Three Kingdoms Simulator: This Ma Su is too stable

Chapter 213 Zhuge Liang Has a Big Head

Chapter 213 Zhuge Liang Has a Big Head

Jiang Wan's current status is only Cao Cao in the Prime Minister's Mansion and General Fujun, and he is under Yang Yi, the head of the Prime Minister's Mansion. However, Jiang Wan will be promoted to the post of Changshi in the future, surpassing Yang Yi in official positions, and becoming Zhuge Liang's preferred successor.

In addition, Jiang Wan has always had a close relationship with Ma Di's predecessor, so Ma Di has always regarded him as one of his own.

Since the beginning of this year, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang's health has not been very good, so he deliberately trained Jiang Wan and entrusted Jiang Wan with many important tasks instead of Yang Yi, another important minister of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Therefore, it was inevitable that Jiang Wan and Yang Yi would secretly compete with each other.

Yang Yi was very capable, and was several positions ahead of Jiang Wan.

But in the three years since Ma Su's arrival, Yang Yi's narrow-minded and jealous shortcomings have been magnified infinitely, and even made serious mistakes.

Zhuge Liang was greatly disappointed with Yang Yi because of this, and gradually had other plans.

Just at this moment, Jiang Wan came into Zhuge Liang's sight.

Jiang Wan used to be Yang Yi's subordinate. When he first entered Sichuan as the county magistrate, he was punished by Liu Bei for being lazy and ineffective.Fortunately, Zhuge Liang was rescued and was able to be reused later.

This time, Zhuge Liang asked Jiang Wan to come to Liangzhou as Prime Minister Cao Cao, and the meaning he wanted to convey was very clear.

checks and balances.

This was Ma Su's first instinct.

When the army reached Juyanhai, they saw Zhao Yun and others who had killed here first, so Ma Di gathered all the newly recruited generals who participated in the battle together, and introduced Jiang Wan to them.

Nominally, Jiang Wan was an official sent by the imperial court (Zhuge Liang) to issue orders, but in fact he was the eye of the army to inspect the situation.

Jiang Wan met with Ke Wu, the leader of the Xihai Qiang, Liang Yuanbi, the leader of Xiutuhu, Qu Bu and Qu Shang of the Qu family in Xiping, and many generals of small groups of warlords, and conveyed Prime Minister Zhuge's encouragement.

Then the appointment was solemnly announced.

When Zhao Yun learned that he was about to be the Governor of Liangzhou, he couldn't help but glanced at Ma Su.

However, the latter's face was calm and calm, and there was no trace of displeasure.

So he was relieved and accepted the governor Yinshou frankly.

With Zhao Yun's qualifications, it is more than enough to be a governor of Liangzhou. He is mainly worried that Ma Di will think too much.

Because during the whole process of attacking Liangzhou, Ma Di was handsome and he was a general. Once Ma Di thought too much, it would cause discord among generals, and discord among generals is a taboo for military strategists.

Fortunately, this worry did not become a reality.

Young Chang is still generous and knowledgeable about current affairs.

After the generals dispersed, Zhao Yun stroked his beard and nodded to Ma Su, and said with a smile, "Youchang, I am your boss now!"

"From now on, you can no longer order the old man, but you should listen to my orders, hahaha..."

Facing Zhao Yun's teasing and ridiculing, Ma Di curled his lips.

It's just a mere governor of Liangzhou, and he can't be in a hurry.

Although in terms of official position, Zhao Yun has always been above him, but the two of them had no superficial affiliation before.Moreover, the two have been partners for so long, who has the final say, doesn't the old general know what to do?

Even if you become the governor of Liangzhou, you still have to listen to me. I tell you to go east. Do you dare to go west?

Ma Di looked at Zhao Yun calmly, pointing out something.

Apparently Zhao Yun couldn't understand the meaning expressed in his eyes, turned around and took Jiang Wan's hand, rambling, the corners of his mouth almost reaching to the base of his ears.

Ma Di looked at Zhao Yun calmly for a while, and couldn't help but said: "Old General Zhao, it's been a long time since I sent troops this time, in order to prevent Liangzhou from making mistakes, you can lead the army back to Wuwei with me tomorrow."

"Ah, okay, I'll go get ready now..." Zhao Yun quickly let go of Jiang Wan's hand and left in a hurry.

