Chapter 117 Collision
As they chatted, the carriage, emblazoned with the Imperial Court’s symbol, a Yellow Dragon, crossed the Naksu River and arrived at the Yi Royal Palace.
Upon seeing the carriage, the guards of the Yi Royal Palace immediately opened the palace gates. The carriage drove straight to the inner palace without once stopping.
“You have arrived, Your Highness.”
“Ah, was there anything unusual?”
“No, Your Highness. Everyone in Luoyang knows you went to personally observe the Martial Arts Tournament, so no one came looking for you.”
“Understood. You may go and rest.”
Zhu Shiyeol was an imperial prince.
An imperial prince was a prince who had been granted a princely title and a fiefdom, holding military authority and responsible for the defense of their region.
Emperor Yongle, who had usurped the imperial throne from his nephew through the Jingnan Campaign while holding the status of an imperial prince, had later abolished many imperial princes and drastically reduced the authority of the remaining ones, effectively reducing them to a state no different from house arrest, to prevent a similar incident. However, the current imperial princes had regained some of their former authority.
The reason was simple: with the opening of the Ghost Gate, it became difficult for the Imperial Court alone to manage the vast territory of the nation.
In any case, witnessing Zhu Shiyeol in his capacity as an imperial prince, Zhu Yixiang’s mouth rounded in awe.
“Ohh… Uncle, you really are a king. That’s pretty cool, isn’t it? I almost feel like I should call you Your Highness too.”
