For princes like Zhu Di, Zhu Chong and Zhu Gang, it was inevitable to attend the morning court every day.

In terms of status, their relationship with their father Zhu Yuanzhang was first that of monarch and subject, and then that of father and son.

The so-called Heaven, Earth, Emperor, Parents and Teachers is exactly this principle.

However, the emperor's grandsons like Zhu Gaochi did not need to come every day. They mostly studied with their teachers in the imperial academy.

In order to avoid suspicion, princes such as Zhu Di generally acted like puppets in the court, just watching and rarely participating.

If one day you don't want to go, just send a message to the Imperial Household Department. It's not a big problem not to participate in the morning court. Relatively speaking, the degree of freedom is much higher.

But now it is Zhu Yuanzhang. Generally speaking, any prince in the capital would not miss the morning court unless he was really ill.

This is the deterrent power that comes from my father.

The scenes that just happened in the court kept emerging in Zhu Di's mind, and judging from the situation just now, the entire court was almost completely controlled by Zhu Ying.

Although the throne has nothing to do with him now, he feels unhappy when he sees Zhu Ying so powerful.

"Fourth brother, don't leave so quickly. We brothers finally get together in the capital. Today, my second brother suggested that we go have a drink together."

Zhu Gang came over quickly and said to Zhu Di with his arm around his shoulder, "If you don't know, you would really think that these two brothers have a good relationship."

Zhu Di moved slightly, trying to break free from Zhu Gang, but after hesitating for a moment, he still did not move.

In the palace, officials everywhere can be said to be the emperor's spies. If there is a discord between brothers, it will only make the emperor unhappy when he finds out.

"I still have some things to deal with in my house, so I won't go. You guys go ahead."

Zhu Di refused without thinking too much.

Zhu Gang smiled and took his hand down, then continued: "This is a banquet, but it was arranged by my second brother. My fifth, sixth, and seventh brothers will all be here. Don't blame me for not reminding you. I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be here too."

Hearing this, Zhu Di suddenly hesitated.

Now Zhu Ying is the person he least wants to face, but if it is a banquet like this one for a vassal king, there must be something interesting in it, and he definitely cannot not go.

It's easy to be excluded.

To be honest, although he was a little unhappy, Zhu Di still had to be extremely careful towards Zhu Ying. In addition, today's report at the morning court made Zhu Di even more wary.

If this were to suppress me, what could I do?

Zhu Di, who had seen countless people, could tell at a glance that Zhu Ying was a bloodless killer. Even those civil servants who were usually eloquent and whom even his father could not deal with were left speechless.

When the time comes, they raise the banner of justice and apply it to themselves, and there will be nothing we can do.

"Third brother, will the dinner be held at your house?"

After Zhu Di figured it out, he grinned and asked like a good brother.

Zhu Gang smiled a little and said, "How could it be at my place? It must be at my second brother's house."

After saying that, Zhu Gang was too lazy to pay attention and turned around and left.

Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gang's back and guessed in his heart that this banquet was definitely not that simple, and it might even have a lot to do with the fiefdom of the vassal king.

"Are you planning to attack the many uncles, nephew?"

"You haven't even taken the throne yet, are you so impatient?"

Zhu Di said in his heart.

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"Brother, I am not very knowledgeable and I am afraid I am not competent enough to make laws."

On the way to the Dali Temple, Zhu Yunwen said nervously.

In Zhu Yunwen's view, since his elder brother asked him to help revise the new laws of the Ming Dynasty, he must value him.

But Zhu Yunwen also knew in his heart his own capabilities, so he expressed his position in advance for fear that if anything went wrong he would be reprimanded by his elder brother.

After what happened in the morning court just now, Zhu Yunwen now felt a little scared when looking at his elder brother.

You have to know that Liu Sanwu is, in a sense, an elder he admires.

But just now, during the argument with his eldest brother, he was left speechless.

Even the entire court was shocked by the eldest brother.

Zhu Yunwen was only fifteen years old now, and the scene of his elder brother suppressing all the officials in the court by himself was deeply engraved in his mind.

Young people admire heroes the most. Everything that happened just now has quietly changed Zhu Yunwen's attitude towards his elder brother.

Zhu Ying smiled upon hearing this and said, "Some things are not as complicated as you think. It is impossible for me to stay there every day, and you will be the one to stay there for me."

"Regarding the revision and improvement of the law, the main purpose is perfection and fairness. Just keep this in mind."