Jiang Wan shook his head and laughed, and suddenly felt that the prime minister's decision to appoint Zhao Yun as the governor of Liangzhou might not achieve the expected check and balance effect.

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It is a very tedious task to completely subdue the bald Xianbei, involving all aspects.

The ideal way to deal with it is to disperse the bald-haired tribes, live together with the Qiang, Di, Hu, and Han people in Liangzhou, and force the integration of all ethnic groups by stewing miscellaneous stew in a big pot.

This work is simple to say, but very cumbersome to operate.

Ma Di’s subordinates were in urgent need of such governance-oriented talents, and Jiang Wan happened to be here. Based on the idea of ​​“use it for nothing, use it for nothing”, Ma Di simply wrote to ask Zhuge Liang for instructions, and left Jiang Wan to handle important civil affairs in Liangzhou.

Keep these eyes, with the heart of the prime minister.

If Zhao Yun is the hand of the court, then Jiang Wan is Zhuge Liang's eyes.

Now, Liangzhou's army is nominally controlled by Zhao Yun, and the government affairs are handled by Jiang Wan. Ma Di does not have a specific official position, but only assists him as General Zhengxi.

This will effectively avoid any calculations and slander from the dark.

There was a letter sent by a flying eagle, and Zhuge Liang's reply arrived on the third day. There was only one word in the letter:

Can!
It was seven days later when Jiang Wan found out that he was included in this mission.

He could only hold his nose and follow Ma Su back to Wuwei to deal with complicated official duties.

At the beginning of May, the group returned to Wuwei City smoothly.

Jiang Wan quickly discovered the vending machines all over the streets, the three siege vehicles hidden in the armory, the large trebuchet, and the improved Zhuge Liannu.

After viewing these advanced equipment, Jiang Wan was shocked, and immediately sent someone to fly to Xi County to report to Zhuge Liang.

With these equipments in hand, Jiang Wan had already realized that it would no longer be difficult for the Shu Han to capture the Longyou area.

However, Ma Su, who possessed [-] elite cavalry and many excellent equipment, did not advance eastward, but was attacking westward.

Jiang Wan didn't dare to think about it anymore.

He felt that Ma Di had ulterior motives, and he became tense in an instant, and even when they met on weekdays, he became cautious.

Ma Di looked at Jiang Wan who was uneasy, and secretly wanted to laugh.

Half a month later, on a cloudy afternoon, Zhuge Liang quietly arrived in Wuwei City.

Jiang Wan changed into neat new clothes early and went to wait at the gate of Ximen.

Along with him were Ma Di, Zhao Yun, Zhao Guang, Huang Xi, Li Sheng, Zhang Xiu, Fei Yao, Dai Ling, Ju Shang, Qu Bu, Liang Yuanbi and dozens of others.

Everyone who has never seen Zhuge Liang has a serious face and a tight body.

The name of a person, the shadow of a tree, and Zhuge Liang's name, even outside the Shu Han, are resounding all over the world, not to mention that Liangzhou is still an actual control area of ​​the Shu Han.

Soon, everyone heard the sound of "da da da" horseshoes coming from the official road, and then a carriage appeared in the field of vision. The carriage was drawn by two vigorous crossbow horses and came on the road.

Followed by hundreds of soldiers armed with long guns.

The moment Jiang Wan saw the carriage, he trotted up to meet it.

Ma Di smiled secretly when he saw his behavior of "a stone from his heart fell to the ground".

After a while, following the coachman's long yelling, the carriage stopped at the gate of the city.

After a long time, Ma Di saw Zhuge Liang again.

Before Zhuge Liang's shoulders landed on the ground, Ma Su rushed over, the expression on his face "exploded" instantly, his lips trembling excitedly, and said affectionately:
"Su looking forward to the stars and looking forward to the moon, finally looking forward to you, Prime Minister..."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone except Zhuge Liang changed their expressions, their whole body felt a chill, and then their scalp became numb, and they looked at Ma Su in surprise.

What's happening here?
Yang Yi, who came along with her, just got out of the back car, and threw up on the spot while leaning on the railing of the car;
Jiang Wei, who was accompanying him, was not much better, his facial features were almost twisted together.

In this era, talented people are arrogant and arrogant.

