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

Chapter 400 Joining Forces with Zhu Yunwen

"Sure enough!"

"It seems they have quite a few people allied with them. Although these people don't hold very high positions, most of them wield real power!"

"If they cause trouble together, it could be quite a problem!"

Upon hearing this, Duke Lan Yu of Liang said with great pride.

"Don't worry, there's still some uncertainty about my standing in their eyes. Leave this to me. I've already sent them to the Dali Temple. With me here watching over them, they definitely won't dare to try anything funny!"

Zhu Xiong Ying frowned as she looked at the contents of the document.

"Uncle, once these letters are exposed, it means all their plans will be useless. At that time, we can take them all down with just these letters. They must be thinking about what to do then!"

"Next, what do you think they'll do?"

Lan Yu shook her head after hearing this.

"I can't think of any way to survive either. These guys have done something really outrageous!"

"Killing them is not enough to appease public anger. I don't think they have a way to survive!"

Zhu Xiong Ying smiled and said after hearing this.

"That's what I think too, but are you willing to be caught and sentenced like this, Uncle?"

Upon hearing this, Duke Lan Yu of Liang hurriedly shook his head.

"I wouldn't do such a thing, but if something really happens, I definitely won't just sit and wait to die!"

"Anyway, if I lose my head, I'll just get a huge scar. At worst, I'll do something big and spectacular!"

"If we succeed, that would be great; if we fail, at least we haven't lived this long in vain!"

As he spoke, his expression turned extremely ugly, as if he had just remembered something.

"You mean those guys are very likely to rebel!"

"No way, do these guys really have the guts to rebel!"

Zhu Xiong Ying shook his head and said.

"I'm not sure about this matter either, but I'm afraid they would dare to do it. At least they still have a large number of troops under their command. If these letters fall into my hands or the Emperor's hands, these people will surely die!"

"Given all these unexpected events, they'll definitely make their move sooner rather than later. It's not impossible that these guys will unite and rebel!"

Upon hearing this, Lan Yu burst into a tirade of curses.

"Where does Chen Ying get such audacity? I tested his martial arts at the Marquis of Linjiang's residence. Forgive my bluntness, but his martial arts are not even as good as my bodyguard Jia Ding. He's a complete idiot!"

"Even if he were to rebel, he wouldn't be of much use!"

Zhu Xiong Ying was not surprised by this result. He knew very well the fighting ability of the descendants of these nobles in the court. Perhaps those old brothers who followed Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the world could still fight well.

However, Zhu Xiong Ying did not want to use them.

Most of these men have long lost their former bravery and are now just wealthy old men. They have lost all their former abilities, and their descendants are all spoiled brats who are of little use.

Instead of this, it would be better to promote some more, but unfortunately these guys occupy all the officer positions in the army.

Basically, all officers at all levels in the military have many connections with them, which makes it very difficult for truly capable people to get ahead.

This is a good opportunity to uproot these guys.

Soon, Marquis Chen Yong's men found the grandson of the emperor, Zhu Yunwen. Zhu Yunwen was extremely surprised to see that Marquis Chen Yong's men had arrived.

"What did you say? The Marquis of Linjiang is willing to support me, the prince, in vying for the position of Crown Prince?"

The envoy smiled and nodded upon hearing this. "That's right. We all believe that only the grandson of Emperor Yunwen is more suitable for that position."

"Otherwise, we wouldn't have so many talented and virtuous people to assist us!"

"And Zhu Xiong Ying is nothing but a tyrannical and brutal man. If he were to take that position, he would surely become a warmonger!"

"That will be a nightmare for all the people!"

"Therefore, for the sake of the people, I am willing to support the imperial grandson to ascend to that position!"

Huang Sun Zhu Yunwen burst into laughter upon hearing this.

"I am very pleased that you think this way!"

"However, this matter is not yet ready. Let's discuss it later, since His Majesty is still in the prime of his life!"

"It's a bit too early to consider these things, let's wait until later, Your Excellency!"

Hearing this, he felt a little anxious and hurriedly looked at Zhu Yunwen in front of him and said.

"Your Highness, we are truly sincere!"

"However, we also have some matters we would like Your Highness to assist us with!"

Zhu Yunwen was extremely surprised to hear this, but they must have something they wanted his help with, and it was probably something serious.

"I am but a mere grandson of the emperor; how could I possibly be of any ability to help you!"

Upon hearing this, the man smiled and said...

"Only someone as wise and powerful as His Highness the Crown Prince is capable of cooperating with us!"

"Zhu Xiong Ying's power is simply too great now. Even if you were to compete with him for that position in the future, it wouldn't be an easy task!"

"Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, had made countless contributions in his campaigns in the south and north. It was precisely because of this that he was targeted by Crown Prince Li Jiancheng, and ultimately Li Jiancheng and others died tragically at Xuanwu Gate!"

"Isn't this enough to wake you up?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yunwen was stunned for a moment. He had to admit that what was said did seem to be true.

Zhu Yunwen smiled and said after hearing this.

"We'll talk about what happens next. Right now, I don't have any power to help you. I think you should just leave this place!"

The man was extremely surprised to see Zhu Yunwen's expression. He had thought that Zhu Yunwen would agree to their request, but he did not expect him to change his mind so quickly.

At this moment, he noticed that Zhu Yunwen's expression was somewhat troubled.

"Won't Your Highness reconsider?"

Zhu Yunwen shook his head.

"While I do want to reach that position, I don't want to rely on the help of others!"

"Don't think I don't know what you're up to. You don't really want to use my power!"

"What you really want to deal with is Zhu Xiong Ying, isn't it!"

"Or perhaps he has some kind of leverage over you!"

Upon hearing this, the man was extremely surprised.

It's surprising that Zhu Yunwen could guess so many things. Thinking about it, it's understandable that they hadn't paid much attention to similar matters before.

Such thoughts and actions, arising suddenly, are indeed thought-provoking.

(End of this chapter)