The hundred officials who climbed to the head of the city, were shocked by all this in front of them and couldn't speak for a long time, most of them were civilian officials, they didn't know anything about the army in this life, and the war killing only came from word of mouth, usually they walked on the street, holding the shelves of high-ranking officials, and met a few small soldiers, that was to fight if they wanted to fight, and they could scold if they wanted to.

The majestic and passionate war drums shook these people's feet and feet, and they had long forgotten all about their previous pride and ambition in the court, and they couldn't wait to slap their mouths, nothing to smoke, scolding who was not good, not scolding the lord below.

Ma Shiying led the soldiers, when he was the governor of Fengyang, the four major soldiers under his command, although he had not been on the battlefield, but he was also a serious military and political officer, he saw Wang Lanping in the city of this formation, and he couldn't help but call a good word in his heart, this military prestige and morale are by no means comparable to the soldiers of the four stupid people in their original place, no wonder Liu Zeqing and Gao Jie are in the hands of Wang Lanping, this person really has a hand in governing the army.

More than 20,000 troops around the palace city, continuously, without end, at a glance, the soldiers are like a forest, the flag beckons, the square outside the palace, is gathered 5,000 people, head high, facing the city, motionless.

Wang Lanping saw the Son of Heaven ascending the city, waved his hand, the war drum stopped suddenly, and immediately led the generals to dismount together, including Song Dali, the commander of the heavy cavalry battalion, Fang Guoan, the commander of the Huaiyuan battalion, and Chen Wanliang, the commander of the Anyuan battalion, and the three of them followed Wang Lanping and knelt under the city together.

Wang Lanping arched his hand and said, "The minister is the marquis of Nan, live up to the emperor's trust, train soldiers for the emperor for the Ming Dynasty for two months, and get 30,000 elites, please read the emperor's holy reading."

Before Zhu Yousong could speak, Ma Shiying preemptively said, "Wang Lanping, the forbidden land of the palace, you dare to bring troops into it without permission, and you still present troops here, what do you want?" ”

Wang Lanping stood up, shook his armor, and said with a smile, "Lord Ma, you have wronged me by saying this, this is a soldier of the Ming Dynasty, and he should be reviewed by the emperor, I don't know why Lord Ma is so angry."

Ma Shiying saw that many officials in the city were afraid, and if he didn't save some face, the little popularity he had just gathered would be gone, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Since this is the case, you should withdraw the soldiers and horses, the emperor has the final say, otherwise, you are forcing the palace to rebel."

Wang Lanping laughed, "There is no word for the younger generation you want to add, the emperor has not issued an order, is Master Ma in a hurry?"

Ma Shiying glanced at Zhu Yousong when he heard this, and said in a commanding tone, "Your Majesty, give an order to let Wang Lanping retreat all the soldiers and horses."

Zhu Yousong wanted to cry without tears, how could he have the courage, facing tens of thousands of heavily armed soldiers, physically and mentally afraid of cold, if it weren't for the support of the eunuchs on the left and right, he was afraid that he would be made ugly and fell on the spot.

"This, this, Shoufu, this, General Wang is also loyal, it's better to go with him" Although Zhu Yousong was afraid, he could at least recognize who was more threatening in the current situation, he understood that he was a doll under Ma Shiying, but he would not die, but Wang Lanping under the city was a general who came out of the battlefield, if he didn't annoy him with any bad words, the emperor's life would be worth only one.

