Daming Super Dimension Company, President Zhu Yuanzhang!

Xiao Ran was silent for a moment, looking at the embarrassed expression on Emperor Jiajing's face, and thought for a moment whether this was a serious statement or not.

It seems awkward to say it.

Emperor Jiajing also looked at Xiao Ran at this time: "Mr. Xiao, since you have said so much, why don't you just say this... by the way."

If Xiao Ran hadn't seen Emperor Jiajing looking at him with sincerity in his eyes, he would have suspected that he was not sarcastic.

But after thinking about it, Emperor Jiajing himself really couldn't say this.

Do you want him to say to his ancestors, "I'm sorry, ancestors, but only one of my sons has died, so I have no choice. Although he has no ability and cannot live up to expectations, he can only make do with what he has." If it doesn't work, just wait for me to work hard and get another one."

Maybe, Jiajing can also throw the blame for his longevity on those sons who died early and the heirs who failed to live up to expectations. It is better to count on them than to count on his own longevity.

It seems that this is really possible.

Thinking that Emperor Jiajing gave birth to eight sons and five daughters, and when he finally chose his heir, only one survived. Xiao Ran suddenly felt a little silent. It was not impossible for Jiajing to be shocked and stimulated by this.

Thinking about it, he looked at Emperor Jiajing with a bit of sympathy.

"Ahem. Uncle, old man, let me first count for you how many heirs are available as alternatives."

"Emperor Jiajing lived to be sixty years old and gave birth to a total of eight sons and five daughters. The first son was born to Concubine Yan. He was born in the fifteenth year of Jiajing, which was Emperor Jiajing's thirtieth year. He was named Zhu Zaiji. . But the prince did not live long. He died two months after he was born. After his death, he was granted the title of Prince Aichong."

In this dynasty where people get married and have children at the age of fourteen or fifteen, having your first son at the age of thirty is already considered a late arrival. I think the Emperor Jiajing at that time also looked forward to this prince very much and doted on him extremely.

But the child only lived for two months. Emperor Jiajing must have felt bad at the time.

For a moment, Zhu Di and Zhu Yuanzhang both looked at Emperor Jiajing with a bit of sympathy.

Jiajing turned around silently, not wanting to hear it.

"But aren't there seven other princes? Even if the eldest son dies, he won't be left without an heir." Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Emperor Jiajing's unwillingness to speak, a little puzzled.

Xiao Ran answered for him, and his voice became softer, "The second son of Emperor Jiajing is called Zhu Zaihe. Zhu Zaihe was born in the 15th year of Jiajing. He was the son of Emperor Jiajing and Wang Guifei. After the death of Zhu Zaihe's eldest brother, he came to the throne and was established as the prince. It was the eighteenth year of Jiajing. After the death of Zhu Zaihe's eldest brother, he came to the throne and was established as the prince."

"Zhu Zaihe was also deeply loved by Emperor Jiajing, and when he became the prince, Zhu Zaihe took a series of measures to consolidate his position. For example, he granted amnesty to the world, released all prisoners in prison, and arranged mortals in Zhongxiang Zone Live and work in peace."

"This boy is trying to win people's hearts. It seems that he is really ambitious." Zhu Di sighed with emotion.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought it didn't matter: "He is just a prince. The world will belong to him in the future. What does it matter?"

Xiao Ran thought about Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude towards Zhu Biao, and thought that he was really big-hearted.

Other emperors were afraid of their sons rebelling, but if Zhu Biao rebelled, Zhu Yuanzhang would have to worry about whether he had enough food and supplies for his troops and horses, so he took the initiative to open the city gate all the way.

"But he also had bad luck. He died in 1552 AD, the st year of Jiajing. He was seventeen years old. He was given the posthumous title of Prince Zhuang Jing and was buried in Xishan. The second heir also passed."

This time, even Zhu Yuanzhang fell silent.

