The posture and style Zhu Biao is showing now are something Zhu Yuanzhang has never seen before.
He always thought that Zhu Biao followed his request and became a Confucian Emperor of Taiping. He did not expect that the Emperor of Taiping in his mind would actually have such a majestic aura, which was similar to the peaceful ones before. The heroes he competes with in the world are all the same, but he has the aura of being invincible in the world except for me, and he also has this aura.
"What Zhu Biao said is true. He does have this kind of confidence."
Several experts in micro-expressions and language psychology have given their thumbs up to Zhu Biao.
"More than that, he really likes Legalism and hates Confucianism."
"Looking at it this way, Zhu Biao is also a mature politician."
"A politician? Does he have his own class identity? Does he have a faction?"
"A politician's greatest success is also his greatest deception. His greatest success is to create a perfect Confucian prince, and his greatest deception is that he is a follower of Legalism, but a Confucian prince."
Several political science experts all have good evaluations of Zhu Biao, or in their opinion, he is a good person. He is a guy who can communicate, not the kind of person who makes decisions when passion comes to his mind.
"Let's see. Zhuo Qun prods him and asks him if it's okay for his son to succeed to the throne and what will happen."
After hearing what those people said, Feng Chunguo decided to stimulate Zhu Biao again to see if he would make any irrational judgments because he was his son.
"After your death, can your son succeed to the throne?"
Zhuo Qun asked obediently.
"My son? My son succeeds to the throne?"
After Zhu Biao heard this, he muttered a few words and shed two lines of tears on his face.
Zhu Yuanzhang at the door also took a step forward. He also wanted to hear what his prince said about his son.
"My son, if Xiongying is here, he is the most suitable candidate for the prince. He is the eldest son. If he succeeds to the throne, his uncles will not dare to cause trouble."
Zhu Biao said that he didn't dare rather than that he couldn't, which makes sense.
"Where's Zhu Yunwen, can he succeed to the throne?"
Zhuo Qun then asked, he wanted to hear what Zhu Biao thought of Emperor Jianwen.
"Anyone can do it, except him."
Zhu Biao closed his eyes and said: "This child still has filial piety, but his nature is cold and cold. Although there is no family affection in the Tian family, he is too cold and cold. He only remembers people's faults but not their merits. He is too cold-blooded to outsiders. He is too close and trustful, and he is too harsh and cruel to his family and cronies. He imitates me in everything, but he is not like me in everything. He is only smart but not wise. If he becomes the prince, my younger brothers will definitely be forced to rebel. Yes, he cannot be the prince."
Zhu Biao's words made it clear that he did not want Zhu Yunwen to ascend to power. There is no better son than a father. He was right when he said that Zhu Yunwen had a cold nature.
After Zhu Biao died, Zhu Yuanzhang thought over and over again and gave the crown prince position to Zhu Biao's son and grandson Zhu Yunwen. He was only fourteen years old at the time. He asked Zhu Yuanzhang, what if I ascend the throne and my uncles turn against me? Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to test his grandson. Just let him answer it himself. Zhu Yunwen said: "First convince people with virtue and implement benevolent policies towards uncles. If they are really disobedient, then attack and kill them." After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed and went away relieved.
But as soon as Zhu Yunwen came to power, he began to use thunderous methods against his uncles. The first was the King of Zhou. In the first month after Zhu Yunwen took office, he directly captured the King of Zhou's wife and children in the capital, and then coerced the King of Zhou to put down his military power and come to the capital for an audience. The king of Zhou was directly demoted to a commoner and lived in Yunnan.
He can take his own uncle's wife and children as hostages. This alone shows how cold-hearted he is.
Moreover, when withdrawing vassals, it was not the strong vassals that were withdrawn first, but the weak vassals first. The reason was actually to use these weak vassals to intimidate the vassal kings in the world?
What a logic. People kill chickens to scare monkeys, but he killed chickens to scare tigers, and even untied the tigers with his own hands. Not only did he not scare the tigers, he even let the tigers eat him.
"What about Zhu Yunxi? Can he be the prince?"
Zhuo Qun asked again, Zhu Yunxi was his legitimate son. It is said that it was because of this that Zhu Yuanzhang did not let him become his grandson.
"Yunxi, he can do it. He is my legitimate son. If there is a legitimate son, there will be no legitimate son. He is the legitimate son and should be in the position."
Zhu Biao said yes without even thinking about it.
"His uncles are all officials in the government. Aren't you afraid of your relatives interfering in politics?"
Zhu Yuanzhang did not appoint Zhu Yunxi because of his brothers from the Chang family.
"Brothers from the Chang family? They can't get up. Chang Mao is dead. Chang Sheng has a temper softer than mud. He is a careless person. Chang Sen, I don't see this guy often. They are all domineering and unruly. I got up, but my Donggong Sixu leader told me that Chang Mao was living in seclusion in Wupaiyao, Gongcheng County, Guangxi, with his concubine, Mrs. Li, and his wife, Lan, also brought his three sons with him. The Chang family didn’t want to stand out in the past.”
Zhu Biao and Zhuo Qun talked about the Chang brothers, and at the end they whispered the whereabouts of Chang Mao, who had faked his death last year.
According to modern research, this is indeed true. In the summer of 1989, the cultural relics survey of Gongcheng Yao Autonomous County, Guangxi confirmed that Changmao's tomb was a cultural relic site, and a notice was issued to expressly stipulate its protection.
Not only in modern times, but also in the Ming Dynasty.
During the Hongzhi period, the country was at peace and prosperous. Zhu Youtang, Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty, felt that the descendants of the founding fathers had been demoted and reduced to common people. Use the descendants of meritorious officials. Chang Mao's descendants still have lingering fears and do not want to accept the title of salary and refuse to thank him.
This descendant is the descendant of Chang Mao in Guangxi.
"Where's the blue jade? Isn't there any problem with him?"
Zhuo Qun asked.
"Lanyu! Anyone may rebel against you, but Lan Yu will not rebel. He is my uncle-in-law. Although he has a violent temper and often commits crimes, his loyalty can be learned from heaven and earth."
Zhu Biao paused and then said: "If Yunxi takes over, Lan Yu will not die, and my power in the East Palace will not be uprooted by my father. No one will dare to rebel."
"Hey, what's the use of saying this? My father will definitely choose a son who is most like me to succeed, that is Yunwen. I have already thought of the reasons for him, Chunxiao? How is that a good excuse? ?”
Zhu Biao shook his head and said.
But what he was talking about was indeed what would happen in the future.
The biggest reason why Zhu Yuanzhang established Zhu Yunwen was pure filial piety.
"But my father has forgotten that I married Mr. Lu just to give peace of mind to the ministers of the Yuan Dynasty."
