Ma Mingyuan heard Zhang Jiayu say this, got up to find Zhu Hongsan, but walked to the door and stopped. He thought that he couldn't persuade Zhu Hongsan, so it was better to call back all the officials who were outside and persuade the king of Chu together.

After thinking about it, Ma Mingyuan returned to the house and said to Zhang Jiayu: "Yuanzi, you go back first, and leave this matter to me." ”

"What should I do over there with the King of Chu?"

"The two of us are alone, and only by transferring all the officials outside can the king of Chu agree."

Zhang Jiayu thought about it and said goodbye.

Ma Mingyuan sat down and wrote five letters, respectively to Feng Ruoshu and Xu Dali in Zhaoqing; Ma Jiyuan of Leizhou; Tong Yangjia of Qiongzhou and Fu Wenlong of Yong'an Prefecture. In the letter, he explained the situation in the north, and explained that he was ready to support the king of Chu and ask you about the situation. Ma Mingyuan believes that these people will definitely support him.

As soon as the letter was sent, three days later Nanjing was breached, and the news of Hongguang's surrender reached Dongguan. The whole Guangzhou and Dongguan are boiling, everyone knows that Dongguan has a Ming Dynasty vassal king, and now there is no emperor in the whole south, if an emperor is established at this time, the credit is great.

Therefore, the local gentry in Guangzhou changed their policy of staying away from Zhu Hongsan and sent representatives to Dongguan to persuade them.

Zhu Hongsan has been overwhelmed by these guys in the past few days, and several waves of people come to him as emperor every day. In the end, Zhu Hongsan let the porter block the car, and said that he went to Baiyun Mountain to worship the Buddha.

But he couldn't hide from the fifteenth day of the first month, and on the tenth day of the first month of June, Fu Wenlong, who was farthest away, rushed back, plus the others who had already arrived, and these strategists under Zhu Hongsan held a collective meeting for the first time.

Ma Mingyuan saw that everyone was seated one after another, and began to speak with a sigh of relief: "Colleagues, I believe that everyone has seen my letter. It's now the tenth day of June, and it's been almost a month since Hongguang was martyred. Now some literati in Nanzhili have fled south, and this news has also been confirmed. Now that the Qing army has occupied Hangzhou, the latest news is that King Lu of Hangzhou has also been captured alive. What do you mean to discuss today? ”

After Ma Mingyuan finished speaking, look at everyone present. These Zhu Hongsan's strategists are not angry young people who have just become officials, they have been in the sea for a long time, and they naturally know what to do to get the maximum benefits.

Everyone here didn't speak, Ma Mingyuan had no choice but to let the eldest Feng Ruoshu speak and express his position, after all, Feng Ruoshu was far ahead of everyone in terms of prestige, age, and qualifications.

Feng Ruoshu, as an old fritter in the officialdom, naturally knew the reason why these literati did not speak, they were afraid that if there was another feudal king who was close to him to become emperor, he was afraid that he would not die well.

Feng Ruoshu sighed secretly, there is no way, who called his family too deeply involved with the King of Chu. If the king of Chu fails to do a big thing, the first unlucky one is himself. Thinking of this, Lao Feng organized his language and said: "Everyone, now that the building is about to collapse, it is the time for me to stand up and be the first in the world." I, Feng Ruoshu, am sixty and eight this year, and today I am righteous, and I propose to support the king of Chu to ascend the throne and become the emperor. ”

Someone made a bird, and of course everyone sitting below spoke one after another, with a generous expression of death.

At this time, Ma Jiyuan stood up and said, "Lord Feng, let's all talk, what if King Chu doesn't agree?" ”

Ma Jiyuan got to the point in one sentence, several of them were very interested, what if the parties did not agree? King Lu of Hangzhou didn't agree to be the prison of the country, and in the end, there was no way for the Queen Mother to kneel down and beg hard to agree.

At this time, Tong Yangjia's eyes rolled on the side, and a poisonous plan came to mind. He knew that the king of Chu was the most taboo for the literati to hook up with the army, so now that the civil officials and military attachés under the command of the king of Chu were completely two systems, it was better to take this opportunity to give the Ma brothers some medicine.

Thinking of this, Tong Yangjia stood up and said, "Colleagues, if the King of Chu disagrees, we can learn from Song Taizu's yellow robe." As soon as Tong Yangjia finished speaking, all the strategists nodded their heads, and if they disagreed, they would give you a fait accompli.

Tong Yangjia continued: "Mr. Ma Er, you have been in Dongguan for a long time, and you should have a lot of contact with Nanhaiwei, Qian Yong and Zhao Guodong will ask you." ”

Ma Mingyuan is now completely in the obscenity of entering the cabinet to worship the prime minister after he is established, and he didn't pay attention to Tong Yangjia's poisonous plan at all, and promised to contact Qian and Zhao after the meeting.

The participants were not all fools, and the others didn't hear it, but Tong Yangjia's small means can hide the political old fritter Feng Ruoshu?

Old man Feng glanced at Tong Yangjia, but didn't say anything. Old man Feng, he is sixty-eight years old this year, how many years can he live? But his sons and grandsons are counting on Zhu Hongsan, but as long as there is a Ma family in front of him, Feng Ziyong will not be able to enter the core of power at all, so now Feng Ruoshu is sorry that the Ma family is unlucky.

Tong Yangjia noticed that Old Man Feng glanced at him, and he was frightened, but he didn't say anything when he saw Old Man Feng. Tong Yangjia thought about it and immediately knew what Old Man Feng meant, if the Ma family didn't fall, how could their Feng family come up? It seems that the Feng family and the Ma family are not monolithic, and they can talk to Old Man Feng if they have the opportunity.

Except for Ma, Feng, and Tong, several other people are all soy sauce. Letting them come today is to see that they are in a high position within the group, and they don't look good without informing them. In the end, the three families who can decide things are Ma, Feng, and Tong. Fu Wenlong and Xu Dali knew that they were not the first echelon of the King of Chu, and it was better for someone like himself to make a fortune in a muffled voice. So the two of them didn't say anything, you can come whatever you want.

Seeing that everyone had no objections, Ma Mingyuan stood up and said, "In this case, everyone, please go back, and everyone will go to the Chu Palace" tomorrow morning." ”

After the meeting ended, Ma Mingyuan asked people to inform Qian Yong and Zhao Guodong, these two are martial artists, they have been waiting for this day for a long time, this time I heard that there is an opportunity to quickly bring all the twelve regiment leaders in Dongguan and rush to Dongguan.

The next day, these military attaches rushed to the Changshi Mansion early, and together with the six civil officials, they rushed to the Chu Palace, asking to see Zhu Hongsan, the king of Chu.

In the past two days, Zhu Hongsan has been troubled by some squires, and this morning he knew that things were not good as soon as he heard that these people outside the door were asking to see him. But there is no way, these people are Zhu Hongsan's hardcore main force, and if they are not convinced, they will not be able to work in the future.

The servant brought everyone into Zhu Hongsan's office, and this time there were nearly twenty people in total, and a room full of people was standing.

Zhu Hongsan sat on the chair, looked at the group of people, and said, "What's the matter with everyone?" ”

Feng Ruoshu was the biggest official here, and he stood up first and said: "King Chitose of Chu, now that Nanjing has fallen, Hongguang is in trouble. This opportunity is a good opportunity for the king of Chu to prosper the Ming Dynasty. I can't wait, I am willing to serve the King of Chu and ask His Royal Highness the King of Chu to ascend the throne. After Feng Ruoshu finished speaking, he knelt down on his knees and knelt in front of Zhu Hongsan.