After Chen Youlong surrendered, Wugang City was quickly captured.
Liu Chengyin, Liu Chengyuan, and Zheng Fengyuan died in battle, and the officials of the Yongli Imperial Court dispersed.
In Prince Min's Mansion in Wugang, Zhang Tongchang, a great scholar covered in blood, walked in with a sword.
"The rebel army has entered the city. Your Majesty will follow you quickly."
Emperor Yongli asked in panic: "Where do you want me to go? How can I get out of the city?"
"I will protect your majesty and fight out. When we go to Sichuan, the great scholar Wang Yingxiong has always been loyal and will definitely protect your majesty!"
"I'm afraid you can't go anywhere," a gentle voice came. Ma Jixiang, dressed in casual clothes, led a group of black warriors into the Min Palace.
Emperor Yongli was terrified: "Who are you?"
Ma Jixiang smiled contemptuously: "The emperor's own army is the servant of the country."
"Ah!" A chamberlain screamed and tried to run away, but a samurai slashed his sword and fell in a pool of blood.
"How dare you, Shu!" Zhang Tongchang was furious and drew his sword to protect him. He was quickly subdued and the sword fell to the ground.
Zhang Tongchang's eyes were about to burst: "I am a great scholar, I cannot die at the hands of rats!"
He pushed aside the Jin Yiwei beside him and kowtowed to Emperor Yongli: "Your Majesty, I can no longer be loyal to Your Majesty. Let's take the first step." He hit the jade pillar of Prince Min's Mansion with his head, his brain burst, and his heroic soul was immortal.
Emperor Yongli cried and begged Ma Jixiang: "I really don't want to be the emperor, it's Liu Chengyin and the others who forced me!"
Ma Jixiang nodded: "His Royal Highness King Gui's words are true."
Emperor Yongli was overjoyed: "Can you tell King Jingjiang to spare my life? No, spare my life."
Ma Jixiang sighed: "King Gui is really an idiot. There are no two days in the sky, and there are no two kings in the country. When one king dies, another king will stand. This is an eternal truth. Why don't you understand?"
Emperor Yongli is still pleading. His voice is pitiful like the cicadas crying in autumn.
Ma Jixiang became impatient and said to his left and right: "Help His Royal Highness King Gui".
He slashed with knives left and right, and Emperor Yongli collapsed.
Soon, the majestic Prince Min's Mansion turned into a sea of fire.
Emperor Yongli, his queen, concubines, and sons were all lost in the sea of fire.
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Guilin Royal City, Nuanxin Pavilion.
Ma Jixiang, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, knelt on the ground, covered in cold sweat, and did not dare to move.
"Ma Jixiang, I just want to ask you, how did King Gui Zhu Youlang die?"
"When the army invaded the city, he burned himself in fear of crime."
"Damn it, Ma Jixiang, how dare you bully me!"
Zhu Hengjia was furious. He was not angry with Ma Jixiang for killing Zhu Youlang, but he was angry with Ma Jixiang for actually having the guts to kill Zhu Youlang without telling him. This is like raising a dog, if you are asked to bite, you can bite; if you are not allowed to bite, you can
Biting indiscriminately means that the owner has lost control of the dog?
What should I do if a vicious dog bites me back?
Zhu Hengjia looked at Ma Jixiang with colder and colder eyes, and he had murderous intent.
Ma Jixiang felt this murderous intention and broke into a cold sweat. His survival instinct made him crawl to Zhu Hengjia.
"Dong dong dong", he kept kowtowing and his face was covered with blood.
"Your Highness, King Gui Zhu Youlang was killed by his ministers. It is a grave crime!"
Zhu Hengjia kicked him: "You are so brave to kill the clan members without permission. Why don't you report the orphan?"
"Your Highness has a kind heart. I am afraid that I will retaliate against Your Highness. Your Highness cannot bear to do this."
"Humph," Zhu Hengjia sneered. Is a lonely person kind-hearted? When he becomes lonely, he doesn't even recognize his relatives. It seems that you have never seen someone become lonely and cruel!
However, after being praised for his kindheartedness, Zhu Hengjia finally lost his temper and his face became slightly brighter.
Seeing that Zhu Hengjia's face looked better, Ma Jixiang crawled up to Zhu Hengjia and burst into tears: "Your Highness, I am so loyal and loyal!"
"How dare you do this without telling me?" Zhu Hengjia stepped forward and kicked him again.
Ma Jixiang looked like a loyal minister who was not afraid of death, and his eyes were full of determination as if he was ready to die.
