To say that the newly renovated palace of the Hongguang Dynasty, compared to the Forbidden City in Beijing, it is really a small thing, saying that Wang Lanping is waiting outside the main hall, in fact, it is also under the more than a dozen steps at the door, Wang Lanping saw that the eunuch who led the way made a gesture of please, and was busy getting ready, seeing the emperor is also a decent thing, not too casual, because he had the experience of meeting Emperor Chongzhen before, this etiquette and taboo still know something.

Wang Lan leveled his armor, took off the long sword at his waist, handed it to the eunuch on the side, and motioned to Zheng Hongkui, who came with him, "Lord Zheng, please"

Zheng Hongkui nodded and said, "The emperor wants to see you, send you here, even if I finish handing over the decree, I will go back to the water division, but suddenly there is a question I want to ask Wang Zhuangyuan, how do you feel about going to Tianzi Hall twice before and after?" ”

The two boarded the ship from the mouth of the Yangtze River in Anqing to Nanjing, and there was almost no private communication on the way except for daily life care, Zheng Hongkui's taboo was naturally very clear, he couldn't get too close to this person, and he couldn't get too far away, and he was afraid that once this person was squeezed out by Ma Shiying and others in the future, he would be implicated and too far away.

Along the way, Wang Lanping was also happy to be quiet for a while, just in time to be idle, and when he arrived in Nanjing, he walked in his mind one by one, what to say when he saw the emperor, and how to deal with the hundred officials who stayed in the capital, which should be prepared.

Wang Lanping's heart tightened, glanced at him sideways, and said in his heart: Okay, it's calm enough, I didn't say anything all the way, didn't I just want to know if I would become an emperor, I can tell you.

"I don't think about it, I'm so nervous that it's one after another, or Lord Zheng, you give me another ride, it's said that the dragon face is unpredictable, and I'm at ease with you, haha" Wang Lanping said without four or six words, there are actually two meanings in these words, on the surface, it is a piece of soup without oil and water, but if you think about it, it will be a big article, the heart of the emperor's election of the emperor is already the heart of Sima Zhao, and I, Wang Lanping, am not a fool, it is definitely a thankless job to be a gun messenger for the emperor, especially in this Hongguang Dynasty, you Lord Zheng is strong and strong, As long as you and I join forces, we will be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Zheng Hongkui is such a shrewd person, he can hear several meanings at the slightest word, his eyes rolled, and then he smiled, "Wang Zhuangyuan why did he say this, you young hero became famous in a battle, this time you will definitely be able to win the emperor's reward, I, a defenseless person, if I stand in front of the emperor with you, wouldn't it be boring to myself, but I will put a banquet on the warship in order to celebrate the upcoming glory of the champion duke, and when the time comes, please be sure to appreciate the light, ah, please, the emperor is waiting for you" The meaning of these words can be understood as, If you succeed, I will naturally stand with you, now, it's still early, the emperor and hundreds of officials are waiting to fight with you.

Wang Lanping laughed, "Okay, borrow the auspicious words of Lord Zheng" and walked up the stairs and came to the court in a few steps.

Hongguang Emperor Zhu Yousong is struggling to rub down from the platform supported by two eunuchs, because he is too fat, there is a slit left in his eyes under the smile of the flesh on his face, especially the little goatee on his fat chin, laughing up and down, and the God of Wealth painted that year is very similar, very happy.

"Wang Zhuangyuan, Wang Aiqing, I finally looked forward to you" Zhu Yousong showed a comfortable smile all the way, this feels so good, I haven't been so happy since the day I ascended the throne, and a good day is coming.

The ministers didn't know what was going on, because no one knew about Wang Lanping's entry into Beijing, and even Ma Shiying, who controlled the government, was surprised, he only heard that the emperor said that he was going to send sailors to Anqing to patrol the area, how could he have thought that this could still bring back a person, and he was not an ordinary person, Liu Zeqing had made a report a few days ago that everyone in Nanjing City knew about the deeds of this Wang Zhuangyuan, and even the storyteller had a new paragraph.

Ma Shiying was displeased, what does the emperor want to do? Listening to this meaning, it seems that the emperor arranged to take Wang Lanping to Nanjing, and the matter here is very delicate, could it be that Zheng Hongkui and Emperor Hongguang stood together? Zheng Hongkui is really an old slippery head, he doesn't interact with any ministers in the court on the surface, and he also ignores the emperor, and he has a style of listening to tunes and not listening to propaganda, but why would he suddenly help the emperor.

Ma Shiying was puzzled, turned around and looked at this energetic young general carefully, what does the emperor mean by transferring him to Beijing, adding officials to the knighthood, and containing the four towns in Jiangbei? Divide your own strength?

