Ma Shiyao thought about it and felt that instead of hesitating, it was better to take action as soon as possible and kill all the heroes in Tongguan City.

The so-called "unpredictable attack" is unpredictable. Now the Dashun Army and these heroes live in the same city, which is considered to be harmonious. In addition, the heroes have no intention of being wary of the Dashun Army. If you have the intention to make plans but are not intent, you can easily achieve great achievements.

The issue of the ownership of the Supervisor's Office may be optional for the heroes, but for Ma Shiyao, it is a bottom line that cannot be compromised. If one is not done well, it will be considered a crime of deceiving the emperor by Chang'an.

It is said that people do not care for themselves, and they will be punished by heaven and earth. Ma Shiyao was also a hero who was in the Henan territory and was afraid to say that he was ruthless, but he had decisive plans.

So Ma Shiyao mentioned his plan to his adviser, Taoist Niu. But after hearing this plan, Taoist Niu felt that Ma Shiyao might have been a little reckless and frowned:

"Sir, I don't think there is no room for maneuvering in this matter. No matter what, we have just joined forces to defeat the Qing army. On the battlefield, we dare not say that we cooperate with each other, at least there is no friction. There is more or less friendship among the comrades.

And no matter what, they also put their strength in this big victory in Tongguan City. I always feel that this ruthless fight and fight without declaration is not good."

Ma Shiyao shook his head and said, "Old Niu, I can't say that your words are a woman's kindness, at least they are a bit pedantic.

And there is one thing you are wrong. If these heroes hadn't been messing around, perhaps our plan of deceiving surrender had already been accomplished. Maybe now he has already returned to Chang'an to ask His Majesty for his contributions, why bother to whom the Supervisor's Office belongs to?"

Taoist Niu did not take over Ma Shiyao's words, but just said to himself:

"There is another thing that I am a little worried about. That is, the strength of these heroes, I can't figure it out. These days, I don't know what's going on, and I'm always a little uneasy.

You have seen those heroes too. In terms of personal bravery, I can’t think it’s just a good person. If it’s about marching and fighting, it’s even more messy, but I can’t figure out why they are holding on to Duoduo’s Eight Banners Cavalry head-on?

If you have a Tao, things are abnormal, you are a demon. I always have some things that I can’t understand. According to my opinion, it’s better to be polite first and then soldiers, and see their reactions before making a decision. Perhaps things can be discussed. If they can be resolved peacefully, why do you have to use arbitrary weapons?

Even if we really kill all these heroes without leaving any of them, it would be a shame. If the matter really spreads, it would be easy to say that our Dashun Army slaughtered loyal and righteous men, it would be nice and not good to say."

Ma Shiyao is reckless and he knows his fault. He always relies heavily on Taoist Niu, and he will repeatedly consider what Taoist Niu said. After hearing what Taoist Niu said, he felt that it was not unreasonable, so he said in a muffled voice:

"Actually, I want to be calm with them. Everyone sat down and slowly discussed the ownership of the Supervisor's Office. However, they couldn't find their true master.

I even stopped a few people in person, whispering to discuss with them. However, these heroes were arrogant and turned around and left without waiting for me to finish their words. I asked several people in a row, and they were all like this, which was really annoying."

Taoist Niu smiled and said, "Sir, you are too impatient for your work. If you can't say it in just a few words, you will turn your back. In fact, we civil servants should make a comeback. In short, let me try it out.

Do you still remember the fact that the city had become a corpse on the battlefield these days? Now all the corpses on the street have been buried, but there are still many in the Supervisor's Office. As far as I know, none of them have been carried out and have not been cooked yet.

I guess these heroes are used to being arrogant and unwilling to do these tiring tasks. But this happened to give us the excuse. I will prepare some gifts and go to the Supervisor's Office to see if I can peacefully resolve the affairs of the Supervisor's Office. It is better not to do it."

