When the border army entered Beijing, such a big thing happened in the court, Zhou Chong naturally couldn't cover the news, and he immediately rushed to the governor's palace, and at the same time asked Jiao Fang and Wang Shouren and other officials to summon to the palace, and reported the news, as a result, most of the officials in the palace scolded Jiang Bin for blinding the saint, and even said on the spot that he wanted to write a memora to impeach Jiang Bin.

Zhou Zhong was not surprised by the reactions of these officials, he was most concerned about the reactions of Jiao Fang, Wang Shouren and Zhang Cai, so he was observing each other from the beginning, but what disappointed him was that Jiao Fang and Zhang Cai were just stunned for a moment after hearing the news that Jiang Bin had led the border army into Beijing, and then their faces returned to normal, Wang Shouren showed a trace of annoyance, but he quickly stopped his anger, lowered his head and showed a contemplative look, it seemed that he was thinking about the impact of the border army entering Beijing.

Zhou Zhong waited until the officials at all levels below had almost vented the anger in their chests, and then let everyone disperse, but he himself came to the study in the governor's mansion and waited for others, because he knew that Jiao Fang and the three would definitely come to find him.

Sure enough, after a while, Jiao Fang and the three of them came to Zhou Chong's study one after another, and they didn't have any surprised expressions when they saw each other, after all, this was not the first time.

"Master Jiao, you should know more about the situation in the Xuanfu area than we do, now that the border army has been transferred to Beijing, will it have any impact on the frontier?" Zhou Chong was the first to ask Jiao Fang, this is also one of the problems he is worried about, after all, the Mongols and the Jurchens in Liaodong are not good at stubble, and now that the border army has been transferred so much, Zhou Chong is most worried about the problems in the frontier of the Ming Dynasty.

I saw that after Jiao Fang heard Zhou Chong's question, he lowered his head and pondered for a moment. Then he replied, "Your Excellency, please rest assured. This time, 40,000 border troops were mobilized from Xuanfu and other four towns. However, there are still tens of thousands of border troops left behind in these four towns, and the border people there are strong, if you hurry up the time to recruit soldiers, there should be no problems, plus last year, the little prince of Tatar was defeated by the army of Xuanfu, which caused the Mongols to be greatly injured, and there should be no strength to go south this year, and wait until next year. My Ming border army should be able to recover! ”

"Yes, the governor doesn't have to worry about the affairs of the frontier, with the imperial court's emphasis on firearms, now artillery and muskets have begun to slowly equip the border army, which has greatly increased the combat effectiveness of the border army, such as the last time Xuanfu defeated the little Tatar prince, firearms have contributed a lot from it, so even if part of the border army is transferred now, but with the strength of the Mongols, even if it goes south, it will only suffer!" Wang Shouren also spoke at this time. He has worked in the military department for many years, and he has the most say in military affairs.

"As long as there is nothing wrong with the frontier!" Zhou Zhong heard that Jiao Fang and Wang Shouren both made the same judgment. Only then did he put his mind at ease, no matter how much Zhengde and Jiang Bin messed around, as long as it did not endanger the safety of the Ming Dynasty, everything was still under control.

"My lord, now is not the time to think about the frontier, this Jiang Bin is menacing, and he can actually suppress Qian Ning under the command of Jinyiwei, so that the lower official is worried that this person will attack the adult." At this time, Zhang Cai suddenly said with a worried face, all his wealth and wealth are tied to Zhou Chong's body, and he naturally doesn't want to see Zhou Chong lose power, as for whether the frontier is safe, it seems that it is not worth mentioning at all.

Although Wang Shouren and Jiao Fang were very disgusted by Zhang Cai's words of ignoring the frontier, they also knew that now the Ming Dynasty can lay down such a big situation overseas, which is inseparable from Zhou Chong's efforts, and the reason why Zhou Chong can have so much energy, in addition to the position of the governor of the four seas, the most important thing is the favor of His Majesty the emperor.

It was precisely because of this that Jiao Fang and Wang Shouren also showed a contemplative look, and after a while, Jiao Fang's expression suddenly moved, and he looked up and wanted to say something, but he just opened his mouth, but he was suddenly startled, and turned his head to look at Zhang Cai, only to find that the other party's eyes seemed to be closed, and he was secretly looking at him and Wang Shouren, which made Jiao Fang couldn't help but feel angry, fortunately his reaction was fast enough, otherwise he would have fallen into Zhang Cai's trap.

Zhou Chong saw Jiao Fang and Zhang Cai's actions in his eyes, which made him immediately understand that these two people must have some suggestions for him, but because he didn't know the reason, these two people fought in their hearts, and no one dared to take the initiative to say it, which made him angry and annoyed.

However, Zhou Chong soon knew what Jiao Fang and Zhang Cai wanted to say, because Wang Shouren had already spoken it for them, only to see Wang Shouren salute Zhou Chong and said: "Lord Governor, now Jiang Bin is arrogant, although the Lord Governor is not in the capital, but after all, he is deeply trusted by His Majesty, and Jiang Bin wants to completely deceive His Majesty, he will definitely slander His Majesty, if the Lord does not prepare early, I am afraid that Jiang Bin will really cause trouble in the future!" ”

"Oh, then I wonder how Brother Bo'an thinks I should prepare?" Zhou Chong also asked, he also feels very tricky about Jiang Bin's matter now, after all, this person got acquainted with Zhengde and transferred the border army into Beijing, it can be said that his wings have been completed, plus he is too far away from the capital here, and he usually can't even see Zhengde's face, let alone compete with Jiang Bin.

