Ma Shiying arranged for his eldest son to deliver letters to his daughter to prevent his daughter from committing suicide due to shame and shame. After the arrangement, Ma Shiying looked at his second son kneeling on the ground. Although Ma Cheng's doing today made Ma Shiying very passive, Ma Cheng was his biological blood after all, and what Ma Cheng did today was also considering Ma Shiying.

Ma Shiying sighed and said, "Cheng'er, get up!"

Ma Cheng, who was kneeling on the ground, heard his father say this and knew that he would not have to be beaten today. He stood up in relief. Then Sisaiai asked, "Dad, today... did your son cause trouble for you today?"

"Cheng'er, I know that you are kind-hearted, but before you do something in the future, do you know?" Ma Shiying knew that this son was also considering this family, but you, Ma Cheng, have no experience in officialdom, and you, have to play politics, and it is easy to involve the whole family.

Ma Cheng nodded when he heard Ma Shiying say this. To be honest, Ma Cheng was still confident when he first traveled through time. He felt that he had six hundred years of knowledge and did not even hold hands to pinch these ancient people. But now Ma Cheng realized that the ancients were not fools either.

Take the toad emperor Zhu Yousong recorded in history for example. He is said to be stupid, but after learning that Ma Hongning was Ma Shiying's legitimate daughter, he immediately appointed a concubine. Although Zhu Yousong knew that this incident could not have any substantial impact on Ma Shiying, it was a weakness of Ma Shiying after all. If you go to Nanjing Ma Shiying, you will be obedient, and you will be fine. If you are not obedient, the court rules are there. The relatives in the harem are not allowed to hold official positions. You can be laid off and returned home in minutes.

Ma Cheng thought of Zhu Yousong's mysterious smile at him at that time. Ma Cheng didn't know what he meant at that time, but now he realized that no one is a fool, only he is a real fool.

When Ma Shiying saw Ma Cheng standing in front of him with a dejected head, he knew that this incident had a great blow to his son today. Ma Shiying persuaded him: "Cheng'er, it's normal for you to suffer some setbacks. Remember to say less and read more in the future. When you see more, you will naturally understand the tricks of the officialdom. If you have any questions in the future, you will ask me more, or your two uncles. Don't make any decisions on your own, do you know?"

Ma Cheng nodded when he heard Ma Shiying say this, thinking that he seemed too young and was not as good as these old foxes when playing politics. Ma Cheng thought about it and found someone to help him to avoid the kind-hearted things that happen today will be abominable.

But this candidate is too difficult to find. Needless to say, my son Ma Shiying is so busy with work, so it is impossible for him to be with him every day. My uncle, Yue Qijie, is OK, but Yue Qijie is similar to Ma Shiying. He is qualified and has a high status, so it is impossible for him to follow him and help him with advice. Another uncle, Yang Wencong, has a good relationship with his elder brother, and he cannot help him.

After thinking about it for a long time, Ma Cheng still had no suitable candidate. Thinking of this, Ma Cheng sighed, "Talent!" It seems that talents are the ones he lacks the most now.

Ma Shiying was stunned when she saw Ma Cheng still standing here, thinking that her son was still sad about Ma Hongning's incident: "Cheng'er, since this incident has happened, don't think about it anymore. Tomorrow, if you are father, you will go to Nanjing with Your Majesty, so you don't have to follow Your Majesty. The family is about to move, so you will lead your hundred people to escort your mother and family to Nanjing."

Ma Shiying was afraid that Ma Cheng, a naughty young man, would cause any trouble, and the next step was to go to Nanjing to ascend the throne. Ma Shiying would not allow any mistakes, so he naturally didn't want Ma Cheng, a troublemaker, to follow him, so he kept Ma Cheng at home.

Seeing that Ma Shiying did this, Ma Cheng had nothing to say, so he retreated after performing the ceremony. It was dark now that it was just the food. Ma Cheng had no intention of having something to eat. He left the door of the lobby of the house and came to the front of the mansion, waiting for his elder brother Ma Luan to come back here.

When the gatekeeper saw the second young master coming out, he hurried forward and bowed and asked, "Second Master, you still have to go out so late?"

Ma Cheng cursed: "Damn it, the second master is not going out, he will wait for the eldest brother to come back here!"

The door didn't dare to speak out when he was scolded. He quickly took a chair from the door and put it in front of the door, letting Ma Cheng sit down. Ma Cheng sat in front of the Ma Mansion and waited for his elder brother Ma Luan to come back.

Ma Cheng waited at the door for two hours. When it was dark, he saw a sedan turning from Fuyou Street.

Ma Luan got off the sedan chair and saw Ma Cheng standing at the door, knowing that this brother was waiting for him to come back.

Ma Cheng was worried about how things were going, so he quickly stepped forward and asked, "Brother, what did my sister say?" Ma Cheng was worried that if his sister Ma Hongning could not stand suicide, his arrangement would be wasted.

Ma Luan snorted and said, "Hmph, the eldest sister has received the news from her father. What else can she do besides crying?"

When Ma Cheng heard his sister crying, he felt relieved. As long as he could cry, it means there was hope.

