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

Chapter 120 Zhu Biao's Indirect Approach to Saving the Country: Shifting the Blame to His Son
"This is the birthplace of my Great Ming Dynasty, Zhongdu Fengyang. The two of you are acting suspiciously here, asking all sorts of questions. I have reason to suspect that you are spies sent from the northern grasslands. Now come with us!"

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly.

"How can you be sure we were sent by the Northern Yuan if you have no evidence?"

"Besides, even if it were such a matter, it should be decided by the government. What does it have to do with you?"

Upon hearing this, the man burst into laughter.

"Ignorant old fool, do you even know who the head of my family is?"

"You dare to trespass into this place? I'm not afraid to tell you, you'll have to hand over all your valuables before you're satisfied."

Otherwise, don't blame us for being impolite!

This group of people were from the residence of Zhu Liangzu, the Marquis of Yongjia.

Not long ago, someone reported that two people from out of town had arrived in Fengyang Prefecture. Judging from their clothes and appearance, they were not ordinary people.

This startled them. If this person was from the capital, it would be troublesome.

However, we have never heard of anyone being sent from the capital to investigate.

Just as the two sides were locked in a standoff, the garrison soldiers from Fengyang Prefecture finally arrived late. The leader of the squad frowned as he watched the two groups confront each other.

"What are you doing?"

"This is the capital of our Great Ming Dynasty. Who gave you permission to cause trouble here?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at these people and snorted coldly.

"We are merely passing merchants. These people, without any evidence, suspect us of being spies from the northern grasslands. Even officials of our Great Ming Dynasty shouldn't suspect others like this!"

When the flag officer heard that Zhu Yuanzhang and his companion were passing merchants, a look of excitement and disdain flashed in his eyes.

Throughout history, the social status of scholars, farmers, artisans, merchants, and merchants has been the weakest.

Judging from their clothes and appearance, these two don't seem like ordinary people. They might be able to make a fortune this time.

"How dare you! Do you know who this person in front of you is?" "This person in front of you is a member of the family of Zhu Liangzu, the Marquis of Yongjia."

We can't afford to offend the users or you.

"Since the people in the Yongjia Marquis's family suspect you are spies from the north, there must be a reason!"

"Men, arrest them all!"

At this moment, not only Zhu Yuanzhang, who had been exposed, but also Zhu Biao, who was trying to act as a peacemaker, looked grim.

These people are so hateful that they don't even spare passing merchants. How can the local people live like this? Mao Xiang, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, felt his scalp tingle. He thought to himself that these guys were really courting death and dared to mess with anyone. Zhu Liangzu was in big trouble this time.

"Mao Xiang, apart from the two leaders, don't let any of the others escape!"

Upon hearing this, the Imperial Guards who were already prepared rushed towards these people.

Da Ming Xiaoqi's expression immediately changed. Every time they revealed their identities, these people dared not do anything. This trick always worked.

They never expected to run into such a tough opponent; these people actually dared to attack them.

"You hateful scoundrels, let me tell you, you're finished! You dare to lay a hand on an official!"

"You are traitors, the Ming Dynasty will not let you get away with this!"

The Imperial Guards brought by Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao were all elite troops, most of them veterans of countless battles. Now, having received Zhu Yuanzhang's orders, these men would not hesitate for a moment. Except for the two leaders, all the others were knocked to the ground. The two leaders' faces turned extremely ugly; it was clear they had truly bitten off more than they could chew.

The family of Marquis Yongjia, Zhu Liangzu, were extremely worried, hoping that this time they would not cause trouble for their master.

News of the fight at the gates of Fengyang Prefecture spread quickly.

When they heard that someone had been injured and that someone had dared to attack the Yongjia Marquis's residence and even local officials, the local officials were also alarmed and immediately mobilized troops from various places to prepare to suppress Zhu Yuanzhang.

Seeing so many people gathering around, Mao Xiang, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, was extremely worried. With the enemy outnumbering them, it would be troublesome if something happened to His Majesty. He immediately showed the token in his arms.

"Are you all blind? The person in front of you is His Majesty the Emperor! Why aren't you coming over to pay your respects!"

Upon closer inspection, everyone discovered a gold plaque inscribed with the four large characters "As if the Emperor were personally present." The guards also revealed their inner garments, which were flying fish robes.

After Zhu Yuanzhang's true identity was revealed, these people's expressions changed drastically.

The man from the Yongjia Marquis's mansion fainted immediately. He knew he was truly finished; he had offended the person he least wanted to offend in the world.

When Zhu Yuanzhang checked the local household registration, his expression turned extremely grim.

The table made a loud thud as it was slapped by a pair of fleshy hands.

"These damned bastards usually prey on the people, and now they dare to seize their farmland. How dare they?"

After their investigation, they found that 60% of the apprentices of the people around Fengyang Prefecture had been occupied, in addition to 20% of the government-owned land.

This means that the people of Fengyang Prefecture will only have less than 20% of the land left.

Such a result is truly shocking.

On the other side, Crown Prince Zhu Biao's expression was also extremely unpleasant.

"Father, I'm afraid the matter in Fengyang Prefecture is more complicated than we imagined. From what I understand, besides the Yongjia Marquis's residence, there are quite a few other people involved!"

"The Marquis of Yan'an, the Marquis of Ji'an, the Marquis of Pingliang, the Marquis of Nanxiong, and more than a dozen other families have all been implicated!"

Crown Prince Zhu Biao took out the document in his hand, and everyone felt a chill run down their spines upon seeing its contents.

At this moment, Crown Prince Zhu Biao took out another memorial from his bosom.

"This is what I just learned about the previous order that Li Shanchang was ordered to supervise the construction of Zhongdu in order to rush the construction and to embezzle funds from it."

Many of them embezzled the money, leaving not only food and provisions unavailable, but even daily meals were scarce, and many people died!

As Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the shocking records on the table, his face grew increasingly grim. He then drew his sword and cleaved the table in two.

"These damned bastards, don't they know what kind of life they were living before?"

"They've only had a few good days, and they've turned into this mess. Why didn't they die on the battlefield? Dying on the battlefield would have ended everything. How did things turn out like this?"

Crown Prince Zhu Biao sighed. He couldn't blame these people; that's just human nature. He just hadn't expected them to be so greedy.

Even if they are eliminated and replaced with a new group of people, the outcome will be the same.

At this moment, sighs and lamentations filled Hu Weiyong's residence in Yingtian Prefecture.

Many nobles gathered here.

Some time ago, Hu Weiyong guessed that Zhu Yuanzhang was very likely to go to Fengyang Prefecture, so he ordered them to clean up their own backgrounds.

(End of this chapter)