There are not a few people in Zhou Chong's team. In addition to the people he brought, there are also Jin Yiwei led by Wu Shan and Ma Liang, as well as Ashikaga Ikki and other envoys from the Japanese country. These people add up to hundreds of people. Wang

Although Lun's mansion is not small, it can never accommodate so many people.

However, Zhou Zhong had already made arrangements before coming. Wu Shan and Ma Liang were the local gangsters in the capital, so Zhou Zhong gave them a sum of money and asked them to rent a few houses to settle down. In addition, Ashikaga Ikki and others

I also stayed with Wu Shan and the others for the time being.

After all, they came here in secret this time. Outsiders did not know their identities. It was impossible for Ming Dynasty to treat them as regular envoys. Therefore, Zhou Zhong could only temporarily arrange accommodation for them, and he could help them when he had the opportunity in the future.

They introduced Emperor Zhengde.

It was also arranged in advance, so before arriving at Wang Lun's residence, Wu Shan and the others had already separated from Zhou Zhong with Ashikaga Ikki and did not meet Wang Lun. Moreover, Zhou Zhong also told Wu Shan to try not to send Ashikaga away.

The identities of Ikki and others were leaked to avoid causing trouble. You must know that he brought an envoy from a country to Beijing without permission, and he was not an official. This alone was enough to be punished.

When Wang Lun saw that his daughter and son-in-law had arrived home safely, he was very excited. He asked Jinxuan a lot of questions and even forgot to invite them into the house. Fortunately, the family behind him reminded him, and Wang Lun finally came to his senses.

He led his daughter and son-in-law into the palace, and the family members in the palace also helped to settle the people Zhou Zhong brought.

When he entered the living room, Zhou Zhong found that the servants of the palace had almost prepared the banquet. Because Wang Lun knew in advance that Zhou Zhong had brought many female dependents, there was only one banquet table in the main hall. As for Zhuo'er and Bai Mengwan, they...

We dined in the side hall with Jinxuan. However, after Jinxuan had just settled Huo'er and the others, she immediately came over to chat with her father.

While Jinxuan was talking to her father, she kept pointing her eyes at Zhou Zhong. At first, Zhou Zhong didn't understand what she meant. It wasn't until Jinxuan secretly pointed at his belly that Zhou Zhong woke up and smiled.

He opened his mouth and said, "Father-in-law, it's a coincidence. Just now we just arrived in Beijing and we got some great news."

Hearing Zhou Zhong's words, Wang Lun couldn't help but smile curiously: "Oh, Wenda, please tell me what kind of good news it is that makes you so happy?"

At this time, Zhou Zhong gave it a try and did not rush to tell the story about Jinxuan's pregnancy. Instead, he started talking about the incident when they left Weihaiwei and suspected that Jinxuan was pregnant, but in the end they were all happy.

After telling the story, Wang Lun was very happy at first. When he heard that his daughter was not pregnant, he couldn't help but sigh in disappointment.

But then Zhou Zhong changed the subject. He started to talk about what happened when they arrived in Beijing. As Zhou Zhong told it, Wang Lun's eyes lit up again. When he heard that Doctor Tao concluded that Jinxuan was pregnant, he couldn't help but

Have a big drink

He said in a voice: "Great, I have also heard about this Doctor Tao. He is very skilled in medicine. Since he is the one who has concluded that Jinxuan is pregnant, he must be right. My last wish is that you two will have children in the future.

Just let it go!”

"Father!" Hearing that her father still cared about her after she got married, Jinxuan's eyes turned red and she couldn't help shouting, and then tears fell down.

Seeing that his daughter was crying again, Wang Lun said with a straight face: "Jinxuan, you must be calm during pregnancy, and you must not have too many mood swings, otherwise you will hurt the baby, hurry up and stop crying!

"

"Haha, my father-in-law really forgot about his daughter after he had a grandson. Jinxuan, you will be in trouble in the future. It is estimated that from now on, my father-in-law only sees his grandson and not your daughter." Zhou Zhong also joked after hearing this.

, Wang Lun laughed out loud after hearing this, and Jinxuan also burst into laughter, and then kept saying that her father was partial. Now that the child has not been born, she can't even cry anymore.

Then Jinxuan accompanied her father and chatted a few words about the family. Then she remembered that Zhuoer and the others were in the side hall, so she got up and left. Only Wang Lun and Zhou Zhong were left in the living room, and they were eating.

After three rounds of drinking, the two of them finally got down to business.

"Xian son-in-law, you came to the capital unexpectedly this time, but what's important? Do you need my help?" Wang Lun picked up the wine glass and drank it down in one gulp, then raised his head and asked Zhou Zhong.

Hearing Wang Lun's question, Zhou Zhong stopped and hesitated for a moment, then suddenly raised his head and said with a smile: "Father-in-law, my son-in-law does have a few things to do when he comes to the capital this time, but these things are all related to your majesty today.

It is related, so in the next few days, I will wait for His Majesty’s summons. Whether it can be done then depends on His Majesty’s attitude.”

When Wang Lun heard that Zhou Zhong was meeting His Majesty the Emperor, he did not show any particular surprise on his face. After all, he had long believed that Zhou Zhong had a close connection with His Majesty, so it was natural for him to come to Beijing to see His Majesty this time.

"That's it!" Wang Lun heard that Zhou Zhong's affairs were all related to His Majesty. After muttering to himself, he stopped asking Zhou Zhong what he wanted to do and started talking about other topics.

