Smuggling Daming

Hearing Zhou Zhong suddenly say such a paragraph of words without beginning and end, Huang Qionghai was also taken aback at the time, but he still asked, "I don't know what the admiral heard?"

"This admiral heard that a princess from our Ming Dynasty married into the Kingdom of Malacca decades ago, and your King Alec is her son, and I also heard that your Huang family came with the princess , but what makes me very puzzled is, why is there no record of Princess Daming's marriage in the annals of Daming?" Zhou Zhong asked with a smile at this time, his eyes were also fixed on Huang Qiong, observing His face changed.

Sure enough, when Huang Qionghai heard that Princess Han Baoli was mentioned again this week, his face immediately changed slightly, but he seemed to have been prepared, and he lowered his head and said calmly: "My lord, for Princess Han Baoli, in fact, we I don’t know much about my family, and I only heard from my father before. The reason why our Huang family was lucky to come to Malacca with the princess was mainly because our family was relocating at that time, but we encountered wind and waves at sea. Princess Han Baoli's rescue, in order to repay the princess' kindness, so we came to Malacca to settle down with the princess."

Zhou Zhong sneered when he heard Huang Qionghai say such a watertight reason, he was sure that Princess Han Baoli must have a deep relationship with the Huang family, but now Huang Qionghai used such a reason to put aside The relationship was nothing more than worrying that Zhou Zhong would expose Han Baoli as a fake princess and implicate the Huang family. After all, impersonating the royal family is a serious crime of beheading, even in the past so many years.But Daming can still pursue the crimes of the Huang family and others.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhong also understood that his previous thinking was too simple. The Huang family would definitely not easily tell him the true identity of Princess Han Baoli, nor would they admit the relationship between their family and the princess. Anyway, so many years have passed , the people back then were almost dead, and it was impossible for Zhou Zhong to find any evidence to prove the relationship between the Huang family and Princess Han Baoli.

"I see. I am very curious about Princess Han Baoli's life, and if she is really our Daming's princess. Then Alec can be regarded as our Daming's relative. With such a relationship, I can directly help Alec resumed his rule over the Kingdom of Malacca, but I don't know if you have anything to prove the identity of the princess?" Zhou Zhong asked with some unwillingness at this time, if he could get some relics of Princess Han Baoli, maybe he could Infer some useful information.

For Zhou Zhong's question.Huang Qionghai replied without thinking: "Your Excellency, I don't know. When we retreated to Jinzhou, because of time constraints and limited ships, we discarded a lot of things, including most of the items in the palace. It just so happens that the relics of Princess Han Baoli are also among them, and they have been lost for many years now. I am afraid they will never be found."

"Oh? Really?" Zhou Zhong stared at Huang Qionghai with meaningful eyes for a long time, and finally said again, "Is the chief Huang a bit too arbitrary? As the son of the princess, Alec, your king, said Maybe he will bring one or two relics left by his mother with him, and these relics may be just enough to prove the identity of the princess. If they can prove the identity of the princess, this admiral has reason to support you, so that you can go back to the Malacca City. Therefore, this matter is of great importance, and Patriarch Huang should go back and ask King Alec!"

Hearing Zhou Zhong unceremoniously pointed out the loopholes in his words, Huang Qionghai's face changed slightly again. He did have some reason not to let Zhou Zhong know the identity of Princess Han Baoli, so he said without thinking that there is no princess I just didn't expect Zhou Zhong in front of me to be so shrewd, and he caught the loophole in his words all at once. This is really bad.

However, although Huang Qionghai didn't know well, he still forced himself to say calmly: "The admiral's lesson is that the villain was indeed too arbitrary just now. After I go back, I must personally ask His Royal Highness. Maybe I can find the princess's relics." !"

Zhou Chongming knew that the other party was perfunctory. Even if some relics of the princess were sent in the future, they would probably be irrelevant and of no practical value at all. However, he also knew that no matter how much he asked, Huang Qionghai would not reveal the truth of the matter. Speaking out, after all, this matter may be related to the lives of hundreds of people in the Huang family, so Zhou Zhong changed the topic and began to ask about the situation of the Huang family and Alec on Jinzhou.

Hearing Zhou Zhong change the subject, Huang Qionghai finally breathed a sigh of relief. He also knew everything about Zhou Zhong's problems, and soon gave Zhou Zhong a general understanding of Jinzhou's situation.

