The days after returning to the capital were busy. Although Daming could run a lot of things, and many important things were sent to Shenyang for approval, Zhu Yijun was still very busy.
"Shen, you, let's call it a day!"
"Shen, that's all for today!"
Zhu Yijun stretched and said to Shen Shixing with a smile, "I've been working for so long, my back is sore. Let's go out for a walk!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Shen Shixing replied with a smile.
After returning to the capital, Zhu Yijun found that there were suddenly more and more memorials to impeach Shen Shixing. Obviously, many people didn't like Shen Shixing.
Since the death of Zhang Juzheng during Wanli's time, Zhang Siwei had been the Cabinet Secretary for a short period of time, while Shen Shixing had been the Cabinet Secretary for 10 years.
Obviously, many people already didn't like Shen Shixing and were ready to kick him out.
In addition to this matter, there was another matter, which was to appoint a Crown Prince. Obviously, some opportunists had begun to make noise.
Zhu Yijun didn't want to pay attention to those who stepped on Shen Shixing. Wanli entered the Cabinet in six years, Wanli became the Cabinet Secretary in 10 years, and Shen Shixing had been in the Cabinet for 15 years.
In the past 15 years, Shen Shixing had been conscientious and cautious in doing things. He rarely made mistakes and could be called a model for all the ministers.
Zhu Yijun liked Shen Shixing, who could do whatever he was told, but didn't take the initiative to find trouble.
As for those who wanted him to appoint a Crown Prince, Zhu Yijun just wanted to kick them out. No matter when, there was no shortage of such opportunists.
Especially those who were qualified to serve in the Crown Prince's Mansion. They hoped to appoint a Crown Prince as soon as possible, so that they could cling to the Crown Prince's thigh in the future and get promoted and rich.
But now that the Crown Prince was appointed, Zhu Yijun only thought of one sentence. How could there be a Crown Prince for 40 years?
According to his physical condition, if there were no accidents, it shouldn't be a problem to live to 70 years old.
Even if it was earlier, he could live to 60 years old.
Besides, Zhu Yijun hadn't thought about the successor at all.
He was only thirty years old. He was in the prime of his life. Why would he want to establish a crown prince?
The first matter was easy to solve. He just had to call Shen Shixing over and show his closeness to the ministers that he still trusted Shen Shixing. That was enough.
On the other hand, the second matter was not easy to resolve. The matter of the crown prince had too many implications. If he really refused, the harem might fall into chaos.
However, Zhu Yijun was still confident in his heart. After all, Empress Wang's son was his eldest son. The eldest son of the first wife was the same person. As long as Empress Wang's position as Empress was stable, according to the current inheritance system, the harem would not be in chaos.
The two of them walked out of the hall. Zhu Yijun said with a smile, "You, is the envoy of the barbarians still in the capital?"
"Your Majesty, he's still here!"
When Shen Shixing heard Zhu Yijun's question, he hurriedly said, "This time, dozens of tribes, big and small, have come. All of them are here for an audience and to ask for titles."
Speaking of this matter, Shen Shixing could not help but sigh. The current emperor had great talent and strategy. In the twenty years since he ascended the throne, he had enriched the country, strengthened the army, and pacified the grasslands. Now, not to mention invading the borders, even the tribes of the grasslands were trembling in fear.
Thinking back to the time when the capital was surrounded during the Jiajing period, and looking at the present, it really felt like a lifetime had passed!
At that time, the Japanese pirates were rampant. What about now?
The Japanese pirates of Korea had been annihilated by 200,000.
"What did they say?" Zhu Yijun looked at Shen Shixing, nodded, and asked.
"They are willing to submit to the Daming and serve His Majesty as the Heavenly Khan, becoming the ruler of the grasslands!" Shen Shixing hurriedly said.
A cold smile appeared on Zhu Yijun's face. All these empty words, Zhu Yijun was not interested in them at all.
What Heavenly Khan? Copying others' words? They made it sound like he was interested in it.
Glancing at Shen Shixing, Zhu Yijun asked again, "Did that old fellow, Buyan Chechen, bring the Heirloom Seal here?"
When Shen Shixing heard Zhu Yijun's words, he immediately shook his head. "In reply to Your Majesty, he did not!"
In reality, Zhu Yijun did not know whether Buyan Chechen had the Heirloom Seal, nor did he know whether the Heirloom Seal he had was real or fake. Zhu Yijun felt that it was very likely that he did not have it. In any case, the one that Lin Danhan's descendants presented to Huang Taiji was fake.
The last clear record of the real Heirloom Seal was that in the third year of the Later Tang Dynasty, the Later Tang Emperor and the Empress Dowager Cao committed suicide in the Black Tortoise Tower, and the Heirloom Seal went missing.
The Song Dynasty's Heirloom Seal was very likely to be forged. By this time, it had probably disappeared to who knew where.
However, since Zhu Yijun said that Buyan Chechen had it, he had to have it.
If he could not take it out, heh heh, stealing the Son of Heaven's possession was simply seeking his own death.
Destroy him, lest the Mongols become united against a common enemy. Buyan Chechen had already surrendered, yet he still refused to let him off. That was not good.
He had set up a persona for Buyan Chechen that he was old and greedy, not taking out the Heirloom Seal even when he died. As for whether he could get the Heirloom Seal after destroying Buyan Chechen, it might have been lost in battle, or Buyan Chechen might have hidden it before he died.
"Have the people from the Chamberlain of Dependencies go tell Buyan Chechen's people that we can accept his surrender."
"Have Buyan Chechen hand over the Heirloom Seal. Otherwise, there's nothing to talk about!"
Zhu Yijun said directly to Shen Shixing. In any case, Zhu Yijun did not believe that Buyan Chechen would hand over the Heirloom Seal. He was just using the Heirloom Seal to cause trouble.
Huang Taiji claimed that he had the Heirloom Seal because he wanted to say that he was the legitimate heir. Zhu Yijun did not need it at all.
Back then, someone had asked Zhu Yuanzhang to curry favor with the Song Dynasty scholar, Zhu Xi, as an ancestor. Zhu Yuanzhang did not accept it and directly said, "I am a commoner from the Huai River. What does the world have to do with me?"
This was the Daming Son of Heaven's domineering aura. How could Zhu Yijun care about the Heirloom Seal? However, this did not stop Zhu Yijun from using the Heirloom Seal to cause trouble.
In reality, Zhu Yijun should thank Zhu Yuanzhang. If he really wanted to curry favor with Zhu Xi and become an ancestor, then he would not be able to get around the Cheng-Zhu Confucianism.
Zhu Yijun even felt that this was a trap that the scholars had dug for Zhu Yuanzhang. It was very likely that it was done by the disciples of the Cheng-Zhu Confucianism, wanting Zhu Yijun to jump into it. However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not jump in and even said, "I am a commoner from the Huai River. What does the world have to do with me?"
What a domineering commoner emperor.
What Zhu Yijun needed to do was not only to gain territory. He also needed to restore the Daming Son of Heaven's domineering aura, the domineering aura of a monarch who ruled over the world when he became an ancestor.
When Shen Shixing heard Zhu Yijun's words, he bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I will make arrangements immediately!"
It was getting late, so Shen Shixing did not stay and directly left the palace. Zhu Yijun glanced at Zhang Jing and scolded him jokingly, "What do you want to say?
You looked like you wanted to say something but stopped. "
"Imperial Majesty, Xu Guangqi is here!" Zhang Jing said as he arrived beside Zhu Yijun.
When he heard Zhang Jing's words, Zhu Yijun also became serious. "Let's go and take a look!"