Once a son of heaven and a courtier. If the emperor is gone, the courtiers will naturally have to be replaced. This truth is understood by all officials. Marco Ma Gonggong naturally understands. When he learned the news of Emperor Wanli's death, his mind suddenly went blank, and the whole person was stupid. He was standing on the side of the road outside Chaoyang Gate, unresponsive.

Ouyang Jun and Luo Lie knew this father-in-law, and they felt pity for him. It's just that they also have their own missions, and they couldn't get a response after persuading Ma Gonggong a few times, so they could only go to their own affairs first.

Marcos carefully rushed all the way from Tianjin to the capital, where his clothes were tattered, his face was dull, and he stood on the side of the road all day in a daze. There are many stupid and stupid people these days, and passers-by don't care when they see it. He stood from morning till night, from light to dark. When he came back to his senses, he found that he had walked for many days in a trance, and returned to Tongzhou like a walking corpse.

Alas, ......, it was here that Ma Gonggong did a big thing, and he sent all the food and salary that maintained the northern power of the Ming Dynasty for half a year. Those bureaucrats in the capital have to thank him, otherwise if these rations are seized or burned by the thieves, the situation in the entire northern Ming Dynasty will collapse immediately. It's a pity that only half a month has passed, and it's as if it never happened.

No one remembers that there was such a father-in-law Ma who could spare his life for the sake of Daming and was loyal to the emperor. Now the people in the capital are busy handling the funeral affairs of the Wanli Emperor, so as to occupy the moral high ground and once again grasp the power to support the new emperor.

In the past few days, I don't know what Marco has experienced. He's dirty and smelly at the moment, and it's a detour to cover your nose. was originally a fair-skinned and slightly chubby middle-aged man, but now he is full of white hair, sunken eye sockets, and very haggard.

What made Ma Gonggong sober up was his extremely hungry stomach - he went on a hunger strike after he was captured, and he didn't eat much all the way back to the capital, and he was completely dizzy and had a good cultivation until now. But it's going to be unbearable.

There is a tea stall on the side of the road that also sells food. Ma Gonggong touched the broken silver on his body, and walked over to get some food and drink. As soon as the tea stall owner saw his dirty appearance, he stopped him and said, "Don't, don't, you're too dirty, don't come here." I'm going to be ruined by you. ”

After being lonely and chaotic for several days, Ma Gonggong, who was regarded as a dog, couldn't help but be angry, "On weekdays, one look at our family makes people's souls not possess the body, who dares to disobey the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty?" Today, you dare to drink tea and rice, disgusted with the dirtiness of our family. After scolding this, he wailed again, and his heart was really sad and indescribable. Not only did he lose his authority, but he also lost his reputation.

The owner of the tea stall was startled by Marcose's appearance, and when he heard his duck throat, he immediately knew that the other party was a eunuch from the palace. Just seeing that he was embarrassed and foul-smelling, and he didn't think he was a powerful person, the owner of the tea stall grabbed a dog-beating stick and came out to drive him away.

After receiving a few sticks, Ma Gonggong didn't know the pain. He rushed into the tea stall like a spill, knocking over a few tables and stools, and pouring tea like a madman. The owner of the tea stall suddenly exclaimed, he couldn't afford to provoke this bastard, so he could only shout along with him: "Don't, stop it." You eunuch go and serve the emperor, why bother me with this stall. ”

Father-in-law Ma was shocked by thunder, he really stopped and stood up, and asked like a hysterical person: "The emperor has died, who else can I serve?" ”

"The emperor is dead, and there are other emperors. Go and find your emperor, don't delay with me. "The owner of the tea stall just wants to hurry up and coax this crazy eunuch away, and he doesn't want to provoke him again.

"Other emperors? Other emperors! Marcos cried and laughed nervously, "Serve the new emperor? But people have their own people, and they won't want me at all. Do you really want to go against the thief? ”

Ma Gonggong's face was cloudy, and his breathing was tight and loose, "Rebel thief? Do thieves have a chance to take over the country? ”

The owner of the tea stall sneered, "Daming is really not good now, tens of thousands of people can't beat thousands." Now no one shouts anti-thief, but there is a flood of people who go to defect. It is said that the 'revolutionary army' has the atmosphere of a new dynasty, and all kinds of new policies have the meaning of innovation, and the disadvantages of the Ming Dynasty cannot be seen anywhere. This man goes to a high place, and the water flows to a low place, and the things of this world are ....... ”

The owner of the tea stall greeted and sent him every day, and he was as talkative as the taxi driver of later generations. Grandpa Ma was stunned again, and he suddenly bowed deeply to the tea stall owner, "It's our family that is confused, thank you for your advice." He ruthlessly slapped all the remaining pieces of silver on the table, "Take out some food quickly, our family is really hungry, we have to eat a good meal, and then go to Xinjun." ”

After a few words, the thoughts in Marco's mind took a 180-degree turn - learn to become a literary and martial artist, and sell it to the emperor's family. This emperor didn't want me, so I went to another family.

