Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 137
"what?"

Qian Qianyi was taken aback, his long gray hair trembled, and the paper fan in his hand stopped shaking instantly.

"How dare, Ma Shiying, how dare he?"

A group of Donglin party members were blowing their beards and staring in anger, their chests heaving continuously.

It's a shame that Ma Shiying took the lead in such a great support.

"The eunuch, the eunuch, this is the restoration of the eunuch, the Ming Dynasty must not repeat the same mistakes."

Qian Qianyi immediately labeled Ma Shiying as an eunuch, ignoring the fact that he was originally demoted because of the eunuch, and denigrated him greatly.

This is the housekeeping skill of the Donglin Party.

"King Lu is the virtuous king, and he must never surrender."

Jiang Yueguang said in a deep voice, word by word, like iron nails: "Never recognize King Fu, for the sake of righteousness, we loyal people must not yield."

Zhang Shenyan, Minister of the Ministry of Officials in Nanjing, was even more furious: "We are incompatible with the eunuch party, and we must not support King Fu."

For a while, the Donglin Party in Nanjing city slandered Ma Shiying, and even sent troops to prevent King Fu from going to Nanjing.

Fushe, Jishe and other Donglin sects continued to preach among the people that King Fu could not be a king, and for a while, undercurrents surged.

At night, the city of Nanjing received news that King Fu's ship had arrived at Yizhen.

The next day, Qian Qianyi, Jiang Yueguang, Lu Daqi and other Donglin bosses looked at each other, not knowing how to face it.

"Fu Wang is here..."

Lu Daqi hesitated for a moment, then said softly.

As the saying goes, come and go, how can you drive away?
Ma Shiying sent [-] soldiers and horses to protect him.

"Yes, we can't be driven away, right? The nobles and guard eunuchs in the city are all going to welcome them, so we are missing."

Zhang Shenyan had no choice but to cast a glance at Qian Qianyi, who was still expressionless, and said involuntarily: "Ma Shiying supports King Fu, but we can't let him control him. Under Chunchun's guidance, he is also a wise king."

The meaning of this sentence is very clear.

The facts are right in front of our eyes. The nobles, eunuchs, and military officials have all recognized Fu Wang, and they are lacking in civil servants.

The opinions of the Donglin party members are really not that important.

Once Fu Wang really enters Nanjing, he may not even have a mouthful of soup.

After a long time, Qian Qianyi sighed: "Damn it, Shi Kefa believed in Ma Shiying's trick and missed a good opportunity."

Lu Daqi said unwillingly: "In the final analysis, there are still insufficient soldiers and horses."

"Ma Shiying has an army of [-] in Fengyang, colluded with Wei Guogong Xu Hongji and Chengyi Bo Liu Kongzhao in Nanjing, and formed an alliance with hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in Huai'an. We have to admit it."

"Isn't there Zuo Liangyu in Jiujiang?"

Gao Hongtu couldn't help but say.

"I heard that he was defeated by Sun Chuanting's son-in-law, Zhu Yixi, and half of Huguang was occupied by him."

Lu Daqi said in a deep voice.

"it is good!"

Qian Qianyi was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "He, Ma Shiying, has reinforcements, and our Donglin Party also has them. Once we enter Nanjing City, he won't be able to make decisions."

For a while, everyone was persuaded and made a policy of citing foreign soldiers.

And all of this is similar to how the prime minister invoked warlords as aid after the mid-Tang Dynasty.

Unfortunately, they habitually ignored it.

On April [-], King Fu came to Nanjing and was greeted by all the ministers.

On the first day of May, King Fu paid homage to the Ming Taizu's mausoleum Xiaoling Tomb and Prince Yiwen's Mausoleum, visited Fengxian Hall, and stayed in the palace.

That night, Yang Wencong, representing Ma Shiying, exchanged interests with the members of the Donglin Party. The cabinet ministers and the six ministries promised one by one that the Donglin Party would occupy [-]% of the positions.

For a while, the host and guest had a good time, and the previous unhappiness disappeared.

