At this time, Ma Chonghao, who had already seen clearly who was coming, hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed the fanzi, who subconsciously struggled and hissed: "Who is so bold, I have 100,000 urgent official duties, and I am going to kill the head if I delay it." ”

Then, as soon as he turned around, he saw clearly who the person who had held him by was it.

"Your Excellency?" His face was full of surprise, "It's Lord Ma"

"It's me, Xiao Zhou. What is it that is so urgent" Ma Chonghao asked calmly, out of caution, although he had come to the safe realm of Nanjing, he still wanted to know more information.

Coincidentally, Ma Chonghao recognized it, but he was a subordinate when he was in Beijing, and he had to take care of himself, and he didn't know what urgent matter came here, so he didn't care about it, seeing that his clothes were shabby, and his face was full of dust, he definitely didn't stop much along the way.

Fanzi, who is called Xiao Zhou, has a little reaction at this time, although he doesn't know why Master Ma is dressed in civilian clothes, but the old love is still there, so he doesn't plan to hide it from the other party, anyway, he will know sooner or later.

After taking a few deep breaths and calming down, he looked left and right, leaned closer and whispered, his voice was completely dumb: "My lord, long live the lord has died." It was on the 21st of July that he returned to heaven, and now that the crown prince has ascended the throne, he is ready to change the name of the year to Thai."

Ma Chonghao only listened to the first half of the sentence, and the whole person seemed to have been struck by lightning, and he stood there stunned. After Xiao Zhou finished speaking, he didn't react when he saw that Ma Chonghao was still a clay sculpture and wood carving, and he didn't care about what to say, but after gently breaking away, he threw his legs and ran away in the direction of Nanjing City.

It's over, it's all over.

At this time, what was churning in Ma Chonghao's heart was only endless despair.

Although the person is no longer in Jingshi, his sense of smell has not degenerated. He knows that his backer is the Zheng family, and the Zheng family's battle is the favor of the Son of Wanli to Concubine Zheng Guifei, but after fighting for the country, the Zheng family and the forces in the DPRK and China have a strong feud, and now the Son of Wanli is dead, and the prince ascends the throne, he is a person who is used to being bullied by the Zheng family

No matter how generous the new Son of Heaven is, he will not protect the Zheng family when the courtiers deal with the Zheng family, and now maybe the liquidation of the Zheng family will start soon

When the tree falls, the branches and leaves are gone. His trip north to Xuzhou this time could have been suppressed, but now it has become a big crime, and those who want to deal with the Zheng family will definitely not let go of the Zheng family's pawns, and will even use their own crimes as an excuse to attack the Zheng family.

It's over, it's really over this time, at this time, Ma Chonghao's real heart is like ashes, and he no longer has any hope. His body was slumped down, and he looked at Nanjing City, the towering giant city was in front of him, but he felt that the distance was extremely far away.

"Master, what's wrong with you" Ma Liu was really anxious, and he didn't understand what was going on, master. Who would have thought that he had reached the boundary of Nanjing, but his master suddenly collapsed like this.

"Master" shouted, Ma Chonghao did not react, and Ma Liu shouted in a louder voice.

Because the noise was so loud, everyone else on the ferry looked over, and even the monk and scholar who were walking this way stopped.

"It's over, it's all over, it's all over, what can I do when I go back to Nanjing City, I'm going to grab our paperwork soon, it's over" In a moment, Ma Chonghao's voice was already dumb, his face was extremely gray, and he didn't pay attention to Ma Liu, who was extremely anxious on the side, just looked around blankly, not knowing what to ask for at all.

There was no focus in the eyes, so he looked at it so blankly, and when he turned around, he saw the monk and the scholar walking and bending over, this action looked strange, but those who practice martial arts know what to do next, this is the prelude to the attack

Ma Chonghao was shocked, and understood at this time, this monk, this scholar, is here to ask for his own life, he knows this way, the other party on the road is well hidden, what is there not to understand at this time, I have already understood after a glance, the boat not far away is the answer, and if you kill yourself here, you can directly get on the boat and leave, and it will be too late for the government to react.

Hehe, Zhao Jin seems to be determined to take his life, and yes, if he goes against him like this, he must have hated it a long time ago.

What to do? Are you going to die here? I'm afraid I won't be able to run away......

Although he has said countless words that put life and death aside, Ma Chonghao painfully realized that he didn't want to die at all.

That's right, I still have so many things to do, how can I die, how can I die He roared in his heart.

It is only when death is on the verge of death that one can know how much fear of death one has.

At this moment, Ma Chonghao's mind was spinning fast, and he was bent on finding a way out for himself.

The tall monk and scholar and Ma Chonghao looked at each other, and they also knew that the other party had shown themselves, and the two of them did not hide it, and after looking at each other, they both showed a sneer on their faces, but they each stood up straight and prepared to take out their weapons, but there were six people on Ma Chonghao's side, and the two of them were not afraid.

But at this time, several men on the other side of the boat also came with long baggage, and Ma Chonghao could also see what it was, if he guessed correctly, I am afraid that it was Pu Dao.

