A flat boat on the sea slowly approached Tianjin Port. The two of them got off the boat, and after going ashore, they immediately went to Tianjin Wei to command the yamen. Without waiting for them to report their identities, a few people came out of the yamen to open the way. The crowd gathered around a white-faced, beardless middle-aged man who walked out. The two immediately retreated a few steps, bowed down and shouted, "Grandpa Ma." ”

The white-faced man turned his head to look at it and said with a wry smile: "You two are back." How about ......, what did you gain from this trip to Liaodong? ”

The two are Ouyang Jun and Luo Lie, and since the defeat and escape of the Kiba Station, they have been shocked almost overnight. is obviously a young master with great skills, but he is displaced, mixed like a lost dog. Only then did I know that in troubled times, personal force was nothing at all.

Zhou Qingfeng won at Kiba Station and immediately raided Jinfu Sanzhou. Its majesty is surging like no one's land. The 'revolutionary army' invaded like a fire, causing the two capital-wise men to lose their foothold in Liaodong, and they spent money on the coast of Fuzhou to hire ships to cross the Bohai Sea to Shanhaiguan first, and then from Shanhaiguan to Tianjin.

At this moment, when they arrived in Tianjin, they met Ma Keshi's father-in-law who sent the two to Liaodong, and they also sighed. Ouyang Jun was a little afraid of Ma Keshi, and said worriedly: "Please also ask my father-in-law for forgiveness, the two of us originally wanted to sneak in and attack and kill the thief leader." However, the situation has changed dramatically, and the thief is very difficult to control, far beyond expectations. The two of us have low skills, and we really can't achieve the trust of my father-in-law. ”

Ma Gonggong has always been a royal loyal dog, and all the officials hate him, but they are extremely afraid. It's just that when Gonggong Ma saw Ouyang Jun and Luo Lie today, he didn't have the same smiling face as before, but said rather desolately: "You don't have to blame yourself, let alone be afraid." ”

Hey...... that's not quite right.

Ouyang Jun originally lowered his head, but he raised his head slightly.

Ma Gonggong sighed again: "The war situation in Liaodong is erosive, and it is out of control. The Jurchens' attack on Shenyang has already made the emperor Longyan furious. What kind of 'revolutionary army' captured Jinfu to cover the three states in one breath and coerced Haizhou, and now the imperial court is terrified, and the officials are frightened. Our family was scolded by His Majesty for not doing things well, and he has been relegated to Tianjin as an errand and a prison soldier. ”

Ouyang Jun and Luo Lie glanced at each other instantly, and they both felt that something was very wrong. Luo Lie asked in a deep voice: "The two of us have been floating on the sea for a long time, I don't know what the current situation of the imperial court is?" ”

"What else? Mess up! Ma Gonggong smiled bitterly: "Now the courtiers attack each other and abuse each other all day long. I also heard yesterday that Yang He, the imperial historian of Zhejiang Province, impeached Yang Hao of Liaodong Jingluo, saying, 'The mistake of the Liao affair, unexpectedly, the loss of the teacher and the humiliation of the country, the mistake is in the strategy'. He wrote a letter and scolded Yang Hao for his weakness and his march was too slow, so that the slave chiefs were unscrupulous and the thieves were arrogant.

His Majesty finally went to the court a few days ago, but as a result, a bunch of twists and turns did not talk about practical matters, and they all shirked responsibility. Our Fang Shoufu simply resigned. His Majesty didn't allow it, and asked him to come out with an idea. But what ideas can you get now? ”

Ma Gonggong said with great interest, and his face was bitter. He is also a master of the Imperial Palace, and he has always been very urban, and his mood is invisible. But today, it is already a big mess. Luo Lie was puzzled in his heart and asked: "Liaodong's anti-thieves are very difficult to control, and I have seen it with my own eyes. But my emperor is a big country, as long as he mobilizes famous generals and strong soldiers, it is only a day and night to eliminate thieves and quell the rebellion. What's so hard? ”

Marcos was amused by this, and he snorted coldly in a sharp voice: "What's so difficult? Why don't you say that there is something that is not difficult? When there was a war in Liaodong, the military department opened its mouth and asked for money. But where does the money come from? His Majesty has given 100,000 taels of internal money and is already distressed to death, but where is 100,000 taels enough to quell the rebellion?

