Chapter 211: Flexible Bottom Line
"Uncle Xingcheng, Zhu Chengwu is just a traitor. Don't help him to do evil. Join us in correcting the chaos!"

Just as the Duke of Qi was looking at Zhu Chengwu in shock, not knowing what to do, the Duke of Yan, who was confronting Zhu Chengwu and the "sea of ​​people" behind Zhu Chengwu, extended an olive branch to the Duke of Qi.

After just a moment of thought, the Duke of Qi took the opportunity to grab the olive branch thrown by the Duke of Yan.

The only difficulty in life is death!
What's more, the situation that Duke Qi is facing now is not only his own death, but also the destruction of his entire lineage!

Under such threats, the Duke of Qi would naturally change his position.

After all, the Duke of Qi is not a loyal person!
In other words, except for Cui Shuyun who is not sure, the people standing behind Zhu Chengwu now are not loyal.

Otherwise, they would not have voluntarily surrendered to Zhu Chengwu because of his threat of force!

The truly loyal people, on the contrary, have to look at the other side, at those who, despite the threat of Zhu Chengwu's overwhelming military force, still stand on the side of the current King Ming and Queen Mother Fang Huimin.

Unfortunately, in this world, there are always far more people with flexible bottom lines than those who are loyal!
Therefore, there are “huge crowds” behind Zhu Chengwu now, but there are “only a few” around the current Prince Ming and Queen Mother Fang Huimin.

"Brother Wu, because of your strength, I originally wanted to support you to ascend the throne of Ming King, and rely on your strength to expand the Zhu royal family again!

But I was wrong!

In this world, force does not decide everything after all!
There is still propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame in this world!
Brother Wu, you are so heartless and disrespectful to your elders!
If I let you ascend the throne of the Ming King, I will let you take the helm of the Ming Dynasty and the Zhu royal family!

Even though the Ming Dynasty and the Zhu royal family may be glorious for a while, they will eventually be destroyed!
What's more, your strength is not as strong as you boast. Even if you rely on a sneak attack, you can only injure me lightly!
Ignoring his nephew, Marquis of Xibei, Earl of Jing'an... Zhu Chengwu, this traitor, is ruthless and disloyal. You have now witnessed it with your own eyes. Do you still want to follow this traitor Zhu Chengwu into a dead end?"

I have to say that the Duke of Qi is quick-witted.

After changing his position, the Duke of Qi immediately suppressed his injuries, and with full energy he shook the "sea of ​​people" behind Zhu Chengwu.

As a person with flexible bottom line who surrendered to Zhu Chengwu in advance, and as one of the "sea of ​​people" in the past, Duke Qi knew too well the quality of the "sea of ​​people" behind Zhu Chengwu.

Although there are many people following Zhu Chengwu, once Zhu Chengwu shows any signs of weakness, the huge "sea of ​​people" behind him will inevitably disintegrate at the fastest speed.

Although Zhu Chengwu has not shown any signs of weakness yet, as long as Duke Qi shows that his injury is not serious, and points out that Zhu Chengwu's "minor injury" was due to a sneak attack...

The mere discovery that Zhu Chengwu's military strength is not as strong as expected may cause the "sea of ​​people" behind Zhu Chengwu to waver.

Just as the Duke of Qi thought, now, after he finished speaking, some of the people standing behind Zhu Chengwu began to become less firm in their stance.

"Zhu Chengwu is a traitor. Hu Yingchun from the Ministry of Works is willing to help Duke Qi restore order!"

At the signal from the Duke of Qi, Hu Yingchun gritted her teeth and was the first to stand up and respond to the Duke of Qi's call.

Hu Yingchun was originally a commoner and was involved in a lawsuit when he was young.

However, his skill in forging weapons was extremely outstanding and was valued by the Duke of Qi.

In the end, with the help of Duke Qi, Hu Yingchun not only won the lawsuit, but was later gradually promoted to the head of the Weaponry Department of the Ministry of Works.

To Hu Yingchun, Duke Qi was his mentor, benefactor and benefactor, so Hu Yingchun could not refuse Duke Qi's request.

Seeing that Hu Yingchun obeyed his eye signal and stood up first to respond, Duke Qi nodded with satisfaction.

"Yang Yuangao of the Yang family is willing to help Duke Qi restore order!"

Then, at the signal from the Duke of Qi, Yang Yuangao of the Yang family also shouted loudly, nervously left the "sea of ​​people" behind Zhu Chengwu, and ran quickly to the side of the Duke of Qi and the Duke of Yan.

