After Ma Cheng finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Zhu Lunkui and said loudly: "Your Majesty the Emperor, the minister has never read a book, and he is afraid of being victimized by traitors, so after His Majesty issued an order, he specially checked the Emperor Ming Zuxun, which clearly stipulates that each guard is 5,600 people!" Your Majesty's decree says that the ministers and the two guards are guarded, isn't that exactly 11,200 people? ”

The emperor and the elders in the hall didn't expect Ma Cheng to say this, and they were stunned for a while.

Ma Cheng was right, Zhu Yuanzhang stipulated that there were 5,600 people per guard and 16,800 people in the prince's three guards. However, this is all legal provisions, and at that time, some princes' protectors far exceeded this number, and the guards of Yan Wang Zhu Di had 30,000 people, and as for King Ning and others, it was only a lot more.

However, Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial ancestral training was two hundred years ago, and it is really inappropriate to use it now, and few princes obeyed it back then, and after Zhu Di took the throne, he reduced all the prince's three guards.

Qian Qianyi heard Ma Cheng say this, and hurriedly said: "This is all quibble, even if you are right, but what about organizing an army privately?" ”

Ma Cheng listened to Qian Qianyi's words and said unhurriedly: "Lord Qian, it seems that one of my official positions is the guard of the southern capital, isn't it right to reorganize the army under his jurisdiction as the guard of the southern capital?" ”

Ma Cheng's words are a bit strong, Ma Cheng is the southern capital is not fake, and it is reasonable to properly reorganize his army, but more than 100,000 troops without the consent of the emperor, without the text of the military department, Ma Cheng himself was organized, and it is indeed a bit violated.

However, this crime can't kill Ma Cheng, Qian Qianyi also knows it, and after thinking for a while, he said: "What about taking more than 100,000 prisoners of war as domestic slaves and tenants?" This isn't what Nandu should be in charge of, right? ”

Knowing that Ma Cheng still said unhurriedly: "I also have an official position as the governor of the Chinese army, and the minister has checked the emperor's ancestral training, and the Chinese military governor's office is responsible for the affairs of the thirty-six guards inside and outside the southern capital, and it is reasonable to let these prisoners of war go to the military tun!" As for what Lord Qian said about domestic slaves and tenants, this is all nonsense, Lord Qian can go to check, I didn't confiscate these prisoners of war and tell myself, they all fell on the military registration of the 36th Guard! ”

Qian Qianyi was so angry when he heard Ma Cheng finish speaking, Ma Cheng is the governor of the Chinese army, and it is a matter of minutes to put these more than 100,000 people into the army, if Qian Qianyi goes to check now, he doesn't have to think about it to know that all the materials of these more than 100,000 people are complete, and even how many acres of land each person cultivates can be clear.

"Ma Cheng, even if what you said is all right, but without the emperor's approval, there is no text from the Ministry of War, which is a fact, right? Therefore, Your Majesty, the minister still asks Your Majesty to cure Ma Cheng's great sin of disobeying the holy decree! ”

Disobeying the holy decree is also a capital crime, and it seems that Qian Qianyi is preparing to kill Ma Cheng today. Ma Shiying, who was standing on the side, of course couldn't watch his son be unlucky, and was just about to stand up and speak, when he knew that Ma Cheng knelt on the ground with a grunt, and cried bitterly: "Your Majesty, the minister has heard rumors outside that the minister is Yue Fei in the past few months, but the minister doesn't believe it at all, Your Majesty is wise and martial arts can make the mistake of destroying the Great Wall?" But the minister didn't expect that His Majesty was not Zhao Gou, but there was Qin Hui in the court! ”

Needless to say, the Qin Hui that Ma Cheng said is Qian Qianyi, in fact, according to his official position and conduct, Ma Shiying is more like Qin Hui, and no matter how it turns, it will not be Qian Qianyi's turn.

