As for the crown prince Zhu Wenkui, to be honest, Guo Kang actually sympathized with him more.
After the failure of the vassal reduction, Zhu Yunwen did not dare to return to France openly, and was too embarrassed to see his wife and children. He claimed that he still had important matters to attend to, and wandered around Europe all day long, trying to persuade everyone to support him in doing great things.
Zhu Wenkui has been in Dadu in the past few years, interacting with people from all walks of life. Because Zhu Yunwen was missing all day long and often didn't know where he was going, many Europeans who came here because of his fame went to look for him.
Many of these people simply wanted to meet the great nobles there because they heard about Siris's reputation. Because he couldn't find King Wu, he asked to see the prince first to open his eyes. Even some businessmen from the Middle East and even Javanese countries have followed suit. After all, the vassal kings of the Ming Dynasty were not so popular in the Ming Dynasty itself.
This put a lot of pressure on Zhu Wenkui.
My father seems completely unreliable, and my mother is a silent and introverted traditional woman who is not good at dealing with these things. As a result, he had to take part in almost all kinds of entertainment.
As for his identity and positioning, he himself couldn't tell clearly.
People overseas regard him as a representative figure of the Ming Dynasty. Because the Mongolians called Zhu Yuanzhang "Guanren Zhu Ge", everyone called him "Guanren Xiao Zhu", which was used as his title since there was no clear title or title for the time being.
Although you can tell from the name that it corresponds to Zhu Yuanzhang. But Officer Xiao Zhu believed that his family had obviously escaped and were exiles. Then can it still represent the Ming Dynasty?
Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng and others comforted him, saying that the "Spring and Autumn Annals" recorded many incidents of princes, princes and grandsons running away. It was not a big deal and there was no need to pay too much attention to it. But times and circumstances were different, and he still didn't feel confident.
He believes that the value of his family actually comes from the Ming Dynasty. But relying on the reputation of the Ming Dynasty to maintain one's own decent life is really a bit of a trick.
He didn't know how long this situation could last, and he didn't know what to do. As a result, Officer Xiao Zhu could only rely on his own thinking and instinctively try to maintain the dignity of his family.
Therefore, he is very sensitive to everything around him, while trying to put on airs in public, pretending to be a "super noble" based on what he knows and thinks. On the other side, they are constantly carefully observing the reactions of others, lest others discover the weakness of their own strength, resulting in loss of use value.
Due to his lack of experience and poor acting skills, Xiao Zhu Guanren's performance is often a bit... stiff. The merchants from Tianfang and the uneducated European nobles who came from afar may not be able to see it clearly. But in the eyes of everyone in the purple tent, it was obviously a sense of violation that a child was pretending to be an adult.
Li Xuanying even gave him a nickname, "Zhu Dajia". This title quickly spread among the nobles' children, and they almost let it slip just now when they had sex.
Guo Kang had nothing to do about this.
Official Xiao Zhu emphasizes his "legitimacy" and "authority." When faced with doubts, the most direct reaction is to put on airs. But Europeans still stick to this method, which has allowed them to deal with past problems many times. In this case, we can only hope that he will gradually mature in the future and be able to get rid of his dependence on it. There seems to be no other good solution.
The Queen chatted with him for a while and asked about Princess Ma's condition. Xiao Zhuguanren said that she had gotten much better and thanked Baselisa for her concern. After the polite exchanges, the two got down to business.
The queen told him that there were merchants who arrived in Dadu from the Ming Dynasty along the road on the grassland. If merchants can walk this road, they can also return to the Central Plains along this road. Rome intended to open up this route and send their family back to the Ming Dynasty. However, we need to use their connections to confirm the situation along the way, and then communicate with Ming Chao first. If everyone is prepared, the road will be safer.
After saying that, the queen glanced at Guo Kang. Guo Kang understood, hurriedly walked to the map he had just moved, and talked about the possible paths just discussed.
"From here to Kazan and Timur Sarai, it is Roman territory and alliance. There is no danger in operating in this area." He said: "But east of Sarai, the situation is not easy to say. "
"That place was originally the territory of the White Horde Khanate. Timur supported Tokhtamysh in order to control it." He introduced: "But after that, the White Horde Khanate quickly turned against us and formed an alliance with Rome to start a war. It got up. Therefore, this road has never been smooth."
“But it is not too difficult to solve this problem: we send troops from Sarai and attack eastward into the eastern part of the Kipchak grassland; Shaharul sends troops from the river and attacks northward into the lower reaches of the Syr Darya River and the surrounding areas of the Aral Sea; Chagatai sent troops from the front line of Tingzhou to the northwest to capture the Irtysh River Basin; the Ming Dynasty could attack from Hami to contain the Oara people who might take the opportunity to move westward."
After saying that, he touched and took off again.
"Uh... Of course, we can even be bolder." Tuohuan was stunned for a moment, but he was quite familiar with military strategy, so he said it without much hesitation: "When the other two companies attack, we can pass by The road in the northern part of the grassland goes straight into Qianqian Prefecture, where we establish a stronghold and insert the knife directly into the backs of Beiyuan and Bai Zhang."
"As for the Ming Dynasty, if they were brave, they could start from the east, pass through Liaoyang Province, go north to the edge of the grassland and forest land, and then head west to the northern senator's nest on the south bank of the Beihai."
"If we can cooperate well, then these two armies will be like a pair of pliers, pinching the enemy from both sides." He knocked on the Mobei area on the map and metaphorically said: "If the strategic goal can be achieved, then the four of us will The Great Khanate will be able to complete its success in one battle, destroy the enemies in Mobei and Central Asia, and eliminate the Mongolian threat to the entire continent."
Officer Xiao Zhu and Zhu Rongna looked at him strangely. Tuo Huan was confused for a moment and then came to his senses.
"I mean, the threat from the Mongols in Mobei." He added.
