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

Chu Ze stood in the imperial study, his eyes as sharp as lightning, staring closely at the battle report in his hand.

Urgent reports came to his desk one after another.

The situation in Jiangnan has reached its most tense moment.

The Minister of Justice joined forces with several powerful families in Jiangnan, attempting to put up a stubborn resistance with the private soldiers under their control.

The Jinyiwei and the Jiangnan garrison had launched a full-scale encirclement and suppression, but the other side resisted stubbornly and progress was slow.

"These Jiangnan families."

"He thought that he could compete with the imperial court with the few private soldiers in his hands."

"How delusional!"

Chu Ze smiled coldly, with endless coldness in his eyes.

"Lu Bing."

"Order the troops stationed in Jiangnan to be merciless."

"All the powerful families who participated in the rebellion must be completely eradicated."

"Whoever dares to resist will be killed!"

Lu Bing hurried forward, clasped his fists and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

"I will go and convey your order right away."

Chu Ze looked at him coldly, his tone full of unquestionable majesty.

"in addition."

"Any family that has any connection with the Minister of Justice who attempts to escape will be considered a traitor."

"Even if they run to the ends of the earth, I will bring them all back."

"I want to completely control this area of ​​Jiangnan. Anyone who dares to resist will die!"

Lu Bing was shocked and immediately clasped his fists and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

"I will definitely convey your majesty's will verbatim."

Chu Ze nodded, then slowly walked to the window and looked at the sky outside the imperial study.

"Jiangnan."

"This piece of land has always been considered as a treasure in the pockets of the wealthy and powerful families."

"They relied on their financial resources and power to repeatedly resist the imperial court's orders and even attempted to challenge me."

"But what they don't know is that what I want is the stability of the entire Ming Dynasty. I will never allow any force to override the court."

"Since they refuse to submit, I will personally eliminate them."

"This time, all the powerful families in Jiangnan must be completely purged!"

Just as he was deep in thought, the eunuch Wang Gonggong quietly walked into the imperial study and reported in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the Jinyiwei in Jiangnan has sent back the news."

"They found a large number of weapons and armor in the Wu family's mansion, as well as a lot of food and silver shipped from several major families in Jiangnan."

"These supplies are enough to support a medium-sized campaign."

"It seems that the aristocratic families in Jiangnan have already begun preparing to rebel against the imperial court."

"It's just that this time they underestimated His Majesty's determination."

Chu Ze's face darkened slightly when he heard this, and a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.

“We are really well prepared.”

"Not only do they have private soldiers, they also have enough supplies to support them in fighting for a long time."

"It seems that they have long regarded Jiangnan as their own independent kingdom."

"However, this time, they are doomed to fail."

"Eunuch Wang, pass the order down."

"Order all garrison troops and Jinyiwei to launch a comprehensive encirclement and suppression campaign."

"Any family that secretly stores weapons, food, or colludes with the rebels will be confiscated."

"All the family leaders involved will be beheaded in public without exception!"

"I will use their blood to commemorate the majesty of the court!"

Eunuch Wang was shocked and quickly bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

"I will convey your majesty's order right now."

Chu Ze watched Eunuch Wang leave, with a hint of fierce murderous intent in his eyes.

"Since these aristocratic families in Jiangnan dare to resist, they must be prepared to pay the price."

"From today on, there will no longer be a Wu family, a Li family, or a Zhang family in Jiangnan."

"All the noble families who participated in the rebellion will not have a good ending!"

At the same time, in the Wu family mansion in Jiangnan.

The Minister of Justice was standing in a magnificent hall, looking anxiously at the battle reports coming from outside.

His brows were furrowed, and there was an uneasy gleam in his eyes.

"How could this be?"

"The court is moving so fast?"

"Our private soldiers can't even last a day!"

Wu Tianyang, the head of the Wu family, had an anxious look on his face, with a hint of fear in his voice.

"My Lord, what should we do now?" "The imperial garrison has surrounded all our houses, and many of our clansmen have been captured."

"If this continues, my Wu family will be completely wiped out!"

The Minister of Justice snorted coldly, with a hint of ruthlessness flashing in his eyes.

"Master Wu, now is not the time to back down."

"Although the imperial garrison is powerful, we still have a final trump card in our hands."

"As long as we use those trump cards, we can temporarily stabilize the situation."

"Also, the Mongolian army has begun to invade the border."

"If we delay for a few more days, the capital will be in chaos."

"By then, Your Majesty will be too busy to take care of himself, and we can take the opportunity to escape Jiangnan."

"As long as you escape Jiangnan, you can make a comeback."

Wu Tianyang's face was pale and his heart was filled with fear and despair.

He thought that with the wealth and private soldiers in his hands, he could at least compete with the imperial court for a while.

But now it seems that their power is far less powerful than that of the imperial court.

"But, sir, what if we can't hold out until the day when the capital is in chaos?"

“Can we really hold on?”

A cold light flashed in the eyes of the Minister of Justice, and he said coldly: "Whether we can hold on or not, we have no way out now."

"We can only fight to the death."

"As long as you hold on, there is still a glimmer of hope."

"If we surrender, we will all die."

After hearing this, Wu Tianyang's face turned even paler, but he finally gritted his teeth and nodded.

"it is good."

"Just do as the adults say."

"Let's try again!"

However, at this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside.

A private soldier commander rushed into the hall with a horrified look on his face and said in panic: "Master, sir, it's bad!"

"The imperial garrison has already entered the outer courtyard!"

"Our defense line has been completely torn apart, and many private soldiers have surrendered!"

When Wu Tianyang heard this, his face turned pale as paper, and he said in horror: "How could this happen?"

"How did they break in so quickly?"

The Minister of Justice also frowned, with a hint of uneasiness in his eyes.

"It was breached so quickly?"

"The imperial garrison is indeed not to be underestimated."

He gritted his teeth and said coldly: "Master Wu, there is no time to hesitate now."

"Use your last trump card immediately and send all the remaining private soldiers up."

"Make sure to hold them back."

"As long as we can hold off until night, we'll have a chance to break out!"

Wu Tianyang nodded quickly and was about to give an order when suddenly several private soldiers rushed into the hall and reported in horror: "Master, sir, the imperial guards suddenly rushed in from the side door!"

“Many brothers have been arrested!”

"Our people can't resist at all!"

After hearing this, Wu Tianyang's face suddenly turned extremely pale and his eyes were filled with despair.

"It's over..."

"We're fucked……"

The Minister of Justice had a gloomy face and his eyes were filled with endless coldness.

"Jinyiwei?"

"It seems that the power of the imperial court is much stronger than we thought."

"Master Wu, the situation has reached the most critical moment."

"Now we can only fight to the death, maybe there is still a glimmer of hope."

A trace of pain flashed across Wu Tianyang's eyes, and then he nodded.

"My lord, I will use all my strength."

"I hope...I hope we still have a chance to survive."

The Minister of Justice smiled coldly, with a fierce light in his eyes.

"rest assured."

"We will definitely be able to hold on."

However, just as he finished speaking, a deafening shout of killing suddenly came from outside.

Then, the door to the hall was suddenly slammed open.

Several soldiers dressed in Jinyiwei uniforms rushed in and surrounded everyone in the hall. (End of this chapter)