Chapter five hundred and eleventh music only gentleman
Attendant Sun Jun's envoy returned to Jianye from Dongguan. When the envoy entered the house to report, Sun Jun actually asked Ma Mao to be present.
Ma Mao despised Sun Jun's character from the beginning, and only made friends with him in order to gain access to high-level information about the Wu State. Ma Mao initially wanted to return to the Wei State after making great contributions, so his friendship with Soochow was just frivolous.
What does Jun's character have to do with me?
But I didn’t expect that my stay in Soochow was getting longer and longer, one year after another!
As a result, Sun Jun valued Ma Mao more and more, probably because he felt that the ideas Ma Mao gave him were quite useful!
For example, last time, Princess Dahu taught Suo Sunjun to say during the audience that Mrs. Wang (the prince's biological mother) was unworthy and had resentment towards His Majesty.
Ma Mao dissuaded Sun Jun and asked Sun Jun to tell Dahu that although he was a member of the clan, he was also a foreign minister. If the foreign minister rashly commented on the harem, if His Majesty asked where he learned about the harem, Sun Jun could not deceive the emperor.
Didn't he want to give the princess away? As expected, Dahu didn't force Sun Jun anymore.
This time Sun Jun and Zhuge Ke sent envoys to discuss secretly. Ma Mao also met with the envoys, but he listened to the whole process and did not comment.
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The troops were gradually withdrawn from Dongguan; while waiting for the seasonal changes, Wang Feixiao of Yangzhou was paralyzed.
Therefore, Ma Mao judged that Zhuge Ke, Ding Feng and other generals were also willing to attack Wei!
Sun Jun was in the hall when they were talking about military aircraft. Then he took Ma Mao to a corner of the road. Sun Jun looked around and then asked Ma Mao in a low voice: "Lede thinks that Mrs. Pan and her son are going to
Are you favored?"
When I look at Sun Jun, I always think that he is a severe and violent person, but occasionally when I see his little actions, Ma Mao feels that he is a villain. Maybe Ma Mao has never liked this person, so he is inevitably biased.
Ma Mao pretended to be confused and said: "Mrs. Pan and the third prince seem to have always been favored by His Majesty."
Sure enough, Sun Jun said: "Oh, that's not what I meant."
Sometimes it is difficult to speak, maybe because some of them are deliberately pretending to be confused like Ma Mao.
Sun Jun said: "I think Shuling (Sun Hong) also wants to make friends with Mrs. Pan."
Ma Mao then echoed: "When the general reminded me, my servant remembered that Zhongshu Ling did please Mrs. Pan when he had an audience with her in the palace two days ago."
Sun Jun paced back and forth for two steps, then suddenly turned his head and stared at Ma Mao's face. Ma Mao panicked, but his face remained calm and showed no reaction at all.
Ma Mao, who had previously slandered Sun Jun as a villain and elder brother Qi Qi, was actually unable to be frank.
Sun Jun said: "Mrs. Pan has a very high opinion of Le De."
Ma Mao bent down and said, "It's all because I said good things to Mrs. Pan. But in that matter, I just spoke impartially and had no intention of making friends or clinging to her."
Sun Jun waved his hand and said: "Don't be nervous Le De, this is not a bad thing."
Ma Mao said: "I'm not nervous."
The distance between Sun Jun's eyebrows was very small and he looked very stern. Now he smiled, and his smile looked weird.
Zhongshu Ling Sun Hong is from Kuaiji, and the Wu royal family is from Wu County, so the blood relationship between Sun Hong and the royal family should be relatively far away; Sun Jun is the official clan member, and his great-grandfather is Sun Jian's biological brother. Therefore, the two of them
They are both named Sun, but their relationship is not that good. The main problem is that there is a rift between Zhongshu Ling Sun Hong and General Zhuge Ke. The two have been at odds for a year or two!
Sun Jun and Zhuge Ke hooked up, so their relationship with Sun Hong was relatively cold and they didn't have much contact.
At this moment, Sun Jun said in a very low voice: "The fight between the prince and King Lu will not benefit the third prince?"
"This..." Ma Mao weighed it in his mind.
Just now, Sun Jun said that Ma Mao was nervous. The casual words came to Ma Mao's mind again. He knew a lot of Sun Jun's secrets. If he just wanted to stay out of it, he might arouse Sun Jun's vigilance!
Ma Mao then approached and said in a deep voice: "The noble clan considers themselves to be ministers, and most of them support the prince. The original situation in the court actually has hidden dangers."
When Sun Jun heard this, he immersed himself in thinking about something.
Ma Mao took the initiative and whispered: "King Lu's people think they have hope of replacing the prince. Is everything an illusion, and the person who controls the world is still your majesty?"
Sun Jun suddenly glanced at Ma Mao with a complicated expression, feeling both appreciation and satisfaction for him.
Sun Jun paced back and forth, and the frequency of his movements increased. He suddenly stood still and whispered: "Then we are standing in the wrong place?"
Ma Mao said: "Perhaps we are on the right side. It is difficult for someone who is truly powerful and threatening to side with King Lu. The prince can legitimately succeed to the throne in the future. Isn't it good to support the prince with peace of mind?"
He paused for a moment, then whispered, "Let's talk about the general (Zhuge Ke). All the big families don't like him very much. Some people say that he is corrupt and willful (Lu Xun), and some people say that he is careless. But the general
Will you support King Lu? Otherwise, you should try to please other noble clans."
