Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 506 The Tuyere and the Pig
Zhu Zhanhe did not stay in Xiangzhou Mansion for long. He just briefly dealt with the affairs of the Shi family of Xuanwei in Old Port, and then handed over the management of Malacca to his younger brother, and then continued on his way home.

Zhu Zhanhe originally wanted Mu Sheng to stay in Xiangzhou Mansion temporarily. After all, Zhu Zhanqi and Mu Qin were getting married soon, and they were organizing their marriages themselves, so Zhu Zhanhe wanted to let Mu Sheng stay. Staring down.

But Mu Sheng felt that when he returned to the Ming Dynasty this time, he had already arrived at Xiangzhou Mansion. It would not be good if he did not go to the capital to pay a visit to the current emperor. The most important thing was that he had to pay a visit to Zhu Gaoxu.

Originally, the two families had a superior-subordinate relationship, but now there is an additional level of in-law relationship. Although the superior-subordinate relationship will not change, as the relationship progresses, no matter what happens, it must be expressed.

Zhu Zhanhe thought about it and thought it was true, so he took Mu Sheng on the road with him.

The way back to Shuntian was relatively simple and quick. In less than half a month, the fleet arrived at the Bohai Bay and followed the canal to Tongzhou Port.

It was different from the last time he came back, because Zhu Gaoxu knew that his son would not leave when he came back this time, at least not in a short time, so he specially arranged for someone to pick him up.

It wasn't the kind of Zhu Zhandong who came to greet him last time, but the procedure of the Ministry of Rites followed the standard for welcoming soldiers who returned from a great victory after going out to fight.

However, Zhu Zhanhe actually didn't like this method very much.

……

Sitting on the carriage, looking at the people kneeling on the ground through the small window of the carriage, Zhu Zhanhe had no expression on his face.

At present, the people of the Ming Dynasty have little good impression of him. They have stood in the sun for a long time and stubbornly believe that Zhu Zhanhe's continuous campaigns will lead to the decline of the Ming Dynasty. They are also worried that their families will rise because of Zhu Zhanhe's successive campaigns. battlefield.

But in fact, Zhu Zhanhe has never used a grain of food from the court in these years. Except for firearms, Zhu Zhanhe is self-sufficient in all supplies through Xiangzhou Prefecture and Nanzhou Prefecture.

As for the soldiers...

Over the years, the one he used most was Asan, followed by the soldiers of Uszangdusi, which had nothing to do with the Han people...

However, human stereotypes are not easy to change. War gives people the impression of exorbitant taxes and having loved ones on the battlefield or even die in battle.

Zhu Zhanhe gave people the impression of being tyrannical, building temples, killing prisoners and even ordinary civilians.

The combination of the two left a combination of a tyrant and a weak court in the hearts of the people.

Zhu Zhanhe knew that if these people had not experienced a darkness, they would not know how hard-won life is today and how important everything he has done is.

However, Zhu Zhanhe never wanted to be understood.

Therefore, even though Zhu Zhanhe didn't like it, he still followed his father's arrangement because he knew that this was his father's obsession.

Just like when Emperor Taizong Jingnan ascended the throne, all he thought about was giving an explanation to Emperor Taizu Gao, an explanation he would give when they meet again a hundred years later.

What his father wanted was an explanation to Emperor Taizong.

After passing the "welcoming road" Chang'an Street and entering the palace, Zhu Zhanhe got off the carriage, transferred to a soft sedan, and went to the Yangxin Hall first. (In the Ming Dynasty, horses and carriages were not allowed in the palace, but soft sedans were allowed.)
"My lord, I would like to pay my respects to the Queen Mother."

Zhu Zhanhe knelt on the ground and said that he had to bow to everyone he saw. However, he still had to abide by the rules when he returned to the Ming Dynasty.

At the very least...behave now.

"Come back?" Ms. Zhang stood up, with a complicated expression of joy and confusion on her face, and helped Zhu Zhanhe up personally.

"When you come back this time... you won't leave?"

"Not yet." Although Zhu Zhanhe stood up, his head was still slightly lowered.

"Zhan Qi's marriage was decided a long time ago, but because the Western Expedition has been delayed again and again, now that the battlefield of the Western Expedition has basically calmed down, I plan to arrange Zhan Qi's marriage first."

"So, I have to go out before the end of the year, and my father will also come with me. I will return after the Zhanqi ceremony is over."

"Well, that's right..." The expression on Zhang's face became more complicated.

"Zhan Qi is already the eldest. In your family, you are the only one who has an heir now. This is not good. We still need to spread more branches and leaves."

Zhang actually didn't want to say a word, because from the current perspective of both parties, the fewer heirs from King Wu's lineage, the better. Only in this way would the chance of her grandson be greater.

Moreover, Zhu Zhanqi's marriage partner is Mu Qin, the daughter of Mu Sheng, the current head of the Mu family.

The alliance between the King of Wu and the Mu family will at least ensure that the King of Wu is invincible. Even if they fail in the Central Plains, the worst they can do is retreat to Xiangzhou Prefecture. The court will have nothing to do with them.

However, Zhu Zhanqi's wedding is not necessarily a bad thing for the emperor's lineage. After all, this wedding is not an ordinary wedding, and according to Zhu Zhanhe's attitude and statement, most people in the King of Wu's lineage may want it by then. past.

At the very least, Zhu Gaoxu and his wife, Zhu Zhanhe and his wife, are going to pass. It doesn’t matter that Zhu Zhanhe is now guarding Yingtian Mansion. There is only one Zhu Zhantan left in the capital who is suffering from a long-term illness.

This is an opportunity for the emperor's lineage.

However, no matter how grand it is, plus the time required to get there and back, a wedding will end in one and a half to two months at most.

Today's cabinet and six ministries are all from the King of Wu's lineage, and generals such as Chen Mao, Zheng Heng and Fan Zhong have also been transferred away from the Central Plains...

In this case, what can two months do?

……

After briefly greeting the Empress Dowager, and then going to Qianqing Palace for a formality, Zhu Zhanhe returned to Renshou Palace.

In fact, it was nothing, but he always wanted to laugh when he saw the orthodox emperor who was not yet three years old.

Because from the current point of view, Sun Ruowei is really not a qualified mother, and the Zhu Qizhen she brought up... doesn't look serious.

A spoiled brat with a bad temper.

"So we all go?"

In the Renshou Palace, Zhu Zhanhe and his father were sitting in the pavilion drinking tea, watching the half-year-old Zhu Qiming crawling on the grass under the care of the Crown Princess Hu Shanshu and a group of palace ladies.

"Let's all go." Zhu Zhanhe didn't have the worry of his father, but seemed very indifferent.

"Zhan Qi's marriage has been delayed for so long. It's about to happen now. We all have to go. Otherwise, Mu Qin will die unjustly?"

"Get out!" Zhu Gaoxu rolled his eyes at his son angrily.

"You don't know what I'm talking about?"

"I know..." Zhu Zhanhe no longer had the poise and seriousness he had in Europe, but looked completely out of tune.

"If some people are restless, just make them restless. It's not a problem to keep suppressing them like this. It's better to let them jump up and solve them together."

Having said this, Zhu Zhanhe straightened his body, glanced towards the west, and said meaningfully.

"You are standing on the wind, even pigs can be blown up."

"However, these pigs often don't admit that they were blown up, but they think they can fly."

"Besides, when the wind stops, these pigs will fall the hardest, and they often won't admit that they are pigs."

"Those who are self-aware will retreat early. Whether they retreat with success or in embarrassment, they will still survive."

"So, since it's a pig, it naturally can't jump. What are you worried about?"

(End of this chapter)