After Zhu Lunkui received the news that Ma Cheng did not accept the holy decree for the second time, he had no strength to smash things, and Zhu Lunkui scolded: "What kind of official position does this Ma Cheng want? What official position should he be given to be willing to go on the expedition? ”

Lu Jiude looked at Qian Qianyi below, Qian Qianyi didn't have any good way, now Ma Cheng's official position is already the head of the generals, or the marquis of Zhenguo, as big as the king of the county, can he really be crowned a prince?

Qian Qianyi didn't dare to say that Ma Cheng would be crowned king, but the emperor pressed it tightly, and Qian Qianyi had no choice but to say: "Your Majesty, since Ma Cheng doesn't accept the order, it's better to let Ma Shiying persuade him?" ”

Qian Qianyi means to let Lao Tzu persuade his son, although Ma Shiying is Lao Tzu, but after all, Ma Shiying also belongs to the vested interests of Zhu Lunkui's small court, if Zhu Lunkui is defeated by Zhu Chang, Ma Shiying will not have good fruit to eat.

Qian Qianyi originally thought that his advice was very good, but Zhu Lunkui sighed and said: "Ma Shiying asked for leave to recuperate at home yesterday, saying that he was guilty of the calendar!" ”

Lijie wind is gout, and these two men have a gout and a hemorrhoid, and it is too coincidental to be sick at this time.

Qian Qianyi thought about the three people in the cabinet, the first assistant Ma Shiying asked for sick leave, and he naturally couldn't go if he had a grudge with Ma Cheng, so there was only Ruan Dacheng.

"Your Majesty, do you want Ruan Dacheng to persuade Ma Cheng? Ruan Dacheng is in charge of the military department, and he can be regarded as Ma Cheng's superior, so it is just right for him to go! ”

Zhu Lunkui couldn't help it when he heard Qian Qianyi say this, and now he can only be a dead horse as a live horse doctor, hoping that Ruan Dacheng can persuade Ma Cheng to agree to go on the expedition.

Ruan Dacheng received news from Lu Jiude at home, and the emperor asked him to persuade Ma Cheng. Ruan Dacheng now admires Ma Cheng's five-body throw, and raising Kou's self-respect can be played by Ma Cheng to such a height, which is unprecedented.

Ruan Dacheng was very puzzled when he saw Ma Cheng hand over his military power before, thinking that Ma Cheng really had the idea of retreating, but the news from Suzhou reached Nanjing, as well as the changes in the military camp outside the city, which made Ruan Dacheng face Ma Cheng squarely.

If Ma Shiying is the gentleman among villains, then Ruan Dacheng is the villain among villains. He has no loyalty to the Ming Dynasty in his heart, only his greed for power. Now that Ma Cheng has shown absolute control over the army, if this kind of general is not a problem in peacetime, it will be dangerous in this kind of world chaos, and it is likely to repeat the mistakes of Sima Zhao and Guo Wei.

After thinking about it, Ruan Dacheng decided to meet Ma Cheng, this kid, to see what he really needed, so as to prepare for his future plans.

Ruan Dacheng changed into civilian clothes and went out to Ma Cheng's house, now the Zhenguo Hou Mansion has changed, and the black lacquer plaque at the door of the Guiyang Hou Mansion has been replaced with a gold-lettered signboard, four big golden characters, Zhenguo Hou's Mansion, hanging high on the archway at the corner of the street.

Walking into the original Xujia Lane and now the Majia Lane, in the middle is the majestic gate of the Ma Mansion, the town of the country is equal to the county king, so there are two corner doors on the side of the gate of the Ma Mansion, the golden door nails on the door are sixty-four, and the household pair on the door is also five pairs, full of county king treatment. Ruan Dacheng stood at the door and looked left and right, the appearance of the Ma Mansion was already much more magnificent than the previous Wei State Mansion.

