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Chapter 16 Genius

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It was similar to what Ma Cheng said. Although Yue Qijie was not a eunuch party, he had a good relationship with Lu Jiude. Lu Jiude was the eunuch of the old Fu King back then. In the third year of Chongzhen, Lu Jiude came to Fengyang, Zhongdu and became the eunuch. Originally, Lu Jiude thought that he would never see his old master again in his life, but when he thought of the change of feng shui, the prince of Fu King was wandering to Huaian and took over as the king's title and became the new Fu King.

Lu Jiude and Lao Fuwang had a good relationship. In addition, although the eunuch of Zhongdu was very famous, he did not have much power. He was really in the sky and underground with the eunuch of Liudu, Han Zanzhou. In order to improve his voice in the court, and to the relationship with Lao Fuwang, Lu Jiude naturally hoped that Zhu Yousong, who was familiar with, would ascend the throne.

However, the Donglin Party in Nanjing is not vegetarian. Although some backbones of the Donglin Party are in the hands of Beijing, because Nanjing is the base camp of the Donglin Party, the officials in Nanjing still account for the majority. For example, Qian Qianyi, the most unlucky man in the officialdom, Zhang Zongzhou, who was old but still died, Huang Daozhou, who was known as the four wise ministers in the late Ming Dynasty, Lu Daqi, the Minister of War, Zhang Shenyan, the Right Censor, etc. The Donglin bosses who were driven out of the core power circle in the struggle of the officialdom and had no choice but to go to Nanjing to retire, now they finally have the opportunity to shine and heat up the disaster for the Ming Dynasty again.

According to the logic of these Donglin Party, of course, I don’t want King Fu to come to power. Because it’s very simple, the prince dream of Lao Fu’s prince was the one who disturbed Huang. If the son of Lao Fu’s son was letting him go to power this time, wouldn’t the things that Donglin Party did in vain? So these Donglin Party have searched all the royal families around Nanjing, and even King Gui, who is far away in Hengyang, Huguang, has entered the selection range, but King Fu, who is in Huai'an, is also the most legitimate King Fu, it’s not possible.

The Donglin Party was very popular, but they forgot to decide who would become the emperor in the end, but Shi Kefa and Ma Shiying.

Shi Kefa's current official position is the Minister of War of Nanjing. After Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing, although Nanjing was not the capital, he still had an office team. However, most of the officials of the six ministries in Nanjing were idle jobs, basically where they retired, except for the Minister of War of Nanjing.

Although Nanjing was not the capital of the Ming Dynasty, it was still the capital after all, so the entire local army in Nanzhili was under the jurisdiction of the Minister of War, including the eunuch Han Zanzhou, the governor of Nanjing, and Xu Hongji, the governor of Caojiang. These generals were subject to the jurisdiction of Shi Kefa in terms of legal principles.

Not to mention Ma Shiying, the military affairs of Fengyang, Henan, Shandong, Huai'an and other places, that is, the large area of ​​land north of the Yangtze River, were under the jurisdiction of Ma Shiying.

These two big guys are the real power figures who decide who will be the emperor, but the Donglin Party who claims to be "all the kings of all the kings" cannot see through it, which is really in vain for their titanium alloy dog ​​eyes.

The Donglin Party could not see through, but Lu Jiude saw through. The political alliance he chose at the beginning was Ma Shiying. After all, both of them were in Fengyang, which was convenient for collusion. However, Lu Jiude did not expect that Ma Shiying was so smelly, but he wanted to get in the flowers. After Ma Shiying learned that Chongzhen was hanging in Beijing, he actually had the same intention as the Donglin Party, hoping to support King Lu to the throne.

Of course, this is not because Ma Shiying's lack of political ability, but because of historical limitations. Although the north was in ruins at that time, the entire northern China was in disgrace and the entire northern China was in disguise and famine, there was nothing wrong with the southern China, and the essence of the whole world was in the hands of the Ming Dynasty.

The situation at that time was much better than in the Jingkang period of the Northern Song Dynasty in history. When the Jin army had already reached Henan, Zhao Gou escaped the Yangtze River in a panic. However, the Ming Dynasty was different. Although the Qing Dynasty entered the pass, it was fighting against Li Zicheng in Hebei and Shanxi. At the same time, Li Zicheng still had millions of troops. No matter how powerful the Qing Dynasty was, it would take time to fight a hundred of them one by one?

Therefore, Ma Shiying naively believed that the Ming Dynasty could at least learn from the Southern Song Dynasty and last for a hundred years. It was because Ma Shiying had this idea that under the instigation of Yang Wencong and his son Ma Luan, he was preparing to go to Pukou to meet Shi Kefa and decided to support the emperor.

Lu Jiude failed to win over Ma Shiying, so he was preparing to win over Ma Shiying's aide Yue Qijie. The reason was very simple. Lu Jiude knew that Ma Shiying's strength came from the army, and the nearly one million troops north of the Yangtze River were among the four generals, including Gao Jie, Liu Liangzuo and Huang Degong. Yue Qijie's official position was Huaibei Bing Beidao, and his relationship with Gao Jie and Liu Liangzuo was very good. If he win over Yue Qijie, the hundreds of thousands of troops of these two generals would listen to Lu Jiude's orders.

