Smuggling Daming

Zhou Zhong didn't expect that during his trip to Fragrant Hills, he would meet Zhu Chenhao, the king of Ning who conspired in history, and the other party revealed his identity all of a sudden, which shocked Zhou Zhong. In addition, Zhu Chenhao repeatedly invited Zhou Zhong couldn't refuse, so he had to follow King Ning to drink tea in an independent courtyard behind Yong'an Temple, while Jinxuan and other female relatives rested in the gazebo in the courtyard with the female relatives of Prince Ning's mansion.

In the meditation room, Zhou Zhong and Zhu Chenhao were sitting opposite each other. A beautiful maid from Prince Ning's Mansion was kneeling at the table, showing the tea art to the two of them. Unfortunately, Zhou Zhong was a down-to-earth practical thinker. In his opinion, tea was the most important thing. The function of the tea ceremony is to quench thirst and eliminate food. As for any tea ceremony, it is empty, but the movements of this beautiful maid are soft and smooth, which looks like dancing, which makes people feel pleasing to the eye.

After the maid finished performing the whole set of tea art, Zhou Zhong was presented with a cup of tea exuding an elegant aroma. Zhu Chenhao took a sip from the teacup and said with a look of enjoyment: "Good tea! Good water! This Longfengtuan tea is already very rare, and this water has just been brought from Yuquan Mountain, coupled with the tea art of my maid, the tea brewed by the combination of the three can be compared to the legendary fairy pulp and jade liquid!"

Although Zhou Zhong didn't know much about tea, he couldn't lose face at this time. He took a sip pretendingly, and found that the tea was indeed better than the tea he drank before, so he praised it hypocritically: "My lord! He is really an elegant person. Although Cao Min has no research on the tea ceremony, he still feels that the aroma of this tea is elegant and pleasant, and smelling it makes people refined. It is really a rare treasure!"

Zhu Chenhao seemed to like tasting tea very much. He was very happy when he heard Zhou Zhong praised his tea, and even started to discuss the tea ceremony with Zhou Zhong. Unfortunately, Zhou Zhong was not interested in this, and just perfunctory the other party a few times. sentence.

Zhu Chenhao was also a smart person, and soon realized that Zhou Zhong was not interested in what he said, so he smiled and stopped the tea ceremony discussion, and then waved his hands to let the others back down.When there were only the two of them left in the meditation room, he opened his mouth again and said, "I heard that Mr. Zhou came to Beijing this time to seek the Emperor's Majesty. I wonder if this is true?"

Hearing that Zhu Chenhao even knew his purpose of coming to the capital, Zhou Zhong's heart shuddered, and at the same time he cursed inwardly.It seems that King Ning's eyes and ears are also in Jinyiwei, but I don't know whether it is the Jinyiwei under Wu Shan who leaked the news?Or is it the news leaked by Jin Yiwei in the capital?If it’s the first one, it’s fine, but if it’s the second one, it means that King Ning has his own eyes and ears among the high-level Jinyiwei. After all, the news of Wu Shan’s return is only known to some high-level Jinyiwei in the capital city except themselves.

Think here.Although Zhou Zhong felt helpless at Jin Yiwei's corruption, he smiled calmly.Instead of answering the other party's question directly, he asked instead: "His Royal Highness Prince Ning has a lot of things to do every day, how could he pay attention to such a small person as Zhou, and where did you hear that I came to see His Majesty?"

Zhu Chenhao did not show the slightest sign of anger when Zhou Zhong asked himself such a direct question, and even secretly questioned him. Instead, he laughed and said, "Mr. Zhou, there is no need to be suspicious. In fact, the reason why this king pays attention to Mr. The main reason is to see the prosperity of the Young Master’s Chamber of Commerce. The profits from overseas trade are also extremely astonishing, so I am very excited. Now the people in my house are also preparing the goods to be shipped to Shuangyu Port. I hope that Mr. Zhou will take care of him once or twice. yes!"

Zhu Chenhao's words seem very reasonable. After all, the profits of smuggling have made many nobles of the Ming Dynasty very excited. Many nobles have directly participated in the smuggling. Of course, they are only providing goods. The real smuggling is still Zhou Zhong. So now Zhu Chenhao proposes to participate in smuggling, which is quite normal.

Moreover, Zhou Zhong also knew that in order to prepare for the rebellion, Zhu Chenhao had been looting money wantonly, and even raised a group of thieves to rob the people.But if you think about it carefully, you will find that Zhu Chenhao is lying. After all, in his capacity, how could he come to Zhou Zhong in person because of such a "trivial matter", and any steward of the palace can do it well , so it must not be that simple for Zhu Chenhao to come to him.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhong did not expose Zhu Chenhao, but nodded with a smile and agreed: "His Royal Highness Ning Wang is too polite, the mere facts are nothing to worry about, Zhou may not be able to help you with other matters, but this For matters at sea, we can still do our best."

