Mi Han

Chapter 359
Why did Ma Di prevent the civil servants from sending the documents to Zhuge Liang?

It's not that he has any selfish intentions in doing this.

It's just that although it is noon, it is Zhuge Liang's time to eat.

Zhuge Liang is already very busy with complicated government affairs in daily life, and Ma Su has seen it in his eyes and worried in his heart in the past.

Although in his capacity he couldn't stop Zhuge Liang from being diligent in his affairs, but as a minister, he could still keep people from disturbing him during the short time Zhuge Liang was dining.

Of course, Ma Di didn't mean to blame those civil servants who held documents in their hands.

After all, ordinary people in this world follow the two-meal system, and it is normal for them not to know that Zhuge Liang will eat at noon.

And the reason why Zhuge Liang started to eat at noon in these few days was not his personal wish.

It was Liu Bei who saw that Zhuge Liang was working too hard, so he specially ordered Zhuge Liang to have lunch at noon.

Food tonic is a well-known truth in the world.

Liu Bei's decree of kindness was issued just a few days ago, and Zhuge Liang, who has always been low-key, did not publicize it, so many officials in Shangshutai did not know about it.

If it weren't for Liu Bei's kind decree, Zhuge Liang wouldn't waste his noon time eating.

Ma Di had no intention of blaming the clerks who were holding Liangzhou's documents in front of him, he just asked the clerks to step aside with a serious face.

Let's talk about everything after the prime minister has finished his meal.

However, after Ma Di issued this order, the civil servants who used to obey him seemed a little hesitant at this time.

Seeing that the civil official did not act according to his order, Ma Di's face became serious instantly.

He just wanted to stretch out his finger to reprimand the civil official, but before Ma Di's reprimand could be said, the civil official in front of him immediately lowered his head in fright.

Just at the moment when he lowered his head, he also delivered the documents held in both hands to Ma Di.

A trembling explanation reached Ma Su's ears in due course.

"This is Liang Zhoumu's letter."

When this explanation fell into Ma Di's ears, Ma Di's words of reprimand were blocked in his throat by this sentence, and he couldn't say anything.

And when these words reached the ears of dozens of other civil servants, doubts appeared on their faces.

Did something important happen in Liangzhou?
The state shepherd's power is so great that he can almost decide everything. With Liang Zhoumu's current power, he can solve many things in Liangzhou by himself.

So if Liang Zhoumu suddenly wrote a letter, then the content of this letter must not be simple.

And just as doubts continued to emerge in their hearts, everyone present also understood why the official dared to defy Ma Di's order in public.

There is no other reason. Not long ago, the prime minister issued a strict order:
"Liangzhou's letter should not be delayed."

From Zhuge Liang's strict order, it can be seen how much he cares about Liangzhou.

The reason why civil servants dared to disobey Ma Di's order was because he was more afraid of disobeying Zhuge Liang.

All civil servants understand the truth, how could Ma Di not know?
So his face is a little ugly now.

With a high self-esteem, he not only never reprimanded the civil servants, but was blocked by a single word from the civil servants, which made Ma Su a little annoyed.

But Ma Di was able to get Zhuge Liang's respect, and of course he was not a person who didn't know the importance. He quickly recovered his emotions.

Then he quickly took the Liangzhou document handed over by the clerk, turned around and entered the hall where Zhuge Liang was.

Whether Ma Su would disobey him when Zhuge Liang was away is unknown.

But Zhuge Liang is now in the conference hall behind him, and under such circumstances, Ma Di dare not neglect Zhuge Liang's orders at all.

When Ma Su strode into the meeting hall with the documents of Liangzhou in his hand, he saw Zhuge Liang who was reviewing carefully with the documents in one hand and the pasta in one hand.

In Ma Di's sight, whenever Zhuge Liang saw any omissions in the document, he would immediately put down the pasta in his hand, and subconsciously picked up the red pen on the desk in front of him to correct it.

It is precisely because of Zhuge Liang's actions that the hill-like documents on his desk are slowly decreasing.

But the food on his plate has not decreased at all as before.

Seeing this scene, Ma Di couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Even with His Majesty's favor, the prime minister has not changed his style of putting public affairs first.

With complicated feelings in his arms, Ma Di walked quickly towards Zhuge Liang.

And Zhuge Liang was all focused on the official business in front of him, so when Ma Di walked a few steps in front of him, Zhuge Liang raised his head belatedly when he heard footsteps.

When Zhuge Liang, who was dressed in Tsing Yi and had an extraordinary bearing, raised his head, he saw that it was Ma Su who came.

Seeing that Ma Di was coming, a smile appeared on Zhuge Liang's face.

