Daming, originally wanted to destroy it, but the system came

Chapter 301 The bad news brought by Shen Wang

"Chunmanlou, what a good name."

Zhu Chu stepped into the door of the restaurant and immediately attracted the attention of many people.

There is no other reason. At this time, he can finally get rid of his long flowing hair and can finally relax.

But in this day and age, this is shocking.

I saw that Zhu Zhen no longer wore a crown.

As a king, you can naturally wear a nine-pin crown. For example, one was unearthed from the tomb of King Luhuang.

Tenth brother.

Now that he is in the capital, and Zhu Zheng has just left the early morning court, he naturally has to dress appropriately when he goes to court. It is not whether he wants to be extravagant, but his rank. If he is not extravagant, he will be sloppy.

But now, Zhu Zhen is wearing a shock of short broken hair, not to mention how relaxed and comfortable he is.

It's a pity that Xu Miaojin has never learned how to wash, cut and blow, so he can only manage to make him look no longer as embarrassed as if he had just escaped from a dog's mouth.

The key is that Zhu Chu is also wearing a bright red python robe. Who wouldn't know that he is the prince?

"I don't know which highness is coming here. It's such a sin. What a sin." The shopkeeper hurriedly came up to greet him. He knelt down in front of Zhu Chu and shouted, "It's a sin."

"Are you talking about your sins, or are you talking about my king's sins?" Zhu Ming looked at the middle-aged shopkeeper in front of him with a strange expression, thinking to himself, was this deliberately trying to blame him?

In fact, the Ming Dynasty was okay. Even if you met princes and ministers on the street, you only had to lower your head to avoid them. You didn't have to kneel down anytime and anywhere.

But Zhu Chu came to the restaurant in person at this time, and the shopkeeper naturally came out to greet him.

The shopkeeper wiped off his cold sweat and explained in a stuttering voice: "No, little old man, it's my first time to welcome a big man like you, so I really don't know what to say. Your Highness, just order the food, we don't want any money." .”

"What a mess, can't I still afford a meal? As for competing with the people for profit? Get up, get up, I'm not so grand, don't you think I'm just a person?" Zhu Ming waved his hand. , let the shopkeeper stand up and speak.

Behind Zhu Ming, the servant of the Shen family lowered his head and said to himself, "My lord, do you really not regard me as a human being?"

"I heard that the rich man of the Shen family is upstairs? I'm here to see him. What are you waiting for?" Zhu Zhen did not disturb the diners in the store and went straight to the stairs upstairs.

Generally, restaurants have a lobby and canteen on the first floor, private rooms on the second floor, and some have guest rooms on the third floor.

Of course, there are also private rooms on the second floor that are not located in the lobby.

As for this restaurant, there are several private rooms on the second floor, where distinguished guests can chat or get together with friends.

Moreover, this place is not far from Wei Guogong Xu's mansion. In fact, it is also not far from the palace where Zhu Chu lives now. It is already a prosperous and noble place.

So the manager of this shop could still recognize the man in the python, and Zhu Ming felt that this guy was afraid that he would come to eat the Overlord's meal for nothing, right? So you want to talk yourself out?

Are you kidding, does he look like that?

It seems like he really didn’t bring any money when he came out?

It doesn't matter, the Shen family is here, can the Shen family have no money?

In a private room upstairs, Shen Wang quickly got up when he heard the noise and came out in advance.

"Caomin Shen Wang, please see Your Highness, a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old," Shen Wang knelt down as soon as he saw Zhu Chu, who was far away.

"Get up, didn't I say that this kind of formal etiquette bothers me the most?" Zhu Zhen said as he walked over.

Shen Wang stood up and followed Zhu Min into the box.

The servant of the Shen family before was consciously guarding the stairs, watching to prevent anyone from coming up.

There were only two people in the box, Zhu Zhen and Shen Wang.

Shen Wang, the second eldest son of the Shen family, is Shen Rong's younger brother, which means he is also Shen Wansan's son.

Because Shen Rong was worried about his father's health, he followed Shen Wansan to Yunnan, so Shen Wang took charge of the Shen family's business in the capital.

The Shen family originally belonged to a wealthy businessman in Suzhou and even owned a lot of land.

It was precisely because Shen Wansan helped Zhang Shicheng that Zhang Shicheng was able to stick to Suzhou for eight months.

It also caused Zhu Yuanzhang to hate Shen Wansan a lot after he conquered Suzhou City, which led to Shen Wansan's exile.

