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Zhu Di replied, "Reporting to royal father, it's not that I haven't reported anything. I, Da Ming, have just accepted Heaven's will and took over the world's foundations, so it's not really appropriate for me to have too many conflicts with martial artists. Fortunately, the martial artists from the north and south all came together peacefully, and they didn't have any intentions of opposing the imperial government."

After hearing it, Zhu Yuanzhang lightly said, "Then why did you come to report to me today? Could it be that they have made some move? "

Zhu Ge said: "Reporting to royal father, the reason why the North and South Martial Forests were at peace was simply because one of the two sides' strengths was on par with the other side, and when the Zhaoling Six Swords cast by Tang Taizong's Li Shimin appeared in the world, the people of Wu Lin started to fight for it, and so they started to use all kinds of methods to get it done. The South Martial Organization's head, Yuan Chengzong, had ordered his disciples, Murong Qianyu, to lead thousands of men and fight with Wu Lin in Nankang City, resulting in heavy casualties.

After hearing that, Zhu Yuanzhang muttered to himself, "Is this matter only instigated by Yuan Chenzong? Beiwu Lin did not invade Yuan Chengzong? " When these words came out, the two kings were stunned, because these words clearly showed that they were biased against Yuan Chenzong.

After Zhu Di heard this, he hurriedly replied, "Reporting to Imperial Father, this subject can prove that it was Yuan Chengzong's side who instigated this. Northern Martial Forest was merely defending themselves."

Zhu Yuanzhang asked, "How do you know this?"

Zhu Di replied, "Reporting to Imperial Father, a year ago I rebelled against Chen Long Yu, and this son was ordered to exterminate the bandits. Because of the large number of bandits surrounding our son, I was lucky to have the unwavering support of the North Martial Alliance Head, An Wuyou. Wanmei Manor did their best to assist this son in defeating the enemy, and without the help of the North Martial Forest, this son would not have been able to exterminate Chen Long Yu so quickly.

Prince Zhu Quan added, "As for this matter, Imperial Father can testify, Wanmei Manor not only donated troops and rations to contribute to the nation, but also did not develop a new type of artillery. This cannon is very powerful, but the cost is very low, and even the northern martial arts Lin did not ask for even the slightest bit of repayment from our army."

After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he muttered to himself, "Is An Wuyou the Ji Prefecture's military chief who had rendered meritorious service during the last battle against Chen Long Yu?"

Zhu Di said, "It's him!"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked, "How is this person's political performance in Ji Prefecture? Let me have a look." Before his voice faded, an official had already given Zhu Yuanzhang a series of details regarding Jizhou City's tax revenue, population, and farmers' businesses for the past year. After Zhu Yuanzhang finished reading, he nodded and said, "This person's performance in Jizhou is indeed pretty good and can be considered a pillar of the nation.

Before his voice faded away, he saw the imperial concubine, Zhu Yunwen, standing on the other side of the Dragon Book table. "Royal Grandfather, this grandson has something he doesn't know but shouldn't say."

Zhu Yuanzhang replied, "You are the grand grandson of the Emperor. This is a matter of great importance to the country, so you naturally have to put in all your effort to get involved in this. If there's anything you want to say, just say it."

Zhu Yunwen replied, "Yes. Grandfather and grandson have only seen that this is a matter of national importance. Yuan Chengzong's forces are spread all over the country, and he's already gathering troops and horses. Even if it's not obvious, grandson believes that we should make the first move.

Zhu Yuanzhang asked, "Why?"

Zhu Yunwen said, "Royal Grandfather, according to my uncles, Yuan Chengzong has at least thirty to forty thousand troops under his command. If our army doesn't kill him first, then when he does fight with the Thousand Plum Villa in the future, he will definitely be wiped out, bringing about countless innocent civilians. It would be better for our army to go out early and take control of the situation, in other words, even if Yuan Chengzong doesn't send out his troops to fight against the Thousand Plum Villa, there will always be a huge force of people left in the river lake. It would be harmful to the country, so it would be better to remove it as a plan for the future."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded his head and said, "What Yunwen says makes sense, but Yunwen, have you thought about how Yuan Chengzhong has such a strong army, then what about Wanmei Manor? Since the strength of their two families are around the same, wouldn't it be even more harmful to me, Big Ming, if we were to eliminate Yuan Zong and destroy the entire Northern Martial Forest? "No matter what, Yuan Chengzong is a citizen of my Da Ming Kingdom. Sending an army against him without any reason, doesn't that mean that he has no reputation? He will be criticized by the world for that."

According to what my uncles said, Wanmei Manor is extremely loyal to me, donating both troops and food as well as artillery blueprints. It can be seen that this group of people do not have any enmity towards me, and with An Wuyou's outstanding political achievements in Ji Prefecture, how about I recruit them and use them as my subordinates, order them to send troops to destroy Yuan Chengzong under the name of Wanmei Manor. If they win, we can bestow an official title upon them, and when they win, we can distribute the troops under their command to different places.

After hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and smiled, "You handled this matter very properly, good! I shall do as you say. You will be in charge of this matter and your three uncles will help you accomplish it. "

After Zhu Yunwen heard this, he bowed his head and kowtowed to Zhu Yuanzhang, "Grandson obeys the decree!"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "For the matter with the Wan Mei Manor, who is willing to go?"

Before he could finish, King Yan, Zhu Di, said, "Imperial Father, behind last time, when this son fought with that An Wuyou side by side, this subject is willing to share your father's worries."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "Alright! Remember, you must agree to An Wugou's request. As long as he is willing to accept it, the troops under his command will remain under his command. In the future, if he is able to eliminate that traitor Yuan Chengzong, we will confer his title of marquis to him. "

After hearing it, Zhu Di bowed. "Yes!" This son obeys the decree! "

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded his head and asked, "What else do you all need from your beloved officials?"

The civil and military officials shouted in unison, "We are fine!"

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said, "Then let's disperse." With that, he stood up and turned around to leave through the screen. The civil and military officials and officials said in unison, "Long live and long live our Emperor!"

After everyone had dispersed, Zhu Er and Zhu Quan returned to their respective fiefdom. Zhu Di received the imperial edict and went to Ji Prefecture to look for the An clan to heal. Emperor Grandmaster Zhu Yunwen immediately summoned his trusted aides to the Eastern Palace and whispered a few words into his ear. He ordered him to report this matter to Yu Gong at once.