Daming: I help my wife be the empress

Chapter 278 Zhu Yousong: That's right, Yuan Fu is right

Ma Shiying is 54 years old, with gray hair, medium build and plain appearance.

He was thinking with his brows tightly locked, and after hearing Zhu Yousong's words, he said, "Your Majesty, I think Yuan Jitong (Yuan Jixian's character) is definitely not someone who makes fun of state affairs."

Zhu Yousong said again expectantly: "Could it be that Yuan Jixian misreported this matter because he listened to rumors?

Let's say my niece is in Sichuan Jianguo, but how can it be possible to lead an army of [-] to Wuchang and defeat Zuo Liangyu? "

Obviously, at this moment, Zhu Yousong is still unwilling to believe that Aimee Zhu is supervising the country in Sichuan, and even more unwilling to believe that Aimee Zhu led an army to defeat Zuo Liangyu.

Although Zuo Liangyu was the number one warlord he was wary of after he took the throne, he could be more wary. Before that, Zuo Liangyu also recognized him as emperor and accepted his canonization, which was barely a barrier for the court to resist the Shun army in Hubei.

However, Princess Kunxing is the daughter of Chongzhen, and she considers herself to be the supervisor of the country. The threat to his throne is definitely far greater than Zuo Liangyu.

Therefore, reading Yuan Jixian's report that Zhu Yousong really didn't want to believe that Princess Kunxing defeated Zhang Xianzhong while supervising the country in Sichuan, and then led the army east to Wuchang to defeat Zuo Liangyu.

Ma Shiying said: "Your Majesty, Yuan Jitong is a well-known honest and capable minister. When Chongzhen served as Huguang Counselor for ten years, he even defeated Lao Huihui, Ge Liyan and other rogues.

He is definitely not the kind of person who believes in rumors. If he has not been confirmed, he will never report such things to the court. "

"But, didn't you all say that Zuo Liangyu had an army of 80? How could he be defeated by my niece with 10 troops?" Zhu Yousong looked puzzled.

He felt that it was outrageous that 80 people were defeated by 10 people.

Absolutely fake.

Ma Shiying sighed helplessly, and said: "Your Majesty, victory or defeat has not been determined by the number of troops since ancient times, and even though Zuo Liangyu claimed to have an army of 80, it would be good if he actually had 40 troops.

It is said that most of his subordinates are mobs, if Princess Kunxing has tens of thousands of elites, it is not impossible to defeat Zuo Liangyu. "

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

"It should be true."

Hearing what Ma Shiying said, Zhu Yousong thought for a while, and his fingers and lips trembled slightly.

After walking slowly around the spot, he couldn't help looking at Ma Shiying as if looking at straws, and said, "Yuanfu, you helped me sit on the throne back then, but now you can't abandon me!"

"Calm down, Your Majesty!" Ma Shiying frowned tightly, and raised his voice, "Not to mention the fact that this matter has not yet been fully determined, even if it is true, how can Your Majesty be threatened?
That Kunxing supervised the country with the body of a woman, and his name was not right and wrong. Even with the support of a large army, how could he compete with His Majesty for orthodoxy?

Needless to say, His Majesty is also supported by a large army - Huang Degong, Liu Liangzuo, Liu Zeqing, Gao Jieyu, the four Jiangbei towns are not only strong in military strength, but also have good combat power.

With them around, why should His Majesty be afraid of a little girl?
What's more, Kunxing should be considered as His Majesty's niece who has not yet released five clothes, right?How do you know that she didn't lead the army east to support His Majesty?

Maybe when she sees His Majesty, she will resign the title of Prison Country and hand over the army to the court? "

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

At the end, Zhu Yousong still answered: "Yes, yes, Yuanfu is right. My niece is only a woman after all, how could she compete with me for the throne?
What's more, now that the great Ming clan is withered and nearly half of the country is lost, she must have come to protect and help me.Yes, it must be so! "

Seeing that Zhu Yousong had no opinion at all, Ma Shiying changed his mind in a few words. He felt complacent and satisfied, but also inexplicably angry, with a feeling of indisputable anger.

It can be said that the mood is complicated.

After thinking about it, he said again: "Your expectation is good, Yuan Jitong will definitely continue to report this matter later.

Although the details of how Princess Kunxing led the army to defeat Zuo Liangyu are still unknown, the court really needs to make early preparations.

The minister thought that Huang Degong and Huang Fei should be sent to the upper reaches of the river to intercept Princess Kunxing's army.

