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

Chapter 392 Standoff between the Five Military Commands

Yu Huatian stepped forward, his face beaming as he looked at Yuan Cidi.

"Assassination? What assassination?"

"In a way, it's all thanks to this assassination attempt. If it weren't for that, how could we have dug you all out!"

"Moreover, although this assassination attempt was daring, it was extremely crude. It's quite amusing that our Western Depot, with its countless experts, couldn't even defend against a few lowly assassins!"

Yuan Cidi was stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it carefully, it seemed to be true. Yingtianfu Airport was now no less than the Jinyiwei (Imperial Guard). Spy agents were spread throughout Yingtianfu, and there were also many experts protecting Zhu Xiong Ying. It was unreasonable that no one had reported the matter of protecting the carriage. Moreover, Zhu Xiong Ying had left this place directly, as if he had known about these things all along.

Moreover, Yu Huatian was assassinated on the same day.

It's rather unusual that, with guards all around, not a single assassin was left behind.

Either these people betrayed Zhu Xiong Ying, or this whole thing was a setup.

At this moment, Yuan Cidi stared wide-eyed at Zhu Xiong Ying in front of him.

"Your Highness, could it be that you sent all these assassins yourself?"

Zhu Xiong Ying smiled and nodded after hearing this.

"Not too stupid, although I realized it a bit late, but it's still much better than those idiots!"

"You're right, those assassins who tried to kill me were all hired by myself. How about that? Isn't it extremely interesting that I hired assassins to try and kill myself!"

Yuan Cidi was stunned for a moment, wondering what Zhu Xiong Ying's arrangements were and what their significance was. Was he sending men to assassinate him just to lure them out?

Considering that his own affairs had already been discovered by the Western Depot, it was enough to show that the Western Depot was fully aware of these matters. Thinking of this, he sighed.

He had been worried about this matter at the time. Although he did not understand why Marquis Chen Yong of Linjiang was targeting His Highness the Crown Prince, he had never stopped him in order to repay Chen De's kindness to him.

Especially this assassination attempt, although they didn't do it, he suspected it was related to Marquis Chen Yong of Linjiang, but he never imagined it was.

It seems that Zhu Xiong Ying set this up himself to capture them. Thinking of this, he sighed. He never expected that His Highness the Crown Prince would know so much about these things.

My subordinates were worried for nothing.

“Since I have done something wrong, I must pay the price. However, this matter has nothing to do with my wife and children. I hope Your Highness can forgive them!”

Zhu Xiong Ying smiled and said.

"Since I brought you to this place, I naturally have no intention of killing you!"

"We've investigated quite a bit about your Western Depot people, and they do have some skills. It's really a waste of their talents to only be a minor commander in Yingtian Prefecture!"

"It won't be long before Cao Guogong Li Wenzhong goes to the northwest to fight against the Eastern Chagatai Khanate in the northwest."

"At that time, he will be in need of capable people under his command. Are you willing to share the burden for the country?"

Yuan Cidi was taken aback when he heard this.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince still dares to use me!"

"Although the assassination attempt has nothing to do with us, I am, after all, a subordinate of Marquis Chen Yong of Linjiang. Am I not afraid of getting into trouble?"

At this moment, Zhu Xiong Ying shook his head.

"It doesn't matter whose subordinate you are, the prerequisite is that you are a member of the imperial court!"

"What you did before, though it was worthy of Chen De, was unworthy of the people of my Great Ming!" "General Chen De made great contributions to the Great Ming, but Chen De is Chen De and Chen Yong is Chen Yong. The two cannot be confused. Now you must atone for your past actions, otherwise, even in the afterlife, you will not have the right to meet the late Marquis of Linjiang!"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Cidi knelt down with a thud.

"Your Highness, I am willing to serve you!"

Zhu Xiong Ying nodded in satisfaction after hearing this. Then Yuan Ci Di told him everything he knew, which was similar to what Yu Hua Tian's Western Depot had found out.

"So that's how it is. It seems you really were used as a pawn. This matter has nothing to do with you!"

"I will tell Duke Li Wenzhong about your situation later. Then you will go to the Northwest with Duke Li Wenzhong. As for whether you can make a contribution, that will depend on yourself!"

Yuan Cidi was extremely excited when he heard this.

"Your Highness, I thank you greatly!"

Upon hearing this, the grandson of the emperor, Zhu Xiong Ying, smiled and nodded.

After Yuan Cidi left, Yu Huatian said with a puzzled expression.

"Why would His Highness the Crown Prince trust this person so much?"

"As far as I know, His Highness the Crown Prince and this person were complete strangers before!"

"Isn't it a bit too impulsive to just believe him like that?"

Zhu Xiong Ying shook his head after hearing this, then smiled and said.

“That’s no problem. There are many capable people like Zhu Neng and Qiu Fu in the Ming army. They all started from humble beginnings!”

"For people like them, it's incredibly difficult to find a good career path, even though the Ming Dynasty now has a complete system for promoting military officers!"

"However, the military is a mixed bag, with various sons of noble families squeezing people in, making it difficult to be fair. But we can't just ignore those who are truly capable!"

At this time, Zhu Xiong Ying already had the idea of ​​establishing a military academy in his mind.

I had this idea before, but I was always busy with various things, so I didn't have time to deal with it. Now I have this opportunity.

The next morning, news came from the Five Armies Commandery, inviting the Crown Prince Zhu Xiong Ying to the Five Armies Commandery, saying that the assassin who tried to kill Zhu Xiong Ying at the city gate had been found.

Zhu Xiong Ying smiled upon hearing this news. It seemed that the other party had already taken the bait. Thinking of this, he nodded and said.

"Alright, now that the assassin has been caught, let's go see what these people are up to!"

Zhu Xiong Ying then went to the Five Military Governor's Office.

At this time, a large number of people had gathered in the Five Armies Commandery, led by Duke Lan Yu of Liang.

When Duke Lan Yu of Liang saw Zhu Xiong Ying arrive at this place, he was extremely excited and hurriedly went over to say something.

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince, you've arrived! I heard these young men have uncovered the group that tried to assassinate you!"

"So I came along to take a look. If these guys are really like that, I'll chop them to pieces without you even having to lift a finger!"

Now, most of the generals in Yingtian Prefecture have been dispatched, and apart from the elderly Duke of Wei, Lan Yu, there are very few left.

(End of this chapter)