Chongzhen and I became partners

Chapter 372 Fengyang Governor
Ma Shiying, a native of Guiyang, Guizhou, became a Jinshi in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty (1619).

Originally, he was going well in the officialdom, and he was promoted all the way through his work, until the fifth year of Chongzhen, he was promoted to the imperial censor of Youqian Capital, and the governor of Xuanfu.

As a result, in less than a month, he was impeached by the guarding eunuch, saying that he bribed court officials with public funds, and then he lost his post and was exiled.

While in Nanjing, Ma Shiying met Ruan Dacheng and became close friends.

And this Ruan Dacheng is a person with a lot of experience.

He was a Jinshi in the 44th year of Wanli (1616). During the reign of Tianqi, he was one of the most famous cadres in the Donglin Party.As a result, Donglin fought within the Party, and he became a victim and lost his official position.

After Wei Zhongxian showed his talents, he took a fancy to his original Donglin Party status and started him.However, Ruan Dacheng didn't serve as an official for long, and the pressure from Donglin made him abandon his official position and flee back to his hometown within a month of taking office.

It was also for this reason that Ruan Dacheng broke with Dong Lin.

After Wei Zhongxian was in power, he was called to the capital and became Taichang Shaoqing.

However, Ruan Dacheng knew that he was born in Donglin, and he became a role model against Donglin. It is probably difficult to please both sides, so he acted very carefully.After a period of time, he returned to his hometown and planned to wait and see the situation.However, he has already been branded as an eunuch.

After Emperor Chongzhen came to power, Wei Zhongxian fell, Dong Lin came to power, Ruan Dacheng was liquidated, and he was isolated from the officialdom.

Of course Ruan Dacheng was not reconciled, he always wanted to be an official again, and even paid to help Zhang Pu, the leader of the Fushe, to run Zhou Yanru again.As a result, Zhou Yanru still refused to make him an official because of his experience, but agreed with Ruan Dacheng to recommend someone to be an official.

So, just like that, Ma Shiying, who met and became friends with Ruan Dacheng during this period, was recommended and became an official again.

This incident surprised Ma Shiying, so he was very grateful to Ruan Dacheng.

Later, after Zhang Pu was poisoned and died, no one dared to help with his affairs, fearing that Wu Changshi would retaliate; but even though Ma Shiying and Zhang Pu were separated by the level of Ruan Dacheng, he still took care of Zhang Pu's funeral.The reason is that he was able to become an official again, which can be regarded as an indirect role of Zhang Pu.

According to the original historical development, after Ma Shiying became the chief assistant of the Nanming Dynasty, he resisted all opinions and restored Ruan Dacheng as an official because he remembered Ruan Dacheng's kindness.

It can also be seen from this that Ma Shiying also attaches great importance to him being able to become an official again.

During the period when he took over as Governor of Fengyang, Ma Shiying was really worried.

Fengyang is no different than other places. There is an imperial mausoleum here, so it is much more difficult to defend than other places, and if there is a mistake, the consequences to be borne are heavier than other places.

Therefore, although the position of Governor of Fengyang seems to be high and powerful, in fact, few people want to be this official.

The governor of Fengyang, his full name is the governor of Fengyang and a member of the military affairs of Henan and Huguang.A temporary position established by Emperor Chongzhen in 14 after the imperial mausoleum was burned by Zhang Xianzhong.In just over two years, Zhu Dadian, Gao Douguang, and Zhan Zhaoheng all held this position not long after they were dismissed from their posts because of thieves attacking lost cities and lands, and were even arrested and punished in prison.Ma Shiying is already the fourth governor.

Zhang Xianzhong and the Fifth Gezuo Battalion were in Huguang, and they were making trouble in Nanzhili, and they were still very powerful, which made Ma Shiying very worried.

In the end, he didn't expect that this was not counted. He turned around and sent Huang Degong back to the capital with a decree from Emperor Chongzhen.

During that period of time, Ma Shiying really couldn't sleep at night, and was worried all day long.

Does he have the ability?
Of course there are. Speaking of which, the Ma Shiying family is actually a family of generals, and has always inherited military positions.From his father's generation, he slowly studied the imperial examination and transferred to civil service.

Therefore, Ma Shiying is no stranger to leading troops to fight, but the key point is that at this time, the bandits have already grown up, and he has to defend the Fengyang Imperial Tomb, so he can't let go.

It was also thanks to the general Liu Liangzuo under his command who helped him hold off the Fifth Gezuo Battalion in the surrounding area, and Zhang Xianzhong was busy trying to dominate Wuchang, so he didn't lose the city or territory.

Later, when Li Zicheng went south, he was frightened again.

You know, at that time, the coalition forces of Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai were much stronger than Zhang Xianzhong and the Fifth Gezuo Battalion.

When Ma Shiying was worried, the great victory in Jizhou, Wu Sangui led Guan Ning's cavalry army to the south, which gave him some comfort.

Afterwards, Li Zicheng and Luo Rucai joined forces to march westward and left the vicinity of Fengyang, which gave him another breath of relief.

Ma Shiying breathed a sigh of relief when the members of Ge Zuo's fifth battalion left.

