Although Chen Zilong had decided to surrender to Zhu Lunkui, he could not run out of the city and kneel in front of Ma Cheng and request to take in. Wouldn't that lose Chen Zilong's arrogance?

Ancient Chinese literati have Zhuge Liang's plot. It is best to ask the lord you have to come to ask for it three times, so that you can show your character after going out. Although Chen Zilong is not pedantic, he also has pride in his heart. You, Ma Cheng, are a Qiu Ba who doesn't know big words. Although you had a good relationship with Chen Zilong before, you want Chen Zilong to kneel in front of you and beg for mercy, you don't even think about it.

That's why Chen Zilong ordered his subordinates to stand at the door and let Ma Cheng come in and see him if he comes.

Ma Cheng is a man with thick lines. He knows the little things in Chen Zilong's heart. However, if Ma Cheng didn't see it, it doesn't mean that there was no one around him. Wang Xian saw Chen Zilong's tricks. However, at this time, Chen Zilong and Wang Xian did not have any conflicts of power, so Wang Xian did not say it out loud.

After hearing Chen Zilong talk about his experiences in recent years, Ma Cheng sighed and said, "Thank you for the hard work in recent years, but now I am fine. This governor was appointed as the governor of Jiangnan by the emperor. Now my governor lacks civil servants. Please ask Brother Chen to temporarily be the governor. When this governor writes to the emperor, he can get down after he is officially appointed!"

The governor was a third-rank senior official, a high-ranking official in charge of finance and civil affairs in a province. When Chen Zilong heard that he had such an important official position, he quickly stood up and bowed to thank him, "That's the official, thank you, Lord General!"

Ma Cheng also stood up and smiled and said, "Why are you and my brothers talking about this? Brother Chen is Zhuge Liang, the governor. Now the army is away, and the food and grass are only enough for half a month. Please take office now and raise food and grass for the army!"

Ma Cheng took away the grain from Nanjing for half a year, but when he arrived in Zhenjiang, he distributed it to the poor. His own army could only eat potatoes to survive. Now that he occupied the wealthy Suzhou, he naturally had to make up for his logistics supplies.

Chen Zilong was originally a qualified bureaucrat, so he was naturally not afraid of such difficulties. After hearing Ma Cheng's words, he bowed happily to accept the order.

Chen Zilong and Ma Cheng were all happy, but Wang Xian was a little unhappy. He knew that Chen Zilong was Ma Cheng's old friend, but Wang Xian was not worried about Chen Zilong seizing his position in the past. But now it's different. Ma Cheng just called Chen Zilong by Zhuge Liang, which made Wang Xian a little depressed.

Literary people are inferior to Chen Zilong, who is not as good as Chen Zilong, who was a Jinshi, but Wang Xian himself does not feel that he is much worse than Chen Zilong, a traitor. Wang Xian has always regarded himself as the first counselor when he is with Ma Cheng, but now Ma Cheng calls Chen Zilong Zhuge Liang, and Wang Xian is inevitably a little jealous.

From today on, Wang Xian has completely begun to be hostile to Chen Zilong. This pattern has a profound impact on the future. Even if Ma Cheng dies in the future, it will have a great impact on his successor. However, this is all a matter of later, so I won’t mention it here.

Chen Zilong didn't know his words, so he established a great enemy for himself. However, Chen Zilong didn't know at this time. After accepting Ma Cheng's appointment, he began to devote himself to the construction of Suzhou. Chen Zilong was the only senior official who surrendered after the breaking of Suzhou City. With Chen Zilong's joining, Ma Cheng easily controlled the counties in Suzhou, and at the same time, a large amount of money and food continued to enter Ma Cheng's army.

The plum rain season in Nanzhili is coming in June because of the temperature of the Little Glacier

It was only a dozen degrees, coupled with the continuous light rain, so Ma Cheng stopped all military activities. He went forward for more than twenty miles and stationed the vanguard in Wujiang County, and the main force stopped outside Suzhou City and remained silent.

So far, Ma Cheng has occupied all the Jiangnan part of Nanzhili. With such great achievements, he naturally has to repay his merits. On the second day of occupying Suzhou, Ma Cheng put a long list of heroes on Zhu Lunkui. However, these are all superficial things. Ma Cheng already has the right to independently appoint officials, so this list is just a formality.

Ma Cheng thought that no one would read the list he had reported, so he began to arrange his confidants to serve as low-level officials in various prefectures in Nanzhili. But what Ma Cheng did not expect was that his list was rejected when it arrived in the cabinet.

Seeing that his list was rejected, Ma Cheng was so angry that he wanted to curse. Ma Cheng thought that this must be Qian Qianyi's trick, and only he couldn't see him being in power. However, the Librarians Office, who came back to pass the orders, said that it was not Qian Qianyi who was doing it this time, but Ma Cheng's man, and Ma Shiying rejected the list.

When Ma Cheng heard that it was his own doing it, he was a little confused. He and Ma Shiying were biological father and son, so he didn't need to suppress him? There must be some reason, but Ma Cheng asked the clerk of the Ministry of Personnel, and he was just a person who conveyed orders and didn't know anything else.

After waiting for three days, Ma Shiying's letter came. It turned out that the reason for the rejection was very simple. If you, Ma Cheng, have a group of confidants, will Ma Shiying be gone?

