Hearing Liu Liangzuo's rebellious remarks, Ma Shiying was so frightened that he hurried out to check, fearing that someone was eavesdropping outside. After making sure that no one was around, he immediately closed the door and breathed a sigh of relief. Ruan Dacheng was also the same, and was very frightened by these words.
Is it okay to say it casually? If the news leaks out, people will be killed.
But it seems that His Majesty already knows...
Ma Shiying then looked at Liu Liangzuo with dissatisfaction and said displeasedly: "Aren't you afraid that walls have ears? What you said is too bold! Don't say such nonsense in the future!"
Seeing this, Liu Liangzuo looked disdainful and said coldly: "Your Majesty already knows, will your Majesty give up his doubts about us without saying anything? You are too naive! This is the only way now, if we
If you don’t plan to resist, we will be the ones who die in the future! Even if you surrender, you may still be secretly executed in the end!”
Seeing that Ma Shiying still looked displeased, Liu Liangzuo felt that they were really timid, so he stepped forward to persuade them: "Those who achieve great things must be courageous! We must not give up the challenge halfway. Now we are already on the string and have to take action!
Think about it carefully, you have been sitting on the position of Fengyang Commander-in-Chief all your life, now you just need to give it a try and you can get higher power, and your Ma family will be proud of you for generations to come! Why not be happy?"
Ruan Dacheng, who was listening with some enthusiasm, saw that Ma Shiying still did not agree, and joined the team of persuasion. He said: "Master Ma, even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about your two sons!
If we surrender or are captured, not only you, but also your two sons will be sentenced to death! Do you want your Ma family to have no heirs?"
These heavy words seemed to hit Ma Shiying's heart directly, and a slight change suddenly appeared on his face. Similarly, his originally stubborn eyes suddenly became much more relaxed at this moment.
After a long time, he finally relaxed and said, "What are you going to do? When will you do it?"
Hearing this, Liu Liangzuo also took a long breath and said immediately: "I have already figured out a way. Now that Your Majesty knows about this matter, it is useless for me to hide it. Tomorrow we will ask the Queen and the Prince to write down the secret of Qingjun.
The edict was issued in front of the ministers in Nanjing, announcing that there was a traitor around His Majesty! After that, the southern provinces were immediately notified to close roads and waterways, and they would immediately stop anyone coming from Shandong if they were found! What do you think?"
After listening to Liu Liangzuo's long speech, the cautious Ma Shiying thought for a long time and finally said slowly: "Are you so sure that the southern provinces will listen to us? If they don't listen or pretend to listen, His Majesty's imperial army will bypass
If we come here, aren't we asking for death?"
Although Ruan Dacheng knew the military, he also knew that Liu Liangzuo had some arrogant words. He immediately stepped forward and said: "Although what General Liu said is reasonable, there are still some loopholes. For example, whether the queen and the prince will write an edict for us?
Do North Korean and Chinese officials believe that the southern provinces will obey us? These are all questions, and we must not rush."
Seeing that the two of them were so hesitant and timid, Liu Liangzuo immediately became angry and said: "If everyone is as timid as you two, hesitant and hesitant, then don't do anything! Let's all go home and farm.
Bar!"
After that, he sat aside angrily and ignored the two of them.
"It's not that we two are timid. After all, we are committing serious crimes of beheading, so we have to be more cautious." Ma Shiying did not want to offend Liu Liangzuo, so he stepped forward to comfort him.
"Let me make it clear to you, you don't have to worry about the queen and the prince. I have my own solution. When the edict is read out tomorrow, I will arrange five hundred swordsmen and axemen on both sides of the hall. If anyone dares to make rude remarks, they will immediately come forward and kill them.
! And the southern provinces are unwilling to listen to what you said. Don’t worry, I have already contacted the commander-in-chief of two provinces and the governor of another province. But Lord Ruan..."
As he spoke, he suddenly looked at Ruan Dacheng with a strange look, which made Ruan Dacheng tremble instantly.
"Are you willing to contribute something to our great cause?"
"Say." Ruan Dacheng didn't know what he wanted to say, and he didn't dare to agree easily.
"Your daughter is known as a talented girl from the south of the Yangtze River, and there is a general who has been thinking about your daughter. If you are willing to betroth your daughter to him, he will definitely send troops to help!"
Hearing this, Ruan Dacheng immediately became furious and shouted: "Liu Liangzuo! Although I am collaborating with you on big things, don't be so presumptuous! Why should you sacrifice my daughter? I won't do it!"
After saying that, he was about to turn around and leave. Seeing this, Ma Shiying hurriedly stopped him and quickly persuaded him to calm down.
