Why did Ma Su prevent the clerk from sending the documents to Zhuge Liang?
It's not that he had any selfish motives for doing this.
It's just that although it's noon now, it's Zhuge Liang's meal time.
Zhuge Liang was already very busy due to complicated government affairs, and Ma Di saw it in his eyes and worried in his heart.
Although his status could not prevent Zhuge Liang from being diligent in his affairs, as a minister, he could still do it without anyone disturbing him during the short period of time when Zhuge Liang was dining.
Of course, Ma Su didn't mean to blame those civil servants holding documents in their hands.
After all, ordinary people in this world follow a two-meal system, so it is normal for them not to know that Zhuge Liang would have a meal at noon.
The reason why Zhuge Liang started eating at noon in these days was not his personal wish.
Liu Bei saw that Zhuge Liang was working too hard, so he specially ordered Zhuge Liang to have a meal at noon.
Food supplementation is a well-known truth in today's world.
Liu Bei's favor edict had just been issued a few days ago. Zhuge Liang, who had always been low-key, did not publicize this matter, so many civil servants in the Chancery did not know about it.
If it weren't for Liu Bei's grace, Zhuge Liang would not waste his lunch time eating.
Ma Su had no intention of blaming the civil servants holding Liangzhou documents in front of him. He just asked the civil servants to step aside with a serious face.
Wait until the prime minister has finished eating before talking about anything.
However, after Ma Su issued this order, the civil servants who had always obeyed him now seemed a little hesitant.
Seeing that the civil servant did not act according to his order, Ma Su's face suddenly became serious.
He just wanted to stretch out his finger to scold the civil servant, but before Ma Su could say his scolding, the civil servant in front of him was so frightened that he quickly lowered his head.
Just at the moment when he lowered his head, he also delivered the documents held in both hands to Ma Su.
A trilling explanation reached Ma Su's ears at the right time.
"This is Liangzhou Mu's letter."
When this explanation fell into Ma Su's ears, Ma Su's reprimanding words were blocked in his throat and he couldn't say anything anymore.
When this sentence reached the ears of dozens of other civil servants, doubts appeared on their faces.
Did something big happen in Liangzhou?
Zhou Mu's power is so great that he can decide almost everything. With Liang Zhou Mu's current power, he can solve many things in Liang Zhou by himself.
So if Liangzhou Mu suddenly submitted a letter, the content of the letter would definitely not be simple.
And just as doubts continued to arise in their hearts, everyone present also understood why this civil servant dared to disobey Ma Su's order in public.
There is no other reason. The Prime Minister issued a strict order not long ago:
"Liangzhou's letter cannot be delayed."
From this strict order issued by Zhuge Liang, we can see how much he cares about Liangzhou.
The reason why the civil servant dared to disobey Ma Su's orders was simply because he was more afraid of disobeying Zhuge Liang.
All civil servants understood this truth, so how could Ma Su not know it?
So his face looks a little ugly now.
Not only did he not rebuke the civil servants because he had a high self-esteem, but he was blocked by the civil servants and couldn't say a word. This made Ma Su a little annoyed.
However, Ma Su was able to gain the respect of Zhuge Liang, and of course he was not an ignorant person. He quickly recovered his emotions.
Then he quickly took the Liangzhou documents handed over by the clerk, turned around and entered the hall where Zhuge Liang was.
He didn't know whether Ma Di would disobey him when Zhuge Liang was away.
But Zhuge Liang was now in the meeting hall behind him. Under this situation, Ma Di did not dare to neglect Zhuge Liang's orders at all.
When Ma Su strode into the meeting hall holding Liangzhou documents in his hand, he saw Zhuge Liang holding pasta in one hand and documents in the other, carefully reviewing them.
From what Ma Di saw, whenever Zhuge Liang saw any omissions in the document, he would immediately put down the pasta in his hand and subconsciously pick up the ink pen on the book in front of him to make corrections.
Precisely because of Zhuge Liang's move, the mountain of documents on his books gradually decreased.
However, the food on his plate has not decreased at all as before.
Seeing this scene, Ma Su couldn't help but sigh.
Even with His Majesty's favor, the Prime Minister has not changed his style of putting official affairs first.
With complicated feelings, Ma Su walked quickly towards Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang was focused on the official duties in front of him, so when Ma Su walked a few steps in front of him, Zhuge Liang raised his head after hearing the sound of footsteps.
