Next, Ma Jixiang told the truth as he knew it. Emperor Yongli's doubts and fears were quickly swallowed up by this surprise. When he looked at Ma Jixiang, the disgust from the bottom of his heart also faded a little.

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Three years ago, Li Dingguo became king twice, shocking the world. It can almost be said that he broke the myth of the invincibility of the Eight Banners of Manchuria. However, such a great victory did not achieve great strategic expansion. The Ming army initially recovered a large area

The land was quickly vomited back again. Although Emperor Yongli didn't know the truth, he could tell if he thought about it carefully, Sun Kewang's methods were naturally indispensable.

The madness of this powerful minister had secretly frightened him. But this time, without the constraints of Sun Kewang, Zheng Chenggong and Li Dingguo regained the two provinces in one fell swoop, and the strategic situation of the Ming court suddenly improved. There is no need to think about it.

It can be guessed that Chen Kai's strategizing was absolutely indispensable. Not only did he regain the lost territory, but he also confirmed that famous ministers and generals would come to the world to protect the Ming Dynasty. This is not a huge good news.

The situation in the world has been greatly changed. However, as the emperor, he is still under house arrest in such a miserable place. It is ironic that he only learned such good news until now from Ma Jixiang, a man who cheated on everything.

"Sun Kewang must be very clear about what this news means, so he specially blocked the source of the news in Anlong Mansion. This must be the case!"

Emperor Yongli thought this way, even if there was no actual evidence or testimony, he could still guess that it was almost the same. But this intuition, especially the fear in Sun Kewang's heart, did not make him feel even a little bit proud and proud.

Excitement, some fear and anger, that's all.

Hearing this, Yongli's complexion suddenly changed. The flushed complexion from excitement instantly faded and turned pale. Sun Kewang had been domineering for a long time, but at least he would inform him of important matters, even if it was just to inform him. But now

Even the canonization of the county king was decided without authorization, without even going through the basic procedures, and it seems that he has no intention of leaving.

"Your Majesty, Sun Kewang has been without the courtesy of a minister for a long time. But this time, whether it is to confer the title of county king or appoint a governor, forcing the company to enter the court, it is really outrageous."

Ma Jixiang suddenly said such words. Not only Emperor Yongli, but also Pang Tianshou, who had already conspired with him, was shocked when he heard this and almost fell to the ground.

Nowadays, the Qin Palace in Guiyang has long eclipsed the Yongli Imperial Court and has become the actual ruling body of the Ming Dynasty in the southwest. Sun Kewang is so powerful that Emperor Xiao is so clear-cut that he looks like Cao Cao again.

Emperor Yongli was not a prince trained by Zhan Shifu, and he was not even the heir apparent to Prince Gui at first. He only got the throne by chance. Most of the Ming Dynasty's clan members were just waiting to die. Emperor Yongli was weak-tempered, but

This did not prevent him from reading The Romance of the Three Kingdoms and listening to storytellers talking about the ancient times. In his memory, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was surrounded by a group of loyal ministers. Even Cao Cao's Wei Palace had many people who were loyal to the Han Dynasty.

But what happened to those people? Wu Zhenyu and the others were just a carbon copy of them not long ago.

These days, anyone who is dissatisfied with Sun Kewang may be killed. Loyal ministers are proud, and they must say it even if it is unnecessary. But what kind of person Ma Jixiang is, Emperor Yongli knows best.

At this time, Ma Jixiang dared to speak like this in front of him, which really made him wonder if he was experiencing auditory hallucinations and mistaking what he was thinking were Ma Jixiang's words.

Once he had such thoughts, Emperor Yongli looked at Ma Jixiang and Pang Tianshou with an extremely complicated look.

The changes in Yongli's expression were all seen in the eyes of Ma Jixiang and Pang Tianshou. Speaking of which, one of them was born in a royal guard, and the other was an eunuch. They could master the emperor's thinking by eating. They were able to master the emperor's thoughts in just a few days.

To achieve such a high position within one year is a testament to their ability in this area!

The two looked at each other, and they had already made up their mind. Before Yongli could return to normal, Ma Jixiang's deliberately lowered voice sounded in Yongli's ears again.

"Your Majesty, I think that Sun Kewang's intention to usurp the throne is clearly exposed, so we should lead him to the outer vassal town to join the defense, so that we can relieve the pain of hanging..."

These words even confirmed Emperor Yongli's inner speculation, but he was also stunned on the spot after hearing it further.

