Hearing what Little Zhu said, many people fell into deep thought, realizing that the Crown Prince's words made some sense. Even if it was just a symbolic gesture from the imperial clan, it could still win people's hearts.

At this moment, Xiao Zhu said again, "I believe that the Imperial Son-in-Law should assist in governing. Goryeo was disloyal, and the court destroyed the first disloyal vassal state. Li Qi, the Imperial Son-in-Law of the Grand Princess of Lin'an, has long served as the Prefect of Tianjin and is good at handling trivial matters."

As soon as Little Zhu finished speaking, many people exchanged bewildered glances, some even deeply shocked. The Crown Prince truly dared to say anything!

Li Qi was Li Shanchang's eldest son. Although he was a prince consort, everyone knew that Li Shanchang's end was rather tragic.

He was a powerful minister who once assisted the emperor in determining the titles of the gods and deities of the mountains and rivers, enfeoffing princes, and rewarding meritorious officials. In the eyes of many, he was the number one meritorious official in the founding of the Ming Dynasty!

Just as some people were about to try and defend young Zhu, Zhu Yunying, sitting on the dragon throne, seemed somewhat displeased. "Since that's the case, then so be it, as the Crown Prince has suggested. Crown Prince, step down."

Many people breathed a sigh of relief, as the emperor seemed to have reluctantly accepted the crown prince's request. However, it appeared that the emperor was merely upholding the crown prince's authority, and thus had no choice but to acknowledge the matter.

The reason they were so eager to have the Crown Prince step down was clearly because they didn't want him to offer any more suggestions, otherwise things would get complicated!

Little Zhu immediately withdrew, maintaining his taciturn demeanor. He had completed the task his father had entrusted to him; there was no need to say anything more. His mission was accomplished, and that was enough.

As for what the other officials were thinking, that was none of Zhu Yuanzhang's business. He came to court to handle this one matter, and once that was done, that was enough; everything else was irrelevant to him.

Xu Huizu, who knew the inside story, remained expressionless. He knew nothing and said nothing, which was the best course of action. The Crown Prince handled this matter well, and that was enough!