Zhu Yunwen just smiled at Ma Sanbao's words, thinking to himself that he was hardly a divine being who could predict the future.
He was just a time traveler who possessed far more historical knowledge than people of this era.
However, at this moment, Ma Sanbao spoke up again:
"But Your Highness, there's still something I don't understand. You said the Western King and the Eastern King are having internal strife, so why are you telling us to go to the Western King? Can't we cooperate with the Eastern King?"
Zhu Yunwen said:
"Because the Eastern King will lose, but the Western King will not. Moreover, the Western King is not only more capable, but also much more kind and honest. As for the Eastern King, he is destined to lose, so what's the point of seeking him out?"
Hearing Zhu Yunwen say this, Ma Sanbao and Zhao Qingzhu were even more shocked.
Clearly, they hadn't expected that Zhu Yunwen would know who would win this internal strife.
So Ma Sanbao said:
"Based on what I learned when I passed through here before, the Eastern King's strength was far superior to the Western King's, yet His Highness the Crown Prince said that the Western King would win?"
Zhu Yunwen spoke in a profound and enigmatic manner:
"If you don't believe me, you can send someone to Java to take a look, and you will understand then."
Ma Sanbao nodded and immediately arranged for 170 people to bring some local specialties from the Ming Dynasty to meet with the Western King of Java.
After making the arrangements, Ma Sanbao returned to Zhu Yunwen and stayed with him, preparing and quietly waiting for news.
Time passed second by second, and suddenly Zhu Yunwen seemed to remember something, because during this time he had been recalling.
Historical records document some of the events Zheng He experienced when he passed through Java during his voyages to the Western Ocean.
One such incident involved sending 170 people to the island to trade with Java. However, the Western King of Java mistakenly believed that these 170-plus people were reinforcements sent by the Eastern King.
So they killed all 170 people.
This almost led to a direct conflict with the Ming Dynasty.
Fortunately, Zheng He at that time, who was still known as Ma Sanbao before he changed his name, was wise and did not impulsively engage in direct warfare with the Western King of Java.
Instead, he reported the matter to Zhu Di, who was then the emperor.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yunwen recalled that in the past, 170 people were sent to the island to conduct transactions, and now Ma Sanbao has also sent 170 people.
It seems that although some things have changed and some timelines have changed, some events may not necessarily change.
So Zhu Yunwen immediately said to Ma Sanbao:
"No, send people quickly to bring those 170 people back. Then you personally lead more people to see the Western King."
Ma Sanbao immediately inquired:
"Your Highness, why is this?"
Zhu Yunwen explained very patiently:
"I'm afraid the Western King might easily mistake the 170 men he's already sent out for reinforcements sent by the Eastern King, and accidentally harm them."
Ma Sanbao immediately realized that although he thought it was just Zhu Yunwen's guess, it was indeed necessary to take precautions in advance. However, he did not know that it was not just a guess.
This is something that actually happened in history, although it may not be entirely accurate.
However, we should still be careful and take precautions.
Ma Sanbao also continued to send people to personally follow up, in order to prevent such an accident from happening as Zhu Yunwen had said, which would really trigger a series of bad things.
So, Ma Sanbao hurried as fast as he could and finally caught up with the team of 170 people.
However, the moment he caught up, what he saw shocked Ma Sanbao.
Just as he arrived, he saw that the 170 men he had sent were being surrounded by a small number of local soldiers.
These 170 men, dispatched by Ma Sanbao, were just ordinary soldiers.
Among the soldiers were those who were good at socializing and doing business, and the purpose of sending them ashore this time was to make a deal with the Western King.
So they only brought some local specialties and no weapons. As a result, when they were surrounded, they were unarmed and naturally very passive.
So we are in a very awkward situation.
Just when it seemed that all 170 of them were likely to perish, Ma Sanbao miraculously arrived at the scene with thousands of soldiers and nuclear weapons.
The 170 trapped soldiers breathed a huge sigh of relief.
After all, I thought I was going to die, but now the situation has turned around, and at least I can save my life.
The thousands of soldiers under the Western King of Java were naturally frightened when they saw so many more enemies suddenly appearing around them. They hurriedly withdrew from the encirclement and retreated, keeping a distance.
They weren't afraid of the initial hundred or so people because they had no weapons and their numbers were very small.
But now that a thousand people have appeared with weapons, things are naturally different.
After these people retreated, Ma Sanbao successfully rescued the 170 men he had sent out. Then Ma Sanbao stepped forward and exclaimed that His Highness the Crown Prince was incredibly insightful.
It was said that these hundred-plus people might be in deep danger, and sure enough, they were.
At this moment, Ma Sanbao was completely in awe of Zhu Yunwen. Although he already admired Zhu Yunwen, he had never had such contact with him before and had never witnessed his amazing qualities firsthand.
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