Ma Shiyao also knew about the burial of the corpse of Taoist Niu. After the Tongguan War, the corpses in the city were piled up like mountains. Not only were the corpses of the Qing army, but also the corpses of many heroes themselves. They were exposed to the corpses on the long street in the open air, and no one claimed them.

At first, Ma Shiyao didn't dare to touch it, thinking that the heroes might have their own meaning and plans to not collect these corpses. But after a whole day, he found that the corpses were still thrown on the street, and no one was willing to pay attention to them.

Moreover, when the heroes went out, they were blocked by these corpses, which was extremely inconvenient to travel. However, these people would rather dodge left and right and cross the corpses than bend down slightly and move the corpses in the middle of the road to the edge of the road.

It was only then that Ma Shiyao realized that it was not the heroes who had any deep meaning for these corpses exposed to the long streets, they were just simple lazy!

However, these corpses obviously cannot be stored for a long time. Fortunately, it is winter now. If it is summer, if you are not dealt with carefully, it will turn into a plague that will be soaked in the whole city.

Moreover, there is nothing to make money when dealing with the corpse. Although the armor and equipment on the corpse have been stripped of clean by the heroes, the heads of the Qing army are all made by military achievements. Since the heroes don’t want it, they might as well get a bargain.

So he hired many people from Tongguan to place these corpses in different categories.

The dead heroes were picked up together. Ma Shiyao picked up a place on the bank of the Yellow River, dug a large tomb for the people, and buried the heroes' bones together.

A stone tablet was erected on the tomb, with four big words "Jianyi Qianqian". He also found a great scholar in Tongguan City, wrote the inscriptions behind it, and even invited some monks and Taoists to perform the salvation.

The Qing army's corpses were not so lucky, and their heads were basically chopped off and sent to Chang'an City for rewards. The remaining headless corpses gathered together, threw them on dead branches, and burned them clean with fire.

As for the corpses in the Supervisor's Office, because there were two guards like the gate god guarding the gate, the people who had become burials did not dare to go in, so they ignored it for the time being.

Ma Shiyao felt that this matter was done by himself, and it was also considered that the heroes owed him a favor that was not big or small. Since Taoist Niu insisted on mediating the matter, he was happy to see it happen.

After all, the war is fierce and the war is dangerous, and there is no unbearable knot with the heroes. If the war really starts, even if it wins a great victory, he will inevitably lose some brothers. If the heroes can really give up the yamen of the Supervisor, why bother to be cruel and do such a despicable thing that stabs the sword in the back?

So Ma Shiyao nodded and said, "If you want to go, go. If you need any special gifts, you can also tell me. Our Dashun is a country of etiquette, and this gift cannot be too light."

"There is no need to be a hard work for adults. I will prepare the gifts as I look at them. You can cancel the bill after I come back." After that, I went down to find someone to prepare the gifts.

The next morning, Taoist Niu prepared all the gifts one by one, and took the gift list to watch Ma Shiyao.

Ma Shiyao took the gift list and saw it read: "Two jade Ruyi handles, sauce color, two pieces of bronze and silk satin, and four square inkstones. At the end of the most gift list, there is actually a couplet."

Ma Shiyao frowned and said, "Is this gift a little too thin? Do you want to prepare more?"

Taoist Niu smiled and said, "I don't know what it means to give gifts, it is also a science. The so-called "principle of essence is not expensive, and there are many gifts to people, and there are quite some special things here."

Take this jade Ruyi as an example. This is what we obtained in the palace last year. The real royal property of the inner palace is comparable to gold.

Let’s talk about these two pieces of silk, this is not ordinary silk, but the famous Shu brocade. Look at the red lion phoenix patterns and ball of flower brocades on it. If it weren’t for the authentic Shu brocade, how could there be such patterns elsewhere?

Now that the Yangtze River waterway is cut off, the Shu area is even more mixed up by Zhang Xianzhong. This Shu brocade has long become a rare thing. I see that these heroes have exaggerated and elegant clothes. Obviously, they are carefully cut. Youdao is a young hero who loves gorgeous clothes and loves beauty.

