Both the prince and the king of Chechi Kingdom were puzzled, as they found it hard to imagine what kind of business this prince from the Ming Dynasty would have with them.
The princes of the Ming Dynasty were mostly sons of Zhu Yuanzhang, which speaks volumes about their status.
His status was not much different from that of the kings of some small countries.
At that moment, the King of Chechi looked at Prince Jing, Zhu Gang, and said:
"I wonder what brings Your Highness of the Ming Dynasty all the way to my Chechi Kingdom? Could it be that you are also looking for so-called evidence?"
I, Chechi Kingdom, have repeatedly emphasized that the death of the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty has absolutely nothing to do with us.
He died in your Great Ming Dynasty, not in our Chechi Kingdom, yet your Great Ming has come to Chechi Kingdom to demand justice. This is truly inappropriate!
Upon hearing the King of Chechi's words, Prince Zhu Gang of Jin smirked coldly, then slowly spoke:
"We're all seasoned foxes, so there's no need for you to pretend in front of me. To be honest, I've come here this time to seek cooperation with your Chechi Kingdom."
Furthermore, I can tell you definitively that Zhu Yunwen and I are enemies, and we have always been. Although for a period of time afterward, I feared him and submitted to him, restraining myself considerably.
But now that he's dead, I have nothing left to hide.
Furthermore, who killed Zhu Yunwen is unimportant to me. What matters is that he is dead, and that is a tremendous blessing for me.
Upon hearing King Zhu Gang of Jin's words, the King and Prince of Chechi exchanged a glance.
Obviously, they couldn't completely trust them; who knew if this was a ploy by the Ming Dynasty to trick them into revealing information?
So the King of Chechi smiled and said:
"In any case, we didn't kill the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty. As for your suggestion to cooperate with our Chechi Kingdom, what does that mean?"
Zhu Gang chuckled and then said:
"Yes, you will certainly deny that Zhu Yunwen was not killed by you. What I want to cooperate with you on is something that benefits both of us. The Ming Dynasty is preparing to send troops to attack your Chechi Kingdom, you know that, right?"
The king of Chechi Kingdom looked rather grim and said:
"Indeed, this is true! The Ming Dynasty is utterly unreasonable. We clearly did not send anyone to kill the Crown Prince, yet they pin this on us. Hmph, this is simply outrageous!"
Such an overbearing attack on our Chechi Kingdom without any evidence or reason is clearly just a pretext.
Our Chechi Kingdom will certainly continue to resist this matter, and we will proclaim it to the world, exposing the shameless behavior of the Ming Dynasty and letting the world condemn and despise it.
Zhu Gang revealed a cold smile. He looked at the King and Prince of Chechi, who were still putting on an act, and said calmly:
"These are not the main points. The important thing is that if the Ming Dynasty sends troops over, your Chechi Kingdom will definitely be doomed."
No matter how much you condemn it, no matter what kind of public opinion you create in this world, you cannot change the fact that the Kingdom of Chechi was destroyed.
The King of Chechi Kingdom was somewhat displeased:
"Is the Prince of Da Ming so certain? Isn't that underestimating our Chechi Kingdom?"
Zhu Gang said with a touch of arrogance:
"It's not that I look down on your Chechi Kingdom, but the Ming Dynasty today is many times stronger than the Ming Dynasty of the past."
The old Ming Dynasty could destroy the Chechi Kingdom, let alone the current Ming Dynasty? You know nothing about our incredibly powerful weapons.
Let me tell you the truth: a single well-trained Ming soldier equipped with those high-end weapons could wipe out hundreds of your Chechi Kingdom soldiers.
Do the math yourself. An army of just 10,000 men, equipped with extremely powerful weapons, is basically equivalent to an army of hundreds of thousands or even millions.
Moreover, this time, the Ming Dynasty actually dispatched a massive army of 100,000 men, led by General Lan Yu, who was highly skilled in leading troops into battle.
Such an army of 100,000, equipped with incredibly advanced and powerful weapons, could practically sweep across the entire west, and fighting all the way to the ends of the earth without any problem.
Upon hearing King Zhu Gang of Jin's words, the King of Chechi turned somewhat pale.
The prince's hands trembled slightly, clearly showing some fear.
Because they knew that this prince of the Ming Dynasty was probably not just bragging.
After all, they had indeed witnessed the power of this gun before, and the prince of Chechi Kingdom had seen it with his own eyes.
Their army had once sent more than 100,000 men to attack the Women's Kingdom, but they were stopped at the Zimu River by a thousand rifles given to them by the Ming Dynasty.
This demonstrates that such a terrifyingly powerful weapon, in the hands of well-trained Ming soldiers, could easily enable one soldier to defeat a hundred.
One hundred thousand soldiers wielding such powerful weapons. Just imagine how terrifying that would be.
After a long silence, the King of Chechi Kingdom took a deep breath and looked at Prince Zhu Gang of the Ming Dynasty, saying:
"Is the King of Jin here to intimidate our Chechi Kingdom? This doesn't seem like cooperation, does it?"
Zhu Gang sneered, then said slowly:
“Alright, then let’s talk about cooperation. My idea is that I will help your Chechi Kingdom overcome this difficulty, so that the Ming Dynasty will not be an enemy of Chechi Kingdom. I can even allow Chechi Kingdom to have some of our Ming Dynasty’s weapons and conduct trade with the Ming Dynasty. From enemies to friends.”
The King of Chechi was immediately taken aback, and then looked at the King of Jin and said:
"How could this be? My Chechi Kingdom is a mortal enemy of your Ming Dynasty's Crown Prince. Now that things have developed to this point, how could you possibly turn enemies into friends? And how could you possibly give our Chechi Kingdom weapons and trade relations?"
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