Chapter 117 Prime Minister, let me tell you a story
Chapter 117 Prime Minister, let me tell you a story (please subscribe!)
Ma Su originally thought that when he fell from the sky, he would receive unparalleled glory, which would make the civil and military officials who came after hearing the news extremely respectful and astonished him. From then on, he would reach the pinnacle of his life...
However, the reality was seriously inconsistent with his imagination.
After everyone came back to their senses, they just marveled for a moment, then put Ma Su aside, and then ran to the lake one after another to check the light balloon that fell in the wild, and to watch Zhang Xiu falling from the sky.
They think Zhang Xiu is much more powerful than Ma Su.
Ma Su also had to use a parachute bag to land safely from high altitudes.
Zhang Xiuleng, on the other hand, landed on the ground (water) with his body still unscathed.
After seeing the structure of the light balloon, Zhuge Liang was suddenly enlightened.
The principle of this light balloon is so similar to that of the Kongming Lantern he invented!
Zhuge Liang picked up the parachute bag and observed it for a while, then called a guard and asked him to jump down from the palace several feet high with an parachute on his back.
Seeing that he was safe and sound, Zhuge Liang ordered the accompanying guards to put on their umbrella bags, put away the discarded light balloons, turned around and left.
Seeing this, Ma Su quickly grabbed Zhuge Liang's sleeve and said, "Prime Minister, this umbrella bag... is mine."
Zhuge Liang ignored Ma Su and left the palace with his hands behind his back. He has always been full of curiosity about novel things. He prefers inventions and creations to running the country, especially when these inventions and creations can help daily life.
It will give him a sense of accomplishment and make him feel particularly happy.
Just like the traction waterwheel that turned in Wollongong in the past.
Ma Su left immediately because there were still many things to report to Zhuge Liang.
The officials also left, and the noisy palace compound became quiet. The warm sunshine in winter shone on Liu Chan's childish-looking face. But this face had a stunned expression at this time, and his inner thoughts were racing.
He suddenly felt that the game of fighting crickets seemed a bit too childish. He was already an adult and should take a beauty and a light balloon to inspect the land and people under his rule...
By the way, drink and have fun in heaven.
This is the supreme enjoyment at the imperial level.
Therefore, he suddenly had great expectations for his father-in-law who always created novel items.
However, this lofty ambition only lasted for a moment, and Huang Hao was prompted from the side: "Your Majesty, are you still fighting crickets?"
"Fight! Why don't you fight? Come on, come on. If my father-in-law hadn't arrived suddenly, I would have won just now."
A group of people continued the previous game.
Prime Minister's Mansion.
Zhuge Liang sat upright with a stern look on his face. He listened to Ma Di talking about his experiences along the way.
Tens of thousands of dollars, and finally Zhang Xiu had to go to the battle and pull the cart himself." When Ma Di burst into laughter and said:
"Prime Minister, you don't know that my general Zhang Xiu is so interesting..."
Zhuge Liang shook his head repeatedly when he heard this, but did not smile.
He didn't know when he suddenly realized that he couldn't laugh - except for the victory of the Northern Expedition, nothing else seemed worth laughing about.
So he has been very serious in recent months.
Zhuge Liang waved his fan and commented: "Despite all the twists and turns, we finally got back to Chengdu within ten days, twenty days earlier than expected. Although your general Zhang Xiu was stupid, he never made any mistakes...
...Huh? You Chang, you seem to have something on your mind!"
Otherwise, it would be easier to talk to smart people.
I just hinted that "you don't have to do everything by yourself", and the Prime Minister over there realized it. Ma Di raised his hand and complimented: "The Prime Minister is wise, Ma Di admires me."
Zhuge Liang suddenly became silent.
This living case touched him greatly.
Yes, Zhang Xiu did look naive and stupid, and he was tricked and teased one after another by the common people and mistresses along the way, but in fact, he did not delay Ma Su's schedule.
Even though it was Zhang Xiu who pulled the cart for the last three hundred miles, he at least had no complaints - because the main reason for this situation (manpower pulling the cart) was caused by his personal mistakes. He had to use
Take action to make amends.
So he was willing.
In fact, Zhuge Liang has always understood these principles, but he just doesn't trust his subordinates to try and make mistakes in person. He always feels that they will not be able to do it well, they will do it badly, and they will spend a lot of trouble.
However, Ma Su's case of quickly growing into a general after being tempered in the Jieting War has gradually made him loose his mind to appropriately delegate power.
If he hadn't dared to use Ma Su in the first place, wouldn't the Shu Han have lost a good general?
However, despite this, it is too hasty, so you should think twice before making a decision.
After the plan was decided, Zhuge Liang suddenly asked: "Youchang, do you have faith?"
Ma Su was startled: "What faith is the Prime Minister referring to?"
If it's about picking up girls, hooking up and listening to music, I'm definitely qualified; if it's about supporting the Han Dynasty and having a lot of power, I can squeeze out a little bit.
Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment and said, "Have you ever walked across the stone bridge?"
"Passed by."
"Are there guardrails on the stone bridge?"
"have."
"Do you hold on to the guardrail when crossing the stone bridge?"
"No help."
"Then the guardrail is useless to you?"
"Of course it works. There is no guardrail to protect it. What if it falls?"
"But you didn't hold the guardrail!"
"Huh? Yes! There is a guardrail, but I don't support it. But if there is no guardrail, I will be scared. What's going on?"
