For most people, they will die three times in their lifetime.

The first time was when he died.

The second time was at the burial.

The third time is when the last person forgets you.

Of course, for the Zhu family, especially Zhu Biao, the third time will not exist. He will always remain in the historical records and be known to future generations.

This is also why so many people care about leaving their names in history, and try their best and rack their brains to leave a deep mark in history books, and they also need to cherish their reputation and maintain a good reputation.

And for those who care, they will experience two sorrows.

When you die, when you are buried.

Zhu Yuanzhang's body was trembling slightly. Since Zhu Ying appeared, the great surprise diluted his sadness.

This made Zhu Yuanzhang subconsciously ignore Zhu Biao's death many times.

Coupled with the fact that the eldest grandson and his son look so similar, it is undeniable that, to some extent, there is a sense of substitution.

He is both the eldest grandson and the eldest son.

This is what Zhu Yuanzhang has been thinking about recently.

However, today, this afternoon, when someone reported that the mausoleum had been completed.

Zhu Yuanzhang finally woke up from his dream.

My eldest son, he is gone!

"I still remember that when you were born, your father was fighting in the capital, which is right here now."

"The battle situation is not very good. We have fought many times but have not been able to break in. The morale of the army is somewhat shaken, and the soldiers are also exhausted."

"At that time, our great benefactor passed away, and the army was in chaos. Many people had their own thoughts. At that time, when you were in your mother's womb, I thought, a real man would rather be controlled by others, right?"

"Dad will do whatever it takes to create a bright future for you."

"Dad still remembers that day when we were discussing matters in the tent, the news of your birth came through. At that time, Dad took the message and ran all the way to the stage to select the generals."

"At that time, Dad was full of energy. He took the big drumstick and pounded hard on the war drum to summon all the soldiers."

"Dad wants to tell all the soldiers that we have a son! Our Zhu family has an heir!!!"

"Tens of thousands of soldiers were excited when they heard Dad's loud announcement on the stage. From that moment on, Dad decided to conquer a vast world for you."

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang had a smile on his face, and his thoughts seemed to have returned to that moment thirty-seven years ago.

But then, his expression began to turn grim.

"There were still a few obstacles in front of Dad. At that time, Dad also figured it out, so he devised a plan to eliminate them. From then on, all of the generals of the benefactor were under Dad's control."

"Since you were born, God has been helping Dad. We defeated Chen Youliang, eliminated Zhang Shicheng, and annihilated Fang Guozhen. Dad never thought that a cowherd like me could sit on the throne of the emperor."

"However, in Dad's heart, there is one thing that he regrets the most."

"Since you were born, Dad has been on the battlefield all these years, and it's been hard for him to come home. It was hard to establish the Ming Dynasty, and the early days of the founding of the country were very busy."

"When Dad turned around and looked at you again, you had grown up and were as tall as Dad."

"Dad wanted so much to grow up with you. Every time we were ready to march, after a day of fighting, when I was lying on the bed, I would think of you and feel full of fighting spirit."

Speaking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang's face was filled with smiles again, as if he was back to the time when he missed his son.

However, when he saw the coffin, he quickly came to his senses.

"My son, you are gone. You are gone just like that! How could you be so cruel to abandon your father? Your father is already sixty-four years old this year, which is the age of seventy."

"Half of his body is already buried in the ground. How can you be so cruel to just abandon your father like this?"

"The day your mother left, she held Dad's hand and told us a lot. Most of her words were about how Dad should treat you and not scold you like he did before."

"How can we not listen to what the elder sister said? Later on, no matter what you want, I will start to give in to you."

"You always blame me, saying that I am too cruel and killed so many people. I killed all the old brothers who followed me to fight against the Ming Dynasty."

"But you have to know that we are all doing this for you. How can we not understand your personality? If you are not ruthless, you will be bullied."

"Those old brothers control the government, and sometimes they don't even care about what their father says. If it were you, wouldn't they be even bolder?"

"I know you can't harden your heart. It doesn't matter. Dad will do everything for you and leave you a clean Ming Dynasty."

"But why did you leave? You are my father's lifelong hope and the result of my life's hard work."

"When your mother passed away, she told us that what she wanted to see most was Biao'er sitting on the throne. She said, Biao'er, you must be more heroic than your father."

