Some things have been further clarified. For example, the time when Zhu Yunhuan will ascend the throne has been completely finalized. This is a huge relief for many people.

It’s not that we are worried about any unexpected changes during this period, it’s simply that the time is clear and everyone knows what they should do.

Only by careful preparation and careful practice can we ensure that everything goes well. There is no reason for any omissions in such a big event, otherwise it would be a very serious sin.

This is naturally extremely exciting news for many people, especially some so-called Prince's Party, who are even more excited and feel that they have a lot of hope for the future.

For some people, it is nothing new. They had expected these things long ago, so naturally, they would not be surprised by them.

For example, Zhu Yunwen had already prepared himself mentally, so he packed his bags and prepared to go home. His mission in the capital had been completed, and it was not convenient for him to stay in the capital for long at this sensitive moment.

Now that all the serious stuff has been done, he can't wait to leave this place of trouble. Otherwise, he will feel uneasy and always afraid of being involved in some trouble.

As for the situation of his mother or the fourth and fifth sons, although he was concerned, it was more appropriate for them to protect themselves at this time, and he did not have the ability to take care of too many things.

Zhu Yunhuan was very respectful to his brother and arranged for Mei Shunchang to go out of the city to see him off.

Even if everyone has some prejudices and disagreements in their hearts, they still need to give each other a little face when it is time to do so.

Zhu Yunhuan barely persuaded Old Zhu not to give too much budget for the time being, and to keep some money in hand for emergencies, which he thought was very necessary.

Chang Sheng was in high spirits and came to Wenhua Palace happily. "Your Highness, we have selected Wuwei soldiers to be incorporated into the Jinyiwei."

Zhu Yunxun said jokingly, "You are in charge of a lot of things. Now you dare to interfere in the affairs of the Jinyiwei."

Chang Sheng was not afraid at all, and said with a smile, "Your Highness, how can I interfere in the affairs of the Jinyiwei? It's just that the flag bearer guard is in charge of the imperial drums and flags, and the Jinyiwei has fewer people."

The Flag Bearer Guard belongs to the Jinyiwei, and like the Guard Generals, they are extremely special members of the Jinyiwei.

Especially the guard generals, which are adopted from the Song Dynasty's "Tianwei General", also known as the Dahan general, are the most typical ceremonial guard.

The most basic requirement was to be strong and sturdy. Not only did they have to look mighty and majestic, they also had to have good fighting abilities so that they could better protect the emperor.

So the flag bearer guards were fine, but the selection of Han generals was extremely harsh. It was difficult to find high-quality soldiers among the hereditary Jinyiwei, so they had to be carefully selected from the army.

Zhu Yunhuan didn't say much, and arranged, "Go and explain this matter to Jiang Li, and remember to go to the Ministry of War again. If things go wrong, the Five Military Commandery will handle it directly."

It's not that Zhu Yunhuan is too talkative, but nominally the Ministry of War can impose some restrictions on the Ministry of War. However, many times, people like Chang Sheng don't take the Ministry of War seriously.

Not to mention people like Chang Sheng and Lan Yu, even the cautious Xu Huizu, or the noble Li Jinglong, they all regarded the Ministry of War as a vassal of the Five Military Commandery.

When he was happy, he showed a good face, but when he was unhappy, he made things difficult for the Ministry of War. And those people in the Ministry of War had no choice but to complain privately, and the most they could do was to submit a memorial to impeach him.

The situation is stronger than people. Although the current Five Military Governors' Office does not seem to be as united and strong as when the country was first founded, it can still make the civil servants helpless.

Chang Sheng immediately said, "I know this, and I will definitely report it to the Ministry of War. After all, it is the Ministry of War that is in charge of the roster and the selection of military officers."

Zhu Yunhuan just smiled. Chang Sheng's words were correct. But if the Ministry of War could really control the roster and the selection of military generals, it would not be the role of a bullied wife.

So some things really just need to be listened to. If you take them completely seriously, you will inevitably become a joke, and even be ridiculed by many colleagues.

Zhu Yunhuan asked, "How are Third Uncle and the others doing in Taicang now?"

Chang Sheng answered directly, "I don't know. He has a family now and a job. He is already such an adult, so why should I ask him more?"

