Daming: I am the Crown Prince

Zhu Yunhuan has more expectations because now there are more and more "interactions" and he has some new novel but interesting experiences, which makes him feel very happy and expectant.

Because the baby in Xu Miaojin's belly is restless, it may occasionally stretch out its hands or kick its feet. You can see some movements in Xu Miaojin's belly, which is a very interesting thing.

For Zhu Yunhuan, this is definitely the best way to rest and relax after being busy every day.

Although Xu Miaojin was a little shy at first, she gradually got used to it and felt that it was God's blessing that she had found her true love.

It's not just because of Zhu Yunhuan's identity, but also because what this crown prince said and did sometimes seemed to not have too many rules, but he gave her great freedom and respect.

"Your Highness, the child will definitely not move now." Xu Miaojin gently touched Zhu Yunhuan's hair and said, "How can I move all the time? I will not be able to live with it."

Zhu Yunhuan, who was leaning against Xu Miaojin's belly and listening to the noise, disagreed. "I don't think it's that serious. You never know, it might just move a little."

Xu Miaojin, who found it funny, said, "Your Highness, Zhang Fusheng came over today and said that my sister-in-law will also be returning to Beijing in a few days?"

Zhu Yunhuan was stunned for a moment, then he realized, "Ah, she came back with Yunwen. You can meet her then. After all, her child is my nephew and my father's eldest grandson."

Zhu Yunwen was quite capable, as he got married right after the mourning period ended. Not long after the marriage, he had a child, and now Zhu Wenkui is more than two months old.

Xu Miaojin advised, "Your Highness, my nephew is too young after all, so don't let him work too hard. If there is something, just call my brother back. How can you let my sister-in-law and nephew come back as well?"

Zhu Yunhuan thought for a moment and explained, "It was done by the family of Princess Yunwen, who had some collusion with the salt officials."

"Then the reprimand to my brother is to order my sister-in-law to control her family members and punish them according to the law if they commit crimes." Xu Miaojin continued to persuade, "If you really want to see your nephew, you can wait until he is one or two years old."

Zhu Yunhuan thought about it and it made sense. He said, "That's true. I thought my nephew had been stable for two or three months. Now that I think about it, it was a bit rash and inappropriate."

It is not a big problem to say that it is appropriate, after all, it has been two or three months. Moreover, the climate and so on will not change much from Hangzhou to Yingtianfu, so there is no need to worry about acclimatization, etc., and there will be no rush along the way.

But what Xu Miaojin said made a lot of sense. After all, she was a baby and was very fragile. She needed to be taken good care of. There was no reason to let the child come along.

Therefore, it is not a bad thing to have less trouble. Some things should be solved by Zhu Yunwen, the head of the family.

After Xu Miaojin's persuasion, Zhu Yunhuan decided to be honest and do his job well. He didn't plan to make a fuss about some things. There was no harm in being more stable.

No matter what, Zhu Yunwen was also his elder brother. As for Zhu Wenkui, he was also Zhu Yunhuan's nephew. It's just that I don't know whether this child is the so-called Prince Gongmin who disappeared with Emperor Jianwen in history.

This was just a little curiosity of his. After all, history had already undergone tremendous changes for him.

The new day also began with a morning court session. Just after the court session, Zhu Yunhuan was called to Wuying Palace by Old Zhu.

"You should decide on the Minister of Rites as early as possible. It should be decided before our great-grandson is born." Old Zhu urged, "Tell me in detail, who are you thinking of?"

Zhu Yunhuan replied, "Let Chen Di try first. He has integrity and has served as a lecturer and Shandong left councilor. He has many beneficial policies. Although he is a scholar, he did not enter the government through the imperial examination."

Old Zhu thought about it carefully and said, "There is one bad thing about this person. He is from Ningguo Mansion. After all, we can't do without southerners in the court!"

Zhu Yunhuan was also somewhat helpless about Lao Zhu's complaints, "What should I do? To use Huang Guan's words, this is another southerner. Lian Zining asked me to go out to sea for training, otherwise I will still be a southerner."

For Zhu Yunhuan's words, Old Zhu didn't know how to respond for a while. He also knew very well that this was the reality.

Although the imperial court is now officially launching the North-South List next year and is consciously increasing the proportion of northern officials, this is not something that will be seen immediately or overnight.

Old Zhu looked at Zhu Yunhuan and said, "Xia Yuanji, your subordinate, is from Jiangxi. How will you use him in the future?"

"The Minister of Revenue. Yu Xin is still in his prime, only fifty." Zhu Yunhuan said, "But it's not a good idea to let him stay in the position of Minister of Revenue forever. Let him change his position in a few years."

