Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 498 Eligibility for Evaluation

In war, there has never been any right or wrong, only interests.

In the past, Fan Zhong didn't understand this truth. At that time, he only knew that he was loyal to the emperor, and he could do whatever the emperor asked him to do.

Therefore, Fan Zhong has always regarded Zhu Zhanhe as a traitor, a traitor who intends to steal the country.

It may not be very appropriate to say stealing the country, because Zhu Zhanhe is also the grandson of Emperor Taizong, and Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Zhanhe's father, is also the direct son of Emperor Taizong.

However, generals' minds are relatively simple, which is why they have been overwhelmed by civil servants.

However, during the time he came to Europe, Fan Zhong's thoughts changed.

Although he was very reluctant to admit it, he had to admit that Zhu Zhanhe was indeed more suitable to be the ruler of Ming Dynasty than Zhu Zhanji.

This is an irrefutable result, because Zhu Zhanhe and Zhu Zhanji are fundamentally different.

For more than ten years, Zhu Zhanhe's eyes have been on places other than Daming, and he seldom returns to Daming, but Zhu Zhanji has always focused on his cousin, for fear that the throne under his buttocks will be taken by him. The cousin was taken away.

After coming to Europe, Fan Zhong saw everything in Europe, including the good and the bad.

He has never seen the Venetian fleet, which is known as the strongest in the Mediterranean Sea, nor has he seen the maritime power of the grape bud empire, which will be called the first worldwide empire in history.

However, based on what he has heard and heard, although Fan Zhong does not fully agree that Europe has the strength to rival Ming Dynasty, he does not dare to underestimate Europe's potential.

From this point alone, Fan Zhong felt that Zhu Zhanhe was better than Zhu Zhanji.

besides……

Thinking of this, Fan Zhong raised his head and looked at the Pyrenees Mountains in the distance.

Zhu Zhanji's fiery temper is unmatched by Zhu Zhanji. For example, this time, after the Kingdom of Aragon learned that Aachen, the capital of the Holy Roman Empire, had fallen, Zhu Zhanhe dared to send a fleet to send troops just after making a small move.

Look at Zhu Zhanhe, then think about the imperial court...

Fan Zhong felt that if it was the imperial court, they would definitely go through the routine procedures when encountering such a thing, and then go through the wrangling of those civil officials. up.

And now?

As soon as Yolanda of Aragon learned that Aachen had fallen, he wanted someone to cross the Rhone River and go to the land of the original Holy Roman Empire to gain some advantage, Zhu Zhanhe directly attacked with thunder.

On the one hand, Zhu Zhanhe ordered the fleet to lead the fleet to the Strait of Gibraltar without advancing or retreating, and occupied the Strait of Gibraltar to death, making the Kingdom of Aragon a threat.

On the other hand, Zhu Zhanhe asked the fleet to send Fan Zhong to the northern foot of the Pyrenees, and landed at the pass between the central plateau and the Pyrenees.

This position is very ambiguous.

On the surface, the Ming army was an ally of the Kingdom of Aragon, and it was a backup force that supported the Kingdom of France to drive away the Kingdom of England. Therefore, there was nothing wrong with the Ming army landing at the junction of the Kingdom of Aragon and the Kingdom of France.

Don't ask, just ask to support friendly forces!Don't you need my support?Then I will withdraw Wang Jinghong from the English Channel!
However, in fact, after Fan Zhong landed here, he directly strangled the neck of the Kingdom of Aragon.

Do you dare to jump?Then I will go all the way to the west and cut off the connection between you and the Kingdom of France. At the same time, the Ming army in the Strait of Gibraltar will also launch an attack. At that time, the Kingdom of Aragon will have to face double attacks from sea and land.

Although the Kingdom of Aragon is powerful, it can be regarded as one of the most powerful countries in Europe, and it also has the Kingdom of Castile as a solid ally, but it is still much inferior to the Ming army.

At the very least, the fire attack of the Ming army has spread all over Europe. Who doesn't know that the Ming army is very good at attacking cities?
As for sea power, it is even more incomparable. If they could have the sea power of the Ming army, the Kingdom of France would have been swallowed up by the Kingdom of Aragon long ago.

Thinking of this, Fan Zhong could not help but sigh.

Think about it, if the Emperor Xuande had the decisive character of Prince Wu, and he could have done it earlier, maybe the situation would be different now?

