Ming Dynasty Simulator: I will be the greatest emperor of all time!

Zhu Gaoxi was pulled by the palace servants to rest in a side hall and fell fast asleep. His small body was too weak to withstand the bumpy ride to the palace to attend the court meeting after being woken up by Zhu Di at three in the morning.

Old Zhu is now indulging Zhu Di. He even allowed Zhu Di, a prince with a bruised and swollen face, to enter the most solemn court assembly of the Ming Dynasty with a child.

Zhu Gaoxi had to consider whether his father had changed his opinion of Judy, or perhaps he was seriously considering letting Judy inherit the throne.

Is this thanks to the "time traveler" behind the scenes?

Zhu Gaoxi opened the department store warehouse and looked at the dazzling array of goods inside, which had everything imaginable.

This "department store warehouse" connects to all the supermarkets on 21st Century Blue Star! It can move everything from the supermarkets on 21st Century Blue Star over here.

They have everything: food, daily necessities, fruits and vegetables, alcohol, toys, and more.

To these supermarkets, Zhu Gaoxi was like a god residing in the heavens, able to freely pick up anything inside.

Zhu Gaoxi turned his gaze to the toys, among which were many toy guns, although they were made of plastic.

A saying that has been passed down through generations goes, "From glue to welding, from plastic to iron, three meals a day in prison." This means that the only difference between these toy guns and real guns is the material.

Zhu Gaoxi does not want to bring these toy guns to the public yet. He is only 4 years old. Even if he is the grandson of the emperor and the son of the Prince of Yan, once these guns are brought out, they will no longer be under his control.

However, the grains in these supermarkets… if they could help Zhu Di secure the position of Crown Prince, Zhu Gaoxi could confidently tell Zhu Di:

"Just do it, and you'll have everything you need."

However, Zhu Gaoxi did not intend to reveal his abilities. He would simply throw the grain into a corner and then leave it to his own devices.

After the court session, Zhu Yuanzhang specifically asked Zhu Di how he planned to resolve the financial issues related to moving the capital.

Zhu Di understood that if he could successfully relocate the capital, he might very well become the crown prince. If he could obtain the throne without rebelling, who would choose to rebel?

So he discussed it with his sons and they decided that even if the court didn't have the money, they had to grit their teeth and do the relocation of the capital.

Zhu Di patted his chest and assured Zhu Yuanzhang that he could rest assured and not worry about money; he would take care of everything, including the relocation of the capital.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded in satisfaction. To motivate Zhu Di, he specially ordered that a mansion be granted to Zhu Di in Yingtian Prefecture, which became the Prince of Yan's Mansion.

This order, once it was issued, sparked heated discussions among the court officials, the general public, and even the people of the capital.

The princes of the Ming Dynasty usually stayed in the Princes' Residence after returning to Yingtian Prefecture, but now, the Prince of Yan actually has his own residence in the capital.

Furthermore, the fact that the task of building a new capital, which should have been the crown prince's responsibility, was given to the Prince of Yan has led people to have many concerns.

Some ministers chose to continue siding with the Crown Prince, while others remained neutral. Meanwhile, lower-ranking officials who were eager for advancement were running to the Prince of Yan's residence every day, hoping to pay their respects to the Prince.

Zhu Di accepted all offers.

He couldn't understand the old man's thinking, but anyway, the old man didn't scold him for doing this.

……

Seven days have passed.

During this period, Zhu Di was frowning. Even though he sold all the belongings of the Prince of Yan's mansion and borrowed a lot of money from his brothers, the amount was still far from enough to cover the cost of moving the capital.

"Father, we can only take it one step at a time." Zhu Gaoxu fiddled with a few gold beans in his hand, put his hands on his hips, and pointed to the booklets on the table about the plans for moving the capital.

Zhu Gaochi sat in a chair with his obese body. The matter of moving the capital was seemingly handed over to Zhu Di, but in reality, it was Zhu Gaochi who was in charge.

Zhu Gaochi kept calculating, cutting costs here and asking for more money there, and finally managed to raise the initial funds for the relocation of the capital.

"Boss! Don't bother calculating, what's the point of saving that little bit of money!"

