Daming: I am the Crown Prince

Many people found it not surprising that Lan Yu and Chang Sheng acted like successful villains and were arrogant. They all thought that this was just their habit.

Lan Yu was a domineering person. He beat the imperial censor, attacked his own checkpoints when drunk, and even dared to talk back to the emperor when drunk. Not many people were afraid of him, and basically no one could control him.

Everyone knows what kind of person Chang Sheng is. Chang Yuchun died early, so Chang Mao inherited the title. He is a second-generation rich man. When he is drunk, he is arrogant and even dares to beat his father-in-law, Duke of Song, Feng Sheng.

It was not surprising that Chang Mao inherited the title, but it was surprising that Chang Sheng inherited the title, because his elder brother Chang Mao was a second-generation rich man.

It turns out that Chang Sheng is not much better. He is also a playboy, a second-generation rich man, with little ability and a bad temper. He loses his mind when he drinks.

The only good thing about him is that he has been drinking and acting crazy in the mansion in the past few years. Usually he is just arrogant and looks down on everyone.

Now outside the Fengtian Gate, these two were looking around arrogantly.

The nobles had to flatter them, and if any civil servant dared to look at them for even a second, they would immediately glare at them fiercely, or even raise their fists to threaten them.

Ever since Zhu Yunhuan was named the Crown Prince, Chang Sheng started to act high and mighty, completely discarding his cowardly attitude of previous years when he only had the title of Duke.

Now that the crown prince is about to become the emperor, Chang Sheng is naturally even more arrogant. He also has enough confidence because the crown prince has always been very diligent in interacting with the Kaiping Palace and has a very good relationship with them.

Zhu Yunhuan snorted coldly. Chang Sheng and Lan Yu, who had been so arrogant, immediately shrank their necks, smiled awkwardly, and then stood up seriously.

This also made many civil officials feel relieved. These two lawless dukes were too domineering. Fortunately, they knew to be afraid of the crown prince, otherwise there would really be a big mess.

"Imperial Censor, record the misconduct of Duke Kaiguo and Duke Liang before the court." Zhu Yunhuan spoke calmly, "Deduct half a year's salary to serve as a warning to others!"

Lan Yu and Chang Sheng continued to shrink their necks and lower their heads, not daring to show any dissatisfaction. There was nothing wrong with the punishment from the crown prince, but this was their problem.

Zhu Yunhuan did not let it go and asked, "Duke Liang and Duke Kai, do you two have any objections to this?"

Lan Yu hurriedly said, "Your Highness, I was disrespectful before, Your Highness, please punish me impartially, I will accept the punishment!"

Chang Sheng also quickly spoke up, "Your Highness, I was disrespectful in front of you and I deserve to be punished. I am convinced and dare not complain!"

There is nothing wrong with this. When lining up before court, not to mention threatening colleagues with fists raised, even if they coughed, farted loudly, or looked around, it would be recorded by the censors.

Whether to punish them or not will depend on the emperor's will. However, the etiquette is indeed here. Even if Chang Sheng and Lan Yu are so domineering, they know that some of their previous actions did violate the etiquette.

As for salary deductions, they were nothing to Lan Yu and Chang Sheng.

This is not because they are often fined, but because the nobles do not rely on the salaries from the court to make a living. For these people, farms and other things are their main source of income.

In the past, these nobles or their fathers and grandfathers followed the emperor in the rebellion, which was a risk on their belts. In recent years, they have been rewarded with a lot of farms and other things, which are also what they care about most.

After all, in today's agricultural civilization, land is the greatest wealth, and it is also the real family inheritance.

Seeing Zhu Yunhuan nod slightly, Zhang Fusheng immediately nodded to the eunuch not far away, and then the sound of a whip was heard.

When they arrived at the Fengtian Hall, many people looked at the throne, wanting to see if the emperor would attend court. The crown prince had just had his birthday yesterday, and the emperor had attended court, so logically he should also attend court today.

As a result, something that many people were not surprised about happened. After standing at the head of the class for a moment, the Crown Prince slowly ascended the imperial steps. Of course, he did not walk from the center, but from the left.

Zhu Yunhuan, who was standing on the Danbi, half turned around and looked at the civil and military officials, and slowly said, "Open the court."

It is just such a simple matter. It seems that the emperor will not continue to attend court. Perhaps the next time he attends court will be when the crown prince ascends the throne. This will completely hand over power and even the throne to the crown prince.

