Jiao Fang thought that he already knew Zhou Chong very well, but he really didn't expect that Zhou Chong was still carrying such a big secret, the governor in front of him was actually not surnamed Zhou, but surnamed Zhu Houwei, that is, the second son of the first emperor and the queen mother, and the younger brother of His Majesty the Emperor!

"This ...... This ......" After Jiao Fang heard Zhou Zhong tell his true identity in person, he was also dumbfounded for a while, he really didn't know how to react to this palace secret?

Zhou Chong saw Jiao Fang's appearance, thinking that the other party was still suspicious of his identity, and immediately pulled out a holy decree from the secret compartment under his desk, and then saw Zhou Chong hand it to Jiao Fang and said: "Jiao Ge Lao, this is a holy decree written by the imperial brother himself, used to prove my identity, and the queen mother also has a copy of the same holy decree, and according to the imperial brother, when I was stolen out of the palace by thieves, in addition to some people in the palace, Li Dongyang, Liu Jian, Xie Qian, the three old ministers also knew the way, and the imperial brother returned to the capital, Li Dongyang has already told me my identity, which is one of the reasons why the cabinet has never paid much attention to my governor's palace. ”

Jiao Fang, who was still in shock, instinctively stretched out his hand to take the holy decree, opened it casually and looked at it, and found that it was indeed the holy decree written by Zhengde, and it was not false for half a point, and since Zhou Chong said that even the Queen Mother and Li Dongdongyang could testify for him, then what Zhou Chong said just now was more credible.

Thinking that Zhou Chong in front of him turned out to be the only younger brother of Emperor Zhengde, and Zhengde had no heirs, this made Jiao Fang suddenly feel a burst of ecstasy, if Zhou Zhong or his son can inherit the throne, then he, as Zhou Chong's closest adviser, is likely to be in the cabinet again in the future. At that time, he Jiao Fang will be able to make a comeback. Even more brilliant than before.

Think of these. Jiao Fang also felt a fire in his heart, don't look at his age, but his fame and fortune have not weakened by half a point, even if he is going to die tomorrow, but as long as he can be the first assistant of the cabinet for a day today, then Jiao Fang will be willing, but it seems that this is just Jiao Fang's extravagant hope before. But now because of Zhou Chong's identity, he can see real hope, and at the same time, Jiao Fang finally understands the reason why Emperor Zhengde arranged him and Zhang Cai to Zhou Chong's side, and it is estimated that it is likely that they will make a comeback with the help of Zhou Chong's identity.

Zhou Zhong saw Jiao Fang's ecstatic expression, where could he not understand what the other party was thinking, but this was something he had expected a long time ago, and he could only smile helplessly at the moment, and could only wait for Jiao Fang to calm down.

After a long while, Jiao Fang finally woke up from the excitement, and glanced at Zhou Zhong with some embarrassment. At the moment, he arched his hand and said: "Don't blame the governor, Jiao Mou lost his temper just now." ”

"Huh. It doesn't matter, Zhou only told Ge Lao about this, in fact, he wanted to hear Ge Lao's opinion, after all, according to my current situation, it is not difficult to enter Beijing, but after entering Beijing, I will definitely be disclosed by the imperial brother's original identity, in this way, I will also become the vassal king in Daming, according to the law of Daming, I can only go to other places to serve the domain, and I can't enter Beijing without being recruited for eternity, so I can only watch Jiang Bin gain power! Zhou Zhong smiled bitterly and said.

It was also a helpless move for him to tell Jiao Fang his identity, after all, Zhou Chong couldn't make up his mind now, and Jinxuan couldn't give him a good advice, in contrast, Jiao Fang had been rolling in officialdom for many years, and he could be said to be well-informed, and he was a cunning person, so Zhou Zhong believed that Jiao Fang would definitely give Zhou Chong a reasonable advice.

Jiao Fang really didn't disappoint Zhou Chong, I saw that he pondered for a moment after listening, and then suddenly chuckled and said: "Your Excellency the Governor is really worried, according to the law of my Ming Dynasty, the vassal king does need to go to other places to serve as a vassal, but the current situation of His Majesty is special, the palace has not been able to give birth to an heir, and there are no other brothers, in this way, the Governor is the only relative around His Majesty except for the Queen Mother, so as long as you get the consent of Your Majesty, it is not difficult for Your Majesty to stay in the capital in the future!" ”

As the so-called word wakes up the dreamer, Zhou Chong got into a bull's horn before himself, and always thought about how the law of the Ming Dynasty was, but he forgot that the era of the Ming Dynasty is still an era when the imperial power is greater than the rule of law, of course, the future generations are similar, it can be said that as long as Zhengde is unwilling to let Zhou Chong leave, then Zhou Chong can stay in the capital all the time.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhongzhong couldn't help but feel relaxed, Zhengde grew up in the palace alone, and there were no other brothers and sisters to accompany him, and the Empress Dowager Zhang didn't care much for him, but Zhengde has actually grown up in an environment that lacks love, and he is very eager for family affection, but unfortunately Xiaozong is usually too busy to take care of Zhengde, so in this case, Zhengde can only feel a trace of family affection from the Eight Tigers and others around him, and it is his special feelings for the Eight Tigers, so Liu Jin and others are powerful, Although Liu Jin is dead now, Zhang Yong and others are still powerful.

