Ma Cheng walked two steps quickly, came to Ma Shiying, hugged Ma Shiying's legs and cried: "Dad, you don't know how worried your son is!" Now it's okay, the son brought the army into the palace, and immediately killed the faint king to avenge his father! ”

Ma Cheng just cried bitterly, and didn't see anything wrong with Ma Shiying, but now that he got closer, he found that Ma Shiying's body was covered with feces, and at the same time, Ma Luan and Ma Xi were similar, and their heads and bodies were covered with undried feces. Seeing this, Ma Cheng quickly let go of his hands, and at the same time smelled the smell of these three people, and there was a burst of nausea in his throat.

It turned out that after Ma Cheng ran away last night, Ma Shiying and his son hid in Tibet in the ruins of Neiku, avoiding the search of Lu Siye's own soldiers. It was relatively easy at first, after all, Lu Siye only brought a hundred people, but with the addition of Mei Chun, the three of them could no longer hide.

In the end, there was no way, and in order to escape the search, the three of them could only hide in the dung pit in the ruins. Fortunately, in order to repair the palace in the past six months, many craftsmen entered the imperial city to work, so this dung pit is full of dung, and if it is empty, it is really easy to be found.

Although the weather in Nanzhili was very cold in January, there was no ice in the manure pit, and the three of them got a body of feces, but they also took the opportunity to get rid of the search.

The three of them waited in the dunghill until dawn, and slowly there was no sound outside, and then they dared to come out of the dunghill. Ma Xi went out to investigate, the Jinyi guards guarding Xi'an Gate and Xihua Gate had already fled, the two city gates were wide open, and some eunuchs and palace maids were fleeing in panic.

Ma Xi stood on the road with a foul smell, because the smell on his body was pleasant, and all the people who fled avoided it. Ma Xi grabbed a little eunuch, pressed a knife to his neck and asked, "What's going on in the palace?" What about the brocade guards guarding the door? ”

"Uncle spares his life, the palace is in chaos, some of the brocade guards guarding the door are killed in battle, and some escape!"

"Dead in battle? Something happened in the palace? ”

"Uncle, the Marquis of Zhenguo has led troops into the palace, and the other slaves and maids don't know! Please raise your noble hand and let the slave and maid flee for their lives! ”

Ma Xi was very happy to hear this news, which meant that he didn't have to die. Ma Xi released the little eunuch, re-entered the ruins, and reported the details of the matter to Ma Shiying.

Ma Shiying was tired and hungry after last night's toss, but Ma Shiying, as the first assistant of the imperial court, still had to hold up the shelf of the first assistant, but although he was wearing a big red python robe, he was covered in feces, which was inevitably a little funny.

Ma Shiying listened to Ma Xi talk about the situation outside, and scolded angrily: "What does this rebel want to do? Betraying his father or killing the king? The two of you help the old man into the palace to meet this shameless bastard with no king and no father! ”

Ma Shiying left the ruins of the inner library with the support of Ma Luan and Ma Xi, and the outside was really similar to what Ma Xi said, and there was chaos everywhere. Ma Shiying and the others entered the palace through the unguarded Xihua Gate, and at this time the battle in the palace was not over, and some Jinyi guards loyal to Zhu Lunkui were still fighting with Ma Cheng's guards.

Ma Shiying and the others met a group of Ma Cheng guards in the Xihua Gate, and the leading 100 households recognized Ma Shiying, and when they saw that Ma Shiying was still alive, the 100 households hurriedly stepped forward to salute and asked excitedly: "Yuanfu is still alive, and the last general will send someone to protect Yuanfu to go to the Hou Ye now!" ”

In this way, Ma Shiying and others came to Cining Palace under the protection of the guards.

Ma Shiying was so angry when she saw her second son in front of her, she knew that this second son was extremely cunning, but she didn't expect Guan

The key moment was able to leave Lao Tzu and run away alone.

