HLnovel Chapter 658 Zhu Biao's Children
Chapter 658 Zhu Biao's Children
Lin Ke continued, "There were only a few meritorious officials whom Zhu Di enfeoffed as Dukes. Zhang Yu and Chen Heng died before he ascended the throne, and Yao Guangxiao was always in charge of logistics. Apart from Qiu Fu, there was only Zhu Neng left."
"However, it is hard to say whether he was lucky or unlucky. In the fourth year of Yongle, he was sent to conquer Annam. When he arrived in Longzhou, he may have fallen ill due to the change in environment and eventually died in the army."
"But there are good ones too. Zhang Fu is a good example. When he first went to Annam, he took over as commander from Zhu Neng and won many battles!"
"So sometimes, it wasn't that Zhu Di had to go to the battlefield to conquer all sides, but rather that he had too few talented generals at his disposal."
During the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong (Li Shimin) held a very good impression of the Prince of Yan, who was forced to rise up in rebellion with only eight hundred men. As the saying goes, a true man never plays games of succession!
Li Chengqian: Double standards on the spot!
Hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help but feel some sympathy for him. As emperor, he not only had to worry about domestic affairs and state matters, but also had to spare energy to worry about the battlefield. And there were so many good generals in my Tang Dynasty!
No wonder that later, when the emperor was conquering all sides and the crown prince was overseeing the country, he would jokingly call him the General Who Conquers the North!
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"After the rewards and punishments, another problem lay before Zhu Di, namely the bloodline of the former Crown Prince Zhu Biao. In order to ensure the legitimacy of his succession, Judy added four years to his father's lifespan, attempting to erase the four years of Jianwen's life."
"But Zhu Yunwen has grown up so much, how can he be erased so easily? As a result, there are all sorts of historical materials from the public, the government, and other sources, which even a plasterer couldn't wipe clean."
General Judy, the Northern Expeditionary Army: "..."
"Zhu Biao was posthumously honored as Emperor Xiaokang after Emperor Jianwen ascended the throne, with the temple name Xingzong. Later, Zhu Di changed it to Crown Prince Yiwen, and it was restored during the Southern Ming Dynasty."
In the early years of the Hongwu reign, upon hearing this, the old Zhu glared fiercely at the young Zhu Di and said coldly, "Fourth brother, is this how you treat your eldest brother?!"
Little Zhu Di shrank his neck, thinking to himself, "I'm being blamed again!"
Prince Zhu Gang of Jin, never one to shy away from a good show, said with a pained expression, "That's right! Last time you were beaten, wasn't it your elder brother who pleaded for you? Fourth brother, how could you do this!"
Little Zhu Di: Get out of here!
At this moment, Zhu Biao was filled with countless thoughts, several ideas flashing through his mind, which ultimately turned into a sigh.
He understood his fourth brother's actions and knew that if it weren't for his fourth brother, who allowed Zhu Yunwen and his civil officials to act recklessly and engage in restorationist practices, the Ming Dynasty would probably have faced more than just civil war.
"As for Crown Prince Zhu Biao, only four of his children survived to adulthood. Zhu Yunwen's whereabouts are unknown. In the Records of the Jingnan Rebellion, he is portrayed as an unfilial descendant, indiscriminate in his eating and drinking, and utterly absurd."
"Whether this is historical fact or slander, the person involved is not here, so the writer has the final say."
Zhu Yunwen: (?o?o) ? ? !
"As for the remaining Prince Guangze, Zhu Yunwen, and Prince Huai'en, Zhu Yunwen, after their fourth uncle ascended the throne, he demoted them to the rank of Prince of the County and then scolded them, saying, 'Why can't the younger brother assist his elder brother? Why let that brat Zhu Yunwen run wild?!'"
"Therefore, the two were demoted to commoners and imprisoned permanently in their hometown of Fengyang."
"As mentioned before, Gu Wang, I don't know where he got the confidence, lied and said that Jianwen was in his hands, and caused a scene. Judy was very angry, and it implicated his two nephews. Good brothers will walk together for life."
"There was also the youngest child—Zhu Yunxi, who was just over ten years old. He was demoted to a prince and lived with his mother in the Eastern Ming Tombs."
"But then, a sudden fire broke out at the Ming Eastern Tombs, and then Empress Lü passed away. Zhu Yunxi died from excessive shock. That's probably how the struggle within the royal family ended."
"However, the Zhu Biao lineage should not have been broken during the Yongle reign, because Emperor Yingzong of Ming, Zhu Qizhen, may have thought that life in prison was too difficult, so he specially improved the living conditions of these commoners."
"However, Zhu Qizhen's life in prison was still better than that of these commoners. At least he was still in the mood to have children, and Zhu Qiyu was not too cruel to him."
People of all dynasties: The imperial family is the most ruthless!