Seeing his chubby grandson pull out his ultimate trick again, getting the Crown Prince and Crown Princess to press their faces against his chubby face, Zhu Yuanzhang was even happier.
"Sister, the bloodline of our Zhu family is truly extraordinary!" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a beaming smile, "The Crown Prince and Crown Princess don't seem to pay much attention to the Crown Prince, but our Crown Prince is very close to us!"
Empress Ma smiled and nodded, saying, "Yesterday, when Duke Cao came to the palace, my grandson didn't recognize him at first. But as soon as he heard that he was his great-uncle, he immediately wanted Duke Cao to hold him. When Duke Cao refused, my grandson wouldn't let it go!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was even happier, for Cao Guogong Li Zhen was his second brother-in-law and Zhu Yuanzhang's only surviving relative of the same generation. Moreover, when they were poor in their hometown, Li Zhen had taken special care of Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Grandpa Emperor, Grandmother Emperor!"
Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma, who were still talking in hushed tones, immediately smiled. Their beloved grandson had called them.
Zhu Xiong Ying is tired and wants to go to sleep.
Zhu Xiong Ying, lying on the couch, was dozing off. Luckily, I'm not Zhu Yunwen!
But thinking about it, there are still some pressures, and my identity seems quite special.
His current father is Zhu Biao, hailed as the greatest crown prince in history, whose position is so secure that most crown princes wouldn't even dare to dream of it. However, Crown Prince Zhu Biao died young. Even so, Zhu Yuanzhang, out of affection for his son, directly appointed his grandson as heir apparent!
This is quite an exaggeration. Historically, the imperial throne was usually passed from father to son, and occasionally from brother to brother. However, Zhu Yuanzhang set a precedent by passing the throne directly to his grandson, which shows Zhu Biao's status in Zhu Yuanzhang's mind.
As Zhu Biao's eldest son, a certain position seemed to belong to him.
Zhu Xiong Ying, who only had a superficial understanding of Ming Dynasty history, knew that Zhu Yunwen was not actually the eldest son of the legitimate wife; he would only have a chance to become the second son of the legitimate wife later in life. In other words, Zhu Xiong Ying actually died young, before reaching adulthood.
On the other hand, Zhu Yunwen played a winning hand but ultimately lost the throne, which certainly partly reflects his own shortcomings. However, regardless of the circumstances, reducing the power of the princes was still necessary. The threat posed by princes like Zhu Di, the Prince of Yan, remained.
By the way, after Zhu Di's "Jingnan Campaign", Zhu Biao's lineage ended.
To live is to avoid dying young.
To secure one's rule, one cannot, like Zhu Yunwen, perfectly avoid all the correct options!
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