"Ma Cheng, you unfilial son, why did you abandon the old man and run for your life alone?"

Ma Cheng saw Ma Shiying questioning himself angrily, and hurriedly explained: "Dad, at that time, the son couldn't explain in detail to his father, Lu Siye's goal was his son, only if his son attracted their attention, Dad, you could be safe!" ”

Ma Cheng's words were purely strong words, Ma Cheng was afraid that his Lao Tzu would not forgive, so he hurriedly beckoned the eunuchs and palace maids in Cining Palace to come over: "You gang of killers, don't you see my father covered in dirty things?" Why don't you come and clean up for my dad? ”

The palace maids and eunuchs on the side, who were already trembling with fright, dared to come over. Ma Cheng said with a smile: "Dad, you go take a shower and change your clothes first, and my son has good news for you in a while!" ”

Ma Shiying glared at Ma Cheng, but he was covered in feces now, and it was really uncomfortable to get his clothes wet, so Ma Shiying did not continue to blame Ma Cheng, but followed those palace maids and eunuchs to the apse.

Seeing Ma Shiying leaving, Ma Cheng's expression slowly turned cloudy, and he thought that this old guy was dead, but he didn't expect to live until now. You must know that as long as Ma Shiying is alive, no matter how big a thing Ma Cheng does, even if Ma Cheng is the emperor, he must respect Ma Shiying as the emperor. Thinking of this, Ma Cheng sighed, now he can only support Ma Shiying as the emperor, and then wait for this old guy to hang up before he can take over.

However, Ma Shiying is not without benefits at all when he becomes emperor, Ma Shiying is an old bureaucrat who has a clear understanding of how the country operates, and at the same time, Ma Shiying has a lot of talents, at least there will be no turmoil in the short term.

Thinking of this, Ma Cheng was helpless, so he had to follow those palace maids and eunuchs to serve Ma Shiying to take a bath, after all, now Ma Cheng wants to be a filial son, and he still has to do superficial work.

Ma Cheng came to the apse and followed Ma Shiying's side to serve tea and pour water, a very good son. Half an hour later, Ma Shiying and the others finished bathing and sat in the apse to drink tea, and then Ma Cheng told him what had just happened.

When Ma Cheng said that he was going to kill Zhu Lunkui, and then blame Lu Jiude, and then support Ma Shiying as emperor, Ma Shiying stood up and scolded: "Bastard! Darn! How did Lao Tzu give birth to such a scourge as you? If you knew this, Lao Tzu should have strangled you when you were born! ”

Ma Cheng heard Ma Shiying scold himself very aggrieved: "Dad, son, you are all for you!" Dad has worked hard for the Ming Dynasty, but look at how the emperor treats you and my father and son now? Send soldiers to kill us, in this case, don't complain about your son's cruelty, the emperor will take turns to do it, and he will come to our house this year! Wasn't Zhu Yuanzhang also a beggar back then? ”

After Ma Cheng finished speaking, Ma Shiying didn't react, Ma Luan stood up and scolded: "Second brother, how did you get your title?" How did you get your official position? Wasn't it all given to you by the emperor? Now that you have some power but you want to do rebellious things, and you want to pull your father to make mistakes with you, the Ma family does not have you as a descendant! ”

Ma Shiying scolded Ma Cheng for no choice, who called him Ma Cheng's Laozi, and now Ma Luan also came to scold Ma Cheng, which made Ma Cheng angry.