Ma Shiying glared at Zhu Yousong, and scolded in a suppressed voice, "No, today he dares to go to the Forbidden Palace, and tomorrow he will dare to do something rebellious, the emperor is the Ninety-Five, he didn't dare to do anything to the emperor before his wings were full, the emperor could immediately issue an order and seize his military power, if he dared to resist the decree and disobey, it would be self-defeating, the minister has called on the world's soldiers and horses, enter the king of Beijing Qin, at present, 100,000 troops are secretly coming to Nanjing, as long as he is forced to rebel, the world will respond at the same time, he will not be rampant for a few days"

Zhu Yousong couldn't wait to slap him a few times when he heard it, oh, you secretly mobilized an army of 100,000, and I, the emperor, turned out to be the last one to know, even if Wang Lanping was killed by you, I wouldn't still be in your hands, not to mention what time is now, the palace is full of Wang Lanping's soldiers, the queen, the princes and princesses, and all my concubines are all controlled by him, your 100,000 army is far from quenching your thirst, I don't listen to your bad ideas.

So, Zhu Yousong smiled at Ma Shiying resignedly, turned around without saying a word, and left Ma Shiying aside.

Without waiting for the emperor's decree, Wang Lanping had already ordered the three armies to be drilled.

Immediately, the war drums sounded loudly, the soldiers in the square moved with the order flag, rushed left and right, shouted and killed the sky, the iron cavalry was like a tiger descending the mountain, stepping on the mountain and cracking the rocks, and the momentum was like a huge wave in the East China Sea that could swallow everything on the opposite side; The swiftness of the light cavalry was like an arrow from the string, appearing like a ghost in the place where the command was pointing; The firearms soldiers are even more brave, although they cannot be tested here, but the new wipes of all kinds of firearms and artillery shine with the light of death in the sun, and everyone in the city is terrified.

After a military victory, Wang Lanping led the army and saluted to the emperor, and then, the army was quickly stationed in various parts of the city and disappeared, and Wang Lanping neither went to the court, nor did he return to Nanjing to guard the yamen, but under the palpitations of everyone, he went into the Dingnan Hou Mansion, slept with his head covered, and did not go out of the mansion for two days, which completely confused Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng, and did not know what tricks Wang Lanping played again.

In the palace, Ma Shiying can no longer see the emperor so easily, Song Xian has completely controlled the palace gate, and anyone who enters and leaves has to be nodded by Song Xian.

On the ninth day, this is the day of the previous court meeting, according to the Ming ancestral system, three days a court meeting, the ministers see the driving discussion.

In the past two days, Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng have been with each other almost all day long, studying how to solve the current passive situation, and if this continues, the people's hearts will be exhausted, Wang Lanping, this kid is too yin, the soldiers are in Nanjing, but they don't do anything, just pull the army in front of the hundred officials for such a circle, but this is a fateful circle, many ministers have consciously leaned towards him, it seems that Wang Lanping is waiting, and when the betrayal of his relatives is gone, he will gather hundreds of officials to deal with him together.

Ruan Dacheng even proposed to send an assassin to assassinate Wang Lanping, but when he thought about it, it was too difficult, Wang Lanping was born in martial arts, and his personal guards were all battlefield relics, and the chances of success were too slim, so it was better not to send someone to cause trouble, lest Wang Lanping find no excuse to kill people in advance.

Ma Shiying sent people out of the city to inquire about the news of the eight generals outside the city, as soon as he inquired, his face turned green, the closest to Nanjing City was the 7,000 people brought by the Songjiang General Army, from the day he said that the army started, it was nine days, and he only walked 50 miles, which was not bad, some did not move at all, and they were still lying in the original station.

Ma Shiying understood, this has to start from himself, only two or three hundred miles away from Nanjing City, even if he climbs to the ground, the reason why these people have not moved for a long time is still to wait and see, the minister of the court does not impeach Wang Lanping, these generals will lose the name of sending troops, and if they are not called to Beijing, it is a conspiracy.

On this day, Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng decided to fight against the water, even if Wang Lanping put a knife on his neck, he had to let the ministers participate in him, and the book had already been prepared, and a total of Wang Lanping's ten major crimes were listed.

All the so-called ten sins in history, that is all an imaginary number, ten is the meaning of perfection, listing the ten sins is to say that this person's crimes are extremely evil, can not find a trace of merit, today, Ma Shiying is going to be the court to participate in Wang Lanping's ten crimes.

