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

Chapter 548 Zhu Liangzu's Emperor Dream

"Moreover, those from humble backgrounds have no distinguished family history, and what kind of education can they receive from childhood? How can people like them be worthy of entering the imperial court!"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the officials with a cold expression and said...

"Does your logic mean that people from poor families are unfit to be officials?"

"I too came from humble origins, yet I seized this empire!"

"Are you saying that I am unworthy to be the ruler of this world?"

The official paused for a moment, then hurriedly said!

"That is not our intention. Your Majesty is different from them. Your Majesty is the chosen one, and naturally cannot associate with such ordinary mortals!"

Soon, the officials in the court expressed their own thoughts, which were nothing more than abolishing all the current reform policies of the Ming Dynasty to protect the interests of landlords, gentry and various powerful families. Zhu Yuanzhang was furious. If it weren't for this incident, he really wouldn't have known that the powerful families who were loyal to them in the court would have such thoughts.

At this moment, Prince Zhu Bai of Xiang stepped forward and spoke.

"Father, our reforms have entered a critical stage; they must not be changed under any circumstances!"

"They're just a bunch of rebellious good-for-nothings. Our court still has plenty of troops and can mobilize soldiers from other places. I believe it won't be long before we can wipe them all out!"

Zhu Yuanzhang then looked at Crown Prince Zhu Biao, who smiled but remained silent.

Zhu Yuanzhang sensed that the matter was not so simple, so he asked the ministers in the court to leave first.

After the ministers left, Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Crown Prince Zhu Biao with a puzzled expression.

"Biao'er, I saw you laughing there just now, maybe you know something!"

Crown Prince Zhu Biao smiled and shook his head.

"Father, I don't know anything, I just believe in Xiong Ying!"

"Now that Xiong Ying controls the Western Depot and the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and they already know about the enemy's rebellion, how could they make such a basic mistake!"

"So I believe this is a setup by U.A. High!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was somewhat surprised to hear this.

"You mean U.A. wants to take this opportunity to capture all those who want to rebel and then wipe them out in one fell swoop!"

Crown Prince Zhu Biao smiled and nodded upon hearing this.

"If that weren't the case, how could we possibly know the true thoughts of these ministers in the court!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded after hearing this.

"That's absolutely right!"

"However, the rebellion of those powerful families is indeed a very troublesome matter. I am worried that if those noble families from Huaixi in the court were to cause trouble again, things would get really complicated!"

Crown Prince Zhu Biao, however, did not care at all.

"If they want to rebel, then let them come!"

"The situation of our Great Ming Dynasty is vastly different from what it was back then. The forces they possess will not pose a significant threat to our Great Ming. As long as the army remains in our hands, things will not turn out too badly!"

"Right now, I reckon there are quite a few people in Yingtian Prefecture who have their own ideas!"

Sure enough, a number of officials had gathered in the mansion, and even some nobles from Huaixi were gathered together and talking.

"The Ming Dynasty is currently in a precarious situation, with most of its troops stationed abroad. This is a golden opportunity for us!"

"As long as we respond together and take Yingtian Prefecture, even if the armies in other places react, they won't be able to do anything. If we unite, changing the dynasty will be no problem!"

Several elderly dukes and marquises were somewhat excited. "These guys have been sitting on the sidelines for a very long time!"

"Seeing their juniors making contributions and rising in status, they were extremely resentful!"

Marquis Yongjia, Zhu Liangzu, looked displeased.

"He's just a beggar, yet he can become emperor!"

Why can't we wait?

"Zhu Yuanzhang has long forgotten his roots. We are all people who have shed blood for the Ming Dynasty, and we are all meritorious officials. It's one thing for him to suppress our military power over the years, but we only embezzled some money and killed a few people!"

"To punish us for such a trivial matter is utterly despicable!"

The other generals nodded in agreement. They were all men who had fought their way out of the chaos of war, and none of them hadn't taken lives on their hands. In fact, they had sometimes fought to the bitter end.

If they have no real merit, they will try every means to cut off more people's heads from various villages to make up for it.

There's nothing in this world they wouldn't dare to do, and now they've been dismissed from their posts simply for seizing some land or taking over a few villages, so naturally they're very resentful.

Now is a great opportunity to turn things around.

"These marquises hold significant military power and were once high-ranking generals in the court. Now that Zhu is so unjust and ruthless, it wouldn't hurt for us to elect a new emperor!"

"However, there are still quite a few troops in the imperial court. I wonder if you have control over how many?"

The men frowned. They hadn't led troops in a long time, not to mention how much prestige they still had.

"Those old subordinates might not listen to them either," the group said, thinking to themselves.

"We need to think about this some more!"

"After all, those people haven't contacted us for a long time, and we don't know how many of them still obey our orders!"

The group nodded after hearing this.

At this moment, Marquis Chen Yong of Linjiang spoke.

"We don't need to be like that. No matter what, those people were all trained by us. Back then, there was Marquis Yongchang, Lan Yu!"

"At the beginning of the founding of the country, he was just a count. Now he's done for. He's become a duke. I heard he's stationed in the Ü-Tsang capital and might even be granted the title of king!"

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but grit his teeth. This Marquis of Linjiang, Chen Yong, owed his position to his father, Chen De.

He has now inherited the title of marquis, but he himself is not very capable.

Among his generation, there were many outstanding individuals, which is why his status was not very high, causing him great dissatisfaction.

In his view, Lan Yu's success was simply due to his connections with Chang Yuchun and Crown Prince Zhu Biao.

Otherwise, how could he have achieved such success? If it were me, I could definitely have done even better.

Soon, these people began preparing to contact people in the military.

The next morning, the Embroidered Uniform Guards handed over all the information they had gathered to the Hall of Diligent Governance.

Zhu Yuanzhang and his crown prince Zhu Biao were shocked when they saw the list.

I never expected these guys would all team up.

Zhu Yuanzhang was furious. These were his old brothers who had fought alongside him to conquer the country and had committed many offenses. Originally, Zhu Xiong Ying intended to exile them all, but considering their contributions, Zhu Yuanzhang spared them, wanting them to live a peaceful and wealthy life. Who would have thought that these guys would be so ungrateful?

(End of this chapter)