Chen Sheng and Wu Guang once said a sentence when they rebelled in Daze Township: Princes and generals, would you rather have a kind?

Since ancient times, many people have regarded this sentence as a wise saying that transcends classes, but in fact, this sentence is not limited to ordinary people.

Sometimes, for the royal family, this quote may resonate more with them.

Princes and generals, would you rather have a kind?

An ordinary person can say this kind of thing, so why am I born to you as a father, and you can inherit the throne and reign over the world, but I can only be an ordinary vassal king, and the silk and satin gold and silver beauties are inexhaustible, and I can only live on the little money issued by the court?

A son-in-law and a concubine have isolated the possibility of how many people have ascended to the throne in ancient and modern times.

Even if it is the same son-in-law, how many people have truncated the ladder of further steps?

People can only empathize, they can only pity you from your point of view, but they can never empathize with you.

Especially when you are obviously the second son, you are almost able to get the top power, the top life and the top enjoyment in the world, but you are taken away by others.

Zhu Zhanyong is like this.

After returning home, the more Zhu Zhanyong thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt in his heart.

In the past, he was the second son of Emperor Hongxi, and there was a "good holy grandson" on his head.

Later, his good eldest brother died, but according to the law of etiquette, it was his good nephew who inherited the throne.

Now, his good nephew has also died, and he has no heirs, according to the rules, the concubines are different, the young and the young are orderly, shouldn't he, the second son of Emperor Hongxi, be elected at this time to inherit the throne?

But why did Zhu Zhanyan never take him seriously, and his sister-in-law only regarded him as a tool for revenge, and didn't have the idea of supporting him to the top?

The more Zhu Zhanyong thought about it, the more angry he became, and when he got angry, he even kicked over the table next to him.

Anger is anger, but it's nothing more than impotent rage.

Be! It's different! Grow young and orderly!

Be! He, Zhu Zhanyong, is the second son of Emperor Hongxi! In the current situation when the emperor has died and has no heirs and no brothers, he, the sibling brother of the former emperor and the second son of Emperor Hongxi, should be on the throne!

But...... What does he have?

Zhu Zhan Yan has a heavy army, and has the most advanced firearms in the Ming Dynasty, and his martial arts are the best in the world, and even throughout all the emperors in history, Zhu Zhan Yan may not be able to squeeze into the top part of the team, but it is definitely upstream.

And what about him Zhu Zhanyong?

There is nothing brilliant about Wenzhi martial arts, and even he has never interfered in any political affairs, and now he is said to be a vassal, but in fact, he was exiled to this slave Gandusi, and there are no generals, no soldiers, and even unarmed......

What is he fighting for?

But...... Do you want to give up?

He was not reconciled......

……

Xiangwangfu.

Zhu Zhanyong is not very outstanding in this person, and even like his name, it can be said to be mediocre.

But Zhu Zhan is different.

Empress Chengxiao Zhang gave birth to three sons for Emperor Hongxi and raised them all, among which the eldest son is needless to say, he is known as the "good saint grandson" of Emperor Xuande.

The second son is Zhu Zhanyong, and the third son is Zhu Zhanyong.

In the history books, Zhu Zhan was described as "solemn and vigilant, quite famous", known as the virtuous king, after the civil and engineering changes, the civil and military officials even once elected him to become the new emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

But Zhu Zhan was very smart, he knew that this throne was a hot potato, so he resolutely refused to accept it, but gave this opportunity to Zhu Qizhen's younger brother Zhu Qiyu.

The future is very simple, Baozong returned, Xiangwang Zhu Zhanyuan guarded the Shuntian Mansion and retired, while Zhu Qiyu, who once became the emperor, died of his wife and son, and even the throne was snatched away by Baozong in the later change of seizing the door.

Therefore, Zhu Zhan Yuan may not be a top smart person, but he will definitely not be bad.

Similarly, for the current situation in Daming, he is different from his third brother and has his own unique opinions.

Tuk-tuk.

A knock on the door interrupted Zhu Zhandong's thoughts, causing him to raise his head and look in the direction of the door of the study.

After seeing the slender figure, Zhu Zhanyuan breathed a sigh of relief.

"Come in."

"What does Your Highness think?" Zhu Zhandong's princess Jing pushed the door in, still holding a tray in her hand.

"The concubine saw that you didn't eat dinner, so she brought some food, and she always had to eat a little."

"Put it here." Zhu Zhan sighed.

"Where's Yong'er?"

Zhu Qiyong, the eldest son of Zhu Zhandong, the king of Xiang, also successfully inherited the throne of Zhu Zhanrong in history.

