Zhu Yunhuan was still in a good mood, but the more it was at this time, the more he should maintain a peaceful state of mind.

It would not be good to lose my composure at this moment, not to mention that at this moment, I need to appear calm, as if I know nothing about it.

At the beginning of the new day's morning court, Zhu Yunhuan carefully asked the relevant person in charge about some things, that is, the preparations for Old Zhu's birthday banquet. This is the most important thing and there must not be any mistakes.

As soon as the court was dismissed, a young eunuch came to report, "Your Highness, the Emperor has summoned you."

Zhu Yunhuan was a little puzzled, but he still went to the West Palace, "Grandfather, is there anything wrong?"

Old Zhu pointed to the imperial edict on the table and said, "Take a look at this imperial edict and let your subordinates take a look first. If there is anything wrong, we can make some changes."

Zhu Yunhuan picked it up and opened it. Wasn’t this the edict of succession? Old Zhu had already prepared it and was just waiting to issue the edict in two days before his birthday.

Zhu Yunxun chuckled and said, "Why let my people go to see these? I think this is good. The Crown Prince has noble character and is very similar to me. This makes people convinced."

Old Zhu smiled and asked back, "You are my only grandson. Besides giving you the throne, I can also give it to others."

Zhu Yunhuan did not refute and said, "That's true. Besides me, it's Yunwen. Anyway, Jihui, Shangbing, Gao Chi and others are definitely out of the question."

Old Zhu naturally agreed with this statement. He had never thought about the second and third sons. His previous hesitation was only about Zhu Yunhuan and Zhu Yunwen, not about his other sons.

Zhu Wenyao was carried out by Concubine Guo Ning. The fat boy rubbed his eyes, obviously not very happy after just waking up. But when he saw Old Zhu, he immediately became happy and started dancing.

"Ancestor." After being held in the arms of Old Zhu, Zhu Wenyao would coax him, "Ancestor."

Zhu Yunwen became happy, "It would be best if the imperial edict mentioned Wen Yao. I thought that in the future, the eldest son of the legitimate wife would be the heir apparent. Yunwen and I did have a bad fight a few years ago."

Old Zhu said somewhat unhappily, "This is not good. After Wen Yao is mentioned, I don't know what to say about you in the history books. You were originally our crown prince. It wasn't because of Wen Yao that we made you the crown prince."

Zhu Yunhuan said indifferently, "I don't care, as long as it is good for the country. Reputation is not important. If I manage the country well and make the people rich and the country strong, my reputation will be good."

Old Zhu thought about it carefully, but still felt it was not a good idea. "That won't work either. You've suffered a lot of grievances since you were a child. Now that you're an emperor, how can you be wronged now?"

"How big of a deal can it be? I'm already the emperor, how can I feel wronged?" Zhu Yunxun said with a smile, "Grandfather, this is no small matter. The system of primogeniture should be finalized by Wen Yao."

Old Zhu was a scheming person. Naturally, he was aware of some of Zhu Yunhuan's concerns, and he also knew that these concerns were justified.

Establishing the eldest son as the heir was the policy formulated by Zhu Yuanzhang at the very beginning. These were issues of principle and it seemed that it was being implemented in this way.

But if there was actually a change, it was naturally the early death of Zhu Biao, which actually caused some changes in the order of succession to the throne.

Because according to the policy previously formulated by Zhu Yuanzhang, it should not be the grandson who is the crown prince, but the prince. It should be Zhu Chong, the King of Qin, who should be made the crown prince, not his nephew Zhu Yunhuan.

In addition, the dispute over the crown prince between Zhu Yunhuan and Zhu Yunwen also gave some people the feeling that it left room for criticism, and it seemed that it caused some minor changes to the system previously established by Zhu.

Old Zhu looked at Zhu Yunhuan and said, "You are a child who thinks too much. If we really mention Wen Yao, you will be talked about a lot in the future."

"It doesn't matter. Wen Yao is my eldest son after all." Zhu Yunhuan smiled. "Think about it. I have my grandfather, father, and son to rely on. How comfortable it is."

Old Zhu didn't think Zhu Yunhuan was comfortable, because Zhu Yunhuan seemed to be an invisible person when he was a child. In fact, Old Zhu, the royal grandfather, had not paid attention to this grandson for more than ten years, and it was only in recent years that he began to love him so much.

As for the relationship between Zhu Biao and Zhu Yunhuan, even though Zhu Biao was constantly thinking about it, he felt that Zhu Yunhuan might have been scolded a lot.

Zhu Wenyao looked at Zhu Yunhuan and stretched out his chubby little hand, "Ah!"

