Smuggling Daming

Zhengde left, and as he told Zhou Zhong, he only stayed in Tianjin Port for two days, and he only saw Zhou Zhong in these two days, and then he did not go to Beijing, but went directly After leaving Liaodong, they went to Yuerhai from Liaodong. The Ming army there had been recuperating for a long time and was planning a war of annihilation against the Tatars, which required Zhengde to command in person.

In addition, before Zhengde left, he issued another imperial decree, that is, to make Zhou Zhong's son Zhu Zaiyuan the crown prince. If Zhu Zaiyuan was not an adult when he died, Zhou Zhong would take over the throne temporarily. If Zhu Zaiyuan was an adult, then he would take over the throne Take over the throne of Ming Dynasty.

After receiving Zhengde's edict confirming the crown prince, the cabinet was all relieved. After all, the emperor has been fighting abroad all year round, and God knows when an accident will happen. With Zhou Zhong as the prisoner, I'm afraid they can't stop those vassal kings from all over the country. Now that Daming finally has a crown prince, to put it bluntly, even if Zhengde dies the next day, they don't have to worry at all.

It is also worth mentioning that the cabinet did not know that Zhengde would not return to the capital in the future, otherwise they would be happier if they knew, because in their view, Zhou Zhong is now more like an emperor, while Zhengde He's messing around like a child, now that Zhengde can do well in the army, let's continue to do it, anyway, Ming's government doesn't need Zhengde to intervene.

When Zhengde left Tianjin, Zhou Zhong hadn't returned to Beijing yet, so when the other party left, he also stood on the pier to see Zhengde off.Even he already felt it.This is probably the last time I will meet Zhengde.

In fact, Zhengde made up his mind not to return to Beijing.Even giving up the power of the emperor in fact, apart from being betrayed by Jiang Bin and Liu Liangnv, Zhengde was also worried about another thing, that is the relationship between him and Zhou Zhong, and it was this that made He finally made up his mind not to return to the capital.

It is well known that Zhengde is not a good emperor, but since Zhengde went to Xuanfu.After Zhou Zhong took over the government of Ming Dynasty, the entire Ming Dynasty underwent earth-shaking changes. Whether it was in the civil society or in the official circles, there were great changes because of Zhou Zhong, and these changes were more conducive to the development of Ming Dynasty. In just a few years , the entire Ming Dynasty has almost taken on a new look, agriculture, industry and commerce have exploded with great vitality, and the lives of the people have also been greatly improved, at least when encountering natural disasters.There are no longer people fleeing from their hometowns, just relying on the food stored at home.It is enough for them to survive the famine.

It is also Zhou Zhong who did such a good job, and immediately set off Zhengde's previous actions so ridiculous that many people even thought that if His Royal Highness Zhao Wang sat on the throne, Daming would have become very rich and powerful. As for Zhengde This incompetent emperor is most suitable to go to fight on horseback, so it is better to pass the throne to His Royal Highness Zhao Wang early.

At the beginning, the above rumors were only spread in a small area among the people, but as time went on, even the official circles and scholars began to have these remarks, which was very unfavorable to Zhou Zhong. In any case, he was just a courtier, and his reputation now surpassed that of Zhengde, and there were rumors of such disobedience. If Zhengde had suspicions in his heart, it would probably lead to a tragedy of brotherly killing each other.

Fortunately, Zhengde is very emotional, especially for his closest brother, he almost believes unconditionally. When he heard these rumors in Liaodong, he just laughed it off and didn't take it to heart. Bin once brought up this matter in front of Zhengde, but was reprimanded by Zhengde because he believed that his younger brother was not that kind of person.

It is precisely because of Zhengde's trust that Zhou Zhong can gain a firm foothold in the court, and at the same time, he can carry out a series of reforms in Ming Dynasty. Brotherly love with Zhengde, but none of them succeeded.

However, as the saying goes, things are impermanent, what Zhengde never expected was that King Ning, who was deeply respected by him some time ago, suddenly rebelled. After putting down King Ning's rebellion just now, he accidentally broke the adulterous relationship between Jiang Bin and Liu Liangnv. One of them was his most trusted subject and the other was his favorite woman, but they both betrayed him , which made Zhengde feel that his whole world had collapsed.

Zhengde suffered two huge emotional blows in succession, which made Zhengde doubt everything around him, even Zhou Zhong began to doubt, those rumors that he didn't care about before suddenly felt harsh in an instant, although intellectually He felt that Zhou Zhong would not betray him, but he still couldn't fully believe in Zhou Zhong in his heart. What's more, now that Zhou Zhong controlled the power of the court and established the Ming Dynasty's navy, it can be said that if Zhou Zhong launched a rebellion, he would definitely be able to control Zhou Zhong. Zhengde is under the throne.