Zhuge Liang had a very good personal relationship with Ma Di's elder brother Ma Liang, because of this relationship, Zhuge Liang liked Ma Di a little more than ordinary people.

Of course, Zhuge Liang's love for Ma Su is not only because his elder brother is Ma Liang.

Ma Di was born in the Ma family of Xiangyang noble family, and he was quite famous in Jingzhou when he was young.

Later, Ma Di followed Liu Bei into Shu as an officer in Jingzhou, and successively served as Mianzhu County Magistrate and Chengdu County Magistrate.

Both Mianzhu and Chengdu are big counties in Yizhou, and Chengdu is the political power center of the Han Dynasty.

Ma Su can hold such an important position and has never made any mistakes. His own talent is not low.

And of course what Zhuge Liang likes most about Ma Di is that Ma Di is extremely talented and good at discussing military tactics.

Zhuge Liang often discussed military strategy with Ma Su from day to night.

Everyone in the world knows that Zhuge Liang is a great strategist and political master, but what the world doesn't know is that Zhuge Liang is also very concerned about military affairs.

After all, Zhuge Liang's ambition is to become a famous minister like "Guan Zhong" and "Le Yi". Zhuge Liang has been doing "Guan Zhong" and has been doing it very well.

Now his dream of becoming "Le Yi" has not yet come true.

Under this kind of regret, Zhuge Liang seemed to like Junjie who was good at military strategy.

Just like Zhuge Liang was to Mi Yang, the same is true.

If it hadn't been for Mi Yang's extraordinary splendor and his birth, according to the historical development, Ma Di should be the disciple in Zhuge Liang's heart.

It's just that although Mi Yang exists in this world, Ma Di's status in Zhuge Liang's heart is still not low.

Zhuge Liang saw that Ma Di, who was highly regarded by him, suddenly came to him, so he guessed that Ma Di should have something to report.

Sure enough, after Ma Di stopped a few steps away from Zhuge Liang, he bowed and lifted the Liangzhou document in his hand, and reported to Zhuge Liang:

"Prime Minister, Liangzhou Mu has a document delivered."

Seeing that Ma Di said that Mi Yang had sent a letter, Zhuge Liang straightened his face.

Calculated according to the time, Mi Yang had just arrived in Nanzheng not long ago.

Now should be the time for Mi Yang to adjust personnel and sort out state affairs, and at such a time, usually nothing major will happen.

Could it be that Mi Yang encountered some trouble in Liangzhou?

Zhuge Liang could take Mi Yang as his apprentice on purpose, so he naturally loved Mi Yang very much.

The more he loves, the more Zhuge Liang will care about Mi Yang.

Mi Yang's military talent Zhuge Liang is trustworthy.

But Mi Yang's political talent has never been shown in front of the world.

In Zhuge Liang's heart, Mi Yang is just a young man in his 20s after all.

It is reasonable for such a young man to suddenly take charge of a state's government affairs and encounter some unsolvable troubles.

Because of this kind of guessing in his heart, Zhuge Liang immediately asked the clerk standing beside him to fetch the document from Ma Di's hand after hearing Ma Di's words.

There was a trace of urging in Zhuge Liang's commanding tone.

Ma Di, who was standing not far in front of Zhuge Liang, was keenly aware of the eagerness in Zhuge Liang's words.

After realizing this, although Ma Di didn't show any abnormal expression on his face, envy was surging in his heart.

As Liangzhou is the northern gateway of Yizhou, it is normal for Zhuge Liang, as the prime minister, to be anxious about Liangzhou's sudden letter.

It's just that there were documents from Jingzhou delivered before, but Zhuge Liang didn't show such eagerness.

The territory of Jingzhou is several times that of Liangzhou, and its strategic significance is also higher than that of Liangzhou.

Under such circumstances, Zhuge Liang had a different reaction, perhaps because Liang Zhoumu was Mi Yang.

Under Zhuge Liang's urging, the civil servants quickly handed over the documents in Ma Su's hands to Zhuge Liang.

After Zhuge Liang took the document, he immediately started to read it.

In this document written by Fa Miao, the main talk is about the release of military power by Mi Yang with a glass of wine.

Of course, in the document, Fa Miao emphatically mentioned that Mi Yang took back all of Wu Yi's military power.

After seeing this, a pensive look appeared on Zhuge Liang's face.

He originally thought that Mi Yang was in trouble, but what he didn't expect was that Mi Yang had gathered all the military power in Liangzhou to himself in a short period of time.

In Zhuge Liang's view, Mi Yang's move was undoubtedly a little too hasty.

That's all for others, Wu Yi's status is different from others after all, Mi Yang's actions will definitely make Wu Yi feel dissatisfied.

Besides, if Wu Yi had a rift with Mi Yang because of this, it would be detrimental to Liangzhou's future, and even to Mi Yang's future.