"This is faith! Faith is like the guardrail on the stone bridge. It stands by your side to protect you. You don't need to hold it, but you feel that your life is safe."
Ma Su nodded: "So, what is the guardrail (faith)?"
"Support the Han Dynasty and conquer the Central Plains!" Zhuge Liang stood up slowly and waved his hand decisively.
"Prime Minister, should we also add that we can conquer all the wastelands and unify the world!" Ma Su added.
Zhuge Liang nodded slightly and sighed: "I wonder if Liang will be able to fulfill any of these four wishes in his lifetime."
It would definitely be impossible to achieve this without delegating power to subordinates. With limited manpower, Ma Su changed the subject and said, "Prime Minister, why don't I tell you a story."
Zhuge Liang came back to his senses, his serious face became less friendly, waved his fan, and said with a smile: "Let's talk!"
In fact, when he was young, he was also a humorous and talented person. He could tell jokes, talk romantically, laugh wildly, and express his feelings freely.
It's just that now Wan Jun has a heavy burden on his shoulders, making him laugh without restraint.
Ma Di cleared his throat and said: "It is said that one day, a grassroots official from the Shu Han Dynasty, a grassroots official from the Wei Kingdom, and a grassroots official from the Wu Kingdom met together and talked about what was the happiest thing in the world."
"Wu people were the first to say: In our Wu country, the happiest thing is to follow our lord Sun Quan to fight against Hefei. Before we saw the Wei soldiers, our lord retreated in a hurry. We also hurriedly followed him and ran around. It was in vain.
A few months’ worth of military pay.”
"The Shu Han man followed closely and said: You are not happy. The happiest thing in Shu is that I didn't finish writing the work statistics sheet. I was sleepy for a while, but when I woke up, I found that the prime minister had helped
I have done."
"The people of Wei repeatedly waved their hands and said: You are not happy. The happiest thing in Wei is when soldiers knock on the door in the middle of the night. After opening the door, the soldier shows a military order and says: 'Master Li, you are under arrest. You have the right to
Remain silent, but everything you say will be used as evidence in court.'"
"Shu and Wu looked at each other. They didn't understand what happiness was in this. So they asked the Wei people, where is the happiness?"
"I saw the Wei people calmly said: At this time, I waved my hand to the soldier: 'Master, you are mistaken. My surname is Wang, and Mr. Li is next door.'"
"Hahaha..." As soon as Ma Di finished speaking, he laughed and looked at Zhuge Liang: "Prime Minister, is it funny?"
"..."
Zhuge Liang glanced at Ma Su expressionlessly, showing no intention of laughing.
Ma Su smiled, suddenly feeling a little embarrassed.
Fortunately, Zhuge Liang did not embarrass Ma Su for too long. He waved his hand and said: "Youchang, during this Northern Expedition, you have been leading the troops for a year, and your hard work has made great achievements. We will wait for the reward in the future. Come home as soon as possible."
Let’s have a family reunion.”
Ma Su resigned and walked out the door.
Seeing his figure disappear, Zhuge Liang patted the table repeatedly and laughed "hehehe".
To be honest, the story Ma Su just told was so interesting that it made him laugh.
Isn't he usually such a worried person? He doesn't do work for his subordinates only once or twice.
Therefore, it took a lot of willpower for him not to laugh wildly in front of Ma Su.
The prime minister should have the majesty of the prime minister.
While he was laughing happily, out of the corner of his eye, Zhuge Liang saw Ma Su leaving and returning. He coughed twice, suppressed his smile, and looked at Ma Su who was approaching gradually without saying a word.
Ma Su hesitated for a moment, then raised his hands and asked, "Prime Minister, can I ask you something?"
"Can you send someone to take me home?"
"It's like this. When I was riding a snowmobile across the snow-capped mountains, I was going too fast. I fell down and my head was a little hard to use. I couldn't remember where my family lived."
"..."
Zhuge Liang finally sent someone to send Ma Su back to his house, along with the tightly wrapped Qiang girl, who still couldn't hide her graceful figure.
So, on a winter evening, a man and a woman stood on the streets of Chengdu, at the door of a general's mansion, hesitating to move forward.
At the gate of the General's Mansion, four soldiers were looking at the two men and whispering.
The first soldier said: "I have been here for three months and I haven't seen General Ma yet. It's really easy to do this job. There is only one wife and five boys in the house, and the husband never leaves the house all day long."
Mai, the family is harmonious and beautiful, and there are no disputes or jealousies. This life is really enviable. If I were General Ma, I would wake up laughing in my dreams."
The second soldier said: "Who says otherwise? I have been here for six months and have never seen General Ma. If I were General Ma, no matter how charming the girls in Chengdu's Huajie and Liuxiang are, I would never waver in the slightest."
"
The third soldier said: "Well, I'm just like you. I haven't seen General Ma since I've been here for nine months. However, I heard that General Ma has found a sweetheart outside. She's very attractive. That girl
Her chest is so big, her legs are so long, but her waist is only so thin."
As he spoke, he first traced the shape of two steamed buns, then traced the length to his chest, and finally, with the two buns facing each other, he traced a unit about the thickness of a normal person's neck.
Everyone immediately took a breath, yearning for the scene described by the third soldier, and secretly took a sip of saliva.
If she is such a woman...it is not impossible to cheat on her.
The fourth soldier said with envy on his face: "I don't know how heroic General Ma is, and how lucky he is. What you don't know is that I have been here for a year and I have never seen General Ma."
Ma Su walked up to the four of them and said, "I am General Ma."