At the moment when the whole city was celebrating, news suddenly came from Xiangyang that Zhu Yixi, the commander-in-chief of Guyuan with [-] troops, would support King Rui to supervise the country.

King Rui, Zhu Changhao, is the fifth son of Shenzong, younger brother of Guangzong, uncle of the late emperor, and still belongs to the close royal family.

Although Fu Wang Lun Xu is the best, but Rui Wang is also qualified to inherit the throne.

This time, the plans of the entire Nanjing court were disrupted.

If there are two imperial courts in the south, the authority of Nanjing will be hit, and this will threaten the vital interests of their Donglin party members.

In a sense, the Donglin party members have already been tied to the Nanjing court.

"What can I do?"

King Fu sat up and was more than 30 years old. Although his political ability is still immature, he deeply understands that there are no two days in the sky, and there are no two masters in the country.

He can only be the unique emperor.

Ma Shiying is still supervising the army in Fengyang, and now he can only rely on the Donglin party members.

Qian Qianyi had just won the Minister of Rites and was very happy. At this time, he couldn't help squinting his eyes and said:
"According to my opinion, Zhu Yixi is a drunkard who doesn't care about drinking."

"If he wanted to support King Rui, more than a month has passed since the death of the first emperor, how could he wait until today?"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone felt that it was reasonable.

"So, he just wants to seek an official position."

Lu Daqi snorted coldly: "These warriors are all so virtuous, greedy for profit, and short-sighted."

"Zhu Yixi held King Rui and King Qin in his hands, and defeated Zuo Liangyu again. His strength should not be underestimated!"

Jiang Yueguang pondered for a moment, then sighed softly.

"Then let's talk about it! After all, it's the clan, so it's not good if it's too ugly."

Fu Wang nodded and said: "Peace first, and urge Governor Ma to come to Beijing as soon as possible. He cannot be separated from here."

Ma Shiying, who is scheduled to be the chief assistant of the cabinet, although he is in Fengyang, has [-] troops stationed on the north bank of Nanjing, with a strong sense of presence.

On the third day of May, King Fu officially supervised the country and gave amnesty to the world.

Ma Shiying, who had been urged several times, learned of the changes in Xiangyang, and could no longer calm down, so he rushed straight to Nanjing.

Before he stopped, he received the envoys from Xiangyang.

"King of Chu? Governor of Huguang?"

Hearing this, Ma Shiying almost vomited blood: "Absurd, ridiculous, absolutely impossible."

"Although Chu Fan's direct line is dead, there are still some branches. In terms of succession to the throne, it will never be the Qin Fan's turn."

"Besides, since the founding of the People's Republic of China, it has never been heard of a general serving as a civil servant."

Ma Shiying flatly refused such absurd conditions.

"Shoufu, King Rui of Xiangyang has been teasing my lord. This condition was promised by King Rui himself. I hope you think twice!"

Yan Chongxin lowered his head and said softly, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, the threat in it was very strong.

Hearing this, Ma Shiying forcibly suppressed his anger: "The cabinet is not what I say, and I will reply to you later."

"Then the officials will wait for a few more days, as long as they return to Xiangyang before the tenth day of the Lunar New Year."

Nanjing cabinet.

The first assistant is Ma Shiying, the second assistant is Shi Kefa, the cabinet ministers Wang Duo, and Jiang Yueguang.

Although the position of the first assistant was robbed, the Donglin Party still has an advantage in the cabinet.

At this time, Ma Shiying was in line with everyone's interests. Regarding Xiangyang's proposal, he said directly and openly: "These two conditions are absolutely not allowed."

Shi Kefa said in a deep voice: "Although it belongs to the clan, the king of Chu must not give in. Otherwise, what is the prestige of the court?"

"The governor of Huguang can't either." Wang Duo confided.

Jiang Yueguang said helplessly: "It's impossible to just sit back and watch Xiangyang set up another court, right? In this way, other feudal princes from other places will also be ready to move."

"After all, after the clan, it has to be a person with a different surname, the king of Chu is not allowed, and other county kings should consider it at their own discretion."

Ma Shiying was silent for a long time before he spoke slowly.

(End of this chapter)