After realizing this, Zhuge Liang got up immediately, and he asked people to prepare the car to drive, and he was going to meet His Majesty in the palace.

This thing needs to be dealt with aftermath.

In the palace, Liu Bei was watching with his hands behind his back, while Liu Chan was practicing riding and shooting in the open space outside the hall.

Watching Liu Chan's body gradually grow, while driving the steed under his crotch, he shot some arrows into the archery target dozens of steps away from time to time, Liu Bei's face showed a gratified smile.

Although Liu Chan's shooting skills are quite clumsy in the eyes of Liu Bei, who has been on the battlefield for a long time.

But Liu Chan grew up in the deep courtyard since he was a child, and Liu Bei was delighted by his performance.

It's just that Liu Bei's eyes were still full of love when he looked at Liu Chan.

But when he saw Liu Chan being pulled aside by a lady in court attire to wipe the sweat off his head after dismounting, the benevolence in Liu Bei's eyes gradually dissipated.

The lady was his queen in name.

In fact, she is a political protector of Yizhou gentry.

Thinking of this, Liu Bei really couldn't be moved by the scene of "the Queen's kindness" in front of him.

But Mrs. Wu is the empress of a big man after all, and she has always followed the rules since she entered the harem, so Liu Bei didn't have much malice towards her.

Just when Liu Bei was looking at the scene in front of him and was thinking about something, a little Huangmen came running from behind him.

After Xiao Huangmen came to Liu Bei's back, he immediately reported to Liu Bei: "Your Majesty, the prime minister asks to see you."

Hearing this sentence, Liu Bei immediately showed a smile on his face. He turned around and ordered to Xiao Huangmen: "Bring the prime minister here quickly."

Under Liu Bei's order, Xiao Huangmen ran away in a hurry.

Not long after, the little Huangmen brought Zhuge Liang to Liu Bei.

Seeing Zhuge Liang's arrival, Liu Bei seemed in a great mood.

How can a fish not be happy when it meets water?
Liu Bei smiled and said to Zhuge Liang: "Everyone in Chengdu knows that the Prime Minister is a very busy person, so how come he has time to come to see me in the palace today."

Liu Bei's tone was very relaxed, as if he was asking a friend.

And others might not be able to answer Liu Bei's words for a while, but Zhuge Liang is obviously not Liu Bei's bystander.

Zhuge Liang took out Liangzhou's document from his pocket, and handed it to Liu Bei respectfully. He said:
"Liangzhou Mu has written a letter."

Seeing that Zhuge Liang didn't answer his joke directly, Liu Bei couldn't help but feel a little bored.

It's just that after Liu Bei heard Zhuge Liang's words, he immediately took the document from Zhuge Liang.

As an emperor, he was naturally concerned about the situation in Liangzhou.

But after Liu Bei unfolded the document and read the contents, he didn't feel worried like Zhuge Liang.

On the contrary, Liu Bei glanced at the Wu family in the distance, and then at the contents of the document, and a smile appeared on his face.

Zhuge Liang saw that Liu Bei didn't seem to care about this matter, so he immediately reminded Liu Bei: "Liangzhou Mu is a bit careless in his actions."

"The way of governing is to keep calm."

After Zhuge Liang said this sentence, Liu Bei immediately understood what Zhuge Liang was worried about.

"Kong Ming is worried that when the news spreads, the Yizhou gentry, who are deeply involved with Wu Yi, will criticize Zisheng in the Qing Dynasty?"

Seeing Liu Bei directly expressing his deepest concerns, Zhuge Liang nodded.

"Zi Sheng is the shepherd of Liangzhou. If his reputation is damaged, it will be detrimental to the stability of Liangzhou."

"Zisheng already had a rift with the Yizhou gentry, but with the Yizhou gentry's methods in the past, they will not just settle the matter with clear discussions."

The reason why Zhuge Liang entered the palace in a hurry was not because he thought that Mi Yang made a mistake in releasing his military power with a glass of wine.

After all, he was the one who taught Mi Yang to keep military power firmly in his hands.

And compared to the many bloody cases of taking military power in the current world, Mi Yang's move to release military power with a glass of wine is already very gentle, and the impact is minimized.

Zhuge Liang felt that Mi Yang's behavior towards Wu Yi seemed a little too hasty.

Wu Yi is not only a relative of the Han Dynasty, but behind him are many Yizhou nobles.

Wu Yi's military power was directly deprived by Mi Yang, how could this prevent those Yizhou gentry from jumping?

So Zhuge Liang came to visit Liu Bei this time in order to deal with Mi Yang's aftermath.

Liangzhou is a start-up, so there can be no turmoil.

(End of this chapter)