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Chapter 705 Final Chapter
Emperor Zhu's Kazakh father-in-law quickly completed the great cause of Kazakh unification.

Moreover, compared to his father Touk Khan and his grandnephew Abu Lai Khan twenty years later, the Kazakh Khanate established by Semek Khan obviously had a more stable internal structure.

Not only because Kazakhstan and Ming Dynasty have formed an alliance and marriage relationship, but also because Zhu Yiling needs a stable Kazakhstan, a stable and unrest-free Central Asia.

Allowing Kazakhs to continue fighting civil wars with each other will only destabilize and affect the development of the Overland Silk Road. If the Overland Silk Road is frustrated, the immigrants from the Western Regions will also be severely affected. It can only be said that a single move affects the whole body.

Even if the prince ascends the throne in the future, he must continue to support the descendants of Semek Khan and rule the Kazakh Khanate.

Semekhan and his son were also very smart. They knew that their ability to reunite the divided Kazakhs so quickly did not rely on their own abilities, but on the banner of the Chinese Emperor.

Therefore, after Semek Khan conquered Xiaoyuzi, he did not immediately hold a meeting of various tribes to elect himself as the official Great Khan. Instead, he sent troops to remove the thorn in the Cossacks' stay in Central Asia.

This is showing loyalty to Emperor Zhu.

Moreover, even among the descendants of Semek Khan, some of them were relatively abstract, abandoned the legal system of the Khanate, and became rebellious.

With Kazakhstan's flat terrain, Dayuzi was ceded to half of the key strategic points. Even if the Kazakh army invaded, they would not be able to penetrate into the Western Region. They would plunder on the north shore of Lake Balkhash.

But the Chinese army can be condescending and go to the grasslands to attack Kazakh cities at any time.

……

In the twenty-eighth year of Jianwu, the second year of the unification of the Kazakh Khanate.

The Persian God of War, Nadir Shah, who was known as the "Napoleon" of Central Asia in later generations in the West, died.

He died of an assassination, or a stab in the back from his nephew!
Nader Shah was indeed very capable of fighting, and he led Persia through a period of strength and prosperity, opening up territory and regaining lost territory.

But those were the slaves who conquered the Mughal Empire and looted a large amount of wealth from the Indians.

Nowadays, due to the intervention of the Chinese army, although the Mughals still lost miserably, the Persians also had a hard time. Less than half of the 50,000 elite expeditionary force escaped, and some money, food and slaves were not captured. Pure Fang division expedition .

The prestige built by Nader Shah through his military exploits was greatly reduced. In contrast, the overall national power of Persia also declined rapidly under his brutal rule.

According to the original history, after Nader Shah took over from the Mughals, he immediately divided his troops to attack the Caucasus and Central Asia the next year.

The Caucasus was not conquered, but Central Asia was progressing smoothly. The Great Khan of Bukhara was captured and killed, and he had to cede territory to pay compensation. With the money of the Bukhara people, Nader Shah formed a powerful navy and sent troops to The West pacified the Oman Empire and recovered the lost territory of Bahrain.

It's a pity that it can't be done now. Without the money from the Mughals, if he wants to restore the army, he can only increase taxes internally and seize strong men everywhere to serve as troops. 1
He didn't dare to fight in Central Asia because it was too close to China, so he went to fight in the Caucasus.

As expected, an army that had just been defeated in India had half of its troops composed of defeated soldiers and half of its troops new recruits.

This guy can hit a hammer, and the historical Nadirsha was not very good at hitting in the Caucasus.

The Persian army was defeated in the Caucasus and fled in embarrassment after being killed by the Dagestanis.

As the "god of war" in Central Asia, he really can only be a little aggressive in Central Asia.

After several consecutive defeats, since Gandir Shah came to the throne, there have been frequent foreign wars, military expenditures that have almost emptied the national treasury, brutal suppression at home, various harsh administrations and taxes, and people's livelihood is in dire straits.

Even his most trusted nephew Adil is quite dissatisfied with his uncle.

Just at the beginning of this spring, Adil convened several military generals to launch a coup against his uncle Nadir Shah in Mashhad (the capital of Persia) to force him to the palace.

Don't ask where your son has gone. He was castrated by Nadir Shah before during an assassination attempt...

Adil said: "Uncle, you are old. Your rule is ignorant, backward and cruel. You are unwilling to share all things and rights. Under your rule, Persia is falling into the abyss step by step. Please ask your uncle to bring the sand to the bottom." Immediately pass the throne of Ah (Emperor) to me, and I will lead the Persian workers to become strong again... and I will treat my uncle and several brothers well."

