Chapter 345 (Let's talk about a big chapter of five thousand and six.) All kinds of requests! ）

At the end of the afternoon, Liu Jin was about to rush to the Qianqing Palace, this was the time when the emperor woke up in the morning, although the snow fell heavily, but the fun-loving Zhengde will not let go of this good time to enjoy the snow, and he should also be with him, waiting for the opportunity to persuade Zhengde to take back his life.

When Liu Jin changed into high boots and put on a big coat to go out, he saw a little eunuch hurriedly coming from outside to report: "Father-in-law, the father-in-law of Kuma is asking to see outside." ”

Liu Jin frowned, he didn't have time to talk to Ma Yongcheng, this person had no ability, and he couldn't help him at the moment, so he couldn't delay time with him, so he waved his hand and said: "Sue him, our family is going to serve the emperor in the Qianqing Palace, if there is anything to say, I will talk about it later." ”

The little eunuch turned around to pass the word, Liu Jin took people out of the courtyard of the public house in the second entrance and walked out of the gate, and walked to the courtyard outside, only to hear someone at the door: "Hey, Father-in-law Ma don't trespass, Father-in-law Liu said, he doesn't have time to see you, please see Father-in-law later." ”

Ma Yongcheng's voice came: "Get out, I will see Gonggong Liu today, I have something important to report, if you delay something, you can't eat and walk around." ”

After that, but listening to the rustling footsteps, the figure of Ma Yongcheng wearing a big hat and a snow hat appeared on the steps of the gate of the celebrant supervisor, and a little eunuch next to him followed to pull his arm, but Ma Yongcheng raised his foot and kicked him.

Liu Jin was furious in his heart, and shouted: "Ma Yongcheng! What are you going to do? This is the celebrant here, should you be the carrier warehouse? ”

When Ma Yongcheng saw Liu Jin coming towards him, a trace of horror flashed across his face, but he quickly disappeared, and stepped forward with a smile on his face and said: "Father-in-law Liu is good, it can be regarded as seeing father-in-law, this little slave said that father-in-law has important matters and can't meet each other, look, isn't father-in-law enjoying the snow in the courtyard?" ”

Liu Jin held back his anger and said: "Our family is just going to the Qianqing Palace to serve the emperor, but there is no time to appreciate any snow, if you have something, you can wait until I come back from the Qianqing Palace, I don't have time to invite you in for tea." ”

Ma Yongcheng said: "Gonggong Liu doesn't need to go to the Qianqing Palace, as far as I know, the princess and the emperor went to the imperial garden to step on the snow and enjoy the plum blossoms." ”

Liu Jin was stunned and said, "Went to enjoy the plum blossoms?" Who is with you? Channing? ”

Ma Yongcheng smiled and said: "Gonggong Liu can rest assured, it is not Qian Ning who is entourage, but the commander of Jinyiwei, Song Nan, and the Han general Wan Zhi." ”

Liu Jin secretly breathed a sigh of relief, his expression calmed down a lot, Ma Yongcheng saw it in his eyes, and said in his heart: What Song Nan said is right, Liu Jin has lost control of Qian Ning, in front of the emperor, Qian Ning's status should indeed be not low, otherwise Liu Jin would not have such an appearance.

Liu Jin suddenly noticed a hint of strangeness in Ma Yongcheng's words, what Ma Yongcheng said was 'Father-in-law rest assured, not Qian Ning's attendant', how did he know that he was not worried about Qian Ning's attendant? But after thinking about it, he was relieved that Ma Yongcheng must have heard the gossip.

"In this case, our family will go to the Imperial Garden to serve, and Grandpa Ma will take his own leave and leave." Liu Jin didn't want to be asked about Qian Ning, he had already concluded that Ma Yongcheng had heard the rumors and came to gossip about it, and he couldn't talk to Ma Yongcheng about it at all.

