Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 174 The Wolf's Ambition
In the 17th year of Chongzhen, at the beginning of August, the city of Nanjing was scorching, and the cicadas kept chirping, and there seemed to be heat under the shade of trees, which made people feel irritable.

Side hall, cabinet office.

Unlike Beijing's narrow and dilapidated cabinet, Nanjing's cabinet is located in a side hall and is more comfortable.

Of course, the closer you are to the emperor, the easier it is to know every move of the emperor.

Ma Shiying's ears were filled with the sound of insects, and the originally happy mood suddenly turned bad.

Even if the eunuchs had gone to catch them long ago, so as not to delay the elders, the time was too short and the effect was not obvious.

"Ah!" Ma Shiying picked up the teacup, took a sip, the first taste of bitterness on the tongue, then it was slightly sweet, it can be said that the bitterness is the sweetness.

In early June, the Donglin Party finally fell out with him.

A group of people moved out the "Imperial Reversal Case", saying that Ruan Dacheng was unacceptable, and even Ma Shiying was impeached together.

Lu Daqi Shangshu, Minister of the Ministry of War, impeached Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng, saying that they were "greedy, contemptible and evil, and those who echoed for a while were all cunning and despicable."

Immediately, Dongping Bo Liu Zeqing entered the court, Shangshu attacked the Donglin Party, and corrected Lu Daqi and others who disagreed with the emperor's succession, but they had different ambitions.

Lu Daqi had no choice but to retire.

After that, Ma Shiying drew up a "smooth case" for the reverse case.

As the name suggests, they are officials who have taken refuge in the Shunjun army, and they have to return to Nanjing to take up official positions.

Such as Guang Shiheng, Gong Dingzi, Chen Mingxia, Xiang Yu, Zhou Bi, Zhou Zhong and others, among them Guang Shiheng and Chen Mingxia were all from Jiang Yueguang's sect.

This move is actually a drunkard's intention not to drink, and the goal is to target Jiang Yueguang.

Later, Zhu Tongyi, the Zongsheng of Jian'an Palace in Nanchang, was ordered to attack Jiang Yueguang.

When Emperor Hongguang learned that, he was furious and said to my own family, why did he draw up a punishment?

In this way, both Jiang Yueguang and Gao Hongtu lost their hearts, and the cabinet became Ma Shiying's voice.

"Shoufu, I know that the monkeys have been caught."

At this time, the eunuch cautiously came over and flattered: "Your Majesty still has some Hangzhou tribute tea, may I take it to you?"

"Huh?" Ma Shiying frowned, and hurriedly reprimanded: "I am only a courtier, how can I surpass the tribute?"

"If there is a next time, I will never forgive you!"

The eunuch was terrified, begged for mercy and left.

Ma Shiying sneered, not paying attention.

Relying on the emperor's trust, Ma Shiying was invincible, and almost no one could resist the pressure of the righteousness of the monarch and ministers.

So, of course he understood that the Donglin party members hoped that he would lose Jun En.

"Unfortunately, I'm not a fool!"

Ma Shiying shook his head, quite proudly.

After a while, he had a headache again.

The words of King Hanyang's recovery of Sichuan were widely circulated among the people. He was extremely politically sensitive and immediately realized the deep meaning.

The King of Hanyang became stronger again.

Huguang was beaten to pieces, but Sichuan was intact. The two are completely different.

However, what made him even more annoyed was that for such a feat, he must be promoted to the title of king.

Regardless of the title, being a prince will boost his prestige and thus threaten the power of the Nanjing court.

After thinking about it, he felt that such a blame must never be left to him alone.

So, he privately approached Qian Qianyi, the leader of Donglin, to communicate in advance.

For the rise of King Hanyang, Qian Qianyi is quite disgusted.

Although the Manchu thieves are hateful, the internal enemy should die even more.

"Even if we don't mention it, the King of Hanyang will definitely threaten him."

Qian Qianyi gritted his teeth and said: "Zuo Liangyu's son, Zuo Menggeng was captured by him, if he doesn't obey, Zuo Liangyu may have to be a slave to the tiger."

"Zuo Liangyu guards Jiujiang, and must not be threatened by him again."

