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Chapter 16 The Emperor Is Not a Cowardly King
No matter how impatient Ma Luan was, Ma Shiying didn't dare to make a fuss if he didn't speak.Because since ancient times, the king is the guide for the ministers, and the father is the guide for the son. As a member of the third rank, he still has this quality.

Faced with Yuan Shili's pretentious begging, Ma Shiying still pretended and snorted contemptuously, "It's good to know the crime, since you are kind enough to save me, then please ask the emperor for your guilt, the emperor will forgive you for your innocence, old man Don't pursue it." Then he turned to Zhu Yousong.

"The lowly position is reckless. I wanted to come to rescue him but surprised Shengjia. Please forgive me." Yuan Shili said and quickly knelt down for Zhu Yousong again.

Zhu Yousong knew that they were playing a pair of reeds, but Ma Shiying would definitely jump over the wall if he really pursued it. Then there was a bloody battle in front of him. Although they were escorted by General Zheng, could the two of them be opponents of these thousands of soldiers?

If you really want to fight, don't expect these civil and military officials in the court to give up their lives to protect them. Now some of them are probably scared to diaper their pants. His Majesty, why didn't so many officials and generals bow their knees and surrender as traitors when the Tartars approached the city?

Of course, these spineless and unscrupulous cartilages live a few more days or live a few days less to Zhu Yousong. If the king or other princes of the clan ascend the throne, he himself will not be able to be the emperor. Daming still has a short-lived fate, so all his efforts will be in vain. The current Jinyiwei and Jingying soldiers can't count on it, unless it is absolutely necessary. When it's time to compromise, you have to compromise, isn't there a saying, endure the calm for a while, take a step back and see how long they can be arrogant.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yousong said: "Since the general came here as an escort, he is not only innocent but meritorious. He is promoted to a higher level and given a hundred pieces of brocade."

"Thank you for your kindness." Yuan Shili kowtowed to Zhu Yousong. He wanted to be grateful but didn't dare to be grateful. If he didn't dare to be grateful, he had to pretend to be grateful. Nondescript, got up and stood behind Ma Shiying.

Ma Shiying scolded, "Although the emperor's benevolence will not be pursued, you should take it as a warning, and you must be more cautious in your actions in the future, and there will be no mistakes in military law!" He said and gave him a wink.

"Your Excellency has taught you a lesson, and I have written down my humble position." Yuan Shili saluted, turned around and waved his hand. The thousands of people gathered their weapons and retreated to the Golden Palace like the ebbing tide, and retreated to the square in the southwest corner of the Meridian Gate to wait for orders. Calm was restored in front of the Golden Palace.

Only then did the civil and military officials let out a sigh of relief, and they were finally safe and sound.

"Gao Aiqing's eight new policies and other details will be discussed in the future. Our Ming Dynasty is full of dangers and the treasury is empty. From now on, dear friends, you must strictly implement simplicity, and I am no exception. From today onwards, my daily food and all expenses will be halved. All localities are not allowed to increase taxes without authorization. Today, Ma Aiqing has made meritorious deeds in escorting her, and she is given the title of minister of the Ministry of War. The governor of Huguang, Fengyang, Jingshi, and the four towns of Jiangbei will guard against the bandits in the west and resist the captives in the north. There must be no mistakes."

Ma Shiying was elated when he heard Zhu Yousong's words, the soldiers and horses in the whole Nanzhili, including Wuchang, were rightfully under the command of his old horse, and secretly said to the emperor, why are you bothering, if you are like this earlier, the old man still needs to mobilize the army and mobilize the crowd ?
"I thank the emperor for his kindness, I will not disgrace the holy order." Ma Shiying was happy, and he still didn't forget to kneel down to thank him.Then he got up and returned to his position even more arrogantly.

Ruan Dacheng, Zhu Guoyan, Zhao Zhilong, Liu Kongzhao and others also showed their complacency in the attitude of the winners. Even the great eunuch Han Zanzhou felt that the emperor was asking for trouble today and was ignorant of current affairs.On the contrary, Ma Luan felt that his father was too soft-hearted, and according to his intention, he would assassinate the king and change the family today.

