The Zhongdu Left-behind Office was the highest administrative and military commander in Fengyang area established by Zhu Yuanzhang at that time. His main task was to protect the Ming Dynasty tomb, setting up one left-behind person and one left-behind person on the left and right.

This position was held by military generals during the Hongwu period, but from the Zhengtong period, it became a eunuch. By the end of the Ming Dynasty, there were a total of three left-behind departments in the country, including Nandu in Nanjing, Zhongdu in Fengyang, and Xingdu in Chengtian Prefecture. These three left-behind were all chosen by the emperor by the inner court.

The eunuch who stayed in Zhongdu in the 17th year of Chongzhen was Lu Jiude, a great eunuch. This man was considered a good eunuch in the late Ming Dynasty. Because Lu Jiude understood the art of military affairs, he was sent to the important position of Zhongdu in the 9th year of Chongzhen to deal with bandits. He promoted a group of generals on his post, such as Huang Degong, Chen Yongfu, Liu Liangzuo and others, all served as important generals under Lu Jiude's account.

However, Lu Jiude could only manage the Eight Guards around Fengyang, and was out of reach for the bandits in Shandong and Henan. The court promoted the Governor of Fengyang to the Governor of Fengyang, and allowed Ma Shiying, who also had the experience of leading troops to serve in this position. Lu Jiude also served as Ma Shiying's military supervisor.

The Zhongdu Left-behind Office is the second important institution in Fengyang City except for the Governor's Office. Naturally, there are also soldiers standing guard in front of the gate.

The hundred households guarding at the door saw Ma Shiying's official sedan chair arrive, and quickly stepped forward and knelt down on one knee to salute: "Premier General!"

Ma Shiying came out of the sedan chair with Ma Cheng's support and asked, "Can your Lu Zhenshou be there?"

"My adult is working in the second hall. I have already ordered the bid to welcome the adults and ask him to come in!" After the hundred-member family said that, they stood up and led the way in front. Ma Shiying led Ma Cheng into the Zhongdu Liushousi.

The internal internal department of Zhongdu Left-behind Office is similar to the Governor's Office. After Li Zicheng occupied Fengyang, he burned the imperial city and all the yamen. However, after all, the Central Department of Zhongdu Left-behind Office is under the management of the inner court and still has some money for activities, so the restoration work in recent years is much faster than the Governor's Office.

Ma Cheng followed Ma Shiying around the lobby and entered the second hall. He saw an old man in his fifties standing at the door to welcome him. The old man had a white face and had a kind face, like an old man from his neighbor's house. If this old man hadn't been wearing a red python robe, Ma Cheng really thought this man was the housekeeper Lu Jiude.

When the old guy saw Ma Shiying, he quickly bowed and said, "What a rare guest. Our family welcomes the General Secretary to come!"

Ma Shiying laughed: "Haha, Brother Shuangquan is joking. Although I am the supervisor of Huaiyang, I still have to be managed by you, Lord Supervisor!"

The two old guys praised each other, and Ma Cheng looked at the dead eunuch in detail. In later movies and TV series, there were many images of eunuchs, but most of them were stereotyped. They were either sharp and sharp like dead humans, or they were full of bad habits and looked like traitorous officials. However, Ma Cheng looked at Lu Jiude in front of him and the eunuchs in later generations.

Lu Jiude wore a red dragon robe (this is a python robe, and Ma Cheng did not recognize the difference between a python robe and a dragon robe). Except for his lack of a beard, he was similar to an ordinary official. Ma Cheng was very disappointed when he saw the real eunuch.

After Lu Jiude and Ma Shiying exchanged greetings, they saw Ma Cheng behind him. Ma Cheng was wearing Qianhu's uniform today. Although Qianhu was an intermediate officer, Qianhu was not much higher than Xiaoqi in front of generals like Lu Jiude.

