Chapter 313 Unification of the world, turbulent undercurrent
Chapter 313: Unification of the world, surging undercurrents
After hearing what Ma Su said, Sima Yi did not insist anymore, but signaled his eldest son, Sima Shi, to stand up, bid farewell to Ma Su together, and left the general's mansion.
It wasn't until the father and son got on the carriage and lowered the curtain to isolate the claustrophobic carriage from the outside world that Master Sima couldn't help but ask: "Father, what does Ma Su mean? This is a way to extend the life of a dying person.
.Does he have it or not?"
"have!"
"Then he refuses to help us?"
"Um!"
Sima Yi sighed, looked away from his son's face, and shouted to the coachman across the curtain: "Let's go!"
The carriage started slowly. The wheels pressed against the bluestone floor, making a rhythmic creaking sound.
Master Sima thought for a while and asked: "Father, you threatened him like this, but he didn't get angry. He is a general with two hundred thousand soldiers and horses. Is this reasonable?"
"It's reasonable. Although he is a general, he has 200,000 troops scattered across the country. There are only 30,000 troops stationed outside Chang'an City. Although my father only has 3,000 troops, he can come and go freely in Chang'an City.
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Sima Yi glanced at Master Sima and continued: "The most important thing is that my father is a chariot and cavalry general! How can he dare to touch me without the approval of the Prime Minister and His Majesty?!"
After saying that, Sima Yi opened the curtain and looked up at the sky. The sky was gloomy today, with large groups of leaden gray clouds gathering at the top of the city. There was no wind in all directions. This kind of weather made people feel particularly restless.
There were very few pedestrians on the street. Occasionally, I saw one or two walking hurriedly out of the car window.
"It's so strange." Sima Yi said with emotion: "It's not like this above the court."
Since the successive demise of Wei and Wu, the situation in the world has not become clear all of a sudden, but has become more confusing. First, the prime minister delegated power and split the two governments, and then hundreds of officials competed to target the chief minister.
Just when everyone was speculating whether Yang Yi would be the leader of the inner palace, Zhuge Liang unexpectedly appointed Jiang Ji and Jiang Wan to serve as chief ministers, which shocked everyone.
Last year, in August of the twelfth year of Jianxing (234 years), the battle against Wu began. Ma Di returned as a general. It only took three months to destroy the country of Wu and escort Sun Quan, the great emperor of Wu, to Chang'an.
The city was sealed with an unattractive "Gui Ming Waiting".
Then, at the end of last year, just when the world had just been unified, Zhuge Liang suddenly announced that he was about to abdicate in favor of someone more powerful.
At this moment, the entire court exploded, and everyone began to get ready to make a move. Whether it was the former officials of the Shu Kingdom, the nobles of the Central Plains, or the newly attached officials of the Wei Kingdom, they all began to mentally consider the seats that would be vacated after the prime minister abdicated.
Therefore, in the Ming Dynasty, all the officials asked Your Majesty to make Ma Su a public servant with the excuse that "he has made numerous military exploits, and not conferring a title is not enough to convince others." In fact, a small part of the reason was that he did not want Ma Di to attack the aristocratic family again, and a larger part of the reason was that the biggest
Competitor Ma Su was kicked out.
As long as Ma Su is made a duke or a king, he will no longer be able to stay in the Shuhan court - no matter whether he is a duke or a king, he has his own fiefdom and subordinate officials.
In other words, you have your own independent kingdom.
When Ma Su had to go to his own fiefdom to take office, then everyone's biggest competitor would be gone!
Especially in February of this year, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang's health was deteriorating and he had not been to court for many days. The imperial doctors who visited the Prime Minister's Mansion all looked solemn. Although the imperial doctors did not say a word about the condition of the Prime Minister, the Prime Minister was about to pass away.
Rumors about Huan still spread like wildfire, and the situation in the court suddenly became treacherous.
But just at this time, Ma Di, the hero who defeated Wu, came back. Instead of going to the fief to take up his post, he went straight to Chang'an.
So everyone became nervous again.