Yue Qijie had a good relationship with Lu Jiude, and he was always suppressed by Yang Wende among Ma Shiying's staff, so the two of them had a passion for love and hooked up as soon as they contacted each other. The two discussed Yue Qijie contacting Gao Jie Liu Liangzuo, and Lu Jiude contacting Huang Degong. Without hiding Ma Shiying, they supported King Fu ascended the throne, and then the troops rushed to Nanjing and oppressed the Donglin shit-stumbling sticks to surrender.

Lu Jiude and Yue Qijie did this in fact, it was actually a rebellion. If King Fu ascended the throne normally, it would be a great achievement, but what if it failed? Without going through the Ministry of War, the Governor of Fengyang privately mobilized the army, and that emperor could not spare them ascended the throne. Therefore, when Lu Jiude and Yue Qijie were discussing, they were extremely secret, and no one knew about it.

But Yue Qijie never expected that his plot would be seen through by a second-generation ancestor. Could it be that Ma Shiying also knew it?

After listening to Ma Cheng's analysis, Yue Qijie narrowed his eyes and asked, "Zhong and Nephew, where did you know this news?" Yue Qijie decided that if Ma Cheng said he learned it from Ma Shiying, Yue Qijie immediately went to Lu Jiude and killed the second-generation ancestor in front of him to silence him. Then, even if he was not prepared enough, he would start first.

But Ma Cheng learned from Ma Shiying, who read it from later generations. Ma Cheng looked at Yue Qijie and said, "Uncle, isn't this obvious? Now it's a chaotic world, and people with the army have the most say! King Fu and Lu Jiude originally knew each other, and now the two must be colluding together. After all, the temptation of the throne is too great. Lu Jiude is guarding Zhongdu, and he holds military power. If he learns that his father refuses to support King Fu, the next step must be to support King Fu in front of Nanjing, causing a certain fact. You must know that according to etiquette, King Fu ascends the throne. Even if everyone in the world knows that Lu Jiude does this inappropriately, there is no way out!"

What Ma Cheng said was all from later generations. Although it was sensational, it was very consistent with the current situation. Yue Qijie was relieved to hear Ma Cheng say this. If Ma Cheng also told Lu Jiude that colluded with Gao Jie and others, then Yue Qijie would definitely suspect that Ma Shiying's spy was there.

However, this is not something Ma Cheng concealed, but Ma Cheng really didn't know the detailed process of King Fu's proclaimed emperor. Ma Cheng saw his historical knowledge while wandering around the Internet in later generations. Ma Cheng only knew that Lu Jiude and Ma Shiying supported King Fu, but Ma Cheng did not see the specific historical process, nor did he have that skill.

Yue Qijie was relieved to hear Ma Cheng say this. It seems that the conspiracy between him and Lu Jiude was not revealed. This kid is just that he has strong analytical skills. Thinking of this Yue Qijie looked at Ma Cheng with appreciation: "Zhong and nephew, are these all you analyzed by yourself?"

After hearing Yue Qijie's question, Ma Cheng quickly said, "This is naturally. My nephew is actually very smart, but he just doesn't show it!"

Yue Qijie didn't know that Ma Cheng was bragging, and thought that Ma Cheng was really a rare genius. Yue Qijie thought in his mind: This Ma Cheng is really powerful, and he can analyze it with clues. It seems that I should help him, maybe King Fu has a chance to do it.

Yue Qijie made up his mind and said, "Nephew Zhonghe, do you really want to save that personal soldier?"

Nonsense, of course! Ma Cheng said: "Uncle, Xu Dahu beat that person to death to protect his nephew. At that time, the nephew had already said to ensure his safety, but now he is letting him be a scapegoat. The nephew is really uneasy!"

Yue Qijie nodded: "Okay, I will help you today!" Yue Qijie said loudly and said to the outside world: "Zhang Zhongjun, take the eleven people in!"

When Zhang Guozhu heard Yue Qijie say this, he quickly took eleven personal soldiers back into the room. Yue Qijie looked at the eleven people and said to Zhang Guozhu: "Zhang Zhongjun, loosen the eleven people, and then you go out! I have important things to tell them to do!"

Zhang Guozhu heard Yue Qijie say this and knew that Ma Cheng's plea played a role, but he didn't expect that Ma Cheng was still a responsible man.

Zhang Guozhu loosened the eleven people and bowed out. Xu Dahu didn't expect that he could die. After loosening his ties, he quickly knelt down on his knees and said, "I thank Master Guo Yue!"

Yue Qijie shook his head and said, "Don't thank me. If you want to thank me, thank Ma Cheng. It was him who asked me to die in front of me, so I decided to help you once!"

Xu Dahu and others heard Yue Qijie say this and knelt in front of Ma Cheng to thank him. As for Xu Dahu, they cursed and sweared that they would repay Ma Cheng's great kindness in the future.

Yue Qijie and Xu Dahu and others stood up and continued, "Although you are fine, the murder is not over. Duke Wei must have an explanation! What do you think should I do?"

Xu Dahu and others didn't recognize the word "hu" and they were good at killing people and setting fires, but asking them to come up with ideas is not their strength.

Xu Dahu and others looked at each other, and then Xu Dahu stood up and said, "The Greatest Master, all subordinates are rough people. We can kill and set fire, but this kind of meticulous work is really not possible. Please tell me!"

Yue Qijie nodded and said word by word: "I am here to let you use your strengths to kill and set fire!"

When Xu Dahu heard Yue Qijie say this, he felt relieved. He thought he was playing a trick of killing and now he would be fine to kill people and prevent fire.

Xu Dahu bowed and asked, "This is no problem. Who do you want us to kill?"
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