For Ma Su, this problem is actually easy to solve.
As long as Zhuge Liang is still alive, he can continue to lead the army and fight in all directions.
However, Zhuge Liang is fifty-one years old this year. Since Liu Bei's death, the great burden of the Shu Han has been placed entirely on his shoulders. During this period, he defended Sun Quan in the east, conquered the Barbarians in the south, conquered the Rong in the west, and attacked Cao Wei in the north. He also managed the affairs of the state internally.
As well as taking care of people's livelihood, after working hard for many years, my health is getting worse and worse. In just eight or nine years, I have aged more than ten years.
Therefore, how long Zhuge Liang can survive is directly related to Shu Han's next strategic layout and all aspects.
Zhuge Liang himself is a powerful minister, and he is well aware of the interests of powerful ministers. He has no rebellious heart, which does not mean that others do not. Therefore, it is impossible for Zhuge Liang not to be deeply worried about the situation of the Shu Han in a hundred years.
In order to avoid causing great trouble to the Shu Han, the only way is to understand Ma Di's attitude first.
Therefore, after Pan Heng, Zhuge Liang suggested that Liu Chan canonize Ma Su as "King of Liang" to test Ma Su's intentions - if Ma Su accepted the canonization as King of Liang, he would be close to death.
Fortunately, Ma Su was very clear-headed and refused.
Next, Zhuge Liang changed the title of Zhao Yun to the governor of Liangzhou to test Ma Di's reaction: he also sent Jiang Wan to observe at close range.
He even came to Liangzhou to observe in person.
All this is just to determine one thing, whether Ma Su is reliable.
If he is reliable, the next thing will be simple. You just need to continue to trust him, entrust him with the power to command the troops and conquer the world eastward.
——This is what Ma Su speculated was the purpose of Zhuge Liang's trip.
He silently looked at Zhuge Liang's furrowed brows, his aging face, and his wise eyes that seemed to be mentally and physically exhausted but seemed to be able to see into people's hearts, and admiration arose spontaneously.
In any case, Zhuge Liang's belief in dedicating himself to the Han Dynasty truly infected him.
So Ma Su decided to make a statement to reassure Zhuge Liang.
"Prime Minister, my heart towards the Han Dynasty can be seen by the sun and the moon. Now I am willing to point to the sky and swear that I will live up to your majesty and the prime minister for the rest of my life."
Zhuge Liang was noncommittal, his brows still furrowed.
In his view, Ma Su's refusal to swear is not the point at all.
The binding force of this oath is quite limited. Cao Cao never betrayed the Han in his life, which did not prevent the Wei State from eventually replacing the Han.
Furthermore, Zhuge Liang did not doubt Ma Di. After all, the two had been friends for more than 20 years, and he had always regarded Ma Di as one of his own.
The main purpose of his coming to Liangzhou was to ask Ma Su for the magic medicine under the guise of "inspection".
As far as he knew, the magic medicine in Ma Su's hand could not only bring the dead back to life, but also resist the invasion of time and delay aging.
This guy, the older he gets, the more he needs to make up for it.
But seeing that Ma Su didn't realize his hint, and instead showed his loyalty, Zhuge Liang pondered for a while, and had to say clearly: "Youchang, the pill that General Zhao took in the past..."
"Oh, there is one last one." Ma Su quickly took out a blood-locking pill and handed it over, suddenly realizing that he was fighting wits with the air.
His immediate boss, Prime Minister Zhuge, just sighed and frowned. He almost thought of the drama of "a hundred years from now, the prime minister will take over all the power and make himself king or replace Liu Chan."
It turned out that I was just here to ask for medicine.
Zhuge Liang took the dark pill, his face immediately relaxed, he held it in his hand and examined it for a while, then said seriously: "Youchang, I am not in good health, you have to work hard, the future of Shu Han will depend on you."
As soon as he heard this, Ma Su's eyes widened on the spot.
Prime Minister, I am loyal to you.
How could you say such a thing to me?
This sentence is so similar to what Zhu Di said to his second son Zhu Gaoxu, "The prince is often ill, so you should try your best"!
When I think about the original time and space, Zhuge Liang also hinted such words to Yang Yi before his death, but in the end he designated Jiang Wan as his heir.
Ma Su was relieved soon.
He repeatedly declined and said, "Prime Minister, I am not good at anything except fighting, so it is really difficult for me to take on this important task. Moreover, there have been rumors inside and outside the Prime Minister's Office that after a hundred years, Yang Yi, the Prime Minister, will not be able to handle state affairs other than those in charge."
"Oh, who said this?" Zhuge Liang was surprised.