Ma Shiying's official career has been going on for more than 30 years. Although his disciples and former officials are not as rich as those of the Donglin Party, they are not many. There are only so many positions in the central government. Can you arrange them all to the central government departments? So Ma Cheng's list of meritorious officials has become a good thing for Ma Shiying to accommodate his own people.

In the letter, Ma Shiying severely scolded Ma Cheng for his immaturity. What are the candidates for local officials you arranged by yourself? A scholar wants to be the procurator of Suzhou Prefecture? A child wants to be the magistrate of Wujiang County? A child doesn’t know the big word. He just arranged for him to be the county magistrate because of some credit? This is simply indecent!

Ma Cheng couldn't help seeing Ma Shiying scold him. His subordinates had the highest education level as scholars. How could those guys with fame and reputation come to join Ma Cheng? As for the county magistrate Qiu Ba was a hero who defended the city in Nanjing. He was broken one leg and left the army, Ma Cheng could not let his brother down, so he naturally had to give his brother a good way out.

As for the officials Ma Shiying selected, they were all literati. The most important time, they were all students of the Imperial College. Even Ma Cheng’s two brothers, Gu Chun and Gu Pu, were promoted to the top and became two county magistrates. Ma Cheng shook his head when he saw this, but he had no choice. The guys who came had a close relationship with him. It can be said that they were the cornerstone of the Ma family. Can he drive all these guys away?

Although Ma Shiying tampered with Ma Cheng's list, none of the heroes were dismissed. Qiu Ba, who had broken legs, was demoted and became a county lieutenant from the county town, which was also considered to be consistent with his identity. Seeing this, Ma Cheng stopped talking and handed over the list to Wang Xian and asked him to arrange it according to the list.

Ma Cheng saw that his victory fruit was usurped by some wine bags, but he had no good idea, so he could only watch those good places occupied by a bunch of waste. Fortunately, the army that Ma Cheng valued the most was not

These guys occupy it, which is also a bit of gratitude that Ma Cheng regrets.

Ma Cheng thought it was over, but unexpectedly, half a month later, the official edict from the court arrived. The new Jiangnan Governor Qi Biaojia arrived immediately to take over the government affairs of Suzhou Prefecture and the entire Nanzhili. At the same time, the new Jiangnan Governor and Censor were also accompanied by Qi Biaojia.

The governor was in charge of civil affairs and finance in a province, and the inspector was in charge of judicial affairs and criminal prisons in a province. They were all important officials in a province. The inspector Ma Cheng had no control, but the governor Ma Cheng had arranged for Chen Zilong to do it, and had sent a letter to Ma Shiying to ask Ma Shiying to help in the court. Unexpectedly, the matter was almost certain that the matter was in chaos, and the cooked ducks in Ma Cheng's pot flew away.

Ma Cheng took the imperial edict and saw that the governor was Zhang Sunzhen and the censor was Xie Qikun.

Needless to say, Xie Qikun was originally the prefect of Zhenjiang, and it was nothing to be promoted to the censor. But Zhang Sunzhen was originally a censor, but because he was commanded by Ma Shiying every time, he attacked dissidents in the court. This gave him a fat man as a governor?

Ma Cheng really couldn't stand Ma Shiying's repeated decisions and changed his decisions repeatedly. He stood up angrily and wanted to write a letter to Ma Shiying to ask what was wrong and why he couldn't even get the position of governor?

Ma Cheng's actions were stopped by Wang Xian, and Wang Xian whispered: "Marty, this Zhang Sunzhen is the old man's person. This time the old man asked him to be the governor must have a deep meaning!"

"Deep meaning, what deep meaning can it have? Isn't it just to wear small shoes for Qi Biaojia?" Ma Cheng said angrily and looked for paper and pen.

"Mr. Marquis, think about it. Although you want Chen Zilong to be the governor, what can the old master think? Chen Zilong is Qian Qianyi's student and has a very strong relationship with the Middle East Lin Party of the DPRK. If Chen Zilong is the governor, then aren't all provincial officials in the Southern Zhili from the Donglin Party? The old master will definitely not agree!"

Ma Cheng felt right when he heard Wang Xian say this. Although he had a good relationship with Chen Zilong, this relationship was nothing in Ma Shiying's eyes. No matter how good the relationship was, it was difficult to guarantee that he would stand opposite each other when he had disagreements in the future. Therefore, in order to ensure that Nanzhili would not become the private land of the Donglin Party, the governor, the official in charge of finance, had to use his own people.

Zhang Sunzhen was basically in the officialdom because of attacking Yuan Keli. Now, only by hugging Ma Shiying's thigh can he ensure his own wealth and glory. At the same time, Zhang Sunzhen is Qi Biaojia's mortal enemy. With him to pull Qi Biaojia's hind legs, he can also reduce some burden on Ma Cheng.

Thinking of this, Ma Cheng sighed and asked, "But I have already agreed to Renzhong Brother, what should I do if I go back on my word now?"

"This is simple. The official will hand over the imperial edict to Chen Zilong in a while. He is a smart person and will not make the marquis embarrassed!"

Wang Xian is a man with strong abilities, but he is too stingy. He doesn't think of anyone who has gained the trust of Ma Cheng more than himself. Now, Chen Zilong, a newcomer, wants to climb onto his head, so he naturally has to do everything possible to get Chen Zilong out.
Chapter completed!