Chapter 312 The Battle of Shu Destroying Wu (First Contest with Sima Yi)
Chapter 312 The Battle of Shu to Destroy Wu (First Contest with Sima Yi)
On the way to Chang'an, Ma Su made personnel arrangements for various positions in the kingdom.
The position of heir apparent was naturally given to the eldest son Ma Wen, who was always hard-working, practical and capable.
There are a little more princesses, including Axiu, the great wizard, and the two third ladies of the Lu family, Lu Meng and Lu Yusheng.
Then a large palace was built in Wuwei City. His first wife Ma and his seven other sons were all arranged to live in Wuwei City.
There is no doubt that the two prime ministers are Egu'er and Qu Shang. The former is the prime minister of Qiang King Axiu, and the latter is Qu Shang who claims to be Jiang Shang, Guo Jia and Zhuge Liang in one.
The generals on the left and right are Qu Bu, a descendant of a wealthy family in Liangzhou, and Hezhi Meng, a descendant of the Xiqiang people; the generals on the front and rear are You Fang and You Chu, both descendants of a wealthy family in Liangzhou.
Other officials have also roughly selected their candidates, and they will only make unified arrangements when they return to Chang'an City.
However, when deciding on the candidate for the princess, a charming figure inexplicably flashed before Ma Su's eyes - Qiyana.
The little girl who picked mushrooms in the past is now a twenty-year-old girl. She has been fostered in Axiu's palace these years. Ma Di has not seen her for about three or four years.
When he thought of Qiyana's voice and smile, Ma Su unconsciously grinned.
There is a girl next door who has just grown up.
It seems that taking her in should be put on the agenda.
As for Ma Su himself, he did not intend to stay in Wuwei and become the king of the Western Regions. He wanted to be a naked official in Shuhan.
In addition, the four major generals have now grown up, and Ma Su does not intend to let them settle down in Liangzhou, but will use them as back-ups to stay in the Shu Han army.
After all, there is still an ultimate boss, Sima Yi, who has not been defeated. Ma Di will not withdraw from the Shu Han court until he is convinced of his defeat.
After all, he still holds the position of general.
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It has been nearly two years since Sima Yi was sent to Changshan in Jizhou to recapture Tian Yu and Xiang Chong.
In the past two years, Sima Yi, Tian and Man had been fighting each other's offense and defense equally, and neither could do anything to the other.
In this way, Sima Yi played a very consummate role in supporting the bandits and soldiers to respect themselves.
But, I can't continue acting now.
Ma Di's operation of destroying Wu at the speed of light deeply shocked Sima Yi. Sima Yi knew that this game should be over, and if it continued, the secret would be exposed.
Therefore, in the second month after Ma Su pacified Soochow, Tian Yu and Man Chong led their troops to surrender.
Unconditional surrender.
Sima Yi smiled and accepted the victory of pacifying the north, and returned in triumph before Ma Di came back. He was named a general of chariots and cavalry by Liu Chan, and he and Lu Xun each commanded 3,000 imperial troops to defend the inner city of Chang'an.
After the fall of Soochow, Lu Xun also brought his family to Chang'an and was named a hussar general.
In the Shu-Han court, the ratio of officials from Shu, Wei and Wu was 3:2:1, that is, officials from Shu accounted for half, officials from Wei accounted for one-third (two-sixths), and officials from Wu accounted for one-sixth.
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On the surface, all officials, big and small, are headed by Zhuge Liang; in fact, they are divided into three camps. Officials from the original Shu Kingdom gathered around Zhuge Liang and formed one faction; officials from the original Wei State gathered around Sima Yi and formed one faction;
The state officials gathered around Lu Xun and formed a faction.
Although the Three Kingdoms no longer exist, the disputes between the Three Kingdoms still continued in the Shu Han court.
Only Ma Su was outside the three factions. Officials of the original Shu state thought that he was too violent and did not take him seriously. Officials of the Wei state, on the other hand, because Ma Su used sneak attacks to destroy Wei, although they were respectful on the surface, secretly
But there are quite a few criticisms.
