Chapter 303 302. The Battle of Shu to Destroy Wei (Countermeasures)
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Outside Chang'an City, the Shu army camp.
"Sima Yi, the defeated general, meets the prime minister."
"Zhongda, why are you so late?"
Zhuge Liang smiled and looked at Sima Yi who was standing at the foot of the steps and bowing respectfully, and was filled with emotions for a while.
During the five years since the two of them had been fighting each other, Zhuge Liang was actually fed up with Sima Yi, his old rival. When he fought with others, he was very aggressive and would fight without any ambiguity. However, when fighting with him, Sima Yi always cowered.
Fighting can drive people to death.
Now it's better. Sima Yi came to surrender on his own, with full sincerity. The two of them changed from mortal enemies to ministers of the same country. There is no need to worry about the past grudges.
Zhuge Liang took two steps forward, helped Sima Yi up, and asked him to go into the tent to talk.
Sima Yi presented the seal representing military power and said humbly: "Prime Minister Tianwei, Sima Yi is sincerely convinced, and I am here to ask for surrender. If it is that Ma Su, I will fight to the death with him!"
Sima Yi had reason to be angry. He and Zhuge Liang held Guanzhong, and Ma Di went to sneak attack Liangzhou; he and Zhuge Liang held Guanzhong, and Ma Di went to sneak attack Liangzhou; he and Zhuge Liang held Guanzhong, and Ma Di went to sneak attack Luoyang.
, all thought that he, Sima Yi, was a mediocre man who watched the Wei Dynasty fall without any action.
However, Sima Yi knew the truth. It wasn't that he couldn't fight, but that Ma Su was too hateful.
There's no such thing as fighting.
If Ma Di defeated Sima Yi from the front, Sima Yi would be convinced and would have nothing to say. But every time Ma Di would put Zhuge Liang in front, restrain him, and then run for a sneak attack?!
This, this loser is so frustrated!
Zhuge Liang did not accept Sima Yi's plan to alienate him, and waved his hand with a smile: "Zhongda, at that time, each was his own master, Wei was strong and Shu was weak, so You Chang had no choice but to come up with this strange plan. You can't plot poison against the enemy."
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Sima Yi snorted softly and bowed his hand to Zhuge Liang, "In short, that Ma Di is despicable and sinister. It's hard to convince Yi!"
As a surrendered general, Sima Yi knew that he had to stand firm. Even though Zhuge Liang and Ma Di were both teachers and friends, and controlled all the military and political power of the Shu Han Dynasty, the two would never be as harmonious as the legend says. Not to mention that Ma Di has now established a huge power.
After the attack, his reputation has surpassed that of Zhuge Liang, and he has become the most capable minister of the Shu Han Dynasty. Under such circumstances, if he surrenders to Shu, he must be praised and stepped down in order to quickly gain a foothold.
Although Ma Di had great achievements and unparalleled reputation, his qualifications and power were not enough to threaten Zhuge Liang. Therefore, it is politically correct to praise Zhuge Liang and despise Ma Di.
There's no way he can give a certificate of surrender to someone who always attacks him, right?
Zhuge Liang shook his head helplessly. How could he, who was very scheming and good at understanding people's hearts, not see through Sima Yi's plan? However, since the latter surrendered the city, he must be treated kindly.
Winning people's hearts and unifying the world is a truth that every wise man understands.
Zhuge Liang arranged for Sima Yi to stay in the army, sent people to Chang'an, gathered the 80,000 Wei troops in the city, took over the city, and asked his successor Liu Chan to move to Chang'an, make Guanzhong the capital, and command the overall situation.
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What Sima Yi said to Zhuge Liang after his surrender soon spread to Luoyang City. When Ma Di heard about it, he just smiled and didn't take it seriously.
Sima Yi wanted to use "stoking discord" and "one plan to harm the three sages" against him, but he was afraid that he had found the wrong person.
Nowadays, he has grown to a height where he is not afraid of any conspiracy and tricks. Mere attempts to alienate people are not worth mentioning.
Not to mention that I was still hanging.
