Rebirth of the Ming Dynasty: Sixth Generation of Glory, I don't want it

Chen Xuan, who surrendered on the battlefield and allowed the Yan army to cross the river smoothly, was a court minister whom Zhang Xin later admired very much.

Chen Xuan served in the Hongwu, Jianwen, Yongle, Hongxi and Xuande dynasties. He served as the commander-in-chief of the grain transport system from the first year of Yongle, and later also took charge of the local affairs of Huai'an.

During the Yongle period, Chen Xuan supervised the grain transport for 30 years. He reformed the grain transport system, repaired the Grand Canal from Beijing to Hangzhou, and connected the north and south. Four million shi of grain arrived at the capital every year, which was a great benefit to the country for thousands of years and his achievements were outstanding.

During the Hongxi period, Chen Xuan also submitted a memorial to the emperor, proposing seven points: "Reinforce the foundation of the country, select talented people, strengthen the people, develop schools, reorganize the army, be cautious in border defense, and promote grain transport." He was attacked by civil officials, who said he was a veteran. But in fact, the seven points he proposed were all to the point of addressing current problems, and he also proposed countermeasures.

At that time, Zhu Gaochi also said that this was a truly capable minister.

In Zhang Xin's impression, Chen Xuan was one of the most outstanding courtiers in the Xuande Dynasty who was both civil and military.

It's just that he died a little early, passing away from illness while in office in the eighth year of Xuande.

Zhanji also posthumously conferred on him the title of Marquis of Pingjiang, bestowed upon him the title of Taibao, and gave him the posthumous name of "Gongxiang".

After being reborn, now everything is finally in place.

After her father-in-law ascends the throne, she can truly start her next plan.

However, it seems that there is no need to wait until the throne is ascended.

Prince Ning did not fight with his father-in-law this time. Now he is wandering around the streets of Peking every day!

"Xiaopang, when you finish writing, shall we go play with your Seventeenth Uncle?"

Zhang Xin suggested.

"No, they are so young and they sound so old!"

Zhu Xiaopang shook his head and refused.

The seventeenth uncle looked younger than his father, but he was of the same generation as his grandfather.

The two little kids in Uncle Seventeen’s family are also his elders.

If you don’t do it, it’s not fun.

"Uh..."

Zhang Xin never expected that this would be a reason for rejection.

"You can come play with Second Aunt, and teach your brother to call me brother."

Zhu Xiaopang has other suggestions.

The baby in my second aunt’s family is very good. He is close to him and is younger than him.

"Then I will accompany you to Second Aunt's place first, and then you will accompany me to Seventeenth Uncle's place?"

Zhang Xin compromised and came up with a middle plan.

"Why do I have to go?"

Zhu Xiaopang stopped writing and asked seriously.

"It's not necessary, but you are the only child in the palace. I think you should go out and make friends with some children of similar age."

Zhang Xin explained.

She really felt that Zhu Zhanji was a little independent in this life. It might be because he started hanging out with Monk Daoyan too early and was raised by the Xu family.

There is a sense of transcendence that transcends age.

"Not almost the same, much better than me. None of them can write horizontal strokes as well as I can. My master said that I will be different from them in the future."

Zhu Xiaopang thought about it and expressed his unwillingness very seriously.

"What's the difference? One more eye, two more mouths, and three more legs than them?"

Zhang Xin asked, giving an example.

"Uh, that won't happen."

Zhu Xiaopang held his chin up, as if he couldn't refute it.

"Uncle Seventeen and Aunt Seventeen both know how to ride horses!"

Zhang Xin threw out another bait.

"Okay. Wait till I finish writing."

"Ok."

While Zhu Zhanji was doing his homework, Zhang Xin went over the memories of his previous life in his mind.

The rise of a country means the decline of a country.

After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, the Mongols were expelled from the Central Plains by my great emperor. The Mongolian nobles who were still alive at that time were unwilling to give up, and the group that gathered together to fight against my great emperor was called the Northern Yuan Dynasty.

The Northern Yuan Dynasty was split into two parts, the Oirat and the Tatar, after being conquered by my grandfather and father-in-law during the Hongwu reign.

There is also a great power rising in the Western Regions.

It was the Timurid Empire founded by Timur, a Western Chagatai nobleman, after the split of the Chagatai Khanate in an effort to block the Ming Dynasty's infiltration into the Western Regions.

The Khan in power was called Timur.

In the early and middle period of the Hongwu Dynasty, the Timurid Empire sent envoys to pay tribute many times, and Timur called himself a "minister" in the letters.

But at the end of the Hongwu period, Timur detained envoys from various countries, including the Ming Dynasty and the Ottoman Empire, another powerful country in the Western Regions, and directly declared war on them.

You know what, they won.

Timur defeated the Ottoman Empire in the Battle of Ankara and captured the Ottoman Sultan Bayya (also known as "Lightning" Bayezid I), and expanded the territory of the Timurid Empire to extend from Delhi, India to Asia Minor and Mesopotamia, making it a truly great empire.

In my previous life, the year my father-in-law ascended the throne, the Timurid Empire defeated the Ottoman Empire. Then in the second year, he led 200,000 troops to attempt to attack the Ming Dynasty. However, Timur died just after he set out on the expedition.

Zhang Xin's heart was full of uncertainty.

She didn't know whether this small world would change due to changes in the internal affairs of the Ming Dynasty.

Her father-in-law, Zhu Di, the future Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, had already ascended the throne in advance.

So would Timur also attack the Ottoman Empire in advance?

If he really did that, would he also attack the Ming Dynasty in advance?

In addition, if Timur did not die on the way to the expedition like in his previous life, wouldn’t it mean that the Ming Dynasty would soon face a major foreign war!

At the same time, since Prince Ning could not return to Daning, my father-in-law would not return to Beiping for the time being.

After my father-in-law ascends the throne, he will definitely take back the military power of the vassal kings.

Now the North is almost like a toothless tiger, vulnerable to any attack!

If these princes who are waiting and watching this time have some ulterior motives in their minds, will they aid the enemy after Timur attacks?

Many things can be arranged early because we know about them early.

In addition to worrying about Timur's early attack, Zhang Xin also needed to make some arrangements in advance.

More importantly, they took the opportunity to take over this East-West trade route that was cut off by the Timurid Empire.

During the twenty years of the Yongle Dynasty, the Timurid Empire spanned the East and the West, serving as a trade transit country between the merchants of the Yongle Dynasty and the Western Ottoman Empire, the Eastern Roman Empire, and Western European countries.

There were many checkpoints within the Timurid Empire.

The local people who set up checkpoints on the road made a lot of money, while the merchants of the Ming Dynasty took huge risks in their business.

The Timurid Empire was established through continuous external expansion, so the army was filled with soldiers of various ethnic groups.

Mongols, Persians, Egyptians, Turks, etc.

Timur's own guard was composed of forty Turkified Mongolian tribes. Most of the army leaders were Mongolians, but ordinary soldiers could be of any ethnic group within the empire.

Moreover, the army was still fighting guerrilla warfare, and the soldiers' families also followed the troops into battle.

Even if their caravans were robbed by the army, the merchants didn't know who to turn to for help.

It would be fine if they just wanted money, but the unreasonable ones want both money and people.

In order to make money, Zhang Xin and Zhu Gaochi also arranged people to take this route.

If you are lucky, you will make money. If you are unlucky, the caravan will never come back.