Chapter 179: Pushed to Jinyiwei
When Kim Wenxian heard that Zhou Chong actually said that he knew the king of Korea very well, and also reminded himself that the courtiers in North Korea were likely to rebel against the rule of His Royal Highness the king, Jin Wenxian was also taken aback, and hurriedly asked: "What does Zhou Gongzi mean, do you think that someone in North Korea is going to launch a coup d'état?" ”
"Hehe, I can't guarantee whether someone launched a coup d'état, but I heard something about North Korea, if Chairman Kim is interested, Zhou can tell it and let Chairman Kim hear it!" Zhou Zhong said with a smile, seeing the other party's appearance, he knew that Jin Wenxian had fallen into his own trap.
Jin Wenxian is a very shrewd person, just now he was in a hurry, so he asked Zhou Chongzhi what to say, but at this time he also reacted, and he couldn't help but wonder in his heart, although the situation in North Korea is not a secret, but Da Ming is not very clear about the situation in each subject country, Zhou Chong is a smuggler, how did he know about the situation in North Korea?
Thinking of this, Jin Wenxian was not in a hurry to know what Zhou Chong knew about Zhou Chong, but instead sat up straight and took a sip of tea and asked Zhou Chong: "Zhou Gongzi, the villain took the liberty of asking, I don't know where you heard the news about our North Korea?" ”
Zhou Zhong had long expected that Kim Wenxian would inquire about his sources, of course he could not tell the other party that he had seen it from the history books of later generations and some Korean TV dramas, but he had already had his own plans. I saw Zhou Zhong smile and said: "Actually, about North Korea, I just heard about it from those brocade guards around me. ”
Zhou Zhong paused here when he said this, and then said: "Last summer, I heard that a major event happened in North Korea. Many Korean scholars were killed by the Joseon king. And some of them came to our Daming. I want to see the emperor His Majesty to administer justice for them, our Emperor Majesty also attaches great importance to this, and sent a lot of brocade guards to North Korea to inquire about the situation, but the result was that he inadvertently inquired about a big thing, and then our Emperor His Majesty felt that this matter was a family affair in North Korea, and it was not appropriate for the Ming Dynasty to interfere, so he sealed the news he heard, but it was a coincidence. Among the Jinyi guards sent to me, there were people who had been to North Korea to inquire about the news, so I heard some from them! ”
When Zhou Zhong said the above words, the expression on his face was very sincere, and it was absolutely impossible to believe that he was talking nonsense, but I have to say that Zhou Chong's ability to make up lies is indeed very high, and he actually pushed the source of the news to Jinyiwei, who originally had the duty to investigate the news and supervise the world, in the eyes of the people of the Ming Dynasty, Jinyiwei was not only arrogant. And it's mysterious, with little news they can't get into. In this regard, Jin Wenxian, who is a North Korean, is even more in awe of Jinyiwei, so when he heard that Zhou Chong's news came from the mysterious Jinyiwei, he actually believed it seven or eight points.
In addition, Zhou Zhong said that many scholars in North Korea were killed last year, which was actually the second disaster of the Joseon Dynasty, because it occurred in the year of Jiazi, so it is called "Jiazi Disaster" in history. The cause of the Jiazi Shi disaster was due to the death of the biological mother of the Korean king Li Long, which seemed to involve many people, and as a result, the Korean king Li Long was on a killing spree, not only killing his father's two concubines, but also killing his two younger brothers, and even the grandmother who raised him was killed by him, and countless ministers in the court were implicated. Of course, the North Korean scholars who came to Daming for help, and Daming sent Jinyiwei to inquire about the news, all of which were made up by Zhou Zhong himself.
After listening to Zhou Chong's true lies, Jin Wenxian was also taken aback, and now he finally believed most of them, and finally eagerly asked again: "Zhou Gongzi, I don't know what news the Jinyi guards of the Ming Dynasty have heard, is it true that as you just said, someone wants to be unfavorable to His Royal Highness the King?" ”
Seeing the anxious look on Jin Wenxian's face, Zhou Zhong smiled unhurriedly and said: "What Chairman Jin said is right, it is true that there are people who want to be unfavorable to His Royal Highness the King of Korea, and I also know who wants to be unfavorable to His Royal Highness the King, but I can't tell you the names of these people for the time being." ”
Zhou Chong's time in later generations, there is a very popular movie in South Korea called "The King's Man", this movie is about the period of Yan Shanjun, and it also involves many secrets of the Korean court, and the most important thing is that a coup d'état ended with Yan Shanjun being demoted, although the story in this movie is fictional, but there are many real historical figures, such as Yan Shanjun, Zhang Lushui, etc., Zhou Chong was very impressed by this movie, and after watching it, he also specially checked the history of the Joseon Dynasty, Therefore, I remember very well the courtiers who carried out the coup d'état.
