Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 233 Admitting Counsel... I'm afraid it's a bit late
Just when Zhou Xin started to write a memorial to Ying Tian, ​​Xia Yuanji had already arrived at Ying Tian.

In fact, only the section of the road that responds to the sky is dangerous and difficult to walk on the grassland. As long as you enter the Great Wall, it is not only safe, but also easy to walk.

After entering the Great Wall, Shuntian Mansion is not far away, which will become the new capital of Ming Dynasty in the future, and the convenience of transportation is self-evident.

After leaving Shuntian Mansion, you can take a boat directly, go south along the Grand Canal, turn into the Yangtze River, and finally reach Yingtian.

"His Majesty!"

When Xia Yuanji returned to Yingtian, the first thing he did was to enter the palace, and he came to Qianqing Palace in a hurry.

Of course, Zhu Di had already prepared for it, after all, rushing for eight hundred miles was much faster than Xia Yuanji's return to Beijing.

"Well, are you hurt?"

When seeing Xia Yuanji again, Zhu Di didn't immediately care about the things on the grassland, but asked if Xia Yuanji was injured.

"No." Xia Yuanji shook his head, he was so anxious that he even forgot the etiquette.

"Your Majesty, this matter must have been premeditated, we must let Wala give an explanation!"

As the saying goes, if you are close to vermilion, you will be red, and if you are close to ink, you will be black.

After getting in touch with Zhu Zhanhe a lot, Xia Yuanji also got Zhu Zhanhe's temper more or less.

From Zhu Di's point of view, this act of asking Wala to give an explanation without asking indiscriminately is very similar to Zhu Zhanhe.

"Don't worry." Zhu Di patted Xia Yuanji on the shoulder, and at the same time signaled to the maid at the side to bring a chair for Xia Yuanji.

"Even if we know that Wala is at fault, we can't directly question the crime indiscriminately. At least we have to give them a chance to defend themselves."

"Although I don't want to do this, I have to do it, because now we can't find anyone who can suppress Wala in all aspects."

"Who said you can't find 1? Shi..." Xia Yuanji blurted out, but stopped halfway through.

Some things, in fact, everyone knows, but can not say.

Especially some people.

For Zhu Di, it's not that he can't say this, but he just doesn't want to say it, because now he has been influenced by family affection, and the one he doesn't want to mention the most is Zhu Zhanhe.

From the seventh year of Yongle to the present, you don't need to worry about what Zhu Zhanhe's real thoughts are, all he does is for the good of Ming Dynasty, to expand the territory of Ming Dynasty.

From Annan to Wa Kingdom, and now to Siam, Nanzhang, Khmer and Champa, and even the future Manga, Zhu Zhanhe directly asked Yingtian to send officials to deal with it. .

Not to mention that Zhu Di felt that he owed his second son and this grandson, even if he didn't feel that way, even if he could find fault, he might not be able to find any point of attack.

Maybe, at most, just like Chen E, Huang Huai and others, let's start from the aspect of indiscriminate killing.

"Go back and have a good rest." Zhu Di sighed softly, and patted Xia Yuanji's shoulder again.

"This matter has to be done slowly. I have already sent Liu Sheng and Tan Zhong to lead 7 soldiers to prepare to leave the Great Wall and enter the grassland."

"In this regard, we are not bad. If Wala really harbors evil intentions, then we will definitely not just expose it."

Xia Yuanyoshi was disappointed.

"Weichen resigns..."

……

Looking at Xia Yuanji's back, Zhu Di heaved a long sigh.

Did he not want to directly mobilize troops on the grassland?No, he can't.

Daming couldn't find a second Zhu Zhanhe, nor could he find someone like Zhu Zhanhe who could keep the Wala people in peace for a whole year with only one Jingguan.

Even if you know that Jingguan is the greatest display of a general's meritorious service, even if you know that the imperial court no longer prohibits you from building Jingguan, even if you know that the people now will applaud the construction of Jingguan.

But the mainstream of Ming Dynasty is still Confucianism, or Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism.

Although Zhu Zhanhe is in the limelight now, but if Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism does not perish and the mainstream Confucianism remains unchanged, after a hundred years, Zhu Zhanhe will definitely be criticized throughout the page in history books.

Not everyone can easily put down the four words of fame and fortune.

In the past, he, Zhu Di, would still be able to conquer by himself, but now...

Not to mention the imperial conquest, since the imperial conquest in the eighth year of Yongle returned to the imperial court, Zhu Di didn't even dare to tour the north.

Why?Because now he is Daming's Dinghaishenzhen, once he leaves Yingtian, the whole Daming will be in chaos in an instant!

There won't be many actions on the surface, but there will definitely be no less actions in the dark!