This time there was a commotion, and the guests of the tea stall ran away. The boss was helpless, but he saw that there was a lot of broken silver on the table, and he accompanied Xiao to get some simple meals for Marcos. Ma Gonggong opened his mouth to eat, his spirit was excited again, and he felt that the idea in his head was correct. After he was full, he ignored his fatigue and went to the dock to think about how to find a boat to Tianjin.

Ma Gonggong had no money to pay the fare. But when he arrived at the wharf, he found that there were many people here who openly recruited workers for the revolutionary army and took a boat to Tianjin for free. The Ming army stationed in Tongzhou didn't care at all, and even deliberately gave it convenience, just to make some money.

On the boat, Ma Gonggong found that there were so many people going to Tianjin. Most of them are penniless poor men, and a few of them are unidentified and should want to go with him. The poor people all said that they could divide the land when they went to Tianjin, and they would not be oppressed, and they all regarded Tianjin as a peach blossom paradise.

Zhou Qingfeng's northward detachment circled Gyeonggi and did great propaganda work in addition to cracking down on the local gentry. At present, the Ming army is in decline, and there are countless people who are willing to try their luck in Tianjin.

The ship was transported for two days, and three meals a day were taken care of, which made the people who defected have a good feeling. However, there are many rules and regulations on the ship, and it is not allowed to defecate at will, and it is not allowed to be crowded and noisy. There were people in every boat who taught the rules, just as a large family recruited servants, and everyone was obedient. When the ship arrived in Tianjin, some people came to register the population and issue a wooden card as a temporary ID card.

Ma Gonggong has lived in the palace for a long time and knows the importance of rules. He remembered what kind of 'Minister of Security Wang Kunpeng' had recruited him, so he asked the personnel of the Tianjin wharf. The mention of his name startled many people, but they were still sent to the courtyard of the city's Ministry of Security.

The 'revolutionary army' decided to settle in Tianjin, and began to roll out the administrative system on a large scale. Compared with the Liaodong Peninsula, which has been in operation for a year, Tianjin has a high population density, the situation is more complicated, and the management difficulty has increased several times. The degree of chaos in the market is beyond imagination, and in recent days, there has been a case of poisoning a well by the remnants of the official gentry, and Wang Kunpeng is in a hurry.

As soon as Marco came, he had to please the minister of the dynasty and smiled, which was very embarrassing.

If he had been informed in advance, Wang Kunpeng would never have recognized the sloppy guy in front of him. He immediately sank his face and scolded unhappily: "Father-in-law Ma, I thought you weren't coming." ”

Marcose knew that it was useless for him to say anything, so he directly admitted his mistake and said: "It's our family who has lost our hearts and don't know the minister's kindness." Now that he has repented, he asked the minister to ....... ”

Seeing that Marcose was about to kneel, Wang Kunpeng was impatient, "Enough, I'm busy, I don't have time to listen to your nonsense." Originally, new recruits to the Ministry of Security had to do induction training, but we are now in urgent need of personnel. I have promoted you to the Great Commander, and I hope you will not embarrass me. From now on, you will be the Deputy Minister in charge of the Gyeonggi Region of the Ministry of Security. ”

Ma Keshi was stunned, he didn't expect the officers of the 'Revolutionary Army' to speak so directly and cheerfully. He interjected and asked, "I don't know what kind of product this deputy minister is?" ”

"My Shangguan is the handsome, and your Shangguan is me." Wang Kunpeng said simply and clearly, "At present, there are many snakes and rats in Tianjin, and there are constant undercurrents. Dashuai has arrested me and scolded me for the past two days. I don't have much to do with you now, so I can only give you 20,000 taels of silver. You take out your own skills in Dongchang, and you must clear the place within a month. ”

Our family and the handsome are separated by Minister Wang? This is no different from Daming's side.

