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

Chapter 538 Frenzied Slaughter
After listening to their elder brother's instructions, they all went back and assembled their troops.

Because only their own army can protect them now; otherwise, they may face death.

Everyone hid in their own territory, too afraid to come out.

At this moment, the leader was still in his own territory, thinking about how to deal with Zhu Xiong Ying's team.

Just as he was still studying countermeasures, Zhu Xiong Ying and his team arrived.

They all gathered outside his territory.

Seeing a group of people outside, the younger one quickly ran over to report what he had discovered.

"My lord, it's terrible! Zhu Xiong Ying's troops are attacking!"

Upon hearing his subordinates' report, the leader was taken aback; he never expected that he would be the first to be attacked.

"Don't rush, I'll go and meet him."

He still held onto a sliver of hope, so he hurried to the front gate to greet Zhu Xiong Ying.

"Commander Zhu, it's an honor to meet you."

Upon hearing this person's flattery, Zhu Xiong Ying sneered.

"As for why I came here, I suppose you already know."

As Zhu Xiong Ying spoke, he walked up to the man and stared intently at him.

"I have prepared everything. Please tell me what you want, but I beg you to spare my life."

This person was also very shrewd, and he immediately spoke.

He hoped to use his wealth to bribe Zhu Xiong Ying in front of him.

Just as Zhu Xiong Ying was about to say something, he suddenly thought of something.

"Go, call everyone else over here, and bring them to your house."

Upon hearing Zhu Xiong Ying's instructions, the man dared not neglect them and immediately arranged for his subordinates to carry them out.

He then brought Zhu Xiong Ying to his territory.

The group followed Zhu Xiong Ying inside, and Zhu Xiong Ying even arranged for his men to prepare a table of food and wine for him.

Zhu Xiong Ying gave no further response as he entered his territory.

Zhu Xiong Ying swiftly swung his knife and killed the man in front of him.

The others who witnessed what happened tried to resist, but were all subdued by Zhu Xiong Ying's men.

"Who dares to resist?"

Zhu Xiong Ying's tone was very forceful, and after hearing what she said, the others dared not resist anymore.

After all, compared to one's own life, one should value one's own life more.

So they all laid down their weapons and surrendered to Zhu Xiong Ying and his men.

Zhu Xiong Ying quickly ordered his men to take over their territory, which then became Zhu Xiong Ying's property.

Their next task was to wait for the others to arrive.

A short time later, all the other prominent families arrived.

They thought their boss had come up with some brilliant idea again, and that he had acted very quickly.

As soon as they arrived, Zhu Xiong Ying immediately ordered his men to surround them.

Even after realizing they were surrounded, these people still considered offering bribes.

But Zhu Xiong Ying remained unmoved and ordered his men to take action immediately.

With swift strokes of their blades, Zhu Xiong Ying eliminated all these powerful families.

After eliminating them, Zhu Xiong Ying immediately ordered his men to split into several groups.

They hurried to these people's territories and occupied them one by one.

Zhu Xiong Ying had his men inventory all their belongings and then confiscate them all.

After this battle, Zhu Xiong Ying obtained a lot of wealth for the national treasury.

His every move alerted the other rebels, who began to panic.

Because they knew that once these powerful families were killed, they would be the ones left.

In Chaozhou, a group of ministers gathered, also filled with fear, for they already knew what had happened in Yingtian Prefecture.

They never expected that Zhu Xiong Ying would kill them all, leaving no one alive.

This makes them very worried.

They feared that their fate would be the same as that of the powerful and influential families.

They'll be in trouble then.

At this point, someone suggested that they could have someone else plead for them.

They were referring to none other than Zhu Yuanzhang, believing that he might be soft-hearted.

After all, they do have some achievements.

If his merits and demerits cancel each other out, Zhu Yuanzhang might agree.

So they set off overnight and all came to Zhu Yuanzhang, hoping to see him.

Upon seeing their arrival, Zhu Yuanzhang was very surprised and hurriedly asked them what they had come for.

These people remained kneeling, not daring to speak.

Just as Zhu Yuanzhang was wondering why they had come here.

Zhu Xiong Ying arrived here and looked at the crowd kneeling on the ground.

Zhu Xiong Ying was very excited.

"So you've come here! I've been looking for you!"

As Zhu Xiong Ying spoke, he said he planned to get rid of these people.

Upon hearing Zhu Xiong Ying's words, Zhu Yuanzhang quickly inquired about what had happened.

These ministers realized that things had come to this point and that there was no benefit in dragging things out any longer.

So they hurriedly spoke up.

They quickly explained that they were forced to do it and that they didn't really want to.

The person who pressured them was none other than Lü Ben, whom they had disposed of.

"You said you were forced by Lü Ben? Then why did he force you?"

Zhu Xiong Ying asked, because he simply didn't believe it.

He simply couldn't believe that Lü Ben had such great power that he could still force them.

“We’re absolutely right. He did all this for one thing.”

In order to save their lives, these ministers hurriedly revealed what they knew.

"Tell me, what are their motives for doing this?"

Zhu Xiong Ying quickly inquired, and the ministers immediately told him what they knew.

It turns out that Lü Ben did this for his grandson Zhu Yunwen.

Hearing these ministers say this, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Xiong Ying were very interested.

They never expected that Zhu Yunwen would be involved, so they immediately inquired about the details.

According to the ministers' description, it was all for the purpose of making Zhu Yunwen the emperor.

Such a statement is inevitably somewhat absurd, but in order to maintain the standoff, Zhu Yuanzhang summoned Zhu Yunwen.

He felt it would be better for them to confront each other face-to-face about this matter.

Zhu Yunwen arrived immediately, and now they were all standing before Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang told Zhu Yunwen what the ministers had said and repeatedly asked him if the matter was indeed as the ministers described.

Upon hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's question, Zhu Yunwen knew that his secret had been exposed.

There's no benefit in dragging this out any longer.

Because he had already heard the news that Zhu Xiong Ying had killed all those people.

These ministers are only saying this to save their own lives.

"Yes, what the ministers said is true!" Zhu Yunwen replied.

(End of this chapter)