Many people knew about Zhu Xiongying's congenital heart disease at the time, and more than a dozen famous imperial doctors were executed by the furious Zhu Yuanzhang.

More than ten doctors may not seem like a lot, but those who can sit as imperial physicians in the Imperial Medical Bureau are all well-known figures in the whole world, and they are all top bosses in the medical industry.

However, it has been a consensus since ancient times that congenital heart disease can only be maintained but cannot be cured.

The Lu family, including Concubine Ning, were very clear about the situation at the time. From another perspective, this is also a way to prove Zhu Xiongying's identity.

Even if we take a step back and say that even if he survived, he would just become a useless person.

Neither Mrs. Lu nor Concubine Ning had ever seen Zhu Xiongying. Concubine Ning thought what Mrs. Lu said was reasonable and logical. Anyone would be suspicious of a person who had been dead for ten years and then resurrected.

"His Majesty has told me that he will have Xiongying come to the palace in the near future so that I can take a look, and he has told me with certainty that when I see Xiongying, I will definitely recognize that it is the real Xiongying."

"It seems that they must be extremely similar in appearance, which is why Your Majesty is so sure."

Concubine Ning said to Lu.

In fact, in Concubine Ning's heart, she still retains doubts about the so-called Zhu Xiongying.

Although it was an incident at the tomb of Prince Yu in Xiaoling Mausoleum, it seems that there is a certain possibility that Xiongying could survive.

But at that time, even the corpse was cold. Because Empress Ma was bedridden, it was Concubine Ning who changed her clothes personally.

It was completely and completely, the whole body was stiff. If it weren't for the special medicine, the body would have started to rot.

In this case, how is it possible to fake death? He couldn't be deader.

However, when His Majesty said this, Concubine Ning did not refute or defend herself, as she knew His Majesty's temper very well.

His Majesty was almost in a state of madness regarding the eldest grandson he had raised, especially when it came to Empress Ma.

Anyone who dares to question Xiongying's identity at this time would be seeking death. Even Concubine Ning would probably be severely reprimanded.

Concubine Ning remained silent, wanting to wait until she saw Xiong Ying before saying anything.

"If the real Xiong Ying comes back, there will be no other problems. But if someone pretends to be him and takes advantage of this opportunity, it will be scary."

There was very obvious worry in Lu's tone.

Concubine Ning nodded, agreeing with this statement.

She also understands that as Lu is Zhu Yunwen's biological mother and is currently the prince's wife, it is normal for her to have such thoughts.

It has only been a short time since Yunwen was appointed as the Crown Prince, and suddenly an older brother appears. Anyone would have other thoughts in their mind.

However, Concubine Ning just sighed slightly in the end. As a mere woman, how could she influence His Majesty's decision?

The only people who can influence Your Majesty's decision are Empress Ma and Crown Prince Zhu Biao.

Even the eldest grandson Zhu Xiongying.

Lu had been observing Concubine Ning's expression. When she saw the hesitation in her face, she realized that her goal had been achieved and it would be bad to say too much.

Without saying much, Lu said goodbye to Concubine Ning and left.

When she returned to Chunhe Hall, Lu saw Yunwen discussing something with Huang Zicheng.

"mother."

"Your Majesty, I have seen you."

When Zhu Yunwen and Huang Zicheng saw Lu, they quickly stood up and saluted.

Mrs. Lu nodded slightly, glanced at Huang Zicheng, and instructed Zhu Yunwen: "Yunwen, follow me to the back hall. I have something to tell you in detail."

It’s not that Lu didn’t trust Huang Zicheng, but as the Crown Princess and now a widow, avoiding suspicion was very important to Lu.

The eunuchs and maids in the palace were all watching, and saying a few more words could easily cause misunderstanding.

Fortunately, there is no contact at all, which is the best. In this regard, Lu also cares about his reputation.

Huang Zicheng bowed and watched Lu take Zhu Yunwen into the back hall.

A hint of admiration appeared in his eyes.

He had already run out of ideas and thought that, at present, there was no way that Emperor Yunwen's grandson could be compared with Zhu Xiongying, who had never appeared.

His Majesty's attitude determines everything. He even sits on the dragon sedan chair. One can easily guess how much he likes it.

Unexpectedly, at this time, Lu suddenly enlightened the emperor's grandson Yunwen and even proposed a strategy of attacking when advancing and defending when retreating.

