Zhu Wenyao looked at his biological father very warily, as if not allowing him to get close.

This made Zhu Yunhuan feel very uncomfortable. In fact, his fat son had a lively personality and liked almost everyone. Of course, this was also subject to the premise that these people should not get too close to him.

Old Zhu looked at Zhu Yunhuan and said, "As for Wen Yao's tutor, we are not in a hurry now. Your matter is more urgent. Can I tailor a suit for you?"

Zhu Yunxun said hurriedly, "We have ready-made materials, so we can hurry up and finish the work. If we start preparing these now, we will be just like our second uncle."

Old Zhu rolled his eyes in anger, and then said, "You can't just sit on the throne wearing a dragon robe casually. There's still plenty of time, so hurry up and get ready. I can't give you my clothes, and I can't give Miao Jin your grandmother's clothes."

The emperor and empress’s crown and robes and so on must be available in the palace, but most people don’t know how to deal with them now, mainly because it is a bit sensitive to create them in advance.

Zhu Yunhuan said without much concern, "Grandfather still has a few sets of crowns and robes that have not been worn much. It doesn't matter if I take them. They will fit me well. Miao Jin's crown and robes need to be prepared, and they must be new."

Xu Miaojin originally wanted to show her thriftiness, but when she thought about who the original owners of some of the current queen's crowns and robes were, she gave up. She was not blessed enough to wear them.

Zhu Yunhuan looked at Zhu Wenyao and said, "Wenyao, I'll prepare two new sets of clothes for you, do you want them?"

Zhu Wenyao immediately looked up, grinning with his gap-toothed face showing. No matter whether he understood what it meant or not, he just smiled first.

Old Zhu reminded, "Wen Yao is your crown prince, you are not allowed to enthrone him now. When he turns ten, we will enthrone him immediately. Now is the time for you to ascend the throne, enthrone Miao Jin as the queen, and posthumously confer titles on your parents. Don't worry about anyone else."

When Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, he immediately enthroned his wife and children. That was fine because there were no issues with their age, status, etc.

But even if Zhu Wenyao is loved by everyone, he is too young, so there is no way to rush to anoint him. This is a child who is a little over one year old, not a ten-year-old boy.

Zhu Yunhuan also understood this and said, "I don't think about enthroning him right away. It will take a few years at least. When he returns to his hometown, I will enthronize him."

Old Zhu felt happy immediately. This tradition should be maintained. If he wanted to enthrone a crown prince, he would naturally have to go back to his hometown first to worship his ancestors.

Although there were some bad things, Lao Zhu had a good attitude. "You and Miao Jin don't have to think too much. We have encountered too many bad things along the way. This one is nothing."

Lao Zhu is very confident about this. After all, he has experienced so many things along the way.

Intrigue, deception, conspiracy, betrayal, etc., these are all common things for Lao Zhu. His soldiers violated military discipline, and his officials were corrupt and perverted the law. Which one has he not experienced many times?

So some things happening in Hongcang will naturally make Lao Zhu furious, because Hongcang means something different to him.

But then again, although some of the things happening in Hongcang seem serious, their harmfulness is not much comparable to some previous cases of collusion.

After all, the reason why Hongcang was special was because of Empress Ma. This was also the fundamental reason why Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Yunhuan were furious, not because the Ming Dynasty's administration was completely corrupt.

Zhu Yunhuan understood this truth, so Old Zhu naturally understood the truth here even better. He was even more open-minded and optimistic about many things than Zhu Yunhuan.

Old Zhu, who was in a good mood, said to Zhu Yunhuan, "When you ascend the throne, I will definitely go there, and I will take Wen Yao with me. After I see you sitting on the dragon throne, I will take the children and leave."

Zhu Yunxun complained, "Grandfather, if this is the case, just let me put on a show in front of all the officials. I will respectfully send you back to the West Palace, so that I can show my filial piety!"

Old Zhu thought it made sense, so he agreed, "That's fine, I don't have much to do anyway. If something big happens in the future, I won't show up. Then the officials won't be able to see me even if they want to!"

Although it is a bit exaggerated, what Lao Zhu said is basically the actual situation and is not particularly exaggerated.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang does not appear in the court very often nowadays, he will show up occasionally and will not miss some formal court meetings, because he is the emperor and he cannot ignore it.

