Zhou Zhong is also very curious about the princess Hanbaoli in history, from the princess's sudden appearance in Nanyang to her death in the palace coup, her life is like a mystery, and there is a layer of fog everywhere that makes people unable to see clearly, so Zhou Zhong wants to know the true identity of this princess Hanbaoli.

Seeing that Zhou Zhong had been inquiring about the identity of Princess Han Baoli, Lu Lao's face also showed a little embarrassment, but after exchanging glances with Zhao Pu and others, he finally spoke: "Don't hide it from Lord Admiral, when our family came to settle in Malacca, that Princess Han Baoli had already died, but she gave birth to two princes for the Sultan at that time, one of the princes died young, and the other prince was the Alec who fled to Jinzhou after the failure of the coup with the Huang family. ”

"What?" Zhou Zhong also stood up in shock when he heard this, that Princess Hanbaoli came to Malacca with the Huang family, and later her son joined forces with the Huang family to rebel against Tamil, if it had nothing to do with it, he would not believe it if he killed Zhou Chong.

Then I only listened to Lu Lao continue to introduce: "As for the true origin of Princess Han Baoli, in fact, we don't know the Tao very well, but there are some speculations, but the people of the Huang family must know the Tao of the Lu Dao, after all, Princess Han Baoli came to Malacca on their ship. ”

"Oh, so in your guess, what should that Princess Humboli be?" Zhou Zhong asked again, the people of the Huang family are still in Jinzhou opposite Malacca City, and it is estimated that they will not be able to see them in a short time, so now they can only ask Lu Lao, who knows some inside information.

"Lord Qiyu. Before we say our guesses, please introduce the situation of the Kingdom of Malacca at that time, and if you understand the situation at that time, you can understand the origin of Princess Hanbaoli. After Lu Lao finished speaking, he saw Zhou nodded, so he introduced the situation before Princess Han Baoli came to the Kingdom of Malacca.

It turned out that the reigning king at that time was named Luo Gelding. Qasim, one of the most accomplished kings in the history of the Kingdom of Malacca, officially established Islam as the state religion and proclaimed himself Sultan during his reign. Muzaffar. sand, making the country officially Islamized. At the same time, he was also very successful in military affairs. Twice dealt a blow to Siamese attacks, and occupied Selangor, a grain base in the northwest, and even crossed the Strait of Malacca to expand his territory to the opposite side of Golden Chau. This move also allowed the Kingdom of Malacca to completely control the Strait of Malacca.

But Sudan. Muzaffar. Sha's expansion also made him a number of enemies. Especially Siam in the north. It is also the old enemy of the Kingdom of Malacca, because the predecessor of the Kingdom of Malacca was a vassal state of Siam, and it was only later that it became independent. Siam has always been worried about this, and after several failed attacks on the Kingdom of Malacca, Siam changed its strategy and actively united with other countries to isolate the Kingdom of Malacca, and even prepared to form a coalition army to crusade against the Kingdom of Malacca.

At that time, although the Kingdom of Malacca was strong, the Sultan. Muzaffar. If Sha knew that if Siam and other countries were allowed to isolate themselves, if his own country weakened in the future, then he would definitely attract a coalition army led by Siam, and their kingdom of Malacca would also suffer a catastrophe.

It was also in this situation that the princess Han Baoli suddenly appeared, and also brought a large number of servants and maids, although the Kingdom of Malacca claimed that the princess came to Malacca on Zheng He's treasure ship, but Lu Lao and they later learned through their dealings with the Huang family that Princess Han Baoli actually came on the Huang family's boat, and the so-called large number of servants and maids were actually quite a few of the Huang family's people, and the real princess servants and maids together were only a dozen.

Princess Han Baoli suddenly appeared in Malacca, and with the holy decree of the Ming Emperor, the Sultan of the Kingdom of Malacca. Muzaffar. Sha claimed that this was because the Ming Emperor valued his morality, and he proposed to the Ming Dynasty, which moved the Ming Emperor to the end, so he married Princess Han Baoli.

At that time, it was not too long since Zheng He went to the West, and the Ming Dynasty's deterrence of the Nanyang countries was still very strong, and when he saw that the Kingdom of Malacca had been given marriage by the Ming Dynasty, this immediately increased the prestige of the Kingdom of Malacca, and many Nanyang countries were vying to communicate with the Kingdom of Malacca, which also made Siam's plan to isolate the Kingdom of Malacca go bankrupt, and the Kingdom of Malacca also took this opportunity to expand its influence in one fell swoop, and consolidated its position as the sole domination of the Strait of Malacca.

"I see, according to what you said, that Princess Hanbaoli is likely to be a conspiracy of the Kingdom of Malacca, they took advantage of our Ming prestige in Nanyang, and they didn't know where to find such a woman, and then declared that the other party was Princess Daming?" Zhou Chong suddenly guessed something when he heard this, but there was still a trace of uncertainty in his tone.