The four cronies of Ma Liu, who was beside Ma Chonghao, already felt that something was wrong, and they all touched the weapons on their bodies and were ready to do it.

The tall monks and scholars were getting closer and closer, obviously wanting to complete the task quickly, but it was also a shame that they had endured it for so long on the ship.

"Let's get on the boat" Ma Chonghao was normal at this time, and said in a deep voice after taking a deep breath.

Ma Liu was stunned when he said this, and couldn't help but ask, "Master, aren't we going home?" This is already Nanjing? ”

"Home? What kind of home, we don't have a home in Nanjing, what kind of home, go back, get on the boat, let's go to Xuzhou" Ma Chonghao spoke loudly, Ma Liu and his cronies were stunned, and even the monks and scholars over there looked at each other, and stopped for a while.

Ma Chonghao walked towards the two of them regardless of it, raised his hands as he walked, signaled that he had no intention of fighting, and said as he walked: "Two, are you going to Xuzhou on this boat?" If you want to go with you, can you take me with you? ”

The scholar's hand was already on the hilt of the sword, and the sword was drawn in half, which was not at all the decorative saber of the scholar You, but a narrow-edged thin sword, which was specially used to kill, and the monk had his hands behind his back, and it was obvious that the weapon was hanging on his back.

They looked at each other, not understanding whether the other party was crazy or what, and clearly saw that they were coming to take his life, and they wanted to run over to die.

"The two, in the lower Nanjing Jinyi Wei commanded the servant Ma Chonghao, willing to go to Xuzhou to take refuge in Zhao Jin, no, take refuge in the master, please lead the way." Ma Chonghao spoke very quickly, and his voice was not small, and many guests who came and went at the ferry also heard it, and they all unconsciously avoided it, this person lost his mind and went crazy? Even Fanzi's big officials dare to pretend?

The scholar stared at Ma Chonghao with narrowed eyes for a while, then put the sword back in the scabbard, and said indifferently: "Throw away all the iron weapons on your body and follow me."

The monk's arms on the side were also placed in front of him, Ma Chonghao saw a short axe and a short knife, and the monk held it upside down and covered it with a big sleeve, which was also a precaution, as long as Ma Chonghao moved, he couldn't run.

The scholar's official dialect of Jingshi had become the official dialect of Xuzhou accent, and Ma Chonghao probably guessed who it was, but he didn't care too much at this time, so he just took a step back and took off the short knife pinned to his waist and the dagger tied to his calf, threw it on the ground, and kicked it to the other party.

"Thank you." He just nodded slightly.

"Master, what are you?" Ma Liu behind him asked anxiously, and several of Ma Chonghao's subordinates were completely confused.

Ma Chonghao turned around and said: "The situation has changed, whether we go back to Nanjing or to the capital now, it is a dead end, the Zheng family has offended so many people, they will not let us go, follow me to Xuzhou, then there is still a way to live, if you don't want to follow me, don't go back to Nanjing, find your own way to survive."

Several people who followed him were stunned there, planning for a year, going to Xuzhou to arrest people with great fanfare, making it clear that they were going to kill them all, almost forcing the other party to a dead end, and then completely collapsed, running all the way, finally crossing the river safely, why do you want to go back, but also go back to Xuzhou, to seek death?

Ma Liu didn't hesitate, just threw the short knife dagger on his body, and then walked to Ma Chonghao, while the other four cronies guarded, one of them followed, the other three looked at each other, but they hugged their fists at Ma Chonghao and said, "Take care, master, I'll wait for myself"

In the current situation, it is the most normal choice to turn around and leave, Ma Chonghao just nodded silently and turned around again.

A few men leaning on the side of the boat over there had already come over and unceremoniously searched Ma Chonghao and the three of them, and then took out the cow tendon rope from his arms, tied the hands of the three of them, covered them with sleeves, looked like they were behind their backs, picked up the weapons on the ground, and escorted Ma Chonghao and the three of them towards the boat.

In the forty-eighth year of Wanli, the Mid-Autumn Festival in August, the government and the people are ready to celebrate the festival, at this time, the Beijing division fast horse sent a message to Nanjing, on July 21, the forty-eighth year of Wanli, the Wanli Emperor died in the Hongde Palace, the whole city of Nanjing is vegetarian, it is forbidden to feast and drink gatherings, and it is forbidden to entertain things

On July 21, the 48th year of Wanli, the imperial city in the center of the capital was filled with a solemn atmosphere that was different from usual.

Although the official is silent about this, the well-informed people in the imperial city have already spread the real reason: the Son of Wanli is terminally ill and is about to return to the sky.

Although everyone did not dare to convey this kind of news loudly, Beijing and outside the city were already mentally prepared for the departure of the Son of Heaven. This emperor has ruled the country for nearly fifty years, how many people were born after he ascended the throne, and died during his reign, people have long been accustomed to the name of Wanli in their hearts, and it is even difficult to imagine that there will be a day when the name of the era will be changed, however, this day is finally coming, and the entire capital and the entire empire are holding their breath.

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