So much so that even the entire Shen family moved to Yingtian.

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang rarely held a grudge against a businessman so much. In fact, Shen Wansan was too obsessed with Zhang Shicheng at the beginning.

Looking at Shen Wang, because he has been staying in the capital, he naturally looks more pampered than Shen Rong. Not only is his skin fair and delicate, but he is also a bit rich and has a rosy complexion.

At first glance, he looks like a rich man.

"Shen Wang, I have warned you before that you should not show up to contact me easily, but wait for me to contact you. Are you really not afraid that the Jin Yiwei will discover your collusion with me? Are you really not afraid that my father will kill you?" Zhu Rui sighed softly.

It turns out that Zhu Zhen secretly got in touch with the Shen family in the capital when he stayed in the capital two years ago.

Since Shen Rong had taken refuge with Zhu Zhen, he naturally also sent news to his family.

As a result, the Shen family in the capital, headed by Shen Wang, had long been under Zhu Xi's command.

If Zhu Ming hadn't disdained to seize the Shen family's property, Shen Wang would have even moved out all the account books and various deeds to transfer them to Zhu Ming's name.

Again, Zhu Ming has lofty ideals and ambitions. What he wants is world dominance, so how can he be so short-sighted as to want the Shen family's property?

On the contrary, Zhu Ming would secretly support and even help the Shen family become bigger and stronger.

Because the Shen family will be his treasury, the money earned by the Shen family will also become his trump card and backing.

Many times, if it is not convenient for Zhu Ming to do it, the Shen family can do it.

That's why he spared no effort to retain and win over Shen Wansan. Unfortunately, Shen Wansan was too old. He might have passed away (dead) now, right?

Fortunately, Shen Rongyou inherited his father's legacy and was also a capable general, helping Zhu Chu with a lot of things.

And Shen Wang is also developing well in the capital.

But why did he suddenly contact me today?

Even at the expense of meeting yourself in person?

"Your Highness, it was my eldest brother who sent the news back," Shen Wang quickly explained.

"Oh? You mean Mr. Shen Rong," Zhu Chu's eyes lit up.

Because Shen Rong had made a lot of great contributions secretly before and after, it was a pity that he could not take credit for him, so Zhu Ming called him sir to show his respect.

Shen Wang was moved in his heart. Although he was called his eldest brother, the Shen family was one, and they both prospered and suffered.

Now seeing Zhu Ming respecting and trusting Shen Rong so much, the entire Shen family wanted to go to pieces.

"I met Mr. Shen at the border a few years ago. After that, I asked him to go back to Yunnan. While continuing to develop the agriculture there and the secretly researched technologies, I asked him to continue to pay attention to the situation in the Western Regions. It seems that there is Is there any news?" Zhu Ming narrowed his eyes slightly, concealing an intimidating light.

Shen Wang nodded and said: "First there was the Eastern Chagatai Khanate. The year before last, the black Erhuo succeeded to the throne and became the current Great Khan of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate."

Shen Wang said it was the year before last, but in fact it should be the 24th year of Hongwu, which was the year when Zhu Chu went to Yunnan to establish a vassal state.

It was precisely because the Eastern Chagatai Khanate itself was going through the transition of a new king that it did not cause trouble when Yunnan was in general chaos.

But it also has something to do with the fact that there is a Tubo between the two places.

Shen Wang briefly talked about this black man and the current situation of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate.

The new black Erhuo Khan had a completely different attitude towards the Ming Dynasty from the Mongolian grassland.

Although they were originally from the same lineage, they have already broken apart and cannot be confused.

After becoming the Great Khan, Hei Erhuo once sent an envoy to the capital to meet Zhu Yuanzhang. Although he did not become a minister, he also wanted to strengthen the relationship with the Ming Dynasty.

At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang also sent an envoy to express his congratulations with seals and Wen Qiyi as a return gift.

It was precisely because of the attitude of the new Great Khan of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate that Zhu Yuanzhang was able to focus more on prevention in the north.

But Zhu Chu wouldn't think so. How could he allow others to sleep peacefully on the side of the bed?

The Eastern Chagatai Khanate only took the initiative to show its goodwill now that it did not want to provoke a war with the Ming Dynasty. But when the Mongol Empire was strong, did they forget that they had once set foot in the Central Plains?

"This black son-in-law Khan also worked hard to govern, even at the expense of marrying his daughter to Timur, and even recognized the existence of Timur's empire."

The Timur Empire was a minister of the former monarch of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, ‘Tuhelu Timur Khan’, and originally belonged to the great nobles of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate.

