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

Chapter 344 Panic in Both Countries

Upon hearing this, Duan Bao nodded frantically.

"No matter what, as long as I can get some support, it doesn't matter who it is!"

The fighting power of the Ming army is simply too formidable, especially after so many years of fighting between himself and Prince Liang, Bazalawarmi.

Although they disliked each other, he was also very clear in his heart that there was not much difference in strength between the two.

Now that the Ming Dynasty has so easily defeated Liang Wang's army, it is estimated that it will not take long to deal with them. This is what he is really worried about.

When their envoys arrived in Dai Viet, the king of Dai Viet also had the same idea, and the two sides hit it off immediately, so they deployed heavy troops in the border areas.

Zhu Xiong Ying didn't care much about the heavy troops they had deployed on the border. After just finishing a battle, he still needed to consolidate the territory he had. In the future, the Ming army would only grow stronger with each battle, and some people would be dealt with sooner or later.

At this time, the chieftains of the entire Duogandu Provincial Administration Commission had been almost completely eliminated.

People from all the tribes were gathered together. Apart from a few die-hard fans who were taken down to mine, most people had chosen to surrender, since these chieftains were not popular with the people in their governance of the area.

Especially under the propaganda of the Ming Dynasty, these people were even less willing to work for these chieftains, and for a time, the chieftains throughout the southwest were universally condemned.

Following that, Zhu Xiong Ying transferred various farming equipment from other provinces.

The entire southwest region became increasingly stable, and taking this opportunity, Marquis Mu Ying of Xiping and Marquis Wang Bi of Dingyuan expanded the size of their armies.

They had even begun training their troops, preparing to bring the entire southwest region into their territory. Such movements terrified Duan Bao and the King of Dayue.

At this moment, the battle report from the southwest reached Yingtian Prefecture. Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the report in his hand and couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"We should have sent U.A. High School to the Southwest a long time ago. I didn't expect them to act so quickly and assess the Southwest so soon. Excellent, very good!"

Upon learning this news, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a surge of joy.

Throughout history, the Tusi (chieftains) of the southwest have always been an extremely difficult problem to deal with.

Even King Liang of Liang, Bazalawami, was the same.

With Zarawalmi holding a large military force and having operated in the southwest for a long time, completely eliminating him would not be an easy task.

Although Zhu Xiong Ying only defeated him and did not eliminate all of his forces, with Marquis Mu Ying of Xiping and Marquis Wang Bi of Dingyuan guarding the southwest, it is believed that this matter will be completed in a short time.

At this moment, Crown Prince Zhu Biao said with a smile.

"This battle cannot be entirely attributed to Xiong Ying. In fact, it was Mu Ying and Wang Bi who managed the southwest region well. If they hadn't been managing the southwest region for so long, it wouldn't have gone so smoothly. This matter is a good thing for the entire Ming Dynasty!"

"Do you think we should reward Marquis Dingyuan, Wang Bi, and Marquis Xiping, Mu Ying?"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded upon hearing this. Both Wang Bi and Mu Ying were formidable generals.

"Indeed, he should be rewarded. Mu Ying goes without saying; after all, he's one of our own, and he's been fighting alongside us since he was a child, accumulating countless military merits. Others might give him a dukedom, or even a princely title, without any problem!"

"But Marquis Dingyuan, Wang Bi, has a very good relationship with that fellow Lan Yu. He was Lan Yu's deputy general before!"

"Moreover, he is not very old. If he is directly granted the title of Duke, I'm afraid his subordinates will be dissatisfied!" Crown Prince Zhu Biao naturally knew what Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking. Marquis of Xiping, Mu Ying, was his adopted son, and he was extremely loyal to him, even more so than some of his biological sons.

However, Marquis Dingyuan, Wang Bi, is different. Although the two men's achievements are not significantly different, both Yunnan and Guizhou are extremely important, so it would be inappropriate to assign him to either place. At this moment, Crown Prince Zhu Biao said with a smile.

"There is still a huge amount of territory in the southwest region. Many of my brothers even want to conquer those places. In that case, why not give them these places?"

"My suggestion is to appoint Marquis Mu Ying of Xiping as Duke of Qian, and let him handle the affairs of the southwestern chieftains!"

"As long as these places are stabilized, even the Yunnan region will not be too chaotic!"

"As for the Yunnan region, it can be divided into two parts!"

"Previously, the Emperor designated the second son as the King of Qin and assigned him to govern the Shaanxi-Gansu region."

Looking at it now, it really wasn't appropriate to have him in charge of that place!

“My suggestion is to appoint my second brother as the King of Dian and have him stationed in the southwest region. Father knows my second brother’s character. In terms of ability, he is no match for my third and fourth brothers. So let’s just send him to the southwest. With Mu Ying and Wang Bi by his side, even if those chieftains have any ideas, they will definitely not be able to do it!”

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's face immediately darkened.

"How can you bear to send your brother to those poisonous regions? Your brother has had a hard life. We finally gained the world, yet we still confine your own brother to these places. Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was very fond of his sons, especially his first few.

At this moment, Crown Prince Zhu Biao smiled and said...

"My younger brothers will all be assigned to these remote areas in the future."

Compared to those more distant places, the second place is a locality, not too far from our Great Ming Dynasty!

"This is indeed the most suitable place for us!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed.

"Alright, boss, I can't argue with you. You should go talk to your mother about this. As long as she can persuade you, I'll do whatever she wants!"

Crown Prince Zhu Biao nodded after thinking about it.

Although Zhu Biao was also reluctant to send his younger brothers to such a remote place, public and private matters were separate. For the sake of the country and the people, he had to do it even if he was unwilling. Otherwise, it would not be acceptable to let them live a life of idleness and waiting to die in the mainland.

After the two arrived at Renshou Palace.

When the two met Empress Ma, they told her their thoughts, and Empress Ma nodded in agreement.

"Since you've already made your decision, then don't say any more to me. Have you told the second son about this? When are you leaving? I'll pack his things for him!"

Zhu Yuanzhang and his crown prince Zhu Biao were both extremely surprised to hear this, especially Zhu Yuanzhang, who was puzzled.

(End of this chapter)