They have never seen such a famous person like Ma Di who is so capable but so...so unpretentious...

Zhuge Liang gave Ma Di a symbolic shake, then quickly withdrew his hand like an electric shock, with a straight face, and said seriously: "Young Chang, take it away, pass it."

Ma Di responded, quickly put away his actor-level acting skills, straightened up, and raised his hand solemnly to ask: "Prime Minister, please enter the city."

Everyone was confused by Ma Di's scene of being respectful before and then arrogant.However, this move greatly dilutes the oppressive feeling that the prime minister came to inspect.

It makes people feel less stressed physically and mentally.

After Ma Di introduced everyone one by one, he led Zhuge Liang to inspect the arsenal, city defenses, and soldiers in Wuwei City, and then invited Zhuge Liang to the Liangzhou Governor's Mansion.

The rest of the crowd dispersed, the hustle and bustle ended, and there were only six people left in the hall.

Zhuge Liang, Jiang Wei, Yang Yi, Ma Di, Zhao Yun, Jiang Wan.

In addition to Wei Yan who stayed in Xixian County and Wu Yi who guarded Hanzhong, the eight giants of Shu Han have reached six.

These six people are enough to decide the fate of a country.

Zhuge Liang looked around at the crowd, and finally his eyes fell on Ma Su, and said eloquently, "You Chang did a good job!"

just nice?

Ma Di complained a little for himself, and said calmly: "Over the past year, Su has lived up to the high hopes of the prime minister, unified the Western Qiang, captured Liangzhou, and wiped out more than [-] elite cavalry of the Wei army. [-] soldiers, and a total of more than [-] people were obtained, and they also developed three siege vehicles..."

After half a stick of incense, Ma Su finished his report and stood still.

There was silence in the lobby.

Two big words appeared in everyone's mind: "Cowhide!"

In just one year and two months, Ma Di went from leading 1000 troops into Xiqiang to now having [-] troops, taking over territory almost equivalent to two states, and having a population of nearly one million.

This record...

Bai Qi will be silent when he sees it, and Han Xin will cry when he sees it.

From ancient times to the present, there has never been a general who fought such a crude war.

Zhuge Liangliang nodded, and changed his words: "You Chang has worked hard."

Zhuge Liang continued to speak, without hesitation in words of praise.

Ma Di raised his head and closed his eyes, trying to restrain his excitement, feeling like a primary school student secretly scored [-] points in the test and got the approval of his parents.

Pride, ecstasy, excitement, complacency, all kinds of positive emotions, just to name a few.

The turbulent thoughts floated into the clouds at once, and I don't know what Zhuge Liang said in the hall.

After a long time, dragged by Zhao Yun, Ma Di gradually came to his senses.

"Youchang, what reward do you want?" Zhuge Liang asked No. 17 times patiently.

"...Ah, can you be a great general... Forget it..., Inspector...I'm already, uh, the prime minister, look at Feng, I'm already an extremely human minister, and I really have nothing to do. Those six sons are still young, and the youngest is only four years old this year. I have been fighting outside all year round. If something happens to me, they will be helpless..."

Ma Di's incoherent output seemed to be talking nonsense, but in fact he meant something.

Zhuge Liang cupped his hands towards the south, and said solemnly: "The matter of canonization is up to His Majesty. I think you have made great achievements, and the crime of slipping your tongue today will not be considered."

After correcting Ma Su's diction, Zhuge Liang continued: "I have presented to Your Majesty, please grant six of your sons the title of Tinghou, three hundred households in each town, a thousand pieces of Shu brocade, and ten thousand taels of gold and silver."

"Thank you, Prime Minister!" Ma Su hastily bowed deeply.

Everyone immediately cast envious and jealous eyes.

But Zhuge Liang frowned, his face was full of worry, and he didn't know how to use Ma Di for a moment.

If you continue to use it, what if Ma Di makes great contributions again?What reward?
And if Ma Di is left unused, the Shu Han is equivalent to breaking his own leg, or the other thigh second only to his thick leg.

That's lame.

It stands to reason that such a situation like Ma Di's meritorious service has made him unsealable, and he can only change his son's seal. In fact, it is quite common in history, and it can be said that it is not uncommon.But these heroes, without exception, had tragic endings.

