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

Chapter 272 Invasion of the Japanese Mainland
Just then, a group of people were suddenly brought over. Upon seeing these people, the patriarchs of these families instantly changed their expressions, because these were the people they had chosen to escape from their families. Unexpectedly, not a single one of them had managed to escape; they had all been captured.

The thought of this filled him with rage.

He glared angrily at Xu Yungong in front of him.

"Xu Yungong, you should be lenient when you can. We did all these things, and they have nothing to do with these children. They are just a group of children. Let them go, and we'll do whatever you want with them!"

However, after hearing this...

Xu Yungong sighed, shook his head, and said.

"I'm sorry, my task is only to capture them. As for how to punish them, that's not within my scope of consideration. They should be handed over to His Highness the Crown Prince for punishment!"

Upon hearing the name of the Crown Prince, their expressions darkened further. They knew very well how terrifying the Crown Prince Zhu Xiong Ying was, especially since he hated evil as if it were his enemy. Even ministers in the court would be punished for their crimes, let alone their families. At this moment, they regretted getting involved in this matter.

A moment's carelessness could lead to utter destruction. Xu Yungong sighed as he looked at these people.

"If you could just control your greed, why would you do this?"

"Although the laws of the court may cause you some losses, they play an extremely important role for the people of the entire Ming Dynasty. Moreover, with the wealth you have, you can still accomplish many things, so why bother?"

Hear this.

The patriarch of one of the families let out a cold snort.

“Our families have a long and distinguished history, and we are extremely noble people. Why should we be taxed alongside these ordinary people?”

"Don't you know that it is we scholars who are truly helping you govern the world? By doing this, you will offend all the scholars. When that time comes, if something happens to the world, who will help you?"

However, Xu Yungong shook his head upon hearing this.

"That's why you all think this way!"

"His Highness the Crown Prince has long said that our Great Ming Dynasty governs the country together with the people, not with scholars. This outcome is inevitable!"

These people snorted coldly after hearing this and then fell silent.

Different ideas lead to vastly different outcomes.

It was their own choice. After thinking about this place, Xu Yungong stopped worrying about it. Although the Japanese pirates had been eliminated, there were still many things to take care of in various places.

Thinking of this place, he dared not be negligent in the slightest and immediately escorted all these people back.

The events that occurred in the southeast that day shocked the entire world. No one expected that those who colluded with these Japanese pirates were actually these powerful and influential families.

Inside the palace, Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned extremely ugly after hearing these words.

"Are these guys insane? How dare they do this? They've ruined the entire Ming Dynasty!"

Crown Prince Zhu Biao stood silently with his head down. He had some suspicions about this, but he hadn't expected these guys to be so arrogant.

"Fortunately, U.A. High School has already taken them down, otherwise who knows what might have happened next!"

"However, those in the court might have other ideas after hearing this. We should make proper arrangements for matters in the court to avoid any unforeseen circumstances!"

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely displeased. It was clearly these people's fault, yet he had to clean up their mess.

"Boss, what's the point of us sitting in this position? These officials are all colluding with each other. Who cares about the common people? If it weren't for these guys back then, why would we have rebelled!"

"I think these people are even more despicable than those Japanese pirates!"

"There are still many such fellows within the borders of our Great Ming Dynasty. We must find them one by one!"

At this moment, a large group of naval personnel set off from Songjiangkou and headed out to sea. The brothers Wu Liang and Wu Zhen looked at the vast and boundless sea in the distance and were extremely excited. After this period of exploration, they had learned about the situation at sea. They dared not say about other places, but going to a small country like Japan was not a particularly difficult thing.

There is a huge silver mine on Japanese territory, but there is not much point in keeping it. If it were in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, it would be of the greatest use. Therefore, this time, they must seize this silver mine no matter what.

After a period of sailing, they arrived at an island.

This island is Jeju Island.

In preparation for this battle, they had already established a defensive position on Jeju Island and stockpiled large quantities of food and water there.

Now is the time to use it.

When they arrived at the island, many people were already waiting there. At that moment, a general walked over and looked at the two brothers, Wu Zhen and Wu Liang, and said...

"I pay my respects to the Marquis of Jiangyin and the Marquis of Jinghai!"

The brothers Wu Liang and Wu Zhen nodded after hearing this.

"The locations for heading to the Japanese pirates have already been marked, right?"

The man nodded upon hearing this, assuring the Marquis that everything was ready and that the island had ample water and food supplies for the entire army.

Upon hearing this, the two brothers, Wu Zhen and Wu Liang, nodded in satisfaction.

This campaign against Japan is of great importance. If we can truly annihilate Japan in one fell swoop, then it will be a great achievement. After a short rest on Jeju Island, the army marched in a grand procession to Japan to carry out this mission. Japan had been ravaged by war.

The small country is scarred and devastated.

At this time, the Japanese shogunate still possessed extremely powerful forces.

In fact, the struggle with the Japanese imperial family was even more intense.

Therefore, both sides are constantly accumulating strength to collect large amounts of taxes.

Just then, the fishermen on the shore suddenly saw black dots coming in their direction. They didn't pay any attention to them, after all, they were the ones who released the Japanese pirates along the coast to rob the Ming Dynasty.

So teams would often return with large amounts of supplies. Looking at these supplies, they would sigh, wishing they could have these things. The Ming Dynasty's territory was vast, so the things they plundered from the Ming Dynasty were much better than what they had themselves.

Unfortunately, this is something that ordinary people like them cannot even imagine.

(End of this chapter)