Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 281

To be honest, Zhu Zhanhe was really not bragging.

At the beginning, everyone in the lineage of the King of Han had to give three points of thin noodles except the old man. Later, he was granted the title of King of Wu, and Zhu Zhanhe was so outstanding in battle.

Not to mention ordinary people, even the old man has to give him three points of thin noodles.

Didn’t you see that the old man repeatedly gave in on the Yunnan issue?Haven’t you seen that from Annan to Siam to the Sultan of Delhi, the imperial court never intervened?
In addition, plus Zhu Zhanqi is only the second son, and he is just a concubine. Basically, as long as he does not find low-status maids, brothel girls, etc., and does not embarrass the Zhu royal family, then No problem.

Of course, some people don't count. After all, close relatives are not allowed by morality.

However, there is nothing wrong with what Zhu Zhanhe said, but in actual implementation, there are actually some differences.

For example, the Mu family.

If you want to ask, why not marry with the Mu family?That’s divided into two parts.

First, the practical significance.

From a practical point of view, there is not much difference between being married or not.

Yunnan has long been out of the control of the Mu family. Although there may be some changes now because Zhu Zhanhe is not in Yunnan, as long as Zhu Zhanhe is still there, there will be no changes.

Nowadays, everyone in the Ming Dynasty generally thinks that the Mu family, at least this generation of the Mu family, has benefited from Zhu Zhanhe.

If it weren't for Zhu Zhanhe, they wouldn't be as stable as they are now, and secondly, they wouldn't be as valued as they are now.

When Zhu Zhanhe implemented the New Deal and the new tax system in Yunnan in the early days, the Mu family no longer had much influence.

As for the attitude of the Mu family towards Zhu Zhanhe, it can only be said that the Mu family was already convinced when Zhu Zhanhe captured Indochina... no, it should be said that when Zhu Zhanhe captured Annan and Siam one after another.

Therefore, in a practical sense, the difference between marriage and not is not very big. The Ming Dynasty started from Yunnan, first to the west and then to the south. There was not an inch of land that the court could control, and it was all under the jurisdiction of the King of Wu.

However, for a person of Zhu Zhanhe's level, he should not only consider the practical significance of doing things, but also consider the superficial impact.

This is the second point of the question.

From a practical point of view, if the day of emergency comes, the Mu family dares to take action against Zhu Zhanhe. The soldiers brought by Zhu Zhanhe, the master of Jingguan design, plus white phosphorus eggs.

Not to mention that it would burn the Mu family to nothing, but at least not a single person would be left alive.

But on the surface, once this marriage is completed, it is tantamount to telling everyone that from then on, from Yunnan to Siam, to the Sudan of Delhi, and even to the Timurid Empire in the future, everything will be monolithic. !
Let’s not talk about Zhu Zhanhe’s attitude, let’s talk about the Mu family.

If the Mu family agrees to this marriage, it is tantamount to telling everyone that from now on, my Mu family will be the gatekeepers for the King of Wu, and no one will ever think about Yunnan!
From this we can see how serious this matter is.

but!This is not the most serious!
The most serious matter involves another matter, which is the current capital of Ming Dynasty.

From the time when King Wu's lineage took control of Yunnan, to Zhu Zhanhe's conquests and rapid rise, the imperial court's control over the south became weaker and weaker.

Under such circumstances, in order to overthrow Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism and establish Gongyang Studies as a national study, the Ming Dynasty chose to move the capital to Shuntian, and by detonating conflicts between scholars from the north and the south, the Gongyang Studies faded out of people's sight, and then slowly been accepted.

After the capital was moved, the original capital, Yingtianfu, became the companion capital. Although all the six ministries and other institutions were retained, the companion capital was still the companion capital, and its influence was still smaller.

In addition, there is a saying that goes well: There are policies from above and countermeasures from below.

Not to mention how much power the Yingtian Mansion, which has become the companion capital, still has, no one can say for sure whether those officials will deceive others in order to cater to Zhu Zhanhe.

Therefore, the imperial court's control over the south weakened again.

At this juncture, if the King of Wu's lineage marries the Mu family, it will not only change Yunnan, but also Guangdong, Guangxi, Bashu, Sichuan and Chongqing.

By then, let alone his already irritable cousin, Zhu Zhanhe estimated that his uncle, who was famous for his kindness, would be furious.

……

Regarding his brother's words, Zhu Zhanhe failed to give an answer immediately.

After dinner, Zhu Zhanhe moved a small stool and sat in front of his palace.

"You still have a headache?"

Zhu Gaoxu came in from the side door carrying a wine bottle and walked in front of his son.

Neither Zhu Zhanhe nor Zhu Zhanqi told him what happened today, but he still heard it and knew it by chance.

"A little bit." Zhu Zhanhe nodded and took the wine from his father's hand.

"This Zhanqi, you just give me problems, and they are all difficult problems. Even the ones that are not difficult don't ask me!"

"Actually, you don't need to worry." Zhu Gaoxu smiled and took a sip of wine.

"A woman is just a marriage. Nowadays, there are many people who want to have a relationship with our family, including one or two."

"Although it is Zhan Qi and not you, the burden you have placed on Zhan Qi in the past two years is not light. Everyone can see this."

"At that time, I will let someone spread the news and give Zhan Qi a good choice, or let him choose by himself."

"Farewell." Zhu Zhanhe waved his hand and sighed deeply.

"Come on, your life is not very good."