Liu Jin led people to leave, but Ma Yongcheng said lightly: "Father-in-law Liu, the emperor already has Song Nan with him, it doesn't matter if Father-in-law Liu goes or not, but Father-in-law Liu's own matter should be solved as soon as possible." ”

Liu Jin turned his head and said, "What do you mean?" ”

Ma Yongcheng smiled: "What do I mean, don't my father-in-law understand?" Is it impossible for our family to say it in front of everyone? ”

Liu Jin's heart was full of anger, today's Ma Yongcheng is completely different from the Ma Yongcheng of the past, full of unfathomable profundity, and his words are also insinuations from the side, and the taciturn and submissive Ma Yongcheng in the past are like two people.

"Father-in-law Ma, are you idle and have nothing to do, come to our house to grind your teeth, our family is very busy, I don't have time to talk to you, so I want to be your errand." Liu Jin said coldly, turned around and walked out of the door again.

"Father-in-law Liu, don't regret it!" Ma Yongcheng suddenly shouted: "I, Ma Yongcheng, know that I am just a mustard in the eyes of your father-in-law Liu, but today I am not here to beg you to do something, ask for your favor, I have something important to tell my father-in-law, if you don't listen, something will happen later, don't blame our family for being unpredictable." ”

Ma Yongcheng sneered and stood in the snow with his head held high, and the momentum made Liu Jin a little dazed for a while; Liu Jin saw Ma Yongcheng acting like this, and he was also a little suspicious in his heart, could it be that he really had something important to say? At this juncture, you can't go on a business trip anymore, otherwise you will really be anxious.

"Stand back and wait." Liu Jin waved his hand and ordered several eunuchs and guards to follow, and those few people retreated one after another, and the huge courtyard of the celebrant was suddenly empty, leaving only Liu Jin and Ma Yongcheng.

Liu Jin walked towards Ma Yongcheng's side, looked at Ma Yongcheng's fat face and said coldly: "Grandpa Ma, you'd better really have something important to report, otherwise, I'm not polite to you." ”

Ma Yongcheng smiled and said: "Father-in-law, don't worry, it's not just an important thing, it's a big thing that can make your father-in-law jump." ”

Liu Jin snorted coldly and said, "When did you learn to flamboyate your tongue, what is the matter, why don't you tell me soon?" ”

Ma Yongcheng said: "Just say it here?" ”

Liu Jin frowned and said, "Do you still have to put on a banquet and make some singing and dancing pomp?" Our family is not as free as you, come on, our family still has to run errands. ”

Ma Yongcheng thought for a while and said: "Well, since that's the case, let's listen to my father-in-law, our family knows that my father-in-law has been very upset in the past two days, and we also know what is upset in my heart, our family has a way to solve problems for my father-in-law, I don't know if my father-in-law is interested in listening to my plan?" ”

Liu Jin's heart moved, but his face was as calm as water, and he said quietly: "You must have also listened to the gossip outside, do you believe those words?" Our family has already issued an order, and if there are any people who use false rumors to beat them to death, could it be that your father-in-law Ma is also going to join the rumor army? ”

Ma Yongcheng said: "Father-in-law Liu, if you talk like this, how can we put our hearts in our hearts today?" Whether it's a rumor or not is not up to you, the truth is what it is, and we people are not stupid, we all have our own judgments. ”

Liu Jin said angrily: "You mean that our family is concealing and deceiving you?" ”

Ma Yongcheng said: "How dare our family be so suspicious of our father-in-law, just what can we do if we speak so secretly?" To tell my father-in-law the truth, I know the details of Qian Ning's matter, there is no impermeable wall in the world, and my father-in-law no longer has to pretend that he doesn't understand. Our family knew that the father-in-law was now in a difficult situation, Qian Ning privately stretched out his hand and inserted a lever to ask the emperor to give him the position of the superintendent of the factory, and the promise that the father-in-law secretly gave to the father-in-law of Gu and the father-in-law of Gao could not be fulfilled. Our family also knows that Father-in-law Gao and Father-in-law Gu came to you just now, I'm afraid they came to reason with Father-in-law Liu. In fact, it's no wonder that if it were our family, we would also think that Gonggong Liu deliberately gave Qian Ning a position and released the wind to say that it was rewarded by the emperor, just to clear up the matter, after all, no one would run to question the emperor, right? ”

Liu Jin was shocked in his heart, Ma Yongcheng actually grasped a qiē so clearly, it seems that he came prepared, the sentence that people can't look like is really not nonsense, the honest face of Ma Yongcheng, who is not good-looking, suddenly covered with fangs in Liu Jin's opinion, looks hideous and terrifying.

