Wang Xian saw that Ma Cheng had killed him, and hurriedly said: "My lord, please listen to what the lower official says, and then it is up to the adult whether he kills or not!" ”

Ma Cheng stroked the handle of the twine with his hand, and then said, "Okay, Bendu will give you this opportunity, say it!" ”

"My lord, you know that Xiaguan was born in Jiangbei, since Fengyang was slaughtered in the eighth year of Chongzhen, Xiaguan's hometown has been ravaged by rogues and thieves many times, Xiaguan thought that the official army could save us, but these officials and soldiers are not as good as those rogues who kill people without blinking, after all, the rogues can still leave a way for you to live, but the officials and soldiers don't even have a way to live!"

After Wang Xian finished speaking, he looked up at Ma Cheng, then gritted his teeth and said, "My lord, according to the observation of the lower officials, this Da Ming should also die!" ”

As soon as Wang Xian finished speaking, he heard Ma Cheng shout angrily: "Lao Tzu killed you, a disloyal and unfilial traitor!" After speaking, Ma Cheng took out his waist knife and put it on Wang Xian's neck.

Wang Xian closed his eyes and waited for death, but after waiting for a long time, he found that he was not dead, and when he opened his eyes, he found that the knife was placed on his neck, but he did not cut it down.

Wang Xian seized this opportunity and hurriedly shouted: "My lord, if the Ming Dynasty keeps Yangzhou, you can still learn from the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty for a hundred years, but now? Yangzhou, Jiangbei City, was lost in one day, and hundreds of thousands of troops collapsed in a few days, which is already a sign of the death of the country! In this troubled era, if you still want to be an ordinary general and go with the flow, then kill Wang Xian! After Wang Xian finished speaking, he closed his eyes and waited for death.

Ma Cheng can really kill him there, but now although the situation is critical, after all, it is still socially stable, if Wang Xian's words are spread, then he will commit a major crime of destroying the door, even if Zhu Yousong is a bastard and is in a stupor, it is absolutely impossible to let go of a Ma Cheng who wants to rebel.

Although Ma Cheng wanted to kill Wang Xian, what Wang Xian said just now was really right, Ma Cheng crossed over from the afterlife, knowing that in half a month, the city of Nanjing would change hands, and the entire Ming Dynasty would become a historical term in twenty years. But Ma Cheng is a traverser, of course he knows the historical process, this Wang Xian just guesses by inference, and Ma Cheng is reluctant to kill this kind of talent.

Ma Cheng held the waist knife in his hand and thought for a quarter of an hour, and decided to leave Wang Xian, because the Manchu Qing Dynasty came in half a month, and whether he defended the city or not, Nanjing would definitely be in chaos, and who could care about a poor Xiucai with a broken hand at that time?

Ma Cheng withdrew the waist knife, then stepped forward to help Wang Xian, and then asked: "Mr. Wang, please get up, just now it was really Ma Cheng's last resort, Mr. Wang knows that the factory guards are rampant, Ma Cheng has to be careful!" ”

Wang Xian was also shocked and sweating, he was gambling just now, betting on Ma Cheng is a person who is not willing to be lonely, and now he sees himself as the right bet.

Wang Xian is the literati who has been with Ma Cheng for the longest time, Wang Xian was not very optimistic about Ma Cheng before, thinking that he was just a second ancestor who liked to mess around, but the situation has changed dramatically in the past six months, and the signs of a change of dynasty in the whole world are becoming more and more obvious. Wang Xian is not a conformist person, since the Ming Dynasty is over, he will have a new master, and he can be a minister of the dragon.

Wang Xian carefully observed several forces in the world at that time, and the most likely one was originally Li Zicheng, but Li Zicheng was a man with great ambition and talent, and a good deck of cards made him play poorly, so he was naturally excluded by Wang Xian. The second is Zhang Xianzhong in Sichuan, although Zhang Xianzhong monopolizes the country of Tianfu in Sichuan and is powerful, but Zhang Xianzhong also made a mistake with Li Zicheng, that is, it is not good for intellectuals, so Wang Xian feels that Zhang Xianzhong is not a person who can achieve great things.