By this time, he began to think about the changes in the situation, and began to pay more attention to the movement in the court.

The top ten salt merchants in Yangzhou under the East Factory ransacked their homes, established Jiangnan Procurement Yamen, Sun Chuanting was in Kaifeng, etc., and even heard about some incredible things in the capital, he paid serious attention to them.

Living in Fengyang, Ma Shiying was basically aware of the changes in the capital.

But this time, the imperial army marched south in a big way, which finally gave him a reassurance.

Fengyang, no worries from now on!

With so many imperial troops reinforced, they can finally not only defend, but also look forward to attacking.

These are elite soldiers and strong generals. If you lead the troops to regain the lost land occupied by the thieves, with this credit, you don't expect to be awarded a title, at least you can be transferred to the capital, right?
Ma Shiying thought so, and naturally he was very happy about the arrival of the generals from all walks of life.

Since receiving the news, he has been planning the next strategic layout.

Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly saw a group of generals coming towards the city gate from outside the city.

If it's just this, probably nothing.The most important thing is that the leading general is actually wearing a bullfighting suit, which is not something ordinary generals can wear.

"Commander of Jin Yiwei?" Ma Shiying was a little unsure and asked immediately.

Wu Sangui at the side heard this, and quickly replied: "There are many Jinyiwei captains in the Jingying and Yongwei battalions. It should be the same in the reorganized army. It is common to have Jinyiwei in the army. "

After hearing this, Ma Shiying still frowned slightly, smelling something unusual.

Even if, as Wu Sangui said, it is not uncommon to have a Jinyiwei supervisor in the army, but it is absolutely unusual for the commander of the Jinyiwei to come along with him.

Although he was the governor of Fengyang, he did not put on airs when the commander of Jin Yiwei came over, and quickly led Wu Sangui and Liu Liangzuo down the city to greet him.

The two sides met at the gate of the city, and Ma Shiying didn't put on airs at all, and immediately said with a smile: "Welcome everyone!"

While he was speaking, he looked at the general in the bullfight suit.

Sure enough, the man said with a smile: "Commander Li Ruolian of Jin Yiwei, I have met the governor!"

After he spoke, others, including Huang Degong, followed to salute Ma Shiying.

In the military ranks of the Ming Dynasty, it can even be said that among the civil and military officials, no matter how high the official position is, they dare not entrust themselves to the commander of Jin Yiwei.

When Ma Shiying heard that this was indeed the Commander of Jinyiwei, his heart was shocked, and he quickly said politely: "Everyone has worked hard from afar, and I have already hosted a banquet for you to wash away the dust!"

If this kind of thing were replaced by other civil servants, it would probably be impossible, but Ma Shiying could do it.This has something to do with his background in a family of generals, and also because he cherishes his official position very much.

When this group of military generals heard that the governor actually gave them a cleansing, they immediately had a good impression of Ma Shiying!

Gentleness is more important than martial arts, but that is engraved in the bones.This is the governor-general, definitely very rare!

So, a group of generals hurriedly followed Ma Shiying into the city politely.

Along the way, Ma Shiying boasted that the elites of the various armies would surely be able to make great achievements and be named marquis and generals!And the generals from all walks of life also flattered Ma Shiying to shock Fengyang, so that the bandits would not dare to come.

For a while, the atmosphere was very harmonious.

Among them, Wu Sangui welcomed the arrival of these elite troops very much, because like Ma Shiying, he was not satisfied with just defending Fengyang, but also wanted to make contributions and earn back the cut-off general soldiers.

But the other general, Liu Liangzuo, was a little restless.To be honest, for so many elite troops to arrive in Fengyang, he was actually unwilling in his heart.

In the past, after Huang Degong was transferred away, only his army was left, and the governor had to rely on him. It can almost be said that the governor would basically not refute any of his demands, and if he could satisfy them, he would try to satisfy them as much as possible. .

But after Wu Sangui came, this situation has changed.

Although Wu Sangui only had [-] cavalry troops under his command, and his military rank was not as high as his, he felt threatened. Ma Shiying also valued Wu Sangui, and he didn't just agree to some of his requests.

But now, with so many elite troops coming, his role has been further reduced.

Even though he now has 10 troops, at least in name, and only [-] troops, he also knows that he is likely to be marginalized.

If it's just that, it's fine.However, he also worried that the court would attack his army, or even himself.

Not long ago, following Zuo Liangyu, the court's residence newspaper also published the news that He Renlong and other generals were punished.Liu Liangzuo worried that he would also be punished by the court.

Just when he was worried about gains and losses, he finally arrived at the governor's mansion, and when he was about to have a drink and talk, suddenly, Li Ruolian, the commander of Jinyiwei, stopped first, and said to Ma Shiying: "My lord governor, I have a secret order from your majesty to borrow a place!"

Ma Shiying was taken aback for a while, but soon came back to his senses, and immediately led Li Ruolian into the inner hall.

The other generals were taken aback when they saw it, and then Huang Degong and others didn't care.However, Liu Liangzuo was worried. For a while, he felt a little restless, wondering if the emperor's secret decree was to punish him?
(End of this chapter)