As soon as the sky was bright, Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng were full of grief and indignation, and they had a lot of tragedy when Jing Ke crossed the Yishui River, and appeared outside the palace gate, and today's palace is very quiet, so quiet that the two of them are more and more uneasy.

The guards did not embarrass them, this is the day of the court discussion, and Wang Lanping can't block the audio-visual handle.

The two of them were apprehensive, and with the transcript in their arms, they came to the signing room, ready to ask the hundred officials to sign together.

But when I entered the signing room, my mood suddenly fell to the bottom, and the usually overcrowded signing room was not there anyone today.

Ma Shiying glanced at Ruan Dacheng and said, "Did you inform them?" ”

Ruan Dacheng looked aggrieved and nodded affirmatively, "Not a single one is missed, fifty-five people, all of them have personally reported to the people I sent, and they must arrive."

Ma Shiying's face turned pale, and he said angrily, "What about people? ”

Ruan Dacheng was also so anxious that he spread his hands, "I, how do I know, these villains have played both of us"

"Shameless, ungrateful, in vain I have repeatedly brought them up, when things come to an end, I can't count on any of them, they fly separately when the catastrophe comes, a group of villains" Ma Shiying became more and more angry the more he thought about it.

"Shoufu, maybe it's still early, let's wait and see" Ruan Dacheng was comforting him, and at the same time comforting himself, thinking that he would be a good official in the field, which tendon is not right, and it is difficult to ride a tiger.

A few days ago, the scene of the 30,000 troops of the champion army raising the palace gate had already scared the group of ministers, and a few of them couldn't afford to get sick after going down to the court, everyone's thoughts were unprecedentedly unanimous, and the collective said that the illness was not in the court, and you wanted to participate in Wang Lanping, you have a thick neck in Ma Shoufu, you can play by yourself.

The sky was already bright, the two waited left and right, and still no one came, not even a little eunuch who served tea and poured water did not come out, Ma Shiying ran to the door several times, looking at the long silent palace corridor and the rising sun, there seemed to be hundreds of grass and mud horses running through in his heart, turning around in the signing room with his hands behind his back, anxious made him lose his former calm and ability, and he couldn't wait to have a face-to-face gong with Wang Lanping.

Ruan Dacheng on the side is quite calm, in the end is a famous person in the Danqing world, the heart is naturally better than ordinary people, Ruan Dacheng became famous as a young man, he is still good at gongbi, and his fame is straight after the masters of Gongbi in the past dynasties, and the first official is attached to the eunuch party, Wei Zhongxian fell during the Chongzhen period, and the Donglin party returned to power, and a large number of eunuchs were killed and exiled, and more were squeezed out of the court and assigned to the local government as officials.

The Hongguang Dynasty was established, and the eunuch party was headed by Ma Shiying, and had the merit of supporting the new monarch's decision, so the eunuch party was once powerful, and the reverse was calculated, and with the so-called 'fake prince case', the Donglin Party completely lost the right to speak from the court.

And Ruan Dacheng was also out of the water at this time, at the invitation of Ma Shiying, to take over the second military secretary of the Hongguang Dynasty after Shi Kefa, the two were embarrassed, and cultivated a large number of their cronies, and today's Hongguang Dynasty can be said to be the Ma Ruan Dynasty.

The good times didn't last long, as Wang Lanping's strength outside the court became stronger and stronger, the two of them suddenly felt threatened, and they couldn't be used by me, so they would get rid of it quickly.

Ruan Dacheng saw Ma Shiying's flustered appearance, and it was difficult to calm down in his heart, he couldn't solve the problem if he was in a hurry, he enlightened Ma Shiying several times, wait, wait.

waited until the sun rose three poles, and did not wait for half of the officials to arrive.

With a 'snap', Ma Shiying slapped the table heavily, startling Ruan Dacheng.

