Daming: I am the Crown Prince

Chapter 106: Jianwen's Three Treasures
Sleeping until you wake up naturally will become a luxury for Zhu Yunhuan. In the future, he will probably have to get up in the early morning as a normal thing, which is also one of the basic requirements for a qualified emperor.

After being awakened by Zhang Fusheng, Zhu Yunhuan quickly washed up, ate some breakfast, and then went straight to the Fengtian Hall.

Seeing that the civil and military officials had lined up and were ready to enter the hall, Zhu Yunhuan felt instantly more balanced.

He did get up early, but compared to the civil and military officials, he still slept at least half an hour longer. With this comparison, he certainly felt a little proud and secretly happy.

As for the fact that Zhu Yunhuan, the crown prince, was going to court, many civil and military officials no longer found it strange, and it was no longer a novelty for the crown prince to occasionally go to court. When encountering some major festivals, the crown prince would definitely appear.

After the sound of the whip was sounded, Zhu Yunhuan led the civil and military officials into the hall.

The emperor did not go to the palace. Instead, a eunuch held an imperial edict and announced that the Crown Prince Zhu Yunhuan would be in charge of the government.

The civil and military officials looked at each other in bewilderment. Recalling the previous rumors and discoveries, many officials were thinking about something. It seemed that the emperor might really be unable to hold on any longer.

It has been 26 years since the founding of the country. In fact, there have been cases in the past when the emperor occasionally did not attend the court. But that was a very small probability. At that time, the prince would preside over the morning court, and everything would go smoothly.

Now that the Crown Prince is here to supervise the court, it seems that there is nothing new about all this and everything can be done according to the routine.

However, when the morning court officially began to report on affairs, the huge difference between the Crown Prince and the Crown Prince became apparent.

The Crown Prince only listened but did not say anything. He was really forced into a corner and could only vaguely put the matter on hold for the time being and asked the official in charge to draft a memorial and submit it.

In other words, the crown prince would not handle affairs decisively, which seemed to show respect for the emperor and not dare to overstep his authority.

But in the eyes of many people, this means that the Crown Prince is not good at governing. It was not like this when the Crown Prince was in power. He would make decisions directly on major and minor matters, instead of hesitating for a long time and not knowing how to deal with it.

Suddenly, an official reported, "Your Highness, the Goryeo envoy, Han Shangzhi, a scholar from the Academy of Arts and Literature, has arrived in the capital."

Previously, Lee Seong-gye had sent Cho Pang to Ming to inform the Ming Dynasty of his accession to the throne. Now that Cho Pang has not returned to Goryeo, Han Sang-ji has also come with two candidates, "Joseon" and "Hyang-ryeong", to let Zhu decide on the new name of the country.

Zhu Yunhuan was silent for a moment before he said, "I think you all understand the matter of Goryeo. The ruler of Goryeo did not respect the Ming Dynasty and wanted to start a war, so Lee Seong-gye returned to usurp the throne. The ruler of Goryeo was unjust and was deposed, but Lee Seong-gye deposed and usurped the throne, which was really unfilial and unfaithful to the ruler."

Many civil and military officials did not know what was happening in Goryeo because they were not interested in things outside the Central Plains.

However, when Zhu Yunhuan mentioned this, many civil and military officials frowned. In everyone's traditional concept, what Lee Seong-gye did was indeed unfilial and unkind to his king and father.

Zhu Yunhuan said directly, "The Ministry of Rites, Honglu Temple, Hanlin Academy, and other government offices should discuss this matter first before making a decision."

Some officials felt that there was nothing wrong with Zhu Yunhuan's arrangement.

What Lee Seong-gye did was not in line with some traditional Confucian concepts and was contrary to today's mainstream values. So it is completely understandable that people do not recognize him now.

However, some people thought about it carefully and found that even on such a major matter, the Crown Prince still did not seem to have any opinion and directly assigned some matters to the government offices under his command to handle.

This grandson is very different from the original prince.

Although the Crown Prince had shown his brilliance in the court before, that was only when he was competing for the position of crown prince. Now it seems that his nature is still hard to change, and he has the tendency to return to being a playboy again.

But it is understandable. He grew up playing and making trouble, and now there is no one to control him, so of course he will return to his old ways.

Another thing is that they are young after all, and the youthful mentality naturally means there are many uncertainties.

The morning court seemed to have ended smoothly without any major disturbances, as if everything was going very smoothly.

After leaving court, Zhu Yunhuan returned to Wenhua Hall to deal with some matters.

Just as he sat down, Zhang Fusheng came to report, "Your Highness, the head of the Ministry of Rites Qi De wants to see you."

Zhu Yunhuan said, "Let him in."

A high-spirited middle-aged man entered the palace and said, "I am Qi De, the head of the Ministry of Rites, and I am here to greet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. May His Royal Highness live long."

"Get up." Zhu Yunhuan raised his hand and said, "What do you want to report?"

Qi De said, "Your Highness, the Goryeo traitor Lee Seong-gye has usurped the throne. I believe we should send troops to suppress him."

Zhu Yunhuan frowned slightly and said, "My grandfather said before that the affairs of Goryeo have nothing to do with the Ming Dynasty. Don't you know that?"

Qi De certainly knew about these things. In the past few years, Goryeo had continuously sent envoys, hoping that the Ming Dynasty, as the suzerain state, would mediate or directly send troops to attack.

