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

Chapter 530 The Scholars Rebel

"Wouldn't it be suicide for me to fight him? Forget it, I want to live a little longer!"

Upon hearing this, Lü Ben nearly burst into a tirade of curses.

This person is, after all, his grandson. How could he be so cowardly? Thinking of this, he looked at Zhu Yunwen in front of him with a face full of dissatisfaction.

"That's not right. No matter how capable Zhu Xiong Ying is, he's just an ordinary person. You have to know that all the powerful families in the world combined are an extremely terrifying force!"

"Do you know that everyone said that Emperor Yang of Sui was cruel and inhumane? In fact, he did do some tyrannical things, but most of the things he did were acceptable. However, he offended all the powerful families, which is why they exposed him and he died with the second generation!"

"That's one of the reasons why the Song Dynasty placed such importance on powerful and influential families, but after the current dynasty!"

"Zhu Yuanzhang was, after all, a beggar. What good arrows could he possibly have? So he almost went against the interests of the powerful clans. Do you think these powerful clans would still allow him to continue in that position?"

Zhu Yunwen frowned upon hearing this, never expecting that such a thing could have happened during the fall of the Sui Dynasty.

However, he still had some concerns about his maternal grandfather, primarily regarding the issue of troops.

Now, almost all the troops with real power in various places obey Zhu Xiong Ying's orders, not to mention that Zhu Yuan Zhang and Crown Prince Zhu Biao are above them.

These two can directly mobilize troops. If he is really angered, they might just send troops over, which would be troublesome.

"Grandpa's most important problem right now is the issue of troops. Although the powerful clans are strong, we don't have enough troops. If we end up fighting against Zhu Xiong Ying's army, we will definitely suffer heavy losses!"

Upon hearing this, Lü Ben immediately said smugly.

"Don't worry, we've been preparing for this for a while now, and it's almost done. Before long, both Goryeo in the north and the Japanese pirates at sea will be able to cause trouble at the same time!"

"Although they may not be able to cause much trouble, they will definitely tie down a portion of the Ming Dynasty's main force!"

"By then, Yingtian Prefecture will not have many troops left, while we have a large number of troops under our command. Although their troops are very loosely organized, I believe Zhu Xiong Ying will have no way to deal with them!"

Then Lü Ben went on to explain all the other details of his plan.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yunwen felt a surge of excitement. He had to admit that if this were true, then inheriting the position wouldn't be a bad idea.

He was about to agree, but then the image of Zhu Xiong Ying's decisiveness flashed through his mind again, and he couldn't help but shudder.

"Forget it, I don't need to get involved in this matter. However, if you're willing to do it, I'd be more than happy to!"

Upon hearing this, Lü Ben immediately launched into a tirade of curses.

It's clear that Zhu Yunwen wanted to do this, but he didn't want to get involved himself. In case anything went wrong, he could extricate himself from the situation unscathed.

At this moment, he was very dissatisfied with Zhu Yunwen's attitude.

This guy is truly infuriating. I've already thought of everything I need to for him, yet he's still so hesitant. He's definitely not someone who can accomplish anything great.

After thinking about this, he sighed; after all, it was his grandson.

He took a deep breath, looked at Zhu Yunwen, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, with your grandfather here, you naturally won't have to go in person. Besides, you have two uncles. If we help you get that position, you must not let the Lü family down!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yunwen smiled.

"Please rest assured, Grandfather, leave this matter to me. If you can get me into that position, I will give you whatever you want. Then the Lü family will be the biggest family in the world!"

Hearing this, Lü Ben nodded in satisfaction, then turned and left the place.

After he left, Zhu Yunwen sneered inwardly. He still wanted him to rebel? What a joke! How could Zhu Xiong Ying be an ordinary person? If he were easy to deal with, he would have dealt with him long ago.

Especially during this trip to the Southeast, he truly realized his own inadequacy, and after thinking about this place, he let out a long sigh.

No matter what life was like in the southeast, he was never used to it. Now he only hoped that he could live in Yingtian Prefecture forever, even if he didn't achieve anything and just ate and drank every day, he would be very willing.

"Guards, from today onwards, we are closing our doors to all visitors!"

The man was extremely surprised to hear Zhu Xiong Ying's words; he hadn't expected that the door would be closed to visitors so easily.

This is what Zhu Yunwen said with a smile.

"By the way, if anyone comes to give you money later, keep it all. We'll be relying on this money for the rest of our lives!"

The adults felt a pang of sadness upon hearing this; who would eagerly rush to deliver money?

When they learned that the person who delivered the money was Lü Ben's son, they nodded and suddenly realized what had happened.

No wonder there was such a connection. After realizing this, they understood what Lü Ben wanted to do.

Since it's family helping out, it's not a big problem.

Soon, all the prominent families and clans had been contacted.

This time they did it very discreetly, because they were afraid that the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Western Depot would find out.

Soon, rebellions by Japanese pirates and Koreans broke out in Goryeo and the southeast.

Zhu Yuanzhang and his crown prince Zhu Biao were extremely surprised when they learned of this news.

"Strange, there was never any trouble in these two places before. How come there's trouble in both places at the same time this time? Did they plan this together?"

Zhu Yuanzhang sneered after hearing this.

"So what if it wasn't something they planned? He wasn't our match before, and now that our Great Ming is free to act, he's even less of a match for us!"

"In our eyes, these are nothing but clowns. Since they've already shown themselves, don't blame us for being impolite!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely pleased with himself. The Ming Dynasty was now strong and well-equipped, and dealing with these guys would be a piece of cake. He naturally had nothing to worry about.

(End of this chapter)