Zhu Gaoxu became anxious when he saw that Zhu Gaochi had taken away even the few gold coins he had left.

Zhu Gaochi didn't care about any of that: "Second son, do you still want your father to succeed in moving the capital? The Crown Prince's Palace is waiting to see us make a fool of ourselves!"

Zhu Gaoxi lay on the table, cracking melon seeds, listening to his brothers and father arguing, and pursed his lips.

He had long ago placed large quantities of rice underground in the Prince of Yan's residence.

This department store warehouse has another function when storing goods. For example, if it wants to put rice underground, the warehouse can dig out the entire underground space and then put the pile of rice inside.

Unfortunately, seven days have passed, and neither Father nor his brothers have discovered the wonder beneath the Prince of Yan's mansion.

That shouldn't be the case. As far as Zhu Gaoxi knew, in this era, princes' mansions and the mansions of the wealthy liked to dig underground tunnels for escaping or hiding. Why didn't his father dig one?

Just as Zhu Gaoxi was thinking about how to give Zhu Di a hint, a scoundrel ran over, both surprised and delighted, shouting:

"Your Highness! Your Highness! Grain is growing underground! Ready-made grain is growing underground!"

……

Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed to finally see the simulator in action.

"This time, we gave the fourth prince a Prince Yan's mansion and put him in charge of building the new capital. This is a major change. What kind of changes will occur in our Great Ming Dynasty?"

Zhu Yuanzhang rubbed his hands together and leisurely opened the simulator.

[You made changes to the Ming Dynasty after the last simulation ended. This simulation will start anew. Please select the character you wish to simulate again.]

Currently simulable characters—

【1. Crown Prince Zhu Yunwen】

(①: Zhu Yunwen, the grandson of the emperor)

(②: Zhu Yunwen, the King of Wu)

(③: Zhu Yunwen, Prince of Guangze)

(④: Zhu Yunwen, the rebel king)

【2. Zhu Di, Prince of Yan】

(①: Zhu Di, Prince of Yan)

(②: Crown Prince Zhu Di)

(③: Emperor Zhu Di)

(④: Emperor Taizong Zhu Di)

(⑤: Emperor Chengzu Zhu Di)

After reviewing the simulated options, Zhu Yuanzhang roughly guessed the changes that sending his fourth son to build the new capital would bring to the Ming Dynasty.

Firstly, he must have deposed Yunwen afterward, since Yunwen no longer had the option of becoming emperor.

However, what was unexpected was that Yunwen would eventually rebel under the rule of the fourth prince.

Zhu Yuanzhang was somewhat saddened by Zhu Yunwen's fate. Since Zhu Biao's death, Zhu Yunwen had become his spiritual anchor.

Now, for the sake of the Ming Dynasty's eternal prosperity, he made Zhu Yunwen relinquish the throne. Naturally, he wanted to ensure Zhu Yunwen's lifelong wealth and honor, rather than allowing him to end up as a "rebel king."

Zhu Yuanzhang wiped away the tears from the corner of his mouth caused by his longing for Zhu Biao: "Biao, don't worry, although we can't pass the throne to Yunwen, we will make sure your children live in peace and safety."

Secondly, he later appointed his fourth son as crown prince, allowing him to inherit the throne in order of succession.

Zhu Yuanzhang was very satisfied with this predetermined outcome.

But when Zhu Yuanzhang looked down further, he was surprised to find that the fourth son, who was in line to inherit the throne, had the temple name "Chengzu".

Outrageous!

"You bastard!" Zhu Yuanzhang roared, waking up the sleeping Zhu Gaoxi.

Then Zhu Yuanzhang quickly wiped the anger off his face and forced a smile at his beloved grandson:

"Oh dear, my little Gao Xi, keep sleeping, we accidentally woke you up."

After coaxing Zhu Gaoxi, Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath.

This time, he originally wanted to select [Crown Prince Zhu Di] to see how Zhu Di solved the problem of the money needed to build the new palace.

But the name "Emperor Chengzu" was just too jarring.

Zhu Yuanzhang could no longer tolerate it.

"Give us a simulation of Emperor Yongle (Zhu Di)!"

We, Old Zhu, want to see which unworthy descendant has given our Ming Dynasty two ancestors!