But once he abdicated, Zhu Yuanzhang had no intention of controlling the government, so he might as well abdicate completely and no longer interfere in state affairs, otherwise it would definitely make Zhu Yunhuan embarrassed and difficult.

After all, Zhu Yuanzhang knew very well that even though his control over the court seemed to be declining in recent years, it did not change the fact that if he coughed, all officials would prick up their ears and listen carefully.

Zhu Yunhu, the crown prince, seemed to be in power, but no matter how hard he tried, his prestige could never surpass that of Zhu Yuanzhang. These were the most basic facts.

Old Zhu asked casually, "Taking advantage of this case, do you want us to help you deal with a few ministers? When I was in Fengtian Palace, I was thinking of dealing with a few of them, but I don't know which ones you would find useful."

This was what Zhu Yuanzhang really thought. He dealt with a number of "eunuchs" in the Fengtian Hall at once, and did not deal with some officials. This was also for Zhu Yunhuan's consideration.

Otherwise, with Zhu's temper, he would have arrested a large number of officials by now, and some of them might have been executed by now.

But the current situation is that Zhu Yuanzhang is only dealing with eunuchs, and has not yet taken any action against the civil and military officials in the court. Naturally, he is worried about killing the wrong people.

They were not worried about killing the wrong person, but were worried about killing people who were of great use to Zhu Yunhuan, or those officials had some special tasks, arrangements, etc.

Zhu Yunhuan smiled and said, "I don't plan to kill the ministers this time. The left and right assistant ministers will pick out a few who are not suitable for disposal. It's still difficult to move the six ministers, as they have just been replaced and supplemented."

Old Zhu thought about it and felt that it made sense. "The people who were just replaced in the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Rites cannot be moved again. People say that I am harsh, but you are not much better. In the past few years, the six ministers have been replaced one after another!"

Zhu Yunhuan was not happy with this, "Grandfather, some people were demoted because they committed crimes, and some retired because of their age. I didn't kill the Shangshu!"

Zhu Yunhuan was still confident in what he said. Although he did change some ministers in recent years, it could be said that there were reasons for it, so he seemed a little more confident.

Old Zhu smiled and said nonchalantly, "It's enough to find two or three assistant ministers. They are also important officials. Miao Jin, you should clean up these officials of the royal family. Some of them are too presumptuous."

Xu Miaojin naturally agreed quickly, but Zhu Yunheng said first, "Just watch over the cleanup. How can you ask her to do everything right after she becomes the queen? That would be so embarrassing!" He loves his own wife very much. Although it is extremely important to sort out some things inside and outside the palace, he can't let Xu Miaojin do it right away.

It is important for a queen to have means and abilities, but many people expect a queen to be virtuous, generous, kind, and benevolent, which is what an outstanding queen should be like.

If Xu Miaojing had just become the queen and directly ordered the punishment of a group of people, even if they were just some royal officials and servants, people would still think that the queen was not lenient enough.

Old Zhu thought about it and it made sense, so he said, "It's not easy for us to help you kill people in the future, and Miao Jin is not suitable now. You have to bear the reputation yourself. We won't be able to do those things in the future, so as not to be accused of retreating and not giving in."

In the past, Zhu Yuanzhang had to take the blame for many things, and some bad reputations naturally fell on Zhu Yuanzhang's head. Zhu Yunhuan only needed to hide behind and reap the benefits.

Zhu Yunhuan didn't think there was anything wrong with this. "This is what I should do. After all, I am at my age and I have to take on the responsibilities I should take on. I have to protect my wife, children, and clan members. I can't always rely on my grandfather."

Old Zhu is very pleased that his sons and grandsons are responsible people. They will not refuse Old Zhu's kindness, and sometimes they will deliberately take advantage of him.

However, they have never taken these conveniences as the fundamentals, and they have always borne the responsibilities they should bear.

Xu Miaojin interrupted at this time and said, "Grandfather, Your Highness often thinks too much. I ask Your Highness to order Your Highness to rest more every day."

Zhu Yunhuan said unhappily, "Rest? There are so many things to do! Remember, the harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs!"

"What kind of politics is this?" Only because Zhu Wenyao was beside him did Old Zhu's tone of voice not rise. "It's true that there are a lot of things to do, but do you really need to handle all the big and small things yourself? Remember, take good care of your body!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was a workaholic and a hardworking person. He also admired such officials. Even Zhu Biao and Zhu Yunhuan were very diligent in their work. This made Zhu Yuanzhang feel gratified.

