Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 519
The Empress Dowager Zhang entered the Xianling Mausoleum and was buried with Emperor Hongxi.

Zhu Zhanhe did not participate in this matter, and did not even go to deliver the soul. It was not that he did not want to, but that he was not qualified.

Although they are relatives, only Zhu Gaoxu is qualified. Zhu Zhanhe and his brothers are not qualified to go to send the soul. Even the ministers of the court have basically gone, and Zhu Zhanhe is not qualified.

It is ridiculous to say that the actual ruler of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Zhanhe, who found new food for the Ming Dynasty, opened up new territories, and established unparalleled achievements, until now has no official position except for the status of a clan.

His only identity is that of a royal family member of the Ming Dynasty and the crown prince of Prince Wu.

The death of the Empress Dowager Zhang had a great impact on the situation in the Ming Dynasty. Many people felt that it was only a matter of time before the King of Wu's lineage was liberated and ascended to the supreme position.

However, King Wu's lineage was not as unbearable as they imagined, because Zhu Zhanhe was not in a hurry.

With the death of the Empress Dowager Zhang, the King of Wu lineage not only did not take the opportunity to take a further step and become the dual power holders of the Ming Dynasty on the surface and in reality, but instead took a step back.

All the members of King Wu's lineage moved out of the palace and came to live in King Wu's Mansion, which Emperor Taizong specially ordered to build when he was building Shuntian Mansion.

"Oh, it's better to live comfortably in your own home..."

Zhu Gaoxu sat in the yard, warming up the stove, watching his son playing in the snow with his grandson, and sighed sincerely.

"What kind of home is this?" Princess Wu rolled her eyes at her husband angrily.

"If you want to talk about home, Yingtian Mansion is home, Yunnan Mansion is home, if you want, the Imperial Palace is also home, but why do you think such a place that we have never lived in is home?"

Princess Wu sincerely felt unworthy of her husband and son for not taking any further action.

It's not that she is greedy for power, the queen or even the title of empress dowager. For Princess Wu, after experiencing half a life of ups and downs, as long as her husband and son are reunited, that is home.

She is just unworthy of her husband and son. It can be said that she was clearly excluded back then. Then her husband and son worked hard for more than twenty years to reach this level now, but they are picking the biggest fruits. Gave up before.

"What's this?" Zhu Gaoxu smiled upon hearing this.

"As long as my son is happy, it doesn't matter to me."

After hearing this, Princess Wu also looked at her son, with a smile on her face.

Indeed, this matter had nothing to do with Zhu Gaoxu, but mainly with Zhu Zhanhe's decision. At first, everyone expressed their disbelief like Princess Wu, but they still followed Zhu Zhanhe's decision.

"This kind of easy victory is meaningless." Seeing his wife taking the child away, Zhu Zhanhe patted the snow on his hands and walked in front of his parents.

"My eldest aunt is worthy of admiration. Although she is not a hero among women, she is at least a leader among women."

"It's exciting to play against the eldest aunt, but looking back at the empress dowager today... it's not interesting."

As he spoke, Zhu Zhanhe picked up his teacup and took a sip, leaning on the pillar and looking in the direction of the palace.

"Don't say I tried my best. Even if I did nothing and stood aside and watched, she could kill herself. It's really no fun to fight against such an enemy."

"Is this the reason why you gave up?" Zhu Gaoxu rolled his eyes at his son angrily.

His own son, he may not be very smart and cannot guess his son's plan, but he understands his son's character.

"Of course not." Zhu Zhanhe put down the tea cup with a smile.

"I always end this kind of unqualified enemy as soon as possible, so as not to wander around in front of me and cause trouble."

"Then what are you going to do?" Zhu Gaoxu immediately sat up straight after hearing this.

Since the death of the Empress Dowager, what everyone is most concerned about is what will happen next for King Wu's lineage, but no one knows.

Not only ordinary people don't know, but ministers like Chen Xun, Xia Yuanji, and even Zhu Gaoxu don't know.

Because of all of this, in the end it was Zhu Zhanhe who made up his mind.

"His Royal Highness!"

Just as Zhu Gaoxu was waiting expectantly for his son to give an answer, a burst of shouts interrupted what Zhu Zhanhe was about to say, and quickly cooled Zhu Gaoxu's enthusiasm for anticipation.

Just like Shuntian Mansion in winter.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince! A secret message came from the Suez area!"

Zhu Ling knelt on the ground with a plop and held up the secret letter in his hands.

Zhu Zhanhe stood up suddenly, grabbed the secret letter in Zhu Ling's hand, opened it and read it.

Although Zhu Zhanhe himself said at the beginning that he would not come to Europe again if nothing unexpected happened, it did not mean that he did not care about things in Europe.

On the contrary, he cared more about Europe than Ming Dynasty.

No matter how chaotic and troublesome the Ming Dynasty was, it tended to be stable. The final result was just a change of leadership, but Europe was different.

"How's it going?"

Seeing his son reading the letter with a solemn expression and then sitting on the chair with a dull expression, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but ask anxiously.

However, Zhu Zhanhe did not answer, but just put the letter on the table.

Zhu Gaoxu picked up the letter and read it suspiciously.

The content of the letter is complex, but it can be roughly divided into three aspects.

The first is the war situation in Europe.

When Zhu Zhanhe left Europe, Central and Eastern Europe had been pacified, leaving only Western and Northern Europe.

After Zhu Zhanhe left, Qian Yong and the others became the supreme commanders of the European battlefield. They were the ones who knew best and were most in line with Zhu Zhanhe's style. After completely cutting off the English Channel, they led their troops to attack Paris.

At the same time, the Wu brothers and Xue Shou also led an attack from the west side of the Alps, surrounding all the English who entered the Kingdom of France, and also separated the French and the English.

Seeing that the Ming army was about to overturn the table, fight against the English alone, and even enjoy the victory alone, Yolanda of Aragon, Juan II of Castile, and Joan of Arc of the Kingdom of France could not sit still.

The three of them represent three countries, and it can be said that they all have their own thoughts, but in the face of the Ming army, they finally united.

But it didn't work.

Xue Shou led his army with the Pyrenees Mountains as the boundary, blocking the allied forces of the Kingdom of Aragon and the Kingdom of Castile from moving north, using white phosphorus eggs and kerosene bombs to trap them south of the Pyrenees Mountains. .

The Wu brothers took advantage of this opportunity and led their men to advance from south to north, squeezing the French Kingdom troops led by Joan of Arc all the way to the banks of the Loire River. In the end, they and Qian Yong attacked from both sides and were completely annihilated.

After annihilating the main force of the French Kingdom, the Wu brothers joined Qian Yong and headed north, leaving all the English who invaded the French Kingdom on the banks of the Seine.

Western Europe is basically peaceful.

In winter, the English were unable to go south, and the Mediterranean climate was warm in winter, which did not affect navigation. The Ming army could take this opportunity to solve the Kingdom of Aragon and the Kingdom of Castile.

When the Ming army goes north next year, it will be able to solve the Kingdom of England.

(End of this chapter)