In the past few days in Tianjin, I have heard that the 'revolutionary army' has spent hundreds of thousands of taels to buy military supplies from Shandong, and that the merchants in Shandong have no regard for the face of the imperial court in order to make money, and there is an endless stream of ships passing through Liaodong Bay. A group of thieves are even more willing to spend money than the court, and the world is chaotic.

What's even more infuriating is that the supply of anti-thieves depends on boats, but the Tianjin sailors have nothing to do about it. The chief soldier of the naval division said that he had sent people to suppress the rebels two months ago, but the whole army was wiped out and there were no ships available. At this moment, Tianjin Wei also asked the imperial court for silver to build a ship and buy a ship, and it cost 200,000 taels for one mouth. What can the imperial court do? Dry stare!

Now it is nonsense to say that the recovery of Liaodong is nonsense, and the household servant said in a letter that he would levy Liao salary throughout the country, and an additional nine cents of silver per mu of land would be levied, and he could get 5.2 million taels a year. Now, let's not do anything, wait for the money to come up.

Poor my old horse entered the palace at the age of twelve, serving the emperor wholeheartedly, loyal, and hardworking. The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty scolded me, a rootless person, and only hoped that the emperor would understand the hard work of the slaves. But now that one thing is done, I will be kicked out of the palace to be a prisoner. Who do I go to? ”

Ma Gonggong is a eunuch, and he is majestic on weekdays, and no one is afraid. His cultivation is only a little worse than a few old monsters in the palace. But today I lost the emperor's favor, and I even cried in public. Ouyang Jun and Luo Lie were sad in their hearts, and they didn't dare to say anything. The two of them didn't enter the Tianjin command envoy's yamen anymore, so they simply bought two horses and rushed to the capital, thinking that they would go home first.

After crying in front of the two juniors, Ma Gonggong returned to his residence with tears. He withdrew from the fan beside him, and as soon as he entered the room, he changed his face, showing a gloomy and indifferent expression and said behind him: "Don't hide, come out for me." ”

The light and shadow in the courtyard outside the house flickered, revealing a beautiful woman in white, and said to Ma Gonggong with a giggle: "Father-in-law, you are really funny, the dignified master of Dongchang is crying and crying in the street." If you are still resentful, aren't you afraid that people will sue you in front of the emperor? ”

Marco's white face jumped, and he reached out to the woman in white and grabbed it, and a strong suction force sucked the woman over. The woman sighed, but she didn't dodge or dodge, and held her chest so that Marcos grabbed her palms and softened them. She shouted in a daze: "Father-in-law Ma, you pity the slave family, I can't stand your iron claws." ”

Ma Keshi twisted his hand vigorously and said sharply: "Fan Wan'er, don't you dare to kill you?" ”

The woman in white looked painful, but she was still delicate and weak: "The cultivation of the slave family is too low, if my father-in-law really wants to kill, where can I hide, it is better to be obedient and relaxed." However, I am afraid that no one will do it for my father-in-law. ”

Ma Gonggong was even more annoyed, but he let go of his hand and asked, "What did Xu Hongru say?" ”

...... hum, the woman in white screamed coquettishly but didn't say anything, but instead opened the gauze on her chest in front of Marcose, and tore off the wrap to reveal the whole snow breast. Seeing the scratches on her five fingers falling on her fair skin, the woman scolded unruly: "Father-in-law Ma, you are really ruthless." The slave family is kind enough to help you, but you treat the slave family like this. ”

Marcoshi snorted coldly, and the infusion of spiritual power made the woman's head hurt. He sneered and shouted, "Fan Wan'er, you don't play this kind of three-legged cat trick in front of me." I'm a eunuch and don't eat this. Let's talk about Xu Hongru's reply? Otherwise, the punishment of my Dongchang is some, do you want to taste it? ”

The woman in white straightened her clothes again, chuckled and said, "Hey, don't be angry, father-in-law." I just want to see if you eunuchs are really not interested in women? As long as I think that there are people in this world who are indifferent to the beauty of the slave family, the slave family hates it very much. ”

Marcose's eyes were cold, and he was about to have a seizure. The woman in white hurriedly said, "What Father-in-law Ma asked, my lord agreed. He said that he would immediately send people to Golden State to recruit believers and disrupt the 'revolutionary army'. But please ask my father-in-law to release my brothers as soon as possible. Without them, those of us who run the rivers and lakes wouldn't be able to do anything. ”