But then again, Zhu Biao died of illness in his prime. Although similar situations often occur in this day and age, old Zhu couldn't help but think a lot about it and felt that his eldest son was too tired.

Such a thing has happened before, which inevitably makes Old Zhu very sensitive and nervous. He doesn't want his grandson to be so exhausted.

Old Zhu naturally saw whether Zhu Yunhuan was tired or not, and he felt distressed. There were so many things to do in the court, and the child was particularly diligent, so it was natural that he could not not be tired. This was the actual situation.

Xu Miaojin also advised, "Grandfather, Your Highness can only sleep for three hours a day at most, which is really too little."

I only sleep for six hours, which is not short to be honest, but it is definitely not sufficient.

Zhu Yunxun was not happy and added, "I take a nap every day during the day, at least for half an hour. It's good to calculate, when am I really tired?"

Taking a nap is a good habit. After taking a nap, you will feel energetic and refreshed for the whole afternoon, and you will not feel particularly tired. So unless it is a big deal, Zhu Yunhuan really keeps the habit of taking a nap.

Old Zhu said unhappily, "Let's calculate. It's only been more than three hours. That's a little short. You're young now and don't think it's a big deal, but if you're older you'll definitely not be able to handle it."

The liver emperor Lao Zhu has been sleeping for two or three hours every year for decades, but his situation is really special. Looking back at history, there are few people who are more liver-strong and long-lived than him.

Lao Zhu used to use himself as an example and asked others to learn from him, thinking that if he could do it, others could do it too.

Now there are some slight changes. He feels that he can do it, and other officials should do it too. But for his own children and grandchildren, there is no need to do these things. You should take care of your own children.

Zhu Yunxun smiled and said with reason, "I know this matter well. It's just that the situation has been special in the past few years. When the situation stabilizes and the times improve, I will definitely take a break."

Old Zhu opened his mouth, wanting to continue to persuade Zhu Yunhuan. But after thinking about it, he could only sigh, there was really no way to persuade him any more.

He had been an emperor, so he knew there were a lot of things to do. He was very busy before, and he is still very busy now. In fact, there will still be a lot of things to deal with in the future, so there will never be a real time to relax.

It is true that the current affairs have been handled, but there will be new affairs to deal with in the future. As long as the emperor is diligent in his work, there will be endless affairs to deal with, endless lawsuits to settle, and a series of policies to be introduced.

It is true that he feels sorry for his child, but the country is here and someone needs to take responsibility. It is obvious that this person can only be Zhu Yunhuan.

If Zhu Yunhuan did not take responsibility, the other members of the royal family would have a hard time. The country and people that the Zhu family had fought so hard to conquer might be handed over to others at any time.

So even if Zhu Yunhuan wanted to take a rest, it was not realistic. No matter how much Zhu Yunhuan loved his children and grandchildren, he knew that some things could not be stopped.

As for Xu Miaojin's advice and remonstrances, it was enough to just listen to them, because although she needed to bear a lot of responsibilities, they were far less than those major events in the court.

Zhu Wenyao, who couldn't sit still, started to walk around unsteadily again, grabbing a ball and throwing it. Naturally, there was a maid playing games with him, and the child's laughter was very contagious.

Zhu Yunxun looked at him cheerfully, and suddenly said, "My son is good, he looks good-tempered!"

Old Zhu is even more proud. He calls himself an expert in raising children. Not only is he good at it, but each of the children he teaches is very capable.

"You don't need to worry about Wen Yao's affairs, we can teach him well." Old Zhu said with a smile, "Take care of the affairs inside and outside the court, it's up to you two to take care of it. If you have time these few days, go to the Kaiping Palace, it will be difficult to go there in the future."

Hearing what Old Zhu said, Zhu Yunhuan also forced a smile, "Yeah, it will be hard to go there more often in the future."

Not only because once he ascended the throne, it would not be so easy to leave the palace. The main reason was that Chang Lan's health was very bad, and she was just holding on.

If she were gone, Zhu Yunhuan would have less reason to go to the Kaiping Palace. Although Chang Sheng, the uncle and elder, had some face, it was not that big. (End of this chapter)