Soon, the so-called generational genealogy was presented to Lao Zhu's court.
"If you follow the instructions of your ancestors, you will be victorious. If you follow the road, it will be auspicious, and if you are a good teacher, you will make good use of it..."
"Well, not bad, not bad."
Lao Zhu nodded slightly. But then I thought about it and felt something was not quite right.
"That's not right...Zhu Qizhen, Zhu Youjian...there are no characters Qi and You in this generation's pedigree?"
"Could it be that this generation of genealogy was finally rejected by us? The draft is quite good."
"Or maybe it's because the boss's descendants are unfilial and dare to go against our planned lineage?"
While wondering, he read silently. Gradually I read the fourth item.
"Gao Zhan Qi Jian You, Hou Zai Yi Chang Yu..."
"Um?"
"Qi Jianyou, Yi Changyou!"
There is the word Qi, and there is the word You!
Zhu Qizhen and Zhu Youjian are both on target!
"Fourth!"
"They are the descendants of Lao Si!"
During his entire military life, Emperor Hongwu had never seen any big storms or waves. But he has never been so shocked. The fold with seniority written in his hand also fell to the ground with a thud.
He immediately thought of what happened in the Ming Dynasty in history.
"Two tigers! Two tigers!"
Erhu, who had just returned from the Prince's Mansion outside the door, immediately rushed in after hearing the words. I saw the old motherboard trembling all over and roaring with a voice deep in his throat: "Go! Go and tell the Fourth Brother! Tell the Fourth Brother to come here immediately..."
"No, go to the ancestral hall...let the fourth child, no, escort the fourth child..."
"Come to the ancestral hall and meet us immediately!!!"
Following the rage of the founding emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, the imperial city began to tremble violently before dawn. Lao Zhu didn't even sit down to carry his father, and strode angrily to the Ancestral Hall of the Imperial Ancestral Temple. A large group of eunuchs and maids could not catch up, so they could only carry various ceremonial fans and chase after him breathlessly.
Zhu Di and his brothers were resting in the palace. They stayed outside Qianqing Palace all night. After all, Lao Zhu was worried about their health and sent them back to rest.
The palace door was not open, so Zhu Biao and Zhu Di also found a side hall to rest. The four of them had just laid down for a while when they saw Erhu personally leading someone to knock on the door and come in. "Your Majesty, Fourth Highness, please move to the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Your Majesty is calling."
"Dad?" Zhu Di rubbed his sleepy eyes. "What did dad want me to do? Didn't he just ask us to come back?"
"Is it okay tomorrow?"
"Your Highness, it's better to leave quickly." Erhu was confused. "Your Majesty, he doesn't know why... he got angry."
"I have served His Majesty for many years, and I have never seen His Majesty get so angry..."
When Zhu Di heard that Lao Zhu was angry, he couldn't help but get excited like a conditioned reflex. The first reaction was to think about whether he had done anything outrageous in the past few days, but after thinking about it, he had no clue.
"In that case, you should go quickly." Zhu Biao also got up and said. "Since my father summoned you at the Imperial Ancestral Temple, there must be something important. I will go with you."
When they arrived at the Imperial Ancestral Temple, they saw that the palace maids and chamberlains were all standing far away from each other. The two tigers did not dare to approach, so they only let Zhu Biao and Zhu Di go in to look for Lao Zhu. When we arrived at the main hall, we saw a few candles lit in the ancestral hall. A few wisps of cold wind blew by, illuminating the ancestral ranks above in uncertain brightness.
Zhu Yuanzhang stood in front of the altar table, and even his back seemed to be exuding a cold air. After Zhu Di called "Dad", he turned and stared at him with a murderous look. Zhu Di was so frightened that he took several steps back.
Zhu Biao hurriedly supported Zhu Di. Seeing that Zhu Di's face was pale, he felt a little unbearable and said to Lao Zhu: "Dad, there is no reason to scare the fourth child like this. He is still young, how can he withstand your power, dad?"
"You're still protecting him! You're still protecting him!" Seeing Zhu Biao trying to persuade him, Lao Zhu became even more furious. With a wave of his hand, he threw the book of generational genealogy in front of Zhu Biao.
"What is this?" Zhu Biao picked up the folder.
"This is the genealogical list of future generations that we asked the Ministry of Rites to draw up before. From now on, your children and grandchildren will all be named according to this genealogy." Lao Zhu said coldly. Zhu Di also took a peek at the folding book, but after looking over it, he didn't know what the folding paper had to do with him.
"You two know what happened to Lao Wu, and we don't have to hide it. Just now, Lao Wu was seriously ill and babbled, and he revealed some things about future generations." Lao Zhu's voice became more and more gloomy.
"There was an emperor in later generations named Zhu Qizhen. And the Chongzhen who perished was named Zhu Youjian!"
"Zhu Qizhen? Zhu Youjian?" Zhu Biao was startled, and when he was about to ask in detail, Zhu Di beside him was already "Ah!" and collapsed to the ground!
"Haha, Gao Zhan Qi Jianyou, Hou Zaiyi Changyou..." Lao Zhu was like a demon, approaching Zhu Di with a huge shadow.
"What a great person, Qi Jianyou is a good person, and Yi is always there for you."
"Fourth brother, tell me, in the bottom of your heart, have you ever thought about replacing your eldest brother and letting you sit on my throne?"
"Dad! I didn't! I didn't!" Hearing that Lao Zhu called himself "I", Zhu Di was shocked and woke up from even the last bit of sleepiness. His reaction was also quick, and he knelt on the ground and kowtowed as if pounding garlic. "Dad! My son just wants to be the King of Yan and guard the northern border for his father and eldest brother!"
"My child is loyal to you and my eldest brother, and has no desire to covet the throne at all, dad!"
"Huh, loyal." Zhu Yuanzhang did not let him go. "If it were your eldest brother, tonight would be just... gone."
"The position of Crown Prince is vacant. You, Mr. Zhu, have always been ambitious. Will you still covet the position of Emperor of the Ming Dynasty?"
"Brother...is gone?" Zhu Di was stunned. His mind couldn't help but start to spin: If the eldest brother is really dead, the second brother will definitely not be able to become the emperor with his temper. The third child has always been against me. If he can do it, why can't I do it? Lao Wu... Lao Wu just wants to be a free king, so... why can't it be me...
Seeing that he couldn't help but hesitate for a moment, Lao Zhu's eyes were filled with blood. "Wow! Wow! You really have...such a rebellious heart!"
"We...we can't kill you! We can't kill you!"
With that said, he took out the belt from his waist and slapped Zhu Di hard on the ground.
"Dad, stop fighting! Stop fighting!" Zhu Biao, who was dazed at the side, quickly stopped Lao Zhu. The belt of the dragon robe was thick and heavy. After only three lashes, Zhu Di's clothes were already torn, but he still didn't dare to get up and just lay on the ground shivering.
Seeing the miserable appearance of his fourth son, Lao Zhu felt pain in his heart, but he still said unforgivingly: "Biao'er, you are still protecting him! If you still tolerate him, who knows if he will have rebellious intentions in the future! "
"Do you know what he did! Su'er said... Su'er said that when he gets old, he will be bullied by this rebellious son. His son will kill all our sons!"
As soon as he discovered that the later emperors were descendants of Zhu Di, Lao Zhu himself linked up all the words Zhu Su said: the fourth son must have been in the wrong position, so he suppressed the other brothers. Lao Wu said that he has a nephew whose hands are stained with his uncle's blood. Isn't Lao Si's son the nephew of Lao Wu?
If he were not the emperor, how could he insult and kill the clan king?
