The matter of the Emperor's inspection was formally raised at the Great Court Meeting.
The ministers had long been prepared for this, and there were few objections.
Some courtiers expressed worry about the Emperor leaving the palace for a journey, and Jiang Shaohua said: "I will leave the Crown Prince to oversee the court, and the court still has Chancellor Chen and Minister Feng among other important officials, along with Duke Wei Yuan and the generals. If there is still any trouble, I might as well have sat on the Dragon Throne for nothing all these years."
The Emperor struck a decisive tone, and the inspection of Da Liang was thus set.
The list of those accompanying the Emperor was personally decided by him. More than twenty ministers were selected to accompany him. Chen Jinyu, Ma Yaosong, Tang Youyin, and Yang Zheng were among them, while the three imperial attendants, Wang Shu and Li Fangfei, were left to assist the Crown Prince, while Lu Zhen was chosen to accompany.
