Hearing this!
Zhu Yuanzhang naturally understood at once.
"They have also seen the true state of the world." Zhu Yuanzhang spoke slowly, a smile on his face.
"For military commanders..."
"Though glory and wealth stir the heart, compared with the merit of expanding territory for one's people and leaving one's name in history, such glory and wealth may amount to nothing."
"Of course."
"More importantly, Huai West knows that if they do not submit, they will face certain death."
"After weighing their options, they will naturally make their choice." Zhu Ying said with a smile.
Zhu Ying was naturally not surprised by Huai West's choice.
"For Lan Yu and the others to make such a choice means they know what is good for them."
"They are also qualified to become blades in our hands." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded in agreement.
"Of course."
"The reason this measure could be implemented so smoothly in court this time was fundamentally due to the Emperor's overwhelming authority."
"They are also afraid of the Emperor's iron-blooded methods." Zhu Ying said with another smile.
"Not often that you say something pleasant, brat."
Hearing that, Zhu Yuanzhang laughed proudly.
Then...
His expression turned cold and stern. "After all, the entire court knows that our blade is sharp, and that we do not care about their lives."
"But Biao, Xiongying."
"We can be a tyrant, a tyrant who kills without blinking."
"You must still cherish your reputations."
Zhu Yuanzhang spoke earnestly.
"As for reputation, let the Crown Prince cherish it. The name of benevolence belongs to the Crown Prince."
"I still prefer being like the Emperor—decisive in killing, intimidating others through dominance rather than trying to win them over with benevolence." Zhu Ying smiled.
"You brat." Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head helplessly.
"Xiongying."
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