Chapter 142: This person has passed away
Queen Ma's funeral was grand and grand, but to Zhu Yuanzhang, it only felt noisy.
If possible, he would like to use the greatest ceremony in the world to commemorate his deceased wife, but it would be of no use. She was invisible after all.
Zhu Yuanzhang watched Queen Ma's coffin being sent into the tomb passage, and then the Dragon Sealing Stone fell. The next time it was opened, it would probably be the end of his life.
It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang not only didn't feel any fear, he even had a sense of expectation.
If the people you care about are in another world, then the world you long for is definitely not this world.
Zhu Yuanzhang stood up slowly, walked out of the tomb passage with heavy steps, and started to pile up the earth behind him.
But as soon as Zhu Yuanzhang came out, a burst of mourning was heard. Countless people seemed to be showing their infinite sorrow, and everyone tried their best to show their sadness. Zhu Yuanzhang just felt boring, as if the whole world had nothing to do with him.
Zhu Yuanzhang stood up straight. These mourning crowds were incompatible with the whole world.
It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang can ignore others, but others can't ignore him. Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang approaching, everyone knelt on both sides, but Zhu Yuanzhang completely ignored them.
Such a situation is naturally noticed by those who are interested, and naturally everyone has their own thoughts.
Princess Anqing was very worried. She said to He Xi: "I have to go to the palace in the next few days. I can't worry about my father."
He Xi also saw that something was wrong with Zhu Yuanzhang. He said: "I will stay in the palace for the next few months."
Princess Anqing was stunned for a moment when she heard what He Xi said. Then she looked at He Xi in horror and was speechless for a moment.
He Xi sighed and didn't answer but it was already the best answer.
The two have been married for many years. There is still some tacit understanding.
At this moment, everyone understood the other party's worries.
Princess Anqing was worried about Zhu Yuanzhang's health, while He Xi was worried about the future.
The successive deaths of the queen and the prince were a major blow to the emperor's authority. Many people did not understand what the relationship between death and Zhu Yuanzhang's political authority was.
First of all, ancient people paid attention to destiny. With the second national mourning within a year, some people will naturally wonder whether the Zhu family has no destiny. Otherwise, how could it be like this?
Secondly, with recent events, thoughtful people all over the world have to consider one thing. How long can Zhu Yuanzhang live? This question was originally an undercurrent hidden deep in the hearts of people, but now it has become a question that everyone in the world is thinking about.
Where does human authority come from? Just a force of belief.
When everyone believes that something will definitely succeed, then it will most likely succeed. Everyone thinks that if something can't be done, it probably won't be done.
When no one doubts Zhu Yuanzhang's authority, Zhu Yuanzhang's authority will naturally spread throughout the world. But when everyone is speculating, when will Zhu Yuanzhang die? When leaving room for himself, Zhu Yuanzhang's words are likely to be discounted later.
In fact, even if we look at the whole of ancient China, there are only a few monarchs like Zhu Yuanzhang who never say anything and suppress the world from saying a word.
It is normal for most emperors and ministers to check and balance each other.
From now on, He Xi clearly feels that history will become normal.
At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang was really old.
This state of Zhu Yuanzhang brought a lot of worries to He Xi. Needless to say, changes in the political center affected the advancement of the reform. Secondly, He Xi was very worried that Zhu Yuanzhang's body might not be able to support the 31st year of Hongwu in history.
It can even be said that it is still a question whether Hongwu lasted for thirty-one years?
After all, He Xi has long known that the so-called history is nothing more than a reference.
The blows Zhu Yuanzhang suffered today are no less than those in history. However, the situation we are facing and the problems that need to be solved are much more serious than in history.
Zhu Yuanzhang in history was only worried about the authority of his successor. Today's Zhu Yuanzhang is not like this. He faces too many thorny problems, not to mention that there are many accidents and unexpected things in history. The thing that He Xi is most worried about is actually not told to Princess Anqing.
He Xi was worried that Zhu Yuanzhang was doing something wrong and didn't come up for a breath. Now in this situation where the prince is undecided, there might be a civil war in Ming Dynasty immediately.