When Zhu Yunwen relayed some of Lu's words to Huang Zicheng, he was stunned.

It can actually be like this, which shows how meticulous Lu's mind is.

In the back hall, after Lu sat down, she asked the maid to close the doors and windows, and then sent everyone away.

"I have told His Majesty about what I told you after the morning court today." Mrs. Lu asked.

Zhu Yunwen shook his head and said, "Grandpa Emperor proposed many reform strategies at the morning court today and asked the ministers to start discussing whether they are feasible."

"After the morning court session, Grandfather the Emperor summoned all the ministers and went directly to the Huagai Palace to discuss matters."

Zhu Yunwen, who did not talk to the Emperor about his elder brother's issue yesterday, seems to have no chance today.

After hearing this, Mrs. Lu frowned slightly. She didn't care about these one or two days. What she wanted was to let her son confess to His Majesty about Zhu Xiongying as soon as possible.

Some things are easier to understand if they are out in the open than if they are hidden in the dark.

After Zhu Yunwen finished speaking, he was a little hesitant and hesitated, but still said: "Mother, at the morning court today, the emperor talked about the reform of the system of equalizing the capitation tax according to the amount of land, which means that from now on, the Ming Dynasty will abolish the capitation tax."

"I can't quite understand why Grandpa Emperor suddenly wants to cancel the Ding tax. The annual revenue of the national treasury is not very good now. Wouldn't this make things even more difficult?"

Mrs. Lu frowned and said, "The harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs. This is an order issued by His Majesty. I can't say anything more to you about this matter."

But just as she finished speaking, Mrs. Lu was suddenly shocked and exclaimed, "Not good."

"Mom, what's wrong?" Zhu Yunwen asked somewhat confusedly.

Lu thought for a moment, and then said in a deep voice: "It seems that we have all underestimated your elder brother. If I am not mistaken, this reform strategy was proposed by your elder brother outside the palace."

"How do you know? When Grandpa Emperor proposed this matter in the court, he was opposed by all the ministers. However, Grandpa Emperor insisted on doing it, and no one dared to say anything."

"How could this method be proposed by my eldest brother?"

Zhu Yunwen said with some disbelief.

"The entire system of the Ming Dynasty was established by your majesty with countless efforts. After so many years, unless there is a major change, it will not be easily changed, let alone related to taxation."

"Your Majesty would only insist on this if others interfered."

At this moment, Lu already had a bad feeling in his heart.

But now Zhu Yunwen ignored the consciousness and asked again: "Isn't this good? If this is really the strategy proposed by my elder brother, it is different from shooting oneself in the foot."

"The tax on capitation is to be changed according to the amount of land, and the tax on capitation is to be abolished. Any knowledgeable person can see that this is to harm the interests of the Ming Dynasty. How foolish it is."

Hearing Zhu Yunwen's voice, which was still full of excitement, Lu couldn't help but scold him: "Foolish!"

Mrs. Lu felt a little tired. Apart from being kind and generous like his father, her son was really disappointing in other aspects.

This is nothing more than following the crowd, without the ability to look at things from an outside perspective.

If he wasn't her own son, Mrs. Lu really wanted to just ignore him and let him be.

The only reason why Lu is still holding on now is that as a mother, she has lost her husband and does not want Yunwen to be too far away from her.

If Yunwen could not become emperor, he would definitely have to be a vassal king, and he would not be able to look at his son many times throughout the year.

"Mom, don't be angry. I said something wrong." Zhu Yunwen said somewhat aggrievedly.

Lu felt like she was disappointed with someone who had failed to live up to her expectations, and she explained helplessly, "First of all, you should think about what kind of person your grandfather was. He was the founder of the Ming Dynasty and the one who conquered the world."

"I have said before that the entire constitution of the Ming Dynasty was established under the leadership of your royal grandfather. If you can think of it, could it be that your royal grandfather can't think of it?"

"How could your Imperial Grandfather not be aware of something that all the ministers have thought of? Even if he is not aware of it, the ministers have already raised it. So why does your Imperial Grandfather still insist on it?"

After hearing what his mother said, Zhu Yunwen suddenly understood, but immediately asked in confusion: "Yes, mother, why does the emperor insist on it? Could it be that he is confused by my elder brother?"

Mrs. Lu only felt the veins on her forehead bulging. At this moment, she had no other thoughts but to summon the eunuchs and beat up Huang Zicheng who was in the front hall.

