The fifteenth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty.

Early March.

Yingtian (Nanjing) Forbidden City, East Palace.

The general Lan Yu is holding the captive Duan of Dali, Yunnan, and will arrive in the capital in the near future on the way back to the court.

This was a day worth celebrating, but Zhu Yuanzhang was not happy at all.

Because his eldest grandson, Zhu Xiongying, the eldest son of the crown prince Zhu Biao, is lying on the bed at the moment, dying.

"Rubbish! A bunch of damn rubbish! ”

"I spent a lot of money to support you, but how did you repay me?! At the critical moment, none of them are useful! ”

Zhu Yuanzhang roared angrily.

Next to Zhu Xiongying's bed, there was a group of imperial doctors kneeling, and all of them didn't dare to gasp.

Seven days ago, Zhu Xiongying had a fever and fainted.

After the doctors came to check, they diagnosed a fever caused by wind and cold, so they prescribed the right medicine.

never thought that Zhu Xiongying would lie in bed for seven days and seven nights.

And he has been in a coma, and his body is sometimes cold, sometimes hot.

The degree of cold and heat is beyond the limits of what ordinary people can bear.

The doctors have been practicing medicine for many years and have a wealth of medical experience, but they have never seen such strange symptoms.

Everyone is helpless.

At this time, Zhu Xiongying's hands and feet were cold, his face was pale, and only a faint breath remained.

The doctors knew very well in their hearts that this most noble child in the world was going through the most difficult moment in his life.

I'm afraid it's not far from death!

But no one dared to tell the truth.

That's going to lose your head, and you're even in danger of extinction!

The more they didn't dare to speak, the more annoyed Zhu Yuanzhang became.

"It's been seven days! I've given you plenty of time! ”

"Someone! Drag them down and kill them all! ”

"Your Majesty spares your life......"

"I can't do anything, I ask Your Majesty for mercy! Grace ......"

The doctors were panicked and wailed.

"Enough! Heavy eight! Haven't you killed enough of so many people?!! Do you think that by killing them, our grandchildren will wake up?!! ”

Queen Ma couldn't hold back any longer.

When Zhu Xiongying was four years old, his mother Chang died in the same month that she gave birth to his younger brother Zhu Yunxi.

When he was five years old, his father's side concubine Lu was straightened to the crown princess.

After that, the Lu family became the stepmother of the brothers.

The father was busy helping Lao Zhu deal with government affairs, and the responsibility of educating the children naturally fell on the Lu family.

His mother died early, and Zhu Yunxi didn't remember anything when he was young.

But Zhu Xiongying is already sensible, and he has never been close to this stepmother.

The Lu family also has a biological son named Zhu Yunxi, who is three years younger than Zhu Xiongying and one year older than Zhu Yunxi.

People are selfish, especially in this palace, which has the highest power in the world, it is impossible for the Lu family to regard Zhu Xiongying's brothers as their own, let alone treat them equally.

Queen Ma saw all this.

Therefore, Queen Ma has always loved Zhu Xiongying, a smart and clever grandson.

Now, Zhu Xiongying can't afford to be sick, and Queen Ma is sadder than anyone else.

In the past few days, she has been staying by her grandson's bedside, and she has aged a lot.

The doctors no longer begged for mercy, as if they had picked up a life.

Everyone understands what Queen Ma meant.

In recent years, after the empty seal case and the Hu Weiyong incident, Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang killed tens of thousands of people with a wave of his hand.

Some people are damned.

But during this period, he also mistakenly killed many good people and Qing officials.

The kind-hearted Queen Ma and the crown prince Zhu Biao, who advocated the political state of Yiren, both complained about this.

"Is this really retribution? Retribution has fallen on our grandchildren? ”

In the past few days, Zhu Yuanzhang has also been unable to sleep and eat.

As the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he thinks about more problems than anyone else, and has a longer term than anyone else.

He was thinking of the continuation of the Zhu Ming Dynasty.

There is no doubt that the crown prince Zhu Biao, who was cultivated by him, will be the next successor to the throne, and he will be a qualified successor.

Before Zhu Xiongying fell ill, Zhu Yuanzhang never thought about the question of the third prince of the Ming Dynasty.

Because in his heart, the eldest grandson Zhu Xiongying will inevitably be the only candidate for the imperial grandson in the future.

This eldest grandson is both smart and brave, and he has the kind heart of his father in his bones, and he is deeply loved by everyone.

Zhu Yuanzhang had a plan in his heart, and when Zhu Xiongying turned ten years old, he would prepare a grand ceremony for him, officially canonize him as the "imperial grandson", and lay the foundation for his future status as a "prince".

Who knows, he is only eight years old, and he is so sick.

Now, Zhu Yuanzhang has to face a cruel test.

That is: Zhu Xiongying may die!

According to the rules he set himself, the heir of the Zhu Ming Dynasty must be the eldest son.

If Zhu Xiongying dies, the imperial grandson will have to choose one of Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Yunxi.

Zhu Yunwen was originally a concubine, but his mother Lu was later raised as a concubine, so he can also be regarded as Zhu Biao's son-in-law, and he is one year older than Zhu Yunxi, and he is the elder brother.

And Zhu Yunxi was born to the original crown princess Chang, and she can be regarded as a well-deserved concubine, and Chang's background is strong, which is not comparable to the Lu family.

But these two children are not suitable candidates in Zhu Yuanzhang's mind.

That Zhu Yunwen was born with a defective forehead, and his skull was biased and crooked, what kind of chosen son would this be!

Not long after Zhu Yunxi was born, he lost his mother and was raised by his stepmother, with a cowardly personality and an eccentric temper. Such a mentally defective person will not be the chosen one!

......

"Father! Queen mother! You see, Ying'er, he ......."

Zhu Biao was suddenly speechless with excitement.

I saw that Zhu Xiongying's originally pale face gradually became bloody.

"Imperial Physician Chen! Hurry up ......"

Zhu Yuanzhang trembled and ordered the imperial doctor to go and check on his grandson's condition.

Imperial Physician Chen hurriedly crawled to the side of the bed, carefully touched Zhu Xiongying's meridians, and then probed his breath.

Everyone held their breath and waited quietly for the old lady's diagnosis.

Imperial Physician Chen sometimes frowned, sometimes smiled, and sometimes had an incredible expression on his face.

He had been a doctor for many years, and he had never seen anything so strange.

Suddenly, the old lady doctor crawled in front of Zhu Yuanzhang and cried with joy.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Her Royal Highness! His Royal Highness the Prince! Heaven bless, the eldest grandson of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty is coming back!!! ”