"What else do you know?" Liu Jin sighed, steady, and asked in a calm tone as much as possible.

"Our family also knows a big secret, this secret is enough for Gonggong Liu to seize Qian Ning's life, punish him for his disloyalty to his father-in-law, and solve the matter in one fell swoop." Ma Yongcheng smiled.

"Oh? I don't think you will say it lightly, there must be some conditions to trade with us. Liu Jin said lightly.

"Don't say that, our family is loyal to Father-in-law Liu, and if we talk about a deal, it won't hurt the feelings of our old brothers, but it's just asking Father-in-law Liu for justice."

"Don't talk nonsense, since you say you want to be open and honest, just say it."

Ma Yongcheng smiled and said: "It's okay, our family has been following my father-in-law for eight or nine years, from the prince's mansion to now, our family will do whatever my father-in-law wants our family to do, but I have never said a word, our family's loyalty to my father-in-law, presumably my father-in-law should also be visible." ”

"Old Ma, we are all old brothers, all the way through the wind and rain, do you still need to say these words?"

"Hehe, Father-in-law Liu, our family doesn't dare to call you a brother and a brother, our family is loyal to you, but what is it in exchange? Our family is just the chief eunuch of the inner transportation warehouse, and in the past two years, other people have been infinitely beautiful, not to mention the old brothers, it is Qian Ning, Liu Zhong, Zhang Rui, these guys, all of them are more beautiful than me, do you say that you have me Ma Yongcheng in your eyes? ”

Liu Jin said: "You can't say that, the position of the internal carrier warehouse is an important position, and you also volunteered to serve at the beginning, did our family say a word?" Didn't you get your wish? ”

Ma Yongcheng's face changed, and he spat at the mouth and said: "Open your eyes and talk nonsense, if our family is not self-aware, knowing that you will not hand over the real important position to me at all, how can you retreat to the next best?" It is true that the internal carriage is an important position, but how can I have the slightest autonomy? You have already said that the money and goods in and out of the inner carrier treasury need to be approved by your hand, and I am just a puppet that you put in the inner carrier treasury, so that you can take money and goods from the inner carrier treasury, control the supply of money and goods to other yamen in the inner court for you, and restrict their behavior; Although I, Ma Yongcheng, am stupid, but I am not an idiot, I feel like a mirror in my heart. ”

Liu Jin's face alternated blue and white, and he sighed: "Of course you are not an idiot, you are smarter than all of them." ”

Ma Yongcheng sneered: "I don't dare to be it, I, Ma Yongcheng, am also a human being, but unfortunately Gonggong Liu has never regarded me as a person, I always hope that Gonggong Liu will one day understand that my Ma Yongcheng is a loyal confidant, and can think of me Ma Yongcheng and be able to level a bowl of water." Others eat meat and drink soup all day long, and one day I can also take a bowl to taste under the grace of my father-in-law; It's a pity that I waited for two years, but I didn't wait for this day to come. ”

Liu Jin smacked his lips and said, "This...... In fact, our family is already planning to ......"

"Who are you fooling? Do you find it interesting to talk like that? Ma Yongcheng sneered and interrupted Liu Jin's words: "If you have this intention, isn't it the best time to add an internal office this time?" Have you ever thought of me Ma Yongcheng in your heart? Isn't it still predetermined that Gao Feng and Gu Dayong are used? These two people are noisy and awkward with you, but they are valued by you; I don't make noise, I am conscientious, I am loyal, and you are like this to me? ”

Liu Jin was speechless, what Ma Yongcheng said was indeed true, he didn't consider Ma Yongcheng at all, he thought that Ma Yongcheng might be satisfied with the status quo and would not make a lot of noise, but he didn't expect that Ma Yongcheng had accumulated so much anger in his heart.

