Although by this time the prince of Adane had realized how foolish his actions had been.
But the matter is not over yet.
According to Zhu Yunwen's plan, this was only the beginning. The generals on the Ming fleet immediately ordered their soldiers to disembark and launch a counterattack.
The so-called counterattack was, of course, a play that Zhu Yunwen had instructed them to perform beforehand.
That would be to escalate the situation to a life-or-death war between the two countries.
Since the eldest prince of Aden has taken action against the Ming fleet, the Ming fleet will naturally continue this matter and even retaliate on behalf of the Ming Dynasty to destroy Aden.
Zhu Yunwen, who was currently in the palace, appeared to be unaware of this matter.
This also suggests that the matter has nothing to do with him.
So, the fleet's generals, with several thousand soldiers, deliberately made a great commotion to chase after the eldest prince and the deserters.
Then they chased him all the way to the outskirts of the capital of Adan.
They surrounded the entire royal city, seemingly intent on annihilating and flattening it.
The news spread quickly. Many civilians didn't understand what was going on at first, but the deserters who had escaped back immediately spread the news.
The people immediately learned that it was this reckless prince who had assembled an army of old, young, sick, and disabled people and then arrogantly decided to attack the Ming Dynasty's fleet.
This infuriated the people of Aden, as the Ming Dynasty had already defeated Aden's previous king once.
At the time, the Crown Prince of that country even issued a special order: no civilians should be harmed. Even after winning the war, they did nothing against Aden; they only taught Aden a lesson.
As it turns out, this newly enthroned king went and provoked them again, and now look what's happened, he's made such a big mess of things.
They spared you once, yet you went and attacked them. To put it bluntly, it wouldn't be surprising if they wiped out the entire kingdom of Adan.
Therefore, the people cursed the new king of Adan. For a time, the people in the capital of Adan were all in danger and very nervous, not knowing what to do.
The news quickly reached the ears of the officials, who were all furious upon hearing it.
Thinking that the previous king had already caused enough trouble, how could this newly appointed king be even more troublesome?
This is going to the extreme of not stopping until they completely destroy the Kingdom of Adan!
As a result, many officials quickly gathered in the palace to discuss countermeasures.
This includes the second prince, and given the current situation, it's clear that the eldest prince's throne is in jeopardy.
He didn't even show up, and no one knew where he was hiding. So the second prince discussed with the officials about going to Zhu Yunwen and asking him to make an exception for Adan.
Soon they arrived at the residence of Zhu Yunwen, who was playing chess with Zhao Qingzhu. When the second prince arrived with his officials, Zhu Yunwen calmly said to Zhao Qingzhu:
"You made a mistake just now, which blocked all your moves. You've lost this game."
Zhao Qingzhu sighed helplessly and said to Zhu Yuntong:
"You're really something, but if I hadn't taken that step, could things have been salvaged?"
Zhu Yunwen smiled and shook his head, saying:
"I've already given way to you, so there's no point in giving way any more. Winning or losing isn't something that can be changed by giving way a step or two."
Listening to the veiled conversation between Zhu Yunwen and Zhao Qingzhu, the Second Prince and the officials present felt a pang of sadness and helplessness.
Then the second prince stepped forward, bowed to Zhu Yunwen, and said:
“Your Highness the Crown Prince of the Great Ming Dynasty, the officials of Adan and I have something to ask of Your Highness the Crown Prince of the Great Ming Dynasty.”
Zhu Yunwen feigned ignorance and asked:
"Oh? What is it? Please tell me."
The second prince of Adane sighed, then spoke:
"After my brother ascended the throne, he not only failed to appreciate the help he had received from His Highness the Crown Prince, but he also recruited a large number of soldiers and attacked His Highness the Crown Prince's fleet."
The soldiers on the fleet of His Highness the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty have now routed my brother's soldiers and have surrounded the entire capital.
Judging from their posture, it seems they intend to raze the entire royal city to the ground. There are hundreds of thousands of people living within the city, so please, Your Highness the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty, show mercy!
Hearing this, Zhu Yunwen shook his head slightly, then stood up and said to the second prince and the officials of Adan:
"I'm not aware of this matter yet, but from what you've said, your new king is truly a scoundrel."
Zhu Yunwen first distanced himself from the situation, his purpose being to let everyone know that the counterattack launched by the soldiers of the Ming fleet was not on his orders.
The second prince of Adan immediately spoke up:
"Your Highness, the situation is urgent. Only you can save Adan..."
Zhu Yunwen sighed and said:
"Things aren't that simple. When I brought my fleet here before, I had a conflict with your king in order to settle old scores."
But this time is different. Your new king has directly led his troops to attack our fleet, which is tantamount to declaring war on our Great Ming.
Even though I am the grandson of the Ming emperor, I cannot simply ignore this declaration of war against my Ming dynasty with a single sentence.
Simply put, your new king has done something like declaring war on my Great Ming, and my Great Ming army is under attack, but we are fully capable of dealing with it on our own.
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