Zhengde is a well-known absurd emperor in history, in his life, he has done many famous absurd things, one of the most famous things, is that Zhengde put a good emperor not to do, but pseudonym Zhu Shou, but also gave himself an official position, the name of this official position is very long, called "Governor Military Affairs Mighty General General General Commander", referred to as the general, and this bullshit official position was also written on the official document by him, used to give orders to the army generals.

Speaking of Zhengde, the general is also very competent, and he actually commanded the army to defeat the little prince in the promise, and as a result, Zhengde rewarded himself for his meritorious deeds, and rightfully crowned himself as the prince of Zhenguo, and also built a Zhenguo Mansion for himself in Xuanfu, and even often went to live in Xuanfu, and affectionately called it "home", which shows that in Zhengde's heart, he did not regard the palace with strict rules as his home, although there were his mother and wife in the palace.

Although when Zhou Chong saw Zhengde, he had not yet named himself a general, but he liked to seal the bad taste of officials and officials for a long time, for example, this time because of Zhou Chong's persuasion, Zhengde also attached importance to the ocean, plus he had long wanted Zhou Chong to enter the officialdom, so he invented a so-called Admiral of the Four Seas, not only the remnants of the Ming Navy were placed under the jurisdiction of the Admiral of the Four Seas, but even the functions of the customs in later generations were also assigned to the Admiral of the Four Seas.

For the position of Admiral of the Four Seas, Zhou Zhong had to admit that he was very attractive to himself, as long as he accepted this position, then in the future, whether it was for the Wa Kingdom or Portugal, he would have the official identity of the Ming Dynasty, and he could also use the military strength of the Ming Dynasty. Then add to that his ability to foresee. Not only is it easy to manipulate the Japanese state. And even the menacing Portugal, Zhou Zhong was sure that they would not return, and even with the help of the shipping routes opened by the Portuguese, they extended the power of the Ming Dynasty to Europe.

Thinking of the above tempting prospects, Zhou Zhong was naturally very excited, but in addition to being excited, he also had his own concerns. Although he didn't have any rebellious intentions, he came to this era. There is always a sense of insecurity in his heart, so he has been eager to form his own power of power, this force needs to be completely controlled by him, and anyone who wants to move him must consider the consequences of doing so, and now he has initially succeeded, and the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce and the Haimeng that is about to be formed are his power forces.

But now Emperor Zhengde wants him to become an official, and he also has to serve the Ming court, although with the power brought by the position of Admiral of the Four Seas, he can make the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce bigger and stronger. But don't forget, after all, the Yamen of the Four Seas Admiralty is the official institution of the imperial court. Zhou Chong is only working for Zhengde, in case he is unhappy with the other party because of something one day, a holy decree can arrest him and put him in prison, and no matter how strong the power of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce is, it is impossible to go against the imperial court.

Therefore, Zhou Zhong felt that if he entered the officialdom, he would not be as safe as he is now, and when he was in Shuangyu Port and at sea, the imperial court would not be able to control them, but if the Yamen of the Four Seas Governor was established, then the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty would be under the jurisdiction of this official body, and his Nanyang Chamber of Commerce would probably no longer be as free as it is now.

As the saying goes, there are gains and losses, Zhou Zhong now has a deeper understanding of this sentence, if he accepts the official position of the commander of the four seas, then the sense of security he has worked hard to gain before will disappear, but the chamber of commerce can be greatly developed. If he gave up this opportunity, he could maintain his current sense of security, but he would have lost an opportunity for the Chamber of Commerce to develop greatly, and even lost an opportunity to open the door to the ocean for Daming.

Thinking of the above, he couldn't help but hesitate for a while, and he couldn't make up his mind while sitting there, but soon he felt his whole body tremble, and when he raised his head, he immediately saw Zhengde's deep eyes, so that people couldn't guess what he was thinking?

When he saw Zhengde, Zhou Chong's heart suddenly trembled, and at the same time, he finally realized that he was not facing the businessmen he had often contacted before, but His Majesty, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he would not bargain with himself like those merchants, that is to say, Zhengde made himself the governor of the four seas, so there was no room for refusal, otherwise he was likely to offend the other party because of this, thinking about the price of offending a son of heaven, Zhou Chong couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile.

"Thanks to His Majesty's love, the grass people have also been familiar with the sage books since childhood, and they are naturally willing to serve the court with their bodies, but the grass people are a little worried, the establishment of the Yamen of the Four Seas Governor requires the consent of the cabinet, and His Majesty can have the confidence to persuade the cabinet?" Zhou Zhong finally nodded in agreement, and even raised the first difficulty in establishing the Admiral's Yamen.

