After seeing off Butler Xu, Zhou Chong looked at the box on the table and thought for a long time to come up with a hypothesis, which was that the Jinyiwei token and waist knife in the box were both Zhou Hai's, and Zhou Hai's original name was Wang Hai, and it was originally

The thousand households of the Jinyiwei participated in smuggling under the orders above, and then developed rapidly with the support of the Jinyiwei, making the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce one of the four major chambers of commerce in Shuangyu Port.

Zhou Chong's assumption seems very reasonable, and also explains many mysteries in Zhou Hai, such as the rapid development of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce and the whereabouts of huge profits. However, when you think about it seriously, Zhou Chong feels that this assumption is not valid.

If Zhou Hai was really from the Jinyiwei, then after his death, the Jinyiwei would have come to him.

Thinking of this, Zhou Chong couldn't help but shook his head in distress again. It seemed that Zhou Hai's true identity might not be as simple as he thought. In addition, there were three things in the box, the Xiuchun Dao and the Token must be the same person.

, but who belongs to that jade long-lived lock? This thing is usually worn by children, and depending on the style and material of the long-lived lock, it is definitely not something that ordinary people can wear.

The things that Cheyeon accidentally found in the ancestral hall brought great trouble to Zhou Chong, and even did not sleep well for several days. First of all, he was very curious about what Zhou Hai was.

Why do we have these Jinyiwei things at home? Secondly, he was also worried that one day, a group of Jinyiwei suddenly broke into the house, then arrested the whole family and threw it into prison.

It was because his mind was full of the above two questions that Zhou Chong couldn't sleep, but as time went by, everything at home was normal. This made him feel relieved. In addition, he had another worrying thing

It has to be dealt with, so I slowly left this matter behind.

After meeting Xie Da last time, the other party asked him to withdraw from the Wang family's marriage within a month, but when he met Wang Lun last time, the other party showed concern for him, and the house he lives in now still belongs to others.

Yes, this kind of human relationship is too great. If he comes directly to break the engagement, it will be too inhumane.

However, just when Zhou Chong was worried about the Wang family's marriage, a major event suddenly broke out in the Ming Dynasty. It was not accurate to say that it suddenly broke out, because this incident actually broke out last year and was also with Xie Lingyun's.

It was also this major event that implicated Wang Lun, who was demoted to his home.

The cause of the incident was like this. When Xie Qian and Liu Jin were fighting, they resigned from their posts after failure. If they were some valuable people, they would not pursue the other party's failure, but Liu Jin was a eunuch. His mind was similar to a woman.

He likes to hold grudges the most and always holds grudges against Xie Qian. In addition, Jiao Fang, who was the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet at the time, also disliked Xie Qian, so the two joined forces to attack Xie Qian at the beginning of the fourth year of Zhengde.

Jiao Fang is different from Liu Jin. He and Xie Qian actually did not celebrate the festival very much. It was just that he was from the north and was very talented when he was young. However, most of the important officials in the court were from the south at that time. When they promoted officials,

Naturally, they will take care of their fellow villagers, after all, this is also human nature. However, Jiao Fang was deeply hurt. Although she is very talented, she has not been promoted for a long time. In addition, he is extremely arrogant, so he ends up simply

He hated all the southerners. It can be said that as long as he was a southern official, he would not like him.

It was also in this case that Jiao Fang discovered that when Xie Qian was in office, all the talented people recommended by Zhejiang were from Yuyao, which was Xie Qian's fellow villagers. This reminded him of his youth, so he was with Liu.

I would like to write a letter together that impeachment of Xie Qian was to form a clique for personal gain, and attempt to convict Xie Qian.

Speaking of Zhengde, the fourth year was when Liu Jin was in power in the court and the opposition. Emperor Zhengde didn't care at all. Jiao Fang, the chief assistant of the cabinet, also followed Liu Jin, so the two of them joined forces, and Xie Qian could almost be said to be dead. Fortunately, there was still some in the court.

A Li Dongyang, after his persuasion, and Emperor Zhengde still had some incest towards Xie Qian, so he finally dealt with some relevant officials. At the same time, he stipulated that the people of Yuyao were not allowed to enter Beijing to serve as officials, and could only be sent to serve as county magistrates. Xie Qian

But he was spared.

But the same thing is true. Liu Jin is a eunuch who likes to hold grudges more than women. At this time, his ambitions were inflated and he dared to tamper with the orders of Emperor Zhengde without authorization. For example, at the end of last year, he ordered the recovery of Xie Qian without authorization.

Liu Jian and others were given titles and officials, and even some jade belts and official uniforms that the emperor rewarded them were recovered.

The revocation of the title of the title was a big deal. At the beginning, it was only the grant of the title of the title of the few people including Xie Qian and Liu Jian, but later, the attacks were even greater and greater.

In the end, more than 670 people were involved, and among these nearly 700 people, Wang Lun happened to be one of them, and he was the one with a relatively high ranking.

Originally, Wang Lun would be fine if he just gave the reward he had received before like others, but he met a villain. During the process of submitting the reward, the eunuch who came to collect the goods had to say that after receiving the goods, he had to say that after receiving the goods.