Nader Shah was very angry. He roared loudly: "Impossible. You have betrayed me. I will have your eyes blinded and castrated and you will all be reduced to slaves."

After Shan finished speaking, this old man in his sixties actually picked up his saber and slashed at the soldiers surrounding him.

The two unlucky soldiers did not respond and were chopped to death on the spot. Nadir Shah quickly fled outside.

As a result, before he was halfway through, he accidentally slipped on the carpet.

Adil seized the opportunity and took the lead, drawing his knife and slashing.

This soldier spent half his life fighting the famous Persian "tyrant" in Central Asia, and he died just like that.

His gray-eyed head fell to the ground, and he was still being cursed by his nephew Adil: "You are such a cruel and cruel tyrant, you are not qualified to be the Shah of Persia. I will send you to the emperor of China to be used." Ask the Emperor of China for forgiveness and allow him to reopen trade between China and Persia.”

The influence of the Ming Dynasty is different from that of the past. Since Persia dares to invade the Mughals, Zhu Yijiong must be punished no matter what.

Not only was the trade between China and Persia cut off, but the surrounding countries of Persia, as well as the Ming Dynasty's allies, all responded by imposing trade and economic sanctions on Persia.

Anyway, there is not much money to be made in Persia, a poor place, and the Persian emperor, Nader Shah, is a war maniac. He only knows how to fight, but does not know how to govern a country at all.

Under his rule, Persian production, handicrafts, and commerce almost stagnated, and a large number of people were conscripted into slavery.

Rather than saying that Emperor Zhu was issuing a punishment, it was better to say that Nader Shah had gone too far.

In addition, the north and west of Persia happened to be the Turghuts and the Ottomans. One of these two countries was canonized by the Ming Emperor, and the other was made friendly by Emperor Zhu's envoys.

Moreover, in order to attack Tsarist Russia from a flank, the two countries have formed a strategic alliance in the west.

The enemy of the Ottomans is Persia, and the enemy of China is also Persia. Rounding off, Turgut also has to fight Persia.

Even Tsarist Russia, a country that was supposed to be an ally, suffered a huge defeat at the hands of the Ottomans, Turguts, and the backstabbing French, and they also wanted to find compensation in Persia.

The reason why Adil launched the usurpation was not only his dissatisfaction with his uncle Nader Shah, but also represented the interests of the Persian nobles.

Nader Shah slaughtered the nobles indiscriminately, monopolized the power of the country, and appropriated the country's wealth for his own use. He had violated the rules of the "Shah-Parliament of Nobles" in communing Persia.

Adil directly sent an envoy to Nanjing to pay a pilgrimage to the Ming Emperor in the name of the new Shah of Persia, and brought the head of Nader Shah.

The Nanjing court solemnly received the Persian envoys. Persia was too far away from China, further than the Bukhara Khanate, so there was no need for a war.

But the benefits that should be obtained cannot be lost at all.

At this point, following the Mughal colony, Persia also began to gradually become a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society.

……

Thirty years after Jianwu.

It took so long for Beihai Dusi to capture the entire Yeniseisk Military District of Tsarist Russia simply because it was too remote and bitterly cold.

After the Ming army captured a castle, they had to re-garrison and immigrate the castle, and they also had to establish good relations with the local civil servants. It was impossible for the Ming army to kill it all the way like the Tsarist Russian Cossacks.

Because the Cossacks were not a regular army, not even a government army, they would rob if there was no food, eat people if they could not grab them, and die if they were all dead.

The Ming army also had to establish a military supply line, open up wasteland and immigrate to the newly occupied territory, and stabilize its rule. Being able to capture the Yenisei River Basin so quickly was already considered the limit.

The Yenisei River was recovered, and the emperor decreed that it be changed to the Qian River.

The Yeniseisk Castle was relocated to the Qianzhou Prefecture, opposite the Lingbei Prefecture. It was taken from the Jianshui of the Qianhe River in the Han Dynasty and was under the jurisdiction of the Beihai Dusi.

Thirty-one years.

Rahim, Atarek (which can be understood as the shogunate) of the Bukhara Khanate, passed away, and his son Abu Ghazi naturally inherited Atarek's official position.

After all, Rahim was just a powerful minister. He even went a step further and turned the king into a puppet. He appointed himself the official title of Atarek and imitated the Mongolian tradition of felt (lifting the Khan with felt).

