Chapter 188: Deeply grasping the pain points of aristocratic families
Ma Su did not go directly to Tingwei, because in fact the promulgation of the decree was no longer the most important thing.
If you want to implement a law, you must first determine the content of the law, otherwise the hasty legislation will be useless. If you fail to grasp the pain points of the aristocratic families, even if you plan to ban private soldiers, it will only become a face-saving project and useless.
Therefore, it is very important to grasp the pain points of aristocratic families and establish the main anchor point for banning private soldiers. So Ma Di chose to try his luck with the Fifth Battalion of the Northern Army, which was responsible for guarding the capital and inspecting the security of Chengdu.
He wanted to know the existence of the private soldiers of those aristocratic families and the methods by which they raised their private soldiers.
The fifth battalion of the Northern Army in Chengdu is the largest military force in Chengdu, and its combat power is second only to the Southern Army. In addition to part-time activities such as the Northern Expedition and the Eastern Expedition, this unit has only two main tasks.
One is to protect the security of Chengdu, and the other is to patrol the city's security and be responsible for closing and opening the gates of Chengdu.
Liu Yin, who was poached by Ma Su as a school captain, had previously been on duty in the fifth battalion of the Northern Army. But since he has no notable achievements, he can only be responsible for guarding the gate.
As a national defense force that defends Chengdu all year round, they know the situation of these wealthy families very well. The size of their private army, the composition of their family, and the door they often enter through are all clearly known.
So this time, Ma Di went directly to the fifth battalion of the Northern Army, ready to get a feel for it first.
However, when Ma Di arrived at the fifth camp of the Northern Army, he was kicked out as soon as he explained his purpose. The reason was that Ma Di was not from the fifth battalion of the Northern Army, and even Dong Cao of the Prime Minister's Mansion had no right to call upon the Northern Army.
The general who sent him away was even from the Jingzhou faction, but his attitude was extremely resolute. Before Ma Su could finish speaking, the other party simply drove Ma Su away.
Then Ma Su went to many other generals and got the same answers. Regardless of whether it was the Jingzhou faction, the Dongzhou faction or the local faction, they all refused to help.
After coming and going, Ma Su also tasted it. Everyone was telling him to shut up.
There was no way. Although the Shu Han occupied Yizhou by force, the local faction was not defeated like the local wealthy families in Cao Wei. This made it very difficult for Shu Han to not only suppress them but also cooperate with them.
This is still the home ground of their local clan, so there's no telling what might happen.
Therefore, officials from the Dongzhou faction are determined not to get involved in this kind of muddy water. You, Ma Su, have Zhuge Liang to protect you. Even if the trouble becomes serious, it will only be done by external mediators, which will make them uncomfortable.
As for the people of the Jingzhou faction, most of them hoped that Ma Su would not make the matter a big deal. This kind of high-risk thing will suffer a setback even if your reputation is lost even if Ma Su dies. This is something the Jingzhou faction cannot accept.
Needless to say the attitude of the local faction, in the end the three forces were all summarized in one sentence.
Shut up!
"Outrageous..." Ma Su couldn't help but clicked his tongue at this, obviously not expecting that no one was willing to support him at this juncture.
No wonder the Prime Minister agreed. Did he predict that he would return without success?
However, do you think that this little difficulty will allow me to quit immediately?
How can it be! I, Ma Su, am a braver person than Ah Wei!
After Ma Su encountered a wall in the Northern Army, he just thought for a while and immediately left the city and went straight to Mianzhu that afternoon. Arriving at Mianzhu, he went straight to his headquarters barracks and pulled Liu Yin up from his bed who was "not yet" asleep.
"Who...ah...General Ma." Liu Yin was confused. He was almost stunned when Ma Su pulled him up. He waved his hands wordlessly when he realized what he was doing.
"General, why are you coming to Mianzhu if you don't sleep at night?"
"Xiuren, don't be confused, get up and do big things with me!" Ma Su said with a serious attitude, patting Liu Yin on the shoulder.
"I remember that although you are my subordinate, you are still considered a member of the Northern Army, right?"
"I need to check the archives room of the Northern Army. The Northern Army gang won't let me in. Now it's up to you."
"Ah?" Liu Yin didn't react for a while. He finally understood after Ma Su slowly explained, and was immediately shocked.
"General, you must not do this! If the Chengdu clan is pressed into danger, they will raise many dead soldiers!"
"Afraid! I've experienced strong winds and waves on the battlefield. When did I, Ma Su, be afraid?" Ma Su shrugged, not caring at all. Liu Yin even heard a hint of expectation in Ma Su's tone?
Maybe it's an illusion...
"In short, for the future of the Han Dynasty and to clear the rear hidden dangers of the Northern Expedition, this matter must be dealt with! Since everything has to be dealt with, why can't it be me, Ma Di?"
"So just one sentence, Xiuran, can you help me?"
Seeing Ma Su's serious attitude, Liu Yin smiled bitterly, cupped his hands and answered.
"General, if you are determined to do it, I will of course be willing to accompany the general, but... can you let me put on my clothes first?"
"Ahem...Then I won't disturb you. I'm going out first." Ma Di only reacted at this moment and pulled Liu Yin up. He hadn't even put on his clothes yet, so he coughed twice in embarrassment.
"Let's deal with it as soon as possible. We can't let that big group of people react!"
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When Ma Su began to express his attitude and patrolled Chengdu openly, several leaders of the local Shu Han faction had already heard the news.
They didn't take it seriously at first, because before Zhuge Liang expressed his stance, this could only be regarded as a test by the Jingzhou faction.
However, when they heard that Ma Di came out of the Prime Minister's Mansion, swaggered to the fifth camp of the Northern Army, and asked for records of their family's entry and exit from the city, the group became a little nervous. After some mutual exchanges, Qiao, Zhou, Duwei and several other big guys quietly met.
"Guofu, have you heard? The Colonel Protecting Qiang suddenly started to investigate the number of servants of the rich clan." Qiao Zhou, the doctor who encouraged students to learn, saw the other people and was the first to speak slowly.
"Judging from the rumors, the Colonel Protecting Qiang is probably going to cause a big mess."
Listening to Qiao Zhou's eloquent words, Du Wei rolled his eyes with some disdain. I'm afraid that old guy Qiao Zhou has been a bachelor for a long time, and he is full of nonsense.
However, although he looked down upon Qiao Zhou, Du Wei still said slowly.
"You're right. If we continue like this, I'm afraid there will be chaos in Shuzhong soon."
"And looking at Ma Su's attitude, it is obvious that the Prime Minister has tacitly approved it. Otherwise, it would be impossible for the Colonel Protecting Qiang to walk out of the Prime Minister's Mansion in an upright manner."
"So, the Jingzhou faction is preparing to attack us in an all-out way?" After hearing Du Wei's words, several other people were shocked and asked quickly.
"That's not the case. There's no need to be so nervous." Du Wei waved his hands, feeling helpless at the nervous attitudes of the other people.
Since Liu Bei entered Sichuan, the local faction has been marginalized. People like Qiao Zhou, Du Wei and Du Qiong had some real power during the Liu Zhang period and could speak as counselors.
Now, they are all pushed to the margins and can only rely on their own foundation in Confucian classics to become a bachelor. Because they have no real political power at all, if Zhuge Liang really wants to mess with them, they really have no way to oppose it.
There will be a third chapter in a moment, you need to wait a moment, Shuzhong is editing it quickly...