Murad's request is actually very simple, that is, he hopes to enter the military school in the Ming Dynasty. It is not the army school in Beijing, but the naval school in Songjiang. When they came to the Ming Dynasty, the fleet once stopped in Songjiang. One day later, Jiao Huangzhong also specially took Murad to visit the Ming Dynasty's naval school so that he could better understand the Ming Dynasty. If someone else made such a request, even if the other person was not Han, as long as he was loyal to the Ming Dynasty, Zhou Zhong might agree. But for Murad, a prince exiled from the Ottoman Empire, Zhou Zhong didn't know whether he should agree to it. request, because Murad's identity is too special. If Murad had been a few years older, I am afraid that Zhou Zhong would have thought that he was a high-level spy sent by Selim to spy on the Ming Dynasty. He even asked to enter the naval academy this time in order to secretly learn the Ming Dynasty's advanced navigation and naval warfare techniques. . However, Murad is only ten years old now, and it is impossible for Selim to know about the arrival of Jiaohuangzhong in advance, so it is impossible to prepare a spy like Murad in advance, not to mention Selim's shrewdness. Possibly using a child as a spy. However, it would be easier to deal with Murad if he was a spy, but a small accident could make him disappear completely. But now that the other party is only a ten-year-old child, and his life experience is so miserable, Zhou Zhong can't do anything at all. , In addition, Murad did not do anything to harm the Ming Dynasty. He just wanted to enter the naval school like ordinary Ming people. He even told Jiao Huangzhong that he hoped to enter the Ming Dynasty's navy after graduation. Serve and do your part for the Ming Dynasty's navy. Having ruled out the possibility that Murad is a spy, what is his motive for wanting to join the navy? Zhou Zhong made some guesses about this. The first is that as a child, Murad is easily influenced by the people around him. During this time, he has been receiving an education in Jiaohuangzhong, so he has a sense of belonging to the Ming Dynasty, coupled with the repression he suffered in the Ottomans. This made his sense of belonging even stronger, and he also became interested in the navy, so he came up with the idea of ??going to the naval school to study. Of course, this idea is based on the fact that Murad is a very innocent child, but based on Zhou Zhong's impression of Murad, he feels that this precocious child cannot be so innocent. The second conjecture is a bit scary, that is, Murad wanted to enter the navy after careful consideration and had a deeper plan. For example, he wants to become a naval admiral of the Ming Dynasty through the naval school to realize his own value. When he grows up in the future, he can use the power of the Ming Dynasty to help him regain the position of sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Although Zhou Zhong felt that a ten-year-old It is difficult for a child to think so profoundly, but Murad is not an ordinary child. The strict education he received since childhood made him mature far beyond his peers. Maybe he can really think like an adult. Of the two conjectures above, Zhou Zhong focused more on the second one, and he found Jiao Huangzhong and told his two conjectures. As a result, Jiao Huangzhong, who was most familiar with Murad, also believed that the second conjecture More likely. Because in the process of teaching Murad, he also found that this child was very precocious and his way of thinking was closer to that of an adult. It was not surprising that he had such far-reaching considerations. After getting Jiao Huangzhong¡¯s answer, Zhou Zhong felt that he needed to talk to Murad. If he really wanted to regain the position of Ottoman Sultan, then Zhou Zhong wouldn¡¯t mind helping him. A few days later, Zhou Chong summoned Murad in the study room of his palace. There were only two of them in the whole room, and Zhou Zhong only prepared two cups of tea. When Murad came in, he asked him to sit across from him and invited him to taste tea. It seemed that he was completely treated as an adult. "Murad, tell me why you want to study at the Naval Academy. Don't you know that your status is very special?" Zhou took a sip of tea and suddenly asked straight to the point. Murad has been a little uneasy from the beginning. After all, no matter how precocious he is, he is still only an eleven-year-old child. It was the first time he faced this kind of thing, so he was inevitably very nervous. When he heard Zhou Zhong directly ask why he went to the Naval Academy, he was even more shocked. He raised his head and glanced at Zhou Zhong, but But he quickly lowered his head, not daring to look at Zhou Zhong at all, and did not answer Zhou Zhong's question. Seeing Murad's performance, Zhou Zhong already knew that his previous second guess was probably the truth. He even thought that maybe Murad's previous closeness to Jiao Huangzhong might have been intentional by this kid. If this is really the case, then this little guy who is only eleven years old will be too scary. "Murad, I know some of the traditions passed down by your Ottoman