In the first year of the Hongwu reign, in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, sitting on the dragon throne, waved his hand, and the Minister of Rites presented the imperial edict and began to read: "By the Mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: My eldest son, Zhu Biao, born to the Empress, the firstborn of the imperial clan, is of refined nature and noble character. Now, in accordance with the initial decree, following ancient rites, and in response to the wishes of the people, I respectfully inform Heaven, the ancestral temple, and the land, and hereby bestow upon him the imperial seal and establish him as the Crown Prince, to take his rightful place in the Eastern Palace, to secure the throne for ten thousand years and to bring prosperity to the four seas. Let this be known throughout the land!"