Smuggling Daming

Zhengde is a well-known absurd emperor in history. In his life, he has done many famous absurd things. One of the most famous things is that Zhengde ignored the good emperor and changed his name to Zhu Shou. , and even sealed an official position for himself. The title of this official position is very long. , used to issue orders to army generals.

Speaking of which, Zhengde, a great general, is quite competent. He actually commanded the army to defeat the little prince in the promise. As a result, Zhengde rewarded himself for his meritorious deeds, and formally named himself the Duke of Zhenguo. He built the Zhenguo Mansion by himself, and even often went to live in the Xuan Mansion, and affectionately called it "home". From this, it can be seen that in Zhengde's heart, he did not regard the well-regulated imperial palace as his home at all, even though there were many people in the palace. his mother and wife.

Although when Zhou Zhong met Zhengde, he had not named himself a general, but he had a bad taste in appointing officials indiscriminately. For example, because of Zhou Zhong's persuasion this time, Zhengde also paid more attention to the ocean. In addition, he wanted Zhou Zhong to enter the officialdom a long time ago, so he invented a so-called Admiral of the Four Seas, which not only put the remaining navy of the Ming Dynasty under the admiral of the Four Seas, but also assigned the functions of the customs of later generations to the Admiral of the Four Seas all.

For the position of Admiral of the Four Seas, Zhou Zhong has to admit that he is very attractive to him. As long as he accepts this position, he will have the official status of Ming Dynasty whether it is for Japan or Portugal in the future.Moreover, he can also use Ming's military power, coupled with his foresight ability at that time, not only will it be easy to manipulate the Japanese country, but even the menacing Portugal, Zhou Zhong is sure to make them come and go, even with the help of the Portuguese. Instead, the air route extended Ming's power to Europe.

Thinking of the above alluring prospects, Zhou Zhong was naturally very moved, but he was not moved.He also has his concerns.Although he didn't have any intention of rebellion, after he came to this era, he always felt a sense of insecurity in his heart, so he was always eager to form his own power. This power needs to be fully controlled by him, and when anyone wants to move him.We must consider the consequences of doing so, and now he has initially succeeded. The Nanyang Chamber of Commerce and the upcoming Sea Alliance are his forces.

But now Emperor Zhengde wants him to become an official and serve the Ming court, although with the power brought by the position of Admiral of the Four Seas, he can make the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce bigger and stronger.But don't forget that the Admiral's Office of the Four Seas is, after all, an official institution of the imperial court.Zhou Zhong is only working for Zhengde. If one day he gets upset because of something, he can be arrested and imprisoned by an imperial decree. At that time, no matter how powerful the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce is, it is impossible to oppose the court.

Therefore, Zhou Zhong felt that if he entered the officialdom, he would not be as safe as he is now, when he was in Shuangyu Port and at sea.The imperial court can't control them, but if the Admiral Yamen of the Four Seas is established.Then Daming's coastal areas will be under the jurisdiction of this official organization, and in the future his Nanyang Chamber of Commerce may never be as carefree as it is now.

As the saying goes, what is gained is bound to be lost, Zhou Zhong now has a deeper understanding of this sentence, if he accepts the position of Admiral of the Four Seas, then the sense of security that he had worked hard before will disappear, but the chamber of commerce can be greatly developed.If he gave up this opportunity, he would be able to maintain his current sense of security, but he would have lost a chance to make the chamber of commerce develop, and even lose a chance to open the door to the ocean for Daming.

Thinking of the above, Xian Ce couldn't help hesitating for a while, sitting there still unable to make up his mind, but soon he felt a tremor all over his body, and when he raised his head, he immediately saw Zhengde's extremely deep eyes, making it hard to guess what was going on in his heart. What are you thinking?

Seeing Zhengde, Zhou Zhong suddenly felt a tremor in his heart. At the same time, he finally realized that he was not facing the businessman he used to contact, but His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty. He would not bargain with himself like those businessmen, nor would he That is to say, if Zhengde asked himself to be the admiral of the world, there was no room for him to refuse, otherwise he might offend the other party. Thinking about the price of offending an emperor, Zhou Zhong couldn't help shaking his head with a wry smile.

"Thanks to His Majesty's love, Caomin has been familiar with the books of sages since childhood, so he is naturally willing to serve the court with his own body. However, Caomin is a little worried. The establishment of the Admiral's Yamen requires the approval of the cabinet. Can His Majesty have the confidence to persuade the cabinet?" Zhou Zhong finally nodded in agreement. He even raised the first difficulty in establishing the admiral's office.

Seeing Zhou Zhong agreeing, Zhengde finally showed a sincere smile on his face, and said with a slight smile: "You don't have to worry about this Zhou Zhong, the admiral is not a permanent official position of Ming Dynasty, it is just a temporary military position. In the name of aiding the vassal state of Malacca, I will propose to temporarily establish the official position of Admiral of the Four Seas, and wait until the war is over, and then find a reason to change the Admiral of the Four Seas from temporary to permanent."