Zhu Yuanzhang was holding the coffin. When he reached here, the figures of his elder sister and Zhu Biao kept circling in front of him, and he began to feel excited.

There was no sound of wailing, only tears streaming down the face.

At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang's hair seemed to have turned a lot grayer.

Zhu Ying realized that something was wrong. This was due to excessive grief, which could easily lead to an accident.

He hurried forward to support him and said softly, "Grandpa, your grandson is still here."

Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked, as if waking up from a dream, and turned to look at Zhu Ying.

Seeing Zhu Ying's face, the figures of the eldest sister and Biaoer seemed to blend into it.

The rough big hands grabbed Zhu Ying's hands fiercely and said excitedly: "Yes! Yes! Yes!"

"Our eldest grandson is still here! Our eldest grandson is still here!"

"God has been kind to us. Our eldest grandson is still alive and well."

"Biao'er, did you see that? Your son, our eldest grandson, is still alive. Look at how strong he is."

"He and you are just like two peas in a pod. They are so alike, so much alike."

"Grandson, come on, kowtow to your father. Your father will definitely see it."

After hearing the old man's instructions, Zhu Ying immediately knelt down, kowtowed respectfully, and then said: "Father, please forgive me for being unfilial. I didn't know myself for many years and was unable to fulfill my filial duties in front of you."

"Don't worry, Dad. I understand myself now. Grandpa is still alive. I know you will definitely ask me to respect Grandpa. Please don't worry, I will definitely respect Grandpa."

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, his sadness began to slowly fade away. If it weren't for his eldest grandson's company, he didn't know how he would have survived this.

He saw himself in his eldest grandson, and his eldest grandson's excellence was very obvious.

In fact, he is more suitable to be the Emperor of Ming Dynasty than his father. He is simply born to be an emperor.

"Good boy, your father's spirit in heaven will surely see all of this. Our Zhu family will continue to have a long line of descendants, and will surely prosper for a long time."

…

"Mother, the mausoleum of our father has been built."

In Chunhe Hall, when Zhu Yunwen received the news, he immediately went to the back hall to find Lu.

Soon after Zhu Ying returned, he announced that the princes and grandchildren of the emperor did not have to strictly abide by the rules and only needed to go once every seven days.

So now Zhu Yunwen's focus has shifted back to studying.

Zhu Ying saw that the more than one month of training was like special training for the royal family members, which was the same as the military training in later generations.

"The eunuchs have already told me about this matter. I just wanted to go to the Renzhi Hall to visit your father, but was stopped by the eunuchs."

Lu was dressed in plain clothes and spoke softly, as if being blocked back was just a trivial matter.

"Which eunuch is so bold as to stop my mother from seeing my father? I will definitely teach him a lesson and tell Grandpa the Emperor to find out who is backing them up behind the scenes!"

Zhu Yunwen was furious and spoke in an excited tone.

Although the position of Crown Prince has little to do with him, he is still the legitimate grandson of the Ming Emperor. These eunuchs are nothing but slaves, how dare they act so presumptuously.

Mrs. Lu did not react much after hearing this, but explained: "Your Majesty and your elder brother are now in the Renzhi Hall. Your father's funeral will be held soon. I think Your Majesty is taking your elder brother to your father to have some private words."

Hearing this, Zhu Yunwen immediately stopped and fell silent.

The anger just now dissipated, with a hint of embarrassment.

Since it was arranged by the Emperor and my eldest brother is involved, what can I say?

"This time when your father is buried, His Majesty will certainly bring your elder brother to the attention of the ministers. Many well-informed ministers should already know about your elder brother's existence."

"But this time, your elder brother's identity will be more clear, and there will be no more waves. With Your Majesty here, no one dares to question your elder brother's identity."

"Although I still don't know why your elder brother hasn't participated in the court meetings, he already has great authority both among the people and in the army."

"The veteran's retirement also caused a big stir in the harem. Many concubines have some military connections, so it's hard for them to refuse."

"As your eldest brother's uncle, Duke Liang is also the Left Commander-in-Chief of the Central Military Commandery. He will definitely publicize this strategy proposed by your eldest brother in the army."

"In this way, even though your elder brother has never led troops to fight, all the soldiers will be grateful and loyal to you."

"Based on this alone, it won't take long for your elder brother's prestige in the army to surpass the Duke of Liang and be second only to His Majesty."

