This time, the prince of Chechi Kingdom's self-inflicted trouble has really made him lose face.

However, instead of learning from this experience, he thought to himself that he would take revenge on Zhu Yuntong even more at the party the next night.

Thinking of this, he didn't say much, but angrily turned and left the main hall of Baoxiang Kingdom.

The other princes and princesses also left one after another.

In the end, only Zhu Yunwen, Zhao Qingzhu, and the King of Baoxiang remained.

The King of Baoxiang looked at Zhu Yunwen, hesitated, and after a moment spoke:

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty, if I may be so bold, it seems that the prince of Chechi Kingdom is always targeting you, whether intentionally or unintentionally."

Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly and said:

"It's nothing unusual. Ever since the last incident with Gaochang, when the Ming Dynasty didn't want to become a tool for both sides and offended them, the prince of Chechi has been targeting the Ming Dynasty."

Furthermore, I once thought that my Great Ming Dynasty would fear the Kingdom of Chechi. Of course, all of this is irrelevant; it has neither any impact on my Great Ming Dynasty nor on me whatsoever.

He's just like a clown, putting on a self-important show all day long.

Upon hearing Zhu Yunwen's assessment of the prince of Chechi Kingdom, the king of Baoxiang Kingdom could only manage a wry smile. He couldn't afford to offend either side, so he couldn't say too much.

So the king of Baoxiang Kingdom remained silent for a while, and then said to Zhu Yunwen:

"I've heard that at this gathering of princes from various countries, the prince of Chechi Kingdom might challenge you."

Zhu Yunwen asked in confusion, "A challenge to me?"

The King of Baoxiang Kingdom nodded and said:

“Indeed, I’ve heard that this prince from Chechi Kingdom has been learning martial arts since childhood. And since he’s heard that you don’t know martial arts, he might deliberately use that to embarrass you at this gathering. Your Highness, you’d better come up with a plan.”

Zhu Yunwen sighed and said:

"Fine, let him know how powerful the Great Ming Dynasty is then. It would be a real shame not to teach this kind of person a lesson and make him remember it."

After saying this, Zhu Yunwen left and returned to his residence. Zhao Qingzhu then asked:

"The prince of Chechi Kingdom has provoked us time and time again, and is even planning to challenge you at the gathering. But with the martial arts you've learned, it will be difficult to deal with him. What will you do then? Or perhaps I should step in and deal with him?"

Zhu Yunwen waved his hand and said:

"If he insists that I come out and fight him, wouldn't having you step in only make him more smug and think that I'm afraid to fight him? Don't worry about this, I have a plan."

Zhao Qingzhu was still somewhat worried and said:

"After all, it sounds like this prince from Chechi Kingdom is always practicing martial arts. I'm worried that he might use some underhanded tactics against you..."

Zhu Yunwen smiled, then said to Zhao Qingzhu:

"The Imperial Guards and soldiers we brought this time must be equipped with quite a few bombs and muskets, right?"

Zhao Qingzhu nodded and said:

"Indeed, quite a lot; they brought quite a few bombs alone."

Zhu Yunwen nodded and spoke again:

"Go and get me a few bombs. I'll make a few minor modifications and use them as concealed weapons."

Hearing Zhu Yuntong say this, Zhao Qingzhu immediately understood. Regardless of what the hidden weapon was, since it was related to bombs, it must be very powerful.

With such a powerful item, Zhu Yunwen probably wouldn't have to worry about anyone.

So Zhao Qingzhu immediately took a few bombs from the hundred special forces soldiers who had escorted Zhu Yunwen. Zhu Yunwen then disassembled the bombs and removed the gunpowder and mercuric sulfate inside.

The gunpowder was divided into small portions, wrapped in oiled paper, and a little mercuric fulminate was placed in the center of the gunpowder. This produced many small bombs about the size of grapes.

He made about twenty of them, and Zhu Yunwen called these small bombs "thunderfire bombs".

He casually tossed one of the small bombs out, and it exploded with a bang when it hit the ground.

Although the power was greatly reduced, the force of the explosion still sent a small stool that was placed where the bomb was thrown flying.

This shows that it is powerful. If it were thrown at a person, it would not directly injure them, but it would certainly cause considerable pain and fright.

Upon seeing the smaller bomb, now less powerful after being modified by Zhu Yunwen, Zhao Qingzhu immediately smiled and said:

"I would be wary if this thing were thrown at me, let alone the prince of Chechi Kingdom. Indeed, there is nothing you cannot handle."

After Zhu Yunwen collected all the small bombs, he said to Zhao Qingzhu:

"Now you can rest assured, right? I should be able to defeat him without killing him."

Zhao Qingzhu chuckled, finally relieved that she no longer needed to worry about what was to come.

As the two were talking, a eunuch from the Baoxiang King's palace came in to report:

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty, the Princess of the Women's Kingdom outside requests an audience."

Zhu Yunwen paused for a moment, then spoke as if to himself:

"A princess from the Kingdom of Women? My Great Ming Dynasty seems to have no connection with the Kingdom of Women, so why would she come to see me?"

Zhao Qingzhu said, "The current gathering of Chinese princes is for the benefit of all countries. They will certainly not miss the opportunity to sever ties with the Ming Dynasty on such occasions."

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