Ma Su came out of the tent and glanced at Zhang Xiu.
"Secretly send someone to keep an eye on Gou An. If there is any movement, he will immediately come to see me!"
"General, I understand!" Zhang Xiu glanced viciously in the direction behind him and waved his hands to the left and right.
The two soldiers took the order and stood outside Gou'an's tent like door gods.
Ma Su said "hmm" and then ordered: "Submit the battle report here and report it to the prime minister as soon as possible."
Zhang Xiu nodded solemnly and quickly went to make arrangements.
…
In the camp, Gou An stood still, thinking.
Go to Wei? Go to Sima Yi? Well, this is really a good idea.
General Ma is right!
Learned, learned.
Gou An sneered and buried this idea in his heart to prepare for emergencies.
Originally, before Ma Su came to visit, he had already had the idea of quietly opening the city gate tonight and defecting to Zhang He.
This idea is very firm!
It is true that Ma Su's behavior of beating him even after accepting filial piety money made him doubt his slim future.
It was so frustrating to work with a shady general like Ma Su.
The most important thing is that from now on, I will no longer be able to happily fish and drink comfortably while transporting food.
If he can't drink, what fun can he have in his life?
Who wants to live like this?
Anyway, he didn't want to live such a lifeless life.
But now...for the sake of Ma Di's personal visit, I will not go to Zhang He for the time being.
Hum hum, although this grain transport official is not a big one, he can influence the outcome of a war and the lives of thousands of people!
Ma De, all of you generals and commanders were kind to me. You pissed off this grain transport officer and immediately went to join Sima Yi!
Just asking you if you are afraid?
"Hmph——"
Gou An lay down on the wooden bed and found a comfortable position to lie down.
He figured out that it was actually quite good to stay in Shuzhong. The work pressure was not great and the salary was quite generous. If he could stay there forever, he would be willing to go to Wei State to drink from the northwest wind.
Not to mention, the dry, windy and cold north with little rain, how can it be as comfortable as the warm and spring-like scenery in Sichuan all year round!
Nothing happened all night.
Early the next morning, Gou An smacked his lips, lay on the horse-drawn wooden cart, and led the grain and fodder convoy to Chencang.
After the wine was confiscated, he felt that his life was... incomplete.
But there is no way, people under the eaves have to bow their heads.
If you want to regain your position, you can only wait until you meet the Prime Minister.
When Gou An thought of the Prime Minister, he immediately thought of many speculations.
After the two forked cities were built, Zhang He's army was blocked on the outside. Chencang Road had become a safe road and there was no need to send troops to escort.
Although the food road is safe, the war is coming to an end.
Because the batch of grain and grass he escorted was the last batch of grain and grass that could be raised in Shu.
The Northern Expedition against Cao Wei has lasted for less than half a year since spring.
There is no more food and grass left in Shu.
Without food and grass, it means that the war is about to end.
The end of the war meant that his long paid vacation as a grain transport officer was about to begin.
This vacation may be one year, it may be two years or more.
How can this not be exciting!
Gou An knows very well that in this chaotic world, the employment pressure is too great. No matter where he goes, it is difficult to find such a good job with "more money, less things to do and close to home".
So if they can continue to stay, who would be willing to surrender to the enemy?
When she thought about the long vacation coming, Gou An's depressed mood became inexplicably happy, and even the burning pain on her butt felt much lighter.
However, even if you were beaten for no reason, you can't let it go easily no matter what.
He Gou'an is not someone who only suffers losses and never fights back!
Gou An led the convoy back and forth, deliberately delaying for a few more days on the road, and finally arrived at the gate of Chencang City six days later.
After handing over the provisions, Gou An limped into the prime minister's tent.
As soon as he came in, Gou An threw himself to the ground and cried with aggrieved face:
"Prime Minister, you have to make the decision for me!"
"That Ma Su...that Ma Su...hey!"
Zhuge Liang withdrew his gaze from the pile of official documents, raised his eyes and looked directly at the past, and knocked on the desk seriously: "Gou An, you are three days late in escorting the grain and fodder this time!"
"According to military law, you should be punished with a stick for forty!"
