The Queen Mother Ma Hongning is a hard-working woman, married the son of his father Ma Shiying's friend at the age of sixteen, and Ma Hongning gave birth to a son the next year.

In this way, Ma Hongning became the mourning star of her husband's family, and at that time, Ma Shiying lost her official position because of the eunuch party, so Ma Hongning was swept away by her husband's family and could only return to her parents' house to live.

A few years after returning to the Ma family, Ma Shiying became the governor of Fengyang, in order to let his hard-working daughter have a happy life, Ma Shiying also found a few husbands for Ma Hongning, but at this time Ma Hongning's heart was dead, and he didn't want to get married again, he just wanted to stay in his mother's house and live alone.

But Ma Hongning happened to meet Ma Cheng, a bastard, and for his own identity and status, he designed to give Ma Hongning to Zhu Yousong. Although Ma Hongning hated this younger brother very much in her heart, she had no choice but to commit herself to Zhu Yousong as a weak woman.

Zhu Yousong is very lustful, and he only likes Ma Hongning for a while, and when the number of women around him in Nanjing increases, he soon forgets Ma Hongning. However, this has no real impact on Ma Hongning, she was originally a pure-hearted character, and now Zhu Yousong doesn't bother herself, so she can cultivate with peace of mind.

Although Ma Hongning doesn't love Zhu Yousong in his heart, after all, the two already have a skin-to-skin relationship, but Zhu Yousong didn't take Ma Hongning with him when he fled Nanjing.

After the devastation of several things, Ma Hongning has been like ashes, even if the new emperor Zhu Lunkui ascended the throne and regarded her as the queen mother, Ma Hongning did not have the slightest wave, and still worshiped the Buddha and cultivated in Cining Palace every day.

Last night, Ma Hongning saw his father and several younger brothers who he hadn't seen for many years, and he was very relieved to learn that the few people he cared about were very good. However, early this morning, Ma Hongning got up early and began to chant and worship the Buddha every day.

Near noon, the palace maid outside the door came in to report that the emperor was coming. This made Ma Hongning very surprised, Emperor Zhu Lunkui is not her son, and at the same time, Zhu Lunkui's relationship with her is also average, except for a few fixed days every year to come to say goodbye, there is nothing The emperor does not come.

However, Ma Hongning understood after thinking about it, probably the emperor just got married yesterday, and today he brought the new queen to give him a gift. Thinking of this, Ma Hongning hurriedly ordered the palace maid to dress herself in formal clothes and prepare to welcome the emperor.

But before Ma Hongning finished his preparations, he saw Zhu Lunkui rushing into the apse in a hurry, Zhu Lunkui saw Ma Hongning quickly knelt down and cried: "Queen Mother, please save your son!" ”

Zhu Lunkui's title shocked Ma Hongning, she is not Zhu Lunkui's biological mother, and the two are not much different in age, Ma Hongning just turned thirty this year, Zhu Lunkui used to only call her the queen mother, why did she call her mother today?

Ma Hongning hurriedly came over to help Zhu Lunkui, and then asked, "Emperor, what's wrong with you?" Why didn't the queen come? ”

Zhu Lunkui couldn't take care of Queen Qian Yuhe at this time, knelt on the ground and cried: "Queen Mother, the big thing is not good, the Marquis of Zhenguo Ma Cheng has entered the palace with his troops, and he is going to kill his son, please let the queen mother protect her son!" ”

Ma Hongning was taken aback when he heard this, and quickly asked, "What?" Ma Cheng led the troops into the palace? Didn't you still drink last night?

？ What the hell is going on? ”

"I don't know the specific situation, but I heard that after the Marquis of Zhenguo drank last night, he clashed with Lu Siye, the governor of the inner city, at the Xi'an Gate, and then this morning the Marquis of Zhenguo took people into the palace, and just now the Jubaomen was blown up, and a large number of soldiers rushed into the city to kill people everywhere, please save your son!"

In order to obtain Ma Hongning's protection, Zhu Lunkui dared to say that he wanted to kill Ma Cheng, anyway, now that there is chaos outside, it is not too much to detain this black pot on Lu Siye's head. But Zhu Lunkui forgot that the Queen Mother Ma Hongning is not a fool, you were still drinking last night, just for the sake of Lu Siye, who had never heard of a name, Ma Cheng dared to lead troops into the palace to force the palace?

Ma Hongning's face sank and asked, "Emperor, tell the truth to the mourning family, otherwise the mourning family won't be able to help you!" ”

Zhu Lunkui heard Ma Hongning say this, so he had no choice but to tell the truth. However, Zhu Lunkui didn't dare to say that his real purpose was to kill Ma's father and son, but quibbled that he wanted to seize Ma Cheng's military power.

"Queen Mother, you know how to be knowledgeable, and you know that the emperors who were held hostage by powerful ministers in history did not end well, and there is no way for your son! But please rest assured that the queen mother just wants to take away Ma Cheng's military power, and he doesn't have the slightest intention of harming Ma Shiying! ”

Ma Hongning knew about his younger brother and the emperor's affairs, but he didn't expect that now he would make a fuss to the point of using knives and guns, and at the same time implicating his father and eldest brother, Ma Hongning asked with concern: "What about the father and eldest brother of the mourning family?" ”

"Now there is chaos in the imperial city, and I don't know the news of the two of them! But please rest assured, as long as the queen mother can persuade Ma Cheng to retire, her son will immediately arrange for someone to find her! ”

After Zhu Lunkui finished speaking, he saw Ma Hongning sitting there without speaking, afraid that Ma Hongning would not agree, so he hurriedly said: "Queen Mother, you are the daughter-in-law of the Zhu family, now that your son is in trouble, and the queen mother is not protecting her son, then Daming will be extinct in the hands of her son!" After Zhu Lunkui finished speaking, he knelt on the ground and cried.