Speaking of which, Wang Lun was also very curious about the relationship between Zhou Zhong and Zhengde, but he never asked Zhou Zhong directly. This was mainly because he felt that as a minister, he should not inquire about the private affairs of His Majesty the Emperor.

In addition, he has been an official for many years, so he naturally understands that it is best not to know some things, otherwise it will only cause trouble for himself.

However, Zhou Zhong considered that Wang Lun had been in the court for such a long time and was one of the top officials of the Ming Dynasty. He must be very aware of the Ming Dynasty's attitude towards overseas countries, so he wanted to know Wang Lun's reaction to the arrival of Japanese envoys such as Ashikaga Ikki.

What do you think?

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhong immediately said: "Father-in-law, in fact, we are not the only ones who are here this time. There is also a group of people who separated from us after entering Beijing, and among this group of people

There are envoys sent by the Japanese country from overseas. They want to see His Majesty the Emperor. I wonder what my father-in-law thinks of this matter?"

Wang Lun was stunned for a moment when he heard Zhou Zhong's words, and then asked in surprise: "The Japanese envoy? What are they doing here? Now is not the time to pay tribute. Could it be that they want to see His Majesty to increase the number of tributes?"

Seeing that Wang Lun never stopped paying tribute, Zhou Chong was quite helpless. I am afraid that in Wang Lun's heart, he only knew that the Japanese country was one of the tributary countries of the Ming Dynasty. At most, he knew that the Japanese country paid tribute once every ten years. As for the Japanese country,

Wang Lun probably knew nothing about the internal situation. It is also worth mentioning that there were definitely not a few officials like Wang Lun in the Ming Dynasty.

"Father-in-law, I wonder how much you know about the current situation in Japan?" Zhou Zhong asked helplessly. If he wanted to explain the reason for Ashikaga Ikki's arrival, Zhou Zhong must let Wang Lun understand the current situation in Japan.

"This..." Wang Lun was a little embarrassed when he heard this question, but then he said indifferently, "Japan is just a small overseas country. The Japanese rebellion at the beginning of the founding of the country made His Majesty Taizu very angry and called it

This small country is a beast. If His Majesty Taizu had not been kind, I would have sent troops to destroy this small country long ago!"

After hearing Wang Lun's words, Zhou Chong was dumbfounded. If Zhu Yuanzhang, who was so murderous, could be called kind, then the current Emperor Zhengde could be called a wise king. Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang was arrogant and incompetent because of the Japanese envoy.

I was so angry about the etiquette that my teeth were itching, so I couldn't hold back my next breath and didn't send troops to attack the Japanese country.

, Firstly, it was considered that the Japanese country was far away overseas, and the cost of sending troops to attack was too high. In addition, the residual Yuan Dynasty was not destroyed at that time, and it came to the Central Plains from time to time to harass. Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang focused all his energy on consolidating the domestic power and eliminating the remaining forces of the Yuan Dynasty.

Once they got there, they had no energy left to attack Japan, so they could only curse a few words to relieve their hatred.

Seeing that Wang Lun really knew nothing about the current situation of Japan as he had guessed, Zhou Zhong had no choice but to talk about the political situation of Japan that he had summarized in the past few days. Although Wang Lun had the mentality of a heavenly king.

, didn't care much about some small overseas countries, but he knew that Zhou Chong would definitely not talk to him about this without any reason, so he listened very carefully.

After talking about the political situation of the Japanese country, Zhou Chong talked about the relationship between Ashikaga Ikki and the shogunate, and the relationship between himself and Ashikaga Ikki. Finally, he said: "Father-in-law, Ashikaga Ikki hopes to use my strength.

, let their envoys from the Ashikaga family see His Majesty the Emperor, what do you think of this matter?"

I saw Wang Lun stroking his beard and going through the situation of the Japanese country in his mind, and then thinking about the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, and finally sighed and said: "Wenda, you shouldn't have agreed to this in the first place.

Ashikaga Ikki, because according to my analysis, it is impossible for the Ming Dynasty to interfere in the political affairs of Japan. Even if you can persuade the current emperor to

Yes, but it is not possible to rely solely on His Majesty’s approval for this kind of national important matter. It must be agreed by several cabinet elders. But based on my understanding of several cabinet elders, they will never agree to use the power of the Ming Dynasty to intervene.

After all, the affairs of the Japanese country are for the Ming Dynasty, no matter who is in power in the Japanese country, they will not have much impact on the Ming Dynasty!"

Hearing Wang Lun's analysis, Zhou Zhong couldn't help but sigh. In fact, he had already thought of this situation. The Ming Dynasty seemed strong now, but natural disasters continued in the country, and civil unrest broke out from time to time. The Tatars in the north

Tatar and Waci also invaded south from time to time. These two things alone made Ming Dynasty very anxious. Naturally, he had no energy to distract himself from the affairs of Japan.

Speaking of which, no matter whether Ashikaga Ikki or the others can convince Emperor Masanori this time, according to the previous agreement, the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce will withdraw from Shuangyu Port. After the establishment of the Sea Alliance, the entire Shuangyu Port will belong to Zhou Chong, so on the surface

Later, the success or failure of Ashikaga Ikki and others did not have much impact on Zhou Chong.

However, Zhou Zhong valued more than just the interests of Shuangyu Port. He had a longer-term vision, and even hoped to use Ashikaga Ikki and others to control the political situation of the Japanese country. However, to do this, he had to convince Emperor Masanori to formally Support the Ashikaga family, and then he can justifiably and calmly deploy in Japan! (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
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