AWB Chapter 228: Surrender?
Chapter 228: Surrender?
After Zhu Di ascended the throne, he was very busy with business, and Zhu Gaochi, as the central brain, was even busier.
As a scarce resource, Zhang Zhiwei, who was forced to work as a helper, was naturally busy. He went out with Zhu Gaochi every day, and lay on the bed together like "corpses" after returning home. Zhu Gaochi's mind was so filled with life that he didn't even have the slightest thought of reproducing.
It is a pity to see all the beauties in the Prince’s Eastern Palace.
But they were unwilling to be lonely and found various ways to spread rumors about Zhang Zhiwei and the Crown Princess.
But what they didn't know was that this was exactly what Zhang Zhiwei wanted.
She was just waiting to be reported, and then take advantage of Zhu Di's decisive character to kill a few people to scare the monkeys, thus laying the foundation for the Crown Princess to take charge of the government.
really.
Within a month, the show began.
The number of concubines in the prince's harem decreased sharply, and the already scarce civil servants lost four or five more.
Zhu Di, who was in his prime and extremely rebellious, not only announced in the hall that Crown Princess Zhang Zhiwei was the greatest hero in the Jingnan Campaign, but he also arrogantly carried Zhu Zhanji to court to review government affairs.
This won’t work for Zhu Di, but can he still complain to the crown prince about this matter?
"My Lord, the Crown Princess has gone too far! Not only has she interfered in government affairs, she has also committed seven offenses of jealousy!"
If they dared to say this, Zhu Gaochi, who was always smiling and dozing off, would really open his eyes.
What shocked these people with ulterior motives even more was that even King Zhao did not show any dissatisfaction with this.
He even said that his sister-in-law was extremely brave and was his idol, and he had no objection to her daughter being treated this way.
He has been very busy recently, busy trying to have a daughter with the princess, so that he can keep his eldest sister-in-law's eldest daughter company.
Don't bother him with this kind of shit anymore, he's crazy.
After this temptation, under the oppression of "tyranny", they could only watch their holy land being touched by a mere woman.
At this point, no matter how tricky they tried, they were unable to find any flaws in the affairs handled by the Crown Princess.
Gradually, the Crown Princess's virtue and talent made some people admire her, so they changed their ways, chose a day to kneel down and admit their mistakes, and no longer did any small tricks.
The wisdom of Crown Princess Zhang gradually spread from the north to the south, and was then processed and spread by some opportunists with good deeds.
Some people got promoted, some people became rich, but Zhang Zhiwei got what he wanted without bloodshed.
The prince's harem, which was as turbulent as a storm, was short-lived as the previous dynasty fell into silence.
But Zhang Zhiwei always had a big picture view of "cultivation". She did not take absolute sterilization measures for the women in the backyard, but just used a little trick to control their diet and medicine powder so that they would not get pregnant until five to eight years later.
After all, her daughter was going to be the crown princess, and having too many younger brothers would only bring unnecessary trouble.
Under her education and the influence of the daily behaviors of Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Di, the gap between competing for the throne and being recommended would never be as big as that between Yongzheng and Qianlong.
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With Zhang Zhiwei's management and the joint efforts of the rising Zhang and Tong families, the Ming Dynasty's treasury was very rich.
This wealth made Zhu Di, who had just stabilized the Nanjing regime, eager to try.
The army slowly gathered in Peking. Zhu Di had been eager to realize his dream of pacifying the Huns and Mongolia since his time as Prince of Yan.
With the exchanges of caravans, the Ming Dynasty and the Tatars had a lot of information exchanged.
Just simple movements in Peking and the major garrisons in the north caused the Tatars, who had only lived in peace for a few years, to feel somewhat resentful.
They had long known that the Prince of Yan, relying only on a few tens of thousands of troops, had broken through the Daming Palace and become the new emperor in one fell swoop.
The leaders of the Tatar tribes gathered in a secret meeting. Among them was a big, rough man with a beard.
"How many troops are assembled in Peking now?"
"Two hundred thousand." A bald man with tattoos on his arms and a bunch of gold bracelets responded.
The bearded man frowned, took a deep breath, and shook his head.
“Even though we grassland men are brave and good at fighting, and can fight one against three ordinary Ming troops, we only have 80,000 troops now.
But now the one commanding the troops is that Yan ghost Zhu Di... It is said that two years ago, he defeated his nephew's army of 300,000 with only 20,000 soldiers, and the generals leading the troops included Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying...
Now he has initially assembled an army of 200,000 in the north, and he probably wishes he could use them as 600,000..."
The bearded man dragged the atmosphere to such an extent that the morale of the men sitting on the ground in the yurt inevitably became low.
Then, he took the initiative to express his thoughts and stated,
"Let's surrender."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the tent frowned, then suddenly their eyes widened, and their breathing became much heavier.
"We finally got this prosperous time. This year, our tribe has grown into 120 men, with tens of thousands of sheep and 3,000 horses. Most of the herders in the tribe can afford to spend money on traveling.
Everyone can have hot meals, and they are not afraid of snow or sandstorms..."
