Ma Mingyuan saw that the eldest brother didn't talk to him, knelt outside the cell and explained: "Big brother, this time it was Zhang Jiayu who found the younger brother, but the younger brother didn't promise Zhang Jiayu, it must be that villain who went to find Tong Yangjia again!" "Ma Mingyuan is worthy of being a qualified politician, he doesn't stumble when he opens his eyes and says nonsense, and blurts out lies with one mouth.

"Tong Yangjia? And the matter of Tong Yangjia? Ma Jiyuan opened his eyes and asked when he heard Ma Mingyuan say this.

"Yes, big brother! Tong Yangjia Baoju Zhang Jiayu took over as the governor of Liangjiang, but was kicked to Henan by his younger brother as a political envoy, and at the same time, Tong Yangjia's nephew Tong Tuchang was also secretly sent to Shaanxi by his younger brother Mingsheng to be the governor! ”

Ma Jiyuan didn't care about Tong Yangjia's nephew's arrangement, he stood up and asked, "Second brother, the eldest brother asks you, you swear with your parents' heavenly spirits, do you collude with Tong Yangjia?" ”

Although Ma Mingyuan is as slippery as a loach, this kind of oath to his parents is still solemn.

Ma Mingyuan knelt on the ground and tidied up his clothes, and then said: "Big brother, the younger brother is the Ma family, how can he collude with Tong Yangjia, the sworn enemy of the Ma family?" The younger brother can swear to his parents in the spirit of heaven! ”

Ma Jiyuan was relieved when he heard Ma Mingyuan say this, and he said earnestly: "Second brother, Tong Yangjia and we don't share the same sky, your nephew and my son died at his hands, you must not forget this matter!" ”

Ma Mingyuan was a little disappreciative when he heard his eldest brother say this, political struggle has always been life and death, but it is not impossible to unite with the enemy for his own interests. When he was in Guangdong, didn't he unite with Tong Yangjia once in order to clean up Chen Zizhuang? Now that the eldest brother attaches so much importance to personal interests, it seems that the eldest brother is not a qualified politician!

Although Ma Mingyuan thought so in his heart, he said: "Don't worry, eldest brother, the younger brother must always pay attention to Uncle Tong Jia's nephew, and avenge his nephew Ma Shaoji as long as he has the opportunity!" ”

Ma Jiyuan nodded when he heard Ma Mingyuan say this, but he basically didn't have much hope of killing Tong Yangjia in the short term. Tong Yangjia is treacherous, and he hasn't caught him in the past three years, let alone Ma Mingyuan, who has just taken the position.

"Good! The old man is waiting for your good news! Tell me why you're here today! ”

Ma Mingyuan heard his brother ask, and hurriedly asked, "Big brother, are you talking about Xinyang behind your back?" ”

Ma Jiyuan snorted coldly: "Hmph! As a gentleman, the old man naturally has clear grievances! Although His Majesty did too much back then, it also saved the lives of the men in the old man's family, and the old man can do whatever kind of thing he does! ”

Ma Mingyuan was relieved when he heard his eldest brother say this, and he talked about the emperor in vain, but now he has many enemies in the court, and it is really difficult for someone to attack him with this matter.

"Big brother, the emperor has recalled Huang Zongxi and is ready to repair history for the former Ming Dynasty!" Ma Mingyuan suddenly said such a sentence, but Ma Jiyuan is also an official, so he knows what's going on after a little thought.

"Humph! The old man knows why you came to see me, is the emperor afraid that he will make a strong note in the history books in the future, so he asked you to be this lobbyist? ”

Ma Mingyuan saw that the eldest brother was still so stubborn, and said in a low voice: "Eldest brother, you can be stubborn to the end, but don't you think about it for Shaoguang and Rufeng?" Don't think about your three grandchildren? ”

Ma Jiyuan lowered his head when he heard Ma Mingyuan say this, yes! I am not alone, I can not die, but what about my children and grandchildren? According to the character of that bastard emperor, if he talks nonsense, he will definitely cut the grass and eradicate the roots.

"Okay, you go back to the emperor, the minister Ma Jiyuan knows what to say!"

Ma Jiyuan now knows what his good brother is here for, Tang Yuanji impeached his own five articles, only by colluding with Xu Bengao and arguing about the emperor behind his back can he convict himself, and the other three are simply far-fetched, and the charges are not enough to remove one auxiliary. So when Ma Mingyuan came to see him today, he just wanted him to admit that he had colluded with Xu Bengao, but not to admit that he was arrogant about the emperor.

Because colluding with Xu Bengao can't implicate him Ma Mingyuan, but it's different to talk about the emperor in vain, Ma Jiyuan and Ma Mingyuan are both the four major strategists of Zhu Hongsan's family, and they are still brothers, Ma Jiyuan can talk about the emperor in vain, can't you Ma Mingyuan? So what Ma Mingyuan is worried about is himself, afraid of being implicated by his eldest brother.

Ma Jiyuan smiled bitterly and asked, "Second brother, if the old man admits to colluding with Xu Bengao, will he be beheaded by the whole family?" ”

"Please rest assured that the eldest brother is a great hero, the emperor will definitely be able to pardon the eldest brother, not to mention that there is a younger brother here to intercede for the eldest brother! The younger brother is estimated to be sentenced to return to his hometown at most and never use it! ”

After Ma Mingyuan finished speaking, he peeked at his eldest brother, for fear that his eldest brother would not agree.

