Chapter 243: Ennobled
Liu Chan still has a good IQ. After all, he is still the king of a country. Years of education have given him an understanding of these things.
Moreover, he has followed Liu Bei since he was a child, and his ability to observe words and emotions has become as pure as fire.
For example, now, although Zhuge Liang has a serious attitude, his words are more hesitant than harsh. From this point of view, Liu Chan knew what Zhuge Liang meant.
It is not to deal with Ma Su or anything, but to give Ma Su a suitable appointment.
However, Zhuge Liang cannot handle this by himself or even make suggestions. He is a minister, so he may threaten the imperial power to make decisions, and Zhuge Liang has no right to make suggestions.
Therefore, Liu Chan must handle this matter personally, and he must declare his will personally.
After understanding all this, Liu Chan felt relieved, waved his hand and called his attendant Guan Xing over, and sent an order for General Ma Su to come to the palace.
The waiter Guan Xing watched it from beginning to end, and felt a little unsure after hearing the hesitation in Zhuge Liang's words. After receiving Liu Chan's order, he immediately went to Ma Mansion to find Ma Di.
At this moment, Ma Su was training the two young men of the Zhao family, and they were very angry.
"You two have forgotten everything you read before! Since I teach, you must follow my understanding!"
Ma Su was very angry with the two boys from the Zhao family, because their understanding of the art of war was completely different from Ma Su's.
As I said before, because whether it is paper, silk, or bamboo slips, they are basically very expensive. The high cost of writing made the ancients cherish words as much as gold when writing, and a large number of classical Chinese texts that summarized the entire text in a few words were born.
However, when future generations read previous books, they often need to find ways to understand the meaning. In the process of learning, they feel the same as modern people learning classical Chinese.
If no one explains it to you or gives you short sentences, you will never learn it well in this life.
This is the case for these two boys from the Zhao family. They learned the art of war from the family knowledge borrowed from Wei Yan. Most of their understandings were different from the Ma family's understanding of the art of war in Yicheng, which made Ma Di's teachings very confusing.
Zhao Guang and Zhao Tong stood side by side honestly and received criticism with sincerity. In this case, Ma Su couldn't say anything.
What else can be done? Keep teaching.
"It needs to be broken here! You can't read the front and back together. Watch out for these symbols." Ma Di took a knife and simply marked a few punctuation marks on the bamboo slips, and then threw it to Zhao Guang and Zhao Tong.
"Little shield, the circle is divided..."
"Ma Fuguo! Your Majesty has a decree!"
When Ma Su was explaining the art of war to them, Guan Xing came in and handed over Liu Chan's will to Ma Su.
Ma Di was a little surprised when his emperor suddenly wanted to meet him. He didn't remember having any interactions with Liu Chan. He only had a glimpse of him during sacrifices or going to court.
Strictly speaking, he didn't even really talk to Liu Chan.
"Your Majesty wants to see Su, why do you want to see him?" Ma Su shook his head, feeling a little strange, but seeing Guan Xing hesitate to speak, he was a little curious.
"An Guo seems to be worried?"
"Ahem... General Youchang, I can't hide your kindness to my Guan family, and I trust the Prime Minister... But just now, Prime Minister Zhuge entered the palace with a very serious expression." Guan Xing couldn't help but feel a little a little bit when he saw Ma Su's inquiry. Dilemma. But in the end, thinking about Ma Su's kindness, Guan Xing gritted his teeth and said.
"I don't know what the Prime Minister and Buxia said, but it must be about you..."
"The Prime Minister also went to the palace?" Ma Di was a little surprised. After thinking for a while, he stood up directly.
"Since the prime minister said it, I have to go to the palace."
"Can Prime Minister An harm Su? How can Your Majesty return Su?"
At this moment, Ma Su thought of Zhuge Liang entering the palace with a serious expression, and suddenly thought a lot. The worst case scenario may be that the conspiracy theory persuades Liu Chan to prevent him from losing his temper, right?
In short, no matter what the worst-case scenario is, it is not a bad thing for Ma Su. At least for Ma Su, the worst situation turned out to be the best for him.
All the way to the palace, he was taken all the way to the palace by the palace guards. After turning around twice, Ma Su met the historically famous empress who was reluctant to think about Shu.
"I see your Majesty!" Ma Su said to Liu Chan respectfully, performing the courtesy of a monarch and his ministers.
"General Fu Guo has followed the Prime Minister on expeditions for many years and has gone through large and small battles. He can be regarded as a hero of the Han Dynasty." When Liu Chan saw Ma Di, he quickly restored his monarch's attitude and said softly.
"I am deeply gratified to have you help me!"
"Serving the Han Dynasty, what are you asking for?" Ma Di knew how to speak in public, and answered with the look on his face that he was a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty.
Later, Liu Chan also boasted about Ma Su and expressed his great appreciation for Ma Su's bravery and loyalty.
However, after talking for a while, Liu Chan suddenly changed the topic and turned to Ma Su's disobedience of military orders in Hanzhong.
"General of the auxiliary country, although the general will not accept the emperor's orders, there are still some things that cannot be overstepped..." Liu Chan wanted to remind Ma Su in a roundabout way and wanted to see Ma Su's attitude.
But after hearing this, Ma Su's expression immediately straightened, and he suddenly understood Liu Chan's intention.
This is to test and beat me.
Ma Su is fully aware of his past disciplinary records. Not only was it very clear, but Ma Su also knew that he did it on purpose.
Even if Zhuge Liang could endure this, he still had to consider the opinions of the palace and the court.
Seeing this situation, Ma Su decisively chose to be stubborn.
"Your Majesty! The battlefield is changing rapidly, and fighter opportunities are often fleeting. As the commander-in-chief of an army, it is his duty to defeat the enemy, and he cannot stick to the rules!"
"What's more, Su prioritizes winning by surprise, so he usually has no choice but to disobey military orders."
Ma Su bowed his head again and answered firmly.
"I also know that this is a big responsibility, but for the sake of the war, some things have to be done."
"If someone in the court attacks him in this way, His Majesty can behead him at any time to appease the public's anger. He will never say anything about it!"
Liu Chan was also extremely shocked to see Ma Su looking at death as though he were dead but refusing to let go.
Judging from Ma Su's words, it means that Ma Su had to do what he did and could not change it for the great cause of the Han Dynasty. If your Majesty is really forced to do so, you can kill me. I, Ma Di, will never lie to you.
Although I don’t know why Ma Su insisted on disobeying military orders. But judging from his attitude, it is obvious that he is die-hard loyal to the Liu family of Han Dynasty.
His kindness can even be traced back to Liu Bei in the past, who "gained the special treatment of the late emperor and wanted to repay it to His Majesty."
This is the loyal minister of the Han Dynasty...
Liu Chan was not angry but happy, and looked at Ma Su with a kinder look. In just one breath, Liu Chan made his choice.
"Okay! Ai Qing is really a valuable weapon of the country!"
"According to my decree, General Ma Su, the auxiliary general of the country, was granted the title of Crown Prince Tutor. From then on, he will be solely responsible for teaching the Crown Prince in the East Palace!"
"ha?"