Zhu Di: My fourth son is a great emperor of all time?

Chapter 31 Zhu Yunwen? Zhang Yunwen! The issue of succession.

The words from the heavens instantly ignited a deafening discussion among the previously silent courtiers.

"Your Majesty is so shameless! How could you possibly be the successor in order of succession!"

"Keep your voice down, or you'll be beheaded!"

The Fengtian Rebellion was only a little over a decade ago, and many of them were witnesses to it.

However, this event does not seem to have been recorded in historical records.

The ministers could only think of one possibility.

That is, Zhu Di followed the example of Qin Shi Huang and burned all the relevant books.

"I never expected His Majesty to be so concerned about the fact that he ascended the throne illegitimately."

Yang Shiqi frowned.

If the emperor were truly like that, he would inevitably be labeled a tyrant by scholars throughout the land.

It wasn't just the ministers.

Zhu Gaoshuo blinked, clearly not expecting this.

Throughout China's five-thousand-year history, who doesn't know that Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, established the Xuanwu Gate succession system?

His adoptive father, Zhu Di, was the most renowned heir!
Fengtian is going to rob us!

Who is rewriting history?
"Is the old man really that shameless?"

As soon as Zhu Gaoshuo finished speaking, he felt someone suddenly stand next to him.

Turning my head, I saw that familiar face.

Zhu Gaoshuo was shocked, thinking, "Oh no, how did that old man get to the palace gate!"

Zhu Di glared at Zhu Gaoshuo but did not reprimand him.

Deep down, I was still somewhat dissatisfied with what Zhu Gaoshuo had just said.

Wasn't the fourth child a good kid? How did he suddenly turn bad?

But he only grumbled to himself; his attention was now entirely focused on the sky.

Succession by order of succession?

The appearance of these four words left Zhu Di somewhat stunned.

How did I end up being told by later generations that I was the successor in order of succession?

Where is my eldest nephew?

Although he didn't know the situation, the words "succession by order" calmed Zhu Di's previously agitated heart.

A satisfied smile appeared on his face.

He hadn't really wanted to go see the Sky Screen before.

After all, it means getting hurt in your most vulnerable spot.

Things seem different now.

Could it be that his involvement in the Jingnan Campaign has been erased from history?

Therefore, people in later generations had no idea that Jianwen existed.

After much deliberation, Zhu Di concluded that this was the only possibility.

But he couldn't understand why this was happening.

It's impossible to forcibly erase the traces yourself.

He dared not, nor could he do it, but he already had a guess in his heart that it must have been done by a junior, but he didn't know who it was.

Zhu Di was very satisfied, and at the same time, he was very clear about what story the sky screen would tell this time.

"Jianwen? Should I avoid his sharp edge? Draw my knife!"

"As all history buffs know, succession to the throne is incredibly important to emperors!"

"In the thirty-fifth year of the Hongwu reign (actually the thirty-first year!), Emperor Taizu of Ming, Zhu Yuanzhang, passed away and passed the throne to his fourth son, Zhu Di. The following year, Zhu Di changed the reign title to Yongle, and the Ming Dynasty ushered in its peak!"

"Excellent! Excellent! As expected of someone from later generations, you are so familiar with the history of our Great Ming Dynasty!"

These days, Zhu Di is suffering terribly from this sky.

I felt extremely upset.

But now, all he wants to say is: This person deserves a reward!

"Your Majesty, what is this?" A minister looked at the emperor with a puzzled expression.

Zhu Di's eyes were cold as he said, "This is the official history recorded by later generations. Do you all find anything wrong with it?"

"There's nothing wrong with it!"

Zhu Gaoshuo immediately chimed in, taking advantage of the old man's joy to quickly flatter him, saying, "All scholars in the world know that Yongle had no eldest nephew, Zhenguan had no elder brother, and Jingnan and Wumen ascended to the throne in order!"

"Hahaha, very good, very good, you are truly my good son!" Zhu Di said with a look of satisfaction. "Fourth son, you are indeed the one who resembles me the most among them."

"Whatever you desire, I will grant it to you!"

Hearing this, Zhu Gaoshuo felt equally joyful.

He knew that Zhu Di was overjoyed.

Now is the best time to make demands.

"Father, rest assured, in my heart you will always be the heir apparent, so please announce my enfeoffment at the morning court today!"

"Yes, my good son, I promise you!" Zhu Di nodded happily.

His expression was very serious.

But Zhu Gaoshuo's expression was rather unpleasant.

Because he could tell that Zhu Di's serious expression was just a facade.

The old man looked just like this when he spoke to his second and third sons.

Zhu Gaoshuo was speechless.

This cheapskate father of mine is always trying to fool people!
But I'm not the second or third child.

Zhu Gaoshuo secretly resolved that if Zhu Di had really fooled him this time, he would definitely spread the story of the Jingnan Campaign to the whole world in the future.

"Sing a long song, do not sigh, lead the nation to restore the land! Emperor Yongle, a cruel ruler, sealed the wolf's lair, Zhu Di had many titles."

"Although he obtained the mandate of heaven and ascended to the throne, he lost humanity and indiscriminately killed innocent people. He was bloodthirsty by nature, and he was listed as a treacherous minister at home and issued a general amnesty and a decree to kill the barbarians abroad!"

"Faced with the condemnation of historians, he executed ten generations of important officials! With the ferocity of a massacre, he launched five campaigns against the northern deserts, emptying the Ming Dynasty's treasury three or four times over, all to stop the rebels at the northern border!"

Zhu Di paid no attention to these insults.

He did do all those things, so there's nothing to be angry about.

They are all facts.

As for executing Fang Xiaoru, he had no regrets whatsoever.

The other party was a loyal subject of the Ming Dynasty, not a loyal subject of Emperor Yongle.

Killing Fang Xiaoru would have guaranteed the stability of the Ming Dynasty and peace throughout the land, so why couldn't he be killed?

So what if the world doesn't understand him?
The mere mention of succession was enough to make him completely let go of everything.

At the same time, Zhu Di was also very curious about what exactly happened to Zhu Yunwen's history.

He longed for Zhu Yunwen to truly disappear from history, yet feared that this was not the case.

I've heard that Emperor Yongle's sons were all exceptionally talented!
[However, according to unearthed documents, Zhu Di apparently fought a four-year war with someone named Yunwen before ascending the throne, and only became the Yongle Emperor after his victory!]
"The students are talking about Zhang Yunwen, right? He was Zhang Shicheng's grandson, and was later adopted by the Zhu family!"

"Hahaha, that's right, that's right, his name is Zhang Yunwen!"

Zhu Di could no longer suppress the smile on his face.

He finally understands.

This is someone rewriting history.

Zhu Di suddenly felt incredibly foolish. How could he have missed such a simple method?

As long as Jianwen's bloodline was not pure, then his launching of the Jingnan Campaign would be perfectly legitimate.

Who came up with this idea?

Could it be the fourth son?
Zhu Di was secretly pleased.

["Zhang Yunwen rebelled in the thirty-first year of the Hongwu reign. After four years, Zhu Di finally succeeded in suppressing the rebellion. In the thirty-fifth year of the Hongwu reign, Zhu Yuanzhang passed the throne to Zhu Di!"]

"What do you, my esteemed ministers, think?"

Zhu Di suppressed a laugh; to be honest, even he felt that these words were a bit excessive.

But for some reason, the corners of my mouth just couldn't help but curl up; I couldn't control it at all.

(End of this chapter)