There were undercurrents in the imperial court, and many officials were very worried about the issue of succession.

A small number of people were also bribed by Prince Zhu Gang of Jin, who then loudly proclaimed in the court the abilities of Prince Zhu Gang and the rule that he should be the crown prince according to the order of succession.

This matter caused a great uproar in the imperial court, and every official was worried about it.

In addition, the Chechi Kingdom also continued to deny the fact that they had sent someone to assassinate the Crown Prince.

In short, without any evidence, they insist that they didn't do it.

Despite the Ming envoys' strong assertion that they were absolutely involved, the Ming envoys kept demanding that the Ming Dynasty produce evidence.

In this state of confidence, they naturally have their own reliance, which is that there is indeed no evidence now, all the killers are dead, and the killers' families are dead.

Who did this, and who ordered whom to do it, has become an absolute secret, impossible to reveal.

Therefore, no one will know who did it.

No one would know whether it was Chechi Kingdom that sent people to assassinate Zhu Yunwen.

Chechi Kingdom believed that the matter was foolproof. They thought that as long as they were in the right without any evidence and withstood the pressure from the Ming Dynasty, the matter would be over.

Within the kingdom of Chechi, both the king and prince unconsciously smiled after meeting the envoys from the Ming Dynasty.

Then the prince of Chechi Kingdom revealed a helpless smile and said:

“Father, these Ming envoys are really difficult to deal with, but fortunately, they can’t do anything to us.”

The king of Chi Kingdom also smiled and nodded, saying:

"Although they are being aggressive, as long as we don't give in, they can't produce any evidence and therefore can't do anything to us. So what if it's the Ming Dynasty? No matter how powerful they are, they can't attack us without reason, can they?"

If we just hold on, this situation will pass quickly. But the benefits it brings us are unimaginable.

At the very least, it stabilized our position in the west. That alone is a tangible benefit.

The prince of Chechi Kingdom nodded and said:

"That's right, that's true. As long as we withstand this pressure, this matter will be over. But Zhu Yunwen is really dead, and his death cannot be changed."

He can't possibly come back to life. Therefore, the threat is eliminated forever. Paying a price is definitely worthwhile.

Especially after this grandson of the emperor, the Ming Dynasty will no longer be able to continue to grow stronger. At most, it will remain the same and will never dare to be as arrogant as before.

And those western countries will no longer be able to gain any benefits from the Ming Dynasty. Thus, we will continue to be the masters of the west. This is unchangeable.

Both of them were very happy, as everything was proceeding according to their plan.

The risk of Zhu Yunwen's death was well worth it for them.

Despite offending the Ming Dynasty, they at least solidified their position as the dominant power in the west.

If Zhu Yunwen had not been killed and was allowed to trade and exchange weapons with the western countries, then the western countries would have instantly risen to a higher level and trampled Chechi Kingdom underfoot.

Chechi Kingdom remains the dominant power in the west, but its only problem is that it cannot deal with the Women's Kingdom, which now possesses weapons from the Ming Dynasty.

However, the Kingdom of Women could only protect itself and could not pose any threat to the Kingdom of Chechi.

Therefore, Chechi Kingdom will remain the dominant power.

Thinking of this, both the King and Prince of Chechi smiled again.

They didn't regret their decision to kill Zhu Yunwen; on the contrary, they felt it was a worthwhile trade-off.

Just as they were feeling incredibly smug, a eunuch stepped forward and said:

"Your Majesty, Your Highness, the envoys from the Ming Dynasty have arrived again..."

The king frowned:

"Didn't they just leave?"

The eunuch shook his head and said, "I don't know either, but their faces looked even worse this time..."

Both the prince and king of Chechi Kingdom were somewhat puzzled, and could only have the eunuchs invite the envoys from the Ming Dynasty in.

The Ming Dynasty envoy was a vice minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

The Ministry of Revenue was absolutely loyal to Zhu Yuntong in the Ming Dynasty, after all, the Minister of Revenue, Zhang Shan, was promoted by Zhu Yuntong himself.

Therefore, Zhang Shan has always been the most loyal to Zhu Yunwen among all the officials.

All the officials under his command, including the Vice Minister of Revenue, Assistant Minister, and Minister, were influenced by him and were extremely loyal to Zhu Yunwen.

Therefore, this Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue was very concerned about this matter.

He had long ago vowed that no matter what, he would find some clues in Chechi Kingdom and make Chechi Kingdom pay the price.

But after several rounds of questioning, Chechiguo still refused to admit it. This pushed the Vice Minister of Revenue to his breaking point.

So he returned, his face grim, clearly having made up his mind.

Upon his return, he gave the king and prince an impolite look, but the king and prince remained all smiles and treated the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue of the Ming Dynasty with great courtesy.

On the one hand, it was also to avoid provoking the Ming Dynasty, so they tried their best to be very polite.

On the one hand, they were also thinking of trying their best to get rid of the Ming Dynasty's envoy in a good manner.

It's better to avoid trouble.

But the Ming official, with a gloomy face, snorted and said:

"I see you're really stubborn, but I've made up my mind. Since you're resorting to underhanded tactics and still don't dare to admit it, so be it."

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