“That’s a serious matter. Back in Fengyang, those people wouldn’t dare to act recklessly. After all, it’s the capital.” Zhu Xiong Ying laughed and said to Old Zhu, “But these people really should be taken to Beiping. I’m thinking of leaving Xu Yun Gong in Yingtian Prefecture in the future.”

Old Zhu was silent for a moment, then said, "That works too. Xu Da helped us conquer the world, and the nobles are number one. His daughter is your legal wife, and with your brother-in-law here, the nobles won't dare to say anything. Then, we can let Yunhu stay here."

Zhu Xiong Ying immediately shook his head, his stance firm, "Grandfather, I will not seal off a place like Yingtian Prefecture."

Old Zhu nodded with a smile. What he feared most was that Zhu Xiong Ying would bestow a title like "King of Wu".

In fact, the title of Prince of Wu was a title bestowed upon Zhu Yuanzhang before he ascended the throne. After the founding of the dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang also gave this title to his fifth son, Zhu Su. This prince, who liked to travel around, actually served as Prince of Wu for nearly eight years before being granted the title of Prince of Zhou.

“Grandfather, I have thought about these things too. It’s not a big problem for our royal children to be enfeoffed. It’s just that over the years, Grandfather has also seen some of the princes running rampant and lawless.” Zhu Xiong Ying felt it was better to be frank and straightforward. “Some of my uncles have not understood Grandfather’s thoughts.”

Old Zhu stared sharply at Zhu Xiong Ying and said unhappily, "You're sending them all overseas? To some desolate, barbaric place?"

Zhu Xiong Ying had a headache and rubbed his temples as he said, "Grandfather, I have no such intention. If you want to go overseas, go; if you don't want to, I won't lack any salary. It's just that when I ascend the throne, the princes I enfeoff will not have that much power."

The Ming Dynasty treated its imperial family members exceptionally well, a practice unparalleled in any previous dynasty.

Besides the high standards set by Zhu Yuanzhang (the first emperor of the Southern Tang dynasty), there was also the issue of Zhu Yuanzhang's fourth son, Zhu Di (the fourth emperor of the Southern Tang). Zhu Yuanzhang granted the princes considerable power, which led to their growing arrogance. Zhu Di, whose ascension to the throne was illegitimate, further elevated their status to appease his relatives, but the princes during his reign were essentially treated like pigs.

“If Your Majesty doesn’t mind, Yuntong will be the Prince of Wu from now on,” Zhu Xiong Ying said to Old Zhu. “I’ll enfeoff him in Hangzhou. That child isn’t used to going to Beiping. It’s better to let him run wild in the Jiangnan water towns.”

Old Zhu smiled gently and said to Zhu Xiong Ying, "We don't mind these things. We've already given all the good titles to your uncles."

That makes sense; the title of "King" isn't given out randomly.

Generally speaking, princes with two-character titles held relatively high status, typically at the level of a prince of the first rank. These were generally titles of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period, such as the King of Qi and the King of Jin – these were prestigious titles. However, after Li Shimin's rise to power, the King of Qin became a special case.

Zhu Xiong Ying looked troubled and said, "Grandfather, it's really difficult for me to bestow titles upon them in the future. And my uncles haven't received any titles yet. If I ascend the throne, I certainly can't treat them harshly. At that time, it's also difficult to give low titles to Yun Tong and Yun Wen. What will happen to my descendants then?"

Old Zhu chuckled without saying a word. His descendants were numerous, and some of the princes were quite powerful, while others were rather ordinary.

However, these matters were not difficult for Zhu Xiong Ying. The main problem was that there were still quite a few titles to be given out. Although the most prestigious titles were already taken, some other good titles could still be selected.

Zhu Xiong Ying was still somewhat confident about this, and he felt that the problem was not too big, so he was quite confident.

The matter of the royal title was clearly not Zhu Xiong Ying's main concern at the moment; these were merely entry points for the conversation. What Zhu Xiong Ying truly wanted to discuss with Old Zhu was the practice of funerary sacrifice, which was his real focus.

Old Zhu could probably guess some things, but he didn't know that Zhu Xiong Ying was there for the theme of being buried alive with the dead.

Zhu Xiong Ying wasn't exactly the type to only visit the Three Treasures Palace when he had a reason; he frequented the Qianqing Palace regularly. Old Zhu felt that his beloved grandson's visit was mainly just to keep him company and chat.

As for what will happen next, perhaps we should just let nature take its course and see how the conversation progresses.