After hearing Emperor Zhu Lunkui say that, Ma Cheng quickly knelt on the ground and said loudly: "My Me, Ma Cheng, obeys the order!" After that, Ma Cheng stood up and left the Ganqing Palace.

Although Ma Cheng left, no one spoke in the hall, and no one could tell what Ma Cheng wanted to do. Zhu Lunkui's ultimate goal today was to remove Ma Cheng's military power. Now he completed the task. In addition to cutting off the real power in Ma Cheng's hands, he even removed the false position of the Central Army Governor. Logically speaking, Zhu Lunkui should be happy. But Zhu Lunkui was really not happy, and always felt that something was wrong.

Qian Qianyi and Zhu Lunkui had similar ideas. Qian Qianyi had discussed with the emperor before that he wanted to seize Ma Cheng's military power today, but this result made Qian Qianyi confused. Ruan Dacheng was similar to Qian Qianyi, but he didn't expect that Ma Cheng himself could take the initiative to hand over the military power, which was different from the Ma Cheng that Ruan Dacheng knew.

Ruan Dacheng frowned and thought: Does this kid have any other tricks? But there is no one at the moment. The Northern Reiche retreated to Jiangbei and would not invade the south for a year or two. The Lu Wang of Yangzhou also agreed to revoke the title of ruling power. Why did Ma Cheng hand over the military power?

Ruan Dacheng looked at Ma Shiying suspiciously, thinking that there must be something wrong with the father and son, but Ma Shiying was also confused. Originally, Ma Shiying just wanted Ma Cheng to hand over the errand of Nandu. After all, this official position was too sensitive, and the emperor would not be relieved to hand over this position to Ma Cheng. But unexpectedly, Ma Cheng handed over all the positions, and he really couldn't figure out what Ma Cheng was thinking.

Seeing Ruan Dacheng's suspicious gaze, Ma Shiying snorted and stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I have nothing to do to take my leave!"

Zhu Lunkui nodded and asked Ma Shiying to retreat. Ruan Dacheng also went out with him. Zhu Lunkui and Qian Qianyi were left in the hall. Zhu Lunkui thought for a while and asked, "Qian Aiqing, what are Ma Cheng doing this?"

Qian Qianyi didn't know either, so he had to answer truthfully: "Your Majesty, I don't know, maybe Ma Cheng is tired!"

When Ma Cheng had not had the military power, Zhu Lunkui hated him for death, but Ma Cheng handed over all the power, and Zhu Lunkui remembered the benefits of Ma Cheng again. If Ma Cheng had not supported Zhu Lunkui to throne at that time, would it be his turn to the emperor? There was also the bloody battle at the treasure gate. Zhu Lunkui remembered the scars on Ma Cheng's body just now and said guiltily: "Hey, I'm sorry to the Marquis of Guiyang!"

Qian Qianyi saw that Zhu Lunkui regretted it and quickly advised: "Your Majesty, don't be soft-hearted! Although Ma Cheng is loyal to Your Majesty, who knows what his subordinates and generals think? Didn't Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin and Chai Rong live and die brothers, weren't they also coerced by their subordinates to mutiny? Now Your Majesty removes Ma Cheng's military power to protect him!"

Zhu Lunkui's originally soft heart began to get hard again under Qian Qianyi's persuasion. Yes! Although Ma Cheng was loyal, it was hard to protect his subordinates. Now this ending happened just right. Ma Cheng handed over the military power and I could protect his whole family's wealth. This is the perfect solution.

Zhu Lunkui nodded and asked, "Qian Aiqing, now Ma Cheng handed over the military power. Who should you ask this general to take charge of the army?"

The emperor's words stumped Qian Qianyi. If he was engaged in politics, his Donglin Party would be full of talents and it would be enough to reorganize two cabinets, but no one could do the technical job of fighting wars. The Donglin Party had contacted several military generals in the past, such as Liu Zeqing from the four towns in Jiangbei and Zuo Liangyu from Wuchang, but Liu Zeqing defected to Ma Shi.

Ying has now surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. As for Zuo Liangyu, he has been dead for more than a year, and his army has disappeared, so there is really no suitable person in the Donglin Party to serve as the commander-in-chief.

Qian Qianyi thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, is it feasible for the Nandu Admiral Lu Siye?"

Qian Qianyi had no choice but to push out the nephew of his political ally Lu Jiude. Lu Jiude stood beside the emperor and heard Qian Qianyi say this and his heart was beating wildly. Unexpectedly, hundreds of thousands of troops could fall into his hands.

But Lu Jiude thought it was pretty good, but the emperor did not agree: "Lu Siye cannot do it. He wants to guard the Nandu, and the city is the key point. Mei Chun cannot do it, he wants to guard the palace city!"

Now that Zhu Lunkui is in power, it is naturally impossible to hand over the power to one person again. Mei Chun and Lu Jiude are not the same system. At the same time, Mei Chun is extremely loyal to the royal family, so he handed over the most important palace to Mei Chun to guard. Nanshi is the capital, and it is also the top priority, so he handed over to guard the nephew of his confidant Lu Jiude.

Qian Qianyi was rejected by the emperor when he heard his proposal, and he was very stumbled in his heart. This general was difficult to choose. He had to be loyal to the emperor and had the ability. Otherwise, he could not be relieved to give hundreds of thousands of troops to him. However, there were not many generals qualified to lead the army in Nanjing now, most of whom were Ma Cheng's subordinates. In the past, those nobles would be fine if they were alive. After all, their family background was still somewhat capable, but these nobles had to go to the Qing Dynasty even though they were killed, and their whole family was killed, making them not even able to choose a qualified general now.