Now the most powerful in the world is Nanming, but the Nanming Party is fierce, and the strongest forces in the air cannot be integrated, which often allows foreign enemies to take advantage. In addition, Gao Jie died from the beginning of the first month, Zuo Liangyu went east, and the Hongguang court was in a hurry to do these things, so Wang Xian was not very optimistic about Nanming.

The rest is the Manchu Qing, if Wang Xian was in the north, maybe he would have voted for the Manchu Qing as soon as possible, after all, a series of decrees issued by Dorgon to protect landlords and intellectuals after the occupation of Beijing can be regarded as more than Wang Xian's appetite. But the next Manchu Qing Dynasty disappoints Wang Xian, that is, the promulgation of the hair shaving order, as soon as this decree was promulgated, the northern provinces immediately spread flames, although Dolgon immediately banned this decree, but also let Wang Xian see the cruelty of foreign rule, after all, body hair and skin is the absolute bottom line in Wang Xian's heart.

Since several forces can't do it, then look around, Wang Xian didn't pay much attention to Ma Cheng at first, but he didn't expect that Ma Cheng had some means, and in just half a year, he could train 20,000 homeless people into elite soldiers. Wang Xian is in charge of the weapons and equipment in the army, so he has a deep understanding of the strength of Ma Cheng's new army, not to mention that this new army can win against the upper class, even against the elite of Gao Jie. But Wang Xian of the Eight Banners of the Manchu Qing Dynasty did not dare to guarantee it, because Wang Xian had never seen the Eight Banners, so he did not dare to comment on it.

The more he knew about Ma Cheng, the more Wang Xian felt that Ma Cheng was powerful, so after careful consideration, Wang Xian decided to talk to Ma Cheng openly and honestly. Today, with this holy decree, Wang Xian decided to have a showdown with Ma Cheng.

Ma Cheng helped Wang Xian to the side of the chair, and then said: "Sir, please sit down, the situation is so chaotic now, dare to ask Mr. what is his opinion?" ”

Wang Xian knows that now Ma Cheng is asking for talent, if his answer satisfies Ma Cheng, he is likely to become the first adviser under Ma Cheng in the future, if Ma Cheng really has a chance to succeed, then wouldn't he be the first assistant?

Thinking of this, Wang Xian cheered up, and then said: "My lord, when the lower officials saw the holy decree sent, they deduced that there must be a problem in the court, or it is absolutely impossible for the lord's family to convey the holy decree. It is likely that the Emperor has fled or been placed under house arrest so that the Divine Decree can be delivered unconventionally! "Huaxiu Chinese

Ma Cheng heard Wang Xian say this, it is reasonable, Ma Cheng knows that Zhu Yousong will definitely run, of course he has no time to take care of these idle matters now, this holy decree must have been issued by his father in the name of the emperor, in this case, does his father also feel that something is wrong?

"My lord, no matter whether the emperor escapes or is under house arrest, he can't be the emperor, in this case, why don't you take the opportunity to support the new monarch, and when the time comes, wouldn't it be good to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes?"

The idea that Wang Xian said was similar to Ma Cheng's plan, but Ma Cheng's previous plan was to use the prestige of Nanjing's defense of the city to put Zhu Yousong under house arrest, and then coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes to sweep the world. And this Wang Xian said more thoroughly, directly supporting the new monarch.

Ma Cheng thought about it, what Wang Xian said is not unreasonable, Zhu Yousong is the legitimate emperor after all, even if he has the great merit of defending the city, the emperor under house arrest is not enough, but the new emperor is different, you are all supported by Lao Tzu, so if Lao Tzu doesn't want to play, how to play?

