Ouchi, imperial study room.
It was getting late, and Zhu Yuanzhang was still reviewing the memorials.
Opening a new memorial, his expression suddenly changed slightly.
This is the Qin Zhang on the Yanguan of Yushitai.
"In ancient times, there was a saying about establishing the eldest son. If the sage did not say anything, it is not the right principle of heaven and earth."
"The purpose of establishing a direct elder is to reduce the fighting between brothers and avoid the disaster of contention."
"This dynasty will eliminate the old and innovate, wash away the old shortcomings of the previous dynasty, and create new rules for all generations."
"Today there is His Royal Highness Sun Nan Wang, the Fourth Emperor, who is eight times as talented and five rich in knowledge. He is extremely intelligent and prosperous for a while. He is more powerful than the sages and sages, and is unparalleled in the world. In accordance with my opinion, I should break the rules of the formation and establish myself as the crown prince."
Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang said "Hey" unconsciously.
He knew very well how dedicated these civil servants were to establishing their eldest son, so why did they suddenly change their attitude?
Immediately, Zhu Yuanzhang threw the memorial aside and opened another one.
It turned out that Zhu Yunzhen was invited to be crown prince again.
Then, the third book, the fourth book...
Within one day, hundreds of officials wrote letters requesting that King Nan be crowned crown prince.
"This is truly unprecedented!"
What kind of person Zhu Yuanzhang was, he immediately noticed something unusual inside.
At this moment, the young eunuch came to report that Liang Guogong Lan Yu asked to see him.
"Didn't he take a leave of absence due to illness and stay in the house behind closed doors?"
Zhu Yuanzhang was confused.
I heard that after Lan Yu was slapped by Zhu Yuanzhen, her temperament changed drastically and she thanked guests behind closed doors. What's going on today?
"Xuan!"
Zhu Yuanzhang gave an order, and the young eunuch quickly sent a message.
"Lanyu, a humble minister, comes to see your majesty! Long live my emperor! Long live my emperor!"
Soon, Lan Yuqi came in and saluted directly.
Although the court has very strict regulations regarding the etiquette of monarchs and ministers.
But all along, Lan Yu relied on his high military achievements and was very familiar with the emperor, so he would not give such a grand ceremony seriously.
On the contrary, it is very casual.
Zhu Yuanzhang could not punish him for this matter.
Lan Yu thought it was natural. We are close to the emperor and have a good relationship, so we don't need to pay such a serious salute. We are so outspoken!
But after being slapped by Zhu Yunzhen, Lan Yu figured out that she could no longer be as casual as before.
Therefore, he was so serious when he came to see Zhu Yuanzhang this time.
"We're not in the court, so why do we need to give such a grand ceremony? Get up quickly!"
Zhu Yuanzhang spoke politely, but there was a rare happy smile on his face.
He was very satisfied with Lan Yu's actions today.
On the surface, the courtesy between monarch and minister is just a matter of etiquette and has no importance.
In fact, it reflects the true inner activities of the courtiers.
Especially a veteran like Lan Yu who fought alongside him.
The scornful attitude and casual etiquette show that Lan Yu always feels that Jiangshan has his own share in his heart, so he is so presumptuous.
For the emperor, it was actually a provocation.
Lao Zhuke never thought that other people's share of the Zhu family's empire was still there.
No matter how great his achievements are.
A king is a king, and ministers are ministers. Lao Zhu will not allow anyone to cross them.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Lan Yu kowtowed again and then stood up.
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and asked: "Why do you have time to enter the palace today, but you have something to report?"
Lan Yu took out a memorial from her sleeve, cupped her hands and saluted, saying: "Since the death of the crown prince, the crown prince has not been established, and the government has been unstable. I think it is appropriate for your majesty to establish a crown prince as soon as possible."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his face suddenly darkened.
Zhu Yunxi is Lan Yu's nephew. Is he here for this matter?
That Lan Yu's courage was a bit too great.
Is this something that a minister of his should say?
Lao Zhu's anger increased little by little.
