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

Chapter 247 General, something terrible has happened! His Highness the Prince of Qin is seriously injured!
King Zhu Shuang of Qin breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the cavalry on the grasslands had retreated.

It seemed his life was spared, and he collapsed to the ground.

At this moment, Lan Yu was admiring the spoils of war.

Because their attack was so sudden, the Yuan army was completely unaware of it, so nothing could be moved and everything was left here.

Lan Yu's mouth watered as he looked at the items: "These are all good stuff. These Mongol barbarians stole so many good things after leaving the Central Plains. They deserve to die. Luckily, we managed to get them back!"

At this moment, Lan Yu had already begun to choose what she liked. Geng Bingwen frowned but did not stop her. There were many spoils of war on the battlefield, and it was not a big problem for them to choose some unimportant things.

Just then, a soldier ran in and said, "General, something terrible has happened! His Highness the King of Qin has been seriously injured!"

Upon hearing this, Lan Yu and Geng Bingwen's expressions immediately changed.

In addition to the generals who led the troops, Zhu Yuanzhang also sent all of his adult sons this time.

Prince Zhu Shuang of Qin was the key to their army. If anything happened to Prince Zhu Shuang, they would be in deep trouble.

"Damn it, this kid has no skills, why is he running around like that? If something happens to him and you get dragged into this, I'll teach him a lesson he won't forget!"

Despite saying that, Lan Yu still rushed over and was extremely surprised to see the wounds on Qin King Zhu Shuang's body.

The army doctor beside him said, "Please rest assured, General, His Highness Prince Qin is not seriously injured. He was just injured and lost too much blood. The bumpy journey has caused him to be in this state. I have prescribed some medicine to nourish his qi and calm his mind. He will wake up soon!"

Hearing this, both Lan Yu and Geng Bingwen breathed a sigh of relief.

Thankfully, nothing too serious happened, otherwise it would have been troublesome.

Then they heard the soldier next to them recount what had just happened, and both of them looked on incredulously.

Lan Yu looked down on all these princes, believing that none of them had much ability, except for Zhu Biao.

However, what King Zhu Shuang of Qin is doing now has made him look at him in a new light.

"I didn't expect this kid to be able to accomplish something. Not bad, not bad. Togus Temur is really a big fish. Such a great achievement, and this kid got it!"

Geng Bingwen, who was standing to the side, nodded in agreement. As a prince, he had made such great contributions that he was able to gain the favor of the current emperor.

Although these princes had no chance of inheriting that position.

However, after this incident, Prince Qin, Zhu Shuang, was able to gain Zhu Yuanzhang's favor.

The various armies made great progress, and one tribe after another on the grasslands was wiped out.

Almost all of the weaker tribes began to flee north.

Some tribes also wanted to surrender to the Ming Dynasty and accept its investiture, just as they had done in the past.

At this time, Xu Da and Zhu Xiong Ying, two tribal chiefs from the grasslands, had different opinions on how to deal with these tribes.

Xu Da frowned as he looked at the map in his hand: "With our current troop numbers, although we can sweep through the entire grassland tribes, if they escape to the north, our efforts won't be as effective!" "Our army can't stay on the northern grasslands forever, and if we leave, those people might come back!"

"The best approach now is to defeat some and win over others. As for those who surrender voluntarily, we should temporarily bestow titles upon them and first subdue those who are not convinced!"

"We'll deal with the rest slowly!"

Xu Da's suggestion was extremely pertinent, and this was the usual practice of the Ming Dynasty. However, Zhu Xiong Ying had a different opinion at this time.

"This method is indeed very good, but once these grassland tribes become vassal states of our Great Ming, they will not have given anything. On the contrary, they will develop with the help of our Great Ming, which will definitely be another danger in the future!"

"Therefore, I think we shouldn't let these tribes that want to join us get away with it so easily!"

"The best way is to reduce their coding numbers and relocate some of them to the interior. I plan to build some cities on this grassland!"

Xu Da was extremely surprised to hear Zhu Xiong Ying's words, as were the other visitors in the camp. Building a city on the grassland was simply a pipe dream. The grassland was so vast, it was not so easy to build one.

If it were so easy to build a city on the grasslands, it wouldn't have taken so long to complete.

"Your Highness, this matter is far too difficult. It not only requires a great deal of manpower and resources, but its effect is also very limited. I urge Your Highness to rescind your order!"

Everyone else nodded in agreement.

Just then, Zhu Xiong Ying clapped his hands and walked in from outside, holding some dark powder in his hand.

Everyone was very curious about the powder, wondering what Zhu Xiong Ying was up to.

"I discovered this by accident. The city walls built with this are extremely sturdy and can be constructed very quickly. If it's for paving roads, it would be best to add some other things as well. With this, the grasslands won't be too difficult for us." Everyone was extremely surprised, never expecting that Zhu Xiong Ying would have such a thing in his possession!

Xu Da and the others tested it and found that it was indeed as Zhu Xiong Ying had described.

Xu Da's eyes lit up: "With this, our lives will be much easier. I will report this matter to His Majesty immediately. You are now in charge of making the final decision on this matter!"

Xu Da was not greedy for power; he knew this very well.

Zhu Xiong Ying's position was extremely secure. Barring any unforeseen events, he was undoubtedly the future head of the Ming Dynasty.

The sooner I hand over this power to Zhu Xiong Ying, the sooner I can save myself trouble.

In the back garden of the Ming Dynasty palace, Zhu Yuanzhang lay in the courtyard, feeling extremely comfortable.

Crown Prince Zhu Biao, who was standing nearby, was speeding up his review of memorials, his face full of resentment.

Previously, Zhu Yuanzhang could be considered the most diligent emperor, personally handling many matters. However, after this incident, everything changed.

Compared to before, Zhu Yuanzhang's life is much more comfortable now.

Now most of the affairs of the court have fallen on the shoulders of Crown Prince Zhu Biao, which makes Zhu Biao very depressed. He regrets that he did not return so early while continuing his tour in the south.

(End of this chapter)