Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 294 Meeting for the First Time, I Give You a Gift

Zheng He's voyages to the West can be said to have run through the entire Yongle Dynasty.

From the first time in the third year of Yongle until the sixth return from the Western Ocean in the 21st year of Yongle, the entire Yongle Dynasty was quite affected by this incident.

In addition, Zhu Zhanhe also told the late Emperor Taizong that the canal to be dug in Suez would not only facilitate the rule of the Timur Empire and the caravan business, but the most important thing would be to provide space for the ocean-going treasure fleet. A new route is provided.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is the greatest concession Zhu Zhanhe has made. If he gives in again, he will not have to do anything else. He will just commit suicide just like Zhu Bai, the king of Hunan when Jianwen reduced the vassal state.

But now, Zhu Gaochi's new emperor ascended the throne and burned three fires in total. The first fire was to move the fiefdom of King Zhao to Shenyang, the second fire was to increase the wealth of the kings, and the third fire was to stop the voyage to the West.

In the eyes of most people, Zhu Gaochi was cutting off his own wings.

It is normal to move to King Zhao's fiefdom. After all, it is the highest position. Everyone has to be careful, not to mention brothers, and sometimes even biological sons have to be careful.

For example, Li Yuan, Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty, did not guard against his son. What was the result?
The second thing is a little reluctant, but it's normal.

Increasing the salary of the vassal king seems to be a show of goodwill to the kings, but in fact it is adding a set of shackles to the kings.

You said that Emperor Jianwen tried his best to cut down the vassals, forcing the vassal kings to have no way to survive. King Xiang even set himself on fire, and Emperor Taizong had no choice but to surrender to heaven.

But what now?When the new emperor ascended the throne, not only did he not cut down the vassal vassal, but he also gave you more salary. When the previous emperor was in power, you did not receive such generous treatment. You didn't rebel at that time. Isn't there no reason to rebel now?

But the third thing just doesn’t really make sense.

Who doesn't know that in this world, what the new emperor needs to guard the most is the lineage of King Wu. It would be better for you to first increase the maximum annual salary for King Wu and stop his voyages to the West.

Isn't this a self-pruning wing?
However, these are just ordinary people's thoughts. Different people have different views on the same thing. This is not just different from person to person.

Different classes, different thoughts and even different situations will lead to different views on problems.

……

On the banks of the Syr Darya River, inside the Ming army camp.

Zhu Zhanhe took off his Tuanlong uniform, looked at the Tuanlong pattern between his chest and abdomen, put it in the box with great care, and then took a piece of clothing from another box. stand up.

This is a piece of clothing with rough texture and pure white color, made of burlap. In this era, this kind of clothing is collectively called filial piety clothing.

For heirs like Zhu Gaochi who serve beside him, they must start to observe filial piety by wearing mourning clothes and abiding by the rules on the day when the old man enters the mausoleum.

But Zhu Zhanhe is different. For people like him who travel far away, they usually start observing filial piety on the day they receive the news (Note 1).

Three years of mourning is not actually three years of mourning, but 27 months.

This is the same as being pregnant for ten months. Although it is said that the pregnancy is ten months, it is actually only about nine months and ten days. The three years of mourning are also the same.

It is said that it is three years of mourning, but it is actually 27 months, because in ancient times, the elders breastfed their children for 27 months.

Therefore, three years of mourning is actually two years and three months.

Feeling the rough texture of the coarse linen filial piety clothes, Zhu Zhanhe didn't say anything. It wasn't even the slightest bit unaccustomed to him, who had been living in fine clothes since he was a child.

You must know that since the expedition to the grassland in the eighth year of Yongle, although he will not personally participate in battle formations or risk arrows, he can still wear armor.

Wearing armor is a very hard thing, even if you do nothing, in comparison, wearing mourning clothes is really good.

"Your Highness..."

Seeing Zhu Zhanhe, who was dressed in coarse linen mourning clothes, walking out of his tent, four people including Zhu Ling, Zhu Ping, Jian Xiao and Zhu Sanfeng greeted him in unison.

"Pass down the order, and the army will move out!"

Zhu Zhanhe's voice was a little hoarse, but it didn't prevent Zhu Ling and the others from hearing his hidden emotions.

"Target... Astrakhan!"

Astrakhan is located on the northern shore of the Caspian Sea, where the Volga River empties into the Caspian Sea.

In later generations, this place once had a name that everyone knew: Stalingrad (everyone who knows it understands it).

Nowadays, Zhuzhanhe is located in the Syr Darya River Basin, a place called Turan Plain, but Turan Plain is not a place where people gather, even if the terrain here is very flat.

There are only a few small tribes of the Golden Horde around the Syr Darya River, but there are no other signs of human beings. This is because the Turan Plain has very little rainfall and is not suitable for farming, and nomadic herding is also difficult.

But the Volga basin is different.

Zhu Ling and Zhu Ping will not object to Zhu Zhanhe's order, and although Jian Xiao and Zhu Sanfeng will not object, they will think about it.

Here, generally speaking, winter begins around the beginning of October or even the end of September. The overall situation is not much different from that of Nurgandusi. Marching at this time...

Due to the barrier between the Caucasus Mountains and the Ichiro Plateau, the Turan Plain does not receive much rainfall. However, due to the lack of barrier in the north, the winter weather is not very good.

Sitting in the carriage, Zhu Zhanhe rubbed his mourning clothes and felt a little dazed.

The old man has entered the mausoleum, the kings have increased their salaries, and the fiefdom of my third uncle has been moved to Shenyang. Now the Ming Dynasty has settled down, and my uncle has secured his throne.

The old man gave himself two wills originally for this purpose. Now that everything is in line with his wishes, it is considered okay.

People believe that the emperor's burial in the tomb is equivalent to the burial of ordinary people, which means that this person has completely ended this life and will go to the underworld to start reincarnation.

Now, everything is stable in the Ming Dynasty, and his old man Fengtian Jingnan has "occupied" that position. Now, he can finally give a satisfactory answer to the underground Taizu Emperor Gao.

It's time for me to make a move.

When the old man entered the mausoleum, although he was dressed in mourning clothes, he could not go to the mausoleum to pay homage, so...

Let the world be white!

……

The entire Ming army knew what kind of life experience their general had just gone through. This march was different from the previous noisy ones. Everyone was quite quiet.

Even Ah San, who is usually the most out-of-the-box, is like this.

However, thanks to the terrain of the Turan Plain, the march was extremely smooth. Now that winter has not yet arrived, the Ming army arrived in Strahan in less than a month.

However, this is only the territory of Astrakhan, not the city of Astrakhan.

Here, he meets an unexpected person.

Looking at the shivering man staying in a small village, Zhu Zhanhe finally showed a smile on his face.

"We have been friends with each other for a long time. Now that we meet for the first time, let me give you a gift."

"But I'm out on an expedition and have nothing to offer, so... I'll give you a chance to reincarnate."

"I wonder if people here will go to the underworld after they die. If you go to the underworld and meet the old man, you have to serve him well for me."

　Note 1: Some people in the information said that it was when they received the news, while others said that it should have started when they knew the old man had passed away. The conclusions are different, so let's take one of them as an example.

Marde, I finished typing yesterday and forgot to update it. After finishing typing today, I discovered that yesterday’s three chapters were still lying in the draft box and had not been updated... I wasted a chapter asking for leave...

　
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