Chapter 539 The power of fear
The day after the dinner, Qin Mi came to the Hussar General's Mansion early to stay. It wasn't until three o'clock in the morning that Ma Su, who had just woken up, was finally captured alive at the gate of the general's mansion.
Under Qin Mi's force, Ma Su recovered from his lazy life.
In fact, the difficulty Qin Mi needs is not great. The core lies in whether he can find the great scholar in Guanzhong. At present, most of the scholars who have surrendered from Guanzhong have been absorbed by the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Secretariat of the Secretariat, and there are not many great Confucians who have come to the stage.
Ma Su's solution to this problem is outsourcing. He took Qin Mi directly to the Yang family and accurately found Yang Zhun, the new head of the Yang family.
Yang Zhun was a little surprised by Ma Su's visit, but he immediately brought his whole family to welcome him.
"General Hussar has not been in Chang'an for many days. Is there anything you can learn from his visit today?" Yang Zhungong asked Ma Su with his hands in hand.
"Any advice? I'm here to ask for help this time." Ma Su waved his hand and stated his purpose directly.
"Now he plans to unify Confucianism and specially introduce annotations for the use of scholars all over the world. But now he has no famous scholars available. Only Qin Mi, a great scholar in Sichuan, can't support him alone. I wonder if the Yang family has anyone to recommend?"
"Unify the annotation? Didn't Cai Daru annotate it back then?" Yang Zhun was a little surprised by Ma Di's request.
"In the past, Cai Daru's teachings had already been destroyed in the war, so..." Ma Su spread his hands and said helplessly.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cai Yong also did this and carved his life's annotations on stone tablets with a group of great scholars. It's just that there have been frequent wars in recent years, and the stone tablet has long been destroyed.
Yang Zhun also understood this, so he immediately nodded sharply.
"There is no problem with this. Although Zhun has escaped from the puppet Wei Dynasty, he still has some connections in Guandong. Once Zhun writes a letter, he should be able to invite a few great scholars to submit to the general."
"That's troublesome." Ma Su nodded slightly, cupped his hands and thanked him.
"It's no trouble. I'm working for General Hussar. It's not too late for me to be happy." Yang Zhun smiled and cupped his hands, but suddenly the conversation changed.
"But speaking of it, our Yang family also has several Confucian masters who are quite famous in Guandong. They are probably somewhat interested in such an important matter. I wonder if General Hussar is interested?"
In response, Ma Su's smile gradually faded, and his eyes became more thoughtful. Obviously he doesn't really want the Yang family to get involved, which will only make things more complicated.
You know, this matter is a major event to enhance influence at any time.
After all, he can safely let Qin Mi do it, mainly because Qin Mi has a relatively simple composition. The Qin family in Shuzhong is a thorough Confucian master, and Qin Mi's family basically does not have many officials. Ma Su can rest assured by letting him take charge of this matter.
But it is obviously not a good thing for a big family like the Yang family, who brought the entire family here and is not weak in Guanzhong, to get involved. If it is not handled properly, the tail may become too big to fall off in the future.
The aristocratic families cannot be dealt with for the time being, but it is necessary to check and balance them. Otherwise, once they lose their restraint, even if Ji Han is unified in the future, they may still be making wedding dresses for the rich and powerful.
So Ma Su is now wondering whether he should agree to this.
However, Yang Zhun was also very discerning, and he quickly understood Ma Su's attitude from Ma Su's hesitation. Then, before Ma Su could think of a word to refuse, Yang Zhun immediately said,
"However, in recent years, we, the Confucian disciples of the Yang family, have some limited talents and knowledge. We do have some thoughts about getting involved in this matter... The general just pretends that this is not the case. He is definitely talking too much."
"In that case, let's talk about it later." Ma Su nodded and immediately responded.
"However, if the head of the Yang family has any outstanding children, he can also recommend them to serve as officials. After all, they are all officials of the Han Dynasty..."
Finally, after some polite greetings, Ma Di took Qin Mi and left the Yang family.
After Ma Su left, the smile on Yang Zhun's face gradually disappeared, and his expression became a bit more serious.
He keenly sensed Ma Su's alienation from them, and he no longer had the closeness of Hongnong in the past. Anyone with a discerning eye can see the warning against the Yang family.
This made Yang Zhun a little confused. You, Ma Su, have such a high status. Why are you so wary of our Yang family? No matter how influential I am in the development of the Yang family, can I still pull you down from your position as Crown Prince and Tutor?
But in any case, Ma Di's own attitude represents too many things. Especially his relationship with Zhuge Liang and Liu Chan, it's hard to say how much Yang Zhun is involved.
The only thing he can confirm now is that he may not have a good time in the future.
"I just escaped from Guandong and returned to Guanzhong, and this happened again. Our Yang family is really unlucky." Yang Zhun smiled bitterly and sighed slightly.
"Master, what about the other party's request..." Yang Zhun's confidant asked cautiously at this time.
"What else can we do? Go and do it seriously!" Yang Zhun waved his hand and quickly gave instructions,
"General Hussar came here on his own initiative. If he doesn't do anything anymore, won't he think that the Yang family will be destroyed quickly enough?"
"Go back and warn the children of the family, please be honest with me! At least during these days when General Hussar is in Chang'an, please abide by the law!"
They dare not resist Ma Su. Ma Su's reputation over the years is a deterrent. This is also the reason why Yang Zhun immediately started to act like a coward when Ma Su showed a hint of wariness towards them.
Later, Ma Su's wariness against the Yang family was also passed on by Yang Zhun to the Du family, who was also a wealthy family in Guanzhong. Du Shu was also shocked after hearing that Ma Di was beginning to be afraid of their Guanzhong clan.
Later, due to Ma Su's reputation, Du Shu also urgently summoned the family members and repeatedly told them to keep a low profile outside. After all, if they arouse Ma Su's hostility, they will be kicked out by Kaka for a while and there will be no way to deal with it.
At the same time, Du Shu also remembered Ma Di's previous advice to him. After some hesitation, he gritted his teeth and sent his eldest son Du Yu to the general's mansion.
This is the shock brought by the reputation Ma Su has established over the years. Even if he doesn't actually have much ill intentions, as long as he sits there for a day, fear will continue to weigh on the hearts of this group of aristocratic families.
But obviously, Ma Su didn't understand this matter very well, nor did he understand that he just hesitated when facing the Yang family, which triggered so many chain reactions.
If he knew there were such great benefits, he might take the initiative to make more mysteries.
However, Ma Su had just returned to the General's Mansion and received an order from the Prime Minister.
The warrant is very short, just one line.
"Come to the Imperial Academy quickly! The prince is in need of a military professor."