In this battle of wits and courage, what did Sima Yi win?
Ma Di didn't take this matter seriously, but the four generals couldn't help it, and they were all filled with righteous indignation.
Zhang Xiu, who has always been upright, immediately drew his sword and said angrily: "General, you can't bear this, I'm going to kill Sima Yi's whole family now!"
The young general Yang Wanwan echoed: "Sima Yi is just a demoted general, but he still dares to speak arrogantly and doesn't take you seriously, general. This is intolerable!"
Huang Xi nodded: "General, I agree with Lao Zhang's decision with both hands!"
Li Sheng took over the conversation and said loudly: "General, that Sima Yi is really bullying people. Let Zhang Xiu chop up Sima Yi's whole family!"
Zhang Xiu stared at Li Sheng with wide eyes and said angrily: "Why don't you go?!"
Li Sheng spread his hands, "Didn't you say you were going... Is it wrong for me to support you?"
Zhang Xiu said angrily, "I worry about my ministers' labor and humiliate them to death. As a general, you don't share the general's worries. You are obviously cowardly and afraid of getting into trouble!"
The hat was too big for Li Sheng to hold. He argued with a stern expression on his face: "You are slandering others, but I am not!"
"No? If not, then you can go with me and kill Sima Yi's whole family!"
"Just go! Let's go!"
Li Sheng glanced at Ma Di, who was silent, and reluctantly pulled out his weapon.
Zhang Xiu turned to look at Huang Xi and Yang Wanwan.
But they saw that the two of them had already revealed their weapons and strode towards the door.
Seeing that if he didn't stop him, the four major generals would really kill all Sima Yi's family who stayed in Luoyang City, Ma Di had no choice but to speak.
"stop!"
"return!"
The four generals paused, Zhang Xiu slashed twice at the door angrily, then threw the knife to the ground, holding his neck and sulking.
It can be seen that he is very concerned about Sima Yi's remarks, more so than Ma Su himself.
Ma Su looked around the four people and said seriously: "Now that I have accomplished this tremendous feat, I am at the cusp of the storm. Every move I make is attracting the attention of the public. If I condone the deployment of killings and surrenders because of personal grudges, wouldn't I be bringing disaster on myself? Mere sarcastic remarks are not as good as mine.
There won't be any loss, so why bother with him?"
"Remember, the winner never talks nonsense, only the loser barks."
"Besides..."
The great truth was like a mantra, and after speaking for almost half an hour, Ma Su stopped because his mouth was dry and his tongue was dry.
The four major generals fled in all directions holding their helmets.
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In the late spring of the 11th year of Jianxing, Liu Chan and his civil and military officials rushed from Chengdu to Chang'an, Guanzhong. The concubines in the harem and the families of the civil and military officials also arrived at the same time, along with the families of many generals.
Two hundred thousand troops lined up outside Chang'an City to greet the proud emperor. So Liu Chan, who was very happy, decided to hold a grand banquet in the well-preserved Weiyang Palace to celebrate the success of the Shu Han's Northern Expedition.
This banquet was very large in scale and high-level, and was attended by high-level officials of the Shu Han Dynasty and important figures in the previous Wei Dynasty.
The banquet was quite lively. After the protagonist Liu Chan briefly expressed "I am very happy", "Prime Minister, thank you for your hard work", and "all the ministers are safe", he announced that the banquet had officially begun.
The banquets were arranged in the open space inside and outside Weiyang Palace. Dozens of beautiful dancers danced gracefully to the accompaniment of the band, performing popular dances in the Central Plains. They were as light as swallows, shuttled through the palace, and their long sleeves were flowing like clouds.
, as elegant as the wind, like a fairy descending to earth.
While drinking wine, the ministers and guests praised Liu Chan to the highest degree without hesitation.
These praises can be summed up in one sentence: Your Majesty is as good as the Great Patriarch, and his martial arts are as good as his own. He is actually the master of the great resurgence of the Han Dynasty.
Of course, before everyone praises Liu Chan, they must first praise Zhuge Liang.