Hearing this, Ma Shiying snorted coldly.

Isn't this just like myself, threatening Nanjing with soldiers?
It is comfortable for him to use, but when others use it, he will be extremely responsive.

Ma Shiying pondered: "You can use the title of king as a threat, but he must be released to Zuo Menggeng."

"The prince has to add it, but the king has something to discuss."

Qian Qianyi nodded and said: "If nothing else, the king of Hanyang is ambitious, such as King Ning, what he wants is either the king of Chu or the king of Shu."

"This is absolutely impossible!" Ma Shiying immediately vetoed.

In this way, wouldn't it be justifiable for him to turn the province into a country?

"Yes, choose an auspicious name, such as King Rui, etc."

Ma Shiying added.

Since Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, there are very few princes conferred with ancient king titles. Basically, they are called king titles with nice and meaningful words.

Such as King Xiu, King Ji, King Jing, King Rong, etc., are more famous, such as King Xing before Emperor Jiajing, and King Xin of Emperor Chongzhen.

Later, such a naming rule was inherited by the Qing Dynasty.

It is easier to reduce the influence by not taking the name of the ancient king.

After the two reached a consensus, they dispersed.

Of course, in the impression of Donglin party members, Qian Qianyi has always been against Ma Shiying, fighting to regain power.

A few days later, public opinion intensified, but the Nanjing court pretended to be deaf and dumb.

However, clinker, the silent Nanjing court actually received letters from King Rui, King Qin, and King Yongshou, asking for merit.

Now, I can't put it on anymore.

Emperor Hongguang had no choice but to hold an imperial meeting.

For this Uncle Wang, Hong Guang originally thought that he could be recruited as foreign aid, and Ma Shiying could control the center inside.

Such a balance between inside and outside, even if he eats, drinks and has fun, he will not lose his power.

But after thinking about it, he really didn't expect that this Uncle Wang was so fierce that even Zhang Xianzhong, who tortured Huguang and Jiangxi, was not his opponent.

In this way, the outside is more important than the inside, and the favor becomes disgust.

"Two princes, one county king, wrote a letter to ask for credit for the King of Hanyang, causing great trouble. What do you guys think?"

It was rare for Emperor Hongguang to be serious, his fat face was full of seriousness, obviously, he was already aware of the threat of King Hanyang.

The ministers were quite astonished, but sticking to their own interests, even if Hongguang was a wise ruler, he must be a foolish ruler.

Jiuqing, Six Departments, the Cabinet, and dozens of people stood in the hall, all silent.

Ma Shiying sneered, then bowed respectfully to Emperor Hongguang, saying:
"The arrow is on the string, and it has to be fired. How can you eat the king's salary, not share your worries?"

"It's better to go home and farm the land if you are mediocre!"

Ma Shiying likes being morally oppressive.

Emperor Hongguang was also quite satisfied with Ma Shiying's respectful attitude.

"Not to be promoted, the king of Hanyang is ambitious, he must be the second King Ning..."

"It's not enough for the common people to not seal it, but to force the King of Hanyang to rebel. We have to think about it in the long run."

All in all, there are more disagreements than approvals.

However, those who agree are basically people with long-term vision.

They understand that rebelling in the future and rebelling now are two different things.

"What do you think of Qian Butang?"

Ma Shiying turned to Qian Qianyi: "This is a matter of the Ministry of Rites, what's your opinion?"

Now, everyone's attention was focused on the leader of Donglin.

Emperor Hongguang also expected a neutral method.

Seeing this, Qian Qianyi could only take a deep breath and stepped out, his old body seemed heavy:
"According to the old minister, it has come to the point where it has to be sealed."

When this statement came out, everyone was lost.

However, this is the truth after all, and no one can refute it.

"You can make him a prince, but you can't easily make him a prince."

Qian Qianyi said slowly: "It can be released to the son of Zuo Liangyu, so that Zuo Zhen can get rid of his shackles and become a barrier for the court."

Everyone nodded.

The Donglin Party was happy, so Zuo Liangyu could be used again.

Ma Shiying immediately said in a soft voice: "As for the title of king, I think that it should not be an ancient title, but an auspicious title, such as An, Xiu, etc."

(End of this chapter)