Guo Chenghao asked this question as if he was rash and reckless, but he wanted to use this to bring the relationship closer to Ma Jixiang. His words and actions also showed his attentiveness and closeness. Unexpectedly, Ma Jixiang not only did not appreciate it, but also gave him a cold nail that was neither soft nor hard. His face suddenly disappeared and he said embarrassedly: "I am foolish and languid.     ?    w?w??b?i?q?u     "

Although he was also the governor of the Jinyiwei, he was respected by the left in the Ming Dynasty and Ma Jixiang was the left, and his status was above him. Because he was in charge of the Northern Fu Shi Seal, his real power was greatly surpassed by him. Although Guo Chenghao was resentful, he still had to be polite in his face.

While the two of them were talking, they had already left the Yiwei Department, and walked through the corridor and aisle. In a short while, they arrived outside the Guanxin Palace.

"Your Ma Jixiang and Guo Chenghao are looking for a meeting outside the hall."

"Call Ma Jixiang in."

"Xuanma Jixiang came to the palace to face you--!" The eunuch at the palace said sharply.

Ma Jixiang prepared his court uniform, stepped into the hall, quickly walked to the emperor, and kowtowed: "My minister, the left governor of the Jinyiwei, hangs the seal and commands the Northern Fufu Department, Ma Jixiang, the minister of the Northern Fufu Department, kowtow, long live my emperor, long live, long live."

"Ma Aiqing is flat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Come, see the seat."

Zhu Youlang gave him a seat as soon as he came up, asking Ma Jixiang to sit close to him and ask questions, and the meaning of favor and preferential treatment was fully revealed.

Ma Jixiang was happy inside, but said, "The emperor is above, how dare I sit down?"

"What do you mean!" Zhu Youlang glared at him and said in a pretentious manner: "You are my confidant and beloved minister. There are no outsiders here, so you don't need to stick to common etiquette. Come and sit down, and speak easily."

"Then I will be arrogant." Ma Jixiang carefully sat upright on the small embroidery pier given to him by Zhu Youlang, with a look of humility and respect.          w?w     w.

Zhu Youlang then said with satisfaction: "Thank you for your hard work these days, I see and remember your efforts in my heart. Don't worry, the court will not treat meritorious ministers unfairly, and I will not give you less rewards."

Ma Jixiang quickly interjected: "The Jinyiwei is the minion of the emperor. It is my honor to be able to serve the emperor. I dare not express my merits, nor dare to be greedy for rewards."

"How can you gather people's hearts and win the world if you have merits but don't reward them, and do you want to win the world if you have mistakes? Do you want to get me wronged?"

"I dare not." Zhu Youlang took off a big hat, which was so shocked that Ma Jixiang wanted to get up and leave his seat, and bowed and apologized.

"Your dear, don't be nervous, I know that you don't mean it." Zhu Youlang pressed his hand and signaled Ma Jixiang not to get up, and then continued, "You are my right-hand man, I can't live without you for a day. I always feel that it's too wrong for you to be the only one of the Beizhen Fushi.

Ma Jixiang was ecstatic when he heard this and said loyally: "I don't do fame or profit, I just want to devote myself to Your Majesty and die until I die."

"Okay! OK! I am worthy of being my loyal minister. I have something I need to do now. As long as I do it, I will be able to use you rightfully and reuse you."

"Prince, please give me instructions."

"I want you to go to Zhaoqing in person to send an order to Mr. Zhai, and to inspect Zhaoqing's defense on my behalf. Those who dare to neglect their duties and retreat fear the enemy will be punished and not be lent. At the same time, they will find out the enemy's situation and come back to repay me.

Zhaoqing has now become the front line, and the Eastern Barbarians may be at the city at any time. This trip must be quite dangerous. I wonder if Ma Aiqing dares to give it a try?"

Ma Jixiang's head flashed with lightning flashes. In just a moment, he got the gains and losses of the school exam. After bowing deeply, he agreed loudly: "Dare! Why don't you dare? As long as it is the matter assigned by the emperor, no matter how difficult it is, I will try my best to help the emperor and not disappoint him."

It’s just to pass on an order, patrol the border, and collect some information. Although this trip is a bit risky, it may not be as serious as the emperor said. However, as long as this errand is done, it will be considered a merit. After returning to report, his position will definitely be moved again. It is no longer a luxury to bring the entire Jinyiwei into his pocket.?                                                                             w?w  �

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According to the latest information received by his subordinates, the Donglu are still splitting troops to attack various prefectures and counties in eastern Guangdong, and at the same time they are also going to suppress the rebellion of the righteous people who are rising and falling in the occupied land. They have no spare energy to advance westward. It is probably impossible to attack Zhaoqing without ten or eight days.

If he was on a boat, he would go down the Xijiang River for up to two or three days. Even if he stayed in Zhaoqing for two or three days, it would only be five or six days. From the perspective of time, it would be time.

Surveillance, anti-counterfeiting, and interrogation were the specialty of the Beizhen Fushi Department, so the task of collecting enemy situations was not difficult for him. This was also the reason why Ma Jixiang dared to pat his chest and make a loud promise.

Zhu Youlang said with relief: "As a matter of fact, I have not disappointed my expectations. I have no choice but to express my opinion. This way, given that the world outside is not peaceful, there are many thieves and soldiers along the way, and the bandits are seriously in trouble. I will send twenty imperial guards as my guards to ensure that I can be safe and sound along the way. What do you think?"

