Zhu Yousong was speechless after listening to Ma Cheng's words, Zhu Yousong was a big fat man of more than 200 pounds, and when he was middle-aged, he already had some high blood pressure diseases, but now his face was pale with anger, and he died.

The little eunuch next to Zhu Yousong saw the emperor like this, so he hurriedly came up and beat his back, and it took Zhu Yousong's breath to come over for a long time.

Zhu Yousong pointed to Liu Zuochang, who was kneeling on the ground, and asked, "Say, who did you listen to those rebellious words that your nephew said?" Isn't it you? ”

These nobles in Nanjing all supported King Lu, and they were not optimistic about Zhu Yousong at that time, and naturally they didn't respect the emperor very much, and they told all jokes behind their backs, so now Liu Zuochang doesn't dare to guarantee that his nephew has not said these words. However, even if it is said that Liu Zuochang has to deny it to the end, this is not a joke, it really angers the emperor Dingyuan Marquis to break the inheritance when he arrives at Liu Zuochang.

Liu Zuochang hurriedly knelt on the ground and crawled a few steps and cried: "Sage, this is all framed by Ma Cheng!" Please think about it, there are so many generals in the big tent, and my nephew is not a stupid person, even if he has any complaints about the saint, he will not say it in public, this must be Ma Cheng's nonsense! ”

Liu Zuochang didn't have any heart, and in order to clear himself up, he was a little anxious, and some things that shouldn't be said were said without going through his brain. Xu Hongji, who was beside Liu Zuochang, was an old fritter, and immediately heard Liu Zuochang's sick words, and shouted in his heart that it was not good, and he hurriedly stood up to explain.

Knowing that Ma Cheng was moving faster, Liu Zuochang heard Ma Cheng say gloomily as soon as he finished speaking: "It seems that your nephew Zhang Quanli really has complaints about His Majesty, but there are many people who don't say it!" ”

Liu Zuochang heard Ma Cheng say this and realized that he had said the wrong thing, so he quickly kowtowed and explained: "Sage, the minister doesn't mean this, the minister doesn't mean this!" ”

Although Zhu Yousong was annoyed that Liu Zuochang couldn't speak, he still understood what Liu Zuochang meant, Zhang Quanli is not a fool, this kind of political joke can only be said to people close to him, and it can be said in public, so what Ma Cheng said is not necessarily right. But Liu Zuochang said the wrong thing just now, and he also said that these nobles must have arranged themselves behind their backs, thinking of this, Zhu Yousong really didn't know what to do.

It's not right to deal with Ma Cheng, Ma Cheng is completely in accordance with the military order, although there are a lot of killings, but it can be regarded as a law enforcement basis. If you let Ma Cheng go, it's not right, these nobles have a lot of energy in Nanjing, and if they don't settle down, the government will be chaotic, thinking of this Zhu Yousong is really big.

Just when Zhu Yousong was in a dilemma, the little eunuch outside the door came in to report, Zhu Guobi, the Duke of Baoguo, Liu Kongzhao, the sincerity of Bo Liu Kongzhao, and the Bo Zhao Zhilong of Xincheng, asked to see!

Zhu Yousong was stunned when he heard these three people coming, and said, "Let them in!" ”

Ma Cheng heard that these three people were coming, and he knew that his rescuers were coming, Zhu Guobi and Liu Kongzhao were the first batch of nobles to take refuge in Ma Shiying, and Zhao Zhilong saw that Ma Shiying was powerful, so he also took refuge in him. When Ma Cheng saw these three people coming, he knew that it was his son Ma Shiying who secretly used his force, otherwise Ma Cheng had nothing to do with these three people at all, and it would be impossible for people to enter the palace to speak for you.

Zhu Guobi and the three of them entered the main hall of the Qianqing Palace, and after the salute, Zhu Yousong asked, "What do you three want to see me?" ”

Zhu Guobi stood up and said: "Sage, the three ministers are here to impeach Ma Cheng, the commander of the university!" ”

As soon as Zhu Guobi's words came out, everyone in the hall was blinded, everyone knew that Zhu Guobi was Ma Shiying's hardcore, why did this guy come to impeach Ma Shiying's son today?