After Ma Cheng finished speaking, he stood up and took off the black gauze hat on his head and the python robe given by the emperor

, only wore a white middle coat, and then knelt on the ground again and cried: "Your Majesty, the minister was originally a gentleman and didn't read any books, but the minister knows the country's righteousness and is loyal to the Ming Dynasty and the emperor!" In the Wuying Palace, the minister killed the fake prince for the emperor, and killed all the ministers who supported the fake prince! For the sake of the emperor and the eternal survival of the Ming Dynasty, he fought a ten-month battle with the Beiyu! ”

After Ma Cheng finished speaking, he took off his middle coat, revealing the scars all over his body, and then cried: "Your Majesty, look at it, this is all left by the Northern Captives to the ministers!" These ministers didn't take it to heart, because the ministers were all for the emperor and the Ming Dynasty, even if they died, they were willing. But Your Majesty can't listen to the villain's slander, and it chills the hearts of his subordinates and meritorious soldiers! The minister now knows that he has offended someone in the court, so the minister resigns from all his official positions today and is willing to become a cloth cloth, please Your Majesty not let the minister die unjustly like Yue Fei! ”

Ma Cheng's generous statement was really shocking, and there was no hero in the Ming Dynasty who dared to say that about the emperor, even the founding heroes Xu Da and Chang Yuchun. But Ma Cheng knew that Zhu Lunkui was not Zhu Yuanzhang, and Zhu Lunkui did not have Zhu Yuanzhang's courage and means, and today Zhu Lunkui asked himself to come completely to suppress Ma Cheng, definitely not to really kill Ma Cheng. That's why Ma Cheng decided to play big, see if you Zhu Lunkui really dare to kill the heroes who supported you?

Ma Cheng made the right bet this time, Zhu Lunkui is probably not much stronger than Zhu Yousong, and he can't compare with his ancestor Zhu Yuanzhang at all. Calling Ma Cheng here today is just to use the matter of the guards to suppress Ma Cheng and reduce the power in Ma Cheng's hands.

But Zhu Lunkui didn't expect Ma Cheng to react so strongly, and directly threw out the merit of supporting the establishment. Although Zhu Lunkui hates the fact that people always mention the establishment of the emperor, but this is the case, Ma Cheng risked his life to support you as the emperor a year ago, and led the army to defeat the Manchu army, so that you can sit firmly on the emperor's throne. Now you have to clean up Ma Cheng in turn, which can't be said anywhere.

Zhu Lunkui is now forced by Ma Cheng to be completely unsure of what to do, if he does what Qian Qianyi said, then he will kill Ma Cheng, but the public opinion of killing Ma Cheng can't accept it. But according to what Ma Cheng said, he was going to kill Qian Qianyi, Qin Hui, but he was about to woo Qian Qianyi to fight Ma Shiying, what should he do if he killed Qian Qianyi now? Zhu Lunkui didn't know what to do for a while, and was stunned.

Ma Shiying didn't expect Ma Cheng to say this, so he jumped out of Qian Qianyi's trap directly, and raised the incident to the extent that the emperor wanted to kill and support meritorious heroes, these are enough for the emperor and Qian Qianyi, Ma Shiying thought about it for a while and decided not to say anything or care about anything, it depends on what your emperor does.

Qian Qianyi didn't expect that he was so well prepared in the end, he still couldn't, he didn't expect Ma Cheng, this kid to be so ruthless, and he came to a dead end in one step, and now the emperor only has two ways to choose, either kill Ma Cheng or kill Qian Qianyi.

Just when everyone in the hall didn't speak, Ruan Dacheng found that this was a good opportunity, an opportunity to sell the emperor well, give the emperor a step down, and make friends with Qian Qianyi.

Ruan Dacheng also thought at first that Ma Cheng would definitely be unlucky today, although he would not lose his head, but it was estimated that the errand of the Nandu town guard would not be saved. This is also one of the emperor's established policies, and all important positions must not be handed over to Ma Cheng alone, and there must be separation of powers and checks and balances.

