Zhu Yuanzhang has been worried about the matter of establishing a reserve recently, and now some civil officials have been on the table to hope to establish a reserve as soon as possible, although they do not have a clear candidate for the establishment of the reserve in the book, but considering their age, this problem must be solved as soon as possible, because after the establishment of the reserve, it is necessary to support the prince for a period of time, and this problem cannot be delayed for a long time, otherwise some people will covet it.

But to whom will it be erected? The inheritance system of the Ming Dynasty is self-determined, and it is inherited by the eldest son. It's a pity that now the eldest son Zhu Biao has passed away, legally speaking, he should choose Qin Wangzhang, but King Qin is very unsuccessful, and he was almost cut off from the country some time ago. Although there is nothing wrong with King Jin, it is mediocre compared to King Yan. Zhu Yuanzhang's favorite son is King Yan, and it is King Yan who sits in Beiping to resist the harassment of the Northern Yuan, so that he can deal with internal affairs with peace of mind. Speaking of which, King Yan has both talent and merit, and he can also deter other brothers, but he is ranked after King Qin and King Jin, so it is legally unreasonable. In addition, Hu Weiyong's case has put everyone in danger, and the former comrades-in-arms may be uneasy and have bad intentions, these people must deal with it well before they die, so the emperor who succeeds to the throne should be a kind-hearted emperor, which is conducive to the continuation and inheritance of the dynasty. So Yanwang has some advantages, but the disadvantages are also obvious.

The other is to choose from the son of the eldest son Zhu Biao, that is, the emperor's grandson Yunwen, he is sixteen years old this year, pure filial piety, very respectful to the elders, and united and friendly to his brothers. From the legal point of view, Yun Wei succeeded to the throne, in line with the legal system of the eldest son inheritance, his father Zhu Biao in the court has many supporters, he unfortunately died young, the hope of the courtiers naturally pinned on the emperor Sun Yun Wen. In terms of the support of the courtiers, Yun Wei is a step ahead, although the martial arts of Wenzhi are still invisible, but they are limited by age and experience, and there is still a big gap compared with King Yan. In addition, King Yan is qualified as a general or vassal king, but he may not be suitable to be an emperor. He, like himself, was decisive in his killing, which was not conducive to the stability of the dynasty.

In short, whether it is King Yan or Yun Wei, it is not the best choice, if Zhu Biao did not die so early, how good it would be, the ministers and vassal kings supported it, and the dynasty was passed on smoothly, what a perfect thing it was, but it was a pity......

Zhu Yuanzhang settled down and wiped the tears flowing from the corners of his eyes, although Zhu Biao is good, he has passed away after all, he must face the reality, choose the right prince, and let the Ming Dynasty pass on for generations.......

The next day, after the early dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang instructed the eunuchs to announce the decree, ordering officials above the third rank, such as the scholars of various ministries, squires, Hanlin scholars, and university scholars to discuss matters in the East Pavilion. The East Pavilion is a double-storey building located in the northeast direction of the Qianqing Palace, with windows open on all sides, the air is unobstructed, and Zhu Yuanzhang generally receives ministers here in summer. Soon after, everyone came to the East Pavilion under the guidance of the eunuchs, Zhu Yuanzhang had not yet come, and the others had to stand on both sides. The people present included Zhan Wei, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, Zhao Mian, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, Ru Yu, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Yang Jing, the secretary of the Criminal Department, Qin Kui, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and Yuan Tai, the right capital of the Inspectorate, and Ren Hengtai, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and others, and Liu Sanwu, a bachelor of Hanlin, and others. Liu Sanwu was the most eye-catching among the crowd, not only was he the oldest, everyone took the initiative to greet him, but the standing position was slightly farther away from him, causing him to seem to have an invisible circle around him, separating him from the crowd. History: Liu Sanwu "is generous, does not set up a city government, calls himself 'Tantanong', and is almost invincible when it comes to the big festival." So everyone respected him and feared him.

