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

Chapter 208 The Grandson's Strength

The power of the state should be placed in the hands of these scholar-officials, so as to solve the problem once and for all and prevent the emergence of a foolish and incompetent ruler who brings disaster to the country and its people.

Crown Prince Zhu Biao chuckled.

"Teacher, it is true that Xiong Ying was wrong in this matter. After I go back and find my father, I will definitely tell him about Xiong Ying's behavior and ask him to punish him by making him copy the Four Books and Five Classics a few more times so that he can properly learn the words of the sages!"

Li Shanchang nearly fainted from anger upon hearing Crown Prince Zhu Biao's words.

So, for the Zhu family father and son, the heaviest punishment was to make Zhu Xiong Ying copy the Four Books and Five Classics several times. What emperor in any dynasty would do such a thing? Zhu Xiong Ying was too lazy to even review the court's memorials. You're sure you can copy these things; they're completely useless.

At this moment, Li Shanchang also understood that the three generations of the Zhu family should all support the establishment of the cabinet, since it would enhance their power.

As expected, the idea of ​​relying on Crown Prince Zhu Biao to deal with Zhu Xiong Ying was simply unrealistic.

It seems that their civil service group still needs to rely on itself to strengthen itself.

Duke Lan Yu of Liang laughed heartily.

"Your Highness, that's not quite right. Xiong Ying is very well-behaved, and I, as his great-uncle, am extremely satisfied!"

"I'm putting this out there today: anyone who dares to mess with Xiong Ying is messing with me, their great-uncle, and I'll kill them!"

At this moment, the faces of the nobles were extremely grim.

They were all veterans of the battlefield, so who was afraid of whom? If it weren't for the fact that Lan Yu was Chang Yuchun's brother-in-law and the Crown Prince's uncle, they would have turned against each other long ago.

Cao Guogong Li Wenzhong smiled and said.

"Although I have only recently returned to the capital, I greatly admire His Highness the Crown Prince. If anyone dares to harm His Highness the Crown Prince, I, as the Duke of Cao, must lend a hand. Of course, everyone knows in their hearts who I will help!"

Everyone was stunned for a moment.

"How come Cao Guogong Li Wenzhong has gotten involved with the Crown Prince Zhu Xiong Ying so soon after responding to the call of Heaven?" Wei Guogong Xu Da said with a smile.

"I am here on His Majesty's orders to assist His Highness the Crown Prince, and I will certainly put His Highness the Crown Prince first in everything!"

At this moment, the nobles were greatly surprised.

Even Xu Da, the Duke of Wei, joined the fray.

Why is Duke Xu Da of Wei, who has never cared about these power struggles, now supporting Zhu Xiong Ying? Duke Li Shanchang of Han's expression changed drastically.

Zhu Xiong Ying is quite capable; in such a short time, he has managed to win over many of the nobles of Huaixi.

At this moment, Chang Sheng, Chang Sen, Fu Youde, Geng Bingwen, Zhou Dexing, Huang Chen, Yu Tongyuan and others also stepped forward.

At this time, the nobles of Huaixi split into two groups. Zhu Liangzu, Lu Zhongheng and others lowered their heads and remained silent.

They can handle ordinary people, but putting everything else aside, just the three giants at the forefront are beyond their capabilities.

Crown Prince Zhu Biao smiled.

"You flatter me. There are no sovereigns and subjects here today, but my father's old brothers. Today, I am here on behalf of my father to reward you all, and I hope that you will all serve my Great Ming together!"

Afterwards, Crown Prince Zhu Biao turned around and sat in the main seat at the front, where all kinds of delicious food and wine were served.

Duke Lan Yu of Liang and his entourage were all beaming with joy, like generals who had won a battle.

They enjoyed delicious food and fine wine, completely at ease being part of the group.

Compared to Tang Shengzong, who had a poor relationship with Zhu Xiong Ying, Zhu Liangzu and others found the conversation tedious and uninteresting.

Lu Zhongheng felt somewhat dissatisfied.

"Does His Highness the Crown Prince not know about the Iron Certificate? Since His Highness the Grandson accepted our Iron Certificate over such a trivial matter, shouldn't he compensate us for it?"

Hou Luju from Henan rolled his eyes at him.

"What a joke! How could the imperial edict that has already been used possibly be returned to us? His Majesty probably already knows about this. The reason why His Highness the Crown Prince hasn't brought it up is probably because His Majesty has tacitly approved it!" Upon hearing this, everyone sighed and looked grim.

So, this trip yielded nothing but the swordsman Zhu Xiong Ying's power and a meal.

At this moment, Marquis Fei of Pingliang turned his gaze to Zhu Liangzu.

"Zhu Liangzu, I've heard that you've been getting very close to those civil officials lately, especially the Lü family. Could it be that you have something on your mind?"

Zhu Liangzu thought for a moment and then said.

"Brothers, this is what I think!"

“Your Highness, we have already offended him terribly. If he really ascends to that position, I'm afraid we won't have a good life. While His Highness is still young, Zhu Xiong Ying may not necessarily win between Zhu Xiong Ying and Zhu Yun Wen. We still have other options!”

Marquis Fei Ju of Pingliang's expression immediately changed.

"Are you out of your mind? Not to mention that Zhu Yunwen is just a son of a concubine, everyone knows what he really did in the main hall!"

"Zhu Yunwen's maternal family is, after all, a prominent family in Jiangnan. Even if he does ascend to that position and rewards are distributed according to merit, we will definitely not get a share!"

"Those civil officials would love for us all to fall. It won't do us any good, so don't do anything foolish!"

Zhu Liangzu looked resentful.

"Can you really bear to let things continue like this?"

"All we've done is target some civilians; all we want is to hoard more land!"

"This was nothing on the battlefield back then!"

"But now, because of this trivial matter, our imperial edict of merit is gone!"

"Without military power and without the imperial edict, all that's left of my Yongjia Marquis's mansion is an empty shell. What use is it to me now!"

"I think we should take a big gamble; maybe we'll succeed!"

At this moment, a hint of anticipation appeared in the eyes of Marquis Lu Zhongheng of Ji'an and Marquis Tang Shengzong of Yan'an.

Marquis Fei Ju of Pingliang sighed.

"Since that's the case, then you can decide for yourselves. I won't get involved in this matter!"

After saying that, he flicked his sleeve and left the place.

Soon after, Zhao Yong, the Marquis of Nanxiong, and Lu Ju, the Marquis of Henan, also left.

Looking at the remaining marquises, Zhu Liangzu was extremely dissatisfied.

"I really don't know what these guys are thinking. He's just a kid. The reason we lost to him before was because we were careless. This time we will definitely be able to take back what is rightfully ours!"

Emperor Shengzong of Tang was somewhat worried.

"Zhu Liangzu, are you sure you're confident you can do this?"

"If we choose the wrong side, we're finished!"

Zhu Liangzu said with a smile.

"Don't worry, with those civil officials around, we don't even need to fight. Those bookish guys are ruthless, let them fight like dogs!"

After hearing this, the group exchanged glances and revealed meaningful smiles.

Crown Prince Zhu Biao watched these nobles from Huaixi quietly, maintaining a smile throughout. What he was thinking in his heart remains unknown.

At this moment, a person walked out from behind, who was none other than the Crown Prince Zhu Xiong Ying.

(End of this chapter)