Chapter 547 Fatal Assassination
Under the leadership of Ma Di and with the support of Shangshutai and the Prime Minister's Office, Ji Han's official reform finally made initial progress after three months of chaos.
Zhuge Liang was right. Such a big move indeed caused quite a commotion. For this reason, he had to go back to the drawing board and work overtime again to stay on the front line.
In this regard, many officials of the Prime Minister's Office criticized Ma Su. Originally, according to the original system, they would not have to suffer at all, but because of Ma Su's proposal, they all had to return to the zero-zero-seven blessings.
Especially the prime minister, who is very old, worked overtime again because of Ma Di's suggestion. This was the reason why many officials in the Prime Minister's Office were extremely dissatisfied, and they had not had a good look towards Ma Su for a long time.
Ma Su didn't say anything about this. He knew that explaining now was useless. And now that the Prime Minister's Office is at the forefront, it's normal for them to complain a few times.
People are working overtime because of you, so it's a bit unreasonable to complain even if you don't give in.
And Ma Su didn't just stand aside and watch, he also came to the Shangshu table. When government affairs were at their heaviest, he followed Jiang Wan, Fei Yi and others to the front, sharing the pressure as much as possible.
Such riots continued for several months, and most people were exhausted. But the only good news is that during this busy period, nothing important was delayed.
If nothing else goes wrong, the mature official system summarized from four hundred years of troubled times in the Southern and Northern Dynasties will complete its initial transition in less than half a year. Although Ma Su and others were exhausted, they were also very happy.
"Gongyan, we finally made it through!" After handling the government affairs for another day, Ma Di stretched himself and sighed.
"We are really lucky that we didn't die from exhaustion at the Chancellor's desk."
"It's a pity that this kind of bad luck was brought about by someone's trouble-making." Jiang Wan rolled his eyes and didn't have a good look on Ma Su.
Originally, his work had begun to decrease, but because of Ma Su, he once again experienced the joy of working overtime in Chengdu at the age of sixty. He was the only one with a strong body, otherwise he would have gone to see the late emperor long ago.
"Ahem... In short, we have solved the problem. As the changes gradually stabilize in the future, we can be considered stable." Ma Su coughed lightly, covered it up with some embarrassment, and then said.
"Let's not talk about these trivial things. We have a bath tomorrow. Do you have time, Gong Yan? You can come to my house and I will buy you a drink."
"Oh? Is that true?" When Jiang Wan heard this, he immediately stopped feeling sleepy and immediately looked at Ma Su and asked.
He had long been thinking about the high-strength "Han wine" made by Ma Su. The aroma of the wine made people want to stop just by smelling it.
And this kind of strong liquor is a fatal temptation for an alcoholic like Jiang Wan. You must know that when Jiang Wan first became an official, he drank every day at his post and made trouble.
He was even bumped into by Liu Bei himself once, and was almost bled by Emperor Zhaolie himself with a knife. If it weren't for Zhuge Liang's urging to save him, there probably wouldn't be the four prime ministers of Ji and Han later.
Later, Jiang Wan began to stand alone under Zhuge Liang's training. However, after all these years, Jiang Wan still hasn't gotten rid of his drinking habit.
So at Ma Su's invitation, Jiang Wan readily agreed. After completing all the government affairs, the two went out hand in hand to Ma Di's house.
"Gong Yan, although you are drinking, you have to pay attention to the amount. Don't get drunk every time you go to Xiumu. That is not good for your health." Ma Su persuaded Jiang Wan while pulling him into the carriage. .
"Okay, why are you like the Prime Minister? I work so hard every day, why don't I drink some wine?" Jiang Wan was speechless and waved his hands directly.
"Isn't this teaching you to stop drinking in moderation? Drinking and sex are harmful to the body, so it is necessary to quit drinking." Ma Su said with a smile.
However, just when the two of them got on the carriage and had not gone far, Ma Su suddenly noticed something strange. Amidst the whistling wind of the carriage, he suddenly heard a short string sound!
"There's an assassin!"
Ma Su reacted immediately and quickly made a dodge action. While Ma Su was dodging to one side, a crossbow arrow was shot from outside the carriage, hitting the spot where Ma Su was sitting just now!
"There is an assassin!" Jiang Wan, a veteran, also reacted quickly and shouted immediately.
"Guards! There are assassins!"
"TMD, you are really tired of living, come to Chang'an to assassinate me!" Ma Di snorted coldly, picked up the sword from the side and rushed out.
He wanted to see who was so bold as to assassinate a court official on the street in the capital of the Han Dynasty.
However, this time Ma Di encountered a tough problem. The moment he rushed out of the carriage, accompanied by the sound of two strings, two crossbow arrows were shot towards Ma Su with great accuracy.
Ma Su quickly dodged. In order to avoid the two crossbow arrows, he rolled directly off the carriage.
Then, as soon as Ma Su landed, he saw a short crossbow waiting for him in the crowd!
"It's broken! We met a professional!" Ma Su's expression suddenly changed, but now that he had just landed, he had no room to dodge.
With a sound of strings, a crossbow arrow hit Ma Su's chest! Ma Su only felt a pain in his chest and a sweetness in his throat, and almost fainted on the spot.
Obviously, the assassins this time are definitely not the parallel imports from before. They are definitely prepared. Whether it was the timing of the assassination or the prediction of Ma Su's movements, they were all extremely professional.
This location is just outside the warning range of Shangshutai, and there are not many pedestrians passing by. And because Ma Su had just gotten off work from Shangshutai, he didn't wear a goggles or anything.
So, this time Ma Su collapsed from exhaustion.
"General Hussars has been assassinated! Guards!" Jiang Wan was shocked. While calling his guards, he tried to stand in front of Ma Su to block the assassin's attack.
Fortunately, although this place is outside the warning range, it is not far away. At this time, the guards from Shangshutai had rushed over.
Seeing this, the assassin quickly fled with the crowd without any hesitation.
Ma Su was determined to chase him, but the severe pain in his chest prevented him from getting up at all, and he could only watch the assassin escape.
"Quick! Call the doctor! General Hussars has been assassinated!" Jiang Wan was so anxious that he, who had always been calm, panicked at this moment.
Ma Di is currently the backbone of the Han Dynasty. If he falls, the Han Dynasty will be completely in chaos.
While Jiang Wan and his team were in a hurry and the doctors came to rescue him, Ma Su only had one thought in his mind.
"Although I may have to go home, I'm afraid my reputation will be ruined in one day!"