It seems that Zhu Gang prevented a war that should never have happened.
This will greatly increase Zhu Gang's popularity and support, and make everyone realize that Zhu Gang is very capable.
Under these circumstances, Chechi Kingdom once again stepped forward to support Zhu Gang, and specifically requested that Zhu Gang represent the Ming Dynasty to cooperate with Chechi Kingdom in various aspects.
This would undoubtedly elevate Zhu Gang's abilities and status to an unprecedented level.
This would be of great benefit to Zhu Gang. It would enhance his reputation and make the officials and emperor of the Ming Dynasty realize that Zhu Gang's abilities were outstanding.
The decision to choose him as emperor would be more likely to favor him.
This is indeed a perfect plan. If Zhu Yunwen really dies, their plan will have a 70-80% chance of succeeding.
Unfortunately, there was an unexpected turn of events in this plan, namely Zhu Yunwen.
Zhu Yunwen did not die.
The position of the Crown Prince was destined to be irreplaceable.
Zhu Gang was thus destined never to become the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
So even though their plans are very elaborate at the moment, they are all just empty talk.
In the end, it was all for naught.
Meanwhile, in the Ming Dynasty, in a valley outside a small town on the western border.
After listening to the reports from Zhang San and Li Si, Zhu Yunwen narrowed his eyes.
He then slowly opened his mouth and said:
"Prince Zhu Gang of Jin... not only left his fiefdom without permission, but also left the Ming Dynasty?"
Zhang San nodded and said:
"That's right, he went to Chechi Kingdom."
Zhu Yunwen took a deep breath and said:
"It's really unexpected. He did this quite discreetly, but unfortunately, he never expected that I had two people from Chechi Kingdom acting as my spies."
Indeed, Zhu Gang's trip to Chechi Kingdom, though done so discreetly and unnoticed by anyone, did not escape Zhu Yunwen's notice.
Zhang San and Li Si are, after all, people from Chechi Kingdom, and their current location is in the western border region of the Ming Dynasty.
Few people frequent this place. Even when they do, it's usually merchants from the Ming Dynasty or other western countries who come here to conduct trade.
So, the people from the Ming Dynasty who go out here every day, and the people from other foreign countries who come in, are basically monitored by Zhang San and Li Si from the Northeast.
Some suspicious carriages were also within their surveillance range.
After all, they are assassins, so their sense of smell is extremely keen.
They were very perceptive and discovered that the Prince of Jin of the Ming Dynasty had secretly left the western border of the Ming Dynasty.
So Zhang San and Li Si immediately investigated the matter, followed him all the way, and then confirmed that after this Ming Dynasty prince went to Chechi Kingdom, he immediately returned to report to Zhu Yunwen.
Zhu Yunwen had originally instructed them to pay close attention to the movements of Prince Zhu Gang of Jin, as well as the Chechi Kingdom and the imperial court.
Now, Prince Zhu Gang of Jin has gone to Chechi Kingdom.
Both of these are key areas of focus.
It's not unusual for the news to be intercepted by Zhang San and Li Si. After learning about the situation, Zhu Yunwen remained silent for a moment. Zhao Qingzhu, who was standing next to Zhu Yunwen, said:
Why would he go to Chechi Kingdom? Doesn't he know that the Ming Dynasty and Chechi Kingdom are already at loggerheads? In fact, the Ming Dynasty is preparing to gather troops to attack Chechi Kingdom?
At such a critical juncture, he went to Chechi Kingdom. If exposed, it would be disastrous. After all, he still wanted to be the heir to the Ming Dynasty. How could he possibly meet with the enemy?
Zhu Yunwen smiled and said to Zhao Qingzhu:
"My third uncle, you could say he's smart, but you could also say he's muddle-headed at times. His idea was actually quite simple: to take advantage of Chechi Kingdom."
However, the help that Chechi Kingdom can offer him is bound to be limited. Specifically, it depends on how he communicates with the people of Chechi Kingdom and what kind of deal he reaches.
"Alright, Zhang San and Li Si, you two need to keep a close eye on this matter and report back to me immediately if there's any news. This kind of thing is urgent; it might just be a turning point."
Zhang San and Li Si immediately nodded in agreement and then left.
There's no major news from the imperial court, so Zhang San and Li Si are currently focusing their attention on Prince Zhu Gang of Jin.
Prince Zhu Gang's actions directly determined when Zhu Yunwen would step forward and reveal his identity.
Zhu Yunwen has now basically guessed that Zhu Gang may take some actions next.
So he was waiting for the right opportunity to step forward, shatter Zhu Gang's dreams, and at the same time deal with the Chechi Kingdom.
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