Chapter 206 Doomed to Failure
Seeing the person coming, Ming Wang's nervousness was finally relieved for a moment.

"Uncle Chengyi!"

The Ming King greeted the visitor respectfully with the etiquette of a junior.

The person who came was none other than Zhu Chengyi, the Duke of Yan, who gradually became Zhu Chengwu's mortal enemy and a staunch supporter of Zhu Chengzhi's lineage as things developed.

In the court, the wise king is the king and is supreme.

In the Zhu royal family, Prince Ming was a son or nephew and was of the lower rank.

In most cases, it is the dynasty that is greater than the tribe, but this is obviously a special case.

Duke of Yan Zhu Chengyi is one of the biggest backers of Prince Ming in dealing with Zhu Chengwu. Naturally, Prince Ming has to try to please his cousin Zhu Chengyi.

"Just because you called me uncle, I will die before you!"

When saying this, Duke Yan looked at King Ming with calm eyes and a hint of smile on his face.

It can be seen that Duke Yan had already prepared for this kind of awareness!
"Uncle Chengyi, how can you boost others' morale and destroy your own prestige?
Even if Cao Zhengchun, the ungrateful and ungrateful person, runs to the other side, we still have you, Duke Qi, and Uncle Wushi~ We may not be powerless to fight!"

Upon hearing the words of his cousin Zhu Chengyi, King Ming showed obvious reluctance on his face.

No one wants to be driven down from the throne above everyone else.

In addition to his reluctance, Prince Ming also began to feel dissatisfied with the "show of weakness" of Duke Yan Zhu Chengyi. As one of the most important clan leaders of the Zhu royal family, Prince Ming felt that his uncle Zhu Chengyi should not lose confidence so easily. He should have enough confidence that he would defeat the traitor Zhu Chengwu and safeguard the orthodoxy of the Zhu family.

You must know that they are the orthodox and legitimate heirs to the Ming Dynasty.

"Fool, it's time to accept reality! Zhu Chengwu is too powerful. He can completely destroy Shaolin Temple, one of the three major forces of the Ming Dynasty, all by himself. With such strength, he is already invincible!
Facing Zhu Chengwu who possesses such combat power, apart from those of us whose positions have been welded, how many people can stand firmly on our side without fear of the cost of their clan being wiped out or their own lives?
Our failure was doomed from the moment Zhu Chengwu reappeared in the world!

Even if we have the upper hand for a while, Zhu Chengwu can still use guerrilla warfare to eliminate our supporters and supporting forces one by one!"

Looking at his nephew King Ming who was still holding on to a glimmer of hope, Duke of Yan Zhu Chengyi uttered cruel words.

Although these words are cruel, every word is reasonable.

This is the reality that King Ming and Duke Yan have to face now.

Failure is already doomed!

"But, Uncle Chengyi..."

Prince Ming was still unwilling and wanted to say something else, but in the end, under the stern and helpless gaze of Duke Yan Zhu Chengyi, his voice became softer and softer and he said nothing.

"Uncle Chengyi, tell me! Who else has gone to my uncle Wang's place?"

After a long silence, King Ming finally regained his senses, looked at his uncle Zhu Chengyi in front of him, and asked.

However, although King Ming spoke in a calm tone, the Duke of Yan and the court ministers present could all sense the hidden uneasiness, expectation and worry beneath King Ming's apparent calmness.

"Duke Qi, Duke Zhao, and Iron-hearted Marquis of Zhu's clan have all passed away..."

As Duke Yan Zhu Chengyi opened and closed his mouth, just the first few names were enough to make King Ming feel dizzy, dizzy and unable to stand steadily.

"Kings!"

The young eunuch kneeling beside him cried out in surprise, took the opportunity to stand up and support King Ming.

This is concern, but it is also self-protection.

Under such circumstances, if he stood up without an imperial edict, no one could accuse him of going against the king's will and standing up without the king's edict.

As long as he stood up, the little eunuch was confident that he could find an opportunity to slowly "disappear".

If you keep kneeling there, you'll be seeking death!
Too conspicuous!
Once Ming Wang was in a bad mood and saw him kneeling there, he might recall the scene where he was hesitant to answer Ming Wang's question just now, and thus, in a state of excitement, he would kill him with a sword.

Little people also have their own way of survival.

And this choice is the basic wisdom and way of survival of the young eunuchs.

With the help of the young eunuch, King Ming took a long time to finally recover.

Then, not wanting to show his weakness, King Ming flicked his sleeves and pushed away the eunuch who was supporting him.

"Duke Yan, please continue! Besides Duke Qi, Duke Zhao, and the Divine Marquis, who else ran over?"

Prince Ming straightened his body and looked at Duke Yan with a calm expression.

