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

Chapter 399 The dog jumps over the wall in a hurry

Upon seeing the contents of this document, Lan Yu gritted her teeth in hatred.

At this moment, Lan Yu looked angrily at Marquis Chen Yong of Linjiang on the ground and said.

"You've really gotten yourself into a lot of messes. Although I, Lan Yu, have done some stupid things in the past, none of them have been as chaotic as yours. This time, you're finished!"

Marquis Chen Yong of Linjiang felt a little scared when he heard this, and hurriedly looked at Lan Yu in front of him and said.

"Duke Liang, let's talk this out. It's not that I had to do this; they forced me to. Please, have mercy and leave me a way out. Take all this money, and I promise to pretend no one saw it!"

Lan Yu licked her lips upon hearing this. If it were before, she might have actually agreed, but the Western Depot established by Zhu Xiong Ying was omnipresent.

No one was sure if Zhu Xiong Ying had planted someone in their lives. Besides, they weren't short of money, so why bother with all this trouble?

Just then, a group of officials arrived at the place.

Besides government officials, there were also many military generals among them.

When they arrived at this place in a hurry, their expressions changed drastically upon seeing the chests of gold and silver treasures and the letters in the courtyard.

Despite their haste, they were still late. With these letters in hand, their days ahead will likely be difficult.

At this moment, these people hurriedly spoke.

"Duke Liang, we are all on the same side, why be so ruthless? We are all family!"

Upon hearing this, Duke Lan Yu of Liang sneered.

"What you say makes some sense. I'm afraid these letters contain some of your information, and you probably contributed to this money as well!"

Upon hearing this, the officials immediately lowered their heads and remained silent. They couldn't just admit to this so easily, or their fate wouldn't be much better.

At this moment, Lan Yu let out a cold snort.

Are there any officials from the Court of Judicial Review among you?

After exchanging glances, one of the officials stepped forward and said, "I am from the Dali Temple."

Lan Yu smiled as he looked at the person in front of him.

"Since you're from the Dali Temple, that's good. Take all this gold and silver back to the Dali Temple and hand it over to your Dali Temple Minister to handle this matter!"

"Don't try any tricks. I've kept a record of all this money, and I know exactly how much there is. As for these letters, I'm taking them all!"

After saying this, he and his men laughed and left the place. After they left, everyone looked at Marquis Chen Yong of Linjiang with resentment.

"Lord Linjiang, what exactly are you up to? Why didn't you hide these letters better? Or burn them? Now that they've fallen into Lan Yu's hands, if these letters reach His Majesty's hands, how will we survive?"

Upon hearing this, Marquis Chen Yong of Linjiang felt extremely depressed.

"How could I have known these guys would suddenly come to my territory? That Lan Yu is truly hateful; he actually led his men and barged in without any warning!"

Thinking of this place, he gritted his teeth in hatred.

This was said by an official with a sigh.

"Things have come to this point, and there's no point in saying anything now. The most important thing now is how to deal with this matter." After hearing this, everyone sighed. They knew very well that this matter was unlikely to change.

Lan Yu can be considered a staunch supporter of Zhu Xiong Ying and would never side with them.

"They probably only have two options left: one is for us to surrender and hand over everything we've gained!"

"Perhaps His Highness the Crown Prince will speak up for us then, and we might be able to avoid serious damage!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions immediately became extremely awkward.

Other methods might be acceptable, but this one is really quite difficult.

These were all keys they had worked so hard to obtain. If they handed them all over, the losses would be extremely severe, and all their years of hard work would be in vain. Thinking of this, they sighed deeply.

"Isn't there any other way? This is causing us too much loss?"

"Moreover, we have committed such a serious crime. Given the personalities of His Majesty and His Highness the Crown Prince, they may not let us off the hook, even if His Highness the Crown Prince intercedes on our behalf."

This matter may not be easy to resolve!

Moreover, after this incident, their losses will be extremely severe, and they may even be stripped of their official positions and titles.

All those years of hard work have been destroyed in an instant. No one could accept that.

The official sighed and said.

"If we don't do this, I'm afraid we'll only have one path left. Are kings and generals born with special privileges? Back then, the man surnamed Zhu rose from a monk to his current position. We might not be unable to achieve the same. If we gather all the forces we have, we might even be able to put up a fight!"

The crowd looked troubled. Although they possessed considerable power, it was still far weaker than the imperial court's. Most of the generals in the court were currently...

He was extremely obedient to Zhu Yuanzhang's words, and many people supported Zhu Xiong Ying.

Even if they rebelled, it's unlikely that many people would respond.

"It's too hasty now. If we wait a while longer until Duke Cao, Li Wenzhong, leaves the capital, then the only person we can rely on in the entire capital will be Duke Liang, Lan Yu!"

"When that time comes, we can just create some chaos around the area and take it away!"

"But this has already happened, and we simply didn't have much time to prepare!"

Everyone was in a difficult position, when someone seemed to have thought of something and said...

"Now, the grandson of the emperor, Zhu Yunwen, also has considerable power. I've heard that Confucian scholars and powerful families all support him!"

"Those powerful families also possess considerable strength. If we can unite with their forces, it will definitely increase our chances of victory!"

"Besides, even if we succeed in our rebellion, it will be very difficult for us to gather the troops scattered across the land. It would be much easier if we acted in Zhu Yunwen's name!"

The group nodded in agreement. "That's a good idea. We should act quickly, lest we be left waiting to die."

After hearing this, they all began to contact each other. At this time, Liang Guogong Lan Yu handed over all the letters he had received to Zhu Xiong Ying.

Zhu Xiong Ying smiled as he looked at the contents of the document.

(End of this chapter)