Back in the palace, Wu Zhong told Zhu Cihong in detail what he had seen and heard in the past two years on his envoys to various countries.

In particular, the alliance with Portugal and the dealings with France were all the more detailed.

When he heard about the encounter between Wu Zhong and Louis XIV, Zhu Cihong sighed and said, "Wu Daban, you have raised a wolf!" ”

Wu Zhong was surprised: "Your Majesty, is this Louis XIV very powerful?" ”

Zhu Cihong took a sip of tea and said, "What's more, this kid's wolf ambition is fierce!" ”

Louis XIV was directly crowned a few years in advance because of the help of the Ming Dynasty, and he learned his own Tianwu New Deal gameplay, so that France took a lot of detours, but I am afraid that the future France will be far stronger than in history!

Although he was surprised how the master knew about the golden lion king, Wu Zhong still chose 100% trust, and he knelt down and pleaded guilty: "Emperor, it was the old slave who made an assertion, and the crime deserves death!" ”

Zhu Cihong helped him up and said with a smile: "You did a good job, what is the crime?" ”

He added: "Although Louis XIV has some ability, in my eyes, it is not a threat, it does not matter!" ”

Daming and France are separated by half a world, with the current navigation technology, even if France is strong, it will not be able to pose a threat to the reborn Ming, if they fight in the ocean, they can only deliver food.

Moreover, the series of wars waged by European countries against the grand alliance to contain France was enough for that kid to drink a pot.

Zhu Cihong is worried that in the future, when the Ming Dynasty takes over the American continent, France will be a strong enemy.

Historically, France, since Louis XIV came to power, began to actively colonize overseas after Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, and Britain.

Not only did they colonize the New World in the Americas, but they also established numerous trading posts in West Africa and India, and established the French East India Company.

Retracting his thoughts, Zhu Cihong looked at Wu Zhong and said: "In the past two years, you have led the Ming ocean-going fleet to the ocean, overcoming obstacles and thorns, and gaining prestige overseas, and obtaining many strategic places for my Ming Dynasty, with outstanding achievements, I plan to make you a marquis." ”

Wu Zhong hurriedly refused: "Thanks to Your Majesty's heavenly might, the Ming Dynasty is prosperous, and the old slave does not dare to take credit!" ”

Zhu Cihong waved his hand and said: "In the three hundred years of my Ming Dynasty, only Zheng He and Liu Yongcheng were recorded in the history books and praised as 'the long-term soldiers of the internal officials', and Liu Yongcheng was mistakenly called Liu Mahou by the eunuchs, and regarded it as a precedent for eunuchs to be crowned marquis. ”

He smiled and said: "Misnamed, that is, fake, you Wu Daban has been with me for more than 20 years, and all the things I have experienced, you have also experienced with you, and your merits in serving a strong country are much stronger than that Liu Mahou, and it is not an exaggeration to call you a true marquis." ”

The eunuch Liu Yongcheng mentioned by Zhu Cihong is the ancestor of Ning Jin who planned to force the palace, and the first generation of Ning Jin Bo Liu Ju is Liu Yongcheng's nephew.

Wu Zhong wanted to refuse, but he looked at the emperor's firm dragon face, and he was afraid of angering this lord, so he comforted himself in his heart: "Anyway, we are eunuchs, and this title can't be passed on, so just take the order!" ”

However, Zhu Cihong seemed to see through his thoughts, and suddenly spoke: "I heard that your younger brother Wu Cheng married more than a dozen wives and concubines, and gave birth to a litter in the family, tomorrow you go to his mansion, pick a clever one from his sons, and pass it to your knees." ”

Wu Zhong's heart was beating wildly, not excited, but afraid.

The emperor's words are very informative, one is to show his grace to him, a domestic slave, and the other is to warn Wu Cheng in disguise to be more restrained in life.

"Old slave leader thanks!" Wu Zhong said respectfully.

This time he did not refuse, it is normal for eunuchs to pass on their stepbrothers' sons, Zheng He, the eunuch of the Three Treasures back then, and Liu Mahou Liu Yongcheng, all succeeded his brother's son, so that his stepson inherited their reward.

Zheng He's stepson inherited thousands of households, Liu Yongcheng was even better, and his nephew Liu Ju, who was brought up by one hand, was awarded the title of Ning Jin Bo, needless to say, even his father and grandfather were given the titles of Doctor Ronglu, the Right Governor of the Houjun Governor's Mansion, and the Earl of Ningjin.

Liu Yongcheng's two elder brothers, who died early, were also posthumously presented to Doctor Ronglu, the Right Governor of the Houjun Governor's Mansion, and the Commander of the Jinyi Guard.

It can really be said that one person has attained the Tao and the chicken dog ascended to heaven.

Zhu Cihong nodded slightly and said, "Wu Daban, you go back and rest for a while, and prepare for the next prisoner sacrifice ceremony." ”

"Also, you are not allowed to call yourself a slave in the future."

"Minister...... Command. ”

Wu Zhong bowed down and retired with some trepidation.

Looking at his distant back, Zhu Cihong sighed lightly.

He was indeed using Wu Zhong to warn Wu Cheng, don't think that he became the general manager of the Royal Group and made a fortune, so he couldn't recognize himself clearly.

