I Want to Become the Crown Prince's Grandson

Why are all the early Ming Dynasty novels so full of sycophancy towards Zhu Yuanzhang? Why don't any authors write about a hellish scenario where the protagonist travels back in time to Zhu Yuanzhang's childhood, follows Li Er's path to conquer the world, and then directly overthrows the table, rebels, kills Zhu Biao, and imprisons Zhu Yuanzhang? 😏

No, you're only the second son of the legitimate wife. Your elder brother, Zhu Xiong Ying, was the eldest son. After your brother died, Zhu Yunwen's mother became the rightful Crown Princess, making Zhu Yunwen the eldest son of the legitimate wife, and you the second son of a concubine. Old Zhu was a staunch supporter of the primogeniture system, so if you try to compete with Zhu Yunwen, he'll probably send you to Fengyang earlier.

Given Zhu Yuanzhang's personality, if the protagonist were to speak openly, his stepmother would definitely die. Let's not even talk about anything else; Zhu Yuanzhang, Empress Ma, and Zhu Biao were practically family. Zhu Biao's son barely qualifies, so what was Lady Lü? Do you really think Zhu Yuanzhang wouldn't kill his daughter-in-law? It's not impossible that in a fit of rage, he might have slaughtered Lady Lü and her entire maternal clan.

Seeing so many people discussing temple names, I'd like to say a few words. Many people cite examples of foreign regimes like "Emperor Shengzong of Liao," "Emperor Chongzong of Western Xia," and "Emperor Shengzu of Qing" to argue that temple names should be as powerful and flamboyant as possible. Doesn't this expose their unlearned nature, just like those of foreign regimes?

Let's talk about the issue of establishing the eldest son as heir or the virtuous son as heir. I've seen many people think that establishing the virtuous son is not necessarily a bad thing, and that raising a treacherous person can even produce a treacherous king. I'm simply stunned. Is the primogeniture system really just a matter of succession to the throne?

Even if the female lead is involved, couldn't you have come up with a different approach? You're not even the Crown Prince yet! If you were, doing this would be going against the entire cultural management group. I really don't know what the author was thinking. This is a male-oriented novel, not a female-oriented one… Ridiculous!

Why did Zhu Yuanzhang choose Zhu Yunwen as the grandson of the emperor instead of Zhu Di as the crown prince? This stemmed from Zhu Yuanzhang's Confucian influence and his emphasis on the legitimate son. He recognized the primogeniture system, considering his sons Zhu Er, Zhu San, and Zhu Si as illegitimate children.

From the perspective of traditional Chinese etiquette, Zhu Yunwen was not entitled to inherit the throne. However, Zhu Yuanzhang, in order to uphold the primogeniture system, forcibly arranged for his eldest grandson to succeed him. Generally speaking, the order of succession to the throne is: Crown Prince, legitimate son, son, legitimate grandson, grandson, and sometimes adopted son.

It's already over 400 chapters and Zhu Yuanzhang is still alive; he'll probably remain the crown prince until the very end.

The current writing is a bit verbose. It misjudged the power dynamics between the two sides. While Zhu Yuanzhang was still alive, given his temperament, the actions of the Kong family—harming the people and betraying the crown prince's confidants—indicated more than just an investigation; it was a blatant disregard for the court. This part of the writing is still ill-considered.