Meanwhile, Aachen.

After the war, Aachen had already started rebuilding work. Together with Aachen, there was another city even earlier, which was Rome.

Because Europe is too far away from the Central Plains, if you want to rule here, you need an institution similar to Xiangzhou Prefecture and Nanzhou Prefecture.

But compared to the situation in the Indochina Peninsula and Delhi Sultan, one state capital seems not enough, so there is bound to be an existence in Europe with higher regulations than the Xiangzhou and Nanzhou capitals.

Zhu Zhanhe had already thought up the name of this institution, and he planned to call it Xuntianfu, which meant to follow.

From the name, we can know the status of Xuntianfu, Xun has the meaning of following, compared with Ying Heshun, it seems that the meaning is not too different on the surface, but in fact it gives people a slightly inferior feeling .

This is what Zhu Zhanhe wanted.

At first, Zhu Zhanhe was still struggling with where to set up Xuntian Mansion, and there were three places on his list of considerations.

Aachen, the capital of the Holy Roman Empire, Rome, which is extremely important to the Holy See, and Constantinople, which has special strategic significance.

In a strategic sense, Domburg was superior to Rome, and Rome was superior to Aachen.

In the sense of governance, Rome is superior to Aachen, and Aachen is superior to King Castle.

In an economic sense, Rome is superior to King Castle, and King Castle is superior to Aachen.

In the end, Zhu Zhanhe settled on Rome. First, because Rome is located near the Mediterranean Sea, the transportation is more convenient. Compared with Aachen, Rome is more convenient whether it is by water or by land.

Moreover, Rome was once the site of the Holy See. Although the facilities here were destroyed during the siege, the foundation was still there, and it was relatively simple to rebuild.

Of course, Aachen has not been given up, because the main goal of the Ming army in the future is Western Europe, and Rome alone is not enough. With Aachen, it can form a north-south response, and it will be convenient to deal with any changes at that time.

"Father, do you really want to lead troops to Paris?"

Inside the city of Aachen, Qian Zhong looked at his father Qian Yong with a worried expression on his face. The thought of not wanting his father to leave was already written on his face.

"Why don't you go?" Facing his son's question, Qian Yong raised his head and looked at his son seriously.

"Zhong'er, you have to know that everyone likes the good things in this world."

"What is a good thing? Gold and silver are good things, grain is a good thing, land is a good thing, and power is also a good thing."

"If there is a law, such as our Ming Dynasty, it may not be perfect, but it can make most people follow morality, and the next best thing can make them follow the law. The worst thing is that people can be punished after they do evil. .”

"But in war, that's impossible."

"So, everyone covets these good things. If they don't have them, they will come to grab them."

"Even if we are strong enough, we cannot relax our vigilance, because no one can guarantee that you will always be so strong, so we must plan ahead and try our best to nip all the unstable factors in the bud."

"I know this..." Qian Zhong lowered his head slightly and whispered.

"But, didn't His Royal Highness say that there is no need to worry about the Kingdom of France? If you go there at this time..."

Qian Yong could tell that his son had a lot to say, but he would stop at the most critical moment because he didn't want to say that word.

dead.

The Kingdom of France, the Kingdom of England, the Kingdom of Aragon, and the Kingdom of Castile, these enemies alone are not enough to contend with Ming, but if they are in chaos, it is not necessarily so.

Besides, even if the gap in strength is too large and the ending is already doomed, no one can guarantee that no one will be killed or killed in the war.

Since no one can guarantee that there will be no casualties, no one can guarantee whether the casualties will be themselves.

Qian Zhong's worry is correct. According to Yu Gong, Qian Yong is one of Zhu Zhanhe's most important right-hand men, and there is no room for loss.

In private, Qian Zhong is Qian Yong's son, so naturally he doesn't want anything to happen to his father.

"Zhong'er, come here." Thinking of this, Qian Yong waved.

Qian Zhong was a little confused, but he followed his father's words and walked over.

"Zhong'er, you also know that His Royal Highness, Shizi, has the grace to save my life and even our family's life."

"The grace of saving life cannot be repaid. Although it is too much in the eyes of many people to repay this kindness with one's life, or even risk one's life, it is the only thing we have."

"Actually, you may not know that in the early years, when I was guarding the Wa Kingdom for my father, someone came to me and tried to persuade me to betray His Royal Highness and work for them."