The doorman of Mafu saw an old man with a big beard standing at the door and looked left and right, and the doorman came out and scolded: "What are you doing this old guy? Don't you know that this whole street belongs to the Hou family of Zhenguo? Don't get out of the way yet! ”

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The house is extremely deep, where you can get angry with a disciple, and said with a smile: "You go and tell Ma Cheng, just say that his father-in-law is here!" ”

In ancient times, only the father of the wife could be called the father-in-law Lao Taishan, although the disciple did not know who Ruan Dacheng was, but he knew that Ma Cheng's wife Gu Miaoyin was from Guiyang, and the Gu family was a military household.

"You old fellow, are you crazy? Do you know the identity of my father-in-law? How dare you confess your relatives here? Don't get out of the way yet! ”

After the door finished speaking, he was about to push Ruan Dacheng out, and at this time, Chen Qi, the housekeeper of the Ma Mansion, came out, Chen Qi used to be the housekeeper of the Wei State Mansion, so he was naturally familiar with Ruan Dacheng, an old guy. Seeing that it was Ruan Dacheng at the door, Chen Qi hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, "Pavilion Elder, why are you here?" ”

The word Ge Lao has a great meaning, and when the man heard that this bad old man turned out to be Ge Lao, he sat on the ground in fright, trembling with fright and unable to speak.

However, what is Ruan Dacheng's identity, where can he deal with a disciple, and said to Chen Qi: "What about Ma Cheng?" Today, the old man is here to find him! ”

Chen Qide Ma Cheng's order, if someone in the court came to visit the patient, he would all refuse. Chen Qi heard Ruan Dacheng say this now, and said in embarrassment: "Elder Ge, my lord is sick and can't see guests!" ”

Ruan Dacheng smiled and scolded: "Hehe, this kid still wants to hide from the old man? After speaking, Ruan Dacheng didn't care about Chen Qi, and walked inside.

Chen Qi didn't dare to be rude to Ruan Dacheng, in addition to Ruan Dacheng's identity, Chen Qi also knew that his master and Ruan Dacheng's daughter were not clear, and he heard that he had also made a child, so Chen Qi had no choice but to lead the way in front and take Ruan Dacheng to Ma Cheng's residence.

Ma Cheng's relationship with his concubine Kou Baimen has warmed up quickly in the past few days, and he is studying calligraphy and painting with Kou Baimen at this time. Of course, the study of calligraphy and painting is fake, and it is true to be close to beauties, when Ma Cheng and Kou Baimen studied **, they were about to strip naked and go to bed to continue their research, and at this critical time, they heard Chen Qi shouting outside the door: "Master Hou, Ruan Ge is here!" ”

Originally, Ma Cheng's little brother was stiff, but now when he heard that Ruan Ge was coming, he immediately softened, and scolded angrily: "What is this old guy Ruan Dacheng doing at this time?" ”

Kou Baimen smiled and said, "At this time, Ruan Dacheng must have come to lead the army to the battle!" ”

Ma Cheng nodded, put on his clothes under Kou Baimen's service, and then went out to greet Ruan Dacheng.

Ruan Dacheng looked at Ma Cheng and asked sarcastically: "I heard that the virtuous nephew is in poor health, and the old man also knows some Qihuang techniques, so come to diagnose the virtuous nephew!" ”

Ma Cheng naturally didn't have to pretend to be in front of an old fox like Ruan Dacheng, and said with a smile: "My father-in-law is smiling, how dare my son-in-law use such unruly means to deceive my father-in-law, Lao Taishan?" Come in! ”

Seeing that Ma Cheng was so honest, Ruan Dacheng nodded with a smile and followed Ma Cheng into the house.

After entering the house, Ma Cheng let Ruan Dacheng sit in the first seat, and then let the family serve tea. Ruan Dacheng took a sip of tea and said, "The old man came here to thank you for passing Lijun's son to the old man!" ”

Ruan Lizhen gave birth to a son two months ago, and Ma Cheng and Ruan Dacheng have made an appointment, as long as it is a son, they will be passed on to Ruan Dacheng. So Ma Cheng, a cheap son, became Ruan Dacheng's grandson and named Ruan.