"What Brother Ma said is, you have so many complaints, why didn't you talk to our family earlier, our family still thinks that Brother Ma is indifferent to fame and fortune, and doesn't want to bother, if you said it earlier, how could our family not try to arrange it for Brother Ma? Hey, it's also my fault, I'm usually busy with trivial matters, and I don't have much communication with my brothers, but I ignore my brothers' feelings; All in all, it is our negligence, and it will be corrected in the future, you can rest assured. Liu Jin looked distressed.

In any case, to stabilize Ma Yongcheng today, Ma Yongcheng took the initiative to come, claiming to have mastered the countermeasures to solve the matter of Qian Ning, and it was only right to make some gestures to tempt him to speak out.

However, Ma Yongcheng smashed Liu Jin's attempt with one sentence: "Father-in-law Liu, you don't have to do this, others may not understand, but you Father-in-law Liu I understand, and I don't expect you to benefit me." In this inner court, it is still his own ability; So today I will come to ask Gonggong Liu for an official, if Gonggong Liu can promise me, I will help you solve Qian Ning, and it will not leak. ”

Liu Jin was silent, stared at Ma Yongcheng for a while, and sighed: "I didn't expect Brother Ma to be so disappointed in me Liu Jin, no matter what, there is no need to explain more, and then explaining it will seem that our family is very hypocritical." What do you say? ”

Ma Yongcheng said: "I want to move my position." ”

Liu Jin said: "How is the master of ceremonies and the superintendent of the pen? This is the emperor's close attendant, and his status in the inner court is also exalted, our family is the palm seal of the celebrant supervisor, but it is a matter of one sentence, except for a name that is written. ”

Ma Yongcheng shook his head and said, "I am not unfamiliar with the position of a eunuch. ”

Liu Jin frowned and said, "What are these words?" The responsibility of the eunuch is heavy, and the emperor's decree and even the red of the fold are borne by Bingbi, so unbearable in your mouth? ”

Ma Yongcheng sneered: "Our family is on the basis of facts, and the power of Bingbi is naturally not small, but in your father-in-law Liu's master of ceremonies, who is not a puppet?" How can there be half of the power? If you tell me that you might as well be at ease in the inner carrier. ”

Liu Jin was furious and shouted, "Then what do you want?" Do you want me to give way to you, and you can't be the head of this celebrant priest? ”

Ma Yongcheng said: "Our family didn't dare to think so, who would dare to grab the position of Gonggong Liu?" Isn't this looking for death? Our family only needs the position of the eunuch in charge of the imperial horse supervisor, and in addition, the three thousand imperial forest troops of the imperial horse supervisor are not allowed to send people to the governor. ”

Liu Jin laughed angrily, his laughter was sharp and piercing, and the thick snow piled up on the tall trees in the courtyard seemed to be unbearable for the sound waves, and it poured down all over the sky, turning the heads and faces of the two of them into snow-white.

"Father-in-law Ma, I'm afraid you're crazy, come to me and talk nonsense, our family thinks of the old friendship, and I don't care about you today, or honestly go back to your inner carrier warehouse to be on an errand, don't have this daydream."

Liu Jin shook the falling snow on his body and walked away, Ma Yongcheng shouted in a low voice: "If Gonggong Liu doesn't agree to me, I will go to the Imperial Garden to ask the emperor to give me the position of factory supervisor, anyway, there is still a vacancy, if Qian Ning wants it, I want it?" ”

Liu Jin was stunned for a moment, and then sneered: "Do you think you have a lot of face?" How much credit do you have? Will the emperor take care of you? ”

Ma Yongcheng sneered and responded: "Our family naturally has a small face, but what about the princess's face?" ”

"Princess?" Liu Jin sneered.

"Exactly, Princess Kangning has agreed to our family's request to recommend me to the position of factory superintendent in front of the emperor, don't say you don't believe it, our family will prove it."

Liu Jin's mind is like electricity, Ma Yongcheng is doing this to muddy the water, taking advantage of Qian Ning's chaos to add chaos to himself, if the emperor really agrees to Ma Yongcheng, the positions of the two new factory overseers will all fly, aren't Gu Dayong and Gao Feng crazy?