"Sir Ruan, you are not the only one who has contributed! The two of us have also sacrificed our lives and fortunes to conspire with you. Now that both problems have been solved, if you are willing to agree, our matter will definitely go smoothly. Don't you think
Do we have to sacrifice all our lives for the sake of one daughter’s family?”
After Liu Liangzuo finished speaking, he quickly motioned to Ma Shiying to come forward to persuade him. After all, Ma Shiying knew him and they had a good relationship, so his persuasion might be effective.
Ma Shiying stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, saying: "Dacheng, you have to think clearly. Once you fail, your daughter will eventually die or be sent to the army and become a prostitute. In this case, why not aggrieve your niece and do it for ours?"
Dedicate yourself to important things. Besides, I also heard that the commander-in-chief is not ugly in appearance, but he has many wives and concubines. But so what, in the future you and I will become big things, and your daughter will be able to come back, so it’s better to think about it."
"How should I explain this to my wife? How should I explain it to my sons? As a father, have I sold my daughter?" Ruan Dacheng still couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart, so he spread his hands and said.
Just when Liu Liangzuo was impatient and wanted to step forward to say a few words, Ma Shiying reached out to stop him and said: "You don't have to worry about this, we can help you. When asked when the time comes, you will say that you were kidnapped by thieves and have been sent
Find someone."
All the troubles on his mind were solved by Ma Shiying, and Ruan Dacheng relaxed: "I won't ask any questions, you can go find someone yourself. Just don't hurt my daughter."
After saying that, he slumped down on the chair with a dejected look on his face, as if he felt sorry for his daughter and felt very guilty. Ma Shiying and Liu Liangzuo did not look at him, but whispered a few words, and today's affairs were agreed upon.
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Huangzhou Prefecture
Soldiers and horses from nowhere suddenly descended from the sky and attacked the city. The Ming army on top of the city was frightened before they could react. Crossbows and cannons from under the city suddenly attacked the city tower, catching the Huangzhou city defenders by surprise.
, all holding their heads and running away.
Seeing this, the general who defended the city just pretended to order his soldiers to fight back, but after shouting a few times, he found that no one listened to him. Finally, he fled out of the city under the cover of his personal guards, leaving behind the local prefect and a group of petty officials.
They were still in the city, but they didn't know that the soldiers guarding the city had already fled.
In less than an hour, Huangzhou Mansion was easily captured by this army. The city gate was opened, and the army immediately swarmed into the city without encountering any resistance. There was a "Zhang" hanging high on the big flag.
Character.
The surrounding people thought it was an invading army, and they were so happy that they all knelt down in the street. They thought it was an army coming to rescue the distressed people. Some people even wanted to join the army, but they were blocked. After all, the purpose of the bandits this time was not just
They have their own mission to capture this city.
The general did not go to resettle the people in the city, but went directly to the government office. The place had already been surrounded by soldiers and horses. Those officials who had not had time to escape were all arrested and tied to the ground. Looking at these gagged officials
, the general didn't waste any time and just let them go.
Then he leaned down and said, "Do you know who we are?"
Perhaps the magistrate of Huangzhou Prefecture, who thought they were already dead, was very tough when faced with the questioning of the bandit generals. He immediately raised his head and replied loudly: "Who are you, so what? In the final analysis, they are just a group of bandits, and they are destined to be punished by the imperial court.
Rebellious! You think that you are destined by destiny because you have occupied some states and counties. In fact, you are just clowns!"
After hearing the words of the Huangzhou magistrate, the bandit general was not angry. Instead, he smiled and said: "Your lives are already in our hands, and you are still so arrogant. But I am not attacking you today because of your arrogance.
Let me tell you, we are the subordinates of King Daxi! We are the ones who occupied you!"
After that, without hesitation, he directly ordered people to silence all the officials present except the prefect.
After that, the local government office was burned down, and the heads of these officials were hung on the city gate. The bloody heads hanging on the city gate looked quite terrifying, and the blood oozing out directly covered the city gate.
The land was covered with bloodstains. Although the prefect saved his life, he was not better off.
The bandits stripped him naked and tied him naked in the local vegetable market for the people to watch. They even used a long piece of cloth to write a few words with the official's blood in order to humiliate the Huangzhou magistrate and the court.
"The Ming Dynasty has run out, why don't you surrender?"
After doing all this, the bandits did not occupy the city and simply withdrew from Huangzhou City. This made the local people deeply puzzled. Did they attack the city just to do all this?
Although they didn't know the reason, after today, the Huangzhou government office was completely destroyed, all the officials were killed, and the defenders almost escaped except for those who died in battle.
After this incident reached Yanzhou, it immediately caused an uproar.