Yang Yuangao of the Yang family was none other than the son-in-law of Zhu Xingcheng, Duke of Qi.

It was thanks to the Duke of Qi that the Yang family rose to prominence and became a well-known force in the capital.

Therefore, Yang Yuangao could not refuse the look from the Duke of Qi, his father-in-law and biggest backer.

This is the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, with the top leaders connected with each other!
In fact, not only in this world, but in any world, people at the top will unconsciously begin to connect with each other under the drive of risk sharing and interests.

It was precisely because Yang Yuangao was the son-in-law of the Duke of Qi that the Duke of Qi did not choose the Yang family and Yang Yuangao to be the first to take action, but instead first signaled to Hu Yingchun with his eyes.

Of course, if Hu Yingchun pretended not to understand, then the Yang family and Yang Yuangao would have to step up and take responsibility.

The Yang family and Yang Yuangao did not become the first to be attacked by Zhu Chengwu, thanks to Hu Yingchun's gratitude.

Seeing that Duke Qi's words caused two influential people to defect, the "sea of ​​people" following Zhu Chengwu suddenly fell into an inexplicable undercurrent.

Although the surface appears calm, there are turbulent waves beneath the calm water.

Just like the "sea of ​​people" behind Zhu Chengwu now, they don't say a word on the surface, but they are secretly exchanging glances and thinking about the pros and cons, wins and losses.

Finally, under the influence of Hu Yingchun from the Weaponry Bureau of the Ministry of Industry and Yang Yuangao from the Yang family, some high-ranking officials of various forces chose to defect on the spot.

Some of them were relatively close to the Duke of Qi, Hu Yingchun and the Yang family, while some were simply unstable in their minds and were affected.

"Anything else? If you don't have confidence in me and want to change your allegiance, then you have to do it as soon as possible!"

Zhu Chengwu was not surprised at all that certain forces defected on the spot.

After all, Zhu Chengwu knew very well the character of those people who surrendered to him.

If Duke Qi could discover this, how could Zhu Chengwu, who could sense other people's mood changes with the help of the power of the Supreme Grand Master, not know it?
However, Zhu Chengwu just watched calmly as some of the people behind him changed their positions and defected on the spot. He even had the leisure to remind those behind him who were still thinking of changing their positions to act faster.

Looking at Zhu Chengwu, who was full of confidence and didn't care if someone defected on the spot, the people behind Zhu Chengwu who had already started to have some thoughts suddenly regained their senses.

Only then did they remember again that when Zhu Chengwu first re-entered the world's attention, he was a single man with two palms.

In the Elbru Mountains, he fought thirteen of them alone, and won the battle. He beat Wang Taoshan, the Yang God, and the two masters, Yang Yanwu and Lu Shangjun, into obedient subordinates.

When it comes to understanding Zhu Chengwu's strength, among so many people present, who can know it better than Wang Taoshan and Yang Yanwu, the two masters Yang Shen who have personally experienced the battles in the Elbrus Mountains and the Songshan Mountains respectively.

When they turned their eyes, they found that the Yang Spirits of the two masters, Wang Taoshan and Yang Yanwu, were not shaken at all.

Not only them, but also other masters at the Grandmaster Yangshen and Junior Grandmaster levels, except for the Duke of Qi who was forced to the opposite side by Zhu Chengwu, who else showed the slightest sign of wavering?
The discovery of this fact immediately made those who had the idea but had not yet taken action feel fortunate.

As long as Grandmaster Yang Shen and the junior grandmaster-level masters on their side do not waver and do not change their stance, even if Zhu Chengwu does not take action and remains invisible.

The nearly two dozen Grandmaster Yangshen and junior Grandmasters standing behind Zhu Chengwu were enough to kill all the people on the opposite side.

What's more, there is Zhu Chengwu's support!
They must have lost their minds just now, so they were thinking of changing their stance, right?
Those who have had thoughts but have not yet taken action can think of the same things after they regain their sanity as those who have had thoughts but have already taken action.

After regaining their senses, looking at Zhu Chengwu standing opposite them and the large number of Grandmaster Yangshen and Junior Grandmasters standing behind Zhu Chengwu, those who had changed their positions on impulse regretted it so much at this moment.

While they were scolding themselves for their stupidity in their hearts, they also began to look at each other with resentful eyes.

He secretly cursed themselves for being blinded by greed and impulsively running over here, becoming Zhu Chengwu's enemy!
You have to know that they initially surrendered to Zhu Chengwu and joined Zhu Chengwu's team with the idea of ​​currying favor with him, right?

