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

Chapter 107 Zhu Yuanzhang's Surprise Attack on Fengyang Prefecture
"There's no need to go back. We want to see just how far Xiong Ying can go. So not only will we not go back, we'll continue our undercover investigation!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Biao immediately deflated.

"Father, we've already explored every corner of Yangzhou Prefecture. Even if we don't go back, there's nowhere else for us to visit!"

Zhu Yuanzhang gave a cold laugh.

"So what? The Ming Dynasty is so big, there's more than just Yangzhou Prefecture. At worst, we can go to Suzhou Prefecture, or Songjiang Prefecture, and while we're at it, we can also visit our hometown, Fengyang!"

"There's no place in this world we can't go. You'd better hurry up, kid. If you end up not even as good as your son, we'll have to consider just establishing Xiong Ying!"

Zhu Biao was stunned when he heard this.

"What?"

He hadn't expected Zhu Yuanzhang to have this idea.

Doesn't that mean he could potentially go directly from Crown Prince to Emperor Emeritus, achieving the goal in one step?

This scene is too embarrassing to look at.

At this moment, Mao Xiang, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, walked in from outside, carrying a large pile of intelligence.

All of this intelligence was compiled by the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the contents of the document and his expression turned somewhat grim.

Zhu Xiong Ying's actions did not cause much of a stir in the imperial court.

Neither Li Shanchang nor Hu Weiyong made any significant moves, but the nobles of Huaixi made quite a stir.

None of these old guys are easy to deal with.

Just then, Mao Xiang, who was standing nearby, took a pile of memorials from a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness, these are all memorials submitted to Your Majesty by some marquises and earls in the court!"

Zhu Yuanzhang had long guessed that these old fellows wouldn't be idle. After seeing the contents of the memorials, he threw them on the ground.

"These old guys are a bunch of idiots, how could they..."

They even recommended Hu Weiyong as prime minister to us. How dare they do that?

"The court's decision on who to appoint is its own business, especially for military officers like them!"

Thinking of this place, Zhu Yuanzhang felt extremely dissatisfied.

Even the Crown Prince Zhu Biao, who was standing to the side, had a grim expression.

Zhu Biao felt extremely helpless. These people were all old subordinates who had fought alongside Zhu Yuanzhang to establish the empire, and they had made outstanding contributions during the founding war.

However, after the world was at peace, these people began to degenerate at a visible speed. Originally, they did not attend court, and Zhu Yuanzhang was very tolerant of these old brothers, turning a blind eye to some things.

But these guys really went too far.

Zhu Biao flipped through it and then said.

“Phoenix, don’t worry. Your son has seen it. The names on the list are mostly old nobles who are enjoying a life of luxury in the court. They don’t hold any official positions and have no military power, so they won’t cause any major trouble!”

Zhu Yuanzhang said, cursing and swearing.

"If it weren't for the fact that they don't control the military, we would have killed them long ago. These guys think we don't know about the filth they've done!"

"Biao'er, it's not that we have to keep harping on them, it's just that these guys are all idiots. Can't they see Xiong Ying's obvious attitude? Why do they still insist on getting involved? Do they really want to force us to take up the butcher's knife?"

Zhu Biao's expression changed immediately upon hearing this. "Father, you mustn't! No matter what, these are all veterans who fought alongside you to conquer the country, and they are no longer serving in the army. If we were to attack them, wouldn't that discourage the soldiers? If they want to cause trouble, let them cause trouble. Nothing too serious will happen!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was somewhat displeased.

"Let's let these guys go for now. Biao'er, it's been a long time since we've been back to our hometown of Fengyang. Why don't you come with us and go back to Fengyang to see our fellow villagers!"

"By the way, this time we don't need to notify the local government. We can just take the Embroidered Uniform Guard and Erhu with us!"

Upon hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Mao Xiang, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, immediately changed his expression.

As the most important intelligence agency of the Ming Dynasty, it knew the situation in Fengyang very well.

The situation of Huaixi nobles illegally occupying land in the imperial court was very serious, with the most serious case occurring in Zhongdu Fengyang.

The Yangzhou government has already made arrangements, so even if there are some minor issues, they won't have a significant impact.

But the situation is different in Zhongdu and Fengyang. It seems that this time, the nobles of Fengyang are doomed.

The Korean government office.

The place, which used to be bustling with activity, is now deserted.

No one expected that he, who was second only to the emperor in the entire court, would suddenly fall from grace after a court assembly.

At this moment, the gates of the Duke's mansion were tightly closed, and Hu Weiyong, whose complexion had improved considerably, sat by the pond with a blank expression.

He sprinkled the fish food into the container little by little, letting the goldfish below scramble for it.

At this moment, Li Qi quietly walked over, looked at Li Shanchang's appearance, and sighed.

"Father, it's cold outside, let's go back inside!"

After that incident in the court, Li Shanchang felt that he had completely lost face. He stayed at home for the past few days, neither going out nor visiting friends, and even turned away the few people who came to visit him.

At this moment, Li Qi was very anxious, fearing that his father would be devastated by this matter.

Li Shanchang turned around and glanced at Li Qi, then said with a smile.

"Oh, it's Qi'er. Why haven't you been to work these past few days?"

Li Qi was silent for a moment, then smiled and said.

"Qi'er, rest at home for a few days and take good care of your father. Father, you must take good care of your health!"

"This whole incident was caused by the Crown Prince alone. Lin'an has already gone to the palace to see the Empress. The Empress was furious when she found out and said that she would definitely punish His Highness the Crown Prince!"

"In addition, Her Majesty the Empress has sent a large amount of tonics, saying that she wants to apologize to Father. Father's reinstatement is just around the corner!"

Upon hearing this, Li Shanchang couldn't help but sneer.

Regardless of anything else, Empress Ma was still the Empress of the Ming Dynasty and the grandmother of the Crown Prince. It was impossible for her to punish her own family.

As for what he said, it was just to comfort them temporarily.

“You don’t need to concern yourselves with my affairs. I’m getting old and should have retired from that position long ago. It’s a pity that this is how it ended. In the end, I couldn’t fulfill my wish!”

"I've heard that Hu Weiyong is quite pleased with himself lately?"

Li Qi was furious when he heard this.

"That traitor is truly hateful. Recently, for some reason, he's gotten involved with that group of uncles from Huaixi, and they're making quite a scene!"

(End of this chapter)