In the years after Zhu Di ascended the throne, the Ming fleet traveled all over the world, explored many unknown lands, and also drew the basic shape of the earth, so that the geographical knowledge developed greatly, reaching a terrifying level.

But compared to the rapid development of the ocean, the situation on land is lackluster.

After all, it is a very long and troublesome thing to explore the vast land and figure out the internal situation of each country.

Chang Mao has left Daming for many years, and he happened to do this for Daming, which can be described as an outstanding achievement, and it cannot be praised enough.

Lan Yu is so satisfied with this nephew.

"You've been here for almost ten years, and when we went to war with Haret, we thought we were going to meet you...... Actually, my uncle thought he would never see him again......"

Lan Yu, who has always been strong, turned red in his eyes, and Chang Mao saw it in his eyes, and he didn't feel good in his heart. He knew best that when Lan Yu joined the army, he was very young and followed Chang Yuchun's side.

King Kaiping is both his brother-in-law and almost his father, so after Chang Yuchun's death, Lan Yu will be so conscientious and protect the interests of the Chang family.

So seeing Chang Mao's achievements, he was even happier than his son. There are even sighs of death without regrets.

But Chang Mao was very ashamed.

"Uncle, to tell you the truth, I got the news that Daming and Harlie were at war, and it was too late. I was in Turkey at the time, and it's a very strong country......"

"Turkey? What's that? Lan Yu was puzzled, and subconsciously looked at Liu Chun, and Liu Chun spread his hands, to say that he still knows a little about Turkey in the future, but at this point in time, he is not very clear, since this is the case, let's listen to Chang Mao's introduction...... The Turkish tribes originally lived in Khorezm, but later the Mongol conquests forced them to move westward. After the Mongol power subsided, the Turkish tribes began to rise, expanding their territory and increasing their territory.

As the saying goes, persimmons pick up soft pinch, Turkey violently attacked the Byzantine Empire, obtained a large area of land, and the country is growing day by day. Moreover, it defeated several European coalition forces in a row and captured more than 10,000 prisoners.

The so-called "husky in the country" is really just a joke, looking at the history of others, it is quite inspiring. And just when Turkey was thriving, it met a strong enemy, and that was Haret!

Long before the use of troops against the Ming Dynasty, in order to remove the threat from the west, Haret mobilized 150,000 troops and violently attacked Turkey.

The battle was so devastating to Turkey that it had to postpone the capture of Constantinople for more than fifty years.

Chang Mao originally used a caravan as a cover to enter the Western Regions, then passed through Haret, and then went west, to Turkey.

Along the way, he learned about the situation of various countries, became familiar with the strength of the tribes, and even learned the language and mastered the folk customs...... So he walked for seven years before he arrived in Turkey.

By the time he arrived, the battle between Turkey and Haret was over, and the defeated Turkey was doing its best to recover from its wounds.

Not only did they have to watch out for the European coalition, but they also had to watch out for Haret's comeback, so they were scared, frightened, and embarrassed.

Chang Mao saw this situation, and immediately thought of Zhang Qian's great achievements in connecting the Western Regions and uniting various countries to fight against the Xiongnu together. He was suddenly full of pride, and he couldn't miss the opportunity.

Immediately, Chang Mao used his means to make friends with the nobles of Turkey and talk about cooperation with them.

"Uncle, I plan to cooperate with Turkey and let them send troops to harass Harreh's rear, and when the time comes, we will use our strength on both sides to send troops together to attack Haret and divide the territory equally...... Uncle, what do you think of me? ”

Lan Yu grabbed his beard, groaned slightly, and said with a smile: "Very good, vertical and horizontal, long-distance and close-range, quite the taste of the vertical and horizontal family, my good nephew, you are really good!" Not much worse than my son-in-law! ”

Chang Mao cried, "Uncle, you better calm down!" Before I could incite Turkey to send troops, our Ming Dynasty had already defeated the combined forces of Haret and Warat, and my strategic strategy was useless! ”

As soon as these words came out, Lan Yu was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help laughing.

Liu Chun didn't feel any surprises.

The idea is indeed good, but in the case of very primitive communication conditions, not to mention two countries that are thousands of miles apart, even if they are hundreds of miles apart, it is difficult to cooperate tacitly, like an arm's command.

"My plan has failed from the beginning." Chang Mao said helplessly.

Liu Chun comforted and smiled: "Zheng Guogong, if you have the intention to plant flowers but not bloom, you have no intention of planting willows and willows." The biggest credit for your action this time is to figure out the situation along the way, and it is inseparable from your credit to enter the Western Regions and expand the territory for thousands of miles in the future! ”

Chang Mao said with a smile: "Liu Chun, you can talk more than in the first few years. By the way, how do you know that you will use troops in the Western Regions, Your Majesty said it? ”

Lan Yu said: "He said it, and now the state affairs are on him!" ”

Chang Mao said he was very surprised, he has been gone for so many years, has the Ming Dynasty changed a lot? Could it be that this kid's official position has been raised again?

Lan Yu strained his face and coughed: "Chang Mao, you may not know that what you are in front of now is the Taishi, the Taifu and the Crown Prince, the Auxiliary Guogong, the Ministry of Shangshu, the Governor of Jinyiwei, the general charge of the civil and military affairs, the head of my Ming Dynasty, and the prime minister of the Eight Classics ......"