Ma Cheng heard Ruan Dacheng say this and smiled: "Father-in-law, don't take it to heart

It's just a small thing! "Ma Cheng has a lot of sons, and it's nothing to have one more, it's better to give Ruan Dacheng a personal favor, not to mention that this son can inherit Ruan Dacheng's family wealth, where can I find this kind of good thing?

Ruan Dacheng didn't know Ma Cheng's dirty psychology, and then said: "The second thing, is the old man entrusted by the emperor to ask you how to lead the troops to the battle?" ”

Ma Cheng heard Ruan Dacheng say this, and said with a smile: "Father-in-law is direct, since this is the case, the son-in-law will not turn around the corner, as long as the son-in-law is given the right to make decisions on the spot!" There are also second-rank military attachés and fifth-rank civil officials in the war zone who must be appointed by the son-in-law! As long as these two conditions are met, the son-in-law will immediately lead the troops to the battle! ”

When Ruan Dacheng heard Ma Cheng say this, he said angrily: "Ma Cheng, you have gone too far!" Are these conditions something that you can mention as a general? ”

In the late Ming Dynasty, because the scale of the peasant rebellion in the country was very large, and they often moved across provinces, in order to effectively crack down on these rogues, the imperial court added another level of official position above the governor, the full name is the military affairs of Jingluo and other places, referred to as the supervisor.

This kind of official position has a lot of power, and it can control the governor and governor in the locality, so it has always been hung with the title of secretary of the military department, and in the later period, it was concurrently served by the cabinet scholar. The emperor also gave the superintendent a lot of power, often giving the right to make decisions on the spot, and officials below a few grades could dispose of them on their own without consulting the emperor.

However, although the emperor gave this power, the successive governors used this privilege very carefully, after all, everyone is a colleague, and those who bow their heads and don't look up to see each other, as long as they don't know how to go too far, they will not directly cut off their heads. However, there are also two-pole supervisors, such as Xiong Tingbi, the governor of Liaodong during the Apocalypse, in order to offend all his colleagues in order to fight Houjin, no one intercedes for him when he finally commits a crime, so he has to be cut off his head and passed on the nine sides.

The official position of the superintendent has a lot of power, but the people who hold this important official position are all scholars and have a complete moral and world view, so the emperor is more relieved to give them power. But those generals are different, those generals don't read, they haven't been brainwashed by Confucianism, and it's better to expect them to be patriotic and loyal than to expect a pig, so until Chongzhen hanged himself, the official position of inspector has never been held by a military general.

In addition to this Ma Cheng's second requirement is also unrealistic, China has been a unified country since the Qin Dynasty, and officials at all levels must be approved by the imperial court before they can be responsible for managing the locality. The imperial court has a complete set of appointment systems for officials at all levels, but it is not that you can be an official if you have a backstage, although the backstage is essential, but the surface system still needs to be maintained.

Now Ma Cheng proposes to have the right to appoint civil officials below the fifth grade, which is already challenging the authority of civil politics, not to mention that Ruan Dacheng can't agree to him, even Ma Cheng's old son Ma Shiying will definitely not agree to him.

"No, I can't. The court you said will never promise you! Now the old man can promise you to hand over the military power of the Jiangnan provinces to you, and you can also appoint you below the second-rank general soldier, but it is absolutely impossible to hand over the appointment power of civilian officials to you! ”

The position of the general soldier was still somewhat valuable in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, and the general soldiers of the nine sides in the north were all great figures, and Li Chengliang was only a general soldier of Liaodong when he was so awesome. But at the end of the Ming Dynasty, after years of war, the general army became worthless, when Zuo Liangyu's 800,000 troops went down to Jiangdong, and the total army was more than 20, so the imperial court did not attach much importance to the official position of the general soldier.