As for the purging of places? I'm good at it!

As soon as he made a move, he gave 20,000 taels of silver, which was much happier than Zhu Yijun, who always buckled the rope for silver.

Marcos was in the palace, and he was also well-informed and experienced. He was mentally prepared early before he came, and he was very calm at the moment, just after listening to Wang Kunpeng's few words, he sighed, not joy, but full of emotion.

Wang Kunpeng said in a deep voice: "There is a huge difference between my 'revolutionary army' and the Ming court, and I hate corruption, dereliction of duty, and deception. I have here the current affairs study manual published by the Ministry of Administration, you can take it back and read it more and have a good experience. In the near future, we must also take time to attend the study class, and we must not bring those bad habits of the Ming Court with us. ”

In order to train cadres, the 'revolutionary army' specially compiled a series of study and education manuals, which were specially designed to explain current affairs, analyze the general situation in the world, and explain the differences between the enemy and ourselves. Marcos was a native of Dongchang and had a natural sensitivity to politics. He knew very well that he had changed his way of approach, and that if he wanted to gain a foothold in the 'revolutionary army', he had to understand this new force.

After speaking, Wang Kunpeng pushed the large number of files he had in hand in front of Ma Keshi, "Give you five days to study, and start handling the case in five days." These cases should be closed as soon as possible and stability in the city should be restored. ”

Wang Kunpeng only assigned five or six documents to Ma Keshi to assist him in handling official duties, and then the approval gave him 20,000 taels of silver. This money is not given directly, but the budget. The rest doesn't matter - don't doubt the use of people, don't use suspicious people. At present, I really don't have time to spend too much time on investigation, and I can only test it with practice.

Overnight, Ma Gonggong's power returned, even stronger than before. He read the current affairs manual given by Wang Kunpeng overnight, and was completely shocked after reading it. The first article he read was "On the Current Relationship between Enemies and the Inevitability of Long-term Struggle" written by Zhou Qingfeng in combination with historical facts and reality, a vernacular text of 20,000 or 30,000 words, which clearly explained the structure of Ming Dynasty society.

The concept of 'class contradictions' was introduced by Zhou Qingfeng, and the current social antagonism in the Ming Dynasty was also exposed. Why the 'revolutionary army' wants to support the poor, win over the middle class, and crack down on the gentry is also frankly and justifiably justified - revolution is not a dinner party, a revolution is a riot. In order to change the current chaotic situation, overcorrection must be overdone, but correctness cannot be overkill.

Marcos's whole soul trembled when he saw these words, which was completely different from those of Confucianism, but it was practical. He jumped out of bed in the middle of the night, goosebumps pouring all over his body, his flesh trembling, his bones creaking. His perennial stagnant cultivation was flooded by this, and his spiritual power was surging in the meridians, rushing up one or two steps in a row in an instant.

"Our family used to do things for Zhu Yijun, and every time we caught a few corrupt people, countless people came out to clear up, and even had to bear infamy, which made people hate. is obviously a despicable person who digs the foot of the wall, but he is said to be the pillar of the country by those shameless literati. Even if there is empirical evidence in hand, you can only catch a few small shrimps, and the real big rat will lose his official position at most, and even bite back.

It's really refreshing to be in this 'revolutionary army', and the marshal actually wrote such articles directly, clearly authorizing our family to kill all the corrupt officials in the world. That's what our family likes to do. If there is such a backer as Dashuai, our family can catch people with peace of mind, why bother to think about who has a deep background and who can't be easily touched? ”

Thinking of this, Marco, who has always been scheming, couldn't sleep with excitement. He has no one under him except some paperwork, and in order to open up the situation, he must recruit more capable subordinates. He put on a dress late at night, lit a candle and went to the bookcase, found pen and ink and began to write.

"This is a big undertaking, maybe it can really make our family famous in history."

"We still have a few like-minded friends in Dongchang, and these people should be able to recruit them."

"There are many people in Jinyiwei who know each other, and there are not a few people who intend to help Sheji, so it's good to pull them all over."

"There are also some upright people in the DPRK and China, and many petty officials in the Criminal Department and the Ministry of Industry are not very good, so it is good to write a letter to say hello."

"Hahaha...... rich people have a big backer, our family is going to do a big job this time!"

In the middle of the night, there was no one and it was silent, and Ma Gonggong finally let go of his heart and laughed.