Titles like King of Qin, King of Jin, King of Qi, and King of Chu are usually very prestigious.

Some of these titles, literally, can be interpreted as indicating that the emperor might be grooming a successor.

Unlike other dynasties, the Ming Dynasty had already bestowed the titles of Prince of Qin and Prince of Jin upon several of Zhu Yuanzhang's sons.

Logically speaking, by the time of Zhu Yunwen and his generation, even if they were to be granted the title of prince, the title would be relatively ordinary and should not be so prestigious.

Even if we wanted to bestow such a prestigious title upon him, we couldn't, because Zhu Yuanzhang's sons had already taken up those prestigious titles.

It's impossible to appoint two Kings of Qin and two Kings of Jin, is it?

What shocked everyone was that no one expected that the title of king that Zhu Yuanzhang bestowed upon Zhu Yunwen was actually the King of Wu!

In other dynasties, the King of Wu might have been of a lower rank than the King of Jin or the King of Qin.

But in the Ming Dynasty, it was absolutely different.

Before ascending the throne, Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was enfeoffed as the Duke of Wu by the Little Ming King.

As Zhu Yuanzhang's power grew, he took it upon himself to appoint himself as the Prince of Wu.

This title was not removed until he ascended the throne as emperor.

When Zhu Yuanzhang was the Prince of Wu, the former Crown Prince Zhu Biao was appointed as the heir apparent of the Prince of Wu.

In other words, during Zhu Yuanzhang's reign, the only people qualified to be associated with the title of Prince of Wu, besides himself, were his son Zhu Biao, who was once called the Crown Prince of Wu.

Now he has actually bestowed this title upon Zhu Yunwen, which shows how much he values ​​Zhu Yunwen.

Generally speaking, a king who has been granted the title of king by the emperor will not be granted the title to anyone else.

After all, we need to avoid this taboo.

But Zhu Yuanzhang was different; he himself had been the Prince of Wu, yet he bestowed the title of Prince of Wu upon Zhu Yunwen.

From his perspective, he genuinely wanted Zhu Yunwen to inherit his throne.

So letting Zhu Yuntong be his past self is also an implication that Zhu Yuntong will also be his future self.

Zhu Yunwen's hands were trembling.

He naturally understood the weight of the King of Wu better than anyone else.

Even though they were filled with a thousand resentments, they dared not utter a single word of objection at this moment.

None of the civil and military officials in the court dared to stand up and say anything.

The civil officials, in particular, had already misunderstood Zhu Yunwen by speaking up for him earlier.

They were speechless in the face of Zhu Yunwen's various angry rebukes.

At this moment, they naturally dared not stand up and oppose anything.

In addition, Zhu Yunwen's contribution to this disaster relief effort was indeed significant.

If you were to stand up and oppose it now, you would be asking for trouble.

Zhu Yunwen, however, did not have much of a reaction to Zhu Yuanzhang's decision.

He simply bowed and said:

"Thank you, Your Majesty..."

In his view, it was not important what kind of king he was made king of.

The important thing is that you can go outside the palace and establish your own royal residence.

This is the most important thing!

If I could be sent to a remote place to establish my own fiefdom, the more remote the better, so that I could expand my power in peace, that would be even better.

But he's content now, since he's not in the palace anymore, there's so much more he can do.

For example, secretly cultivating one's own strength, meeting privately with some officials, expanding one's own influence, and so on.

It couldn't be simpler.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and continued:

"Your two younger sisters, Princess Yilun and Princess Jiangdu, may also come and live with you at your residence."

Zhu Yunwen said excitedly:

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhu Yuanzhang added:

"However, until your palace is fully repaired, you should stay at Shaoyang Palace."

Zhu Yunwen had no objections this time.

Isn't this great?

Originally, Zhu Yuanzhang intended to reward Zhu Yunwen handsomely for his efforts in providing relief to disaster victims.

But now that the title of King of Wu has been bestowed upon him, it is not appropriate to give him any other rewards.

Then Zhu Yuanzhang asked his civil and military officials if there was anything else.

Originally, the civil officials all wanted to uphold justice for Zhu Yunwen, but now no one dared to mention the matter again.

Then a few officials stepped forward and spoke about some minor issues, and the morning court session ended just like that.

After the court session ended.

Zhu Yunwen slunk back to the Eastern Palace, too ashamed to even exchange a few words with the civil officials.

Zhu Yunwen was different. He not only bowed to each of the military officers to say goodbye, but also spoke very politely to the civil officials.

It was as if the conflicts that had occurred in the imperial court had vanished.

The civil officials obviously couldn't hold a grudge over this matter, and everyone congratulated Zhu Yunwen on becoming the Prince of Wu.

Everyone seemed to be having a great time, which gave many civil officials the idea that Zhu Yunwen was actually more open-minded and magnanimous than Zhu Yunwen.

But the idea only flashed through their minds for a moment before they suppressed it.

From the perspective of overall interests, they still could not support Zhu Yunwen, because if they supported Zhu Yunwen to become emperor, their status as civil officials would definitely be lower than that of military officials.

As they walked out of the main hall, Duke Chang Sheng approached Zhu Yunwen and said:

"Your Highness, the Third Prince, you should look at me with new eyes after just three days!"

Zhu Yunwen looked at the Duke of Kaiguo, Changsheng, and remembered that this was his second maternal uncle.

So he quickly cupped his hands and said, "Second Uncle, you're making fun of your nephew a bit. I haven't changed at all."

Chang Sheng hurriedly said, "Your Highness, this is the Imperial Palace. How can you address me as your second uncle?"

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