My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 605 Zhu Gaoxu’s changes
It was late at night, and Zhu Zhanhe and Zhu Gaoxu came from the living room to the study. The father and son drank tea and chatted, mainly explaining their respective situations in detail over the years so that each other could understand each other's situation.

"Dad, when my eldest brother came back from Nanjing, he encountered an assassination attempt in Hejian Mansion. The opponent sent out hundreds of people, but they failed. They did not leave any survivors when they retreated. They did things very neatly and neatly, which is definitely not something ordinary people can do. Arrived."

Zhu Zhanhe suddenly mentioned the assassination of Zhu Zhanji, and kept his eyes on Zhu Gaoxu while speaking.

"Why are you looking at me like this? Do you doubt that I did this?"

Zhu Gaoxu was not stupid, and he immediately guessed what Zhu Zhanhe was thinking when he saw his eyes.

"Dad, don't be angry. On the surface, the most likely person to do this is my third uncle. But if you had known about my uncle's death in advance, you might have sent someone to assassinate your eldest brother."

Zhu Zhanhe looked at Zhu Gaoxu very seriously and asked.

Although Zhu Gaojiu had gone to Tianzhu long ago, he still had many cronies in the Ming Dynasty, especially some generals in the army, who had always maintained contact with Zhu Gaojiu. After Zhu Gaochi died, Queen Zhang also mobilized the army as soon as possible, so Zhu Gaojiu still It is possible to get the news in advance.

"You brat, even your father is suspicious. Let me tell you the truth, if I really wanted to fight for the throne, I would not use such conspiracies and tricks. I would just send troops into the imperial city!"

Zhu Gaoxu opened his eyes at Zhu Zhanhe angrily and said.

"Hehe, that's true. Dad, you definitely wouldn't do such a thing. I'm just too worried!"

Zhu Zhanhe hurriedly admitted his mistake, but he secretly muttered in his heart that because in history, Zhu Zhanji was assassinated when he returned to Beijing from Nanjing, and history books unanimously suspected that Zhu Gaoxu was responsible, so Zhu Zhanhe had doubts about him.

"Stop making random guesses. Apart from us father and son, only the third child has the reason and strength to do this. Didn't you go find him and ask him clearly?"

Zhu Gaoxu asked again.

"Forget it, since my eldest uncle passed away, my third uncle has been under house arrest in Prince Zhao's Mansion. I could still see him before, but since my eldest brother came back, no one is strictly allowed to see my third uncle, so I didn't have the chance to ask my third uncle about this." thing."

Zhu Zhanhe replied helplessly.

Zhu Gaosui will definitely not end well this time. Not to mention the assassination of Zhu Zhanji, if Zhu Gaochi's death is related to him, Zhu Zhanji will not let him go. Even if he cannot be convicted explicitly, he can still suppress him secretly. He has no chance of regaining his freedom in a short time.

"Actually, it's the same whether you ask me or not. Apart from him, no one else has such courage. I even suspect that if your eldest brother really dies, he will attack you next. Only by getting rid of you, he Only then will we have a better chance of getting closer to the throne!"

Zhu Gaoxu snorted and said again.

He had secretly decided in his heart that after returning to Beijing this time, he would immediately question Zhu Gaosui. If he dared not to tell, he would have to kill him. Anyway, his father and eldest brother were both dead, and the third child was not missing. .

"Dad, after the funerals of Grandpa Huang and Uncle, I will leave with you. I also know a little bit about the situation in Tianzhu, but I heard that you plan to expand to the north. How is it now?"

Zhu Zhanhe asked again.When Zhang Zhong came last time, he told him that Zhu Gaoxu was still not satisfied after conquering the entire Tianzhu and was preparing to expand to Central Asia, so Zhu Zhanhe was also very curious now.

"The area in Tianzhu is indeed good, especially suitable for growing food, but its shortcomings are also obvious. It is all flat land and almost impossible to defend. There are many mountains in the north, but there is a mountain pass that can lead directly to Central Asia. The former Turks The people and Mongols all came to Tianzhu from there.”

Zhu Gaoxu paused for a moment before continuing: "So I plan to expand to the north and connect Central Asia with Tianzhu. This will have enough strategic depth. The Timur Empire in the north has already been moving forward in the past few years. The road is going downhill, and all the nobles in the country are not united. As long as I use some small tricks, I can win some people to join me."

When Zhu Gaoxu said the last words, he also showed a confident expression. Now he is no longer the reckless King of Han. With the help of Yang Shiqi, he understands the importance of strategy and how to win people's hearts. He no longer blindly Use force to solve problems.

"The Timur Empire has indeed begun to decline, but the Black Sheep Dynasty in the west has begun to rise. If you, my father, fight against the Timur Empire in the future, you must be careful about this Black Sheep Dynasty!"

Zhu Zhanhe exhorted.

In history, the Timurid Empire rose rapidly, but also declined rapidly, especially later when it was defeated by the Black Sheep Dynasty, which directly lost the right to rule a large area of ​​land. From then on, the Timurid Empire also completely declined, and finally came to an end. On the road to national subjugation.

"I have also sent people to contact the Black Sheep Dynasty you mentioned. They are also very dissatisfied with the Timur Empire. They are constantly fighting against each other. It is an object that can be united. Of course, if they defeat the Timur Empire, they will definitely Consider us your rivals!”

Zhu Gaoxu nodded in agreement.

In order to expand to the north, Zhu Gaoxu made a lot of preparations. Liu Mian and other Jinyiwei went to Tianzhu and began to rebuild the Jinyiwei. Their main responsibility was to inquire about information from all parties for Zhu Gaoxu, so he also knew the situation in Central Asia very well. .

In addition, Zhu Gaoxu was originally preparing to use troops against the Timur Empire. Of course, it was a tentative attack. The army and logistics were ready. However, he did not expect to suddenly receive the bad news of Zhu Di's death, so he had to stop the attack and instead Let Zhang Xing, Chang Wei and other generals be responsible for the defense, while he himself led the fleet back to the Ming Dynasty.

"Father, you have really changed a lot. I even see a bit of Grandpa Huang in you!"

Zhu Zhanhe couldn't help but admired when he heard this.

Zhu Gaoxu, who used to only like to use force to solve everything, was able to analyze the situation in Central Asia with him so calmly. This made Zhu Zhanhe feel very strange.

"I am your grandpa's biological son, so of course I will be like him!"

Zhu Gaoxu glared at Zhu Zhanhe angrily, and then said with some emotion.

"But you are right. In the past, when I was under the wings of your grandpa, I didn't have to think too much. I just listened to your grandpa's command and then rushed and fought hard. But after I went to Tianzhu, I had to do everything. Worrying also requires me to make a decision. People are all forced out. I am afraid your grandpa Huang was the same as me back then. If Jianwen hadn’t forced him, he wouldn’t have reached this point."

After hearing this, Zhu Zhanhe nodded in agreement. It would be difficult for a person to tap into his potential without pushing himself.

(End of this chapter)