The logic is simple: as long as he secured his position, Zhu Xiong Ying didn't really care much about the opinions of his uncles.
After all, this wasn't some kind of power struggle or a bloody battle, so Zhu Xiong Ying didn't need to worry about anyone saying he hadn't rightfully seized the throne. He could sit on the dragon throne peacefully.
Even if others have ideas, they are just ideas. The empire that Zhu Xiong Ying inherited was a fully unified dynasty with few external threats and little internal instability. It was a thriving dynasty with vigorous vitality.
This is probably what is meant by "the dragon riding on the face." Even if Zhu Xiong Ying wanted to be a tyrannical and incompetent ruler, even if he was willing to court death, losing the country would not be such an easy thing.
Hearing Zhu Xiong Ying's confident remarks, Old Zhu couldn't help but laugh. The reasoning was simple: seeing his grandson so full of life made Old Zhu quite gratified.
Others may not know Zhu Xiong Ying, but Zhu the Elder certainly knew his grandson. He knew that Zhu was a very ambitious man and believed that the Ming Dynasty would surely be passed down to future generations.
Old Zhu naturally attached great importance to the family banquet. This time, he summoned his sons and grandsons to Yingtian Prefecture to make certain things clear and to let these members of the imperial clan understand his attitude.
Having conquered a vast empire, allowing his children and grandchildren to enjoy wealth and luxury, Zhu Yuanzhang naturally wanted to make them understand that while he could provide them with riches and honors, he could also ensure that some "unfilial descendants" would never have a chance to rise again.
Preparing a birthday banquet in advance is a way for the whole family to get together. Old Zhu likes and looks forward to this kind of atmosphere, hoping to have his children and grandchildren all around him.
What he needs to do now is to make his children and grandchildren understand his attitude. When he celebrates his birthday later, the civil and military officials of the court will also understand his attitude. He wants everyone to know at that time that the succession of the Ming Dynasty has been thoroughly and clearly defined.
After finishing his official duties for the day, Zhu Xiong Ying returned to the East Palace and asked with a smile when he saw Xu Miao Qing, "Have you finished your work for today?"
Xu Miaoqing quickly replied, "Your Majesty and the ladies of the palace are making preparations. With the assistance of the Imperial Clan Court and the Ministry of Rites, there shouldn't be any problems."
Zhu Xiong Ying smiled and nodded, then said to Xu Miao Qing, "If we work another day tomorrow, things will be almost done. Please bear with us these next few days, and once we're done, we can finally rest."
Xu Miaoqing smiled and said to Zhu Xiong Ying, "My lord, you are too kind. This is simply my duty. How can I possibly take it upon myself to do so?"
Thinking about it, it really makes sense. Xu Miaoqing is the Crown Prince's consort, the true mistress of the Zhu family for four generations. These things are indeed her duties.
Having figured these things out, Zhu Xiong Ying smiled and didn't say anything more. It was time to rest properly; she had indeed been quite tired these past few days, and there had been a lot going on. She needed to recharge and recharge.
After all, there are still many things to do in the next few days. Zhu Xiong Ying felt that she might not have much time to rest in the coming period, so she had to seize every opportunity to be lazy and rest, which was also very important.
This is no exaggeration; Zhu Xiong Ying simply knew that this period was a 'turbulent time,' with many things happening all at once.
Although he was a little busy, Zhu Xiong Ying was still quite excited at heart because this period of time was really important to him, and just thinking about it filled him with excitement and anticipation.
There was no way Zhu Xiong Ying could be lazy. At this moment, he was filled with anticipation and excitement, probably because of his deep-seated desire for power, or perhaps because he felt that he was about to rightfully take control of a dynasty.
Zhu Xiong Ying was really looking forward to these things; perhaps he could finally start to fully realize his ambitions!
Although history has already changed somewhat, and Zhu Xiong Ying believes he has changed much of it, the changes to history are sure to be even greater in the future!
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