Chapter 30 Remember, I am your Thirteenth Uncle!
Sixteen strong men in brocade clothes carried the sedan chair out of the Qianqing Gate and headed south. After passing the Jinshen, Huagai and Fengtian Palaces, they passed through the Fengtian Gate and the Neiwulong Bridge, turned through the Zuoshun Gate, and headed east along the corridor, heading straight for the main hall near the Donghua Gate.
Along the way, not only Zhu Yunwen and his brother were shocked, but also the civil and military ministers and foreign envoys gathered in front of Fengtian Gate.
"Your Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, is the one he is holding his eldest grandson?"
The person who asked this question was the Ryukyu envoy Nandu Mei.
Ryukyu is a very interesting country. During the reign of Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty, it came to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty almost every other day and was considered a loyal brother of the Ming Dynasty.
When Geng Xuan, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, heard this, he didn't know how to respond.
He also hopes to be the eldest grandson of the emperor. That way, it will be good for you, for me, and for everyone, and it will be good for the whole country.
But why is it the emperor’s second grandson Zhu Yunhuan?
This grandson’s biological mother is the daughter of Kaiping King Chang Yuchun, and his great-uncle is the evil star Lan Yu.
If His Majesty the Emperor favors him, not to mention that it would disrupt the rule of establishing the eldest son as the heir, even the Huaixi nobles would be a big problem.
These people are used to being arrogant and domineering. If the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty is related to them, how will the civil servants survive in the future?
Geng Xuan, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, is a typical example of a person who, despite his low position, has not forgotten his concerns for the country. Relatively speaking, other bigwigs are much calmer than him, at least there is no expression on their faces.
Compared with the civil officials who pretended to be calm, the military officials were much more exaggerated.
All the officials of the Five Military Commandery opened their mouths wide and looked at Zhu Yunhuan sitting on the sedan chair in surprise.
The commander-in-chief of the front army, Li Zuo, and the commander-in-chief of the rear army, Wang Ning, were even more ecstatic and wanted to tell the Duke of Liang, Lan Yu, the good news immediately!
Zhu Yunhuan’s success can be seen as a failure of the civil service group, but it was a victory for the military group!
Old Zhu floated away in everyone's surprise, and when he turned around, a sneer appeared on his face.
As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, his every move has profound meaning.
Even if Zhu Yunhuan jumped up on his own today, he had to be willing to do so.
Otherwise, if it were any other prince or grandson, he would have been dragged out and beaten with a stick long ago.
Old Zhu looked at his eldest grandson who was sitting on his lap and looking around, and a bitter smile, a helplessness, and a determination gradually appeared on his face.
In fact, according to his original intention, he planned to observe for a few years before gradually bringing the child to the forefront.
But he is too old, he is already over 60 years old, and I don’t know how many years he has left to live.
Therefore, when Zhu Yunhuan jumped onto the sedan chair, Old Zhu accepted it after a little hesitation.
But what he accepted was not Zhu Yunhuan's mischief, but the will of heaven.
If there was no divine guidance, why among the three grandchildren of the emperor, only this rebellious grandson dared to jump onto his sedan chair?
Lao Zhu believes in fate very much, and his legendary life experience also makes him believe in fate.
If it was not arranged by destiny, how could he have gone from being a beggar to defeating so many powerful enemies step by step and ascending the throne of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty?
Therefore , subconsciously, Old Zhu regarded all the strange behaviors of his eldest grandson as fate.
It’s just that the destiny is not yet clear enough for him to make up his mind.
Old Zhu placed his eldest grandson outside the main hall, gave him a few instructions to study hard, and then hurried to attend the morning court.
Zhu Yunhuan stood outside the main hall and looked around, feeling infinitely melancholy. He never thought that even after traveling through time, he still couldn't escape the fate of becoming a junior monk...
The Main Hall is located in the northeast corner of the Forbidden City. It is a seven-bay blue brick and tile building with a hip roof.
Compared with other palaces in the palace, the Great Hall is somewhat shabby in both its layout and decoration.
This was done intentionally by Zhu Yuanzhang. He believed that the place for study should not be too luxurious, as that would not be conducive to the princes and grandchildren concentrating on their studies.
Zhu Yunhuan walked into the main hall and saw only a dozen tables and chairs, plus bookshelves that stretched as far as the eye could see.
