12dz Chapter 183 If even a prince can rise to power, does that mean Zhu Yunwen has a pig's brain?
Chapter 183 If even a prince can rise to power, does that mean Zhu Yunwen has a pig's brain?
"Emperor Chengzu?"
"Fourth brother, you've really made something of yourself! We call ourselves the founding emperor, and you call yourself the empress dowager?"
"Tell me properly, what have you created that you dare to call yourself an ancestor?"
Before Zhu Di could even defend himself, Old Zhu had already become restless.
Emperor Chengzu!
Emperor Taizong!
Neither of these temple names is appropriate for you, Fourth Brother!
Even if it were Emperor Taizong, where would you place Zhu Yunwen?
That was our handpicked second emperor of the Ming Dynasty!
If you deny his existence, wouldn't that be the same as denying our decision?
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and Old Zhu grabbed his belt again.
"Fourth brother, come here and take forty lashes. Taizong and Chengzu, just for these two temple names, you tell me, do you deserve this beating?"
"Should!"
Young Zhu Di obediently knelt down and stuck out his buttocks.
He knew very well that he couldn't escape this beating.
It's better to cooperate obediently; maybe then they'll be treated less severely.
Moreover, this matter is indeed inexplicable.
Emperor Taizong, Emperor Chengzu...
In the future, you really will ascend the throne and then not care about the lives of others, won't you?
It's like, back in that era, nobody could beat you up, right?
"However, among the four temple names of the Taiping and Zhongyuan eras, there doesn't seem to be a title like Chengzu, does there?"
"Where did this novel temple name come from?"
Yang Jian was somewhat puzzled.
Judging from the preface of the list of immortals, it can be roughly understood that...
If Zhu Di truly wanted to be called an ancestor, then Emperor Shizu would be the most suitable name for him.
The result of giving Emperor Chengzu this temple name is somewhat incongruous.
"...I'm not shameless enough to call myself an ancestor!"
"Father, if you beat me for calling me Emperor Taizong, I'll accept it, but calling me ancestor is absolutely not my intention!"
After retorting, Zhu Di turned around and began to beg for mercy.
Although it didn't really concern him much how much Zhu Di was beaten when he was young, it was still his own responsibility.
I'd rather avoid getting beaten every time.
"Is that so? Then give him twenty lashes as a warning to others!"
Old Zhu is also very open-minded.
Since you've explained, then smoke half as much.
"They're even whipping them?"
"Old Zhu, you're getting a bit too Versailles-like. Your fourth son is on the list of wise rulers!"
"Ninth on the list of wise rulers, bringing glory to his ancestors, his name will be remembered for eternity!"
Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was actually going to whip him, Zhao Kuangyin couldn't understand it.
Regardless of how the throne was obtained, as long as the emperor is a good and capable ruler, does anything else matter?
If only Zhao Guangyi and his descendants could live up to his expectations.
Even if Zhao Kuangyin was murdered, he certainly would not have committed such a destructive act!
After all, from the very beginning, he had planned to pass the throne to his younger brother.
The problem is that Zhao Guangyi's lineage is purely incompetent and loves to play games!
If such people are not killed, the situation of being overwhelmed by the Liao, Jin, Western Xia, and Mongol Yuan dynasties will surely repeat itself!
Even if he were to let his own descendants inherit the throne, it would be like opening a blind box, and he hadn't even had time to cultivate a team for the crown prince.
But no matter what kind of blind boxes you get, they will never be worse than the Jingkang Incident!
"Ninth on the list of wise rulers..."
Old Zhu gritted his teeth inwardly.
That's precisely why we should beat them up first!
If the fourth prince makes it onto the list of wise rulers while he doesn't, then at least he should get a couple of good beatings before the fourth prince gets too cocky!
He also thought the fourth brother did a good job, but that didn't stop him from whipping him!
"Can even a vassal king successfully rebel?"
"As for Old Zhu, all I can say is that even without Zhu Di's rebellion, an emperor who would be purged of his inner circle by the princes would still not be able to do anything normal."
Li Er's attention was focused on the sky.
He did not comment on either the temple names of Emperor Chengzu or Emperor Taizong.
But the fact that he was the only vassal king to successfully rebel is quite remarkable!
In a unified dynasty, it was no less difficult for a vassal king to rebel, seize the throne, or even ascend to the highest position!
In fact, it will be much more difficult!
The biggest problem was that with the dynasty unified, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty could easily mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops to suppress the rebels.
Even if a vassal king had the emperor's utmost trust, his army would never exceed 100,000.
Even 50,000 might be an exaggeration.
Moreover, if you launch a rebellion to quell the rebellion, you will not have the opportunity to develop slowly.
The imperial court will definitely send people to suppress it immediately!
To ascend to the throne, one must conquer cities step by step!
Facing an army ten times their size, they not only had to launch an offensive, but also had to besiege the city!
It can be said that the rebellion of the feudal princes was a hellish challenge from the very beginning!
Moreover, the emperor also has the reputation of being a righteous ruler.
All ambitious people in the world will only serve the emperor.
In other words, most of Zhu Di's soldiers and generals were constantly being killed, making it extremely difficult to replenish their ranks.
Even when it comes to conscription, ordinary people understand one principle.
Joining Zhu Di means being a traitor, a rebel!
If we lose, it might even affect our families!
Even if they really had the idea of joining the army, the first thing they would consider would definitely be the imperial army!
Even under these circumstances, Zhu Di was able to turn the tide.
To be honest, besides Zhu Di and the many talented people under his command, there were also a lot of pig-like opponents!
Any opponent who isn't as incompetent as a pig would have no chance of succeeding in this so-called rebellion!
Old Zhu: “…”
After lashing out twice, Li Er's words made him suddenly unable to continue.
If he hadn't reminded him, Old Zhu wouldn't have thought of that at the time.
Even when they communicated with Zhu Di during the last challenge, neither of them mentioned how he won the Jingnan Campaign!
Thinking about it now, it really makes sense!
Could it be that Zhu Yunwen had a pig's brain?
He knew the Ming Dynasty's military strength best.
During Zhu Yunwen's reign, no matter how reckless he was, the court could always mobilize at least 500,000 troops to suppress the rebellion in a short period of time!
Although Zhu Di had to guard the border, he could not possibly have more than 100,000 troops at his disposal!
Five hundred thousand versus less than one hundred thousand, and the former has almost unlimited logistical and troop replenishment.
The latter's food supplies were not plentiful, and its logistics must have been tight as well.
Furthermore, in terms of replenishing troop strength, they are far inferior to the imperial court.
Given this comparison between the two sides, it's clear that we could lose this battle.
He couldn't think of any other possibility besides being a pig-brain.
If the Ming Dynasty were truly controlled by such a person for decades, then...
Is the Jingnan Campaign really going to repeat itself?
Furthermore, what were Zhu Di's reasons for launching the Jingnan Campaign?
Cut off the vassal!
But those few vassal kings who guarded the borders were all appointed by him, in order to maintain the stability of the Ming Dynasty's borders.
Once these vassal kings are captured, can his incompetent generals, who even lost to Zhu Di, really ensure that the border will not be in chaos?
Although the remnants of the Yuan dynasty have been driven back, they are absolutely capable of fighting back if the border is lost!
Old Zhu had fought against Can Yuan for a long time and knew their strength very well!
If we consider the worst-case scenario...
With the border lost, the Mongol cavalry once again swept south.
No matter how chaotic the late Yuan Dynasty was, there was one thing Old Zhu had no doubt about: their fighting strength!