There are only more than ten concubines in my harem, and you, a royal clerk, have more than a dozen wives and concubines at once, what do you want to do? What do you want to prove?

Zhu Cihong even didn't understand that Wu Cheng used to seem to be a very honest person, how could money swallow up the brilliance of his humanity after all these years!

His behavior is as if the eunuch's balls suddenly grow, and the male hormone secretion is vigorous, trying to make up for the shortcomings of being a eunuch.

However, Wu Cheng has made a lot of contributions to the management of the Royal Group over the years, and he has not made too many mistakes, Zhu Cihong is not going to get him, he just wants to warn.

The royal group is the property of the royal family, and Wu Cheng can't be an official if he has merit, at most he can give him a career in the Daming Central Bank, and no matter how great the merit is, he can't be knighted.

Therefore, Zhu Cihong asked his son to pass on one to Wu Zhong and inherit Wu Zhong's title, which was regarded as giving him a knighthood in disguise. (The title of the lord is the same as that of the royal family, and the successor of each generation is reduced by one level, and after the viscount, the lord is removed from the people)

Combining grace and power and controlling his subordinates, this is Zhu Cihong's forte, since he became the emperor, this thought has not stopped.

A quarter of an hour later, he carried Wu Zhong's sedan chair to the Yamen of the Celebrant in the northwest corner of the imperial city. (The 24 eunuchs such as the celebrant are not in the Forbidden City, except for the Huanyi Bureau in the Imperial City, the others are in the Imperial City)

"Boss!"

"Godfather!"

Before he got off the sedan chair, a group of eunuchs surrounded him, shouting intimately, just like some fucking women meeting Mr. Ma on the street, calling one by one.

This is not over, the low-ranking eunuchs ran directly to Wu Zhong's sedan chair, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed three times in a dignified manner, just like the scene where the grandson of the New Year kowtowed to his grandfather and wanted to ask for New Year's money.

"Get up."

Wu Zhong, who was nearly forty years old, was accustomed to the rules of the palace, and his voice was very peaceful.

He pointed to a familiar little eunuch and said, "You go out to the imperial city and call Wu Cheng." ”

The little eunuch seemed to have won the grand prize of emptying the shopping cart, and after answering the question, he got up and ran off to run on an errand.

After entering the yamen of the celebrant eunuch, the eunuchs were more diligent, serving tea and pouring water, washing basins, foot basins, and fetching water, all rushing to do it.

Even the former imperial eunuch Shen Mao rushed over, and personally held the tea bowl in both hands and sent it over, his eyes were full of respect: "Godfather, I haven't seen you get old for two years." ”

Wu Zhong glanced at him and said, "You drink it." ”

Shen Mao was overjoyed, his eyes lit up, and this sentence lingered in his ears like a heavenly sound.

According to the rules of the eunuch, give tea to the big eunuch, if the other party does not accept it, it means that he is not favored, and he will be unlucky.

If the big eunuch takes it and drinks it, it means that he has no prejudice against himself, and he can occasionally take care of one or two.

If the great eunuch appreciates the tea worshippers to drink tea, it is satisfied, and it is the treatment of his own people!

The feelings are deep and boring, and no matter what the temperature of the tea is, Shen Mao didn't say a word, and even licked the tea cleanly.

Wu Zhong's face was full of kindness, and he said: "In the two years that I have been absent from the palace, you have worked hard with you. ”

Shen Mao replied: "Thanks to the support of my godfather, my son has the opportunity to see Tianyan and mix up his personal appearance." ”

As he spoke, he slowly squatted down next to Wu Zhong's leg and thumped it professionally.

Wu Zhong chuckled lightly, glanced at all the eunuchs in the room, and saw that the major eunuchs of the master of ceremonies were all there, but there was an old friend missing.

He asked, "What about Gonggong Qiu?" ”

Shen Mao said cautiously: "Godfather...... Father-in-law Qiu was transferred to the Huanyi Bureau......"

Wu Zhong frowned and said, "What's the matter?" ”

"Here's the thing......"

Shen Mao told all the stories of the emperor's inspection of Shaanxi, the whipping of the eunuch Ma Jixiang in Xijing, and the discovery of the painting in Shaanxi, the fire in the main hall, and the fact that the crown prince was almost buried in the fire.

Wu Zhong sat quietly, his face was blue and white, he never expected that so many big things had happened in the two years since he went to sea.

These daring minions have directly lost the eunuch system!

Thinking of what Zhu Cihong said before, now Wu Zhong understands that he is afraid that in the future, the master of ceremonies of the Ming Dynasty will also disappear.

Even the eunuchs are going extinct, where is there still a celebrant eunuch!

The emperor gave him a knighthood today, and let him pass on his stepson, this incomprehensible behavior should be to "compensate" himself as an old slave and give him a name......

I don't know how long it took, Wu Zhong said with emotion: "The road is coming out by himself, the times are changing, we useless people have dragged the Ming Dynasty back, the emperor can ensure that we have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of our lives, and it is already benevolent and righteous......"

Speaking of this, he actually started crying, and the eunuchs around him, whether they understood it or not, also cried.