While shouldering the mission of the Royal School, the Ohondō also served as the Royal Library, and a large portion of the palace's precious books were collected here.
When Zhu Yunhuan walked into the main hall, several people in official uniforms were busy arranging books on the bookshelf. When they saw someone coming in, they just glanced subconsciously, and when they saw that the person who came in was the emperor's grandson, they pretended nothing had happened and continued to work.
Their cold attitude made Zhu Yunhuan very satisfied.
Therefore, he found a secluded corner and took a nap on the table.
However, not long after he lay down, people came into the room one after another.
As these people came in, the originally quiet hall suddenly became noisy.
What annoyed Zhu Yunhuan the most was that there were people who pointed fingers at him as if he were an idiot from a landlord's family.
It wasn't until a tall young man walked in that the group of naughty kids became a little more obedient. Only one guy was extremely annoying. He came forward like a lackey and pointed at himself to complain.
Go forward.
"Brother Thirteen is here, look at Zhu Yunhuan, he has taken your place!"
The young man was also stunned when he saw Zhu Yunhuan. He was surprised at his appearance, and even more surprised that he dared to sit in his seat.
"Zhu Yunxun, are you sitting in the wrong place?"
Although the young man was somewhat dissatisfied, his words were still polite. But in comparison, the lackey beside him was a bit arrogant.
"Zhu Yunxun!"
"Are you deaf or blind? Didn't you hear what Brother Thirteen said? Why don't you get out of here right now?"
Zhu Yunhuan looked at the young man indifferently, and then looked at the lackey beside the young man with some disgust.
"Who are you two? Why should I get out of here?"
When the lackey heard this, he immediately became furious and slammed the table and shouted.
"Zhu Yunxun, are you stupid? You don't even recognize your thirteenth uncle?"
Zhu Yunhuan looked at the lackey calmly and pointed at his head.
"The doctor said that I cried so much that my brain got damaged. I have soul separation syndrome and I can't remember many things from the past."
"What did you say? You cried so much that your brain got damaged, ha..."
Just as the lackey was about to laugh at Zhu Yunhuan, he was pushed away by the tall boy next to him. Then the boy came to Zhu Yunhuan and pointed at his face and asked.
"Zhu Yunxun, you really don't remember me?"
When the young man saw Zhu Yunhuan shaking his head, his face immediately lit up with joy.
"oh!"
"If that's the case, then you definitely don't remember me hitting you, right?"
Zhu Yunhuan raised his eyebrows when he heard this and replied without fear.
"That's hard to say."
"Maybe in a few days I will be cured. Then I will take revenge and complain!"
When the young man heard Zhu Yunhuan say this, he patted him on the shoulder in appreciation.
"Good boy!"
"You are much more heroic now than before!"
"Remember, I am your thirteenth uncle!"
"Prince Yu Zhu Gui!"
"The seat you're sitting on now is mine!"
"If it were any other time, I would have kicked you away. But considering that the Crown Prince just passed away, I will let you go!"
After saying this, Zhu Gui turned around and went to another secluded corner.
He just stood there without saying a word, and the little kid sitting in the corner immediately gave up his seat.
His bossy demeanor made all the children in the school, except Zhu Yunhuan, envious.
Prince Ning Zhu Quan had his seat taken away from him. He dared not be angry or say anything, so he could only find another seat.
Although there are many seats in the main hall, the good seats at the back are limited and are all full.
Zhu Quan walked around in the crowd and felt that he could not offend anyone except Zhu Yunhuan.
Although Zhu Quan wanted to sit in Zhu Yunhuan's seat, he did not ask Zhu Yunhuan's opinion, but looked at Zhu Gui who occupied his seat.
"Brother Thirteen, can I sit here?"
Zhu Gui was a little displeased when he heard this, thinking to himself that this child is so ignorant, didn’t he see that was the seat I just gave up?
However, when he saw Zhu Yunhuan's indifferent expression, other thoughts suddenly came to his mind.
I always felt that there was something wrong with Zhu Yunhuan today, a little strange even, as if he was a different person.
He wanted to see if the child had really changed, or was just pretending to have amnesia in front of him?
"casual!"
"I have already given up my position. It has nothing to do with me now."
"Whoever has the ability can sit down!"