Xu Huizu and Fu Youde successively reported on the border military affairs, and then Chen Di reported that some envoys from vassal states requested to watch the ceremony.

These were not difficult for Zhu Yunhuan, especially the matter of allowing envoys from vassal states to watch the ceremony, which would definitely be approved.

Lian Zining then said, "Your Highness, the Censorate has drafted a plan to have inspectors go to thirteen provinces. Everything is ready now. I hope Your Highness will review it."

Zhu Yunhuan immediately replied, "Okay, all the censors should be diligent and honest in their duties in various prefectures. The people's livelihood in various places may be investigated in detail. All the ministers should strictly abide by the laws, be honest and serve the public, and put the people's livelihood first."

These officials went to various places for inspection. They were not just "imperial envoys" and did not have such great power. For these imperial censors, there were also many restrictions this time.

After all, the team is led by nobles and relatives of the emperor, and accompanied by the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Northern Pacification Division. In the final analysis, the purpose is to conduct supervision, and it is obviously unlikely that the Crown Prince will allow these censors to monopolize power without any constraints.

This is a big event. After all, this matter started with the Hongcang case. The emperor and the crown prince have been keeping a close eye on the progress of this case.

It can be said that there have been some preliminary responses, but the case is by no means over.

Everyone is aware of this, and will inevitably begin to further rectify the administration of officials.

Ru Yan also spoke up at this time, "Your Highness, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Justice and other government offices failed to supervise this case, and all officials should be held accountable. We have drafted a proposal, and I hope Your Highness will make the decision."

Zhu Yunhuan also nodded calmly. This case had indeed been going on for a long time, and it was indeed time for it to be "settled".

To be honest, from the initial outbreak of the case to the investigation, the progress was actually quite fast, and no one dared to suppress or delay this case.

This is naturally a very good thing. Zhu Yunhuan still needs to hurry up and make a preliminary decision on this case. When he becomes emperor, he will only further promote this case. This is a major case in the Hongwu Dynasty.

Chen Di then stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, the grand ceremony is a great event for the court. I hope Your Highness will approve it and order the various government offices to do so."

"Be careful with your words!" Zhu Yunhuan said somewhat unhappily, "You are the Minister of Rites, how can you let me bear the name of being disloyal and unfilial?" Chen Di could only apologize repeatedly at this time. This prince just liked to take advantage of others and especially liked to stand on the moral high ground to accuse others.

However, in the eyes of some old antiques, Zhu Yunhuan's doing this is fine. There are some things that the emperor can say, and even the officials can say, but the grandson can't say anything, so he can only pretend to be confused.

Otherwise, it would be a bit "disloyal and unfilial", which is also in line with the traditional concepts of monarch, ministers, father and son in this era.

However, some smart people also knew that the matter had been decided and the Crown Prince was just talking. All officials only needed to hurry up and execute it, and they didn't need to consider the Crown Prince's attitude.

However, the report still had to be submitted. As the Crown Prince did not expressly oppose or stop it, everyone proceeded with the preparations for the ceremony in an orderly manner. If they really did not submit the report, it would be an unauthorized action, which would not be good.

After leaving the court, Zhu Yunhuan came to the Wenhua Hall, looked around carefully and asked, "Has anything been moved in the Wuying Hall?"

Zhang Fusheng quickly said, "Your Highness, His Majesty has already had people pack up the imperial belongings a few days ago. Except for the things that His Majesty kept, all the imperial belongings have been replaced with new ones."

The frugal old Zhu took away some of his personal belongings, but he would not let his eldest grandson down. Some of the imperial belongings would be replaced with new ones, and then the eldest grandson would move directly to Wuying Hall to work.

Zhu Yunhuan nodded slightly, and then said, "Pack up the things in Wenhua Palace, and take away the things I like to use. Prepare to seal the palace, and only keep people to clean and maintain it."

When Zhu Yunhuan moved to Wuying Palace, Wenhua Palace, the office of the crown prince, would definitely be left vacant.

The next time someone comes here to work, it will naturally be after Zhu Wenyao grows up a little.

This also includes the Eastern Palace. When Zhu Yunhuan and Xu Miaojin move out of the Eastern Palace, the Eastern Palace will also need to be sealed. According to the current trend, Zhu Wenyao will definitely follow Old Zhu.

Even if Old Zhu could not wait until Zhu Wenyao grew up, at least before Zhu Wenyao was appointed as the crown prince, it would be impossible for him to live "alone" in the Eastern Palace.

