Liu Kongzhao has been contaminated with military habits since he was a child, and feels that he and Ma Shiying are good friends, since Ma Shiying invited him to plan to enter the cabinet, he should go all out, and afterwards Ma Shiying will reward himself for meritorious deeds, and he will definitely not treat the sincerity of the Bofu.

He never thought that Liu Yongxi was going to talk about meritorious deeds now, but Wang Sun Fan was also helping on the side, so he could only persuade bitterly: "There is no need to rush this matter, when Ma Shiying enters the cabinet, our sincerity Bofu will definitely be able to get a benefit!" Even if Ma Yao doesn't believe in this matter, your Uncle Yang Longyou can also make the decision for our sincere uncle! ”

Wang Sunfan felt that Liu Kongzhao's words were inappropriate: "Brother Kong Zhao, you have to listen to Young Master Yongxi in this matter!" Yang Longyou can't be in charge of Ma Shiying, if Ma Yao doesn't believe in his words, not only will you be sincere to Bofu and you will have to run for nothing, but I, Wang Shengzhou, will also suffer, so it's better to make things clear now! ”

Liu Kongzhao can ignore Liu Yongxi's thoughts and forcibly press it down, but Wang Sunfan said that he must pay attention to it, now is the critical moment for Ma Shiying to enter the cabinet to pay respects, Wang Sunfan, such a pivotal big man, suddenly threw his hands and even stood on the opposite side, maybe he could directly mess up the matter of Ma Shiying's worship of the prime minister.

Therefore, he finally relented: "Brother Sun Fan, tell me what you think?" ”

Wang Sunfan laughed: "What can I think, I am fighting for Yongxi Gongzi, Yongxi Gongzi, what benefits do you want!" ”

Liu Yongxi immediately said: "I escorted Yi'an Niangniang to the south this time, there are two thousand righteous soldiers who traveled south with me to help each other, Niangniang is more regarded as a pro-army guard, originally prepared to cross the river with Niangniang into Beijing, but hated Ma Yaocao from it, this righteous teacher was temporarily left in Jiangbei and could not cross the river with Niangniang, Ma Yaocao always has to give me an explanation!" ”

Since Wang Sunfan was preparing to meet Empress Zhang, he naturally felt that Ma Shiying was wrong in this matter: "Ma Shiying's matter is indeed inappropriate, it is not easy for the righteous soldiers to travel all the way south, you must not let them be cold-hearted, sincerely, you need a bowl of water to level this matter, and you can't let Ling Gongzi suffer grievances in vain!" ”

The more Liu Yongxi spoke, the more excited he became: "Father, this is the people and horses I brought out with my own hands, and they are all the old people of our sincere Bofu, and I took them to fight for life and death countless times on Nandu Road, why didn't Ma Yaocao let them cross the river!" ”

The cause and effect of this incident Liu Yongxi had already told Liu Kongzhao in the letter, although Ma Shiying also said his difficulties in the letter, he knew that the current situation would never allow this army to cross the river.

But at this moment, he leaned towards Liu Yongxi's opinion: "Ma Yaocao's matter is really inappropriate, after all, this is Zhang Niangniang's pro-army guard, Yongxi, how do you want him to compensate you and the righteous soldiers?" ”

Although he said that "Zhang Niangniang's personal guards and guards", Liu Kongzhao has already regarded this so-called personal guard as the people of the Sincere Bofu, and Liu Yongxi is not polite to Ma Shiying: "My father is the commander of His Majesty Caojiang and commands the ten battalions of sailors, and I am also willing to lead the ten battalions of volunteers across the north of the river!" ”

Hearing Liu Yongxi say this, Liu Kongzhao was naturally very happy, and Wang Sunfan was also fanning the flames on the side: "If this matter of Yongxi Gongzi can be done, not only can it turn the tide, but it is also a good thing for Chengyi Bo!" ”

This is not only a good thing, but it is simply a great thing for Liu Kongzhao and Chengyi Bofu.