The flower-armed sturdy man also nodded and continued,
"I like days like this. Now, before the war begins, we surrender in advance. Even if the Yan ghost is cruel, he will have to treat us well."
Most people's emotions were aroused, only a few tribal leaders lowered their heads to spy, and then delayed,
"Well... let's think about it."
"Okay, we'll discuss this tomorrow."
The words sounded nice, but when everyone turned around, the two gangs made the gesture of wiping their necks.
But it is obvious that the surrenderers are more efficient.
In August of the first year of Yongle, the Tatars surrendered.
In October, the emperor personally led an expedition beyond the Great Wall.
In November, the Oirat Mongols were severely defeated and chased to the Tula River, where those who refused to surrender were beheaded.
In December, the Oirat Mongols were destroyed.
The war was like a crushing victory, which made other small tribes terrified.
But some people think that this is just an exaggeration and not worth mentioning.
Therefore, in February of the second year of Yongle, the emperor personally led an expedition to Arutai in the northern border and won a great victory, and Arutai was destroyed.
During this period, the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess governed the country.
In March, the Crown Prince, in compliance with the Emperor's order, sent the eunuch Zheng He on a diplomatic mission to various Western countries.
In April, the Beijing Palace was built. The Crown Princess sent Song Li and others to collect wood and burn bricks, and ordered Chen Gui, Marquis of Taining, to be in charge of the project.
In August, the emperor arrived in Jiaozhi (Vietnam), quelled the rebellion, set up garrisons, killed Hu Yiyuan, established Chen Tianping as the King of Laos, and escorted him to Nanjing City.
In November, the emperor returned to the capital.
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In December of the fourth year of Yongle, Zheng He returned.
In April of the fifth year of Yongle, the emperor personally ruled the Western countries, and the crown prince and the crown princess acted as regents.
In August of the fifth year of Yongle, the emperor executed the Western King and suppressed the pirates and bandits.
In December of the fifth year of Yongle, Siam, Malacca and Malacca surrendered.
In April of the sixth year of Yongle, Sumatra and Aru surrendered.
In May of the sixth year of Yongle, the emperor arrived at Jiugang and Java surrendered.
In November of the sixth year of Yongle, Ceylon surrendered.
In December of the sixth year of Yongle, the emperor returned to Beijing.
In December of the sixth year of Yongle, Zheng He went to the Western Ocean again.
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"Kochi, Kayile, Gambali, Xiaogulan, Guli..."
What a mess of names these are!
In March of the seventh year of Yongle, the emperor was furious when he saw the map brought back by Zheng He, and ordered the Ministry of Rites to reorganize the map.
In April of the seventh year of Yongle, the Crown Princess presented the "World Map" and "Mingming the World Names", and the Emperor was very pleased and issued a general amnesty.
"Well, this makes it much easier to remember!"
Zhu Di held the map in his hands and pulled Zhu Zhanji, who was already nine years old, beside him to identify the newly produced world map by the Hanlin Academy of the Ming Dynasty, while recounting the glorious stories of his own personal expeditions in recent years.
Xu Yihua sat aside and listened. While laughing, he turned his head and said to Zhang Zhiwei, "This damn old man has said this for the ninth time. It's just that Meimei likes to listen to it."
"Mom, I like to listen to it too."
Zhang Zhiwei's honesty made Xu Yihua shake his head repeatedly. After sighing several times, "Like mother, like daughter", he got up and went to look for Zhu Gaochi who was buried in the military funds.
In March of the eighth year of Yongle, Zheng He returned.
In April of the eighth year of Yongle, the emperor went on a tour to the west, taking his eldest granddaughter with him.
In May of the eighth year of Yongle, the emperor conquered Indonesia.
In August of the eighth year of Yongle, the emperor crossed the Arabian Sea and entered Yemen.
In November of the eighth year of Yongle, Arabia, Iran and other places surrendered.
In March of the ninth year of Yongle, the eldest granddaughter personally led an expedition to Spain.
In August of the ninth year of Yongle, Spain surrendered.
In the same year, from March to August, the imperial army rushed into Italy, divided into three routes, and entered France, Germany, Poland and other places.
In December of the ninth year of Yongle, Tsarist Russia was the only country in Europe that had not surrendered.
In March of the tenth year of Yongle, the emperor returned to Beijing.
The emperor appointed Zhu Zhanji as the crown prince's granddaughter, which caused an uproar in the court, including both civil and military officials.
But it was just an uproar.
None of the civil and military officials who accompanied the expedition opposed it, and all agreed with the emperor's will.
In May of the tenth year of Yongle, the emperor reorganized his army and marched north.
In August of the tenth year of Yongle, Tsarist Russia fell.
In September of the tenth year of Yongle, Zheng He went on a diplomatic mission to the "Western Ocean" to explore America.
In March of the eleventh year of Yongle, Zheng He returned.
In April of the eleventh year of Yongle, the emperor went on an expedition to North America.
In the twelfth month of the twelfth year of Yongle, the Queen fell ill.
In March of the twelfth year of Yongle, the emperor returned to Beijing.