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

Chapter 200 Military Exercise Begins

Without the slightest hesitation, Crown Prince Zhu Biao took out a token from his pocket and tossed it to Zhu Xiong Ying.

"This token can mobilize three thousand troops. It was given to me by my father, and now it belongs to you!"

"I'm warning you, anything related to the military is a big deal, so think things through carefully!"

Zhu Xiong Ying happily put the token into her pocket.

"Father, rest assured, I will definitely use this token well!"

At this moment, Zhu Biao seemed to have thought of something.

"How do you plan to resolve the issue with the second child?"

Zhu Xiong Ying sighed.

"I've already asked my second uncle about this matter. He said he does want to marry Wang Baobao's sister, but he's worried that Wang Yuemin might be a threat to the Ming Dynasty's royal family, so he's been extremely conflicted!"

Zhu Biao shook his head and said.

"My father and I have already discussed this matter. So, now the sons of the Zhu family do not necessarily have to marry into noble families, but under no circumstances can they form marriage alliances with nomadic tribes of the grasslands, let alone the position of principal wife!"

"As for the position of the second prince's principal wife, Father has already made up his mind. He has decided on Deng, the daughter of the Duke of Wei!"

Zhu Xiong Ying frowned deeply.

This Deng family member is mentioned extensively in history. She was arrogant and willful because she relied on the favor of Prince Zhu Shuang of Qin.

She even aspired to become empress and secretly commissioned a phoenix robe.

Half of the absurd things that Prince Zhu Shuang of Qin did when he was enfeoffed in Xi'an were related to her.

“Father, shouldn’t we reconsider this matter? Although many of our royal sons marry into noble families, it doesn’t have to be that way. I’ve heard about Deng’s reputation, and I’m afraid she’s not a good match for Second Uncle!”

"On the contrary, although Minmin Timur approached Second Uncle with a purpose, it's clear that he was genuinely in love!"

"Furthermore, the various tribes on the grasslands are now fighting each other, and the most powerful of them is this Kökö!"

"If the other tribes on the grasslands knew that Kökö's sister had married the Prince of Qin of our Great Ming Dynasty, it would be a huge blow to Kökö!"

"So, although the remnant Yuan forces have been crippled, it doesn't mean they can't rise again!"

"If we were to wipe out all the tribes of the grasslands in one fell swoop, they would probably unite again. In that case, if our Great Ming wanted to pacify the grasslands, we would have to spend even more manpower and resources!"

"It would be better to take this opportunity to win over some and suppress others, gradually shrinking their living space. In this way, the problems on the grasslands can be easily solved in just a few years!"

Crown Prince Zhu Biao hesitated, having long heard that Zhu Xiong Ying possessed a weapon.

A force similar to the Embroidered Uniform Guard was called the Western Depot, which was also dedicated to intelligence gathering.

At first, he and Zhu Yuanzhang thought that this was just Zhu Xiong Ying's small-scale antics and nothing serious.

I never imagined that they could even find out about the Deng family's affairs. It seems I underestimated Zhu Xiong Ying.

However, we must be careful about the matter of the second son. When we get back, we must find the Embroidered Uniform Guard to investigate whether there is anything wrong with this Deng family. Duke Deng Yu of Wei was also an old man who followed Zhu Yuanzhang in conquering the country. It's just a pity that he died too early. Although he was posthumously granted the title of Prince of Ninghe, his successor Deng Zhen was not very capable. He is currently serving as the commander of Yulin Town, and his abilities are really limited.

Even if they are able to fight alongside others in the future, it is estimated that they will find it difficult to make any significant contributions.

Marrying Deng to Prince Zhu Shuang of Qin can be seen as a form of compensation to the Deng family.

"We'll talk about that later. Right now, the most important thing is this military exercise. If you embarrass yourself in front of the envoys from various countries, be careful, your grandfather will beat you when he gets back!"

Soon it was time for the military exercise in Yingtian Prefecture.

In addition to envoys from various countries, representatives from the people of Yingtianfu also participated in this military exercise. A separate area has been designated outside Yingtianfu.

The entire area was filled with Ming Dynasty flags.

The civil and military officials in the court were all beaming with excitement.

The Ming Dynasty has come a long way, and they have made many contributions to its development.

It is foreseeable that if this military exercise is conducted well, it will be able to deter neighboring ethnic groups.

At this time, the soldiers from each battalion participating in the military exercise were ready.

Xu Zengshou, leading his army, was extremely excited.

Now that they have trained for so long in those deep mountains and forests, using Zhu Xiong Ying's training methods, it is finally time for them to see results.

The group of people were eager to compete and vowed to win the championship in this competition.

Liao An frowned. Xu Zengshou and Li Jinglong seemed so confident; they probably did have some skills. It seemed he had to be careful this time.

The envoys from various countries were already waiting on the high platform.

They were also very curious about the current level of strength of the Ming Dynasty.

At this moment, Crown Prince Zhu Biao and Zhu Xiong Ying, along with a group of generals, arrived at the high platform.

The envoys from various countries frowned. When did Crown Prince Zhu Biao return? They had no idea.

When these people heard that Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang and Crown Prince Zhu Biao were not in Yingtian Prefecture, some thoughts began to form in their minds.

Both Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao were their greatest enemies.

Zhu Yuanzhang rose from a beggar to the point where the world is now at peace.

Such strength is enough to frighten them, therefore they do not want such an enemy to appear.

Following him, Crown Prince Zhu Biao was kind and gentle, but in recent years his methods of handling matters were in no way inferior to those of Zhu Yuanzhang.

The civil and military officials in the court spoke highly of him, and more importantly, the princes of the Ming Dynasty were loyal to him and dared not have the slightest disloyalty.

It is foreseeable that after Crown Prince Zhu Biao ascends the throne, the strength of the Ming Dynasty will be unprecedented.

His hero is my enemy.

However, before they could take action, the abilities of the Crown Prince Zhu Xiong Ying, who had already begun to oversee the country, were starting to emerge.

This left the envoys from various countries speechless. Throughout history, it has been rare for two consecutive dynasties to have wise and virtuous rulers, let alone three consecutive dynasties with such strong political skills.

As long as Crown Prince Zhu Biao and Zhu Xiong Ying don't get into trouble, the Ming Dynasty will have few rivals within three generations.

Crown Prince Zhu Biao, dressed in military attire, sat on a high platform, with Zhu Xiong Ying sitting beside him.

"Cao Guogong Li Wenzhong said hurriedly."

"Your Highness, Your Highness the Crown Prince, the troops mobilized this time are mainly from the Twelve Guards near Yingtian, with two thousand soldiers drawn from each guard!"

"In addition, the Five Armies Commandery has a total of 38,000 men, including the elite infantry battalion, cavalry battalion, chariot battalion, crossbow battalion, divine machine battalion, and scout battalion, as well as 6,000 cavalrymen in the 3,000 battalion. Besides these, there are also 2,000 men in the Peregrine Falcon unit formed by His Highness the Crown Prince!"

"A total of 60,000 troops are now ready. Please inspect them, Your Highness the Crown Prince and Your Highness the Grandson!"

(End of this chapter)