"Fart, boss, what you said is really nice, how did Lao Tzu get his title? That's Lao Tzu's fight with a knife and a shot at the head of the southern capital! Now that Lao Tzu has made a great contribution, it is just that the faint king will not be rewarded, and he will kill Lao Tzu! Since he is the first year of junior high school, then Lao Tzu will be fifteen, and he will kill the faint king and support his father

Emperor! ”

Ma Xi had the best relationship with Ma Luan, and now when he saw Ma Cheng calling himself Lao Tzu, he stood up angrily and said, "Second brother, what are you talking about?" Big brother is also for our family! ”

Ma Cheng saw that Ma Xi was also against him, so he was so angry that he stepped forward and raised his arm to give Ma Xi a big slap: "Your mother, what are you, a mongrel dares to teach Lao Tzu a lesson?" ”

Ma Xi came from a humble background, but now he is also a senior general, although he didn't dare to speak after being beaten by Ma Cheng, there was a hateful look in his eyes.

Ma Shiying saw the conflict between her three sons, and scolded angrily: "Okay! Ma Cheng, you call yourself Lao Tzu, whose Lao Tzu are you? ”

Ma Cheng can contradict Ma Luan and beat Ma Xi, but he doesn't dare to be disrespectful to Ma Shiying, and now seeing that Ma Shiying is angry, Ma Cheng had no choice but to say: "Dad, it was the son just now." But now this is the situation, the emperor has been offended by his son, and some of the brocade guards in the palace have almost been killed, Dad, you can watch it! After speaking, Ma Cheng sat on the chair on the side and handed over this thorny problem to Ma Shiying.

To tell the truth, when Ma Cheng said just now that he wanted to support Ma Shiying as the emperor, Ma Shiying was really excited in his heart, that is to be the emperor, above ten million people! Ma Shiying said that he was not moved, it was fake.

But Ma Shiying is different from the hot-blooded Ma Cheng, it is easy to kill Zhu Lunkui, but what about in the future? Although Ma Cheng's combat power is strong, the Ming Dynasty still occupies most of South China, and in addition to the north in the hands of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Ma Shiying's actual control of the territory is also the land of the ten provinces of Nanzhili.

If Ma Shiying is now called emperor, he will immediately become the target of public criticism, and several small regimes of the Ming Dynasty in the south will definitely regard Ma Shiying as a mortal enemy, and at the same time, because they occupy the rich Nanzhili, they will also become a thorn in the side of the Manchus in the north. With such an enemy on his back, even if Ma Cheng can fight again, can he deal with the whole world?

But what if you learn from Cao Cao to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes? In this way, there will be much less political passivity. Although Zhu Lunkui is estranged in blood, he is the legitimate heir of Zhu Yousong after all, and the Tang regime and the Guiwang regime in the south are no match for Zhu Lunkui in terms of legitimacy. With legitimacy in place, the reconquest of the southern provinces would be supported by the local gentry, and there would be much less resistance.

The foundation of politics is to unite the majority to fight against a handful, and Ma Shiying, as a political veteran, naturally knows how to do it. Although Ma Shiying's party has an absolute advantage in the court, the Donglin Party still has an advantage among the people, so choosing a path with the lowest cost and the most beneficial to Ma Shiying is the right way.

After careful consideration, Ma Shiying had made up his mind and said to Ma Cheng: "Cheng'er, you send someone to escort Li Zhan, Zhang Jie, Yang Weiyuan, and Tian Yang into the palace!" ”

These people are Ma Shiying's henchmen, Ma Cheng knew what was going on as soon as he heard it, Ma Shiying probably couldn't make up his mind, and was ready to discuss it with his henchmen.

Ma Cheng heard Ma Shiying say this and knew that things were not good, these people were not only Ma Shiying's henchmen, but also the ministers of the Ming Dynasty, except for the two or five Tian Yang, all of them in history were martyred for the Ming Dynasty, can the plan of letting them come to the emperor by themselves can still succeed?

Ma Cheng was about to object, but Ma Shiying already knew what Ma Cheng was going to say, and shouted: "Don't talk nonsense, my father has made up his mind, go and invite these people!" By the way, I am adding your two uncles, Yang Wencong and Yue Qijie. ”

Seeing Ma Shiying's appearance, Ma Cheng had no choice but to go out and find someone to invite these people into the palace.