Imperial College.
It is located in Qintian Mountain in Jinling, also known as Jilong Mountain.
This is the highest institution of learning in the Ming Dynasty.
The students of the Imperial College were mainly the children of the emperor's relatives and officials.
In addition, some of the juren who did not pass the Jinshi examination entered the Imperial Academy after passing the screening, and were called "jujian".
Confucian scholars with high local reputation were elected through recommendation and were called "tribute supervisors".
Overall, the admission requirements are very strict.
Ordinary people can't even touch the door of the Imperial College.
After Zhu Yuanzhang founded the Imperial College, he went on to create the historical supervision system.
Even if the students of the Imperial College fail the imperial examination, they only need to go down to "experience things" and after passing the test, they can become officials in the court.
Enjoying such good treatment, the students of the Imperial College naturally think highly of themselves.
What they like to do most is, firstly, to write poems and lyrics, and secondly, to point out the country and promote words.
Today, a group of students from the Imperial College were having a chat.
""The green mountains are still there, and the sunsets are red several times", really well written!"
A student looked at the setting sun in the distance and was filled with emotion.
Another student said with a smile: "His Royal Highness Nan Wang was worshiped by Fang Xiaoru, a great scholar of the world, and was hailed as the most talented person in the world. He is naturally unmatched by others."
"The most rare thing is that this is not a work that has been thought about for a long time, but was written on the spot and improvised in Jixian Tower, and he was able to write such a beautiful sentence. The talent of His Highness the King of Nan is as good as the water of the Yangtze River. "
Several people were generous in their praise.
While talking, he admired Zhu Yunxuan endlessly.
No wonder.
Nowadays, everyone in the literary world knows Zhu Yunxuan's name.
From the sacrificial wine in the Imperial Academy, to the Hanlin Academy, to the peddlers, storytellers, and brothel singers, they all chanted "The Rolling Waters of the Yangtze River East" and sang "The Beauty Says the Flowers in the Mirror and the Trees".
With a great reputation, you will naturally have many fans.
These students are his "fans".
"Your Majesty has named him King of the South, does he intend to make him the crown prince?"
A student suddenly asked.
Another student immediately answered: "Isn't this something obvious? What is the King of the South? He faces the south and becomes the king."
"How can a person who has been crowned king since ancient times have such a right to be crowned king?"
"Isn't this the intention to make him the crown prince and let him become the emperor in the future?"
As soon as he said this, another student wondered: "If that's the case, why don't you just make him the crown prince, but go to such trouble?"
The student next to him laughed and said: "King Nan is the grandson of the Fourth Emperor, not the eldest son. Appointing him as the crown prince goes against the ancient saying that the elder should not be appointed the young. How can the ministers in the court accept it? Your Majesty has no choice but to do this. "
"Pedantry, pedantry!" A student immediately retorted: "The sage never said that the virtuous should be established by direct descendants, and the elders should not be established by the young."
"The inheritance of the emperor's throne has always been like this. It is simply that it is easy to distinguish the direct lineage, but it is difficult to distinguish the virtuous one."
"But now King Nan's talent is a hundred times that of his elder brother. It is obvious to all and is known to the world."
"To be in charge of the world, it is in line with the heavenly position. I should establish the Southern King as the crown prince. How can I be limited by ancient precepts?"
During the Ming Dynasty, conservative ideas still accounted for the majority, but there were also people who dared to challenge traditions and break old ideas.
This is the case for this student.
After he said this, no one refuted it for a while.
"I heard that "Da Ming Xing, Emperor Nan" is being circulated in the market. It is rumored that Nan Wang was the reincarnation of the emperor in heaven, so he should be the emperor of our Ming Dynasty. If he inherits the throne, our Ming Dynasty will be the emperor."
"I've also heard about this."
"I also heard that the people of Jinling City are going to collectively submit a letter to the court, please make King Nan the crown prince."
"Well done! The people's sentiment is like this, let's see how those old stubborns in the court can stop it."
"This matter should be done by our Imperial College students, and can they lag behind a group of common people?"
"That's right. If we really want to submit a letter, it should be the Imperial College that takes the lead."
"I'm afraid this is not good, is it? Is the matter of establishing a prince a trivial matter? It is not something that we, the students, can easily comment on."
"What are you afraid of? The Holy Will originally intended to establish him as the crown prince, so why should we worry if we follow the Holy Will?"
