My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 535
It was getting late, and Zhu Zhanhe drove out of the imperial city. Along the way, he was also thinking about Zhu Di's plan to conquer the north again.

In the original history, Zhu Di maintained a high-intensity attack on the grassland in the last three years of his life. Although history has changed, Zhu Di's thoughts have not changed.

Even if Tuo Huan is the only potential threat left on the grassland now, Zhu Di wants to take him down completely, otherwise he won't be able to sleep at all.

"Could it be that Grandpa Huang had a premonition of something and wanted to do everything he could before leaving?"

Zhu Zhanhe suddenly whispered to himself.

People's intuition is sometimes very scary, especially when it comes to life and death. For example, Zhu Zhanhe had an elder in his previous life. He was usually a very sloppy person, but one night, he suddenly took a shower and had his hair cut, and then the next day he The cerebral hemorrhage went away.

Zhu Zhanhe also wondered whether Zhu Di had the same premonition, which was why he was so desperate.

"If that's the case, that would be terrible. I don't think anyone can persuade him."

Zhu Zhanhe said to himself again.

It happened to be a coincidence that when Zhu Zhanhe's carriage passed by the door of the Ministry of Household Affairs, he happened to see Xia Yuanji walking out of it.

When Zhu Zhanhe saw Xia Yuanji from the car window, he was moved in his heart. He immediately asked someone to stop the carriage, and then said loudly: "Xia Shangshu, are you interested in riding in the same car with me?"

Xia Yuanji was stunned when he saw Zhu Zhanhe, and was a little surprised when he invited him to ride in the same car, but in the end Xia Yuanji walked over and said with a smile: "Why is the prince interested in riding in the same car with me? "

"I have something I want to talk to Xia Shangshu about."

Zhu Zhanhe didn't beat around the bush and answered very frankly.

Zhu Zhanhe and Xia Yuanji had a good relationship before, but later they had a slight estrangement because of the Confucian Journal, but it was not serious. After all, they couldn't fall out over such a trivial matter.

So Xia Yuanji also boarded the carriage, sat opposite Zhu Zhanhe, and then asked: "Your Majesty, what do you want to talk about?"

"Xia Shangshu, you have always opposed the emperor's northern expedition. Especially in the past two years, you have been the most fiercely opposed. However, in these two northern expeditions, the emperor made great achievements. The Tatars were destroyed, and Oara was half disabled. Now he is still alive. Are you opposed to Grandpa Huang’s Northern Expedition?”

Zhu Zhanhe thought for a while before asking.

"Of course I object. The barbarians on the grassland cannot be killed. Even if Your Majesty destroys the Tatars and Oaras, I am afraid that within ten years, a new overlord will appear on the grassland. Isn't this a waste of people and money?"

Xia Yuanji replied angrily.

In fact, Xia Yuanji’s idea is not wrong. After all, under the current conditions, it is almost impossible for the Ming Dynasty to completely solve the threats on the grassland. Zhu Di chose to use force to eliminate them and weaken the power of the grassland as much as possible. Xia Yuanji believed that instead of With so much money to spend on the Northern Expedition, it is better to prepare a good defense. As for the matters on the grassland, let the tribes deal with it themselves.

"Xia Shangshu, I won't hide it from you. Grandpa Huang will probably go to the north next year. He is very sorry that he failed to capture Tuo Huan this time. Therefore, the dispatch of troops next year will probably not end until Tuo Huan is captured. ."

Zhu Zhanhe hesitated for a while, and finally spoke.

"We still want to march to the north!"

Xia Yuanji also slapped his thigh angrily when he heard this. He thought that after this year's Northern Expedition, Zhu Di could stop for a few years, but he didn't expect that Zhu Di didn't know what a stop was, and he actually went to the North for three consecutive years. How much would it cost? money?
"Xia Shangshu, this matter has not been decided yet. It's just that Grandpa Huang has this idea. To be honest, I don't agree with him going to the north again, so I want to discuss with you. Is there any way to persuade Grandpa Huang?"

Zhu Zhanhe hurriedly explained, and then asked again.Hearing that the matter had not been settled yet, Xia Yuanji finally breathed a sigh of relief. After all, there was still room for redemption.

But soon he sighed and said: "You know His Majesty's temper better than I do. Even eight hundred cows can't pull back what he decided. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been helpless during the first two Northern Expeditions."

After Xia Yuanji said these words, he suddenly looked at Zhu Zhanhe with some surprise and asked, "Your Majesty, haven't you always supported His Majesty's Northern Expedition? Why did you suddenly change your mind?"

"Grandpa Huang is getting older, and his health is not as good as when he was young. In addition, the conditions in the army are difficult, and marching on the grassland is even more difficult. I am afraid that his health will not be able to hold on."

Zhu Zhanhe sighed and answered again.

"I see. If His Majesty's health is fine, you must still support His Majesty's Northern Expedition!"

Xia Yuanji nodded, but no matter what the reason was, he was quite relieved that Zhu Zhanhe could stand on the same front as him. At least he had a big help.

"Xia Shangshu, the older the emperor gets, the more worried he is about the safety of the north. That's why he has been conducting expeditions to the north in recent years. He wants to weaken the power of the northern grasslands as much as possible so that his children and grandchildren can live in peace for a few more years."

Zhu Zhanhe paused at this point, then continued.

"So if you want Grandpa Huang to change his mind, it's useless to say that the Northern Expedition will cost a lot. If you try to persuade him with physical reasons, he won't care either. The only way is to come up with a way to reduce the strength of the grassland without the need for the Northern Expedition. way!"

"For these tribes on the grassland, I think we should focus on differentiation and disintegration. After all, the tribes on the grassland are not of the same mind. Many tribes are even close to our Ming Dynasty. As long as you put some thought and money, you can always make money. Some effects!”

Xia Yuanji said immediately.

"Xia Shangshu, I don't agree with what you said. At the beginning, the three guards of Duoyan also claimed to be of the same mind as our Ming Dynasty. They even accepted the canonization of our Ming Dynasty. In order to support them, they also allocated the best grassland in the east to them for grazing. As a result, you have also seen that these people are just a bunch of ignorant white-eyed wolves!"

Zhu Zhanhe curled his lips and said that he thought Xia Shangshu could make money, but he seemed a bit naive when it came to such a major military matter.

Thinking of this, Zhu Zhanhe also missed Jin Zhong and Yao Guangxiao more and more. Unfortunately, these two people are too old and are gone now. Otherwise, if they were in the cabinet, they would never say such things.

"Then what do you think I should do? Anyway, I have no other solution except disintegration."

Xia Yuanji also asked with some annoyance.

"I……"

Zhu Zhanhe was speechless. If he had a way, he wouldn't come to discuss with Xia Yuanji.

"Haha~, it seems that the Crown Prince, who is famous for his resourcefulness, is also helpless about things on the grassland!"

Xia Yuanji couldn't help laughing heartily when he saw Zhu Zhanhe's speechless appearance.

It was rare to encounter something that frustrated Zhu Zhanhe. Thinking of the loss he suffered in the Confucian Press, Xia Yuanji suddenly felt a sense of revenge.

(End of this chapter)