"Lord Admiral is wise, although we don't have any solid evidence, but all kinds of signs show that Princess Hanbaoli was indeed a conspiracy of the Malacca Kingdom at that time, but Princess Hanbaoli was not randomly found by the Malacca Kingdom, she is likely to be arranged by the Huang family, and even this matter is likely to be a play jointly performed by the Huang family and the Malacca Kingdom!" Lu Lao spoke again after being the most embarrassed.

"Huh? Wrong! Zhou Zhong suddenly thought of a question at this time, and immediately spoke, "Lu Lao, according to you, the timing of Princess Hanbaoli's appearance is too coincidental, and a discerning person can see the flaws at a glance, but why did all the countries of Nanyang believe the words of the Kingdom of Malacca and think that Princess Hanbaoli is true?" ”

Originally, when Princess Han Baoli just married into the Kingdom of Malacca, there were many Nanyang countries who doubted her identity, but at that time, the sea ban of the Ming Dynasty was in the strictest period, and even overseas subject countries were not allowed to pay tribute, and the Nanyang countries could not verify this matter from the Ming Dynasty for the time being, and the words and deeds of the Princess Han Baoli were also extremely noble, and she was also very familiar with the palace and structure of the Ming Palace, and even knew a lot of court things. The skeptics also came to the Kingdom of Malacca to visit Princess Hanbaoli in person, many of whom were envoys who had been to the Ming Dynasty, but they also failed to find out the flaws in Princess Hanbaoli, and as a result, most people slowly believed that Princess Hanbaoli was really the princess of the Ming Dynasty. ”

When Lu Lao talked about the above things, he also showed a puzzled expression on his face, after all, from all indications, it was obvious that Princess Han Baoli should be a fake, but this princess was very familiar with the things in the Daming Palace, which was obviously not something that ordinary people could know, so Lu Lao was also puzzled by this matter.

Zhou Zhong also frowned after listening to Lu Lao's words, according to what Lu Lao said, although the identity of Princess Han Baoli is suspicious, she is very familiar with the things in the big star palace, but the Ming court is heavily guarded, except for the concubines and princesses who live in the palace, only those eunuchs and palace maids will be very familiar with the palace, if the identity of Princess Han Baoli is fake, then she is likely to be the palace maid who escaped from the palace, but this is not quite right, the palace maid is a palace maid after all, and she usually has no opportunity to be educated. It is impossible to be as noble as a real princess in words and deeds, and in their status, the people they usually contact are very limited, and they also have limited knowledge of the affairs of the court, and it is impossible to hide so many kingdom envoys.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhong couldn't help but fall into doubts as well, and at the same time, he was even more curious about the identity of Princess Hanbaoli, and even wanted to find the people of the Huang family immediately, as well as the son of Princess Hanbaoli, Alec, I believe that they should be able to provide more information about this princess.

The discussion of Princess Han Baoli has come to an end for the time being, and Lu Lao and the others have already told everything they know, and the rest is not something they can know.

Next, Zhou Zhong inquired about the life and business of these people in the port of Malacca, and Lu Lao told him that although they had been away from the Central Plains for many years, they still maintained the habits of the Han people, and even only intermarried within the Han people, which was different from the aesthetics of the Nanyang people on the one hand, and on the other hand, they disdained to intermarry with the lazy and stupid Nanyang natives. As for the hot and humid weather here in Nanyang, they have lived in Nanyang for so many years, and they have long been accustomed to the climate here, and there are many specialties here in Nanyang, as long as they are diligent, at least they don't have to worry about being hungry.

As for the family's business, it is mainly a middleman, especially when the merchants of the Ming Dynasty transport the goods to the port of Malacca, they will spend money to eat each other's goods, and then find suitable buyers, so as to earn the difference. Of course, they also have their own fleet, but because they are far away from the Ming Dynasty, the shipbuilding skills on the Malacca side are too poor, so their fleet can't go far, and they can only transport goods on the nearby islands.

After learning about the life of the Han people in Nanyang, Zhou Chong suddenly spoke: "Lu Lao, I have already said just now, now our Ming army has taken over the port of Malacca, and the management of the port will also belong to our Governor Yamen of the four seas in the future, but we are not very familiar with Malacca and Nanyang, so I am afraid that there will be many problems in managing the port, but if we can get the help of Lu Lao, it will definitely save us a lot of trouble, I don't know if Lu Lao, you are willing to let the children of the clan to serve in the port?" ”

Zhou Chong finally told his main purpose of visiting Lu Lao, after taking over the port of Malacca, it is not enough to rely on his subordinates alone, there must be some people who are familiar with the local area to help, Zhou Zhong does not believe in the Malacca people, so he naturally hopes that Lu Lao, the Han people who settled in Malacca, can come out to help him.

"This ......" Hearing Zhou Chong's words, Lu Lao and the others all showed hesitation, and they glanced at each other but did not speak. (To be continued......)