Thinking of this, Ma Cheng asked, "Then is there a candidate for this new gentleman?" ”

Choosing a new emperor is not a trivial matter, it must be considered from the aspects of bloodline and ability, Ma Cheng will definitely usurp the throne in the end, and naturally he does not want to support an emperor who is too capable.

"My lord, so King Zhou Shisun Zhi is talented and sparse, and he is a good candidate!"

The grandson of King Zhou? Ma Cheng immediately remembered the young man who attended his wedding, Ma Cheng remembered that he asked Wang Xian to knock on his bamboo pole at that time, why did the two get together?

Seeing Ma Cheng's suspicious gaze, Wang Xian hurriedly explained: "My lord, after the contact between Xia Guan and Zhu Lunkui, I found that this person is not learned and has no skills, he is good at wine and beauty, such a person is very easy to control, and it will also help the great cause of the adult in the future!" and Zhu Lunkui gave Xiaguan 10,000 taels of silver, asking Xiaguan to speak for him to take over Zhou Fan! ”

It's a big deal, and it costs 10,000 taels as soon as it is shot. But Ma Cheng didn't take it to heart, what he needed was Wang Xian's loyalty, and those who didn't have money were all small roads.

"Okay, since Mr. Wang promised Zhu Lunkui, then let's give him a big gift and let him be the emperor for a few years!"

After Ma Cheng finished speaking, he frowned and asked: "Mr. Wang, supporting that emperor is a later story, now that the Manchu army is in Jiangbei, what do you think can be done now?" Why don't we go out of the city and take refuge? ”

Ma Cheng saw that the strength in his hands was not enough, and he retreated a little and wanted to flee south with his soldiers.

Wang Xian heard Ma Cheng say this, and hurriedly said: "My lord, I must not, the southern capital is the land of the Son of Heaven, Zhu Yuanzhang occupied the southern capital back then before he had a solid foundation, and the southern capital is located in the Taihu Lake Basin, rich in products and a large population, it is the place where God gives the adults a place to settle down!" "Wang Xian has now made up his mind to join Ma Cheng, so naturally he doesn't have to respect the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and directly calls him by his name.

Ma Cheng was right to think about it, where else could he escape if he fled south? Did Xue Yongli flee to Burma? It's better to fight to the death with the Manchu Qing Dynasty here in Nanjing, and stare at people and dead birds in the sky!

After making up his mind, Ma Cheng said: "Okay, then according to what Mr. said, let's first reorganize our arms and fight against the Manchus, and wait for the situation to develop to a certain extent before we take the opportunity to support Zhu Lunkui!" After Ma Cheng finished speaking, he handed over the holy decree in his hand to Wang Xian: "Mr. Wang, this holy decree will be handed over to you, according to what you said just now, we will start to gather the noble families in the city, as well as train the strong men, these are all handed over to Mr. Wang!" ”

After this long talk, Wang Xian completely became Ma Cheng's number one confidant, and Wang Xian also changed his title and said: "Thank you for the trust of the lord, my subordinates will definitely live up to the trust of the lord!" ”

After entrusting everything to Wang Xian, Ma Cheng took two hundred personal soldiers to go home from the city, and Ma Shiying was looking for himself to go home at this critical time, there must be something important.

Now after Ma Cheng's suppression in the city, although no one made trouble, the pedestrians looked panicked, looking panicked. The noisy Confucius Temple has lost the hustle and bustle of the past, and there are many fewer flower boats on the Qinhuai River, after all, in this case, no one is big enough to come out to prostitute without worry.

There are fewer pedestrians on the road, and Ma Cheng can easily pass through the prosperous area of Confucius Temple, and the journey that used to take an hour was only half an hour to complete.

Ma Cheng's door was full of heavily armed soldiers, and after Ma Cheng entered the city, he sent 500 soldiers to surround his family, and his wife and children were at home, so he couldn't be careless.