When Lu Xun met with the Wei envoy, a talented man from Xizhou also came to visit Ma Di's house.
When the old housekeeper of Ma Mansion announced that the visitor was Guo Xiu, Ma Di was shocked. He quickly let go of Axiu's little hand, stood up as if by reflex, and walked quickly around the room.
"Those who come are not good, and those who are good will never come!"
"Did Wei Guo not be able to defeat me, so he became so angry that he planned to assassinate me?" Ma Di shook his hands and unconsciously gave a sarcastic arc to his lips.
"Guo Xiu, also known as Guo Xiu, also known as Guo Xun, was a native of Xiping, Liangzhou. He was a dead soldier and assassin of Wei."
"I must have thought that after I led the army to capture Liangzhou and assisted the prime minister to seize Longyou, everyone in the Wei Kingdom had the idea of sending assassins to kill me."
Ma Su spoke softly and quickly calmed down.
He had expected this situation.
Because Cao Cao, the founder of the Wei State, was an assassin himself and had personally demonstrated how to assassinate Dong Zhuo, the Wei State has always had the old tradition of "sending assassins if they cannot defeat him." Xu Gong Sanke, who assassinated Sun Ce in the past, assassinated him not long ago Kirby's Han Long, and even Guo Xiu who later assassinated Fei Yi, were all like this.
Hearing this, Axiu's beautiful face changed slightly, and she looked over with a worried expression: "That husband...do you want to see him?"
In fact, what Axiu wanted to say was: "Do you want me to kill him?"
As soon as she heard that the visitor was an assassin, she subconsciously wanted to strike first and kill Guo Xiu to prevent the latter from getting violent and hurting Ma Su...
Although Axiu knew that Ma Su was very powerful, the assassination did not involve a one-on-one confrontation. He relied on sneak attacks. No matter how powerful the weapon was, there would always be times when he slacked off, and it was difficult to stay vigilant for a long time.
"No rush!" Ma Su raised his hand, made a calm gesture to Axiu, and smiled slightly: "Since I'm here, I have nothing to do, play with him!"
When it comes to those who play dirty tricks, Ma Su is really not afraid.
So, he shouted out the door: "Please!"
The housekeeper responded, and the footsteps quickly moved away.
Ma Su straightened his clothes and walked to the main hall with square steps.
Ahxiu was worried and followed closely with a sword in hand, hiding behind the screen to hold down the formation.
After a while, a young man with an unattractive appearance and a rather elegant temperament came to the main hall under the guidance of the old housekeeper.
As soon as he entered the door, Guo Xiu bowed and saluted five steps away: "Guo Xiu, a common man, and Guo Xiaoxian, have met the king."
Just from this title, it is enough to see that he has done his homework before coming here. He said "I have met the prince" instead of "I have met the general (my lord)", which shows that Guo Xiu is very clear about Ma Di's current position.
"Please take a seat." Ma Su remained vigilant, raised his hand slightly in return, motioning for the latter to take a seat, and at the same time looked at the latter.
Although Guo Xiu's appearance is not impressive, he has an outstanding temperament, a humble attitude, and an extraordinary conversation, which makes people feel good about him.
"Xiao Xian, why did you come all the way from Liangzhou to visit me, an unemployed person?" Ma Di asked with a smile while sitting at the head of the table.
Guo Xiu also showed a polite smile, cupped his hands and replied: "Golden scales are just like things in a pond. They turn into dragons when encountering storms. Although the monarch has no official position for the time being, he will definitely regain power in the near future."
"This time the prince took Xiliang by force and planned to gain Longyou. It can be said that he is famous all over the world. He is even more popular in Jihan, which is impressive. Guo Xiu is not talented and knows a little about the general situation of various cities in Wei. Today I am willing to be your king's disciple, serve you morning and evening, and listen to your teachings. I hope that I can make great achievements with your king and leave your name in future generations."
It was the first time for Ma Su to see such a direct self-recommendation. He was slightly surprised, laughed loudly, stood up, walked down from the main seat, came to Guo Xiu, and looked down at him.
Guo Xiu stood up in a hurry, bowed his hands and accepted Ma Di's close observation.
However, although Guo Xiu's face looked calm and composed, the fine beads of sweat on his forehead still showed that he was uneasy inside.
Today, Ma Su is very famous. He has fought dozens of battles since he took over the army. No less than 200,000 enemies died at his hands. The monstrous killings have already created a fierce killing spirit in his aura and eyes.
It is difficult for ordinary people to face it directly without changing their feelings.
Sure enough, after just a moment, Guo Xiu couldn't stand Ma Di's gaze, so he unconsciously took a step back and sat down on the table.
Ma Su's eyes narrowed a little, and he asked Guo Xiu some insignificant matters with a smile, and then said that he was unemployed and could not arrange his duties. Then he changed his voice and recommended Fei Yi to him who had just saved his life.
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Guo Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, thanked him with his hands, and left in embarrassment.
Ma Di called the four major generals and ordered them to take turns with their more alert servants to keep an eye on Guo Xiu's every move in Chengdu.
From now on, Guo Xiu must find out where he went every day, who he met, how many meals he had, and how long he spent in the toilet.
The four major ministries will happily accept the order and leave.