Zhengde saw Zhou Chong agree, and finally showed a sincere smile on his face, and said with a slight smile: "You don't have to worry about this Zhou Chong, the Admiral is not a permanent official position of the Ming Dynasty, it is just a temporary military position, and then I will propose to temporarily establish the official position of Admiral of the Four Seas in the name of assisting the subject country of Malacca, and wait until the war is over, and then find a reason to change the Admiral of the Four Seas from temporary to permanent." ”

Hearing that Zhengde so easily divided the establishment of the Governor of the Four Seas into two steps, Zhou Zhongzhong couldn't help but feel a little more awe, he no longer dared to believe the rumors on the market, in his opinion, although Zhengde is young, but he is extremely smart, even if such a person is greedy and messy, but there is no confusion in political affairs, presumably this is the true face of Zhengde.

Zhou Chong chatted with Zhengde until late, and lived in the barracks that night, but he didn't like to live in tents as much as Zhengde, but asked Gu Dayong to arrange himself to live in the barracks, and so on the next morning, Zhou Chong returned to the palace with Zhengde, and then Zhengde immediately summoned Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe, Liang Chu and other cabinet ministers to the leopard room for discussion.

Li Dongyang, Yang Tinghe and others have almost dealt with the aftermath of Liu Jin's downfall during this time, those eunuchs should be arrested, killed should be killed, the atmosphere in the DPRK and China is clear, plus Zhang Yong presided over the ceremonial supervisor, and the cooperation with the cabinet is also very good, so that the Ming Dynasty government runs smoothly, which makes Li Dongyang and others also a lot more idle.

Today, Li Dongyang and several other cabinet ministers were handling government affairs, but they were all surprised when Zhengde summoned them to the leopard room for discussion, because this was the first time that Zhengde took the initiative to convene them for discussion. Especially Li Dongyang, he knew that Emperor Zhengde was not as mediocre as he appeared on the surface, and even the downfall of Liu Jin was secretly promoted by Emperor Zhengde, so he had always been in awe of Emperor Zhengde, and now seeing the other party take such an abnormal initiative to discuss matters, he felt a little uneasy.

With apprehension in his heart, Li Dongyang took the cabinet to the leopard room, and finally saw Emperor Zhengde in a large hall who had not been in the early dynasty for many days, but what surprised Li Dongyang and his party was that in addition to Emperor Zhengde and Gu Dayong's cronies and eunuchs in the main hall, there was also a handsome young man with a long body, who did not look like an official in his clothes, but his expression was neither humble nor arrogant, standing there with a demeanor that made people dare not underestimate him.

Seeing this strange young man in the palace, Li Dongyang and they were all stunned, and then they each looked at each other, but found that everyone didn't know this young man, and everyone felt a little strange in their hearts at the moment.

After everyone finished saluting, Zhengde also asked Li Dongyang and others to sit down, after all, this is not a court, and there is no need to make so many rules. Only then did Zhengde speak: "Li Gong, what is the important thing in the DPRK during this time?" ”

After all, Zhengde is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and he has not shown up for a few days, and now he finally called Li Dongyang and others, so he naturally wants to inquire about political affairs, so as to show that the emperor is still very concerned about the government.

Li Dongyang, as the chief assistant of the cabinet, helped Zhengde manage such a large country, so it was naturally impossible to say that there was nothing wrong with the DPRK and China, so I saw him stand up and say a few recent more urgent political affairs, such as what kind of famine has occurred in a certain place, some changes in the northern grasslands, and so on, and there is nothing new.

However, when talking about the most reluctant, Li Dongyang suddenly remembered an important matter, and said at the moment: "Your Majesty, some time ago, Bazhou Xiangma Liu Liu, Liu Qi and others gathered more than a dozen horsemen to rebel, and as a result, some Diao people in Bazhou and other places took the opportunity to respond, and now thousands of people have gathered. ”

Zhou Zhong next to him heard Li Dongyang's report of "Liu Liu Liu Qi rebellion", but he couldn't help jumping in his heart, because he remembered very well that after Liu Jin's death, the Bazhou Xiangma Liu Liu and Liu Qi brothers rebelled because their family members were killed, and at first they were only in Bazhou, and they did not attract the attention of the Ming court, and even later rushed into Huguang, Jiangxi, Anhui and other places, turning the entire Ming Dynasty upside down.

Liu Liu Liu Qi rebellion lasted for three years, transferred to Shandong, Henan, Jiangsu and other provinces, although the most Lu later because of the wrong decision-making led to the failure of the rebellion, Liu Liu Liu Qi and Yang Hu and others were also killed, but to the Ming court brought endless trouble, in order to eliminate the rebel team, the Ming Dynasty consumed a lot of financial and material resources, which was already in trouble for the Ming Dynasty's finances, it is undoubtedly worse.

Thinking of these, an impulse suddenly surged in the heart of Zhou Zhongzhong, now Liu Liu and Liu Qi have just rebelled, their strength is still very weak, and they have not joined Yang Hu in Shandong, taking advantage of this opportunity, they should do something for the Ming Dynasty, no, to be precise, for the people of the world, after all, in the years of Liu Liu and Liu Qi's rebellion, it was the people of the world who suffered the most. (To be continued......)