Zhu Yunwen never expected that, once he arrived in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, there would be someone who would openly try to kill him.

In his view, this was an impossible thing, yet it actually happened.

The key is that those people looked like ordinary people, which makes it even more impossible.

Zhu Yunwen's contributions to the people of the Ming Dynasty were immense, and the gratitude the people felt towards him was beyond description.

Therefore, it was absolutely impossible for the people of the Ming Dynasty to hate Zhu Yunwen.

Combined with what Zhu Yunwen had heard earlier from the village's leader, a burly man, who threatened to slaughter thousands of villagers if he didn't surrender, Zhu Yunwen was also told to surrender.

This seems to be a threat to Zhu Yunwen, and it also indirectly suggests that these people are not from this village.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have trapped all the villagers. After a brief analysis, Zhu Yunwen slowly stepped forward and said to the burly man in the village:

"Why do you want me dead? And who are you? Who are those people following you? Where are the villagers?"

Upon hearing Zhu Yunwen's words, the burly man sneered:

"You don't need to know who I am, you just need to know that all the thousands of people in this village have been tied up and are trapped in their own homes."

"And now, if we shoot this flaming arrow, the village will catch fire, and thousands of people will die because of you. So you'd better think it over carefully."

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and behind him, about a dozen burly men all raised their bows and arrows.

The arrowheads in their hands were still burning with flames, which made Zhu Yunwen frown.

His face immediately darkened, and he then spoke:

"The Kingdom of Chechi is truly treacherous. I said before that the poisoning attempt in the inn, though unsuccessful, was extremely malicious, and there should be even more sinister attempts to follow. I never expected that it would actually come true."

All the way here, I've been wondering what other methods they could possibly use, given how dangerous the situation is. I never imagined they would threaten the people of my Great Ming Dynasty, using these thousands of lives as leverage. It's truly despicable.

At this moment, not only Zhu Yunwen, but even Zhao Qingzhu became somewhat worried.

After all, if the people of Chechi Kingdom were to use the people of the Ming Dynasty to threaten Zhu Yunwen, it would indeed put Zhu Yunwen in a very difficult position.

This is no longer a conspiracy; it's an open scheme. It's laid bare, and Zhu Yunwen is given a choice.

If Zhu Yunwen had chosen to save himself and abandon the lives of more than a thousand people in the village, what would the people of the Ming Dynasty have thought when they found out?

After all, this matter originated with him, and besides, he is the crown prince.

As the grandson of the Ming Dynasty, the responsibilities and obligations he bore were beyond the imagination of ordinary people, so there was nothing he could do if such a thing happened.

He couldn't stand aside; he not only had to intervene, but also ensure the personal safety of the people.

This is a responsibility that he, as the grandson of the crown prince, should shoulder. He is high above, ruling over the people of the country, so naturally he should consider the well-being of these people.

The Chechi Kingdom is now taking advantage of this, thus forcing him into a dilemma.

It's clear that those guys from Chechi Kingdom had also done their research and knew that Zhu Yunwen was, in general, a kind-hearted person.

Especially towards his own people, and for so long, Zhu Yunwen has never indiscriminately committed any atrocities.

He wasn't an absolutely good person, but he was at least a person in power who could shoulder his responsibilities.

This might be one of his weaknesses, a person's Achilles' heel. If he cares too much about certain things, then those things will become his Achilles' heel.

Zhu Yunwen has always been committed to developing the people's livelihood, military and economy of the Ming Dynasty, improving people's lives from all aspects, making them live better and more carefree.

It was precisely because of these ideas that the enemy knew his weakness was these ordinary people.

In doing so, they used these people to their advantage against him.

Zhu Yunwen could vaguely hear countless cries and screams coming from the village.

He didn't know what these innocent people had suffered, but he knew that their pain was related to him.

If the people of Chechi Kingdom hadn't wanted to kill him, they wouldn't have made things difficult for these commoners; if the people of Chechi Kingdom hadn't had a grudge against Zhu Yunwen, they wouldn't have targeted these commoners.

Ultimately, the suffering of these people is inextricably linked to Zhu Yunwen.

Everything in this world has a cause and effect, a cycle of cause and effect, and Zhu Yunwen naturally could not sit idly by.

He could not allow these people to suffer any harm because of him.

The helpless cries, mixed with the wailing of children, made him feel even more heartbroken.

His fists gradually clenched, and then he slowly dismounted from the horse and walked forward step by step.

Zhao Qingzhu immediately followed behind, then grabbed one of their hands and said:

"You can't go, they'll kill you."

Zhu Yunwen smiled and looked at the Chechi Kingdom assassins disguised as commoners; there were about three hundred of them.

They dressed in the clothes of ordinary people from the Ming Dynasty. Perhaps it was in this way that they were able to successfully infiltrate the Ming Dynasty, get close to these people, and arrest all the thousands of people in this village.

He was very clear about the current situation, so he said to Zhao Qingzhu:

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