Chapter 119 It’s time to go back
Seeing Ma Su suddenly become serious, Wei Yan was a little strange. He looked at Ma Su for a while and said.
"That's right, it's Cao Xiu, the strongest general in the pseudo-Wei clan besides Cao Zhen."
"Don't underestimate this kid when we meet him in the future. Wu Lan died in his hands back then. One day I will definitely kill him with my own hands..."
Ignoring Wei Yan's cursing behind him, Ma Di suddenly returned to the right track.
It has been almost a year since the time traveled and the busy work of recovering Longyou. In the second half of the year, Ma Su was so busy with government affairs that he almost forgot the direction of history.
Until now, Wei Yan's words reminded Ma Di of the historical trend.
In the autumn of the second year after the Prime Minister's Northern Expedition to Longyou failed, the largest conflict between Soochow Wu and Cao Wei broke out since the Battle of Chibi. This battle started in Shiting. General Cao Xiu of Cao Wei personally took command and dispatched from Hefei to attack Soochow.
As a result, one hundred thousand Cao's troops were defeated by the Wu army in the Battle of Shiting, and suffered heavy losses. Wu Jun, led by Lu Xun and Zhou Li, took advantage of the situation and took advantage of the situation.
They pushed all the way to the gates of Hefei City, but they couldn't move anymore...
Of course, if it was just this, Ma Su wouldn't care too much. Soochow fought no less than ten self-defense counterattacks before and after, and basically won a big victory every time.
But this time the Battle of Shiting seemed a little different.
The Battle of Shiting was a great victory. In the same year, the Prime Minister led the Shu army northward via Chencang Road and launched the second Northern Expedition.
Needless to say, the result was that the Prime Minister still failed and was blocked by Hao Zhao.
The real drama occurred in the spring of the second year, after the prime minister captured Yinping, the capital of Wu.
Sun Quan proclaimed himself emperor!
Sun Quan, known as Xunzong in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the man with the most titles during the Three Kingdoms era, proclaimed himself emperor in this year. Not only that, he also sent people to look for Shu Han, hoping to join Shu Han as the second emperor to attack Cao Wei.
Sun Quan's move completely broke the defense of all the loyal officials in the Shu Han court.
After all, we are also the continuation of the destiny of the Han Dynasty, and we are also the orthodox emperors after all. You, a Jiangdong rat, have the guts to touch us by forging your own destiny?
As a result, everyone in the court was filled with indignation, demanding to break off diplomatic relations with Soochow and even launching an army to attack it.
In the end, the prime minister, who has always been pragmatic, personally stated that "extraordinary times require special treatment" and made the final decision to recognize Soochow as emperor.
There was nothing we could do. Historically, the prime minister had already made three expeditions to the north, and basically made no progress. For Shu Han, there is no energy to care about Soochow's little calculations now.
So when Ma Di heard about Cao Xiu's expedition to Wu this time, he suddenly discovered that history didn't seem to have changed much.
Although he has killed Hao Zhao and defeated Guo Huai now, the truly populous and fertile Guandong region is still in the hands of Cao Wei.
Cao Wei is still the banker, and Soochow and Shu Han combined are still not as good as others.
Judging from Ma Su's judgment of Zhuge Liang's character, given the current situation, the prime minister might still decide to recognize Wu Laoer's destiny.
Ma Su has traveled through more than a thousand years, and feels that as a person who has been through it, he has already come through.
It is absolutely not okay to admit Wu Laoer’s destiny!
This is a challenge to the future of Shu Han and the legitimacy of the Mandate of Heaven. At that time, the so-called slogan "The king's industry is not in peace, and the Han and the traitors are not in harmony" will become empty talk in the eyes of the Shu Han Guizhou leader.
"It seems I have to go back to Chengdu..." Ma Su touched his chin and basically made a judgment on the current situation.
He can no longer serve as a county guard in Longyou. When the Battle of Shiting begins, Ma Su must return to Chengdu immediately.
When the time comes, if he quarrels with the Prime Minister in the court, he may risk being accused and beheaded. He also has to stop the Prime Minister from making the same choice in history.
In fact, the risk is not great anyway, it is just one death.