But if there is no fabric, how can you make good clothes? So these pieces of brocade are delivered at the right time, and they will most likely scratch the itchy places of the young heroes. The so-called gifts should be given correctly. That's what it means."

Ma Shiyao also felt that there was some reason for him, so he picked up the inkstones casually and asked, "Then what's the best of these black inkstones?"

Taoist Niu hurriedly stretched out his hands and held them under Ma Shiyao's hand holding the inkstone, and said anxiously: "Sir, take it lightly, take it lightly! This is not an ordinary inkstone. These inkstones are extraordinary and precious.

I think among this hero, although there are many young heroes, there should always be a few well-educated people around this person. These inkstones are hard to buy, but they are also very rare.

We are always not good at giving away those gold and silver goods, so I spent all my time finding these inkstones, all of which are of great origin, just to add some interest to these heroes and people in charge of the heroes.”

"Oh? Are these inkstones very expensive?" Ma Shiyao looked at the inkstones inconspicuously, and there was even some ink that had not been wiped clean on them. It was obviously an old thing that someone had used. He couldn't help but have some doubts about the words of Taoist Niu.

Taoist Niu said proudly: "I want to tell you what kind of inkstone is used for this inkstone and where the stones are taken from. That's a vulgar one. Please turn it over and look at the inscriptions behind it. Do you recognize what is written on it?"

Ma Shiyao turned over the inkstone in his hand, and indeed engraved a few words on the back of the inkstone. He didn't know what kind of brushwork he used, and the strokes were all connected together. After reading for a long time, Ma Shiyao could only vaguely understand that there was a word "king".

Taoist Niu said proudly: "These inkstones are not ordinary things. They are all collected by me over the years. Let's talk about the place you hold. Do you know who wrote the inscriptions after this?"

When Ma Shiyao saw Taoist Niu silly, he refused to say it, and said angrily, "If you have a fart, let it go, why do you always keep me from selling this!"

Taoist Niu yelled twice and continued, "This is Wang Shizhen's golden stone postscript!"

Ma Shiyao frowned and said in confusion: "Who is this Wang Shizhen? Is there anything extraordinary?"

Taoist Niu stomped his feet, and said, "Oh...Why don't you know about Wang Shizhen? Not to mention anything else, you are almost fucked by the embroidered version of "Jin Ping Mei"?

You have read the book so many times, but you didn't think about asking, who is this Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng? After that, just a few months ago, Gong Gong, the Minister of Rites and Political Affairs of this dynasty, publicly asserted that this "Jin Ping Mei" must have been written by Wang Shizhen!

I think Mr. Gong is a great scholar and a person like Wenquxing. Can he still be wrong about what he says?

Think about it again, Wang Shizhen had just written a postscript on this inkstone, and the pretty maid at home took the inkstone and spread the paper to grind the inkstone. When Wang Shizhen saw that the maid looked beautiful, his thoughts were pouring in for a moment, and the red sleeves in the room were filled with fragrance... "Tsk tsk tsk tsk"

Ma Shiyao looked at the red cheeks of Taoist Niu and shook his head and said, "You so-called scholars have some twists and turns in your heart. They are really not as clumsy as me. I only love reading, but I don't care who the author is? But I probably understand what you said, isn't this inkstone expensive..."

As he said that, he pointed to the last couplet on the gift list and said, "I know the preciousness of those gifts. But you are not a festival or a long life, why do you write a couplet?"

Taoist Niu said solemnly: "This is not a couplet, but a couplet! After all, we joined forces in Tongguan City to win a great victory, and it is appropriate to write a couplet to the heroes.

And other gifts are fine, this congratulatory couplet is the real drama, there is a lot of mystery inside, you can take a look at Niu Shuai yourself.”

After saying that, he actually put his hand into his arms and took out a congratulatory couplet.

