Chapter 307 Ma Su: I didn't expect me to be so powerful
Chapter 307 Ma Su: I didn’t expect that I am so powerful
Zhuge Liang sat behind the desk, smiling and saying nothing.
"Prime Minister, I have something unclear."
After Ma Di said this, he sat down on the seat next to Zhuge Liang and asked with interest: "I heard that Sima Yi was promoted to Taiwei. Was it recommended by the Prime Minister?"
"Sima Yi was originally the governor of Yongliang in Wei Dynasty, the mainstay of the country. He was a cunning and cunning man, with the appearance of an eagle watching a wolf. In the past, Cao Cao once said to Cao Pi: Sima Yi cannot be reused. If he is reused, he must be on guard against him. Now that he is desperate, there is no way forward.
He has come to join me, Ji Han. If you want to win people's hearts by treating him favorably, you can just grant him a title, so why should you promote him to such a high position? Since ancient times, enemy generals who have surrendered have never received such good treatment."
Zhuge Liang smiled and nodded, "I already know everything you are worried about. That Sima Yi is already two years older than me. He is now fifty-five years old, and I'm afraid he won't have many more years to live. Now I grant him a high position.
I will buy the bones for a thousand gold, so that the generals from other places in the Wei State and the people of Soochow will know the great kindness of His Majesty, my Empress, so as to promote the unification of the world as soon as possible. This is one of them."
"Sima Yi's military skills and strategies are all excellent. Such talents can control Wuhu in the north and level Jiangzuo in the south. In addition, he led an army of 80,000 to surrender. It is reasonable and reasonable for him to be granted the title of Taiwei. This is the second one."
"Moreover, I don't have much time left. I only hope that in my lifetime, I can fulfill the late emperor's last wish, restore the glory of the Han Dynasty, and unify the world. Therefore, in this extraordinary time, I took extraordinary measures. These are three of them."
Ma Su felt a little uncomfortable when he heard this.
Sima Yi has at least eighteen years left to live, which is not a "few years left".
Moreover, it seems strange to use a descendant to pacify the world. Without him, Sima Yi, wouldn't the world be able to be unified? My four major generals, now all of them are first-rate commanders, okay?
Zhuge Liang didn't notice Ma Su's expression, and said to himself: "Furthermore, you have very little foundation in the court, but you have already achieved great success. If you continue to lead the army in battle, let alone how you will be rewarded.
These sarcastic remarks and backstabbing can hurt people. A wise man may not be afraid of the mountains in the distance, but he cannot ignore the gravel in his shoes."
"By the way, have you met Sima Yi himself?"
"I've seen him, a vigorous old guy, tall, with long face and eagle eyes. When I just came back a few days ago, all the officials from the court came to visit me. He was the fourth to come, but I was not in the house at the time.
He handed the gift to the doorman and left. At that time, I happened to be in the carriage a few steps away, so I saw it clearly." Ma Di said 1510.
How could he not pay attention to Sima Yi, an old silver coin? On the first day after returning to Chang'an, he disguised himself as an ordinary person and squatted outside Weiyang Palace.
However, Sima Yi did not talk to anyone after going to court, nor did he go out after returning to his residence, and no officials visited his residence.
In the next few days, the people sent by Ma Di to monitor Sima Yi reported that everything was normal. Sima Yi stayed at home all day long, except when he went to court, and hardly had any interactions with former Wei officials and current Shu Han officials.
, the only move was to visit him at the General’s Mansion that day.
So Ma Di dispelled the speculation that Sima Yi was behind the scenes.
However, more and more people are visiting the General's Mansion, and it has gradually become a trend. Even for officials from other places who come to Chang'an to report on their work, the first thing they do when they arrive in Chang'an is not to enter the palace to meet the emperor, nor to visit the Prime Minister's Mansion to meet Zhuge Liang.
I came to see him at the General's Mansion.
This made Ma Su feel like a light on his back, so he made today's trip to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
He wants to find out who is behind his back to hate him and plot against him.
Although this tactic is inferior and can be seen through at a glance, it is very difficult to crack.
After all, you can't hit someone with a smiling face.
Zhuge Liang pondered for a while and said word by word: "Youchang, have you ever thought that this may not be a trick of a certain person, but a spontaneous act of civil and military officials?"
"Have you ever thought about what you will do after the world is pacified?"
"You are only 43 years old this year. The world will be unified in as little as three to five years or as long as ten years. You will only be about fifty years old by then."
"Besides, you have seven sons, no, eight sons. The eldest son is already an official in the court and holds an important position."