Zhu Yunhuan was speechless. It was not that the Chang brothers had a bad relationship. However, they did not keep in touch with each other much, especially when they were away from home. They would never have close contact with each other in private.

The reason is naturally quite simple. It does not necessarily mean that they do not care about each other, but simply to avoid suspicion. Sometimes, this avoidance of suspicion is a bit too much.

Seeing that Zhu Yunhuan seemed a little unhappy, Chang Sheng quickly said, "Your Highness, although Chang Sen doesn't have much ability, no one dares to bully him! Besides, Your Highness has arranged a task for him, and he still puts the task first."

Zhu Yunxun smiled helplessly and said, "I won't ask too much. Even if I ask, I guess you don't know how much. It's just that there is nothing wrong with writing more letters home. How can Third Uncle not miss home when he is away?"

Chang Sheng had his own opinions and views. "It's better to ask someone to come back and take a look. He is not alone. It's okay to send a confidant or a concubine to come back to ask about his well-being. It's better to see it with your own eyes."

This can be regarded as the unrestrained side of Chang Sheng. He never lacks respect for Zhu Yunhuan, but sometimes he will insist on his own views and opinions.

The Crown Prince is powerful, but Chang Sheng will not follow his arrangements on everything, especially things at home, which he needs to think through clearly.

After all, everyone in the court knew that the Crown Prince showed special favor to the Kaiping Palace. Even though Chang Sheng was very dissolute and mediocre, he knew that he could not do whatever he wanted by relying on these favors. A subject must also have the awareness of a subject.

Zhu Yunhuan would not say much to Chang Sheng. After all, Chang Sheng was already old and had his own understandings, etc. He really didn't need to worry about everything.

As long as it is not a matter of principle, there will be no problem. As long as there is no scandal in the Kaiping Palace, there is no need to worry too much about other things.

Zhu Yunxun immediately instructed, "Some things will naturally be handled by the Ministry of Rites and other government offices, but you should go around more often during this period, especially those related to ceremonial guards, and look around and ask more."

Chang Sheng did not shy away from the question and immediately said, "Don't worry, Your Highness. I will definitely go around and ask more questions."

Zhu Yunhuan said with some concern, "This time the situation is special. I guess many ceremonies and rituals are quite grand. We must keep a close eye on them during this period to avoid any mistakes."

This is not an enthronement in front of a coffin, but a grand succession, so there are still many differences.

Don't think that only the people of the world will watch. There will also be envoys from various countries watching the ceremony, which of course has a very special meaning. The Ming Dynasty is not completely closed. There have always been envoys from neighboring countries in Yingtian Prefecture. Even Goryeo, which has a bad relationship with the Ming Dynasty, has envoys in Yingtian Prefecture.

It is of course impossible to expect some countries to send envoys to watch the ceremony immediately, but the envoys in Yingtian Prefecture will also be invited to watch the ceremony and will report some grand ceremonies to the monarch.

So many people wanted to hold a grand ceremony, not just to please Zhu Yunhuan, but also to promote the country's prestige.

After Chang Sheng left, Daoyan said, "Your Highness, I think it was necessary to summon the great scholar to the palace to discuss the etiquette, but many things have already been set up before."

"It's just to check for omissions and fill in the gaps. If there are major omissions, fill them in in time. If there are none, forget it." Zhu Yunhuan said with a smile, "For such a ceremony, some people want the Tang and Song ceremonies, some want the Qin and Han ceremonies, and some want the Qin ceremonies after reading ancient books. Who should we choose?"

These are actually what Daoyan was worried about. Many of the rituals and other systems of the Ming Dynasty are learned from the Tang and Song dynasties, and are based on this framework.

But scholars have a lot of thoughts on their minds. Some of them are actually thinking about "The Book of Zhou Rites" and even want to look up historical books to make a series of supplements and elaborations. It would be even better if they could find out the ancient rituals from the time of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.

There is never a shortage of such people. Their original intentions may be good, but as for whether some of their choices are unrealistic, these people actually don’t think too much about it.

Daoyan was naturally relieved to hear what Zhu Yunhuan said. He was well-read and had dabbled in various schools of thought. What he was most worried about before were the so-called "great scholars".

If we really let those people give their opinions, there is no need to think too much. It will definitely make many people scratch their heads and feel extremely embarrassed.

