The day after the end of the Wuzi Rebellion, that is, on the third day of the first month of the fourth year of Shaowu in the Ming Dynasty, the cabinet announced to the world in the name of the emperor that because of physical reasons, the emperor temporarily handed over the country to Ma Shiying to deal with, and at the same time promoted Ma Shiying to be the Grand Master, the Generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, the auxiliary minister, and the commander-in-chief of the military state!

Ma Cheng sighed when he saw this Ming Fa edict, it seems that Ma Shiying still has a lot of concerns and did not write the regent. In fact, it's not that Ma Shiying doesn't want to be this regent, because Ma Shiying and Ma Cheng have different positions.

Ma Cheng now wishes that his son would be the emperor, and then make himself the crown prince. But Ma Shiying has to face all the scholars in the world, and the pressure he is under is far greater than that of Ma Cheng, so the false name of the regent is not to be used, and now he is in charge of the military state, and this status is not much worse than that of the regent.

At the same time, the holy decree was also issued with the appointment of the three Ma Cheng brothers, Ma Cheng was promoted to the Duke of Wei Guo, and other official positions remained unchanged. The eldest brother Ma Luan was named the Duke of Qin and the Ministry of Industry. The third Ma Xi was named the Duke of Qi, the squire of the military department and the governor of Nanzhili. The three brothers are now high-ranking officials and dignitaries, and they are in the limelight for a while.

Ma Cheng didn't know what the eldest and third thought of him, but he couldn't be happy at all in his heart now. After working for so long, he just turned the marquis into a duke, and he had no other real rights at all, so Ma Cheng was ready to go to Ma Shiying for a theory as soon as he saw the holy decree.

But Ma Cheng's impulse was dissuaded by Wang Xian, the reason is very simple, you Ma Cheng was already a very popular minister before, and the emperor has handed over the military of several provinces in the south of the Yangtze River to you, what else do you want to do? In the past, you could cry, but now that Ma Shiying is in charge, can you still oppose your own father?

Ma Cheng sighed after hearing Wang Xian finish speaking, the identity of his son is indeed a constraint. The Ming Dynasty paid attention to filial piety, no matter how much Ma Cheng was a bastard or how disloyal he was to the emperor, he could find a reason to explain, but the only thing about Ma Shiying was that he had no solution. If Ma Cheng now uses the same means as he treats the emperor to force Ma Shiying, then not to mention the literati under Ma Cheng, even those confidants and generals will leave him. Thinking of this, Ma Cheng sighed, since this is the case, then he will accept his fate.

Ma Cheng can not do with the right to official positions, but he can't help but fight for official positions for his subordinates, Ma Cheng put a total of 126 meritorious ministers of this coup d'état, put on a list of meritorious heroes, and at the same time reported the candidates who had already decided on the governor of the inner city, the commander of the imperial city, and other candidates, hoping that the cabinet would agree. Then Ma Cheng began to prepare to leave Beijing, because he was preparing to use troops against Fujian and Liangguang after the beginning of spring this year, and strive to completely solve the small imperial courts in the south within two to three years.

But what disappointed Ma Cheng was that the list he reported did not reply for a long time, and Ma Cheng finally got impatient and went directly to the cabinet to find Ma Shiying. But what Ma Cheng didn't expect was that Ma Shiying didn't see him, just asked the scribe to tell him that he could just go home and wait for news.

Ma Cheng had no choice but to go home and wait for news, and this was a month, and on the fifth day of February, the official letter of the cabinet was late. Ma Cheng opened it and saw that the 126 meritorious heroes he had reported had all been rewarded, but the number had changed, from one hundred and twenty-six to one hundred and eighty-nine.

Ma Cheng looked at the list, and the extra ones were some second-generation officials, which was nothing, these guys took advantage of Lao Tzu's prestige to be an official, and took an empty salary, Ma Cheng could accept it, but it was the heaviest

The commander of the inner city and the commander of the imperial city have changed.

Ma Cheng, the governor of the inner city, originally arranged for his eldest brother Gu Changwei to serve as his eldest brother, after all, Gu Changwei used to be his long-term follower, and with the experience of the past few years, it was more than enough to serve as an inner city commander. The commander of the imperial city is An Zhennan, who is also Ma Cheng's preferred general.

However, in this official document, the admiral of the inner city became Zhang Guozhu, and the commander of the imperial city became Zhang Kunyuan.

Who Zhang Kunyuan is Ma Cheng doesn't know, but isn't Zhang Guozhu his front-line general? Why did you transfer back to be the Admiral of the Inner City?

Ma Cheng was furious after reading the official document, changed into an official uniform, and went to the cabinet to see his son Ma Shiying. This time, Ma Cheng did not encounter any resistance, and Ma Shiying soon met Ma Cheng in the cabinet living room.

The right is really a man's aphrodisiac, Ma Shiying hasn't seen him for a month, and he is in good spirits, not at all like a month ago. Ma Cheng didn't salute either, entered the house and sat down on a chair, and then asked, "Dad, why did the candidate for the inner city governor I reported changed to Zhang Guozhu?" The front line can't live without him! ”

Ma Shiying glared at Ma Cheng, and then said: "Here is the cabinet, call the old man an official position!" ”

Seeing Ma Shiying like this, Ma Cheng couldn't say: "Master Ma, why did you transfer Zhang Guozhu back?" ”

"The admiral of the inner city has a great responsibility, he is responsible for guarding the Jingshi, and he needs to select someone who is old and respectful, Zhang Guozhu has followed the old man since Shanxi, and his qualifications and abilities are enough, so he will naturally be transferred back to serve in important positions!"

"What about the front line?"

"The Ministry of War has issued another official document to transfer Ma Bao to the front line in Zhejiang!"

