Smuggling Daming

In the study, Wang Lun and Zhou Zhong sat facing each other. There was a charcoal stove on the table in front of Weng and his son-in-law. The water in the stove was already boiling. Zhou Zhong stood up and lifted the kettle, and then poured it into the teapot , and poured a cup of tea for Wang Lun and himself.

"Wenda, tell me the truth, were you really a Jinyiwei before?" Wang Lun suddenly asked after taking a sip from his teacup.Not only Li Dongyang and the others were interested in Zhou Zhong's original identity, but Wang Lun also wanted to find out. After all, Zhou Zhong was his son-in-law, and he really wanted to find out what kind of person his daughter married.

Hearing Wang Lun's question about this matter, Zhou Zhong smiled and said, "Father-in-law, it's pointless to discuss whether I am a Jinyiwei or not. After all, Jinyiwei is independent of the imperial court. Besides, since His Majesty said that I am a fellow judge of Jin Yiwei, who dares to say that I am not?"

Zhou Zhong blinked at Wang Lun at the end of his speech. Although he did not directly answer Wang Lun's question, the meaning revealed in his words had already let Wang Lun know the answer. It turned out that Zhou Zhong was nothing Jin Yiwei, but joined forces with His Majesty to stage a scene in front of several cabinet ministers.

Knowing the answer, Wang Lun was also relieved. After all, Zhou Zhong was his son-in-law, and he didn't want to hide something from him when Zhou Zhong got married, even if it was related to His Majesty the Emperor.

However, Wang Lun soon found out that Zhou Zhong was right. It was meaningless for them to dwell on this issue. After all, Jin Yiwei was independent of the official system, even if they knew that Zhou Zhong and Zhengde were lying before.But it is also impossible to find evidence of their lies, let alone bring this matter to Zhengde theory.

Thinking of this, Wang Lun also shook his head with a wry smile, took another sip of tea and asked, "Wenda, if I remember correctly, you once said that you didn't want to be an official. From what I know about you, Those words should be your sincere words, but why did you suddenly change your mind now. And you also promised His Majesty to take up the position of great power as Admiral of the World?"

Hearing Wang Lun finally asked today's topic, Zhou Zhong smiled wryly and said, "Father-in-law, I really didn't intend to be an official, and I didn't even think about accepting any official position before I went to see His Majesty. But later I discovered that the situation was out of my control. His Majesty seemed to want me to be an official, so he almost half-forced the position of Admiral of the Four Seas into my hands. Of course, I also needed to use this position to do some things, and finally had to Accepted!"

"Oh, why does Your Majesty insist on you becoming an official, and what do you want to do with the position of admiral of the world?" Wang Lun also asked very strangely when he heard this.It is not uncommon for the emperor to force others to be officials.But usually only those who are very famous, the emperor will take the initiative to send him to an official position. For a young man like Zhou Zhong who is also a businessman, although he has some fame because of Journey to the West, in his opinion, he should It has not yet reached the point where His Majesty the Emperor can take the initiative to send him to an official position.

"What is your Majesty thinking? I don't know about this. In fact, I really want to ask why Your Majesty values ​​me. But Your Majesty avoids talking about this question, and I dare not ask in person. So until now I I don't know the reason!" Zhou Zhong sighed helplessly again at this time, in fact, this question has been pressed in his heart for a long time, and he wanted to ask Zhengde this time, but unfortunately the other party did not explain, as if He didn't want Zhou Zhong to know the reason.

When he said this, Zhou Zhong paused and then answered Wang Lun's second question: "As for what I want to do with this position, in general, there are two things. The army prevented the Portuguese from occupying the city of Malacca, and the second thing was to contact the shogun of the Japanese country, and through manipulation behind the scenes, the purpose of making the Japanese country more chaotic..."

Wang Lun only knew from Li Dongyang that Zhou Zhongzhong led troops to aid Malacca, but he didn't know that there was a plan to mess up the Japanese kingdom, but it's not surprising after thinking about it. After all, Zhou Zhong brought the Japanese mission to Beijing this time. , plus there are too many Japanese people in Shuangyu Port, and they are also a big threat to the coast of Daming. Therefore, if the Japanese country can be messed up now, coupled with Zhou Zhong's methods, maybe it can be completely eliminated. Japanese riots along the coast of Daming.

Thinking of this, Wang Lun also nodded slightly and said: "Wenda, although the plan to disrupt the Wa Kingdom is a bit disgraceful, but since it is beneficial to my Daming, then you can go ahead and do it. After all, we Songjiang and other coastal areas back then But they were often harmed by Japanese pirates."

At the end, Wang Lun also showed a bit of resentment on his face, but then his face changed again, and he said with some worry: "I'm not very worried about the things about the Wa Kingdom. I believe there should be no problem with your ability, but for I am a little worried about you leading troops to Malacca City. After all, the Portuguese who came from afar are so fierce, and you have no experience in leading troops. It's not easy to explain!"

