I want to be a grandson

Chapter 52 Please establish Taisun!

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed, and could only face the fact that his son was bereaved, and that the second son was incompetent, and said: "But if you don't want to be a leader, do you want to be a virtuous one?"

"It's absolutely impossible! Your Majesty! This is absolutely impossible!" Liu Sanwu hastily stopped.

"Why not? Believe it or not, as long as I let out the wind, King Yan's voice must be the loudest among the kings."

Liu Sanwu hurriedly said: "Among all the kings, King Yan is indeed very good, but what I'm talking about is not King Yan. It's your Majesty who must never begin to establish a virtuous man! Once there is a rule of establishing a virtuous man and not a long man, future generations will never have peace what!"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said: "You are too alarmist!"

But Liu Sanwu insisted: "May I ask your Majesty, what is the standard for a virtuous person? Is it considered a virtuous person if it is loved by the people? Is it considered a virtuous person if it is supported by hundreds of officials? Is it considered a virtuous person if it is famous and prestigious? Is it considered a virtuous person if it is admired by all the subjects in the world?"

"Say what you want, don't talk nonsense!" Zhu Yuanzhang said displeased.

Liu Sanwu seemed to have never heard of it, "Once your Majesty establishes a virtuous king as the heir apparent, then the future princes and grandchildren will inevitably fight against each other, and will win over courtiers to suppress other princes and grandchildren. For the sake of the throne, they will definitely use all means!"

"Hundred officials in the court are divided into cliques, attacking each other, entrapping each other, even bloodshed among the princes, is this what His Majesty wants to see?!"

"You are presumptuous!"

Zhu Yuanzhang yelled, stood up suddenly, pointed at Liu Sanwu's nose and cursed: "You old man is alarmist! Our prince will never do what you say!"

"The old minister is guilty of death!"

Liu Sanwu knelt on the ground, but still raised his neck and said: "But what the old minister said is the truth, the emperor has his own answer in his heart!"

"Old man! Believe it or not, I cut you off!" Zhu Yuanzhang shouted furiously, blushing with anger.

Liu Sanwu kowtowed three times on the ground, looked up at Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "This old minister's life is nothing, the emperor just takes it, but the old minister really doesn't want to see the Ming court split up, I don’t want to see the country’s generals lose the country, the people have no means of living, and I don’t want to see the prince be stained with the blood of brothers.”

Zhu Yuanzhang's fierce eyes gradually dimmed, lost his spirit, and lost any vigor.

"I understand what you said, but what can I do? Can I still pass the throne to the second son, that bastard? If Daming is in his hands, I will die with regret!"

He understands what Liu Sanwu said, but as an emperor, he is often more restricted and cannot do whatever he wants.

He knew that once he set the precedent of "establishing the virtuous", the subsequent kings would follow suit, and the court ministers would form cliques, leading to severe party disputes.

And he also knows that the throne is so attractive, from ancient times to the present, how many people have used all means to kill their brothers and sisters for the throne.

He really didn't want his children and grandchildren to kill each other.

But the throne must be inherited. Although there are many sons, his choices are really very small!
Sometimes Zhu Yuanzhang also thought in his heart, even if the second child is mediocre and weaker, even if he is not such a disaster, he would pass the throne to him by gritting his teeth, but he is a bastard!
At this time Liu Sanwu stood up, straightened the court clothes and the Yishan crown on his head, bowed down respectfully and kowtowed, followed by another movement.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help frowning and said, "What are you doing!"

Liu Sanwu kowtowed for the third time, knelt on the ground, raised his chest and raised his head, cupped his hands and said: "Minister, Liu Sanwu, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, I implore His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty to appoint the grandson of the East Palace Emperor as grandson!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Liu Sanwu who was kneeling on the ground respectfully, he couldn't see whether he was happy or worried, but his two hands were tightly held together, and the joints were a little white because of too much force.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "Don't you know that my grandsons are still young?"

Liu Sanwu replied: "The age of the grandson of the East Palace is not a problem, and your majesty is in the prime of life, so he will certainly be able to support the grandson of the emperor to grow up strong."

"Furthermore, after the death of the father, the succession of the son by the son of the East Palace is justified, and no one can find a reason for it. In this way, the act of "establishing the virtuous" that will harm future generations can be avoided. All officials are of one mind, the royal family is harmonious, and the people are happy. This is not right. Is that what His Majesty wants?"

Zhu Yuanzhang sat back on the chair again, and said with some concern: "But the emperor's grandson succeeds to the throne, who of his vassal princes and uncles will obey him?"

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was so easily persuaded by himself, Liu Sanwu knew that he had already had such an idea in his heart, but he just said it out of his own mouth.

But I am also happy with it, maintaining orthodoxy and daimyo is our duty!
So Liu Sanwu said: "These majesties don't have to worry, the emperor's grandson is orthodox, the people of the world support it, and all the officials of the court support it! The soldiers and horses of the Ming Dynasty also support it! Even if some people are unwilling, they can't make any trouble! The court has plenty of soldiers and horses to deal with it! "

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded. Indeed, as he said, the number of soldiers and horses owned by the imperial court far exceeds that of the kings.

And even if they were dissatisfied in their hearts, it was impossible for the nine great Sai kings to rebel against each other. They were all for the throne, so it was destined that they would not be able to work together.

Moreover, the soldiers and horses of the imperial court far surpassed them, and they would not be opponents in real fights.

And just as Liu Sanwu said, the emperor's grandson inherits the great line, and his position is justified, and he has a natural appeal. Even if someone rebels, it will come from an unknown source, and their soldiers and horses will not be united.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "That's what you're talking about...Establishing the emperor's grandson can indeed avoid many troubles, but the East Palace..."

Liu Sanwu asked suspiciously: "Your Majesty, is there anything wrong?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at him and asked: "But there are two grandsons of the same age in the East Palace, which one do you think is better?"

"This..." Liu Sanwu took a breath.

He understood that Zhu Yuanzhang mentioned the two grandsons of the emperor, one must be the oldest Zhu Yunqi, and the second must be Zhu Yunxi.

The other grandchildren are relatively young and are not considered.

But what surprised him was that the Third Highness Zhu Yunxi was also within His Majesty's consideration!

Your Majesty the Third... When did you get into His Majesty's eyes?

But he still quickly collected his thoughts, thought for a while and said: "The Second Highness has a gentle personality, knows the etiquette and abides by the law, although he was born as a concubine, but his mother became a concubine, and the son becomes a legitimate son according to his mother's dignity. So it's fine to set up the Second Highness."

Immediately afterwards, he said: "Third Highness... In my impression, he is a bit weak-tempered, but he is the son of the Crown Prince's first wife, Yuan Concubine, so his status is more orthodox and noble."

The final conclusion said: "No matter which emperor's grandson is appointed as the grandson, it is up to His Majesty's arbitrary decision, and the ministers have no objection to the decision!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, looking out of the hall with complicated eyes.

Zhu Yuanzhang understood that when he didn't want to establish Zhu Xi, the king of Qin, as the crown prince, and he didn't dare to set a precedent for "establishing a virtuous person", he was afraid of the court forming a party, and he didn't want the royal family to fight with each other and blood flow into rivers, so it was the best choice to establish a grandson.

Zhu Yuanzhang does not reject the establishment of grandson Zhu Yuanzhang, but the question is which one to establish.

A man who abides by etiquette, has a kind heart, and feels like a modest gentleman.

One is also benevolent in heart, clever in means, meticulous in thinking, and ruthless in dealing with the enemy.

Both are people who understand filial piety, it is really difficult to decide.

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