Chapter 133 The Prince passed away
After entering winter, the prince's condition became worse and worse. He spent more time in coma and less time awake.
Suddenly one day, the prince suddenly woke up. The spirit is very good. Ask the people around you: "What time is it now?"
The people around me said: "It's the fifteenth day of the first lunar month."
The prince was stunned and said: "The fifteenth day of the first lunar month? It's already the New Year."
The people around him said: "Exactly. Today is the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu."
The prince murmured: "The twenty-fifth year of Hongwu." The prince suddenly remembered that historically he died in the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu. He looked up at the bright yellow bed curtain above his head. He said: "God's will, God's will."
Something mysterious disappeared from the prince's eyes.
From then on, the prince never regained consciousness until his death.
People always want to give the best things to their sons. Zhu Yuanzhang's hands are stained with blood and he has done too many things that go against his true intentions. Ask yourself, Zhu Yuanzhang himself cannot be said to be a good person. Because of this, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to train his son to be a good person.
Therefore, the prince's teacher is the most famous Confucian scholar of this era, and he is also a moral gentleman. His character cannot be faulted.
Under their training, the prince first became a good person.
Then there is a benevolent king.
If you say, there is no Hexi. Zhu Biao can live long enough to take over Zhu Yuanzhang's class. With one generation starting a business and the second generation planning, Zhu Biao will not lose to Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty. But in history, the troubles that Ming Chengzu made were not what a ruler should do. But the arrival of He Xi complicated the situation. Originally, the problem Zhu Biao had to face was just the stable succession of the Ming Dynasty, that is, the second-generation problem of a unified empire. But He Xi brought many new problems that he had never seen before. new situation.
Originally, Ming Dynasty was very torn internally.
Before the Ming Dynasty, the north fell to barbarians for hundreds of years. There is even a problem with the cultural identity of many northerners. They didn't think there was anything wrong with being Han Chinese and loyal to the barbarians. This cultural division has added to the economic division. Internal ideological contradictions.
Such a complicated situation has reached the point where it can no longer be handled without thunderous means.
Now it is suppressed by Zhu Yuanzhang's powerful prestige.
The longer Zhu Yuanzhang suppressed it, the more powerful it broke out after Zhu Yuanzhang's death.
This situation is not something that the prince can handle.
The prince may be a good person, but he may not be a good emperor. Because a good emperor himself is contradictory to a moral gentleman.
Historically, it is not clear what emergency the prince died of. But the current prince is forcing himself to death through internal and external interference.
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"Why did the prince pass away? Your Majesty summoned all the princes to come to the capital." He Xi was shocked. It would be a lie to say that He Xi was completely unprepared for this matter. After all, the prince has been in poor health for two or three years. Princess Anqing also told He Xi privately.
But He Xi was still shocked.
Because, after the death of the prince, He Xi's judgment of the future was completely different.
He Xi even once lost his judgment about the future.
Where is the Ming Dynasty headed?
Who is the future successor of Ming Dynasty?
How to proceed with the reform?
How would Zhu Yuanzhang choose? Has Zhu Yuanzhang's mind changed?
Countless things were spinning in He Xi's mind.
He Xi took a deep breath and began to analyze the situation.
Once the prince left, Zhu Yuanzhang's possible choices were to pass on to his grandson or his son.
If it is passed down to a grandson, it will be Zhu Yingxiong; if it is passed down to a son, it will be Zhu Di.
Thinking about it on He Xi, there should be other choices.
If Zhu Yingxiong is passed on, it will be a huge benefit to He Xi. And if the rumor is passed to Zhu Di, it may not be a good thing for He Xi.
The relationship between He Xi and Zhu Yingxiong as master and disciple is quite good. As for Zhu Di, it would be troublesome.
He Xi did not observe much of Zhu Di's political tendencies, but there was one thing that He Xi must understand. In fact, King Yan Zhu Di already has his own team, his own civil and military ministers, internal and external ministers, King Yan's team, even though it is small, is well-equipped. The civil servants are a little weak, but the generals are also quite good.
Although it is said that compared with the founding heroes of Jingnan, they are naturally far inferior. But the problem is that as a vassal king, King Zhu Di of Yan has so many generals under his command, which is already rare.