At this moment, Lu Jiude, who was outside the door, rushed in in a panic and shouted: "Emperor, Ma Cheng has come to the gate of Cining Palace with the army!" ”

Seeing that the catastrophe was just around the corner, Zhu Lunkui didn't care about any etiquette, stepped forward and hugged Ma Hongning's legs and howled: "Grandpa, the first emperor, I am not filial, the Ming Dynasty is about to end!" Woo woo. ”

Ma Hongning was upset by Zhu Lunkui's crying, but what Zhu Lunkui just said really spoke to her heart. Ma Hongning has been a widow twice, once her ex-husband died, and once Zhu Yousong was beaten to death by Ma Cheng, is it not enough to be a widow twice, but also to be the queen mother of the country?

Ma Hongning is also an intellectual woman who is literate and hyphenated, and she has an inner respect for the Ming Dynasty, so she naturally does not want to see the Ming Dynasty perish in the hands of her younger brother. So Ma Hongning thought about it and said: "Emperor, get up, stand behind the mourning family, as long as the mourning family does not die, I can protect your safety!" ”

Zhu Lunkui was overjoyed when he heard Ma Hongning say this, and quickly stood up and stood behind Ma Hongning. At this time, a group of soldiers rushed into the hula outside the door, and the general led by it was Ma Hongning's younger brother Ma Cheng.

After Ma Cheng entered Cining Palace, he saw Zhu Lunkui standing behind Ma Hongning, and saw that Zhu Lunkui was finally caught, and Ma Cheng was overjoyed. On the way here just now, Ma Cheng had already considered all the possible outcomes, regardless of whether Zhu Lunkui ran or not, himself

To build a country and become the emperor, and even the country name has been thought of, so he will use Qin, thinking that the banner of Great Qin will fly all over the world in the future, Ma Cheng feels trembling.

Now seeing that Zhu Lunkui didn't run, Ma Cheng feels even more that the big thing has been accomplished, now as long as he kills this faint king Zhu Lunkui, then the prefectures and counties around Nanjing will have no backbone, and it is not a matter of pinch them to calm them by himself?

Thinking of this, Ma Cheng laughed and said, "Duanjun, I finally caught you!" Come on, take down this faint monarch and correct the Fa on the spot! Then it was announced to the world, and it was said that Zhu Lunkui, the faint monarch, was assassinated by the eunuch Lu Jiude, and Lao Tzu could only establish himself as the emperor! Hahahaha! ”

Now all the forces that can restrain Ma Cheng in the whole world are gone, Lao Tzu Ma Shiying is dead, and the eldest brother Ma Luan is also dead, as long as the emperor in front of him dies again, no one can stop Ma Cheng's road to becoming the emperor.

As soon as Ma Cheng's words fell, seven or eight soldiers rushed out behind him and were about to step forward to make a move, but they knew that the Queen Mother Ma Hongning had spoken.

"Stop, Ma Cheng, what do you want to do? You are a courtier of the Ming Dynasty, and your titles were given to you by the emperor, do you want to kill the king? ”

Ma Cheng took all the factors into account, but he didn't consider his sister. In Ma Cheng's memory, her sister was very weak, and she couldn't have any obstacles to herself. But now listening to his sister scolding him, Ma Cheng still didn't believe that this was what his sister said.

"Sister, I am your own brother, this faint king killed his father and eldest brother, and now he wants to kill his younger brother and me, sister, why do you still want to protect him?" Ma Cheng didn't want to explain anything more to his sister after speaking, what does a woman's family know? Ma Cheng waved his hand at the soldiers, asking them to capture Zhu Lunkui behind Ma Hongning and kill him.

But I didn't expect Ma Hongning to be soft on the outside and rigid on the inside, seeing that Ma Cheng didn't listen to him, he took off the hairpin from his head and said to his throat: "Ma Cheng, if you dare to let your soldiers take another step forward, the mourning family will die in front of you!" Forcing your own sister to death, even if you are the emperor, you will be recorded by the historian! ”

Those soldiers saw that Ma Hongning was in trouble like this, Zhu Lunkui was nothing, and if he killed him, he would kill him, but Ma Hongning was Ma Cheng's sister. If it was really because he died on the spot, Ma Cheng couldn't say anything now, who could guarantee that Ma Cheng wouldn't retaliate by other things in the future?

Ma Cheng was also very embarrassed to see his sister like this, he was not worried about his sister, but if the matter of forcing his sister to die spread, Ma Cheng would immediately become a negative example of the six relatives who did not recognize him. Chinese have always paid attention to the family and the country, and this family is the most important. Ma Cheng killed Zhu Lunkui, and he can also quibble in self-defense, but how to explain forcing his sister to death? Ma Cheng can foresee that as long as his sister dies in front of him today, the people under his command who have managed to gather will leave him tomorrow.

Just when Ma Cheng was in trouble, a soldier stumbled in outside the door, came to Ma Cheng's side and said a few words in his ear, Ma Cheng's horse was gray and white, and said to the soldiers next to him: "Be optimistic about this faint king, don't let him run away!" Then Ma Cheng followed the soldier and hurried out of Cining Palace.

Coming to the outside of Cining Palace, Ma Cheng saw three disheveled and dusty people standing in front of him. Ma Cheng shouted: "Dad! Eldest brother! Third brother! Ma Cheng is here to save you! It turned out that these three people were the father and son of the Ma family who did not die.