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

Chapter 214 Guo Huan's Scheme

Seeing that no one in the court dared to oppose him anymore, Zhu Xiong Ying made the decision directly.

Guo Huan's expression was rather grim, and that very evening he gathered a group of officials at his residence.

This was an official from the Ministry of Revenue, who spoke with a tense expression.

"Lord Guo, what should we do about this? You know there's not much grain in those granaries at all. What if His Highness the Crown Prince finds out?"

Guo Huan frowned deeply.

"What's the panic? This matter isn't beyond resolution yet!"

"Isn't Zhu Xiong Ying trying to inspect the granaries? Let's go all the way and burn them down. Then we can kill the officials in charge of grain. That way, there will be no way to prove anything, and even if Zhu Xiong Ying has any suspicions, he can't say anything!"

"If His Majesty finds out that these accidents were caused by the Crown Prince's unauthorized movement of grain, he will definitely punish the Crown Prince as a lesson to him!"

Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard this; it was indeed a good idea.

Food supplies were of paramount importance to any dynasty, and there could be no problems whatsoever.

If all the grain is burned, no one will know that there was no grain in the first place, and then they will be safe. Then, the officials in charge of inspecting the grain will be killed, leaving no evidence, and no one will suspect them.

Thinking of this, everyone looked at Guo Huan with admiration.

"Lord Guo is indeed a hero among men, even able to think of such a method. How could that ten-year-old child possibly compete with you, sir!"

"Don't worry, sir. That old scoundrel Yang Siyi won't live much longer. Once he's dead, who in the entire Ministry of Revenue can compare to Lord Guo? Lord Guo will definitely be the new Minister of Revenue, and it's not impossible for him to enter the cabinet!"

"We hereby offer our early congratulations to Lord Guo. We hope that if you ever ascend to that position, you will never forget your brothers!"

Guo Huan was extremely pleased to hear these people flattering him.

"Haha, brothers, don't worry, we're all in this together. If I ever become the Minister of Revenue, I will never forget you all!"

When everyone left, no one noticed a dark figure leaping across the roof beam.

At this time, the Eastern Palace.

After finally finishing all his business, Crown Prince Zhu Biao remembered that he still had such a family.

Upon returning to the Eastern Palace, Lady Lü was extremely excited and hurriedly brought her own son, Zhu Yunwen, to curry favor with her.

It is even said that Zhu Yunwen was constantly praying for Crown Prince Zhu Biao.

Crown Prince Zhu Biao was satisfied with Zhu Yunwen's appearance and nodded. No matter what, he was still his own son.

Crown Prince Zhu Biao also enjoyed this rare opportunity.

Zhu Xiong Ying did so much, yet she still had to clean up the mess herself.

Thankfully, things have finally calmed down.

Crown Prince Zhu Biao lay on his bed, feeling a sudden sense of relief for no apparent reason.

At this moment, Lady Lü, dressed in a thin silk dress, sat to the side, massaging the shoulders of Crown Prince Zhu Biao.

After thinking for a moment, Lady Lü spoke.

"Your Highness, there is something I am unsure whether I should say or not!"

Crown Prince Zhu Biao frowned. Was there something else going on? "Speak quickly, I have no time for riddles!"

Lady Lü nodded hastily, but she was extremely dissatisfied with Crown Prince Zhu Biao's attitude.

No matter what, she had served him diligently for so many years, yet he treated her so coldly.

It was like this even when Lady Chang was still alive, and now that that damned wretch is dead, it's still the same. "Today I went back to my father's house, and he told me that His Highness the Crown Prince is going to take the grain stored up by the provincial administration offices of Shanxi and Henan, saying that he wants to send it to the Yuan people in the north!"

Upon hearing this, Crown Prince Zhu Biao sat up abruptly from his bed.

"what?"

Crown Prince Zhu Biao's first reaction was that Zhu Xiong Ying must have gone mad. Those people on the northern grasslands were all their enemies. It was one thing not to try to deal with them, but to actually think of giving them grain.

At that moment, he suddenly remembered Zhu Xiong Ying's plan; he was afraid that the grain was intended to be exchanged for wool.

However, the grasslands don't provide much wool, so why go to such great lengths to mobilize all the grain from Henan and Shanxi?

All the food here is stored up to deal with special circumstances.

If there's a problem with these grains, it will be a real problem.

Zhu Yuanzhang had a particular obsession with grain.

If Zhu Yuanzhang knew that Zhu Xiong Ying had taken his grain supplies, he probably wouldn't be able to resist coming back from Jiangnan to fight his way back.

Crown Prince Zhu Biao stood up abruptly.

"Come here, change your clothes!"

Seeing the Crown Prince Zhu Biao's angry expression, Lady Lü was extremely pleased, as it seemed her plan had succeeded.

"Your Highness, where are you going so late? Can we talk about it tomorrow?"

Crown Prince Zhu Biao shook his head.

"No, I can't quell my anger without teaching that brat a lesson. I'm going to see what he's up to right now!"

After saying that, he immediately led his men toward the palace.

Seeing the Crown Prince Zhu Biao's angry expression, Lady Lü was extremely pleased.

Excellent! As long as Crown Prince Zhu Biao dislikes Zhu Xiong Ying, then Zhu Yunwen will have a chance.

The blame lies with Zhu Xiong Ying for his audacity this time, daring to even use the grain stored up by the current emperor.

At this moment, Zhu Xiong Ying was fast asleep on his bed in the Qin Zheng Hall.

This Qin Zheng Hall is a place for handling government affairs, but now Zhu Xiong Ying has turned it into a place to sleep, which is really a breach of etiquette.

However, Zhu Xiong Ying now holds absolute power in the palace, and no one dares to speak ill of him. The palace gates are locked at night.

However, Crown Prince Zhu Biao still managed to open it with his token.

Everyone was very curious, wondering why Crown Prince Zhu Biao was in such a hurry.

Normally, once the palace is locked, even His Majesty cannot enter or leave at will.

Of course, rules are rules, but people are flexible. Seeing Zhu Biao's angry expression, these people didn't dare to say anything more.

Offending the Crown Prince over such a trivial matter is not a wise thing to do.

Crown Prince Zhu Biao was extremely displeased to see Zhu Xiong Ying lying comfortably in the Hall of Diligent Governance, drooling.

"This little fellow, instead of going home, insists on sleeping in the Hall of Diligent Governance. Doesn't he know that this is where the ministers work? What will happen if word gets out!"

Crown Prince Zhu Biao grabbed a memorial from the table and threw it directly at Zhu Xiong Ying.

"Snapped!"

(End of this chapter)