What Xiao Ran didn't say was that if Zhu Yuanzhang hadn't also obtained the jade, Zhu Biao would have died in front of him, including his eldest grandson Zhu Xiongying.

"As for his third son named Zhu Zaihe, born to Concubine Du Kang, he is still alive and was born in 1537. According to the normal trajectory, Zhu Zaihe became the emperor of the Ming Dynasty after Jiajing's death. And because he clearly He saw the problems of the Ming Dynasty ruled by Jiajing, took advantage of its strengths and eliminated its weaknesses, and managed the country well. However, he died of illness after being the emperor for six years."

"You have only been emperor for six years and you are gone?" Hearing Xiao Ran's words, Jiajing was full of shock and astonishment, and his body was a little shaky, "Why...why doesn't any of my eight sons live a long life?!"

"God has treated me unfairly, God has treated me unfairly!"

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di also fell silent.

"The remaining few..."

"The fourth son, Zhu Zaizhen, is the son of Concubine Jing. Historically, the mother is more valuable than the son. Emperor Jiajing was particularly fond of Concubine Jing. Zhu Zaizhen was also favored because of the mother's superiority. Perhaps he was jealous of others and died young. He died at the age of twenty-nine.”

"The fifth son, Zhu Zaiyi, was the Yingshang King, and he was also one of those who died young. The sixth son was named Zhu Zaiyu, the seventh son was Zhu Zai, and the eighth son was Zhu Zaitu Su. They died in infancy. As for whether they were murdered or died of natural causes, history has no way of verifying it. Emperor Jiajing himself may know this."

Anyway, after hearing this, I only have one choice now, Zhu Zaihe.

Even if a few people don't want to pass the ball to him, there is nothing they can do.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a moment: "Just now you said that Zhu Zaihe is worthy of being the emperor. In this case, why don't we take him to Xiao Ranqian's place for a checkup to see if he has any physical problems and cure them? Then send him back to be the emperor."

Zhu Di also nodded, thinking this method was feasible.

At least, now that we don’t have any better ideas, we can’t expect Emperor Jiajing to give birth to a child right away, right?

Xiao Ran murmured and thought for a while: "Is there something wrong with Jiajing's seeds? Or are his children really unlucky? Of Jiajing's five daughters, Zhu Shouying died at the age of fourteen, and the second daughter Zhu Fuyuan also died at the age of fourteen. He died two years earlier than his sister Zhu Shouying, when she was only twelve years old."

"The fourth daughter was born to Concubine Chen Yong, named Zhu Ruijian, and she died at the age of four. However, the fifth daughter Zhu Sukan lived to be twenty-three years old. Although she died very young, she was considered to have lived a long time among the children of Jiajing. .”

"Did you say you lost a third child?"

Although Zhu Yuanzhang didn't specifically listen to what Xiao Ran was talking about, he could clearly tell that one person was missing.

"Oh, the third princess Zhu Luyu, I didn't mention her because she lived longer than Emperor Jiajing." Xiao Ran paused silently, thinking that Emperor Jiajing gave birth to more than a dozen children, but in the end there was only the third princess to talk about. A woman died for him, which was very tragic. "

Xiao Ran's eyes fell on Emperor Jiajing: "I said, Emperor Jiajing, don't you have any doubts in your heart since you have been childless for the past twenty years?"

"What do you suspect? Could it be that someone poisoned me?" Emperor Jiajing's expression suddenly changed, looking a little ugly.

"Actually, it's you who poisoned yourself. Those so-called elixirs for pursuing immortality are all filled with heavy metals, such as lead and mercury... If you take too much, not to mention it is not good for your heirs, you will not be able to live to this age. It’s already considered a lucky one.”

Speaking of which, Xiao Ran was still a little embarrassed: "Isn't the example of Qin Shihuang right in front of you? If he hadn't taken too much of the so-called elixir, which damaged his body and died earlier, the Qin Dynasty would not have died in the second generation."