This Hanlin scholar taught his son in this way.

I feel that my son Yunwen has become a bad person after being influenced by Confucianism. His wisdom and strategy are quite consistent with his age.

My son was so smart when he was young. He must have learned something from these literati.

Apart from knowing a few words of the Chinese language, he doesn't know anything else.

After taking a deep breath, Lu finally calmed down.

Zhu Yunwen obviously noticed that his mother's face was not very good, but he didn't know what he had said wrong.

After calming down for a while, Mrs. Lu explained again: "Since your grandfather can understand, but still insists, there is only one possibility. This matter itself has a corresponding subsequent strategy."

"Your Majesty is only releasing the first half of the plan to test the ministers' reactions and abilities. If I am right, your Majesty is currently explaining the subsequent strategies to the real ministers in the Huagai Palace."

…

In the Huagai Palace.

The ministers of various ministries and several grand secretaries of the palace were all shocked, with expressions of disbelief in their eyes.

"In this world, there really is such a crop that can produce 1,000 kilograms per mu. This is impossible. How could it be possible?" A certain university scholar murmured.

"How dare you question the truthfulness of your Majesty's words." As soon as the university scholar finished speaking, the university scholar next to him immediately scolded him.

Obviously, the relationship between the Grand Secretaries was not completely peaceful, and there were considerable conflicts among them.

The Grand Secretary who had spoken earlier was so frightened that he immediately knelt down and begged for mercy from Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your Majesty, I am stupid and I just lost my composure because I was too frightened."

Zhu Yuanzhang took a look and said casually: "It's nothing. When I first heard about this, I couldn't believe it either. But don't be impatient. The seeds of these crops will be delivered soon."

"Whether it is a donkey or a horse, you can tell by taking it out for a walk. But you must make preparations in advance. When the grain arrives, you must properly place it and prepare a place to plant it immediately."

"By the beginning of next spring, there should be enough grain to distribute to the people. I have also explained the situation of crops to you. Let's see how to make this perfect. There is no need to say more flattering words."

Following Zhu Yuanzhang's instructions, the eyes of many ministers lit up, and they also understood the reasons for the policy of distributing the poll tax based on the amount of land used and abolishing the poll tax during the early morning court session.

With this arrangement, the Ding tax on these crops will only be a very small part, and the Ming Dynasty will have sufficient food reserves.

Although I was a little confused as to why His Majesty was able to find these crops, there was no news about such crops in the court.

However, these things are not something they can interfere with, as it is obvious that there must be a major secret involved.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the ministers who were leaving, with a smile in his eyes, and couldn't help but say to Liu He beside him: "Our eldest grandson is really capable. Sometimes I feel that even if he is allowed to be the emperor now, it would be completely fine."

When Liu He heard this, he couldn't help but shudder.

He stammered, "Although your highness is very intelligent, he is still young. Your Majesty should be in control of the overall affairs of the Ming Dynasty so that there will be no chaos."

After listening to him, Zhu Yuanzhang said, "My eldest grandson is good in every way, but sometimes I feel that he has no interest in some of the matters discussed in the court. His personality is even more stubborn than mine."

"I have been with my eldest grandson for such a long time, and I have discovered that he only shows a strong interest in war, especially in Japan. He can't wait to send a large army to attack immediately."

"Those mountains of gold and silver that Grandson mentioned are probably real, but we can see that Grandson's mind is not on those mountains of gold and silver. It seems that he has other intentions."

Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely astute. He had fought for many years and governed the Ming Dynasty for 25 years. He had seen all kinds of people.

Some of Zhu Ying's ideas could not escape Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, but when it came to his eldest grandson, Zhu Yuanzhang often gave in to him.

There was no one else in the world that Zhu Yuanzhang could give in to except Zhu Ying. Even the Empress Ma at that time would always give kind advice and would never confront Zhu Yuanzhang.

If Crown Prince Zhu Biao made Zhu Yuanzhang unhappy, he would be beaten with a stick.

But this eldest grandson is completely different.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt that his eldest grandson was really going to run away, and he also wanted to run away because he didn't want the throne anymore.

Even though he guessed his identity, he was still very stubborn and gave in to me.

But what could Zhu Yuanzhang do? If not giving the throne to his eldest grandson, who else could he choose?

At least judging from the current performance, the most suitable one is undoubtedly the eldest grandson.