mtl008 Chapter 1420
Chapter 1420
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at his son, whose face was full of resentment, and pondered for a moment.
He then asked, "Fourth brother, just now this bald monk next to you asked us if, besides his guards, anyone else accompanied our eldest grandson on his return to the palace from the Alchemy Bureau. Actually, what he really wanted to know was whether our eldest grandson had captured that group of nobles from Huaixi, right?"
Zhu Di hesitated for a moment.
He knew, of course, that the monk Daoyan was trying to remind his father through this question: Zhu Yunwen had only temporarily averted the crisis, and the nobles of Huaixi were still at large and could strike at Zhu Yunwen again at any time...
This was intended to spur his father to make the decision to send troops.
This thought could not be hidden from Zhu Yuanzhang, so Zhu Di stopped trying to explain.
He nodded truthfully: "Father is right."
At this moment, he immediately heard his father scoff, glance at him and Master Daoyan, and ask, "Then where do you think the nobles of Huaixi are if they haven't been captured by our great-grandson and returned to Yingtian Prefecture?"
Zhu Di frowned slightly, puzzled.
For a moment, he didn't understand why his father would ask him such a question. He subconsciously replied, "It's nothing more than being stationed in the outskirts of Yingtian Prefecture, waiting for an opportunity to act?"
Things have escalated to this point; a peaceful resolution is impossible.
Zhu Yuanzhang revealed a mocking expression and asked in return, "Then let me tell you now, the fate of Lan Yu and the other dukes and marquises who were granted titles for their merits, as well as the many elite soldiers under their command, is unknown. Do you believe me?"
Hearing what Zhu Yuanzhang said.
Zhu Di and the monk Daoyan exchanged a glance, both seeing confusion in each other's eyes: These words... they felt they didn't quite understand?
There are many veteran generals and nobles leading the army, and they can mobilize a lot of their confidants, soldiers, friends and so on. All of this adds up to a huge force. If there is a battle, there will be deaths, injuries and survivors. Cleaning up the battlefield is a time-consuming and laborious task. So what kind of niche opinion is it that all of these people are missing and their fates are unknown?
"Father, what do you mean by that?" Zhu Di couldn't help but ask.
Zhu Yuanzhang casually put his hands in his pockets and calmly explained, "It means exactly what it says. What our spies in Yingtian Prefecture know is that Lan Yu and his gang were provoked by our Grandson, and they took up arms to settle scores with him. When they learned that our Grandson had gone to the Alchemy Department, they rushed there with a roar."
"And then?" Zhu Di swallowed hard and asked impatiently.
"And then that was it. Our eldest grandson, along with his Dragon Soaring Guard and Tiger Soaring Guard, set off from the Alchemy Bureau back to Yingtian Prefecture. And everything outside the Alchemy Bureau's sealed-off area remained as calm as if nothing had happened!"
"As for what happened within the area sealed off by the Alchemy Division..."
"That brat has always guarded his alchemy office tightly, and he still does. No one can find out anything about it. As for those nobles and elite soldiers from Huaixi who went in but couldn't get out, they are still dead or alive."
Zhu Yuanzhang told Zhu Di everything he had just received, and by the end, his face couldn't help but show excitement and pride...
—Damn it, to quietly and directly wipe out this group of ruthless killers and elite troops that everyone fears, this feat is something I could never have done!
Let alone having enough troops to immediately mobilize to quell the rebellion, they are far inferior to these rebels in both quantity and quality. Even with ten times the number of troops, it's impossible to quietly suppress the rebels!
Zhu Yuanzhang had fought so many battles, but he had never seen one fought like this!
"Our grandson is truly capable and resourceful!" Zhu Yuanzhang thought to himself, his heart pounding with excitement.