Zhang Erpei was overjoyed when he heard Ma Cheng say this, and he was a third product! You must know that according to the official system of the Ming Dynasty, the fourth grade or more is considered a high-ranking official, and the third grade is a provincial and ministerial-level senior official, and it is generally a servant of the six central departments or a local political envoy and a probationary envoy. Now that Ma Cheng said that there was a vacancy in the official position of the third grade, Zhang Erpei was very excited.

"Second brother, no! Lord-sama! It's still an adult, you are good to your subordinates! Xia Guan has entrusted countless people in the past few months, and his father-in-law and mother-in-law don't want to see the second brother-in-law, or the second brother, you are the best, the second brother-in-law is bitter! Zhang Erpei said that he was crying in the emotional place, which made Ma Cheng feel a little unhappy.

After crying for a while, Zhang Erpei felt really embarrassed, so he stopped crying, wiped away his tears and asked longingly: "Second brother, what is the official position vacant?" ”

At this time, Zhang Erpei had already made plans, and the first thing he must do after taking office is to take a few concubines first, then collect more silver, and then work hard to be a good official for the country and the people, etc.

Ma Cheng didn't know what Zhang Erpei was thinking, and when he heard Zhang Erpei ask, he smiled and said: "That's the case, there is a vacancy in the chief officer of the Military Intelligence Department among the subordinate officers of this governor, this is a third-grade general, and it needs a talent like the second brother-in-law to take the position!" ”

Zhang Erpei was originally full of joy, and as soon as he heard that he was going to change from civil to military to become a military attaché, he immediately turned cloudy and said: "Turn into a military attaché? No, no matter what the official says, he is still a showman, or a prisoner, so he can be a Qiu Ba! This official will never do it! ”

In order to prevent the secession of prosperous towns, the Ming Dynasty implemented the system of using literature to control the military. Since the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the selection of military generals has also had a way of imperial examination represented by martial arts, and the martial imperial examination is not only a test of martial arts, but also a policy discussion link that really determines the list, that is, to be admitted, you must also be familiar with the art of war and strategy, and the right to evaluate is mainly carried out by the civil officials of the military department.

This system developed to the extreme at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and some generals and generals even had to kneel and salute when they saw the civil officials of the fifth or sixth grade, so that the military generals did not have any status in society. Although Zhang Erpei became a prisoner by relying on Ma Shiying's way, Zhang Erpei's talent and fame were really obtained by himself, and now let him give up his fame to be a Qiu Ba, which is really beyond Zhang Erpei's bottom line.

Ma Cheng saw that Zhang Erpei refused to be a general, and also scolded: "What? You're not doing it yet? It's against you, someone! ”

After Ma Cheng finished speaking, Gu Yong rushed into the house with five or six personal soldiers, clasped his fists and shouted: "The last general!" ”

Ma Cheng pointed at Zhang Erpei and said: "This guy intends to assassinate Bendu, and now Bendu suspects that he is a spy of the Northern Captives, and he will escort this guy out for strict interrogation!" ”

Zhang Erpei didn't expect Ma Cheng to turn his face and not recognize people, and scolded: "Ma Cheng, you are so ruthless!" You arrested me and put me in prison. Aren't you afraid that your sister will be sad? ”

Ma Cheng heard Zhang Erpei say this, and said contemptuously: "Just your Zhang Erpei's virtue can still make the second sister of this governor sad?" Zhang Erpei, don't worry, tomorrow the governor will let the second sister fight you, and when the time comes, the governor will find a rich second generation for the second sister, which will definitely be better than you, the son-in-law who is upside down! And the turtle son you gave birth to, Ben Governor sold him into a brothel as a little rabbit! ”

Zhang Erpei and Ma Hongyu, the second miss of Ma Er, have only one son, who just turned five years old this year, and is Zhang Erpei's heart. Now listen to Ma Cheng to put himself on his own

The son was sold, and he hurriedly stepped forward to hug Ma Cheng's thigh and cried: "Second brother, brother-in-law is wrong, my Zhang family has been passed down for three generations, just such a single seedling, so how can I have the face to see my parents underground after I die!" ”

Seeing that Zhang Erpei was soft, Ma Cheng waved his hand to let Gu Yong and them out, and then helped Zhang Erpei to sit down again and said, "Second brother-in-law, what are you against before you listen to what the governor has said?" This governor is not asking you to go to the battlefield to lead the troops to fight, but is in charge of the Military Intelligence Department! ”

Zhang Erpei heard that he didn't let himself lead the troops to fight a lot better, but he really didn't know what this military intelligence department was doing.

"Second brother, what is this Military Intelligence Department for?"

"Responsible for spying on military intelligence, assassinating enemy generals behind enemy lines, punishing traitors, and more!" Ma Cheng looked outside the door after speaking, and then said in a low voice: "It's Jinyiwei!" ”

said that the other Zhang Erpei didn't know, but the three words of Jinyiwei were like thunder, Zhang Erpei heard Ma Cheng say this, so he didn't hang down in fright, and asked in a low voice: "Second brother, are you crazy?" Jinyiwei can also be formed by himself? Letting outsiders know is a big crime to kill your head! ”

Ma Cheng saw Zhang Erpei, who was greedy for life and afraid of death, and smiled: "What? The second brother-in-law is scared? But it's too late! As long as someone pokes this out, our whole family will die! You are my father's son-in-law, or the chief officer of the Military Intelligence Department, it is estimated that you must be the Zhujiu clan, but unfortunately the eldest nephew has just turned five years old and will return to that world! ”

Zhang Erpei cares most about his son, and now he knows that if the news leaks, his whole family will definitely not be able to escape. So after sitting there and thinking about it, he finally made up his mind and asked, "Second brother, is this military intelligence department what my father meant?" ”

Zhang Erpei thought very clearly, if this military intelligence department is the same intelligence agency as Jinyiwei, it means that Ma Shiying already has a heart of disobedience. He himself is Ma Shiying's son-in-law, and if the matter is revealed, he won't be able to run away anyway, so Zhang Erpei wants to ask if it is Ma Shiying's meaning.