"Don't wait, let's go, go up," Ma Shiying said angrily.

Ruan Dacheng even grabbed him, "Shoufu Shoufu, first dissipate your anger, you can't be in a hurry, go to the imperial court, what to say?" ”

Ma Shiying shook the book of the ten sins of Wang Lanping hidden in his cuffs, "impeachment of the villain of power"

Ruan Dacheng couldn't help crying, "Shoufu, none of the Imperial Historians were present today, this limelight can't be led by us, and there will be no room for maneuver at that time."

How could Ma Shiying not know about using people as gunmen, but now it's not like none of them came.

Ma Shiying said, "I know, but you have also seen that no one in the court impeaches Wang Lanping, and the army outside the court will not move, the longer it drags on, the more unfavorable it will be for us, those generals are still just waiting and watching, and in a few days I am afraid that they will be scattered. ”

If the local generals do not have a holy decree, they bring troops into Beijing without permission, it is a big crime of complicity and rebellion, these generals are not the four towns of Jiangbei, they have no decision-making skills, and it is easy to enter Beijing without following the edict to fabricate a reason, but how to wipe off their butts and go back afterwards is a big deal.

Ruan Dacheng sighed, opened the bow and didn't look back, let's die, the two of them stiffened, stepped out of the signing room, and walked towards the Fengtian Palace.

While walking, Ma Shiying couldn't help but feel a little strange, it was almost noon, why did the bells and drums that usually urge hundreds of officials to go to court not sound.

The two of them came to the gate of Fengtian Hall in wonder, the attendants at the door were all Wang Lanping's people, and an old eunuch saw that Shoufu was coming and greeted him.

"Shousuke, why are you here?"

Ma Shiying didn't even look at him, "Nonsense, today is the day of the court meeting, and the old man is the first assistant, why can't you let it?" ”

The old eunuch bent his waist, "Lord Shoufu, Lord Ruan, please go back, the emperor has been ill for many days, and today's court meeting has been canceled."

Ma Shiying is also a figure who has been a governor, and in a hurry, he grabbed the old eunuch by the collar, "What? Even the emperor said that he was sick and did not go to court? ”

Ruan Dacheng hurriedly stepped forward to dissuade, "Don't worry about the father-in-law, Shoufu is a face of the Sacred Heart, Shoufu, hurry, let go, since the emperor is sick, the ministers and others will not bother, go, Shoufu, go"

Regardless of whether the emperor is really sick or fake, for Ruan Dacheng, it is a great joy, and finally he does not have to come forward to impeach Wang Lanping, this hornet's nest, whoever likes to poke whomever stabs.

The old eunuch looked at the distant backs of the two of them, and couldn't help but spit out, "I'm phew!" You have today, and you have someone who can cure you."

Ma Ruan and the others stepped out of the palace gate, and before getting into the sedan chair, Ruan Dacheng said, "Shoufu, in my opinion, this matter is still to endure first, after all, this Wang Lanping returned to the dynasty is just a little sharper, and he has not done anything unfavorable to you and me, why don't we take a look first and then make plans to see what he wants."

Ma Shiying stuck her head out of the sedan chair and said, "Well, don't go back to the house yet, go to my house to talk in detail."

As soon as Ma Shiying returned to the house, he got off the sedan chair, and saw a horse tied to the horse stone at the gate of the horse house.

Ma Shiying didn't know why, so he rushed into the inside to take a look, and saw that there was a person sitting in the flower hall, none other than his nemesis, Wang Lanping.

"Wang Lanping, why are you in my house?" Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng stood in front of the hall, Ruan Dacheng complained again and again, and couldn't wait to pull his legs and retract back, it was really a narrow road, and he could see this plague god anywhere.

Wang Lan sat calmly in the hall and cocked Erlang's legs, "Passing by, I heard that Ma Shoufu has good new tea at home, and I came in to ask for tea to eat, I don't know if Ma Shoufu is not welcome?" ”