Regarding Wang Shouren's proposal to Zhou Chong to let him give up his position as governor of the four seas and find a way to transfer to the capital, Zhou Chong did not agree or oppose at that time, after all, this matter is very important, and he needs time to think about it seriously. In this regard, Wang Shouren, Jiao Fang, and Zhang Cai all thought that Zhou Chong was reluctant to give up the official position of governor, but they didn't know that Zhou Chong didn't care about his current position at all, but worried about a series of changes that he would bring to his family after restoring his status as a prince.

Zhou Zhong has never been able to make up his mind about whether to enter Beijing, and after returning home, he thought about it for a long time, but the most regrettable thing was that he found that his mind was already in a mess, and he had no clue at all, and he couldn't discuss this matter with outsiders, after all, even Jiao Fang didn't know his true identity.

After the most Zhou Chong, there was really no way, so he came to the courtyard where Jinxuan lived, at this time it was already night, Jinxuan had just taken care of her and Zhou Chong's eldest daughter Xia Xia, and the eldest son of the two of them fell asleep, speaking of which Zhou Chong is the prince of the Ming Dynasty, so his name must also be named according to the genealogy of the Ming royal family, Zhou Chong's generation is the "thick" generation, and his son's name must have a "Zai" word, and the third word must have the word soil, such as his two sons, one is called Zaiyuan, and the other is called Zaizhen.

"Why did the husband come back so early, usually if he discussed with the adults in the house, but he would have to come back after three watches?" Jinxuan carefully covered a pair of children with a quilt, and then asked softly.

Zhou Chong first looked at the sleeping children with a doting face, and gently kissed them on the forehead, then reached out to hold Jinxuan's white and tender fingers and said, "There was nothing going on in the house during this time. It's just that there is news from Beijing today. That's why I've called them together for counseling. It doesn't take much time. ”

Although Zhou Zhong said it easily, but Jinxuan and Zhou Chong have been married for many years, and they can't understand his temperament anymore, I saw her smile slightly, and then her husband's hand came to the outer hall, and after Zhou Chong's maid stepped back, she said: "Husband has something on his mind, you might as well tell Jinxuan." Although Jinxuan may not be able to help much, it is better than Fujun holding it in her heart. ”

Zhou Chong knew that he couldn't hide it from Jinxuan, so he sighed at the moment, and told everything that happened today, especially the advice given to him by Wang Shouren, which now made him in a dilemma, and he didn't know how to choose Lu Dao, so he wanted to hear Jinxuan's opinion, after all, the only people who knew his true identity were Jinxuan and Lingyun. It's just that Lingyun's utilitarian heart is more important, so Zhou Zhong prefers to discuss this kind of thing with Jinxuan.

Jinxuan listened quietly to Zhou Chong's narration. There was also a contemplative look on her face, and after a while, she raised her head and said to Zhou Chong: "Husband, when we got married, Jinxuan didn't want her husband to enter the court as an official, but then the situation forced her husband to accept the official position rewarded by the imperial court, and later recognized His Majesty, so that the identity is even more different, and the identity of a prince is indispensable in the future." ”

Jinxuan paused when she said this, and then said: "The identity of the prince is noble, and even our children may inherit the throne in the future, so I should be content, but for some reason, I am always worried about the future life of our family, especially if the identity of the husband is edicted to the world, that is my Ming vassal king, as a rule, I have to stay in the fief and not go out, and Zaiyuan has to stay in the palace to be raised by the queen mother and the queen. ”

Jinxuan couldn't stop crying when she said the most, she was not as heavy as Xie Lingyun's utilitarian heart, in Jinxuan's opinion, the family lived together peacefully, much better than any fame and fortune, as for what prince is not a prince, she didn't care at all, after all, when she married Zhou Chong, Zhou Chong was just a low-status smuggler.

Hearing his wife's words, Zhou Chong couldn't help but sigh, Jinxuan's personality is actually very similar to him, both of them are very family-oriented, if there is nothing else, both of them would rather stay at home all day and night to accompany their children, so after Jinxuan heard that Zhou Zheng entered Beijing, the first thing that came to mind was the impact on his family, especially his son was also sent to the palace, although his son was likely to become the emperor of the Ming Dynasty in the future, but Jinxuan was still unwilling to be separated from his son.

The husband and wife both wanted to go together, but unfortunately, Zhou Chong's identity made them a little uncomfortable. Originally, in the past few years, it seems that Zhou Chong and Zhengde are brothers, which is a good thing, at least Zhou Chong doesn't have to scruple too much about doing things, anyway, there is the strong support of Zhengde behind him, but now it seems that any benefit has to pay a price, for example, Zhou Chong is now facing a choice, either to continue to be his governor here in Shanghai, which is likely to cause Zhengde's suspicion in the future, or to let go of everything now and restore his identity to listen to the arrangements of the imperial court.

