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

Chapter 519 The Prince Returns to the Capital
"I'm afraid it won't last long!"

Everyone was shocked to hear this, because Empress Ma had been very kind to each of them. Although many of them were not Empress Ma's biological children, the old empress still treated them as her own sons, so they were all very grateful.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Xiong Ying realized that they had already added some health-enhancing drugs to Empress Ma's diet.

While these things can treat diseases, they cannot prevent life and death; birth, aging, sickness, and death are experiences that everyone must go through.

He sighed deeply when he got to this place.

At this moment, Crown Prince Zhu Biao looked at his group of younger brothers and said.

"Now that we can see from there, Mother will be very happy. However, you cannot stay in Yingtian Prefecture for too long this time. We will go to see Mother together later!"

"Now that you can all see it, Mother will be very happy!"

"However, you cannot stay in Yingtian Prefecture for too long this time. We will visit the Empress Dowager together later. After this is over, you will stay for a few days and then return to your respective posts to guard your posts!"

"Now that our Great Ming Dynasty is powerful and has a lot of land, we, as descendants of the Zhu family, naturally need to shoulder this obligation!"

"Big brother sees that each of you has grown up and is on your own path!"

"My brother was very happy."

My eldest brother is hosting a dinner tonight, so all of us brothers should have a good drink!

Everyone nodded after hearing this, but it was clear that their intentions were not particularly strong.

Thinking about it, that's indeed the case.

After all, given Empress Ma's situation in this place, they really couldn't be happy.

After everyone else had left, Zhu Xiong Ying remained in that place.

Crown Prince Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Xiong Ying in front of him and said with satisfaction.

"You've handled the situation in the Delhi Sultanate very well this time. The Delhi Sultanate has suffered extremely heavy losses and it will take a long time to recover its strength. This is an excellent opportunity for us!"

"From now on, when dealing with these countries, we should focus on offense. As for defense, that's up to them!"

Zhu Xiong Ying nodded after hearing this.

"That's right. As the power of our Great Ming Dynasty grew stronger, a very serious problem was also exposed: the difficulty in governing various regions!"

"We were able to maintain our rule in the Central Plains area before because everyone had the same customs and even spoke the same language!"

"Things are different now. As we continue our westward advance, we have captured a considerable amount of territory. The people there speak different languages ​​and have different customs than us, so it will not be easy to completely control them!"

"Besides respecting their local customs, we also need to integrate the customs of our Great Ming into their lives. In this way, it won't be long before these people become a part of our Great Ming!"

Crown Prince Zhu Biao nodded after hearing this.

"Don't worry, I've already started working on these things step by step, and quite a few problems have come to light recently!"

"These are the officials needed in various regions, and their numbers are extremely large. Fortunately, our Great Ming Dynasty is very powerful. If it were another country, it might not have been able to hold out for so long!"

Inside a room, several nobles from Huaixi sat together, their faces extremely grim. Because of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Xiong Ying, they had been plotting a comeback to oppose them, but unfortunately, it hadn't been very effective. Now, all the princes of the Ming Dynasty had grown up.

More importantly, the Ming Dynasty's national strength has grown stronger and stronger, and it has conquered many places. Even the former Yuan Dynasty is probably much weaker than the current Ming Dynasty in terms of national strength.

At this moment, the group of people looked at each other with bitterness in their eyes. Then, one of them coughed and said...

"If we had known this would happen, we shouldn't have caused such a big mess in the first place."

This is troublesome! Now we're stuck here, clinging to our titles!

Upon hearing this, everyone sighed; they were also generals of the Ming Dynasty.

They thought the world was at peace and there was no longer any need for them to use their talents, so none of them thought about these things.

However, something new has happened. Wars are raging in various places, and now Duke Cao, Li Wenzhong, Duke Liang, Lan Yu, and others have been sent to various places to administer injections.

Not only them, but Wu Liang, Wu Zhen, Mu Ying, and Wang Bi have all become dukes.

However, they are still stuck in the same place, and there is even a risk that their titles will be demoted, since their titles are not hereditary.

Unless their descendants prove themselves worthy, their titles have reached their limit by now.

This was what Marquis Lu Ju of Henan said after thinking for a moment.

"But we can't just stay here idly. Although we are old, our descendants are still young and they are here."

It's a waste for them to stay here. Do you think we can find a way to send them to the battlefield so they can earn some merit?

After hearing these words, Hu Weiyong shook his head and said.

"It's not that easy now. Many of the generals in the court today came from the military academy run by His Highness the Crown Prince, and they all started from the bottom. Even if your descendants join the army, they will probably have to start as a lowly soldier!"

Upon hearing this, they were momentarily stunned, feeling somewhat dissatisfied, for they were, after all, nobles and marquises.

They would still be somewhat dissatisfied if their descendants only became ordinary soldiers in the army.

"Isn't there any way to make an exception for this? I don't want a high-ranking official, even a small sergeant or a centurion would be fine!"

Upon hearing this, Hu Weiyong sighed and shook his head.

"Everyone!"

"Just listen to me!"

"The situation of my Great Ming Dynasty is completely different now than it was before. The territory of my Great Ming Dynasty has increased several times over!"

"Similarly, there are many places that need to be managed, as well as generals who lead troops!"

"We've already fallen behind, we can't afford to fall any further. I suggest we put all your descendants in that military academy so they can learn and increase their chances of survival on the battlefield!"

(End of this chapter)