Daming: After self-explosive time travel, Lao Zhu's mentality collapsed

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Lu Bing took the order and led his soldiers to continue pursuing the remaining Mongolian soldiers.

Chu Ze scanned the battlefield. The enemy's bodies were lying on the ground and blood was flowing like a river.

He showed no mercy, his eyes were cold: "These barbarians, they overestimate their own abilities!"

A moment later, Lord Guo also rushed over and clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, the Mongolian army has been completely defeated. Our army has won a great victory!"

"Humph, victory or defeat has already been decided!" Chu Ze said coldly: "Count the spoils of war, pass the order, and withdraw the troops back to the capital tomorrow morning!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Lord Guo bowed and accepted the order, then went down to make arrangements.

After the battle, the soldiers began to clean up the battlefield. Chu Ze stood on a high place, overlooking the entire battlefield with calm eyes, as if this victory was just an ordinary thing to him.

That night, Chu Ze rested in the camp, preparing to lead the army back to the capital the next day.

The next morning, at daybreak, the Ming army was ready to go.

Chu Ze sat on his horse, looked back at the battlefield behind him, and then waved his hand: "Let's go!"

The army marched towards the capital in a mighty manner. When the people along the way heard the news of victory, they lined the streets to see them off and praised the emperor's bravery and invincibility.

After returning to the capital, Chu Ze immediately summoned civil and military officials to discuss the next state affairs.

"Your Majesty, the issue of the alliance between Mongolia and Western Xia has been resolved. Next, I suggest that we continue to strengthen border defense to prevent them from making a comeback!" said Lord Guo.

"Yes, the border must be defended!" Chu Ze nodded: "However, the matter with Prince Huai has not been resolved yet, this matter cannot be delayed any longer!"

"Your Majesty is wise. I am willing to share your worries!" Lord Guo bowed.

"Prince Huai has secretly colluded with foreign enemies. Pass on my order to thoroughly clean up Prince Huai's Mansion and make sure all the accomplices involved are wiped out!" Chu Ze's tone was cold and left no room for doubt.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will do it right away!" Lu Bing accepted the order.

"Lu Bing!" Chu Ze said coldly, "Take your men to thoroughly investigate the Huai Palace right now, leaving no room for anyone!"

Lu Bing clasped his fists and said, "I will go right away, Your Majesty, rest assured!"

Chu Ze smiled coldly: "Don't worry? My eyes are not on Prince Huai alone. There are more than one person in the capital who dares to go against me!"

"Your Majesty has a far-sighted vision, and I understand!" Lu Bing responded, then quickly retreated.

Chu Ze stood in the center of the hall, his eyes slightly cold, as if he was thinking about something. After a moment, he waved his hand and said, "Come here, tell Lord Guo to come see me quickly!"

A moment later, Lord Guo arrived, clasped his fists and asked, "What do you want, Your Majesty?"

"Sir Guo, the matter of Prince Huai has already been resolved, but I don't want to make it known to everyone in the capital.

You and Lu Bing must work together to resolve this matter quietly and not let outsiders know!"

"I understand. I will not let any rumor spread in the capital!" Lord Guo nodded.

"Who among the people of Prince Huai's faction is colluding with the foreign enemy? Who is secretly allocating weapons? You and the Ministry of War must find out!"

"I have already started investigating. There are indeed problems with some of the documents regarding the allocation of weapons in recent days. I will check them one by one!" Lord Guo replied.

Chu Ze nodded: "Okay, remember, I don't want to see any more turmoil in the capital!"

Lord Guo bowed again and then withdrew.

After Lord Guo left, Chu Ze immediately ordered, "Call the eunuch Wang!"

Eunuch Wang walked in quickly, stood in front of Chu Ze, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, are you calling for this old servant?"

Chu Ze glanced at him and whispered, "There have been a lot of rumors in the capital recently. Go and deal with all the gossip that is not good for the court, especially those who make up stories about Prince Huai. I don't want to hear them anymore!" Eunuch Wang nodded and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. I will definitely deal with it cleanly!"

"Go ahead, no need to say more!" Chu Ze waved his hand.

Eunuch Wang bowed and withdrew, leaving Chu Ze standing alone in the hall.

After a moment, he sat back on the dragon chair and said calmly, "Prince Huai's play is almost coming to an end!"

At this time, Lu Bing and his men had quietly arrived outside the Huai Palace. The palace was quiet, as if nothing had happened.

Lu Bing looked around and whispered, "Everyone, divide into two groups and surround the mansion. Be sure not to alert anyone else!"

The guards immediately split up and Lu Bing, along with a few trusted men, quietly sneaked into the mansion.

"Find all possible evidence of collusion with foreign enemies!" Lu Bing said in a low voice, and then several guards dispersed and began to search.

Not long after, a guard came hurriedly and whispered, "Sir, a lot of secret letters were found in the study, and there are many handwritings on them about contacting Mongolia and Xixia!"

Hearing this, Lu Bing sneered, "As expected, Prince Huai is really bold.

Collect these secret letters and bring them back to the palace to give to His Majesty!"

The guard responded and immediately took away the secret letter.

At this moment, there was a commotion in the mansion. Lu Bing frowned and asked, "What's going on?"

A guard came quickly and reported in a hurry: "Sir, the guards of Prince Huai's Mansion have discovered us and are mobilizing troops to the backyard!"

Lu Bing sneered: "They still want to resist? Come on, follow me to meet them!"

After saying that, Lu Bing strode towards the backyard.

When they arrived at the backyard, they saw that the guards of Prince Huai's mansion had already lined up, and seemed to be preparing to resist.

The leading steward bowed and said, "Lord Lu, what are you doing? My prince is seriously ill. Lord Lu, is it too much to lead troops to search the mansion?"

Lu Bing said coldly: "Too much? Your prince colluded with foreign enemies and mobilized troops to rebel. I have already ordered a thorough investigation. Do you still dare to say it is too much?"

The steward's face changed, and he forced a smile and said, "My lord, I'm afraid you have misunderstood. How could the King of Huai..."

"Stop talking nonsense! Put down your weapons if you know what's good for you, or I'll kill you without mercy!" Lu Bing shouted.

Seeing this, the steward knew that it would be difficult to end the day peacefully, so he gritted his teeth and suddenly shouted, "Brothers, the King of Huai has treated us well, and we must defend the mansion today even if we have to fight!"

Following his order, the household soldiers of Prince Huai's Mansion immediately rushed forward with swords in hand and started fighting with the personal soldiers brought by Lu Bing.

"You are a traitor!" Lu Bing was furious. He swung his spear and rushed into the battle circle himself. He raised his sword and killed several people in an instant.

Although the Huai Wang Mansion's household soldiers were numerous, they were not as well-trained as the elite soldiers of the imperial court. In less than half an hour, they were defeated and fled, leaving their weapons and armors in ruins.

Lu Bing strode forward, grabbed the manager by the collar, and asked in a cold voice, "Who else dares to resist?"

The steward was terrified and kowtowed repeatedly begging for mercy: "Please spare my life, sir! We are only following orders and have no second thoughts!"

"Following orders? Your prince gave you orders, right?" Lu Bing sneered, "Take all these people back and hand them over to His Majesty for punishment!"

The guards quickly arrested the remaining soldiers. Lu Bing flicked his sleeves and said coldly, "Today, the Huai Palace will be completely liquidated!"

After returning to the palace with his men and secret letters, Lu Bing went directly to the imperial study and presented all the secret letters to Chu Ze. (End of this chapter)