Compared to Zhuge Liang, who was gentle and fair in dealing with things, Ma Di, who was violent and unreasonable, made everyone more afraid.
Ma Di is a veteran of the Shu Han Dynasty. He has served the Shu Han Dynasty for 28 years since he followed the late Emperor Liu Bei in the 13th year of Jian'an (208 years). With such profound qualifications, coupled with the fact that he has a large number of troops, he has a high prestige in the army that no one can match.
Reason. Once Ma Su took over the position of prime minister, it would almost be equivalent to giving a "suspended death sentence" to all officials who surrendered to the Shu Han.
Once he became the prime minister, Ma Su, as the king of the Western Regions, had a reason to stay in the court.
Although Ma Di had behaved very gently when he destroyed Wei, everyone knew that Ma Di was doing it to show the state of Wu - because the state of Wu had not yet been destroyed at that time, and Lu Xun was also outside the Shu-Han political system. But now the world
After unification, Lu Xun also returned home, and Ma Su no longer had to hide and tuck in.
In short, he can kill whoever he wants.
So Sima Yi made a plan and decided to test him first. Don't you, Ma Di, look kind and cruel but have a cruel heart? I'll come to test you first to see if you have the intention to kill me, and by the way, I'll also test if you have any way to survive.
If you have both, then you don't have to be the first to strike first. If you don't have both, then just play slowly. The world is still undecided, and it is not yet known who will win.
The reason that prompted Sima Yi to make this decision was that Zhuge Liang had left Chang'an yesterday and headed southeast.
When he learned that Zhuge Liang, whom he was afraid of, had left Chang'an, Sima Yi immediately determined that Zhuge Liang was probably going to Nanyang, and he might not be able to come back. His weak body was not strong enough to support him on a journey of thousands of miles to Nanyang.
A few days trip.
But what Sima Yi didn't expect was that he would threaten Ma Su so arrogantly, but Ma Su would be indifferent?
What about General Qi’s violent temper?
Do you have the confidence to hold 200,000 troops?
You, Ma Su, are not a good person.
But no matter what, Ma Su showed no signs of taking action against the father and son.
Therefore, this made Sima Yi very puzzled. In order to test Ma Su, his eldest son Sima Shi did not hesitate to poison his wife - because Liu Chan's queen was from the Xiahou family, as soon as the Xiahou family surrendered to the Shu Han, they immediately received unconditional reuse and trust.
.And Sima Shi’s wife Xia Houhui and Liu Chan’s queen were cousins.
Xia Houhui had been summoned to the palace many times by his empress to talk about the love of sisters with the empress.
This made Master Sima reluctant to poison his wife, so he took the opportunity to test Ma Su.
But now it seems that this temptation was not successful.
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After Sima Yi and his son left, Ma Su was also thinking about the deeper meaning.
This testing incident cannot be a sign that Sima Yi wants to challenge him. Sima Yi is as stable as an old dog. He knows very well that his current weight is not enough. Without absolute certainty, Sima Yi will not provoke any powerful person.
opponent.
This cannot be because Sima Yi wants to compete for the position of prime minister. If he wants to compete for the position of prime minister, Sima Yi should keep his capable daughter-in-law instead of cutting off the relationship between his family and the Xiahou family.
And if these two possibilities are eliminated, the only possibility left is to lie dormant and hide, waiting for opportunities to move.
Although the Wei Kingdom is gone, hidden dangers like the Gaopingling Incident have not disappeared.
Liu Chan, who has a dark personality and has been held in power by Prime Minister Zhuge Liang for fourteen years since he ascended the throne, is definitely the best candidate to be the puppet emperor.
In other words, as long as Sima Yi can clear his identity as a surrendered minister and win over enough allies, he will have sufficient motivation to stage another palace coup.
Ma Su nodded and did not continue to think about this issue. Instead, he sent a message to Axiu from his confidants, asking her to start establishing the Western Region Kingdom in Liangzhou and set up a framework.
Then, Ma Di took a carriage and quietly left the house.
