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

Chapter 546 Shocking Conspiracy
The scions of powerful families gathered together, eagerly awaiting news from the front lines. Several men paced back and forth in the main hall, clearly very anxious about the situation.

However, after a long time, no news came back, and the group became somewhat worried.

"Strange, so much time has passed, why is there still no news from the front lines? What exactly happened?"

"That's what someone nearby said smugly."

"Fellow family heads, please do not panic. This time we have made ample preparations!"

"Our men won't even come into contact with the Ming navy!"

"They have already revealed all the locations to us, so nothing will happen under any circumstances. Besides, the anti-Japanese garrison along the southeast coast has long been withdrawn for other purposes, so they don't have many troops on this coast!"

"With so many firearms at our disposal, we have nothing to fear from those enemies!"

The others nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

Despite this, these people still had some concerns.

"Don't be careless!"

"That Zhu Xiong Ying is not someone to be trifled with; I was tricked by him before."

"This isn't just a small minority; don't forget how the Khmer Empire was ultimately destroyed!"

After hearing this, the group sighed, thought for a moment, and then spoke.

"How about we send some more people to take a look?"

"Maybe we can even find out some information!"

The group nodded to each other, agreeing to this action.

Meanwhile, on the battlefield in that small town, the number of rebel troops was considerable, but the area was very small. With so many people gathered in the town, the area appeared extremely dense, especially with so many Ming Dynasty troops surrounding it.

So not a single person escaped from inside.

Several lieutenants raised a white flag, holding the head of the alliance leader.

shouted loudly.

"We surrender! We wonder which general is here, who so kindly wishes to see us!"

The crowd was somewhat surprised to see that these people had surrendered. The general in charge of the troops then spoke.

"The Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty is here, and all of you shall lay down your weapons!"

Upon hearing that the grandson of the Ming emperor had personally appeared in this place, the men dared not resist any longer, laid down all their weapons, and surrendered.

When they saw Zhu Xiong Ying, they hurriedly said...

"Your Highness, this is not our fault. It was those powerful families who deliberately made us do this. We really had no choice!"

"In fact, we have never even considered betraying the Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Xiong Ying sneered upon hearing this.

"But you have already betrayed the Ming Dynasty, how do you explain that?"

Everyone felt a little uneasy.

"We are willing to swear allegiance to the Ming Dynasty and we are ready to go to the front lines to fight alongside the Ming army!"

Zhu Xiong Ying smiled and said after hearing this.

"No need. Our Ming Dynasty has enough troops on the front lines. Besides, there won't be many battles in the short term, so you won't be of such a great use!"

The group felt a pang of panic upon hearing this, wondering if it meant they still had no chance of survival.

The group was terrified.

At this moment, the general standing to the side looked at Zhu Xiong Ying in front of him and asked.

"How should Your Highness deal with them?"

Zhu Xiong Ying shook his head. "There's no use keeping these disloyal and unjust people around. That town near Songjiang Prefecture is already deserted!"

"Since this area is going to be demolished and rebuilt in the future, it's useless if the land isn't fertile. Let's dig a big pit and bury them all!"

Everyone was incredulous upon hearing this. Since the death of General Chang Yuchun, the Ming Dynasty had never massacred prisoners. If this got out, it would be bad news for the Ming Dynasty. The leader looked utterly astonished.

He looked at Zhu Xiong Ying with a face full of anger and said.

"What you are doing is detrimental to the Ming Dynasty. If people outside find out, they will definitely be dissatisfied, and we will not be satisfied!"

Zhu Xiong Ying smiled.

"Why should my Great Ming Dynasty consider your thoughts? Besides, who can prove that I have tricked and killed you all!"

"You were nothing more than bravely fighting against my Great Ming, only to be completely wiped out in the end. Besides, if those lacking were to dare to resist, all the better!"

"I'm afraid they don't have the guts!"

After saying that, he turned and left the place, leaving only a series of wails behind him. The former Ming Dynasty had too many things to consider, so it was unable to take action against these people. The situation is different now. The Ming Dynasty is now strong enough, and moreover, the external battles have basically ended.

The most important thing now is to maintain internal stability; there is no need to allow these uncertainties to exist.

At this moment, a centurion of the Embroidered Uniform Guard handed over the intelligence report.

"Your Highness, these are all the families involved in this matter!"

Zhu Xiong Ying flipped through the list in her hand and said with a smile.

"I didn't expect there to be so many people!"

"These people are all quite famous." "I've heard that such prominent families have family trees. I wonder if you can find their family trees!"

The Imperial Guards nodded after hearing this.

"Know!"

"They're not particularly hard to find. I wonder what use His Highness the Crown Prince has for their family genealogy?"

Zhu Xiong Ying smiled and said.

"Since keeping them around is useless, we should at least make them arrest people according to their family genealogy, and also seize all their property. These families have existed for hundreds of years, so I believe they have a lot of wealth!"

Upon hearing this, the group smiled, immediately understanding what to do, and then turned and left.

The family members were gathered together when they suddenly heard footsteps outside.

Just then, a man came to report.

"Esteemed family heads, a troop of soldiers has appeared in this area!"

Upon hearing this, the group burst into laughter.

"I didn't expect our army to have arrived here!"

"With this army, we were able to turn the entire Ming Dynasty upside down!"

"Currently, the only army the Ming Dynasty can mobilize is a portion of the troops stationed at the Five Military Commands outside Yingtian Prefecture. Although their combat strength is considerable, their numbers are small!"

"Moreover, this army also needs to protect the security of the area around the capital, so it naturally won't be deployed out casually!"

"Moreover, if we succeed in this matter, other families will surely join us, just like the Sui Dynasty back then!"

The group was extremely pleased to hear this, but the man said anxiously.

"I'm afraid that for you family heads, this isn't the most important thing right now; what matters most are these enemies before us!"

"They are not our people, but the army of the Ming Dynasty!"

Everyone looked on incredulously upon hearing this and hurriedly shook their heads.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible! How could the Ming army suddenly appear here?"

(End of this chapter)