Ma Jixiang hurriedly said, "I have no objection. The emperor's kindness is so great that I can only repay it by crushing my bones." After that, he stood up and left his seat, and bowed respectfully.

The emperor was so considerate and trustworthy that Ma Jixiangpo was a little flattered. Thinking about his previous actions, he, who had always been selfish and cold-blooded, also felt a hint of guilt and uneasiness in his heart.

With a hint of excitement, Ma Jixiang slowly retreated from the Palace of Care and went outside. Looking at Guo Chenghao who was standing outside the Palace waiting anxiously, Ma Jixiang seemed to be in a very good mood. He said to him with a rare look of kindness: "Mr. Guo, don't wait any longer. The emperor told you to go in and ask questions, so let's take a step first."

Guo Chenghao bowed in disappointment and said, "I'm sorry to send it away." After that, he entered the Hall of Guanxin under the guidance of the eunuch.

Ma Jixiang smiled when he heard this, walked straight out of the palace and walked back along the way. When he passed by Nei Shutang, an old man in his fifties came towards him. He had long face and thin eyes, white face and no beard, and had a bloated and fat body. He was wearing a red gold-woven cloud pattern dress, blue belt, black gold-stitched boots, with knees between his knees and a flying fish on his chest.

As soon as Ma Jixiang looked at his clothes, he knew who the person was. Apart from the eunuch Wang Kun, the eunuch who was in charge of the seal and the pen, who could have such a look?

He stepped forward and bowed and bowed, "I am not aware of Ma Jixiang, I have met the sect leader."

After receiving his bow calmly, Wang Kun said with a smile: "Get up, Yuan Yi, this is not a place to talk, follow our family to go to the bookstore to talk."

"Abide by the orders of humble duties."

One by one, one by one, the two found an empty room in the book hall.

As soon as he entered the door, Wang Kun looked for a seat. The old god sat on his back and looked at Ma Jixiang standing aside and standing by, Wang Kun was very satisfied and said, "You should sit down and talk."

"Thank you, Master," Ma Jixiang said, and then found a seat next to him and sat down. Seeing Ma Jixiang sitting down, Wang Kun did not politely greet him and went straight to the point: "Have you just summoned?"

"yes."

"What did you say?"

In front of Wang Kun, the old fox, Ma Jixiang was cunning, but he did not dare to be foolish. He honestly recalled the emperor's meaning.

After hearing this, Wang Kun narrowed his eyes slightly, and his little finger in his right hand gently tapped the desk foot regularly, and then said something lightly that seemed to have nothing to do with this matter: "Just just now, Dengshui (Wang Huacheng's word) has been approved by the emperor to enter the cabinet. Alas, over the past few days, it is not in vain that our family's efforts for him."

After hearing this, Ma Jixiang swallowed hard, with a trace of inquiring eyes in his eyes, and said, "Is it you who are the humble job?"

"You are all our confidants. If our family has fulfilled him, we can't treat you badly!" Wang Kun took Ma Jixiang's false contributions to himself without blushing.

"So that's it." Ma Jixiang stood up and left his seat, knelt on one knee, and thanked loudly: "I thank you for your cultivation."

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say." Wang Kun raised his hands slightly, signaling Ma Jixiang to get up, and then said kindly: "You just said that the emperor wanted to send you to Zhaoqing to Zhai Shizui, right?"

"good."

Wang Kun nodded and said, "Remember, after the edict is issued, if the emperor's decree is asked to stay on the front line of Zhaoqing's command, you can do as you wish. If he is summoned to the throne, you must find a way to hold him back and not let him come over, do you know?"

"As for the orders of humble duties," Ma Jixiang said in a deep voice.

Wang Kun seemed to explain the reasons to Ma Jixiang, and to himself, "This Zhai Shizuo was born in a famous family, a four-generation Academic scholar, and a full Jinshi, and was also a Christian. He was also proficient in Western learning. He was originally a student of Qian Qianyi and a backbone of the Donglin. He often compared himself to Zhuge Liang and Wen Tianxiang. He regarded fame and money as dirt. He was determined to be a famous minister in the world, which made the king Yao and Shun, and was very inconsistent with us.

Since Gu Xiancheng founded Donglin, he has been fighting with us. From the generation of the old governor to the present for decades, he has been a life-and-death enemy. With him on one day, our lives will be uncomfortable all day. Alas, it would be great if he died in the front line in battle, and our family will be worry-free from now on."

The reason why Wang Kun tried his best to promote the cruelty of the Qing army and persuaded Zhu Youlang to run around was to avoid it and get rid of Zhai Shizu.

He had no choice. Before this, both the second assistant to the cabinet, Li Yongmao and the Grand Secretary of the Zhongji Palace, were easily defeated by him and Ding Kuichu and Wang Huacheng. Only this Zhai Shizuo could not defeat him no matter how hard he fought. There was no reason. It was because Yongli and the two empress dowagers trusted Zhai Shizuo too much.

No matter whether he was facing the supreme Longwu or the aggressive Shaowu, Zhai Shili stood firmly on their side from beginning to end. He was a hardcore Guisan faction. From Zhu Youlang as the governor to truly becoming the emperor of the Ming Empire, Zhai Shili has always been behind him and running around and contacting allies. Zhu Youlang in history has seen all this. Although he did not express too much on the surface, he was completely remembered in his heart.
Chapter completed!