When Zhu Yunwen heard this, he was struck by lightning and stood there in a daze.

In his impression, his mother was so smart that she must have already thought of the future path.

However, after the words "move to the mausoleum" came out, Zhu Yunwen realized that his mother had made the worst plan.

It was at this time that he finally understood how huge of an influence his eldest brother had on him and his mother.

After all, he was just a teenager and had not experienced any of this.

"I will definitely go and ask my elder brother. I will not let mother do this. Yes, I will ask my grandfather and elder brother to come with me when I go to the vassal state. We will not stay in this palace anymore."

Zhu Yunwen thought about it for a while, and suddenly an inspiration came to him.

Hearing this, Lu smiled and said, "I understand Yunwen's intentions, but this goes against royal etiquette, so I can't go."

"Don't worry so much. Your eldest brother doesn't necessarily mean he can't tolerate me. There is no hatred between us and your eldest brother. The position of the crown prince should have belonged to your eldest brother."

"We just need to do what we should do and not covet what we don't have, that's all."

After hearing this, Zhu Yunwen felt relieved.

The hostility he had towards his elder brother suddenly eased a lot, and his thoughts were gradually changing under Lu's guidance.

"Perhaps, Big Brother is indeed more suitable to rule the world than I am."

…

Although Zhu Biao was the crown prince, he was actually exercising the power of the emperor.

Dongling, the burial place of Zhu Biao, is located to the east of Xiaoling.

The overall layout is very similar to that of the Xiaoling Mausoleum, and many of its specifications and decorations have reached the standards only available to the emperor.

The Eastern Tombs are composed of architectural elements such as the mausoleum wall, mausoleum gate, front door of the memorial hall, memorial hall and pagoda top, and the main buildings are distributed on a north-south axis.

The garden wall in front of the mausoleum is pointed in front and pointed in the back, shaped like a turtle's back. It has a unique layout and is the only special case of imperial mausoleum layout, which shows how much importance Zhu Yuanzhang attached to it.

The gate of the Eastern Tombs is a palace-gate-style building with a single-eaved hip roof, covered with green glazed tiles and a three-arch gate.

The front gate of the Xian Hall is a three-bay, single-eaved, hip-and-gable roof building, also covered with green glazed tiles, and of the same scale as the Prince's Tomb building.

The Hall of Worship is the largest building in the Eastern Tombs. It is a five-bay hipped rooftop building covered with yellow glazed tiles.

This is a level of treatment that only the emperor’s tomb can enjoy.

As the first crown prince of the Ming Dynasty and the most powerful crown prince in history, Zhu Biao's death was a huge blow to the entire Ming Dynasty.

If Zhu Biao were still alive, Zhu Di would never have the intention to rebel, and would never have gotten help from anyone.

Zhu Biao had the highest prestige among all the kings. He only needed one imperial edict to be issued and things like reducing the power of the princes would be done obediently.

That morning, the capital was in mourning.

Under the governance of Zhu Yuanzhang, the trend of luxury has not yet emerged in the Ming Dynasty. Even when the crown prince passed away, except for the extravagant occasions in the first few days, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered that it should not affect the lives of the people.

Even today, the day of the burial, is only one day.

Before dawn, all civil and military officials were wearing plain clothes and waiting in front of the Fengtian Gate.

There is no morning court today, and the biggest event is the burial of the prince.

Fortunately, the Eastern Tomb was only about ten miles away from the imperial palace, so it was relatively easy for the ministers to attend the funeral on foot.

The royal funeral system is naturally the highest standard in the Ming Dynasty. The current funeral system is not yet perfect and basically follows the framework of the early Song Dynasty.

After the Fengtian Gate was opened, Taoist priests and monks in the square began to perform rituals and music, and civil and military officials walked all the way to the Renzhi Hall and bowed their heads in worship.

In front of the Renzhi Hall are many royal descendants and concubines.

The door opened and Zhu Yuanzhang's figure slowly appeared. There was another person beside him, and that was Zhu Ying.

The ministers in the front row, headed by the five ministers, were well-informed and naturally knew of the existence of His Royal Highness Chang Sun a long time ago.

Afterwards, most ministers were shocked when they saw Zhu Ying, but at this time, no one dared to say anything more.

After offering sacrifices to the Taimiao, the Jinshui Bridge, the Wumen Gate, the Zhongshan Mountain and so on.

The coffin was carried up the mountain.

After the round trip, it was already getting dark.

After everything was over, many court officials began to talk about it.

"Who is the person next to His Highness today? Why have we never seen him before? And he looks so similar to His Highness the Crown Prince. Could it be..."

