Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 289

Syr Darya.

To be honest, Zhu Zhanhe didn't really want to come here. If it weren't for the old man, he wouldn't even leave Timur's empire now.

It's not that he doesn't want to march north to Central Asia and Europe, but he doesn't want to march north at this time.

There are three reasons.

First, the Black Death.

Everyone knows that the Black Death was a disaster in Europe in the mid-500th century. This disaster not only swept across Europe, but also caused [-] million Europeans to meet their God.

This number accounted for one-third of the total population of Europe at that time.

Many people know about this disaster and the trauma that this disaster, which lasted only seven years, left on Europe. But few people know that Europe at this time was actually not just like this.

The Black Death indeed only raged across Europe for six years, but it didn't disappear, but it was not as crazy as the previous six years in the remaining time.

In fact, the plague has existed in Europe since the outbreak of the Black Death in 1347, and has existed on and off for more than 300 years.

The first six years were the period when most people died from the Black Death, and the plague did not disappear until 1666.

At this time, the northern expedition to Europe...

In addition to the Black Death, the second reason that made Zhu Zhanhe reluctant to enter Europe was the weather.

The Syr Darya River is the last line across the Timur Empire and into the Kazakh hills. After passing here, or it should be said that it is already the Golden Horde from here.

It doesn't look like much. It just came out of Timur's empire. In addition, the Turan Plain is really not a place for people to stay. It may be a bit excessive to say that a bird has no shit, but in fact it is not much different.

But in this day and age, it’s really not a great place to be.

First, the Turan Plain is located deep inland, suffering from drought and little rain. It may be a bit exaggerated to say that birds do not poop, but in fact it is not much different.

The second and most contrasting thing is that this place is basically at the same latitude as Nurgandusi.

It's okay now, but in two or three months, winter will come here, why are you still having fun?
Finally, there is a third reason why Zhu Zhanhe is unwilling to continue heading north: influence.

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Suncheon Palace, Royal Palace, Cheongnyeong Palace, Wenhua Palace.

"Really retreated?" Zhu Gaochi looked at the secret fold in his hand with disbelief on his face.

"Really." Yang Shiqi lowered his head, but his tone was full of disappointment.

The Eastern Chagatai Khanate withdrew its troops and the entire territory shrank. The alliance that began in the 19th year of Yongle was finally broken.

The Jurchens in Jianzhou were destroyed. Zhang Fu was the commander-in-chief and Li Bin was the general. Almost the entire land of Jianzhou was turned over.

The entire territory of the Eastern Chagatai Khanate has shrunk, and even the Seven Guards of Kansai can no longer take care of it.

From the original alliance, only Wala was left alone.

"Your Majesty! This is the best time!"

The sound of a voice made everyone look at it, because it was a voice that no one expected.

"Reason." Zhu Gaochi raised his head and looked at Hu Xu in front of him.

Hu Zhuang, the eldest son of Hu Guangzhi, is also the elder brother of Hu Zhuang who is currently in Xiangzhou Prefecture.

Hu Guang was dismissed from office and seduced his title, but his son became an official again, but he had no chance to get ahead while he was still alive.

Nowadays, as an emperor and a court official, Zhu Gaochi, as the original official of the prince's palace, naturally has to give some preferential treatment. However, Hu Guang died in depression in the 16th year of Yongle, so this preferential treatment can only be given to Hu Guang. son.

"Your Majesty!" Here, although Hu Huang is the youngest, he is really inconspicuous in his early thirties, but he is neither humble nor arrogant.

"Most people nowadays choose not to mention His Highness Prince Wu. Even if they have to mention it, they will try their best to mention it in one sentence. But in fact, His Highness Prince Wu has done little for the court?"

"For example, why did the Eastern Chagatai Khanate shrink its entire territory this time? Others may not know, but I don't think that all of you here will not understand!"

Hu Huang glanced at everyone, his eyes full of contempt, even when facing Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong and other veteran officials, he did not fall behind at all.

"Nowadays, rumors have spread in the streets and alleys, but I know that this is not a rumor, but a fact."

"On the day His Royal Highness Prince Wu set out on his journey, my brother-in-law in Xiangzhou Mansion sent me a message, telling me that I must report to Your Majesty that the power structure in the north will definitely change greatly."

"As for why, Your Majesty, you should also know that as long as His Royal Highness the Prince of Wu leaves Xiangzhou Mansion and goes to the Timurid Empire, there will definitely be turmoil within the Eastern Chagatai Khanate!"

"The original triangular alliance, Jianzhou Jurchen, has been destroyed, and now the Eastern Chagatai Khanate has also shrunk, leaving only the Oara branch."

"If we don't send troops now, I'm not sure there will be any better opportunities in the next few decades!"

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In the huge Wenhua Hall, there are no less than 20 officials of all kinds, but no one dares to speak at this moment.

How to speak?Yang Rong didn't know, and neither did Yang Shiqi.

be opposed to?But everything is as Hu Huang said, now is really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Once you miss it, you don’t know how long you will have to wait again.

In the eyes of this group of officials, Zhu Zhanhe would not be content for a long time. This peace was about him towards the court, not that he wanted to be content in his fiefdom.

In their view, the reason why Zhu Zhanhe left Xiangzhou Mansion now was to avoid suspicion and so that no one in the world could say anything about him.

In their view, Zhu Zhanhe was almost certain to rebel, and the difference was just a matter of time.

Therefore, if this opportunity is missed, there may not be such a good opportunity again.

If you can’t oppose it, how about supporting it?

No, no!
If you support it, it will be equivalent to recognizing Zhu Zhanhe's contribution to the Ming Dynasty and recognizing everything Zhu Zhanhe has done.

The most important thing is that if we send troops to conquer the north now, it will definitely take a while, at least half a year, at most...

There is no specific time.

Oara should not be underestimated. The grassland is vast and sparsely populated. The Tatar tribe was destroyed in the eighth year of Yongle. It is said that there was a lot of accidental elements. With the previous lesson, it will be difficult to destroy Oara.

It is not only the Han people who understand this truth, but also the Wala people. If there is a war, they will definitely not give Ming a chance to wipe it out.

When the time comes, let alone whether it goes smoothly or not, if the Ming Dynasty finally wins and destroys Wala, there will definitely be losses.

At that time, if Zhu Zhanhe breaks out in rebellion, given Zhu Zhanhe's methods, the cruelty of his soldiers, and Zhu Zhanhe's reputation in the Yunnan-Guizhou-Sichuan area...

At that time, the Fengtian crisis may happen again.

(End of this chapter)