In addition to Emperor Hongguang, there is another person in the court who is particularly excited, this person is Shi Kefa, what kind of person is Wang Lanping, the general on the front line of the thief, at this time the emperor summoned him to Beijing, it is likely that the emperor is sending a political signal to the hundred officials, attack! Sealing the official and adding a knighthood, and letting him lead the soldiers and horses to the north to level the thieves, this coincides with Shi Kefa's proposition, so he is happy.

However, Emperor Hongguang is neither as wise and martial as Shi Kefa thinks, nor as resourceful as Ma Shiying thinks, but one thing, Shi Ma and the others are right, and it is certain that they will be added to the rank of knight.

Wang Lanping walked into the main hall, and saw a big fat man in a bright yellow dragon robe walking towards him with a grin, and immediately understood, this person is Zhu Yousong, but this appearance is too incommensurate with the title of the emperor of the lord of the people, compared to his cousin Chongzhen, it is really not good-looking, walking on the street This is a fat man, wearing a dragon robe, or fat.

But who made the surname Zhu, Wang Lanping arched his hand and knelt down in front of Zhu Yousong, "The last general Wang Lanping sees His Majesty the Emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live."

Zhu Yousong ran a few steps, even shushing and panting, but this did not affect his excitement at all, he walked over with his flesh upside down, pulled Wang Lanping's arm, and smiled, "Don't be polite, General Wang, please get up quickly, I have been friends with the general for a long time, and I only hear about the general's talent on weekdays.

Wang Lanping didn't expect that in front of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, the emperor would be able to praise himself like this, which was quite interesting, and he said busily, "The last general is ashamed, he failed to defend Anqing Mansion, lost the city and lost the land, and he is already dead, how can he be so praised by the emperor"

Zhu Yousong glanced at Ma Shiying, his eyes didn't seem to have the restraint of the past, Zhu Yousong said, "How can the talent of the general be judged by the gains and losses of a city, the talent of the general is comparable to that of Guo Ziyi, the martial artist of Zhongxing Li Tang, come, come with me"

Even Wang Lanping was embarrassed to hear this, laughed secretly in his heart, and said in his heart: Your Majesty, you can praise me leisurely, don't you say this to roast me on the fire, there are a lot of generals standing in the court, you are dead and praise me, how embarrassed are they here.

Zhu Yousong pulled Wang Lanping to the middle of the court, glanced around at the hundred officials, smiled loudly, full of confidence, as if he had changed from this moment on, only to listen to him, "All Aiqing, the Ming Dynasty fell on me, since the day I imprisoned the country, I made a vow, we must restore the homeland, return to the old capital, Hongguang Hongguang, the country is in a difficult autumn, the society is sluggish, the country is difficult to think of good generals, in my new dynasty, the generals are defeated and collapsed, only General Wang can raise the prestige of our army under Huaining City, and defeat the thieves, I am very relieved"

Wang Lanping can't say if he is bitter, it's too public, let's accept it when we see it, Your Majesty, you are out of the limelight today, what about me, it is estimated that I will be beaten by other generals when I leave the palace gate, Your Majesty, this is making me a lost person, and I have become a real loner, as if I am afraid that others will not know that you want to seize power, let's not play so straightforwardly, can you play yin? Can you give me fewer enemies?

When the officials heard this, many people wanted to come up and pat Wang Zhuangyuan's ass, but when they saw the old face of the first assistant Ma Shiying, they didn't dare to move.

Shi Kefa wanted to say a few words in his heart to congratulate Daming on adding another tiger general, but no one in the whole court spoke, and he said this now, which was really a bit of a suspicion of being a sloppy man, so he had to watch and say nothing.

Ma Shiying had a gloomy face, he really didn't understand what tricks the emperor was playing, it is said that if you want to get rid of the identity of a puppet in name only, you have to find a decent one, even if Wang Lanping really has some skills, give you such a get, and immediately let all the Ming generals stand on the opposite side of him, do you want to play him to death?

The atmosphere in the court was a little awkward for a while, and the officials looked at Ma Shiying for a while and the emperor for a while, not to mention how embarrassed their expressions were.

Seeing this, Wang Lanping was busy with the mud, and looked around and said, "Wang Lanping has seen the rank of the lord, I have heard for a long time that there are many virtuous people in the court, and I see it today, it is really full of loyal and virtuous people, a class of harmony, when the capital changes dramatically, the first emperor is in trouble, and the people are in danger of hanging upside down. into a generation of holy masters"

It is difficult for Wang Lanping to be able to reconcile the mud like this, who let the emperor be too capable, after saying these words against his will, Wang Lanping looked at the reaction of the hundred officials, well, it's okay, the sycophants are in place, and look at these courtiers, there are really many people who are proud of his praise, yes, let's protect the saint on the throne, continue the national glory of the Ming Dynasty, with this credit, who dares to say that the hundred officials in Nanjing City are all eating dry rice in the future, I will be anxious with you.

