When he guessed that the mastermind behind the scenes was Sima Shi, Ma Di was a little surprised. Although he had a history of killing his wife and usurping the Wei Dynasty, nothing Sima Shi did would be surprising.
But the current Ji Han is not the Cao Wei of that time. The clan has declined, people's support has turned against them, and power has fallen away... Now Ji Han is at the peak of his power. All the major founding heroes are still alive. Emperor Liu Chan is also in his prime. Although he is a bit cowardly, he still has great prestige.
There are still some.
How dare Master Sima do this?
Even if he can kill himself as a general, there is still Zhuge Liang outside; even if he can kill Zhuge Liang, there is still Lu Xun outside; even, there are a bunch of important officials from the Zhuge family and Xiahou family in the court, each with their own identity.
In important positions, there are four ministers, Jiang Wei, and ten tiger generals, each holding heavy troops...
This is not hell difficulty anymore, this is purgatory difficulty.
With this doubt, Ma Su came to the Prime Minister's Mansion to seek answers.
Although Zhuge Liang is currently idle and idle at home, he is still Ji Han's number one figure. He has been in charge of the court for more than 20 years. His views can probably get to the core of the problem, right?
Zhuge Liang was sitting in his study, playing the piano attentively. Eight-year-old Zhuge Zhan was sitting quietly beside him, listening carefully with his eyes wide open. The veteran Zhao Yun was sitting next to Zhuge Zhan, with a sword beside him.
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When Ma Su came in, the sound of the piano suddenly became high-pitched for a moment, and then returned to the melodious rhythm. After a while, the sound of the piano slowly stopped, and the song ended. Zhuge Liang closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, then slowly turned around and looked over.
Ma Su saluted Zhuge Liang, and when he saw Zhuge Liang's face, his jaw almost dropped.
Why does the Prime Minister look so good?
More than ten years younger!
Ma Su carefully considered his words and said: "Prime Minister, if you have any great luck, please take it with me. I also want to live forever."
Zhuge Liang smiled and knew that Ma Di had misunderstood him. He shook his head and said, "It's just a way to extend life, not as good as your treasure."
"Merely?"
One pill of mine only adds three months to your life span. If you do this once, it will cost you 48 blood-locking pills.
Moreover, now I no longer have the blood-locking pill.
Ma Su said seriously: "Prime Minister, please teach me this method, I want to learn it!"
He originally thought that Zhuge Liang's method of extending life was just talk, but he didn't expect that it actually succeeded.
In this case, there is no need to learn it.
In fact, Ma Di also wanted to learn Zhuge Liang's Zhouyi horoscopes and the methods of governing the country. However, at that time, it seemed that Zhuge Liang was about to die, so he gave up his thoughts.
Now, Zhuge Liang's body looks so strong, so it's hard to say that he needs to learn something about it.
Isn’t it a burden to have too much art? It will be useful after reincarnation!
Zhuge Liang had a smile on his face and nodded: "That's fine, I still have twelve years to live, and I should be able to teach you in my lifetime."
"By the way, does You Chang come here for something?"
Ma Su looked at the little guy Zhuge Zhan hesitantly. After Zhuge Liang snorted and walked away, he said: "Prime Minister, you should have heard about the assassination. I suspect it was Master Sima who did it. I don't know what happened to the Prime Minister."
What do you think?"
Zhuge Liang nodded: "It's similar to what I see."
Ma Su shook his head and said disdainfully: "How could he have such a stupid idea of rebellion?"
"No, it's not necessarily a rebellion, maybe it's just targeting you personally."
Zhuge Liang's eyes looked very wise, "The Sima family is a famous family. Since the last two generations, it has had an excellent reputation. From the ministers to the common people, everyone praises him. The ministers in Wei Dynasty all admire him, but because
With you here, his father, uncle, and two brothers' careers have been suppressed to a great extent. Only by assassinating you can their family rise to prominence."
