Princess Dongdao's unwillingness to accept defeat meant that she would have other ideas, even though she knew that schemes and tricks would not work on Zhu Yunwen.
If we confront Zhu Yunwen head-on, we will definitely suffer losses. So we might as well continue to lower our stance and make a deal with Zhu Yunwen.
Even if I suffer a loss, it doesn't matter.
To gain something, you always have to pay a price; this is inevitable in the eyes of the Princess of Dongdao.
In particular, they acquired artillery technology.
So she left the palace hall. Watching the princess's departing figure, the emperor sighed again, and then said helplessly:
"The civil officials are unwilling to support me, the military generals are about to rebel against me, and now even my daughter doesn't want to support me anymore. What should I do?"
After the princess of Dongdao left, she began to plan to conduct a transparent transaction with Zhu Yunwen alone in the palace tonight.
Furthermore, he deliberately sought out Zhu Yunwen and expressed his own thoughts.
Inside the palace, Zhu Yunwen looked at the princess of Dongdao Island, feeling almost no liking for her.
I thought to myself, "A woman like you, trying to take over my body, is truly laughable."
Upon hearing the suggestion from the Princess of Dongdao, Zhu Yunwen sneered and said to her:
"As the saying goes, 'A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit.' You have repeatedly used schemes and tricks to frame me. What, are you still not satisfied now and want to frame me again?"
Do you really think I have no temper? Let me be honest with you, I've never had any good feelings towards the island nation.
Moreover, in my opinion, this inferior nation from the eastern island will definitely cause some damage to China in the future.
Although the threat to my Chinese nation is not fatal, just like those Japanese pirates, I will never tolerate even the slightest harm to my Chinese people.
So it's absolutely impossible for you to talk. There's nothing for me to talk about with the Eastern Island Nation.
I can even tell you that if the Eastern Island Nation even slightly makes me want to destroy it, I will not hesitate to send troops.
"Yes, without hesitation, I will completely annihilate the Eastern Island Nation, thus eradicating this threat at its root. Do you understand what I mean?"
Upon hearing Zhu Yunwen's words, the Princess of Dongdao was completely stunned.
At this moment, she realized that Zhu Yunwen's desire to destroy the Eastern Island Kingdom was no less than her desire to conquer the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, Zhu Yunwen's words made it very clear that there was no point in discussing cooperation, transactions, or mutual benefits.
So the princess of Dongdao looked at Zhu Yunwen and said:
"So, His Highness the Crown Prince intends to destroy our Eastern Island Kingdom?"
Zhu Yunwen spoke without any attempt to hide his true feelings:
"That's right, but please remember, this is not my subjective opinion, because all of this stems from the provocations of your Eastern Island nation. If you could have remained peaceful, perhaps you wouldn't have faced any calamity."
But you, unfortunately, harbored ambitions you shouldn't have. For example, you repeatedly provoked the Ming Dynasty and attempted to wage war against it on several occasions. You even instigated the Japanese pirates to constantly harass the Ming Dynasty's coastal areas, relentlessly testing the Ming Dynasty's bottom line.
This series of reckless actions has pushed you into an extremely dangerous situation. Now, all that's needed is a spark to ignite my rage, which could lead me to wipe out East Island with a single stroke.
Therefore, I'm reminding you, it's best not to detonate me too quickly. Otherwise, the consequences will be beyond your ability to bear.
Zhu Yunwen's warning was very clear, and it also expressed his attitude towards the Eastern Island Kingdom: there would be absolutely no cooperation or so-called transactions.
After Zhu Yunwen finished speaking, he waved his hand and turned to leave.
As he left, he said to the princess of Dongdao behind him:
"I am leaving Dongdao Kingdom today. If you learn to behave yourselves from now on, perhaps I will not do anything to Dongdao Kingdom in the shortest possible time."
If the Eastern Island Nation behaves well, it might be able to continue its precarious existence. But if it dares to do anything outrageous again, the army of our Great Ming will cross the sea and flatten the Eastern Island.”
Zhu Yunwen today has every right to say such things.
Before those five hundred special forces soldiers were successfully trained, and before fifty light artillery pieces and improved shells were manufactured.
Zhu Yunwen understood that taking over the Eastern Island Kingdom would not be an easy task. Even if he succeeded, it would cause some damage to the Ming army and be a waste of resources and manpower.
Therefore, in his view, it was not worth it.
You can eliminate the enemy, but you must also consider yourself and the price you will have to pay.
But now, Zhu Yunwen has no worries whatsoever.
There was no worry or anxiety whatsoever.
Because he can train a large number of soldiers, like special forces.
Once these soldiers are trained in large numbers, they can reduce casualties and minimize losses on the battlefield.
Furthermore, the improved light cannons built by Zhu Yunwen now possess significantly greater power and longer operational lifespan than before.
When applied to combat, it can play a decisive role in determining the outcome of battles.
In some battlefields, the casualties inflicted by the Ming army may even be negligible.
Therefore, Zhu Yunwen is not afraid of war, and even looks forward to it.
If the Eastern Island Kingdom were to take any further excessive actions that cross Zhu Yunwen's bottom line, then Zhu Yunwen would directly target the Eastern Island Kingdom.
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