Zhu Yunxun was puzzled and asked curiously, "How did I provoke this child again? Why is he yelling at me again?"

Old Zhu smiled and explained, "I want the imperial edict in your hand. This kid just likes to be in the limelight. He can't stand seeing other people holding things. Show him so that he can understand clearly."

Zhu Yunhuan immediately became happy and helped to open the imperial edict, "Let me show you clearly. If I say that I will leave you the throne, you should be happy, right?"

Zhu Wenyao stared at the imperial edict in front of him with wide eyes, not understanding it at all. He just looked at it carefully for a moment, and made some indecipherable "oh, ah" sounds from his mouth, as if he was thinking seriously.

The next moment, the fat boy was shaking his hands and kicking his feet, showing no interest in the edict in his hands. Zhu Yunhuan understood what was going on and quickly took the edict away.

Concubine Guo Ning asked with a smile, "Your Highness, have you eaten yet? If not, just have some breakfast."

Zhu Yunhuan smiled, "Okay, I'll just have a snack first. Give me a bowl of porridge and some pickles. Forget about those delicate dishes, they don't go well with rice."

Old Zhu said disdainfully, "You just don't know how to enjoy your blessings. You don't know how to eat delicacies from land and sea, and you only like some side dishes. Just make some side dishes for him, and bring him a few more porridges."

Zhu Yunhuan smiled and didn't say much. The side dishes and porridge he ate were obviously not ordinary white rice porridge, etc. They were all very exquisite and delicious, but the names did not sound high-end enough.

Zhu Yunhuan looked at Old Zhu and asked, "Grandfather, don't you want to eat some?"

"Eat later. Wen Yao just got up and needs to play for a while. Concubine Ning should eat first." Old Zhu patted Zhu Wen Yao's butt with love. "No one else can hold this child. Concubine Ning and I will take turns."

Zhu Yunhuan was speechless for a moment after hearing this. He had many maids and eunuchs around him who could indeed lend a hand and help at critical moments. There was really no problem with this.

But people who are not in the know really think that the emperor and Concubine Guo Ning are just an old couple who are busy taking care of their children, and they have to take turns to eat meals.

Zhu Yunhuan felt at ease, "It's just that Wen Yao didn't let me hug him, otherwise I could have given him a hug."

"We are worried too. This kid is quick with his hands and will put anything he grabs into his mouth." Old Zhu said, "We have to take him aside later, otherwise he will definitely grab it with his hands." Zhu Wenyao is not only quick with his hands, but also very curious. He will stare and drool when he sees others eating. He is now full of curiosity about food.

"You still don't know how to offer birthday peaches?" Zhu Yunxun asked curiously while eating, "I've been teaching this kid for a while, how come he still can't learn this?"

Old Zhu was even happier and said, "He has been offered birthday peaches twice, but he just can't be controlled. He might just hold it and chew it, but he can't chew it hard. If we are given a birthday peach with his mouth watering, should we eat it or not?"

But looking at Old Zhu's expression, he didn't care at all how many bites Zhu Wenyao took before handing the peach over to him. He even seemed to feel happy and proud about it.

Zhu Yunhuan couldn't help laughing, "That's right, he wants to eat everything he sees now. Grandfather, just announce it during the birthday celebration, don't give it to my son, otherwise I will be embarrassed."

Old Zhu rolled his eyes at Zhu Yunhuan, who was just setting up an ambush here after all this trouble. "Don't worry about it. We won't carry him to the court. Wen Yao should go to the Jinshen Palace."

Everyone took a step back, but this was also within Zhu Yunhuan's expectations. He did not carry Zhu Wenyao to the main hall of the Fengtian Hall because it was a formal occasion.

In fact, the Jinshen Hall is also a formal occasion, but it is more of a place for hosting banquets for civil and military officials, and accepting congratulations from important ministers and inner court deacons, so it is relatively more "private".

Zhu Yunhuan thought for a moment and continued, "My fourth and fifth sons will also be crowned kings, but they will not be sent to vassal states after they are crowned."

"Of course, they are old enough, and you are the emperor, so you will be crowned king." Old Zhu said, "You can handle this matter, I am too lazy to ask."

It was inevitable that Zhu Yunxi and his brothers would be crowned as kings, but they were not in a hurry to be vassals. When Zhu Yunhuan became emperor, his brothers and sisters would naturally become princes and princesses, and their ranks would be raised.

Zhu Yunhuan also continued, "My parents' posthumous title has been decided. The Lu family respects her as the Queen Mother. In the past few years, she was made the Crown Princess. Otherwise, it would not look good on my father's side."

Old Zhu glanced at Zhu Yunhuan and said, "It's up to you, but don't let her come out. Just say she's sick."

