Zhou Chong did not expect that during his trip to Xiangshan, he would meet Zhu Chenhao, the rebellious king of Ning in history, and the other party would reveal his identity all of a sudden. This shocked Zhou Zhong. In addition, Zhu Chenhao

After repeated invitations, Zhou Chong could not refuse, and finally had to follow Prince Ning to an independent courtyard behind Yong'an Temple to enjoy tea. Jin Xuan and other female relatives rested in the pavilion in the courtyard with the female relatives of Prince Ning's palace.

In the Zen room, Zhou Zhong and Zhu Chenhao were sitting opposite each other. A beautiful maid from Prince Ning's palace was sitting on her knees at the table, showing the two people tea art. Unfortunately, Zhou Zhong was a practical thinker. In his opinion, tea was the most important thing.

The function of tea is to quench thirst and eliminate food. As for the tea art, it is just empty. However, the movements of this beautiful maid are gentle and smooth, and it looks like dancing, which is also pleasing to the eye.

After the maid finished the tea art performance, she finally gave Zhou Zhong a cup of tea with an elegant aroma. Zhu Chenhao picked up the tea cup and took a sip, saying with enjoyment: "Good tea! Good water! This is

Dragon and Phoenix Tea is already very rare, and this water has just been transported from Yuquan Mountain. Coupled with my maid's tea skills, the tea brewed by the three of them can be compared to the legendary fairy jelly and jade liquid!"

Although Zhou Chong didn't understand tea, he couldn't lose face at this time. He pretended to take a sip and found that the tea was indeed better than the tea he drank before. He also praised falsely: "Your Majesty.

He is truly an elegant man. Even though he has no knowledge of tea ceremony, he still feels that the fragrance of this tea is elegant and pleasant. Smelling it makes people transcend the vulgarity. It is really a rare treasure!"

Zhu Chenhao seemed to like drinking tea very much. He was very happy when he heard Zhou Zhong praise his tea. He even started to discuss the tea ceremony with Zhou Zhong. Unfortunately, Zhou Zhong was not interested in it and just ignored him casually.

sentence.

Zhu Chenhao was also a smart man. He soon discovered that Zhou Zhong was not interested in what he said. He smiled and stopped the tea ceremony discussion, and then waved the others to leave, leaving only the two of them in the Zen room.

Then he spoke again: "I heard that Mr. Zhou came to Beijing this time to seek an audience with His Majesty the Emperor. I wonder if this is true?"

Hearing that Zhu Chenhao actually knew the purpose of his coming to the capital, Zhou Zhong was shocked. At the same time, he secretly cursed in his heart. It seemed that the Jinyi Guards also had the eyes and ears of King Ning, but he didn't know whether they were the Jinyi Guards under Wu Shan.

Leaked news? Or in the capital?

The news leaked by Jin Yiwei? If it is the first type, it is okay, but if it is the second type, it means that King Ning has his own eyes and ears among the top leaders of Jin Yiwei. After all, apart from themselves, there is only some news about Wu Shan's return in the capital.

Only the top brass of Jinyiwei knew about it.

Thinking of this, although Zhou Zhong felt helpless at the corruption of Jin Yiwei, he smiled calmly on his face. He did not answer the other party's question directly, but asked: "His Royal Highness Ning has so many things to do, why would he pay attention to Zhou?"

Such a little person, and how did you hear that I came to see His Majesty?"

Regarding Zhou Zhong's direct question to him, and even the implicit questioning in his words, Zhu Chenhao did not show the slightest anger. Instead, he laughed and said: "Young master Zhou, there is no need to be suspicious. In fact, the reason why this king pays attention to you is actually

, Mainly because I saw that the Young Master’s Chamber of Commerce is so prosperous and the profits from overseas trade are extremely amazing, so I am very excited. Now the people in my house are also preparing to transport the goods to Shuangyu Port. I hope that Young Master Zhou will take care of him.

yes!"

Zhu Chenhao's words seem very reasonable. After all, the profits from smuggling have made many Ming nobles excited. Many nobles have been directly involved in smuggling. Of course, they only provide goods. The real smuggling is still done by people like Zhou Chong.

Do, so it is quite normal for Zhu Chenhao to propose participating in smuggling now.

Moreover, Zhou Chong also knew that in order to prepare for rebellion, Zhu Chenhao had been plundering money and even raised a group of thieves to rob the people. It can be said that he did everything he could. But if you think about it more carefully, you will find that Zhu Chenhao

Hao was lying. After all, with his status, how could he come to Zhou Zhong personally for this "trivial matter"? Any steward of the palace can do this well, so it is definitely not that simple for Zhu Chenhao to come to him.

.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhong did not expose Zhu Chenhao, but smiled and nodded in agreement: "His Royal Highness Prince Ning is too polite, trivial matters are not worth mentioning, Zhou may not be able to help with other matters, but this

In matters at sea, I can still do my best."

Seeing Zhou Zhong agree, Zhu Chenhao seemed to be very happy. He praised him a few more words, and then started chatting all over the world. During this chat, Zhou Zhong was surprised to find that this Zhu Chenhao was actually very knowledgeable.

