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Text Chapter 536: The Choice of Morality

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    Zhengde left, and as he told Zhou Chong, he only stayed in Tianjin Port for two days. During these two days, he only met Zhou Zhong alone. Then he did not go to Beijing, but took a boat directly.  Arrive at Liaodong, and then go to Yuerhai from Liaodong. The Ming army there has been recuperating for a long time and is preparing for a war of annihilation against the Tatars. This requires Zhengde to personally command.  In addition, before Zhengde left, he issued another imperial edict, which was to make Zhou Zhong's son Zhu Zaiyuan the crown prince. If Zhu Zaiyuan was underage when he died, then Zhou Zhong would temporarily take over the throne. If Zhu Zaiyuan was already of age, then he would  Take over the throne of Ming Dynasty.  After the cabinet received the imperial edict from Zhengde confirming the crown prince, they all breathed a sigh of relief. After all, the emperor has been fighting abroad all year round. God knows when an accident will happen. If there is no crown prince in the country, then there will definitely be a turmoil, even if  With Zhou Zhong as the supervisor, I'm afraid I can't stop the vassal kings across the country. Now that the Ming Dynasty finally has a prince, to put it bluntly, even if Zhengde dies the next day, they don't have to worry at all.  It is also worth mentioning that the cabinet did not know that Zhengde would not return to the capital in the future. Otherwise, if they knew, they would definitely be happier, because in their view, Zhou Chong is now more like an emperor, while Zhengde is not.  He behaves like a child. Now that Zhengde can do well in the army, he should continue to do so. Anyway, Ming Dynasty's government does not need Zhengde's intervention.  When Zhengde left Tianjin, Zhou Chong had not yet returned to Beijing, so when the other party left, he stood on the dock to see Zhengde off.  He even felt it.  This may be the last time he meets Zhengde.  In fact, Zhengde was determined not to return to Beijing.  Even if he actually gave up the emperor's power, in addition to being betrayed by Jiang Bin and Liu Liangnu, Zhengde was actually worried about another thing, and that was his relationship with Zhou Chong. It was this incident that made  He finally made up his mind not to return to the capital.  "Zhengde was not a good emperor. This is known to the world, but since Zhengde went to Xuanfu.  After Zhou Zhong took over the government of the Ming Dynasty, the entire Ming Dynasty underwent earth-shaking changes. Both among the people and the officialdom, great changes occurred because of Zhou Zhong, and these changes were more conducive to the development of the Ming Dynasty. In just a few years,  , the entire Ming Dynasty was almost completely new. All aspects of agriculture, industry and commerce were bursting with vitality, and people's lives were greatly improved, at least when encountering natural disasters.  No one is fleeing their homes anymore, relying only on the food stored at home.  It was enough for them to survive the lean years.  It was precisely because Zhou Chong did such a good job that he immediately made Zhengde's previous actions ridiculous. Many people even believed that if His Royal Highness King Zhao had been on the throne, the Ming Dynasty would have become very rich and powerful. As for Zhengde,  This incompetent emperor is best suited to fight on horseback, so it is better to pass the throne to His Highness King Zhao as soon as possible.  At the beginning, the above rumors were only spread among the people, but as time went by, these remarks began to be made even among officials and scholars, which was very detrimental to Zhou Chong. After all, he was no longer in power.  After all, he is just a minister, but his reputation now exceeds that of Zhengde, and there are still rumors of such disobedience flowing out. If Zhengde is suspicious, it may lead to the tragedy of brotherhood.  Fortunately, Zhengde attaches great importance to feelings, especially for his closest brother. He almost unconditionally believes it. When he heard these rumors in Liaodong, he just laughed it off and didn't take it to heart. Even Jiang  Bin once mentioned this matter in front of Zhengde, but was scolded by Zhengde because he believed that his brother was not that kind of person.  It was precisely because of Zhengde's trust that Zhou Zhong was able to gain a firm foothold in the court and carry out a series of reforms in the Ming Dynasty. Although these reforms encountered a lot of resistance, many people even deliberately provoked Zhou Zhong.  The brotherhood with Zhengde, but failed.  However, as the saying goes, things are impermanent. What Zhengde never expected was that Prince Ning, who was deeply respected by him some time ago, suddenly rebelled. This caused Zhengde a great emotional blow. What Zhengde didn't expect was that before he  After quelling Prince Ning's rebellion, he unexpectedly discovered the affair between Jiang Bin and Liu Liangnu. One of them was his most trusted minister, and the other was his most beloved woman, but they both betrayed him.  , which made Zhengde feel that his whole world had collapsed.  Zhengde suffered two huge emotional blows in succession, which made Zhengde begin to doubt everything around him. Even Zhou Zhong began to doubt. The rumors that he had not cared about before suddenly felt harsh in an instant. Although intellectually,  He felt that Zhou Zhong would not betray him, but he still couldn't completely believe Zhou Zhong in his heart. What's more, now that Zhou Zhong controlled the power of the court and established the Ming Dynasty's navy, it could be said that if Zhou Zhong launched a rebellion?, he can definitely dethrone Zheng from the throne.  