Other officials, such as Yang Jing, the secretary of the Criminal Department, Zhao Mian, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, Ru Yu, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Qin Kui, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and Ren Hengtai, the squire of the Ministry of Rites, were all about forty years old, the youngest Yang Jing was only thirty-four years old, and only Zhan Wei, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, was nearly sixty years old. Most of these officials are directly entered into the center by Jinshi or Guozijian, lack of experience in local work, and often talk on paper in the governance phalanx, and they are all secretarial talents, but they also have their advantages when they enter the ranks at a young age, and most of them are not cold and dare to speak out.

After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang came out of the attic, glanced at the ministers on the main seat, and suddenly cried bitterly, and even couldn't cry. The ministers hurriedly knelt down and persuaded the emperor: "Your Majesty mourns!" However, everyone is a person who has been in the sea for a long time, and most of the affairs of the court are promoted by them, so they all understand the emperor's intention of calling him here today, and in addition to persuasion, they are all thinking about how to speak for a while. Zhu Yuanzhang stopped after a while, wiped his tears, and said: "Zhongqing, I summoned you here today to discuss the matter of establishing the prince, and now the prince is gone, but the position of the prince cannot be vacant, I hope everyone can speak freely." ”。

After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he glanced at the reactions of the ministers, he knew that he was a little abnormal today, and today he discussed the establishment of a new prince, and he suddenly realized that he had lost Zhu Biao forever, and he would become the "first prince" in the future, and he couldn't help but feel sad and couldn't suppress it.

The ministers were silent and didn't know how to say it, the establishment of a prince has always been a very sensitive issue, it can be said that it is a heartbeat, and there is only one step between heaven and hell. Most of the courtiers present hoped that the prince's son would succeed to the throne, and there were actually two optional imperial grandsons: Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Yunxi, Zhu Biao's original crown princess was Chang's, at that time Zhu Yunxi was the son-in-law, except for his brother Zhu Xiongying, who died young, he can be regarded as the eldest son, but the current crown prince and concubine are the Lu family, so the eldest son is Zhu Yunwen. In comparison, everyone is more inclined to Zhu Yunwen, because Zhu Yunwen is benevolent and filial piety, even more generous than the prince. Zhu Yunxi is worse, he is not as generous as benevolence and filial piety, and he is not good at reading, and he likes military books and war books. Therefore, everyone tends to choose Zhu Yunwen, but they don't dare to be the first bird, for fear that any sentence will make Lao Zhu unhappy, and he will lose his head. As long as Emperor Hongwu does not overthrow the system of primogeniture, everything is easy to say.

After a while, Liu Sanwu stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the minister is over eighty years old, I'm afraid I won't see the new monarch ascend the throne, since everyone doesn't say it, I'll talk about it." The minister recommended the emperor's eldest grandson to succeed the crown prince, the emperor's eldest grandson was benevolent and generous, had the appearance of a benevolent monarch, and was gifted and intelligent, able to draw inferences from one another, and did his own practice and perseverance for the minister's teaching. Therefore, the minister recommended the emperor's eldest grandson to succeed him as the crown prince. ”

"Mr. Liu has already said it, what about the others?" Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a while and asked.

"The minister also recommended the emperor's eldest grandson to succeed him as the crown prince." Yang Jing, Zhao Mian, and Ru Yu followed closely to echo Liu Sanwu's words.

"The minister has different opinions, and the minister recommends the second grandson of the emperor, that is, the eldest son of the emperor, Zhu Yunxi, to succeed to the crown prince." Zhan Wei, the secretary of the ministry, put forward a different opinion.

"What? The second son of the emperor is obviously not the eldest son-in-law, how can he be the eldest son? Liu Sanwu scolded Zhan Wei sharply.

Zhan Wei's face did not change in the slightest, and he said unhurriedly: "The original crown prince and concubine are the daughters of King Kaiping, and they are well-deserved concubines, isn't the second son of the emperor a son-in-law?" ”

"Zhan Shangshu's words are wrong, the Chang family has passed away, and the Lu family is the official crown prince and concubine, so the emperor's eldest grandson is the son-in-law." Yang Jing refuted Zhan Wei angrily.

