As the saying goes, plans can't keep up with change.

Originally, it was not much different from Chen Xun's plan, Zhu Zhanyan planned to go back to Daming this year, because he had already received a message from his father about what happened in Daming.

If the development planned by Zhu Gaoxu is followed, the imperial expedition of the Ming Emperor may be victorious, or it may be defeated, or it may be in vain, but these don't matter, what really matters is one point.

Da Ming is about to change.

This change of heaven refers to the change of heaven in the superficial sense, not the change of heaven in substance.

In other words, Daming's face is going to change, but the lining will not change.

Such a big event can be said to have been planned by Zhu Zhanyan for several years, and it is also what King Wu has been looking forward to for a long time, and it is impossible for him not to go back.

But there is an unexpected point in everything, which will change without knowing when.

Of the eight robbers in history, Zhu Zhanyan had come into contact with one as early as the tenth year of Yongle, and that was the Wa Kingdom.

Later, his westward expedition to Central Asia even advanced to the present day, and he encountered the Kingdom of Naples, which later became Idali, which was the second he encountered.

For the Kingdom of Naples, Zhu Zhan Yan actually didn't think too much, because the Kingdom of Naples under the rule of Jeanne II was actually going downhill.

The Kingdom of Naples was strong before the middle of the 14th century, that is, more than 70 years ago, and the current Kingdom of Naples is already at the end of its power, and according to the course of history, there are still about 50 years to go.

This is also why Jeanne II, the queen, will go to the bed of the Pope and Frederick II, because she really has no choice, and her body is one of the few and best means she can use now.

But now, Zhu Zhanyan is really excited, because this time he is facing two of the eight robbers back then.

Kingdom of Hungary and Grand Duchy of Mosk.

The Kingdom of Hungary was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire among the Eight Bandits of the Later Generations, but Zhu Zhanyan did not expect to encounter this enemy so early.

Whether it is from the surface or from Zhu Zhan's plan, after taking Junbao, he will also take the Serbian autocracy, the Bosnian kingdom, the Vettin Tsardom, the principality of Wallachia and the Dobroga autocracy to the north.

That's not counting the Principality of Vlora, the Autocracy of Alta and other little rats, but only the enemies with relatively large territories and relatively good strength.

But now, sensing the threat of the Ming Dynasty, the Grand Duchy of Mosk took the lead in reconciling with the Golden Horde, its long-rival enemy, and united to send troops from the Black Sea, bypassing the tall Caucasus Mountains and approaching Junbao.

On the other hand, the Pope and the Holy See did not know how to reach an agreement with Sigismund, the monarch of the Kingdom of Hungary, and sent troops to attack the castle.

Junbao.

Zhu Zhanyan sat on the throne that once only John VIII could sit, with his left hand across his chest and his right hand supporting his chin, looking at the map in front of him and not knowing what he was thinking.

To be honest, although he looks down on any country in this era, he has to say that it is still very troublesome when these countries are united.

Moreover, there are several important factors in this.

First, there is the Grand Duchy of Mosk.

The current period is already the beginning of the rise of the Grand Duchy of Mosk, and if it were not for his intervention, the Grand Duchy of Mosk would first beat its former suzerain, the Golden Horde, and then the Kingdom of Hungary in the future, and eventually become one of the five hooligans of the Blue Star.

Second, it is Sigismund, the monarch of the Kingdom of Hungary.

Sigismund's life can be described as a legend, Zhu Zhanyan already feels that he has a rich resume, but if he compares with Sigismund, he will also feel that he is still far behind.

Sigismund is now the monarch of the Kingdom of Hungary, but he was elected king of the Roman people as early as 1411, in the ninth year of Yongle in the Central Plains.

Note that the Roman people are not Roman commoners, and the Roman people here refer to the thirty clans and all the members of the three tribes of Rome, which consisted of three hundred clans.

At the same time, this titular king has one more point, and that is the future king of the Holy Roman Empire.

During his lifetime, Sigismund served as king of the Kingdom of Hungary, king of the Holy Roman Empire, king of Croatia and Bohemia, as well as king of Italy, Dalmatia, Serbia, Galicia, Rhodomia, Cumania, Bulgaria; Prince of Silesia and Luxembourg; Marquis of Moravia, Lusatia, Brandenburg.

Isn't this string of titles scary, but it's just scary, actually......

Let's put it this way, in Zhu Zhanqi's opinion, Sigismund's achievements are actually not worthy of so many titles.

He served as so many kings, but the core was still the Kingdom of Hungary and the Kingdom of Bohemia, which were extremely powerful in his father's time, but after he succeeded to the throne, the originally powerful state and royal power declined rapidly.

The power of the state was divided among the great nobles, the royal realm was reduced from the original two percent of the country to half of the country, and even the Nicopolis Crusader that he single-handedly formed was defeated by the Ottoman Empire.