"Chang Wen, I'm afraid I'll have to go back to Chengdu by the end of the year." After thinking about all this, Ma Di suddenly stood up and said to Wei Yan, cupping his hands.
"If there are important matters, we must meet with the Prime Minister in person. I'm afraid we won't be able to continue to calm the people in Longyou."
"At that time, Longxi County hopes that Chang Wen will take care of it and prevent any trouble."
"Go back to Chengdu?" Wei Yan was stunned for a moment, then quickly responded,
"That's true. You should have gone back long ago, otherwise your wife and children would have been in a hurry."
"Wife and children..." Ma Di twitched the corner of his mouth, suddenly remembering that he did indeed have a wife and children.
After all, Ma Su is a talented person from Jingzhou School. It would be strange for such a grown man to have no wife and children.
Ma Su has been in Longyou for more than a year since he went out with the army. For him, the so-called wife and children have no feelings at all.
After all, they were the wife and children of the original owner, and he really was in no mood to get involved.
What's more, he will leave without knowing when, so there is no weakness.
It's better to leave it to the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister can't be a traitor to Cao.
After Ma Su made up his mind, he drank and drank with Wei Yan all night. Finally, after forcing Wei Yan to lie down, Ma Di slowly got up and left.
A mere ancient, still want to get a working man drunk at the wine table?
It’s really overestimating one’s abilities!
This time the relationship with Wei Yan has been restored again, which is also a reassuring thing for Ma Su. At least Ma Su can be sure that the Shuhan general who Zhenbei is really loyal and has no rebellion behind his head.
Under the banner of Shuhan, there are still some veterans with ideals and loyalty.
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"Prime Minister, this is the total tax amount of Bazhong this year. Please take a look."
"Prime Minister, one hundred rebel barbarian generals have been captured in Nanzhong. Please give your verdict, Prime Minister!"
"Prime Minister, several canals in the north of Chengdu have been damaged, and bandits are suspected to be on the loose. Please make a decision, Prime Minister!"
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In the Prime Minister's Mansion in Chengdu, every day when Zhuge Liang opened his eyes, there was a mountain of government orders.
Zhuge Liang is basically the core motor that enables Shu Han to operate at high power. Without him, Shu Han's administrative efficiency would collapse by more than half.
Although he was assisted by officials such as Jiang Wan, the prime minister still had a frightening amount of work.
Fortunately, Zhuge Liang is still in good health and can still support himself while working like this.
"Prime Minister, Ma Di, the governor of Longxi, has sent a letter and asked for permission to return to Chengdu at the end of the year."
At this time, a scribe came in and gave Zhuge Liang a letter from Ma Di.
"You Chang, what's your plan?" Zhuge Liang frowned, immediately raised his head, and took the letter from the scribe's hand.
The last letter was that Li Yan was planning a coup, and he was going to personally kill Li Yan. This time Ma Su sent a message again. Who did he kill again?
The Prime Minister opened the letter and glanced at it briefly before feeling relieved.
Fortunately, Ma Su didn't kill anyone this time.
"Back to Chengdu? This kid You Chang finally remembered that he still has a family in Chengdu?" Zhuge Liang shook his head gently and said with a smile.
"Are You Chang coming back?" Jiang Wan, the chief minister on the side, was stunned for a moment, then raised his head and asked.
"That's right, he also said that there are big things to prepare for when he returns to Chengdu." Zhuge Liang nodded and put Ma Di's letter aside.
"He also recommended several generals to me, saying that they all have the talents of generals."
"Jiang Wei, Wang Ping, Shu Ji...this guy recommended all his acquaintances."
"This is the first time that Youchang recommends a non-Ma family member." Jiang Wan couldn't help but smile.
"This kid, just don't cause trouble for me." Zhuge Liang shook his head and started to deal with official business again.
However, he did remember the names of the generals recommended by Ma Su, especially Wang Ping. Ma Su's evaluation was "leading the troops and coordinating the overall planning, not under him."
Zhuge Liang was even surprised by this comment. This was the first time that Ma Di, a guy with high eyesight, said such a thing.
When did this kid learn to praise others?