Ma Cheng was even more angry when he heard this, Ma Bao was originally in Anqing, responsible for dealing with the Qing army in the west of Huguang River, and the strategic location was also very important, how could he be transferred back?

"Dad, no! Master Ma, Ma Bao is in charge of Jiangxi's defense, what should I do if I transfer him back to Jiangxi? ”

"Ma Bao's vacancy is taken over by your brother Ma Xi!"

What are you kidding, it turns out that Ma Xi is a waste, let him go to charge a war zone, this is absolutely not good. Ma Cheng was about to oppose this time, but Ma Shiying frowned and scolded: "Ma Cheng, pay attention to your identity, you are just a military general, and you are not qualified to oppose the decision of the cabinet!" ”

Ma Cheng saw that Ma Shiying was angry and knew that this inner city admiral was destined to be Zhang Guozhu. Thinking of this, Ma Cheng no longer insisted, anyway, Ma Xi, this waste went to Jiangxi, and there was something wrong with you, Ma Shiying.

"Since this is the case, my son will no longer object, please send an official document from the Ministry of War, and my son will return to the front line in Zhejiang and lead the army into Fujian."

Ma Cheng planned to stay away from the central government's thoughts, but he didn't expect Ma Shiying to say: "Ma Cheng, you have outstanding military achievements, the army of the Tang King of Fujian is all some local chickens and dogs, if you have Ma Bao, you can stay in Nandu to be in charge!" ”

Ma Cheng was taken aback when he heard Ma Shiying say it, doesn't this deprive him of his military power? In the past, Zhu Lunkui had thought about a wish that had not been fulfilled for several years, but it was actually completed in the hands of Ma Shiying.

"Dad, how can this be done? Front... ”

Ma Cheng still had to distinguish, but Ma Shiying glared and said: "What the cabinet has decided, you can abide by it!" The old man still has something, you go back! ”

After Ma Shiying finished speaking, he stood up and left, leaving Ma Cheng back

Sit in the middle of the house. These can make Ma Cheng very uncomfortable, but he can't complain at all, Ma Shiying's fatherhood crushes him to death. China is a country that stresses filial piety, and future generations will be condemned by society for not supporting the elderly, let alone the next generation. The Ming Dynasty law stipulates that the father has absolute control over his children, including the right to life, which means that the father does not have to sentence his son to death.

Of course, the son can also do anything in the name of filial piety, and he will not be punished by the law. Ma Cheng previously used the banner of avenging Ma Shiying, if he really killed Zhu Lunkui, at most he would only be condemned by the scholar class, and it would not cause him any irreversible consequences. But now it's different, Ma Shiying used his father's name to suppress Ma Cheng, and Ma Cheng didn't have the capital to resist except for silently accepting it.

Ma Shiying had already left, and Ma Cheng was the only one left in the huge living room, and the secretary office at the door looked inside. Ma Cheng was already on fire in his belly, but when he saw this unlucky guy coming in, the angry Ma Cheng scolded: "Bastard, what are you looking at?" Can Lao Tzu still live in your cabinet? ”

The clerk saw that Ma Cheng was angry, and knew that this murderous demon king couldn't be provoked, so he quickly retreated again, you can stay in this place as long as you like.

Ma Cheng naturally can't live here for the rest of his life, and now that Ma Shiying has said so, what can Ma Cheng do? I had to stand up and quit the cabinet.

The cabinet of the Ming Dynasty was in the imperial city, Ma Cheng rode a horse from Chengtianmen to wander in front of the Thousand Steps Corridor, this is an important place for state organs, and there is nothing that is not intended to stay here, but the brocade guards guarding the Thousand Steps Corridor are all descendants of Ma Cheng, so they naturally dare not come over to take care of this frustrated Zhenguo Gong.

Ma Cheng rode his horse slowly and walked slowly in the thousand-step corridor, and a voice on the side shouted: "Zhonghe, what are you doing?" ”

Ma Cheng's character is Zhonghe, but now Ma Cheng's status is precious, and most of the people who dare to call him are elders. Ma Cheng turned his head to look, this person was Ma Cheng's uncle Yue Qijie.

In this coup, Yue Qijie was the first to stand up and draft the holy decree, and secretly changed the concept and changed the matter to yes, so after Ma Shiying took power, he rewarded his merits and promoted Yue Qijie to the ministry as a waiter. Yue Qijie used to be the governor of Zhejiang, but he was actually also at the level of deputy minister, at the same level as the squire, but where can the squire be compared to the local officials.

The Ministry of Shangshu is called the Heavenly Official, controlling the net worth and life of all officials in the world, although the power of the servant is not as good as the Shangshu, but the two divisions in charge of Yue Qijie are not ordinary, they are the two fattest departments in the world, the Wenxuan Qing Officials Division and the Examination of the Qing Officials Division.

The Department of Literature and Anthology is responsible for the promotion of all officials in the world. In the Ming Dynasty, officials above the fourth rank belonged to high-ranking officials, and the appointment of these officials was nominated by the ministry, then appointed by the emperor, and finally written by the cabinet. However, starting from Zhu Di, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty became more and more lazy, and the emperor did not go to court at all during the Wanli period, so the appointment of officials above the fourth grade fell into the hands of the cabinet.

Except for officials above the fourth grade, all other officials must be appointed by the Ministry of Officials, and the final decision is in the hands of the Department of Literature and Selection. Although it looks like nothing, the people who can be appointed by the Wenxuan Division are some petty officials of six or seven grades, but you must know that the most officials in the world are these middle and low-level officials below the fifth grade. In the Ming Dynasty, there were about more than 30,000 officials in the country, and officials below the fifth grade accounted for eighty percent.