Ma Cheng is better than a monkey, and he knows what his idea is when he asks Zhang Erpei. Ma Cheng said: "Of course, this is of course what my father meant!" As long as the father's major event is completed, the second brother-in-law can also mix with the prince of the country at the very least, if the second brother-in-law has made many meritorious contributions, it is not impossible for the prince and the prince to be the king! When the time comes, your Zhang family and the Ma family will share the same fate, and that will be the prince of Wandai! ”

Zhang Erpei was moved when he heard Ma Cheng say this, the temptation of this matter was too great, Zhang Erpei summed up the gains and losses in his heart, and his face was red and white for a while. After a long time, Zhang Erpei sighed and said, "Second brother, you are right, I promise you to be the chief officer of this military intelligence department!" ”

Ma Cheng laughed secretly in his heart when he heard Zhang Erpei say this, he knew that Zhang Erpei would agree in the end, there was no way, if the matter was revealed, Zhang Erpei would not be happy, even if he went to the first place, he would not be able to escape the fate of being implicated.

"Second brother, what should I do when I go to the Military Intelligence Department?"

"Second brother-in-law, the Military Intelligence Department was originally formed by Lu Siye, and there are his henchmen and Ben Du's henchmen in it, the first thing you do when you go is to eradicate Lu Siye's henchmen, and give them some charges to secretly die, this is the best at you scholars, you don't need Ben Du to teach you!"

Ma Cheng saw Zhang Erpei nodding in agreement, and then said: "After receiving all the Military Intelligence Division, you will reorganize the Military Intelligence Department according to the structure of Jinyiwei, and you will have to station institutions in each province, as well as hundreds of officials in the imperial court."

Secret agents are installed in the house, and these second brothers-in-law don't know how to buy the officials of the original Jinyiwei! ”

Since Zhu Yousong proclaimed himself emperor in Nanjing last year, the East Factory was abolished, and the scale of Jinyiwei has also been streamlined. In the past, many officials and detectives of the Jinyi Guard have become unemployed vagrants, and these guys have been in the Jinyi Guard for several generations, and many of them don't have life-sustaining skills at all except torture, so now these guys have a very difficult life. Ma Cheng estimated that as long as these guys gave them some benefits, they would soon become the right-hand men of his military intelligence department.

Zhang Erpei nodded, indicating that he had written it down, Ma Cheng looked outside the door, and then said: "After all these are finished, there is one last and most important thing, that is, to support the local clans to become emperors!" ”

Zhang Erpei was taken aback when he heard Ma Cheng say this, and asked stumblingly: "Support the clan to become the emperor?" This.. Isn't this a problem for us? ”

Ma Cheng glared at Zhang Erpei and scolded: "What do you know, just do what the governor tells you to do, don't ask anything else!" ”

Ma Cheng can't do this, after Xu Zhenye's analysis today, Ma Cheng already knows that his father and son have become a stumbling block for the new emperor Zhu Lunkui, in fact, if you think about it carefully, you can understand that none of the ministers who supported the establishment in history and the ministers who supported the orphans had a good end. Now Zhu Lunkui didn't make a move, but he just needed Ma Cheng to resist the attack of the Manchus.

But what about the Manchus being repulsed? Therefore, Ma Cheng must gain time to master the new army in his hands as soon as possible, and only in this way can he have capital. However, it takes time to master the new army, and in order to gain time, Ma Cheng has to set up enemies for himself.

Zhu Lunkui is the emperor, and what the emperor is most afraid of is losing the throne, and the biggest threat to the throne is their own people from their old Zhu family. As long as there are still people in the world who continue to supervise the country and claim the emperor, Zhu Lunkui will use Ma Cheng's knife to eradicate dissident forces, and when the time comes, Ma Cheng will slowly grow bigger, and there will be time guarantee for mastering the new army.

Ma Cheng remembered that there were many emperors in the Southern Ming Dynasty in history, the most famous is the Yongli Emperor Zhu Youlang, now that the world is in chaos, why not make the world more chaotic?

"Second brother-in-law, now that King Lu of Hangzhou has been imprisoned in the country, in this case, why not let the clans all over the country have an emperor addiction? King Lu of Ningbo, King Chu of Huguang, King Gui of Guangxi, etc., can perform on stage! In this way, our family can take advantage of the fire, you know? ”

Although Zhang Erpei is just a showman, the historical allusions are still clear, and he heard Ma Cheng say this and asked in a low voice: "But raising Kou is self-respecting?" ”

Ma Cheng saw that Zhang Erpei understood, patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Sure enough, he is a scholar, and he is more coarse than me!" Okay, now it's up to the second brother-in-law, and this matter has to be kept secret, no one in the family should reveal it, not even the eldest brother, don't say it, you know? ”

Zhang Erpei didn't let Ma Luan know about it, so he couldn't help but wonder: "Do you want to hide it from the eldest brother?" ”

"At this time, of course, you know the temper of the eldest brother Mr. Daoxue, and he despises this kind of conspiracy method the most, in order to prevent it, the eldest brother must also hide it!"

In fact, Ma Cheng didn't want Ma Luan to know that he had such an intelligence agency under him, and now that Ma Cheng is ready to let his Lao Tzu be Sima Yi, it doesn't mean that he wants his brother Ma Luan to become Sima Shi.