Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 378 The little-known side of Zhu Zhanhe

As the saying goes, plans cannot keep up with changes.

The original plan was not much different from Chen Xun's plan. Zhu Zhanhe planned to return to Daming this year because he had already received a message from his father about what happened in Daming.

If the development planned by Zhu Gaoxu is followed, the Ming Emperor's personal expedition may succeed, it may fail, or it may be in vain, but it doesn't matter, what is really important is one point.

Ming Dynasty is about to change.

This change refers to a superficial change, not a substantive change.

In other words, Ming's face is about to change, but his inner self will not change.

It can be said that Zhu Zhanhe has been planning such a big event for several years, and it is also something that the King of Wu has been waiting for for a long time. It is impossible for him not to go back.

But there is an unexpected point in everything, and things will change at some point.

Among the eight bandits in history, Zhu Zhanhe had come into contact with one as early as the tenth year of Yongle, and that was the Japanese country.

Later, he went west to Central Asia and even advanced to the present. He encountered the Kingdom of Naples, which will be Italy in the future. This is the second time he encountered.

Zhu Zhanhe actually didn't think much of the Kingdom of Naples, because the Kingdom of Naples was actually in decline under the rule of Jeanne II.

The Kingdom of Naples was at its peak of power before the middle of the fourteenth century, that is, more than 70 years ago. However, the Kingdom of Naples is now at the end of its strength, and according to the historical process, it will only have about 50 years left.

This is why Queen Jeanne II moved between the Pope and Frederick II's bed, because she really had no choice, and her body was one of the few and best means she could use nowadays.

But now, Zhu Zhanhe was really excited, because this time he was facing two of the eight biggest robbers of the year.

Kingdom of Hungary and Grand Duchy of Mosk.

The Kingdom of Hungary was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire among the eight great bandits of later generations, but Zhu Zhanhe did not expect to encounter this enemy so early.

No matter from the surface, or from Zhu Zhanhe's plan, after taking the King Castle, he will also take the Serbian Autocratic Kingdom, the Kingdom of Bosnia, the Tsar of Vidin, the Principality of Wallachia and Dominion successively in the north. The Broga Despot and other countries.

This does not include the Principality of Vlora, the Despotate State of Alta, and other small mice. It only counts enemies with relatively large territories and relatively adequate strength.

But now, after feeling the threat of the Ming Dynasty, the Grand Duchy of Mosk took the lead in reconciling with the Golden Horde, its enemy that had been in tit-for-tat for many years, and united to send troops from the Black Sea, bypassing the tall Caucasus Mountains and approaching the castle.

On the other side, the Pope and the Holy See somehow reached an agreement with Sigismund, the monarch of the Kingdom of Hungary, and sent troops to attack the castle.

Castle.

Zhu Zhanhe sat on the throne that only John VIII could sit on, with his left hand across his chest and his right hand holding his chin. He looked at the map in front of him and didn't know what he was thinking.

To be honest, although he looks down on any country in this era, he has to say that it will still be very troublesome when these countries unite.

Moreover, there are several very important factors here.

The first is the Grand Duchy of Mosk.

The current period is already the early stage of the rise of the Grand Duchy of Mosk. Without the intervention of his variable, the Grand Duchy of Mosk will first beat its former suzerain country, the Golden Horde, and then the Kingdom of Hungary, and eventually become one of the five hooligans of Blue Star. one.

Second, it is Sigismund, the monarch of the Kingdom of Hungary this time.

Sigismund's life can be described as a legend. Zhu Zhanhe already felt that he had a rich resume, but if compared with Sigismund, he would also feel that he was still far behind.

Sigismund is now the monarch of the Kingdom of Hungary, but as early as 1411, that is, the ninth year of Yongle in the Central Plains, he was elected as the king of the Roman people.

Note that the Roman people are not Roman civilians. The Roman people here refer to all members of the [-] phratry and the three tribes composed of the [-] clans in Rome.

At the same time, this titular king has another point, that is, he is the future king of the Holy Roman Empire.

During his lifetime, Sigismund served as King of the Kingdom of Hungary, King of the Holy Roman Empire, King of Croatia, and King of Bohemia, as well as Italy, Dalmatia, Serbia, Galicia, and Rodomia. , King of Cumania and Bulgaria; Prince of Silesia and Luxembourg; Margrave of Moravia, Lusatia, and Brandenburg.

Isn't this string of titles scary, but that's just scary. In fact...

Let's put it this way, in Zhu Zhanhe's view, Sigismund's achievements are not worthy of his many titles.

He has served as so many kings, but the core is still the Kingdom of Hungary and the Kingdom of Bohemia. These two kingdoms were extremely powerful in his father's generation, but after he succeeded to the throne, the originally powerful country and kingship quickly disappeared. decline.

National rights were divided by the great nobles, and the royal territory was reduced from the original [-]% of the country to half of the country. Even the Nicopolis Crusade he formed was defeated by the Ottoman Empire.