Old Zhu smiled, "He is from Jiangnan, Suzhou Prefecture. The last thing you need is a minister of the Ministry of Revenue, this is a good thing."

There is no shortage of talented people in charge of the court's purse, which is naturally a good thing for Zhu Yunhuan.

But for Zhu Yunhuan, it was not enough to have enough candidates for the Minister of Revenue. He needed more talents, and he needed to have enough talents in the Six Ministries and the Five Military Commanderies.

"I plan to keep only Guo Ying, Geng Bingwen, Wang Bi, and Zhu Shou as veterans." Zhu Yunhuan continued to talk about his plans, "Let the others retire. What do you think, grandfather?"

Old Zhu also understood Zhu Yunhuan's meaning and felt that there was nothing wrong with this arrangement.

Guo Ying is Zhu's confidant, Geng Bingwen is good at defense and is now a relative of Zhu Yunhuan. Wang Bi is not to be mentioned, he is a general under Lan Yu. Zhu Shou, the Marquis of Zhuolu, is in charge of grain transport and sea transportation, and now he also needs to stay.

After a careful calculation, Lao Zhu said, "Seven marquises were returned? And they are all from your Chang family?"

There were quite a few marquises who were allowed to retire and return to their hometowns, and most of them were involved in the Lan Yu case in history.

"Grandfather, what are you saying?" Zhu Yunhuan complained with some dissatisfaction, "Among these people, there are a few who have dealings with the Chang family, and they can't all be considered the direct descendants of the King of Kaiping. Besides, these are all soldiers of the court, how can they be members of the Chang family?"

Old Zhu stopped joking and said seriously, "Let me think about it carefully. Let's keep Chen Huan. He has some reputation in the southwest."

This is Marquis Puding, who followed Fu Youde to pacify Mingxia and conquer Yunnan. He was a native of Fengyang and was one of the twenty-four generals of Huaixi who first followed Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the world.

"Xu Huizu is a bit mediocre. Not to mention being on par with the King of Zhongshan, even your cousins ​​are better than him." Old Zhu said with a little disappointment, "Now look, Jiujiang is also average in intelligence."

Zhu Yunhuan looked at Old Zhu and became even more speechless, "Grandfather, your vision is too high. How many people like the King of Zhongshan and the King of Kaiping can we find throughout the history books? Which of my cousins ​​is not a hero? Xu Huizu and my cousin from Jiujiang are not as good as them. They can improve after some experience, and there will be a way for the court to be without generals." It is really unfair to compare Xu Huizu and Li Jinglong with Xu Da and Chang Yuchun. They are totally incomparable.

Even if we compare him with Li Wenzhong and Mu Ying, it is still a bit too much and unrealistic.

However, Zhu Yunhuan was not particularly worried, mainly because although Fu Youde was nearly 70 years old, Lan Yu was still in his prime. In addition, Xu Huizu and Li Jinglong could still be trained, so there was no need to worry about the lack of generals in the court for the time being.

What's more, my uncles can be used when something big happens. Zhang Yu and others are also worth training, so there is still some talent in the pool.

These are naturally the sources of Zhu Yunhuan's confidence, and the noble group still has great influence in the court.

It is not realistic for the civil service group to expand all at once.

Zhu Yunhuan looked at Old Zhu and continued, "Grandfather, I am going to clean up the bureaucracy, and I am afraid I have to start with my own family first."

Old Zhu got angry instantly, "Few of your uncles are worry-free. We know what happened this time. Just deal with them. Even if you want to protect them, we will take action this time!"

These words can just be listened to. Zhu Yunhuan will definitely not take them seriously, otherwise he would really become a fool.

The main thing is that Old Zhu knew what was going on. Even though some of his children and grandchildren were involved in the salt permit issue this time, they were not the main culprits, so even if they were punished, it would obviously not be particularly severe.

It was nothing more than a reprimand, punishment, and reduction of some supplies. At most, he would return to his hometown Fengyang to farm. It would not be as severe as being demoted to a commoner or imprisoned behind the high walls of Fengyang.

Old Zhu's current attitude is naturally because he is really angry and feels that his children and grandchildren have not managed the people around them well.

"This is my fifth uncle again. I have a headache now." Zhu Yunxun said with some amusement, "Originally, I asked Yunwen to bring my nephew back, but Miaojin said that my nephew was too young. Now I think I was rash."

