The Ming Dynasty: The most ruthless imperial grandson, Old Zhu begged me not to kill him.

Chapter 328 The Tusi's Movements

"In this world, there is nothing that cannot be done if one sets one's mind to it. Now that the east and north of the Ming Dynasty are completely stable, the purpose of this trip to the southwest is to bring southwestern China into the territory of the Ming Dynasty!"

"After these are completed, we can expand westward. What Genghis Khan was able to do, I can do as well as he can, and I will do it even better!"

Bo Yalunhai looked at the spirited Zhu Xiong Ying with complicated eyes. The people of the grasslands were straightforward and admired heroes like Zhu Xiong Ying. It was a pity that heroes like Zhu Xiong Ying were now their enemies. This matter was indeed extremely complicated.

His hero is my enemy.

After thinking of this place, he snorted coldly.

"Let's deal with the situation in the southwest first. Although King Liang is foolish, he is not so easy to deal with. If he has now united with countries like Da Yue and even Da Li, these countries, though not strong individually, would be an extremely powerful force when united!"

"Taking them down completely won't be an easy task. I don't want to come back looking disheveled!"

Zhu Xiong Ying smiled after hearing this, but didn't say anything more.

When Marquis Mu Ying of Xiping received Zhu Xiong Ying's message, he was so startled that he almost dropped the teacup in his hand.

I had heard the news that Zhu Xiong Ying was going to Da Southwest, but I didn't expect this day to come so soon.

In the blink of an eye, Zhu Xiong Ying actually arrived at this place. He originally thought that someone as important as Zhu Xiong Ying should be stationed in the capital.

Only in this way can Yingtian Prefecture be considered as stable as Mount Tai.

He never imagined it would end like this. After thinking about this place, he rushed here to welcome Zhu Xiong Ying.

"This humble general, Marquis Mu Ying of Xiping, pays his respects to His Highness the Crown Prince!"

The generals he relied on shouted in unison.

"Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

After Zhu Xiong Ying came out, he looked at Xi Ping Hou Mu Ying in front of him and nodded with a smile.

"Please rise quickly! Soldiers, you have worked hard. Please get up!"

After everyone got up, Zhu Xiong Ying looked at the person next to him and said with a smile.

"General Wang Bi, it's been a long time!"

The man next to him was Marquis Dingyuan, Wang Bi.

The fact that Wang Bi was able to obtain the title of Marquis of Dingyuan shows that he did have some ability.

Marquis Dingyuan, Wang Bi, looked at his grandson, Zhu Xiong Ying, with an extremely complicated expression.

When His Highness the Crown Prince transferred him back from Duke Lan Yu of Liang to this southwestern region, he was very unhappy.

Fighting in the southwest is nothing like the exhilarating experience of leading cavalry across the land in the north. Here, you can only deal with the creatures in the mountains and forests.

This guy hides his face every day, so dealing with him is really not an easy task. Anyway, I was the same way before. When I first came to this place, I was really not used to it. But after so long, I realized that mountain warfare is not so easy either. So he followed Marquis Mu Ying of Xiping to learn the tactics of mountain warfare.

The two had worked together before, so this collaboration went very smoothly. It didn't take long for him to adapt to the combat in this place, and leading troops in the field was no problem for him.

The two men directly told Zhu Xiong Ying to let Yang Le in. The situation in the southwest was not particularly good. First of all, the King of Liang had united Zalawami with other countries, making them extremely powerful.

However, as long as the Ming Dynasty remained silent, they dared not launch an attack, as the Ming Dynasty was far stronger than them. They exercised extreme restraint in this regard, daring not to entertain any other thoughts. Therefore, as long as the Ming Dynasty did not intend to attack them, they would not have the courage to do so in the short term.

Another point is the Tusi (chieftains) in the southwest.

During this period, many chieftains in the entire Duogan Commandery made exorbitant demands on him and even threatened him, which made him extremely depressed.

If he were to refuse outright, the chieftains of the southwest might unite and put pressure on him, which would not be a good thing.

Then, Marquis Mu Ying of Xiping recounted his entire experience. Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince Zhu Xiong Ying frowned.

"It seems these chieftains are still not behaving themselves. We should take them down, otherwise, if they cause us a lot of trouble when we head southwest, our days ahead will be tough!"

Mu Ying sighed.

“We’ve thought about this too, but these people are really cunning. For so many years, the chieftains have had enormous power over their local people!”

"They are basically completely under our control. Ordinary people are not even able to get enough to eat, and the disaster relief food I distribute to them doesn't even reach their hands; it all ends up in the hands of the chieftains!"

"On the contrary, the chieftain only needs to give a small portion of it to these people, and they will be eternally grateful!"

"And if we don't meet their demands, they simply leave and move into the mountains and forests, taking over the territory that rightfully belongs to them!"

"Taking them down won't be easy. They're very strong in these mountains, and we're always a bit confused about what's going on!"

Soon, Marquis Mu Ying of Xiping explained the situation they were in.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Xiong Ying said with a smile.

"That makes some sense, but I already have a way to deal with them!"

"In that case, I'll give them a surprise!"

Everyone was puzzled, wondering what exactly the surprise Zhu Xiong Ying was talking about was.

Not long afterward, news of the arrival of the Crown Prince Zhu Xiong Ying in the southwest region spread.

These chieftains were extremely surprised to hear this. They had heard of Zhu Xiong Ying's methods before, and his appearance in the southwest region was not a good thing for them.

The time was when several chieftains from the southwest gathered together to watch.

Clearly, they were not in particularly good condition, as the leader of these chieftains said with a gloomy expression.

"As you all probably already know, the Ming Dynasty's grandson, Zhu Xiong Ying, has appeared on our territory!"

"I've heard this person is quite famous!"

"It seems that the Ming Dynasty's attitude towards other countries has started to change from this point onwards, and we must pay close attention!"

The person next to him looked at him with disdain.

"Aren't we all exaggerating a bit?"

"Even if Zhu Xiong Ying is very capable, he is still just a child. How much ability can a child have? Does he think he can turn the world upside down at such a young age?"

(End of this chapter)