Otherwise, let Princess Kunxing lead the army straight to Nanjing, if she really has malicious intentions, the court will be over. "

"Okay, okay, listen to Yuanfu." Zhu Yousong said this first, but couldn't help saying: "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 late emperor's daughter, so Huang Degong wouldn't betray me and seek refuge with Kunxing, right? "

"Your Majesty is worrying too much." Ma Shiying smiled confidently, "Although Huang Degong came from the Yongwei Battalion in the capital, he was in the Liaodong Army before.

Since the 11th year of Chongzhen, he followed Xiong Wencan to Henan to suppress the thieves, and he fought in the Hehuai area of ​​Jiangbei.

The daily military pay and food and fodder are all rationed by Nanjing, and the ministers and officials in Nanjing are not only familiar with each other, but also have a good friendship.

Besides, don't forget, Your Majesty, he was the main force in helping His Majesty sit on the throne before.If he surrendered to Princess Kunxing, how would he know that he would not be held accountable? "

Zhu Yousong was easily subdued again, nodded repeatedly and said: "Yuanfu is right."

Unexpectedly, Ma Shiying became a little worried after thinking about it, "However, His Majesty's concerns also need to be guarded, and the strength of Huang Degong and Huang Fei's two troops is a bit weak.

The minister thought that Liu Liangzuo should be urgently dispatched from Shouzhou, Fengyang Prefecture to the south to Wuwei Prefecture to cooperate with Erhuang in defense. "

Although Zhu Yousong has no opinions, he has a lot of experience in these years, so he is not completely brainless.

Hearing Ma Shiying's arrangement, he couldn't help but wonder: "Yuanfu, if Liu Liangzuo is transferred south, what should we do if there are eastern captives and thieves going south?"

Ma Shiying got a little impatient, and said in a more emphatic tone: "Your Majesty, there are many rebel troops in Henan who are interested in facing me in Ming Dynasty, there are Li Chengdong and other Gao Jie's remaining troops guarding Xu Si area, and Liu Zeqing in Huai'an, which is enough to resist the enemy in the north.

Moreover, if there is an enemy coming from the north, we have to come step by step, and it will take at least a month or two to reach Nanjing.If blocked by the defenders, it will take more time.

However, if Princess Kunxing led an army down the river from Wuchang, she would be able to reach Nanjing in a few days! "

"Yes, yes, yes," Zhu Yousong easily changed his mind again and said, "Yuanfu is right, I was confused, and the most important thing is to resist the enemies in the upper reaches of the river."

After discussing the matter with Zhu Yousong, Ma Shiying didn't discuss it with the courtiers, and asked Zhu Yousong to make an order.

Because both of them knew that this matter was urgent, but if it was brought to the court for discussion, it might not be possible to reach a conclusion after arguing for two or three days.

Moreover, such urgent military matters should have been decided by the cabinet and the emperor.

When the Hongguang court first established, Shi Kefa and Gao Hongtu, members of the Donglin Party, took advantage of the advantages of controlling the Six Departments of Nanjing for many years, and wanted to launch a cabinet composed of Shi Kefa, Gao Hongtu, and Jiang Yueguang.

Ma Shiying and other eunuchs, Nanjing Xungui, and the four towns of Jiangbei disagreed. As a result of fighting and compromising with each other, a four-member cabinet of Shi Kefa, Ma Shiying, Gao Hongtu, and Jiang Yueguang was launched.

In the next six months, after various political struggles, the Donglin Party was no match for Ma Shiying and other eunuchs supported by Zhu Yousong and the four towns in Jiangbei.

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

It should be known that Nanjing has always regarded the Minister of the Ministry of War as the head of the hundred officials, and Shi Kefa has been demoted.

Later, Ma Shiying presented to Zhu Yousong the article written by Shi Kefa "Seven Shouldn't Establish the King of Fortune as the New Emperor", forcing Shi Kefa to ask himself out of the cabinet and go to Jiangbei to supervise the army.

Afterwards, Gao Hongtu and Jiang Yueguang failed in the political struggle one after another and were forced out of the cabinet. Wu Wei and Zheng Sanjun recommended by the Donglin Party were unwilling to take up their posts. Instead, Wang Duo and Ruan Dayue from Ma Shiying's side entered the cabinet successively. .

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

Therefore, Ma Shiying can "discuss" with Zhu Yousong and make a quick decision on the urgent military affairs.

No, when Zhu Yousong issued the imperial decree to transfer troops, Ma Shiying took it to the cabinet to go through a process, and then stamped the seal of his concurrently serving as the governor of Fengyang, and dispatched it urgently at [-] miles.

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

Not long after Zhu Yousong sent out the imperial decree for dispatching troops, the news about Princess Kunxing supervising the country reached the ears of many people in Nanjing...
(End of this chapter)