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

Chapter 347 Zhu Yuanzhang's Strategy
Rather than that, it's better to live a good life. After thinking about this, everyone shut their mouths.

The envoy from Dali was furious to see that these people remained silent.

I spent so much money hoping these people would speak up for me, but they took the money and did nothing. It's truly hateful.

Zhu Yuanzhang was extremely satisfied with the expressions on these people's faces. In fact, this matter was not unsolvable.

"Regardless, Duan Bao from Dali was my ally before, so we still have some connection!"

Upon hearing this, Duan Bao's envoy from Dali's eyes lit up. Could there be a chance for this matter to turn around? "That's right. My king greatly admires the strength of the Ming Dynasty and even praises the benevolence of His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty every day. If it weren't for Prince Liang interfering with the Zhalawami matter, Dali and the Ming Dynasty should have been friendly neighbors. How could such a thing have happened!"

"We hope that His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty will give us a chance!"

Zhu Yuanzhang hesitated for a moment, feigning struggle, and finally sighed before speaking.

"I'm not sure what to do about this!"

"I've been too busy with these matters to deal with them lately. How about this, you all go find the Crown Prince!"

"Let the Crown Prince help you make a decision. If the Crown Prince agrees, then this matter can be dropped!"

Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard this; it was a great idea.

Compared to Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Xiong Ying, Crown Prince Zhu Biao was far more merciful. With Crown Prince Zhu Biao speaking up for them, the situation is sure to take a significant turn for the better.

It seems that Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang deliberately gave them a way out.

"Your Majesty is right, we will go find His Highness the Crown Prince immediately!"

After the envoys left, Zhu Yuanzhang breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes filled with dissatisfaction.

"What kind of nonsense is this? It's all so pretentious. Luckily, I had someone revise it, otherwise I really don't know if I could memorize it!"

The official from the Ministry of Revenue standing nearby felt extremely embarrassed upon hearing this. No wonder Zhu Yuanzhang's words were so sophisticated; it turned out that Crown Prince Zhu Biao had written them down beforehand and simply asked him to read them aloud.

If that's the case, then this matter does make much more sense.

At this time, the envoy from Dali went to find out about the matter of Crown Prince Zhu Biao with generous gifts. As long as they could talk to Crown Prince Zhu Biao, all the problems could be solved. However, when they arrived at the Crown Prince's residence, they received extremely unfortunate news.

Crown Prince Zhu Biao has been working tirelessly for the country, handling all sorts of matters, big and small, and has now fallen ill from exhaustion and is recuperating at home.

Upon hearing this news, the envoy was speechless. Why did all these bad things have to happen to him? Why did Crown Prince Zhu Biao have to fall ill at this time of year?

At this moment, a glimmer of hope still lingered in his eyes. If his illness wasn't too serious, going to see him now wouldn't be a big problem.

However, when he entered the Crown Prince's residence, he found that the Crown Prince was lying unconscious on the bed, unable to speak, and there was no way he could plead for him. Thinking of this, he sighed, his eyes full of helplessness.

After the envoy left, the crown prince breathed a sigh of relief and sat up again. At this moment, the twelfth prince, Zhu Bai, rushed in from outside.

When he learned that Crown Prince Zhu Biao was seriously ill, he was very anxious and rushed to visit him. However, when he entered the mansion, he saw that Crown Prince Zhu Biao was lying on the bed, enjoying a massage from a beauty while watching a song and dance performance.

The table was covered with all kinds of fruits and delicacies.

At this moment, Crown Prince Zhu Biao saw that the Twelfth Prince Zhu Bai had arrived at this place, and smiled, saying, "So it's my twelfth brother. Come, come, let's rest together. You must be quite tired from handling affairs in the cabinet these past few days!"

Then he addressed the people who were dancing.

"These things are none of your business. You can keep playing your music and dancing!"

Upon seeing this scene, the twelfth prince, Zhu Bai, twitched at the corner of his mouth. Was this still the Crown Prince Zhu Biao he knew? The current Crown Prince Zhu Biao seemed more like a tyrant.

"Brother, what do you mean by this? Why are so many people dancing in this one place? Didn't I hear from outsiders that you're seriously ill?"

"It seems like nothing's wrong!"

Crown Prince Zhu Biao rolled his eyes at him upon hearing this.

"You brat, isn't it a good thing that your older brother is fine? Why do you seem to be hoping something bad will happen to me!"

Upon hearing this, the twelfth prince, Zhu Bai, hurriedly waved his hand.

"Brother, please don't misunderstand, I didn't mean that!"

"This is just too surprising!"

Crown Prince Zhu Biao smiled and said.

"Don't worry, I understand what you mean. However, you must keep this a secret for me. It's just that Dali and Dayue have gone too far in betraying us. This matter must be dealt with. However, their envoys have already come to plead for our help. If we just keep pressing them, it will damage the reputation of our Great Ming!"

"So I asked my father to push this matter onto me, and since I was seriously ill, they couldn't blame anyone else for it!"

Upon hearing this, the twelfth prince, Zhu Bai, nodded. Crown Prince Zhu Biao was known for his benevolence, and it would be inappropriate to ask him for help without resolving the issue.

However, this matter was really difficult to resolve, so they simply claimed to be ill.

Zhu Yuanzhang passed the buck to his crown prince, Zhu Biao, so the decision rested with Zhu Biao, and Zhu Yuanzhang was responsible for his own words.

Naturally, it was impossible for them to get involved in these matters; the only solution was to wait for Crown Prince Zhu Biao to recover.

"But if that's the case, how long are we supposed to wait?"

"You can't keep faking being sick!"

Crown Prince Zhu Biao smiled and shook his head.

"Don't worry, it won't be long. Given Xiong Ying's personality, how could he possibly keep these two countries around for so long? The fact that no news has come in means that Zhu Xiong Ying is probably planning something big!"

The group nodded upon hearing this. Meanwhile, the envoys from Dali and Dayue had been pleading and begging for a long time, even asking everyone related to the Crown Prince. However, the result they received from these people was that the Crown Prince Zhu Biao of the Ming Dynasty was seriously ill. This left them speechless. The only person who could do this was Zhu Biao.

Besides these envoys, the civil and military officials in the court were even more anxious. Most of them belonged to the Crown Prince's faction, and if something happened to the Crown Prince, their lives would probably not be easy.

(End of this chapter)