Thinking of this, Zhou Chong couldn't help sighing, he accompanied Jinxuan all night that night, and when it was almost dawn, it was not easy for Jinxuan to fall asleep, in contrast, Zhou Chong kept his eyes open until dawn, and when the sun rose, Zhou Chong suddenly made a decision.

Jiao Fang also couldn't sleep last night, the older people had less sleep, and he was also thinking about the dilemma that Zhou Chong was facing now, after all, he had been the most important adviser by Zhou Chong's side during this time, but he thought about it, and finally found that the only way to solve Zhou Chong's current predicament was to enter Beijing, just looking at Zhou Chong's appearance yesterday, he seemed to be thinking a lot about entering Beijing.

Jiao Fang, who got up in the morning, had just had breakfast and was about to go to Zhou Chong to persuade him again, but he didn't expect the carriage sent by Zhou Chong to pick him up, which made Jiao Fang happy, thinking that Zhou Chong had already figured it out, so he sent him to discuss.

At that moment, Jiao Fang came to the Zhou family's mansion in a carriage, and saw Zhou Chong, who was also in poor spirits, in the study, he also smiled bitterly in his heart, it seems that the young governor did not have a good rest last night.

"Elder Jiao Ge, please take a seat, I invited you early in the morning, I really have important things to discuss with you." Zhou Chong glanced at Jiao Fang apologetically and said, after all, the other party is so old, but Zhou Chong still has to work from time to time, and he is really a little unhappy in his heart.

"Hehe, my lord is too polite, Jiao's old bones can do something for the court in the next few years, it is really a very happy thing, people are happy, and even feel that this body is much stronger than in the old family, so adults don't have to worry about this matter!" Jiao Fang said with a smile.

When Zhou Chong heard Jiao Fang say this, he was polite again, and then suddenly saw his tone change, and said with a serious face: "Elder Jiao Ge, Zhou Mou came to you today, in fact, there is a big secret I want to tell you, and then please help Zhou Mou take a closer look, but this confidential matter is too important, so please Jiao Ge Lao must not tell others!" ”

Jiao Fang thought that Zhou Chong had come to him to discuss the matter of entering Beijing, but he didn't expect Zhou Chong to say that he wanted to tell him something confidential, which made him a little surprised, but he still spoke: "Lord Governor, please rest assured, the old man knows the importance of the way, if the adult does not let the old man spread the word, then the old man will bring this matter to the coffin." ”

After getting Jiao Fang's assurance, Zhou Chong sighed and said: "Jiao Ge Lao, I must also know that I was just a businessman, but after seeing His Majesty, I suddenly got the reuse of His Majesty, but as for why I suddenly got His Majesty's importance, there are many rumors outside, some people say that I have brought huge wealth and many overseas beauties to His Majesty, and some people say that I am looking for the elixir of life for His Majesty, and some people even say nonsense that I am the ...... of His Majesty's side."

Speaking of the most embarrassing, Zhou Chong's face was flushed with anger, and he didn't even want to say that term, but this is not to blame others, after all, Zhengde itself has a problem, and not only Zhengde has problems with sexual orientation, but the entire Ming scholar class has problems, and there are more than one or two people who like prostitution, but the entire scholar class likes this style, and it is even regarded as an elegant thing, Zhengde as the emperor is no exception, plus Zhou Chong was suddenly reused, so the rumors outside are naturally not good.

Jiao Fang naturally knew what Zhou Zhong wanted to say, and he also smiled a little bitterly at the moment, speaking of which he was quite good among the ministers of the Ming Dynasty, after all, he was not good at manhood, but other people were different, such as Zhang Cai was lustful, but not only good women, but he also liked men, in addition, there was also the current military department Shangshu Wang Qiong, although he was a good official, but it is said that he also had an unusual relationship with Emperor Zhengde.

"The Governor doesn't have to pay attention to those rumors from the outside world, the so-called Qing is self-purifying, and the world will naturally know the Tao in the future, and the Governor can be reused by His Majesty, naturally because the Governor has extraordinary talents, for example, now our Governor's Mansion has solved many difficult problems for my Ming Dynasty, and those who have made a fortune overseas also remember the kindness of the Governor!" Jiao Fang explained at this time that he had also had a misunderstanding in this regard before, but with the understanding of Zhou Chong, he had already understood that Zhou Chong was able to take the position of governor because he had extraordinary talents, which also showed that His Majesty the Emperor did have the ability to recognize people.

However, when Zhou Chong heard Jiao Fang's words, he shook his head lightly and said: "Jiao Ge Lao's words are not right or not, the reason why I can be reused by His Majesty is not only because my talent has impressed His Majesty, but there is another reason!" (To be continued......)