This defeat at that time directly ceded the title of the most powerful country in Central and Eastern Europe to the Ottoman Empire, not to mention that he himself was deeply disturbed, not only did his prestige plummet, but he was united by the nobles to demand that he be responsible for the defeat, and he was also placed under house arrest for several months.

In addition to this, Sigismund also solved the decades-old church split, but in solving this problem, it gave rise to the famous Hussite Wars that lasted for fourteen years.

From the perspective of Sigismund's life, he has outstanding ability and has done many things, but the things he did either quickly decayed after success, leading to more serious consequences, or directly derived more difficult problems after success.

But even so, it has to be admitted that Sigismund's influence is quite large, and if it goes well, he may even mobilize half of Europe's forces.

The most important thing is that Sigismund himself belongs to the Luxembourg family, and although he has no heirs in his life, which causes the Luxembourg family to be cut off from him, he has a son-in-law who is very special.

His son-in-law, Albert II, who succeeded him after the death of Sigismund, was a Habsburg of Juming in Europe.

The Habsburg dynasty was not a nation, as it might seem literally, but a family, and arguably the most influential and largest family in Europe.

The Habsburg family was a family whose members served as kings of Hungary, Hungary (later the Austro-Hungarian Empire), Germany, Bohemia, Spain and Portugal.

And that's not just the monarch, there are countless dukes, grand dukes, and so on.

"Your Royal Highness, you ...... What's wrong? ”

Jian Xiao looked at the pensive Zhu Zhanyan and asked cautiously.

"Huh?" Zhu Zhan looked up at Jian Xiao blankly, his face confused.

"Uh......" Jane laughed.

Although this was his beginning, he didn't know how to continue it now.

He only knew that he had never seen Zhu Zhanyan like this.

When facing the grassland, when facing the Great Yue Kingdom, when facing the Japanese State, and even when facing the Timurid Empire and the Ottoman Empire, Zhu Zhanyan never had such confusion.

Yes, Zhu Zhanyan was also confused, but that was not actually confused, but when he was thinking about solutions to problems.

But this time, Jian Xiao really noticed that something was not quite right with Zhu Zhanyan.

"Jane smiles......" Zhu Zhanyan raised his head with a smile on his face.

There was something wrong with this smile, but it made Jane Xiao's heart settle down.

Zhu Zhan Yan has always been the backbone of Jian Xiao's subordinates, the backbone of King Wu's lineage, and the backbone of today's Daming Xiangzhou Mansion and Nanzhou Mansion, and even ......

It is also the backbone of the entire Ming Dynasty.

His confusion can make everyone panic, and his confidence can reassure everyone.

Today's Zhu Zhanyan, Jian Xiao has seen it once, or it can't be said that he has seen it, but he has heard it once.

But so far, it's only that once.

But even so, it's enough to reassure everyone.

Zhu Zhanyan didn't know what Jian Xiao was thinking, so he just walked to the window by himself and looked at the sky outside.

It's cold, it may soon snow, and at this time to do it, the Pope, Sigismund and Grand Duke Vasily of Mosk, is very irrational.

However, Zhu Zhanyan, who wanted to fight, was also very irrational.

"What if...... I mean, if ......" looked out the window, Zhu Zhanyan seemed to be muttering to himself, and as if he was talking to Jian Xiao.

"If one day, I really become the greedy wolf star that people bite when they seize the opportunity, and eventually lead to the destruction of their lives, what do you think people will do?"

"I don't know what others do." Jane smiled and replied without the slightest hesitation, without even thinking.

"The subordinates only know, Qian Yong, Sanfeng and me, the prince of the prince, His Royal Highness King Wu...... Even the many soldiers of the Ming Dynasty will support your decision. ”

"Hehe......" Zhu Zhanyan smiled slightly, but anyone could hear the perfunctory in his laughter.

"No matter what I do?"

"Whatever you do!"

"Even if you are sent to death?"

"Jian Xiao's life was given by His Royal Highness the Prince of the World! If His Royal Highness the Prince wants to take it back, Jian Xiao will never say anything! ”

……

Looking at Jian Xiao in front of him in a daze, Zhu Zhanyan didn't know what to say for a while.

In fact, there was one thing he had never told anyone, not even a word.

Zhu Zhanyan has always felt that he is a lonely person, a person who cannot be accepted by this era.

This loneliness comes from his different thoughts, from his different way of doing things, from his different plans and plans.

But at this moment, he suddenly realized that he didn't seem to be so lonely either.

At the very least, he got a group of people who were loyal to him and even willing to give their lives for him.

And this group of people, there are Jian Xiao, Qian Yong, Zhu Sanfeng, and the prince guard, and even his father's guard of King Wu may be willing to do this.

"Jane smiled......" Zhu Zhanyan smiled, smiling happily.

"Go get a few people over ......"

(End of chapter)