Zhu Yunwen smiled slightly and said:

"It's just about seeking some benefits for the people, nothing major. By the way, I wonder what Fourth Uncle and Grandfather were talking about just now?"

Zhu Di smiled slightly and said:

"It's nothing much, just reporting some things about our north to Father. Don't the vassal kings have to do this every year when they come to the capital? It's just routine."

Although he said that, Zhu Yuanzhang said to Zhu Yunwen:

"Your fourth uncle was talking about things in the North!"

Zhu Yunwen:

"What's going on in the north? Goryeo was two-faced before, and we reprimanded them and told the Northern Yuan about it."

Under normal circumstances, the Northern Yuan would also be dissatisfied with the actions of the Goryeo Kingdom, and there might even be some conflicts between the two sides.

What? Haven't things gone as we expected?

Zhu Yuanzhang said, "There have indeed been some changes. Your fourth uncle said that for some reason, Goryeo has suddenly become very close to the Northern Yuan. The Northern Yuan has not blamed Goryeo for its two-faced behavior. On the contrary, the two sides seem to intend to unite and jointly invade the northern part of the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Yunwen frowned. Historically, Goryeo had always been a vassal state of the Central Plains dynasty.

However, he has indeed always harbored malicious intentions.

This time, the new king Yi Seong-gye changed the dynasty and even planned to change the name of the country, Goryeo.

This shows that he is indeed a person with great courage and determination.

His duplicity was exposed by the Ming Dynasty, and he may have actually come up with a plan to unite with the Northern Yuan and prepare to have some ideas about the northern part of the Ming Dynasty.

This is perfectly reasonable.

However, Zhu Yunwen felt that things were not that simple.

He glanced at Zhu Di and had a feeling that Zhu Di was probably pulling the strings behind the scenes.

Zhu Yunwen was no fool. After careful consideration, and considering Zhu Di's efforts to gather troops, he immediately concluded that the turmoil in the north was orchestrated by Zhu Di.

His aim was to get the court to give him more military power so that he could gain more authority and prepare for a future rebellion.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yunwen revealed a cold smile; he would never allow such a thing to happen.

So he calmly said to Zhu Yuanzhang:

"The Northern Yuan itself is a threat to our Great Ming. Although the Goryeo Kingdom appears to be subservient, it is actually harboring malicious intentions."

Now that he has revealed his true colors, I think we should send troops over to suppress him properly.

Zhu Di hurriedly spoke up:

"The Crown Prince is decisive. I think so too. The Northern Yuan, the Mongols, and the Goryeo Kingdom are threats to our Great Ming. They should be dealt with properly. I know the Northern Yuan and the Goryeo Kingdom quite well, and I am confident that I can handle them."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yunwen was certain that Zhu Di was behind it all.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have shown himself off like this, so eager to lead troops to resolve the crisis.

Zhu Yunwen smiled and said:

"With the year-end approaching, there's no need for Fourth Uncle to handle this personally. Didn't Fu Youde in the north train an army of over 100,000 to 200,000?"

"Let him lead the soldiers to handle it. Fourth Uncle should stay in Nanjing with Grandfather for a while longer; after all, this opportunity only comes once a year."