However, the Eight Tigers and others gave Zhengde only a kind of affection similar to family affection, and it cannot be regarded as a real feeling, this Zhou Chong is different, he is Zhengde's younger brother, and Zhengde also trusts him very much, which can be seen from Zhengde's support for him before, and since the last meeting, Zhengde and Zhou Zhong have never broken letters, although the two can not meet often, but the brotherhood is much deeper than before.

It is precisely with the support of this kind of family affection that Zhou Zhong is sure to let Zhengde force out of public opinion, and then leave himself in the capital, after all, Zhengde is too lonely, and his wife Queen Xia and his relationship with him are not very good, as a result, Zhengde usually can't even find someone to talk to, and if Zhou Chong goes to the capital, he can just fill the vacancy in this family relationship.

In addition to feelings, Zhou Chong has another reliance, as far as he knows, although the military academy in Beijing has Xu Li in charge, and has selected the elite generals in the border army as generals, coupled with the detailed plan written by Zhou Chong before, it is said that the Beijing Army Military Academy should be very good, but in fact, the Beijing Army Military Academy did not appear a new atmosphere at the beginning, and later with the rise of Jiang Bin, he also began to meddle in the management of the military school, and as a result, Xu Li couldn't block Jiang Bin's outstretched claws for a while. As a result, the management in the current military academy is chaotic, and even many instructors in the military academy have begun to flatter Zhengde one by one after seeing Jiang Bin's example, hoping to get promoted.

It can be said that it is Jiang Bin's bad example that makes the entire military academy's originally good fine style begin to change slowly, and the entire military academy has even become a miasma, Xu Li's old country's public anger almost case, several times wanted to resign, but was rejected by Zhengde, and the result could only suffer in the military academy, watching his hard work be ruined, but Zhengde was blinded by Jiang Bin, and did not realize that the current military school was no longer the military school before.

However, although Zhengde was deceived by Jiang Bin, Zhou Chong knew that the other party was not confused, if he came forward, he would definitely let Zhengde see the changes in the Beijing Army Military Academy, which was absolutely intolerable for Zhengde, who liked martial arts, if Zhou Zhong proposed to take charge of the military academy himself at this time, Zhengde would definitely agree, after all, in comparison, Songjiang's naval academy was extremely outstanding, and now the earliest batch of quick officers have begun to serve as commanders in the Nanyang Fleet.

Of course, the military academy is only one aspect, and there is another reliance after Zhou Chong's most reluctant, that is, with the expansion of the Ming Dynasty's power on the sea, the threat of overseas has been minimized, and at the same time, the domestic land has also eliminated the trouble of displaced people brought about by land annexation, and the treasury is becoming more and more abundant, especially the grain production, which is higher than a year, and now the sweet potato has been rotten on the street, and many people have begun to feed livestock with sweet potatoes.

Although there are still many problems in the Ming Dynasty, such as the prevalence of corruption among officials, the corruption of the army, the rigidity of the imperial examinations, etc., if these problems are not solved, then it will still bring a serious crisis to the Ming Dynasty in the future.

However, the above problems can not be solved in a day or two, and Zhou Zhong is also slowly resolving these problems through Zhengde, such as the establishment of the military academy, which is a reform of the corruption of the military academy, and also a challenge to the civilian group.

It can be said that the current situation of the Ming Dynasty is unprecedentedly good, but the Tatars in the north are the henchmen of the Ming Dynasty, and often go south to plunder and cause serious disasters to the people of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhengde's greatest wish is to be able to personally lead the army to sweep the grassland and make great achievements like Emperor Chengzu, whom he admires the most. For this point, no one knows Zhengde better than Zhou Chong, so as long as he shows his attitude to support Zhengde's Northern Expedition to the grassland, then Zhengde will definitely not let him go, but let Zhou Chong help him complete his greatest wish, after all, in the entire Ming Dynasty, among the people who can support Zhengde, have enough talent, and can make Zhengde unconditionally trust, there is only Zhou Chong, in contrast, that Jiang Bin is just a brave man, and there is no comparison with Zhou Chong at all.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhong also let out a long sigh, if he was calculated above, then after he disclosed his identity, he could not only stay in the capital, but also use his identity to suppress Jiang Bin, so that Zhengde would not run to Xuanfu several times without permission as in history, although he defeated the little prince of Tartary by mistake, but that battle did not have much strategic significance at all, it could only prove Zhengde's bravery, and what he wanted was to completely destroy the border troubles in the north. (To be continued......)