"Yes! So what are you waiting for? I'll submit the letter right away."
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After discussion among a group of students from the Imperial College, they immediately decided to write to the court and request Zhu Yunxu to be appointed crown prince.
However, most of the extremely excited students did not notice that several students were looking at each other, giving off a hint of a conspiracy.
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Tianjie Temple.
Among the three major temples in Jinling, Dabaoen Temple had not been built at this time. Linggu Temple was ordered to be relocated because Zhu Yuanzhang built the Xiaoling Mausoleum.
The current Tianjie Temple is the largest temple in Jinling.
After Zhu Di returned to Peiping, Daoyan settled here and lived in the temple.
Secretly, he still has many spies working secretly to pass on the information they have learned.
"Today, thousands of people in the city collectively petitioned to make King Nan the crown prince?"
"Hundreds of students from the Imperial College have signed a letter asking the court to make King Nan the grandson of the emperor?"
"In the market, I found a book hidden in the belly of a fish, saying that the Ming Dynasty is prosperous. Emperor Nan?"
"Lanyu, Duke of Liang, was the first to submit a letter asking for the establishment of King Nan?"
"The noble military generals in the court heard the news and followed the Duke of Liang to ask your majesty to appoint Nan Wang as the crown prince?"
"Civil officials and censors also wrote letters one after another, saying that King Yan Nan is the reincarnation of a child prodigy. When the saint comes again, he should be established as his grandson?"
"Even the army officers and soldiers from the Gyeonggi camp are ready to take action?"
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One piece after another, piece by piece of information was reported, and Daoyan immediately smelled something different.
"Zhu Yunzhen should not have such great appeal. He is only seven years old and has no foundation in the court."
Dao Yan shook his head.
In addition to being famous for his poems, Zhu Yunzhen also did things such as petitioning to collect business taxes and killing Wu Wanggeng's family.
If a person writes poems well and some people say that they want to make him the crown prince, it must be a big joke.
How can the importance of a divine weapon be granted just by writing poems and articles?
The most ignorant person would not think so.
But now the controversy over asking for a crown prince is getting bigger and bigger, and the reasons behind it are worth pondering.
"If it wasn't Zhu Yunzhen, Zhu Yunzhen wouldn't be so stupid. This is tantamount to forcing His Majesty."
"What kind of person is Your Majesty? How can you be forced by others?"
"This will do no good except attract the wrath of Thunder."
"That……"
Dao Yan was thinking deeply, and suddenly his eyes lit up.
"Unexpected! I thought that Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai and others only knew how to study and had no knowledge of worldly affairs. I didn't expect that they could use such a strategy."
"The opposite is true. In the name of support, the actual practice is to support and kill."
"But will Your Majesty fall into the trap?"
Dao Yan frowned and thought.
Immediately, he shook his head, but there was still hesitation on his face.
"This strategy is not very clever. I can see it, and so can your Majesty."
"But the heart of an emperor is most suspicious."
"Even if His Majesty can see through everything, it is inevitable that he will not plant seeds of doubt in his heart."
"As a result, the position of the Southern King will be in jeopardy."
"In that case, why don't I add more fuel to the fire?"
"Your Majesty has already appointed three grandsons as kings. The hope of King Yan to establish him as crown prince again is extremely slim."
"That would be a good idea to muddy the waters."
Dao Yan thought about it, his brows gradually widened.
"Come here!" he ordered: "I will write a few letters immediately, and you will send them to the generals in the Gyeonggi camp."
King Yan has led troops for many years and has a high prestige in the army.
Although the generals led by King Yan were mainly border troops, many of them were also mobilized to the capital.
Now Lan Yu has taken the lead in writing the letter, and if he asks the generals to secretly encourage them in the camp, so that all the soldiers in the camp also request Zhu Yunzhen to be crown prince, the water will really become muddy.
Zhu Yuanzhang can pass the throne to Zhu Yunxian, but he will never allow anyone to "steal" it from him!
Once the seeds of doubt are sown, does Zhu Yunxuan still have hope of becoming the crown prince?
When the matter is settled, they will backtrack and sue Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Yunxi, accusing them of being the culprits of this turmoil...
All three of them got into trouble one after another, and King Zhu Di of Yan could really reap the benefits.
Dao Yan thought to himself, a smile appeared on his eyebrows.
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(End of chapter)
