Ming Dynasty: Evolution from snake to national guardian beast

Chapter 106 Hongwu Emperor Chapter, Ended

When Zhu Yunwen ran to the Nuan Pavilion out of breath, he saw Zhu Yuanzhang lying quietly on the dragon bed, quiet and peaceful.

There is no more squinting eyes and no crooked mouth. It seems to be back to normal. But if you look closely, you can find that Zhu Yuanzhang's nose is slightly tilted.

But Zhu Yunwen was not in the mood to observe this. Just now, while he was still dealing with government affairs, he heard the young eunuch coming to report that the emperor was awake and that he wanted to see him.

This frightened Zhu Yunwen, because Zhu Yunwen knew Zhu Yuanzhang's condition best.

In the words of the imperial doctor, Zhu Yuanzhang was now terminally ill and there was no cure.

But when he suddenly heard that Zhu Yuanzhang was awake, Zhu Yunwen was naturally startled and doubtful. He wondered whether the medicine Zhu Di gave Zhu Yuanzhang had not expired.

When Zhu Yunwen saw Zhu Yuanzhang, a trace of uneasiness flashed in his eyes, and then he still respectfully saluted Zhu Yuanzhang and said:
  "My grandson pays homage to Grandpa Huang and wishes him a holy recovery.

Zhu Yuanzhang slowly opened his eyes. His eyes were still cloudy, but his gaze was extremely clear. He stretched out his hand to wave, and then said softly:
  "Our great grandson is here, come and sit next to me."

Zhu Yunwen was even more surprised when he saw that Zhu Yuanzhang was speaking eloquently and could even raise his arms.

However, seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's kind face, Zhu Yunwen put down his guard again and walked to Zhu Yuanzhang's side.

But as soon as he sat down, Zhu Yunwen felt a chill that shot straight from his heels to the sky, and then he heard a sentence that made his soul tremble:
  "Yunwen, for the sake of the throne, you actually dared to drug Grandpa Huang. You have really grown up!!"

Zhu Yunwen was horrified at this moment. He was so excited by Zhu Yuanzhang's words that he was about to jump up, but he found that his shoulders were being held down by Zhu Yuanzhang and he could not move at all.

"Grandpa Huang, it's not me, it's really not me!!"

Zhu Yunwen was so frightened that he almost cried. He didn't expect that something like this would happen at the last moment, when he thought he had everything under control.

"Kid, don't be afraid, I'm just joking for you!"

The next second, Zhu Yuanzhang became gentle again, released Zhu Yunwen's shoulders with his hands, and then said softly:
  "Grandpa Huang is not in good health, we know this ourselves."

"In the past few days, we have dreamed about your imperial grandmother, your father, your second uncle and your third uncle, as well as some friends who have been through life and death."

"They are all waving to us, asking us to come over and accompany them.

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"But we still can't worry about you, so we stayed here. I just have a few words to tell you. You must remember them."

Zhu Yunwen felt a little relaxed, but he didn't dare to show it at all. He could only nodded obediently to express his understanding.

"First, after ascending the throne, you must treat the people well, work hard to govern, not impose additional taxes, let alone increase corvee, and rest with the people. Only in this way can the Ming Dynasty be stable."

"Secondly, after we die, the funeral ceremony will be simple. After one day of mourning, the people can take off their mourning clothes and continue busy with farm work in the fields.

Weddings and marriages are all business as usual. "

"Third, granting the king a title and guarding the border is a national policy that cannot be shaken within a hundred years. You must remember Yun Wen, otherwise disaster will be imminent!"

Zhu Yuanzhang finished the three instructions in one breath, and then he breathed lightly as if he was tired.

After Zhu Yunwen listened, he quickly replied.

"Grandpa Emperor, don't worry. My grandson will definitely keep these words in mind." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, and then his eyes began to become dull again, his face quickly became gray, and his voice began to become hoarse.

He knew that he had reached the end of his life, but Zhu Yuanzhang still used all his strength to say the last words to Zhu Yunwen:
  "Yunwen, don't embarrass your uncles."

