At this time, Ma Shiying and Ma Luan were tied to a prison car and slowly passing through the street with dejected faces. People were already standing on both sides of the road, all wanting to see what happened to these two people. After all, they were seizing power.
During that period, there was a lot of persecution against the people. I don't know how many people were overjoyed at this arrest.
Especially when they saw the unrepentant looks on their faces, the people on both sides couldn't bear it anymore. They picked up the things in their hands and threw them at them, including rotten vegetable leaves, rotten eggs, and other things.
They were thrown out one after another. This hit the two people in the prison car by surprise.
Rotten eggs were hit directly on the head one by one, and he couldn't help but let out bursts of wailing.
"Stop fighting! Please, stop fighting!"
"Don't hit me! Don't hit me!"
The two kept screaming and turned around wildly to avoid the attacks, but there were so many people on both sides, and the things thrown from all directions made it impossible to dodge. After a while, the two were beaten with bruises on the nose and face, looking extremely miserable.
.
From former high-ranking officials to two-level prisoners, the fate of the two of them can be considered quite tragic.
In the past, when a tall horse walked down the street, the people on both sides knelt down to greet him; now, he is trapped in a prison car, looking embarrassed, being insulted and humiliated by others; such a miserable situation, he really deserves it.
Such a dense and violent attack naturally involved the soldiers escorting them on both sides. Seeing this, it was a bit excessive. A general immediately scolded the people on the street not to throw things. But at this time, Lu Zhenfei happened to be walking on the street.
, seeing the tragic situation of Ma Shiying and his two men, I couldn't help but feel a little relieved.
Seeing that the general did not allow the people to throw things, he immediately ordered: "Let them throw things! These two people have caused harm to the people some time ago, so it is not an exaggeration to let them vent."
Seeing that it was the newly appointed governor of Jiangnan, the general naturally did not dare to object and immediately let the people continue to throw it away.
With the support of the court officials, the people threw more vigorously. Those who did not have eggs had to go to the shops on both sides to buy some and continue throwing them to vent their anger.
When the two men's prison van arrived at the prison, the jailer threw them in and slammed the cell door. The two came to the prison and glanced at the miserable scene around them, and couldn't help but scream.
I sighed. I couldn't help but regret the things I did back then. If I had just kept to myself, I would have been able to enjoy glory and wealth for the rest of my life.
But at this point, there is no turning back.
"Father, we will be beheaded in a few days, right?" Ma Luan was in much better condition at this time. Although he didn't eat meat, it was the last time he saw him. Now he is locked up in such a dirty place.
In prison, not only meat, but also corn became a rarity.
Ma Shiying had also closed her eyes in despair. After all, death was only a matter of time for them. In the face of death, everything seemed unimportant and insignificant.
"It's all death anyway, it doesn't matter which day you die."
"Father, will my brother save us? I heard that he is being re-employed now. I thought he would be implicated, but I didn't expect that Chongzhen actually gave him a sixth-grade official position! Chongzhen must have valued his brother's talent.
We want to use him. And if my brother is willing to intercede for us, he might not have to die!"
Suddenly, Ma Luan thought of his younger brother Ma Xi, whom he had always disliked, and hoped that Ma Xi could intercede for them. After all, they were all related by blood, and Ma Xi was not a cold-blooded person.
Hearing that his youngest son had been granted a sixth-grade official position by Chongzhen, a glimmer of hope suddenly arose in his originally gloomy heart. It was true that he could be pardoned without asking for such a serious crime. It had been impossible to pardon such a serious crime since ancient times. But his life could be saved.
Ah, as long as you can survive, that is the best ending.
"Are you telling the truth? Where did you know that?"
"When we were walking through the street just now, I heard several people saying that his son became a high official, but they, a father, son and an older brother, have fallen to this."
Although this sentence does not sound pleasant, it is also a very objective fact.
However, this sentence should not be false. In this case, there is hope for survival. The current plan is to find a way to contact Ma Xi and ask him to intercede with Chongzhen, no matter what the cost.
Just when the two of them were trying to seduce the jailer with money, the cell door suddenly opened. The jailer stood up and saluted respectfully when he saw the visitor, and then walked out. The visitor was wearing a black robe and went straight to Ma Shiying'er
in front of people.
Ma Shiying and Ma Xi were confused for a while. They didn't know who this person was. They glanced at each other and then turned their eyes to the person. When the other person took off his cloak, they couldn't help but look a little shocked.
"Ma Xi!"
"son!"
The two of them exclaimed at the same time. They never thought that just a moment ago they were thinking about how to contact Ma Xi, and the next moment they saw him.
"Son, you're here!" Before Ma Shiying could speak, a lot of tears were already oozing out of the corners of his eyes. Even though he didn't have much affection for this son before, but now the two of them met in this situation, it was quite interesting.
Sad.
"Father."
Ma Xi lowered his head and did not look at his father and brother. He had tried hard to persuade them to surrender and beg for His Majesty's forgiveness. But at that time, his father and brother had been unwilling to accept his suggestion, and finally fell to this point. In the end
It's your own fault. If you had known this, why did you do it in the first place?
"You should have predicted your ending before, why do you still have to do this?"
Hearing Ma Xi's words, Ma Luan on the side immediately became a little unhappy.
"Are you here just to mock us? If that's the case, then you can leave, we don't want to see you!" Even though Ma Luandang scolded him a few times, the anger he had felt in the past few days was instantly vented on him.
on the body.
"Luan'er!"
Seeing Ma Luan being so impulsive, Ma Shiying immediately told him to shut up. Now if they want to survive, the only hope is Ma Xi. If they anger Ma Xi, they will definitely end badly.
"Xier, do you really want to see your father and your brother be beheaded? My father heard that you have become an official and were granted the title by Chongzhen. I think he must value you very much. As long as you speak out, maybe your majesty will let you go.
Where is our way out?"
Hearing this, Ma Xi just smiled bitterly and shook his head slowly. Ma Luan on the side also said angrily: "Father! Don't beg him for mercy! The worst is death!"
"you shut up!"
Ma Xi gave a wry smile, then took out an imperial edict from behind his back, and said loudly: "Here is the imperial edict! The emperor is entrusted by heaven, and the edict says: Ma Shiying, the commander-in-chief, commanded Ma Luan to be a traitor, disturb the imperial court, destroy the law and order, and attempt to plot against the imperial court.
The crime of usurping the throne is extremely heinous and should be punished! Behead him immediately!"