Seeing this, Ma Su struggled to help this reckless man up, but unfortunately he was drunk and couldn't help but waved his hand.
The strong man with the badge of Chang'an Prefecture stood up slowly and half-handedly handed over a bundle of bamboo slips in front of the drunken general.
There was a lot of noise in the inner courtyard at this time. Everyone was changing glasses, which made the banquet atmosphere even more lively. Everyone's focus was on the drinks, food and greetings. No one paid attention to the drunk general Ma Su for the time being. There were only two pairs of cold drinks.
Cold eyes passed through the crowd and looked towards the main seat from a distance.
"Ma Su", who was in a drunken state, seemed to hear the strong man half-kneeling in front of him say something, but it was covered by the too noisy sounds around him, so he didn't hear it clearly, so he looked at the strong man blankly,
Tell him to say it again.
The strong man slowly unfolded the bamboo tube in his hand and repeated what he had just said, "General, there is an urgent report from the border."
After saying the last word, all the round bamboo slips were unfolded. "Ma Su"'s pupils shrank, and he suddenly saw a gleaming dagger lying in the middle of the bamboo slips.
After a breath, the dagger pierced his chest.
The first to notice the abnormality were the two guards behind Ma Su. As soon as they saw the dagger appearing in the bamboo slips, they pulled out their own swords and then tried to stop the strong man from committing the crime.
However it was still too late.
The gleaming dagger was completely inserted into the general's chest. The strong man picked up the general's sword and blocked the two waist knives that were stabbing him. His face showed the joy of getting revenge.
Jiang Wan and Jiang Ji, who were closest to Ma Su, glanced here, and then saw the scene of the two guards engaging in their first fight with the Chang'an man. The voices of the two guards revealed uncontrollable anger.
"There are assassins! There are assassins!"
"Protect the General!"
Upon hearing the sudden change, the festive atmosphere in the inner courtyard disappeared in an instant, replaced by fear and confusion. All the officials who were closer to the general's seat cheered, screamed, and crawled back.
Jiang Ji and Jiang Wan stood up suddenly and shouted loudly: "Come here, come quickly! Protect the general!"
Groups of guards armed with sharp blades rushed into the inner courtyard and quickly rushed towards the assassin's location.
The strong man assassin saw that "Ma Su" had been stabbed in the heart and was dying. He waved his long sword to force back the two guards who were attacking again. He looked around at the people present, looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "Every wrongdoer has his own debtor, and every debtor has his own owner."
Those who are irritated are equal!"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was in an uproar.
"Ah? Is he Wang Ping?"
"The general was killed by Wang Ping?!"
"Quick, save the general!"
The officials in the inner court were talking a lot. Although their words were full of words of concern, the expressions on their faces varied. Some were gloating about the misfortune, some were happy, some were secretly happy, some were confused, and some were regretful...
The strong man who called himself Wang Ping stopped laughing, raised his hand and raised his sword, as if he was going to kill himself.
It was a bit regretful that he could not take away two more internal ministers. But fortunately, Ma Di was killed by him.
This is enough!
Wang Ping turned his head, looked at Yang Yi and Fei Yi in the crowd, nodded slightly, and drew his sword across his neck expressionlessly.
The hand rises, the sword falls, and blood spurts out.
Wang Ping's strong body fell heavily to the ground, stirring up a burst of dust, and soon became silent.
Except for Yang Yi and Fei Yi, no one knew what Wang Ping was thinking when he committed suicide.
Seeing that Wang Ping had committed suicide, someone in the crowd shouted, "Don't take advantage of him, avenge the general!"
All the soldiers rushed forward and chopped Wang Ping into pieces.
Prior to this, General "Ma Su", who had been stabbed in the chest and was seriously injured, had been carried down by the guards for treatment.
Following the orders of Jiang Wan and Jiang Ji, the General's Mansion was quickly controlled by the guards. No entry or exit was allowed. Everyone had to stay where they were and wait for the result.
The four auxiliary ministers came to the inner room with grief. The first thing they saw was Ma Di, whose chest was full of blood and his face was as pale as paper. He was leaning on the bedside, his eyes wide open, as if he would not rest in peace.
It's like there is still breath left.
A medical worker with a gray beard was busy stopping the bleeding, applying medicine, and bandaging the general. On the tray beside him, there was a blood-stained dagger.
Then, the four ministers saw the family members of the General's Mansion, the Ma family, the two Lu families, and the legendary great wizard who were standing by and sobbing softly. Beside them, a group of half-grown men were kneeling.
The four auxiliary ministers looked at each other, secretly surprised.
Apart from Ma, this was the first time they saw Ma Di's other wives. They were impressed by the beauty of these generals' wives, and felt a little bit of envy for no reason.
Aside from being overbearing and arbitrary, the general is also a wonderful person...
Really good at playing!
The ladies are all so young and beautiful.
The four ministers asked the medical officer and learned that the general's current condition was not optimistic. He was only half-breathed and would die at any time. They hurriedly left and went to the palace to report to His Majesty Liu Chan.
The news of the assassination of the general was like a tornado, sweeping through the entire city of Chang'an at the fastest speed and spreading to the whole world.