"Things like that happened when I was a child, but it happened that it was not someone else who did it, but you yourself. This has made him hate you for almost ten years."

"In his childhood, although he only lost his mother, for him at that time, it was really no different from an orphan, and even more uncomfortable than an orphan."

"Now that he has finally grown up, I want to add some burdens to him and save some money for him, so that he can have an easier life in the future, and at least let some people stop trying to take advantage of him."

"He's a good guy. He's attracted to someone bad, but he's attracted to Second Uncle Mu's daughter."

"Tell me, if he falls in love with Third Uncle Mu's daughter, that's fine. After all, although Third Uncle Mu is also a member of the Mu family, he is just a companion."

"If it's Fourth Uncle Mu's daughter, then that's fine. Fourth Uncle Mu is the consort. In terms of biological relationship, we still have to call her Uncle Mu. She's a blood relative. Even if Zhan Qi doesn't want to give up, we have to give up."

"But it's good for him, but he just likes the daughter of Uncle Mu, who is now the head of the Mu family."

"Ugh……"

Having said this, Zhu Zhanhe couldn't help shaking his head and sighing.

But beside him, Zhu Gaoxu smiled slightly.

Zhu Zhanhe said so much, but in fact he was still defending Zhu Zhanqi and didn't want to just give up.

On the surface, it seemed that he was blaming Zhu Zhanqi for being ignorant, but he said this precisely because he wanted to implement things. If he didn't want to implement things, he could just refuse.

Brothers, friends and brothers are respectful, which is what every father wants to see.

"Then what do you do?" Zhu Gaoxu smiled and touched his son, then raised his head and took a sip of wine.

"Marriage with the Mu family is not something you can just do if you want to. You know the stakes here better than I do."

"Yeah, I know..." Zhu Zhanhe sighed softly, and took a big gulp of wine.

"It's just because it's clear that we have to be more cautious."

"Okay!"

Zhu Zhanhe suddenly raised his voice and waved to the right.

"Stop being a cat and come here."

Zhu Gaoxu turned around and saw that in the shadow of the candlelight, his second son slowly stood up, lowered his head, and walked over awkwardly.

"Sit." Zhu Zhanhe stood up and pushed his brother down on his seat.

"Let me ask you, do you really have a crush on the sister from Uncle Mu's family?"

Yes, she is a sister. Mu Sheng's second daughter is three years older than Zhu Zhanqi and two years older than Zhu Zhanhe.

As for why you haven't started a family at this age, it's all thanks to...well, I can't say it's all thanks to Zhu Zhanhe.

Because Mu Sheng's second daughter was originally going to marry Guo Xuan, the grandson of Guo Ying, the Duke of Yingguo, but because Zhu Zhanhe used very few generals when he conquered the grasslands in the north, Jiaozhi in the south, and Japan in the east, many military commanders were used. Military generals began to be ignored.

In addition, Guo Ying, the person in charge of the family, died in the first year of Yongle, and the Guo family had no backbone. The matter was delayed again and again, until it was the king of Wu who came to the vassal.

Once the Mu family has a relationship with the King of Wu, the marriage is equivalent to a marriage, because a family of military commanders without a backbone does not have the courage to openly marry the Mu family, which is basically equivalent to taking refuge in the King of Wu. One lineage.

How could a family of generals and generals whose pillars have been lost dare to deviate from the prince's wishes and join the lineage of the King of Wu?

At that time, Zhu Zhanhe was only ten years old, and Mu Sheng's two daughters were only 12 years old.

"If possible..." Zhu Zhanqi said hesitantly.

He heard the conversation between his father and his brother. In addition, he himself has grown a lot in the past two years and knows how difficult this matter is.

Therefore, he himself was very hesitant. As for today's daytime, it might just be a momentary impulse.

"Okay, that's enough!" Zhu Zhanhe patted his younger brother on the shoulder.

When the words "if you can" came out of his brother's mouth, Zhu Zhanhe knew that his brother was really trapped.

Having said that, people from the Zhu family are really all lovers, Emperor Taizu Gao, Ming Taizong (Chengzu), Ming Renzong, Ming Xuanzong...

Ugh……

"What are you going to do?" Zhu Gaoxu suddenly became energetic.

"The mountain man has his own clever plan." Zhu Zhanhe took a deep breath and looked at his brother.

"But Zhan Qi, I have to say something ugly first."

"Brother, tell me." Zhu Zhanqi was pressed on the stool and couldn't get up, but he still had enough energy and looked at his brother seriously.

"I said I have a way. It's true. I'm not lying to you. I really have a way. But there are conditions."

Zhu Zhanhe looked at his younger brother very seriously, and wanted to vaccinate him in advance.

"First of all, you don't know how difficult it is for our family to marry the Mu family, so this matter cannot be settled by us. It also depends on whether the Mu family is willing to be tied to us."

"My method is not perfect. It requires the cooperation of the Mu family. In other words, if the Mu family is not willing, then you have to deal with your emotions by yourself."

"Secondly, if you want to achieve your wish, you have to make sacrifices. Then you will not be as free as you are now. There will be many things to deal with."

"Finally, you have to be mentally prepared, because if this marriage finally happens, the Mu family sister may not be able to understand you."

After listening to Zhu Zhanhe's words, not only Zhu Zhanqi, but also Zhu Gaoxu's expression became serious.

……

The next day, early in the morning, a memorial left Xiangzhou Mansion as quickly as possible and headed towards Yunnan.

(End of this chapter)