However, although Zhou Zhong remembered the North Korean ministers who launched the coup, he couldn't say it now, because there was still a year before the North Korean coup, and he didn't know if these people had begun to prepare for the coup, in case he told the names of these people, but the other party was not prepared for the coup at all, then the joke would be big, so until the last moment of the coup, he would not tell Kim Wenxian the names of the ministers.
Jin Wenxian didn't expect Zhou Chong's intelligence to be so accurate, and he even had a list of ministers who launched a coup d'état, which gave him a higher understanding of Jin Yiwei's ability, and at the same time, he was more in awe in his heart. I saw that he thought about it for a while, and then asked Zhou Chong: "Zhou Gongzi, you said that you can't tell me the names of those traitors for the time being, so when do you plan to tell me, or what kind of benefits do you plan to get, so that you are willing to tell me the names of the other party?" ”
Seeing that Jin Wenxian still didn't give up on asking, Zhou Chong glanced at him and said with a smile: "Chairman Jin doesn't have to worry, I already know the plans of those people, and now there are Jinyi guards staring at them, in a short time, those people should stay honestly and will not do anything unfavorable to the king of Korea, and when they make any changes, I will naturally notify you!" ”
Seeing that Zhou Chong was unwilling to tell him the names of those people, Jin Wenxian was helpless at the same time, and finally understood that Zhou Zhong had a condition for himself at this time, only if he returned to North Korea to do things for Zhou Chong honestly as the other party said, Zhou Chong would tell himself about it.
Thinking about this, I saw Jin Wenxian salute Zhou Zhong again and said: "Thank you Gongzi Zhou for reminding me, I will find an opportunity to tell my king about this matter, and we will also follow Gongzi's suggestion to return to North Korea to find a suitable place to trade, and then we will wait for Gongzi Zhou's fleet to come to trade!" ”
"Ha Lu haha~, Chairman Kim is really a cheerful person, when you have a firm foothold in North Korea, my son will also go to North Korea to take a trip, and then we will have a good talk about it!" Zhou Zhong also said happily, and in the words, he also hinted that when the two met next time, he would tell everything that the other party wanted to know.
In his opinion, although it is important for him to exist in the Chamber of Commerce, the most important thing is the safety of His Royal Highness the King behind him, after all, only if he is alive, he can have incomparable connections and power in North Korea, so he doesn't want His Royal Highness to have an accident anyway.
After sending Jin Wenxian away, Zhou Chong immediately called Sanniang and Uncle Huo, told him about his conspiracy with Jin Wenxian, and then asked them to pay close attention to the actions of the Chungcheong Chamber of Commerce, and at the same time pay close attention to other Japanese Chamber of Commerce and the Korean Chamber of Commerce, after all, it is a critical period before the establishment of the Strait League, and they must not be careless.
Just when Zhou Zhong was discussing things with Sanniang, in a study in the backyard of the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce in the eastern district of Hokkaito, the diminutive Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce, Ashikaga Kazuki, the president of the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce, was sitting on a chair, his eyes were slightly closed, and his face was very calm, looking like a statue. And in front of Ashikaga Kazuki, the president of the Ise Chamber of Commerce, who was wearing Akito clothes, was saying something with an excited expression.
"Brother Ashikaga, after the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce carried out cooperative smuggling, it has taken away most of the supply of goods in our hands, and many small chambers of commerce of the Yamato people have gone bankrupt, if this continues, I am afraid that sooner or later, our larger chambers of commerce will also go bankrupt like those small chambers of commerce, so we can't wait any longer!" Iseryan said loudly to Ashikaga Kazuki with anger on his face, now his Ise Chamber of Commerce is also on the verge of bankruptcy, although he also wants to cooperate with others in smuggling, but because the reputation of the Japanese people is too bad, let alone his Ise Chamber of Commerce, even the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce, which is the most powerful among the Japanese people, will not have a shipper willing to cooperate with them in smuggling.
The Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce, as the most powerful chamber of commerce among the Japanese people, has the support of the Ashikaga shogunate behind it, while the other Japanese chambers of commerce are supported by daimyo from all over the world, which also leads to the tension between the Ashikaga Chamber of Commerce and most of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce, and there are often fights, but now under the oppression of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, they have to come together to fight against the squeeze of the behemoth of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce.
I saw that after Ashikaga Kazuki listened to Iseyasu's words, he just raised his eyes and glanced at him lightly and said: "The Nanyang Chamber of Commerce is indeed suppressing us, but the other party is using an upright and upright strategy, and he is not afraid of us obstructing it at all, is it possible that Ise-kun has any good way?" ”
Seeing Ashikaga Kazuki's calm appearance, Iserikang, who had been squeezed out by the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce, was even more angry in his heart, and saw him gritted his teeth and held back his anger and said: "Brother Ashikaga, although the prestige of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce has risen now, most of their manpower is boatmen distributed in the fleet, and the Chamber of Commerce does not have much defensive strength. Destroy the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce with lightning speed, and then the entire Shuangyu Port will be our world! (To be continued......)