In today's situation, the Qing court is still a life-or-death enemy. Although it lost two provinces last year, it still occupies most of the world and has millions of soldiers. Within the Ming court, Sun Kewang is a reserve team for usurping the throne, and Wen'an, who is sent out by the court,

, although Guo Zhiqi and others are loyal and work extremely hard to control the feudal town, firstly, the general Weifu is used to it, and secondly, even if they can really attract their loyalty, they are still no match for Sun Kewang. The strength gap between the two sides is too great.

If it is large, then the best way is of course to attract the truly powerful vassal towns to join the guard, so that the imperial court can protect itself by relying on the ancestral system of large and small ministers.

Ma Jixiang spoke eloquently and clearly explained his idea of ​​inviting the feudal vassal into the army to check and balance Sun Kewang. He had even thought about the candidate for Emperor Yongli. After saying that, the two of them fell to the ground with tears in their eyes and kowtowed to each other.

There was a thud on the floor, as if he was loyal.

However, these two people who were responsible for exposing Wu Zhenyu and others to Sun Kewang for seducing Li Dingguo into the army last year are now risking their lives to persuade him to lead the feudal towns into the army to fight against Sun Kewang. Moreover, the meaning behind their words is,

It was none other than Li Dingguo who was cited. It sounds like the word "absurd" is everywhere, but as the emperor, Emperor Yongli had nothing incomprehensible about it.

Ma Jixiang and Pang Tianshou turned to Sun Kewang at the beginning, just because they saw that Yongli was weak and wanted to climb a higher branch. But now, Sun Kewang first suffered a disastrous defeat at Zhoujiapu, and finally regained his breath, and then Liu Wenxiu ran to him

Changde Mansion lost a lot of troops, and its own strength was bound to decline. In comparison, Li Dingguo was forced to leave Guangxi and launch an offensive against Guangdong in order to join forces with Zheng Chenggong. Now the two parties have joined forces.

, is not inferior to Sun Kewang in terms of strength, and greatly surpasses him in terms of momentum. Seeing that the big tree Sun Kewang is unstable, it is only natural for people to be eager to change their master.

However, the master that these two men wanted to cling to was not him, at least not entirely. Ma Jixiang and Pang Tianshou, as Tianjia eagle dogs, had been following Sun Kewang to monitor the courtiers of the Yongli court and even the emperor in the past few years. Such disloyal people

It is impossible for Emperor Yongli to reuse him. But now, since they have decided to change the court and come to offer him advice, they must have figured out everything, no matter what the possibility is.

"My dear friends, please rise."

After hesitating for a moment, Emperor Yongli put his hands on the arms of Ma Jixiang and Pang Tianshou. After the frightened two people regained their balance, he continued to say to them: "You two beloved ministers are diligent in the king's affairs and loyal. It's commendable, and I'm very relieved. As for this matter, it's really important, and I still need to think about it a little more."

After that, Yongli turned around and left the room, heading to the harem, leaving only Ma Jixiang and Pang Tianshou. However, they said nothing more after saluting. After leaving the palace, they came to Ma Jixiang's home. After he retreated and asked his son-in-law Yang Zai to guard the door, the two began to communicate in the study.

"Your Majesty still can't trust you and me."

"There is nothing abnormal about this. It would be strange if Your Majesty could immediately believe what the Marquis and our family have done in the past two years."

Pang Tianshou raised his drake voice and spoke in a strange and sinister tone. Ma Jixiang didn't take it seriously, but Pang Tianshou seemed worried about Ma Jixiang's plan.

"Your Majesty, is this true? Is this sure to happen?"

Nothing in the world is guaranteed to happen, but Ma Jixiang couldn't say that, so he had to reply to Pang Tianshou: "These days, it is the last word to have a stable source of food and salary, and to have soldiers who can fight. The Qin vassal is powerful, and it is still It is the best among all the vassals. However, the Qin vassal itself lacks commanders who can command thousands of armies on the battlefield and are good at fighting, such as Bai Wenxuan and Feng Shuangli. They can lead a partial army but cannot control the overall situation. Even King Funan Missed by one weight."

The advantages and disadvantages of the Qin Dynasty are very obvious, and they have been exposed at a glance in the past two years. They have suffered more defeats and fewer wins for a long time, and have no reasonable record. Their momentum is gradually declining. It is simply that the Qing court is also slowing down at this stage. , so he didn’t kick him.

In comparison, although Li Dingguo's territory was not large, it was endorsed by the Yongli court, and the civil servants sent by the court would provide him with food and salary. This was a drop in the bucket before the First World War in Guangzhou, but after that war, Guangxi's In several prefectures, plus several prefectures in western Guangdong, the power of the civil servant group sent by the imperial court has increased. More importantly, they have gained the Zheng Group, an ally that can independently support the overall effort of resisting the Qing Dynasty in the southeast.