As for the former officials of the Wu Kingdom, they all hated Ma Di with all their teeth. Ma Di not only destroyed the Wu Kingdom, but also wiped out all the aristocratic families in the land of Wu.
If Ma Su, after purging all the families in Wudi, also purged all the aristocratic families in Shu and Wei, then they, the subordinates who were descendants of the aristocratic families in Wudi, would have nothing to say.
But the problem is that Ma Su only purged the aristocratic families in Wu and did not take action against the aristocratic families in Shu and Wei.
When he thought that all the property accumulated for several generations would be confiscated, the former ministers of Wu State felt resentment towards Ma Di.
It is also worth mentioning that after Sun Quan surrendered, he was named Gui Minghou and was arranged to live in Chang'an City. He had no more than one car and only a few servants. The palace was deserted and he no longer had the style of the great emperor of Wu in the past.
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In the early spring of the thirteenth year of Jianxing, Ma Di hurried back to Chang'an after a long journey. As soon as he got off his horse and his feet landed, he saw Sima Yi and Sima Shi coming to visit with generous gifts.
Ma Su was greatly surprised. Sima Yi came to visit him. This kind of thing did not happen often, so he invited the father and son into his house.
After careful questioning, we found out that Sima Shi's wife Xia Houhui was critically ill and was about to die, so she came to beg him for help.
Xia Houhui is not dead yet?
Ma Su was shocked.
[Xiahou Hui, whose courtesy name is Yuanrong, is the first wife of Sima Shi. She is the daughter of Xia Houshang, the former general of the Wei Kingdom who conquered the south, and the sister of Xia Houxuan, the guard of Yecheng. Her mother, the head of Deyang Township, is the sister of Sima Cao Zhen. Xia Houhui and Sima Shi had children together.
Five daughters. Xia Houhui was very knowledgeable. Whenever Sima Shi had any ideas, she would plan and assist him. At that time, Sima Shi's father Sima Yi was in the position of general, and his sons all had great talents and strategies.
Xia Houhui knew very well that Sima Shi was definitely not a loyal minister of Cao Wei, and Sima Shi was also very wary of Xia Houhui, who was from the Cao Wei family. In the second year of Qinglong (234), during the "Great Epidemic", Xia Houhui was poisoned by Sima Shi.
He was twenty-four years old and was buried in Junping Mausoleum after his death.】
With this information flashing through his mind, Ma Di looked at Sima Yi and his son, thoughtfully.
Are you using your own woman's life to test my trump card?
How did the father and son know that I had a way to extend my life?
In the entire Shu Han, there are no more than five people who know about this matter. Zhuge Liang, Zhao Yun, and three of the four generals, Yang Wanwan joined later, and he doesn't know that I have a way to extend my life...
Ma Di looked at Sima Yi, with no emotion or anger on his face, and asked lightly: "Where did Zhongda hear that I have a way to extend my life?"
As soon as these words came out, the eyes of Sima Yi and his son immediately lit up. In this sentence, Ma Di said, "Where did I hear that I have a way to extend my life?" rather than "I have no way to extend my life."
This means that the guesses of the father and son are correct, and Ma Di does have extraordinary means.
Master Sima immediately knelt down in front of Ma Su, cupped his hands and said: "General, please save my wife. Our Sima family owes you a favor!"
"What favor?"
“What a huge favor!”
"Zhongda, please explain, what is a huge favor?"
Ma Su shook his head and laughed, knowing that the father and son were just testing him. He didn't want to talk to them at first, but then he thought that idleness was idleness, so he might as well pay two big silver coins to play and see what tricks they were playing.
Sima Yi explained in a deep voice: "If one day you fall into my hands, I will spare you once!"
"What do you mean I've committed a crime in your hands, please forgive me once?" Ma Su suddenly became a little angry, thinking that with my current force, it would only take a matter of minutes to hack you and your son to death.
I don't want to play with those unskilled means, so I have the patience to play with you. You two, father and son, actually come to threaten me, a general?
Zhongda, you have just become a general of chariots and cavalry, right?
Thinking of this, Ma Su smiled slightly and said, "I'm sorry, Zhongda. Please forgive me. I don't have the ability to save myself. I can't do anything."
