The Grand Imperial Grandson of Great Ming

Transmigrated into the body of Zhu Yunteng, the grandson of Zhu Yuanzhang, he is unwilling to accept a tragic fate for himself and begins to find ways to build power and prepare for rebellion.

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Chapter 280 The Zhu Family is Full of Talented People

Unlike other members of the royal family who were arrogant, domineering, and wreaking havoc, they all ultimately did their own thing.

Moreover, they have all achieved great success in their respective fields.

One of them has made a huge contribution to the world in the field of medicine.

One of them made a great contribution to the inheritance of traditional opera.

Regardless, Zhu Youdun was someone Zhu Yunwen could admire.

However, when Zhu Youdun was mentioned, Zhu Yunwen vaguely remembered something else.

Because he had read about the Ming Dynasty imperial family in historical records before his time travel, he remembered that Zhu Su had been exiled to Yunnan more than once.

It seems the second time was because after Zhu Yunwen became emperor, he wanted to reduce the power of the princes, and the first one to be reduced was Prince Zhou, Zhu Su.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yunwen carefully recalled history.

He recalled that historical records stated that after Zhu Yunwen became emperor, he wanted to reduce the power of the princes, but he didn't know who to target.

At this very moment, the second son of Prince Zhu Su of Zhou wanted to inherit Prince Zhu Su's title of prince.

But he was the second son, not the eldest, so he couldn't become the heir apparent of the Zhou king and inherit his father's throne.

So he came up with a wicked plan: he told Zhu Yunwen that his father and elder brother were plotting a rebellion.

This son and younger brother actually went so far as to falsely accuse their own father and elder brother, intending to drive them to their deaths for their own selfish gain, all so that they could inherit the title of King Zhou.

This gave Zhu Yunwen, who wanted to reduce the power of the princes, a reason to do so. He then sent his general Li Jinglong to Kaifeng Prefecture to seize the Prince of Zhou's residence.

So the second time, Prince Zhu Su was exiled to Yunnan for several years until Zhu Di's rebellion succeeded, at which point Zhu Su was brought back.

Thinking this through, Zhu Yunwen knew that history had changed. At least now, Zhu Yunwen could not become emperor, and Zhu Di had no chance to rebel.

However, Zhu Su's second son must still harbor evil intentions.

This kind of person is no good, especially for Zhu Su, who has been focused on studying pharmacology and medicine for many years, and Zhu Youdun, the heir apparent of the Prince of Zhou, who is only interested in creating operas.

This Zhu Youxun, the second son of the King of Zhou, was far too cunning for the two of them to handle.

So Zhu Yunwen thought he would kindly give him a reminder.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yunwen looked at Prince Zhou, Zhu Su, and said to him:

"You prefer medical principles and prescriptions, while your eldest son, the Crown Prince of Zhou, is more interested in opera creation. Both of you are relatively simple-minded and don't have many ulterior motives."

But I must also remind you, this way you can easily fall into the hands of malicious people, leading to your utter ruin.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Su said, "Your Highness, what do you mean..."

Zhu Yunwen smiled and said, "Alright, I'll just say it directly. You should be wary of your second son. He might have some bad intentions and ideas."

King Zhu Su of Zhou said, "The second son, Zhu Youxun? That can't be..."

However, right after he finished speaking, a member of the Imperial Guard entered and said to Zhu Yunwen:

"Your Highness, there is a man outside who claims to be the second son of the Prince of Zhou, named Zhu Youxun, requesting an audience."