The villain's success angered the group of loyal officials. Zheng Hongkui had long been prepared to protect him with death. In his opinion, as a general, he would not hesitate to protect the holy driver. He didn't expect the emperor to compromise. He felt humiliated at the time.

There are also Gao Hongtu, Jiang Riguang, Lu Daqi, Zuo Maodi, Liu Zongzhou, Huang Duanbo, Zhang Shenyan, Qu Shixu, etc., secretly accusing treacherous ministers of taking power and deceiving the emperor. They slandered Ma Shiying and his like for trampling on the imperial power so arrogantly, and felt that the emperor would eventually die. Is a cowardly king.

Zhu Yousong announced that he was retiring from the court, and Ma Shiying returned with a full load. He had long been determined to win this minister of the Ministry of War.Now that the goal has been achieved, he took his men and horses away aggressively.

Today's morning court was really full of twists and turns, the officials left the golden palace, the civil officials got on the sedan chair, the generals got on the horses, and the discussions gradually dispersed.

Zheng Hongkui shook his head, thinking that the emperor had made great efforts to govern the country, but he did not expect to compromise with the treacherous party. If he had known this, why would he be so excited? It would be better to stay in Zhenjiang and fight against the Tartars!
Just as he was about to get on his horse and leave, a little Huangmen called to stop him, "Tongzhi Zheng, please stay, the emperor wants to summon him alone in the Wenhua Palace." After speaking, the little Huangmen left.

Although Zheng Hongkui still treated Zhu Yousong respectfully and respectfully as a king when he saw Zhu Yousong, Zhu Yousong could see that he was a little disappointed in himself. Tell me?"

When Zheng Hongkui heard that you were going to summon me, why did you ask me back?In fact, he really wanted to say a few words about what happened just now, but now he is too lazy to say so. Seeing the emperor's question, he could only perfunctoryly say, "Return to Your Majesty, I have nothing to report, and I want to go back to the mansion after the court. The emperor ordained that he had heard about the minister, and the minister came to the Wenhua Hall to beg for the hadith."

"I'm afraid that I didn't confide my heart every day, but I regard you as a minister, so I will tell you for you, Ma Shiying and Chen Shiwumen are in the army, and instead of punishing him for the crime of disaster, I will increase the official and promote him. I am a king who humiliates and shrinks, but I don't want to seek great things!"

"I don't dare... I am an ordinary person, how dare I use the sparrow's view to overshoot my lofty ambitions?" Zheng Hongkui was told, and when he marveled at the emperor's piercing eyes, he quickly denied it and tried to cover it up.

In fact, that's what he meant.Zhu Yousong knew that he didn't dare to admit it, let alone Zheng Hongkui, a third-rank military officer, even if he was the emperor's three princes, three orphans, or even his own father and second uncle, he wouldn't dare to admit it, because in the feudal era, no matter who was pointing fingers at the king, gossip It's all disrespectful, and the crime is to cut off the head.

"Forget it, that's why I called you here to talk about it." Zhu Yousong didn't bother with the matter anymore, and talked freely, "I'm not a person who covets life and fears death, is afraid of the head and tail, nor is it a person who retreats when difficulties arise, otherwise There is no need for me to summon you again. There are two ways to kill a frog. One is to throw the frog into boiling water, and the frog will inevitably jump out with all its strength. But if the frog is thrown If you enter the cold water, you can swim quietly, slowly heat it up to boiling, and when the frog wakes up and wants to escape, it will be impossible."

Zhu Yousong told Zheng Hongkui a truth about boiling frogs in warm water. Although Zheng Hongkui could not have heard of this fable more than 200 years later, he also understood after listening to it. It turns out that the emperor is not a cowardly person who fears death. enemy strategy.

"It turns out that His Majesty used a strategy to stabilize the army?"

Zhu Yousong smiled noncommittally, "Since people who are sealed or not are in control of the military power, why not give a favor and satisfy their vanity? This is the law of wanting to catch but suppressing first."

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