Ming Dynasty: Ask Zhu Yuanzhang to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 15 Zhu Yunxun’s reasons!

"Although you are a duke, my second brother is a prince."

"You said it yourself, there is a difference between the superior and the inferior, but you kept calling him by his name. Just for this, I should give you twenty lashes of the cane."

Under Chang Sheng's shocked gaze, Zhu Yunxun said slowly, "Secondly, the emperor has already issued an order that the sons of generals and military officers, nobles and meritorious officials in the army are prohibited from private communication."

"You colluded in private and encouraged them to come to the palace to congratulate me."

"Does this also require a 20-stroke beating?"

"And more!" Zhu Yunhuan turned around, paced back and forth, and said, "You sent people to Prince Xian's mansion to keep an eye on him. You took the initiative to monitor a prince. This is so audacious and presumptuous that you should be punished with twenty strokes of the cane."

Zhu Yunhuan waved his hand, and several royal guards stepped forward and held Chang Sheng down.

"Are you really going to hit me?" Chang Sheng struggled left and right but couldn't break free.

"Uncle, I'm doing this for your own good."

Zhu Yunxun rubbed his forehead with a headache, pretending to be furious, and suddenly quickened his pace. He rushed to Chang Sheng and shouted angrily: "It's for my own good, isn't it for your own good?"

"Someone from Prince Xian's Palace went to congratulate them, but they are civil servants. No matter how much noise they make, they can't turn the tables."

"Who are you?"

"He is a military general, a noble, a general in the army, and a person who commands thousands of troops."

"You all stood up and collectively supported me. What do you want to do? Do you want to threaten my grandfather the Emperor to make me the crown prince, or else you will rebel?"

"Why don't you try and see whether my grandfather's sword is faster or you are braver!"

Chang Sheng pouted and said, "Although His Majesty has issued an order, don't we still eat, drink and have fun together on weekdays? His Majesty has never really punished me! Is it as serious as you say?"

Zhu Yunhuan glanced at him and his head became even more confused.

On the one hand, this uncle really firmly supports his best friend.

He also had no reason to involve his own people and offend all of them.

On the other hand, with this bunch of pig teammates around, there is no need to fight for the throne even if they mess around.

But it is not easy to convince him by reasoning.

The other party didn't take my scolding seriously just now.

A thousand thoughts raced through his mind.

half an hour.

Zhu Yunhuan put away his anger, sighed deeply, and said: "Forget it, forget it, you are also a duke, and you are my uncle. Even though I am a prince, I am not qualified to beat you with a stick."

"Don't fight, don't fight!"

He sat down on the ground and said, "I will write a memorial and present it to Grandpa Emperor in the palace."

"I will never fight for the position of crown prince again."

"I ask the Emperor to make my second brother the crown prince in order to stabilize the court and the Ming Dynasty!"

Chang Sheng's face changed drastically when he heard this, and he said hurriedly, "That won't do. You have already publicly stated to the court and the public that you want to compete for the position of crown prince. How can you suddenly stop fighting?"

Zhu Yunhuan shook his head and sighed, "I am fighting for the position of crown prince not for myself, but for the Ming Dynasty to last for thousands of years."

"It will also allow the descendants of you noble and meritorious officials to live with the Ming Dynasty for thousands of years."

"But now it seems that I was too naive!"

"If I don't fight for the throne, the Ming Dynasty will be much more stable."

"As soon as I stand up, you all start to make trouble. How can the Ming Dynasty be stable?"

"But I am young, inexperienced, and not prestigious enough to scare people like you."

"I hit my great uncle in the court that day. I had no choice but to do it to save him."

"But my uncle may not understand me in his heart."

"If I really hit you today, I wouldn't be able to bear it. No matter what, you are my uncle."

"How can a nephew hit his uncle in this world?"

"But if I don't beat you, Grandfather Emperor will think that I am the one who instigated the sons of nobles and generals in the army to take sides and threaten the court."

"Then I'm doomed!" "The position of crown prince will never be given to me no matter what."

Chang Sheng hurriedly said, "No, you openly competed for the position of crown prince, but His Majesty didn't punish you, did he?"

Zhu Yunhuan shook his head and said, "That's different."

"I asked the Emperor for it. Whether he gives it to me or not is up to him at his discretion."

"If the Emperor wants to give, then he will give; if he doesn't want to give, then he won't give."

"Whatever the outcome, it is ultimately up to him to make the final decision."

"But when you stand up and cheer for me, the nature of the situation is completely different."

"Who is in charge of the Ming Dynasty, you or Grandpa Emperor?"

"Is it you who decides who to support as the crown prince, or is it the emperor who decides who to support as the crown prince?"

Chang Sheng thought about it and felt that this was indeed the case.

But then he changed his mind and said puzzledly: "But this was done by us, it has nothing to do with you."

"Besides, we actually have no intention of threatening His Majesty, and we would never dare to do so!"

"How come it has nothing to do with me?" Zhu Yunxun said, "If it wasn't me, it means I can't control you and keep you in check."

"For example, you call my second brother by his name, without respecting His Royal Highness Prince Xian. In Grandfather Emperor's eyes, it's either me who doesn't respect my brother."

"Either that or I can't control you, the sons of nobles, or the generals in the army."

"Grandpa Emperor would never entrust the Ming Dynasty to me."

Chang Sheng suddenly realized, jumped up and said, "That makes sense!"

"The successor of our Ming Dynasty must have enough prestige. Once he speaks, thousands of troops will obey him."

"Your prestige is indeed insufficient."

He patted his head and said, "Do you want to use the name of spanking your uncle to establish your prestige among the sons of nobles and military generals?"

"Good idea!" Chang Sheng raised his thumb and said, "If Your Majesty sees that our noble sons and military commanders are all convinced by you and obey your orders, he will definitely think that you are the most suitable person to inherit the Ming Dynasty."

"Then use me as the surgeon!"

Chang Sheng lifted up his clothes and lay directly on the ground.

"Go ahead and hit me. My uncle's butt is thick and can take it!"

Zhu Yunhuan was startled, and quickly walked over and asked, "Uncle, are you really okay?"

Chang Sheng said fearlessly: "It's okay, I'm a real man, a mere beating is nothing."

"You can let people beat you up, I promise I won't make a sound."

"As long as it can improve your prestige and help you win the position of crown prince, what's the harm if your uncle suffers a little?"

Zhu Yunhuan looked extremely touched and said, "My uncle is so kind to me."

"However, today you will not only be spanked, but also reprimanded. In the future, you must do as I say today."

"Of course." Chang Sheng said, "I was beaten today so that those noble sons and generals in the army would obey your orders in the future. Just give me a few more instructions and I will take the lead in obeying them."

"Okay, then I'll start!"

Zhu Yunhuan shouted loudly: "The Duke of Kaiguo did not respect His Royal Highness Prince Xian, secretly communicated with the sons of nobles and generals in the army, and secretly sent people to monitor Prince Xian's mansion... Although these are not serious crimes, they are also serious mistakes."

"You should have been given sixty strokes of the cane, but considering that you are the son of a meritorious official and a member of the royal family, I will reduce your punishment by half to thirty strokes as a minor punishment to serve as a warning to others."

"Come here, execute this king!"

At the command, the palace's guards immediately swung their sticks.

"Snapped!"

The board hit his buttocks hard. Chang Sheng, who had just boasted that he would not make a sound, suddenly let out a scream like a pig being slaughtered.

"what……"

(End of this chapter)