Let the Duke of Yan, whose words had just been interrupted by his stumble, continue speaking.

King Ming's attention was completely focused on Duke Yan and what he was saying. He did not notice that the little eunuch he had pushed away did not return to his original position and kneel, but stood silently under the shadow of a pillar on the side.

This is the wisdom of the little eunuch, this is the way for the little people to protect themselves, this is human nature!
Looking at his nephew Prince Ming, who was forcing himself to remain calm but whose hands were shaking unconsciously, a trace of pity flashed in the Duke of Yan's eyes.

But then this trace of reluctance was forcibly suppressed by Duke Yan.

Because the current situation is beyond the ability of Duke Yan, Duke Yan is helpless and cannot help King Ming change the situation.

If you want to wear a crown, you must bear its weight!
Since the nephew of King Ming has enjoyed the rights of King Ming, he should pay the corresponding price now that the current situation has changed.

Returns are proportional to risks, which is an unchanging truth in the world.

"In addition to the traitors of our Zhu royal family, there are also Northwest Marquis Chang Qingshan, the unemployed Jing'an Earl, the orphans of the Shandong Han family - Han Mingxiang and Han Minghui, the head of the Ai family Ai Xiaopeng, the top master of the Jiangnan Cui family Ai Jingxia, the top master of the Kunpeng Gang Nie Dahai, the Minister of Personnel, the Minister of War, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and nearly 50 others!"

Duke Yan briefly listed all the bigwigs who had already appeared and were confirmed to have surrendered to Zhu Chengwu.

Listening to the words of Duke Yan, even though King Ming had prepared himself mentally, he became paler and paler the more he listened, and the more he listened, the more unbelievable it became!

King Ming really didn't expect that in just a short while, most of the top leaders of the entire Ming Dynasty had betrayed him.

It really took only a moment to change the royal flag!

The foundation of the successive Ming kings - the royal Zhu family, his strongest shield - Hulong Villa and his sharpest sword - Dongchang, the leaders of several major factions in the military of the Ming Dynasty, the pillars of the civil official system, and the representative masters of the martial arts world...

It can be said that as long as Zhu Chengwu wanted, he didn't even need to enter the capital. Just relying on the people around him and the forces they could mobilize, Zhu Chengwu could immediately establish his own court again.

Moreover, the power and control range of this newly established court will far surpass the court currently controlled by the Ming King.

No wonder, no wonder…

No wonder his cousin, Duke of Yan Zhu Chengyi, called him a fool and asked him to accept reality!
It turns out that the situation has deteriorated to the point where it cannot be reversed! It is really necessary to accept the reality!

Just as the King's mind was turning and his spirit was in a trance, and he became listless again, the important officials of the court around him also began to become panic-stricken.

Among these important officials who have come to the court hall at this moment, some are loyal to the king, some are supporters of etiquette and law, but there are also many risk dispersers of big forces, and many more are opportunists who have not received detailed intelligence and have unclear understanding of the gap in strength between the enemy and us. They think they still have the strength to fight, or at least have a 10% chance of winning.

After hearing what Duke Yan had said, they realized for the first time that there was a huge gap in strength between the enemy and us, and that there was no chance of winning. Those helpless people who had been assigned to King Ming's side under the risk-dispersal policy of the big forces, and those opportunists who were planning to stir up trouble, naturally could not help themselves.

Led by those helpless and opportunistic people, they discovered that many of those people and allies who had sworn to be on the same side in the past were not present in the court hall. Even the Ming King's diehard fans and those who supported etiquette and law began to waver at this moment.

"Uncle Chengyi, is there really no hope for us?"

King Ming changed the title of Duke of Yan Zhu Chengyi from Duke of Yan back to Uncle Chengyi.

Duke of Qi, Tiedanshenhou, Cao Zhengchun and others changed their positions at the same time. Zhu Chengyi in front of them was the last person that King Ming could rely on.

"No! The most I can do is send you away and see if I can save your life! But the probability is not high!"

Duke Yan thought for a moment and then said so.

"Duke Yan's kindness is appreciated on behalf of the king! But even if we die, we will die in the Daming Palace! We will not be shameless and cowardly!"

Just as Prince Ming was feeling a little shaken and moved by Duke Yan's words, a voice suddenly came from outside the court hall.

The owner of this voice was none other than King Ming's mother, the Empress Dowager Fang Huiju.

"Sister-in-law!"

"Mother!"

Seeing Fang Huiju coming from outside the hall, Duke Yan and King Ming greeted Fang Huiju one after another.

"May the Queen Mother be well!"

After Duke Yan and King Ming had exchanged greetings, the court officials present immediately bowed in salute.

"Wang'er, this is the truth! We mother and son should accept our fate! But even if we lose, we must lose with dignity!"

