Later historical records: "The Veritable Records of Ming Taizu":

In the seventh year of Hongwu, on the 25th day of the tenth month, the emperor's eldest grandson, Xiongying, was born.

On the first day of the fifth month of the fifteenth year of Hongwu, the eldest grandson of the emperor, Xiongying, passed away. The emperor was so sad that he stopped attending court and buried him in Zhongshan. The courtiers all wore plain clothes and walked to the funeral. He was posthumously named King Yu and given the posthumous name Huai.

Perhaps when others see the portrait, their first impression is that he looks very similar to Crown Prince Zhu Biao.

But Zhu Yuanzhang was not.

The eldest grandson Zhu Xiongying was born, and he was the first grandson of Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma.

This kind of grandparents' doting is incomparable.

Even the number of times the biological mother Chang and her son Zhu Xiongying slept together was very few.

The palace had its own wet nurse. This was because the Ming Dynasty had been established for seven years and the country had become stable. Zhu Biao had also grown up and could handle things on his own.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma had a relatively leisurely life.

I started living a life of taking care of my baby every day.

Every day when Zhu Xiongying slept, he was sandwiched between Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma.

Zhu Yuanzhang even snored in his sleep, which disturbed his eldest grandson Zhu Xiongying, who woke up and screamed in the middle of the night.

He was kicked out of the palace by Empress Ma countless times.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang still enjoyed it.

Only those who have raised a child can understand the joy of this.

In order to prevent Zhu Xiongying from being crushed by Zhu Yuanzhang while he was sleeping, several palace maids and eunuchs slept with him every day.

As the eldest grandson, Zhu Xiongying had either been hanging on Zhu Yuanzhang's body or in Empress Ma's arms since childhood.

I'm afraid it will melt if I hold it in my mouth, and I'm afraid it will fall if I hold it in my hands.

Zhu Biao looks like his mother, and Zhu Xiongying looks like his father.

Perhaps it is because he resembles the person who raised him, Zhu Xiongying seems more like Empress Ma.

When he was four or five years old, envoys from a small country came to visit and pay tribute.

When I saw Zhu Xiongying and Empress Ma, I thought they were Empress Ma’s biological children.

This made Queen Ma smile with joy.

When Crown Prince Zhu Biao was born, there was war everywhere and even Zhu Yuanzhang was in an unstable situation.

Although he liked him, there were too many things to deal with, so he was less close to Zhu Biao.

But Zhu Xiongying was completely different. Zhu Yuanzhang would spend a lot of time with her every day.

It was a period of eight years from the seventh year of Hongwu to the fifteenth year of Hongwu.

It can be said that these were the happiest days in Zhu Yuanzhang's life.

His wife, children, and grandchildren are all by his side. His country and family are stable, he will win every battle, and the Ming Empire is thriving.

It seems like everything is going for the better.

In early March of the fifteenth year of Hongwu, Zhu Xiongying suddenly fell seriously ill.

Many great doctors from the Imperial Medical Bureau and imperial physicians consulted the case, but to no avail.

Queen Ma cried every day, was extremely sad, and became more and more haggard.

Since the beginning of April, Empress Ma had been extremely sad and depressed and had been seriously ill in bed.

In early May, the emperor's eldest grandson, Xiong Ying, passed away.

Empress Ma was ill and heartbroken, missing him day and night.

As a result, no medicine could cure her heart disease, and in August, Empress Ma passed away.

At this time, the Empty Seal Case broke out.

And this was the time when Zhu Yuanzhang was at his most insane.

So he ordered the execution of all the seal-holding officials in various places, and the punishment of 100 canings and exile to the army for the deputies. Hundreds of people were implicated in this case at one time.

Although hundreds of people may seem like a small number, you have to understand that these hundreds of people are all officers holding seals, which is equivalent to the level of local governors.

It is obvious that the Empty Seal Case was a complete injustice. After all, whether the officials were beheaded or exiled, they had not actually committed corruption or bribery.

Later, Zhu Yuanzhang also reacted, but did not lift the ban.

Few people know that this involves a palace secret.

Volume 139 of Ming History, Biography of Zheng Shili, records: "When seeing the star changes, he asked for advice. Shili said 'it's OK'."

In the biography of Zhu Yuanzhang written by Wu Han, a famous Ming historian, it is written in Chapter 7: "Zhu Yuanzhang pretended that there was a change in the stars and that the ministers should be killed to avoid disaster."

The content is not the point; the point is the star changes.

From these two places we can learn that a star change occurred in the 15th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty.