"Your Majesty, I think that His Royal Highness Nan Wang, the grandson of the Fourth Emperor, is talented, intelligent, loyal and virtuous. Although he is not the eldest grandson, he looks like a king."
"When a new dynasty is established, it is advisable to break away from the old and eliminate the new, and not be trapped by the old rules of the past."
"I respectfully invite your majesty to appoint His Royal Highness Nanwang as the grandson of the emperor."
Lan Yu said, raising the memorial high and kneeling down again.
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little suspicious of his ears. Did he really hear it correctly?
The prince proposed by Lan Yu is not Wu Wang Zhu Yunxi, but Nan Wang Zhu Yunxi?
He took the memorial and read it, a smile gradually appeared on his face, but soon the news disappeared without a trace, and there was no trace of happiness, anger, sorrow or joy.
At this time, there were bursts of noise outside.
Although it was extremely far away, it could still be vaguely heard.
There seemed to be a large crowd gathering outside the palace.
"What happened outside?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
"Your Majesty!" The eunuch in charge of the palace ran in in a panic and knelt down and said: "There are tens of thousands of people in the city gathered in front of the palace gate and collectively submitted a letter to the court."
After Zhu Yuanzhang established the Ming Dynasty, he established a system whereby ordinary people could directly submit letters to the emperor.
If any Ming people had any grievances, they could directly ring the Dengwen drum outside the palace and appeal to the court, which would be accepted by the emperor personally. Officials were not allowed to stop them, otherwise they would be severely punished.
However, in fact, few people will beat the drum.
Not to mention that tens of thousands of people gathered outside the palace gate like today.
"What's up?"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
"Your Majesty." The eunuch in charge replied tremblingly: "The common people request your Majesty to appoint His Royal Highness the Fourth Emperor Sun Nan Wang as the crown prince!"
When he said this, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
On ordinary days, even the important ministers of the imperial court would not dare to say a word about the matter of establishing a crown prince.
Now tens of thousands of people have written directly to the court, which has never happened before!
It has never been heard of since ancient times.
This is almost the same as forcing the palace. Will His Majesty be furious?
"Oh, I understand." Zhu Yuanzhang responded lightly, without comment.
The eunuch in charge wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Your Majesty, hundreds of students from the Imperial College have also jointly submitted a public letter, requesting Your Majesty to make King Nan the grandson of the emperor."
"I know, is there anything else?" Zhu Yuanzhang's words and expression were still the same as before, and he didn't know whether he was happy or angry.
"I heard that dozens of generals from the Gyeonggi camp also submitted a letter requesting the appointment of King Nan as the crown prince. The memorial has been sent to the General Affairs Department."
Zhu Yuanzhang's expression changed and he glanced at the eunuch in charge who was kneeling on the ground.
"Everyone should mind his own business. Isn't it enough for them to worry about training troops and fighting? Are they also going to bother with the affairs of the court?"
This time, Lao Zhu's voice seemed to contain some anger.
The eunuch in charge knelt on the ground, not daring to raise his head.
"Go down." Lao Zhu waved his hand.
The eunuch in charge immediately retreated as if he had been granted an amnesty.
Lan Yu stayed by the side and asked to leave.
He was persuaded by Huang Zicheng before he came to write a letter requesting Zhu Yunxu to be crown prince.
But now that she heard that this matter had made such a big fuss, no matter how stupid Lan Yu was, she still saw some signs that something was wrong.
No matter how you look at it, it smells like forced uterus.
Lan Yu's heart suddenly sank to the bottom.
Could it be that he fell into the trap of that old fox Huang Zicheng?
As expected, none of these civil servants are good.
But he had just written a request before, but now it was difficult to take it back, so he had to leave quickly.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not let him stay, and asked him to leave with a straight face.
As Lan Yu's figure gradually faded away, he turned back and looked around, and saw that the serving maids and eunuchs were not around. Zhu Yuanzhang's originally serious and tense face slowly showed a smile.
He suddenly laughed happily.
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(End of chapter)