Seeing Zhou Zhong agreeing, Zhu Chenhao seemed to be very happy, and immediately praised him a few more words, and then started chatting all over the world. During this kind of chat, Zhou Zhong was surprised to find that Zhu Chenhao was very knowledgeable , Whether it's astronomy, geography or astrological arithmetic, he can actually chat a little bit.Of course, what Zhou Zhong is not afraid of is this kind of chatting, and Zhu Chenhao admires his erudition and talent, especially for Zhou Zhong's Journey to the West.

The two chatted in the meditation room for nearly an hour, and finally Zhou Zhong excused his wife's pregnancy and couldn't wait outside for a long time as an excuse to leave. Zhu Chenhao was also very reasonable at this time, and he didn't stop him after hearing it. He left the meditation room with Zhou Zhong, and after meeting the female relatives waiting in the pavilion outside, Zhu Chenhao personally sent Zhou Zhong out of the Yong'an Temple, and the two groups did not part until the front of the mountain gate.

After returning to the mansion, Zhou Zhong immediately called Wu Shan to the study, and then told him all the words Zhu Chenhao said when he came to him today, and finally asked: "Wu Shan, as King Ning, would you be so kind to me?" I am so concerned, and even know our whereabouts well, what do you think is wrong?"

Hearing Zhou Zhong's question, Wu Shan's face showed a somewhat troubled expression. He stood there hesitating for a while, and finally raised his head and looked at the study room. When he saw that there were only the two of them in the whole study room, he realized that He said in a low voice: "My lord, I actually planned to come to you when I came back, but I didn't know whether I should tell you about it. Now that you have asked me, I, Wu Shan, will no longer hide it. It’s just that you know it yourself after hearing it, you must not tell outsiders, let alone talk about it in front of His Majesty!”

Seeing Wu Shan's solemn expression, Zhou Zhong couldn't help asking curiously, "Oh, what is it?"

Wu Shan took a step forward at this time, approached Zhou Zhong and said in a low voice: "Young Master, you don't know something. King Ning is not a simple person. When Liu Jin was in power, he bribed Liu Jin with money to make Liu Jin treat him well." Also treat each other differently, now that Liu Jin has fallen, Lord Qian Ning has become the most popular person in front of His Majesty, and King Ning bribed Lord Qian again. Many secrets in Jinyiwei are unknown to others, but they cannot be hidden from King Ning. And...and..."

When Wu Shan reached the end, hesitant expression appeared on his face again, as if he wanted to say something but didn't dare to say it.Seeing this, Zhou Zhong immediately asked: "And what? Wu Shan, just tell me, you don't trust others, don't you believe me?"

Hearing Zhou Zhong's words, Wu Shan gritted his teeth suddenly, and finally continued: "As far as I know, King Ning kept thieves in Nanchang to search for property, and used these properties to bribe the ministers in the court. King Ning's eyeliner is all over the place. Among other things, Master Qian, Minister of War Lu Wan and others have had close contacts with King Ning. As a vassal, he made friends with important officials in the court. Unruly!"

Hearing Wu Shan's last guess, Zhou Zhong was also quite surprised. He thought he was the only one who knew about King Ning's rebellion, but he didn't expect that Wu Shan, a thousand households of Jinyiwei, would also have such a guess, but he immediately asked some strange questions. He said: "Wu Shan, I also feel that King Ning's plan is not small, but since you have such a guess, why don't you tell His Majesty, so that His Majesty can prepare early?"

Wu Shan was overjoyed when he heard that Zhou Zhong agreed with his words, but when he heard the following words, he couldn't help smiling bitterly and said, "My lord, you think things are too simple. Although King Ning bribed the courtiers, it didn't matter There is strong evidence, and since I am a small person from a thousand households, even if I go to report to His Majesty, His Majesty will not believe it, and I may even be accused of falsely accusing the royal family. My life is on the line. It’s nothing, but I’m worried that my family will be implicated, so I dare not report it!”

Seeing the helpless expression on Wu Shan's face, Zhou Zhong couldn't help sighing. He knew what Wu Shan said was right. Reporting the rebellion against King Ning in Wu Shan's current capacity was tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg. And if he remembered correctly, in history, Ning Before the king's rebellion, there were officials who reported the rebellion of King Ning, but not only did not attract the attention of the court, but was demoted to Nanjing.

Thinking of those bloody facts in history, Zhou Zhong couldn't help admiring Wu Shan's wisdom.In addition, he knew that King Ning had even bribed Qian Ning and others, so he must have understood himself very well, and even knew his every move very well.

"So, if my guess is wrong, today's meeting on Fragrant Hills was not a chance encounter at all, but King Ning was waiting for me in advance, and his purpose of doing this was nothing more than wanting to get close to me, and then like to win me over. Just like buying Qian Ning and others, buy me too!" Zhou Zhong finally said to himself, although there was no evidence, he firmly believed that his guess must be correct.

When Zhou Zhong was thinking about King Ning, Wu Shan suddenly hesitated for a moment, and finally said again: "My lord, when you were talking with King Ning in the meditation room today, there was a person who was peeping outside the courtyard gate. I know him, and later he asked me about some things, and these things are related to Miss Bai!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest power.)