This means that Zhu Yunying doesn't need to focus too much on balancing civil and military affairs, or on competing for power with civil and military officials.

Wang Chengen took the letter from a young eunuch and quickly walked towards Zhu Yunying. "Your Majesty, it's a memorial from the Eastern Depot."

Joo Yun-young checked the sealing wax and then opened it. Actually, he could guess that it was Old Joo's itinerary. Joo Yun-young always knew the location of Old Joo and Little Joo. Although it might be delayed by two or three days, everything was still under control.

Zhu Yunying had no objection to Zhu's idea of ​​changing the route to water to respond to the capital. Zhu didn't get seasick, and besides, it was the high-water season, the boats were large and stable enough, and there was no need to worry about so many things.

After reading the letter, Zhu Yunying was both amused and exasperated. His younger brother was simply unlucky; he was happily catching fish and crabs in Chaohu Lake when the Emperor found out. A decree arrived, forcing him to obediently go and receive a scolding, and then be escorted back to Yingtian Prefecture along the way.

This was truly an unexpected surprise. Although Zhu Yunying didn't really care that Zhu Yunying was running around outside, based on his understanding of Zhu Yunying, he knew that the boy wouldn't be back anytime soon, so it was good to have him back under his nose.

"Have the Eastern Depot and the Embroidered Uniform Guard continue to follow, and also send people from the Five Military Commands to greet them," Zhu Yunying said with a smile. "Tell the Duke of Ying to be careful; we need to know before the Emperor Emeritus returns to the capital."

The Eastern Depot and the Embroidered Uniform Guard were sent to follow him, naturally to relay messages promptly. Feng Cheng was sent to keep watch because Emperor Zhu Yunying, as the emperor, was obligated to go out and greet him upon his return to Yingtian Prefecture.

Wang Chengen naturally understood this principle as well; this was something that absolutely could not be taken lightly. If any oversight were to occur, although the Emperor Emeritus might not care, the civil and military officials in the court might grumble about it, and even some common people might start gossip.

Ultimately, in this era, the concept of 'filial piety' is deeply ingrained in people's hearts and is an extremely important standard for evaluating a person; even emperors are not exempt from this custom.

If the emperor fails to fulfill his filial duties, many civil and military officials will likely submit memorials to the emperor. At that time, the emperor will not only lose face, but he may also give the officials a handle to use against him, forcing him to relinquish some of his power.

Imperial power has always been in conflict with some civil and military officials. The desire of these officials to limit imperial power has never ceased. They absolutely do not want the emperor to truly hold absolute power.

A powerful emperor like the Hongwu Emperor and the Yingshi Emperor would certainly not have been the best environment for civil and military officials to serve.

This explains why, even though the Hongwu Emperor and the Yingshi Emperor were incredibly powerful, there were always some civil and military officials who tried to fight against the emperor and weaken his imperial power.

In a good mood, Zhu Yunying thought for a moment and continued to instruct Wang Chengen, "We also need to pay attention to the imperial clan. We estimate that the Emperor will be returning to Heaven in a few days, and we should go to the imperial clan."

Although he was Zhu Yunying's "own grandson," Zhu Yunying was still very "magnanimous." He didn't need to compete for favor with Zhu's other sons, grandsons, or great-grandsons, nor did he need to be petty or narrow-minded. As long as Zhu was happy, that was enough for Zhu Yunying; that was the most important thing.

There are some things that Joo Yoon-young needs to explain, and some things that he doesn't need to explain. Everyone actually knows what to do.

Ultimately, it all comes down to the court having its own laws and regulations. Sometimes, if you follow the rules, there won't be any problems, and you won't have to worry about things getting chaotic.

Ultimately, the Ming Dynasty we are in now is not at the beginning of its founding, nor is it in an era when many rules and regulations were not yet perfected.

Let's continue dealing with state affairs. There are many things that Zhu Yunying doesn't need to worry about at this stage. His subordinates naturally know what to do, and many of them know their responsibilities.

For example, those people far away in Goryeo now understand even more clearly what they need to do. Naturally, their armies set off and continued their march, determined to completely annihilate those treacherous usurpers!

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