"Your Highness, the guard in royal robes, your Highness's minions. I will do ugly things, bad things, and cruel things; good things, good things, and good deeds will be done by Your Highness. I don't report to Your Highness because I think that if this matter is exposed, I will do it alone."
What you do has nothing to do with Your Highness. Your Highness can kill me to thank the world. I would rather be infamy for thousands of years, and let my king be famous for ever!"
After saying this, Ma Jixiang burst into tears and burst into tears.
Shocked! Zhu Hengjia was shocked! Is this still the great traitor Ma Jixiang in later generations?
A treacherous yet loyal person, Ma Jixiang's excellent acting skills successfully calmed Zhu Hengjia's anger.
It's not that he was deceived by Ma Jixiang's appearance of being a loyal minister, but because he realized that he couldn't live without Ma Jixiang now.
It is easy to kill Ma Jixiang, but it is difficult to find another dog that is so useful and knows how to take the initiative to help the lonely and bite people!
If you kill him, who will help Gu do these dark, vicious, shameless, despicable, filthy and disgusting things in the future? Should you let Gu do it himself? Wouldn't Gu's reputation be ruined?
However, we have to beat him. Otherwise, what if he loses control in the future and the vicious dog bites him?
Zhu Hengjia thought for a while: "Ma Jixiang, do you know your sin?"
"I am aware of my guilt."
"I will punish you with twenty sticks and three months' salary."
"I thank Your Highness for not killing me."
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The imperial staff of the Ming Dynasty was divided into three types: "beating", "beating hard" and "beating with heart".
If the prison officer shouts "beat", then it's fine. It's just a perfunctory and superficial wound.
If you shout "hit really" and at the same time put your feet aside and form a splayed figure, you are hitting the disabled person. If you hit the disabled person with a few sticks, the person who is in poor health will have to work on crutches in the next life.
If you shout "beat with all your heart" and keep your feet together at the same time, it's time to stop. This is a beating to death. The official who was beaten may be remembered in history, but the reputation cannot be enjoyed while he is alive.
In the Zhengde year, the great eunuch Liu Jin killed twenty-three ministers with a stick at the Meridian Gate!
Zhu Hengjia asked Ma Huanxi to be imprisoned. He is a smart man and should be able to understand what he means.
Sure enough, Eunuch Ma came to the Meridian Gate and softly shouted: "Beat".
There was a "crackling" sound, and the loyal minister Ma Jixiang suffered some skin injuries.
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When I got home, my wife gave Ma Jixiang medicine.
"Take it easy, oh, it hurts!"
"Ms. sir, accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger. You can't do things so recklessly in the future. If you don't do things for yourself, you must also think about me and your children!"
Ma Jixiang suddenly laughed.
"Ms. sir, why are you laughing?"
"Madam, I laugh at you for being a Taoist woman and not understanding the affairs of the court. As my husband, Jian is in the Emperor's heart and is about to achieve great success!"
"Ms. sir, have you been fooled by being slapped on the wall?"
"Haha! If the Supervisor is really angry with me, will I still have my life to come back? Now I only have twenty strikes and a three-month salary. It means that the Supervisor is not angry with me. Instead, he appreciates me."
"I don't believe it."
"I'll make a bet with you. The prison country will soon feed my husband sweet dates."
As soon as he finished speaking, his family came to report that Ma was happy that Eunuch Ma was here
"When my father-in-law came to my humble residence, my subordinate was injured and could not salute him. Sin, sin!" Ma Jixiang apologized repeatedly.
"The Jianguo asked our family to send you the best gold medicine. Is your injury okay?" Ma Huanxi comforted her warmly.
"Oh, I committed such a serious crime, and the prison government also gave me medicine. The kindness of the prison government is as high as the sky and the sea is deep!" Ma Jixiang burst into tears of gratitude.
"This matter is so big that I have no choice but to hit you with a slap. The blow hits you personally and hurts the heart of the supervisor. Your Excellency, you must not resent the supervisor!"
"It's too late for me to be grateful, so how can I dare to feel resentful? I am willing to become a loyal dog that oversees the country, and I will not hesitate to break my body to pieces!"
After leaving Ma's house, Ma Huanxi weighed the thick silver bag that Ma Jixiang asked the housekeeper to give, and thought to himself: This man is simple in the emperor's heart, and he is also a good person. It seems that he wants to make a good friend. He can't write two characters for "horse" in one stroke.
Well.
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"The Chronicles of Emperor Guangwu of the Ming Dynasty": "The emperor's staff scolded Ma Jixiang. When he returned home, Xiang was happy. His wife divorced him. He said: Jane is in the emperor's heart, and he will use it soon."