"No talking, don't make random guesses. Didn't you see that none of the adults expressed their opinions? Since we are by His Majesty's side, we can't say anything random. I'm afraid our lives will be in danger."

"That's all reasonable, but from what I've seen, it seems that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is behind that person. I don't think there will be any changes to the enthronement scheduled for next month."

As soon as the official finished speaking, he was pulled on the sleeve by other officials.

The official looked back and saw a familiar face in front of him. He hurriedly bowed and said, "Lord Lu, I just spoke nonsense. Please forgive me. I never meant to speculate secretly."

The one referred to as Lord Lu was Lu's father, Lu Ben.

It is worth mentioning that Lu Ben no longer works in the Ministry of Rites, but serves as the Minister of Taichang Temple.

Ranked as one of the five temples of Daming, he is an official of the third rank.

However, the content of his work was similar to that in the Ministry of Rites, and he was in charge of rituals and music, suburban temples, altars, tombs, and mausoleums.

This promotion and salary increase was naturally due to Crown Princess Lu.

But now Lu Ben's face was not very good. The discussions of the surrounding officials rang in his ears, making him very clear that his grandson was very likely to have no chance of becoming the crown prince.

Thinking of his daughter's previous request, Lu Ben felt depressed.

With a cold snort, he turned and left.

Upon seeing this, many officials looked at each other, and did not dare to discuss any further, so they dispersed.

To be honest, the complicated etiquette system makes people more tired and funerals seem more solemn rather than sad.

There are special people who cry at funerals. There is no need for a large number of people to cry in a fake manner like in the Qing Dynasty later on.

After experiencing what happened yesterday, Zhu Yuanzhang's sadness had faded a lot, but he held Zhu Ying's hand tightly all the way.

It was as if he was afraid that his eldest grandson would leave at any time.

In the Chunhe Palace, Mrs. Lu was still somewhat shocked: "It's so similar. No wonder His Majesty attaches so much importance to it. With this look and temperament, if she were older, she could almost be mistaken for the real thing."

"Anyone who sees him will feel that he is closely related to the crown prince. Yunwen's defeat is not unfair. I am afraid that even if the crown prince had not passed away, Yunwen would not be able to fight against him."

Lu had thought before that if the prince had not died, she might be able to fight back a bit, but after seeing the real person, she realized that this was almost impossible.

Lu is good at observing people.

At today's funeral, many royal descendants, including many ministers, will have expressions of intense grief on their faces. As to whether it is true or not, it depends on the individual.

Only two people are different.

The first is His Majesty, and the second is His Royal Highness Chang Sun.

The fact that he dared to say this was enough to prove that His Royal Highness Chang Sun's identity had been fully recognized without the slightest doubt.

Thinking of this, Lu walked into the bedroom, opened a secret cabinet, and took out a stack of papers.

The paper was a bit old, and on it was the record of Zhu Xiongying's medical treatment when he was eight years old at the former Imperial Hospital.

Looking at the above records,

Doubt, hesitation, and a hint of unwillingness flashed across Lu's eyes.

She had been persuading her son Zhu Yunwen how to submit to his elder brother and how to give up the dispute over the position of crown prince.

They even have to appear willing and harmonious with the brothers.

These actions did not mean that Mrs. Lu had completely given up, but she knew that given her son's current age and personality, he could not hide anything.

If we encourage disputes, it will only make matters worse and we may even have no way out.

By that time, even if Zhu Xiongying didn't want to take action, there would be people who would continue to speak up.

Only by doing this can Yunwen get out of this dispute and seek another opportunity.

And these evidences are Lu's final trump card.

But now, Lu took this only evidence, gritted his teeth, and then tore it into pieces, and finally lit it on the candlelight.

Watching it burn to ashes, a hint of relief appeared in Lu's eyes.

Today, no matter whether it was the Jinyiwei or other personal guards, the admiration in their eyes when they looked at Zhu Xiongying made Lu feel scared.

This kind of look is only seen by soldiers when they look at His Majesty, but now it appeared on Zhu Xiongying.

The impact of the veteran retirement system is even more terrifying than she expected.

Unless Your Majesty takes action personally, no one in the Ming Dynasty can resist him.

How could Your Majesty go against your eldest grandson?

Now that His Majesty is old, what he is most worried about is the future successor to the Ming Dynasty. For example, the previous crown prince spent most of his time doing things that only the emperor would do.

After thinking it through, Lu finally gave up the idea of ​​it all.

…

Zhu Ying's strength is real strength. The prince is his blood father, who has no memory of him and will not show any pain.

Zhu Yuanzhang's strength is only superficial.

Not long after returning to the palace after the funeral, Zhu Yuanzhang fainted.