"Went to study." Jing put down the tray and placed the meals in front of Zhu Zhanrong one by one.

……

The concubine knew that she shouldn't ask, but ......" put the food away, and watched Zhu Zhan pick up the chopsticks, Jing Shi spoke with a slight hesitation.

"But the concubines see that His Royal Highness has been a little unruly since His Royal Highness the King of Yue left today, isn't it ......?"

Zhu Zhandong, who had just eaten a bite of the dish, paused when he heard this, then sighed and put down the chopsticks he had just picked up.

He saw more and knew more than his third brother, but he also didn't know what to do.

The prince of Wu was unstoppable, first took over the chaotic Shuntian Mansion after the emperor was captured with the power of thunder, and let the Shuntian Mansion operate normally in a very fast time, not to mention, he also personally led the troops to the battle.

Zhu Zhan's ability in war Zhu Zhanqi has no doubts, and the countries around the Ming Dynasty that have been destroyed, and even Central Asia and Europe, which are in disarray, are all evidence of Zhu Zhan's military exploits.

And Warat was the first to know how fierce Zhu Zhanyan was.

Therefore, Zhu Zhan believes that his cousin, who has not seen him a few times, will not be captured or even killed like his nephew.

But this is not a good thing for Zhu Zhandong.

If his sister-in-law quietly accepts her fate, then she can still live in the palace for the rest of her life, at most, she has no children in her later years, and her life is just a little bleak.

However, with the death of his nephew, it is true that his sister-in-law's ambition disappeared, but he turned his head and was filled with hatred.

Why did he and his third brother get together today? Isn't it because the righteous son of the eunuch Cao Jixiang, Zhaowu Bo Cao Qin, who was appointed by Qin Tianjian and the eunuch, brought a message from his sister-in-law?

Gather troops and enter Beijing to quell the rebellion.

To put it lightly, the two of them have been exiled here since the last time King Wu took control of Suncheon, although the vassal king's moon has never fallen, but they have no half of the rights, and they are surrounded by people who monitor them.

At the beginning, his sister-in-law wanted them to gather troops and fight against Zhu Zhan Yan under the banner of King Qin in Beijing, but Zhu Zhan Yan suddenly made a false move and evacuated Shuntian.

After that, the two of them should have had a better life, but they weren't.

Zhu Zhanyan left, and the two sons of Emperor Hongxi turned from helpers to threats, and his sister-in-law not only did not treat them preferentially, but became more strict with them.

Not only did they cut their monthly salaries, but more people were sent to spy on them.

Now, King Wu has made a comeback, and her son has died in another country, and she thinks of them again at this time? Do you want them to gather the army again and become her vengeful force?

There is no such good thing in this world!

Taking 10,000 steps back, even if he Zhu Zhan was willing, he wouldn't make a move.

In life, there are things to do and things not to do.

Here, the meaning of this sentence is not to say that some things can be done and some things cannot be done, but to see the situation clearly, some things can be done, but some things cannot be done.

The two brothers were exiled to this bitter cold land, and were watched for more than ten years. How can it be that simple!

Thinking of this, he turned his head to look at his wife: "For a moment...... No, tomorrow, tell Yong'er tomorrow and get ready. ”

"Let's ...... I'm afraid I'll have to go......"

……

Saindarshan.

Zhu Zhanyan is no longer here, but there are Ming troops stationed here, but their tasks are different from ordinary Ming troops.

As a soldier, the task is naturally to protect the family and defend the country, and the same is true for these tasks of the Ming army, but there is one more.

And this is one more thing, which can be seen from the flat buildings at the foot of the Saiyinda Mountain.

This is also not true, because it is a building, but it is different from traditional architecture, it is not made of earth, bricks and stones, but ...... Person!

The one-month deadline has passed, and Zhu Zhanyan has proved with practical actions that the words he asked Jiang Zhenxi to pass on to Ye Xian are not just threats, but will be truly implemented.

However, Zhu Zhan Yan is also a very trustworthy person, and all the people of Wara who entered the Great Wall within a month were unharmed, and they were taken to the household department of Shuntian Mansion to register, and they will be the people of the Ming Dynasty in the future.

It's just that the number of people in this group is ...... There are not even 30,000, and they have been scattered to various places, and they are all densely forested places in the areas of Liangguang and Yunnan-Guizhou.

For herders who have lived on the grasslands for generations, this terrain, this climate and even living habits are not something they can adapt to.

In a short period of time, let alone a rebellion, I'm afraid it will be a little difficult to survive.

But in comparison, they were lucky, because those who failed to enter the Great Wall within the specified time were all regarded as enemies by the Ming Dynasty.