"My Lord, that was not my intention just now. I was bewitched by the Duke of Qi!
The Duke of Qi must have used some kind of evil magic to make me betray you, my Lord!
My Lord, please allow me to return to your team!"

Just when those people who had just been blinded by greed and turned against each other were regretting their decision, they discovered that a "traitor" suddenly appeared among them.

A middle-aged man who had just switched sides and ran to the side of the Duke of Qi and the Duke of Yan suddenly shouted and rushed towards Zhu Chengwu again.

It can be seen that this middle-aged man wants to turn sides again and change his position back.

"Can we also..." Looking at the middle-aged man who rushed towards Zhu Chengwu again, these people who had just turned against each other began to have some ideas again.

They began to turn their attention to the Duke of Qi and the Duke of Yan, wanting to see whether they would care about their defection again.

Are the Duke of Qi and the Duke of Yan like Zhu Chengwu, who has the confidence to allow them to change their positions again?

Once the Duke of Qi and the Duke of Yan take action to prevent them from returning to their "original intention", will Zhu Chengwu, the "big brother", support them?

Bang~~~~
However, just as they turned to look at the Duke of Qi and the Duke of Yan, worried that they would stop the middle-aged man from returning to his "original intention", a loud noise suddenly came from not far away.

They turned their attention to the direction where the loud noise came from, only to find that the middle-aged man who had just turned against the enemy for the second time had fallen in a pool of blood.

They looked around, trying to determine which master had done it, the Duke of Qi or the Duke of Yan, or another master who would not allow the middle-aged man to betray them.

After all, the fighting power of the Duke of Qi and the Duke of Yan was already at a disadvantage, and now they finally have some manpower to join in voluntarily.

It is reasonable for them to not allow the new recruits to leave so easily!

However, after searching everywhere, they finally discovered that the person who did it was not from their side.

But he is from the side of Zhu Chengwu, Marquis of Fu'an.

To be precise, the person who took action was Zhu Chengwu, Marquis of Fu'an himself.

"My Lord, just now it was really..."

The middle-aged man lying in a pool of blood was still alive. He used his last bit of strength to look up at Zhu Chengwu and tried to explain.

But before he could finish his words, his head tilted and he lost his last chance of survival.

"You want to come back after leaving? Do you really think this place is a garbage collection station?

Even if this place is really a garbage collection station, it only accepts the garbage that appears for the first time. The garbage that leaves has no right to come back again!"

Zhu Chengwu glanced expressionlessly at the lifeless middle-aged man lying on the ground, and said calmly.

Zhu Chengwu's actions and words once again shocked everyone present!
Too bad!
Too confident!
Not only did he kill the top masters who ran to his side and surrendered again, thus reducing his own strength, but he also prevented other enemies who had the idea of ​​surrendering to him again, thus increasing the enemy's strength.

I'm afraid only the invincible Zhu Chengwu could and dare to do such a thing.

Moreover, Zhu Chengwu's words just now not only prevented the traitor from surrendering again, but also fired a large-scale map cannon, saying that he would only accept the garbage that appeared for the first time.

Isn't this comparing all those who surrender to him to garbage?

You should know that most of the people who surrendered to Zhu Chengwu were first-rate masters or above, as well as high-level officials from major forces.

Among them there is even Grandmaster Yang Shen, who is at the top level of world martial power.

How dare you compare these people to garbage?

Is this because he is afraid that there are too many people on his side and that the forces he leads are too obedient?
So that's why he deliberately makes his subordinates angry and furious, so that they will betray him?
But then I thought, the person who said this is Zhu Chengwu. Zhu Chengwu is different from ordinary leaders of forces. Zhu Chengwu is the supreme grandmaster who surpasses Shaolin Bodhidharma and Wudang Sanfeng. He is a martial arts legend who defeated the thirteen grandmasters Yang Shen together. He is the world's number one master who destroyed Shaolin Temple with his two palms...

These words, which would almost cause his subordinates to become disunited and fall apart, seemed extremely reasonable when spoken by Zhu Chengwu!

They are indeed trash. Not only them, but how many practitioners in this world are not trash in front of Zhu Chengwu?
They should feel happy and joyful to be praised as trash by Zhu Chengwu and to be taken in by Zhu Chengwu!
After all, many people are not even qualified to be garbage taken in by Zhu Chengwu, and can only be the air ignored by Zhu Chengwu.

Among the "sea of ​​people" behind Zhu Chengwu, many people thought so to comfort themselves.

As expected, they are people with extremely flexible bottom lines. When it comes to self-comfort and self-strategy, they are good at it.

(End of this chapter)