Ma Shiying is fifty-four years old, with gray hair, medium figure and average appearance.

He was thinking with his brows locked and heard Zhu Yousong's words, "Your Majesty, I think Yuan Jitong (Yuan Jixian's name) is definitely not a joke on state affairs."

Zhu Yousong was looking forward to it and said: "Will Yuan Jixian believe the rumors and falsely report this matter?

I would say that my niece was in Sichuan’s governor’s state, but I would say that I led a 100,000 army to Wuchang and defeated Zuo Liangyu. How could this be possible?”

Obviously, at this moment, Zhu Yousong still did not want to believe that Zhu Mai was in Sichuan's state supervision, and even more unwilling to believe that Zuo Liangyu led his army to defeat Zhu Mai.

Although Zuo Liangyu was the largest warlord he was wary of after he took the throne, he could be more wary of it. Previously, Zuo Liangyu also recognized him as the emperor and accepted his title, which was barely considered a barrier for the imperial court to resist the Shun Army in Hubei.

However, Princess Kunxing is Chongzhen's daughter and believes that she is the governor of the country. The threat to his throne is definitely far greater than that of Zuo Liangyu.

Therefore, when Yuan Jixian reported that he heard that Princess Kunxing defeated Zhang Xianzhong in Sichuan and led his army east to Wuchang to defeat Zuo Liangyu, Zhu Yousong really didn't want to believe it.

Ma Shiying said: "Your Majesty, Yuan Jitong is a famous honest and capable minister. When he served as the consul of Huguang in the tenth year of Chongzhen, he defeated Lao Huihui and Ge Liyan and other bandits.

He is definitely not the one who believes in rumors. If he had not obtained evidence, he would never report such things to the court."

"But, don't you all say that Zuo Liangyu has an army of 800,000? How could he be defeated by my niece leading 100,000 people?" Zhu Yousong showed confusion.

He felt that it was outrageous that 800,000 people were defeated by 100,000 people.

It's definitely fake.

Ma Shiying sighed helplessly and said, "Your Majesty, victory or defeat has not been determined by the number of troops since ancient times. Besides, although Zuo Liangyu claims to have an army of 800,000, it is good to have 400,000 soldiers in fact.

It is said that most of his subordinates are mobs. If Princess Kunxing had tens of thousands of elite soldiers, it would be impossible to defeat Zuo Liangyu."

"In this way, this news may be true?" Zhu Yousong's voice was dry.

"It should be true."

After hearing what Ma Shiying said, Zhu Yousong thought about it, his fingers and lips couldn't help but tremble slightly.

After walking slowly around, he couldn't help looking at Ma Shiying as if he was looking at a life-saving straw and said, "Yuan Fu, you helped me as the throne at the beginning, but now you can't abandon me!"

"Your Majesty is calm!" Ma Shiying frowned and raised his voice, "I haven't completely confirmed the truth or falsehood of this matter yet. Even if it is true, how can Your Majesty be threatened?

Kunxing is a woman in charge of the country, and his reputation is not right. Even if he has the support of a large army, how can he compete for orthodoxy with His Majesty?

Not to mention, Your Majesty also has the support of a large army - Huang Degong, Liu Liangzuo, Liu Zeqing, and Gao Jie's remaining troops. These four towns in Jiangbei are not only strong in military strength, but also have great combat power.

With them here, why should Your Majesty be afraid of a little girl?

Besides, Kun Xing must be his niece who has not yet been given five squads? How could she know that she was not leading her army to the east to support His Majesty?

Maybe she would ask her to retire from the title of surrogate when she saw His Majesty and hand over the army to the court?"

The more Ma Shiying said, the brighter the light in Zhu Yousong's eyes became, and his expression changed from nervousness, fear to excitement and joy.

At the end, Zhu Yousong continued, "Yes, yes, Yuan Fu is right. After all, my niece is just a woman, how could she compete with me for the throne?

Besides, the Ming Dynasty royal family has withered and nearly half of its country has been lost. She must be here to protect me. Yes, that must be the case!"

Seeing that Zhu Yousong was completely unrighteous, Ma Shiying changed his mind after a few words. He felt proud and satisfied, but also inexplicably angry, and felt angry that he was not fighting.

It's a complicated mood.

After thinking about it, he said again: "As expected, Yuan Jitong will definitely continue to report this matter later.

Although I still don’t know the details of Princess Kunxing leading his army to defeat Zuo Liangyu, the court really needs to prepare early.

I thought that Huang was going to dispatch Huang to the upper reaches of the river to intercept Princess Kunxing's army.

Otherwise, if Princess Kunxing leads her army straight to Nanjing, if she is really malicious, the court will be over."