But after all, he did not have the golden bloodline inherited from the Mongols, and his rule in Bukhara was not justified. Therefore, it was not until his grandson that he adopted the more independent title of emir (tribal leader).

Although the Khanate had already lost more than 50% of its territory by this time, the rest was basically the territory of the Manget clan.

After Abu Ghazi took over, he felt that the ministries of the Khanate were not obedient at all, and the Zamoga (Kuritai) Congress also took away too much power that belonged to him.

Ever since, he thought of a good idea. Send an envoy to China and ask for a seal for pilgrimage.

Compared to the long-dead Mongols, their golden bloodline could not compare to the imperial decree of the powerful Chinese emperor.

Moreover, Abu Ghazi was both coveted and afraid of the Overland Silk Road.

The Silk Road must not be cut off, otherwise the Khanate's money bag will be gone, but this group of Khanate nobles cannot be allowed to engage in smuggling with Chinese businessmen and openly embezzle the Khanate's tax revenue.

More importantly, the Kazakhs, who had never been in trouble in the north, actually achieved reunification and received the canonization and support of the Chinese emperor.

This is not good news for the people of Bukhara!

The Bukhara Khanate thus surrendered.

With the surrender of the Bukhara Khanate, the Khiva Khanate (Khorezm) further west, as well as Badakshan, Kanjuti, and Durrani (Afghanistan) in the south, also successively presented tributes to the Ming Emperor. Fengbiao.

At this point, all Central Asia has become vassal states of the Ming Dynasty.

Tsarist Russia's roads leading to the Far East, Central Asia, and Arabia have now been blocked and surrounded.

Tsar Anna, who established the "Imperial Guard" of Tsarist Russia and strengthened the centralization of the Tsar's power to a certain extent, has died of illness for many years.

After Ivan VI's short reign, Peter the Great's third daughter Elizabeth (not the British one) took the opportunity to launch a military coup and successfully seized the throne of the Tsar.

Unlike her cousin Anna, this female tsar was the real liberal in Russia. She not only restored all the reform measures during the period of Peter the Great, but also further improved the autocratic centralization of the monarchy. It also encouraged commercial foreign trade and abolished all customs in Russia to attract foreign businessmen to trade and ease the "trade war" with Europe.

Historically, it was this female czar who began to ease the war relations between China and Russia. Elizabeth even took the initiative to send an envoy to Beijing to lower her profile with the Qing court to ease and mediate bilateral trade.

Just five years ago, Elizabeth brought back Peter III, the son of her sister Anna (who had the same name, not her cousin the Czar) and made him his heir. She also personally acted as a matchmaker so that Peter III could marry Anhalt Zerber. Princess Sophia of the Principality of Ste.

Catherine II, as in history, successfully married into Russia.

……

Thirty-five years of Jianwu.

The whole country celebrates the New Year, and even the poorest families will use their savings to buy some meat, oil and water during the New Year.

In today's Ming Dynasty, there must be many poor people, but there are very few who don't have enough to eat.

Because the Ming Dynasty had a large territory, the government had always taken the lead in clearing up land for immigrants in border areas.

For those who really can't survive, the government can directly take the lead and migrate to areas such as the Western Region, Mobei, and Monan to open up wasteland. Once there, they will be responsible for dividing the fields, and the government will lend them oxen without interest.

The territories of Beihai Dusi are a bit cold, but there is a lot of fertile land, and there have been tax reduction policies in the past few years.

Officials and people all over the country are busy celebrating the New Year.

Nanjing City.

The city was also decorated with lanterns and festoons, and hundreds of officials in the imperial city had gathered, all dressed in formal attire and holding wat boards in their hands.

Not only did they come to the court today to pay New Year's greetings to the Emperor, they also had to follow him out of the city to offer sacrifices to heaven and earth and to the Ming Taizu Mausoleum on Purple Mountain.

All the officials gathered in formal attire.

Taichang Temple officials took the lead, including accompanying soldiers and palace maids, and there were thousands of people.

The emperor's royal chariot, as well as many concubines, and the emperor's daughters and officials followed, the procession stretched through the streets, attracting people to flock to watch.

Fortunately, Yingtian Fuyin and the Wucheng Army and Horses Division got the news early and sent a large number of government officers and soldiers to maintain order. At least no accidents were caused.

After the sacrificial procession left the city, they headed straight for Purple Mountain, followed by countless people watching the excitement. The court did not prohibit them from following, but they would only be stopped if they followed outside the Imperial Tomb of Purple Mountain.

