Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

On the plain, the river sparkled, and every ripple on the water seemed to tell the passage of time. On both sides of the Gosi River, the lush reeds swayed in the wind, making rustling sounds.

Suddenly, several golden pheasants flew up from the grass, and a dull and suppressed roar came from the hillside in front.

In the surprised eyes of Amuguleng, Babur and others, they saw a steel object appear on the hillside, and then slowly drove down the hillside.

"Is this... a steel monster?"

"Don't steam trains need rails to run?"

"It's incredible, could it be a new train developed by the Ming Dynasty?"

...

Although they had already known that the Ming Dynasty had steam trains that could run on railways, there was obviously no railway here, but a steel monster appeared as well. The Mongolian leaders present were shocked.

More than a dozen huge tanks slowly drove down the hillside like steel monsters, their tracks grinding deep grooves in the soft soil, and the long gun barrels flashing with metallic light.

"Fire!"

At this moment, the commander suddenly gave an order.

The tanks had already driven down the slope, and after adjusting the direction, the main guns immediately began to roar. One after another, the shells, with sharp whistles, cut through the sky and flew towards the Mongolian cavalry.

It's over!

Amuguleng, Babur and others heard the shocking sound of the cannon, and then opened their eyes to look at the cannons that had already flown over, and their hearts immediately hung in their throats.

Plop!

Plop!

Plop!

...

One after another, the shells flew over their heads and poured down into the river behind them.

Boom!

When the shells fell into the river one after another, they instantly stirred up several meters high water columns, and the river water surged under the strong shock wave, forming a series of white waves.

The explosions were deafening, as if they were going to tear the whole earth apart.

Before the fish and shrimps in the river could escape, they were stunned by the shock waves in the water, and some were even killed directly.

"What should we do?" A young Mongolian cavalryman asked in a trembling voice.

The face of an experienced veteran was engraved with traces of time, but his eyes flashed with a firm light: "When the enemy comes, the general will stop him, and when the water comes, the earth will cover it. Naturally, we will rush up and chop it!"

Chop?

When the young Mongolian cavalry heard this word, he couldn't help but look up at the steel monsters shining with metallic light under the sun, and then looked at the curved scimitar in his hand.

Ever since he saw the power of the flintlock, he knew that bravery was nothing in front of technology.

Just as Amuguleng was preparing to fight, he suddenly saw a handsome young man appear on the hillside in front of him, and when he saw the other person's face clearly, he was stunned.

This person has fair skin, delicate features, a kind of confidence between his eyebrows, and a beautiful jade hanging around his waist. His appearance is very similar to Zhu Houxuan.

Although his body is not as strong as Zhu Houxuan, he is taller than Zhu Houxuan, which makes it easy for people to imagine the poem: "The gentleman is unparalleled in the world, and the man on the street is like jade." This is a pleasing young man.

But the most eye-catching thing is his clothes. The luxurious clothes directly expose his noble identity. He is the eldest son of the current Emperor Hongzhi and the crown prince of the Ming Empire, Zhu Houye.

At this moment, the gunpowder smoke from the muzzle of the tank dissipated, and the focus of the whole audience was on the crown prince who suddenly appeared.

Zhu Houye looked down at the Mongolian cavalry in front of him. Unlike his younger brothers, he was trained as the heir of the Ming Empire since he was a child, and his temperament is far beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Unlike the traditional prince, although he stayed in the capital most of the time, he was often arranged to go overseas to patrol for the emperor, like this time he came to the Governor's Office of the Indian Ocean.

Zhu Houye's eyes fell on his brother who he hadn't seen for a long time, and he smiled confidently: "Royal brother, this is the territory of the Ming Dynasty, you are going to flood the Dragon King Temple!"

"Prince of the Ming Dynasty, when did the territory of the Lodi Dynasty become the territory of the Ming Dynasty? How come I don't know?" Babur's eyes turned and he immediately responded with a loud voice.

Qiu Yue, who was accompanying the prince, immediately mocked: "You have lost three battles and three times, and you haven't even seen the king's capital. There are many things you don't know!"

Babur was exposed in public, and his old face blushed, but what the other party said was all true.

As for the ownership of this place, I believe that the Ming Dynasty will not lie, and it must have become the territory of the Governor's Office of the Indian Ocean.

In fact, he has always been puzzled. With the strength of the Indian Ocean Governor's Office, it is an easy thing to replace the Lodi Dynasty, but the Ming Dynasty has never taken any action to annex India.