Star shifts are the displacement of stars. In ancient times, especially in the eyes of emperors, this was no small matter and was taken very seriously.

But few people know it.

The star change occurred on the night of the second day of May in the fifteenth year of Hongwu.

This night was the night after the burial of the eldest grandson Zhu Xiongying.

At that time, a secret happened that was not recorded in the world.

On that night, the underground dragons of the Xiaoling Mausoleum at Zhongshan Mountain rolled, and the tomb of the eldest grandson collapsed into the ground.

It happened that the stars changed, so Zhu Yuanzhang summoned the director of the Imperial Observatory to inquire.

The Imperial Astronomical Observatory not only knew astronomy and geography, but also observed celestial phenomena, calculated the solar terms, and formulated the calendar.

He was also in charge of adjusting the water clock, measuring the central stars, and observing the yin and yang, in order to predict construction.

There is a lot of research on the theories of Feng Shui, gods and ghosts.

The members of the Imperial Observatory were not recruited from outside, but were passed down from generation to generation in the family.

Zhu Yuanzhang stipulated that the Imperial Observatory must never be relocated, and its descendants must only learn astronomy and calendar calculation and are not allowed to learn other subjects. Those who do not learn this will be exiled to the South China Sea.

The Imperial Observatory was facing Zhu Yuanzhang's question at this moment. After a long silence, he said:

"I am afraid that His Highness Changsun died young, and he is unwilling to accept it. His resentment is rising up, so high that the stars are shifting, and the earth is rolling."

Zhu Yuanzhang understood what the Supervisor meant.

Normally, the eldest grandson Zhu Xiongying was the destined heir to the throne, but he died young, so he was extremely resentful.

Zhu Yuanzhang burst into tears, thinking of Empress Ma who was seriously ill in bed at the moment, and asked with a sob: "What should I do to let my grandson rest in peace?"

The supervisor knelt on the ground, bowed deeply and said, "The only way is to offer sacrifices to him."

Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a long time, then he ordered an investigation into the Xiaoling Guards for failing to guard the mausoleum, and ordered 1,500 elite soldiers to be buried with the emperor to appease his eldest grandson's resentment.

Later, as the records say, he killed ministers in response to the disaster on the pretext of astrological changes.

The Xiaoling Guards were composed of 5,600 elite royal guards that he personally selected from his most trusted families, the Zhou and Li families.

Each of them is an absolute elite, and their combat power is even higher than that of the Jinyiwei. They are also the most mysterious and powerful guards in the Ming Dynasty.

According to the director of the Imperial Observatory, only such a warrior sacrifice could appease Changsun's resentment and allow him to rest in peace.

Of course, not only these people were buried alive, but also the palace maids and eunuchs who might have known about this were basically buried alive as well.

Including the director of the Imperial Observatory who proposed the sacrifice, and some officials of the Imperial Observatory who knew the details, none of them were spared and were all buried alive.

In the blink of an eye, ten years have passed.

That's when you think that this matter will never be mentioned again.

He didn't expect that Jiang Li would actually present a portrait.

After taking care of the baby for eight years, Zhu Yuanzhang recognized at once that the person in the portrait was his eldest grandson Zhu Xiongying.

He was panic-stricken, uneasy, and horrified. He grabbed Jiang Li's clothes and questioned him harshly.

Without waiting for Jiang Li to answer, Zhu Yuanzhang collapsed in his chair again.

He murmured, "Grandson, are you back? Are you blaming grandpa for not taking good care of you, so are you here to take grandpa away now?"

As he spoke, Zhu Yuanzhang burst into tears.

Jiang Li was shocked.

I'm afraid that His Majesty is missing His Royal Highness the Crown Prince so much that he is a little confused and talking nonsense.

Jiang Li took office as the commander-in-chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guard only after Mao Xiang was executed last year.

Naturally, he was not aware of the palace secrets from ten years ago.

Seeing His Majesty like this, Jiang Li hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, the person in the portrait is in the capital right now."

"I noticed that he looks very similar to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so I am reporting this to you."

The crying stopped abruptly.

Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and asked quietly, "Are you saying that the person in the portrait is still alive and in the capital?"

"I dare not lie to your majesty. I saw it with my own eyes this morning."

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't stop shaking all over, either with excitement or anxiety.

After a moment, he said in an anxious tone: "Take us there to meet him immediately!"

"I obey your order!"

As soon as Jiang Li finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang opened the door and strode away.

Jiang Li had no time to say more and could only hurry to catch up.