Zhu Yousong was also stunned and asked, "Baoguo Gong, why do you want to impeach Ma Cheng?" "Zhu Guobi is the first batch of Nanjing nobles who fell to Zhu Yousong, so Zhu Yousong trusts Zhu Guobi very much. At the same time, Zhu Yousong also knew that Zhu Guobi and Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng had a good relationship, but now that Zhu Guobi wants to impeach Ma Cheng, it is inevitable to ask why.

"Sage, Zhu Tong, the distant nephew of the minister, served as Ma Cheng's lieutenant officer, and the minister heard from Zhu Tong's family that Zhu Tong had not returned home for a few days, and had been training in the army for the past few days! The rule set by Emperor Taizu Gao was to have a five-day exercise, but now Ma Cheng has changed it to three days, so that the officers and soldiers in the army cannot rest, and the generals cannot go home to fulfill their filial piety, so the minister came to impeach Ma Cheng today! ”

Xu Hongji scolded in his heart when he heard Zhu Guobi say this: Zhu Guobi, are you here to impeach? Are you praising Ma Cheng for being good! Beautiful

Zhu Yousong was also very curious when he heard Zhu Guobi say this, and he asked Ma Cheng: "Ma Cheng, what Bao Guogong said is the truth?" ”

Ma Cheng was overjoyed when he heard Zhu Guobi say this, and he really wanted to step forward and kiss this old guy a few times. Now when I heard the emperor ask, he quickly replied: "Your Majesty, the Southern Capital Guard has been abandoned for a long time, and now that the Northern Capital has fallen, it is the time when people are needed, and the minister can't see the lazy appearance of those soldiers, so he changed the five-day exercise to the three-day exercise without authorization, please punish Your Majesty!" ”

Although Zhu Yousong doesn't understand military affairs, he also knows the truth that the knife is sharpened faster and faster, and he laughed when he heard Ma Cheng say this: "What a crime Aiqing is, you are meritorious!" ”

Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei, originally thought that he would bring Xungui to force the palace, and he would definitely let the emperor kill this damn Ma Cheng, but thinking of Ma Cheng's obscene methods at a young age, and his proficiency in throwing dung and planting stolen goods, now Zhu Guobi, the Duke of Baoguo, also came over to say good things for Ma Cheng, seeing that this Ma Cheng was about to escape and ascend to heaven, how could he repay his son's revenge?

Thinking of this, Xu Hongji hurriedly said: "The saint is above, and it is Ma Cheng's due duty to manage the military household and train soldiers, but it is a violation of the national law to kill a senior military general for no reason, please ask the saint to judge!" ”

Xu Hongji also has some truth in what he said, although you Ma Cheng is the commander of the emperor Jianba, but you don't have the sword of the Son of Heaven given by the emperor, and you don't have the right to make a decision on the spot.

Zhu Guobi smiled when he heard Xu Hongji finish speaking: "What Wei Guogong said is very right, but the timing is not right. Now that the northern capital has fallen, the country needs people like Ma Cheng who dare to fight and dare to rush, do they have to choose some generals who follow the rules? When the King of Zhongshan led the troops outside, did he have to go all the way to ask Emperor Taizu Gao to kill a general soldier? ”

Zhu Guobi said it politely, because Zhu Guobi is also a Nanjing noble, and he doesn't want to offend Xu Hongji to death, but sincerity is different from Liu Kongzhao. The sincerity of the Bo family has not dealt with the Huaisi generals since Liu Bowen, and Liu Bowen was even more of a life-and-death fight with Li Shanchang back then, so the successive sincerity Bo have been exiled from the circle of honors and nobles in Nanjing, and now Liu Kongzhao is naturally not ready to give up when he sees the opportunity to kill Xu Hongji.

