Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 363 Zhang Heling's Request
For Zhu Houzhao who came back from the northwest, no matter whether he is a nobleman, a gentry, or even a general in Liaodong, they all have great expectations.

In their view, Zhu Houzhao built the Liaodong system by himself, and Qiyizhai also had a high status in Liaodong.

The person who most supported the war against Horqin should be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Ming Dynasty.

It's just that in their view, Zhu Houzhao is just a question of whether he will send troops.Did he let Liaodong go to war directly?Or will the Black Dragon Army go to Liaodong to fight?
The news spread quickly that His Royal Highness did not support the war.

This makes many people can't believe it.After all, in the eyes of everyone, the Crown Prince of Daming is His Royal Highness.It should be the one who likes to fight the most. This is a firm main combat faction.

Since the earliest formation of the Black Dragon Army, His Royal Highness has been conquest of the north.

Now all the advantages of Daming in the north are inseparable from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Whether it was the annihilation of the Huoshi tribe in the northwest, or the defeat of Dayan Khan in the northern Xinjiang.All were manipulated by the Crown Prince.

In everyone's minds, they felt that it was only natural for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to march into Horqin with such a great advantage, and it was not impossible for His Royal Highness to directly launch a large-scale Northern Expedition like Emperor Taizong did.

So when the news came that His Royal Highness did not support the war, the ruling and opposition parties were in an uproar.

Of course, if you are unhappy, you will be happy.

Many ministers who have always opposed the war, or are conservatives, they feel that His Royal Highness is doing the right thing.

They even sang praises for His Royal Highness in the memorial. There are moral stubbornness and vested interests in it.For example, the silk merchants in Jiangnan.

Woolen materials are still relatively scarce.But it has hit a part of the high-end market.This caused a lot of losses to the silk merchants, but the losses are still within the acceptable range at present.

His Royal Highness has already built a woolen mill in the northwest. Once Liaodong continues to expand production, plus the woolen mill in the northwest, woolen production will definitely increase dramatically.

Under such circumstances, the silk merchants would suffer even more losses, and they were the last thing they wanted to see.

Now His Royal Highness does not want to send troops to Horqin, which just caters to their ideas.It's just that there is no way to say these words, they can only praise the benevolence and righteousness of His Royal Highness, and say some commonplace things, why don't they use weapons rashly?No matter how big a country is, it is bound to perish if it is warlike.

It's just that they are happy, but those who have invested in Liaodong are not happy.

But soon the second news came out again. Although His Royal Highness was willing to accept Horqin's surrender, it was not without request.

His Royal Highness the Prince wants to build a city in Horqin. The Ming Dynasty will garrison troops in this city, and trade with Horqin can be carried out here.

Of course, the specific situation has not been announced, but it is clear that things are not that simple.

People who have invested in Liaodong, although they are very anxious in their hearts, they have no way to meet His Highness the Crown Prince.

But there are ways to do this, for example, you can go to Shouning Hou Zhang Heling, this uncle of the country can naturally enter the palace.

Looking at Zhang Heling in front of him, Zhu Houzhao said helplessly, "Don't you also think that this palace does not agree to conquer Horqin?"

Zhang Heling shook his head quickly, and said with a smile: "Of course I don't think so. Those who think so are all short-sighted people. His Highness the Crown Prince is wise, martial, and unparalleled. No matter what he does, he naturally has his own ideas. Those people Extremely stupid, to think about His Royal Highness's intentions, it is simply unfounded worrying."

Zhu Houzhao looked at Zhang Heling and said with a smile, "I haven't seen you for a few days. Uncle is very good at flattering."

"This minister is telling the truth, not flattery." Zhang Heling said quickly with a serious face.

Those people in the court haven't figured out what His Highness the Crown Prince thinks after all these years, so it can be seen that His Highness the Crown Prince's thoughts are beyond their imagination.

After waving his hands, Zhu Houzhao said, "Since it's not for this matter, then why do you come to the palace to see me?"

Zhang Heling laughed immediately, walked a few steps forward and approached Zhu Houzhao, and said in a low voice, "Isn't this trying to share the worries of His Royal Highness? I just met with His Majesty, and His Majesty said that the matter of receiving the Horqin envoy this time has been handed over to you." Your Highness, the Crown Prince. I originally wanted to ask for an order to contribute to Daming, but His Majesty asked me to come to His Highness the Crown Prince."

Glancing at Zhang Heling, Zhu Houzhao said dumbfoundedly: "Contribute to Daming? What do you want to say?"

"His Royal Highness is distinguished, how can he talk about these things with people from Horqin? I think His Royal Highness must run errands alone. I think I can." Zhang Heling said with a smile.

Zhu Houzhao glanced at Zhang Heling, of course he knew what his uncle was thinking.

This is for cheap.You must know that your duty is to take charge of the surrender this time, so why did you go to negotiate with the Horqin people?

These things are naturally done by the officials of the Ministry of Rites.Isn't there Honglu Temple?There is no need for His Highness the Crown Prince himself to act.

Of course Zhang Heling knew about these things, but he pretended not to know.He wanted to get involved in this matter, the purpose was very simple.

It was for meritorious service in the first place, after all, it was a meritorious service.Of course, this is only one aspect, and not the main one.Zhang Heling is the uncle of the country, and credit is not that important to him, as long as he doesn't make mistakes.

The reason why he did this was actually to inquire about the news, and wanted to seize the opportunity to take advantage of it.

The rumors about the construction of the city in Horqin have spread, and now everyone wants to find out what's going on inside.

Although some people think that the prince does not want to fight, more people will definitely think that there are other things involved.

No matter what the reason is, as long as the city is built in Horqin, it will be profitable.

What is the price of pastures around Daning now?Horqin's ranch is better than Daning City.

Whoever takes the lead will get more benefits.That's all money, who wouldn't want it?Even Zhang Heling, the uncle of the country, is the same.

Even if Zhang Heling had no idea, the people behind him would still push him.

You must know that Zhang Heling now represents not only himself, but an entire interest group behind him.Most of them are relatives, and there are also some nobles.

These people wanted to take advantage, so naturally Zhang Heling had to go into the palace to inquire about the news.

But Zhang Heling knew himself well.Knowing that he would not tell him the news directly, he simply prepared to ask for an errand.

Obviously, Zhang Heling had already persuaded the old man, and the rest was just a matter of nodding on his side.

After a moment of contemplation, Zhu Houzhao felt that this was also quite good.At least one person spread the word to the outside world, so that those people would not misunderstand the meaning of the prince.

Although it may not seem like a big deal, it is actually very important.

They see what they mean.Only then did I know what to do.

　The flu is serious, everyone be careful, don’t go out, don’t party, I have already arrived at my hometown, I wish you all a happy New Year, smiling faces.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)