Smuggling Daming

Zhou Zhong was well aware of the huge damage caused by Liu Liu and Liu Qi's opposition to Daming, so he wanted to persuade Zhengde and the others not to take it lightly, and it would be best to send a large army to encircle and suppress Liu Liu, Liu Qi and others who had just rebelled in their cradles.

Thinking of attracting the attention of Zhengde and others, Zhou Zhong had to come up with a reason that could convince everyone, but he couldn't directly say that he could predict the future, so in the end he could only lie and tell Zhengde that he had heard of Liu Liu. Liu Qi also knew that Yang Hu, a traitor in Shandong, had contact with them. Although these two reasons were not very sufficient, they were the best reasons Zhou Zhong could think of in a short time.

Seeing that Zhou Zhong, the admiral of the world, has not officially taken office yet, he started expressing his views on the affairs of the court without authorization, which made Li Dongyang and others who had a good impression of him a little displeased. After all, they have presided over government affairs in the court for many years , and they are all cabinet ministers, so naturally they don't want to see a young person pointing fingers at him.

It was precisely with this thought in mind that when Zhou Zhong finished speaking, the younger Yang Tinghe said with displeasure on his face: "Thank you for your reminder, Mr. Zhou, but the cabinet naturally has its own set of regulations for handling government affairs. Therefore, we will consider Mr. Zhou’s reminder.”

Yang Tinghe's words sounded very polite, but the meaning in the words was a bit tough. In fact, Yang Tinghe was not to blame for being unhappy. The main reason was that Zhou Zhong had committed a taboo by speaking out without permission. Firstly, Zhou Zhong was promoted by Emperor Zhengde from Jinyiwei , no matter what position he achieves, he still cannot escape the status of a favorite, and after Zhou Zhong became the admiral of the world.He is already regarded as a great official in Xinjiang, and he should not express his opinions on the government.

Although Zhou Zhong is smart, he is new to the officialdom, so how could he understand the taboos?I don't even realize that I have crossed the boundary unintentionally.It's just that when he saw that Yang Tinghe didn't seem to take his words to heart, he was even more anxious. He was about to say something more, but was interrupted by another person.

"Stop arguing. I suddenly felt that Zhou Zhong's words were very reasonable. Bazhou is so close to the capital. Moreover, Liu Liu and Liu Qi are thieves, so there must be something special about them. I was a little hasty just now! " Zhengde changed his mouth at this time.

Hearing Zhengde's words, Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe and the others were shocked again. They all raised their heads and looked at Zhengde in disbelief. They didn't expect it to be just because of Zhou Zhong's words.It can make His Majesty change his mind, and even take the initiative to admit his mistakes. While they were shocked, they also became a little more vigilant about Zhou Zhong. influence.

"Your Majesty is wise, Liu Liu and Liu Qi are definitely not ordinary bandits. The imperial court should send a large army as soon as possible, and it is best to wipe them out before the end of the year. To avoid long nights and dreams!" Zhou Zhong was even more excited when he heard that Zhengde supported him, although he also noticed that Doing this by himself might leave a bad impression on Yang Tinghe and others, but in order to prevent Liu Liu and Liu Qi from destroying Daming, he didn't care about other things.

"Okay, I'll follow your suggestion!" At this moment, Zhengde also stood up, thought for a moment, and then gave instructions to Li Dongyang and others. "The cabinet is immediately preparing to mobilize the Beijing camp to wipe out the rebels in Bazhou. As for the leader of the army, let Shenying go. He didn't do much to suppress the rebellion of King Anhua last time. Let him lead the army this time. Five thousand, and the right to mobilize the troops of several states near Bazhou, and we must not let the rebels escape!"

Seeing that Zhengde had changed his mind and wanted a quick battle, Li Dongyang and the others could no longer object, and they had already begun to plan to send troops in their hearts. However, when they heard that Zhengde wanted to send Shenying as the general, Li Dongyang couldn't help hesitating and said: "Your Majesty , Shenying has colluded with Liu Jin, and Liu Jin also contributed a lot to the reason why he was named Bo Jingyang at the beginning, and the censor is impeaching him these days, so is your majesty changing another candidate? ?”

Unexpectedly, when Zhengde heard this, he smiled slightly and said: "Of course I know that someone is impeaching Shenying, and I am also very clear about the matter between him and Liu Jin, but Shenying is just a general and did not participate in Liu Jin's chaos. In addition, he has fought for the country for many years and made a lot of military exploits, so he deserves the title of Uncle Jingyang."

When he said this, Zhengde suddenly paused, and then his face changed and he said: "But although I understand Shenying's meritorious service, but he colluded with Liu Jin at the beginning, so this time I let him take the blame and make meritorious service. If the Bazhou Rebellion was quelled years ago, then I will let the past go, if it cannot be quelled, then honestly hand over the title to me, and then go back to my hometown to raise it!"