Ma Di nodded, agreeing very much with Zhuge Liang's words. Zhuge Liang may not be accurate in his judgment of people, but he is absolutely correct in his judgment of things. Sima Shi probably doesn't want to rebel, or he has no intention of rebelling at the moment, but just wants to move him away.
This is a roadblock. But, is he so confident that the assassination will succeed? So confident that he will not expose himself if the assassination fails?
Moreover, looking at Zhuge Liang's current toughness, even if the assassination is successful and his Ma Di is killed, it is still a question whether the Sima family will be responsible for this major event in the court more than ten years later.
Ma Su was very confused. Could it be that the great conspirator Sima Shi couldn't see through the situation that he could easily see through?
Or, does he have a way to reverse this situation?
Or maybe he just made a mistake in intelligence and thought Zhuge Liang was about to die, so he took the gamble?
Isn't he afraid that his whole family will be killed if the incident fails?
I, Ma Di, look like a nice person? Or does Prime Minister Zhuge look like a kind man?
What does Master Sima think?
The room fell silent, and neither the general nor the minister spoke. Zhao Yun went out and guarded the door while the two were talking about business.
At this time, a voice suddenly came from outside the door, "Prime Minister, please ask Sima Fu, the Minister of Branch, to see you."
Duzhi Shangshu is an official in charge of taxation, money and food, and Sima Fu is Sima Yi's third brother.
There are five members of the Sima family serving as officials in the court.
Zhuge Liang frowned and looked at Ma Su. Seeing the latter nodding, he said, "Please."
As soon as Sima Fu came in, he saluted and said: "Prime Minister, General, I guarantee with my life that the assassination has nothing to do with our Sima family. Master Sima's actions only represent him personally..."
Ma Di looked at Sima Fu in astonishment, as if to ask, did you sell your eldest nephew now? Jia Chong didn't confess anything in Tingwei's prison. Now, with your words, I can kill him
Got Sima Shi!
Sima Fu continued: "Master Sima had an interaction with Fei Yi last year, and the two have not interacted with each other since then. If the general suspects Master Sima, please kill him immediately. Our Sima family will have no complaints."
After saying that, Sima Fu raised his head and saluted, "General, please give the order immediately to execute Master Sima."
Hiss~~
Retreat to advance?
Ma Su took a breath and looked at Zhuge Liang, finding that the Prime Minister's eyes were also full of surprise.
"Did Shangshu Duzhi come to plead for mercy?" Surprised, Ma Di still asked with a cold face.
"Misunderstanding, the general has misunderstood. I am not here to beg for mercy. What I mean is to ask the general... to leave the whole body of Sima Shi."
Ma Di understood what he meant: If you, the general, think that Master Sima deserves to die, please execute him immediately. There is no need to go to any lengths to charge him with "rebellion". Just leave his whole body. The Sima family
People won't say anything.
Ma Di narrowed his eyes, his eyes gradually became sharper, and he asked disdainfully: "Sima Gong, do you think that I, Ma Di, am the kind of unreasonable person who believes that those who follow me will prosper and those who go against me will perish?"
Aren't you such a person?... Sima Fu shook his head, "General, I don't think so."
Ma Su held his chin and pondered.
Frankly speaking, he could indeed kill Master Sima unreasonably. But would Sima Yi be convinced? Will the Sima family be convinced? Will the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty be convinced?
Won't!
The way he wants to win is to win in all aspects, from the scene to the heart - which is commonly known as killing people and killing people.
…
Soon, the news came out from Tingwei that Jia Chong's rebellion had been investigated. Due to insufficient evidence, he was released to his home, his official position was restored, and he was promoted to Northern Lieutenant.
All the civil and military officials in North Korea and China were incredulous about this.
How could Jia Chong rebel?
He was just an ordinary city gatekeeper with not even ten soldiers under his command. How could he dare to rebel? Why should he rebel?
Since there is insufficient evidence, just let him go, why should he be promoted?
In this case, wouldn't the memorial they wrote overnight to impeach the court lieutenant Xiang Chong and criticize Ma Su be in vain?