"The Duke of Zhang Kingdom is located in the southeast. He is engaged in maritime trade and is as wealthy as any other country. His generals, such as Lin Cha, Gan Hui, Huang Ting, Ke Chenshu and others, are also men who are accustomed to fighting. In terms of strength, they are like Fujian and Fujian. When Guangdong calms down, it may not be much worse than the Qin Dynasty." Speaking of this moment, Ma Jixiang became more serious: "Not to mention Chen Kai..."

In today's Nanming, the most capable commanders are Li Dingguo and Zheng Chenggong. These two men hold up most of the power of Nanming. But in the end, these two are military generals, and the reality of soldiers being generals, plus factions The disputes over their interests make them often consider whether their own interests can be maximized before cooperating. This is also the reason why two joint ventures failed in history.

But Chen Kai is different. He is a civil servant, and civil servants have their own way of survival. Whether it is political life or other things, the conflict of interest between Chen Kai and the two of them will be very small, and they can be used as a bond. What's more, Chen Kai himself is also a very talented person, and his ability can be said to be unique among the civil servants in Nanming today. In front of the combination of these three people, Sun Kewang is not very impressive.

"Our family understands this truth, but His Majesty is hesitant. Where did the dress code come from?"

This was the key to their risk of meeting Yongli, which was no less important than leaving a way out in front of Yongli. The problem really stumped Ma Jixiang, but for him, it was not that difficult.

"We'll wait a day or two tomorrow. If that doesn't work, we'll find someone to steal an item for royal use. I'll take that item and go to Guangdong. Then I'll tell you that Sun Kewang's people are checking Anlong Mansion too closely, and the clothing and belt regulations are too strict.

Just make it conspicuous and inconvenient to take out.”

Hearing this, Pang Tianshou put his hands on his hands and smiled. "This method is wonderful, so just wait for a day or two. It is best to have a belt, otherwise it will be unstable after all."

Ma Jixiang and Pang Tianshou didn't care whether Yongli was happy or not. The emperor was not stupid, but his weak temper had been figured out by them long ago. Moreover, if they could attract Li Dingguo, they would be the biggest contributors, even if the emperor hated them no matter how much he hated them.

He would not kill a "loyal minister" who had endured humiliation and heavy burdens for many years, because it would only make other people feel chilled and think that this emperor was a cold-blooded king who would not correct others' evil ways.

The two of them had such thoughts, and when Yongli returned to the harem, his heart was scratching his head. On the one hand, getting rid of Sun Kewang's control was what he had dreamed of for many years, but on the other hand, if he failed, Sun Kewang was a man who dared to directly

The guy who dragged out the cabinet ministers and the chief eunuchs in the palace to be executed in front of the emperor, God knows whether he would directly kill the king in a fit of rage.

"After the mother-in-law, the King of Xining and the Duke of Zhang joined forces, including Mr. Guo Ge, to form an army, and Chen Fujun acted as the middle liaison. Guangdong and Fujian were liberated last year. However, it has been a year, and I have just obtained

I got the news from Ma Jixiang's mouth. The disobedience of the King of Qin is clearly revealed. I am afraid that we, mother and son, will not see the day when the Ming Dynasty is revived."

"I warned you at the beginning that you were too weak-tempered to deserve this supreme position. But you refused to listen and insisted on becoming the emperor. Isn't this position so easy to achieve?"

Emperor Hongguang was captured, and the southeastern gentry once supported King Lu as the lord of the world. However, King Lu took Hangzhou but surrendered without a fight. Together with the Qing court's hair-cutting order, the later Tang-Lu struggle came into being. In comparison,

At that time, Lu Supervisory State was just a local government in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. It was Emperor Longwu who really gained the support of Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Huguang and other places. However, Emperor Longwu did not live for more than two years.

Then he died for his country. Next, Su Guansheng, a great scholar, and Lincha, the Hou of the Ming Dynasty, supported Emperor Longwu's younger brother to ascend the throne as Emperor Shaowu. However, other places chose to support King Gui, who was closer to Chongzhen and Hongguang in terms of legal system.

Zhu Youlang became emperor. At that time, everyone tried to persuade him to join, but Emperor Yongli's mother, Queen Mother Ma, strongly opposed it. In the end, Emperor Yongli still chose to proclaim himself emperor.

The old events of those years, under the current situation, are once again vivid in the eyes of the most noble mother and son in the world. Here, even though they are in the inner courtyard of the palace, the mother and son seem to be in the wild surrounded by wolves.