"The eldest grandson of the emperor is the son-in-law." "The second grandson of the emperor is a son-in-law." Everyone argued, and even a few generals held this view.

Zhan Wei did not agree with Zhu Yunwen's succession to the throne because he had a bad reputation and was known as a "cool official". The crown prince Zhu Biao has always had an opinion about him, and now Zhu Yunwen is said to be very filial and generous, and he will definitely inherit the prince's opinion on him, although it is a bit risky to say this now, but he has to do so.

The generals mainly hope that Chang Yuchun's grandson will succeed to the throne because of his prestige and height in the army and the large number of old departments. However, the governors represented by Xu Yungong did not speak.

"Please Your Majesty determine the position of the eldest son of the emperor's eldest son, so as to set the record straight." Liu Sanwu saluted Zhu Yuanzhang and had to bow to him.

"What about you? Yun Gong? Any comments? Zhu Yuanzhang asked by stroking his beard.

"Your Majesty, the minister is a martial artist, I don't have any opinions, but Your Majesty's intentions are followed."

"Yungong, I and the King of Zhongshan are both kings and ministers, and they are also friends, and you are like my nephew, and I want to listen to your heartfelt words."

"Your Majesty, the minister risked death to speak, and the minister leaned towards the emperor's eldest grandson." Xu Yun replied respectfully.

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After arguing for a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at it coldly, and the focus of everyone's argument was whether Zhu Yunxi succeeded to the throne, no one mentioned King Yan, it seems that King Yan is out. However, Zhu Yunxi and Zhu Yunxi are actually not comparable, the key is that Chang has passed away, and it is impossible for Zhu Yunxi to succeed to the crown prince, and he has lost the support of his mother and father, how can he succeed to the throne as emperor? . In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang is also thinking about dealing with the matter of Lan Yu, and he is even more reluctant to let Zhu Yunxi succeed him. Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if Zhu Yunxi succeeds to the throne, will Lan Yu be loyal? It's hard to say, Zhu Yunxi is Lan Yu's grandchild, and there is no family affection at all, so it seems that the best choice is Yunxi. Zhu Yuanzhang was both happy and a little melancholy, so he had to feel sorry for King Yan. However, Zhu Yuanzhang, as a politician, quickly said that this idea was put aside, and compared with the bloodline inheritance and imperial inheritance of the Zhu family, a son or a vassal king is not comparable at all.

Zhu Yuanzhang coughed, the audience fell silent, Lao Zhu glanced at the ministers and said: "Let me be clear here, the eldest grandson of the emperor is the eldest son, and there is no dispute about this." Today, it seems that everyone advocates that the emperor Sun Yunwen succeed to the throne, I will think about it and make a decision, in addition, the content of this court meeting is not allowed to be spread outside, and violators will be severely punished. Old Zhu Li got up and was about to leave. Liu Sanwu walked in front of Lao Zhu with one arrow step, stopped Lao Zhu and said: "No, Your Majesty, the crown prince is related to the country, and today Your Majesty and the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs are here, can't you make a decision?" ”

Lao Zhu was stunned for a moment, smiled bitterly, glanced at Liu Sanwu and said: "The old gentleman is serious, I have already decided, but I need to weigh it, and I will discuss it with the courtiers in a few days." After speaking, he bypassed Liu Sanwu and left. Liu Sanwu was old, so he didn't hold back, so he had to watch Zhu Yuanzhang go away.

A few days later, before the great court was dispersed, the eunuch Changfu read out two holy decrees, the first of which was to give the name Xu Huizu, the son of Xu Da, the king of Zhongshan, Xu Yungong, the prince of Wei, and changed the Zhan Mansion to Zhan Shifu, so that Tang Duo, the secretary of the Zhishi Military Department, was appointed as Zhan Shi, and the left Tongzheng Zhu Chun and the right were the imperial historians Li Wenji as Shao Zhan Shi; Let Huang Zicheng read with Zhu Yunwen.