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

Chapter 520 Empress Ma is seriously ill

Marquis Fei Ju of Pingliang was somewhat displeased.

"We've all fought our way up from the battlefield, so how could we possibly know less than those people? Our descendants have all been raised and trained by ourselves, so how could they be inferior? I don't think there's any need for this!"

One of them nodded after hearing this; none of them wanted to admit that their teaching was worse than that of the military academy.

Hu Weiyong sighed as he watched these people still persisting. He knew very well that the situation was completely different now than before.

The Ming Dynasty is now thriving, and it has many new weapons and tactics, many of which he has never seen before. These Huaixi nobles have indeed fought many major battles before, but many of those tactics are no longer applicable.

"Gentlemen, I have no other solution to this problem. That was my suggestion just now, and I really have no other suggestions to offer."

If you all find what I've said reasonable, you will certainly use your power to try and place as many of our own people in positions as possible!

"But if you are still thinking about your old life and using your old mindset, then I'm afraid I have no other choice now!"

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

They understood what Hu Weiyong meant, but they still felt that something was amiss.

At this moment, a group of princes arrived at the inner palace.

At this moment, Empress Ma was lying in bed, and she didn't even have the strength to speak.

Zhu Yuanzhang, along with a group of princesses and young princes, stayed in this place for a period of time. During this time, Zhu Yuanzhang's condition was extremely poor and he was on the verge of collapse.

The affairs of the court are temporarily being handled by Crown Prince Zhu Biao; otherwise, who knows what might have happened.

Empress Ma was overjoyed to see so many princes and Zhu Xiong Ying and others gathered in this place.

"I never expected to see the children again in the end, so it was all worth it!"

According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, adult princes were required to go to their respective vassal states to serve as their fiefdoms.

Although Zhu Xiong Ying made some changes on this basis, the Ming Dynasty now has a very vast territory in various places, and these places all need to be garrisoned.

Therefore, even after these princes came of age, they were still stationed in various places.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a pang of heartache. He grasped Empress Ma's hand, his face streaked with tears.

"Sister, if you don't want the children to leave this place, I'll let them stay here with you. Anyway, our Ming Dynasty still has many generals, and the various places are relatively stable. It won't be a big problem to send other generals to guard those places first!"

Empress Ma smiled and shook her head after hearing this.

"This is just my problem. It would be bad if it caused national affairs to be delayed!"

"Besides, the children have all grown up and each has their own life. Seeing this makes me very happy!"

"I never imagined I would reach this position today, or come this far!"

"But seeing the Ming Dynasty grow stronger little by little from its founding to the present day, I am very happy!"

"Especially Zhu Xiong Ying, although he is young, he has done many things that we should be doing!"

"Perhaps you brothers have different abilities, but you must be united and never turn your swords against your own brothers!" The princes nodded after hearing this, even though there were various conflicts among them.

However, everyone knew very well that the throne belonged to Zhu Yuanzhang, his crown prince Zhu Biao, and his grandson Zhu Xiong Ying, spanning three generations.

Both Crown Prince Zhu Biao and Grandson Zhu Xiong Ying had undergone numerous trials and were extremely capable; neither of them harbored any resentment.

Just then, a cry suddenly came from outside, and everyone frowned.

The main problem was that the crying was so abrupt. When everyone looked in that direction, they discovered that the person who made the sound was Zhu Yunwen.

Zhu Xiong Ying frowned when he saw Zhu Yun Wen appear in this place. Normally, shouldn't this person still be in the territory of the Khmer Empire? How did he suddenly come to this place?

At this moment, Empress Ma looked at Zhu Xiong Ying and said.

“Xiongying, although Yunwen has made many mistakes, he is still your brother. I know he is ambitious for that position, but he doesn’t have the ability to hold it!”

"So after I summoned him back to Yingtian Prefecture, I left him here to live as an ordinary, leisurely prince!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yunwen's expression changed drastically. He had thought that Empress Ma had summoned him because she thought highly of him.

If that were the case, he might have been able to gain a higher position through this opportunity; who would have thought it would turn out like this?

Thinking of this, he felt extremely resentful, as they were both imperial grandsons.

Why? Zhu Xiong Ying has so much, while I'm stuck in that godforsaken place to the south.

Now that he has returned to Yingtian Prefecture, he has not been given any rights.

The other princes nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

Crown Prince Zhu Biao and Grandson Zhu Xiong Ying are the two most suitable candidates.

Apart from those two, no one else was suitable to be emperor. To put it bluntly, if Zhu Biao and Zhu Xiong Ying had both met with misfortune at this time, no matter who came to power, many of them would be dissatisfied.

After all these matters were settled, Empress Ma was exhausted and could only rest.

The atmosphere became heavy, and Crown Prince Zhu Biao had no choice but to leave the place with his brothers.

That evening, Crown Prince Zhu Biao looked at his brothers and said...

"My brothers have worked hard over the years, guarding various places. The Ming Dynasty is able to achieve what it is today thanks to the great help of my brothers!"

"However, I urge you all to manage your respective places well and not be trapped by a life of love. My Great Ming has not yet completely unified the world, and there are still many enemies in various places!"

The group nodded in agreement.

The princes then approached a few people they were on good terms with and who were relatively familiar with them to chat.

At this moment, Crown Prince Zhu Biao, Prince Qin Zhu Shuang, Prince Jin Zhu Gang, and several others were sitting together.

Prince Zhu Gang of Jin looked at Prince Zhu Shuang of Qin and said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)