"Brother, since this is our own territory, I will lead the troops to retreat!" Zhu Houxuan looked at the powerful tanks and immediately chose to leave decisively.

"Wait!" Zhu Houye suddenly stopped.

Zhu Houxuan's heart tightened, and he quickly responded with a relaxed look: "Brother, what's the matter?"

Everyone looked at Zhu Houye, and Babur couldn't help but feel nervous.

If the prince of the Ming Empire wanted to start a war with this excuse, relying on the power of the opponent's new weapons, it would be difficult for their army to escape unscathed.

Zhu Houye's eyes were still clear, and he said confidently: "Father asked me to call you home for dinner! You have been fighting all these years, so take a break today and rush back to the capital with me to celebrate the New Year with your family?"

"Brother Imperial, Brother Imperial just now..." Zhu Houye reached out and touched his nose, but he did not want to give up on his great cause of the Western Expedition.

Boom!

At this time, the front tank made a roaring sound, but its target was pointed at the hilltop ahead. As the fired shells landed on the top of the hill, the top of the hill was blown up and rocks were scattered everywhere, as if a section had been cut off.

this……

Amugu Leng looked at this movement and couldn't help but swallow secretly.

Although he has always been proud of the Mongolian cavalry, he still thinks that he is no match for the Ming Aegis Battalion. Now that the Ming Dynasty has developed such a powerful weapon, they have no capital to challenge the Ming Dynasty.

Even though he didn't want to admit it, the fact that they were able to sweep across the old territories of the three great khanates with thunderous momentum was actually largely dependent on the batch of flintlock guns given by the Ming Dynasty.

"Royal brother, this is your father's order! I will give you one day to deal with the matters at hand. You will return to the capital with me tomorrow. I'm afraid you haven't seen Concubine Bei for a long time, right?" Zhu Houye's whole aura changed. It seemed beyond doubt.

Although he has always taken good care of his younger brothers, even he is fond of Zhu Houxuan, otherwise Zhu Houxuan would not have so sufficient supplies for the Western Expedition.

It's just a matter of the emperor's life, so he won't be vague at all, and there is no room for negotiation.

Zhu Houxuan sighed secretly, then nodded and agreed.

"Great Khan, are you really going to the capital?" Babur said worriedly as he watched Zhu Houye leave.

"The capital is my home, are you still afraid that someone will harm me?" Zhu Houxuan glanced at it, and then made a decision: "That's all, the harvest from this trip is enough, it is really not appropriate to rush in. Set up governors in various places, and I will go to the capital. !”

Amuguleng and others saw that Zhu Houxuan had made up his mind, so they naturally obeyed.

Although Zhu Houxuan was unwilling in his heart, after explaining the important matters, he led his personal guards to the Indian Ocean Governor's Mansion as soon as possible, and then followed Zhu Houye on the way back to the capital.

Since there are only more than two months left before the Spring Festival, we are quite tight on time.

Although Zhu Houxuan was born in the capital, he was only three years old when he went to Mongolia, so his memory of the capital has been blurred. Although I went back to the capital several times during this period, I came and went in a hurry every time. Now I am actually full of unfamiliarity with the great rivers and mountains of my motherland.

The group of them set out from India and disembarked at Baigu Port, the southwest port of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Houxuan rode a horse through the Ming-Myanmar Highway. Although their people would clear the road, they could see an endless stream of caravans on the road.

Camel bells were ringing, mules' noses were snorting, horses were sweating, and there was a dazzling array of goods, from silk, cotton, and tea to jewelry and precious medicinal materials.

When Zhu Houxuan was halfway there, he couldn't help but sigh: "This Ming-Myanmar Highway is really lively. I'm afraid there are thousands of caravans passing through this road every year, right?"

"Thousands of branches? There are already over 10,000 vendors passing by every year! Back then, my father, against all opinions, established our Ming Dynasty's way to the Indian Ocean. What a brilliant and splendid move it was!" Zhu Houye looked at the straight line in front of him. Highway, eyes showing admiration.

Zhu Houxuan did not agree, but during the rest of the way he looked at the business travelers coming and going. Many of the business travelers had happy smiles on their faces. He also felt their peaceful living conditions and understood the Ming-Myanmar Highway. It has become one of the most prosperous trade routes in the world today.

After leaving the Ming-Myanmar Highway, Zhu Houxuan followed Zhu Houye eastward along the Yangtze River.

The Yangtze River, the mother river of the Chinese nation, is like a giant dragon meandering through thousands of mountains and rivers, rushing endlessly, with turbulent waves and splashing waves, as if nature is playing an exciting symphony.

