"Valley...... Father-in-law Gu? Zhou Chong also shouted in surprise when he saw the person coming out of the front hall, he never thought that he would see Gu Dayong, one of the Eight Tigers, here in Shuangyu Port.

"Ha Luha, Lord Zhou has worked hard, the Sprinkle family is here to say to the Lord for their hard work, and now His Majesty is waiting in the hall, and a table of wine has been prepared, just waiting for Lord Zhou to come!" I saw Gu Da say with a smile.

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty is also here! Zhou Zhong immediately exclaimed when he heard this, he felt bad when he saw Gu Dayong just now, but there was still a trace of luck in his heart, after all, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was not like the Tartar emperor of later generations, he could go down to the south of the Yangtze River several times regardless of the labor and wealth of the people, and the emperor of the Ming Dynasty usually had a difficult time even leaving the palace, let alone running from the capital to Shuangyu Port, but unfortunately Gu Dayong's words shattered the most regrettable luck in his heart.

"Hehe, not only is Your Majesty here, but there is also an old man, and the Admiral will know when he goes in." Gu Da said mysteriously, he seemed to be very excited, and he was more active than usual.

However, Zhou Zhong didn't notice the changes in Gu Dayong, and he also didn't pay attention to his most rebellious words, now Zhou Zhongzhong is in a mess, some time ago he just learned from Zhou Hai that he is the descendant of Zhu Yunwen, and even after knowing that his daughter was born, he has begun to favor rebellion in his heart, although the rebellion is very dangerous, but he has a great certainty, and as long as the rebellion is successful, he can be on an equal footing with Daming, and not only do you not have to worry about the safety of yourself and your family, but your children can also receive a good education, and even achieved a career under his own guidance.

This time Zhou is back. In addition to official duties and visiting his daughter, he also has the intention of transferring his family, especially now that the port of Malacca is also in the hands of him, the admiral of the four seas. Then he has a reason to move his family over, and then slowly control the garrison army completely, so that the port of Malacca will become his most solid foundation, and even if the rebellion fails in the future, he can get away with it with his strong maritime power.

But at this critical moment, Zhengde, who Zhou Zhong didn't want to see the most, and was also the most afraid of seeing, suddenly ran over. This made Zhou Chong's heart rise all of a sudden, after all, he now has a ghost in his heart, when he heard that Zhengde suddenly appeared in his house. made Zhou Chong's heart feel weak all of a sudden, and he was even more worried about whether Zhengde would know what to do?

Although he was apprehensive in his heart, since Zhengde had come, he could only follow Gu Dayong to the front hall. At the same time, he didn't forget to ask the other party first: "Father-in-law Gu." Why did His Majesty suddenly come to Shuangyu Port, and did the ministers of the court know about it? ”

In fact, Zhou Zhong also asked knowingly, with the donkey temper of Li Dongyang's cabinet ministers, let alone agreeing to let Zhengde come to Shuangyu Port, I am afraid it is impossible to even leave the capital, so Zhengde must have sneaked out. However, according to the original history, Zhu Houzhao, who was in the sixth year of Zhengde, should not have the courage to leave Beijing without permission, and even if it was the first time in history that Zhengde left Beijing. He also went to the northern border pass, but now he has run to Shuangyu Port in the south. This really makes Zhou Zhong wonder?

Hearing Zhou Chong's question, Gu Dayong turned his face and smiled: "Lord Zhou, rest assured, although His Majesty is secretly out of the palace this time, he has obtained the consent of Scholar Li Dongyang and several other scholars, and His Majesty has a legitimate reason to come this time, so His Majesty has to come." ”

"Duke Li, they would agree to His Majesty's departure from the palace?" Zhou Zhong was shocked when he heard this, this matter was so unexpected, it was unbelievable that the sun came out of the west.

"Hehe, this matter is true, Lord Admiral doesn't have to doubt it, as for the reason, the old slave can't say it yet, Lord Admiral will naturally understand it when he goes in!" The mysterious look on Gu Dayong's face became even stronger, and it seemed that he didn't plan to tell Zhou Chong any useful news in advance.

Zhou Chong was also very helpless when he saw this, so he could only honestly follow Gu Dayong into the living room, but when he walked to the door, Gu Dayong stopped and motioned Zhou Chong to go in by himself, while he waited outside the door, and when Zhou Chong went in, Gu Dayong also closed the door of the living room.

After entering the living room, Zhou Zhong saw a table in the middle of the living room, and there was a sumptuous banquet on the table, Zhengde was sitting on the main seat with a smile on his face, as for the old man Gu Dayong said, he was not here at all.

The moment Zhou Chong saw Zhengde, he immediately felt a sense of weakness, but he still stepped forward and saluted: "Minister Zhou Chong see Your Majesty!" ”

"Ha Luha, get up, this time you led the sailors to annihilate the Portuguese, spread the prestige of the Ming Dynasty overseas, and found an endless financial route for the imperial court, alleviating the crisis of insufficient finances of the imperial court, it is really a great achievement, and I am also very pleased in my heart!" Zhengde saw Zhou Chong saluting, but he stood up and helped him up.

