"Gu...Eunuch Gu?" Zhou Zhong shouted in surprise when he saw the man walking out of the front hall. He never expected that he would see Gu Dayong, one of the Eight Tigers, in Shuangyu Port.

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"Haha, Mr. Zhou has worked hard and achieved great results. The Sa family is here to thank you for your hard work. Now His Majesty is waiting in the hall and has prepared a banquet, just waiting for Mr. Zhou to come!" I saw Gu Dayong.

He said with a smile.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty is here too!" Zhou Zhong exclaimed in shock when he heard this. He felt bad when he saw Gu Dayong just now, but there was still a trace of luck in his heart. After all, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was not like the Tatar emperor in later generations.

, he could go to the south of the Yangtze River several times regardless of wasting people and money. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty usually had difficulty even leaving the palace, let alone running from the capital to Shuangyu Port. Unfortunately, Gu Dayong's words shattered the last trace of luck in his heart.

"Hehe, not only is His Majesty here, but there is also an old man there. You will know when the Admiral comes in." Gu Da said mysteriously. He seemed very excited and acted more lively than usual.

However, Zhou Zhong did not notice Gu Dayong's change, nor did he pay attention to his last words. Now Zhou Zhong was in a mess. He had just learned from Zhou Hai that he was a descendant of Zhu Yunwen some time ago, and even after knowing that he was

After his daughter was born, he began to prefer

As for rebellion, although rebellion is very dangerous, he is very confident, and as long as the rebellion succeeds, he will be on an equal footing with the Ming Dynasty. Not only will he not have to worry about the safety of himself and his family, his children will also be able to receive a good education, and even

Achieve a career under your own guidance.

This time when Zhou Chong came back, in addition to official duties and visiting his daughter, he also had the intention of transferring his family members. Especially now that Malacca Port is also in the hands of him, the admiral of the world, he would have reason to move his family members there.

Then slowly and completely control the troops stationed there, Malacca Port will become his strongest foundation. Even if he fails to rebel in the future, he can still get away with it by relying on his powerful maritime power.

But at this critical moment, Zhengde, whom Zhou Zhong least wanted to see and was also most afraid to see, suddenly ran over. This made Zhou Zhong suddenly feel worried. After all, there was something wrong in his heart now. After hearing

When Zhengde suddenly appeared at his home, Zhou Zhong suddenly felt guilty. He was even more worried that Zhengde might know something?

Although he was worried, since Zhengde had arrived, he could only bite the bullet and follow Gu Dayong to the front hall. At the same time, he did not forget to ask the other party first: "Eunuch Gu, why did your Majesty suddenly come to Shuanghuang?"

Yugang, do the ministers in the DPRK and China know about this?"

In fact, Zhou Chong also knew what he was asking. With the donkey temper of Li Dongyang's cabinet ministers, let alone agreeing to let Zhengde come to Shuangyu Port, it is probably impossible for him to even leave the capital, so Zhengde must have escaped secretly. But according to the original history, Zhengde

After six years, Zhu Houzhao probably didn't have the guts to leave Beijing privately, and even if Zhengde left Beijing for the first time in history, he went to the northern border. But now he came to Shuangyu Port in the south, which really made Zhou Chong unthinkable.

clear?

After hearing Zhou Zhong's question, Gu Dayong turned his face and smiled and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Zhou, although His Majesty left the palace secretly this time, he got the consent of Grand Bachelor Li Dongyang and several other Grand Bachelors.

, and there are valid reasons for His Majesty’s coming this time, which makes His Majesty have no choice but to come.”

"Li Gong and the others would actually agree to His Majesty leaving the palace?" Zhou Zhong said in shock when he heard this. This thing is so unexpected. It is even more unbelievable than the sun rising from the west.

"Hehe, this matter is absolutely true. Admiral, there is no need to doubt it. As for the reason, I can't tell you yet. Admiral will understand it when he goes in!" The mysterious look on Gu Dayong's face became more intense, and it seemed that he had no intention of doing so.

Tell Zhou Zhong any useful news in advance.

Zhou Zhong was helpless when he saw this, so he could only follow Gu Dayong into the living room. When he reached the door, Gu Dayong stopped and signaled Zhou Zhong to go in while he waited outside the door.

After Zhou Zhong entered, Gu Dayong also closed the door to the living room.

After entering the living room, Zhou Zhong saw a table placed in the middle of the living room. On the table was a sumptuous banquet. Zhengde was sitting on the main seat with a smile on his face. As for the old man Gu Dayong was talking about, he didn't even see it.

Not here.

The moment Zhou Zhong saw Zhengde, he immediately felt guilty, but he still stepped forward and saluted: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, Zhou Zhong!"

"Haha, get up. This time you led the navy to annihilate the Portuguese, spread the power of the Ming Dynasty overseas, and found an endless source of money for the court, alleviating the crisis of the court's financial shortage. It is really a great achievement.

I am very happy about this!" Zhengde saw Zhou Zhong saluting, but stood up and helped him up.

