In other words, Zhu Xiong Ying's existence led to some changes; the princes of the Ming Dynasty were not as strong as they were in history. Otherwise, the Prince of Ningxia, the Prince of Da Ning, the Prince of Pingliang... these were all very powerful, and they would have made significant achievements in military affairs.

Zhu Xiong Ying chuckled and said, "Grandpa Emperor, although the court helped us establish a base of territory, it's just a few small kingdoms. If my uncle or his descendants become successful, they can grow stronger, and I'll accept that. In the end, it's all in the family; it's still the Zhu family that makes the decisions, and it's still the Zhu family that rules the world."

Old Zhu rolled his eyes at Zhu Xiong Ying and said irritably, "You're also harboring bad intentions. Your imperial uncle's territory is small. If they want to threaten the Central Plains, it will probably take several generations before they have a chance. We're fine now, but in a few years, your cousins ​​and grand-cousins ​​will no longer have the heart of a family and will probably start fighting each other."

Zhu Xiong Ying sighed and said to Old Zhu, "Grandfather, it's too tiring for you to always think so far ahead. My uncles won't have any ulterior motives, and neither will I. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings; who can imagine what things will be like a hundred or two hundred years from now?"

These were indeed Zhu Xiong Ying's true feelings. He believed that future matters could be discussed later, and there was no need to think about what would happen three or five generations later. By then, both Old Zhu and Young Zhu would be in their tombs, just piles of bones. If they were unlucky, they might just be a few bones, a few teeth, or even just a handful of dust.

Zhu Xiong Ying did indeed think that placing some ambitious members of the imperial family on the outskirts of the Ming Dynasty was a good idea, mainly because with the current level of science and technology, the Ming Dynasty was indeed not well-suited to directly govern more territory. During the Ming Dynasty's military heyday, conquering some land to settle the imperial family was not a bad thing.

Furthermore, Zhu Xiong Ying was also worried that too much peace would cause many people to lose their ambition. Occasional battles could keep the Ming Dynasty's military strength active and allow the Ming army to continuously upgrade and evolve in battle.

Of course, those with military merits might be quite happy at this time, because they could gain military achievements and be promoted to generals or marquises. However, these people could also maintain a certain sense of pressure; they couldn't relax, or they would be eliminated.

This is not about using war to sustain war. Zhu Xiong Ying simply hopes to use this method to encourage the military officers to maintain their vitality, rather than to allow them to quickly become corrupt and degenerate, or to prevent them from being quickly suppressed by the civil officials.

As for the claim that Zhu Xiong Ying in history was ruthless towards his own family, driving his imperial uncles to suicide or imprisoning them, Zhu Xiong Ying himself believed he couldn't have done that. True benevolence cannot be limited to being kind to civil officials while being ruthless towards one's own family.

After a day of handling government affairs, Zhu Xiong Ying could finally relax a bit.

Wang Chengen denied the memorial, and Zhu Xiong Ying glanced at it without saying much. He simply issued an imperial edict, or rather, an edict in Zhu Xiong Ying's name, allowing Zhuo Jing to attend court.

However, this matter will have to wait, because this memorial still needs to go to the Ministry of Rites.

Ren Hengtai, the top scholar of the 21st year of the Hongwu reign, needs to have a good talk with Zhuo Jing. The two of them must ensure that this matter is handled well. In addition to winning fame for themselves, the most important thing is to gain the trust of the emperor and the crown prince. It all depends on how these two perform.

In a good mood, Zhu Xiong Ying returned to the East Palace and saw his chubby son playing energetically. Zhu Xiong Ying smiled and hugged him for a while. After hugging him for a short time, Zhu Xiong Ying thought his chubby son was quite cute, but after a while, he found the little guy quite noisy.

Fortunately, Zhu Xiong Ying was the Crown Prince's grandson, so he didn't need to find an excuse to go to the toilet to relieve himself; naturally, someone would serve Zhu Wen Yin.

At this moment, Xu Miaoqing smiled and said to Zhu Xiong Ying, "Your Highness, it's time to prepare some things for the Prince."

Just now I was saying my son was a bit immature and unreliable, but he's already of marriageable age. Thinking about it, time really does fly. Of course, Zhu Xiong Ying needs to take care of his younger brother's affairs.

Who told him to be the eldest brother? Although his grandfather, the Emperor, was still alive, Zhu Xiong Ying also needed to shoulder the responsibility of being the eldest brother and father.

Looking at Xu Miaoqing, Zhu Xiong Ying said, "Have someone go and see what his household lacks, and make a list for me. You take care of these things first."