The expression on Gou An's face suddenly changed, and he looked very frightened, but secretly he was secretly happy that the prime minister had taken the bait, and he lowered his head and remained silent.
Sure enough, after waiting for a while, he heard Zhuge Liang ask: "Gou An, tell me, what about Ma Su?"
Gou An raised his head with an innocent look on his face: "Prime Minister, my subordinates worked hard to transport grain northward for the use of the army. There was never any neglect on the way."
"But seven days ago, when the official passed by Ma Su's army camp, Ma Di sent someone to beat the general with twenty army sticks for no reason. The general's butt... is still burning and hurting, so he came three days late."
"As a general of the army, how can he be punished for no reason?"
"Prime Minister, that Ma Su abused his power and ignored military law! He was not spanking the lower official, he was openly slapping you in the face!"
Zhuge Liang was silent after hearing this.
As the prime minister of a country and the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces, how could he, with his keen eyesight, not know Gou An's character? It is obvious that the latter did not tell the truth at this moment, or in other words, he avoided important matters when explaining the facts.
If the facts are as Gou An said, then Ma Su is definitely abusing his power. Although every general has done this kind of behavior, the person Ma Su beat this time is Gou An...
Gou An is Li Yan's nephew...
Gou An still stands on reason.
Dilemma.
On one side is the beloved general with outstanding achievements, on the other side is justice and justice.
Punishing Ma Su for such a trivial matter? I'm afraid it will chill his heart, and the generals in the army may not be happy either.
Moreover, he had suppressed Ma Su many times before, but now the latter defeated Zhang He twice in a row. Not only did he protect Hanzhong, but he also protected the smooth flow of grain roads.
For such a great achievement, it is too late to reward him, so how can he talk about punishment?
But if Gou An is not given an explanation, his credibility and prestige will be challenged...
It's not easy to handle.
Got it... Zhuge Liang frowned and pondered for a moment. Then he had an idea, picked up a handwritten letter from the desk, and said in a deep voice:
"Gou'an, before you arrived, Ma Di had already stated this matter in the letter..."
Oops, I forgot about this! Gou An jumped up and said hurriedly: "Prime Minister, I have no other intentions. What I want to say is that the general is a grain transport officer after all, and he is responsible for transporting grain for the army.
, Even if there is a mistake, General Ma Di can wait until the general has escorted the food and fodder before he takes punishment!"
"Right, that is it!"
"Furthermore, even if General Ma Su really wants to punish the subordinate on the spot, he can definitely give him a lighter punishment. This way, the subordinate will not be delayed in transporting food due to his inconvenience."
After asking and knowing what he meant, Zhuge Liang smiled slightly and felt like a mirror, but he did not expose Gou An's nonsense and justified his theory.
"Prime Minister, you are busy, you are busy, I will resign, I will resign!" Gou An wiped his forehead, turned around, and retreated in a somewhat embarrassed manner.
In ordinary times, Zhuge Liang would not tolerate Gou An's behavior of "slandering the general after making his own mistakes", even if Gou An is a relative of Li Yan!
He will definitely punish them severely.
However, when it was time to win a big victory, I turned a blind eye.
Just think of it as giving Li Yan some face.
…
The southern section of Chencang Road, Tucheng, Weixian County.
Ma Su is studying the advanced "system mall".
After sending Gou An away, he simulated the next battle situation five more times.
It can be summed up in one sentence: There is no war in Peiping.
His life was not in danger, Ma Su steadily earned 100 stability points, and his total assets came to 139 (144-5).
As the light screen flashes, personal attributes appear on it.
Name: Ma Su.
Force: 43 (Wen San, Wu Mo).
Intelligence: 70 (Wu Yi, Wen San).
Prestige: 63 (can command up to 50,000 troops. Note 1: Under this prestige, the fewer troops it commands, the higher the cohesion of the soldiers; Note 2: Cohesion is not completely equal to combat effectiveness).
Stability value: 139 (small assets)
Since the stability value exceeded 100, the second item in the top row of grids has gradually revealed its true identity.
Ma Su opened his eyes wide and looked over expectantly.