Lu Jiude looked at Ma Cheng and asked, "Brother Yaocao, this Qianhuowei is so majestic that he is not a mortal. Is he a hero from your Ma family?"

Ma Shiying smiled and turned around and patted Ma Cheng on the shoulder and said, "Brother Shuangquan, this is the dog Ma Cheng! I'll bring you here today to accompany Brother Shuangquan!"

"Haha, my nephew is very naughty. He has caused a lot of trouble for our family. It's good to have Ma Cheng's nephew educate him!" After Lu Jiude said that, he asked Ma Shiying to enter the second hall.

In the middle of the left-behind Si Ertang is an image of Yue Fei, with four big characters on it "forever and forever". Ma Cheng has read many novels in later generations and knows that the Ming Dynasty's spy organization Dongchang took Yue Fei as his idol. It seems that these dead eunuchs are all evil and vicious, but they really hope that they are as loyal as Yue Fei.

After entering the second hall, Ma Shiying and Lu Jiude sat down. A little eunuch brought tea. Ma Shiying took a sip and said, "Brother Shuangquan, no matter what, it is really wrong for the dog to do it first. Today I came to apologize to Brother Shuangquan!"

"Hey! Brother Yaocao, I, I, are you in the same palace and you don't have to come here for such a small matter!" After Lu Jiude said that, he glanced at Ma Shiying, and then asked, "Brother Yaocao, I heard that you have been to Pukou to meet the Shige Department these days, and I don't know how the negotiations are going?"

Yesterday, Yue Qijie actually came to play the front station for Ma Shiying, but the specific details were not discussed, so Lu Jiude also knew about the secret meeting between Ma Shiying and Shi Kefa.

When Ma Shiying heard Lu Jiude turn to the topic, he smiled and said, "Hehe, there is nothing to discuss. Shi Xianzhi belongs to King Gui, and wants to ask me for my opinion!"

"I wonder how Brother Yaocao answered?"

"Brother Shuangquan, according to the order of the lunar calendar, it should be that King Fu ascends the throne. In addition, King Fu is in Huai'an, while King Gui is in Huguang, so there is a reason to go far and wide!" Ma Shiying's words were very righteous, just like he was not talking about secretly with Shi Kefa.

Ma Shiying was so lying when he opened his eyes and said lies. He didn't expect that these literati were so shameless. He was still swearing yesterday about the benefits of supporting King Gui, but now his face immediately turned into a loyal minister of King Fu.

Of course, Ma Shiying's words can only deceive the new official Ma Cheng, and it will not work well against Lu Jiude, who is also an old official.

When Lu Jiude heard Ma Shiying say this, he laughed and said, "Hehe, what Lord Ma said is different from the news our family received!"

Ma Shiying knew that he would not believe it by fooling Lu Jiude just by fooling him, so he could only bring out some real information.

Ma Shiying sighed, and then said emotionally: "Brother Shuangquan, now in the crisis of the country, the Donglin rebels have turned against their ancestors and prepared to support the Lu Wang who is estranged from the bloodline. Shi Xian's ambition and talent are distant, and they do not know how to adjust Yin and Yang, but they also add fuel to the fire to launch the King of Gui! This official quarreled with Shi Xian's in Pukou and broke up!"

At that time, Ma Shiying and Shi Kefa had a secret conversation in Pukou, so Ma Shiying bullied Lu Jiude definitely didn't know the details of the secret discussion, so he put all the shit on Shi Kefa. However, what Ma Shiying said does make sense. It doesn't matter whether King Fu is a wise or a fool. The key is that the succession must not be messed up. If the so-called wise emperor is established at this time, then the other kings say that they are wise and can be called emperors, then wouldn't this world be messed up?

Lu Jiude didn't want to cause more trouble in this matter. After all, now that Ma Shiying has agreed to support King Fu, the next step is to divide the cake.

