Zhu Yunying was well aware that his second son was greedy, somewhat lazy, and even a little impatient. He genuinely intended to educate the child before his personality fully matured, but some things were not so easy to do.
In reality, that's not the case. Even though Zhu Yunying was quite strict with Zhu Wenjin, Zhu Wenjin was indeed afraid of his father.
However, Zhu Yunying was also busy with state affairs, and he did not have much time to carefully cultivate Zhu Wenjin.
Zhu Wenjin was like a quail in front of Zhu Yunying, but in front of others, he was the second prince. Even though he was born out of wedlock, he was still a prince, and that status could not be changed.
This gluttonous and lazy child will one day become a prince of the Ming Dynasty, and that cannot be changed. Therefore, everyone in the palace has to coax him, flatter him, and even fear him.
This is all true, and these things cannot be changed. This is Zhu Wenjin's background, this is his identity.
Although he felt speechless and had a headache about these things, Joo Yoon-young also knew that he had a lot to do.
Let's try our best to educate Zhu Wenjin well. We don't expect him to be particularly successful or virtuous. As long as this child isn't a troublemaker, we'll be grateful. That would be an acceptable outcome for Zhu Yunying.
With Lady Wang's care, Zhu Yunying had a good rest and then regained his spirits to appear in court.
This morning court session didn't seem particularly surprising; everything appeared to be in good order, and everything was under Zhu Yunying's control.
This made Zhu Yunying quite happy and satisfied; it was the kind of court situation he hoped to see. Everyone was now fulfilling their duties, and as long as they did their jobs conscientiously, the Ming Dynasty would surely prosper, and creating a golden age was not impossible.
After all, the foundation laid in the early stages was quite solid. Zhu Yuanzhang's thirty years of diligent governance had indeed left Zhu Yunying with a relatively solid foundation. This included not only the restoration of people's livelihoods but also peace and stability within the territory, the abolition of the prime minister system, the purge of some military officials, and the rectification of officialdom.
Even the recall of the previously released princes to Yingtian Prefecture laid an incredibly solid foundation for Zhu Yunying, making it seem as if controlling the court was no challenge for him.
Now that we have such a solid foundation, it would be really unreasonable not to make some achievements.
At least for Zhu Yunying, he felt that he had inherited a thriving Ming Dynasty, a country with the foundation of a prosperous era. It was not a mess, and he did not need to rack his brains and exhaust himself to resolve internal conflicts.
Unfettered and free-spirited, this is what Joo Yoon-young should do, and this is what makes him feel proud and happy now. Because he seems to have few constraints, he can do many things at his own pace.
We must work even harder to live up to our circumstances and to repay Lao Zhu for his hard work.
So even if there are some conflicts with the court officials, or if everyone has some differences of opinion, there is nothing to worry about. These are all perfectly normal things.
Chen Di became anxious and worried, and rushed to the Wuying Hall to request an audience, as there were some things he needed to discuss with the emperor.
Upon seeing Chen Di, Zhu Yunying immediately asked, "My dear minister, what is the matter that you are in such a hurry to see me?"
Chen Di immediately took out the memorial and held it high above his head. "Your Majesty, I am honored by Your Majesty's great favor and have been appointed to the Ministry of Rites. I am in charge of the ceremonies of the Five Rites and the laws of schools and the imperial examinations. I also work with the Four Barbarian Institutes to receive tributary envoys from various vassal states and foreign countries and to handle translation matters."
Zhu Yunying smiled and said, "In that case, the Ministry of Rites and the Court of State Ceremonies should clarify their responsibilities. Currently, the Ministry of Rites is doing many things, and the Court of State Ceremonies is also getting involved, which is a waste of court officials' salaries."
Chen Di fell silent. The Court of State Ceremonial was itself subject to the control of the Ministry of Rites. He wasn't there to request a reduction in the Court of State Ceremonial's power; he had other matters to report, which were also his duties as the Minister of Rites—things he was supposed to do.
But there's not much to say now. According to the emperor's habits, it was probably just a casual remark, nothing to worry about.
The most important thing is that Wang Chengen has accepted the memorial. Now he just needs to wait patiently until the emperor has finished reading it.
This also reflects some of the current emperor's personality traits. He prefers to read the memorials before discussing matters with his ministers, rather than reading the memorials while discussing them with his ministers. It seems that the current emperor does not like multitasking and prefers to focus on one thing at a time.
Looking at the memorial, Zhu Yunying seemed to understand why Chen Di had rushed over in such a hurry. Some things were indeed a bit ridiculous, but they also seemed to make perfect sense.
Srivijaya, also known as the Srivijaya Kingdom, which is located in what is now Malaysia and other regions, is one of the more powerful kingdoms in Southeast Asia today.
Of course, this kingdom also fell a few years ago, when Majapahit of Java destroyed the old Srivijaya dynasty. The prince of the old Srivijaya dynasty fled to the Malay Peninsula and established the Malacca Sultanate.
It was during this period that Chinese immigrants from Guangdong also seized the opportunity to establish themselves independently. Liang Daoming was hailed as the King of Srivijaya by the Chinese community there. They now guard the northern borders of Srivijaya against the Majapahit.
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