Ma Luan saw Ma Cheng relieved and thought he was worried about his own sister. After all, Ma Luan was the eldest brother, so of course he didn't want to see his younger brothers and sisters suffer. Now seeing Ma Cheng worrying about his sister, she sighed and explained: "Second brother, the eldest sister is fine, but you must be careful in the future and never make such mistakes. You have little experience in the officialdom. You must discuss with your father if you have any problems in the future. If your father is not at home, you can discuss with me. Never do whatever you want!"

Ma Cheng was in a bad mood just after being scolded by Ma Shiying. Now he was preached by his elder brother Ma Luan for a while, and he immediately felt unhappy.

Ma Cheng looked at his elder brother Ma Luan with a slight look and said sarcastically: "Yes, I haven't studied before, so I'm not as good as my elder brother. Brother, how amazing you are. You are a juren at a young age. I will rely on you to live in the future!"

Ma Luan was so angry that he heard Ma Cheng's sarcastic tone. He was originally caring about him, but he kindly regarded it as a donkey's liver and lungs. Ma Luan waved his sleeves and said, "Okay, I won't care about your destruction in the future!"

After Ma Luan finished speaking, he ignored Ma Cheng and entered the mansion. Ma Cheng was so angry that he saw Ma Luan like this. But the door didn't know how powerful he came forward and licked his butt: "Second Master, can't you sit still!"

Ma Cheng was so angry that he had no place to expose his anger. When he saw the smiling face of the door, he waved his hand and gave it to the door, cursing: "Sit down, sit down, you're gonna sit down!" After Ma Cheng was so angry that he returned to his small yard to find Gu Xiying to relieve his fire.

Only the doorman covered his face and stood at the door at a loss. When he saw Ma Cheng entering the door, he cursed in his heart: Why are you a second-generation ancestor? You are still scolded by the old man? Now he is angry with me.

The next day's events were similar to what Ma Shiying expected. Zhu Yousong also needed Ma Shiying to follow him and make a strong voice. In addition, Lu Jiude said a lot of good things in front of Zhu Yousong, so Zhu Yousong took back the edict of enthroning Ma Hongning, and the matter would be over.

In Fengyang, all warlords from all over Jiangbei have gathered to Fengyang, Liu Liangzuo from Xuzhou, Gao Jie from Yangzhou, and Huang Degong from Luzhou have all arrived with tens of thousands of troops. Even Liu Zeqing from Shandong has personally led 10,000 strong soldiers to Fengyang. For a time, tens of thousands of troops were gathered here in Fengyang.

Seeing that his morale had been established, Ma Shiying wrote to the supervisor Zhu Yousong that he could lead his troops south. If the scholars and officials in Nanjing still did not agree with Zhu Yousong's ascension to the throne, then we could give a military advice.

In this way, tens of thousands of troops concentrated in Fengyang officially set sail from the Imperial Tomb outside Fengyang City on April 24, 17th year of Chongzhen.

Ma Shiying really overestimated the backbone of the Donglin Party bosses in Nanjing. After receiving Ma Shiying's letter on the 23rd, they decided to change the direction and support King Fu. At this time, all the big bosses in the court had already arrived at Pukou to prepare to welcome Zhu Yousong, the new emperor. Even Shi Kefa, who was out, had no choice but to accept it after receiving the news that the Nanjing Dukes were preparing to support King Fu, and rushed back from Hangzhou to welcome the new emperor.

On April 27, the 17th year of Chongzhen, the ministers of Nanjing received news from the Jiangpu garrison that the new emperor was less than thirty miles away from Pukou. These ministers, led by Shi Kefa, Han Zanzhou and Xu Hongji, crossed the Yangtze River to Pukou to welcome Zhu Yousong.

Ten miles outside Pukou City, tens of thousands of troops escorting Zhu Yousong began to camp. Shi Kefa saw Ma Shiying's army's appearance, and then thought that he was slapped by Ma Shiying, his face turned pale with anger.

At this time, Ma Shiying had already walked out of the military camp to welcome Shi Kefa and others. Seeing Shi Kefa's expression was not good, Ma Shiying smiled and said, "Brother Xian, are you safe?"

Shi Kefa sneered: "Brother Yaocao, your method is not very kind!"

Ma Shiying knew that Shi Kefa was mocking him for not following the rules, but he was a successful person now. You, Shi Kefa, are just a poor person who failed the struggle, so Ma Shiying didn't take Shi Kefa's satire to heart.

Ma Shiying looked at the ministers behind. The bigwigs of the Donglin Party came. Ma Shiying stepped forward to greet each other, and then brought these ministers into the army to pay homage to the new emperor Zhu Yousong.

More than ten ministers from Nanjing, led by Shi Kefa, the Minister of War, entered the camp to visit Zhu Yousong.

After Ma Shiying and all other ministers finished their salutes, they stood aside and said, "Your Majesty, God is now falling, and the late emperor is in trouble! The country needs a resolute and courageous monarch, so I ask Your Majesty to ascend the throne!"

Zhu Yousong had already worshipped the ancestral tomb in Fengyang, and in fact he was already a state-register. However, in order to highlight his position with Zhu Yousong and to show that he was Zhu Yousong's first civil minister, Ma Shiying directly proposed to ascend the throne in front of these ministers in Nanjing.
Chapter completed!