As the Chagatai Khanate was split into eastern and western parts, Timur saw the right opportunity and gradually grew in power, and eventually became the leader of the Western Chagatai Khanate. The reason why it has always been called the Eastern Chagatai Khanate is because the original Chagatai Khanate has now been split into two parts: the east and the west.

Originally, Timur wanted to take advantage of Hamaddin's coup in the Eastern Chagatai Khanate to launch a coup and rebel, and wanted to attack and capture the Eastern Chagatai Khanate.

However, as the youngest son of Tuheilu Timur Khan, that is, Hei Erhuo, successfully came to power, the friction between the two sides began to decrease.

Even the black child firer married his daughter to Timur, which confirmed his status.

"Now the Eastern and Western Chagatai Khanates may form an alliance," Shen Wang said with a worried look.

"It's more than that," Zhu Zhen guessed. If it was just this bit of news, it might not be enough for Shen Wang to take such a risk.

Because once Jin Yiwei discovers their secret meeting, how will Zhu Yuanzhang deal with the Shen family?

Yes, Zhu Ming had already vaguely guessed that Lao Zhu's attitude towards him was changing, and he even planned to let him patrol the world on his behalf. The civil and military officials of the entire dynasty were shocked.

But so what?

You can take what I give you, but you can't take what I don't give you.

This is the truth.

If Zhu Biao dares to rebel, Lao Zhu will personally go and help him.

Are you kidding me? I'm not dead yet. Are you so anxious to let me die?

Whether it is Zhu Biao in the past or Zhu Zhen now, he must be Zhu Yuanzhang's son honestly. What I give you is what you should take.

That was Emperor Hongwu, so he would not be ousted by his own son.

Once anyone wants to offend the imperial power, even his own son, he is a political enemy.

Zhu Yuanzhang will not touch Zhu Ming, but if he wants to destroy the Shen family, it will be easy. At worst, he will destroy the Shen family and give you the Li family.

So Zhu Zhen looked at Shen Wang, waiting for him to tell the follow-up news.

Shen Wang nodded and said solemnly: "Then Timur is the biggest threat. This flirtation is extremely ambitious and even wants to conquer the east."

Since Timur inherited the Western Chagatai Khanate, it is conceivable that they are to the west of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate. This is not nonsense.

It is equivalent to saying that there is an Eastern Chagatai Khanate sandwiched between the Western Chagatai Khanate and the Ming Dynasty.

Originally, the Eastern Chagatai Khanate was a buffer zone between the two countries.

But now that Hei Erhuo Zhe and Timur have formed a marriage alliance, if Timur wants to conquer the East again, it is naturally not to attack the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, so where does he want to attack?

You don’t need to think about it to know that the east of Xinjiang is either the Mongolian grassland today, or Tatar.

Either that, it’s the Ming Dynasty.

But now the Tatars have surrendered to Zhu Chu and the Ming Dynasty, which means that once Timur goes eastward, he will directly threaten the Ming Dynasty border.

This really has to be guarded against.

"And according to the information my elder brother heard, not only did the black man have no intention of stopping it, he even took the initiative to provide food and fodder for Timur's army. It's really abominable," Shen Wang cursed through gritted teeth.

Zhu Ming smiled: "It should be like this. Even my seventeenth brother knows a truth, that is, people who are not from my race will have different hearts. We are enemies by nature, and people don't need any reason to attack us."

This is the relationship between countries. When they are weak, they will give in, and when they are strong, they will invade.

Throughout history, only the Central Plains dynasty would choose to recuperate and recuperate when it was strong, and then it would continue to suffer from internal friction and gradually die.

Is it because the Central Plains dynasty likes to keep its status quo?

of course not.

But think about the Confucian scholars throughout the dynasty who kept shouting to rest with the people. Aren't they the ones who need to rest and recuperate every day?

Although the Sui Dynasty's three expeditions to Goguryeo ended in failure, they also laid the foundation for the Tang Dynasty to conquer and even destroy Goguryeo.

Yes, Goguryeo was destroyed by the Tang Dynasty. Today's Goguryeo actually has no inheritance relationship with Goguryeo.

However, later generations recorded only negative impacts, not mentioning Goguryeo's repeated border violations and threats to the Central Plains Dynasty.

When Goguryeo was at its strongest, not only did it conquer the Yecheng River Basin, Han River Basin and other places in the south, but even Silla was dependent on Goguryeo.