After sitting on the imperial chariot for a while, Zhu Yijiong still squinted and fell asleep. He only woke up after being reminded by the maid.

As I get older, my mental state becomes worse and worse.

Seeing that there are female officials around him, he used to use it quite smoothly. He has followed him since he started his career in Taiwan. The old eunuch who is also considered Conglong Laochen has died of illness many years ago.

After being helped down from the royal chariot, Zhu Yijiong and the queen joined hands and went to Taizu's mausoleum to offer sacrifices.

During a complicated worship ceremony, Zhu Yijiong did not get up according to the etiquette. Instead, he suddenly stared at the memorial tablet of Taizu and said with emotion: "Lao Zhu! Today is my big sacrifice to you, so I will call you Lao Zhu without any courtesy..."

The Taichang Temple official who was about to follow the procedure was a little confused. What did he just hear?
Not only was he at a loss, but the officials who were close behind him and the prince who was about to step forward were all startled.

I wonder what the emperor (father) is going to do?
Zhu Yijiong, on the other hand, stepped forward and said with a smile: "You have tricked us here for half a lifetime! But I don't blame you. This is a picturesque country, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. What a waste of time!" The changes that happened in the past three thousand years...should not happen again. Lao Zhu, it’s time for you to feel at ease, and so can we.”

"Prince!"

Listening to his father chattering a lot of incomprehensible words, the prince Zhu Boxi, who was dressed in formal attire, suddenly heard his father shout: "My son is here!"

"Don't be so serious, come here." Zhu Yijiong waved.

Zhu Boqi obediently stepped forward and was about to kneel down to worship the god's main card.

But Zhu Yijiong held his son's arm, just like an ordinary rural parent, and "introduced" to Lao Zhu's tablet: "This is our son, his name is Zhu Boqi, and he is also our prince. All the officials said , Our prince is quite similar to your prince, Lao Zhu. Haha, he is just a flatterer, but our prince is indeed quite like me. He is a ruthless, mean and ungrateful tyrant in the eyes of civil servants. "

"I don't dare!"

Several high officials in the court who were nearby, including the Taichang Temple officials who presided over the sacrifice, all knelt on the ground.

Even the prince Zhu Boxi also knelt down, because those words could not be said to praise him or to warn him.

"Hahaha!"

Zhu Yijiong smiled, and did not let the ministers and the prince get up. He just stared at Lao Zhu's memorial tablet: "Old Zhu! Since everyone says that our prince looks like you, then we can't be like you. I have to endure it for a long time. It’s over. We have finished the task of unifying the country and far away from the Han and Tang Dynasties. We are old and the martyrs are ambitious in their old age. We don’t have the courage. It’s time to take a break and let the Ming Dynasty and the people go. Let’s take a rest.”

After saying that, he looked at the prince and the cabinet ministers who were kneeling and kowtowing silently: "Prince, all the ministers in the cabinet."

"My son is here."

"The minister is here."

"Draw up the edict! I want to pass on the throne to the crown prince. From now on, I will be the supreme emperor. It's time to enjoy my old age in peace."

Hey!
As soon as these words came out, the officials were shocked. They didn't know whether to remonstrate or to shout for wisdom.

Zhu Boqi also felt dizzy after hearing this. He is 36 years old this year. From being high-spirited when he was young, to seeing his father getting older, he has always been in good health.

He is already prepared to compete with his father to see who can live longer. Whenever he dreams at night, he occasionally dreams that his father dies and he succeeds as emperor...

Now, the dream has come true. I will finally become the emperor, but I am not as happy as I imagined.

It was only more than a month after the grand ceremony at the Purple Mountain Imperial Tomb.

The emperor announced his abdication, and the prince ascended to the throne.

The officials were either happy or worried, but they were happy that the "tyrant" who weighed on them like a mountain, driving them to work and not allowing them to embezzle and annex land, had finally abdicated. The worry is also about the abdication of the "tyrant". Once the emperor and his ministers, many officials are worried about their official career.

It must be said that although many scholars in the world secretly cursed the emperor as a "tyrant" and was also mean and ungrateful, it was true that as long as he made political achievements, he could be promoted.

Just as the ministers were mixed with joy and sorrow, half a year after the new emperor ascended the throne, he never mentioned the amnesty of the world, and then suddenly issued an edict to conduct a thorough inspection of the country's land, the Customs and Shipping Department...

Good guy, all the officials and officials in the world were dumbfounded by this operation.

They saw in the new emperor the "tyrant" in his youth.

(End of this chapter)