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

Chapter 396 Lan Yu Makes a Move
Upon thinking of this place, Duke Lan Yu of Liang gritted his teeth in hatred. Previously, his relationship with those old brothers from Huaixi was quite good.

I even helped them with a lot of things. I never expected that these people would have such ambitions. Fortunately, I wasn't too involved with them, otherwise I would be in a dilemma now.

The thought of such a thing fills me with lingering fear.

"These damned bastards, they could have just died, but they even dragged me down to be their blanket!"

"No, no, this kind of thing absolutely cannot be resolved so easily!"

After Duke Lan Yu of Liang returned, he began to gather his men and those who had a very good relationship with the Crown Prince Zhu Xiong Ying.

When they learned that they already knew the truth about the assassination of the Crown Prince Zhu Xiong Ying, they were all furious.

If something happens to the Crown Prince Zhu Xiong Ying, their lives will probably be difficult too. These people aren't targeting His Highness the Crown Prince; they're clearly targeting them as well.

They rushed out one by one.

At this moment, everyone was very puzzled, especially Yu Huatian.

"Your Highness, wouldn't it be better for our Western Depot to handle this matter? If General Lan gets involved, it might cause some trouble!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Xiong Ying's eyes were filled with determination as she spoke.

"I know what you're talking about, but right now, Duke Lan Yu of Liang is the most suitable candidate. The power of the Western Depot among the officials is simply too terrifying!"

"Moreover, the Western Depot should remain hidden in the shadows. It's really not good for it to appear so openly in front of everyone now. From now on, whether it's assassination or intelligence gathering, the Western Depot must not appear openly in front of everyone. Only in this way can we develop better!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Huatian of the Western Depot nodded, seemingly knowing what to do next. Not long after, Duke Lan Yu of Liang led a group of people to the residence of Marquis Chen Yong of Linjiang.

At this moment, the group of generals following behind him arrived at this place and looked at Liang Guogong Lan Yu with great doubt.

"Duke of Liang, weren't we supposed to be pretending to be the murderers who wanted to harm the Crown Prince? How did we end up here?"

Duke Lan Yu of Liang was somewhat displeased upon hearing this. Could he possibly have gone to the wrong place? "This is the place I've come to. How could I have gone to the wrong place? The murderer who framed the Crown Prince is right here!"

Upon hearing these words, everyone was extremely surprised. Looking at the Linjiang Marquis's residence in front of them, they realized that it was no wonder that such a situation had occurred. Sure enough, someone was manipulating things behind the scenes. However, they never expected that the person was actually the Linjiang Marquis.

They were all nobles from Huaixi, and their relationships within their circle were generally quite good. Therefore, their relationship with Marquis Chen Yong of Linjiang was neither particularly good nor bad.

But if they've already confirmed that these are their own old brothers, does that mean one of their old brothers is missing? At this moment, a general said somewhat hesitantly.

"Duke of Liang, do you think there might be some misunderstanding in this matter?"

"Although the Marquis of Linjiang doesn't contact us much usually, he is still one of the noble families of Huaixi. We're all family. I don't think we need to go too far in this matter!"

Upon hearing this man's words, Duke Lan Yu of Liang burst into laughter and then kicked him.

"What do you know? Someone is already trying to kill His Highness the Crown Prince. Isn't that a serious matter?"

"I'm warning you, I'm here to avenge His Highness the Crown Prince and capture these guys. Of course, besides him, there's more than one group of people behind him!"

"If you want to leave this place, then get out of here now, or you'll regret it!" The group was stunned for a moment, none of them willing to leave. It was a general who looked at Duke Lan Yu of Liang and said.

"Please rest assured, Duke Liang, we will absolutely not leave this place!"

"Without His Highness the Crown Prince, our Great Ming Dynasty would not have the national strength it has today. Many surrounding countries have already submitted to us, and even the lives of us soldiers are much better than before. All of this is thanks to His Highness the Crown Prince's abilities!"

"We are deeply saddened by these events, and we must arrest these people no matter what!"

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded and expressed their opinions.

Now that Duke Lan Yu of Liang has come to this place in such a huff, and before going there he even met with His Highness the Crown Prince to explain that His Highness had agreed to this matter, this is going to be troublesome. The chances of him being recognized are very high.

The thought of this place filled him with extreme fear.

Although he was not one of those who assassinated Zhu Xiong Ying, he had a fairly good relationship with Marquis Chen Yong of Linjiang.

This time, I've decided to sever ties with him; as the saying goes, when disaster strikes, everyone flies away.

I cannot bring them all down because of a mere Marquis of Linjiang, Chen Yongjiang.

At that moment, a general spoke firmly.

"We don't care what Marquis Chen Yong of Linjiang does, but this matter involves His Highness the Crown Prince, so we won't let it pass so easily!"

Everyone else nodded after hearing these words. Then, Duke Lan Yu of Liang smiled, looked at his group of men, and burst into laughter.

He was very satisfied with the choices these people made.

"Well said! In that case, brothers, come with me, let's go find this kid surnamed Chen and clear things up!"

Finally, Duke Lan Yu of Liang and his entourage went directly to the Marquis of Linjiang's residence.

Upon arriving at this place, the two guards at the gate were terrified to see Duke Liang, Lan Yu, there and hurriedly said...

"So it's the Duke of Liang!"

"Please wait here for a moment, Duke Liang. I will inform our Marquis to come and greet you!"

Upon hearing these words, Duke Lan Yu of Liang smiled and said...

"Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you. It's really too tiring for you to make such a troublesome trip!"

At this moment, he looked at the two generals beside him. The two generals nodded after hearing this, then drew their swords from their waists and pressed them directly against the necks of the two men. The two men were immediately frightened when they saw this.

Although they didn't know the exact reason for these situations, they dared not make any rash moves.

At this moment, they shut their mouths and dared not say a word, for fear of dying right there in the middle of the place.

(End of this chapter)