When Zhuge Liang, who was dressed in green and had an extraordinary bearing, raised his head, he saw that the person coming was Ma Su.
Seeing that it was Ma Di arriving, a smile appeared on Zhuge Liang's face.
Zhuge Liang had a very good personal relationship with Ma Su's elder brother Ma Liang. Because of this relationship, Zhuge Liang liked Ma Su a little more than ordinary people.
Of course, Zhuge Liang's love for Ma Di is not just because his brother is Ma Liang.
Ma Su was born in the Ma family of the Xiangyang noble family. He was quite famous in Jingzhou when he was young.
Later, Ma Di followed Liu Bei into Shu as a Jingzhou official, and served successively as the magistrate of Mianzhu and Chengdu.
Mianzhu and Chengdu are both large counties in Yizhou, and Chengdu is the center of political power of the Han Dynasty.
Ma Su can hold such an important position and has never made any mistakes. His talents are not low.
Of course, what Zhuge Liang liked most about Ma Di was that Ma Di was extremely talented and good at discussing military strategies.
Zhuge Liang often discussed military strategies with Ma Di from day to night.
Everyone knows that Zhuge Liang was a great strategist and political expert in the world, 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 official like "Guan Zhong" and "Le Yi". Zhuge Liang has been doing "Guan Zhong" things and has been doing well.
Now he is just short of realizing his dream of becoming "Le Yi".
Under such regret, Zhuge Liang seemed particularly fond of heroes who were good at military strategy.
Just like Zhuge Liang's treatment of Mi Yang, the same is true.
If Mi Yang hadn't shined and emerged from nowhere, according to historical development, Ma Di would have been Zhuge Liang's disciple.
It's just that although Mi Yang exists in this life, Ma Di's status in Zhuge Liang's heart is still not low.
When Zhuge Liang saw Ma Su, who was highly respected by him, suddenly coming to him, he guessed that Ma Su had something to report.
Sure enough, Ma Su stopped a few steps in front of Zhuge Liang, then bowed, raised the Liangzhou document in his hand, and reported to Zhuge Liang:
"Prime Minister, documents from Liangzhou Mu have been delivered."
Seeing that Ma Su said that Mi Yang had sent a letter, Zhuge Liang's face straightened.
According to time calculation, Mi Yang had just arrived in Nanzheng.
Now is 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?
If Zhuge Liang could intentionally take Mi Yang as his disciple, he would naturally like Mi Yang very much.
The more he likes her, the more Zhuge Liang will care about Mi Yang.
Zhuge Liang can trust Mi Yang's military ability.
However, Mi Yang's political talents have not been shown to the world.
In Zhuge Liang's heart, Mi Yang is just a young man in his twenties after all.
It is understandable that such a young man suddenly takes charge of the government affairs of a state and encounters some troubles that cannot be solved.
Because of this speculation in his mind, after Zhuge Liang heard Ma Su's words, he immediately asked the clerk standing by to come forward and take the document from Ma Su's hand.
There was a hint 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 urgency in Zhuge Liang's words.
After realizing this, although there was no abnormal look on Ma Su's face, he felt envious thoughts surging in his heart.
Liangzhou is the northern gateway to Yizhou. As the prime minister, Zhuge Liang was anxious about Liangzhou's sudden letter, which is normal.
It's just that documents from Jingzhou were delivered before, but Zhuge Liang didn't show such eagerness.
Jingzhou's territory 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 Liangzhou Mu was Mi Yang.
At Zhuge Liang's urging, the clerk quickly handed the document in Ma Di's hand to Zhuge Liang.
After Zhuge Liang took the document, he immediately started reading it.
In this document written by Fa Miao, it mainly talks about Mi Yang's release of military power over a cup of wine.
Of course, in the document, Fa Miao emphasized that Mi Yang had taken back all the military power of Wu Yi.
After seeing this, a thoughtful look appeared on Zhuge Liang's face.
He originally thought that Mi Yang was in trouble, but what he didn't expect was that in a short period of time, Mi Yang could gather all the military power in Liangzhou to himself.
In Zhuge Liang's view, Mi Yang's move was undoubtedly a bit too hasty.
It's just other people. After all, Wu Yi's status is different from others. Mi Yang's behavior will definitely make Wu Yi feel dissatisfied.
