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Chapter 35 The Emperor is Coming
The emperor's going out of the palace is naturally a lot of noise. Zhu Yousong in front of him is not only leaving the palace but also the imperial city. Therefore, the streets of Nanjing are still water splashed, the roads are covered with loess, and more than [-] soldiers in brocade clothes guarding the court are lined up in a long line. dragon.

Zhu Yousong took the golden queen's little hand, got on the imperial squat set up by Lu Jiude himself, boarded the luxuriously decorated dragon chariot and looked around, ho, what a majesty!

On the left and right of the dragon chariot are a group of court ladies and eunuchs accompanying them. The chief eunuch Lu Jiude and the second eunuch Li Guofu are on the left and the second eunuch Li Guofu is on the left and the other is on the right.If he plays well, he will be able to let go of the past and return to his original post.In this regard, he is in the same situation as Zu Hai, he belongs to the body of committing crimes and performing meritorious deeds, and now he is just a cover-up in name only.

Then there are Zheng Hongkui and Zu Hai wearing helmets, flying fish suits and embroidered spring knives are particularly conspicuous, and then there are guards in full armor and brocade clothes closely following each other. Behind the banner are countless big Han generals in full armor sitting on horses, carrying long knives, like heavenly soldiers and generals descending from the earth, with fresh clothes and angry horses, swords and guns like forests, and the cold light shining in the sun catches people's eyes.The yellow umbrella and the five-color flag cover the sky and block out the sun, and the sound of gongs and whips is continuous, and the momentum is shocking.

Anticipating that there might be a bloody battle today, Li Guofu and this Taichang Temple Minister Li Zhan, even though they are weak people, are not stage frightened. The emperor cleaned up Dongchang and Jinyiwei in such a short time. The emperor, the empress and so many eunuchs and maids followed, why would I be afraid?
Not far from the Meridian Gate, to the east is the Jinyiwei Hall, and to the west is the Mansion of the Governor of the Five Armies, which is also the mansion of Zhao Zhilong, a soldier of the Beijing camp. The palace congratulated Ma Shiying, with such a strong lineup, he just lamented the power of Ma Shiying and his son, and the fact that taking a concubine shocked the emperor, and did not think about anything else.

The reason why Zhu Yousong brought the Golden Empress and some court ladies and eunuchs with him was not that he wanted them to be buried as cannon fodder, but that he did it out of nowhere. Congratulations from the family, even though he is still considered a mediocre emperor who looks at people's faces, he can't be too shabby.

The Governor's Mansion was decorated with lanterns and festoons, and all the servants put on brand new clothes, with festive smiles on their faces, as lively as a big festival.

Ma Luan, the commander of Jinyiwei, did not dare to go to the brothel to drink flowers and wine today, but changed into new clothes early. The groom, Ma Shiying, was also in high spirits. Counting them together is estimated to be more than a reinforced platoon, each with heavy makeup and beautiful flowers, and their lords and grandpas greeted and sent them off. For a while, there was an endless stream of people coming and going in and out of Ma's house, and it was crowded.

The wedding banquet hall is arranged in the center of the spacious Ma’s courtyard, grand and warm, lined up in a long line of all marble tables and cases, filled with delicacies from mountains and seas, jade cups of fine wine, beautiful and beautiful maids every day Two stood beside Zhang's case, smiling picturesquely.There are already many high-ranking officials and gentry sitting beside the case, and Beijing officials below the fifth rank and local officials below the fourth rank cannot find a place here.

Ruan Dacheng and Zhao Zhilong regarded themselves as half masters, they came here yesterday, and this Ruan Dacheng basically didn't leave Ma Mansion these days, for the sake of convenience, he brought the concubine Li Xiangjun he snatched with him, and sometimes he simply lived in Overnight in Mafu.

While the two people were talking and commenting, the number of prominent figures in the hall was increasing.

At noon, Qian Qianyi, Minister of Rites, dressed in a beast official uniform and with black gauze with round wings on his head, arrived, followed by his proud student Zheng Damu. Zheng Damu, who had just turned [-], was dressed as a student of the Imperial College. This kind of festive occasion is definitely not Going to court, the second is not Bingzheng, the two deliberately dressed like this to look nondescript.