Jinzhou, also known as Sumatra Island in later generations, is the second largest island in Southeast Asia, second only to Borneo. Because it is rich in gold, it is called Jinzhou by Nanyang people. In fact, in addition to gold, it is also rich in copper and iron. , coal and other minerals, but I don’t know the reason. The waves near the coast of Jinzhou are so big that they can even overturn large ships. Therefore, there are almost no good natural ports on the coastline of Jinzhou. Jinzhou is only separated from the Malay Peninsula by a strait, but there are many excellent seaports along the route, such as the Malacca port where Zhou Zhong and his colleagues are located.

Zhou Zhong knew a little about the weird giant waves that often appear on the coast of Jinzhou in later generations. It is said that this kind of wave is called "Indian Ocean Shore Wave". The existence of shore waves makes Jinzhou and the nearby Java Island almost have no natural good ports. Even some good ports in the Strait of Malacca in later generations are located on the Malay Peninsula, such as Singapore, Malacca, Port Klang, etc. .

The area of ​​Jinzhou is vast, and the Kingdom of Malacca occupies only a small area in the middle of Jinzhou, accounting for only about one-sixth of the entire Jinzhou. The rest of Jinzhou is ruled by the Kingdom of Aceh in the north, and the Kingdom of Banten in the south. , the territory of the Kingdom of Malacca is just located in the buffer zone between the two kingdoms.

After Alec and the Huang family fled to Jinzhou, they settled in a small town called Dumai in the southwest of Malacca Port. This small town is located on the coastline of Jinzhou. The island just blocks the wind and waves on the sea, so the port of this small city can barely berth, but it is much worse than the port of Malacca, and the population in the city is not large, and both agriculture and industry and commerce are very backward. The life here is also very difficult, so they want to return to Malacca port all the time.

However, Huang Qionghai mainly introduced some of their life in Dumai, and complained to Zhou Zhong by the way, but Huang Qionghai did not understand the relationship between their Huang family and Alec, and who was in charge of Dumai. What he said was very vague, but Zhou Zhong could guess it with his toes. I am afraid that their Huang family has now controlled the political and military forces of Alec's side, and Huang Qionghai in front of him may even be the person in charge of the other party.

After introducing the situation in Jinzhou, Huang Qionghai begged again: "Master Admiral, we have been forced to live in that poor place of Jinzhou for the past two years, and the gold produced every year can't support our financial needs at all. The Huang family had to take out their own savings to subsidize the finances, but now they are almost unable to sustain it, and other things are fine. If our army under our hands breaks out because of lack of money, then our Huang family will be in danger, so the grassroots I beg the admiral to be merciful and save the lives of my Huang clan!"

Seeing Huang Qionghai playing the sad card to himself again, Zhou Zhong was unmoved in his heart, because he knew that the Huang family's control over the central area of ​​Jinzhou must not be that weak, but there was still a bit of sympathy on his face He said: "Patriarch Huang, it's not that I don't want to help you, it's that the admiral, as an official of the imperial court, naturally has to follow the rules of the imperial court. If you can find the proof of Princess Han Baoli's identity when you go back this time, then I will definitely Justice will be given to your king!"

Huang Qionghai saw that Zhou Zhong used the identity of Princess Han Baoli to prevaricate himself again, which made him secretly hate him, but he couldn't do anything about it, and he didn't even dare to show any disrespect on his face. After all, Zhou Zhong now represents The Ming court also had heavy troops in their hands, so it would not be a wise move to anger the other party.

Next, Zhou Zhong asked people to set up a banquet for Huang Qionghai. Of course, he didn't have any good intentions. He planned to pour the other party a few more glasses of wine at the banquet to see if he could pry out some useful news from the other party's mouth, but it was a pity that , Huang Qionghai is also an old fox with an alcohol test. He drank a lot of wine with Zhou Zhong at the banquet, but in the end, his eyes were clear and his thinking was clear, and he didn't look drunk at all. Only then did I return to my residence.

While Zhou Zhong was sleeping soundly in his residence, Huang Qionghai went straight back to his boat after leaving the barracks. It was almost three o'clock at this time, and the sea was quiet. Huang Qionghai locked himself in the cabin to drink Sober up with tea. After all, he drank a lot just now. Although he has a lot of alcohol, he still feels a little uncomfortable.

"咚咚咚~" There was a slight knock on the door outside the cabin, and with a special pattern, which made Huang Qionghai stand up immediately, walked to the door and opened it, only to see a tall man standing outside , with the weak light in the cabin, it can be seen that this person is not young anymore. His gray hair and beard are constantly dancing with the sea breeze, and his face is uncertain under the flickering light, making it difficult to see his appearance clearly. . (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)