"Sage, Wei Guogong has controlled the southern capital for more than 200 years, and the army inside and outside the southern capital is all close to Wei Guogong, these Xu clan people are uneven, many people are doing evil under the banner of Wei Guogong, and now Ma Cheng is ruthless to clean up these scum in the army, and it can be regarded as cleaning up the door for Wei Guogong!"

Liu Kongzhao said this politely, but the meaning was not polite at all, Nanjing used to be the capital here, you can do anything, and it is nothing to arrange a few brothers-in-law to be officers. But now it's different, Nanjing has been upgraded from the capital to the capital, and now the army is full of people from your Wei Guogong, what are you going to do? Do you want to be Guo Wei and Zhao Kuangyin?

Ma Cheng's heart was like a poisonous scorpion, and when he heard Liu Kongzhao say this, he hurriedly beat the drum on the side: "Your Majesty, the minister has never read a book, but he likes to listen to the big drum book, and the minister remembers that Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty, was he the emperor only when he was added to the yellow robe by his subordinates?" Although Wei Guogong is loyal to the Ming Dynasty and His Majesty, it is difficult to ensure that his subordinates have this idea! ”

Xu Hongji really wanted to step forward and strangle this bastard when he heard Ma Cheng say this, but when Xu Hongji saw that Zhu Yousong's gaze had changed when he looked at him, he immediately knelt down in fright and cried: "The saint is above, and the minister is loyal to the Ming Dynasty and the saint!" At that time, the ancestor of the minister, King Zhongshan, was loyal to Emperor Gao, the second ancestor Xu Hui was loyal to Prince Yiwen and Emperor Hui, and the uncle of the minister, Xu Zengshou, was loyal to Emperor Shizu, so the minister must be loyal to the saint! ”

Xu Hongji knew that life and death were just around the corner, so he pulled out several of his ancestors in a hurry. However, what Xu Hongji said is also reasonable, Xu Da needless to say to Zhu Yuanzhang back then, the second ancestor Xu Huizu was extremely loyal to Zhu Yunwen, even after Zhu Di occupied Nanjing, he would never surrender to Zhu Di. As for Xu Zengshou and his brother, he was completely different, he stood on Zhu Di's side from the beginning, and finally wanted to be discovered by Zhu Yunwen when he wanted to sacrifice the city, and he had to be loyal to Zhu Di before he was killed. Although the two brothers' loyal monarchs are not alone, there is no doubt that they are all loyal.

Zhu Yousong's face changed when he heard Xu Hongji say this, and Zhu Yousong said to Xu Hongji, who was kneeling on the ground and kowtowing: "Xu Hongji, get up!" Although I believe in your loyalty, there are too many family members in the army, and it is inevitable that some people in the DPRK will criticize you, so go back and clean up! ”

The power of the Xu family comes from the army, and now Zhu Yousong will wipe out Xu Hongji's power to the end with a word, but what can Xu Hongji do? I had to bow down and promise that I would let my family quit the army as soon as I returned.

Liu Kongzhao's original purpose was to kill Xu Hongji, but seeing that this guy was just shedding a layer of skin, he was not very satisfied in his heart, so he thought about it and stood up and said: "Sage, this time Ma Cheng is not guilty of impartially enforcing the law, Wei Guogong, Linhuai Marquis, Huaining Marquis, Anyuan Marquis, Dingyuan Marquis and others falsely accused the generals for their own selfish interests, and the ministers thought that they could not contribute to this trend, how could the army commander restrain his subordinates in the long run?" Therefore, the minister thought that Wei Guogong and others would be severely punished! ”

Zhu Yousong was right when he heard it, if he killed a person in the future, these nobles would come to make trouble, then how much would he have the kung fu to listen to the drama and drink? Thinking of this, Zhu Yousong asked: "How should the sincerity be punished?" ”

Liu Kongzhao was about to say that all these guys would be removed from the title, but he didn't say that Zhu Guobi was the first to say: "Sage, the minister thinks that he should be fined!" The Duke of Wei was fined 100,000 taels of silver as the Duke of Guo, and the other marquis were fined half of the silver! ”