The court of Shu Han is generally opened once a week, which is basically a very boring process. Whether it is for Liu Chan or the ministers, it is not an important matter.

After all, the Prime Minister's Mansion is responsible for all affairs, and Liu Chan is basically in a state of idleness.

And even if someone raised any questions in the court, Liu Chan was not able to deal with it. In the end, it is necessary to go through the process and send it to the Prime Minister's Mansion for Zhuge Liang to decide.

Therefore, the so-called court is basically a process to maintain the authority of the royal family.

This day is still the same for Liu Chan, boring and a headache.

However, just when Liu Chan and the civil and military officials thought that this week's court was about to end according to the process, one person suddenly stood up.

"Your Majesty, the minister has something important to do!" I saw Ma Tan standing up from the side and saluting Liu Chan in front of hundreds of civil and military officials.

This change made all the officials present stunned, and then reacted and saw Ma Jian stunned again.

"Captain Ma Tan?"

"Isn't he the Prime Minister's Mansion Dongcao? Why did you suddenly stand up? ”

"I don't know, what's the big deal?"

Ma Tan suddenly stood up, not only were the officials stunned, but even Liu Chan was a little caught off guard. However, when he saw that it was Ma Tan, Liu Chan suddenly stabilized again.

"What's the matter with Captain Ma?" Liu Chan pondered for a while, and saw that Zhuge Liang didn't say anything, so he asked.

"Please ask Your Majesty to give an order that it is strictly forbidden for the wealthy clans in Shuzhong to raise private soldiers! Strictly investigate the excess of slaves! Ma Tan's words were amazing, and his words were like a stone, stirring up a thousand waves.

For a while, the expressions of the officials of the various factions in the court changed greatly, especially the faces of the local faction turned dark in an instant.

This matter is in Shuzhong, it is a slide that can't be touched. At the beginning, even Liu Bei didn't dare to mention it casually, let alone now.

At this moment, even Zhuge Liang looked wrong, and turned his head to look at Jiang Wan.

Gongyan, what's the situation? Didn't you ask you to call Ma Jian government affairs, how did you teach this?

Jiang Wan was also stupid for a while, and he was also very confused when he saw Zhuge Liang's eyes.

Obviously, no one expected Ma Jian to mention this matter at this time.

However, Ma Jian didn't give anyone a chance to react at the moment, and began to talk in public.

"Your Majesty! Today, in the prime minister's rule of Shu for ten years, Shuzhong has been left behind, and thieves are extinct. Yizhou is peaceful and free of thieves, and only the soldiers of the imperial court are more than enough to pacify the place. ”

"But today's powerful families in Shu often have more than 100 houses and thousands of private soldiers and slaves. This is a measure that does all kinds of harm but no benefit to both the court and the society. ”

"In the past, the first emperor was busy with the Northern Expedition and had no time to take care of this matter, which caused loopholes in the Han law, and the people were affected by this for a long time."

"Therefore, the minister dared to mention that His Majesty issued an edict that it is strictly forbidden for anyone to possess private soldiers in the Han Law, and strictly investigate this matter, and the minister is very grateful!"

Ma Tan's words almost darkened the localists' expressions, and the eyes that looked at Ma Jian were full of hostility. However, the leaders of several local factions did not change their faces, and they looked at Zhuge Liang out of the corner of their eyes.

What Ma Tan said was actually not the most important, the focus was on what Zhuge Liang thought.

It is very important whether this is a test of the Jingzhou faction or a new round of attacks on the local faction by the court.

"What does the prime minister think?" Liu Chan couldn't handle such a big matter, so he pondered for a while and looked at Zhuge Liang again.

"Your Majesty! This is a serious matter, and a decision should not be made rashly! Foolish to think that you should think long-term! Zhuge Liang didn't get a response from Jiang Wan, but in the end, he was an old politician, and immediately replied with kindness.

"Today's major event is still the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, and it is still in the old capital, and nothing is so important."

Zhuge Liang opened his mouth to express his position, and several bigwigs of the local faction secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that this is not a move led by Zhuge Liang to attack their native faction, it should just be Ma Yan's own proposal.

I've always heard that this Captain Qiang likes to make trouble, and now it seems that this is the case.

Several localist leaders, including Qian Zhou Duwei, all glanced at each other, and they all saw the fear in each other's eyes. Obviously, all of these people have heard of this Ma Jian for a long time.

With Zhuge Liang's statement, Ma Yan's proposal was temporarily shelved. However, Ma Jian was not satisfied, but the goal of deterring the localists had been achieved, and the next step was to persuade Zhuge Liang.

was by Ma Tan, and basically no one in the court was distracted anymore, and basically began to think about it. Everyone sensed that something was wrong, and those with a bit of foresight felt that something big was going to happen.

After the court meeting ended, all the ministers immediately left the court, and Ma Tan was also called back to the Prime Minister's Mansion by Zhuge Liang.

"Youchang, you're always here, what are you doing?" As soon as he returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, Jiang Wan grabbed Ma Yan with a dark face and said angrily.

"Long history, do you remember what I said before? The matter of private soldiers must not be delayed any longer. Ma Yan looked very serious, apologized to Jiang Wan, and then said.

"A few days ago, I was drinking with Guan Xing, and I met the prince of the palace in Guan Mansion and returned to Chengdu. It drove dozens of cars and hundreds of private soldiers, and its elite training was comparable to that of the soldiers of the Northern Army. ”

"This is just the private soldiers of the Qian family, and only God knows how many private soldiers there are in the entire Shuzhong clan. If we don't restrict it now, it will become a big problem in the future! ”

Ma Yan's words are not groundless, in fact, there have been many such things in history.

For example, in history, when Sima Yi launched the Gaopingling Rebellion, the biggest capital in his hand was 3,000 dead soldiers. These dead soldiers were basically slaves and private soldiers raised by his political allies, enough to carry out a coup d'état.

When Deng Ai hit Chengdu, there were still thousands of defenders in Chengdu, and it was not certain to die if he was defending the fortified city. However, the local faction of Qian Zhou insisted on surrendering, and the private soldiers in their hands became the biggest weapon.

You must know that the Northern Expedition has not yet reached the most critical moment, so the troops brought by Zhuge Liang are not all. In case of fighting Chang'an in the future, when Shu Han needs to pour the power of the country into the Northern Expedition, the ghost knows what these half-hearted clans will do.

So Ma Yan's attitude is very clear, today I will take this life to fight your local party.

It's just that Ma Tan couldn't convince Jiang Wan, he held his forehead with a headache, and said for a long time.

"Young Chang, don't you understand that you have been on duty in the Prime Minister's Mansion for so long? Now is the time to unite all the Northern Expeditions, how can we Han still have the ability to deal with this? ”

"In case you force the local powerful clan to rebel because of this, and they are in turmoil in Shuzhong, how can we still control the Central Plains?"

"Youchang, you have to focus on the overall situation!"

"Jiang Changshi, I understand this, but this matter is not as simple as you think" Ma Yan's attitude was still very firm, and he bowed deeply to Jiang Wan.

"This matter is done by one person, and there is no need for the prime minister to support it. If it really comes to an irreparable moment, you can cut off the head of the public to appease the wrath! ”

(End of chapter)