Sui and Tang Dynasties: Killing Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty to sacrifice to heaven at the beginni

Chapter 440 Surveying the canal route.

Uncle Ma's grandson, during the last Goryeo War, he was Yang Guang's palace manager in Liaodong City.

He has been sending news secretly to the powerful families, and has been doing things for everyone in Guan Longba, both openly and secretly.

It's just that this kid was lucky back then, and Li Mu didn't catch him, so he wasn't dealt with.

Now, since Li Mu saw this grandson's name on the list of officials who built the canal again, he naturally couldn't let him go so easily.

Ma Shumou is a member of the Eight Great Families of Guanlong, so I will hand over the task of surveying the canal to Ma Shumou.

Let people from the Eight Great Families of Guanlong dig the ancestral graves of the Zuo Shi clan and Qiwang of the five surnames, and Li Mu will be able to reap the benefits of being a fisherman.

These days, the Jiangzuo gentry and the five surnames Qiwang have completely parted ways with the Guanlong Eight Great Families.Obviously, with this opportunity for revenge, members of the Guanlong Eight Families will naturally not give up.

Let these aristocratic families be tough on their own, and take advantage of themselves behind, obviously this is a perfect choice.

Not long after, Ma Shumou was called to Li Mu's residence.

Li Muduan sat on the main seat, condescendingly looking down at Ma Shumou who was kneeling on the ground with his head down, his expression indifferent and not angry.

Uncle Ma's big five and three thick, at least 1.9 meters tall, has a big pancake face, his face is full of pockmarks, and his face is covered with black beards.

Don't look at Uncle Ma's big and three rough, at this moment, he is panicking.He had no friendship with Li Mu, how could he not panic when Li Mu suddenly called him to the house.

In the Sui Dynasty, everyone knew that Li Mu and the aristocratic family did not deal with each other.He is also a member of a powerful family, which makes Ma Shumou not panic.

"I'm obviously a neutral faction, so I shouldn't have revealed my identity!"

"What did the general call me to do?"

"Bless the Bodhisattva, protect the gods, Amitabha, the infinite gods, bless me, Ma Shumou, to be able to stand upright today." Ma Shumou knelt on the ground, muttering to himself.

Li Mu didn't have mind reading skills either, so naturally he didn't know what Ma Shumou was thinking.If Li Mu knew what Ma Shumou was thinking, he would definitely say to him: "Grandson, you have a lot of beliefs!"

"Are you Uncle Ma?" Li Mu asked in a deep voice, his voice was lukewarm.

"The villain is Ma Shumou, I don't know what orders the general has for calling the villain!" Ma Shumou hurriedly replied.

Today, Li Mu's power can be said to be under one person and above ten thousand people.Even powerful families have to unite to compete against Li Mu.

He is a mere Ma Shumou, in the face of Li Mu, he naturally wants to know his identity, and dare not go beyond the slightest.

"Master Ma, don't be nervous, I've called you here because of some business!" Li Mu signaled Uncle Ma to plan and take the position below him.

When Uncle Ma got up, he took a peek at Li Mu, and found that Li Mu's expression seemed to have softened a bit, and he immediately relaxed a lot.

"Is the general looking for me for business?"

"Since it's an official business, my identity doesn't seem to have been exposed. As long as the general doesn't know that I'm actually working for the Eight Great Masters of Guanlong, I don't think I'm in any danger!" Ma Shumou sat down and I thought secretly in my heart.

"Since there is official business, it is to serve us in the Sui Dynasty. No matter what the general orders, even if I go up the mountain of swords or into the sea of ​​fire, I, Ma Shumou, will die!" Ma Shumou hastily expressed his opinion.

Ma Shumou is a neutral person on the surface, and his mouth is very good at talking, so he is also highly valued by Yang Guang.

For the construction of the canal and the eastern capital this time, Yang Guang gave priority to using his own people and neutrals, but even so, because the construction of the canal east required too many people, the list was still dominated by people from powerful families.

This is precisely because most of the civil servants were used in the construction of the East Capital of the Canal, and there were very few civil servants in the entire imperial court, including Yang Guang's people and the neutral faction.

Yang Guang had no choice but to use these people from aristocratic families.

Let Li Mu be the governor of the river to deter these people and prevent them from doing things openly.In the entire court, Li Mu was the only one who could play such a deterrent effect.

"Master Ma, if you are really willing to go up the mountain of swords and into the sea of ​​fire for Da Sui, you don't care if you give up your life?" Li Mu asked with a smile, seeming very satisfied with Ma Shumou's statement.

Ma Shumou's eyes flashed brightly, and he said quickly: "That's right, the lower officials only follow the orders of the generals. The generals let the lower officials go east, and the lower officials never go west. Officials will never push out chickens."

Although Ma Shumou claimed to be loyal to Li Mu, in reality he was not. Ma Shumou was able to be what he is today because of the support of the Eight Great Masters in Guanlong.

He doesn't know how many deadly things are in the hands of the eight masters of Guanlong, so no matter what, he can't switch to Li Mu.The reason for saying this is just to win Li Mu's trust.

Looking at Uncle Ma's dog-legged appearance, if Li Mu hadn't known that this grandson was from a powerful family, he might have fallen into his trap.

Although Uncle Ma's grandson is tall and thick, with a beard on his face, although he looks more like a general, he is actually a thoughtful civil servant.

"Master Ma is indeed loyal to me, Da Sui, and it just so happens that Master Ma has a heavy responsibility entrusted to him."

"Your Majesty should know that His Majesty and this general cannot trust people from powerful families. Therefore, a person with a clean net worth like Master Ma naturally has a bright future."

"Today, I happened to see Mr. Ma on the list of officials who built the canal. This general has decided that I will use you!" Li Mu said, looking at Uncle Ma.

What Li Mu said was very reasonable.After all, Uncle Ma is clearly a neutral faction.A person from a powerful family is not trustworthy, so it is only natural that he should be reused by Ma Shumou.

Uncle Ma felt happy, not only did Li Mu fail to see through his true position, but he also wanted to use him heavily.

If he is reused by Li Mu and lurks beside Li Mu, then there is no doubt that his status in the Guanlong Clan can also be raised.

After all, except for Zhang Lihua who has not been used so far.

Now, the Guanlong Clan is in front of Li Mu, but they haven't been deployed yet.If Ma Shumou can really gain Li Mu's trust, it will undoubtedly become the trump card of the Guanlong clan.

"General, if there is an order, even if I, Uncle Ma, give up my life, I will do my best!" Uncle Ma assured, patting his chest.

"Why would this general want your life? Not only does he not want your life, but he also wants to use it for you."

"For the construction of the canal, the general needs several assistants, so I decided to appoint you as the canal exploration envoy!" Li Mu said to Ma Shumou.

(End of this chapter)