It turned out that after writing this gift couplet, Daoist Niu, did not put it together in the gift, but put it alone in his arms.

Ma Shiyao took the congratulations and opened them and looked carefully. Although he was not very familiar with the writing, he still recognized the words. The congratulations said, "The eagle of Muye is rising, and the old king has the most virtues. The tiger lies in Tongguan, and the ancestors can be courteous to Xuzhou."

After looking at it for a long time, Ma Shiyao didn't understand what was said above, so he turned around and asked Taoist Niu: "Is there any other way to say these two sentences?"

Taoist Niu smiled and pointed to the congratulations and said, "This congratulations couplet, the upper and lower couplets correspond to two allusions. The first sentence of Muye Yingyang means that when King Wu defeated Zhou, he defeated Zhou of Shang in Muye.

Now that we have won a great victory in Tongguan, it is like the Battle of Makino that year, which is enough to be recorded in history. However, these four words are just to boast about it, and it is barely meaningful. The key point is the following sentence.

Taoist Niu pointed to the following words and explained:

"The former kings had the most virtues. This is a sentence in the Book of Filial Piety and the source of the allusion of "Zeng Zi avoids the seat". It tells the story of Confucius teaching Zeng Zi, but Zeng Zi did not dare to sit down and listen to the lecture, and stood up and let him leave the seat. Is this the key point? The word "avoids" is the two words!

The most wonderful thing is that the next sentence of the "Book of Filial Piety" is next to it, "to obey the world". It is intimately consistent with the name of our country. The meaning of this is beyond words.

Ma Shiyao laughed and said, "What a 'Zeng Zi avoided the seat', and what a 'to obey the world'. You scholars are really interesting. Some words have to be said a few times! Then I probably understand the next sentence, which is about Tao Qian and San's surrender to Xuzhou in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"?"

Taoist Niu nodded and said, "Sir, this sentence is about the story of Tao Qian, Tao Gongzu, who gave Xuzhou three times and finally gave up the huge Xuzhou to Liu Bei.

Back then, Tao Qian knew that he was not worthy of his position, so he repeatedly thought about giving it to Liu Bei. I think that since adults can understand the meaning of this congratulations, the words must be written in a straightforward manner. When the heroes look at this congratulations, they will understand our kindness.

There are some things that you don’t have to be said clearly. If you write them like this, everyone will know that even if there is a little disagreement, you can have a way out for each other.

Anyway, all we can do is this. It can be said that benevolence and righteousness will be done until the end. If these heroes are still obsessed with it, then there is no way. Whether they die or live depends on their own choices.”

Ma Shiyao patted Taoist Niu on the shoulder and said, "Old Niu, 'I can understand what, this text is straightforward. Didn't you just say that I'm vulgar and unwilling to speak in a different way?

But this couplet is written really well, haha, 'Zeng Zi avoids the seat' and 'Three-way Xuzhou'. It's interesting. I don't worry about doing things. You can send the gifts yourself. I'll wait for your good news in Guanyun Tower."

This Guanyun Tower is a restaurant, diagonally opposite the Superior Master Yamen. There are two floors in total. The location of the private room inside is a wide view, allowing you to see the scenery around the Superior Master Yamen.

Ma Shiyao was anxious to learn the results of discussing the ownership of the government office, so he chose this place to wait for news. Once Taoist Niu had any results, Ma Shiyao would know it as soon as possible.

How did Ma Shiyao go to Guanyun Tower here to wait for the news? But he said that Taoist Niu returned to his house and repeated the words that wanted to discuss the ownership of the government office in his heart several times.

For example, what kind of etiquette should be performed when meeting the other party’s chief general, and how many reactions the other party will react.

If the other party's leader promises to be readily, how should he thank him? If he is hesitant, how should he understand and act with emotion to convince the other party. If the other party simply does not want to give up from the Supervisor's Office, what kind of subtle words should he use to understand the other party?
Chapter completed!