Empire, and I also know what kind of education you received since childhood. Although these are insignificant in your Ottoman Empire,?Everything is normal, but for us Daming, what you did is too cruel. Even the way you look now, I feel very sad, because you should be like other children, cry whenever you want, Laugh if you want to, but you can't, which makes me even feel a little pitiful for you. " When Zhou Zhong said these words, he kept observing Murad's reaction. As he expected, when Murad heard these words, various expressions appeared on Murad's face, especially When he heard that he pitied him, his little face turned even red, and it looked like he wanted to stand up and yell, as if he didn't need anyone to pity him. If Murad really stood up and yelled at Zhou Zhong, I'm afraid Zhou Zhong would still do it. He would be happier because he knew that this child at least had the joys and sorrows of ordinary people, but Murad finally held back and just sat there with his head lowered, hiding his expression. Zhou Zhong lamented in his heart. The royal education of the Ottoman Empire was too perverted. It taught a child to become a monster. Although such a monster might be better able to become the monarch of an empire, as a human being, that It was such a failure. In addition, Zhou Zhong finally understood why a person like Selim would brutally kill more than 20 of his sons after killing his father and brothers. This is simply not what a normal person can do. Except for madmen, Selim is a complete madman, and now he has educated his son to become a monster. "Murad, if you want me to help you, then you have to do the first thing. One thing is to be honest with me and tell me what you really think in your heart. Otherwise, you can go back to your residence and follow Jiaohuangzhong to learn the way of the saint! "Zhou Zhong saw that Murad had been hiding his true intentions, and he couldn't help but feel angry, and immediately issued an ultimatum to him. This time Zhou Zhong's words finally had an effect, and Murad heard the order After letting him follow Jiao Huangzhong to learn the way of a saint, he immediately raised his head anxiously, looked at Zhou Zhong and said: "Master Jianguo, I don't have any ill intentions, I just don't want to live like this and wait for death, so I want to enter Study in the military academy! "Seeing Murad finally speak, Zhou Zhong chuckled and asked: "I don't want to spend my whole life waiting to die like this. But what I am very curious about is that after you graduate from the military academy in the future, according to the military academy's regulations, According to the rules and regulations, you are going to serve in the Ming Dynasty's army. What are you going to do then? " "Then II" Murad seemed a little guilty. After hesitating a few times, he finally plucked up the courage to look Zhou Zhong in the eye and said, "Then I will join the army like everyone else. " "oh? What about after you entered the army? "Zhou Chong said with a smile, "Are you planning to make great achievements at sea, or to gain the attention of the Ming Dynasty, and thus gain the support of the Ming Dynasty, so that you can return to the Ottoman Empire to regain the position of Sultan in the future, or you are planning to rely on the Ming Dynasty's navy. , pull up a maritime force by yourself, and then return to the Mediterranean to compete with his brother for the throne? " Hearing Zhou Zhong speak out his deepest thoughts, Murad was also horrified. Although he had already had a premonition that the Ming Dynasty supervisor in front of him might have guessed what he was thinking, but when Zhou Zhong said it himself When he said it, he still felt unacceptable, and he even didn't know how to react. After Zhou Zhong finished speaking, he couldn't help but feel helpless when he saw Murad fell silent again, although Murad learned a lot when he was in Osman. There is something missing, but after all, he is just a child. Not only does he have poor psychological quality, but he also lacks the ability to adapt. When he encounters a question that he doesn¡¯t know how to answer, he just knows how to remain silent. But he doesn¡¯t know that sometimes silence is also An answer. "Murad, now I need you to answer me, do you still have any ambition for the Ottoman Sultanate, that's why you choose to go to military school?" Now I'll give you a chance to answer me head-on. If that's the case, I wouldn't mind providing you with some help! Zhou Zhong spoke again. He had lost patience with this overly precocious child. "Master Jianguo, is Daming really willing to help me?" "When Murad heard Zhou Zhong's last words, he immediately became excited. He sat up straight and asked Zhou Zhong excitedly. "It's not that Daming is providing you with help, but that I am providing you with some help personally. The whole thing is It has nothing to do with Daming. You must remember this clearly, and whether you can get my help depends on your own performance. If your performance meets my requirements, then I will definitely provide you with what you want. But if you can't meet my requirements, then you should just stay in Daming and wait to die! Zhou Zhong said without mercy.