But what Ruan Dacheng didn't expect was that Ma Cheng's methods were very skillful, and he directly forced the emperor to choose one between him and Qian Qianyi, which made the emperor embarrassed. Of course

This is also an opportunity for Ruan Dacheng, although Ruan Dacheng and the Donglin Party were at odds back then, and even Ruan Dacheng persecuted the Donglin Party just a year ago. But at this time and at that time, now Ruan Dacheng's biggest enemy has become Ma Shiying, and only by getting Ma Shiying can he Ruan Dacheng be the first assistant.

Now that the emperor can't get off the stage, it is Ruan Dacheng's opportunity, Ruan Dacheng came out and pointed at Ma Cheng and scolded: "Ma Cheng, you kid is too vain!" Who do you think you are? My Majesty the Emperor released the Mandate of Heaven, and the inheritance of the unification was recognized by the ancestors, how did it become your great achievement? You have only done a little bit of merit at the right time, and now you are here to roar the throne, do you know what sin you have committed? ”

Ruan Dacheng finished scolding Ma Cheng, and then turned to Zhu Lunkui and said: "Your Majesty, this kid Ma Cheng is a martial artist, he hasn't read any books, although he is brave and loyal in his heart, but his words are a little excessive, please spare this kid for Ma Cheng's defense of the city!" ”

Although Ruan Dacheng looked like a muddy man on the surface, his words eased the embarrassing atmosphere, and Zhu Lunkui hurriedly smiled: "I know that Ma Qing has made great contributions, and I will definitely not let the blood of the heroes be shed in vain!" ”

After Zhu Lunkui finished speaking, he said to the little eunuch: "Are you all dead? Why don't you come and put on the official uniform for the Marquis of Zhenguo, and take an embroidered pier for the Marquis of Zhenguo to sit down! ”

Ruan Dacheng's actions opened up the situation, but Ma Cheng was unhappy, and there was a reason why he did it today. Because Ma Cheng received the news, King Lu of Hangzhou had formed an army of 100,000, and at the same time returned Zhu Lunkui's edict to persuade him to abdicate, and was preparing to use troops against Zhu Lunkui, but Nanjing had not received the news yet.

It is precisely because of this that Ma Cheng deliberately offended the emperor, and it was best for the emperor to take his official position to the end, and then wait for King Lu's army to reach Nanjing, then the emperor would not be able to satisfy Ma Cheng again.

For this purpose, Ma Cheng placed the Qing army prisoners without asking for instructions, or because of the relationship between Ma Cheng and Ma Shiying, although he couldn't get the holy decree, he still held a military department.

But Ma Cheng's plan was very good, but now he was disturbed by Ruan Dacheng, and the angry Ma Cheng secretly scolded in his heart: Ruan Dacheng, you old guy, do you know that the more Lao Tzu loses now, the more he will gain in the future!

But the emperor has now relented, and Ma Cheng has no choice but to buckle the basin on his head: "Your Majesty, the minister knows that what he did just now is wrong, and he also knows that he is guilty of a lot, so the minister is willing to hand over all his official positions and go home to retreat in vain!" ”

The change in Ma Cheng's attitude made everyone's eyes fall to the ground in the hall, and they had only seen those who were desperately promoted, but they had never seen those who pushed their official positions out.

Zhu Lunkui thought that Ma Cheng said the opposite, so he had to persuade: "Ma Qing, although you did something wrong about the prisoners of war, it will not be dismissed, so be it!" Ma Qing handed over the guards of the southern capital, and all other official positions remained the same! ”

This is also Zhu Lunkui's bottom line, but knowing that Ma Cheng is still not satisfied, he said on the side: "Your Majesty, the minister really knows that he is wrong, so the minister must resign from all official positions!" Your Majesty's permission! ”

When Zhu Lunkui heard this, what was going on? However, it is a good thing that Ma Cheng is willing to let go of power, and he will not have to worry about Ma Cheng's rebellion in the future. Zhu Lunkui thinks that since you Ma Cheng wants to hand over the military power yourself, then I will fulfill your wish.

"Okay, since Ma Qing insists on doing so, then I will remove you from your positions as the governor of the Chinese army, the governor of Jiangnan, etc., and only leave a town marquis!"