Chapter 403: Fighting Thousands of Miles Away
The thing in the box is very valuable. It is a high-end women's clothing made of the most high-end and expensive Shu brocade in Sichuan and made by the most famous tailor in Chengdu!
Even for fear that Sima Yi wouldn't recognize him, Ma Di specially ordered someone to trim this women's dress with lace...
Even a fool can figure out the meaning of such a gift...
"Captain Sima, our prime minister has said that as the governor of the northwest of the puppet Wei Dynasty, you have the responsibility of guarding the territory. Now that Yongliang has been lost and the soldiers have been humiliated, you have failed to fulfill your responsibilities as a husband. You really cannot be called a husband."
Zhuge Liang's envoy looked at Sima Yi and said with a smile, "
"So what the Prime Minister means is that with your cowardly approach, it's okay to sit like this all the time. It just so happens that my Han Chengdu Shu brocade clothes are about to be exported to the Western Regions. Now I need your help to control the eyes. Wear them out and spin them around twice to see the reaction. …”
"enough!!"
A deafening roar finally interrupted the messenger's words, and the speaker was none other than our Sima official.
"How dare you, Mr. Zhuge Village, insult me! Are you bullying me, the great Wei Dynasty?"
Sima Yi's face turned red with rare anger, and there was a strong murderous intent around him. Before he finished speaking, Sima Yi's hand was already on the sword, as if he was going to kill the messenger in the next second.
However, Sima Yi's hair stood on end with anger, but the generals on both sides rarely said anything. The generals headed by Guo Huai and Fei Yao either lowered their heads to look at the ground or raised their heads to look at the military tents. Each of them became calm old comrades.
These people are no longer the hot-blooded young men they used to be. They were all beaten to the point of losing their temper. Everyone was surprisingly calm, with no look of anger at all.
Isn't it just a gift of women's clothing to the governor to endorse? What a big deal. It's best not to get involved in this kind of thing, after all, I'm not asked to speak for you...
At this time, only Sima Shi stood up quickly and blocked Sima Yi's movement and said,
"Father! The two countries are fighting, and Buza is here as an envoy! What's more, he is just an envoy, and the things are not sent by him..."
"Shut up! Don't you think I, the Wei Dynasty, have lost enough face?" Sima Yi looked furious. He threw Master Sima aside fiercely, pointed his sword at Zhuge Liang's envoy and said angrily,
"The two countries are at war, Bu Zhan is here! Go back and tell Villager Zhuge, I will lead the troops to fight and personally drag him off the four-wheeled vehicle!"
As soon as these words came out, the generals on both sides were immediately shocked, and they all stood up to dissuade them, saying,
"Captain! No!"
"This is the Shu army's method to provoke the generals! This is all a trap! Commander, you can't let him be deceived!"
"The Shu army is cunning, this is the enemy's plan! Commander, please feel aggrieved..."
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"Get out of here, everyone!"
Sima Yi was not angry at first, but when he heard this group of people trying to dissuade him, he suddenly lost his temper.
Since I didn’t let you speak for me, you guys can just stand and talk without hurting your back, right? I was the one who felt wronged and embarrassed in the end, so you don’t care, right?
What a bunch of bastards!
After he dismissed the generals, Sima Yi's hair was disheveled and his face turned pale with anger. He supported Master Sima swaying and said angrily,
"No matter what, I have to whip Zhuge Villager myself! How can I just endure this insult?"
"Captain..." The generals were anxious again, but then they heard Sima Yi add.
"I will submit a letter to your Majesty to ask for a fight. I will not be a human unless I kill Zhuge Liang with my own hands!"
Sima Yi didn't know when he had already sat down, and while picking up a pen to write a letter of invitation to Cao Rui in Luoyang, he pointed at the messenger and said angrily.
Go back and tell Villager Zhuge that when Your Majesty approves my request to fight, both he and Ma Di will die! "
Seeing Sima Yi acting like this, the generals immediately let go of their worries. Seeing this situation, the Governor didn't want to lead everyone to die, he just said some scene words.
If that's the case, it's not a big problem.
The relaxed generals not only became calmer, but even started to whisper.
"All the people in Xishu have imitated Ma Su, and everyone is capable of murdering people."
"When it comes to insulting people, Zhuge Liang is as good as Ma Di."
"Giving women's clothing to inspire generals? Is this something a gentleman can do? Fortunately, you didn't give it to me."
"Don't tell me, although it is a murderous act, this women's clothing is quite beautiful. What do you think the governor would look like if he wore it?"
"I see you are really hungry..."
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All in all, everyone in the Wei army relaxed and did not feel any humiliation at all.
Such a gesture deceived Zhuge Liang's envoy, and when he saw Sima Yi being so angry, he immediately believed it. Then, driven by the guards, he happily returned to the Han army camp to report to Zhuge Liang.
After the messenger left, the anger on Sima Yi's face quickly disappeared without a trace. Then he said nothing, waved his hand and asked the bodyguard to send the letter of petition for war written by him to His Majesty, and then announced the disbandment.
Before leaving, Sima Yi's eyes flashed with helplessness. The generals in Guanzhong are so afraid of the Shu army, and their military morale has become like this. How can they still fight?
The battle has not yet started, but I am already timid. I am afraid that even if I defend, I may not be able to defend it, right?
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After returning to the Han army from the Wei army camp, the envoy honestly reported all of Sima Yi's reactions to Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang's smile disappeared as he listened, and his face became a little more serious.
In contrast, the smile on Ma Su's face became more and more obvious, obviously intending to watch the Prime Minister's entertainment.
"You Chang, what are you laughing at!"
"Prime Minister, I thought of something happy."
Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan speechlessly, too lazy to continue playing tricks with Ma Su, and just sighed helplessly.
"I didn't expect Sima Zhongda to be so forbearing. He would rather take out Cao Rui to cover up than go to war."
"It's not certain. If Sima Yi has even a slight chance of winning, would he need to fight thousands of miles away?" Ma Su was not surprised at all. As someone who has been through it, Ma Su believed that he had already come through.
He knew more about Sima Yi than Prime Minister Zhuge. For a man who could pretend to be ill for four years in order to seize power, deceive Cao Shuang and finally complete the counter-attack, the prime minister's method of provoking the generals was of no use at all.
"So it's better to follow my lead and let me lead the troops in a roundabout way and ensure that the Wei army is defeated. When the time comes, whatever women's clothes the Prime Minister wants Sima Yi to wear, I promise to dress him and send them to your account!"
After basically ignoring Ma Su's request to fight, Zhuge Liang was not depressed at all. Then Prime Minister Zhuge quickly made the next step and ordered Wu Yi, Jiang Wei and others to come to the military tent to receive orders.
With Sima Yi's attitude, basically I won't go to war even if he is a famous teacher. So now if you want to defeat Sima Yi, the army has only one choice when entering Guanzhong.
That is to storm the Wei army camp!