After hearing this, Emperor Yongli immediately fell down in front of Queen Mother Ma, and the mother and son lowered their voices and cried.

Queen Mother Ma is the concubine of Gui Wang Zhu Changying. She is not the official wife, but the mother is more valuable than her son. She obtained the position of Queen Mother because of Yongli's accession to the throne. As a mother and son, blood is thicker than water, and she complains, but she still behaves in her way.

comforting her son.

After an unknown amount of time, the door was slowly pushed open, and a six or seven-year-old child walked away. Seeing this, the mother and son quickly wiped away the tears from their eyes.

The child was the third son of Emperor Yongli. Today, when both the eldest son and the second son are lost among the people, his eldest son is the mourned prince Zhu Cixuan in later generations.

The child came over and bowed to Queen Mother Ma and Yong Li in a polite manner. However, after standing up, he looked at the mother and son with doubts on their faces.

"Grandma Imperial, why are you and my father crying?"

A child's voice came, and Yongli hurriedly wiped the tears on his face that he had not had time to wipe away, and then said to the child: "Xuan'er is good, the emperor's grandmother and father have sand in their eyes, it's okay."

"oh."

Of course adults cannot be deceived by such a nonsense excuse. However, the child's mind is still simple. After hearing this, he immediately replied to Yongli: "Then Xuan'er, give it to the emperor's grandmother and father, Xuan'er's eyes

When there was sand in the bag, the queen mother would blow it on Xuan'er so she wouldn't shed tears."

As soon as these words came out, tears welled up in the eyes of the mother and son again. The supreme position seemed to have infinite scenery, but in fact it was too cold to be high up. Moreover, in this last time, even if the Tatars were powerful in the Ming army,

There have been signs of decline under the offensive, but the current situation is all due to the contributions of various vassal towns. Among them, King Qin has shown his disloyalty, so he can only place his hope on Li Dingguo. But in the long run, if

One day Li Dingguo defeated Sun Kewang, but turned into another Sun Kewang, how should he deal with himself?

In the case of Zhongxing, similar things have happened. When Yi Guan traveled south, the king and the horse shared the world; when the Tang Dynasty quelled the Anshi Rebellion, Jiedushi envoys were everywhere, and the Tang Dynasty eventually perished in the hands of a Jiedushi envoy; the Song Dynasty moved south

Du, it was also through the efforts of the various vassals that he had half of the country. But although he was not stupid, his temper was well learned from Song Gao's long legs, but it was too much to control these ministers. There is no one here.

As for ability, it's just because his temper is too weak that he can't display it even if he has all kinds of means, that's all.

After comforting him for a moment, he summoned Queen Wang to take the prince out. Emperor Yongli asked his mother in a low voice: "Mother, it is imperative to lead the feudal town into the defense. However, since my son and minister cannot trust Ma Jixiang, Pang Tianshou cannot

Two treacherous and sycophantic people, but there is no one in their hands to help them, what can they do?"

The Prison of Mr. Eighteen dealt a huge blow to the Yongli Dynasty. Emperor Yongli's trusted courtiers and eunuchs were killed in batches. This can be said to be a devastating blow to him. From then on, even to this day

Today, Yongli's eyes and ears are completely closed by Sun Kewang's cronies here and Ma Jixiang and Pang Tianshou. This is why there were such drastic changes in Fujian and Guangdong provinces last year, but he, as the emperor, still knew nothing about it.

Anecdotes from the ages.

There are not many remaining courtiers, and they are not close friends at all. Besides, with the prison of Mr. Eighteen, who dares to jump out and become an enemy of Sun Kewang, they are just hanging around here. In comparison,

Ma Jixiang and Pang Tianshou are capable, but Yongli doesn't dare to use such a disloyal person. Apart from anything else, God knows if this is some kind of trap set by Sun Kewang, waiting for him to get out of it.

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Did he really see that Sun Kewang was weak and wanted to change the family; or was he planning to use a lie or even a fact to fish for law enforcement and lure him out to give Sun Kewang an excuse to kill the king. Emperor Yongli could not distinguish between this and There was nothing he could do. And his mother, Queen Mother Ma, was not as wise and calm as Queen Meng of Yuanyou. The mother and son looked at each other speechlessly, with only a thousand lines of tears.

The mother and son had nothing to do. However, Ma Jixiang and Pang Tianshou knew about the changes in the world situation, and even got the news about Li Dingguo's re-invasion into Guangxi. It was precisely because of this news that they suspected that Li Dingguo was interested in rescuing Emperor Yongli, so they decided to I had to stand up and take a stand.
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