Three Kingdoms Simulator: This Ma Su is too stable

Chapter 313 The world is unified, the undercurrent is raging
Hearing what Ma Di said, Sima Yi didn't insist anymore, but signaled his eldest son Sima Shi to get up, bid farewell to Ma Di together, and left the General's Mansion.

It wasn't until the father and son got into the carriage, lowered the curtains, and isolated the claustrophobic compartment from the outside world, that Master Sima couldn't help but ask, "Father, what does Ma Di mean? This is a way to prolong the life of the dying .does he have it or not?"

"Have!"

"Then he refuses to help us?"

"Ok!"

Sima Yi sighed, looked away from his son's face, and shouted to the driver across the curtain, "Let's go!"

The carriage started slowly.The wheels of the car pressed against the bluestone floor, making a rhythmic creaking sound.

Master Sima thought for a while, and then asked: "Father, he didn't get angry when you threatened him so much. He is a great general, and he has 20 troops in his hands. Is that reasonable?"

"Reasonable. Although he is a great general, 20 soldiers are scattered all over the country, and only 3 are stationed outside Chang'an City. Although Wei Fu has only [-] soldiers and horses in his hands, he can come and go freely in Chang'an City. "

Sima Yi glanced at Master Sima, and continued: "The most important thing is that my father is a chariot general! If there is no consent from the prime minister and His Majesty, how dare he touch me?!"

After finishing speaking, Sima Yi lifted the curtain of the car and looked up at the sky.The sky is gloomy today, with large groups of lead gray clouds gathered on the top of the city, and there is no wind in the surroundings. This kind of weather makes people feel very restless.

There were very few pedestrians on the street, and I occasionally saw one or two passing by the car window in a hurry.

"It's so strange." Sima Yi said with emotion: "Why is it not like this above the court?"

Since Wei and Wu countries perished one after another, the situation in this world has not become clear all of a sudden, but has become more confusing.First, the prime minister delegated power and split up the two prefectures, followed by a battle of officials, aiming at the chief assistant.

Just when everyone was guessing whether Yang Yi would be the leader of the inner palace, Zhuge Liang unexpectedly appointed Jiang Ji and Jiang Wan as the chief assistants, which shocked everyone's jaws.

Last year, in August of the 12th year of Jianxing (234), the battle to defeat Wu began. Ma Di returned to serve as a general. It took only three months to destroy the state of Wu and escort Sun Quan, the great emperor of Wu, to Chang'an City. , Sealed a "return to fate" that was not on the table.

Immediately afterwards, at the end of last year, just when the world had just been unified, Zhuge Liang suddenly announced the news that he was about to abdicate to the virtuous.

At this moment, the entire court exploded, and everyone began to move around.Whether it was an official from the original Shu Kingdom, a noble from the Central Plains, or a newly attached official from the Wei Kingdom, they all began to think about the vacant seat after the Prime Minister abdicated.

Therefore, all the officials in Mingli asked His Majesty to confer Ma Su as a public servant with the rhetoric of "heavy military exploits, not convincing others". Competitor Ma Di was kicked out.

As long as Ma Su is made a duke or a king, he will have no way to stay in the court of Shuhan any longer—whether he is a duke or a king, he has his own fief and subordinate officials.

In other words, it has its own independent kingdom.

When Ma Di has to go to his fief to take office, then everyone's biggest competitor will 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 reveal a word about the prime minister's condition, the prime minister was about to let go Huan's rumors still spread like wildfire, and the situation in the court suddenly became volatile.

And just at this time, Ma Di, the hero who destroyed Wu, came back. Instead of going to the fief to take office, he went straight to Chang'an.

So everyone became nervous again.

Compared with Zhuge Liang, who is gentle and fair, Ma Di, who is violent and unreasonable, scares everyone even more.

Ma Su is a veteran of the Shu Han. He has served the Shu Han for 13 years since he followed the first emperor Liu Bei in the 208th year of Jian'an (28). With such profound qualifications, coupled with the fact that he holds a heavy army and has a high prestige in the army, no one can match him. .Once Ma Di takes over the position of prime minister, it is almost equivalent to a "death reprieve" for all officials who surrendered to the Shu Han.

Once he became the prime minister, Ma Su, the king of the Western Regions, had a reason to stay in court.

Although Ma Di was very gentle when he destroyed Wei before, everyone knows that Ma Di did it for Wu Guo to see - because Wu Guo had not yet perished at that time, and Lu Xun was also outside the political system of Shu Han.But now that the world is unified and Lu Xun has his heart back, Ma Di no longer has to hide.

In short, he can kill whoever he wants.

So Sima Yi made up his mind and decided to test first. Isn't your Ma Di kind-hearted?

If you have both, then you have to act first. If you don’t have both, then play slowly.

The reason that prompted Sima Yi to make this decision was that Zhuge Liang 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 decided that Zhuge Liang was probably going to Nanyang, and he might not come back. A few days tour.

But what Sima Yi didn't expect was that he threatened Ma Su so arrogantly, and Ma Su remained indifferent?
What about General Ni's violent temper?
Do you have the confidence to hold 20 soldiers and horses?

You Ma Di, you are not a good person.

But in any case, Ma Di showed no signs of attacking the father and son.

Therefore, this made Sima Yi very puzzled.In order to test Ma Di, his eldest son Sima Shi did not hesitate to poison his wife—because Liu Chan's queen was Xiahou's family, as soon as the Xiahou family voted for the Shu Han, they were immediately reused and trusted unconditionally.Sima Shi's wife Xia Houhui and Liu Chan's queen are still cousins.

Xia Houhui had been summoned to the palace by the queen many times before to share her sisterly love with the queen.

This made Master Sima feel like he was on his back, and he had no choice but to poison his wife to death, so he took the opportunity to test Ma Di.

But now it seems that this temptation has not been successful.

……

After Sima Yi and his son left, Ma Su was also thinking about the deep meaning.

This probing incident cannot be a sign that Sima Yi wants to challenge him. Sima Yi is as stable as an old dog, and he knows that his current weight is not enough. Without absolute certainty, Sima Yi will not provoke any powerful one. opponent.

It is also impossible that 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 that capable daughter-in-law instead of cutting off his family's relationship with Xiahou's family.

And if these two possibilities are ruled out, the only possibility left is to lie dormant and hide, waiting for an opportunity to move.

Although the state of Wei is gone, the hidden dangers like the Gaopingling change have not disappeared.

Liu Chan, who has a weak temperament and has been in charge of power for 14 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 from surrendered ministers and win over enough allies, he has sufficient motivation to stage another palace coup.

Ma Di nodded, instead of continuing to think about this issue, he sent a letter to Axiu from his confidant, asking her to set up a Western Region Kingdom in Liangzhou and set up a framework.

After that, Ma Su quietly left the mansion in a carriage.

(End of this chapter)