In the main hall, all the civil and military officials showed expressions of shock, because Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang actually wanted Zhu Yunwen to live next to his own bedroom.
What does it mean to live so close?
Everyone understands the principle that those who are near the water get the moon first.
Those princes and grandsons who stayed by the emperor's side were all highly valued.
Just like Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, after his sons all had ambitions to seize the throne, he lost the will to rely on them.
Instead, he took his youngest son, Li Zhi, under his wing and carefully taught him, eventually leading to Li Zhi becoming emperor.
Now that Zhu Yuanzhang wants to bring Zhu Yunwen to his side, is this perhaps because he wants to teach him by example?
Astute officials all sensed this.
The military officers were very happy, while the civil officials all looked worried.
The one who was most panicked was obviously Zhu Yunwen.
His face turned deathly pale, devoid of any color!
He was very anxious. If Zhu Yunwen was kept by Zhu Yuanzhang's side and the two were often together, wouldn't his chances of inheriting the throne become even slimmer?
In reality, Zhu Yunwen himself did not want to stay by Zhu Yuanzhang's side.
After all, he had ambitions to seize the throne, but due to historical reasons, he was prejudiced and believed that Zhu Yuanzhang would likely still make Zhu Yunwen the crown prince and let Zhu Yunwen become emperor.
After all, there is a historical context to consider!
He was unaware that Zhu Yuanzhang was already familiar with history, and even less aware that Zhu Yuanzhang had no intention of making Zhu Yunwen emperor again.
This misunderstanding remained in the minds of the grandfather and grandson, so Zhu Yunwen was unaware that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to groom him.
He was determined to carry out a rebellion through his own means.
In his view, if he relied solely on Zhu Yuanzhang, he might not have been able to pass the throne to him.
Only by being strong enough can one have a chance to contend for the throne.
Since he wanted to rebel, whether it was against Zhu Yuanzhang or Zhu Yunwen in the future, the prerequisite was to accumulate his own strength and develop his own power.
If you were trapped by Zhu Yuanzhang's side, how would you have the opportunity to prepare for a rebellion?
Even though Zhu Yuanzhang was treating him very well and valued him highly, Zhu Yunwen still didn't want to put the reins of his fate in Zhu Yuanzhang's hands.
Today, Zhu Yuanzhang may like him, value him, or be willing to give him the throne.
But who can say for sure what the future holds?
After all, before he traveled through time, Zhu Yuanzhang valued Zhu Yunwen, and everyone thought that Zhu Yunwen would firmly sit on the position of crown prince and become the future emperor.
But didn't things change very quickly?
If one places their hopes on Zhu Yuanzhang, waiting for him to appoint them as crown prince and give them a chance...
From then on, they would all have to be mindful of Zhu Yuanzhang's feelings.
If you're not careful, you could be rendered useless.
As the saying goes, "One must be strong to forge iron," and Zhu Yunwen, as a time traveler, also possessed his own pride.
He didn't want the throne to be given to him by someone else, nor did he want to have to act subservient to Zhu Yuanzhang every day and try to gain the throne through various means.
He preferred to use his own strength to gain control of the world.
And this is something he inevitably has to go through.
He didn't want to end up like Zhu Yunwen in history, who was given the throne by the emperor but couldn't hold onto it.
If Zhu Yunwen were to simply try to win over the throne from Zhu Yuanzhang through his performance, he would be in a much better position.
So at best, he could only be a good grandson, not necessarily a good emperor.
If he becomes emperor in the future, will he really have the ability and strength to hold onto his position?
Can he really keep those ministers in check? Not necessarily!
Therefore, even if Zhu Yuanzhang were willing and guaranteed to give the throne to Zhu Yunwen at this time, Zhu Yunwen would certainly not accept it readily.
He needs to use his own strength to take over this country.
This shows that he truly has the means to maintain his power.
It is common knowledge that the founding emperor, and those who seize the throne through their own means and abilities, are the ones who have the most secure rule.
The throne that one ascends through inheritance, succession, or the support of the previous emperor is not so secure.
In a short period of time, Zhu Yunwen thought about many things.
He had essentially decided on his position: he must seize the throne through rebellion.
Only in this way can the throne be secure, and only in this way can one control the civil and military officials and the world.
At this moment, seeing that Zhu Yunwen had not responded for a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang asked in confusion:
"What's wrong? Yun-hu, don't you want to live with us?"
Zhu Yunwen smiled awkwardly and said:
"I just feel that now that I'm all grown up, if I keep relying on my grandfather's protection, I'll never be able to grow up."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang once again showed a pleased expression and said:
"Good...good, as expected of our grandson, it's truly commendable that you have such awareness. It shows that you have indeed grown up and matured. Indeed, now that you've grown up, you shouldn't need anyone's protection."
You haven't disappointed us. Here's what we'll do: in recognition of your meritorious service in suppressing the disaster—and indeed, your great merit—we'll make an exception and directly bestow upon you the title of King of Wu. You won't need to go to another region to assume your fiefdom; your royal residence will be established right here in the capital. What do you think?"
Zhu Yuanzhang's words shocked everyone present once again.
Granting a prince title to a grandson of the emperor is clearly unreasonable.
Even if he were to be granted the title of king, it should only be a lower-ranking county king.
He should absolutely not be granted the title of a noble prince, much less the title of King of Wu.
It's important to know that the titles bestowed upon kings are also very particular.
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