Hearing Zhou Chong's question, Jiao Fang and Zhang Cai both lowered their heads, but Wang Shouren straightened his chest and said: "My lord, now that Nanyang has been decided, most of the three major fleets have been formed, and the rest only need time to improve, with these three fleets, my Ming Dynasty has enough troops in Nanyang and other places, even if the Portuguese come again, I am afraid it will only be even worse." In addition, Iwami and Edo of the Wa Kingdom have also been pacified, and there are endless wars within the Wa Kingdom, and no one dares to go against our Daming, so the Governor-General's layout in the Wa Kingdom does not have to worry about security. ”

When he said this, he saw Wang Shouren take a long breath, and then said with a straight face: "In other words, my Ming Dynasty's overseas layout has almost been completed, and it will take time to digest it slowly, so in this way, the position of the governor of the four seas does not need to be personally in charge, so the lower officials think that the adults should plan to go to the capital to take up an official position!" ”

After listening to Wang Shouren's words, Zhou Chong was stunned at first, and then he understood why Jiao Fang and Zhang Cai were reluctant to talk about it just now, after all, it was Zhou Chong who single-handedly made the Governor's Mansion of the Four Seas what it is now, and Zhou Chong's power also comes from the Governor's Palace, coupled with his influence on the sea, it can be said that as long as Zhou Chong holds the position of Governor of the Four Seas, then he is equivalent to the king of the sea, and even the court can't do anything about him, so it is inferred from common sense that Zhou Chong will definitely not be willing to give up the position of governor. After all, even if he went to the capital to be the first assistant of the cabinet, he was not as comfortable as the governor of the four seas.

It is precisely because of this that although Jiao Fang and Zhang Cai both thought of letting Zhou Chong be transferred to the capital, they refused to speak, because in their opinion, Zhou Chong would not agree to this matter anyway, after all, no one would give up the foundation that he had worked so hard to do, and now Zhou had important money and wanted people, but if he gave up his position as governor to serve in the capital, it would be equivalent to making wedding dresses for others with all his previous efforts.

However, compared with Jiao Fang and Zhang Cai, Wang Shouren does not have so many scruples, because in his opinion, Zhou Chong is not a person who likes power and profit, and even Wang Shouren feels that Zhou Chong does not seem to care about the word fame and fortune, but only involves the people of Daming in his heart, so he will work hard to lay out overseas, in order to solve the current dilemma of Daming. In addition, Wang Shouren is a square person, and when he encounters things, he feels that all aspects of the Governor's Mansion are now on the right track, and Zhou Chong's role in it is already very small, rather than letting Zhou Chong waste time to continue to serve as the governor, it is better to let Zhou Chong find a way to transfer to the capital, so that he may be able to make greater contributions to the Ming Dynasty.

I saw that Zhou Chong was silent after listening to Wang Shouren's words, he was not reluctant to take the position of governor of the four seas, but was thinking about his identity, after all, he was not an ordinary official, but Zhengde's younger brother, the reason why Zhengde let him continue to serve as the governor of the four seas was because he was moved by Zhou Chong's words, and felt that instead of letting Zhou Chong restore his original identity, it was better to continue to do something for Daming as the governor of the four seas, and transfer some of the crises within Daming to overseas.

Now that Zhou Chong, the governor of the four seas, can do everything, Wang Shouren and others naturally have to deal with his usual official duties, and he doesn't need to come forward in person, which is also the reason why he is more leisurely during this time. In other words, Zhou Zhong has fulfilled his original promise to Zhengde, and if he continues to hold on to the position of governor so tightly, I am afraid that it will attract Zhengde's suspicion of himself.

However, if Zhou Zhong gave up his position as the governor of the four seas and went to the capital, I am afraid that Zhengde would immediately announce his identity to the world, announcing that he was the most noble vassal king of the Ming royal family, and it was even possible to directly crown Zhou Chong's eldest son as the crown prince. It's just that according to the rules of the Ming Dynasty now, all vassal kings can only stay in their fiefdoms when they become adults, and they can't even go out without a holy decree.

In this way, Zhou Chong restored his original identity, but not only could he not stay in the capital, but at the same time he had to send his two-year-old son to the palace, where he was raised by the Empress Dowager Zhang and the Empress Xia of Zhengde, although Zhou Chong believed that the Empress Dowager Zhang would definitely love her own grandson very much, but the palace was the most filthy place in the world, and the intrigue and intrigue were all done to the extreme, Zhou Chong was worried that his son would grow up in that kind of place, and he was afraid that his personality would be distorted, and he might not even have the opportunity to grow up. After all, didn't Empress Dowager Zhang's two daughters let Zhou Hai assassinate, and even Zhou Chong was stolen out of the palace, so from a father's point of view, Zhou Chong couldn't put his son in danger no matter what. (To be continued......)