kingnovel Chapter 584 Old Zhu's Sons
Chapter 584 Old Zhu's Sons
Emperor Taizong Li Shimin, who was not the successor in line to the throne, felt a sense of unease. Zhu Di had made both merits and demerits throughout his life, and he only wanted to be Emperor Taizong. However, he did not expect that one of his descendants would make him Emperor Chengzu!
If he were Judy, he'd be furious enough to wake up. This title clearly shows what he did to get to this position.
The obese Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi from another timeline: You're so high and mighty, so great, move me out of here!!!
Damn it, he's only been emperor for less than a year! Don't they know how many years he served as crown prince and regent? He needs to lose weight!! He absolutely has to! He has to show his unfilial descendants how long he can last this time!!
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In another live stream room.
Zhu Gaochi was furious. This damned descendant had no respect for the elderly at all. He had to lose weight when he got back. Before leaving, he even asked Lin Ke how to lose weight!
Lin Ke: Eat less and exercise more!
Zhu Yunwen: That might be a bit difficult!
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"Without further ado, let's get to the point. The land of China was once again covered by mountains and rivers, and the sun and moon shone again on the Song Dynasty. After the Song Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty was the last Han Chinese dynasty, with a total of sixteen emperors and a reign of two hundred and seventy-six years."
Southern Song Dynasty: Oh no, you can't compare us to that?
Northern Song Dynasty; cough cough cough, we can't compare!
"Speaking of which, none of the three emperors of the Tang, Song, and Ming dynasties followed the traditional primogeniture system of succession, as defined by the rites and laws. Examples include the Xuanwu Gate Incident in the Tang dynasty, the Candle Shadow and Axe Sound Incident in the Song dynasty, and the Jingnan Campaign in the Ming dynasty."
"The more a person stirs up a coup or creates turmoil, the better he will be as an emperor. Of course, Emperor Taizong of Song was still a bit lacking compared to the other two!"
Zhao Guangyi (Jiong): Okay, okay, do I really have to say that?
Li Shimin & Zhu Di: "......."
Meanwhile, in the tenth year of the Hongwu reign of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang had already summoned all the princes and Empress Ma to watch the live broadcast together. He even had sticks ready in hand, preparing for a "beating is a sign of affection, scolding is a sign of love" kind of show!
"Old Zhu, as we all know, has a bad temper and comes from a humble background. You could say he suffered a lot in his early years, but fate seems to have arranged everything for him long ago."
Zhu Baba: I, Old Zhu, have such a hard life!
"As the saying goes, the dragon has nine sons, each different from the other. This saying is quite fitting for Zhu Yuanzhang. The fact that the Ming Dynasty had so many clever and cunning emperors is actually a result of his sons' influence."
"Let's skip over Prince Qin Zhu Shuang, Prince Jin Zhu Gang, and Judy for now, and briefly introduce the princes who participated in this project to reduce the power of the princes."
King Qin & King Jin (unconvinced): Why skip them? They're just as good at fighting!
"Why skip them? Because these two brothers had already passed away in the late Hongwu period, and they weren't included in that project!"
The princes of the Ming Dynasty: Should we feel fortunate or pity them?
"By the way, Old Zhu was strict with his children, but some of them were indeed very cruel, like the King of Qin, who carried out large-scale construction projects in his fiefdom, disregarded human life, favored concubines over his wife, and was eventually poisoned to death by a woman, which was his just deserts."
Zhu Shuang, who had not yet taken up his fief: Damn it!!!
Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry he jumped up and down, immediately brandishing his stick and cursing, "You stupid pig! I'll teach you to be inhuman! I'll teach you to treat human life like dirt..."
"Getting back to the main point, Prince Zhou, Zhu Su, also made mistakes in his early years. All the princes' dark histories were recorded in Old Zhu's little notebook."
"His fief was in Kaifeng, and his book, 'The Compendium of Famine Relief Herbs,' records many edible wild plants in detail. Its purpose can be seen from its name."
"This book has had a profound influence. For example, many of the entries in the book were used in the 'Compendium of Materia Medica' written by the famous physician Li Shizhen."
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