Seeing Zhengde's enthusiasm made Zhou Zhong feel relieved. It seemed that Zhengde probably didn't know that he was a descendant of Zhu Yunzhen, otherwise he would have been taken down and questioned.

After Zhou Zhong sat down, Zhengde anxiously asked him about the battle with the Portuguese. He personally liked martial arts the most, and even wished that one day he could personally lead troops into battle. Unfortunately, due to his status, he could not do it for the time being.

This wish can only be understood in detail from Zhou Zhong, a person who has participated in actual combat.

Although Zhou Chong had previously written a memorial about the war and sent it to the capital, the things on those papers were dead after all. They were not as detailed as his face-to-face explanations. In particular, some details could only be known from the mouths of the parties involved, so Zhengde listened to

He was also fascinated, especially when he heard the final decisive battle between the Beijing camp led by Shen Ying and the Portuguese on land, Zhengde was even more fascinated, and at the same time he hated his noble status even more.

After talking about the war in Malacca, Zhou Chong saw Zhengde regretting that he could not participate, and then he boldly asked: "Your Majesty, you have come all the way to Shuangyu Port, but what is important? Do you need it?

May I assist you?"

The other party is a king, and Zhou Zhong is a minister, so he can't directly ask Zhengde why he came here from the capital after eating and has nothing to do. He can only ask the other party in a roundabout way if he needs to do things by himself. After all, this is his territory, no matter what Zhengde wants.

No matter what you do, you can't get around him as the chief officer.

Although Zhengde is absurd, he is not stupid. On the contrary, he is actually an extremely smart person, so he can naturally understand the implication of Zhou Zhong's words. However, at this time, he glanced sideways at Zhou Zhong and said: "Wenda, I

You don’t have to worry about coming here for the time being, let’s talk about Malacca, I’m very curious about that place!”

"This..." Zhou Zhong always felt that Zhengde's sudden appearance in Shuangyu Port was very strange. He even had a hunch that Zhengde's arrival might have something to do with him. However, he did not dare to ask more questions now, so he had to say again, "

I wonder what aspect of the situation in Malacca your Majesty would like to hear?"

"Haha, I heard that there are many overseas Han merchants in Malacca Port, and many of them migrated out during the Song and Yuan Dynasties. I wonder if this is true or not?" Zhengde asked with curiosity on his face.

"Your Majesty, this is indeed true. The ancestors of the Han merchants had to move their families to the Nanyang area due to wars and other reasons. Although the climate in Nanyang is hot and the locals are very rude and savage, at the same time there are also abundant products.

Rich, even if the local natives don’t work much, they don’t

Without worrying about starvation, relying on the rich resources of Nanyang, these Han merchants gave full play to the diligence and wisdom of our Han people. Many Han families have become extremely wealthy in Nanyang. The reason why I was able to quickly establish a foothold in Malacca and cooperate with these overseas

The support of Han merchants is inseparable."

Next, Zhou Zhong briefly introduced the living conditions of overseas Han merchants, and specifically mentioned the Baoshan Temple at the foot of Sanbao Mountain and the statue of Zheng He in the temple. This made Zhengde feel a little sad. He did not expect that Zheng He died so much.

After many years, he still has such a great reputation overseas. Even Emperor Chengzu who originally sent Zheng He to Nanyang could not compare with Zheng He's reputation in Nanyang. This made Zhengde feel a little emotional.

However, although Zhou Zhong talked about Sanbaoshan and Zheng He, he only concealed the matter of Princess Han Baoli. After all, this matter was related to the reputation of the royal family, and Zhou Zhong had already learned about it from Zhou Hai.

After knowing the truth of the matter, Princess Han Baoli was actually just a poor woman.

Speaking of the true identity of Princess Han Baoli, it is actually similar to what Mr. Lu and others guessed. This woman is indeed not the real Princess of the Ming Dynasty. She is just a pawn in the hands of the Kingdom of Malacca and the Huang family. The Huang family who was originally living in Nanyang accidentally

Indirect contact with Malacca

The senior leaders of the kingdom also knew the plight of the other party, so they proposed a plan to use a woman to pretend to be a princess of the Ming Dynasty to marry. As a result, the Kingdom of Malacca got out of the crisis of isolation. At the same time, the Huang family also gained power in Malacca.

The right to settle in Hong Kong.

As for the true identity of Princess Han Baoli, Zhou Zhong once asked Zhou Hai. According to the other party, she was just a girl bought by the Huang family from human traffickers, and then she was taught the etiquette in the palace. It took several years to complete the teaching.

After the Huang family was originally a royal family, they were naturally very familiar with the affairs in the palace. Although Zhu Di later moved the capital from Nanjing to Beijing, the affairs in the palace did not change much, at least to fool those bumpkins from Nanyang.

No problem at all.

But just when Zhou Zhong was thinking about Princess Han Baoli, he suddenly saw Zhengde giving a strange smile and saying: "Wenda, I heard that the King of Malacca once married a princess of our Ming Dynasty. I don't know what happened.
Chapter completed!