, whether it is astronomy

He could actually chat about geography, astrology, arithmetic. Of course, Zhou Zhong was not afraid of this kind of chatting the most. Zhu Chenhao was amazed by his erudition and talent, especially Zhou Zhong's Journey to the West.

It’s full of praise.

The two chatted in the meditation room for nearly an hour, and finally Zhou Zhong excused himself on the excuse that his wife was pregnant and could not wait outside for a long time. Zhu Chenhao also acted very reasonable and did not stop him after hearing this.

He and Zhou Zhong left the Zen room together, and after meeting the female relatives waiting in the pavilion outside, Zhu Chenhao personally escorted Zhou Zhong out of Yong'an Zen Temple, and the two groups separated in front of the mountain gate.

After returning to the mansion, Zhou Zhong immediately called Wu Shan to the study, and then told him all what Zhu Chenhao said when he came to see him today. Finally, he asked: "Wu Shan, in his capacity as Prince Ning, would he actually care about this?"

I am so concerned and even know our whereabouts very well, what do you think went wrong?"

Hearing Zhou Zhong's question, Wu Shan showed a look of confusion on his face. He stood there hesitating for a long time, and finally raised his head and looked at the study. When he saw that there were only two of them in the study, he

He spoke in a low voice: "Master, actually when I came back,

I planned to come to you when I was young, but I didn’t know whether I should tell you about this matter. Now that you have asked, I, Wu Shan, will no longer hide it. It’s just that you will know it yourself after hearing it. Don’t

Tell outsiders, let alone talk about it in front of His Majesty!"

Seeing Wu Shan's solemn look, Zhou Zhong couldn't help but asked curiously: "Oh, what on earth is going on?"

At this moment, Wu Shan took a step forward, approached Zhou Chong and whispered: "Young master, you don't know. Prince Ning is not a simple person. When Liu Jin was in power, he bribed Liu Jin with money, making Liu Jin treat him

They also treat each other differently. Now that Liu Jin has fallen, Lord Qian Ning has become the most popular person in front of His Majesty. As a result, King Ning bribed Lord Qian again. Many secrets in the Jinyi Guards are not known to others, but they cannot be hidden from King Ning.

And...and..."

When Wu Shan said the last word, hesitation showed on his face again, as if he had something to say but didn't dare to say it. Seeing this, Zhou Zhong immediately asked: "And what? Wu Shan, just tell me directly, don't you

If you believe in others, don’t you still believe in me?”

After hearing Zhou Chong's words, Wu Shan gritted his teeth and finally continued: "And as far as I know, King Ning kept thieves in Nanchang to collect property, and used these properties to bribe the ministers in the court. It can be said that everyone in the court

Prince Ning’s eyes are all over the place. Among other things, Mr. Qian, Minister of War Lu Wan and others have been closely associated with Prince Ning. As a vassal king, he has made friends with important officials in the court, so I suspect that Prince Ning has a deep interest in His Majesty.

Evil intentions!"

Hearing Wu Shan's last guess, Zhou Chong was also quite surprised. He originally thought that he was the only one who knew about Prince Ning's rebellion, but he didn't expect that Wu Shan, a member of the Qianhu family of Jin Yiwei, also had such a guess, but he then asked some strange questions.

Said: "Wu Shan, I also feel that King Ning has a big plan, but since you have such speculation, why don't you tell His Majesty so that His Majesty can make preparations in advance?"

Wu Shan was overjoyed when he heard that Zhou Zhong agreed with his words. However, when he heard what he said later, he couldn't help but smiled bitterly and said: "Young Master, you think things are too simple. Although Prince Ning bribed the courtiers, it didn't mean anything."

Strong evidence, and as a small person like me

The small Qianhu family speaks softly. Even if I go to report to His Majesty, I am afraid that His Majesty will not believe it. He may even be accused of falsely accusing the royal family. My life is not a big deal, but I am worried about being implicated.

My family, that’s why I didn’t dare to report it!”

Looking at the helpless expression on Wu Shan's face, Zhou Zhong couldn't help but sigh. He knew that Wu Shan was right. Reporting to King Ning for rebellion with Wu Shan's current status was tantamount to hitting an egg with a stone. And if he remembered correctly, it turned out that Ning Ning in history was

king

Before the rebellion, there were officials who reported that King Ning had rebelled, but instead of attracting the attention of the court, he was demoted to Nanjing. Two local officials in Nanchang were even killed because of this, and their families were massacred by King Ning.

Thinking of the bloody facts in history, Zhou Zhong couldn't help but admire Wu Shan's wisdom. In addition, after he knew that King Ning had even bribed Qian Ning and others, he must have known himself very well, and even knew about himself.

Every move is very clear.

"I see, if my guess is wrong, today's encounter on Xiangshan Mountain was not an accidental encounter at all, but that Prince Ning was waiting for me beforehand, and his purpose for doing this was nothing more than to get close to me and then win over me.

Just as you bribed Qian Ning and others, bribe me too!" Zhou Zhong finally said to himself. Although there was no evidence, he firmly believed that his guess was correct.

Just when Zhou Chong was thinking about Prince Ning, Wu Shan suddenly hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke again: "Sir, when you and Prince Ning were talking in the Zen room today, there was a person peeping outside the courtyard door. I also heard about this person.
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