As soon as the day dawned, the Governor's Mansion on the three sides of Hancheng woke up from its slumber, and Hong Chengchou put on his armor and went out of the city with the support of many generals.

The gates had been opened early, and it was still dark outside, and there was a thick fog and very little visibility.

Hong Chengchou's subordinates lined up on both sides outside the city gate, and he himself stood alone in the center of the city gate.

Staring at the foggy sky ahead, he didn't notice any movement. Hong Chengchou turned around and looked at the subordinates behind him, and said in a deep voice: "Why hasn't anyone arrived yet?" ”

A young man in armor stepped forward and replied: "Governor, there has been news just now that the army has arrived in Longmen Town, less than ten miles away from our Han City. This will not yet arrive, presumably because the weather is foggy and the vision is not good, so it will be delayed. ”

After Hong Chengchou heard this, he frowned, but he didn't say anything. Waving his hand to let his subordinates retreat, he waited with peace of mind.

Originally, it was just the imperial court sending grain and grass, and there was no need for Hong Chengchou, the governor, to personally greet him. The reason why he is so cautious is that there is also a heavyweight who came with the escort of the grain and grass army this time.

Jin Yiwei, this can be said to be the most famous spy agency in the Ming Dynasty. Before Chongzhen, everyone in Jinyi changed their color. It's a pity that when Chongzhen became the emperor, at the suggestion of a group of ministers, he began to gradually abolish this institution.

Today's Jinyiwei can no longer be compared with the past, but its name still has a lot of weight among the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.

The commander of the Jinyi Guard who came this time is the only one left at present, and it is also the only one left by Chongzhen.

Ma Ying, this person is definitely the best among the commanders of the Jinyi Guard. He chose to be wholeheartedly loyal to Chongzhen before Chongzhen cleaned up the Wei Party, and when he purged the Wei Party, he fully cooperated with Chongzhen.

His foresight prevented him from being disbanded like the other Brocade Guards. Ma Ying has also become Chongzhen's confidant so far, and has done a lot of secret things for Chongzhen.

Chongzhen did not treat him badly, and was stunned to resist the protests of the Manchu Dynasty and always protect Ma Ying. So far, he has also become the only remaining brocade guard in the imperial court today.

And those so-called disbanded Jinyi Guards, in fact, most of them were secretly co-opted by Ma Ying. This is also where the Manchu civil and military forces have the most scruples about him.

Ma Ying seems to be Chongzhen's eyes, and many ministers of the DPRK and China have been secretly eliminated or framed in prison because they stand on the opposite side of him.

And Chongzhen still turned a blind eye, and in the end, gradually, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty did not dare to continue to quarrel about this matter. Acquiesced in Ma Ying's existence!

Although Hong Chengchou was the trilateral governor of Shaanxi, the military power of all Shaanxi was in his hands. But compared with Ma Ying, the only brocade guard in the imperial court, it is obviously not qualified enough to be lazy!

And Ma Ying's sudden arrival made Hong Chengchou quite worried. Everywhere Jin Yiwei went, there must be constant trouble, and no matter why they came this time, Hong Chengchou knew that he must be in a lot of trouble this time.

When Hong Chengchou was pondering, there was a faint sound of horses' hooves, and he tried his best to look at the dense fog ahead. I saw the shadow of the arrival of the army!

The dull sound of horses' hooves was quite rhythmic, and it seemed that the troops ahead were not in a hurry.

As the dense fog gradually dispersed, Hong Chengchou finally saw the people in front of him, and it was Ma Ying who was wearing a flying fish suit who was riding a horse and walking in the forefront.

Behind him were all his subordinates who followed, and after a casual glance, Hong Chengchou estimated that there should be nearly a thousand people.

Behind the Jinyi Guard is the imperial army escorting grain and grass, on the official road in front of Hancheng, stretching for nearly three miles. Looking at this scale, there must be a lot of grain and grass sent this time.

Ma Ying stopped a few meters away from the city gate, he squinted slightly, and the sharp light in his eyes shot directly at Hong Chengchou's body. The two were relatively speechless, looking at each other!

This is the second time Hong Chengchou has seen Ma Ying himself, the first time is in the capital, he was still a small person before, and he was not at the same level as Ma Ying at all, so there was no entanglement!

After a while, Hong Chengchou squeezed out a hypocritical smile on his face, stepped forward quickly and hugged his fists and said with a smile: "Suddenly learned that the horse commander was coming, Hong was a little caught off guard and couldn't go out of the city to meet him, I'm really sorry!" ”

Ma Ying's whole body exuded a cold aura, but after a while, the cold aura suddenly disappeared. He didn't hold it up, and when Hong Chengchou moved forward, he turned over and dismounted.

There was also a hypocritical smile on his face, and Ma Ying hugged his fists and said, "Governor Hong is too polite, Ma is probably a little unbearable." ”

Ma Ying's words sounded polite, but his movements were very casual. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that he doesn't really care about Hong Chengchou.

However, Hong Chengchou didn't seem to care at all, he still greeted each other with a smile, and after a few polite words to each other, the two sides began to enter the city.

Hong Chengchou took Ma Ying to the Governor's Palace, and the soldiers who escorted the grain and grass behind him were naturally greeted by his subordinates.

In the main hall of the Governor's Palace, Hong Chengchou invited Ma Ying to sit in the first place, showing great respect.

This made Ma Ying very useful, and at the same time, his opinion of Hong Chengchou has also changed slightly. At least at this moment, the smile on Ma Ying's face was much more sincere.

The relationship between them has eased slightly, and Hong Chengchou said tentatively: "The commander personally escorted the grain and grass for my Hancheng this time, and Hong really didn't want to go." If the commander is not short of time, it is better to stay for a while, so that Hong can do his best to express his gratitude to the landlord! ”

Ma Ying squinted at Hong Chengchou, who had a cautious face, and suddenly said in a dark voice: "Don't worry, Lord Hong, since Ma is here, he will definitely not leave so quickly." Naturally, he has a job in his body, and he will ask Lord Hong to cooperate more in the future. ”

Hong Chengchou's heart was slightly relieved, and a trace of surprise flashed on his face. According to what Ma Ying said just now, could it be that he got into something?

Hong Chengchou was very surprised in his heart, but he didn't dare to slack off, and immediately got up and swore an oath: "Commander, please rest assured, if there is anything that needs Hong's cooperation, please speak up." Hong will definitely fully cooperate! ”

Hong Chengchou, who didn't know why Ma Ying came, was in turmoil at the moment. Fortunately, he has not offended the person in front of him at present, and there is nothing wrong with it.

But considering that Jinyiwei has never needed strong evidence to do things, he can directly take people just by relying on suspicion! Although Hong Chengchou knew that he had not done anything wrong and had not offended anyone, it was a matter of his family's life, and he Hong Chengchou had to accompany him to be careful.

Ma Ying raised his eyes and swept Hong Chengchou, who seemed to be very satisfied with his performance, and then put away his coldness and chuckled: "Lord Hong doesn't need to be nervous, in fact, this incident has little to do with you." ”