Hearing this, Qian Zhong raised his head in astonishment and looked at his father.

He didn't know that his father had such a past.

Qian Yong didn't seem to feel his son's gaze, so he leaned back in his chair and stared at the roof blankly.

"Once upon a time, that person sent someone to convince me that I didn't need to sacrifice my whole life for a moment of kindness. His Royal Highness's kindness for saving our family was as early as when your aunt and uncle Jane brought back the new food." It's still on."

"But I know it's not like that."

"Back then, maybe it was just a whim of His Royal Highness, or it was done at will, but for us, that is everything."

"If we have a lot of money, I will pay back with money afterward."

"If we are powerful, I will repay with power afterwards."

"However, we have nothing, just like a weed. If it weren't for the help of His Royal Highness, we would have lost even the most basic life."

"So, I want to repay His Royal Highness, wishing to take out everything, but we are a weed, what can we take out?"

Having said that, Qian Yong sat up straight and said with a smile on his face.

"So, for us, at most, we can only set ourselves on fire to warm His Royal Highness' hands."

……

Qian Zhong stared blankly at his father.

He knew that his father was very loyal, so loyal that no one could shake him, which can be seen from the situation in the past ten years.

But he didn't expect that his father would be so loyal to His Royal Highness.

But...it seems to be normal.

After all, haven't my father, aunt and uncle Jian been like this all along?
"Let's go, Zhong'er."

Qian Yong gently stroked the top of Qian Zhong's head, with a smile that Qian Zhong had never seen on his face.

In this smile, there was tenderness, kindness, and... hope.

"Go, go to Wilno, and find your aunt."

"Many people knew everything that happened back then, but many people kept silent, because His Royal Highness once issued a death order, no one is allowed to speak, and whoever speaks will be punished."

"But you, as my son of Qian Yong, you should know these things."

"It's just that my father is not qualified to tell you these things. There are only two people in this world... No, maybe there is only one person who is qualified to tell you these things, and that is your aunt."

Qian Zhong stared blankly at his father, but Qian Yong had already turned his head, looking at Nanfang in a daze.

After many years, he still remembers.

In that year, he, Jian Xiao, and Zhu Sanfeng suffered so much in order to bring the new grain seeds back to Daming, and Zhu Sanfeng even sacrificed everything except his life.

After returning, although they made great contributions in retrieving the new food, even though they became Zhu Zhanhe's confidantes, they still couldn't stop people's mouths.

In particular, what happened to Zhu Sanfeng was often discussed behind the scenes.

Even...their family members disliked them because of this.

Qian Yong remembered that three years after they came back, Zhu Zhanhe personally issued an order that anyone who dared to speak ill of Qian Yong and the other three behind their backs would be arrested on charges of insulting nobles and sentenced to death.

Since then, the public discussion has almost disappeared, and when people look at them, it is no longer jealousy mixed with disdain, but fear.

Qian Yong will never forget what Zhu Zhanhe said to him back then.

"Your experience, only you can come up with it, whether it is for credit or for self-deprecating."

"Those ignorant people are not qualified to comment, or even evaluate you."

"Those rich and powerful people who are blinded by profit are also not qualified, and I have to be added."

"The only ones who can judge you are you, and you can only judge yourself, not the other two."

Thinking of this, Qian Yong looked at his son again.

In fact, he once thought that he and Zhu Sanfeng would live like this, dedicate their whole life to Zhu Zhanhe, and then grow old with Zhu Zhanhe, even after death, they would be buried at the gate of Zhu Zhanhe's mausoleum, to serve Zhu Zhanhe. Zhanhe guards the mausoleum.

As for the kids...

He knew that Zhu Zhanhe's toughness only temporarily suffocated those remarks in people's hearts, and did not disappear.

If he had a child, Zhu Zhanhe, himself and others would have to encounter the same thing a hundred years later.

However, under Zhu Sanfeng's insistence, he still had a son named Qian Zhong.

Although Qian Zhong was dissatisfied with his biological father and Zhu Sanfeng's aunt, since he was his own son, he was Zhu Sanfeng's son.

As the son of his husband and wife, he should know this, and should be stronger, at least strong enough to deal with it.

If he is not strong enough, then he will not be able to take over the heavy responsibility on his shoulders, and become Zhu Qiming's right-hand man just like he is now Zhu Zhanhe's right-hand man.

(End of this chapter)