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

Chapter 386 Summoning the Cabinet
If you look at it that way, then Fang Xiaoru leaving isn't such a sad thing after all. Thinking of this, he said with a smile.

"If you can accomplish this, sir, it will be a great service to His Highness, and he will never forget you!"

Fang Xiaoru sighed after hearing this.

At least it's a good thing to give Zhu Yunwen something to look forward to. But other schemes aren't so easy to fool. They know very well that the possibility of such a thing is extremely slim. But since this has happened, it's no longer something they can control. After all, it was His Majesty's decree. Helpless, they could only go along with it and not expose the truth.

Just then, Lian Zining arrived.

Everyone was extremely surprised to see Lian Zining suddenly appear in this place. Lian Zining was a very important strategist under Zhu Yunwen, but he had been dealing with other matters and had not appeared in front of Zhu Yunwen for some time.

Their appearance here today surprised everyone. Zhu Yunwen saw Lian Zining as if she were his savior and hurriedly said...

"It's Master Lian! It's been a long time. I wonder if Master Lian has finished his business?"

Lian Zining nodded after hearing this.

"Please rest assured, Your Highness, my mission is accomplished. The reason I came here is because I have obtained extremely important information!"

Everyone was extremely puzzled upon hearing this, wondering what information he had obtained. Just then, Lian Zining spoke.

"I just received news that Zhu Xiong Ying went to the Duke of Wei's mansion after returning!"

Upon hearing this, everyone frowned.

I have a feeling that something else might be going on.

"Strange, what is Zhu Xiong Ying doing at the Duke of Wei's mansion?"

"The Duke of Wei's mansion has remained secluded for years, never concerning itself with outside affairs. Could it be that the Duke of Wei will ever return to public life?"

Upon hearing this, everyone shook their heads. They didn't believe that these Dukes of Wei were already very old and wouldn't be able to play much of a role even if they were to come out of seclusion.

Zhu Yunwen was also very suspicious, wondering what this meant, so he looked at Lian Zining beside him.

He said, his face full of doubt.

"Master Lian, is there something wrong with this?"

"Speaking of which, the Duke of Wei and our Zhu family do have some connections. Let's go to the Duke of Wei's residence to inquire about his important matters!"

Lian Zining shook her head and said.

"This matter is probably not that simple."

Although the Duke of Wei no longer holds a military post, his influence within the army remains considerable. If he were to support Zhu Xiong Ying, Zhu Xiong Ying's power would likely expand significantly!

Everyone looked on incredulously upon hearing this.

"How is this possible? The Duke of Wei has never participated in court infighting before, so how could he possibly be involved this time!"

Lian Zining shook her head and said.

"It's possible that someone who wasn't involved before won't be involved later. Don't forget that Xu Da helped Zhu Xiong Ying before!"

"Besides Zhu Xiong Ying, Xu Da also helped other princes and grandsons of the emperor!"

After hearing this, everyone was stunned. Upon reflection, it seemed to make sense. If they really wanted to help, Duke Xu Da of Wei should have helped his son-in-law, Prince Zhu Di of Yan.

However, Xu Da treated Zhu Xiong Ying better than Zhu Di, the Prince of Yan. From this perspective, this matter is indeed somewhat abnormal.

Upon realizing this, everyone's expressions turned grim. "If this is true, I'm afraid our path ahead will be very difficult!"

The group nodded in agreement. Duke Xu Da of Wei had a tremendous influence in the army, and they had no idea how much power Zhu Xiong Ying actually controlled. Lan Yu was absolutely determined to support him.

Upon arriving in the capital, Zhu Xiong Ying went directly to Li Wen Zhong. It is estimated that Li Wen Zhong also supports Zhu Xiong Ying, and with the addition of the Zheng Guogong Mansion, they are naturally on the same side as Zhu Xiong Ying.

Those three guys from the Chang family of the Duke of Zheng became Zhu Xiong Ying's staunch supporters.

If this continues, Zhu Xiong Ying will be controlling far too many troops.

Zhu Yunwen felt a little panicked.

It now appears that the gap in strength between the two is too large.

If a real fight breaks out, they will undoubtedly lose.

At this moment, Zhu Xiong Ying seemed to have thought of something and hurriedly said something.

"Oh right, I just remembered."

Previously, inside Renshou Palace, I heard Zhu Xiong Ying say that he seemed to be calling on merchants from all over the country to jointly build something like the imperial highways built by Qin Shi Huang!

Everyone looked on incredulously upon hearing this.

"Has Zhu Xiong Ying gone mad? Those merchants aren't fools; why would they give him money to build roads?"

"Moreover, building roads is an extremely costly and wasteful undertaking. How is his behavior any different from that of Qin Shi Huang, who levied exorbitant taxes and levies!"

Everyone frowned, thinking for a long time but still unable to figure out why Zhu Xiong Ying was doing this. At this moment, Huang Zi Cheng's eyes lit up and he said with a smile.

"This is a great opportunity for us. In any case, these businessmen will definitely not pay, and if they don't pay, they will inevitably offend Zhu Xiong Ying!"

"Given Zhu Xiong Ying's extremely tough personality, he will definitely force them to pay for road construction, which will inevitably lead to a major conflict with merchants from all over the country!"

"Then we'll fan the flames from behind, and everyone in the world will be condemning Zhu Xiong Ying. That will be our chance!"

Zhu Xiong Ying nodded after hearing this.

"That's definitely a good idea!"

"However, if we do this, it probably won't do much good for the Ming Dynasty. What the Ming Dynasty needs right now is stability. If we do this, the Ming Dynasty will definitely be thrown into chaos. Wouldn't that be a bad idea?"

Huang Zicheng became extremely anxious after hearing this.

"Imperial grandson Yunwen!"

"The most urgent task now is to remove Zhu Xiong Ying from that position. Zhu Xiong Ying's power is too great now, and we cannot let him continue to develop like this, otherwise it will be a nightmare for all scholars in the world!"

"Besides, it was that person who did this, so what does it have to do with us? In the end, we were just the ones who fueled the fire!"

"If we fail to reach that position, we'll likely all meet a gruesome end!"

After hearing these words, Zhu Yunwen sighed deeply.

"There's no other way now!"

(End of this chapter)