"The main direction of the initial revision of the Ming Dynasty Law this time is to focus on fairness and justice. Whether it is the Ministry of Justice, the Censorate, or the Dali Temple, what you need to do is not to follow them in making changes, but to guide them in the right direction."

"That's why. The new Ming laws will have a negative impact on many officials and nobles, so you need to strike a balance."

"Whether it's peddlers, cart drivers, or those well-dressed officials, they should all be treated equally under the laws of the Ming Dynasty. No one should be given any special treatment just because of their status. As long as this can be achieved, it's fine."

Zhu Ying opened his mouth and gave a suggestion.

Allowing Zhu Yunwen to participate in the formulation of the new Ming Dynasty Law was a friendly signal to the royal family members.

It is equivalent to saying: Look, even Yunwen, who has the biggest conflict with me, I trust him so much. I am a very emotional person. Don't be afraid, you can get close to me.

Ultimately, Zhu Ying wanted to plant the impression that family members were important in the hearts of the royal family.

Whether now or in the future.

Members of the royal family are also very important to the emperor himself, and in today's era, there are blood ties. As long as it is not excessive, many people will care about this very much.

To unite the majority and fight against the minority, this is Zhu Ying’s purpose and idea.

Officials in the Dali Temple were called according to their ranks: Dali Temple Minister, Dali Temple Junior Minister, Dali Temple Secretary, and Temple Chief.

Among them, the Dali Temple Minister is an official of the third rank, one rank lower than the Shangshu, and has the same rank as the left and right vice-ministers.

But relatively speaking, as the chief officer, although he has one less rank, he is still the top official in the Dali Temple.

"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness Yunwen. I hope you will forgive me for not coming to greet you."

The Dali Temple Chief Justice, along with a group of officials, knelt down at the gate of the Dali Temple.

After Zhu Ying got up, he continued, "When I came here this time, Li Tingwei should have received the imperial edict."

The Dali Temple Minister and the official title was Tingwei.

During the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Dali Temple was called the Tingwei. It was not until the Northern Qi Dynasty that it was renamed the Dali Temple. Later, the Sui and Tang Dynasties also continued to use this name, and the Tingwei was called the Dali Temple.

The Ministry of Justice is responsible for adjudicating cases, the Dali Temple conducts reviews, and the Censorate conducts supervision. This is the structure of the Three Judicial Departments.

What Zhu Ying had to do was to open Dali Temples all over the country in the Ming Dynasty while improving the laws.

The Dali Temple is equivalent to the Supreme Court, and now the second-level courts are to be set up.

Only in this way can the interests of local people be guaranteed.

"Your Highness, I have received the emperor's decree." Li Tingwei was quite pleased to hear His Royal Highness the Crown Prince call him by his last name, which was different from the thoughts of the other ministers in the court.

The fact that I exist in the heart of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince means that he will definitely not forget me in the future.

Not to mention getting promoted to a minister or something like that, as long as I work diligently, I believe I can at least keep my current position.

"This time I came here to make two main requests to the Dali Temple." Zhu Ying said directly.

"Your Highness, please speak."

Li Tingwei bowed and said.

Now everyone was at the gate of the Dali Temple. Li Tingwei wanted to invite His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in for a talk many times, but he swallowed the words back when they came to his lips.

Zhu Ying said: "Now we need to reorganize and formulate all the laws. In this regard, Yun Wen will be mainly responsible for it in the future."

"In this regard, Li Tingwei needs to gather all those who understand the laws of the Ming Dynasty to complete the compilation of the new code together."

"The second one is about the situation of the members in the temple."

"The Great Ming Public Security Bureau, you must have heard of Li Tingwei."

Li Tingwei did not dare to neglect and said quickly: "I have heard something."

Zhu Ying said: "It is definitely not enough to just hear about it. Li Tingwei should take some time to take a good look."

"My idea is to have the Dali Temple, like the Ming Dynasty's Public Security Bureau, open in every prefecture, even in the county."

"I have named this new department the Court. Since we are opening courts in various places, we will need many students who understand the law to go there."

"So Li Tingwei will have to withdraw a lot of people at once."

Hearing what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said, Li Tingwei was startled at first, and then his face was filled with joy.

Establishing a local court like the Public Security Bureau would, from another perspective, be equivalent to the Dali Temple and would be valued and supported.

In addition, there will be many more positions in the Dali Temple in the capital, and the influence of the Dali Temple on all parts of the Ming Dynasty will be enormous.

The main thing is that the status has not changed, but the power in his hands has become even greater.