Soon, a piece of information about Guo Xiu was reported.
After Guo Xiu left Ma's house, he went to Fei Yi's house to pay homage the next day.
Since the Shu Han Dynasty has always regarded itself as "orthodox" and has newly taken control of Liangzhou, in order to win over the people of Liangzhou, it treated talented people from Liangzhou who took the initiative to seek official positions with special courtesy. Fei Yi, the important minister, was no exception and received Guo Xiu solemnly.
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No one knows what they talked about after they met.
But after Fei Yi met with Guo Xiu, the latter was immediately appointed to Shu County, under Fei Yi, and stayed in Chengdu to develop with peace of mind.
Ma Di was not worried that leaving Guo Xiu in Chengdu for a long time would endanger Zhuge Liang's safety. In terms of personal security, Zhuge Liang could be said to have done the best among all officials throughout the ages - he even brought him with him when he went to court.
With more than a hundred guards.
Ma Di mainly wanted to see what tricks this assassin Guo Xiu could play.
Will it be like the original history, where he lurked for three years, eager to assassinate Liu Chan but couldn't make the move, and killed the general Fei Yi with one ruthless attack?
Ma Su didn't care about the life or death of the scheming bitch Fei Yi.
Guo Xiu acted in a low-key manner, was modest and steady, and treated every official he knew or didn't know with courtesy. He was also hard-working and very good at handling government affairs. He seemed to be born to be an official.
Such a talent quickly won unanimous praise from his colleagues. Soon, Zhuge Liang also noticed Guo Xiu, and made an exception to meet him before going to Hanzhong.
Of course, more than a hundred guards from the Prime Minister's Mansion were naturally present during the interview.
In the next few days, under Guo Xiu's deliberate friendship, the two people with "opposite personalities" but "like-minded interests" soon became close friends who talked about everything.
Fei Yi also discovered that Guo Xiu, like him, had a deep hostility towards Ma Su. This discovery was great news for Fei Yi.
So the two people got closer.
The four major generals saw all this in their eyes, and they were all very worried. They did not understand why Ma Su would condone Guo Xiu, a person who "obviously had problems", and collude with his political enemy Fei Yihang.
On this day, the loyal Zhang Xiu couldn't bear it any longer. He hesitated for a long time behind Ma Su, and finally said: "General, we can't keep this person!"
"How about I go and kill him?!"
The other three generals nodded in agreement, and they also agreed with Zhang Xiu's approach.
This kid Guo Xiu is a smiling tiger, very insidious, we can’t keep him!
"Haha, don't panic, I have my own opinion." Seeing the excitement of the four generals, Ma Di smiled slightly and added: "This man is the eye of the Wei State. I can keep it for great use. You must do it."
Don’t alert the enemy.”
"My own eyes can sometimes be deceiving."
Zhang Xiu was startled: "Ah, general, how can your eyes deceive others?"
The other three nodded in agreement. They also wanted to know how their eyes deceived them.
Ma Su laughed and immediately conducted a "fake hand test, eyes deceiving the brain" test on four people one after another.
When Ma Su smashed the lifelike wooden hand with a hammer, Zhang Xiu immediately screamed, holding his intact hand and screaming, the scream was more miserable than the sound of killing a pig.
Yang Wanwan and Li Sheng were not much better. One was so frightened that he almost urinated on the spot, and the other was so frightened that he fell to the ground on the spot.
Only Huang Xi remained calm during the test, his eyes widened and his expression barely changed.
However, he was finally helped back to the room by the servants - his legs were so frightened that he could not walk.
After this experiment was completed, the way the four generals looked at Ma Su changed again, from respect to respect and fear.
In this era, science is not that popular, and many things that cannot be explained are attributed to gods.
Therefore, they thought that their general knew magic.
In short, our general is not a human being!
He is half immortal and half god.
It is similar to Zuo Ci, Yu Ji, and Zhang Jiao. It is even higher and more powerful than these three humane methods.
These three people could only use talisman water to cure some minor illnesses, but Ma Di could save a dying person.
Ma Di didn't care much about what the four generals thought of him. He only cared about the Shu Han's next strategy. Should he continue to attack Wei, or should he deal with Soochow first?
Originally, he had no idea which one to fight first. Sending Wang Ping to Soochow as an undercover agent was just to nip the problem in the bud to avoid being backstabbed by Soochow again.
But now, after seeing Guo Xiu, his thinking gradually became clearer. He knew which country the Shu Han should attack first.
However, the top priority is not to attack, but to straighten out the internal affairs, thoroughly digest the newly acquired Liangzhou and Longyou areas, consolidate the existing territory, and increase the national power of the Shu Han.
Of course, Zhuge Liang has already done this.
There are only two things Ma Su needs to do at the moment. First, always pay attention to Wang Ping's situation, and second, set a trap for Guo Xiuzuan little by little.
Sometimes, Ma Su would also think that he might as well give Wang Ping an order and ask him to find a suitable opportunity to kill Lu Xun and cut off Soochow's arm.
But after thinking about it, I decided to let go of this idea. With the current development momentum of the Shu Han Dynasty, it is completely possible to defeat the Wu Kingdom in an honest way in the future. There is no need to play such a shady way.