Zhengde knew that it was wrong for him to doubt his own brother so much, but he still couldn't control himself because of his emotional trauma. So in this case, he decided to give up the military power in his hands and completely hand over the entire Ming Dynasty to Zhou Chong.  He only needed to control his army and do what he wanted to do, so that it would not hinder Zhou Zhong from using his hands and feet in the court, and Zhou Zhong would have no reason to deal with him.  Zhou Zhong actually guessed Zhengde's thoughts, but he didn't know how to persuade Zhengde. After all, the other party had experienced several betrayals and couldn't bear another betrayal, so Zhengde chose to stay away from Daming.  As the political core, all power is handed over to him. If Zhou Zhong still launches a rebellion, then Zhengde will have to admit that he is blind.  Of course Zhou Chong would not betray Zhengde, and he had no ambitions for the throne. What's more, Zhengde could not have children. The throne would definitely belong to his son in the future, so Zhou Zhong had no reason to betray Zhengde. He should even be the one who was most worried about Zhengde's safety.  People, because if something happens to Zhengde, others will probably blame him. Zhou Zhong is not a person who likes to take the blame.  Thinking of the reason for Zhengde's departure, Zhou Zhong, who was standing at Tianjin Port, couldn't help but sigh. Although he didn't like the royal atmosphere and always felt that there was a lack of human touch in the palace, in his position, he had no other choice.  His son will definitely take over the throne of Ming Dynasty in the future. If this is the case, then he can only make Ming Dynasty more powerful. Even if there are mediocre people among his children and grandchildren, Ming Dynasty can have the confidence to last for a while.  A few months later, after a period of preparation, Zhengde arrived at Yuerhai and was about to launch the final war of annihilation against the Tatars. News came that shocked the grassland. The little Tatar prince had been lying in bed for several months.  Finally, he couldn't hold on any longer and died in his tent a few days ago. Several of his sons fought for the throne. The Tatar Khanate split into several forces in the blink of an eye.  They are constantly at war with each other.  The same is true for the succession of the khan throne in the grasslands. Whenever a khan king dies, several of his heirs will fight for the khan throne. This may also be the tradition of the grassland people. Only the person who wins in the end is qualified to sit.  Get into a sweaty position.  However, such battles are often difficult to determine the winner in a short period of time, and may even divide the grassland for hundreds of years. However, whenever a talented and strategic grassland leader unifies the grassland, it will pose a huge threat to the Central Plains Dynasty in the south.  Countries such as Turks and Mongolia are all products of this kind of division and reunification.  However, the death of the little Tatar prince at this critical moment was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Ming Dynasty. So in this case, Zhengde once again increased his military strength, and moved an army of 150,000 in one move, from the fishing sea and Xuanzang.  At the same time, the Ming Dynasty was also recruiting tribes in the grassland to surrender. As long as the tribes were willing to submit to the Ming Dynasty, they could be protected by the Ming Dynasty and have priority in trading with the Ming Dynasty court.  It can be said that this attack on the Tatars was not only a military conquest, but also an economic and cultural invasion of the grasslands. After several years of transactions, various tribes in the grasslands had close trade relations with the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty's goods also  has entered every corner of the grassland. In this case, the relationship between those tribes and the Ming Dynasty has also improved. In addition, the Ming Dynasty's military force is now strong, and the grassland tribes are simply unable to resist. So in this case, surrender becomes  The wisest choices of those tribes.  It was also under this circumstance that when the three Ming armies entered the grassland, they encountered little resistance in the first half month. These tribes were the closest to the Ming Dynasty and had the closest relationship with the Ming Dynasty. They were facing  The army of the Ming Dynasty was also the fastest to surrender. Even the army in Ningxia had to slow down its march in order to incorporate these surrendered tribes.  When they entered the hinterland of the grassland, the three Ming armies finally encountered some resistance, especially the sons of the little Tatar prince. Although they were fighting among themselves, they also knew that if they did not unite now, they would eventually perish together.  It's a pity that the split between them has become a fact. Even if they unite again, they can't completely trust each other. Under the influence of various forces, the army cannot exert its due combat power. Several battles with the Ming army in the early stage have failed.  They were severely defeated, and even a son of the little Tatar prince died on the battlefield, and the three armies of the Ming Dynasty also began to converge on Kent Khan Mountain, the core of the Tatars. If the Ming Dynasty occupied this place, then the Tatar Khan  The country is equivalent to destruction.  (To be continued) ps: Sorry, Laoyu was so busy writing a new book yesterday that he forgot to upload it. This is from yesterday, and there is another chapter tonight.
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