In addition, Qian Ning and Ma Yongcheng, two anti-backbone people, are in charge of the East and West Second Factory, and Song Nan's Jinyi Wei Yamen is even more difficult to deal with himself, so what is the use of holding an empty shell of the inner factory? Without the joint expansion of the East and West Factory, how can it play a role in weakening the power and responsibility of the Jinyi Guard Yamen? Isn't the qiē that he carefully planned come to naught? What's even more depressing is that he has also cultivated two powerful people in the inner court to become his own heart, isn't this making himself uncomfortable?

All kinds of disadvantages came up like a flood of beasts, Liu Jin suddenly found that he was helpless, he didn't expect things to develop to this point, this wave of huge waves will suddenly overturn the big ship that he has managed as a very stable one.

Liu Jin suddenly felt that these things broke out in just a few days, and he didn't even have the slightest estimate in advance, step by step, one by one, like a step-by-step net covering himself, there was obviously something strange; It's as if someone had planned it.

Like Ma Yongcheng, even if he is scheming and good at forbearance, how can he know the whole thing? Even if Qian Ning is dissatisfied with himself, he will not explain this matter to Ma Yongcheng; Besides, how could Qian Ning grasp Qian Ning's so-called handle, and how could he dare to come and trade with him with confidence; Seeing that he was in chaos and came to fish in troubled waters, the grasp of this timing can be described as wonderful, does Ma Yongcheng have this ability?

Questions and unusual places instantly filled Liu Jin's mind, Liu Jin slowly sorted out the complicated clues, and suddenly his mind was like a lightning bolt in a dark cloud, and a qiē suddenly became clear in an instant.

If what Ma Yongcheng said was not a lie, then Princess Kangning would speak for him in front of the emperor, and how could Princess Kangning speak for Ma Yongcheng? She had no reason to interfere with the appointment of the inner court on behalf of Ma Yongcheng, and the only explanation was that someone had asked the princess to do so.

And this person who can influence the princess, except for the emperor and the queen mother, there is only one person, and this person is - Song Nan!

As soon as he thought of this name, Liu Jin felt that everything was logical; During this time, there has always been a shadow in his heart: Song Nan succumbed to himself lightly, agreed to reopen the West Factory and dizzily added an inner factory yamen, with Song Nan's shrewdness, how could there be such a faint move? With such an obvious flaw in front of him, he turned a blind eye, if Song Nan was so easy to deal with, he would not have mixed from a young general in a border town to the current commander of the Jinyi Guard, and even the British princess married his granddaughter to support him behind his back.

And although the princess and Song Nan seem to be clear, but in Liu Jin's opinion, there is no hidden secret, if it were not for the princess, Liu Jin would not dare to send someone to investigate, for fear that he would have found evidence of the broken connection between Song Nan and the princess; If the princess has no affection for Song Nan, with Song Nan's ability, I am afraid that she will play with the princess in the palm of her hand, let alone let the princess say two good words for Ma Yongcheng.

Liu Jin sweated on the tip of his nose, his body trembled unconsciously because of horror and annoyance, his face was also hideously distorted, and he couldn't stop muttering curses in his mouth.

When Ma Yongcheng saw Liu Jin's appearance, his heart was weak, and he was afraid that Liu Jin would cut himself first in anger, Liu Jin would really do this, and he would have a way to prevaricate afterwards.

"Father-in-law Liu, what's wrong with Father-in-law Liu?" Ma Yongcheng asked with a trembling voice.

Liu Jin came to his senses in shock, and made a decision in an instant, since Song Nan was the driving force behind the scenes, he couldn't chew his tongue with Ma Yongcheng here, and if he wanted to solve this matter, he had to find Song Nan Caicheng; wiped the cold sweat on his face at the moment, and said with a reluctant smile: "Brother Ma, this matter is too serious, let me think about it?" I will give you an answer early tomorrow morning. ”

Ma Yongcheng let out a long breath, secretly proud in his heart, Liu Jin finally gave in, Song Nan said that he would definitely give in, and he had no last resort, so he was respectful at the moment, bowed down and smiled: "Obey the orders of my father-in-law." ”