After finishing speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes slowly closed, and his breathing gradually became weaker until he finally stopped.

In the thirty-first year of Hongwu, on the second day of February, he passed away on the land of Hongwu at the age of seventy-one.

Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang was the only emperor in history who was born as a peasant, but he was also the most legendary emperor.

He started with a bowl and eventually became the world's supreme king. His life was magnificent and full of legends.

It only took fifteen years from Zhu Yuanzhang to raise his army and finally conquer all the heroes. All of this is inseparable from his excellent strategic vision.

It can be said that in terms of war, Zhu Yuanzhang can at least be ranked among the top three founding emperors in history. Except for Li Shimin, who can compete with him, the others are basically incomparable.

But unlike Li Shimin, Zhu Yuanzhang started from scratch, and all his wealth was saved by himself.

Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang was the only person in history who unified China from south to north. Xu Da often encountered the route of the Spring Northern Expedition.
  It was planned by Zhu Yuanzhang.

The most important thing is that Zhu Yuanzhang expelled the Tartars, restored the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty in China, and re-incorporated the Sixteen Yanyun States into the Chinese territory, which China had lost for three hundred years.

It can be said that throughout the ages, no one has achieved more justice than the Ming Dynasty.

Because Zhu Yuanzhang captured the country from the Mongols, unlike those of the Tang and Song dynasties who killed their brothers and forced their fathers, and bullied orphans and widowed mothers, which was so despicable.

Zhu Yuanzhang reigned for thirty years. He worked hard to govern, worked with the people, and cared deeply about the lives of the people at the bottom. He formulated various institutional frameworks for the Ming Dynasty, which lasted for hundreds of years.
  His merits cannot be erased by anyone. After his death, the temple name Taizu was Taizu of Ming Dynasty and Emperor Gao!
  The news of the death of Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Hongwu Gao, spread quickly throughout the country.

When the people heard the news, they were extremely painful. In their hearts, Zhu Yuanzhang's status could not be replaced by anyone.
  Some people even set up Zhu Yuanzhang's longevity memorial arch at home.

I pray that Zhu Yuanzhang can live a long life, so that the good life of his people can also be lived longer.

I just didn't expect that Zhu Yuanzhang would eventually pass away at the age of seventy-one, and the Ming Dynasty was about to enter the era of Zhu Yunwen.

The news of Zhu Yuanzhang's death soon spread to the ears of vassal kings everywhere.

King Lu, King Zhou, King Xiang, King Qi and King Yan all left their fiefdoms and wanted to go to the capital to pay homage to the dead Zhu Yuanzhang. Unfortunately, they were all stopped halfway by the envoys sent by Zhu Yunwen.

The reason is very simple. In order to stabilize the overall situation, Emperor Taizu Gao decreed that the vassal kings were not allowed to attend the funeral in Beijing.

After Zhu Di heard this, he was furious. Who in the world would not let his son fulfill his filial piety and attend the funeral when I die?
  He was about to go to Beijing forcefully, but unfortunately, he met his brother-in-law, Xu Huizu.

Xu Huizu immediately took out the imperial edict and asked Zhu Di if he wanted to resist the edict and disobey it?
  Zhu Di had no choice but to return to Peiping angrily. Before returning, Xu Huizu also said that Zhu Yunwen hoped that Zhu Di could send Prince Yan to Beijing to mourn.

However, Zhu Di didn't even bother him, and walked away directly, making Xu Huizu very angry.

In fact, this imperial edict was issued by Zhu Yunwen himself.

After all, Zhu Yuanzhang’s condition is very strange.
  If Zhu Di and all the vassal kings from various places come to Beijing, Zhu Di will take the opportunity to cause trouble, and Zhu Yunwen will not be able to handle it.

After all, it was impossible to silence all the vassal kings. Therefore, Zhu Yunwen could only issue an order in the name of Zhu Yuanzhang that all vassal kings were not allowed to enter the capital.

(End of this chapter)