Qian Qianyi lowered his head and thought for a long time, and finally remembered someone and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I recommend someone, the former general of Xicheng, and the current Admiral of Caojiang, Luo Bingran!"

Luo Bingran made military achievements in the Battle of Nanjing, and was promoted to Admiral Cao Jiang when he performed his merits after the war. Admiral Cao Jiang in Nanjing in the Ming Dynasty had a considerable power, probably equivalent to the commander-in-chief of the Yangtze River in the later generations, in charge of all shipping and warships from Nanjing to Wuchang.

However, at this time, the Ming army navy either fled to Zhejiang with Zheng Hongkui, or surrendered to the Qing Dynasty under the leadership of Zuo Menggeng. Now Luo Bingran has only seven or eight small boats in his hand, so this Admiral Cao Jiang is really not worthy of his name. This is also an emperor's way of guarding against Ma Cheng, to transfer all your trusted generals to see how powerful you, Ma Cheng is.

Zhu Lunkui frowned when he heard Qian Qianyi's recommendation and asked, "Qian Aiqing, isn't Luo Bingran Ma Cheng's subordinate?"

"Your Majesty doesn't know that although Luo Bingran is under the jurisdiction of Ma Cheng, Luo Bingran is not from Guizhou, but a local garrison officer in Fengyang. Ma Cheng, who was the governor of Fengyang, was the only one who turned against Luo Bingran!"

Qian Qianyi's meaning is very obvious. Luo Bingran is a guy who has breasts but is a mother. Now that Ma Cheng has fallen, Luo Bingran naturally has to find a new master, but there is no master in the world who is bigger than the emperor? So as long as the emperor gives kindness to Luo Bingran, he will easily become the emperor's tyrant.

Lu Jiude next to Zhu Lunkui also said: "Master, Lord Qian is right. When I was in charge of Fengyang, Luo Bingran also came to join the old slave. Later, Ma Shiying was powerful, so Luo Bingran turned to join the old slave!"

Zhu Lunkui nodded when he heard Lu Jiude say this and said to Qian Lide: "Okay, Qian Aiqing will draw an order. Luo Bingran made great contributions in the Battle of Nandu and was promoted to Gaoyang Bo.

, Governor of Jiangnan, control the troops outside the city!"

When Qian Qianyi heard the emperor say this, he quickly brought the paper and wrote a seal of imperial edict, handed it to Zhu Lunkui for viewing, and then stamped the emperor's jade seal, and then Lu Jiude went to pass the imperial edict to Luo Bingran. As for how Luo Bingran cried after receiving the imperial edict, if he swears to be Zhu Lunkui's tyrant, this is not the focus of this book.

Ma Cheng is now indifferent to the government, so he left the palace and rode back to his home. He called the chief Wang Xian over and arranged for him to make preparations to hand over all the military and political power outside the city to the generals sent by the emperor.

Wang Xian was shocked when he heard Ma Cheng say this and asked quickly: "Marty, what happened just now? Why did he hand over the military power?"

Ma Cheng smiled, and then told the things that had just happened to Qing Palace. After hearing Ma Cheng say this, Wang Xian slapped his thighs with regret: "Marty, you won't hand over all the military power! Now the Martyr has become a fish on the chopping board, and the emperor cuts it whenever he wants!"

Speaking of this, Wang Xian also regretted defecting to Ma Cheng. If Ma Cheng was unlucky, Wang Xian, as a confidant adviser, would definitely be unlucky.

Ma Cheng saw what Wang Xian was thinking and comforted with a smile: "Don't worry, Mr. Wang, how can you get the power you handed over in less than two months, and you have to take it back twice as much!"

Wang Xian turned his worries into joy when he heard Ma Cheng say this and asked, "Marty, but what changes have occurred on the front line?"

"It's not about Jiangbei, but about Hangzhou! This marquis has news that the Lu King of Hangzhou has raised an army, and the name of fighting is to maintain the orthodoxy of the royal family. There has not been any news in the court yet, but it's probably coming soon!"

Wang Xian was overjoyed when he heard Ma Cheng say this and quickly asked: "Mr. Marquis, should you make some preparations first? Prevent it from being prepared if something happens!"

"Yes, this is the reason why I came to you for this. You go and tell the generals in the army that they will obey the new generals and do whatever they should do. Send a message to Zhang Guozhu of Suzhou and Ma Bao of Taiping Prefecture, so that they can retreat immediately as long as the army of Lu Wang is revealed, and do not fight against the army of Lu Wang!"

"Retreat? Will you not fight for a single battle?"

Ma Cheng nodded: "Yes, if you don't fight for a single battle, Zhang Guozhu retreated to Longtan Town, and Ma Bao retreated to Dasheng Pass to station, waiting for the orders of this marquis there!"

Longtan Town is more than 20 miles away from Nanjing, and Dasheng Pass is more than 10 miles away from Nanjing. If Ma Cheng's arrangement is followed, all prefectures and counties outside Nanjing will be discarded. Wang Xian did not expect Ma Cheng to be so cruel and would not hesitate to let the people of Jiangnan experience war again for his own interests.

However, Wang Xian is not a kind man and a trustworthy woman. If you know how to do big things, you cannot be kind and soft-faced. In order to protect your rights, it is understandable that the people of Jiangnan will die by more than 100,000 yuan. Where can you get the reward without sacrifice?

After Wang Xian wrote down Ma Cheng's order, he went out to prepare and sent personal soldiers to send letters to all the trusted generals.
Chapter completed!