In this case, He Xi should not talk about reform. Whether they can get out of Nanjing alive is a question.
Therefore, He Xi decided to stay in the palace.
In case something changes, you can respond immediately.
However, He Xi was also very worried. Even if he reacted immediately, so what? If he is in Beijing, He Xi will have several troops and paramilitary organizations that are completely obedient to his orders near Beijing, in case anything happens.
It can also be transferred. But it’s different here in Nanjing.
He Xi felt that the only manpower he could mobilize was the Shaofu's manpower, but could the Shaofu's men be able to fight? It should be noted that this Shaofu is not that Shaofu. The Shaofu of the Ming Dynasty and the Shaofu of the Qin Dynasty are two different organizations, and Huang Zicheng is not Zhang Han.
This is why He Xi has taken advantage of Princess Anqing. Otherwise, most people would not even think about living in the palace. Even in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, it was not easy. But the Ming Dynasty was founded by Zhu Yuanzhang. The palace ban system of the Ming Dynasty was finalized by Zhu Yuanzhang, and many things were determined by Zhu Yuanzhang's words.
Not to mention, Zhu Yuanzhang has always reserved a room for He Xi in Qianqing Palace.
The palace ban card in He Xi's hand was never handed over.
Therefore, there is no problem at all for He Xi to live in the palace.
However, even though He Xi lived in the palace and was only separated from Zhu Yuanzhang by a wall, He Xi asked to see him, but Zhu Yuanzhang still disappeared.
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"Father, what did He Lang do wrong? Why didn't you see him?" Princess Anqing asked cautiously while feeding Zhu Yuanzhang some decoction.
After Zhu Yuanzhang returned from Xiaoling. Just got sick.
The prescription prescribed by Dai Yuanli was to calm the nerves and rest, plus some decoctions. Zhu Yuanzhang spent too much time during this period. After all, he is an elderly person. How can he bear such a torment? It can be said that he is hurt both physically and mentally.
Zhu Yuanzhang drank the extremely bitter Chinese medicine without moving his brows, as if he had lost his sense of taste. After drinking the medicine, he rinsed his mouth with tea and said, "Is this what you want to ask? Or is this what He Xi wants to ask?"
It’s okay to say that Zhu Yuanzhang favored sons over daughters, or that Zhu Yuanzhang favored his direct descendants over concubines. Although Zhu Yuanzhang has many princesses, there are two types of princesses who are really favored by Zhu Yuanzhang. One is Princess Ningguo and Princess Anqing, who are the daughters of Queen Ma, and the other is the little princess. This little princess does not refer to that particular princess, but to the princesses who are raised in the palace and are not yet married. Even though these princesses are born in the royal family, they have some agility that others do not have, but when they are young, they do not have so much The calculation, coupled with the kid, is cute. Zhu Yuanzhang also liked him very much, but once he married someone, his identity changed. There are a lot of ideas. In addition, he was far away from Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang's relationship with them gradually faded.
Therefore, Princess Ningguo and Princess Anqing are very special existences. Similarly, Princess Anqing is special than Princess Ningguo because Princess Anqing has learned modern knowledge. Although what Princess Anqing has learned is very superficial and she has not thought deeply about many things.
But finally having someone who could talk about these issues, coupled with his status as a daughter, made Zhu Yuanzhang feel more at ease.
Now, whether it is his son or grandson, Zhu Yuanzhang does not believe any of them.
After all, Zhu Yuanzhang's suspicion of human nature has never changed. This is also the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang must establish his eldest son, because Zhu Yuanzhang has always hoped that his descendants can live in harmony as one family. But in fact, the more Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to do this, the more he believed deep down in his heart. If he doesn't make arrangements, his descendants of the Zhu family will definitely fight against each other in the future.
Even when Zhu Yuanzhang knew that Jing was in trouble, he was angry. But actually not that surprised? It was unexpected, but expected.
Princess Anqing said: "That's what I want to ask."
Zhu Yuanzhang did not dwell on this issue, but sighed and said, "I know what He Xi is coming to talk to me about? But I don't know, what should I talk to him about?"
Some people died, but not completely...