At this point, Fang Huiqi ignored everyone else and walked straight up to Ming Wang and spoke.

"Mother~~"

Looking at his mother, Queen Fang Huigui, who had a calm expression in front of him, and then glancing at his younger sister, Princess Yunluo, and her brother-in-law, Cheng Shifei, who were each supporting his mother, Prince Ming felt mixed emotions.

Unexpectedly, they, the most noble family in the Ming Dynasty, would one day fall to such a state.

"Wang'er, Yunluo, we lost today, and we admit it! But who can guarantee that Zhu Cheng will always win? Sooner or later, he will come down to accompany us!
More than thirty years ago, your grandfather Zhu Xingyu was so glorious, but in the end, he was forced into a state of helplessness by his rebellious son Zhu Chengwu, and died with regret!

More than 20 years ago, Zhu Chengwu rose to power, relying on the Zhao family and Marquis Fu'an. The late queen was so powerful that the queen dared to openly confront the late king and killed my brother Fang Xuedao, who was the Minister of Revenue and head of the Fang family at that time, in the capital.

But what was the final result? She and her youngest daughter Zhu Xiulan were still killed by me in the Ming Palace.

Twenty-five years, a full twenty-five years. Our family has experienced everything we should have experienced and enjoyed everything we should have enjoyed!

Now Zhu Chengwu has reappeared, and he has the upper hand! We should obey those who deserve to be obeyed, and die those who deserve to die!

But even if we die, we must die with dignity!
Zhu Chengwu won’t keep winning!
His ambition was too big. For the sake of martial arts, he gave up a good situation 25 years ago and abandoned his mother's family, mother, sister and many followers.

Twenty-five years later, he would make the same choice!

Even if Zhu Chengwu obtained the throne of Ming King, he would not spend too much time on governance. He would only continue to pursue the pinnacle of martial arts until he finally brought about his own destruction!
When he destroys himself, everything will be settled!

We will also be vindicated!

We have already enjoyed what we should have enjoyed. Now let us, mother and son, die with generosity and seek a good reputation after death!"

Fang Huiqi explained why she was able to remain calm in the face of the current situation.

At the same time, Fang Huigui also hoped to use this reason to persuade her children, Ming Wang and Yun Luo, to die with her bravely!
When death is inevitable, striving to gain a good reputation after death is also a good choice.

"Mother, do we have to fight to the death with that traitor Zhu Chengwu? We can just leave the capital and find a place where no one knows us, and live happily and peacefully as a family!"

However, after Fang Huigui finished speaking, Prince Ming and Princess Yunluo had not yet responded, but the Duke Cheng Shifei on the side raised objections to Fang Huigui's arrangement.

Cheng Shifei, born as a gangster!
He did not have the long-term vision of Fang Huiju, and he did not care as much about his reputation after death as Fang Huiju did.

To Cheng Shifei, life is the most important thing in the world!
In one’s life, no matter how much glory one has or how respected one’s reputation is after death, it is not as good as living happily.

"County Horse, is this what you really think?"

Looking at Cheng Shifei who was interrupting her, Fang Huiqi showed for the first time a look of dissatisfaction towards this son-in-law who could make her laugh from time to time.

Cheng Shifei inherited all the skills of the naughty boy Gu Santong. After a certain amount of polishing, it will be easy for him to achieve the level of a junior grandmaster.

Although the inherited skills made Cheng Shifei completely lose the possibility of further progress!

But the young master is already not weak!
Enough to be a support for his daughter, Princess Yunluo.

Moreover, Cheng is a simple person and is very good to his daughter, Princess Yunluo, who also likes him!

Also, although the young master is not weak, he is not too strong either. If Cheng Shifei changes his heart, or treats his daughter, Princess Yunluo, badly, the young master will be within the range that Fang Huiju and King Ming can handle and suppress.

Once, after comprehensive consideration, Fang Huiju felt that Cheng Shifei, who had no background but decent ability, was a good choice for his equally simple daughter, Princess Yunluo.

Therefore, Fang Huiqi had allowed her daughter Yunluo and Cheng Shifei's relationship to develop as it pleased, and sometimes even secretly fanned the flames.

But now it seems that Cheng Shifei, who was born a gangster and has not received a good education, is not the same kind of person as them after all. The gap in their ideological concepts is too big.

"Mother, this is indeed my true thought! I also hope that you and my brother can go with Yunluo and me! I have the strength and confidence to support you!"

Cheng Shifei looked at his mother Fang Huiqi and persuaded her sincerely, while patting his chest confidently.

"What about you? Do you have the same idea?"

Fang Huiqi frowned, turned to look at Prince Ming and Princess Yunluo's children, and asked.

(End of this chapter)