There is no need for Zhu to remind him of this, as Zhu Yunhuan has been doing this for many years. Princess Lu has been in Yougong for the past few years, and the people around her are either arranged by Zhu or Zhu Yunhuan.

There is nothing wrong with being honored as the empress dowager. Even if Lu became the empress dowager, she did not have the power to restrict the emperor. The empress dowager of the Ming Dynasty was not the empress dowager of the Western Han Dynasty. The emperor had many ways to restrict the empress dowager.

In the final analysis, this was not only to give face to Zhu Biao, but also to give face to Zhu Yunhuan. In name, Zhu Yunhuan was still raised, even if Zhu Yunhuan was a playboy before, he had grown up after all.

If he really denies this matter, the people don't know what to say. They don't care where Zhu Yunhuan's reputation as a playboy comes from, they will only say that Zhu Yunhuan doesn't know the grace of raising him.

A empress dowager in name only had no influence on Zhu Yunhuan at all. Whether for the sake of reputation or for the etiquette and order of the world, these things had to be done.

Even if you become an emperor, sometimes you really can't just do what you like and dislike. When you need to take a step back, you have to take a step back. It's actually no big deal.

Zhu Wenyao was very awesome, with a large pool of saliva drooling. He really would purse his lips and smack his lips when he saw others eating. He only needed to drool beside them.

Zhu Yunxun was amused and took out a handkerchief with a smile, "Wipe it, wipe it. Seeing you doing this every day, someone who didn't know would think you were not given food."

Old Zhu also laughed, "This child is very active. We can make him suffer a lot when we sleep. He crawls all over the bed and it's hard to catch him. He doesn't like it even if we catch him."

"Isn't it said that he can only crawl backwards? Why is it so difficult to catch him?" Zhu Yunhuan was amused. "I'll let Wu Dinghou guard the city gate. The uncles will also have to guard the city in the next few days. We just need to torment them."

Old Zhu had no reason to refuse, so he said directly, "It is appropriate to do so. The nobles should do something at this time."

On this matter, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Yunhuan reached a consensus. This was not a waste of time. The status of the nobles was there, not to mention that the status of those princes-in-law was even more special.

Zhu Yunhuan continued, "Second uncle and his friends definitely won't be able to come back, but whether it's a birthday banquet or something else, twenty-third uncle and his friends have to be in the court."

The latest vassal king of the Ming Dynasty is the 21st son of the emperor, Prince of Han Zhu Mo. He was only enfeoffed in the past two years and started his vassalage when he was only 16 or 17 years old.

As for Prince An Zhu Ying, it is not the same. He is only fourteen years old, so it is naturally not suitable for him to go out and become a fiefdom now. There are still four princes who have not yet been sent out to become fiefdoms.

Old Zhu also agreed and said, "Of course, whether it's our birthday or your coronation, these guys have to be there. Although they are not very old, they are still princes after all."

Such occasions do require the presence of some royal family relatives, who can actually be considered "witnesses". Their presence naturally means that many rumors can be refuted.

Zhu Yunhuan also continued, "I will not let my second brother come back. I will send someone to convey the imperial decree next year, and then he will become the King of Hangzhou."

After a moment of silence, Old Zhu said, "Hang Wang doesn't sound good. Hangzhou is also called Yuhang. Now Wulin Wang sounds better, but the word "Prince" shouldn't be used. Yu Wang, that's enough."

Zhu Yunxun said with a strange look on his face, "This is a slap in my face. My second brother got a prince, what will other people think? No, this is absolutely not allowed."

Old Zhu said, "Who said that a vassal king is named after a place? Which of your second uncle, third uncle, and fourth uncle is named after a place? Otherwise, if you give it to your second brother, the King of Wu, would you be willing to give it up?"

"Why should I be reluctant to give it up?" Zhu Yunhuan said, "King Wu said that this can be regarded as a compensation for him, which makes sense."

Old Zhu made the final decision and said, "Then the King of Wu! Let's have someone prepare the edict right away."

Old Zhu was setting a trap for Zhu Yunhuan, but there was nothing to worry about.

In history, Zhu Yunhuan was named King of Wu, a special title of the Ming Dynasty. Now it is given to Zhu Yunwen, which can be regarded as a kind of reincarnation and compensation.

Zhu Yunhuan had no objection to this. Zhu Yunwen posed no threat to him at all. This human-shaped archway still played a significant role.

So the King of Wu is the King of Wu. After all, even if the King of Wu is special, it doesn't matter. This is just picking up Zhu Su's previous title of king, and there is no need to extend it to more meanings. (End of this chapter)