Although Zhu Houxuan knew about this mother river from his teacher Zhang Sheng, he took a boat down it himself and enjoyed the magnificent scenery on both sides of the river along the way. He was deeply shocked by the rivers and mountains of his motherland in front of him.

After more than half a month, Zhu Houxuan arrived at the bustling Shanghai Port and entered Shanghai County to rest.

Zhu Houxuan originally thought that a county town would naturally be dilapidated and dilapidated, but before entering the Shanghai county town, he saw that the entire suburb was extremely prosperous, and there were many things that he had never heard of.

"Is this just the county seat of the Ming Dynasty?" When the Mongolian soldiers who followed Zhu Houxuan saw such a scene, they once again refreshed their understanding of the Ming Empire.

Zhu Houxuan has never been a high-profile person. He walked into a teahouse, listened to the melodious Pingtan, tasted the fragrant tea aroma, and felt the unique charm of this city.

A few years ago, due to the sinking of the merchant ship Xiyang 14, many people in the Ming Dynasty went bankrupt and were assigned to Australia. I just didn't expect that this matter would have a sequel, and a super company called Australian Steel would appear.

Zhu Houye asked the returning Zhu Houxuan about Australian steel, and then he started talking: "The quality of iron ore in Australia is the best. When Wang Shouren brought the iron ore back, there was already a conclusion. It's just that the sea area is windless. The sea currents run east-west, so we didn’t start the plan to mine Australian steel until steamships appeared! Now Australian Steel is managed by your third brother. Now the market value of Australian Steel exceeds the Royal Shipbuilding Industry and has become the largest giant in market value today. Wu Ba, I don’t know how many people have benefited over the years. According to the father’s wishes, Australian Steel is run by the third brother, making Australian Steel the largest steel supplier in the world.”

"Aren't you afraid?" Zhu Houxuan suddenly asked solemnly.

Zhu Houye was puzzled at first, but then he realized: "Development is the hard truth! If a dynasty stagnates, that is what I fear the most, but as long as our dynasty keeps moving forward, then this world will always belong to our Zhu family! In the past, there was no emperor in Jiangnan, and the emperor also came to Jiangnan in person, but look at how many families in Jiangnan now worship the emperor! Even though the father destroyed the Kong family, the scholars in the world studied for the rejuvenation of the Ming Dynasty, and they all said that the father was the only emperor in the history."

"Are you afraid that I will really become the overlord of the Eurasian continent?" Zhu Houxuan felt the breadth of mind and demeanor of his brother, and then said inexplicably.

Zhu Houye glanced at Zhu Houxuan indifferently, and replied in a very serious manner: "The Ming Dynasty only needs the maritime hegemony of the four oceans! As long as you don't interfere with the territory of the Ming Dynasty, I will not only not regard you as an enemy, but also keep the brotherhood with you forever!"

Zhu Houxuan looked at Zhu Houye's statement, and felt both moved and lost.

He might become the overlord of Genghis Khan and restore the glory of the Yuan Dynasty, but he would always be a younger brother in front of the Ming Dynasty, which valued science and development.

As for himself and a group of younger brothers wanting to compete for the throne, he did not believe that his wise father would make mistakes in such matters. The eldest brother in front of him was the most ideal heir.

Leaving Shanghai Port, he took a sea ship to the north.

Tianjin Port, known as the "No. 1 Port in the World", witnessed the opening and rise of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Houxuan stood on the deck, looking at the sparkling bay, and saw the modern city in front of him, with huge ships shuttling back and forth, busy and orderly.

For a moment, he felt that he had traveled through time and space and came to a brand new world.

After a short stop in Tianjin City, Zhu Houxuan took a steam train to his final destination-the world-class imperial capital.

A steam train was speeding on the rails, rumbling on the track, and the scenery outside the window was rapidly receding.

Zhu Houxuan sat in the carriage. Although it was his first time to ride this legendary steam train, he did not feel too excited. Perhaps, there were too many things that shocked him along the way.

After a long journey, Zhu Houxuan finally arrived at the imperial capital.

He has always been closer to the Northern Yuan Dynasty. After all, he was raised by his grandmother Manduhai, half of the blood of the Golden Family flows in his body, and he is the Mongolian Khan.

It was only at the moment he stepped into Beijing that his childhood memories were restored a little bit, especially when he saw the Forbidden City, he suddenly felt like he was back home.

Perhaps, he was the second prince of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Houxuan, from beginning to end, and the Mongolian Khan was just another identity. (End of this chapter)