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

Chapter 266 Arrogant Japanese Pirates
News soon arrived from the southeastern coastal region of the Ming Dynasty.

Japanese pirates have become increasingly rampant recently, and many villages along the coast have been robbed, resulting in heavy losses.

Zhu Xiong Ying was furious upon learning this news.

If the Ming Dynasty did not have many troops stationed along the southeast coast, such losses would be normal.

The problem is that because of what happened before, the Ming Dynasty has stationed a lot of troops in the border areas.

Even Zhu Xiong Ying sent some of his most elite musketeers, but even so, they still didn't bring back any good news, and with such losses, it was clear that this matter was definitely extraordinary.

Yu Huatian said in a low voice from the side.

"When the Japanese pirates invaded this time, it was as if our soldiers were premeditated and all of them were transferred away. When our army returned, these people seemed to have vanished into thin air. So someone must have been plotting this. Otherwise, these Japanese pirates would not have been so intelligent!"

Zhu Xiong Ying's face was extremely ugly. These guys are getting bolder and bolder, daring to collude with Japanese pirates.

Zhu Xiong Ying thought for a moment and then said.

"Someone, summon Xu Yungong, Chen Heng, Ping An, and Sheng Yong!"

"Furthermore, hurry up and summon the brothers Wu Liang and Wu Zhen, who are training troops in Songjiang Prefecture!"

Soon, news spread that Zhu Xiong Ying had summoned all these people to the palace, which greatly surprised everyone.

Judging from Zhu Xiong Ying's actions, he probably has other plans.

Inside Renshou Palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang and his crown prince Zhu Biao lay comfortably on the reclining chairs made by Zhu Xiong Ying.

"Life is still more comfortable like this. It was the right thing to leave all the affairs of the court to Xiong Ying during this period. At the beginning, these guys were clamoring for us to go back. But look, after so long, these guys have gotten used to it, haven't they?"

Upon hearing this, Crown Prince Zhu Biao's face immediately darkened.

The civil and military officials in the court were not used to it; they were clearly willing to rebel. All of them were exiled by Zhu Xiong Ying.

Now that Zhu Xiong Ying wants to develop such fertile land in Liaodong, he can't just rely on ordinary people; he also needs some officials. These people aren't of much use staying in Yingtian Prefecture, so it would be better to send them to Liaodong.

Although most officials still consider Liaodong a barren land, Zhu Biao knew very well that it was an uncultivated fertile land.

After this place was reclaimed.

These places are definitely not much worse than the Jiangnan region. Such a good thing has fallen into the hands of these people, and they will surely be grateful in the future.

At this moment, Jiang Huan, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, hurriedly ran over.

After compiling a list of everything that had happened that day, Jiang Huan handed it over to Zhu Yuanzhang.

At this moment, Jiang Huan was truly on the verge of tears. He was once the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, but now he had been reduced to a messenger running back and forth between Renshou Palace and the previous court. At first, he thought of taking back his power from Yu Huatian and showing the world who the real expert in intelligence gathering was.

After several rounds of writing contests, he was completely defeated. He didn't know what was going on with Yu Huatian. Every time there was any information to be revealed, he was able to know it in advance.

However, even the Fifth Prince was no match for him, so Jiang Huan resigned himself to his fate.

Anyway, the one sitting in the court now is the current Crown Prince Zhu Xiong Ying.

A new emperor brings a new court; staying wouldn't bring much benefit. It would be better to enjoy one's later years like His Majesty and His Highness the Crown Prince. After reading the above, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and then handed the intelligence to Crown Prince Zhu Biao, who was standing beside him.

After reading it, Crown Prince Zhu Biao casually tossed it aside, as if he hadn't noticed it at all.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Crown Prince Zhu Biao and asked in confusion.

"Boss, U.A. has gathered so many people here. There might be a new operation going on. Aren't you concerned about these things?"

Zhu Biao stretched and then turned his head to the other side.

"What's there to worry about? U.A. is so old, he has his own ideas about many things. Isn't it obvious that U.A. wants to take action against the Japanese pirates in the southeast?"

Crown Prince Zhu Biao spoke as if it were a very casual matter, which left Zhu Yuanzhang speechless.

With Crown Prince Zhu Biao in this state, he hardly seems like the successor I painstakingly nurtured; he's practically a complete failure.

"Boss, you're still the Crown Prince, are you just going to ignore everything?"

"Well, we're getting old, so it's only right that we lie here. After all, we've fought half our lives, so it's time for us to enjoy ourselves!"

“You are different. You are still young and have a long road ahead of you. Even if Xiong Ying were to succeed to the throne, it would take a long time. The future of the Ming Dynasty will still need you to support me!”

Zhu Biao sighed. Now that the power was in Xiong Ying's hands, there was nothing he needed to do.

Zhu Xiong Ying had already thought of everything he could imagine, and what Zhu Xiong Ying was doing was something he couldn't have imagined at all.

Rather than causing trouble for him now, it's better to just ignore it and let him do whatever he wants.

Anyway, given Zhu Xiong Ying's personality, nothing too serious is likely to happen.

Soon Xu Yungong and his entourage arrived at the Hall of Diligent Governance.

During this time, Duke Xu Da of Wei had resigned from his post and was recuperating at home, while Xu Yungong began to formally enter the court.

Although Xu Yungong's personality is very straightforward and stubborn.

It must be said that this person was indeed a talented military leader. Although he was not as good as Xu Da, the Duke of Wei, he had learned some of his skills.

"Gentlemen, I've called you all here today because I have an important matter to discuss with you!"

Otherwise, after hearing this, there would be a lot of discussion. Obviously, the reason that all these people could be gathered here must be related to war. It's just unknown where the war will be fought this time.

Zhu Xiong Ying handed the memorial in his hand to these people.

"This is intelligence that came from the southeast today. You should take a good look at it!"

Xu Yungong and the others looked at the contents of the document with extremely grim expressions.

The tiny Japanese nation was swaggering around on their territory, yet nothing happened to them. If this got out, it wouldn't be good news for the Ming Dynasty.

At this moment, the young and impetuous Ping An stepped forward and spoke up.

"Your Highness, what else is there to say? These Japanese pirates have come right up to our doorstep! They're just a bunch of lowly pirates, yet they have such audacity! We absolutely cannot tolerate this! This humble general requests permission to lead the expedition and wipe out all these pirates!"

(End of this chapter)