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

Chapter 255 The Great Demon King is Back

Upon hearing this news, Boyalunhai was filled with panic. She didn't know what had happened to her family. Now, seeing that almost all the important figures on the grassland were gathered in this place, she felt an unprecedented despair.

He used to only know that the Ming Dynasty was powerful, but he didn't care. In his opinion, the Mongolians on the grasslands were the most powerful.

There had been a rebellion, but the current situation was a slap in the face to him. Apart from his parents, even his Khan was among the crowd.

At this moment, Boyalunhai looked at the guard beside him and said.

"Can we find out where Father and the others are being held and rescue them?"

The person next to him was startled by these words and quickly said something.

"Princess, please don't do anything foolish! We've already done so much to survive, you're just courting death!"

"The Ming Dynasty will definitely send heavy troops to guard the area and will absolutely not give us a chance. Besides, we don't have many people at our disposal right now!"

In his view, Boyalunhai's words were simply unrealistic. If it were that easy, wouldn't that mean that the Ming Dynasty's strength was utterly useless?

Moreover, he didn't think there would be much use in rescuing these people.

The key now is...

The tribes of the northern grasslands suffered extremely heavy losses, and most of the tribes' people have been relocated and settled in several newly built places to graze their livestock.

The powerful army on the grasslands was almost completely annihilated.

Only Nai'erbuhua escaped with a portion of his troops, and now he can't cause much trouble on the grasslands.

Bo Yalun Hai sighed, his expression complicated. It seemed that the plan to rescue them would have to be reconsidered.

Now, not only them, but the entire grassland has been greatly impacted.

Zhu Yuanzhang walked over without looking at the Mongol emperor, Togus Temur.

In his view, this was nothing but a useless emperor, lacking any ambition. If this person had even a little ability, relying on his powerful forces and the famous general Kuo Kuo, he could have easily defeated him.

Not to mention that they could independently defend the seas under their control, their foundation on the grasslands was still quite strong. Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang had great disdain for such a group. Now that he had lost even his own tribes, he only needed to be a mascot in Yingtian Prefecture.

At this moment, he turned his gaze to Kuoko behind him, his old rival. If it weren't for him, his army would have already entered the grasslands.

"Old friend, it's been a long time since we last met. This time, you're truly impressed!"

Kuokuo kept his head down and didn't say a word.

He was extremely unhappy because his men had sent ten troops to the grasslands. The various tribes there were suspicious of him and unwilling to send troops. If that weren't the case, those troops alone would definitely not be his match. But after experiencing the powerful army under Zhu Xiong Ying, he realized that he might have misunderstood something.

The Ming army was extremely powerful, and even individual soldiers were much stronger than them. The reason for doing this was to reduce unnecessary losses.

The two men were slashing at each other with knives; how could a bullet be more convenient?

Kökö Temür snorted coldly.

"I have nothing to say about the winner taking all the credit. If it weren't for your first time, my grasslands wouldn't be so capable of fighting us in a real battle!"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled.

“You are, after all, a general who leads troops in the field. You should know that any means are acceptable on the battlefield, as long as you can win the battle. Now that the victor is our Great Ming, how could we possibly release you? Besides, you don’t have enough troops at all. The people of your various tribes have already been captured by us!” Kökö Temür’s face was extremely ugly.

I never imagined that I, a descendant of the Prince of Ruyang, would become the current King of Qi.

To end up like this, he felt that rather than be humiliated as an envoy, he would rather die. With that thought, he threw himself against the knife beside him, intending to commit suicide.

The sudden scene startled everyone.

Lan Yu, on high alert, leaped up and kicked him away, while the soldiers nearby quickly grabbed him back.

When Boyarunhai saw his father being kicked and falling to the ground, he was extremely anxious.

"If it weren't for the fact that I couldn't go check, I would have gone there already," Lan Yu said, cursing.

"Damn it, I went through all that trouble to bring you here, and you're thinking of committing suicide? Stay put, your life isn't your own anymore!"

Zhu Yuanzhang had no obligation to speak much. It was not an easy task to subdue such a figure. From now on, Kuokuo should just stay obediently in Yingtian Prefecture.

His hero is my enemy.

The reason why Kuo Kuo was praised as an extraordinary man was precisely because he was able to turn the tide and stop the Ming Dynasty's progress when the Yuan Dynasty was in defeat.

Now that the Ming army has entered the grasslands, they are no match for him at all, so this man's value is no longer that important.

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Yuanzhang sent men to bring all the prisoners back, and then held a banquet in the palace to entertain the ministers.

At the banquet, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his ministers and said...

"Now that our Great Ming has eliminated another powerful enemy, our land and population have greatly increased. This is a good thing for our Great Ming. However, as our territory grows larger, there are many unstable areas on the border!"

"Therefore, I plan to enfeoff various kings and send them to the borders to guard the regions for us!"

Many places in the Ming Dynasty are still considered border areas, and these places outwardly comply with the Ming court's orders but inwardly defy them.

He even saw some of the officials and generals as having their own armies and wielding considerable power, which he considered extremely dangerous. Therefore, he did not intend to hand over all military power to these officials and generals. If his son could guard the border, it would indeed be of great benefit to the governance of the region.

The officials in the imperial court panicked upon hearing this.

In their minds, the emperor should rule by doing nothing and hand over power to them, the scholar-officials.

But now that they were about to be enfeoffed as princes, they were extremely angry.

Time is something that needs to be said when someone stands up.

"Your Majesty, you must not reverse this decision! Please rescind your order. When Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, was alive, he enfeoffed many kings of different surnames and kings of the same surname. However, not long after, most of the kings of different surnames rebelled. During the reign of Emperor Jing, the Rebellion of the Seven States broke out. The Jin Dynasty also used the enfeoffment system, but soon the War of the Eight Princes occurred. Therefore, if the court wants long-term stability, it must firmly grasp power and not give it to these vassal kings!"

"Your Majesty, please take back your order!"

Immediately afterwards, many more officials stood up and shouted loudly.

"Your Majesty, please take back your order!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked displeased.

(End of this chapter)