Three Kingdoms: I, Ma Su, Only Seek Death

"This is a great talent!"

Ma Di made an evaluation of Liu Yin and asked Chen Shi,

"I wonder if you can transfer him to my command and follow me for some experience?"

Chen Shi was a little confused when he saw Ma Di suddenly making such comments to a captain guarding the gate. Facing Ma Di's question, Chen Shi could only shake his head and said,

"I can't be the master of this. This belongs to the Prime Minister. You have to go to the Prime Minister."

"Okay..." Ma Di shook his head, having already made up his mind to ask the Prime Minister for help.

Judging from Ma Su's current thoughts, he still has not forgotten his desire to go home. The principle of seeking death is still his highest goal.

But, Lao Ma also sensed the internal problems of Shu Han.

Because of Longyou, the Shu Han was temporarily stabilized, and there was some hope of a short-term revival. However, from the perspective of someone who has experienced Ma Su, it is still a tightrope walk.

The military and political core of the entire Shu Han Dynasty was concentrated on a few people, and there were basically no successors. Once these people all die of old age, Ma Su estimates that the path for Shu Han's progress will be blocked.

So Ma Su was already a little worried. After all, this was also the hope of a group of idealists.

What will they do if I go home?

So Ma Su started trying to promote talents from very early on. For example, Ma Dai, Shu Ji, and some low-level officers he promoted from the tribe.

At the very least, while committing suicide, you should leave some team members for Shu Han, right?

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"Prime Minister, General Ma is back."

"Okay, let him in."

At Zhuge Liang's instruction, a minor official led Ma Su to the Prime Minister's Mansion and saw Zhuge Liang at work.

"General Fenwei, Ma Su, governor of Longxi, comes to see the prime minister!" Ma Su saluted solemnly and saluted Zhuge Liang.

"Don't do this to me." Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan and put down the bamboo slips in his hand and said calmly.

"You Chang, sit down!"

"Okay!" Ma Su sat down next to Zhuge Liang without saying a word.

In fact, Ma Su was the only one who received this kind of treatment. The Prime Minister didn't even have time to raise his head when talking to other people.

"You kid, you caused me a lot of trouble in Longyou." Zhuge Liang looked at his student, shook his head helplessly, pointed at Ma Su with his feather fan and said.

"Who gave you the courage to kill Li Yan? Do you know that if you are not careful, the entire Longyou will fall!"

"Because of this, I should execute him." Ma Su said confidently.

"Li Yan did not hide his embezzlement at all. He is greedy and I will definitely not let him go."

"At the beginning, I just planned to recover Tan Mo's grain, but who knew that such a big conspiracy would be discovered? I had no choice but to kill him and save the entire Longyou."

"You..." Zhuge Liang shook his head, feeling a little helpless about Ma Di's character.

To be honest, this kid Ma Su is really a talent. Dare to fight, rush into battle bravely, and are good at using cunning tactics to defeat the enemy.

He is just not very obedient, and his personality is too strong, and he hates evil as much as he hates it.

I really don’t know if His Majesty will tolerate him if he is no longer there one day.

"Forget it, I won't ask about this matter for now, and I will suppress the impact on the court for you."

"Now show me this battle report and help me analyze it."

As Zhuge Liang spoke, he pulled out a piece of paper from the pile of government orders and handed it to Ma Su.

Ma Su took it and took a look. It was a battle report about the battle between Soochow Wu and Cao Wei in Shiting.

Cao Xiu led 100,000 troops and marched south from Hefei to attack Stone City. Lu Xun, the governor of Soochow, personally led the troops to fight, and the two sides fought at Shiting.

"Cao Xiu will definitely be defeated!"

Ma Di took a look and answered decisively.

"Really?" Zhuge Liang raised his eyebrows, a trace of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.

"How can I see it?"

"Cao Xiusui was a famous general in the pseudo-Wei Dynasty, but he was too overconfident."

Ma Su replied,

"Sending only a few hundred thousand troops to attack Soochow is not a good decision. After all, the rats of Soochow are good at defense, which is known to the world."

"It leads too few troops, but its plans are huge. It is easy for it to be defeated if it is not greedy enough."

"What's more, Soochow sent 100,000 soldiers and horses to fight the Wei army head-on in this battle. It would be impossible without some support. I guess it won't be long before news of Soochow's victory will come."

Cao Xiu was too trusting from the beginning. Not to mention Zhuge Liang, even Ma Su could see this.

Even if this is not Soochow's trap, what can you do with Cao Xiu's military strength?

Do you still want to rely on these people to destroy Soochow?

"Yeah... that's okay." Zhuge Liang nodded slightly, but his expression remained calm.

"In this case, you should also understand what we should do next, right?"

As soon as Zhuge Liang said this, Ma Su was slightly startled and quickly reacted.

Is the Prime Minister planning to take advantage of the opportunity to make the Northern Expedition?

Recalling what he saw along the way, Ma Su realized that the prime minister had already begun to make preparations.

Historically, as soon as Soochow Wu won the Battle of Shiting, it led the troops to the second Northern Expedition in the fall of that year. If he hadn't prepared in advance, Ma Su wouldn't believe it.

In other words, the Prime Minister had long anticipated the outcome of the Battle of Shiting and had begun preparations for the Northern Expedition.

"Prime Minister! It is not appropriate to conduct the Northern Expedition at this time!"

After thinking clearly about the prime minister's thoughts, Ma Su immediately handed over his hand and said with a very firm attitude.

"What?" Zhuge Liang was stunned for a moment, not expecting that his student would say such a thing.

Not suitable for the Northern Expedition? Do you want to see what you are talking about!

Seeing the prime minister's brows suddenly frown, Ma Di knew that Zhuge Liang was unhappy. But thinking of his purpose of returning to Chengdu, Ma Di cupped his hands and said.

"Prime Minister, although it is inappropriate to say this, in my opinion, now is definitely not a good time for the Northern Expedition."

"You Chang, have you almost forgotten all about the art of war these days?" Zhuge Liang shook his head and looked at Ma Su calmly, waiting for him to give him an explanation.

"This has nothing to do with the art of war, but with Soochow!" Ma Su replied, pulling the map over and saying to the prime minister.

"Once Soochow wins the Battle of Shiting, Sun Quan's reputation will rise significantly. The entire Soochow will then spread the word about this victory. With Sun Quan's character, it is impossible if he doesn't have some ideas!"

"Now the pseudo-Wei has passed down to the second generation Cao Rui, and Sun Quan is still the king of Wu. I'm afraid..."

Ma Su only needed a little bit, and Zhuge Liang immediately understood what Ma Su meant.

In short, Sun Quan may not be willing to be the king of Wu forever, even if he has no legitimate destiny.

Once the Wei army is defeated at Shiting, Sun Quan's next step is probably to forcefully proclaim himself emperor!

As an ally of Soochow, what should Shu Han do?

After thinking about this clearly, Zhuge Liang also realized the seriousness of this problem. This may have begun to challenge the legitimacy of Shu Han's destiny. This is as serious a matter as the Northern Expedition!

"Gather all the ministers together! Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance, and all ministers must discuss it together!"

This is a transitional plot, and it will soon enter the plot with Soochow.