Is this possible without fighting? Is it possible to imitate the Song Dynasty and be an ostrich, burying your head in the ground, thinking that if you don’t hit others, others won’t hit you?

Many times, history is not only written by the victors, but also the sword in the hands of the literati.

It is said that King Zhou was promiscuous, but he did not mention how many wives and children Ji Chang had?

Why? Because Confucianism admires the Zhou rites, and Ji Chang "regarded Xibo Chang, Jiuhou, and Ehou as the three princes". He was originally a minister of King Zhou, but he defeated Zhou and destroyed Shang. This is fundamentally contrary to Confucianism. Naturally, he should Only when King Zhou went to great lengths to slander him could it become more reasonable for the Zhou Dynasty to replace the Shang Dynasty.

Many times, history, like a novel, can be modified artificially.

Far away.

Back to the topic.

According to the news sent by Shen Rong, I am afraid that Tamerlane is really ambitious. When spring comes, there will be another war.

Moreover, the Mongolian grassland is not peaceful either. After spring, there will be a turmoil in the Oara tribe.

"I'm afraid Tubo is also not at peace, right?" Zhu Ming thought. Since that black and fiery person frequently makes small moves, I'm afraid Tubo will not be immune.

Sure enough.

"It is said that the black man is still a devout religious believer and is planning to launch a holy war to bring the doctrine to Tubo." Shen Wang's expression was a little strange.

"What the hell? Holy war?" Zhu and others were dumbfounded. Why on earth do you think this is the Crusade?

"Wait a minute," Zhu Min suddenly thought of something and asked, "What religion is he?"

"Isilan Sect (a typo on purpose)," Shen Wang said a name that made Zhu Chu break into a cold sweat.

Good guy, when it comes to jihad, it really has to be you who believe in God.

Zhu Zhen thought for a moment about the special geographical location of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, plus the territory conquered by the Mongol Empire. I am afraid that after they conquered the countries and believers in the Islamic region, they would instead allow people to be invaded by religion. Already?

In fact, what Zhu Zhen may not know is that Yisilan religion was first introduced to the Central Plains during the Tang Dynasty, but it had different names at that time.

It's just that Zhu Zhen is too cold about this name. Do you want to launch a holy war?

Then again, the Tubo region believes in Buddhism and is divided into three branches of Chinese, Tibetan and Southern Buddhism.

People have their own religious beliefs, and this is really a holy war about religion.

Zhu Chu has already started to grow up. As an atheist, Zhu Chu actually has beliefs. One is his belief in his ancestors, and the other is Taoism.

The main reason is that Taoism does not pay attention to those illusory things, the so-called letting nature take its course, the Tao of doing nothing, and governing by doing nothing.

If you believe it, just believe it, if you don’t believe it, don’t believe it, it doesn’t matter, if you believe it today, just believe it today, and if you don’t believe it tomorrow, it doesn’t matter.

Compared with the various religions that impose compulsory brainwashing, Taoism is too uncontroversial.

"No, we must not let those messy religions brainwash people. I don't want the Western Region to become a religious area in the future," Zhu Zhen narrowed his eyes and finally felt the seriousness of the matter.

But, even if he knows now, what can he do?

If he were still in Yunnan, he could raise troops and rush into Tubo, not only to resist the invasion of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate and the black Erhuo people, but also to capture the Eastern Chagatai Khanate and the Western Chagatai Khanate in one fell swoop. country, and thus conquered Xinjiang.

It's a pity that he can only stay in the capital honestly now. At this time, he finally feels like a dragon trapped in the shallows.

"Tell me, is there any other bad news? Tell me all together," Zhu Zhen said angrily, so angry that he couldn't even eat the delicacies on the table in front of him.

Unexpectedly, after Shen Wang told several bad news, there was also good news.

"Your Highness, Mr. Yan Shitai, the prefect of Yongchang Prefecture, has built the Nujiang Bridge on the Nujiang River. According to your instructions, the so-called steel bars were made with hundreds of steel. Although I don't know whether they can meet your standards, it is said that it can last for a hundred years. Collapse. At the same time, twelve carriages can walk side by side on the bridge, and even if an army of one hundred thousand troops is allowed to pass, it will not take half a quarter of an hour."

"In addition, Lord Long Qu and Wu Yong of Simodian have developed the so-called red cannon according to the drawings you left. Unfortunately, because the bullet technology cannot be reproduced, the so-called Italian cannon may have to be re-produced. Continue research and development.”

"besides."

Finally there is good news.

(End of this chapter)