Moreover, if Wu Yi gets into trouble with Mi Yang because of this, it will be detrimental to Liangzhou's future and even Mi Yang's future.
After realizing this, Zhuge Liang immediately got up and asked people to prepare the car. He was going to the palace to meet His Majesty.
This matter needs to be dealt with.
...
In the palace, Liu Bei was watching with his hands behind his hands, while Liu Chan was practicing his riding and shooting skills in the open space outside the hall.
Watching Liu Chan's body growing up, while driving the horse galloping around, he would miss some arrows and hit the target dozens of steps away from time to time. Liu Bei's face showed a happy smile.
Although Liu Chan's archery skills seemed quite clumsy in the eyes of Liu Bei, who had experienced many battles.
But Liu Chan grew up in a deep courtyard, and Liu Bei was delighted that he could perform well.
But Liu Bei's eyes were still full of love when looking at Liu Chan.
But when he saw Liu Chan being pulled aside by a lady in palace clothes to wipe the sweat from his head after dismounting, the loving look in Liu Bei's eyes gradually dissipated.
That lady was nominally his queen.
In fact, she was a political protection talisman for the 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 after all, Wu was the queen of the Han Dynasty, and she had always followed the rules since she entered the harem, so Liu Bei didn't have much ill will towards her.
Just when Liu Bei was looking at the scene in front of him and wondering what he was thinking, a Xiao Huangmen ran from far behind him.
After Xiao Huangmen came behind Liu Bei, he immediately reported to Liu Bei: "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister wants to see you."
When Liu Bei heard this, a smile immediately appeared on his face. He turned around and ordered to Xiaohuangmen: "Bring the Prime Minister here quickly."
Under Liu Bei's order, Xiao Huangmen ran away in a hurry again.
Soon after, this little Huangmen brought Zhuge Liang to Liu Bei.
Seeing Zhuge Liang's arrival, Liu Bei seemed to be in a very good mood.
How can a fish not feel happy when it meets water?
Liu Bei smiled and said to Zhuge Liang: "Everyone in Chengdu knows that the Prime Minister is a busy man. How can he have time to come to the palace to see me today?"
Liu Bei's tone was very relaxed, as if he was asking a friend.
Others may not be able to answer Liu Bei's words for a while, but Zhuge Liang is obviously not Liu Bei's friend.
Zhuge Liang took out Liangzhou's document from his arms and respectfully handed it to Liu Bei. He said:
"Liangzhou Mu has sent a letter."
Seeing Zhuge Liang not answering his joke directly, Liu Bei couldn't help but feel a little bored.
But after Liu Bei heard Zhuge Liang's words, he immediately took the document handed over by Zhuge Liang.
As an emperor, he was naturally concerned about the situation in Liangzhou.
But just after Liu Bei opened the document and read the contents, he did not feel worried like Zhuge Liang.
On the contrary, Liu Bei glanced at Wu 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 little worried about his actions."
"The way to govern is to maintain calm."
After Zhuge Liang said this, Liu Bei immediately understood what Zhuge Liang was worried about.
"Is Kongming worried that when this incident spreads, the Yizhou gentry who are deeply involved with Wu Yi will criticize Zicheng in terms of the Qing Dynasty?"
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Seeing Liu Bei directly express his deepest concerns, Zhuge Liang nodded.
"Zicheng is the shepherd of Liangzhou. If his reputation is tarnished, it will be detrimental to the stability of Liangzhou."
"Zicheng has always had a rift with the Yizhou gentry, and with the Yizhou gentry's past methods, they will not just settle matters with the Qing Dynasty."
The reason why Zhuge Liang was anxious to enter the palace was not because he thought Mi Yang had done something wrong by releasing his military power over a glass of wine.
After all, he was the one who taught Mi Yang to keep military power in his hands.
And compared to the many bloody cases of taking away military power in the world, Mi Yang's move to release military power over a glass of wine was considered very mild and minimized the impact.
Zhuge Liang felt that Mi Yang acted a little too hastily towards Wu Yi.
Wu Yi was not only a relative of the Han Dynasty, but there were also many Yizhou nobles standing behind him.
Wu Yi's military power was directly deprived by Mi Yang. How could this prevent those Yizhou nobles from jumping in?
So Zhuge Liang came to see Liu Bei this time in order to deal with Mi Yang's aftermath.
When Liangzhou was founded, there could be no turmoil.