Zhu Yuanzhang actually wanted to meet Zhu Wenkui, after all, he was Zhu Biao's eldest grandson. Although he valued Zhu Yunhuan's future eldest son the most, it did not mean that he did not want to hug his great-grandson. Zhu Wenkui was also Zhu Yuanzhang's first real great-grandson.

Although Zhu Zanyi is the great-grandson, he is not the direct bloodline of Zhu Yuanzhang, so there is still some difference.

Listening to Zhu Yunhuan's words, Old Zhu also praised, "Miao Jin is thoughtful. We always say that we should marry a virtuous wife. Miao Jin is virtuous and knows the big picture. You should worry less about the affairs of the harem in the future."

Zhu Yunhuan also admitted this and said with a smile, "That's true. Now I only need to take care of the affairs of the court. Miaojin can take care of the affairs of the harem."

Old Zhu was more in favor and said earnestly, "When we look for a granddaughter-in-law for you, we still have to consider her background and character, otherwise you will be too tired in the future. After thinking about it, your father almost got into trouble at that time."

Zhu Biao never regretted letting him marry Princess Chang, but now looking back, Zhu felt that he was a bit hasty in making Lu his wife.

Zhu Yunxun smiled and didn't care much. "Miao Jin said yesterday that the baby in her belly is quite naughty and active. I'm thinking that my grandfather will be seventy by then, and I'm afraid he won't be able to take care of the baby."

Old Zhu immediately said seriously, "I'm still one year away from turning 70, so I'm not too old to take care of the child. No matter how naughty Wen Yao is, I still like him."

Zhu Yunhuan had nothing to say, and then he said, "My second uncle and third uncle will be back in Beijing in a few days, so it's a good opportunity to talk about the affairs of the royal family. Take good care of the people around you, so that there won't be any rift between my uncles and me again."

Old Zhu nodded, thinking this was a good opportunity. "That's right. Your uncles are so bold because we are reluctant to punish them. They used to have your father protecting them, and now they think you are protecting them, so they are getting more and more presumptuous. Few of them are really smart!"

This can be considered a small "warning" to Zhu Yunhuan, just short of saying that Zhu Yunhuan said one thing in public and another behind his back, just short of pointing at Zhu Yunhuan's nose and calling him a "smiling tiger".

But Old Zhu was not really worried. After all, Zhu Yunhuan did not seem to be protecting the royal family without reservation. But he was not too malicious and would not really think of doing anything to his family.

It was nothing more than cutting some benefits and some powers, which Zhu Yuanzhang could understand. This was the emperor's usual practice, and it was reasonable. It was just that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to complain emotionally.

Since Old Zhu has already confirmed it, Zhu Yunhuan can naturally let go and not worry too much.

After all, Zhu Yunhuan was still only the crown prince. Even if Zhu was willing to give up power, the crown prince's voice was still louder in the court. But the crown prince was only the crown prince after all, and everyone knew that.

This was also the time when Zhu Yunhuan was in charge of government affairs. He even opened the sea when Zhu Yuanzhang turned a blind eye. But it did not mean that he lost his mind. He still had to respect Zhu Yuanzhang when he should, and confirm when he needed to.

Since there were no problems on Zhu's side, Zhu Yunhuan could indeed let go and rectify the administration of officials and restrain the royal family, and these two things could be done at the same time.

Zhu Yunhuan, who had returned to Wuying Palace, did not need to worry. He simply gave the order to issue an imperial edict to summon several vassal kings to the capital.

As for seeing Zhu Yunhuan holding the emperor's seal, Daoyan was able to remain calm. The emperor had already agreed, so what objection could a minister have?

"Xia Yuanji, go get someone to make a list of the bills," Zhu Yunhuan said with a smile, "Since my uncles and brothers have caused the court to suffer losses in tax revenue, they should pay it back."

Xia Yuanji understood what he meant. This time, those members of the royal family who caused the trouble probably felt that a scolding was not the limit. If nothing unexpected happened, they would really have to "spend money to avoid disaster" this time.

One may even need to pay a large sum of money and give up some power before being able to return to the fiefdom safely!
It is better to have reasons and evidence for some things, to avoid some members of the royal family becoming dissatisfied and damaging the harmony. They must be made to accept the situation and know where they are wrong.

Zhu Yunhuan looked at Daoyan and said, "Let someone submit a memorial tomorrow. We must give an explanation to the people of the world about this matter. Otherwise, it will be unacceptable!"

Daoyan also understood that it was not a bad thing to put things on the table and make them public.

After all, rectifying the administration of officials and restraining the royal family are natural and right in terms of laws and principles.

As long as you are not involved, you should support these policies with all your heart! (End of this chapter)