Zhu Yunhuan continued, "You can go to the Imperial Academy to sit in on the lectures and select a few people. You don't have to debate the scriptures, but you can catch those great scholars in time."

We must never allow some great scholars to express themselves freely. There are many people like Fang Xiaoru and Huang Zicheng, and all they have in mind are some ancient rituals.

If these people were given the opportunity to govern, they would change the names of all the palaces to the most ancient names, and would think about restoring the Zhou rituals, promoting the well-field system, and so on.

They don't care about things like being unsuitable for local conditions or being unrealistic. They believe that the teachings of sages are the most correct. If things don't go well, it's not because of theoretical problems, but because officials fail to implement them properly.

Daoyan naturally understood the role of these people. In the final analysis, it was to prevent some so-called great scholars from exercising freely.

This is also a good thing, at least it can avoid wasting important time on fearless arguments.

Zhu Yunhuan thought that time was running out and many things could be delegated to other people. He only needed to know the progress of some things and his focus was on other things.

Yu Xin was also very busy. For example, he finally arrived at the Wuying Palace, and he was a little dazed.

Not to mention this year, even last year, the emperor did not spend much time handling state affairs in the Wuying Palace. Yu Xin and others went to the Wenhua Palace more often, and could only see the emperor during grand court ceremonies.

Even in the Wenhua Hall, the emperor could occasionally be seen there.

What was a little special this time was that although the emperor was in the Wuying Hall, there was a chubby fat baby who was happily sitting on the imperial desk, happily holding memorials and seals.

"Ancestor!" Zhu Wenyao was very smart. When he saw someone entering the hall, he called out, "Ancestor."

Old Zhu came back to his senses and said to Yu Xin, "Keep your voice down, don't scare the child."

Yu Xin had gotten used to this. In fact, he had occasionally seen this emperor, who had been powerful all his life, looking at the Crown Prince very kindly.

Sometimes one could even see the emperor subconsciously helping the crown prince to tidy up his hair or pull his clothes.

These may also be evidence that Emperor Hongwu is old, but they can also illustrate the status of the Crown Prince in the emperor's mind.

As for this great-grandson of the emperor, needless to say, he has always been taken care of by the emperor.

"Your Majesty," Yu Xin said after paying his respects, "We have already listed the documents, and everything needed for the ceremony is included in them."

Old Zhu asked directly, "The Crown Prince is used to being frugal, and he also knows that the court will have many important things to do next year. If he suppresses 80,000 taels, do you think it will be shabby?"

The budget was reduced by half, which would naturally disrupt some of the plans of Yu Xin and others. But this was also within expectations. After all, the emperor and the crown prince were of the same lineage to some extent. Whether they were frugal or stingy, they were reluctant to spend money on some things.

The emperor is about to abdicate, and there has been no talk of building a new palace. He just lives here in the West Palace. If this happened in other dynasties, this would have been a huge uproar. People who didn't know would have thought that the emperor was going to abdicate but refused to do so.

For example, some places in the current imperial city are low in terrain and a bit humid, but the emperor and the crown prince agree that the palace is already good enough and only needs some repairs, and there is no need to build a new one.

The princes such as the King of Qin were willing to build large-scale projects in their palaces, but the Emperor and the Crown Prince were unhappy when they heard about building an imperial palace.

Yu Xin said quickly, "Your Majesty, if we calculate it at 80,000 taels, I'm afraid we will have to use a lot of old things."

Old Zhu naturally understood that some ceremonial objects did not need new ones, or there would not be a batch of replacements later.

After thinking it over carefully, Lao Zhu said, "Then don't change it yet. You can arrange to renovate it when the time comes. Use what can be used, and replace it if it really can't be used. There's no need to spend this extra money."

It is true that some money can be saved, and Lao Zhu also thinks that it is a good thing to save this money, as many things are still new.

It is not cost-effective to replace everything when a new emperor comes.

Yu Xin was not surprised. The emperor and the grandson must have wanted to save money in these areas, so let's renovate it. It was good to save a little, and the pressure on him as the Minister of Finance would be much less. In fact, he didn't want to be too extravagant.

But there is no way. Who knows whether the emperor and the crown prince will care about the situation?

First give a full budget, and if it doesn't work, cut it a little. This is also his way of dealing with such things. (End of this chapter)