Liu Kongzhao is nominally Admiral Cao Jiang Chengyi Bo commanding the third battalion of the Xinjiang Estuary Naval Division and the seventh battalion of the patrol river, but only the third battalion of the Xinjiang Estuary and the Taiping Battalion, which is the closest to Nanjing, can really control it, and the total is only four or five thousand people, and the other six battalions are actually listening to the tune and not listening to the announcement, and Liu Kongzhao's biggest headache at the moment is how to expand his strength.

If Liu Yongxi can command the ten battalions of elite soldiers in Jiangbei, he will naturally be able to form a strategy with Liu Kongzhao's Jiangshui Division, and he will have the foundation to establish himself in this troubled era.

Therefore, he happily snapped his fingers on the wine table: "With the current situation, it is impossible for a righteous division to cross the river and enter Beijing, and it is also a little difficult to directly expand it into ten battalions, but Ma Yaocao must give my son Yongxi three or five thousand soldiers and horses and money and food, if he doesn't agree, I will call the door!" ”

Wang Sunfan said on the side: "Young Master Yongxi is a sincere uncle, a pillar of the country, Ma Yaocao doesn't need a little sincerity, does he want to use a thief like Gao Jie?" ”

In fact, although Wang Sunfan and Liu Kongzhao often have a deep relationship in business, deep down he still looks down on Liu Kongzhao, who always unconsciously exudes a reckless temperament, but today he looks at Liu Yongxi, a little sincere uncle, is very pleasing to the eye, and even helps to give advice: "The matter of the righteous teacher becoming an army, I will find a way to find someone to play a trick, I have heard that Gao Jie, Liu Zeqing, Zuo Liangyu, Liu Liangzuo, Huang Degong, these people can be crowned marquis, Yongxi Gongzi led the volunteers to escort Zhang Niangniang to the south for thousands of miles, such a meritorious deed, the imperial court must give an explanation! ”

Liu Yongxi clapped his hands excitedly and said: "Mr. Shengzhou's words are too good, even if you don't give me an explanation, you have to give Niangniang an explanation, but I heard that some people want to be quite unfavorable to Niangniang, and we must strive to not give an inch in this matter!" ”

The so-called "unfavorable to Niangniang" is naturally that some people question the specific experience of Empress Zhang's escape from Beijing, whether this southern escape was approved by Emperor Chongzhen, what is the "edict of clothes and belts" she once said, why must she take her relatives and guards to cross the river into Beijing and not share a boat with King Fu, whether she wants to become the second Li Xuanzhi.

In fact, Wang Sun Fan also had the same idea and even more intense, but since he was co-opted by Liu Yongxi, he naturally spoke from Liu Yongxi's position: "Young Master Yongxi is too right, some people just want to treat the three chapters of the covenant between Niangniang and His Royal Highness as waste paper, sincerity, you can't be confused in this matter!" ”

In the matter of Zhang Niangniang, he and Liu Yongxi don't have much right to speak, at most they are beating a side drum on the side, but the situation is completely different when Cao Jiang Chengyi Uncle Liu Kongzhao speaks.

Who told him to have the ten battalions of sailors in his hands, and there are two battalions of people in Jiangbei who are sincere and can cross the river at any time, so Liu Kongzhao also became excited: "What Brother Sun Fan said is very true, the three chapters of the covenant between Niangniang and His Royal Highness cannot be a piece of waste paper, this matter can be handled by Yang Longyou first!" ”

Although Yang Longyou is the core figure in Ma Shiying's party, he also has a more familiar identity, that is, the early members and core backbones of the Restoration Society, and have a deep friendship with Donglin and the gentlemen of the Restoration Society, and the gentlemen of Donglin and the Restoration Society are now worried about King Fu's entry into Beijing.

However, Wang Sunfan questioned: "Yang Wencong has always been a good friend, but Ma Yaocao may not be willing to agree." ”