"Brother Yaocao is indeed beautiful. When the country is in danger, he needs a talent like Yaocao! Now the general Gao Jie, Huang Degong, Liu Liangzuo, and the governor of the canal transportation, Lu Zhenfei, have already agreed to support King Fu ascend the throne. I wonder what Brother Yaocao means?"

Lu Zhenfei was a Jinshi in the fifth year of Tianqi. Although his qualifications were not as good as Ma Shiying, he was also an important official in the court. The most important thing was that after learning that Emperor Chongzhen committed suicide, Lu Zhenfei immediately wrote a letter to the Minister of War of Nanjing Shi Kefa, saying the saying "The order of the people should be in the King of Fu, and it is better to decide the country's lord early", and he was already ahead of Ma Shiying in supporting him.

In addition to supporting the people, Lu Zhenfei's official reputation was also very good. When Wei Zhongxian was in power, officials all over the world rushed to build a temple for Wei Zhongxian. Lu Zhenfei, who was just a county magistrate at that time, firmly disagreed. This made Lu Zhenfei gain a very high official reputation in the Chongzhen Dynasty. He was able to climb from a seventh-rank county magistrate to a second-rank governor in more than ten years. It was the benefit of this reputation that brought him.

On the other hand, Ma Shiying is different. Ma Shiying has a good relationship with a group of eunuchs. When he was a governor in Xuanfu, he also praised Wei Zhongxian's stinky feet. Although his reputation in the officialdom is not bad, it is completely incomparable to Lu Zhenfei.

Now Ma Shiying heard that Lu Zhenfei has also joined the Yongfu League, which is not good. Can he still maintain his position as the chief supervisor in the future?

However, Ma Shiying's official career has been rising and falling for decades, and he had an idea when he turned his eyes. Ma Shiying patted his chest and assured: "Brother Shuangquan, although Ma Shiying is not a famous minister, he still knows how to uphold the national ethics and maintain the orthodoxy of the royal family!" After saying these words, Ma Shiying continued to say: "As for Lu Jian Bai, I heard that he came to Fengyang to pay homage to the imperial tomb when he first arrived in Huai'an, pointing to the high wall and saying that there is aura of the emperor inside. Now he said that King Fu should be established. Such a fickle villain with the head and rat must be speculative, not trying to support King Fu ascend the throne!"

Ma Shiying wanted to make his competitor Lu Zhenfei bad, but Lu Jiude was not a fuel-saving lamp, so he couldn't hear Ma Shiying's meaning.

"Oh, Brother Yaocao is so serious. Lu Jianbai may not have said these words. Brother Yaocao should not be worried!"

When Ma Shiying looked at Lu Jiude and Xi Ni, he knew that this dead eunuch had the intention of not offending him, but who was Ma Shiying? He was a person who was listed in the biography of treacherous officials in later generations. Can this method be eliminated?

"Hehe, it's a pity that Brother Shuangquan, I don't know that the disaster is coming! That road saw Bai and Donglin Party Qu Shisi have a good relationship. If he climbs onto your and me, can we have good fruits in the future?"

Ma Shiying is worthy of being a master who deceives people and plays power. This short sentence reveals a lot of information. First of all, Lu Zhenfei and you, Lu Jiude, are not the same party, and they are in good relationships with the Donglin Party. Second, only I, Ma Shiying, are your political ally.

After hearing Ma Shiying's words, Lu Jiude pondered and said nothing. Ma Shiying was right. Lu Zhenfeixiang didn't see the eunuch. He dared to contradict Wei Zhongxian when his position was low. If he was allowed to make great contributions this time, would Lu Jiude have a good life in the future?

At the same time, after Ma Shiying's awakening, Lu Jiude remembered that Ma Shiying in front of him was removed from office because he wanted to build a temple for Wei Zhongxian. He had already had a political stain. However, it was not scary to have stains, so he ensured that Ma Shiying would not surrender to the Donglin Party and was firmly tied to him.
Chapter completed!