"Grandpa! Grandpa! Quick, call the imperial physician!"

All this caught Zhu Ying off guard. He didn't expect the old man to fall down like this.

Jiang Li ran out at the first possible moment, at a very fast speed, and soon the sound of a carriage was heard.

In the imperial palace, the Imperial Medical Office was the only place equipped with horse-drawn carriages.

Several imperial doctors arrived, and the leader immediately stepped forward to take Zhu Yuanzhang's pulse and check on his condition.

"How!" Zhu Ying asked in a deep voice.

The old doctor immediately said, "Your Highness, your Majesty is overly sad, which has damaged his heart energy. The blood and qi surged up and he fainted. He just needs to rest for a few days, and there will be no serious problem."

Zhu Ying frowned and asked, "How long will it take for him to wake up?"

The old doctor thought for a moment and replied, "Your Majesty will wake up tomorrow at the earliest or in two or three days at the shortest."

Zhu Ying nodded.

After the old doctor finished speaking, he bowed and stepped back, and the doctors behind him took turns to come forward.

This is the rule. For the royal family's diagnosis, at least three or more imperial doctors are usually required to jointly carry out the diagnosis to ensure that the symptoms are the same.

The next imperial physician who came on stage said basically the same thing as the original old imperial physician.

Zhu Ying then felt relieved.

The imperial physician retreated outside the palace, and Liu He suddenly stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty is not in good health, but the palace must be ruled by someone. Please ask Your Majesty the Grand Sun to temporarily take charge of the palace affairs."

After Liu He finished speaking, Jiang Li also bowed to express his attitude.

Zhu Ying glanced at the two of them and said, "Grandpa is just tired and needs to sleep for a while. What's the point of taking over temporarily?"

“Your Highness…”

Liu He wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Zhu Ying waving his hand.

"There's no need to worry too much about this little thing. There won't be any chaos in the palace, and no one will have any strange thoughts. There's no need to talk about it anymore."

Hearing this, Liu He bowed his head.

Zhu Ying certainly understood what Liu He meant, but in Zhu Ying's opinion, there was no need for that.

Whether it is Zhu Yunwen or the Lu family.

What kind of storm can it cause?

The palace guards are now under the control of Zhu Ying. There is really no need to target Zhu Yunwen. Doing so would seem a bit ruthless.

Zhu Ying did not block the news, so the news of Zhu Yuanzhang's fainting soon spread in the palace.

The first person to arrive was Concubine Ning.

"Xiongying, what is the current situation of His Majesty?" Concubine Ning asked hurriedly when she came in.

Zhu Ying replied, "Don't worry, madam. The imperial physician has come to check on him. Grandpa just fainted due to excessive grief. He will wake up tomorrow."

After hearing this, Concubine Ning felt relieved. Recalling that she was not stopped by the guards when she came in just now, Concubine Ning looked at Zhu Ying with a little more kindness in her eyes.

"Pass on my order, His Majesty needs to rest and should not be affected. Visitors can just stay outside the palace." Concubine Ning gave the order.

Liu He bowed and replied, "As ordered by the Queen."

Zhu Ying was somewhat surprised by Concubine Ning's order.

However, he also felt Concubine Ning's kindness.

"Xiongying, how have you made arrangements for Yunwen?" Concubine Ning hesitated for a moment and asked Zhu Ying.

Zhu Ying replied in surprise: "Yun Wen is my brother, there is no arrangement for him."

Hearing this, Concubine Ning felt extremely satisfied.

In her opinion, Zhu Xiongying did not take any action to guard against Zhu Yunwen at this time, which obviously showed that he still cared about their brotherhood.

An emperor who cares about family will make the royal family feel more at ease.

…

"Mom, Grandpa Huang has fainted."

Zhu Yunwen returned to Chunhe Palace and hurried to the back hall to report the news to Lu.

Lu was startled and asked hurriedly, "Have you seen it?"

Zhu Yunwen replied: "I have been to the Palace of Heavenly Purity, but was stopped at the door by the guards and did not go in."

Lu asked, "Is this what your elder brother meant?"

Zhu Yunwen shook his head: "That's not the case. It was Concubine Ning's intention that the Emperor fainted and must not be disturbed."

Mrs. Lu looked outside and asked, "Did the guards gather with you on your way back?"

When Zhu Yunwen heard this, he looked a little strange and said, "No, mother, what's wrong?"

A trace of surprise flashed across Lu's eyes, and she shook her head and said, "Nothing, since His Majesty is not well, you should go and pray for His Majesty now."

"You are not allowed to leave without permission until His Majesty wakes up."

Hearing this, Zhu Yunwen didn't think much about it and agreed directly.