One after another frightened official positions were spoken, Chang Mao's eyes became bigger and bigger, and finally he was completely stunned.

It took him a long time before he came to his senses!

"It's unreasonable!"

Chang Mao raised his head and yelled, grief and indignation to the extreme.

Back then, his father's great credit was just a Taibao, how could Liu Chun be a master, and he was also the prime minister of the dynasty, even if Li Shanchang and Xu Da combined, they were not as powerful as him!

Chang Mao glared at Liu Chun for a long time before he suddenly jumped up, pulled his shoulder, and said excitedly: "That...... Taishi Liu, how about sending troops to the Western Regions now? Let me tell you, after the defeat of Haret, the sky has fallen apart, and the world is in chaos. Timur's sons, as well as those powerful tribes, attacked each other, and they all became a mess! ”

"If you don't do it now, it's just unreasonable!"

Liu Chun smiled, "This is expected, Zheng Guogong, you'd better write down the details, don't have any omissions, I will let the staff headquarters draw up a strategy." ”

"Staff headquarters? Isn't it the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies? ”

Lan Yu laughed, "The Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies is the old emperor's calendar, and now there are only the Army Governor's Mansion and the Navy Governor's Mansion. This is the command of the army, and the military department is responsible for the deployment of troops, while the formulation of operational strategies is the responsibility of the General Staff Headquarters. ”

"Oh! Who is in charge of the staff headquarters? ”

Sapphire pointed to her nose.

Oh my God!

At this moment, Chang Mao was even more surprised, it was even more terrifying than Liu Chun as the Grand Master! Isn't this uncle known for his bravery?

When did you learn the art of war? Have you forgotten that you held back seven words in three days?

Chang Mao felt that the world had completely changed, and he wondered if he was dreaming.

It's just that compared to Chang Mao's surprise, the surprise he brought to the big guy was equally scary.

Among the crowd that returned with Tsuneshige was a young woman.

She is very tall, she should be about 1.7 meters tall.

And because of the small head, the body appears more slender...... She had long, fluffy curly hair, simply tied up, with a clear face and turquoise eyes, much like two jewels.

None of this is the point, the point is that she still has a small child in her arms, which should look like she is three or four years old.

Chubby, his eyes are blue, similar to a woman's, but his hair is black, the bridge of his nose is high, and he is not afraid of people at all, but lets out a loud laugh.

Lan Yu frowned, "I said nephew, this kid is ......"

When Lan Yu asked, Chang Mao's old face instantly turned red, and if he beat an egg at this moment, it was estimated that it would be cooked in an instant.

"Uncle, yes, it's mine...... Son"

"Yours?"

Lan Yu shouted, hurriedly reaching out to take a good look. The woman was still hesitating, but Chang Mao nodded hurriedly, she could only obediently hand the child to Lan Yu, but her eyes were full of worry, for fear that this old man would hurt her child. How could Lan Yu be reluctant, he was cautious, held the child in his arms, and watched it for a long time.

Suddenly laughed out loud, "Okay, that's great!" Liu Chun, look, how is this kid? ”

Liu Chun also smiled: "Naturally, he is a good boy, I think he will be able to prosper sooner or later." ”

Hearing this, Lan Yu was even happier.

Although Chang Mao has two daughters, he has no sons, who can inherit the Chang family's family business, Lan Yu is worried. Now that a little doll suddenly appeared, how could Lan Yu not like it? Seeing that his uncle was so happy, Chang Mao was even more surprised, "This...... I, I'm confused for a while, forgive me, forgive me......"

Liu Chun said with a smile: "Zheng Guogong, this is nothing, when Zhang Qian went to the Western Regions, he was detained by the Huns, and he also married a Hun woman and gave birth to a child...... Zheng Guogong has been away from Beijing for so long, and it is really a great event worth celebrating to be able to bring back his wife and children! ”

Lan Yu also said: "That's it, don't think nonsense, I'll give this child a good name when I go back, and keep it for a long life...... By the way, Liu Chun, do you still accept apprentices? ”

Liu Chun hesitated slightly, "It stands to reason that I don't want to accept apprentices, but my father-in-law has an order, and my son-in-law can break the convention." ”

Lan Yu snorted slightly, and said in his heart that your kid is quite smart.

If you dare to refuse, it doesn't matter how big an official you are now, I will fight if I say it, and there is no ambiguity at all.

A child has aroused everyone's interest, but what about the child's mother? I'm afraid it's also extraordinary, right?

"She's a princess."

"Princess?" Lan Yu was shocked, and hurriedly patted his nephew on the shoulder, okay, I didn't see it, you kid can still seduce the emperor's daughter, and you are even more happy!

"What country is she from? It can't be the Turkey you are talking about, right? ”

"No, no, no!" Chang Mao hurriedly waved his hand, "She said that her country is in the extreme west, and the population is not large. ”

"Oh, that's a small country, and it's not bad!"

"That...... It is said that there are only more than 3,000 people. ”

As soon as he heard this, the big guys burst out laughing, is this a princess, or a village flower, it's too pitiful, right?

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