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

Chapter 346 Responding to the Messenger

"Alright, alright, put these things aside. I'm starting to feel like your subject, the emperor, and you have to prepare everything for me!"

Crown Prince Zhu Biao smiled upon hearing this.

"Father, you're mistaken. Aren't we doing all this for the sake of the Ming Dynasty?"

"Besides, Father has worked hard for so many years, it's time for him to rest. Now that I'm in the court and Xiong Ying is outside, with the three of us working together, what worries could we possibly have? Can't we make the Ming Dynasty even stronger?"

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded. At this moment, he looked at the Crown Prince Zhu Biao in front of him and was extremely satisfied. In the past, Zhu Biao had always been obsequious, which had always made him dissatisfied.

How can such a crown prince rule the world?

What if he ends up like those emperors of the Song Dynasty, completely manipulated by civil officials? Look at his current behavior.

Zhu Yuanzhang was very satisfied. Indeed, the current Crown Prince Zhu Biao could be considered a qualified Crown Prince.

"It's good that you can think that way in your heart."

I'm completely relieved. Since that's the case, let's do as you've arranged!"

Zhu Yuanzhang soon received the envoys. The envoys from Yue and Duan Bao were extremely excited to see Zhu Yuanzhang come out.

"We pay our respects to His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Ming Dynasty, and so do the others."

Zhu Yuanzhang rarely appears these days, so getting to see him is extremely difficult. At this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the crowd and nodded, saying, "You are all friendly neighbors of my Great Ming Dynasty!"

"Now that you have come to our Great Ming Dynasty, we must naturally do our best to be your hosts!"

"In the Ming Dynasty, you can fully experience the local customs and culture. I will have the officials of the Ministry of Rites treat you well and will certainly not mistreat you envoys!"

The officials were stunned by these words. It was said that the Hongwu Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was a ruthless killer who killed without blinking an eye.

Moreover, this person was born a beggar, so he shouldn't be able to say anything eloquent, right? How could he speak so eloquently? The Minister of Rites and others standing nearby also twitched at the corners of their mouths. They felt that the current Hongwu Emperor was somewhat different from the one they had seen before. Could it be that his self-cultivation in the harem during this period had really changed the Hongwu Emperor's personality? If so, that would be a good thing.

At this moment...

The envoys from Luchuan and the Warring States were terrified and hurriedly spoke.

"Please forgive us, Emperor of the Great Ming. The rebellion of Prince Liang, Bazalawarmi, has absolutely nothing to do with us. Although we are willing to follow the Great Ming, we are simply powerless to do so. After all, the forces under Prince Liang's command are extremely powerful, and we are not capable of dealing with them!"

"Fortunately, with the arrival of the Ming army, the King of Liang has already surrendered. This is a great blessing!"

"I am extremely happy. There was a misunderstanding before, and I hope you won't mind!"

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said this after hearing it.

"Your Excellencies are too kind. Our Great Ming Dynasty is a celestial empire and a nation of propriety."

Although the various countries have failed to help our Great Ming in this matter, it is very good that they have this intention! As long as you remain loyal to our Great Ming, we will all be friendly neighbors.

There would be absolutely no problem with it; in fact, we could even engage in trade and exchange goods!

Zhu Yuanzhang curled his lip. Only his crown prince, Zhu Biao, would use such diplomatic language. If it were him, he would want to warn them all.

It's a pity they don't border each other right now; let's wait until we've dealt with all the enemies in front of us.

"Of course, if you harbor ill intentions and become enemies of my Great Ming!"

"Our Great Ming Dynasty is not afraid of those who come to our door seeking death!"

He then turned his gaze to the envoys from Yue and Dali. The two envoys were startled by Zhu Yuanzhang's gaze; Zhu Yuanzhang's imposing presence was terrifying, and the two almost knelt on the ground. The other envoys were overjoyed to hear these words, which meant that the Ming Dynasty would not deliberately target them; only those who were enemies of the Ming Dynasty would be dealt with. After thinking of this, they all breathed a sigh of relief. Just then, the envoy from Yue hurriedly ran over and said...

"Your Majesty the Emperor of the Great Ming Dynasty, this matter is truly a misunderstanding. We ourselves did not wish to associate with the bandits led by Liang Wang Bazalawami, but their strength was too great, and we were no match for them at all, so we could only be coerced by them!"

"Now that we have realized our mistake and returned to the right path, we hope that Your Majesty can give us a chance!"

The messenger beside Duan Bao nodded in agreement.

"That's right, and so is my king. He was bestowed this title by His Majesty himself!"

"But our king did not intend to invest in Liang Wang Bazalawarmi. Liang Wang Bazalawarmi deliberately used our king's name to claim that we were also a member of the alliance!"

"His Majesty the King of Dali was so furious at the time that he fell ill and has not recovered since. That's why he specifically sent me here to clarify the misunderstanding!"

Upon hearing these words, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but sneer.

"Really? You know what, your Dali King Duan Bao's illness is getting better at just the right time. We just defeated Liang King Bazalawarmi and he's already cured!"

"Since this matter is a misunderstanding, why not clarify the misunderstanding instead of letting the rumors continue to spread!"

Upon hearing this, the envoy frowned and hurriedly said...

“We have said similar things within Dali, but perhaps because of the high mountains and long distances, the message did not reach Yingtian Prefecture of the Great Ming Dynasty, or perhaps because Prince Liang deliberately intercepted the news from Zhalawami, so it did not spread. However, everyone in Dali knows about this matter, and we hope Your Majesty will investigate!”

Zhu Yuanzhang sneered inwardly upon hearing this, thinking that only they would believe it. At this moment, the Dali envoy turned his gaze toward the envoys of other countries.

Fortunately, he had spent a lot of money before coming to this place.

He wanted these envoys to plead for him, otherwise he really didn't know what to do. Just as these envoys were about to speak, they met Zhu Yuanzhang's sharp gaze.

"You all should think carefully before you speak. If I am deceived, your fate will be another matter!"

The envoys were startled upon hearing this. Those who were about to speak quickly lowered their heads. What a joke! Although the money was very important, it was definitely not as valuable as their lives. If they offended the Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang because of this, their future would probably be bleak.

(End of this chapter)