Ma Di pretended not to know the inside story, and analyzed the matter in a straight-forward manner: "Now the prime minister is solely responsible for the affairs of the imperial court, but who will take over the responsibility after the prime minister is worthy of scrutiny."
Although Ma Su didn't say the next words, Zhuge Liang knew what the former wanted to say.
In the past, Ma Su suddenly rose like a comet under his command. He was very high-spirited and was in the limelight for a while. He was surrounded by everyone with envious eyes. At that time, everyone felt that Ma Su would be his next successor.
However, after Ma Su took control of one side, he deliberately suppressed his own attributes of governing the country and showed his talent for battlefield attack. This made his next development tend to be a general of cavalry and general, and basically had no chance of being a prime minister.
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Therefore, everyone knew that Zhuge Liang needed to find a new successor, and secretly people were worried.
Zhuge Liang also wanted to hear Ma Di's opinion, so he smiled and listened attentively.
Ma Su continued: "Yang Yi is forty-one years old, I am forty years old, Jiang Wan is thirty-eight years old, and Fei Yi is thirty-five years old. Yang Yi is currently a senior counselor beside the prime minister, Jiang Wan is an important minister who stayed in Sichuan, and Fei Yi is
Yi was an able minister who went on an envoy to Soochow. Among all the civil and military ministers of the Shu Han Dynasty, only Yang Yi and Jiang Wei were favored by the prime minister in their prime. Jiang Wei was still young and had little experience.
We are the future talent reserve of Shu Han. Therefore, no one but Yang Yi can take on this important task."
"Prime Minister, are you right?"
"..."
Zhuge Liang took a careful look at Ma Di and saw that the latter had a serious face and did not seem to be talking nonsense, so he smiled slightly and waved his fan to see off the guests.
Ma Su took a deep breath and resigned.
As soon as I walked out of the door, I was surrounded by a large group of people waiting outside. Everyone looked at me expectantly.
Among them, Yang Yi’s eyes were the most urgent.
It seems that he really wants to know what Zhuge Liang and Ma Di talked about.
Ma Di didn't want to talk to Yang Yi at first, but when he saw everyone standing in the street with curious faces, he suddenly had an idea and cupped his hand to Yang Yi: "Master Yang, congratulations."
What joy is there?
Yang Yi gave Ma Su a strange look, with a question mark on his face.
"The Prime Minister just said that he is old and should be encouraged by his authority."
After saying that, Ma Su rolled up his sleeves and left with a smile.
Hidden merit and fame.
As soon as this statement came out, everyone had different expressions.
Yang Yi was overjoyed, she stroked her beard and laughed, accepting the congratulations calmly. The corners of her mouth turned up slightly, and she glanced at Jiang Wan aside.
You kid, what are you going to fight with me for?
Jiang Wan cupped his fists and saluted Yang Yi. Without arguing or arguing, he bowed his head and left in a hurry.
Everyone also dispersed, Yang Yi stood still and snorted coldly in the direction where Jiang Wan left.
He had reason to sneer at Jiang Wan.
Jiang Wan was once an official under him. A person who used to hang out with him has now become his direct competitor. Who can handle this matter without depression?
Previously, when he was in Hanzhong, his old friend and colleague Fei Yi came to visit him. Yang Yi complained to Fei Yi: Jiang Wan has little qualifications, poor ability, and a dark history of being punished for laziness. Why does this person come to power?
Prime Minister Zhuge must have misjudged the wrong person. He, Yang Yi, worked tirelessly and day in and day out for the Shu Han. Who else would he give up to be the first heir to the Prime Minister?!
If the competitor were Ma Su, Yang Yi would hold her nose and admit it. After all, the two of them are not at the same level at all. With Ma Su's current prestige, if he really wants to develop into a civil servant, then there will be nothing wrong with others.
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But Ma Di walked further and further towards the military world, running towards the guarding general, which made Yang Yi feel that her opportunity had come again.
But unexpectedly, as soon as Ma Su, a powerful enemy, left, Jiang Wan appeared out of thin air, and Jiang Wan was still his former subordinate.
How could he swallow this breath?
Now that even the Prime Minister has made it clear who will be his successor, Yang Yi is completely relieved.
Head held high and chest held high, strode back.
…
Zhuge Liang had a panoramic view of what happened outside the door. When he saw Ma Di "misleading" Yang Yi, he just shook his head and sighed.
Yang Yi has good abilities and senior qualifications, but now Zhuge Liang has eliminated him from the list of successors.
Before the Northern Expedition, Zhuge Liang told Liu Chan that Yang Yi had a narrow and extreme personality and should not be entrusted with big responsibilities.