Jingguan at the foot of Saiyinda Mountain...... It was built with these people.

Not only Saiyinda Mountain, Zhu Zhan Lang was once, but also built the earliest Beijing view of Kuoluan Haizi here, but also a new Beijing view on the ground.

In addition, places with dense crowds such as the Xuqu River, the Troubled River and the Hulan Hypothermia have large and small Jingguan flats.

At this time, Zhu Zhanyan had temporarily put down tracking the traces of Wara Yexian and others, and instead came to a place he was very familiar with, but had never been to in person.

Duoyanwei, one of the three guards of Wuliangha.

Duo Yan Wei, or the entire Wuliang Ha Sanwei, has a deep relationship with Zhu Zhanyan, because all the officials and nobles of the Wuliang Ha Sanwei back then were arrested, and those who were taller than the wheel were killed and filled in the Jingguan.

Back then, it was precisely because Zhu Zhan Yan fought with reason in front of Emperor Taizong, and fought with Confucianism, forcing Hu Guang and others to be speechless, that Emperor Taizong made up his mind to deal with the three guards of Wuliang Ha.

It's a pity that now the old man is gone, if the old man is still there, seeing the scene at this time, I think I should also be sober for listening to Zhu Zhanyan's suggestion and cleaning up the Wuliang Ha Sanwei, right?

After all, the Wuliang Ha Sanwei dared to secretly fund the Alu Taibu to oppose the Ming Dynasty, and now in this situation, with the courage of the Wuliang Ha Sanwei, I am afraid that it would have jumped against it a long time ago.

Of course, there is no if in this world, if the old man can really live until now, the Ming Dynasty will not end up in such a field, and even the emperor will be captured.

"Your Royal Highness, do you have to wait?"

Zhu Ping stood behind Zhu Zhanyan and hesitated for a long time, but finally couldn't help but ask.

"It's not been a day or two since we came here, and the people we sent to Nu'er Gandusi haven't sent back any news that King Yue and King Xiang have moved."

"It's not that we can't wait, it's just that there is Warat, the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, and even North Korea, let's wait here, isn't it ......?"

Speaking of this, Zhu Ping was speechless again.

He actually wanted to persuade Zhu Zhan to focus on the overall situation, although King Yue and King Xiang were very likely to lead their troops south, but this was not the most important, because King Yue and King Xiang did not have many people in their hands, and they couldn't set off any storms.

In contrast, Warat is the most important thing, and it is also something that needs to be solved urgently.

Because Warat had captured the emperor of the Ming Dynasty before, as long as the problem of Warat was solved...... There is no need to even solve it, as long as he catches it and brings it back to Shuntianfu first, Zhu Zhanyan will have the best merit to ascend to the throne.

It's just that Zhu Ping also knows that Zhu Zhanyan's thoughts are probably the opposite of him.

As the guard who has been guarding Zhu Zhan Yan for the longest time, Zhu Ping can probably guess Zhu Zhan Yan's thoughts, it is nothing more than that if he wants to escape, it is really not a simple matter for the Ming army to capture him, after all, the grassland is too big.

But if the matter of King Yue and King Xiang is not resolved, it will definitely bring trouble in the future.

"Report!"

Just when Zhu Ping was silent, the shouts of the heralds pierced the sky, causing the entire Ming army camp to calm down for a short time.

"His Royal Highness the Prince!" The herald came to the gate of the camp unimpeded, turned over and dismounted before the horses could stop, ran two steps quickly, and rushed to a place three meters in front of Zhu Zhanyan.

"The prince guards return! King Yue and King Xiang are gathering troops! But just as it was about to be assembled, King Xiang launched a surprise attack! Capture the king alive! At the moment, they are rushing in the direction of our army camp! ”

Hearing the herald's words, before Zhu Zhan Yan could speak, Zhu Ping raised his head suddenly.

There was a look of disbelief on his face.

King Yue and King Xiang gathered their forces to prepare to go south, which was not surprising to him, after all, their relationship with the orthodox emperor was much closer than their relationship with Zhu Zhanyan.

Moreover, in terms of today's situation, the orthodox emperor died, and according to the order of the different descendants and the eldest and youngest, King Yue is the most promising to become the new monarch of the Ming Dynasty, but King Xiang is not without opportunities.

King Yue is too mediocre, in terms of character and ability, Zhu Zhandong, the king of Xiang, is far superior to the king.

But......

In this situation, they began to kill each other?

To say that after laying the big picture, the two of them started fratricidal for the sake of the throne, which is understandable, but now?

Could it be that there really is that kind of person who is sensible and can kill his relatives in a righteous way for the sake of the overall situation?

(End of chapter)