Sun Jun pointed at Ma Mao with his finger and shook it up and down several times. He looked like he was gritting his teeth, but his words were: "Le Dezhen is a national scholar!"
Ma Mao was stunned for a moment, and could only say: "The general's words are serious, and I don't dare to be a servant."
Sun Jun sighed in a low voice: "The Sacred Heart is like an abyss, unfathomable."
After the two secretly discussed, Ma Mao finally walked out of Sun Jun's mansion, got on the carriage and left.
As soon as Ma Qing, the clan leader, got up from the back of the car, Ma Mao reminded him: "I will close the door to thank guests when I return home in a while. I have something to do."
Ma Qing nodded vigorously in response, his expression became nervous and vaguely fearful. The clan's son had become as sensitive as Ma Mao.
Over the years, Ma Mao has been active in the Wu Kingdom's high-level affairs, and he has developed a lot of insight and ability, and has grown a lot! People's talents sometimes have a lot to do with their circumstances and the world they see.
Ma Mao's origin is not even considered a poor family. After all, his ancestors were clearly from a wealthy family, and only those who have fallen into poverty can be called a poor family. However, Ma Mao's family is a commoner, and at most it can be regarded as a local tycoon. He has no foundation in Wei State, not to mention that he has been away from home for many years.
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However, he has been able to read and write since he was a child, and he has good talent, which can be seen from his name. His first name is Mao, and his courtesy name is Lede, which comes from a sentence in the Book of Songs: Le is only a gentleman, and the sound of virtue is Mao.
With his background, he could not enter the circle of the Wei gentry. If he had not accepted Wang Yanyun's mission, no matter how talented he was in his life, he would have come to an end as a county magistrate.
But if he had a choice, Ma Mao still felt that it would be better to be a county magistrate in Wei State! The various powerful people Wu State is clinging to now are actually useless. Only by returning to Wei State can the situation be truly stable!
At this time, Ma Mao felt that it was necessary to take a risk and once again sent a secret report to Wei! Because the news about Wu recently was very important, and Ma Mao was worried that if there was no news for a long time, people in Wei would forget about him!
The person in charge of receiving Ma Mao's news now is Lujiang County Governor Lao Kun; and Lao Kun is from the Wang family, the news should be passed to Wang Feixiao, the governor of Yangzhou.
But the person Ma Mao wanted to keep in touch with was actually General Qin Liang in Luoyang.
If Qin Liang hadn't dissuaded the governor Wang Yanyun, Ma Mao might have launched a massacre or massacre! Looking back on his experiences in recent years, Ma Mao increasingly felt that Qin Liang's view was right. If he started an uprising in Jianye, it would be impossible to succeed.
, especially against people like Sun Quan.
When Ma Mao was the magistrate of Zhongli County, he was a subordinate of Wang Yanyun and could only follow Wang Yanyun's arrangements. However, the Wang family did not pay attention to people like Ma Mao, and they only sent him here to try whether they succeeded. Only Qin Liang truly appreciated it.
, he values Ma Mao, and Qin Liang promised that when Ma Mao returns home after making great contributions, he will reuse him and give him an official title!
After holding his head in Soochow for so many years, whether Ma Mao can get rewarded and whether his work will be in vain can only rely on Qin Liang to fulfill his promise.
Ma Mao still believes in Qin Liang. This kind of trust is like the only straw left in the hands of a drowning person! They have never met, but Qin Liang is protecting him. He can feel it from various details.
come out.
While Ma Mao was thinking about it in his mind, he began to write in small print.
The contents include the changes in the top leadership of Soochow, the opinions of ministers from all sides, and his own judgment on the national policy of Wu through various signs.
In addition, Soochow Wu imitated the siege trebuchet. After many improvements, the structure may not be the same as the trebuchet of the Wei Dynasty, but the function is not much different. General Zhuge Ke once wrote a letter clearly stating the benefits of the trebuchet.
Compared with previous human-powered trebuchets, it is more powerful and saves manpower. The most important thing is that the firing range is very stable.
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Many factors indicate that it is quite possible for the Wu army to take the initiative to launch an attack on Wei. They will just wait for the right opportunity!
Ma Mao repeatedly emphasized in the article that the Wei court must not take it lightly.
He wrote the words very small, leaving some blank space, so in the second half he wrote about the affairs between the Crown Prince of Soochow, King Lu, and the third prince, claiming that he was now involved and was in a very dangerous situation. What Ma Mao meant
, just want to return to Wei State as soon as possible!
After getting ready, Ma Mao took his clan members and they quietly left the city and headed to Stone City, which was not far away.
The imperial palace and government offices are all in Jianye City. The old Stone City is now like a big market, bustling with mostly merchants, including people from Shanyue, Wei, and Shu. Ma Maoxian observed that the original stronghold for silk fabric trading
Still there.
But he did not go immediately. Instead, he visited several shops near and far to inquire about the prices, and then put on a hat and cautiously approached the stronghold.
This place was not far from the river, and suddenly there was a "ding-dong" sound of copper bells, which came from the river. Ma Mao couldn't help but turn his head to face the river, and watched for a while.
What he missed might be the Wei Kingdom or his hometown, but maybe it was neither!
For example, many gentry and common people in the Kingdom of Wu were northerners who moved south. They also left their homeland, but they could settle down and establish a career in the Kingdom of Wu. However, Ma Mao's heart was not here, so he could not feel at ease.