When he was serving as minister in his early years, Yang Yi had a quarrel with Liu Ba, his direct leader at the time. Later, he had an incompatibility with the general Wei Yan. Then he had a fierce conflict with Ma Su. Now he is fighting openly and secretly with Jiang Wan.
This kind of character that fights wherever he goes will ruin big things.
Zhuge Liang would not entrust national affairs to such a person under any circumstances.
………
Wuwei City, General Zhengxi's Mansion.
The light screen in front of Ma Su flashed.
After capturing the five counties of Liangzhou, most of Liangzhou was under the control of the Shu Han. This news spread to the three counties of Liangxi, Zhangye, Jiuquan, and Dunhuang. The leaders of various forces in the three places also sent envoys to congratulate them and expressed their willingness to formally
Return to Shu Han.
Of course, in fact, they still go their own way and make their own decisions.
Because the main bodies of these local forces were Qiang, Di, Hu, Xianbei and Huns, and the journey was far away, Ma Su agreed to their request for surrender before they had fully digested the newly acquired Erli County in Liangzhou.
At this point, Liangzhou was completely in the hands of the Shu Han.
If you add the Yunzhou (seven counties in Nanzhong) that Zhuge Liang separated, the Shu Han Dynasty currently has three states and one area (Yunzhou, Yizhou, Liangzhou, and Xiqiang area), which is roughly equivalent to the territory of four states and the area under its jurisdiction
Completely surpassed Soochow.
This situation is not unpleasant!
Considering that the last time the population of Shu Han was counted was the last time. After that, the entire Liangzhou was conquered, it is necessary to re-take stock of the basic population of Shu Han.
Therefore, taking advantage of the intermission, Ma Su moved the great wizard off the table, then called up the system, entered Liu Chan's name in the "Scan other people's attributes" column, and took a closer look.
[You spend 1,000 points to obtain this viewing permission. Your current remaining stability points are: 152246 (153246-1000)]
Name: Liu Chan (own)
Occupation: Emperor (Shu)
Hidden position: none
Age:23
Intelligence:5(55-50)
Force:3
Prestige:5(55-50)
People: 301/3.38 million (Note 1: This population does not include the army. Note 2: There are still 170,000 barbarians and 200,000 foreigners in Liangzhou who have not yet been conquered.)
Army: 290,000 (180,000 Han troops + 110,000 Qiangbei mixed troops.)
National power: 301/338 (Note 1: There is still some national power that has not been activated; Note 2, the full score of national power in the current era is temporarily 1000).
[Special Talent: Father's Protection and Loyal Protection (Father's Protection, when your father "including adoptive father" is alive in the world, you are immune to all debuffs and disasters, and your intelligence and prestige are -50; Loyal Protection, no matter you face
No matter what kind of dilemma you are in, there will always be a loyal minister who can turn the tide and plan everything for you to prevent you from falling into danger. Note: When the loyal protector goes out, the effect of loyal protection is halved.)
[Special talent: The king despises the people (you have an emperor-level understanding of "the people are the most important, the king is despised, and the country is second". Therefore, under your rule, the people are content with their duties and do not live in chaos.)]
[Special Talent: Foolishness and Wisdom (Foolishness, anyone who wants to be ill-intentioned towards you will be shown by you to be stupid and believe it, and will be dismissive of you, thus making you safe and sound; wisdom, when you
When your parents are no longer alive, your intelligence +30.)]
[Special Talent: Recognizing people and delegating power (fighting and killing is a burden for you, and taking care of national affairs is a huge difficulty for you that you cannot face, so you rely particularly on those who are talented, even if their character is somewhat different)
Even if there are flaws, you can calmly authorize them with authority.)】
"Fuck!"
Even though he had expected it, Ma Su was still overjoyed. When he arrived at the scene, he did a backflip and turned three and a half times.
The hard work over the past year has paid off. Although they have been fighting, Shuhan's family has become increasingly prosperous.
The impact of these vivid numbers is really exciting.
Including the army, the total population of Shu Han has reached 3.67 million. This population...
Ma Di couldn't wait to cut off Liu Chan's head and enter Sun Quan's name.
Silently savoring the great pleasure of secretly peeking into other people's details.
Emperor Sun would never have thought that Ma Di would see through all the details of a person sitting at home.
Not just once.
[You spent 5,000 points to obtain this viewing permission. Your current remaining stability points are: 147246 (152246-5000)]
Name: Sun Quan (enemy)
Occupation: Emperor (Wu Kingdom)
Hidden position: general
Age:50
Intelligence:85
Force:79
Prestige:90
People: 2,990,000
Army: 200,000 people
National power: 299 (note: the current era’s full score is 1000).