After being suppressed by Zhu Zhanhe for so long, even the leader Huang Huai and the others had folded in, how could the civil servants be willing to just be so angry like this?
Therefore, even if Zhu Di had known for a long time that Zhu Zhanhe was resting in Sukhothai and preparing to move away from Yunnan, he did not take any action or even say a word.

Because he knew that he could control the present, but he could not control the future. After a hundred years, if Zhu Zhanhe was still in Yunnan, he would definitely be counterattacked by civil officials.

For this reason, even the officials sent to Yunnan, Annan and other places, he tried his best to select new scholars who had just become officials, rather than those veterans who had been assimilated by the officialdom.

Those veterans have forgotten their original ideals and feelings of serving the country and the people. They have long been contaminated by power and interests, and have become stinky mud that emits a stench all the time in the quagmire of rights.

Only the younger generation, whose ideals have not been assimilated by this stench, can sincerely think about the country instead of targeting Zhu Zhanhe for profit.

Raising his head and looking at the roof of Qianqing Palace, which symbolizes supreme power, Zhu Di sighed deeply.

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At this time, Zhu Zhanhe still didn't know what happened in the grassland and central Beijing, even if he knew, he didn't have time to take care of it.

Because now he is in Malacca state.

That’s right, it’s the state of Malacca!And in this era, the state of Malacca is the northern shore of the Strait of Malacca.

At the beginning, under the orders of Zhu Zhanhe, Jian Xiao led the army from Xiangzhou Mansion to the south, and set off along the Malay Peninsula towards Manjaka.

Malacca is a country that straddles the Strait of Malacca, occupying the southernmost tip of the Malay Peninsula and the northern tip of Sumatra Island, which is why the Strait is clearly known as Malacca.

Malacca, in fact, is the homonym of Manjaka.

But now, after Paramesura of Manlaja returned to Manlaja, he knew that he was wrong and immediately sent people to retreat. Songkhla and other places were evacuated.

However, everyone knows that Zhu Zhanhe's goal is the whole of Manlaja, not Phang Nga and Songkhla, which were occupied by Manlaja.

Therefore, although Phang Nga and Songkhla were regained without any effort, Jian Xiao was not satisfied, nor did he stop, and directly moved towards the state of Kedah in Manjaka.

Paramesura knew very well that Da Ming would not give him any more help, whether it was solidarity or actual help.

In fact, the imperial court did not send troops to reinforce Zhu Zhanhe to save face.

Therefore, Paramesura did not have any luck, and directly made people give up the territory at the southern end of the Malay Peninsula and retreat to the northern end of Sumatra.

However, this is of no use.

Because, Zhu Zhanhe's goal has never been to occupy half of the control of the Strait of Malacca, but all of it.

It's fine for the old man, but is it possible to make a wedding dress for others?
Sorry, Zhu Zhanhe doesn't have that habit.

"His Royal Highness..."

Just when Zhu Zhanhe was looking at the sea, or looking at the other side of the strait, a voice sounded.

"Have you figured it out?" Zhu Zhanhe turned around and looked at Zhu Sanfeng in military uniform.

"Still going?"

"His Royal Highness, let Sanfeng go." Zhu Sanfeng lowered his head.

"Staying here and meeting those from the Timurid Empire is meaningless to Sanfeng."

"They are not the original culprits, and they will not hand over those culprits. Staying here, although it can humiliate them, is actually useless."

"His Royal Highness is able to give Sanfeng the opportunity to kill his enemies. Sanfeng is already very grateful, but Sanfeng feels that His Highness's plan should be the most important right now."

"Ah... up to you..." Zhu Zhanhe sighed slightly.

The day before yesterday, news came from the Timur Empire that envoys would come to visit Zhu Zhanhe, and he could figure out what they were doing with his toes.

It's nothing more than Zhu Zhanhe's act of giving potato seeds to Khalil and the Ottoman Empire...

Well, they dare not express their dissatisfaction. After all, Zhu Zhanhe only gave them a small part of the seeds now. They still need Zhu Zhanhe, so naturally they dare not compete with Zhu Zhanhe.

Farming, if only the harvest is counted, will grow exponentially. If they don't want to win Zhu Zhanhe, then Zhu Zhanhe is likely to continue to supply potato seeds to Khalil and the Ottoman Empire.

At that time, the potato harvest and accumulation speed of the Timurid Empire will be far behind the enemy, and it is self-evident what the final result will be.

Zhu Zhanhe wanted to take Zhu Sanfeng with him, firstly, to let Shaharu know why he was angry, and secondly, to let Zhu Sanfeng humiliate him.