There was a missing official uniform, but Wang Lun didn't remember that he had been rewarded with such an official uniform, but the other party just bit him to death and took out the records from the palace, which did say that His Majesty Xiaozong had rewarded him in a certain month of the year.

He was in an official uniform. Now Wang Lun finally realized that the other party must have been bribed by some people and was preparing to punish him. As for the palace records, they could be fabricated at will.

Although Wang Lun has been dismissed from office, he is not a soft persimmon that can be kneaded by others, so he had a big fight with the eunuch from Beijing on the spot. After returning, he immediately contacted some relatives and friends to protect himself. After all, Liu Jin is now

He was extremely powerful and had offended the other party before. Even if Liu Jin was not instructed by this time, he might not have anything to do with him. With his power, it was impossible to fight against Liu Jin at most. At most, he could only find a way to protect himself.

It was also under this premise that Zhou Chong received a message from Wang Lun to ask him to go to the palace. Zhou Chong also heard about Wang Lun’s experience at this time, and he was very anxious about this, so he was

After receiving the news, he rushed to the palace immediately.

Wang Lun lives in the north of the city, just far from Zhou’s mansion. When Zhou Chong hired a carriage to rush over as fast as possible, he happened to see Wang Lun saying goodbye to someone, and Zhou Chong knew the person who left.

Mr. Xu, the prefect of Songjiang Prefecture, also known as Xu Shenzhong's father, had seen Zhou Chong twice before, so he hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

However, Master Xu seemed to have something to do, so after saying a few words with Zhou Chong, he immediately got into the sedan chair and left. Then Zhou Chong entered the palace with Wang Lun.

The architectural layout of the royal mansion is similar to that of the Zhou mansion. They are also very large-scale houses, but there are differences in some decorations and details. For example, the hall where the royal mansion meets is much more elegant than the hall of the Zhou mansion in the past, and the walls are

There are some literati calligraphy and paintings hanging in an orderly manner, and there are also many antiques and jadeware on the shelves on both sides. You can tell at a glance that the owner here is a tasteful person.

Wang Lun and Zhou Chong were separated and the host and the guest was sitting. A servant brought tea. Then he saw Wang Lun and said, "Zhou Chong, I heard something happened some time ago, and I didn't even go home for the New Year. What's going on?

What's going on?"

Others may not know about Zhou Chong's disappearance before the New Year, but Wang Lun, as his prospective father-in-law, has a wide range of people in Songjiang Mansion, so he must have known that Zhou Chong had guessed this before, so now he heard about Wang Lun's

The question was not surprised, and he directly said the words he had deceived Wang Aunt Wang and Cheer before, just saying that he and the Xie family joined forces to trade, and then they were trapped on the island when they encountered wind and waves.

However, Zhou Chong's words could have deceived Aunt Wang, but they could not deceive Wang Lun, who had been in the officialdom for many years, saw him glaring at Zhou Chong and saying, "It's such a time, do you still want to hide it from me?"

Tell me quickly, have you accepted your father's chamber of commerce?"

Zhou Chong was also shocked when he heard this, and looked at Wang Lun in shock and said, "Uncle Wang, how do you... know about this?"

"Hmph, why do I know, just stop worrying. Now I want to ask you a question. Are you planning to get a good fortune in the future?" Wang Lun seemed very angry at Zhou Chong's takeover of the Chamber of Commerce and didn't speak.

As kind as before.

"This..." Zhou Chong saw Wang Lun's angry look and didn't know how to answer for a moment. However, after thinking about it, he gritted his teeth and said, "Young uncle Wang, I don't want to get a good name in the exam."

But now my family is in decline, and I am the only son in the family, and my two sisters still rely on me to support me, so I can only take over the industry left by my father first. As for studying, I really can't lose energy!"

Zhou Chong knew that he could fool others, but he probably couldn't lie in front of Wang Lun, so he had to tell the truth. However, what he didn't expect was that after Wang Lun heard his words, a complexity suddenly appeared on his face.

The expression of Zhou Chong was first looked at Zhou Chong for a while, then lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and finally said: "Now the eunuchs are in power, and the officialdom is full of chaos. His Majesty the Emperor is even blinded by these people, and even I can't see anything.

I hope that since you are unwilling to pass the exam and enter the officialdom, I will not force you."

Zhou Chong was stunned when he heard Wang Lun's words. He didn't expect that the other party was so open-minded. He heard that he was unwilling to participate in the imperial examination, so he did not object, and even used the darkness of the officialdom to help him find reasons.

"Thank you for your understanding, my nephew is also moved by the eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty. These eunuchs tried every means to plunder the people, and even the officials were not spared. I heard that Liu Jin had come up with many names, as long as he was an official.

If you have promotion, you must give him thousands or even tens of thousands of taels as gifts. With my nephew's current wealth, even if you pass the exam, you may not be able to get the money for the gifts." Zhou Chong also pretended to smile bitterly

The truth is that since Wang Lun has helped him with a good reason, he will naturally take advantage of the situation.
Chapter completed!