Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 522 The Strange Zhu Gaoxu

The emperor's personal conquest is nothing new to Daming.

Needless to say, Emperor Taizu Gao, the Ming Dynasty was founded by others. They must have been on the battlefield, and they were built bit by bit from the grassroots.

The second emperor of the Ming Dynasty (actually the third, but the Jianwen Dynasty was not recognized during the Yongle Dynasty), Emperor Taizong, Zhu Di, also personally went on a military expedition and returned with a great victory.

The reign of Emperor Hongxi, the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was too short to be counted.

Emperor Xuande, the fourth emperor of the Ming Dynasty, went on a personal expedition in the last year of his reign. Although he died outside the Great Wall, he also defeated the Oara.

Now, the fifth emperor of the Ming Dynasty will also go on a personal expedition. Logically speaking, the people should have been accustomed to this matter long ago. After all, this kind of thing has happened three times in less than 40 years.

But in fact, the people's reaction was far more violent than expected.

Why did the people of the Central Plains prefer the orthodox emperor to Zhu Zhanhe?Obviously Zhu Zhanhe's achievements were higher and his contribution to the Ming Dynasty was greater.

In the final analysis, it is not that people in this era do not have the so-called concept of country and nation, or that this concept is far less profound than that of later generations, which makes them have little empathy for the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, what they opposed was not Zhu Zhanhe, but all emperors who would bring war to them.

When the news spread that the orthodox emperor was about to lead a personal expedition, people suddenly discovered that since the departure of the King of Wu, their lives had become worse day by day.

When the king of Wu was in Shuntian, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, but at least they did not have to worry about famine. Although they were worried about going to the battlefield, what about the reality?

Zhu Zhanhe had been fighting abroad for nearly twenty years. From the beginning to the end, he never used any soldiers from the imperial court. All he used were soldiers from Uzangdusi and Asan from Nanzhou Prefecture.

20 years, how many 20 years are there in a human life?And now?

The emperor's line had just taken over power for more than ten years. Not only did they have to go to the battlefield, but they also had to face the oppression of the corrupt scholars in the past. The number of corrupt officials and profiteers was significantly higher than when the King of Wu's line was in Shuntian.

Only then did people discover that what they had always hated was actually their protective umbrella.

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Xiangzhou Mansion, Wu Palace.

Zhu Gaoxu is 64 years old this year, which is considered an advanced age in this era. Now he rarely interferes in political affairs, and all matters have been handed over to his eldest son Zhu Zhanhe.

As for Zhu Zhanhe's allocation, he didn't care, because he believed that his son was far better than himself and could handle anything better.

Now Zhu Gaoxu spends his days either admiring flowers and birds, spending time with his eldest grandson, or urging his sons to spread their branches, because there are only two third generations in the King of Wu's lineage until now.

One is Zhu Zhanhe's son Zhu Qiming, and the other is Zhu Zhanqi's son Zhu Qifeng.

However, Zhu Gaoxu, who had not received officials and soldiers in the Wu Palace for more than ten years, received someone today.

Zhu Lin.

……

“Dad, isn’t that Zhu Lin?”

When Zhu Lin left, Zhu Zhanhe happened to come to find his father. When he saw Zhu Lin leaving, he couldn't help but ask strangely.

"Yeah." Zhu Gaoxu's heart skipped a beat, but he still replied calmly.

"Why did he come to you? How many years has he not been your guard? It must have been seven or eight years, right?"

Because he didn't think about it, Zhu Zhanhe didn't notice his father's strangeness, but just chatted with his father habitually.

Zhu Lin, one of Zhu Gaoxu's bodyguards, was selected by Zhu Gaoxu from the army when Emperor Taizong was in Fengtian. However, the purpose of the selection was not to serve as a bodyguard, but to form a vanguard in battle, which could also be said to be a death squad.

Later, Zhu Lin was selected as a guard by Zhu Gaoxu because of his bravery in battle.

Later, Zhu Lin's two sons, Zhu Ling and Zhu Ping, became Zhu Zhanhe's guards.

"You still have the nerve to say it?" Seeing that his son didn't find anything wrong, Zhu Gaoxu's tone suddenly relaxed a lot.

"How old is your son this year? He's 13 years old! Have you ever considered Zhu Ling and Zhu Ping?"

"Zhu Lin only has two sons in his family. After Jingnan, they all asked me to be your personal guard. I have been your guard for more than 30 years."

"It's okay for you. Although you only have one, you have a son at least. But do you also have to consider Zhu Ling and Zhu Ping?"

"Are you still short of someone you can trust? No shortage, right?"

"Besides, even if there is a shortage, we won't hold on to him. At least we can let him leave a queen for the family, right? We can't let Zhu Lin and three people from two generations have to give up their heirs for the sake of our family. Bar?"

"Uh……"

Zhu Zhanhe was speechless upon hearing this.

It is true that he did not consider this matter. After so many years, whether it was the northern expedition to the grasslands with Emperor Taizong, the southern expedition to Jiaozhi, the eastern expedition to the Japanese country, or even the western expedition to the Timurid Empire and Europe, Zhu Ling and Zhu Ping They are all his bodyguards.

It can be said that Zhu Ling and Zhu Ping have completely witnessed the process of climbing from the bottom to the top, then falling to the bottom, and finally getting up again.

He was used to employing people, and Zhu Zhanhe was also used to the existence of Zhu Ling and Zhu Ping, so much so that he forgot that Zhu Ling and Zhu Ping still had no heirs, or even started a family.

"I haven't considered this matter for a long time. Just wait until I come back this time. After I come back, I will arrange this matter and personally marry them."

Zhu Zhanhe felt that what his father said made sense. No matter what, in this era, at least he had to let someone leave a heir for the family.

"Come back?" Zhu Gaoxu became serious when he heard the words.

"I know you have already started asking the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War to mobilize food and weapons. What are you going to do this time? Why don't you just stop halfway through?"

"I don't know, but there is a high probability that it won't happen." Zhu Zhanhe shrugged upon hearing this.

Although he has never relaxed in these years, he is also aware of every move of the eldest nephew emperor, but for the current eldest nephew, is he still the Baozong in history?Zhu Zhanhe was not sure.

What he can be sure of is that his eldest nephew is not an outstanding emperor. If he were outstanding enough, then Ming Dynasty would not be facing this dilemma now.

Frequent civil strife and disasters also gave the Eastern Chagatai Khanate and Oara more than ten years of recuperation time, causing the evil dog of the grassland to bite back again and have united with the Seven Guards of Kansai to approach Liangzhou.

What was the result of his eldest nephew's personal expedition?Will it be captured as it has been in history?
Zhu Zhanhe didn't know, but according to the information he got and the arrangements of his eldest nephew, the outcome of this battle was probably not going to be good.

The reason is very simple. Although Zhang Fu, the backbone of the military generals of the Ming Dynasty and the old treasure of the four dynasties of Yongle, Hongxi, Xuande and Zhengtong, Zhu Qizhen ordered him to accompany him on the expedition, he was not allowed to participate in any military affairs.

(End of this chapter)