But Zhu Sanfeng didn't think it was necessary. She thought that instead of wasting this opportunity, it would be better for Zhu Zhanhe to sell the Timur Empire for a favor, so as to gain more benefits.

For the three of Qian Yong, Zhu Zhanhe's attitude has changed from the initial relief to trust, but now it has turned into a debt.

In the past two years, since Zhu Zhanhe went to sea with Zheng He's fleet and brought new grain seeds back to Daming, Zhu Zhanhe owed Qian Yong and the others a little.

If it was just a normal sailing and returning, Zhu Zhanhe would not feel guilty, but he knew that for those grains...

Or, it should be said that they have paid for themselves.

It can be said that apart from life, they have paid for the rest, whether they can give or not.

In the distance, the shadow of a sailing boat appeared at the junction of the sky and the sea. Zhu Sanfeng stepped back gently, shook the scabbard at his waist, made a slight noise, and then turned and left.

Zhu Zhanhe tilted his head slightly, but he still didn't turn around in the end.

After beckoning, the Shizi's guards who were far behind moved quickly, and a hundred people headed towards Zhu Sanfeng. Following Zhu Sanfeng boarded the boat, they headed southeast.

And the rest...

On the coast of Malacca, more than [-] boats moved quickly. Although they were not as powerful as the Ming Dynasty's famous treasure fleet, but with the Shizi guards standing on the bow, their momentum was not weak at all.

The boats transferred from Annan moved quickly and headed towards the distant fleet in an orderly manner.

The total length of the Strait of Malacca is 370 kilometers, the widest northern outlet is 65 kilometers wide, while the narrower southern outlet is only [-] kilometers wide.

Even, at the narrowest point, it is only about 37 kilometers.

The binoculars can't be said to be the standard equipment of Zhu Zhanhe's heir's bodyguard now, but the popularity rate is very high.

In fine weather, people can see a distance of about [-] kilometers on the sea surface. With the help of binoculars, the entire Strait of Malacca will be fully guarded by Shizi.

It is almost impossible to escape.

Soon, the ships of the Timur Empire were intercepted and blocked by the Shizi's guards to the coast.

Originally, people in the Timur Empire were still very angry, especially Prince Ulugh Beg who came here in person to show his sincerity.

But after seeing Zhu Zhanhe, his anger disappeared without a trace.

Originally, Ulugh Beg planned to cross the Strait of Malacca, directly reach Thang Long City, and then turn overland to Yunnan to visit Zhu Zhanhe.

However, because the distance is too far and the transportation is not well developed, the transmission of news of this kind of span is quite slow, and finally Ulugh Beg is not clear about the things here.

"Prince Ulugh Beg came from afar. Although I went out to greet him, the way I greet him may still be a bit rude."

Zhu Zhanhe came slowly with a smile, but there was no sense of welcome in his tone.

As soon as Ulugh Beg heard it, he knew something bad happened.

"His Royal Highness Prince Wu, this time..."

Although he knew that Zhu Zhanhe was unhappy, Ulug Beg still had to force his smile and put his hot face on Zhu Zhanhe's cold ass.

Although, he knew it might not work.

In fact, it did not have any effect.

"Hey!" Zhu Zhanhe stretched out his hand to signal Ulu Beg to stop, and spoke with a bit of sarcasm.

"Prince Ulugh Beg doesn't have to be like this. I can't bear such courteous treatment from the dignified prince of the Timurid Empire."

Ulugh Beg was dumbfounded, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Earlier, when he returned to Timur from Daming, and talked about this matter with his father Shah Ruh, Shah Ruh was very reluctant, but he could not withstand the temptation of potatoes, and agreed to what Zhu Zhanhe said trading.

But because of the influence of the founder of the Timur Empire, that is, the first great Khan Timur, his behavior of preparing to conquer the Ming Dynasty brought arrogance to many people in the Timur Empire, including Shah Ruh. Emotions.

They think that they are the most powerful country in the world. For Ming, Shah Ru only thinks that the current Timur Empire is in a state of splitting. Once unified, with the help of Tudou, the matter of conquering Daming will be ruled by then. was put on the agenda again.

Ulugh Beg had seen Zhu Zhanhe and Zhu Di with his own eyes, and knew that Ming Dynasty was not as simple as Timur Empire imagined.

But he wanted to persuade him, but his father would not listen.

In the end, in the transaction with Zhu Zhanhe, most of those 1000 people were from the bottom of society, even slaves. Only the white slave transaction that Zhu Zhanhe agreed to at the beginning did not touch anything.

Because in the Timurid Empire, before entering the age of great voyages, white slaves are really worthless.

　The time off work is really not enough, and the efficiency of left-handed coding is still too low...

That's [-] words today.

　
(End of this chapter)