When a courtier's achievements are high and his scenery is unsurpassed, then he is not far from the time of death.

This is human nature, and no emperor would want to have a subject with a higher prestige than himself.So there were the tragic deaths of Bai Qi, Han Xin, Gao Changgong and others.

"Historical Records" once said: "Those who are brave enough to shake the Lord will be in danger, but those who have made great achievements in the world will not be rewarded." This sentence is a warning to both the courtiers and the emperor.

But if the person with high meritorious service is the descendant of the emperor, then there may be less suspicion.

But it's only a few points less, suspicion still exists.

The demeanor of everyone present was caught by Ma Di. Unlike what they knew, "the master with great merit has no good death", Ma Di knew that there was a case where "the master with great merit shook the sky" but died well.

That is Li Shimin.

Tang Gaozu Li Yuan succeeded in destroying the Sui Dynasty and building the Tang Dynasty, and his son Li Shimin can be said to be the first success.Of course, Li Yuan didn't have any doubts about his son, instead he repeated the title repeatedly.When the Tang Dynasty was established, Li Shimin was named Shang Shuling, General You Yiwei, and King Qin.At this time, Li Shimin was already the number three figure in the empire.

But the world was not yet unified at that time, and Li Shimin continued to work hard.In the next few years, Li Shimin personally participated in four major battles.Defeat Xueju, eradicating the threat from the west of the Tang Dynasty; defeat Song Jingang and Liu Wuzhou, and consolidate the north of the Tang Dynasty; annihilate Wang Shichong of Henan and Dou Jiande Group of Hebei, so that the Tang Dynasty obtained the ruling power in North China, and then severely damaged Liu Hei, the remaining tribe of Dou Jiande闼 and Xu Yuanlang from Shandong.

When Li Shimin returned to the court again, the emperor didn't know how to reward his hard-working son.The King of Qin is already the most honorable title among the Kings of Qin, and he is also a Taiwei and Minister of the Imperial Court, so he is basically untitled.But Li Shimin has made such an incomparable contribution, and he has to be sealed.

It was Li Yuan who specially created an official position "General Tiance" for Li Shimin, and led Situ.

Li Yuan's decision directly affected the next fate of the Tang Dynasty.

General Tiance's status is higher than that of the prince, second only to the emperor and prince in the court.But the level of status is not the key.General Tiance has a privilege, which will become an important bargaining chip in the struggle between Li Shimin and Crown Prince Li Jiancheng in the future, that is, he can open a mansion and set up his own officials, which is equivalent to establishing a relatively independent small "court".This made it much easier for Li Shimin to recruit talents.It also laid the foundation for the success of the Xuanwu Gate Change in the future.

After Li Shimin took the throne, he also realized that the title of General Tiance was not beneficial to the stability of the court, so he ordered it to be abolished, and thereafter the Tang Dynasty was never established again.

It can be said that there will be a Xuanwu Gate change in the early Tang Dynasty. Li Yuan has an unshirkable responsibility. It is he who vacillates between power and human relations, which eventually leads to tragedy.

But in fact, Li Yuan cannot be blamed for this. In the era of the military merit system, it was based on "rewards for meritorious service". Li Shimin did bring down the Tang Dynasty with his own hands.

Because of this, Li Shimin was addicted to his brothers and killed his brothers, and imprisoned the emperor's father. He suffered the lightest criticism among the previous usurpers-he brought down the world, and he just took back what he deserved. The method was a bit brutal. Considering that it was already a life-and-death situation at that time, if you didn't strike first, you might be killed, so you had no choice.

But Ma Su is not Li Shimin, and the emperor's surname is not Ma. If this credit continues, something will happen.

The predecessors and future generations did not mention it, but said that at present, Lu Xun, who has made great achievements for Soochow, is not far away from his death.

So, besides being happy, seeing Zhuge Liang frowning, Ma Di also secretly worried.

If even Zhuge Liang can't solve this matter, then only...

Self-proclaimed king... ahem, I have been disarmed and returned to the fields.

But, are you willing?

Ma Di and Zhuge Liang looked at each other, and they both saw the unwillingness in each other's eyes.

So what to do now?
Zhuge Liang raised his hand to push back the crowd, leaving Ma Di alone in the hall, pacing and meditating.

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(End of this chapter)

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