Although Zhu Yunying had been under strict supervision during this period, it was no longer sufficient to assume that previous policies were adequate. Moreover, with increasing manpower and resources being allocated to this area, it meant that some individuals might take advantage of the situation to manipulate things.

Sending Xu Zengshou there served two purposes. Firstly, it was indeed necessary to help young Zhu Shi'en and improve his reputation. Secondly, Xu Zengshou was essentially an imperial envoy, tasked with inspecting matters on behalf of the emperor.

This is all quite normal. For a massive project like governing the Yellow and Huai Rivers, various imperial envoys are bound to be involved. In fact, it's also part of the duties of nobles and relatives of the emperor to occasionally go out to train troops and conduct inspections; these are all things they are supposed to do.

Xu Zengshou is certainly not as good as Xu Huizu, but he is still a fairly reliable candidate. Given his position, he would be quite suitable to handle many things.

Little Zhu led Zhu Wenkun back to the palace and immediately complained, "We won't play with my little brother anymore, he can't walk fast."

Zhu Yunying couldn't help but laugh and said, "He's only just learned to walk. If you insist on taking him to the main hall, you're just asking for trouble. What will you do if he pulls his pants without a maid?"

Zhu Wenkun, grinning, stumbled and fell into Xu Miaoqing's arms. He didn't care at all about being 'framed' by these things. Or perhaps it wasn't that he didn't care, but simply that he couldn't understand it at all.

Little Zhu couldn't help but complain, "He even pooped, and he was still walking with me when he suddenly squatted down. He didn't even tell us beforehand, it's infuriating!"

Zhu Yunying couldn't help but laugh. This was something Zhu Wenkun was capable of doing, so there was nothing strange about it. After all, he was just over a year old and didn't understand many things; it was mostly instinct.

“We originally planned to send him to the main hall to cultivate his literary style. But now, this is an insult to literature.” Zhu Yunying, who was precocious for his age, said with a worried look, “We are afraid that he will become like Wengeng. Wengeng is a black sheep who causes trouble in the main hall all day long. We have never seen anyone so unruly.”

Mentioning his nephew, Zhu Yunying sighed helplessly, "He's still the same, either talking or sleeping?"

Little Zhu nodded dejectedly and said, "If we scold him, he'll say he gets sleepy when he reads books. He even said he asked Second Uncle, and Second Uncle said he also gets sleepy when he reads books. We don't know what to say. We can't blame Second Uncle, can we?"

It seems there's some truth to that; it does seem like the saying "like father, like son." Zhu Yunwen was a good-for-nothing playboy, so it's understandable that his son only cared about eating, drinking, and having fun.

Zhu Yunying was at a loss for words; his younger brother and nephew seemed to be a troublesome pair as well.

Remembering something, Zhu Yunying said, "Your second uncle and the others are about to move to Beiping Prefecture. You should go and see them these days. Wengeng will probably go with them; that child can't bear to be separated from his parents."

Little Zhu nodded in agreement; he was aware of all these things. Although Zhu Wengeng certainly had the air of a spoiled brat, the child was indeed inseparable from his parents.

Although the child could continue to study in Yingtian Prefecture, Zhu Yunying had no intention of leaving Zhu Wengeng alone there. Ultimately, it was always best for a child to grow up with his parents.

Moreover, Zhu Wengeng's age is also suitable; he's not too young now, so he can adapt to the relocation relatively quickly.

The relocation of the capital wasn't exactly a full-scale undertaking, but many people knew it was proceeding in an orderly manner. The imperial family began a collective migration, including many military officers who were also to go; everyone was aware of this.

There are almost no members of the imperial clan who can remain in Yingtian Prefecture now. Apart from those serving in the imperial court, most of the military families are going to Beiping. Everyone is aware of this, and some military families, knowing that the situation is hopeless, have already sent some members of their families to Beiping in advance.

This is the emperor's decree, and everyone knows that at such a time, it's more important to obediently follow it. Having any other ulterior motives at this point is simply unrealistic.

Because the emperor—the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, not the emperor of the military clique—they probably understood this long ago.

After all, many people initially hoped to establish the capital in Zhongdu Fengyang, and the Huaixi nobles were at the height of their power at the beginning of the dynasty. But so what? In the end, the capital was set in Yingtianfu, and the Hongwu Emperor didn't seem to care much about the feelings of the Huaixi nobles.

Now that Emperor Ying Shi is forcefully pushing for the relocation of the capital, there's nothing that can be stopped. So, all we can do is obediently follow suit; at this point, we can only closely follow the emperor's lead.

This isn't the first time something like this has happened, so I've become a little numb to it and can accept it calmly.

No matter how powerful the Wu Xun Group is, can it really be compared with the seemingly increasingly supreme imperial power?

Even at its peak at the founding of the dynasty, the military clique couldn't withstand the imperial power. Over the years, while the military clique appears to have suppressed the civil service, it's clear to anyone with discernment that the pressure from the civil officials on the military clique has been steadily increasing. Furthermore, although the military clique seems to have developed somewhat over the years, it has also experienced various forms of weakening.

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