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

Chapter 489 The Power of the Ming Navy

"The Delhi Sultanate is too far from Yingtianfu. If everything is reported as it is now, we may lose a lot of opportunities in the war."

Take today's incident, for example. If I were in the Ü-Tsang Provincial Administration Commission, I would have directly ordered Mu Ying and Wang Bi to not only ensure Lan Yu's safety but also to allow for further combat!

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded after hearing this, as it seemed to be true.

Now that the territory of the Ming Dynasty is growing larger and larger, the border areas are not so easy to manage, so there is no need to manage them as strictly as before. At this moment, he looked at Zhu Xiong Ying in front of him and said, "You said it."

There's some truth to that, but how can you guarantee you'll be safe and sound?

"Those guys are all ruthless killers!"

“The battlefield is extremely dangerous. If you feel that someone needs to be stationed there, your second uncle happens to be close to that place. Why don’t you send your second uncle there, or one of your other uncles would also be fine!”

At this time, Prince Ning, Zhu Quan, Prince Dai, Zhu Gui, and others had come of age.

We can also send them there to gain experience.

Zhu Xiong Ying shook her head.

Although his second uncle's governance on the border had been fairly good during this period, it was still lacking if it was just a battle of such a large scale. This matter was of utmost importance to their Ming Dynasty and could not afford to go wrong.

"Although my second uncle is quite capable, he has never had experience commanding such a large-scale war before, not to mention that he needs to coordinate with all parties. This is not something that a mere vassal king can decide!"

"As for my other uncles, many of them may have this talent, but they have never been on the battlefield and still need to gain experience!"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned deeply.

Logically speaking, both Lan Yumu and Wang Bi were capable individuals who could stand alone, and now they are both...

In the southwest, normally there shouldn't be any problems.

However, a unified command is indeed needed to coordinate all parties now. Otherwise, confiscating those generals would probably make even myself uneasy. It seems that Mu Ying's relationship with Lan Yu is quite good, so he might not be wary of Lan Yu. In addition, Wang Bi was once Lan Yu's deputy general.

If these people collude together, then we will be in a passive position. We do need a royal family.

Thinking of this, Zhongren sighed.

"Alright then, I'll leave this matter to you, but let me make this clear beforehand: you can go to the front lines, but you absolutely cannot personally go into battle!"

"I will write a letter to Mu Ying and tell him to keep a close eye on you!"

Zhu Xiong Ying nodded after hearing this.

"Don't worry, Grandfather!"

"Those guys can't do anything to me!"

The officials in the court were overjoyed, never expecting such a windfall.

Zhu Xiong Ying, that little devil, is finally leaving Yingtian Prefecture.

Although they didn't manage to take advantage of Lan Yu's misfortune, they instead received an even greater stroke of good news—a truly extraordinary benefit.

Zhu Xiong Ying was extremely shrewd, and now that he controlled both the Western Depot and the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the officials were terrified and dared not do anything.

Fearing misfortune, now that Zhu Xiong Ying has left, although the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Western Depot still exist, without Zhu Xiong Ying as their backbone, they naturally won't be as arrogant and domineering as before, and their lives will be more comfortable.

In the past, it would have been better to quit this official post and return to one's hometown than to suffer in this place. However, over the years, Zhu Xiong Ying had increased Zhu Yuanzhang's salary considerably. The current salary was much higher than before, more than enough for his family.

They even have some savings, so they can at least live a decent life. Under such circumstances, the cost of embezzlement and bribery becomes much higher.

With the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Western Depot around, even if they wanted to embezzle some money, they might not be able to escape it.

Moreover, the money earned in a short period of time may not even be as high as one's salary, so it's not really worth it.

After Zhu Yuanzhang returned, he told Empress Ma about the matter. Empress Ma sighed and nodded.

"We really should think about this. Our grandson is getting older, and we really need to find him a good family!"

At this moment, Empress Ma's expression was extremely complicated, as her illness had not improved for some time.

The imperial physicians came and went to diagnose the patient many times.

Despite taking countless doses of medicine, he still frequently fainted. Furthermore, Zhu Yuanzhang's frequent outbursts of rage caused immense suffering for the imperial physicians in the Imperial Hospital.

However, Zhu Xiong Ying is about to head to the border, so this matter will have to wait until he returns.

Because this matter was extremely urgent, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately issued an order, and soon the navy, which had previously been in the Goryeo region, led by Wu Liang, went directly to the former site of the Khmer Empire.

The ocean is vast and contains many islands. Despite a long period of effort, the Ming Dynasty has not yet explored all of them.

At this moment, a group of people on an island were living a primitive life, and judging from their clothes, they did not look like ordinary people, but they were very destitute.

These people were the King and his entourage of the Khmer Empire. Since escaping, they hadn't taken anything with them, which meant they were struggling financially and were missing an hour here.

Even everything had to be obtained through hunting, which made the king, who had always been pampered, feel extremely uncomfortable.

But there's no other way; this is the only option in this situation.

He could only think of one way to survive; he couldn't think of any other way to survive. As for counterattacking the Ming Dynasty, he didn't even want to think about it.

Not long ago, an internal strife broke out in their area. They believed that the emperor was to blame for the situation. If it weren't for the protection of some loyal people, they would probably have died long ago. Even so, it resulted in heavy losses of their forces.

Now he has fewer than a thousand people following him.

For these thousand people, even eating, drinking, and relieving themselves every day is a huge problem.

If it weren't for the lakes and fruits on the island, they would have starved to death long ago.

The emperor of the Khmer Empire was now filled with regret. Why had he had to provoke the Ming Dynasty when it was so powerful?

With my own strength, I am no match for him. If I had submitted to him earlier, none of this mess would have happened.

Even if they were taken prisoner, at least they would have no worries about food and clothing. Who would have thought that this day would come?

When he thought of this place, he thought of his daughter and Zhu Yunwen. It was these two guys who caused their downfall. If it weren't for them bringing the Ming army to this place, would they have ended up like this?

(End of this chapter)