Hearing that Wang Lun was worried about his command of the army, Zhou Zhong also showed a serious expression on his face: "Father-in-law, don't worry, although the Portuguese are powerful and brutal, they have come from a long way after all, and they are not in Nanyang. There is no foundation. On the contrary, our Ming Dynasty not only has many vassal states in Nanyang, but also many people from the Central Plains migrated to Nanyang and other places. At that time, the imperial army will also get the support of these people. In addition, my plan for the Portuguese to attack Malacca is over. If I know it well, when they attack the city of Malacca, they will sneak attack from behind. It can be said that we have all the advantages of land and people, so I have at least [-]% to [-]% certainty to defeat the Portuguese!"

Hearing Zhou Zhong list so many favorable conditions, Wang Lun finally felt a lot more at ease. After all, he had already married his beloved youngest daughter to Zhou Zhong. If something happened to him, wouldn't his daughter want to Widow?Therefore, no matter whether it was public or private, Wang Lun did not want any accidents for Zhou Chong.

Next, Zhou Zhong asked Wang Lun about some official affairs, such as the factions among the officials of the Ming Dynasty, and what kind of dirty things were among the various factions, etc., and even some taboos in the officialdom. Zhou Zhong is also an official now, and he will inevitably deal with his colleagues in the future. It is not harmful to know more now.

Weng and his son-in-law chatted until late at night, and the dinner was delivered to the study. It was not until the old Wang Lun was a little sleepy that Zhou Zhong left and returned to the yard where he lived, but he was surprised. Yes, it was almost three o'clock, and the light was still on in the bedroom. When he entered, he found Jinxuan was sitting under the light, sewing clothes.

"Jinxuan, why don't you go to bed so late, be careful not to tire our child?" Zhou Zhong walked in with a smile and sat next to Jinxuan, gently stroking her flat belly, even though she was only a month pregnant On the surface, nothing can be seen, but Zhou Zhong attaches great importance to his first child. The first thing he does when he comes back every night is to stroke Jinxuan's belly to see if the child has grown up.

Feeling Xianggong's warm palm, Jinxuan took advantage of the situation and leaned into Zhou Zhong's arms, then unfolded the clothes in her hand and said, "This is the apron I sewed for our child, Xianggong, do you think it looks pretty?"

Only then did Zhou Zhong realize that what Jinxuan was holding was a fiery red bellyband, which was very delicately sewn, but the patterns on it were scorpions, centipedes and other poisonous things. Zhou Zhong knew that this was a folk custom , Newborn children must wear this five-poison bellyband, which is said to be able to ward off evil spirits.

"It's really beautiful, especially the embroidery on the apron. I think it can be compared with Mrs. Bai." Zhou Zhong took the apron to appreciate it, and finally praised it. Of course, Bai Junwan is the one to count, but today he feels that the apron embroidered by Jinxuan is no worse than Bai Junwan.

Hearing that Mrs. Bai praised her embroidery skills, Jinxuan also showed a happy smile and said: "Ms. Bai will make me happy. Mrs. Bai's embroidery skills are unparalleled. I have also asked her for advice before, so I dare not marry Mrs. Bai." Compare."

"Hee hee, in my heart, Madam's embroidery is the most beautiful. Besides, it is embroidered for our children. I am afraid that even if Madam Bai embroiders it, it will not be as good as Madam's embroidery with maternal love!" Zhou Zhong said. Shi held Jinxuan's slender waist with both hands, and whispered in her ear, although Jinxuan knew that her husband's words were exaggerated, she was still very happy.

The husband and wife hugged each other tenderly for a moment, Jinxuan suddenly suppressed the smile on her face, sighed and said: "Master, if you accept the official position rewarded by His Majesty today, then you will definitely be busy with government affairs like your father in the future. I'm afraid I won't be able to be with our mother and son every day like before."

Hearing Jinxuan's sigh, the smile on Zhou Zhong's face froze. With the status of an official, it is indeed convenient for him to do some things, but at the same time he can no longer be as free as before, and I am afraid that he will spend much less time with his family. , but in the end Zhou Zhong hugged Jinxuan tightly and said: "Jinxuan, don't worry, you also know that my character is a bit lazy, and I never planned to be an official from the beginning, but now I am forced by some things, so I have to I don't accept this official position, but I will resign after I finish some things, and then I will be with you and the children every day!"

Although Jinxuan knew that Zhou Zhong's words were mostly comforting, but she didn't want to make her husband feel uncomfortable, so she smiled and pressed her smooth forehead to Zhou Zhong's cheek and said, "I know that my husband is a person who does great things. As your wife, Jinxuan will handle the affairs of the family well, so my husband doesn’t have to worry about me and the children, everything is political affairs!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation, Monthly ticket, your support is my biggest motivation.)