Qi De continued, "Your Highness, the rulers and ministers of Goryeo regard our Ming Dynasty as their suzerain. If the imperial court cannot uphold the orthodoxy, it will surely make other envoys hesitate."

There is nothing wrong with this. Since they have recognized the Ming Dynasty as their suzerain, under normal circumstances, the Ming Dynasty, as their suzerain, will also need to contribute when encountering some major events. When their younger brother is bullied, the elder brother cannot ignore it. Zhu Yunhuan said, "Does the Wang family of Goryeo really respect the Ming Dynasty?"

Qi De was speechless. The king and his ministers of the Goryeo Dynasty really didn't respect the Ming Dynasty. They came when they needed it, and wanted to attack Liaodong when they had nothing to do. They also flirted with the Northern Yuan Dynasty. Such a fickle behavior was annoying.

Zhu Yunhuan said, "The Ministry of Rites and other officials should discuss it first, and then we can discuss it."

Qi De naturally obeyed the order. It seemed that His Highness intended to deal with this matter coldly, or to follow the Emperor's attitude of cold-eyed observation.

Looking at Qi De, Zhu Yunhuan suddenly asked, "When did you enter the government?"

Qi De immediately replied, "Your Highness, I was the first place winner of the Yingtian Township Examination in the 17th year of Hongwu, and I was awarded the title of Jinshi the following year, and was granted an official position."

Zhu Yunhuan looked a little strange and asked, "Where are you from?"

Qi De replied, "Your Highness, I am from Lishui, Yingtian Prefecture."

Zhu Yunhuan nodded slightly, with a very strange expression, "Okay, leave now."

After seeing Qi De leave, Zhu Yunhuan couldn't help but sigh, "Of the three treasures of Jianwen, I have now met two!"

Qi De, this is not Qi De, this is obviously Qi Tai!
Historically, he suggested reducing the power of the princes, and when Zhu Di launched the Jingnan Campaign, his target was directly Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai.

However, Qi Tai was also left to Zhu Yunwen by Zhu Yuanzhang. Even on the issue of reducing the power of the feudal lords, Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng had different opinions. Qi Tai suggested "capture the king first", while Huang Zicheng thought to start with Zhou Wang Zhu Su and others.

Huang Zicheng recommended Li Jinglong as the general, Qi Tai tried to stop him but failed.
"This Qi Tai is a little better than Huang Zicheng." Zhu Yunhuan smiled and said to himself, "Some general directions are fine, but it is true that he is not familiar with military affairs."

While Zhu Yunhuan was still thinking, Jiang Lin suddenly came to report, "Your Highness, Fang Xiaoru, the son of the criminal official, has entered the capital."

Qi Tai just came, why is Fang Xiaoru here now?

Fang Xiaoru, he is also a famous person!
He used to study with Song Lian, and his father was involved in the empty seal case and was executed. Zhu also thought Fang Xiaoru behaved dignified and serious, so he did not implicate him.

Zhu Yunxun asked, "What's going on?"

Jiang Li immediately said, "I have learned that last year the King of Wulin wanted to summon Fang Xiaoru, but he refused to come to Beijing. He just came to Beijing this year, and I have not yet found any connection between him and the King of Wulin."

"Connection?" Zhu Yunxun said unhappily, "Remember this, you are the commander of the Jinyiwei, just tell me what happened. You don't need to make the decision for me!"

Jiang Li's face changed drastically, and he kowtowed repeatedly, "I acknowledge my guilt!"

Zhu Yunhuan thought for a moment and said, "Appoint Fang Xiaoru as a professor in Hanzhong and order him to go to Shu to spread the teachings."

Some people regard Fang Xiaoru as the last scholar with integrity, but Zhu Yunhuan has reservations about this. He does not have too many prejudices against this person.

Zhu Yunhuan may not understand how talented this person is. But such a person can still be supported as a scholar. As long as he is not a staff member, he can still be useful in promoting education.

After Jiang Lin left, Zhu Yunhuan laughed even more, "Jianwen Sanbao, this is really interesting."

Huang Zicheng is now following Zhu Yunwen. The two are traveling around Hangzhou and may be feeling frustrated.

As for Qi Tai, he is still serving as an official in the court, and perhaps he also has some expectations for his future career.

As for Fang Xiaoru, he could only go to Shu to spread the teachings. Whether he could become a great scholar depended on his subsequent development.

Forget it, these things have nothing to do with Zhu Yunhuan for the time being. He will not use Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai needs to observe him carefully to see if he is worth using. As for Fang Xiaoru, this person's use can only be to see if he can become a great scholar.

It is obviously impossible to participate in the discussion of national affairs.

"There is still debate about the extermination of Fang Xiaoru's entire clan, but it seems that there were quite a few people, more than 800 people." Zhu Yunhuan thought about it carefully and laughed, "Fang Xiaoru also wrote the preface to Tang He's stele, and it was all chiseled away."

Thinking of these things, Zhu Yunhuan couldn't help laughing.

The Three Treasures of Jianwen are no longer subjects of Zhu Yunwen now, but they will be subjects of Zhu Yunhuan in the future.

So there is no need to think too much about some things, history has changed. Some things will not happen.

He should still do what he should do. There are other more important things worth worrying about.

"If we plant a nail in North Korea, we will have justice in our hands in the future." Zhu Yunhuan murmured to himself, "We have a legitimate opportunity, so we should do some superficial work!"

(End of this chapter)