Zhengde knew that it was wrong for him to doubt his own brother so much, but he still couldn't control himself after being hurt by his feelings, so in this case, he decided to give up his military power and completely hand over the entire Ming Dynasty to Zhou Zhong, and He only needs to control his own army, and then do what he wants to do, so that it will not hinder Zhou Zhong from using his hands and feet in the court, and Zhou Zhong has no reason to deal with him.

Regarding Zhengde's thoughts, Zhou Zhong actually guessed, but he didn't know how to persuade Zhengde. After all, the other party had experienced several betrayals and couldn't stand another betrayal at all, so Zhengde chose to stay away from Daming. If Zhou Zhong wants to launch a rebellion if he is the core of politics, all power will be handed over to him, then Zhengde will have no choice but to admit that he is blind.

Of course Zhou Zhong will not betray Zhengde, and he has no ambitions for the throne, not to mention that Zhengde is barren, the throne will definitely belong to his son in the future, so Zhou Zhong has no reason to betray Zhengde, even he should be the one who is most worried about Zhengde's safety People, because if an accident happened to Zhengde, others would probably suspect him. Zhou Zhong is not a person who likes to take the blame.

Thinking of the reason for Zhengde's departure, Zhou Zhong, who was standing in Tianjin Port, couldn't help sighing. Although he didn't like the atmosphere of the royal family, he always felt that there was a lack of human touch in the palace, but in his position, he had no other choice. His son will definitely take over the throne of Daming in the future. If so, he can only make Daming stronger. Even if there are stupid people among his children and grandchildren, he can still make Daming confident for a longer period of time.

A few months later, Zhengde, who arrived in Yuerhai, after a period of preparation, was about to launch the final war of annihilating the country against Tatar. A shocking news came from the grassland. The little prince of Tatar had been lying on the hospital bed for several months. Finally, he couldn't hold on any longer, and died in his sweat tent a few days ago, and several of his sons fought for the sweat position, and the Tatar Khanate split into several forces in the blink of an eye. Fight each other endlessly.

The same is true for the inheritance of Khan in the grassland. Whenever a Khan dies, several of his heirs will fight for the Khan. This may also be the tradition of the grassland people. Only the winner in the end is eligible to sit Khan's position.However, such battles are often difficult to determine the outcome in a short period of time, and may even split the grasslands for hundreds of years, but whenever a talented and bold leader of the grasslands unites the grasslands, it will pose a huge threat to the southern Central Plains dynasty. For example, countries such as Turks and Mongolia are the products of this kind of division and reunification.

However, the death of the little Tatar prince at this critical moment was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Daming. Therefore, under such circumstances, Zhengde once again increased its troops, with 15 troops in one move. Ningxia and Ningxia are attacking the grassland. At the same time, the Ming Dynasty is also surrendering to the tribes in the grassland. As long as the tribes are willing to submit to the Ming Dynasty, they can be protected by the Ming Dynasty, and they can also trade with the Ming court first.

It can be said that this attack on Tatar is not just conquering with force, but also invading the grassland with economy and culture. After several years of transactions, all tribes in the grassland have close trade relations with Ming, and the products of Ming also It has already entered every corner of the grassland. Under such circumstances, the relationship between those tribes and Daming has also improved. In addition, now that Daming is strong in force, the tribes in the grassland cannot resist at all. Therefore, in this case, surrender becomes The wisest choice of those tribes.

It was also under such circumstances that when the three armies of the Ming Dynasty entered the grassland, they encountered almost no resistance in the first half month. These tribes were all closest to Daming and had the closest relationship with Daming. The Ming army was also the fastest to surrender, and even the army in Ningxia had to slow down their marching speed in order to incorporate these surrendered tribes.

When they entered the hinterland of the grassland, the three-way Ming army finally encountered some resistance, especially the sons of the little Tatar prince. Although they were fighting among themselves, they also knew that if they did not unite now, they could only perish together in the end. It's a pity that the split between them has become a fact. Even if they unite again, they will not be able to fully trust each other. With the involvement of various forces, the army will not be able to exert its due combat power. They were beaten and defeated, and even a son of the little Tatar prince died on the battlefield, and the three-way army of Ming Dynasty also began to gather at Kent Khan Mountain, the core of Tatar. The country is equivalent to perishing.

ps: I'm sorry, Lao Yu lost his mind about writing a new book yesterday, and even forgot to upload it. This was yesterday, and there is another chapter tonight.