After Qian Qianyi sat down, he soon realized that there was an abnormality. There were so many people without a senior general of the local army. He thought it might be that Lu Yuan hadn't arrived, so he didn't think much about it.

Ma Shiying was smiling all over his face, but in fact it was a kind of hidden smile, which let the two of them in. When they passed by Ruan Dacheng and Zhao Zhilong, even though they didn't meet each other, they also greeted on the surface.

Then came Gao Hongtu, Lu Daqi, Huang Daozhou, Jiang Riguang, Wu Weiye, Zuo Maodi, Huang Duanbo, Qu Shixu, and so on. A large group of Ma Shiying deliberately invited also came one after another. The reason why these loyal ministers of Nanming came today So neat, I have consulted the emperor in advance.But they didn't come early, they were just as puzzled as Qian Qianyi, and they didn't find any senior generals in the army, such as the commander-in-chief of the four towns in Jiangbei, Zuo Liangyu, Marquis of Wuchang, etc. None of them came. Hanging the title of Minister of the Ministry of War, no one can surpass him in terms of military positions, but how could he miss these people on his happy day?
How did they know that the present Zuo Liangyu and the commander-in-chief of the four Jiangbei towns are no longer what they used to be. These people asked for advice, not even the relatives from Suizhou.

The smile on Ma Shiying's face remained undiminished, thinking to himself for a while to see how the old man hurt you.But I found that several people hadn't come yet, one was Zheng Hongkui, the other was Lu Jiude and Li Guofu, I didn't see them in person, nor did they send people, and Li Zhan didn't come, it was incredible, what happened today he had to Come to thank you for saving your life, that is, their father and son pulled him out of the tiger's mouth, not only Li Zhan, but even his son's subordinate and die-hard fan Zu Hai did not come, what's more, the Duke of Baoguo Zhu Guoyan The two honorary officials, Admiral Liu Kongzhao and Cao Jiang, were also not present.If he could bear all these, what he couldn't bear the most was that even his nephew Ma Ming, the governor of Nanzhen, never showed up.

It's not far from the time for the banquet at noon. The first few are okay, but the latter, especially the last four, have not arrived. The smile on his face gradually faded, and the triangular eyes kept turning. It shouldn't be. A few days ago, old man Chen Bingchaotang, the emperor conferred the title of governor of the five provinces and Minister of the Ministry of War. When they were not invited, they were the first to come to the government to congratulate them. Now they are invited to come. No one is seen at such a time. They will not be there I feel sorry for these few people's money, and that damn Ma Ming, is there something wrong?

There is only half a stick of incense left, and the auspicious time will come, and there is no longer any delay, so Ma Shiying immediately ordered someone to go to inquire.

After waiting for another cup of tea, these people still have no news at all.

The joy on Ma Shiying's face gradually disappeared, replaced by bewilderment and sullenness, his son Ma Luan couldn't help cursing inwardly, the first one to scold was of course Zu Hai, what a fucking boy, I'm so happy to have my concubine, you How dare you stay so late, and talk sweetly in front of me on weekdays, this is all fake, I will deal with you later!

The second one who scolded was Li Zhan, Minister of Taichang Temple. He is really a white-eyed wolf. If he hadn't pulled you out of Zheng Hongkui's hands, how could you have died?You are so ungrateful, how dare you not come on this occasion today, I can save you, I can clean you up!

You, Zheng, pretend to be big cloves of garlic. After the old man’s happy event, I have to go to Jinyiwei to teach you personally. The emperor can’t cover you. Zu Hai can hurt your left arm. Can unload your legs!
Then he scolded his cousin Ma Ming, did this damned guy go to the brothel again?
Zhao Zhilong and Ruan Dacheng saw the displeasure of Ma Shiying and his son, and they were also very depressed in their hearts, secretly resenting Zhu Guoyan and Liu Kongzhao for losing the chain at a critical moment.

Except for a few vacant seats, the hall was packed to the brim.

While Ma Shiying was waiting anxiously, the housekeeper Ma Wang ran in from outside sweating profusely, "Master...Master..." Because of his age and the hot weather, he was a little out of breath after running all the way. When I lose my temper, I will only call the master and can't say anything later.

"Ma Wang, why are you panicking?" Ma Shiying looked displeased.

"The emperor... the emperor is here..." Ma Wang panted heavily, bowed his waist, and wiped the sweat dripping from his wrinkles.

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