[Special Talent: The Balance of Justice (You have an unusually keen sense of your own safety. You can quickly detect any disadvantages to you, even if they are only in their infancy, and make the decision that is most beneficial to you.
, regardless of whether the opponent is an ally or a child, you will kill him without mercy.)]
[Special talent: Mao Qi Wu Jing (Mao Qi, you have an appearance that is different from ordinary people, which makes you live longer, and you are also called an alien. Wu Jing, you could have become a qualified military commander, yes
The emperor's profession hinders the charge into battle, and you often regret this. Note: Maoqi is passive, lifespan +10; Note 2, Wujing is passive, lifespan +10.]
[Special talent: Attack from all sides (you have the strongest curiosity about the world, and a natural sense of worry. You will bravely explore, poke at, and try to take down all the forces in or around your jurisdiction. income under his command.)
[Special talent: Careful defense and reckless attack (Careful defense, when facing external attacks, you are far-sighted, have a clear judgment on the strength of the enemy and ourselves that ordinary people cannot match, and can quickly make the most reasonable response; reckless attack, when facing external enemies When launching an attack, you feel that each of your soldiers has the same strength as Lu Bu.
"..."
One year has passed and the population of Soochow has decreased by less than 100,000?
It seems that Sun Shiwan has been very thorough recently.
The Shu Han fought with the Wei State on the Western Front and suffered a bloody blow, but he scratched his own acupuncture points on the Eastern Front.
This guy!
He also changed from a friend to an enemy!
It seems that Shu Han has to tighten his buttocks to avoid being attacked again!
Ma Di shook his head, not surprised that Sun Quan had gone dark, and entered Cao Rui's name instead.
Since I have seen the underwear of old guy Sun Quan, I naturally also touched the feet of young fresh meat Cao Ruigen.
Only when you know yourself and the enemy can you clearly understand your advantages.
[You successfully spent the corresponding points and obtained the viewing permission. Your current remaining points are 146226 (147226-1000)]
Name: Cao Rui (hostile)
Occupation: Emperor (Wei State)
Hidden position: none
Age:24
Intelligence:88
Force:4
Prestige:80
People: 5,750,000
Army: 450,000
National power: 575 (note: the full national power in the current era is 1000).
[Special talent: Prosperity with clear knowledge (You are born with the style of being a father and an ancestor, and have a master-level understanding of governing the country. Under your rule, the country prospers, the people are proud of having many heirs, and the desire to have children is unprecedentedly high. If ordinary people don’t have seven or eight children, they won’t be able to hold their heads high among their neighbors.)]
[Special talent: Ming Jun Ming Jian (Ming Jun, you have a completely opposite, master-level understanding of "soldiers, strike first, strike later to control others". Therefore, no matter what kind of offensive you face, you can always make quick decisions Ming Jian, you have a rare open-mindedness in the world and can tolerate any degree of outspokenness and remonstrance. Even if you are offended by the words of your ministers, you will laugh it off, instead of being like your father and grandfather. If they don't agree with what they say, they will be put to death.)]
[Special talent: Minling Keji, Mingling Keji, your mausoleum "Gaoping Ling" is an extremely unknown place for the clan and descendants. Any clan member "Cao" who arrives here will Intelligence -50. Extinction, the probability of your heirs dying prematurely is as high as 80%.】
[Ordinary talent: Bright color and extravagant lust (Bright color, you know the eternal truth that "color is a steel knife for scraping bones, wine is a poison that penetrates the intestines", and you are also deeply aware that these two things are the natural enemies of longevity and health. Therefore, You gave up drinking with great perseverance.]
"..."
After looking at the fundamentals of the two enemy countries, Ma Di was silent.
Yes, they are two enemy countries.
On the surface, Wu State still maintained its alliance with Shu Han, but in fact, its heart was completely dark.
However, the Shu Han has now grown to the point where it is no longer afraid of being enemies with two countries at the same time.
What gave Ma Su the confidence was not only the hundreds of thousands more people than Soochow.
There are also 50,000 elite cavalry.
And his increasingly sophisticated military capabilities.
Although the Shu Han is still far behind Wu and Wei in terms of wealth, such a solid foundation is enough to make the Shu Han invincible without taking the initiative to attack.
Therefore, it is best not to make any big moves recently, just wait quietly for Sun Quan and Cao Wei to take action, and then strike later.
Thinking of this, Ma Su nodded.
X drops the screen.
Move the things you just moved back to the table,
Let’s talk about the war tomorrow.
It's important to decide the winner with this table today.