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to Yuan Fu." Zhu Yousong said this first, but couldn't help but say: "But I remember that Huang Degong came from the Yongwei Camp, and the late emperor was very kind to him.

After all, Kunxing is the daughter of the late emperor. Huang Degong will not betray me and surrender to Kunxing, right?"

"Your Majesty is too worried." Ma Shiying smiled a little, with confidence, "Although Huang Degong came from the Yongwei Camp in the capital, he was in the Liaodong army before.

Since the eleventh year of Chongzhen, he followed Xiong Wencan to Henan to suppress the bandits, and he has been fighting in the Jiangbei, Hehuai area.

The daily military pay, food and fodder are all rationed by Nanjing. They are not only familiar with Nanjing officials and other Nanjing officials, but also have good friendships.

Besides, Your Majesty, don’t forget that he was the main force in helping Your Majesty take the throne before. If he surrendered to Princess Kunxing, how could he not be held accountable?”

Zhu Yousong was easily subdued again and kept nodding, "Yuan Fu is right."

Unexpectedly, Ma Shiying was a little worried when she thought about it, "But Your Majesty also needs to be wary of what he is worried about, and only Huang Degong, Huang Fei's two troops were a bit weak.

I think that Liu Liangzuo should be urgently transferred to Shouzhou, Fengyang Prefecture, and Wuweizhou to cooperate with Erhuang to prepare for defense."

Although Zhu Yousong has no opinion, he has had a lot of experience over the years and is not a completely mindless person.

After hearing Ma Shiying's arrangement, he couldn't help but wonder: "Yuan Fu, if Liu Liangzuo was transferred to the south, if there were Eastern Captains, what should we do if the bandits went south?"

Ma Shiying was a little impatient and said in a stressful tone: "Your Majesty, Henan has many rebel troops in the Ming Dynasty, and Gao Jie's remaining troops in Xusi are guarding the Xu-Si area, and Liu Zeqing is in Huai'an, which is enough to resist the enemy in the north.

Moreover, if an enemy comes in the north, it will take at least one or two months to arrive in Nanjing. If it is blocked by the defenders, it will definitely take more time.

However, if Princess Kunxing leads a large army down the river from Wuchang, she can reach Nanjing in more than ten days!"

"Yes, yes," Zhu Yousong easily changed his mind and said, "Yuan Fu is right, I am confused. It is the most important thing to resist the enemy upstream of the river."

After discussing this matter with Zhu Yousong, Ma Shiying and Zhu Yousong did not discuss it with the court officials, so he directly asked Zhu Yousong to issue an order.

Because both of them knew that this matter was urgent, but if it was taken to the court for discussion, it would not be a conclusion after two or three days of dispute.

Moreover, such urgent military and national affairs should be decided by the cabinet and the emperor.

When the Hongguang court first began, the Donglin Party members Shi Kefa, Gao Hongtu and others wanted to launch a cabinet composed of Shi Kefa, Gao Hongtu and Jiang Yueguang with the advantage of controlling the six ministries of Nanjing for many years.

Ma Shiying and other eunuchs, Nanjing nobles, and Jiangbei towns disagreed and fought each other. The result of the compromise was that the four-person cabinets of Shi Kefa, Ma Shiying, Gao Hongtu and Jiang Yueguang were introduced.

In the next six months, after various political struggles, the Donglin Party could not defeat eunuchs such as Zhu Yousong and Ma Shiying, who were supported by the four towns of Jiangbei.

At the beginning of this cabinet's introduction, Shi Kefa was first changed from the Minister of War to the Minister of Rites.

It should be noted that Nanjing has always regarded the Minister of War as the head of all officials, and Shi Kefa is equivalent to being demoted.

Subsequently, Ma Shiying presented Zhu Yousong with an article written by Shi Kefa that "The Seven Shouldn't Be the New Emperor", which forced Shi Kefa to ask for a divorce and go to Jiangbei to govern the army.

Later, Gao Hongtu and Jiang Yueguang failed in political struggles one after another and were forced out of the cabinet. Wu Yan and Zheng Sanjun, recommended by the Donglin Party, were unwilling to take office. Instead, Wang Duo and Ruan Dayue from Ma Shiying's side entered the cabinet one after another. .

As a result, the cabinet became the eunuch party and was completely controlled by Ma Shiying.

Therefore, Ma Shiying, the urgent military and national affairs, can be "discussed" with Zhu Yousong to make a quick decision.

Now, when Zhu Yousong issued the imperial edict to dispatch troops, Ma Shiying took it to the cabinet and went through a process, then stamped the seal of the Fengyang Governor, whom he served as the deputy, and sent it out in a hurry for 800 miles.

The Ming Dynasty court in the capital was a sieve, and the small court in Nanjing was also a sieve.
Chapter completed!