Marcose snorted coldly again, "It's not that I'm begging you, I'm just giving you the White Lotus Sect a way." You are secretly preaching in Shandong, secretly building a church, bewitching the public, pretending to be a god and a ghost, don't you know anything when we are in the East Factory? If we want to do it, it won't take more than three months to uproot you. ”

The woman in white hurriedly patted her chest and said in a coquettish voice: "What Father-in-law Ma said is so terrible, it scared the slave family to death." I also want to ask my father-in-law what kind of secret errand did he do when he went to Beijing this time? Just now, those two fools were played by your father-in-law, and they are afraid that they have already decided that their father-in-law has lost power and his authority has fallen. ”

"Demon girl, don't you think you're in too much control?" Ma Keshi's eyes were cold, "I'll make it convenient for you, get a few people out of the prison of the Criminal Department for you, and you will honestly go to Liaodong to make trouble." If you don't comply, our family can release people, arrest people, and kill people. ”

"Okay, good, Gonggong Ma, you are the most loyal. Everyone knows that you are the emperor's person, and you would rather go to the soup for the emperor and bear the infamy. The woman in white was bored, and her figure flickered on the courtyard wall, "As long as Gonggong Ma releases you, we will do something for you, this is always okay, right?" ”

After saying that, the woman in white jumped off the wall and disappeared.

Marcos stood at the door of the room, looking at the sky and sighing. The state affairs are difficult, the ugly people jump off the beams, and those who are willing to do practical things have to sneak around - what about this country? Lose the general people, I think about it, and ask it fixedly!

Ma Gongcheng was melancholy, and there was a knock at the door. Someone shouted outside: "Grandpa Ma is here?" I, Liu Fucheng, came to visit. ”

Listening to the lazy voice outside, Marcos frowned. Soon, someone pushed the door in directly, and when he saw Grandpa Ma, he said with a smile: "Grandpa Ma, why do you live in such a shabby house?" If it weren't for the two men standing in the doorway, I would have suspected that I had run to the wrong place. ”

Ma Gonggong was very unkind to the person in front of him, and called him by his name: "Liu Fucheng, what are you doing here with me?" ”

"Haven't I come to make amends?" The person who came in was wearing the python suit of a high-ranking brocade guard official, "I was negligent before, so that the anti-thief force in Liaodong became bigger." Fortunately, Ma Gonggong helped cover it up, so that my futile son was saved. ”

Ma Keshi said coldly: "It's not our family that helps you cover up, it's Concubine Zheng who helps you cover up." We just don't want to do much. But you're not here today to talk this nonsense, are you? ”

The python man smiled, took a few steps closer and said in a low voice: "Father-in-law Ma, now that the anti-thieves are powerful, they will be indestructible for a while." But I can finally say a few words to the leader of the anti-thieves, so why don't I get in touch with them? ”

"What the hell do you mean?" Marcos asked vigilantly.

The man in the python suit laughed and said: "It's one thing to exterminate the anti-thief, but it's another thing to contact the anti-thief." I know that Ma Gonggong is loyal to the emperor and hates the anti-thieves to the core, but doesn't Ma Gonggong want to make some money? Ma Gonggong doesn't want to make money, but our concubine Niangniang wants to make more money.

Now the 'revolutionary army' occupies the three states of Jinfu and commands hundreds of thousands of people. I've heard that many people in Shandong have made a lot of money by trading with thieves, and we are also in good conditions in Tianjin, so we can't sit still like this. I made a guarantee with the concubine Niangniang, saying that Ma Gonggong has always been reasonable and will definitely help. Ma Gonggong, what do you say? ”

Marcos immediately glared angrily, "The affairs of this court are all lost in the hands of you silverfish. ”

The man in the python suit smiled hehehe, "Father-in-law Ma, why are you scolding yourself?" Stealing the news from the noble concubine Niangniang, blinding my poor disciple with the black cauldron, stealing into the inner treasury to find the 'Yin Yang Gui', vainly trying to reborn the yang root, and planting Gu Yuanwei after the defeat, forcing Gu Yuanwei to flee to Liaodong, and causing this catastrophe, isn't it you? ”

Ma Keshi's eyes shrank, his eyes stared at him viciously, and he shouted: "The surname is Liu, what do you want to do?" ”

The man in the python suit sneered, "It's nothing, I just want to make money." ”