Chapter 161: Ma Zhou (II)
Li Junxian plans to recruit Ma Zhou as his protégé, so that he can win a talent for himself, and soon Ma Zhou will soar into the sky, so that he can find a political ally for himself. Even, Ma Zhou became his own doorman, even if he entered the official career in the future, he would be labeled as Li Junxian, and it was not easy to get rid of it! With allies in the civil service, they can improve each other. Because of his age, Li Junxian may not be able to progress in the civil service in a short period of time, since this is the case, it is better to support some potential stocks, and when he becomes the prime minister in the future, someone will wave the flag for himself.
Although this will be suspicious of being a partisan, since ancient times, officials have been able to reach a certain level, how can there be no one to help you wave the flag and shout? Even Huang Yanjing had to acquiesce to this and let those officials find some close subordinates on their own. Later, the emperor said that it was easy to go to Hebei and it was difficult to go to the DPRK and China. Friends are an inevitable product of politics since its inception. A good emperor will support and control the friends. It's just that later generations made the party public, so everyone felt that there was nothing left.
And Ma Zhou thought for a while, but said: "General Li, although I really want to be your doorman, but I am already at the door of General Chang He, and when General Chang He has not failed me, I can't leave General Chang He." As long as General Chang He still takes a fancy to me, I will not leave General Chang He. ”
Li Junxian didn't expect that Chang He would be a thief soon. In history, Ma Zhou was at a loss in Chang'an, and the money was about to run out, so he became a doorman at Zhonglang General Chang He, and a few years later Li Shimin wanted to "take the exam", and Chang He asked Ma Zhou to help answer the questions. Later, Chang He also recommended Ma Zhou to Li Shimin, and then it was when Ma Zhou soared into the sky. But Li Junxian didn't expect that this was not yet the first year of Zhenguan, and Ma Zhou actually became Chang He's doorman, is this a historical necessity? Li Junxian couldn't help but doubt the problem of the historical surname, Ma Zhou arrived in Chang'an ahead of schedule, but he still became Chang He's doorman.
However, Li Junxian admired Ma Zhou even more, because it was very rare to be able to see the huge benefits and keep his morals. If you compare your heart to your heart, Li Junxian meets this kind of person who is more able to support herself, and I am afraid that he would have changed jobs a long time ago. And Ma Zhou's ability to resist this temptation is rare among human beings.
It seems that those who have been able to achieve careers since ancient times must have certain personality merits. If you are a completely rotten person in personality, you will not be able to achieve a career. Li Junxian was also thinking secretly.
"Okay, Ma Zhou, I'll go to Chang He's mansion with you." Li Junxian said.
After Li Junxian sent the two ladies back, he took Ma Zhou to Chang He's mansion, and Chang He personally went out to greet him.
"Oh, Wu Guogong, what wind blew you here? You were majestic just now, and you actually refuted that Yuan Tiangang, when did our generals have you as a civil and military all-rounder! Chang He said.
"Hehe, it's just sophistry!" Li Junxian also said modestly.
Li Junxian pointed at Ma Zhou in front of Chang He and said, "Is this guy Chang He's disciple?" ”
Chang He looked at it and said, "Yes! I just ate here a few days ago! I saw that he was alone in Chang'an without relatives, and it looked like he had some ink in his stomach, while a military general like me had no ink in his stomach, so I left him behind. ”
"Brother Chang He, can you transfer him to me? I also like him very much. Li Junxian said.
"You want it too? Well, I'll give it to you! Anyway, there are many people who read Chang'an, and they don't care about this one. Three-legged toads are hard to find, but two-legged people are everywhere! Chang He said.
Li Junxian also secretly said that it was too smooth, and Chang He actually gave Ma Zhou to himself immediately. Chang thought that there were so many scholars in Chang'an City, and he didn't care about a Ma Zhou. But Li Junxian knew that Chang He was a big loss. Ma Zhou will be the future prime minister in the future, and if he supports it well, he can become an important assistant in the officialdom, as well as the core figure of his own faction. If Chang He treats Ma Zhou preferentially now, I am afraid that he will also be able to reach the peak of military attache after Ma Zhou becomes prime minister in the future. Because the influence of a ruler relative to the military attache is still very large, the civil officials of the Tang Dynasty seem to be of a relatively low grade, but the real power is relatively heavy. The military attache seems to be of high rank, but the real power is relatively light. A prime minister can often decide the future and fate of a military attache who has reached the pinnacle, and even as long as he makes a suggestion to the emperor, it can completely decide his fate. This is a problem of the official system of the Tang Dynasty, and it is not a deliberate emphasis on literature and light on military force.
"Ma Zhou, did you see that? General Chang He has already transferred you to me, and you will follow me in the future. In the future, I will not treat you badly if I eat it. Li Junxian said on Ma Zhou's shoulder.
Ma Zhou was speechless, as if he was a commodity, he was transferred by Chang He. And Ma Zhou was also a little excited, because Li Junxian came to Chang He in person for himself, which was already very important. Although Ma Zhou thought that his future was much more than just a scribe, he did not expect that he would be able to become a prime minister. I'm afraid that many people don't know what level they can reach in the end, and even if the officials of that country in later generations can probably not predict in advance that they will be able to become national leaders.
Ma Zhou didn't know that he would be able to become the prime minister in the future, so he was very grateful to Li Junxian for attaching so much importance to him. It's like Chang He said, there are so many scholars in Chang'an City, why bother with Ma Zhouyi? And since Li Junxian attaches so much importance to it, and Li Junxian also has a very high status and is a close minister of the emperor, as long as Li Junxian recommends it to the emperor, is Ma Zhou still afraid that he has no future?
"Ma Zhou has seen General Li!" Ma Zhou saluted Li Junxian.
"Still call me General Li?" Li Junxian asked deliberately.
"Oh, Ma Zhou has seen Dong Weng." Ma Zhou saluted again.
"Hahahaha......" Li Junxian laughed.
In this way, a talent is in his hands, and he is still the talent of the future prime minister. And Li Junxian did not expect that because he obtained a Ma Zhou, he ushered in an important helper for his magnificent political career in the future, and he was also one of the important heroes of the Zhenguan period. Moreover, Ma Zhou stood on his side when Li Junxian made the last very risky political choice in his life, saving Li Junxian's political life and net worth, and also saving Li Junxian's political achievements in politics for 20 years. Later, Li Junxian had to admit that Ma Zhou was his most important helper.
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