Chapter 543 Dispute between Master and Disciple
"Prime Minister! Some things cannot be delayed!" Ma Di said firmly, with the same unyielding attitude.
"This matter must be reformed as soon as possible, otherwise there will be endless troubles. Otherwise, after the world is unified, simple things will become extremely complicated!"
"No way! We can't afford this risk." Zhuge Liang also shook his head, his attitude was also extremely determined.
He has always been steady, and his basic goal is stability in everything he does. Zhuge Liang will always put this major overhaul of the power system last.
Especially now, although the Northern Expedition has been victorious, the Han Dynasty has even returned to the old capital. However, due to the ruins of Guanxi and the continuous wars, although Ji Han had the name of Qin's annexation of the world, it did not have the reality of Qin's annexation of the world.
Even after regaining the rich Jingzhou, Ji Han's finances barely breathed a sigh of relief. In the ensuing Eastern Expedition, every step must be done with all one's strength, and there is no redundancy at all.
This is another problem similar to dealing with the wealthy families in Shu. As a problem that has been brought to the fore, everyone knows that there is such a drawback, but no one dares to solve it now.
But this is completely different from Ma Su's character. He can't see the disadvantages. Except for those problems that cannot be solved in the short term, Ma Su always habitually solves the shortcomings as soon as possible.
It was impossible for him to accept that the Han court was sitting on such an unstable system, like a castle in the air. If there is a slight accident, all the efforts going forward may be in vain.
As a result, Ma Su had to look forward and backward every time he went on an expedition. This was unacceptable to Mussoorie, and the more he thought about it, the more he became afraid.
"Prime Minister! Leave this matter to me, and I will ensure that the reform of the official system is completed without affecting administrative efficiency!" Ma Di suggested to Zhuge Liang, but Zhuge Liang rejected it even more firmly.
"Absolutely impossible! If you have the energy, you might as well study how to regain Guandong this morning!" Zhuge Liang waved his hand, vetoing Ma Su's proposal very directly, and directly issued an order to expel the guests.
"This matter needs to be considered in the long term, don't mess around!"
In the end, Ma Di failed to convince Zhuge Liang, but was directly kicked out of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
This is normal. If Zhuge Liang agrees to Ma Su's proposal at this time, it will be even more irresponsible for Liu Bei's carelessness.
However, after being kicked out of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Ma Di did not look depressed. Instead, after a moment of silence, he suddenly smiled.
"I suddenly had thoughts of committing suicide again..."
Ever since he was appointed as the Crown Prince's Tutor and respected as his father-in-law by the Crown Prince Liu Xuan, Ma Su didn't have many opportunities to commit suicide in the court. Such a prominent position and relationship with the emperor made it impossible for him to have any problems.
But this time, Ma Su still found an opportunity to commit suicide. Is there anyone in the Ji Han court who would be more willing to die than to oppose Zhuge Liang?
Although based on his relationship with Zhuge Liang, this farce was probably just a small fight over disagreements. But Ma Di knew that the Prime Minister had many fans in the court, and Yang Yi was one of them.
And the most important thing is that this matter is indeed something Ma Su must solve. Otherwise, if we continue to follow Zhuge Liang's plan, the entire power structure of the Han Dynasty will still be frighteningly fragile, and there is a risk of collapse at any time.
In response, Ma Di quickly began to formulate the next plan in his mind, specifically how to persuade Zhuge Liang to nod.
This matter is not difficult. I thought that as long as Liu Chan agreed, Prime Minister Zhuge would never object. But the problem is, Liu Chan's nod to anything depends on Zhuge Liang's attitude...
Come on, we’ve entered an infinite loop...
"It seems that we still have to go the old way and make suggestions directly in the court." Ma Su shook his head helplessly. Although he didn't want to make their master-disciple dispute public, there was only one way at the moment.
Because the Han Dynasty has maintained an offline monarchy intermittently since Liu Chan succeeded to the throne, Liu Chan himself rarely participates in politics. Therefore, the court meetings of the Han Dynasty were not held every day. Basically, Liu Chan would only hold court meetings for important events and special circumstances.
Fortunately, since the capital was moved to Chang'an, Zhuge Liang also took the initiative to force Liu Chan to take charge. So now the Han Dynasty's court meeting is held every five days, during which Liu Chan has to personally handle government affairs.
So after Ma Su thought about it, he immediately returned to the general's mansion and started making preparations. He planned to come up with a complete set of official system ideas and propose it directly to Liu Chan at the court meeting.
After a few days like this, the morning court that Ma Su was waiting for was finally held. The Prime Minister's Office, the Chancellor's Office, the Hussar General's Office and other officials and ministers all rushed to the morning court.
It's just that Liu Chan was obviously a little sleepy in the early morning, and he was a little reluctant to preside over the throne. If Zhuge Liang hadn't urged him to learn to govern himself, he wouldn't have been willing to deal with these troublesome things.
If you outsource this matter to your prime minister, won't you be able to enjoy yourself in the palace?
"If you have something to report, please leave the court if nothing happens!"
Just as Liu Chan was sleepily presiding over the pro-government, he planned to complete the process as soon as possible and return to the palace to continue sleeping. But before he finished speaking, Ma Di had already stood up.
"Your Majesty, minister..."
"Your Majesty, I have something to report to you!"
However, before Ma Di could finish speaking, Zhuge Liang had already stepped forward and started speaking calmly.
"Uh... Prime Minister, let's go ahead." Liu Chan was a little confused when he saw this scene. He always had a high emotional intelligence and could tell at a glance that Zhuge Liang and Ma Su seemed to be having a dispute.
"In the past, the old minister was entrusted by the late emperor and for the sake of the great cause, he had no choice but to open a government and take back power, just to gather all the strength for the northern expedition."
"Now that the great cause has been completed, the unification situation has been made clear, and the old minister no longer needs to continue to take charge of the power. Therefore, I would like to ask your majesty to take back the power to open the government, and I will return to the chancellery in the name of the prime minister!"
As soon as Zhuge Liang said this, it caused a huge sensation in the court. Not to mention Liu Chan, even the officials who were most hostile to Zhuge Liang were confused.
What kind of plot is Zhuge Liang trying to play? Why did he suddenly ask for the cancellation of the Prime Minister's Mansion?
However, Ma Su saw Zhuge Liang's peripheral vision and immediately understood his intention. Obviously, as Ma Su's master, I have learned very well over the past ten years that Ma Su's character will not give up until he achieves his goal.
So Zhuge Liang's choice was to dissolve the Prime Minister's Mansion and enter the Chancellor's Desk himself. While handling the government affairs together with Jiang Wan, he tried his best to train new people to replace him.
In this way, even if he had an accident, or even Jiang Wan had an accident, it would not cause a big problem.
This can be regarded as Zhuge Liang's retreat, and he tried to appease Ma Su as much as possible without making major changes to the court.
But Ma Su did not stop there, because this still did not solve the core problem. He still took a step forward and said seriously to Liu Chan,
"Your Majesty! I also have important matters to report!"
As soon as Ma Su stepped forward, many officials in the court looked at him with subtle expressions.