Hearing that Zhengde divided the establishment of the admiral of the world into two steps so easily, Zhou Zhong couldn't help feeling a little awe in his heart. He couldn't believe the rumors on the market anymore. In his opinion, although Zhengde was young, he had a heart Extremely alert, no matter how playful and mischievous this kind of person is, he is not at all confused in political affairs. Presumably this is the true face of Zhengde.

Zhou Zhong chatted with Zhengde very late, and lived in the barracks that night, but he didn't like living in tents as much as Zhengde, but asked Gu Dayong to arrange himself to live in the barracks until the next morning, Zhou Zhong Then he followed Zhengde back to the palace, and then Zhengde immediately called Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe, Liang Chu and other cabinet ministers into the Leopard Room for discussion.

Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe and others have almost dealt with the aftermath of Liu Jin's downfall during this period of time. Those eunuchs who should be arrested and killed should be killed. In the end, the cooperation with the cabinet was also very good, making the affairs of the Ming Dynasty run smoothly, which made Li Dongyang and others have a lot of leisure.

Today Li Dongyang and other cabinet ministers were dealing with government affairs, but they were all surprised when Zhengde summoned them to the Leopard Room for a discussion, because this was the first time that Zhengde called them for a discussion.Especially Li Dongyang, he knows that Emperor Zhengde is not as stupid as he appears on the surface, and even Liu Jin's downfall was secretly promoted by Emperor Zhengde, so he has always been in awe of Emperor Zhengde, and now he sees the other party's abnormal initiative Discussion made him feel a little uneasy.

With apprehension in his heart, Li Dongyang brought the cabinet and his party to the Leopard Room, and finally saw Emperor Zhengde who had not been to the early court for many days in a hall, but what surprised Li Dongyang and his party was that in the hall, apart from Emperor Zhengde , and Gu Dayong's cronies and eunuchs, there is actually a handsome young man with a long body. He doesn't look like an official in his clothes, but his expression is neither humble nor overbearing. .

Seeing this strange young man in the hall, Li Dongyang and the others were also taken aback for a moment, and then they each looked at each other, only to find that no one knew this young man, and everyone felt a little strange at the moment.

After everyone saluted, Zhengde also asked Li Dongyang and others to sit down. After all, this is not a court hall, so there is no need to follow so many rules.Finally, Zhengde said: "Li Gong, what is the important thing in court during this time?"

After all, Zhengde was the emperor of Ming Dynasty, and he didn't show up for a few days. Now that he had finally called Li Dongyang and others, he naturally wanted to ask about political affairs, so as to show that he, the emperor, was still very concerned about the government.

As the chief assistant of the cabinet, Li Dongyang helps Zhengde manage such a large country, so it is impossible to say that there is nothing wrong with the court, so I saw him stand up and talk about a few more urgent political matters recently, such as a famine in a certain place Yes, there is nothing new about some changes in the northern grasslands and so on.

But at the end, Li Dongyang suddenly remembered an important matter, and said immediately: "Your Majesty, a few days ago, Bazhou thieves Liu Liu Liu Qi and others gathered a dozen cavalry to rebel, and as a result, some people in Bazhou and other places The troublemakers took the opportunity to respond, and now thousands of people have gathered, yesterday Bazhou Zhizhou asked the imperial court to send troops to encircle and suppress, and now the cabinet is somewhat divided over this matter, the old minister is about to ask His Majesty for an order!"

Zhou Zhong next to him heard the "Liu Liu and Liu Qi rebellion" reported by Li Dongyang, but he couldn't help but jump in his heart, because he remembered very clearly that after Liu Jin's death, the Bazhou thieves Liu Liu and Liu Qi brothers were killed because of their family members. The rebellion was only in Bazhou at the beginning, and it did not attract the attention of the Ming court. As a result, when Yang Hu, who rebelled against Shandong, rushed to Hebei to join them, the rebel army immediately became stronger and captured Several counties near Beijing finally broke out of the encirclement of the Ming army and entered Shandong, Henan and other places, and even later rushed into Huguang, Jiangxi, Anhui and other places, turning the entire Ming Dynasty upside down.

Liu Liu and Liu Qi's rebellion lasted for three years, and they moved to several provinces such as Shandong, Henan, and Jiangsu. The Ming court brought endless troubles. In order to wipe out the rebel team, Daming spent a lot of financial and material resources, which undoubtedly added to the financial difficulties of Daming.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhong suddenly felt an impulse. Now that Liu Liu and Liu Qi have just rebelled, their strength is still very weak, and they have not joined Yang Hu from Shandong. Taking this opportunity, he should be Daming, no, to be precise Do something for the people of the world. After all, during the years when Liu Liu and Liu Qi rebelled, it was the people of the world who suffered the most. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)