This defeat at that time directly handed over the title of the most powerful country in Central and Eastern Europe to the Ottoman Empire. Not to mention, he himself was deeply disturbed by it. Not only did his prestige plummet, he was united by the nobles to ask him to be responsible for the defeat. He was also put under house arrest for several months.

In addition, Sigismund also resolved the decades-old schism in the church, but in solving this problem spawned the 14-year-long, famous Hussite Wars.

Judging from Sigismund's life, he had outstanding abilities and accomplished many things. However, the things he did either quickly turned into failure after success and led to more serious consequences, or they directly derived from success. A more difficult problem to solve.

But even so, it has to be admitted that Sigismund's influence is quite large. If everything goes well, he may even mobilize the power of half of Europe.

The most important thing is that Sigismund himself belongs to the Luxembourg family. Although he had no heirs in his life, which caused the Luxembourg family to be cut off from him, he had a son-in-law with a very special status.

His son-in-law Albert II inherited everything from Sigismund after his death, and this Albert II belonged to the Habsburg dynasty of Juming in Europe.

The meaning of the words Habsburg is not a country as it seems literally, but a family, and it can be said to be the most influential and largest family in Europe.

Members of the Habsburg dynasty have served as King of Hungary, King of Hungary (the two later became the Austro-Hungarian Empire), King of Germany, King of Bohemia, King of Spain and Portugal, etc.

This is not just the monarch, there are countless other dukes, grand dukes, etc.

"Your Highness, what's wrong with you?"

Jian Xiao looked at the thoughtful Zhu Zhanhe and asked cautiously.

"Huh?" Zhu Zhanhe looked up at Jian Xiao numbly, with confusion on his face.

"Uh..." Jian smiled and was speechless.

Although he was the first to say this, but now, he doesn't know how to continue.

All he knew was that he had never seen Zhu Zhanhe like this.

When facing the grasslands, facing the Dai Viet Kingdom, facing the Japanese Kingdom, or even facing the Timurid Empire and the Ottoman Empire, Zhu Zhanhe had never been so confused.

Yes, Zhu Zhanhe was once confused, but that was not actually confusion, but rather that he was thinking about solutions to problems.

But this time, Jian Xiao really realized that something was not right with Zhu Zhanhe.

"Jian Xiao..." Zhu Zhanhe raised his head with a smile on his face.

There was something wrong with this smile, but it made Jian Xiao's heart settle down.

Zhu Zhanhe has always been the backbone, the backbone of subordinates like Jian Xiao, the backbone of King Wu's lineage, the backbone of today's Ming Dynasty Xiangzhou Prefecture, Nanzhou Prefecture, and even...

It was also the backbone of the entire Ming Dynasty.

His confusion can make everyone panic, and his confidence can make everyone feel at ease.

Jian Xiao had seen the current Zhu Zhanhe once, or it could not be said that he had seen him, but had heard about him once.

But so far, it's only been that one time.

But even so, it was enough to make everyone feel at ease.

Zhu Zhanhe didn't know what Jian Xiao was thinking, so he just walked to the window and looked at the sky outside.

The weather is getting cold and it may snow soon. It would be irrational for the Pope, Sigismund and Grand Duke Vasily of Mosk to take action at this time.

However, Zhu Zhanhe, who wanted to fight, was also very irrational.

"If... I mean if..." Looking out of the window, Zhu Zhanhe seemed to be muttering to himself, and seemed to be talking to Jane with a smile.

"If one day, I really become the greedy wolf star that people say that if they seize the opportunity, they will bite it, and eventually lead to the loss of life, what do you think people will do?"

"I don't know what other people do." Jian Xiao answered without any hesitation or even thinking.

"I only know that Qian Yong, Sanfeng and I, the Crown Prince's guards, His Highness King Wu... and even many soldiers of the Ming Dynasty will support your decision, His Royal Highness."

"Haha..." Zhu Zhanhe smiled slightly, but anyone could hear the perfunctory tone in his laughter.

"No matter what I do?"

"Whatever you do!"

"Even if I ask you to die?"

"Jian Xiao's life was given by His Highness the Crown Prince! If His Highness the Crown Prince wants to take it back, Jian Xiao will have no objection!"

……

Looking at Jian Xiao in front of him blankly, Zhu Zhanhe didn't know what to say for a moment.

In fact, there was one thing that he had never told anyone, not even a word.

Zhu Zhanhe has always felt that he is a lonely person and cannot be accepted by this era.

This loneliness comes from his unique thinking, from his unique behavior style, from his unique plans and plans.

But at this moment, he suddenly discovered that he didn't seem so lonely.

At the very least, he gained a group of people who were loyal to him and even willing to sacrifice their lives for him.

And this group of people includes Jian Xiao, Qian Yong, Zhu Sanfeng, and the Crown Prince's guards. Even his father's guards of King Wu may be willing to do this.

"Jian Xiao..." Zhu Zhanhe smiled, very happily.

"Go and call a few people over..."

(End of this chapter)