Seeing Zhengde so enthusiastic, this made Zhou Zhongzhong feel relieved, it seems that Zhengde should not know that he is a descendant of Zhu Yunwen, otherwise he would have been taken down and questioned.

After Zhou Zhong sat down, Zhengde began to ask him about the war with the Portuguese, he himself likes martial arts the most, and even wishes that one day he can personally lead the troops into battle, but unfortunately limited by his identity, he can't complete this wish for the time being, and now he can only learn more about Zhou Chong, who has participated in the actual battle.

Although Zhou Zhong had written the story of the war and sent it to the capital before, those things on the paper were dead after all, not as detailed as he explained in person, especially some details could only be known from the mouths of the parties, so Zhengde was also fascinated by what he listened to, especially when he heard the decisive battle between the Beijing camp led by Shenying and the Portuguese on land, Zhengde was fascinated, and at the same time, he hated his noble identity even more.

After chatting about the war in Malacca, Zhou Zhong looked at Zhengde there and regretted that he couldn't participate, so he boldly asked: "Your Majesty, you have come all the way to Shuangyu Port, but what is the important matter, do you need the assistance of your subordinates?" ”

The other party is a gentleman, and Zhou Zhong is a minister, so he can't directly ask Zhengde why he has eaten enough to come here from the capital, so he can only ask the other party if he needs to do his own things, after all, this is his territory, no matter what Zhengde wants to do, he can't get around him as the chief official.

Although Zhengde is ridiculous, he is not stupid, on the contrary, he is actually an extremely smart person, so he naturally heard Zhou Chong's words, but I saw that he glanced at Zhou Zhong at this time and said: "Wenda, you don't have to worry about my coming here for the time being, let's talk about Malacca, I am very curious about it!" ”

"This ......" Zhou Chong always felt that it was very strange for Zhengde to suddenly appear in Shuangyu Port, and even he had a hunch that Zhengde's arrival was likely to be related to him, but he didn't dare to ask more now, so he had to say again, "I don't know what Your Majesty likes to hear about the situation in Malacca?" ”

"Hehe, I heard that there are many overseas Han merchants in the port of Malacca, and many of them actually migrated out of the Song and Yuan dynasties, I don't know if it's true or not?" Zhengde asked with curiosity on his face at this time.

"Your Majesty, this matter is indeed true, the ancestors of those Han merchants because of war and other reasons, had to move to the Nanyang area, although the climate of Nanyang is hot, the local people are also very rude and barbaric, but at the same time there is also rich in products, even if the local people do not work much, do not have to worry about hunger, relying on the rich resources of the South Seas, these Han merchants give full play to the diligence and wisdom of our Han people, many Han families have become the rich in the South Seas, the reason why His Majesty can quickly gain a foothold in Malacca, It is inseparable from the support of these overseas Han businessmen. ”

Next, Zhou Zhong briefly introduced the living conditions of overseas Han merchants, which specifically mentioned the Baoshan Temple under Sanbao Mountain, as well as the statue of Zheng He in the temple, which made Zhengde a little embarrassed, I didn't expect Zheng He to have been dead for so many years, and he still has such a great reputation overseas, and even Emperor Chengzu, who sent Zheng He to Nanyang, is not as good as Zheng He's prestige in Nanyang, which makes Zhengde also feel a little emotional.

However, although Zhou Chong talked about Sanbaoshan and Zheng He, he only concealed the matter of Princess Hanbaoli, after all, this matter is related to the prestige of the royal family, and Zhou Zhong has also learned the truth of the matter from Zhou Hai, that Princess Hanbaoli is actually just a poor woman.

Speaking of the true identity of Princess Han Baoli, in fact, it is similar to what Lu Lao and they guessed, this woman is indeed not the real Princess of Daming, he is just a chess piece in the hands of the Kingdom of Malacca and the Huang family, the Huang family who was in Nanyang accidentally came into contact with the high-level of the Kingdom of Malacca, and also knew the predicament of the other party, so he proposed such a plan, using a woman to pretend to be the princess of the Ming Dynasty to marry, as a result, this made the Kingdom of Malacca get rid of the crisis of isolation, At the same time, the Huang family also gained the right to settle in the port of Malacca.

As for the true identity of Princess Han Baoli, Zhou Zhong once inquired about Zhou Hai, and according to the other party, it was just a girl bought by the Huang family from human traffickers, and then asked people to teach her the etiquette in the court, and it took several years to complete the teaching. After the Huang family was originally a royal family, they were naturally very familiar with the affairs of the palace, although Zhu Di later moved the capital from Nanjing to Beijing, but the affairs in the palace did not change much, at least there was no problem in fooling those local buns in Nanyang.

However, just when Zhou Chong was thinking about Princess Han Baoli in his mind, he suddenly saw Zhengde smile strangely and said: "Wenda, I heard that the king of Malacca once married a princess of our Ming Dynasty, I don't know if this matter is true or false?" (To be continued......)