Although this eldest prince is foolish and silly, one has to admire him; he is indeed courageous, or rather, one could say he is overly confident.
He actually believed that he could kill Zhu Yunwen if he was within five steps of him.
However, Zhu Yunwen paid no attention to this scene and simply took out the musket he always carried with him.
It was a small and exquisite musket, about the size of a palm, but its power was no less than that of other muskets.
Just as Zhao Qingzhu was about to make a move, Zhu Yunwen pulled the trigger, and with a bang, the gun went off.
The eldest prince let out a scream and immediately knelt on the ground.
He looked down at his chest in a panic and disbelief, where blood was spreading. The intense pain made him more lucid than ever before.
Unfortunately, he could no longer hold the dagger and it fell to the ground. He slowly raised his head and looked at Zhu Yunwen with a shocked gaze.
Zhu Yunwen, however, did not look at the eldest prince, but instead said to Zhao Qingzhu:
"Sit down. Have you forgotten I have a gun?"
Zhao Qingzhu said, "I saw that he was so close, I was afraid that you wouldn't be fast enough to draw your pistol. After all, at five paces away, your gun is faster."
Zhu Yunwen smiled:
"You're wrong. Within five steps, my gun is both fast and accurate."
Zhu Yunwen and Zhao Qingzhu were chatting away, completely ignoring the eldest prince.
The eldest prince felt incredibly aggrieved even in his dying moments. It seemed that he had spent his entire life trying to prove his worth, yet he had never truly gained anyone's respect.
Even in his final moments of death, he lay on the ground, unwilling to accept his fate, then closed his eyes, and it was all over.
After receiving the news, the second prince of Adan said nothing. In his view, the eldest prince seemed to deserve his fate and his death was not a pity.
Subsequently, Aden naturally became a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty and established trade relations with the Ming Dynasty, thus ending the turmoil in Aden.
Zhu Yunwen's stay in Aden this time was relatively long, and he experienced many things, but he believed it was worthwhile.
By making Adan, such a distant country, a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, it meant that the Ming Dynasty had truly extended its sphere of influence to the other side of the ocean.
The fact that the Ming Dynasty could maintain its own power and vassal states in such a distant overseas region truly demonstrates its strength.
Therefore, Zhu Yunwen decided to leave Aden and head to the Arab world, the final battleground of this voyage.
The Arab countries are not far from Adana, but it still takes about two or three days to travel there by boat.
During the next two or three days, Zhu Yunwen and Zhao Qingzhu witnessed the raging waves and torrential rain once again on the ship.
Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty's team was experienced, and their ships were sturdy and reliable. They sailed through the ocean and reached the last stop of their voyage.
The Arab kingdoms were generally quite disciplined and held the Ming Dynasty's fleet in high esteem.
He also held Zhu Yunwen in high esteem.
They treated the Ming Dynasty team well and conducted a series of formal negotiations with them.
The final stop of the voyage went very smoothly, and everything proceeded as expected.
After finishing these tasks, Zhu Yunwen and his team had a good rest in the Arab Kingdom for a few days, made some adjustments, replenished the supplies on the ship, and allowed the crew and soldiers to get a good rest.
Then the return journey began.
They departed from the Arab Kingdom and returned to the Ming Dynasty.
The soldiers and crew were extremely excited when the convoy returned to port.
They felt so relieved by this trip; they subdued the rebellious kingdoms and won over the friendly ones to cooperate with them.
Everything was developing in a positive direction, and it allowed countries overseas to truly witness the power of the Ming Dynasty.
At the same time, it made these overseas countries understand the grand vision of the Ming Dynasty, what it means to be strong but not bullying, and what it means to be powerful but not domineering.
In short, this voyage is quite different from any of the previous ones.
But it made everyone feel very happy.
In the past, voyages were always carried out with a mission, either to find something or to make a trade.
In short, we often need to adopt a humble attitude towards other countries.
But this time was different. Good things were cooperated on, and bad things were dealt with, making everyone feel really good.
The return speed is much faster now, and everyone is very excited, so they unconsciously speed up.
Although we still stop to replenish our food supplies when passing through some countries, most of the time we arrive much faster than when the prices are right.
In this way, the Ming Dynasty team will stop at some of the places they have been to before.
However, after replenishing their supplies, they would set off immediately. In just over half a month, they approached the waters of the Ming Dynasty and docked at Liujia Port in the Ming Dynasty.
On that day, many Ming Dynasty citizens came to the port to welcome them, and local officials were also present.
The moment Zhu Yunwen disembarked, officials and commoners alike knelt down, shouting things like "Long live the Crown Prince!" and "Your Highness has worked hard!"
Zhu Yunwen was also very happy. After taking a deep breath, he disembarked and loudly addressed the people and officials:
"Rise."
Afterwards, Zhu Yunwen rested for a day at the local county government office, leaving everything to Ma Sanbao to handle. He and Zhao Qingzhu, as always, went on an incognito visit.
He went to Nanjing alone first.
On a cement road, Zhu Yuntong and Zhao Qingzhu each rode a bicycle through the mountains and forests.
The surrounding scenery was beautiful. Zhu Yuntong and Zhao Qingzhu chatted and laughed, and they could see pedestrians coming and going from time to time, either riding bicycles or walking.
Or you can simply sit in a car that's already publicly available for sale.
Seeing the people's living standards improve once again, Zhu Yunwen was very happy.
Nowadays, the people of the entire Ming Dynasty enjoy a very complete and high standard of living in terms of clothing, food, housing, transportation, entertainment, and leisure.
It has also established cooperative relationships with various countries, engaging in foreign trade and other transactions.
These things will continuously bring wealth to the Ming Dynasty and its people.
It will also continuously enhance the national strength of the Ming Dynasty and the living standards of its people.
This can be considered one of the more significant contributions Zhu Yunwen made to the Ming Dynasty and its people.
Now Zhu Yunwen feels that there is almost nothing he needs to worry about.
Even before becoming emperor, merely a grandson of the crown prince, he had already laid the foundation for the future of the Ming Dynasty.
This laid the foundation for development for at least the next few decades, and even after he ascended to the throne, he really didn't have much to worry about.
At least, national development, economic growth, military strength, and diplomatic power are things that don't need to be considered too much.
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