Hearing these words, Ma Su was shocked. He looked at Zhuge Liang with wide eyes and asked eagerly: "Does the Prime Minister suspect that I have a disobedient heart? No, no, do the civil and military officials suspect that I have a disobedient heart?"
Zhuge Liang glanced at Ma Su silently, paused before replying: "So, do you have it?"
Ma Su shook his head firmly, "No!"
Zhuge Liang sighed, "You have no disobedience. You know it and I know it. Do all the civil and military officials know it?"
Ma Su shook his head. Civil and military officials had very little contact with him, so they must not know his true inner thoughts.
What all the civil and military officials saw was a general who was in his prime, who was like a god in his military skills, whose prestige was unparalleled in the world, and who responded to every call in the army. As for what this general would do in the future, no one knew.
The most important thing is that the emperor of the Shu Han Dynasty is cowardly, and the only number one person who can control this general, Zhuge Liang, is old. It can be predicted that in three to five years, the person who will be the leader of the Shu Han Dynasty will definitely be this man in his prime.
General.
Under such circumstances, which official would dare not to curry favor with the general?
Thinking of this, Ma Su was suddenly enlightened and a rare cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Unknowingly, I am already so powerful.
Moving forward, is there no third way besides usurping the throne and being executed by the emperor?
"Prime Minister, teach me." Ma Su stood up, cupped his hands, and said sincerely.
"In my opinion... it is better to fall behind again, retreat bravely from the rapids, and wait and see what happens." Zhuge Liang said carefully and looked at Ma Su's eyes, who motioned for him to continue.
"Nowadays, there are widespread rumors among civil and military officials that after you conquered Luoyang, you treated Wei's old ministers very well, without killing anyone or using a cent of the treasury. This was to win over people's hearts..."
"F*ck...!" Ma Su shouted. He couldn't bear the annoyance he had been squeezing for the past few days anymore.
If he imitated Deng Ai's behavior of burning, killing, looting and massacring the city after he conquered Chengdu, others would say he was self-absorbed; if he did not imitate Deng Ai and treated others preferentially, others would say he had ulterior motives.
Mudd, it's so hard to be a loyal minister.
The two guards guarding outside the prime minister's study were shocked when Ma Su took action. They thought for a moment that Ma Su was going to attack Zhuge Liang, so they rushed in and drew their swords, but they were trembling and did not dare to step forward.
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The guards of the Prime Minister's Mansion all know what kind of person Ma Su is. He is both civil and military, holds a high position, and uses troops like a god.
Not to mention two guards, twenty are not enough.
But the Prime Minister cannot but protect him.
Therefore, the two guards had extremely tangled expressions on their faces. They wanted to come up and restrain Ma Di, but they were afraid that Ma Di would get angry and chop them both to death.
Zhuge Liang coughed, waved his hand for the two guards to go down, then looked up at Ma Di and said calmly: "You Chang, how do you do?"
Ma Su sat back slowly without saying a word, his heart filled with turmoil.
He could clearly see the expressions on the two guards' faces just now that they were about to pee with fear.
If even the guards of the prime minister's palace are afraid of him like a tiger, wouldn't others be even more afraid? If we don't retreat bravely, I'm afraid there will be many undesirable problems in the future.
Thinking of this, Ma Su silently said: "Prime Minister, please allow me to think twice and I will give you an answer in three days."
Zhuge Liang nodded and looked over with kind eyes: "Youchang, I am doing this for your own good. Let them do the work of pacifying the world."
"I know" Ma Su responded and turned to leave.
When he came out of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the sky had gradually darkened. Ma Di signaled the coachman to drive away, and walked alone on Chang'an Avenue before dusk, silently thinking about what happened after he came to this world, one after another.
Pieces emerge like a fleeting horse.
Unconsciously, the sky turned completely dark, night enveloped the earth, and the waning moon slowly rose.
Ma Di is still wandering the streets of Chang'an.
At this time, a group of soldiers came over. The leader of the guard raised his spear and shouted: "How dare you, who are you? How dare you stay up all night during the curfew?!"
As he spoke, he took a closer look at Ma Su, and when he saw his appearance clearly, his expression suddenly changed, he knelt down on the ground, kowtowed tremblingly and said: "A villain who collides with a great general deserves to be punished by death. He deserves to be punished by death."
Hearing this, a group of soldiers changed their colors in an uproar, kowtowed and begged for mercy.
Ma Su ignored them, walked forward silently, and soon disappeared at the other end of the long street.
But the guard captain and a group of soldiers were still kowtowing on the spot.