Zhu Yousong laughed when he heard this, and the fat on his cheeks trembled with laughter, as soon as the hat of 'Generation Holy Lord' is worn, which emperor doesn't like to hear it.

Ma Shiying saw that this young man still knew current affairs, and he didn't learn from this unknown Hongguang Emperor, but the more this happened, the more uneasy he felt in his heart. A dark cloud rises secretly, and people who can't see through it are terrible, all of them are like Emperor Hongguang, and they can see through his heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys at a glance, and it is not worrying, he said, "I have heard that Wang Zhuangyuan is both civil and military, and he is a rare general, and when the old man became the governor of Fengyang, he always wanted to meet with the general, but the situation was unstable at that time, and he failed to do so, I don't know if the general still remembers me, the old constitution?" ”

Ma Shiying really saw the benefits, at this time turned out his background, the meaning could not be more obvious, when Ma Shiying was still the governor of Fengyang, there were four general soldiers under his command, one was Gao Jie, the general soldier of Xuzhou, the second was Huang Degong, the general soldier of Hezhou, the third was Liu Liangzuo, the chief soldier of Fengyang, and Liu Zeqing, the chief soldier of Anqing, this Wang Lanping was Liu Zeqing's deputy chief military officer, that is, his subordinate of Ma Shiying, the governor of Fengyang, but due to the destruction of Beijing, when the dragons in Nanjing were leaderless, Ma Shiying contacted the three general soldiers except Liu Zeqing and entered Nanjing, became the first assistant of the dynasty, and the two never met.

At this time, Ma Shiying turned out the old account, in fact, he wanted to tell Wang Lanping, you remember, you were my person before, and you are still now, don't stand in the wrong position.

Wang Lanping couldn't hear the meaning of his words, he was funny in his heart, and it was inconvenient to make a big salute to anyone other than the emperor in the court, so he straightened his waist, hugged his fist at Ma Shiying, and pretended to be very surprised and respectful and said, "It turned out to be Ma Shoufu, disrespectful and disrespectful, the old soldier, how dare the last general forget."

Ma Shiying was smug and looked at the hundred officials, which means to say, look, the person the emperor appreciated was still my subordinate before.

When Emperor Hongguang heard Wang Lanping's words, he was a little displeased, so he pointed at Shi Kefa, "Does Wang Zhuangyuan know this person?" ”

Wang Lanping looked Shi Kefa up and down with his fists in his hands, judging from this ministerial-level official uniform, this person should be one of the six ministers, who could it be? Seeing that this person is upright, neither humble nor arrogant, and has a military style between his eyebrows, could it be that he is the secretary of the military department?

Wang Lanping said, "Back to the emperor, it's not the Shi Pavilion Department, Lord Shi"

Emperor Hongguang pinched his beard and laughed.

Shi Kefa arched his hand and said, "The general's good eyesight is exact, and he has admired the name of the general for a long time, and he will be fortunate to meet it."

Shi Kefa's name sounded like thunder to Wang Lanping, a national hero, a battle in Yangzhou City, martyrdom, and 800,000 people were also buried together.

Wang Lanping replied, "The elder of the pavilion has won the award"

At this time, the officials saw that the two officials of the dynasty and even the emperor were courteous to Wang Lanping, and they couldn't fall behind, so they stepped forward to salute together, and praised them all, and they couldn't wait to go up and give a hug to see their sincerity.

Emperor Hongguang was happy to see this, you people will quarrel over big things, and if you have nothing to do, you like to let me take the idea, I take the idea and it doesn't count, now it's okay, my ears are quiet, and there is finally a common object that I don't hate, the people of the whole city praise him, I don't believe that you dare to do it against the people, Emperor Hongguang happily turned back to the dragon chair, pressed his hand and smiled, "Wang Lanping, come forward and listen to the seal"

Wang Lanping was surprised and happy in his heart, happy that Huaining fought for this time, and surprised that the emperor, you must be leisurely, don't give it too big, how embarrassed it is to ride on Ma Shiying's head.

When Ma Shiying heard the emperor's words, he didn't wait for Wang Lanping to kneel down to accept the title, and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, Wang Zhuangyuan has worked hard and should be praised, this is a big deal, it is better to let the cabinet discuss it first, and then discuss the meritorious deeds."