This assassination shocked the Jihan court and everyone. Emperor Liu Chan was very angry about the assassination of General Ma Su. On the way to the General's Mansion, he ordered the arrest of Wang Ping's family and put them in prison, waiting to be executed.
However, Liu Chan and the four auxiliary ministers all believed that this was a personal grudge, because Wang Pingyuan was also a general of Ji Han, and he and Ma Su were colleagues in the past, and they were still superiors and subordinates, and they had quite a feud.
No one thought of this incident as a conspiracy.
Therefore, when Liu Chan and his four ministers came to the General's Mansion and saw Ma Su lying on the bed, staring straight at the sky, motionless, the honest emperor Liu Chan couldn't help but feel sad.
Although Ma Di, like Zhuge Liang, had to take care of everything, Liu Chan knew that they had good intentions. Without them, Ji Han would never have been able to dominate the world, and even self-protection would be a problem.
"General, I'm here to see you."
Ma Di was still looking straight up, his eyes motionless, which made Liu Chan suspect that he was dead.
But although the faces of the family members waiting aside had expressions of sadness, there was no sign of grief.
This shows that Ma Su is not dead yet.
But he should be dying soon.
Because there was a wooden basin on the table next to the bed, and the wooden basin was filled with less than half of the basin of blood.
No one can survive being stabbed in the heart and bleeding so much.
"General, I'm here to see you." Liu Chan came closer and repeated softly.
"Uh~uh~~" Ma Su made a long and terrifying sound from his throat, moved his eyes, and slowly looked at the chubby Liu Chan.
Liu Biao was almost frightened by this strange voice and asked boldly: "After a hundred years, who can succeed the general?"
Ma Di was as angry as a silk thread and said: "Lu Xun."
"What about after Lu Xun?"
"Jiang Wei."
"What about after Jiang Wei?"
"..."
Ma Su waved his hand to Liu Chan and said to him, "Your Majesty, I am about to die. From now on, if you don't make decisions on foreign affairs, you should ask Lu Xun, and if you don't make decisions on domestic matters, you should ask the four ministers. Do you remember?"
Liu Chan promised with tears in his eyes.
Ma Su nodded. Just as he was about to close his eyes, he seemed to feel uneasy and asked again: "Remember, I'll repeat it again."
Liu Chan wiped his tears, stood up and said, "I will never ask Lu Xun about internal affairs; I will never ask the four ministers about foreign affairs."
Ma Su sighed, turned over and sat up, and said to himself: "No, I don't trust His Majesty like this. Forget it, I'll stick to it for a few more years."
After saying that, he got out of bed, stood up with the support of his attendants, glanced past Liu Chan, looked at the four auxiliary ministers, and said slowly and firmly: "This matter is by no means a personal grudge. Wang Ping did not assassinate alone.
I'll check it out, get to the bottom of it!"
The four ministers were stunned on the spot, at a loss and looking at Ma Di with their mouths open, their hearts filled with turmoil.
They saw with their own eyes that the sharp dagger pierced Ma Su's chest, and they also saw with their own eyes that Ma Su's blood flowed like a stream when the medical officer bandaged it.
But now, Ma Su actually stood up like a normal person?
This is unbelievable.
And the strong smell of blood in the room reminded them all the time that this was real.
Liu Chan was even more unbearable than the four ministers. His legs gave out on the spot and he was about to slip to the ground. Fortunately, Huang Hao held him back. He stammered: "General, I'm listening to you. Just lie down and take a rest."
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Regardless of whether Liu Chan and the civil and military officials believed it or not, the fact that Ma Di not only did not die after his assassination, but also recovered quickly was before them.
Everyone felt incredible when they heard the news, but they didn't know what was wrong.
Some concerned people immediately thought of the rumor in the army a few years ago - when Ma Di led his army to rescue Hanzhong, he was ambushed by the Wei army on the way. He suffered a heart attack and was about to die, but finally survived after vomiting dozens of mouthfuls of blood.
Come here and come back to life.
Even the 20,000 Wei troops who ambushed Ma Su were taken away by a cold wave.
Isn't this Ma Su the son of destiny? Or has nine lives or immortality?
People in this era are very superstitious. When they encounter something that cannot be explained, they usually make wild imaginations and then blame it on destiny.
After the news reached the ears of Yang Yi and Fei Yi, they were in disbelief and puzzled at first, then overjoyed and immediately realized that a new opportunity had come.
So, three days after Ma Su was assassinated, a rumor spread like wildfire - Ma Su was the son of destiny. Not only did he have nine lives, but he also had the protection of destiny. From now on, the world must belong to the son of destiny.
Not to mention, this rumor is extremely credible. Someone who is interested has calculated that it only took more than six years since Ma Su took charge of the army and unified the world.
Since ancient times, no one has been able to dominate the world so quickly.
Moreover, who was the last person to be hailed as the Son of Destiny? Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu!
And how long did it take for Liu Xiu to dominate the world? Twelve years!
This "murderous and heartbreaking" rumor did not attract Ma Su's attention, because at this time, he was dealing with two other matters.
The first thing was that the stand-in bled excessively and died;
The second thing is who instigated Wang Ping to assassinate him.