"Tell the Crown Prince's Consort to hurry up, and the entire Eastern Palace should be cleaned up quickly." Zhu Yunhuan said, "The Eastern Palace only needs daily cleaning, and there is no need to replenish all the items for the time being. The various departments do not need to pay tribute anymore."

This is also a very normal thing. The items used by the royal family are strictly according to their ranks. Now that Zhu Yunhuan is about to move away, some things in the Eastern Palace do not need to be updated or replaced.

There is no need to pay tribute to porcelain products, silk products, etc. for the time being. At least the tribute to the crown prince's level can be stopped.

Since preparations are needed, then all aspects must be prepared. Zhu Yunhuan was also quite anxious, but he also needed to pay attention to some situations to avoid waste.

At this time, Xia Yuanji stepped forward and took out the memorial, "Your Highness, the expenses for the grand ceremony and the purchase of utensils have been drawn up in a book, please take a look."

Zhu Yunhuan subconsciously felt a pain in his flesh. The coronation ceremony would cost a lot of money, and now the bill was out, which naturally meant that he needed to take a closer look.

The emperor was very frugal, and the crown prince sometimes seemed stingy. In many cases, he even felt that he could just make do with what he had, so that he could save some money.

But this does not mean that all of his subordinates are very frugal. Some people even think that this is an opportunity for them to take advantage of others and make some money. Such things have always happened.

Zhu Yunhuan began to check the accounts carefully. It was true that money was spent when it should be spent, but it was also necessary to save when it should be saved. The Ming Dynasty was not yet rich enough to have a full treasury and not have to worry about spending.

Everyone often laments that there is not enough money, so naturally they don't want to see corrupt officials gain benefits at this time.

Zhu Yunhuan took a closer look and then said, "Make two copies, one for His Majesty to review, and one for the Crown Princess to check carefully."

This is the advantage of having a good wife. These tedious tasks are handled by Xu Miaojin. She is sensitive to numbers and has a good idea of ​​the accounts.

Xia Yuanji was not surprised at all by this. The Crown Prince had always relied on the Crown Princess. The Crown Princess would not be allowed to interfere in some political matters, but she did help with some other things.

Zhu Yunhuan then looked at Xia Yuanji and asked, "Speaking of the budget for next year, have you saved enough now?"

Xia Yuanji did not dare to delay and quickly replied, "Your Highness, I have discussed this with the Minister of Revenue before, and the court has already raised money for all major expenses."

There are many places that need to spend money next year, and they are all major matters, so they can't be delayed. If the Ministry of Revenue can't come up with money, it will be the biggest sin at that time.

Zhu Yunhuan nodded, very satisfied, "Let Yu Xin send the accounts over as soon as possible. I need to take a look at them."

These can be regarded as Zhu Yunhuan's habitual worries. He still hopes to be able to have full control over all matters, so that he will naturally feel more at ease.

There is no way around it. There are too many important things to do in the first year of his reign, and they are things that cannot be delayed. This naturally means that things must be finalized thoroughly.

Zhu Yunhuan, who was in a good mood, spoke up, "Call the Duke of Wei, the Duke of Ying, and the Duke of Kai, and ask the Duke of Liang to check the guard posts of the Five Military Commandery as soon as possible."

In fact, the so-called inspection of the guards means inspecting the twelve personal guards, who are the emperor's guards who protect the emperor and the palace.

The Twelve Guards were the imperial guards under the control of the emperor himself, independent of the general army under the jurisdiction of the Five Military Commandery and the Ministry of War. Under normal circumstances, the Twelve Guards would not allow the Five Military Commandery to interfere.

But the situation is different now. Lan Yu can be asked to supervise and inspect. After all, Lan Yu's loyalty is worthy of trust. As long as he is not domineering, his ability is beyond doubt.

Zhang Fusheng immediately ordered his eunuchs to convey the imperial decree, saying that since His Highness had summoned these nobles, it must be because he had something important to do.

"Ask the clan officials to prepare. The congratulatory letters are supposed to be on the way, so we should hurry them up." Zhu Yunhuan said, "The congratulatory letters from the kings should be delivered in time. Be sure to calculate the time well."

To create a time difference, in fact, the time for the crown prince to ascend the throne had already been made clear, and the princes from all over the country could have waited until Zhu Yunhuan officially ascended the throne before sending congratulatory messages.

But Zhu Yunhuan had arranged for someone to notify them that the congratulatory messages from the kings were already on the way, so they couldn’t be delivered too early or too late, they had to be delivered on time! (End of this chapter)