Lu analyzed and taught at the same time.

Although his own son could not become emperor, the princes still had to govern the local areas, and they did it more personally than the emperor.

Lu speculated about the current situation in her mind and had a strong premonition. She felt that His Royal Highness Changsun attached so much importance to military power and prestige in the army, most likely because he wanted to expand the territory.

In this case, the purpose of training the princes and grandchildren like soldiers is obvious.

He wanted to use these uncles and brothers who were related to him by blood as generals, and it was even possible that their fiefdoms could be directly conferred outside the Ming Dynasty.

If you want a fiefdom, lead your own troops to get it.

This will, to a great extent, alleviate the current danger to the vassal kings.

"But wouldn't this cause greater hidden dangers for future generations of the Ming Dynasty? The powerful vassal kings will be like the Zhou Dynasty, with a weak center and strong surrounding areas."

'How can he guarantee that his descendants will be equally outstanding? Especially the Prince of Yan, he will definitely seize the opportunity to occupy the vassal state, if he establishes another country, he will not obey the orders of the Ming Dynasty.'

Lu was somewhat confused. Logically speaking, with the wisdom shown by His Royal Highness Chang Sun, it should not be difficult to come up with such a simple idea.

No one has done this in history because they were afraid that the princes would become too powerful, so they kept trying to weaken them.

Now he is going to do the opposite.

'Unless he has other means to control the kings. This means can only be used after he has convinced Your Majesty.'

Lu thought to himself.

"Mother, mother, what's wrong with you?" Zhu Yunwen's puzzled voice woke Lu from her thoughts.

"Mother was lost in thought just now. What did Yunwen say to me just now?" Mrs. Lu replied.

Zhu Yunwen said again: "Mother, I want to ask, what should I do during the burial this time."

Hearing this, Lu said, "Don't worry, you are the second son now, just follow your elder brother closely, and follow the etiquette."

"No need to say anything, and no need to take any other action."

After hearing his mother's instructions, Zhu Yunwen was obviously a little disappointed.

When this moment really came, he was still somewhat unwilling in his heart. Before coming here, he was thinking more about how to perform at his father's funeral.

Only in this way can I attract the attention of the Emperor, or make my eldest brother pay attention to me.

At least strive for a good fiefdom and become a vassal king as soon as possible.

Mrs. Lu was keenly aware of her son Yunwen's thoughts and said again: "This is the first time that your elder brother appears in front of civil officials. All the civil and military officials are here. Any extra thoughts may steal your elder brother's limelight."

"At this time, you have to hide yourself and at least show a sense of brotherly harmony, especially to your eldest brother, you should be as respectful as you would to His Majesty."

"Don't worry about the opinions of the civil officials. The civil officials in the court have little to do with you. It's better to win the favor of the generals in the army. At least when you go to the vassal state and lead the troops, it will be much smoother."

"Learn more from your elder brother, learn his methods and wisdom. If you can learn even a little bit, it will be enough for you to run your fiefdom well."

Hearing this, Zhu Yunwen felt a little uncomfortable.

He has always looked down upon military generals and those barbarians.

Now his mother wants him to stay away from civil officials and get close to military generals.

This was inconsistent with his usual thinking.

However, his mother's words made one thing very clear to him.

In the face of military power, knowledge can only take a back seat.

If one wants to completely control the fiefdom, one can only rely on military generals, not civil officials.

"Mother, I know what to do." Zhu Yunwen said in a low voice.

Seeing this, Lu nodded slightly.

Although I know Yunwen's character, now is the time when I have to change.

If things remain the same as before, I'm afraid that trouble will be more likely to break out in the vassal state.

When the matter came to an end, Zhu Yunwen suddenly looked up at his mother and asked:

"Mother, if I go to the vassal state, it will be difficult for me to see you. Without the order of my eldest brother, the vassal state may not return to the capital without permission."

"If my elder brother treats my mother badly, what will I do?"

Hearing these words, Mrs. Lu felt a little touched. After all, he was her son whom she had carried for ten months and he knew how to care about her.

"Yun Wen, don't worry about your mother. It's too early to talk about this now."

"Besides, if this palace really can't accommodate me, I will move to Xiaoling Mausoleum and stay with your father for the rest of my life."