Seeing that Zhengde knew that Shenying had colluded with Liu Jin at the beginning, but still used him as a general indifferently, which can be said to show the grandeur of a generation of emperors, Li Dongyang couldn't help being a little excited, thinking in his heart that if His Majesty could If you are more diligent in politics and stop playing around so much, then you can definitely be the master of ZTE in Ming Dynasty!

Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe and the others had no objection to the reason for Zhengde's role in Shenying. They discussed a few more government affairs, and then hurriedly left to handle business. The rebellion was all ordered by Zhengde himself, and they didn't dare to neglect, they could only get things done as quickly as possible.

Seeing that he had nothing to do with himself, Zhou Zhong got up to leave immediately, but Zhengde still stayed with him to have a meal with him, and then let Zhou Zhong leave the palace, and when he returned to the palace, it was already dusk It's time.

As soon as Zhou Zhong returned home, Jinxuan and Biao'er also came to inquire immediately. After all, Zhou Zhong said in advance that he would go to see His Majesty the Emperor, but this trip took a day and a night. This made Jinxuan and the others very worried. Like a tiger, no one knows what kind of person that Da Mingzi is, let alone how he will treat Zhou Zhong.

"Don't worry, I'm fine, and I'm very happy with His Majesty the Emperor." Seeing Jinxuan and the others caring about him so much, Zhou Zhong felt a surge of warmth in his heart, and then he suddenly smiled mysteriously, "Tell me It is a big matter for you, I am no longer a smuggling businessman, His Majesty has decreed to appoint me as Admiral of the Four Seas, in charge of maritime affairs, and I can be regarded as a powerful official in frontiers."

Hearing that Zhou Zhong was actually appointed as an official, Jinxuan and the others were taken aback for a moment, and then Zhuaner was very surprised and said: "Brother, you are really an official, and you are also an admiral, which is great. Thanks to the blessings of our ancestors, our Zhou family has finally produced an official, and we will be regarded as an official family in the future!"

Biao'er jumped up happily. Although Zhou Zhong always said that he didn't want to be an official, but in Biao'er's heart, with his brother's talent, it would be a pity if he didn't become an official. The right way, but it is much better than being a businessman.

"Brother, is your admiral a civil servant or a military general, and what grade is it? Compared with Uncle Wang, who is higher or lower?" Bracelet'er immediately asked a series of questions after getting excited. Although she had read a lot of books, after all It's a daughter's family, and usually doesn't pay much attention to the rank of officials, so naturally they don't know anything about it.

Zhou Zhong just wanted to answer, but Xie Lingyun next to him laughed and said: "Bracelet, don't ask, your brother, the admiral, is a military commander, and it is not a permanent official position of our Ming Dynasty, so there is no rank. He is the second rank of Uncle Wang." There is no way for Yushi to compare!"

Hearing Xie Lingyun's words, Zhou Zhong also nodded helplessly. The official position of admiral looks very prestigious, but it has no grade. The Jinyiwei Commander Tongzhi he improvised was considered a third-rank military post, and compared to Wang Lunzheng's second-rank high-ranking official, he was still several ranks behind.

But as soon as Xie Lingyun finished speaking, an old voice came from outside and said: "That's not necessarily true. Although the old man is a high-ranking censor, he only has the power to impeach people. In contrast, Wen Da, the admiral of the world But he is in charge of coastal naval affairs, he is in control, and this alone is much more prestigious than this old man!"

As soon as the voice outside fell, Wang Lun came in wearing an official uniform. He looked like he had just come out, and Wang Lun just called out the official name and authority of Admiral of the Four Seas, which meant that he should have heard it too. Some news came back, otherwise the official uniform would not have come and changed.

"I've seen my father!" Seeing Wang Lun coming in, Zhou Zhong and Jin Xuan immediately saluted him, and the bracelets and other daughters beside him also saluted in turn.However, Wang Lun did not sit down, but said to Zhou Zhong: "Wen Da, come with me to the study, I have something to say to you!"

"Yes!" Zhou Zhong immediately agreed when he heard this. In fact, he had expected it a long time ago. He was suddenly promoted to an official, and he was the admiral of the world who held great power. As his father-in-law, Wang Lun must have some I want to talk to him.

In fact, what Zhou Zhong didn't know was that as soon as Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe left the Leopard Room, they immediately found Wang Lun, and then brought them into the Leopard Room to meet Zhengde and Zhou Zhong. He talked about being promoted to Admiral of the Four Seas.The reason why Li Dongyang told Wang Lun these things was that he wanted to find out about Zhou Zhong's attitude through Wang Lun, and what his plans were after he entered the officialdom?

Seeing her father and husband leave together, Jinxuan showed a bit of melancholy on her face. Although she came from an official family, she didn't want her husband to be an official, because she knew the complexity of the officialdom. If you are not careful, you may be killed, not to mention that Zhou Zhong is now deeply favored by Emperor Zhengde. Although this kind of favor can bring him high officials, it may also bring disasters. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)