How do you know that Ma Jiyuan has long been disappointed in the emperor and this officialdom, he was rescued by Zhu Hongsan in Xinyang back then, and Zhu Hongsan showed a great blueprint in front of him. Back then, Zhu Hongsan said that he wanted to give back a piece of blue sky to the world, so that all the people in the world would have land to grow and eat, but now? Corruption was rampant in officialdom, the Huguang faction and the Guangdong faction used the emperor's power to expropriate and extort money in the localities, and the factories of the Huguang faction siphoned off a large number of peasants who were supposed to cultivate the land, resulting in the abandonment of large tracts of land in Guangdong, Huguang, Jiangxi, and other places.

And Ma Jiyuan's three years as an assistant are also working hard for the grand goal of that year. Ma Jiyuan cultivated scholars in the central government and fought against Haoqiang in the local area, which had already improved somewhat. After holding out for less than two years, the Huguang faction and the Cantonese faction will go bankrupt one after another, and when they fall down, they will distribute the land to the landless people, and their goal will be half successful.

But who knew that Zhu Hongsan pacified Yungui within three years, and when he returned to Nanjing, he immediately stopped Ma Jiyuan's policy. The reason is very simple, Ma Jiyuan also understands that he has moved the cake of the Huguang faction, and the emperor is the spokesperson of the Huguang faction, so naturally he can't allow himself to do this.

Ma Jiyuan is now dead to this emperor and this officialdom, he sighed and said: "The old man is old, you can do whatever you like!" The old man just wants to go back to his hometown in Wuchang and plant a few acres of thin fields to survive! ”

Ma Mingyuan was overjoyed when he heard Ma Jiyuan say this, as long as the eldest brother gave up his mind to recover. You must know that Ma Jiyuan still has a lot of power in the DPRK, and it is difficult to guarantee that someone will want to recover Ma Jiyuan again in the future.

"Big brother, you can retire at home with peace of mind, but what about those who are in the same year? Or... "Ma Mingyuan means that you are gone, your second-year classmates of the Apocalypse might as well hand it over to my younger brother! In this way, the younger brother is the number one force in the DPRK and China!

Ma Jiyuan looked at Ma Mingyuan's anxious look, smiled and said: "This old man knows, and in the future, Fang Fengnian and Zhang Guowei will rely on the second brother!" I'll tell them! ”

Ma Mingyuan was overjoyed when he heard his brother say this, and it would be easy to do it after having his brother's words. You must know that Ma Jiyuan's second year of the Apocalypse Alumni Association now has one elder in the pavilion, three people in Shangshu, eleven squires, and countless governors in various places, and these people will have to listen to themselves in the future.

Ma Jiyuan saw that his younger brother was ecstatic, and he couldn't help but want to teach him a lesson: "Second brother, my brother has two words to tell you today!" ”

"Big brother, please speak!"

"Second brother, you must remember not to implement your new policy, you know?"

Ma Mingyuan was very dissatisfied when he heard his eldest brother say this, the new policy must be implemented, and it is estimated that His Majesty the Emperor will start after sweeping the north.

"Second brother, it's not that the eldest brother hates your new policy, but the country is in ruins now, and it needs the support of the Shiren group, and you will make a big mess if you make this new policy. Even if it's not for the country, second brother, you have to think about it for you personally, Shang Ying of the Qin Dynasty, Wang Anshi of the Song Dynasty, and Zhang Juzheng of our Dynasty, will that end well? ”

Ma Mingyuan also made some mistakes in his heart when he heard the eldest brother say this, what the eldest brother said was right! Since ancient times, China's reformers have not had a good end, and if you move other people's cakes, won't people fight hard with you?

"Big brother, but the younger brother can't retreat, not to mention the emperor, His Majesty the Emperor can't watch the little brother suffer, right?"

Ma Jiyuan looked around at this time, then moved to the door of the cell, and whispered in Ma Mingyuan's ear: "Second brother, you remember, our emperor is selfish, don't pin your hopes on him!" ”

"But big brother, what should the little brother do?"

"Be a man and leave a line, and see you in the future! Don't be too strict with those scholars, don't do everything, you know? ”

Ma Mingyuan is also an old fritter in officialdom, and he nodded secretly in his heart when he heard his brother say this famous sentence of officialdom.

Ma Mingyuan returned to the palace after leaving the edict prison to resume his life, Ma Jiyuan was willing to admit his guilt, everything was easy to do, as for Xu Bengao, they were not in the emperor's consideration at all.

Soon Jin Yiwei arrested all the criminals, in addition to Xu Bengao's family and several major families who attended the meeting at that time. These people have been worry-free about food and clothing for decades, and they have been imprisoned there, and soon a confession of Xu Bengao's collusion with Ma Jiyuan was obtained.

The human and material evidence are all available, and the case will be tried in Dali Temple, and after half a month of trial, Ma Jiyuan was finally sentenced to be beheaded, and everyone else was decided.

In the Ming Dynasty, the power to review the death penalty was in the hands of the emperor, although there was no emperor in the former Ming Dynasty who actually performed this function.

Emperor Zhu Hongsan saw the case file reported by Dali Temple and the Criminal Department, and at the same time picked up the list of 1,220 people who should be beheaded, and ticked off Ma Jiyuan, who was in first place, with a red pen, and all the others were dragged to the execution ground to be executed.

Zhu Hongsan said to Ma Mingyuan, the cabinet assistant: "Ma Jiyuan didn't know Xu Bengao's original intention of wanting to rebel, but he was just an old fool who got on Xu Bengao's thief ship. But the state has a law, and he can't be exempted from punishment just because he is a hero of mine, so be it! Get rid of all Ma Jiyuan's fame, give him 1,000 acres of land, and let him go home to retire, this case will be closed! Chin this! ”

Ma Mingyuan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the emperor say this, his eldest brother's life was finally saved, which was already the best result. The rest is their own business, the Shenwu Imperial Court once again ushered in the era of Ma Mingyuan! ()

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