Ming Dynasty: Ask Zhu Yuanzhang to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 14 I want to borrow my uncle’s butt!
Listening to Chang Sheng's chattering, Zhu Yunheng's mouth twitched slightly and his expression looked even uglier.

How big are the holes in the brains of these sons of meritorious officials and nobles?

No wonder Zhu Yuanzhang in history passed the throne to Zhu Yunwen, who was on good terms with civil officials, rather than to Zhu Yunhuan, who was naturally supported by the group of military generals and nobles.

I think the "godly assists" of these noble children were indispensable in this.

Don't be afraid of opponents who are like gods, but be afraid of teammates who are like pigs!
Zhu Yunhuan's face was darker than a dark cloud. He said, "Do those noble sons know that I openly slapped the Duke of Liang in the court?"

"Know!"

Chang Sheng did not notice the change in Zhu Yunhuan's expression. He was still smiling and excited, and said, "My uncle also overstepped his bounds."

"It's fine if you show off in front of me on weekdays, but you are the grandson of the emperor, the son of the dragon, the grandson of the dragon, and the one who will inherit the throne and rule the Ming Dynasty in the future."

"How can he be so ignorant of the importance of things and the distinction between high and low?"

"If you ask me, that slap was a good one, a brilliant one!"

"It woke him up, and also woke up all of our noble sons."

"We, as people, must never forget the basic principles of hierarchy at any time."

"Even if I am your uncle, don't I have to pay respects to you, Prince Wu?"

"Your Majesty will be happy if he knows this."

"I have absolutely no problem with that."

"As long as it can help you ascend to the throne, I will do whatever you ask me to do."

"We come in wind and rain, climb mountains of swords and plunge into seas of fire, without a word of nonsense."

Chang Sheng patted his chest to assure, then changed his tone.

"My poor sister died early, and you are her only flesh and blood left in the world. If your uncle doesn't help you, who else can he help?"

He was very excited at first, but when he mentioned his sister later, he couldn't help but look a little sad.

"But, having said that, no matter what, Duke Liang is still my uncle, your great uncle."

"We are all family."

"You can beat me, you can scold me, but you can't let this become a rift between us."

"After being beaten by you, Duke Liang didn't have any opinion about you."

"He was also very happy when you were crowned king."

"His adopted sons, as well as a number of noble sons, military commanders and meritorious officials wanted to give him gifts, and he did not stop them."

"It shows that he still loves you very much."

"But he is an elder after all. He is used to being arrogant in the army and the court. He was somewhat embarrassed to be slapped by you."

"In my opinion, you still have to go to the Duke of Liang's mansion in person and comfort him."

"With our relationship, there's no such thing as overnight hatred."

Chang Sheng chattered non-stop.

Zhu Yunhuan just felt a headache coming on.

He was so angry that he asked back, "Why are you rushing to send me gifts? Why don't you send gifts to my second brother?"

Chang Sheng was stunned, and he touched his head in confusion, saying, "What kind of nonsense is this?"

"Although your second brother Zhu Yunwen and you have the same father, you still have the same mother."

"Besides, he has nothing to do with me."

"He is not my sister's son."

"I call him nephew just for the sake of face."

"You are different. You are my sister's biological son."

"Who is close and who is distant? Not to mention my uncle, even the civil and military officials and the sons of nobles can see clearly."

"If I don't come to support you, will I support him?"

"There is no such thing in the world!" Zhu Yunhuan asked, "So, you are supporting me by sending me gifts?"

Chang Sheng finally noticed some dissatisfaction in his tone, and immediately said with a smile: "Sending a gift is also a way of taking sides."

"Think about it carefully. You openly asked His Majesty for the position of crown prince, but His Majesty did not punish you. Instead, he appointed you as the King of Wu. What does this mean?"

"It means that His Majesty really intends to make you the crown prince."

"Now is the critical moment to test you."

"Shouldn't we stand up and cheer for you?"

"Didn't your second brother Zhu Yunwen also have a group of civil servants who went to his house to congratulate him?"

"We, the military generals and nobles, cannot fall behind others."

"Those civil officials all support Zhu Yunwen, but who among us meritorious officials and nobles would not support you?"

Chang Sheng turned around and pointed outside, saying, "It's not just me, my uncle, who came here today. The others are waiting in the front yard, but they don't dare to come to the backyard without permission."

"But everyone feels the same way about you."

Zhu Yunhuan was moved and asked, "Did many civil officials go to my second brother's house to congratulate him?"

"A lot!" Chang Sheng said, "I have sent people to watch outside his house."

"Almost all the civil servants in the court have gone."

"What do you think he's capable of?"

"I call myself a scholar, I have read many books of sages since I was young, but my level of writing poetry is far inferior to yours."

"I think he's just incompetent."

"But those civil servants all flatter him."

"I also heard that His Majesty has chosen great scholars as teachers for you two."

"Huang Zicheng and others were selected for Zhu Yunwen, and they all readily agreed."

"As a result, when they were choosing candidates for you, those damn civil servants hid themselves one by one and rejected all of them."

"On the surface, they say that you are not talented enough, not up to the task, or that you are ill, etc. But in private, they say that you openly demanded the position of crown prince, which is extremely treasonous. Although you have talent and knowledge, your character is corrupt, and you are a rotten tree that cannot be carved. There is no way I can be your teacher!"

"Is this simply outrageous?"

"But don't worry, a group of civil servants who only know how to read and write are useless."

"Isn't it our warriors and our meritorious officials who conquered the Ming Dynasty?"

"Having us support you is much more useful than a bunch of sour and pedantic scholars."

Zhu Yunxun said: "Then tell me, what are you all for? Bring me gifts? Help me renovate my mansion?"

Chang Sheng smiled and said, "Don't underestimate us. We have countless brothers and friends in the Ming army, and we also have our old battle uniforms."

"If we stand together and roar, the entire Ming Dynasty will tremble."

"They are much more useful than those civilian officials who have never led troops in battle."

Zhu Yunhuan sneered: "Why, do you still want to incite the soldiers in the army to rebel?"

Chang Sheng waved his hands repeatedly: "I definitely wouldn't dare to do that."

"But we can give you strength."

"Your Majesty, seeing that so many people in the army openly support you, shouldn't you carefully consider passing the throne to you?"

Zhu Yunxun gritted his teeth and said, "Then I really have to thank you very much!"

Chang Sheng laughed: "These are all small matters. Uncle will definitely help you."

"By the way, now that you have stood up and openly competed for the position of crown prince, do you have any plans? If you need any help from your uncle, just let me know!"

"Yes!" Zhu Yunxun nodded gently, looked at Chang Sheng and said with a smile: "I want to borrow my uncle's butt!"

(End of this chapter)