If Zhu Di ascends the throne, can He Xi gain a firm foothold among the decision-makers of the Ming Dynasty?
He Xi didn't have much confidence.
Although there was a lot of cooperation between He Xi and King Yan, they also had a good relationship with each other. But the cooperative relationship is different from the monarch-subordinate relationship. Zhu Di is not as easy to change his mind as Zhu Xiongying.
It can even be said that Zhu Di's three ideological views have long been finalized.
He Xi is also difficult to change.
When getting along with Zhu Di in the future, can He Xi really become Zhu Di's confidant?
He Xi doesn’t know.
Therefore, He Xi had already determined in his heart that when he went to the capital, he would use all means to promote Zhu Xiongying to the position of crown prince. And He Xi didn't feel that she had no chance, because He Xi clearly felt that Zhu Yuanzhang was uneasy.
Otherwise, Zhu Yuanzhang would not have ordered the kings to return to Beijing.
This shows that Zhu Yuanzhang was hesitant between passing on his son and his grandson.
He Xi still has a chance.
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In Taiyuan City.
When the King of Jin learned about the death of the prince, he was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly and said, "Destiny is mine. Destiny is mine."
The entourage around King Jin also said loudly: "Congratulations to your highness, congratulations to your highness."
The reason why King Jin is like this is that he is the eldest prince under the prince. Because of this, King Jin felt that the throne belonged to him. What? You said that the throne was passed on to the grandson, but the King of Jin never thought about it. Who doesn't know that the world is determined at the beginning, and the country depends on the leader.
How can we let the little baby come in at this time?
Although the ability of the King of Jin is not as good as that of the Prince and King of Yan, he still has the most basic political sensitivity. He also has his own judgment on the current situation of the Ming Dynasty.
He didn't think Zhu Yuanzhang would let a child handle this situation.
But when King Jin heard the compliments from the people around him, his face suddenly turned cold. He drew out his long sword and stabbed the follower beside him with a sword. He said, "How dare you alienate the Tian family's flesh and blood? The prince is an orphan's brother. Now the prince is dead. Passing away, there is no joy."
Then he pulled out his sword and blood spurted out. Sprayed King Jin in the face.
King Jin put down his sword, with a strange expression on his face. He tried hard to make a very compassionate expression, but he couldn't help but curl up the corner of his mouth and wanted to laugh. This kind of person wanted to cry and laugh at the same time, and his body was stained with blood. Look, how weird, how weird.
He's not unhappy.
It's that he has already entered the state of seizing the legitimate heir.
No matter how happy he is, he still pretends to be a good brother and a good son. He even plans to silence everyone present to avoid future trouble. Don't let them see you lose your composure.
He wanted to devote himself wholeheartedly to seizing the heir.
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When King Yan learned that the prince had passed away, he needed to return to Beijing.
As soon as I let go, the obituary fell on the snow.
The Yan State on the Songnen Plain was already covered in heavy snow and ice. But at this moment, there is already a prototype of a city.
During this period of time, King Yan rarely paid attention to domestic news, and focused entirely on farming on the Songnen Plain. Lian Zining had been preparing for many years, and now he was able to stretch his hand. Under the auspices of Lian Zining, King Yan The system formulated by the Yan State was modeled after Genghis Khan and the Weisuo system, with units of one thousand households. Mongolian people were assigned to the army respectively, and each thousand households was not only a military unit, but also an administrative unit and a production unit.
There are probably thousands of people per 1,000 households. When King Yan ordered troops, he needed to provide a thousand soldiers and horses. At the same time, taxes must be provided to King Yan.
The reason why this was possible was due to the agricultural reforms promoted by Lian Zining and the fertile land of the Songnen Plain. Every thousand households farmed and grazed crops, including oats, corn, wheat and other crops, as well as alfalfa. Used to accumulate pasture. Coupled with the promotion of green storage technology. Although it was only one year, King Yan's momentum was no less than when the Mongolian Khan was there.
After all, King Yan had the support of the Ming Dynasty. There is a steady stream of cheap supplies, all the cattle, sheep and other products owned by King Yan, and there is also the big market of Daming. All conditions are much better than Yuan Ting.
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